Happy hour is really nice, as is the screened in patio. Â Food is completely overrated for everything else. If you like cocktail sauce ask the server to make you some, they will. Â Last time they didn't so I wrote corporate, they sent me $25 gift card for inconvenience.
Part of a much larger corporate conglomerate. Â Staff is also friendly in my experiance.
I never thought I would like this place. Having only been twice. Once just recently. I have to say the chicken avocado wrap and fries that I got was really good! It was wrapped in Naan bread so there's no going wrong there. Fries were really crispy and the ranch wasnt half bad either. Beer was cold and the staff was really friendly and quick. I have known a few people to have parties here. Its a pretty large place with a really big parking lot. So they definitely seem to have the room to accomodate.
Review Source:I've been wanting to try this place forever. The place looks amazing on the outside, but once you walk in, it only gets better. It was awesome, it seriously made me forget I was still in Michigan. It was a nice little escape. We sat in the fully-enclosed heated patio next to the firepit, it was so cozy andbeautiful. The service was great, a little slow, but our waitress had a wedding party to tend to, so I completely understand. The chicken empanadas we delicious, pretty small but not too overpriced. We were boring and just got burgers. The cheeseburger sliders were so good, I know it's hard to mess up a burger, but they were perfect. The bacon and cheddar burger was cooked perfectly as it was ordered. We shared the chocolate island dessert. OH MY GOD, so so delicious. Great food for an average price. Definitely my new favorite place. I wish I had ordered something a little bit more exciting, but even for just grabbing a burger, this is definitely the place I'd choose.
Review Source:Really, only 2.5 star average for Bahama Breeze? I've been to this location twice - used to go to Livonia but recently moved to this side of town. The first time was with coworkers and the service was a little slow, but meal was delicious. I got the wood-grilled chicken sandwich with mashed sweet potato and it came with a plantain chip too.
The second time was today, for a tasting of sorts, and we got to try all different appetizers plus their new drinks. The Painkiller drink is awesome and doesn't even taste like it has alcohol in it, but definitely packs a punch. My favorite of the appetizers were the Jamaican chicken wings, which have a kick to the mall but aren't too spicy, the onion rings, and the beef empanadas, although I have had the chicken empanadas before and liked them a little bit better. I've also had their chips and salsa before and even though I'm not a big salsa fan, I love how fresh it tasted. I would come back to this Bahama Breeze again and maybe try the Bahamarita drink and some of the appetizers during their happy hour, they're half-off then and drinks are reduced too. They also have a new late night happy hour from 9pm to close, Sun-Thurs only though.
I've always wanted to try this place. Â I mean, it looks amazing from the outside, and reminds me of a modernized straw hut in the bahamas. Â And the inside looks great as well! But the atmosphere does little to make up for the most important part of any restaurant - the food. Â Service was not too good. Â It was about 15 minutes after seating that we received our water. Â That's quite a long time. Â But we were waiting on 1 more from our party to show up, so that may be why. Â I ordered the chicken curry bowl with Nann bread and some mango salsa. Â The mango salsa was way too sweet, like it was carmelized. Â And the nann bread was ok, but not very fluffy. Â The curry? Â Just ok. Â Nothing special. Â
I think the problem with this place is that it tries to cover too many tastes in its menu. Â They should really take a page from Gordon Ramsay or the Restaurant Impossible guy and slim down their menu, and offer more specialized, better-tasting dishes. Â And the food is very overpriced, but that may be due to the location. I think the next time I come here, I'll just drive by. Â There's no reason for me to stop here again, and my friends agree. Â I think if you decide to eat here, you will too.
Fire pit. Tropical cocktails. Coconut Shrimp.
I've always come or met with groups of co-workers at Bahama Breeze. A small group would be 8-10 of us, there have been times when it was over 40.
We would typically take over the entire patio and fire pit area.
Great place for happy hour, appetizers and desert. Do not come here for date night!
When I have a bad experience at a restaurant, it invariably happens before I order my food (we get along fine with our servers and leave decent tips)...which is what happened in this case. We were there at the end of a lunch hour, so the restaurant was fairly empty. Hostess led us to a table right by the server station/kitchen door and I asked about being seated in a nearby booth--we were willing to  wait for them to bus it--but the hostess gave me a glare and a real take-this-or-leave-this attitude...so much so, I would have left had I not been with my mom who would have been more upset if I'd done that.
Within a few minutes, they'd bussed the booth and gave it to someone else who arrived after we did. So it wasn't a case of us wanting to sit in a closed section or overloading a server in another section.
The food was all right, and our server was nice, but if I'm not treated right when I make a reasonable request about seating, then I won't be back.
I use to come to Bahama Breeze twice a month when I lived down the street.  I loved the atmosphere, food and live music.  When we arrived and sat to hear the sounds of live Caribbean music I was in heaven.  Our waiter was really nice but didn't get the fact we had been there so much there was no need for suggestions, but he just kept suggesting.  The crab claws use to be awesome but now they are slightly over cooked and tiny.  The coconut shrimp and Mai Mai were great with the right amount of seasoning.  I had a bahamarita (my favorite) and my husband had the Aruba Red beer (his favorite).  If we hadn't  ordered the crab claws I would have definitely given Bahama Breeze a 5 star.  Oh yeah after our waiter noticed we didn't eat them he told us they now use a different crab and it's just not that good.  Well that's one suggestion he should have told us before!
Review Source:If you have never been to Bahama Breeze, or the Bahamas, the decor is entertaining, and an adequate representation of a Caribbean island motif. I remember going to Bahama Breeze 3-4 years ago, and being excited about ordering conch fritters, just like we had on our honeymoon cruise; they were greasy, and the conch was probably frozen, not fresh, but it was better than I would have expected, 1200 miles away from Nassau.
That menu is long ago, and probably far away.
Today's menu has much less to do with the islands, and more to do with conformity, I suppose. There are at least six burgers on the menu, random salads, and more in common with an Applebee's than an island cafe. There is a fresh catch menu, as a slight bonus.
The service on our latest (and last) trip was far below adequate. The knucklehead taking our order jumped to the next table as soon as he was done, and left the menus at the table. We had to ask for them to be removed. After the appetizer was delivered, we asked to place our drink order, since the "waiter" forgot to ask after our initial request for water. Sadly, our water glasses were ignored for the rest of our meal. In fact, I only saw one other waitress with a water pitcher the entire time. Those who drank sodas at the table had to ask for refills. We had a birthday at our table, and a simple sundae was provided, but there was no offer for additional desserts, we had to ask for those as well. The last time I wanted a dessert, and was not offered one, at Cheeseburger in Paradise, I went up to the manager to place our order, but sadly, we did not see anyone acting in that capacity here.
As far as our food orders went, the fresh catch menu was probably the smart choice, I ordered mahi-mahi grilled, with a mandarin orange preparation. I'm sure the menu described a more complicated treatment than adding some small orange segments to the fish, but it was adequate, and the portion of fish was larger than I expected. The rice had a bland cardboard taste, like when it comes out of the Uncle Ben's box. The "chef's accompaniment" to the protein and starch was - plain green beans, with absolutely zero additional preparation. They came out of the steamer about two minutes early; fortunately I like my veggies crunchy. There was nothing on my plate that I could not create at home, which is a sad thing to say about an 18 dollar entrée. The lemongrass tiger shrimp entree from the fresh catch menu was excellent, and savory. The cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes were perfect. The additional desserts were tasty, and quite rich.
An underwhelming menu, uninspired food, and inadequate service summarizes this trip.
One half of the third star is a bit of a gift. Â The coconut shrimp is tasty. Â It's been a while since I've been there, but I remember that the chocolate pineapple upside-down cake was pretty good. Â And the Bahamarita is decent if you're looking for a foo-foo island-like frozen drink. The End... that's about where it stops. Â Nothing especially impressive otherwise.
Review Source:I still stand by my first rating. Â I love this place. Â They use to send out coupons but I don't see those any more. But I still enjoy visiting here. Sitting by the fire bowl in the evening on a cool spring/fall/summer night is highly romantic! Â The servers never ever rush us and I appreciate that!
Review Source:The service and food were poor at best. I came in around 3:00 and the place was dead, so I'm not sure why the service was so slow. I had the fish tacos, which had zero flavor. Clearly this place thinks replacing the meat of a taco with fish makes it a fish taco. The result is very disappointing. Honestly the only reason I'm giving them two stars instead of one was the Seafood Chowder, which was actually halfway decent.
Review Source:The patio with the tropical music.
The island decor.
The wait staff in their hawaiian shirts. Â
All while the freezing rain was hammering down outside?
Really made me feel as though I had escaped to some sort of food paradise... until the food came. Â
It's not that the food was horrendous, it was just unremarkable and totally forgettable. Â For dinner, we started off with some chorizo sliders and coconut shrimp. Â The sliders were odd in that the chorizo tasted more like a meat loaf, just very salty and uncharacteristic of what it should have been. Â The coconut shrimp was decent but pretty standard rate with a sauce that was overwhelmingly sweet. Â For the main dish, I decided to be ambitious and try a new item on the menu, the island curry, which ended up being a lot less exciting than it sounds. Â The curry was pretty bland with too many coconut and almond flakes inside, giving it the texture of a pastry. Â The shrimp inside seemed like a last minute addition as it tasted like mini cocktail shrimps thrown into a curry dip. Â
On the other hand, my friends did get sandwiches and fish tacos that seemed more appetizing. Â I'd probably give it the benefit of the doubt and try it again, but as many of the reviews here have stated: pretty average experience. Â Nice decor though and 'A' for effort.
I've been here 2x. It's a bit of a mixed review. I went on a lunch during the week. My experience was great! The server I had was very pleasant and attentive.
My 2nd experience, I am typing as I sit in the restaurant now. The waitress was slow to say the least. I ordered the carribean jerk chicken and she didn't offer at minimum freshly shredded parmesan for my pasta. I ordered this last time and it really upped my pasta. Drink refills were slow also as I would be chewing on ice waiting for her to make her rounds. But then again, the restaurant was quite busy this weekend. It was ridiculously stuffy in the restaurant also, as I type this I'm sweating. I'm not sure if the GM was trying to cut costs since its the transition between winter/spring in MI. The waitress is even taking about 20min to ring up our bill. I often seen the wait staff standing around and not being attentive to what customers are here. Some are very good.
Overall I'm not sure if I will be dining here again. I may give them another chance a few months from now. Hopefully service and temperature control of the restaurant improves.
Just returned from a quick trip to Big Beaver area and stopped in. We had a GREAT meal. The two of us shared three appetizers (seafood stack, meat pies and goat cheese). Each one was unusual, artfully presented, interestingly spiced, and just plain delicious. The clam chowder (with shrimp floating on top) was interesting and tasty. The "breeze salad" had unusually sliced cucumbers and a very tasty dressing. Since we were celebrating some good news, we shared the Chocolate Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. Oh my! The chocolate was a nice twist and the sauce added just the right extra flavor. The cake was light and the whole dish was very nice. We'd drive the 85 miles to go back. Service was friendly and efficient. Overall a great, fun and delicious experience. And for a corporate chain. . .we were very impressed.
Review Source:Eh. On the way out to a favorite eating spot, my friend saw a billboard for this place and it piqued his interest so we figured we'd try something new.
It was just corny and not all that interesting. The food was decent but a little overpriced...the jerk shrimp appetizer was good, my tropical fruit/grilled chicken salad was good, my friend's burger was big but bland. They didn't even bring out any condiments for him besides a small serving of ketchup. Kind of weird. They have a special beer on tap, some type of Red, it was pretty good actually.
I don't think we'll be back though. Something about it was just weird. Like of all the cool places I will want to check out in the future, there'd be no reason to choose to come here instead. I suppose it's okay for boring people who see the world through a smaller scope, but that's not me.
OMG! So many bad reviews. I was there 3-4 times and each time I really enjoyed it. That means that food was good, drinks were good, service was good and prices were reasonable. I had pasta and their portions are pretty big.
For drink it is always freshly squeezed lemonade  with cane sugar. It's awesome.
Service was fast and good. With smile.
And yes, I would go back to Bahama Breeze.
I have never had a bad experience here but I can see how some people who be turned off by the faux-tropical environment. It's just a bit corny and is trying way to hard to fit a theme. It screams chain!
That said...the Chocolate Pineapple Upside-Down Cake I had for dessert was FANTASTIC! I've been craving it since but just can't find anyone to go indulge with me. I want a mojito and that dessert. Who is with me?
What a joke. Everything I've had here was overcooked. The rice in my dish must have been ordered from Taco Bell because is was drier then Hillary Clinton. The bad part is that the place was PACKED and the rest of my table thought the food was great. I came to the conclusion that Bahama Breeze is an over priced chain restaurant and my friends need to stop eating at chain restaurants.
The worst part about it was that one of my companies clients had a Christmas party here just a few weeks later. I couldn't get out of it.
I always wonder why people like going to this chain restaurant. Â Normally, there is a long wait to get in. Is it the Caribbean motif and faux Caribbean menu? Is it the wacky touristy shirts on the waitstaff? Â Is it the smell of ganja throughout the joint? Â (just kidding). Â I still don't know but I still like it. Â
A nice summer place. Â I relaxed with a nice Mojito Cubana, a rum-based drink with lime and spearmint (be sure to eat the spearmint, it's really good). Â I had the coconut shrimp entree and the black bean soup which were good and filling.
A good time to be had but where's the goat?
I've had two meals here.
The first was decent Whitefish, nothing special. Â It seemed pricey for the quality. Â You would expect the same taste at a Big Boy.
The second was a salmon pasta dish, which made me violently ill. Â The only time I have experienced food poisoning quite like this was in Mexico where I was knocked over by a bad club sandwich. Â That being said, I feel safer eating in 95% of the restaurants in tourist destinations in Mexico than I do dining at Bahama Breeze in Troy, MI.
Enough said..
Bahama Breeze was okay. Â Nothing special. Â Our waitress was kind of awkward and slightly forgetful (although she did apologize for it). Â I got a Caesar salad which was fine, and then I got the Cuban Sandwich. Â The sandwich was so-so. Â Not bad, not great. Â I also had an iced tea which was, again, very mediocre. Â The place was pretty darkly lit for a dinner time crowd. Â There were some screaming kids around, and you can't really escape it because they put you in one huge room that seems to amplify sounds. Â So it wasn't a bad experience, but I'm not itching to return.
Review Source:Nothing I put in my mouth here tasted good.
Even the diet coke was wrong. Â They brought me regular. Â That's some spectacular screwing up.
Highlight: Â
Q: "What's in the Breeze Salad?" Â
A: "Well, it's a Breeze Salad."
Hello Abbot? Â I'd like you to meet Costello. Â No, no, he's not who's on first.
Listen: It's not like I'm asking what's in a Cesear salad. Â What the fuck is IN your ga-damn Breeze Salad?
Turns out it's old wilty lettuce with brown spots, and REALLY terrible dressing.
And, inexplicably, pumpkin seeds...which are decidedly not breezy.
Gummy rice and beans. Â "Wet" Sysco chicken product.
Yuck. Â It was downmarket yuck. Â YUCK.
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