The Black Rose

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  I've been to this place several times now and in fact i'm the duke of it.
  so the fact that i gave it such a low score is telling.
  
  when it opened it was a novel idea for an irish bar -ship in all the wood work for the inside, piece by piece from ireland. and all the loacal news was a buzz about it.
  
  but after the novelty wore off, people came down to the realization that this bar was basically a smaller second bar to edmunds next door-they share a kicthen and even bathrooms- you have to go into edmunds to use the bathroom- which is awkward,.
  
  i've had the mac and cheese here once and it was awsome, baked with green onions and pretzel crumbs
  but the last time i was here i had it again and it was just soggy noodles with watered down velveeta.
  
  very disappointing to not get what you you had received before and were expecting, especially when your hungry

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  Posted on 02.26.13 Neil V.

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  Irish bar in downtown Lansing. Somehow, even though it was night,  it seemed darker inside the bar than it was outside.  Bartender knew his whiskeys, but despite all its efforts, I never felt like I was transported from Lansing, although that seemed to be what they were gping for. Maybe that's because it was a month old and was trying to hard to look like it had been here for a while. It's the bar equivalent of a baseball glove that hasn't been broken in yet.
  
  A little older crowd than most of the bars downtown (a good thing if one is above college age).  An ok time, but I'll probably let this one ripen a little before I return.

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  Posted on 05.05.12 Rodney H.

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  I'm constantly complaining about Irish bars, I feel like too many generic Irish bars keep popping up... that being said... Black Rose is another generic Irish bar, yet it has a rather beautiful dark interior. I was disappointed there wasn't more on draft, but it kept with the theme of all Irish brew.  I didn't eat but the menu was rather limited, especially considering they are sharing a kitchen with Edmunds.  
  
  But the reason they are getting 3 stars, is despite the mediocrity of this Irish bar, is that the service was stellar. Bartender made a mistake and I didn't say anything, then 4 minutes later they realized the mistake on their own and took care of it. I really appreciated that.

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  Posted on 03.18.12 Rachel F.

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  I had high hopes and excitement  for The Black Rose considering the recent revolution to revitalize the downtown area of Lansing.  The beautiful gold etched sign that hangs above the establishment gives the impression that this would not be the kind of bar where everybody knows the name of the local drunk.  Rather the sophistication of the sign would lead one to believe that this would be one of those establishments that caters to the professional crowd and has a menu of equally enticing beverages that would quench the thirst of even the most discriminating taste buds.  
  
  Instead The Black Rose is simply another corner bar with less than average service and loud and obnoxious 21 year olds playing drinking games.  Please note that I have nothing against 21 year olds that are not loud and obnoxious.
  
  But, before you think this review only reflects the patrons let me make this clear, even the beverage menu is unappealing.  No martinis, only Chardonnay wine, beer, and whiskey were the makings of the limited menu.  
  
  In my opinion The Black Rose is definitely reflective of the symbolism suggested in its name...an establishment contributing to the slow death of the downtown area.

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  Posted on 03.08.12 Idnarb M.

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