I used to love going to Buddies, but, lately, I've noticed a trend. I went there on June 1st (a Saturday) and it was practically a ghost town. This isn't the first time I've gone there and thought the same thing. The other two locations aren't nearly as empty as the Okemos location. Then, I discovered the reason why. You need to reevaluate your regulars and the effect they have on other people. There were a few people at the bar and one of the hightops that were OVER-THE-TOP annoying. One of these men tried to trip a server. When she told me that he does that all the time and was a regular, I couldn't believe it. They were loud and obnoxious the entire time I was there. They monopolized the jukebox and, when I had the audacity to put some money in and pick out a few songs I like, they started loudly complaining and would have unplugged the machine if they hadn't already put in money themselves for another song. The staff seemed to go along with them and had a good laugh.
I love the food and the prices are reasonable. However, I won't be going back to that location again. I wanted to relax and enjoy a beer, not listen to a bunch of drunk idiots criticizing my choice of music and trying to trip our waitress. Â I think it's time to clean house, Buddies.
Great menu, lots to choose from. We had a party of 15 and they had a really cool booth that fit us all and you could still talk to everyone. Only one waitress for us all...understandable little slow service. But overall experience very good and recommended!
Chicken veggie pita with a side of sour cream!! Sooo good!
Pretty good selection of craft brews and decent bar food. Service was awful, we were there for a Lions playoff game but the place wasn't too full and she didn't seem too busy, just uninterested in helping us have a good experience.
Craft beers were supposedly $1 off but after my first beer she didn't ask whether I wanted a pint or a mug (22 oz), just brought the mug every time. She also offered no guidance on pricing, so I ordered one of my favorite beers not knowing I would be charged $8 for it. I usually drink craft beers so it wasn't that big of a deal just surprising that she would allow me to order a beer that was $3 more than everything else on the menu without telling me that.
I might go back but definitely prefer other places in the area and definitely don't order craft beers that you can get for half the price across the street (Old Chicago).
This place usually has decent bar food. Â On this trip I ordered the mini beef nachos. Â I have ordered them in the past and had been happy with them. Â This time i was disappointed. Â There was not near enough cheese and beef distributed through out the nachos.
Our server appeared to be upset about working or just did not like us.
A live band was performing. Â They were awful. Â Normally i prefer the juke box, but that is bad here as well. Â It has a horrible selectioin of music, and it all appears to have come from the Disney channel.
Buddies gets four stars for one main reason: Â Nachos. Â Some of the best ever. Â Being honest, they sometimes are off, not sure if a new cook was on the premises, but worth the gamble. Â The new updates have helped a lot. Â Looking forward to the no smoking law passing, because smoking is popular here.
Review Source:Gross and cheap: the only two words to describe this place.
The tables and chairs are like something you'd see folded up in the corner of your grandparents' garage. No ventilation that works, which sucks because everyone smokes here. If you don't smoke, you're gagging on other people's fumes.
The food is non-descript, which means it isn't bad -- but I have no idea what I ordered, because the waitress brought me the wrong meal.
They do have Buzztime trivia, though, if you're in to that.
a pub in a stripmall? Â yeah, the concept confuses me too.
especially since there is not too much left in this particular strip (which also means there is plenty of free parking for you, haha).
not expecting much, we walked into Buddy's  (near corner of Grand River & Marsh).  they had part grill on one side and pub on the other, seperated by a wall. Â
the bar is in the back, which is a little weird. Â it also seems like they've got half the bar (and its supplies) in a closet. WTF?!
it seems like their target market is to be a neighborhood place to stop for a quick drink on your way home, and nothing much else.
they actually had a good selection of food on their menu. Â we had salads to go, but had to wait at the bar while they were made.
average place, average rating, 3 stars it is.
I'm an East Lansing native, and I love to ask people not from the area where they like to eat in my surrounding area. Â My former boss (originally from St. Johns) told me his favorite place to go was Buddies Pub and Grill. Â Oddly enough, in my 20 some years in East Lansing, I had never been there, so I figured I'd go check it out.
Buddies Pub and Grill is pretty much what you would expect- a pub and grill. Â I was actually surprised that their menu was as large as it is. Â Typically you see most pub and grills with a rather limited number of menu items. Â This place seemed less pub and more grill.
The server we had was pretty nice, and made a few recommendations for us. Â When we got our food, I was happy to see that the portions were pretty generous. Â However, with mediocre food, whether you get a lot or a little, it's still mediocre food. Â I tried the meatloaf and was underwhelmed. Â I went back with a co-worker on a different occassion and found myself asking why did I agree to comeback.
I guess the morale of the story is don't let recommendations get you too hyped up. Â This place was probably a 3 star, but lost a star when it failed to meet expectations, which still means its average at best.
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