I recently met up with a group of six other women for an evening out on their patio with drinks and some dinner. I was hoping the bad ratings regarding the slow service were far enough in the past that we wouldn't have the same experience, but unfortunately, we did. Our waitress was slow to bring drinks, slow to check on us, slow to take plates away..... and on top of that, two of us ordered their new BBQ burger, only to get our burgers with no BBQ sauce on them. It was just a plain burger with lettuce, tomato, and a couple of onion rings tossed on it - for $8.99. We ended up having our waitress bring us some BBQ sauce and we put it on the burgers ourselves.
My waitress had also indicated to me that my beers were each $3, but when I got my bill, they were indeed $5 a piece. I asked why, and she said because I had ordered an import; however, I had specifically asked her both times I ordered the beers if they were each $3, and she'd said yes. I was not too happy.
I would not return to this bar, nor would I recommend that others go there. They do have a nice patio overlooking the Clinton River, but apart from that, I don't think there is anything impressive about this place.
I don't know where to begin with this horrendous night. Â Our waitress didn't show up for 20 minutes, took our order, another 10 minutes to bring a pitcher of beer. Â Another 5 minutes to bring a glass to pour it in and the tonic w/lime. Â An hour later, she finally shows up to ask if we'd like another and we ordered another tonic w/ lime. Â 20 minutes later, no drink.. she acknowledges she forgot... and another 20 minutes, she acknowledges she forgot again. Â 10 minutes after that we got the drink, loaded with 8 lime slices. Â Did she think that would appease us? Â By now we're disgusted and ready to check out, so I asked her to cash us out... 20 minutes later I have to ask the bartender to get our waitress to cash us out because she disappeared again. Â I told the bartender it's been the worst service I have ever experienced. Â When the waitress finally arrived, I told HER too that she was the worst server I'd ever seen. Â Before I let her leave (I didn't let her just drop the check there and walk away), I counted out 14 dollars for the 13.25 tab (for a pitcher of beer and two tonic w/lime drinks) in front of her, so she knew I wasn't leaving her a tip. Â The only reason I did leave the 75 cents was because I didn't want to sit there for another 20 minutes waiting on the change. Â It would have been understandable if the place was busy, but she (our waitress) spent most of her time standing by the drink station.....ignoring us.
I suppose it would have been a better experience with another waitress. Â I hope she reads this because I usually tip 15% for BAD restaurant service, 30% for good restaurant service and almost 50% for good bar/drink service. Â I don't remember her name, and I know she wasn't one of the younger servers, but she worked after 9pm on karaoke night (thursday) at the two high-top tables in front of the karaoke station. Â I think she needs to find a different job...hopefully not in the service industry.
Went again to this place to check out wether I had a "one off" experience or not. The sliced hard boiled eggs in my wife's salad were green around the yoke...not a little bit, but half way up into the yoke. My Turkey Reuben was soggy and barely had any sauerkraut on it..and last but not least the fries were luke warm.! The waitress was trying to blame the rush in the kitchen for the anomalies....the second batch of eggs were just the same..
I even had a discussion with the manager during my July 11 visit...you know what, they don't care...
Last time for me and my family..!
My neighbor describes the food at Lime Light perfectly; 'Well, the nachos are decent." The patio has the best view in the area. The bar is usually filled with the every other seat of single lonely business man or local watching the game. Once the DJ starts you can barely hear yourself think. Â However, on a hot summer night, the air inside is cold and Oberon is on tap for a $6 tall. If it wasn't for the location, Tigers on tv and Oberon on tap, I probably would not frequent this joint.
Review Source:Quietly located behind main st. But next to paint creek lime lite offers a great quiet atmosphere for groups. During the summer sit out by the creek .Come and enjoy your self with friends. Drinks are reasonably priced and I think the whole being by the water and tucked away atmosphere is nice.
Review Source:I would not recommend this place to anyone. It took five minutes to order a beer. I watched the staff walk around the bar twenty times and pass by my girlfriend and I each time. Then was not told what specials were. I ordered wings. Â I should of saved my money for dog food because that is what it tasted like. But ounce I figured out the beer specials they had a good 3.00 tall. Over all its a drinking bar nothing else.
Review Source:So this normally would probably be a 3-star review, but given it's location, right off of the Paint Creek Trail, gives it an easy bump up to 4-stars. Â This is the BEST place to stop at the end, or in the middle of a long bike ride on the trail. Â HUGE outdoor patio, which really never seems to fill up all the way. Â A few things I LOVE about this place:
--the Chicken Nacho's are AWESOME--strongly suggest them as an app, or even to split as a mid-ride snack
--the beer is FREEZING cold. Â There is something to be said about a beer so cold that the top forms a layer of ice--especially on a hot, 90-degree day. Â
Be careful though, if this is a stopping point in your ride, the ride home will be a bear.
The best thing going for this place is the patio. It's spacious, on the water, and a stone's throw from the paint creek trail. Beyond that, it's a pretty standard sports bar, with various day-specific specials. 22oz coors, PBR's and bud select were $3, thursday after 9pm they go down to $2.
Depending on what you get, the food is average bar fare. Pizzas are a good bet, and they have beer battered fries which are quite delicious.
I have nothing overly praiseful to say about the waitstaff, we waited longer than normal for drinks or special requests, but they were nice enough and our main entrees were served expediently.
If you have a group and want a nice place to hang out, it's pretty good.. especially considering it's in rochester hills. Go for the patio unless you're trying to watch a game or there's incliment weather.
The food is just OK but the patio is really nice. Â Very relaxing to hang out with friends on that patio at night. Â Although Mary made a good point that people do still smoke on the patio. Â Granted they are on the side of the patio but nonetheless they are still on the patio which I found surprising.
Review Source:After walking around the heat of Dancin' in the Streets downtown, my Mom and I decided to stop somewhere for dinner. Â We stopped at Limelight.
We walked in and no one greeted us. Â Was it seat yourself? Â Were we suppose to wait for someone? Â No one paid us any attention, so we did indeed seat ourselves. Â A waitress quickly stopped by.
She was very knowledgeable about what the specials were of the day - drinks and food. Â My Mom went for a Bud Select and I had a coke. Â I continued to be surprised when I get "bar coke" as I like to think of it when I go out. Â That not quite correct combination of syrup and carbonation. Â It's not nearly as satisfying as a "real" coke. Â
We ordered a Large Neapolitan Style Pepperoni Pizza to split. Â It came and it was a fantasticly thin crust pizza, although not that crispy thin that is my favorite. Â But it more then made up for in the taste department. Â My Mom quickly dubbed it the best pizza she's ever had, rivaling even NYC pizza (We just got back from NY last month). Â It had this almost salty taste about it that was just delicious. Â That's a bad description, but I cannot describe it any other way.
Although it was a large pizza we were able to finish off the pie between the two of us, and neither of us are very big eaters. Â It was 8 slices but as I mentioned - thin. Â
A lot of other people got pizza while we were there and I'm glad that's what we decided on.
My only complaint was that our server never offered us new drinks. Â Didn't ask either of us if we wanted another. Â She would just stop by and say, everything okay? Â Maybe I'm being picky, because she did stop by and ask, but in my opinion, if you see an empty glass you should ask if they want more, not wait for them to have to tell you.
But none the less, fantastic pizza. Â I work down the street and feel that I may see if they do take out.
Had to update my review after trying the pizza for the first time tonight. Â It was the Mediteranean, and although the server said it had lots of veggies - olives, green peppers, etc. Â It came with two toppings - chicken and pepperoncini. Â The crust was crust, the sauce was like unflavored tomato sauce, and the cheese was flavorless. Â The chicken was dry. Â
We also had the buy one get one free order of wings. Â They were very good - well done, topped with terriyaki (one of a half dozen or more choices).
Still, the only redeeming quality about this place is the creek-side patio.
As Rochester bars go, this is another one.
My friends and I came here on a Wednesday night because it was my friend's birthday and he promised he'd get drunk enough to fall in the Paint Creek River. He did get drunk, but it was too cold for water sports.
This place is huge. Very huge. Lots of space is nice on Saturdays, but on a week day night, it seems too much. They had karaoke, so I had fun with that and most of the singers were surprisingly good.
The crowd was of that Mr. B's flavor. Older Oakland U students and grads. The bartenders were very friendly and I noticed that the bartenders that used to take exceptional care of my at The Commons at Royal Park Hotel now work here.
The food seemed to be quite expensive for what it was. My friend ordered a basket of fried shrimp, chicken fingers and fries (or as I called it, "the beige special") and it came to $10.99. Whoa. My other friends ordered chips and salsa. I'm pretty sure the salsa was just tomato paste in vinegar.
Definitely get mixed drinks. As I said, the bartenders here really take care of you. I stupidly opted for the beer special, $3 pints of either Coors or PBR. That's like choosing a finger to the eye, or a kick to the crotch.
Overall, if you're looking for another place to park your butt in downtown Rochester, try this place out. It doesn't really add anything to the game, but it makes for a nice change of scenery.
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