Service was great, food was TERRIBLE. Ordered the Tenderloin Shish Frites, they were beef liver on a stick.

We've been here several times in the past few years. We are originally from South Haven and often come back to visit family. Since the last time we were here about a year ago things have improved a lot. We had a server today (Megan) and she was great. She was attentive. competent, and friendly. Before today I could not confidently recommend visiting, but the service was great, food was excellent and I can say we'd happily dine here again. read more

I stopped in for a burger and tater tots. The patties are a little thin but the taste was good. Service was friendly. I would try some other things here. read more

Black River Tavern - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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Took an hour and a half to get food no explanation went to go to the bathroom and saw at least 15 plates dying in the window, not a great look :/ When we finally got our food no sauces were brought had to ask again for them and ended up eating my fish with no sauce .. not great at all read more

Wow. If you order the shrimp po boy, either have a snack before, or expect a bread sandwich. We got 4 small shrimp on our po boy. Four. Yes, four. Terrible. Don't come here if you are hungry. We thought it might be a mistake but confirmed with the server that 4 small shrimp was the norm. Disgraceful. I would give zero stars if I could. read more

We honestly came here because it was one of the only places open on Tuesday. We also chose to go here because they had a dog friendly patio and we had our pup with us. We had to wait a little bit for a patio table but I don't think there was a wait for an inside table. We went in and got on the wait list for a patio table and were told we would get the next one in just a few minutes but another couple came up and were sat at the table after it was cleared. Another patio table came available and was cleared but I still wasn't texted for our table. I went back in to check and they sat us right away. It seemed there may have been a miscommunication amongst the staff. Our waitress was great and even asked if we wanted a bowl of water for our dog! The food was really good and pretty quick. The patio was nice but a little crammed. Great location and really good food. read more

Black River Tavern - Beef Quesadilla - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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Pretty fun bar in the downtown/harbor area of South Haven. Service was good and food was decent. I had the gyro, and the meat seemed like the kind you get from the frozen kits in the grocery store - very thin and kinda tough....fries were cooked to perfection though. Husband had the Philly and he really liked it. Great place to watch a game as they have tons of TVs! read more

Black River Tavern - Gyro & fries - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

If you are looking for a great vibe, good food and incredible service (aka Jake), BRT is for you! Located in the heart of downtown South Haven, this tavern feels like an Irish Pub, offering great fish & chips and a perfect pour of Guinness! The menu is more diverse than your standard bar with an appealing relaxed, comfortable vibe! We'll definitely be adding this to our list of favorites! read more

First off me and my girl should've went to 527!!! But we wanted to try something new while we were visiting south haven, which is a beautiful place to go to relax and chill. BUT the PLACE IS EXTREMELY loud, it's not a place to bring your children or parents to, it's like a frat house!! It's the most uncomfortable places to eat in, our table was not cleaned off or whipped down, it took our food 45 min to come out and when we received our food....... It was BURNT I got the Philly cheesestake and my girl got the $22 dollar burger and IT WAS THE WORSE NASTIEST THING IVE EVER EATEN, and I told the rude sever, and told I'll tip her well and ik it's not her fault but she said she'll throw a discount, but waited another 30 min to get a tab to pay and she took 5 dollars off our appetizer...WITCH WAS THE BEST THING WE HAD THERE...but she was laughing over to our table and she ain't get a tip because that's ridiculous, that we wait that long to eat just eat straight burnt beef and paid 65$ dollars and picked at our food the whole time, and couldn't even hear ourselves talk because the music WAS EXTREMELY LOUD, it's not a place I would EVER RECOMMEND EVER!! I mean this and I don't ever put reviews up on anyone's page but this definitely deserves to be read!!! This IS NOT THE PLACE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IF YOUR READING THIS PLZZZ!!! THIS PLACE IS NOT IT !!! read more

I've gone here twice now and neither experience has been positive. I understand the location means they're busy but the waitresses are awful about refilling water or checking in. This time I got a BBQ bacon burger, it was a bit on the dry side and didn't come with much bbq like expected but once I asked for a side of bbq to add to it it was a lot better! This restaurant is a bar type and it's very loud and crowded in there so if you're not wanting that I would not come here! Other than the disappointing service the food is pretty good and comes fast enough for our hungry bellies! read more

Black River Tavern - BBQ Bacon $15 - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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This is surprisingly one of the only Main Street dog friendly places we could find. We were able to sit on the patio and enjoy our meal which was delicious! We had the steak bites were was a great appetizer and the entrees were delicious (gyros and fish and chips). I would recommend, especially given its prime location! read more

Black River Tavern - Steak bites! - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

Love their wings and the music is top tier. They gave a little speak easy underneath the first floor that's super cool. And also the staffs energy is always peppy which I love! read more

Walked in and seated ourselves as per the sign. Someone came over soon after and took our order. She was friendly. Placed our order. Food came. Nothing special. We needed more dressing for our salad and our server said she would bring some over. Well, 10 minutes later, we were ready to leave, since she walked passed our table multiple times without the dressing. So that was a waste since we only ate half. I think their prices are high for what they give. We requested the check. She brought it over and pointed out that the tip area was up top. I had to walk out as my husband paid. Because we ALWAYS tip well and this did visit did not give me that vibe. We are in the area a few more days visiting from NY, but we won't go back here. read more

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We spent a perfect afternoon sitting on the patio of Black River having apps & drinks. The food was pretty typical bar food, which is exactly what we were looking for. The mixed drinks were fine but nothing to write home about. Overall, it was a good experience and I would recommend. read more

Black River Tavern - Pulled Pork Nachos, French Fries, veggie egg rolls, & soft Pretzel Stix - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

Humorless, dead inside staff. Sure, it's nearing end of summer tourist fatigue, but if you can't buoy your job when the going gets tough, then find a different one. Recommended beer was disgusting, obviously the keg is skunked. However, what's unforgivable is the burger. Medium rare should have a warm, pink center. I would have told them, but the waiter never came back. And, frankly, I'm just sick of it. I'm sick of overpriced food sold by underpaid, untalented cooks. If you want to serve high priced, high quality food, hire a high quality, well paid chef to cook it. Now we're done and I'm just sitting here, wondering when, or if he'll come back, or if I'll have to go get them. read more

Great place. Amazing fish dinners! Came in from out of town to vacation and wanted to catch a football game before we left. Very good decision! read more

The food was actually better than I expected. Everything each of us ordered was on point. read more

Black River Tavern - Philly Special with mushrooms. No cheese. - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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Please.... Please.... Please ask for the Raynal Brandy that is the BEST desert drink in town. Love this place. Best food around. read more

Black River Tavern - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

Pretty typical bar that serves a variety of sandwiches, burgers and fried food. It could probably use some sprucing up on the inside and maybe some new carpet; maybe a little drab or dated? Not gross, but didn't feel terribly comfy I guess. Food was OK as was the service. Nothing special and kind of felt like one of those places to where if you're not a regular, they just try to get you in and out as fast as possible. I had the steak wrap and a side of tots. Tots were frozen, but cooked well so they were crispy and not mushy and falling a part. The steak in the wrap was actually pretty good, but the rest just felt like it was thrown together and it was kind of a mess after just a few bites. Unremarkable, but decent. read more

Black River Tavern - Steak wrap and tots. - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

We always go here for fish dinner's and drinks when we take our yearly trip to South Haven

Great lunch! I had the southwest chicken wrap and it was very good! Just a little heat, nothing to spicy, with lots of flavor! The parm fries as an upgrade, I would skip. It was just a bunch of parm thrown on fries. The fries were not tossed in oil or anything to help the parm stick. Not a meal breaker, I just wouldn't upgrade. The atmosphere was really good in here, and there is a bit of seating outside. $3 red stripe beers when red flags are out on the beach! If your beach day is ruined, might as well enjoy a beer! read more

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They seated our group of 5 fast, but after that the service was okay at best. The food was good and fast, but you have to flag down your server to place any order, get a refill of water (which you have to ask 3 times for), and did not return at all to take drink orders. The portion of fries could be larger for $5, too. The music was also very loud for early evening. It was hard to hear anyone talk. read more

Fun bar atmosphere. Lots of TVs and seats. Beer was good and my Arnold Palmers were never left empty. Service from Hailey was excellent! She was very sweet and just a great server. 5 stars for drinks, 5 stars for service, 1 or 2 stars for food. Nachos were pretty gross. Wings were just okay. Buffalo was not spicy at all. On the menu it said served with celery and carrots but we got none. Also got blue cheese instead of ranch but our server remedied that quickly. Go for a drink! read more

Black River Tavern - Nachos mid destruction - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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I was excited to see sangria on the drink menu but it was a bit lackluster. Brussel sprout appetizer was delicious, I loved the Korean bbq sauce option. My husband and I both had the perch tacos, the perch was excellent I could have done without the lettuce and cheese, I prefer a slaw with my fish taco but that's just me. I also had the garlic parmesan fries...OMG! An absolute must! If in the area would I return, yes, yes I would and you should try it as well! read more

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I've been here many times this was my second time this year I ordered a perch dinner and instead of regular fries I ordered cajun fries my bill was $27 for the perch dinner I asked the waiter how come I'm getting a $4 up charge for adding Cajun salt to my French fries he said that's the way it is a $4 Upchurch I said wait a minute regular french fries are $3 Cajun French fries are $4 on the menu how come I'm not being charged just $1 for the Upchurch and his answer was I don't know that's the way they do it here I felt like they screwed me and everybody else and my table that ordered to purchase dinner and got a $4 up charge on their fries. And they served my fish dinner in a pie pan where before you would get it on a platter so it was like a perch basket for almost $30 I'm not going back for a perch dinner anymore. read more

I'm 22. They took my ID, told me it was fake, and called a 'cop friend' who never showed up, sent me home. Forgot my girlfriend's coke. The one star is for the band. read more

After a day of beach fun, my crew was hungry and worn out. As we always do, we futilely began to look around for somewhere near the beach to eat. Clementine's had a 77-year wait. That place under the little boardwalk shops thing had no service or seating. But there was the Black River Tavern. No wait and they were happy to have us. The food is standard, uninspiring pub fair. Uninspiring until you're starved. And then it's absolutely fantastic. All of us ate well, and everything was brought to us quickly and correctly despite the large number of people in the place. The atmosphere was fun, if eclectic. We'll definitely be back the next time we're at the beach. read more

Black River Tavern - Where's Danny Elfman? - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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A Sunday at 2:30, very busy= good sign! But instantly sat us, at the large table across from two other people. Extremely ackward! Good food, service. Poor seating arrangement! read more

Update!!! We took our Son in law there, and, after hyping the fish dinner up to him, imagine our disappointment when we were served fish "chips" instead!!! The fish we got this time was dried out and crunchy!!! Unless BRT steps up their game, we will not be back!!!! read more

In contrast to some other establishments in South Haven. Nachos were great & had lettuce. Though there was no topless mermaid, the service was outstanding and the food was terrific. Will return often. read more

Okay so, this review is for BRT as a bar. I haven't eaten the food here. We wanted a place in South Haven to go out after a girls dinner. We were hoping for fun music and maybe even dancing and we were so happy when we walked into BRT! They had a live band and it was a blast! It is decorated for the fall, which was nice and had a nice area to dance, while still having tables to sit. We had a great time! If you are looking for a fun time later in the evening, you will find it here! read more

not impressed by this place. a dozen wings and a bowl of dip were 47 dollars, which was especially disappointing because the wings weren't very good. got charged 4 extra dollars for two cups of ranch and some celery sticks. you are better off going somewhere else. read more

Good restaurant for the area but some items skew a bit on the heavy side. We ordered takeout one night in the summer as the restaurant was packed. Ordering took a while as they were so busy they didn't answer the phone right away. We got a variety of options, sandwich-y type items were tasty but fries and chicken tenders were a bit greasier than I anticipated. Decent but not excellent. I would return to sit outside and enjoy the area but for ordering, would stick to sandwiches and similar to keep things a bit lighter. Service was friendly and we didn't have to wait very long for the order, which was appreciated. Price wise - reasonable but not inexpensive. read more

Came to enjoy some live music and greeted with a rude server. Very inattentive and did not offer waters and never came back after taking our food order. I had to hunt down our server to ask for water. Had to borrow condiments and get napkins from a neighboring table. She finally came back with our waters and immediately asked us to cash out the bill on her kiosk. Extremely rude poor service but gave two stars because the food is decent and I did enjoy the live music. read more

When we walked in they said it was a 30 minute wait. So my husband and I put our names down and went outside ti look up somewhere else to eat. We were about to call another place when our phone rang and they called to let us know our table was ready, it took all but maybe 5 minutes of the 30 minutes they quoted us. The only positive thing about our trip here were the drink prices. A 24oz PBR was $3 and a well gin and tonic was $4. The service was ok, a little slow at times. The food was absolutely atrocious. Pretzel stix were just soaked in grease. We asked for beer cheese and I'm 99% sure they gave us nacho cheese. The garlic Parmesan French fries were terrible. Had 0 flavor. The patty melt was mediocre, also lacking in flavor. The only thing you could taste were the onions. And the chicken Caesar wrap was also nothing to write home about. Overall, very disappointed with this trip here. Can say we will definitely not be coming back if we are hungry. read more

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This is a very nice bar, in a very desirable location. It's clean and well appointed. The atmosphere is pleasant, the wait-staff and bartenders are great, and the food is good (although the drinks are a bit overpriced). My only complaint is the weekend entertainment, which pretty much sucks across the board. Coming from Chicago, maybe I'm a bit spoiled, but in the last year of being a somewhat regular customer, all I've heard is garage bands, and karaoke singers. Granted, there's no cover charge; but these bands are generally out of tune, out of sync, and have sound systems that are all about the volume. And so far, I haven't heard a single vocalist that can carry a tune, (which I suspect is the reason that they're usually drowned out by the rest of the instruments). Perhaps it's the choice of music, most of which lends itself to screeching, screaming, vocals, but IMHO they all have voices that sound like geese farts on a muggy day. All of this makes it nigh on impossible to carry on a conversation, or even communicate with the wait-staff. As far as I'm concerned, if the music is going to be cranked up to 11, it should at least be worth listening to. read more

We were in town for a week and tried to visit as many local spots as possible. This is prime location downtown, but the food was mediocre at best. My husband and I shared some pulled BBQ nachos which were overly sweet with BBQ sauce straight out of a bottle. My husband ordered the perch sandwich and was disappointed with more bread than perch - just three tiny pieces that barely covered the bun. I ordered the philly cheesesteak which was also more bread than meat. Service was spotty despite not being busy. Definitely better places in town. read more

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It was a beautiful day to eat outside, which we did. enjoyed the hustle and bustle of a Sunday afternoon in South Haven. I had the Perch Tacos, which were excellent. Others had a burger and fries and BLT. Both said they were solid. Service was good. Menu was traditional bar options. Nice place to eat with no wait. read more

Food portion was smaller than expected. Pulled pork Nachos, hamburger, pork sandwich, fish and chips, wings. Presentation could use improvement. Service was on the slower side, maybe because we sat in the back corner but servers were not attentive at all. This is the reason I would not come back. Ambiance was dark, decor was modern, dive-bar feel. read more

Great food and good service. Would definitely recommend it to anyone. They want me to write more but I'm not sure what to say so read the first sentence multiple times. Just plain good read more

Black River Tavern - two glasses of beer on the bar - American Near Me - South Haven, Michigan

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