First time at this HopCat location, but not my first rodeo. The beer list is still stellar. Food quality remains consistent with previous visits, and it's been a number of years. The fries are still delicious and addictive. HopCat has its priorities in line! The service was a lot of overhearing an employee occupied with some boy drama and other employees consoling her. I hope you know you can do much better, dear. HopCat will continue to hold a special place in my heart and stomach. I'll be back for more fries. read more

HopCat HopCat HopCat. We keep hearing that they have the BEST food, and the most delicious "chronic" fries. Is it "crack" fries? Perhaps both?! How about none!! Nothing we had was epic or even that good. The service was meh. The food was meh. They forgot cheese on my son's plain cheeseburger and just slapped a cold piece on and didn't even melt it. No love with any of the food. No balance of flavors. The fries were not good... just pepper heavy. My daughter wouldn't eat her grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup saying she didn't like the seasoning, (though I thought it was tasty). Everything was disappointing especially my ancho chicken bowl that had less than a breast of chicken, jalapeño heavy and barely any avocado. Talk about cheap! Are we coming back to give this restaurant another chance? Yeah... no. We are hopping right outta this catty spot and would rather just eat at Sperry's movie house in the dining area as their food is much better, quicker, and cheaper. Staff is also much friendlier AND they have fun board games to play. In conclusion, Meow. read more

My son was getting married and nearby Zeeland, and I needed to find a rehearsal dinner location. We live in Ohio, so I was not familiar with the area. We started doing research and saw that HopCat in Grand Rapids had a separate seating area for larger groups. We liked the fact that they offered a taco bar option, as the bride to be needs gluten-free food. The weekend we were looking at was the start of Art prize in Grand Rapids, so we didn't want to compete with the crowds, and reached out to the Holland location. This location does not have a separate seating area for larger groups, but the manager was super accommodating and created one long table for the 35 of us. He set up a side area for the taco bar, plus the additional appetizers and desserts that we ordered. Throughout the whole process, the staff was very accommodating, and the night of the event, a Friday night, the staff handled us with ease. Everyone was very happy with the food options, and I was grateful for such a successful dinner. I would highly recommend this location, especially if you're a pre-arranging for larger groups. read more

HopCat - Taco bar serving area - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

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Everything was spectacular from start to finish. Our consummate and incredible waitress Lily was so helpful and knowledgeable of the food items and gave amazing recs. The ambiance was so fun elevated but the food was so accessible. The Brussels sprouts made fans out of people I was with who were very hesitant toward the idea of Brussel Sprouts. Cannot recommend this spot enough! read more

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You ever been to Holland? No. Not the country. Cause same. Anybody here Dutch? No. Not the country. Also same. So peep this. No. Not the marshmallow snacks everybody hates. Here goes. We got there fairly early, so there was ample space and it was quiet. Didn't even have to wait for a seat. Had the pick of the litter. Red Carpet Treatment™ Service was great! Very accommodating, funny, and put up with my BS. I know I'm not a fan of chain restaurant reviews. And sometimes I honestly forget if I've done any. I'm basing this solely on memory. And I have the memory of a soggy package. NOT a sealy posturepedic mattress. And I suppose if I want to get legally specific, this place might be a chain, but I have zero in my hometown. Anywho. Came out here to this place after meeting my brand new baby niece, Selah Hope. We started out smashing down some apps, as you're legally supposed to do. Our apps were their boneless wings and cheese curds. Boneless wings were your typical wing shape. Cheese curds were your non-typical square shape. Boneless flavor? Nashville hot. Curd flavor? Cheese. Curds came with Bloody Mary aoli. Would absolutely induce this in a non-legal way. Forgot to take a picture of the apps. They were unstoppable. Would absolutely order three more of these. Each. I ordered my villain origin story meal, Nashville hot chicken sandwhich and "cosmic" fries. We have to call them cosmic fries and NOT crack fries because they changed the name in 2019 due to crack fries being an insensitive reference to drug addiction. It's true. Google it. AOL it. Yahoo it. Either way, I would become addicted to these cosmic fries. And the chicken sandwhich? Thiccc, juiced up, perfect breading to chicken ratio. Great Nashville hot flavor. It was one of those chicken sandwich's where there's a lovely Rim of Chicken™ that extends past the bun. She's also a messy bessy of a sandwich, so keep your napkin handy. Sometimes it's not about the amazing cheese curds and chicken sandwiches we eat. Sometimes it's about the friendships we make along the way. Cheese curd squareness: 10/10 All chicken food flavors: 11/10 Fry re-eatability: 10/10 read more

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Stopped into HopCat for quick dinner with my family and we had a great experience. Food was amazing and hot, and our server Charlie was great! read more

We had a brunch reservation for 10 people. They did a nice job accommodating large groups as there was another larger group there at the same time. Service was a little slow but it may have been because of this. I had the biscuits and gravy. I really enjoyed it! I asked for a side of cheese sauce to dip my potatoes in and that made them even better as I typically don't like diced potatoes with breakfast. The biscuit, gravy, and egg were delicious and good portion size. I would recommend this dish! Almost all of their meals come with the diced potatoes, it would be nice if they let people sub those out with fruit instead. The meal was good but it ended up being too heavy on my stomach. Almost all the menu options were very heavy. My husband got the Michigander burrito, it had potatoes in it and as the side. Again, it was potato overkill. They are also heavily seasoned. Both burrito orders appeared to be missing bacon in them too. Otherwise, he enjoyed his burrito. read more

HopCat - Michigander Burrito - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

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Love this place. The beer is excellent. Service exceptional. Seriously. Love it that they do up nice half plates when you're sharing. Of course you can't eat here without having a beer and the cozmic fries! Rueben sandwich is superb. Cheers! read more

HopCat - Delicious - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

Remember when HopCat first opened and everyone lost their collective minds over "so many beers!"? That was 2014. These days, every brewery in West Michigan has a beer list longer than a CVS receipt, but HopCat still quietly flexes like the veteran it is. The food has gone through the glow-up of the century. The Hangover Burger is a messy, glorious tower of redemption. If cholesterol had a marketing team, this would be their campaign. It is juicy, balanced, and somehow makes you feel like you made a healthy choice (you did not). And those Cosmik Fries remain the golden-fried MVPs of the menu. They are crisp on the outside, fluffy inside, perfectly seasoned, and somehow never soggy even under the weight of your poor life decisions. The beer selection is still elite. Having 50 taps is no longer a novelty, but HopCat curates theirs with the confidence of a flannel-wearing sommelier. You will find a mix of Michigan staples, limited releases, and "I will just sample it" experiments that turn into full pours. HopCat may not be the shiny new toy anymore, but it has aged like a fine IPA. Bitter in the best way, dependable, and just hoppy enough to keep you coming back. read more

I miss the Hopcat in Broad Ripple so, so much. So whenever I'm in Michigan, I try to stop at a location. This one was fine. It took them a good 10 minutes or more after seating is to get us waters, etc. Service was very sparse. But the food was as good as ever and the location was clean and convenient. read more

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Came in for lunch during the week. Our service was great, food was hot and timely. No lunch specials but pricing for the regular menu was decent. It wasn't too busy in the restaurant, they had sports on the tvs. read more

HopCat - Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

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Came here for a quick lunch on a sunny and warm Thursday afternoon. It was pretty quiet inside but it was that lull after lunch and before dinner time. I sat up at the bar and ordered a Bell's Oberon. If there's anything you need to know about me is I don't like beer. But I liked Bell's! The bartender working was friendly and made a couple recommendations on the menu. I went with the Madtown grilled cheese. It was excellent and had three types of cheese (dill havarti, muenster, smoked gouda) on sourdough bread. With thinly sliced apples, garlic aïoli and honey this was a different take on the traditional grilled cheese sandwich. Try this sandwich! The flavors work and are amazing. I was equally impressed with the roasted red pepper gouda bisque. It also came with fries which were hot and crispy. Great place, great food, and very reasonably priced for a downtown touristy area! read more

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Hopcat recently updated their menu & they have a lot of fun, new dishes! You can usually be seated pretty quickly, and their cosmic fries are a must. read more

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Cowboy burger: pretty good. Juicy meat cooked correctly. Fried are especially good, just a bit to. Salty Hazelnut Honey whip coffee: didn't realize it has vodka. A bit too much for me. Hazelnut flavor's good though Michigander Burrito: not really burrito, egg is a bit too sweet. Hash is overcooked. Staff's really nice read more

HopCat - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

We were given the option to sit outside and were so happy we did! We all got Shirley temples along with our meals. The waitress was sweet and the food was good! Nothing too great stood out to me but nothing to complain about! read more

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Great food and great service! Love their Happy Hour specials!! Abby has been my server multiple times and she is great!

We stopped by here on Saturday for a snack. We came here after going to the farmers market since it's just a short walk away. The inside is very nicely decorated and they have outdoor tables in the front and on the side of the restaurant. The service was great and our food came out quickly. Other than an issue with their credit card reader (I assume their issue because 2 credit cards of ours didn't work even they worked recently at other places) so we had to pay cash for our meal, it was a nice place to eat. We just ordered fried chicken wings and fries which were delicious. read more

HopCat - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

HopCat was the perfect choice for a double date dinner after the movies! Dinner was great! Everyone got what they wanted and loved it. Brenda and I got the BBQ Cobb Salad and it was fantastic, Todd got the Chili, and my husband had the Bourbon Street Blackened Shrimp. Melissa served us and she was funny, informed, fabulous and on it. During the evening, the manager, Nevin, came by, and not only greeted us, but we had the coolest conversation, because he was the coolest guy. Finished the evening off with the dessert, and I will surely be back for the crème brûlée cheesecake. Gold Star! read more

We just stopped by the HopCat in Holland, and we really enjoyed ourselves! Can't really go wrong with any of the burgers, but my go to in the Cowboy Burger! Love the fries, of course, and our waitress this time was AWESOME. She was attentive and on point! Our food was delivered in a timely manner, and everything was hot! Well done Abby! We will definitely swing back by when we visit Holland again! read more

Melissa is awesome!!! She was so kind and welcoming. She made me feel SOOOOO happy for choosing HopCat for my meal this evening. Thank you Melissa! read more

Not impressed. 2 stars--one because our server Sophie was awesome and the other because they always have good fries. That being said, we reserved a table 3 hours before we arrived and when we got there we were told that they had no tables under my name and they don't take reservations. We politely agreed to wait the 45 minutes, but then when we came back we were told that they didn't have my name in the system. I showed them my phone and gave them my number and then I was told that I gave them the wrong name....I think I know my own name. The food was fine. My burger came out cold and my wife's Caesar salad came out with no Caesar dressing, croutons and cold chicken on top. The manager kindly brought out new, hot chicken and comped the bill, but come on--you basically served luke warm lettuce with cold chicken and called it a salad. Can't say I'll be back, unless we want some great fries. read more

For me, Hopcat is about beer selection and this location has a pretty weak selection. Given the surplus of great breweries in Michigan I expected a better selection. read more

HopCat - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

Great delicious food. I got a tasty truffle Mac n cheese that was everything I could ask for. The side Caesar salad was great as well! I will say, my friends got burgers and the helping of fries on the side was a little modest for America, especially the Midwest. Let's be real now. Butttt overall great service super nice waitresses. Nice ambiance inside. We sat in comfy cozy circle booth. What more could I ask for? Circle comfy booth. Touching knees with the homies. Happy to be here, out in Holland Michigan at the Hop Cats Bar and grill. Thank you!! read more

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Ordered through door dash, so take that under consideration. Ordered two salads, lettuce was tired and slimy and the chicken on both was grizzly and chewey. Be mindful of this location, it's hit or miss. read more

Had dinner with my wife to celebrate my birthday month. Nice discount, THANK YOU for that perk. We enjoyed the food, my wife's salad big and tasty. I had the pickleback chicken with fires, we got the lobster dip shareable. Both fries and wontons were so salty and peppery that we asked for tortilla chips. The seasoning on the fries were so heavy that the potato taste was lost. Won't be getting the fries or wontons if we eat there again. read more

Due to a later arrival into Holland, MI from the west coast on 5/16/25 we wanted to have dinner. Our hotel staff recommended HopCat and it worked out very well! We learned some other restaurants had closed their kitchen for the evening. The food was good and the ambiance was very good! Plenty of tv's to watch and not too loud. Some other establishments were definitely a bit "louder", which is fine for some. Our bonus was having Morgan for our server! Very personable and yet professional! We enjoyed her service on 5/16 and HopCat's ambiance so much we can back the next day! Unfortunately, we did not have Morgan for our server but she was nice enough to stop and chat with us yet take care of her customers. Definitely recommend HopCat and Morgan in Holland, MI. !! read more

We've been here four times now and the food has been amazing every single time. The staff is always super welcoming, but our last visit was extra great thanks to our server, Abby--she was awesome! My go-to meal is the Mad Town Grilled Cheese, and it never disappoints. The environment is always fun and comfortable. Overall, a great spot that I'll definitely keep coming back to! read more

Our server was amazing! The whole vibe of HopCat was definitely something much better than chain restaurants. All the food my family had was fabulous. They have some great beers too. I will definitely be going here again. A+ in my opinion. read more

The server was nice but the food was below average. The burger was dry and very well done, it was missing items listed on the menu, it was room temperature and on a stale bun. They were not busy at the time so there was zero excuse for sending out a bad burger. I sent it back and the same burger came back. I would grab fast food before recommending this location. I've been to a few other locations and have had great food. Avoid the Holland location. The upside is the art and decor is well done. Swing by for a beer and to view the art but eat someplace else. read more

My boyfriend was served raw chicken and ate one bite of it at this location resulting food born illness. They were made aware the next day that he was ill and did not follow up as reassured they would. I had to call them a week later then again another 2 weeks later. I then demanded a full refund for the entire bill that evening which they offered. However they applied it to someone else's VISA with the wrong numbers when we had a MASTER CARD! They entirely fouled up this situation beyond belief!!!! The worst experience ever! Server was nothing short of disastrous as well. Holland needs a clean of house at there location starting from management! read more

My fiancé lived in Detroit and would always talk about how amazing their crack fries are. We had to stop by to try them since we were in the Michigan area. We came in on a weekday around dinner and were seated right away. Service was great. - OG cosmik fries (4/5): I love thin crispy fries, and these were really tasty and seasoned well. The cheese sauce it came with was great as well - Wings (4/5): it came with about 8 wings, we got the fire sauce which is buffalo. They were very saucy which I love Overall the service and food were really good. Not the best fries ever but really good! read more

HopCat - OG Cosmik Fries, The Wings - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

I appreciate that they have decided to offer food options for people who have food sensitivities. You can also highly alter your dining choices like swapping a hamburger patty for a grilled chicken breast or swapping this sauce for that sauce which is great for someone who has a lot of issues with gluten and dairy. Their grilled chicken burger is great and their vegan burger is yummy, but the fries may be the best part. I also really enjoy their salads -- they typically don't skimp on toppings and they are very flavorful. We prefer takeout here because the service tends to be a bit slow and PRO TIP check your takeout before you leave because they have gotten my order wrong more than once. They are happy to fix it, but there is nothing worse than getting home with the wrong order. read more

We came as a party of 13 for a bachelorette dinner. Reservations were not an option at any of the 8th St restaurants we researched but the staff I talked to to over the phone here assured me that they aren't usually super busy. We had a 20 minute wait but were able to be seated all together. A mix of Buffalo rolls and burgers were ordered. Waitress was great and offered suggestions. Food was a bit over cooked but tasty, none the less. Cool looking place with great beer selection. read more

HopCat - Booths - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

We waited an hour to be seated since we were excited about this restaurant because of the good reviews, but it was a huge let down and not worth the time. We were outside and wanted to move to a less sunny table, but were told that we couldn't (even though our food hadn't arrived) by two servers and not offered any alternatives- as a result everyone in our party ranging in ethnicity from East Asian to Black was sunburned. I've never had a dining experience before where the server was so unhelpful in addressing a problem. Our party was a group of young non white women, and we certainly felt like that had to do with why we were not taken seriously. The food itself arrived pretty quickly but the birria tacos that I had were tasteless. read more

HopCat - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

Hadn't been to HopCat in a few years so decided to meet a friend for lunch. Like usual they had a great selection of beers to offer. However, the burger I ordered was disappointing. The beef patties were overcooked and tasteless. I don't think I'll be going there again. Too many better choices nearby. read more

Food was ok but it took a long time to come. Service was good. Kids meals were good, they liked them.

I really appreciate that this place has a dog friendly patio. The service was good. The food was so so. My husband really liked their beer selection. read more

HopCat - Dog friendly - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

The burger was ok but the bun was stale. The fries were cold and seemed like leftover little bits from other batches. The service was poor and slow. I was not provided utensils or napkins and the bartender never came back so that I could request one. It took about 25 minutes for my burger & fries to come out and the place was about 20% full. It might be a cool bar but I certainly wouldn't come here to eat again. It's just not very good: the quality is low, the execution is poor, and the service is terrible. I remember liking the one in AA years ago. Perhaps they have expanded too rapidly and have lost a grip on the quality control. It's too bad. The brand is ruined for me now. read more

I generally do not write reviews but I ate at HopCat with a small party this afternoon and it was one of THE worst and uncomfortable dining experiences I have had to date. I enjoyed my meal (turkey wrap, subbed for sourdough) but the others in my party did not. I think the food is fine, very standard American/bar-type food. We requested to be seated outdoors. We were seated outdoors in the blazing, hot sun after waiting over an hour for a table. The wait was expected, the sun and lack of accomodations was not. There were no umbrellas like patios generally have. We were told we could not move and were not offered any alternatives as we literally burned in the sun. There were many tables available but not in the right "section" for our server we were assigned... I will chalk it up to poor management. It was a very upsetting experience and I would not recommend eating here. read more

HopCat - Turkey wrap (tortilla subbed for sourdough) - Beer Bar Near Me - Holland, Michigan

I've always loved HopCat! I'm not sure anyone will beat their fries. My husband got the fish and chips which was tasty, I got fire wings which never disappoint, and we tried the new Buffalo Mac which we loved! My husband also tried their new build your own old fashioned and loved it! I got a sauv blanc- which I'm so glad they added after only having box wine! Overall I would say the whole menu improved and I can't wait to go back and try the Buffalo chicken dip! Service and music is usually good here too! read more

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