Fantastic food and vibe at the Paint Creek Yacht Club. Always a good crowd and great service. The kids love chowing down on grilled cheese and Mac and cheese while looking at the creek from the patio. They also have a wide selection of beers which we really enjoy. Shout out to Sophia B. who gave us outstanding service today. She did a great job of anticipating our needs and being incredibly attentive. It really goes a long way when you are dining with two young and hungry kids. read more

Happy hour is where it's at!! Love the nachos, dynamite shrimp, and pretzels. The happy hour burger deal is where it's at though, $10 for a burger and a beer! read more

Last night we wanted to sit outside and so we chose Paint Creek Tavern. 45% chance of rain but skies looked decent, there are some umbrellas and lots of people outside. Beautiful spot next to creek with clear panels for viewing creek from deck! GORGEOUS. We went during happy hour and enjoyed great prices on beer and a cheeseburger slider with chips and the taki mac and cheese. It starts to sprinkle. No worries we move to table next to us with umbrella! Beers cold and delicious. Food came out fast. My husband ordered fish tacos and got fries. The food was decent and happy hour prices great. The service was excellent! They all were so friendly. Well staffed. Hustled even when it started to DOWNPOUR. Checked on us several times. Allowed us to pay inside and our waitress offered several things from Napkins to waiting out storm (which was fast) at the bar. We felt so bad she was wet! We had a great night and would easily go back! Especially for Views, Excellent service and delicious cold beer! Even in the rain! read more

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Great service. Burger and fries good. But their beer selection is unique and appealing. But took a different direction and went with their Cherry Maple Old Fashioned. Using an Iron Fish Farms blended rye and wasn't my jam. But this is on me because I don't like rye whiskey, and took the chance anyway. read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - Cherry Maple Old Fashioned - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

Pretty good deck,service & food! Shared perch sandwich & a Reuben. Both were good. Came with some homemade darkened chips. A pre birthday celebration, with some longtime friends. I had server pick out draft beer of her choice for myself- was good read more

The first thing you notice are dollar bills taped to the ceiling, and what appears to be a small bar area with a few tables. The next thing you notice as you round the corner and see that there's much more of the restaurant, is the smell of pine. Every surface - walls, floor, and ceiling - is made of pristine planks of pine. I feel like I've been camping, and I found an amazing spot among the pines. I ordered a cup of clam chowder. $8 seems like a bit much for a small cup at first, until you take your first taste. There's so much savory clam coming through with every spoonful. I took my time finishing the cup. My wife ordered the salmon salad, which also seemed to have a smallish portion, but which made up for it with quality. That seems to be the theme here. I'm glad I had heard about this one before, otherwise I would never have thought to order the knuckle sandwich. It's nothing at all like what the name suggests (I.e. large amounts of ham and steak); it's actually lobster. No: actual lobster. Not that imposter they serve at some places. It's like a lobster roll on a buttery grilled cheese sandwich. I wanted the experience to last with this amazing sandwich. I can't wait until I get to enjoy another amazing meal with the smell of pine in the air. read more

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What a delightful meal on a lovely and beautiful setting, on the porch-deck next to the river that runs through Rochester Park. Our servers were all friendly and attentive. The main server was helpful and gave good feedback on our choices. We were very pleased with our entrees which we shared. Flavorful and filling. The presentation was casual yet pleasing. I was happy to be able to split the tacos between shrimp and fish. So I didn't need to choose. The side slaw was wonderful. My husband enjoyed his pulled chicken which had lots of flavor but not too spicy. The tab was just under $40 with no alcohol; reasonable for this time. It's perfect with good weather when the patio is open. The ambience indoors looked fine though it seemed like it could be noisy. We look forward to our next visit read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - 2-two dinner; allowed to split between shrimp and grouper - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

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We have visited about 5 times recently. It's always busy. Occasionally the wait is so long we have to pass. imo the management, chef, food quality and service have improved noticeably overtime. The greeting staff is always polite, effective. The wait staff too. We love sitting outside especially on a nice day or evening. If you sit facing the Paint Creek it's a charming view. Apparently other patrons choose to sit inside, but the clamoring decibels of all the chatter and movement is not our comfort zone. Their maple salmon over spinach and sweet potatoes in a sauce with wild mushrooms is fantastic!. read more

Food was so good! I Ordered the sliders (comes with home chips) and a side Grouper Blackened taco and it was simple and delicious. Service Awesome and fast very delightful server. And the atmosphere overlooking the creek in downtown Rochester packed lunch beautiful wood bar Tavern restaurant interior clean and easy to find parking on site. Highly recommend this for a great lunch and dinner or hang out. Ohhhh and dont forget about the large selection of Beer!!! Beer and beer! read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

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I love the ambiance and vibe here. The service is friendly as well. The steak and mushroom skillet didn't have much steak in it but it was pretty good. The wings were served hot out of the fryer and very good. I thought the knuckle sandwich had a decent amount of lobster in it for $22. Good selection of beers as well read more

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Met some friends up for dinner and sat on the back deck over looking the creek. It was such a nice view! We had great service and loved the seafood poutine. We also liked the oysters and poke tacos. read more

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Love this place! My reviews in the past have been great five star, sorry to say, last couple visits, slowly going downhill. My wife ordered a Maurice Salad, lettuce was warm. One Green Olive and One sweet pickle on it, NO SLICED EGG One Cherry Tomato and a plate full of warm lettuce. Absolutely disgusting and when she told our server Jaci H., the server went to the bar and got a small sauce bowl with four green olives in it, set it on the table and left. Ambiance was great as usual we love the place. My chicken strips came out without my fries and were, sorry I eat things together, so it was disappointing to be told your fries are on their way and by the time they arrived my chicken strips were getting cold, and the fries were to hot to eat. Place was more than half empty so I couldn't blame it on "We got slammed" visit on April 13th was great but two of our guests had to send their food back, I believe it was the mac and cheese. Sorry but when I pay close to $14.00 for a glass of well wine, I expect the food to be "top shelf" and the service to be 2nd to none simply because of the KRUSE name. read more

Janice, one of our favorite bartenders and servers, helped us tonight. The bar staff here is so friendly. Still my fav local Rochester bar. Parking lot. Beautiful patio on the creek. OG front section. Good selection of local beers and liquor. I hope they carry Detroit City Lady of House gin again. Was my fav and the only suburban bar that carries it. Vegomatic tacos are a great vegan choice. Plenty of meat and seafood options too. read more

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Great vibes for all! Just a good chill spot for us. Family outing, couples, and Happy Hour. Strongly recommend. Nice offering and mix. Service is what you would expect. What can I say.. a POSITIVE EXPERIENCE read more

Good food, good service. Good environment. You get the old "dive" bar up front and a bigger brighter dining area decorated with a hanging wood canoe and other boat house style decor in the back. Nicer weather allows for outside deck seating along the Paint Creek. Great venison chili. Quality oysters. Warmest room in the place is the bathroom. read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

We haven't been getting here as often as other downtown locations but when we have gone I am surprised by their quality of food and recently had their chili and a burger. Both were very good. Worth the visit. read more

Place has a good vibe. Also has a small bit of outdoor dining. Nice craft beer selection and full bar. I had the Fried Perch sandwich which I'm sure would've been tasty but the perch was overly fried and was more like perch jerky. Tator tots were seasoned and great. Service from the bar was adequate. read more

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Hello I'm a first timer and now I will be coming back many more times. I love the cut mugs & my cheese burger was amazingly delicious Kiss the cook read more

Sat outside on the deck by the river , great spot for a meal. Had the chicken sandwich and tots, very crispy thin chicken , just the way I like it. Had the peach sangria, great drink. Our server was friendly and attentive read more

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We stopped in on a whim, having heard about this place for years and just leaving the park that it sits next to. It has a "bar" feel to it with lots of noisy chatting tables of patrons. Our server was Zoey and I really liked how personable she was. She was helpful in making menu selections and managed our expectations when hubby ordered the special Bloody Mary with food stacked on it (pictured). Drinks were excellent - Bloody Mary was not super spicy and the food on top was really good! I had the Michigan Cherry Lemonade and if you liked Shirley Temples when you were younger, you'll love this. You cannot tell it has liquor so beware! Hubby had the Irish Nachos - they are made with homemade potato chips with all the toppings. We could not finish it. I had the Cheeseburger sliders with Tater tots. Food was good - the choices we made were a little on the "bar food" side but that's okay. Nothing disappointed. If you like a casual place that's a little on the noisy side when it's full, this is your vibe. read more

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We chose the patio seating in the back for this dinner meal. It's located over the Paint Creek, and beautiful! Note that the seating outside consists of picnic tables for those who might have trouble getting in and out of that. Our bubbly and attentive server (Grace S) helped us with our selections. I was DD so did not imbibe. One in our party wanted a "short" Margarita Reposato. She was warned that full price would be charged, and it was. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meals. My James Beard Clam Chowder was delicious: thick, hot, creamy and loaded with clams. I tried the home fries, and they were good too. All in all, it was a good meal. Recommended. read more

I cannot say enough good words about this establishment. The bartenders are incredible and my favorite manager and server is Alexus is the best. I got the wrong side and she immediately took it back and brought me the correct side without any qualms. She also watched and taught my baby (that the bartender Janice delivered) sign language while I was using the rest room! She also taught him arithmetic!! He's so prepared for preschool now!!! Love everyone at this bar, it's my favorite place to be and raise my baby! read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

The outdoor seating along the creek was very nice. The table was dirty and so were the plates. The waitress didn't come to our table right away and only another table was outside at the time. We have never been there as we told her so we ordered the lunch special to start for us to share. Her expression on her face was rude. After the lunch special which was a hamburger,fries and miller beer, we ordered clam chowder and a couple different beers. The fries and clam chowder were delicious. The hamburger was good too. We were not asked how we wanted the burger cooked but it came out well, just the way we like it. read more

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Will not eat here again. Environment is awesome and would be super cool in the summer especially the patio. The food was not the best. My boyfriend got a sandwich and the meat was spoiled. I got a burger and it was fine. Service was good and everyone was attentive. Place could be a little more clean as well, but overall since the meat was spoiled we will not be coming back. read more

I stopped in after work for the tavern's happy hour. My party was able to get outdoor seating right next to the Paint Creek. The view was great but the Cheeseburger sliders and Pretzel Bites knocked it out of the park. read more

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Foods were bit salty for me. Service was good. She made sure that our foods came at the right timing. They have both indoor and outdoor seating on patio, which is excellent. They have parking lots as well. read more

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Salad for $16 was a joke! Was size of side salad with one baby pickle and very little toppings. This place gets worse and worse! Done!!

Always good. The patio is the best in downtown. The service is always good and fast. And the food is always consistently good. Happy hour Monday-Friday 4-6 is the best time to go. 2 beers, 4 apps for $31. We got a ribeye and cheeseburger slider, dynamite shrimp and pretzel bites. read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

The staff were great. Stick to the fried/ bar food. Oysters were bad and when I pointed this out they did nothing on the bill. Steak skillet was ok. Very loud, acoustics are horrible read more

We have been customers for years, and have always looked forward to coming to the tavern,. Yesterday, I was shocked at the quantity, quality and price of the food. The Mac & Cheese was a medium size bowl of cheese and pasta. $17.00 come on! The $16.00 Maurice Salad has one gherkin and a few pieces of ham, turkey and cheese. The fish tacos ($15.00) had one small piece of fish on each taco. The best item was the chicken fingers and fries. I know prices have increased, but at least keep up the quality. That being said, we still think the wait staff is fantastic. They are always friendly and very efficient. We might return in the future, but three strikes and you're out! read more

We ended up at the bad at paint creek tavern, since we parked close by. We sat at a table by the bar, there is a wait for the dining area. Summer is waiting on us, she's nice and friendly and attentive too. We ordered the knuckle sandwich with coleslaw, a Turkey Rueben sandwich, upgraded to tator tots (extra $3) and two 306 side salads, sans bacon on one of them. The 306 side salad is already dressed and seems a bit wilted, the mixed greens. The dressing is creamy and decent. The tator tots are seasoned, a bit salty to me, but still good. The knuckle sandwich is yummy, messy, added more slaw to it and it's got a nice crunch from the slaw too. The slaw is okay. The knuckle is filled with langostinos - yum. The Turkey Reuben isn't so special, the knuckle sandwich was way better. My half of the Turkey Rueben was without a blonde hair, thankfully. My husband was rather unlucky and found a hair embedded in the Turkey Reuben sandwich one bite into his half. Our waitress brought another full sandwich to replace the bad half. Oh goody, more blah Turkey Rueben. The total bill was $50.90. I was too full to eat much more of the replacement Turkey Rueben. I ended up gutting my half, as I wasn't excited to be eating more of the turkey Rueben. read more

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Always a stop when visiting family nearby. Typical Pub ambiance with descent service. Food could be of better quality, and use some more flavor, but drinks are cold and outdoor ambiance is great with a view of the Paint Creek river. Nicely located at end of downtown with lots of foot and bicycle traffic. Recommended stop if in neighborhood. read more

Limited menu but the location, on the edge of Paint Creek in Rochester, is fabulous. Good service, expect a wait Thursday- Saturday as it's a popular place. The food is always fresh & tasty. Front of the house is dive-bar-ish but the back is open and welcoming, especially during nice weather for outdoor deck seating. read more

Way too expensive. Portions are small. Location is the best thing about this place. I enjoy sitting by the Paint Creek, I just wish the food was better. Burger wasn't hot. My partner got a turkey sandwich that was $14.00. Just going to eat at home forever. read more

Had Walleye and Perch. Delicious amd the fries are WONDERFUL! It's quaint inside-will go back.

Hubs and I went there the other day for lunch. Server was kit welcoming at all. No hello, no how's it going,, Nothing. Nobody there acknowledged us as patrons other than to taker our orders and bring our food. Burgers are average. Beer is cold. That's the only positive I have. Atmosphere feels rushed and crowded. Wont return. read more

Typical bar food. I was hoping for something a bit more ... "special" from a Kruse & Muer outpost in Rochester. Red Coat, Camp Ticonderoga and the other premium burger stores have nothing to fear from PCYC. Many taps. Beer was cool-ish, not exactly cold (not Twin Peaks cold). Music was a tad loud, but they reduced the volume for our group, without fussing. Lawnmower lunch special is a good value; $10 for a quarter pound cheeseburger, fries and 16 oz. beer ... but I would happily have paid more for a more premium burger. Server was excellent; attentive without being obsequious. Nice big deck, but a bit chilly, moist and breezy today for our group. The only substantive downside is the parking situation. Cramped, very cramped for SUV drivers. Delivery trucks can delay arriving and departing ... Will I return? Probably not ... for the food, it is just too far away from Livonia. If for a small group event; yeah, sure. Bigger group (6+) ... Camp Ticonderoga or Alex's read more

Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

This place has pretty great atmosphere and a awesome outside dining but the food just does not cut it. The seafood poutine was not that great, but not terrible. I get that an average at best. My wife and I each got a twin blackened fillets, and we were both disappointed. The food came out ice cold, and we took it back. Even after setting it back it was barely room temperature and the fillets had absolutely no flavor whatsoever. My 7 year old son even said they were terrible. Unfortunately for us I do not see us coming back as a Kruise restaurants have all gone way downhill these last several years. read more

That's a great place to grab a bite locally. Fish and chips are good! Service was nice and friendly and pretty quick. The place was not too busy on a weekend around noon. The view on the creek and the river is beautiful and very calming. The atmosphere is authentic and nice. read more

This is a great place to grab a beer, but the food is consistently not good, even for bar food standards.