The food here used to be good when it was Midtown Grille, but the service has really seemed to go down recently. We grabbed a drink after an evening at the DSO and the waiter somewhat rushed us out of the door and we waited at least 10 minutes for our drinks, when the restaurant was rather empty. I wish this restaurant was more friendly to the late night crowd and had better service. Not recommended for grabbing a drink anywhere near closing time. read more

Perfect for a quick bite to eat and a few drinks. The wings are pretty good if they are done! The mac and cheese is alright. The drink menu is a bit different, but they will surprise you with a well mixed spirit! Service was fast and on point. read more

It should be called "the worst". the service was the worst service - my meal was screwed up and didn't even come. we were a party of 6 and every meal came out one at a time at different times. you cant just change the nsme and expect results. hire real service people and train them. diners beware. read more

Really liked our dinner. Good menu choices & as an alternative burger person the Turkey burger was a good one. A little slow on the service though. read more

My wife, son and I visited The Block for the first time last night. The decor of the place is very cool. I especially like the names of Detroit locales painted on the wall. It can get pretty loud, but we had no trouble hearing each other talking at our table. The food was very good. We had the wings as a starter, with BBQ sauce. The wings were large and meaty, and the sauce had just the right balance of sweet, smoky and spicy. I had the chicken avocado sandwich. My chicken breast was perfectly done, juicy and moist. There needed to be more avocado cream sauce, though. My wife had the Class Act burger, and it was perfect. She ordered it medium rare, and it was served precisely that way. The highlight of our table, though, was the al fredo mac and cheese. My son had the entree, which included bacon and grilled chicken. The portion was huge, and the flavor was outstanding. My wife liked it better than Slows. I had the cucumber mojito, which was delicious, but the straw was too short to reach all the way to the bottom of the glass. My wife's cucumber gimlet was great. The only thing keeping my review from 3 stars (or more) was the service. Our waitress was quick to take our order and serve the food, but after that, we had to flag her down for anything else. Sometimes twice. We ran out of water at our table, and we had to wave to her for that, we asked for a carry out box, and we had to ask her twice. Mind you, it was a good 10-15 minute wait for her to come by the second time. Worst of all, especially for the restaurant's bottom line, as we were waiting for her to bring our boxes, we overheard the waiter at the table behind us explain several specials to his table that our waitress never mentioned. She also never asked us if we wanted a refill on our drinks or dessert. When the M-1 rail line opens next year, this place could be good lunch option for workers in the central business district, but the service needs to improve a lot. read more

Two experiences here have shown me that this place is awful...awful menu, awful service...the only reason this place is in business still is it is so close to the DSO. Go to Union Street, you'll be better off. Or Selden Standard...that place is better. read more

The drinks are great, the food is good but the customer service is absolutely AWFUL! The hostess is insincere, rude, abrasive and will make you want to turn around an exit the establishment. The service was also slow for the restaurant to only be at 65% capacity. Overall the food and drinks are not good enough to make up for the bad attitudes and service. read more

I love this place. Food is well prepared, well plated and delicious. This is the kind of laid back neighborhood joint where you could come thru several times a week. The drinks are on point and the menu does a great job of accommodating gluten allergies. There are several great options including a warm gf brownie with vanilla bean ice cream. The scallops, pan roasted chicken, lamb chops are just three of many great entrees on the menu. The service is great, too. read more

Home on Woodward! Soulful dishes and service. Old Detroit in New Detroit - who could ask for more! Don't eat all the shrimp, save some for me!!! IF I'm not full on that huge amazing fried chicken sandwich! read more

Went here for lunch with 5 colleagues and not only did it take close to an hour to get our food, it took an extra 30 min to get our bills as our waitress was nowhere to be found. On top of that we weren't inform that gratuity had already been added (as there menu states tables of 8 or more). So I had left a hearty tip just to find out it was on top of a already 18% tip. Needless to say I will not be going back. read more

Best happy hour in town. And Deanna is the best waitress I've ever had! The food is tasty too. Block mac and cheese and wings! Can't beat it! (Unless they bring back my garlic parm sauce. The wings were 100 times better 2 months ago. read more

My second trip to Detroit in the past 3 months and this the 4th time I have dined here. The atmosphere is great, food and drinks are wonderful and the service is awesome. This is definitely a Detroit favorite for me and I have not been disappointed yet. I will be back. read more

Surprised this place only has 3.5 stars. I've lived in midtown for 6 months now and this is the only place I've found with good quality, GREAT tasting, and good portion food that isn't expensive at all. It has a nice chill atmosphere as well. Most other places around here that aren't expensive are pretty low quality, and the expensive places have no business charging as much as they do for the quality of theirs. This is definitely the only place that I feel has very reasonable prices for amazing tasting food. Definitely give it a try! read more

I really enjoyed it here! Came with a GF during DRW and sat at the bar. Although the service was a bit slow considering they were not packed, everything we ordered was good. The rock n rye chicken was a bit over done but had nice flavor. The jalepeno margaritas were made "skinny" for us and done nicely. A solid 3.5 stars. read more

First let me start off by saying that I have never felt a desire to post a review for anything in the past but I feel so compelled to share with you that this was one of the best restaurant experiences I have ever had! We met for dinner prior to a concert at the DSO. The restaurant was quite busy and although we had reservations we had to wait quite awhile to be seated but let me tell you that the wait was well worth it. The food was delicious and our server Van was outstanding! He was very attentive to our needs, extremely kind and he made us feel like we were an old friend or family member he had not seen in awhile. Van truly made our dining experience a wonderful and meaning event. My hat goes off to Van! Thank you! read more

Very good customer service. Even though we weren't pleased with the lamb chops, we were able to get them replaced with wings which were enjoyed and the waitress bought us a brownie. The manager was really nice and the place has a nice setting and ambiance! I love it's location as well. I had the salmon dinner which was decent as well. Just need to work on cooking to the requested amount (ex: medium not well done) which was incorrect for both orders. Overall I'd go back. read more

Very cute place. Service was great. The only complaint I have about this place is that we made a reservation and we were not told that you cannot split checks for more than 6 people. But the food was definitely something I would go back for. read more

Everything I had for dinner last night was fantastic. The Mac n cheese was a hit and the grilled salmon BLT sandwich was wonderful. My friend ordered the rock and rye chicken wings and they were so good. The only disappointment was the cookie dessert. The menu says it's served in and iron skillet and it was served on a plate. Presentation is such a huge part of a dining experience so hopefully a change this or accurately describe it on the menu. read more

We tried to get in a another local place but the wait was over 1.5 hours. So we got in the car and called up The Block to see if we could make reservations that night, they told us they could take us in 10 min....Im glad they did because the food was amazing. I ordered the pan seared salmon with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus....every bite was awesome.. My husband ordered the mac and cheese with bacon and chicken, very creamy and rich and he loved every bite... The only draw back to us returning is the waitress seemed shy and uncertain, she was not knowledgeable about the drink menu at all and spoke so low we could barely hear her.. Slow service..we asked for s certain food out first and it came with our meal.. Then she gave me the check to sign and didn't give us a pen and when we asked another waitress for one she told us we could borrow it but that she was not our waitress...lovely atmosphere great food service thumbs down!! read more

The Block - American Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Excellent Service!!! My friends and dined there 2/15. One of our orders was wrong and it was handle so much love. The manager was extremely professional and polite. He fixed the order, gave our table a discount, and gave us free drinks. The receptionist made us feel so welcomed and loved. We definitely experienced true hospitality. The food was also excellent!!! Also great ambiance! I will definitely be going back. read more

Stopped in Halloween day for light snack & cocktail. Planted a seat at the bar with Michelle who was very insightful. Her and the manager encourage me to try something different. That i did, short rib fries which was DELICIOUS!!! I will indeed be back. Thank you for the service in The Mid-town area (Thumbs up) read more

Very good food and even better service. I had the chicken and my wife had the salmon. Both very good.

Bread pudding and hand crafted cocktails. The service and the food were great, and well worth it. The entree was well made and full of flavor. This place has a nice happy hour special in the bar area Monday through Friday. The place has a nice ambience and a clean streamlined decor. Parking is a bit annoying, but they do offer discounts in a parking structure for ease. read more

The Block - American Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Happy hour deals honestly deserves a 5 star, the space is very nice inside too! The hostess was very kind, offered us parking advice (they validate parking structure tickets) and watched me down the block to make sure I got to my car okay! The service was slower then some restaurants but they were very attentive and present for us, so if I had asked she probably would have speed things up, but our group was chatty :) read more

Although the food was good (not great) the Service was TERRIBLE. I have never had such bad service at any restaurant in my life. We waited well over an hour for our food. There were only 3 of us and two of us ordered burgers. We waited over 20min for my son to get a sprite. There were several other tables seated well after us, including a table of 9 people that received their food and were leaving before we received ours. I waited almost 10 min to speak with a manager and he was not at all concerned and really couldn't be bothered with what I had to say. We also noticed that most people at the same table were being served at different time. This meant that people were waiting for the people with them to get their food before eating. The same happened to us and we waited about 10 min for my wife to get her order. There were several tables that thought they were in their own homes given the way they were acting. Screaming out loud in laughter (screaming) and uing foul language. While we are not prudes there is a time and place to behave like that. I spoke to the manager about that as well and he didn't see to mind or share my same opinion. Needless to say we will not return to this establishment. This is a shame because the food was good and the menu looks great and we were excited to return several times to try all of the wonderful things they had to offer. read more

We had a bad experience! I made reservations for 5:30 PM, when we got there the place was almost empty. It was early for dinner. When we came in the host was on his phone texting and did not acknowledge us at all, other than throwing our menus on a table and never even making eye contact. The waitress came over, and was friendly at first. Once we ordered happy hour items we were later informed that we had to move in order to get the happy hour prices. We collected our items and moved 2 tables over to get the happy hour deals. While waiting we noticed another group of folks come in on their way to the Tigers game(this was a Friday night 7/28/17). That group was seated and they waited approximately 15 minutes to be served. Sadly they never got past waters and the group of 4 left out. At this point my friend and I had been there for an hour and still had not received our appetizers nor had we heard back from our waitress. We had to search the place for her. Once found, we cancelled our food and paid for our drinks and left. 6 people including myself and friend left the establishment that afternoon between 5:30 and 6:30 PM. I'm sure none of us will EVER return. Poor customer service is DEATH to an establishment, especially on a Tiger game night. We ended up going to Mexican Village where we were promptly waited on! The food came out in less than 10 minutes. A floor manager checked up on us and the staff there was friendly. Midtown Detroit must do better! I will never return to The Block, which is sad. The food on the other tables looked so good! read more

A bit pricey and portions were kinda small but the food was very good. The spinach and artichoke dip was amazing, I would go back just for that. The servers were very friendly and the place is clean and nice. read more

Nice, casual atmosphere with great waitstaff, and apparently they validate parking (I parked in a free spot on the street). The crab artichoke dip was great, and the kale caesar salad and cornbread side were good as well. I hadn't been to the Grille Midtown, so can't speak to whether the new place is better or worse. There wasn't a whole lot on the menu that I'm dying to go back and try, but would definitely consider this place a solid dinner option in the future. read more

I wanted to like this place. Honestly. But to wait 1.5 hours for a kale salad that consisted of barely washed, uncut kale leaves with a glob of store bought Caesar dressing and microwaved soup is unacceptable. I'll give it another try in a month or so... Fingers crossed... read more

Great service..Happy hour was great. Drinks strong n great priced..the wings and calamari was sooo good

What a disappointing experience. The first night we tried to go they had run out of food at 9 PM and so were serving just appetizers. We thought OK, will have just a couple of appetizers. We were seated and after waiting over 20 minutes for water, no drink order taken, we tried to place our order for one of the three appetizers on the menu only to be told they were out of the shrimp!...so we left. Always believe in giving a second chance, so we returned the following day. Wish we could say our experience was better but ordered wings that weren't crispy, a salad missing one of it's main ingredients & so-so Mac-n-cheese. After a bit of an attitude from one of the hosts, it was good service at the bar--bartender & waitress were both great. read more

The food was just OK, I would not drive out of my way to eat here. I ordered grilled cheese sandwich and creamy tomato soup. The soup was not creamy but it was extremely salty and the cheese wasn't even melted. My husband ordered a burger, it wasn't anything Spectacular. read more

The food was served in a timely manner and it was good, however the waitress tried to give a inaccurate wine lesson that had more to do with her taste than mine. read more

Never got to try the food because the service was just so terrible. I made a reservation by phone for a birthday dinner - and they were unable to find our reservation. There were plenty of empty tables, however They were unable to seat us- and were extremely rude to us. The hostess and server were snotty and uptight- unwilling to make any accommodations. we asked if they wanted to lose our business and they said they simply did not care. what a terrible experience. We will never return. read more

Enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere! The entire wait staff was pleasant and curtious. The bartender provided the history of the place which I found to be fascinating and it added something special to my experience! Will absolutely go back! read more

Great service and food. Staff was friendly and attentive. Favorite thing about this restaurant is the portions. You will not leave hungry. I will be back! read more

Where do I start.... Came in no one greeted us for 5 min so we just took a seat anywhere. It took another 10 min for some one to recognize us sitting down which basically killed the rest of happy hour. We both ordered the steak.... One medium one medium well... One steak came back well done and the other was a rainbow from rare to medium well...the Mac and Cheese was good but it was cold...... So went on to get deserts can't fuck that up right... You only had one job.... Microwave the damn cookie and pull the ice cream on it. Shit was ice cold...... read more

Food was great, service was superb, but my drink was a little too sweet. Nothing bad enough to stop be from coming back again. Definitely recommend! read more

We came in to have dinner, once we stated how many people (6) there were the host replied well it's going to be a wait. While we waited we stated we'll separate whereas 4 people and 2 people will sit together (which still didn't work out). They are unorganized, with bad attitudes and all. I sat at the bar and not wanting to support their company with my money. I won't be back. read more

My party had a great experience! The food and service was great! I loved my lamb chops'