Good breakfast--Sunday only . Friendly staff and attentive. Added bonus they also have keno…read morealthough they don't give us winning numbers . Friendly atmosphere also.

Great food and great service! We had pizza and a French fry appetizer (with all kinds of goodness…read moreon top). Our waitress was so much fun. We spoke for a bit with the manager. He was out and about checking on tables and socializing with customers. Great place!

View is nice, menu is better than average except for increases such as paying full price for ice…read moretea etc, refills. They are usually busy so not sure why they need to charge more to the non alcoholic drinker when they make a good amount with their alcohol sales.

I want to love this place but it's so poorly managed it's not worth going to. It's right on the…read morelake where I live, summer or winter we are on the lake and we can pull right up from the water side which is so cool. If you show up at 8pm on a Friday you will not be served food. It doesn't say anywhere that the kitchen closes at a certain time but the servers (about 4 at a time for a small space) will ignore you until you leave. On a not busy night, we waited 20 minutes to be greeted and given water before leaving, we refuse to go back. Most disappointing restaurant experience I have ever had. We are members but we won't be renewing unless there's actual changes made. If you're a members only club with a bar, serve food after 8pm.

Neat little find by the lake. We were first here a couple years ago with our realtor. It was a work…read morein progress then using a food truck and ironing out a consistent drink. Fast forward to today. A fabulous cocktail selection, beer, wine and incredible views of the lake. A very respectable dive bar. Look for different events like the spook night we experienced or decades night and of course, quizzo on Wednesdays. It's also a great venue for a night of karaoke. Hats off to Megan for making the place great! 11/25

Victoria is the best bartender!!!! Cute little spot on the lake with a great view and an even…read morebetter cocktail!

The book case. It's the key to it all…read more And by it all I mean I wonderful little secret speakeasy, tucked away and filled with great drinks, priced pretty much on point with most bars nowadays. They have a decent bourbon list, but I wouldn't mind a few more choices, although once again the pricing was very good. It is bright and clean on the bar side, and it has a lounge area that a touch more intimate. Very well done. Will be visiting again.

Barely a speakeasy. Drink was not professional at all. Glad to get a good amount of alcohol but not…read moreall like that.

Flint has a lot of bars- and this is one of them…read more For certain, it was a heck of a lot better back in the day when it was the Backroom. I went here all of the time as a college student when it was known as the Backroom and later I dropped in once in awhile when it was called Kelly's, until it was sold and became the Loft. Yep, it's a dive bar, always has been and always will be, but the really good old days of the dive bar experience here are sadly gone. As dive bars go, I've seen better and I've seen worse. In fact, if look up the phrase "dive bar," you will probably come across a picture of the Loft. You can't order food here, the "dance floor" is tiny, the music is sometimes good, sometimes not. Don't let me get started on the parking situation- it's terrible and you might as well make a mad dash to wherever you managed to park your car when you leave! It's actually laughable. Some of the cocktails are a bit overpriced for what you are getting (sometimes weak or improperly made), but service largely depends on if you are regular or friend of a friend. Random strangers probably tend to get the short end of the stick. I admit, I've gotten free drinks here before, but that's because the staff knows me. Rodney, the owner, is a great guy, but sometimes the bar runs out of essentials, like premium spirits and mixers. I wish the bar staff would just get it together and make certain that the bar is properly stocked to avoid having to order something alternative because they're out of the appropriate ingredients. Beer selection is just average, but they do carry Stella Artois, one of my favorites, so the Loft has that going for itself. While I don't particularly care for most of their cocktails (either too sweet or extremely tart- so much for a happy medium), the bartenders do make a good mojito and a decent old fashioned, though. My preferred cocktail is a whisky sour, which is pretty easy to make and the last few I ordered kinda sucked. They just didn't taste right, too tart. More often than not, I haven't cared for the vibe, the atmosphere, etc. There are just way too many barfly types hanging around drinking draft beer all night. Plus, I often run into an ex or two here and that's just bad mojo all around...

I came here with a group of friends, and for a night we owned it. It has a neighborhood feel on a…read moreslow night, laid back, kinda like everyone knows you and you're the cool kid on the block rather than the drama queen. That's how I like it. We just bought round after round after round. They made our car bombs out of Bushmill's whiskey which was a huge plus! I love dive bars and I wouldn't call this one a dive exactly, but the atmosphere is definitely NOT one where you want to drink expensive specialty martinis and eat tapas while toting your designer bag around. It's more like the place that gets really cozy when you go there regularly. Torn jeans, comfy white T-shirt, your busted Cons. I definitely would go do some major chugging with my Flint town crew if I was back around there.

Simply the best great service bar food is great. Lots of fun. Classic Irish pub with a nice menuread more

Came here based on a recommendation from a friend to try their burgers. These are large two handed…read moreburgers that are very well-made, juicy and very very tasty. The accompanying fries were equally tasty and very well made with a very nice crunchy texture. At $10 for a1/2 lb burger and fries, especially ones made this well, This is a great deal by any standard! I also got two cocktails, an old-fashioned and a margarita. The old-fashioned was just OK in my opinion and needed a tad more sweetness based on how I like my drink. The margarita on the other hand was very good with the base being Hornito's Blanco. Nice! Price was quite fair at $10 a cocktail, but not as great of a deal as the hamburger and fries were. Relative to the business itself and the staff, the business is a no-frills blue-collar type bar/restaurant where it would appear to have a loyal clientle. It appears to be a mix between an Irish bar and a sports bar as there are a lot of TVs scattered about to watch the big game. Staff was quite friendly where the waitresses knew a lot of the customers by name. Again very nice! If you are looking for a good burger bar with inexpensive prices, then look no further than this joint. This may have been my first trip here, but it definitely will not be my last!

Great fast service best sirloin and nachos I've ever tasted nice lake ambience 100 percent recommendread more

This is the perfect spot to dine outside on a summer or early fall evening. The staff is attentive,…read morethe beer cold, and the burgers terrific. The Brussels sprout appetizer was great, too, and the live music on a Saturday night made it a fun, fun evening. We will be back!

Great place !!! Mo sent us and he didn't steer us wrong…read more Shirley has a great bar with great food

Accommodating, open when the storms come and the power is out. Offer nightly events (live bands,…read morepool, and has AMI music/not TouchTunes) for all your music, festivity needs. Service with character. They'll remember your name, and you'll remember theirs and for whatever reason you can think of. Drive safe! If you're feeling groggy, Uber is on them. Maybe you are overly cautious, day out on the boat, just want to be safe or got left behind with your group who had it all planned to leave your ass, CLI has your back on getting home safe! Food: don't be annoying and make your own meal, even though they seem to accommodate and make it just as good as your expectations, you'll get an attitude for deciding to not cook at home and come to make the kitchen your bitXh. Pizzas, large and hand made, wraps (just as amazing and grill pressed) salads, not just your average bar food! The popcorn shrimp and specials are even more of the plus's to the menu options. And the kitchen is open until 1am!! (as of 2023) so get your late night munchies on. The staff is fun, you have to take time to get 'involved' it's a not dive, dive'y vibe bar. They don't take sh!t. People here work for a living, serving the community who also works for a living. Good people, even better times and an environment that's welcoming. That being said. DO NOT COME HERE if you don't like loud music in small places. The previous reviews are damn idiotic. They advertise they have band nights. You can see it's a small venue. Use common sense or don't but, don't waste your time here when they have more in town to offer than other competitors. For all the people who commented it's dark. Yes, it's across from the water with no trees in an open parking lot. There's plenty of windows that let ample daylight in during the day. At night. It's fuxking dark?! Remove the perforated window film? Who requests this!?? If you're out at night, at a dive'ish bar, the last thing you're asking for is the lights to be on. This ain't your damn boat dock on a first date. Get your life in order and enjoy a damn bar for what it is. A bar not a night club. No disco balls, laser lights or your moms living room on netflix and chill night. Reasonable pricing, a great place to take kids during the day (not after 6) and don't just walk in expecting it at to be a VFW catering to auxiliary members (you know who you are) this is not that place. Try it out or don't either way, they'll be open serving the people and community who supports this place so, check your attitude and sh!t reviews at the door. A face value venue with over the top options just, be open to experience and people. Keep it simple, stupid. Shout out to: Sam, Chelsea and Victoria! Ask for them, they're great .. most of the time =]