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    The Lauber

    4.2 (382 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American, Pizza
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Nicholas P.

    I've been to The Lauber two Tuesday's in a row and let me tell yall something - THIS PLACE SCHLAAAAAPS. I live in indy normally but I took a travel contract with one of the hospitals in the South Bend area and am currently staying near downtown South Bend. Yall. I feel like people have hyped up The Lauber to me, but honestly this is one of my favorite new go-to places in the entire Midwest. The drinks are great, the menu hits a lot of great areas (I haven't had anything I haven't liked yet, seriously), the servers have been attentive and so friendly, the vibe is super casual but like just fancy enough, you feel me? This place hits. Like even the music selection has me gagged and gooped, house down boots. Thank yall for making a southern boy/indiana transplant feel so welcome and at home. Yall rock.

    Drafts galore!
    Michael M.

    Amazing experience- responsive and attentive bar tender plus great drinks and food. All in a relaxed but friendly atmosphere. What mor could you want from a pub? *** was friendly and provided recommendations that were spot on. Highly recommend if you are anywhere near! There is dedicated parking just behind, if street parking is limited when you come.

    Prime melt with loaded fries
    Jan K.

    If this place has a parking lot, we could not find it. We ended up parking on the street a few blocks away. The bar area looks extremely nice, yet the dining area is more of a diner vibe so that was a weird combo. The Lauber was not busy upon our arrival as we stopped for a late lunch on a Monday, yet the waiter stood awkwardly far away from the table to take our order so it felt like we were shouting our order at him. I had the prime melt with loaded fries. The meat in the melt was anything but "prime", it was tough, chewy & dry. The loaded fries were just doused in sauce so I picked at the fries along the edge to avoid the majority that were soaked in goop. My husband's butcher town pizza was marginally better, but that's not saying much.

    Lauber burger
    Keneshia B.

    Back at ND this month and was out was friends who told me about The Lauber. Best choice I've made in a while! Loved the vibe. It's definitely busy inside and is a great place to stop in for good drinks, apps, wine/beer. I enjoyed the attentiveness of our server. He was such a kind person. He checked on a multiple times even though he was quite busy. Trash can nachos - delish. And the Lauber burger? Absolutely solid. I'll definitely be back.

    Salad with shrimp added
    Katie B.

    We came before a Notre Dame game. I would suggest this place as the food was good and the wait time was not very long. We were able to reserve a table online pretty easily. The food was quite tasty. The cauliflower curds or some of the best I've had. The ranch is homemade And delicious. Cool little spot and nice area outside to eat. The only negative was the water tastes terrible - like iron

    show stopper pizza
    Karen L.

    A great choice for gatherings. We made reservations for a group of 10 on Sunday around 11:30. It wasn't very busy and they were able to provide one big table where we could all sit. They have plenty of seating both inside and outside, 2 large tables for bigger gatherings. We liked that there were portion size choices available for a lot of the items on the menu. For example the pizza, you can order either a 12 inch or a 16 inch pizza. The Mac and cheese and the salads were also available in different portion sizes. The bigger portion is enough to share. We tried the Mac and cheese, the beef sliders, the Southern Cobb the Show Stopper pizza and the Fish and Chip. Everything was delicious. I would order any of these again. Service was good and the food came out fairly fast.

    Avery J.

    Loved the veggie options here! Food was yummy and price was reasonable. Recommend the Cobb salad without the bacon, the mushroom soup, the Mac and cheese ( a little sweet and spicy), and the Showstopper Pizza. Service was excellent and friendly, and I highly recommend this place!

    Grace K.

    We enjoyed the food overall, but seating was an issue, we weren't allowed to sit in the shade on a hot July day due to staff table assignments. Food was hit or miss: green goddess salads were fresh but under-seasoned, and the cauliflower app had flavor but poor presentation. Steak sandwich had too much bread. But the pot roast sliders? Incredible. Fish and chips were excellent too. We'll be back for those!

    Mediterranean Salad (with salmon)
    Luna L.

    loved our waitress she was so cool. the mediterranean salad is exactly what you would expect. prime melt was good while hot but got too chewy really fast

    Pot roast sliders and loaded fries
    Lauren W.

    These might have been the best sliders I've ever had! The meat was so tender and juicy. The fries were great too. It was a bit loud even at lunch, but our server was great and we had a good meal!

    Biergarten
    Stefanie W.

    Desperately looking for a delicious meal and not wanting to settle for overpriced boring food. This sounded close and had some alternative options. First, let me say, we went for the pizza... but the tastiest food I had was the Greek salad!!!! Something about the pearl couscous or the pepitas... just screamed my kind of food. We walked through the Biergarten, filled with picnic tables, pretty lights and garage doors leading into the dining room. Our server was very attentive- especially since my husband loves to over drink his tea! We also ordered the Green Goat!!! Filled a arugula, pesto, goat cheese... all good things! We don't live in South Bend, but we do visit, and I hope to see them again! Even bought a cute tshirt!

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    Food was fantastic, great service, good draft list, very cool building. It was a great find

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    i had a tasty smash burger with beer battered fries i would definitely stop in again when i am in the area

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    The vibe is good. Outside is a great place to sit. The chicken noodle soup was sooooo gooood. And our server was super nice and friendly.

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