The POUND! Bar & Grill

Address:	139 W Main St, Brighton, MI 48116, USA
Phone:	+1 810-588-6242
Site:	thepoundbar.com
Rating:	3.5
Working:	11AM–2AM 11AM–2AM 11AM–2AM 11AM–2AM 11AM–2AM 10AM–2AM 10AM–2AM

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Donna Seamon

My girls & I went to The Pound for the first and last time today. Our waitress was Riley. We were advised coming in at about 11:30 am, that they were only serving breakfast. That was fine, we were mostly thirsty and wanted a quick bite to eat, the bar was not very busy, eggs font take long to make. At 11:45 am, we let Riley know that we had an appointment 2 doors down from the bar at 12:30. [We were wedding dress shopping]. She acknowledged that, and it didnt seem to be a problem. We ordered eggs, toast - breakfast. I asked for a water, the girls got make your own mimosas. The girls got their mimosa bases much before I got my water. By 12:10, we still didnt have our food, so on her way by, I reminded Riley that we had to leave pretty soon. I got a snippy reply from her that, "I cant help it. Im not the one cooking it". Really? She was the only staff supposed to be communicating between the customer and cook. I wasnt blaming her, I was reminding her. We all got our food minutes later, I did not have toast for my eggs. Riley acknowledged that, and said, "it would be right out". It wasnt. I ate the egg around the yolk, some potatoes, and waited....forever. A guy finally brought my unbuttered toast. My yolks were cold. When Riley collected the checks from us, I didnt have my credit card out and ready, I was still trying to slam the rest of my meal. Riley asked if I, " wanted to give her my card? She THOUGHT I was in a hurry" - again.. snippy. I took the tip I had left her off the table, and replaced it with a penny. I NEVER do that. I usually tip 20 - 25%, and taught my girls to do the same. Both of them have been waitresses in the past, and are sensitive to wait staff. In a later discussion, I learned neither of them left a tip that they usually would. Heres a "tip", Riley; "you catch more flies with honey, than vinegar"! Wont be back. I know, YOU dont care, but the owner might.

Michelle Fernandez

Dont waste your time/money here. There are plenty of other establishments to go to in Brighton. Came up to Michigan to visit some friends and we went to The Pound to have some dinner and drinks. To start things off, the service was horrible. Our food took over an hour to arrive at our table, drinks sat empty and when we did finally get refills, they were watered down. The beer was flat and tasted watered down as well. As far as the food, where to begin. A said before, the food took and hour to arrive at our table and was cold. The burger had no flavor at all and was over cooked, my friends ordered some wings and pizza. The wings had hardly any meat on them and tasted band. The pizza was under cooked and had entirely too much sauce. If I had the option to give less than 1* I would. We asked for the manager who was a complete joke. Took him 30 minutes from the time of us asking to speak to him to him arriving at our table. He was extremely unprofessional telling us "the food is how the owner likes it served and if we dont like it we can leave." If this is the case and the owner likes the food like this, he/she has some serious issues. I would highly suggest finding some better employees that care about the establishment they are working for rather than just be there to collect a paycheck starting with the poor excuse of a manager. Again, dont waste your time/money here. you will leave extremely disappointed.

Nicole Erwin

It was my sisters 21st birthday party. She still had her minor licence since the secretary of state didnt give her an enhanced one. They allowed us into the bar no problem. When my sister tried to order a drink the bartender turned her down claiming it was an expired license, which was understandable. Our friend and I ordered drinks, paid for them, even a guy bought drinks for our friend and I. We switched from the bar to the booth and I was almost finished with my drink when the bouncer camvalubr. He asked to see my sisters id again and explained that they couldnt serve her since she didnt have the enhanced license. (The bartender explained that earlier and we told them that it was fine) The bouncer then walked back over to the bartender was talking with her for a few minutes. He then came over to us and told my sister that she had 30 seconds to leave or she would be escorted out. My friend and I downed our drink quickly and left. My question is why the hell would they let my sister in with her id the way it is, but AFTER we pay for our drinks they kick us out? They lost 3 valuable customers. Im just hoping this review will save a few people from gettinh the same treatment we received.

Scott Grigg

Bad food, watered down drinks this place needs a Bar Rescue episode. Where the hell is Jon Taffer when he’s really needed? Three of us ate here recently during the week. Our margaritas were watered down but the chips and guacamole were great. Crisp chips and great guac! My French dip however, was awful. The meat was way overdone. Cardboard would have tasted better. The au jus (and I am serious here) tasted like the chef had spilled a salt shaker into the juice it was that salty. The sandwich was too big to actually fold over and dip, so I have no idea how you are supposed to actually dip the sandwich into the au jus. I guess the chef and manager have never actually tried. My wife’s strawberry salad was good, except the waitress said it came with chicken when in fact, the chicken pieces were pieces of cheese. The cucumbers were obviously on ice since they were dried out and not moist. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t that good. To their credit when I mentioned the salty au jus we did get a coupon for $5 off but to be honest this was our first and last time here. The Pound really is for the dogs.

Gemma Porter

We went there because my sister was in town and my friends, husband and I were showing her a good time. We started at Stout, where we spent the majority of the night. There was trivia and it was a really fun time. Then we popped over to Lu and Carls for a drink before stopping at The Pound last. Our waitress was rude and when half of our group went outside for a cigarette, they locked the doors on us! It wasnt even close to closing time yet! They finally let us back in after ignoring us for a while because they finally realized (the morons) that we had open tabs to pay. But then kicked us out and closed well before their hours of operation dictate. This is the last time I try this place. I keep ending up there every once in a while even though its a horrible time every time. I hear the food is still good.. But as for the nightlife, bad. The management is a joke. I constantly hear stories of fights happening there, girls getting taken advantage of and a lot of other sketchy things. All the other bars in Brighton are better than this place.

LaLobita2793

Terrible service. I went there for my 21st birthday and asked the bartender what their special were. Her response was, "I hate that question, we dont have any specials." I had been 21 for literally 60 seconds and I could not believe how poor the service was. The bartender could have handled the situation a lot better. Instead, I will NEVER spend another penny at The Pound. There are plenty of other bars literally within walking distance. You would think that will all the competition, The Pound would try to improve on their service and management, but instead, they just lost what could have been a loyal customer.