Greenwich Times

Great Classic Bar, very friendly family owned bar.

Tried to go here on a Friday night and had to do a double take. As I came to the door I saw that there was a customer (?) sitting on top of the bar smoking a cigarette. Do you guys know what year it is?! Not trying to breathe in your second hand smoke while enjoying a drink. If this is the standard they hold themselves to I shudder to think what their food prep and kitchen area is like.

My favorite bar in Detroit. It used to be my go to lunch spot when I worked downtown. Skip the chain and trendy places downtown and go to Greenwich Time. Beer is cheap, drinks are great, and the burgers are some of the best around.

Good hang out spot after work. Drinks are strong which is great and at a low price. I have been here on week nights and that is typically when it’s most crowded. Never been here on the weekend. They have a full bar and food if you’re hungry.
Service wss good but when it gets crowded it can be a bit slow.
This is a dive and atmosphere is chill.

I’ve always felt at home in this bar. They make everyone feel so comfortable and welcome!

This place is awesome. We have been living in downtown for a year looking for a local place to call home and found it here. Amazing food. Best Rueben I’ve ever had, cheap food and drinks. Nice atmosphere, just a great little joint.

Great place for a drink! Family run, friendly service. People who make Detroit! Have not tried the food yet.

Note: This place is a dive. I’m rating it as a dive bar and not trying to make it stack up against Roast or Wright and Company or some ish. Go here knowing you’re going to a dive bar and adjust your expectations accordingly (I’m looking at you, Unilocaler girl who complained about her salad. A salad? Really?). Think of this place as a poor man’s Miller’s Bar and you’ll get the picture.
Cheap, cold domestic beer. Cheap, hot, yet substantive burgers (like, 1/​3#, if I had to guess). They do clam chowder that’s pretty solid and worth ordering, though I’m pretty sure they only serve it Fridays. I’m pretty sure they do a chicken sandwich, if that’s your thing. Service is quick.
This place is not a place for haute cuisine or Instagramming your food with Polaroid filters. It’s a place to knock back a few beers, have a couple laughs, and throw a burger into the mix, yet only walk out twenty bucks down.

Another great little dive bar downtown that everyone should hit at least once just to check it out and see what it’s like.
Great selection of beer, and a friendly staff.
Killed a few hours here between events a couple of times now, and it’s definitely in the regular rotation of places to go.

Nothing about this place is good. The food is gross. The service takes forever. So many better options around. Just go next door instead.

Been to the Greenwich Time four or five times now this year prior to Tiger games. Dollar for dollar it is the best place in the city. Service is great… family run. The bar is a little old but I look around and can’t help imagining my father sitting next to me having a cold glass of High Life. It just has that kind of feel.
The food is consistently good and for the price you can’t go wrong. The burgers are great, fries just the right size and cooked to perfection.
This is the type of place I hate to brag about because I feel it is my own little neighborhood bar in the city.
Check it our and just imagine Detroit the way it used to be… or the way it is becoming.

There are a ton of bars where your friends will never find you. Greenwhich Times is one of them. It’s totally a Dad bar. Sit down, house a burger, slurp a beer and watch the game or news. I am slightly confused by all the stopped clocks behind the bar. It makes me think Bill Bonds circa ’79 with a huge lapel and the second hand ticking away like a doomsday clock. This place is either a time vortex OR they live by the philosophy that even a stopped watch tells the right time twice a day. I prefer the latter.
I’m not the biggest domestic beer drinker, but when in Rome drink Peroni. The cook usually brings out the food and makes sure everything looks good to you. This is a great little lunch spot if you are looking for standard American fare. I like to dodge in here if I have time to kill and don’t want to stray to far from downtown. The bartenders are genuine and attentive. I don’t necessarily frequent this place, but I come here often enough to get a read. The checker bar next door is pretty alright too.

They’ve got both kinds of beer on tap here– Miller High Life, and Miller Lite. Since they ran out of High Life during our visit, the bartender switched over to the Lite. This really is a decent spot for a quiet night out without having to think too much about what kind of beer you want or anything else for that matter. Since it wasn’t a game night, there was one other guy at the bar– a lonely stranger who possessed some basic facility with NFL small talk. Like a running back breaking for the open space, I switched topics and he left us alone. The bartender himself (part of the owning family) was personable and positive, not seeming to mind in the least a slow night. There was also a lively «girls night out» table, creating their own alternate universe where Greenwich Time provided the only worldly things they needed– a few chairs and some cheap drinks.
The theme here is all about a series of broken clocks from around the world– Paris, London, New York, etc. which vary in time from each other by fractional hours. I’m sure some might call it a dive based on its lack of modernness, but it was clean, freshly painted, and restored to perhaps 1960s tavern glory.

Stumbled on to this friendly family owned bar on our DTD Walking Tour. We were on our way from Greek Town to the Lafayette and American Coney joints. Since it was frikken 80 degrees in mid-​May we couldn’t possibly make the extra few blocks with out a thirst quencher.
Not surprised when we walked into an empty bar since it was 3:00 on a Friday. Very warmly greeted by the btendress/​daughter of the owner, her brother even joined us at the bar as well. Nice ppl! The bar room area is very well kept and the drinks are cheap. What more can one ask for? We didn’t try the food but the brother claims the pastrami and burgers are some of the best in DTD.
This is the Cadillac Square area and the historic buildings are very impressive. Def worth a stroll if staying downtown. Yep, get out of the casinos a few blocks from here and take in one of Americas original cities.
No need to be afraid in this area. Well at least before dark anyway.
BTW, the name is «Greenwich Time», not «Greenwich Times.»

The Greenwich Times pub has been in the same location for decades. Despite this fact, I have not met a single person who has frequented the place. After reading a positive Freep review about their burgers, I knew it was time to assuage my curiosity.
The interior of this place looks like a Point Place, WI pub circa 1970. Despite its dated appearance, this family owned place appears to be clean. Inside, you will find a dining room with a bar, a food counter with seating, and an upper level banquet facility.
The menu is limited. Supposedly, they have daily special, though, they did not inform me of any on the day I visited. The bulk of their food is said to be homemade. Their prices are as antiquated as their décor; you can get draught PBR for $ 1.50 and a cheeseburger for under $ 4.00.
The owners pride themselves on their burgers. They point out that, «They are the best burgers you can get… for the price.» Their cooked to order burgers are decent. Did I mention that they are cheap? They remind me of a burger that my dad would have fried up in a pan when I was a kid… in the ’70’s.
I will admit that I am not the cliental this place caters to. As such, I debated between giving it two or three stars. I would rather pay a bit more for a better burger.