Bar Louie

Horrible service. I’ve been sitting here waiting for 15 minutes. Although 4 tables that arrived after me already have drinks. Finally a male waiter told me the waitress for this section hasn’t arrived. This is the second time something like this has happened at this location. I’m waiting for the manager and it’s already been 13 minutes. Think I’ll give them a big fat 1 star, it’s more than they deserve.

This place is a JOKE. Stopped in on 4÷15÷16 for a drink on the deck on this beautiful sunny day. At 2:05 pm, ordered a glass of Chardonnay. At 2:30, male server informed me that he had to go to cellar to see if they had any Chardonnay (3 Chardonnays offered on menu). Ten minutes later, he informed me they had no Chardonnay ON A FRIDAY! I then ordered a Bloody Mary. 15 minutes later, I asked him where was my drink. FINALLY got my drink. They did not charge me for this drink but I will have a VERRRRRY hard time returning here. This disappoints me so much because this was one of my go to places when out and about.

We go to Bar Louie’s often enough that our 8 year old knows a waitress buy name and she thinks it’s pretty awesome. We have had great service almost every time we’ve gone and the food and drinks have been pretty good too! Stop in and check them out I’m sure you’ll enjoy yourself.

Worst service in the world. Went there for my bday and was literally ruined. Me or my guests couldn’t get to drinks… we all work in the service industry so we know that sometimes things happen, etc… but every server we encountered was just plain rude and careless. Only thing good about that place is the pretzel sticks!

We walked in the door to a seat yourself sign. We prefer booths and all of the booths were dirty. I started looking around and noticed mist of the tables weren’t bused. I cleaned off the table I wanted myself. No apologies from the wait staff just a quick do you know what you want. We asked for time… there are a lot of good looking drinks on the menu. While we were waiting for quite some time for the waitress to come back we noticed the prices of the food. $ 14 for Mac n cheese. $ 12 for a burger. By the time the waitress came back we had decided this place just isn’t for us. To few choices for food and to expensive. Maybe if I was just going for drinks but even then the service today probably scared me off from that too.

Service is super slow. I always wonder why I go whenever I do. Average food bad service. Needs more employees working.

My husband and I have been there several times on the $ 1.00 burger night. We always order the tater tots which are expensive at over $ 4.00 a basket but it was a large basket so we could split them. The last time we were there the basket was so ridiculously small but the price was the same! I just hate when restaurants do this!

I would say this is a five star and I really do think so but there was one particular waitress who had a terrible attitude and began crying from being overwhelmed. It didn’t seem as though she had any assistance so our took forever our drinks were late and well it just wasn’t a good look for the restaurant!
I end up ordering from the bar — excellent service there by every bartender!!! I will go back best weekday happy hour specials ever!

I Thought I’d take Bar Louie up on the $ 1 burger deal… Get there and I’m told I must buy an drink ($ 2.69) in order to get the $ 1 burger. Deception… But it’s all good. I order a coke… It’s flat!!! Ange orders a sprite… It’s flat! We tell the waitress she want to give it another try, cool lets go for it. She returns, and they are flat!
Waitress responds respectfully and ask if we want a manger to check it out. Yes we replied. Manager comes out and says he’s check the termination and he even sampled it and everything was good. I only took two sips told him he can try them, both drinks were flat. They Charged me anyway, even with all 4 drinks left on the table nearly untouched. The manager was patronizing and condescending. This is the 2^nd time I’ve been disappointed there. I think I’m done, food and drinks are too pricey to be disappointed. I gave 3 stars because the food actually tastes good.
Waitress got a good tip still!

Love bar Louie! Go to place for drinks. Love their food too! Great staff. Never been disappointed here!

My friend and her boyfriend took me here while I was in town because it’s their go to place for drinks. Very spacious and comfortable place. The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because our waitress forgot our drinks multiple times and only checked on us once. When we asked what draft beer they carried we were told to look in the menu. The drinks were a bit over priced, although they do have a beer of the month or week that allows you to get a tall for a dollar more than a short.

We just walked out without getting served or even acknowledged. This was a first. They weren’t all that busy, but apparently couldn’t be bothered.
They were slow on getting to the few tables around us and we saw the writing on the wall. We probably would have been forced to wait a good deal longer than we already had, which was too long to begin with, just to get served. Since we were dying of thirst and couldn’t even get a water, we hightailed it out of there.
I guess what other people have been saying about the poor service really is true. We were seated at a high-​top near the bar and as we left, the bartender, who was chatting on her phone the whole time, just stared at us. She watched us as we walked out, still chatting away on her phone, but did nothing else. Oh, and their so-​called «free wi-​fi» doesn’t work. Don’t bother with it and save yourself the frustration.

Nice central location to meet up with people when I visit Flint. Seems like happy hour is the best time to go, drink wise. Especially if you are a martini drinker. I try not to eat here if I can help it though. I few years back, I came and ordered crab cake sliders which was a HUGE mistake on so many different levels because they left me hugging the toilet later that evening. Ever since then, I try not to eat here. Just drink. Last time I was there, I ordered Jack and cokes. But the third one, I could tell I was getting all the coke and all the ice and a sprinkle of Jack.
So yeah, 2 stars because this is a good spot to meet up and go elsewhere.

Service sucks. waited 1 he for a salad. under staffed or just neglectful staff. not kid friendly. food is ok. not terrific.

Love the atmosphere, casual and trendy, dollar burgers and tots are wonderful and great place to meet friends or just hang with your honey

They first time I went was on a Tuesday night for a coworker birthday. It was dollar burger night, the burger, tots, and drinks were awesome. It is pricey but still awesome. Talk my best friend into going and she thrilled about it.

Do not let these negative reviews deter you from going to this only hot spot in Flint.
Coming from L.A. I had never expected to find such a hip, neat, cool place to go to in Flint. I mean Tuesday is the $ 2.00 burger and drink specials are amazing.
The burger was great and with over 20 beers on tap to chose from you can not go wrong. They are extremely busy when the happy hour opens and the best bet is to go early before they open the happy hour or sit at the bar if you have 3 or less people.
If you read reviews of slow service well, duh… they are packed I mean full at 5:30 pm. I mean people can only move so fast… go pay full-​price somewhere else and then complain for better service…:)

I went there with some coworkers. The service was shitty for a Thursday night. The server started to ignore our group and give us an attitude. I had my debit card. That I used. I authorized a lesser amount to my card than was charged. The bar waited to give the waitress an 18% tip. Which she didn’t earn, I did want to give her a 14% tip instead (I work retail so I understand how crappy people can be), but still charged me for the 18% tip. I was NOT impressed with that. I do not think I will give this establishment any more of my money.

I visited this bar on a Saturday night with a friend. It was not crowded and there was plenty of places to sit. The place has a great atmosphere for 20 – 30 somethings and the music isn’t too loud to talk over.
Now to my main point; I specifically created this Unilocal account to say that I loved and I mean LOVED their «small plate» nachos. Easily the best nachos I have had in years. They are generously portioned with heaps of chicken, Guac and sour cream, yet they are not soggy. I’m getting hungry just thinking about them now. If you are looking for good nachos, this is the best place in Flint.

This is the new restaurant that went in when Genesee Valley had its last remodel. Pretty good food, although it’s a bit on the pricey side — about $ 9 or $ 10 for just sandwich/​burger + fries. Not sure if it’s worth it, but there are some upsides… perfectly seasoned fries, a delicious pear salad, and one of the biggest slices of carrot cake I’ve ever seen in a single serving.
Pros: large booths and tables, great ambiance, very spacious.
Cons: the service can be unbearably slow. on my last visit, we had to wait 40+ mins for the entrees to come out. however, the server made up for it by offering us free dessert, so all was forgiven.
I’d come here if I was meeting up with friends for a drink and didn’t want to smell like the bar afterward, or for a nice dinner after a day of shopping.