West End Tavern

Horrible experience on Sunday, went in with two buddy’s of mine to have a few beers. Waited 15 minutes to have a server come over. (It was not busy and after 5mins I asked the bartender if we can order from her and I was told she would send someone over) there were about 10 rough looking guys at the bar that were inebriated and one came over and sat in our booth and informed us that he hates ni**ers and fa**ots. Another guy comes over and continues to corner us and try to start trouble. I know who the owner is and he was just standing there as we couldn’t find our server to get out of there. We then saw the server doing shots behind the bar when she came in from ripping cigs in the parking lot. We got out without a fight but it was really close. This place used to be a good spot for good food and drinks. I will NOT go back. Service sucked and the crowd was worse.

I’ve been here several times. The food is good. I had a burger/​sandwich (shared/​split.) there is always someone there. The drinks are cheap and the service is pretty fast.
The crowd is larger on Wednesday nights; especially in the summer. Westend is a good place to go out during the week.
Low lights and 20-​somethings is the hallmark of Lakewood bars on this stretch of Detroit.
No need to get very dressed up, we are locals and have to dress up enough for work. #jeansandtshirt

The place was pretty empty. I sat the bar with my wife for 10 minutes and never got served. She would not even look at us. She just complained at the end of the bar about how tired she was. We walked out and spent our money elsewhere.

There is a review from Fhr I that clearly looks like a personal vendetta. So I had to step in to help this establishment with a review. Fun, inexpensive, good food local bar.

Always a solid choice for some food and drinks. Service is always good, even when the bar was mega packed for the CAVs playoffs last year.
You can’t beat the super cheap Moscow Mules ($ 2 on Thursdays) and the 40 cent boneless wings on Thursdays. Have gotten burgers there and they’ve always been good. Got the filet mignon there twice; the first time it was great, the second time the meat was good but they didn’t have the red skin potatoes and subbed in fries (fries with filet mignon??) and didn’t have asparagus and were going to sub in broccoli or some other gross veggie. Pass, and I probably learned my lesson: don’t order filet mignon at the corner bar.
This is a great place to just grab a drink and hang out with friends or catch a CAVs game. Crowd can be a little diverse in age, but everyone seems to be having a good time. Love that this place is pretty laid back and not one of those annoying hipster places where patrons are just a nerdfest, posing while ordering overpriced PBRs and «craft» cocktails.

Loved brunch here (got the French Toast) and also loved my bloody marys. The place has a nice feel to it.

I love this little neighborhood bar! They have great specials throughout the week, good food and bartenders. My favorite time to come here is on Sunday for their brunch! They have a bloody marry buffet, delicious mimosas and an amazing brunch!
During the week it is very chill and laid back where you can find any type of people of different ages. Usually late night on fridays and saturdays can always be a toss up. Sometimes it is packed with the younger crowd and sometimes it’s just busy enough to be full and still fun. Overall I definitely recommend this place.

I have only been for breakfast a few times. Service is has been great both times. Great food for the price. If you are an eggs Benedict fan I recommend the Benedict royal.

I went for breakfast today for the first time, the food was solid. Good portions very tasteful, good presentation. We had steak and eggs, eggs Benedict royal, and the french toast, everything was delish. The service was slow, and the place was dirty, dingy, raggedy, and decrepit. Thats why im giving this place 3 instead of 5 stars. I’d be back, nevertheless! Maybe no idk lol

Haven’t been since they discontinued taco Tuesday and made a venture back with a friend because they told me it was back. Back? Well sort of, let’s be honest, Not really. Ortega shells filled with 2 tiny pieces of cod, battered and fried (sizes of little shrimp) topped with some red cabbage and cilantro that were supposed to resemble fish tacos, no sauce, no nothing. They were a pathetic excuse for a taco-​basically pulled the fish out and ate with the cabbage while throwing the Ortega shells to the side. If you’ve experienced taco Tuesday at west end a few years ago you’ll know how disappointing this is. The tacos were soft tortillas that were fried in house to make them somewhat crunchy… and they were amazing. I have pictures to prove it! Nonetheless I had the beef tacos to supplement and they were equally mediocre. Hardly any toppings and that Damn Ortega shell. needless to say I’ll stick to Barrio for tacos any day of the week. Thank goodness they had a margarita to make up for something.

Both the Cajun soup and Black Bean soup with corn bread was a phenomena! Deanna is a super awesome waitress! Thanks! We’ll be back for more!

Bumping it up a star party people. Maybe after a few more visits it will be a fiver for me. Searched out taco nights and this one looked the best to me. Everything is clearly spelled out on their website so there is no bait-​and-​switch or servers who don’t k now what the hell their talking about and don’t even know the daily specials. I’m starting to gravitate towards more tried-​and-​true places that have been around for a while. The hip, new places with 20 – 30 something urbanites eating burgers off wood planks and sipping 9.00 bourbon drinks in mason jars make me wana slit my own throat. People in here are a little white and preppy for me but its a happy medium. Its like Lands End and Teva sandles have a shop right next door but I came here for food and booze. Had beef tacos and fish tacos. They both were so good I cant tell which one gives me bigger chub. The fish was lightly breaded and came with cilantro and little cabbage. Cilantro is a nice touch most places cant seem to figure out. All sauces (spicy mayo, sour cream and salsa) all come on side so you can get as gangster as you want. The margaritas were the strongest Ive ever had as a margarita on «special» you can really taste the luscious booze. All-​in-​all Big Red and I ate and got saucy for about 18 bucks before tip. The server girl said it was her last day and even after that she still was cool as hell and was genuinely nice… not vapid and looks at you like your her spending money to go out later…
Im not a prude but the people smoking right out the front door kinda sucks though. Good thing I brought by bottle of Michael Jordan cologne from ’96 to spritz on my I.O.U. sweater!

This is a cool place to just go and chill. The food is fantastic. Especially Sunday brunch. They always have great drink specials so you will not break the bank when there. I believe taco night is on Tuesday and pretty good for only 1 dollar. They have a nice tv set up if you are looking to catch one of the games. Enjoyable place to hangout.

If this place wasn’t a staple in Lakewood, it would not survive. The food isn’t very good. Definitely not fresh. Went for brunch this time. Oj worse than the generic kind you would buy at a grocery store. I asked for over medium eggs, and they were barely over easy (very runny). The bacon was rubbery. Side note, the owner will not seat you without your entire party present. That includes just 2 people. My boyfriend was parking the car and he would not seat me until he came into the restaurant. Not very welcoming. The owner is lucky people come here out if habit and tradition. Not good!

So I used to love this establishment. When I first turned 21 my friends and I would always go to west end for $ 2 Wednesday’s and were always there on the weekend. It’s small. play good music. crowded but not overly. and the bartenders are always good and fast. and can make a mean rainbow shot. After hitting a certain age of 24 it was less going out and more ‘brunching’. Their Sunday morning brunch is amazing. The staff is nice the food is awesome and so is their drinks. So when i wanted to do my birthday brunch for 15 of my girlfriends I called them seeing if they could accommodate. They said they would. I sent out the mass facebook invite and told all my girlfriends where it was. Well some people wanted to bring a friend and when i called to confirm my reservation a week later i asked if they had room for 5 more. He said no they can’t handle 5 more. I have worked in the restaurant industry for 7 years and understand large parties. I even explained that we’ll sit at the bar were not fancy we don’t need everything coming at the same time. We just want to have a casual good time and drink mimosas. He told me he doesn’t have enough staff (1 bartender/​1 server) and that he doesn’t want to deal with the hassle. I’ve been there many times on Sunday’s and there is more than 1 server. And what if the restaurant was filled with walk-​ins which it usually is. you going to turn them away because you don’t have enough staff? Mind you he is telling me this 4 days before my birthday brunch on my birthday. So even if my ‘5’ extra people were walk-​ins he doesn’t want to deal with it. This just sounds like he was in over his head and he told me yes when he shouldn’t of.
He lost myself and 19 other ladies. and probably some more since some of us are Lakewood residents in business. I booked my birthday brunch with someone who is accommodating and even took my reservation after i told him I booked with someone else the week before.
Really this place is a nice place to go. just don’t try to book a party. they don’t know what they can and cannot handle.

This place used to be so friendly and had great service. Came for brunch on Super Bowl Sunday to angry bartenders, shitty manager, and the worst service I’ve had in Cleveland. Closing my tab and gonna spend my money where folks are having a good time. Nothing worse than seeing employees argue and it looks like it’s because of poor management. I noticed all of this by just sitting at the bar for 15 minutes. Never again.

After reading other reviews I think I need to go for brunch! We went for «taco night» and as a taco connoisseur I was pretty bummed. The $ 2 coronas were awesome and the fish tacos were a fantastic concept — but there were only four pieces in a huge soft shell (not warm) with a couple sprigs of cilantro and red cabbage. I was disappointed that we tried something new and it was a fail. Next time I’ll try a burger or different time of day. Bartenders were pretty and very nice, but didn’t ask how the food was :-(I think she could tell we were disappointed. I’d go back for booze and brunch…

I’ve frequented this bar many times late on Friday/​Saturday nights, but this past weekend was the first time I’ve eaten there.
Let me tell you, their brunch is outstanding! When a friend and I first arrived there seemed like there was a long wait, not a single bar stool was open etc. We got there around 12, but then 5 minutes later they sat the 2 of us at a 4 person table. I would definitely say it get’s crowded but everything seemed to move fast, and then by 1 PM the place was pretty empty.
They have a very full menu, the classic eggs and hash browns, Eggs Benedict then specialty pancakes and french toast, along with a hash etc. I got a ‘classic’ breakfast with eggs, sausage, bacon, hashbrowns and toast. My eggs were cooked perfectly and flavorful, the hash browns were chunked potatoes that you knew were homemade. My friend got steak and eggs and the steak looked like something you would get out of a 5 star restaurant, not a «tavern» and was cooked better than I’ve seen most places capable of.
Not only is their food delicious, but the bloody mary’s are top notch! I didn’t go on a Saturday when they have the bloody mary bar — which i heard is terrific — but the pre made on I got on Sunday was perfectly made. I just added a little pepper and I was a happy camper.
I know there are a lot of good brunch places around, especially in the Lakewood area, but I will definitely be back!

So I love the food here. I’ve had the grouper, black bean soup and now this awesome burger. It’s called the O’Brien. It has Gorgonzola cheese, bacon and grilled mushrooms. I actually took my mushrooms raw… I’m a texture person. Oh and $ 2 Long Islands.

Saturday and Sunday brunch is outstanding. I get the combo every time because not only does it include eggs benedict, but you also get sausage, bacon, and the best cream filled french toast ever.
I’ve been in for lunch a couple of times and have never had a bad experience. Every day they have new lunch specials so I’m always surprised with a special treat. Today I had beer battered grouper and fries and it was cooked perfectly.
The drink prices always surprise me, especially on Wednesday night’s with their $ 2 specials. They have the best bang for your buck, so if your drinking on a budget, this is the place for you.
Top favorite dishes have to be their blackened grouper (tequila lime mayo is outstanding!), any of their burgers can’t be beat, and the greatly portioned chicken quesadilla.
For being a bar/​tavern, this place has got it right!