Lacto
American
Beer/Wine
Irish
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Irish pub with a separate vegan menu including the Beyond Burger, tacos, pretzels, and more. Open Mon 3:00pm-2:00am, Tue-Sun 11:00am-2:00am.


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38 Reviews

First Review by rachelwalton27

dkinnett

Points +80

Vegan
23 Nov 2023

Great place for beer & vegan pub food!

Loved the vegan fish tacos - great ambiance if you like Irish pubs!

Desh

Points +1189

Vegan
20 Nov 2023

Good burger 🍔

I let the server know I’m vegan. They recommended that I try the Beyond Mushroom Burger with seasoned fries. Low key choice incase it wasn’t good
It’s a bar with food. I was there for lunch.
I’d go again.

Joshua_De_Serres

Points +1065

Vegan
01 Nov 2023

Great place for beer and pub food

My wife and I went twice during our 3 day stay in Detroit. Once for beer and food at night and 2 days later for a beer and lunch.

We loved it. It’s a no frills Irish American pub. Dimly light, good music, genuine service, a full vegan menu and cold beer. What’s not to love.

Menu items we tried: vegan nachos, vegan shepherds pie, vegan coney dog, vegan chicken wrap, vegan jalapeño burger with seasoned fries.

My favourites: vegan coney dog, vegan Buffalo chicken wrap and fries are all 10/10

Pros: Good service, Vegan menu, Beer

Ramy94

Points +134

Vegan
02 Oct 2023

Given meat

I ordered a Vegan Coney Dog and Beyond Shepherd's Pie on DoorDash. The Coney Dog came with vegan chili but a meat sausage. The Shepherd's Pie didn't seem to have any meat chunks in it but I was too disgusted to finish it. I understand that the kitchen staff is probably overworked and underpaid but this is not acceptable.

carmelocapuchin

22 Oct 2023

That has happened to me so many times at so many places and is such a turn off!!!!! Totally unacceptable is right. I literally used to ask servers if each item was vegan and some would get upset…& this is why!!!

GinaGilbert

Points +85

Vegan
17 Sep 2023

Good going in…

We stopped in while in town for a concert last night. They do have a whole “plant based” menu on the backside of their regular menu. While I appreciated the options, some menu items do not specify if the sour cream is vegan, or if the queso is. The wording was quite confusing. I tried the beyond buffalo chicken wrap. It was doused in red hot (I love, so not complaining), but was lacking a “ranch” dressing that I was promised. It was very filling.
HOWEVER, while there with my carnivore husband, he tried the nacho fries (not vegan). We both ended up very sick within an hour of eating here. Not sure if food was contaminated or what the deal was.
3 stars for the options available, just hope they cook everything separately and maybe clean up the menu. Not sure we’ll be back.

Pros: Options, Not just a burger

Cons: Menu was confusing

shawnafisher

Points +765

Vegan
10 Sep 2023

Amazing Vegan Options!!

During my visit to Vegfest, I had the super nachos, and they quickly became one of my absolute favorite dishes at the event!

serena98

Points +1184

Vegan
09 Sep 2023

Huge Selection and Super Tasty

We were soooooo happy with our meals. I got the beyond spicy jalapeño burger and my meat eating boyfriend got the Lightlife Detroit Coney Dog and we split the Beyond Super Nachos. Service was friendly but kind of slow. Wish I was staying longer in Detroit to try more of their options!!

Tfred

Points +46

Vegan
15 Jun 2023

Try the reuben eggrolls

Yummy food and lots of things can be veganized! The eggrolls were excellent

Pros: Yummy vegan options

Sesmu

Points +16

Vegan
01 Jun 2023

Great vegan options

My partner and I loved their vegan options. Excellent burgers and fries. Good service, and awesome pub vibes.

Sososonia

Points +262

Vegan
12 Feb 2023

Food’s pretty tasty!

I’m honestly impressed considering this is a huge party bar and did not look that impressive from the outside, but the vegan food here was very tasty. I followed the reviews and ended up getting the super beyond nachos and the reuben rolls. I honestly would come back! I don’t drink, but my partner does and he says the beer probably comes from the tap as it was very watered down. I’d probably suggest getting it by the bottle if you drink!

Pros: Tasty vegan options, Prices are affordable, Restaurant is knowledgeable on vegan options

Cons: Beer is from tap, Loud party bar (if thats not ur thing)

Jannath

26 Sep 2023

honeydippcafe

Points +269

Vegan
03 Dec 2022

Best vegan food in greektown

Went in and sampled nearly everything on their weekend menu. Vegan Corned beef and egg rolls, chefs kiss! Vegan coney, tenders, and mushroom melt burger are also worth it.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Food is well seasoned and inexpensive , Almost everything can be made vegan

JessElise

Points +180

Vegan
18 Sep 2022

Loved it!

Food was AMAZING!! We ordered the vegan Reuben egg rolls and the vegan Shepherd's pie! Both were so good! Will definitely visit again! Would love to try their BRUNCH!!

Pros: Good vegan options, Good service

JacobDumas

Points +58

Vegan
17 Aug 2022

Great Food

Stopped by to try their vegan shepherds pie and was thrilled with how good it tasted. I also got their pretzel bites with the vegan queso (made of carrots!) which was also stellar. Definitely a great place to try!

Tofuttib00ty89

Points +1111

Vegan
17 Aug 2022

Dank vegan bar food

Great place to eat if you want to grab some drinks or not. There's a nice patio to eat as well that's a little quieter. Good music chill atmosphere great service and great food!! Good prices! Handcut fries are amazing and vegan cheese sauce is great too!! All around no complaints and I will be back! I will probably be a regular now food is 🔥🔥!! The hours say open til 2am on here, Google and their website but they are not open that late on weekdays!!

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-17

Pros: Many vegan options , Good prices , Hand cut fries

Cons: Hours are wrong on Google and here

laura8it

Points +594

Vegan
08 Feb 2022

Great bar food

This is a huge party bar that I’ve been avoiding since college, but their vegan menu is incredible for takeout (and the occasional late night out). The mushroom Gouda burger is phenomenal and the chicken tenders are a great new addition. The pretzels w/queso and nachos are also great choices.

Abbatosaurus

Points +350

Vegetarian
27 Dec 2021

Best bar food

Has vegan tenders, vegan ranch, interesting vegan burgers. Absolutely loved this place. Would go again

SerenaWalia

Points +22

Vegan
09 Dec 2021

Soft pretzels were fantastic

Loved the queso served with soft pretzels. Great service!

fullmoonplantfood

Points +152

Vegan
05 Dec 2021

Solid options

I like the mushroom smoked gouda burger, they use Beyond. The vegan Caesar dressing they put on it is really good. They also have a nice vegan nacho cheese which is good with fries or soft pretzels. I’ve had the vegan shepherds pie before too which I liked.

MeghanGill

Points +52

Vegan
04 Dec 2021

Amazing vegan Shepard’s pie

MOST amount of vegan options I’ve seen in a long time. I highly recommend vegan Shepard’s pie if you’re into that. I’m here for two days but I’m definitely going back to to try something else or possibly the same thing. It’s kind of a college bar... definitely a pub vibe and the service is okay but great food!!!

Update 12/4/21: vegan Shepards pie and carnivore Shepards pie is under construction due to a new chef. 😭 I got the vegan chili dog and it was good. Comes with fries. Not really picture worthy. Service was awesome this time!

Updated from previous review on 2019-09-28

Pros: Lots of vegan options clearly marked , Meat options so you can go with a carnivore , free shuttle to little Caesar’s arena!!

arawls

Points +16

Vegan
02 Dec 2021

Do not eat here

They lie about their vegan/vegetarian options. I confronted a waiter and told her I don’t think my food is vegan and it doesn’t appear vegan (based on my observation and experience). She assured me it was, then later on after speaking with the chef she came back and said I’m sorry we made a mistake. Like wow…

Cons: Fake vegan options

DaMarial

Points +228

Vegan
02 Nov 2021

Unexpectedly good vegan food

We were surprised at the vegan options in a self-described Irish pub. But the food was delicious and the portion sizes were more than filling. The vegan mushroom smoked Gouda cheese beyond burger was one of the best Vegan burgers I have ever tasted. The loaded vegan nachos also were very tasty. The chef also took time to come out to our seats at the bar and asked how everything tasted. We will return to try some of the other vegan dishes.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Affordable

sebastianf6

Points +319

Vegan
19 Sep 2021

$10 cover

This is a club which charges you $10 to get in. Waste of time

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-19

Cons: Parking

djmahoney3

Points +39

Vegan
25 Jun 2021

Awesome nachos

The vegan nachos here are really really good.

iburlingame

Points +45

Vegan
13 Mar 2020

Delicious

Impressive number of vegan options. The vegan nachos are absolutely amazing, highly recommend!!

ddlv1988

Points +28

Vegan
09 Mar 2020

Good little spot for beer and vegan options. Friendly staff.

He a good time here eating the pretzels and nachos

Pros: Plenty vegan options, Good Guinness, Friendly staff

sdlang276

Points +42

Vegan
22 Feb 2020

Amazing!!!!!!

One of the best vegan menus. Nachos are life changing. My wife had the smoked Gouda mushroom burger, so good.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Great pub atmosphere

Cons: None

ZoetConference

Points +20

Vegan
07 Jan 2020

great vegan option!

I went into this pub because I had read about it on HappyCow and I was a little struck at first, since there were only guys, and no one was eating food. I asked for the menu and ordered the loaded nachos and they were the best vegan food I had eaten in a long time. Just WOW! Would come back anytime if I were around!

Pros: Great vegan options

Cons: Service could have been a little better




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