HighDive Kitchen + Bar - (Near Kalamazoo, MI)

5 /5 Lizzie Margol: Got the salmon blt and swapped halves with the caprese panini. So good! The spice margarita was the perfect level of spice too. Make sure to get their ranch… homemade!

5 /5 Linda Brink: We tried several of their holiday special cocktails and they have a great mixologist because every cocktail we tried was dangerously delicious. We had a very hard time deciding on what to eat because many things sounded good. Ultimately we got a pretzel for an appetizer, the black and bleu steak, the sweet and spicy burger, the pesto ravioli and the fish and chips. We also good a couple different salads. Everything was very tasty and reasonably priced. I cant recommend this place enough.

5 /5 B Lipka: This has delicious and specialty type lunches and dinner, which include smashed potatoes deep fried or a salmon BLT burger. You enter in a bar type environment with a friendly greetings by the staff. Service was excellent.

5 /5 Raymo All: Arrived around 5 for an early dinner on Friday and it was seat yourself. Liked the vibe of the place with nice bar and exposed brick. Server arrived quickly with menus and water. Told us about daily special and answered our questions about what was popular. Ended up getting a Manhattan, the flank steak special and the Smoked Blue Smash burger. Prices in line with other restaurants. Food arrived hot and everything was tasty and one of the chefs came over to ask if the flank steak was good. Didn’t get dessert. Place was filling up by the time we left around 6.

3 /5 John McClelland: The food was mostly acceptable, but quite pricey. I had the olive burger. It was fine except for the piece of olive pit I bit into, for $16 Id give it a 6/10. My fiance got the fish and chips. The exterior was crunchy, but the batter was so thick that it was not cooked all the way through. The interior of the batter was wet and gluey, completely soaked with grease. For $22 Id give it 1/10, practically inedible. We asked if they had any kids options for our son, none of which are listed on the menu. We were told yes, and one of the options we were given was chicken strips; $14 for quite a large portion. More than Id like to spend for a kids meal, but the portion was quite large, so thats the trade off. Service was slightly below average, not particularly friendly but not entirely off-putting. Despite there not being many other patrons the service was a bit slow when trying to pay and leave. Music was very loud; they have a digital jukebox and Im convinced it plays annoying music to encourage patrons to buy songs. There are also televisions everywhere, for sports and gambling. Might be fun with friends if youre into that, but I wouldnt go here for a date or family dinner. Overall it seems like this place is trying hard to please everyone, but loses its identity in the process. Is it a sports bar? Kind of. A gastropub? Trying to be, perhaps. A dance club? Certainly not, but the volume and selection of music might convince you otherwise. If you can handle the atmosphere and dont pick the wrong dish, you might enjoy yourself here.