Capitol City Grille - Lansing (MI)

5 /5 Matthew Dettmann: Giving a great review as they earned some redemption after past poor reviews. Sat at the bar, place was dead, almost left to walk down the street and try something with higher reviews but decided to stay. Bartender was friendly and attentive enough. Ordered the Steak Frites with little expectations. Food came out within 10 minutes, hot and fresh. My first thought was that the dish looked like it was outdated, fries just had flaky salt and parsley, maybe some truffle oil and Parmesan would kick them up? However, as I dug into the Steak with Chimichurri, I quickly realized that more complexity would complicate the dish. I really thought they did a nice job on both service and food quality, especially for a hotel restaurant. If you’ve been disappointed in the past, maybe try again. The menu lacks options, but I’d rather have higher quality food and only a few specialty dishes.

1 /5 Kim Cline: We came down for breakfast and found out it was buffet, after checking it out we decided it wasn’t worth $15 a person for gross bacon, pancakes and some dried potatoes. So we tried again for dinner. After being seated the waitress slapped some menus down and said I’ll be back in a minute, she never came back after 10 minutes we left. There were only two other people in the whole place. The food was way overpriced.

1 /5 H: Cant speak to the food because I decided not to stay. Had a very nice lady start out being my server. But then, some lady named Amanda told me she was waiting on me? And she made me feel super uncomfortable and not welcome like the other woman had. I asked why the other woman wasnt helping me and she said "oh she must have gotten confused" so I left

1 /5 Natalie Elliott: I ate here while staying at the hotel, but unfortunately, the experience wasn’t great. I had to flag down the hostess multiple times before anyone helped me. Eventually, I placed a to-go order at the bar and went with the NY Steak with broccolini and potatoes. After waiting about 30 minutes, my food finally arrived but without the potatoes. I had to wait another 20 minutes just to receive a small 3oz cup of them. The waitress explained that potatoes are no longer included with the steak meal and that the menu hadn’t been updated to reflect that. The food itself was just okay. The steak was decent, but after all the waiting, I was too tired to go back downstairs when I realized they hadn’t given me any utensils. For over $50, the meal felt underwhelming with minimal sides, an average steak, and a lot of unnecessary hassle.

5 /5 Alison Anderson: These reviews worried me but I gave this place a shot because I didn’t want to leave the hotel. I thought my burger was great and the staff were super friendly and quick!