Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in East Lansing

Wonderful first time over at Bowdie's (Lansing) for my 34rd Birthday. Birthdays and Anniversaries come with free dessert so that was a nice touch. Right from the host table we were welcomed in, greeted with a "Happy Birthday", even came early, but still shown to our table, then upgraded to a more intimate booth. Gorgeous, little restaurant. They have cute little oil lamps on all the tables and that was a nice touch, plus to the romantic oldies /classics like Sinatra playing in the background. It was everything I could've asked for. The cooks cooked everything including our steaks to perfection! Everything was delicious, and portion sixes were great! Overall, I was happy to have found this gem in Lansing instead of leaving town for a nice sit down dinner for special occasions, so we were pleased to have found this local joint. Matthias is the man! He took very good care of us and had a great attitude, seemed to enjoy his job and we enjoyed him. The ambiance is nice, we arrived at 8:15pm so it was a tad busy and noisy but after 8:30 the crowd died down and it was quaint and noise level perfect to where we could enjoy the dinner tunes being played. Would recommend!

First time patrons. From being greeted at the front door, to being seated and served, through our superb wine, meal and desert selections, to being ushered out the front door, West End Grill moved to our No. 1 Downtown Ann Arbor venue.

Service and food were exceptional. It was easy to reserve a table.

Great experience - Easter lunch for family from Detroit, Grand Rapids and Ontario. Easy to find location right off the interstate, delicious food and excellent service. We will return!