Beggar's Banquet

Beggar's offers elegant dining in a casual atmosphere. From our extensive wine list, 20 rotating craft beers on tap, eclectic menu to our award winning atmosphere, Beggar's is East Lansing's home to students, professionals and families alike!...

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  • Phone

    (517) 351-4540

  • Website

    beggarsbanquet.com

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  • Type

    Restaurant

Address

218 Abbot Rd (btwn Albert & Grand River) East Lansing , MI 48823 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Music Live Music
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 49


Keywords:

brunch food good for groups breakfast food eggs benedict bar cider great value casual good for dates trendy happy hour spinach salad sandwiches eggplant pears brie cheese appetizers dinner good for special occasions black cherry
Dani Keller

Hands down, the BEST bloody Mary's , spinach salad and stuffed egg plant parm everrrr!!!!

Zak Hill

My eggs Benedict were BOMB and the beer jam is super cool! The brunch menu is far more adventurous than most places ????????

Joanna Poe

Brunch is completely amazing. I’ve been coming here for years and years and I’ve never had something that wasn’t special.

S S

Great atmosphere. Tried the sautéed chicken with Demi wine glaze sauce. Nlot what I expected. Sauce was super thin and tasted quite salty... Almost like chicken broth . Waitress was awesome tho.

Jordon Novak

This is where the locals come to drink/eat/talk and for good reason. The food is excellent, beer selection is local and the wine list is the longest and best in town . Had the fish tacos last time GR8!

Aaron Peter

I'm proud to be your new mayor of Beggar's Banquet. As your newly elected mayor, I will act with bipartisan humility and seek to improve the experience at this fine institution.

Kristen P

Great menu, friendly service ! Portion sizes are large so you can easily share meals.

Caitlin Hudgins

Great atmosphere always! Excellent option for an EL brunch or for Wine Wednesdays! ????

Sam Ott

Amazing brunch . The food was amazing! I got the beggars bowl and had to cut myself off!!

Jason Pursley

Half of bottles of wine on wed are great, food is great, staff (except for bouncers) great. Loved everything about this place (except for bouncers)!

Emily Niespodziewanski

No real munchies on the appetizers list , best for meals rather than happy hour . The scallops are heavy but delicious.

Katy

Beggar's Banquet is a decent choice for a casual date. Get the Brie appetizer , it's delicious.

Fox Barrel

The Fox Barrel Pacific Pear on draught is fantastic! Fermented using 100% pure pear-juice and Gluten-free!

Jeremiah Cosner

Brunch ! Great service.

Jenny Schu

The only place downtownLansing to have a good beer . Great bartenders !

Trevor Scott

One of the better places for brunch in East Lansing.

Jim Kane

Bloody Mary's and Sunday brunch , good food Egg 's Benedict.

Amy Cummings

Get the California sandwich !

Ali Hand

Breakfast is delish! Top it off with a peach mimosa

Jim Kane

Having brunch and Bloody Mary's . Good food Egg 's Benedict.

Nathan Gates

A nice change from a typical college town bar . Half off wine on Wednesday and dare I say the best food in downtown EL.

Stephanie Bishop

Great deals. Good wine selection .

Becky Farrington

Love this EL hangout, 1/2 off wine on Wednesdays !!

Peter Spadafore

Breakfast bowl for the win.

Cathy W.

Great food here. My favorite appetizer is the brie .

Scott Idle

Try the blended wines - red and white. They're fantastic!

Gerry Fortuna

The black and blue burger

Ryan Johnson

Here is my problem with Beggars: they seem to think their food is worth a lot more than it is. Overall pretty much everything on the menu is about $2-4 dollars overpriced.

Kristin Polizzi

Order the black cherry cider !

Melissa Cook

Don't miss the Brie ... To die for!

Austin Helms

Overall quality breakfast ????

Mark Klopfenstein

Breakfast !

Stephanie Bishop

Selection and service

Emiliano Figueroa

Get the Mac and Cheese Bob's way!

Jen Sygit

Service and food quality highly vary here. Food often arrives cold, dirty dishes and silverware, slow service even on non-busy day. Not impressed lately. Too bad. Used to be fine dining .

Jack Lumanog

Sunday brunch is great plus $2 bloody marys !

Jim Kane

Having brunch and Bloody Mary's .

Bill Golder

Crispin Cider on Draught !

GreaterLansing

$3 Sagria Special. Yes please.

Courtney Byelich

Best of East Lansing!

Lisa Kenny

Try the pear cidar!

Matthew Hill

Great beer selection , many regional microbrews .

Nick Agro

Breakfast is...not great

Jim Walls

The fried ice cream is not fried. Don't be fooled!!! Lol.

Nathan Gates

No more cover on Wednesdays!

Justin M.

Slowest waitress ever!

Teresa Goss

Horrible service, burgers and steak burnt twice, manager never came to the table. We will never go back!

Gabriela Zurita

Waitress is rude... :(

Ryan Tibbetts

This place sucks D!!

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