Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill — Restaurant in Dexter

I've been to the bar at least 4-5 times and it has not been anything special. In fact, I kind of dread going there, possibly because better places are available, but the whole atmosphere does not seem to work for me. I't's nothing special nor exciting (to me). My partner/his family seem to go there as a preferred choice thinking "healthier options" are available, which I don't understand.

My last visit was particularly dreadful. Me & my family came there to eat. Ordered. 10-15 minutes later another full table was seated, and they got their food first, while our table just sat there waiting. How does that happen? How does that work out?? We sat probably for a whole hour waiting. The other table somehow ate their food, got doggie bags and chatting away when finally our food arrived. My time was spent listening to my table partners complaining about where the food is, how they will write horrible reviews and how the other table that arrived after us is eating while we are still waiting.

Food: food presentation was good. But food was okay. It could be better. Mac and cheese was bland, and my grilled chicken wrap with teriyaki sauce had too much sauce, overpowering the bland wrap components. It was not really inspiring. But I was hungry.

Server: server was new but good. He tried his best, but it must've been a rough day for him.

Manager on duty was seemingly annoyed by our request for pop, when we ran out and waiter was not available. It's probably after that where it went downhill. Mistakes happen. But they can be fixed up. Except in our case, complaint to the manager went on blind ear. For the horrible dining experience, my expectation was that most respectable restaurants will at least try to make it better. There could be many ways, like i.e. take something off the bill, like that sub par onion that was served to us. But no, no effort was done in so far as our complaint about the food wait. I still find it unexplained why food steadily coming out to the other table. Had I been the manager on duty seeing how horrible the experience was, I'd comp the entire meal and apologize for the wait, and give out coupons to come back for later. No one should experience a situation like this in a restaurant. That's just bad service, bad culture, and bad planning.

Appetizers: We got the "awesome" onion: imagine an onion that you pull one of the onion straws and only the breaded part comes off, leaving the actual onion intact still on the cob. That was the onion served. Not worth it. They should just take it off the menu, or rethink the whole onion thing. That worst Bloomin' Onion that could possibly be served at Outback, would still be better than what we got.

Rating this 2 stars, because "I disliked it" in general, despite the last experience where I...

Thursday morning with heavy rains in Dexter allowed an early lunch break. Where do you get a decent lunch at 11:00 in Dexter, Michigan? I have enjoyed the specialty shoppes and bakeries over the years but wanted something different. I called a friend who grew up nearby, and he suggested Aubree's Pizza & Grill. He knew the pizza bar and salad are unlimited from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for about 10 bucks, and spoke of their quality service and food. Aubree's verified what had just heard and we headed into town. Aubree's sits immediately east of Dairy Queen and a couple runs around the block made it clear we would not be parking our truck and trailer on the street out front or in the parking lot at the rear. There is a public parking lot just west and south of the rear parking lot on the south east corner of Broad and Forest streets so anyone with a camper or utility trailer will be set. We were the first customers of the day for the pizza/salad bar so while there was no pizza, the salad was cool, and fresh. Even the tomatoes had the moisture drops that make salads so photo worthy. Before we finished the salad our server, Allison, informed us the 1st pepperoni pizza was up. Within 10 minutes it was followed with deluxe pizza, pizza bread, and a margarita pizza with balsamic sauce drizzle. In other words, no complaints about not having food ready, the opposite is true. The food was fresh when we were ready. Do not expect a 75 item salad bar. This is a spring mix and a Romaine base with olive slices, cucumber, cheese, onion, croutons, 1000 island, Greek, and portion control ranch that doubles as a dip container for pizza bread and crusts. There are a few more items but luncheon fare only. You will pay more for just the salad at Whole Foods or Kroger but the added items justify the up charge. Allison was attentive when our drinks were low but other than 2x "how is everything" we were left to converse without interruption. Ambiance allowed for clean utility workers to a business lunch for lawyer and client. Bar to the side with designed wall combines isolation and inclusion, take out has a separate window inside the restaurant, and washrooms seem to be commont to the building at large. We were full and happy with our experience here without any hindrance to returning in the future. As usual, I do not know anyone here, and am not related to anyone here. I do not get anything for this review other than the satisfaction of pointing out something of interest that may help you out. Any errors are my fault,...

The last time I went to Aubree’s was about a year ago, and I remember this experience very well. Myself, my boyfriend, and his family all went out and dined there on a sunny, warm day. I ordered some sort of Mexican wrap involving coleslaw. Everyone got their food, and it was tasty. Well, except for mine. Aubree’s coleslaw… Is um… It’s for the special soul. Actually I don’t think anyone would like it and I have no idea why it’s so heavily featured throughout their menu. It’s made of wilted lettuce… and mayo… And has the grizzly, slimey texture and flavorless, milky taste that you really would not expect to purchase at a restaurant. I gave my boyfriend a taste and he agreed that it was awful. Then he handed it to his dad, he also thought it was awful. The wrap was mostly the coleslaw as well, think of it, a tortilla filled with that coleslaw. It was…interesting. We all chuckled about it, had a great time, and it wasn’t a big deal, but since I was not able to eat my meal, as it was obviously inedible, we sent it back (something we do no more than once every two or three years, and it has to be something really god-awful—we are NOT looking to screw over a business or get a free meal. Well, at the end, we discussed it with our waitress and she had a young man, tall, big, I guess a manager, came over, let’s call him Bob. I chuckled a little, showed him the wrap and mentioned that it was the worst meal I’ve ever had, and honestly thought he would agree that a tortilla filled with mostly coleslaw is a pretty awful idea. Bob gave us a refund on my meal, but did nothing to disguise his vehement hatred that we didn’t like the coleslaw. Then when we left, he was at the podium near the door, and he quietly scowled and didn’t say goodbye to any of us, just stood there with his arms crossed in his black shirt. I made an enemy that day. Because of coleslaw. So um, yeah we never went back. It’s a funny...