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The Horse’s Mouth Tavern opened in 2013 at our original location in Carson City, Michigan. We have been open at our Belding, Michigan location since 2015. We are a family friendly tavern that offers delicious high quality pub fare, with a focus on craft beer from Michigan and around the country. We feature 22 beers on draft, Michigan made draft root beer, and a comprehensive selection of liquors. Our curated industrial aesthetic features concrete bar tops, corrugated steel walls, repurposed bowling lane tables with vintage school chairs. Owners Jen and Troy Palmer invite you to come visit them and their team and enjoy a delicious meal and beer in their unique setting. You heard it straight from the Horse’s Mouth. Cheers!
Hours
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Sunday | 12–8 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 402 W Main St, Belding, MI 48809
Phone: (616) 951-9000
Website: http://thehorsesmouthtavern.com/
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Reviews
olga long
I dined here with my best friend for her birthday dinner. Her adult daughter and grandson joined us. The menu offered entrees for everyone. I devoured my huge burger and fries. The cocktails were perfect and exactly as ordered. The decor was fun and the restaurant was very clean. The bartender was super fun and very attentive.
… morePatricia C Volkhardt
Best wraps ever! Fresh ingredients, loaded with buffalo taste, ut not soaking, the wraps were just right. You can’t go wrong on this menu.
Try the buffalo chicken or a BLT with chips, sweet potato or regular fries or onion rings all done just right. All delicious, our sides were fresh, loaded with delicious say hello to Amber, a wonderful staff member
…great fun, great atmosphere, great food, and happy hour!
… moreTry the buffalo chicken or a BLT with chips, sweet potato or regular fries or onion rings all done just right. All delicious, our sides were fresh, loaded with delicious say hello to Amber, a wonderful staff member
…great fun, great atmosphere, great food, and happy hour!
Vivian Ridgeway
So, I got the poboy and really enjoyed it. The shrimp weren’t over-fried and all of the veggies had the appropriate crisp. However, my husband got the mushroom swiss burger and he was not impressed. He said the burger was frozen and it did look a little perfect for homemade. The chips were definitely homemade and they were good but needed some kind of spice as they were bland. We also had the garlic parmesan boneless wings which were very good.
… moreUrsula Myrick
What a cool vibe! Service was amazing. Food was great with good options for picky eaters. I will definitely come again. Great for the whole family
… moreCraig Wallace
Best burger yet! Now my favorite place in the west Michigan area. Lots of beers, wine and liquor. Great atmosphere. Great service. Definitely going back and bringing friends.
… moreTodd Palmer
Great craft beer selection! 20 taps of Michigan craft. Very nice bar food as well. Customers (regulars) are very friendly, and willing to strike up a conversation. Sit at the bar. You will meet a new friend.
… moreRhonda Vesterfelt
We stopped by on a whim and was pleasantly impressed! Service was great, talked with the owner and had a fun conversation with him. Loved all the plants that made the pub atmosphere warm! Will definitely stop by here again! If you love bread, you’ll love the ginormous pretzel!
… moreOlivia X
I’ve been here a few times just for the food and good atmosphere. I get the same fiesta chicken wrap every time, I love it so much. Best fries. Just all around a fun and good place to be. They were training a new cook the day I came in, I asked no lettuce n there was lettuce but I didn’t mind. The waiter asked if everything was fine and since he asked I kindly said what happened. He gave me a little gift card for whenever I come back. I thought that was very nice 🙂 (the picture is actually just one half of the whole wrap. I already ate the other one by the time I took this. Huge portions that I’m in love with!)
… moreSquid XIII
The Horse’s Mouth Tavern – Belding, MI
If The Harmful Rooster is the ambassador of average, then The Horse’s Mouth Tavern is its slightly more ambitious cousin—still committed to the middle of the road, but with a craft beer in hand and a twinkle of effort in its eye.
The vibe? Cozy enough to make you think someone once cared about ambiance, but not so cozy that you’d cancel your plans to stay longer. The food? It exists. Burgers, wraps, and a monster pretzel that’s more memorable for its size than its flavor. The drinks? Plentiful, with 22 beers on tap and a Michigan-made draft root beer that tastes like nostalgia filtered through a flat Mountian Dew.
Service was friendly in that Midwestern way—warm smiles, casual banter, and just enough attentiveness to keep you from wondering if you’ve been forgotten. It’s the kind of place where you could imagine a decent night out, provided your expectations are calibrated to “pleasantly fine.”
But once again, the evening’s true climax came not from the tavern’s offerings, but from the walk that followed. The Flat River Trail, winding gently from the tavern’s doorstep, leads directly to the Veteran Memorial Bridge. And there it was again: graffiti, defacing a monument meant to honor sacrifice. My date—a veteran—was devastated. Tears, heartbreak, and another meal returned to nature in a violent, gut-wrenching moment.
It’s hard to separate the tavern from the trail, the beer from the bridge. The path from dinner to desecration is too direct, too symbolic. It’s a reminder that even a maximally average night out can end in emotional ruin when civic neglect lurks just down the sidewalk.
In summary: The Horse’s Mouth Tavern offers a slightly elevated take on mediocrity, but the emotional fallout waiting at the end of the trail makes it hard to recommend without a warning label.
… moreIf The Harmful Rooster is the ambassador of average, then The Horse’s Mouth Tavern is its slightly more ambitious cousin—still committed to the middle of the road, but with a craft beer in hand and a twinkle of effort in its eye.
The vibe? Cozy enough to make you think someone once cared about ambiance, but not so cozy that you’d cancel your plans to stay longer. The food? It exists. Burgers, wraps, and a monster pretzel that’s more memorable for its size than its flavor. The drinks? Plentiful, with 22 beers on tap and a Michigan-made draft root beer that tastes like nostalgia filtered through a flat Mountian Dew.
Service was friendly in that Midwestern way—warm smiles, casual banter, and just enough attentiveness to keep you from wondering if you’ve been forgotten. It’s the kind of place where you could imagine a decent night out, provided your expectations are calibrated to “pleasantly fine.”
But once again, the evening’s true climax came not from the tavern’s offerings, but from the walk that followed. The Flat River Trail, winding gently from the tavern’s doorstep, leads directly to the Veteran Memorial Bridge. And there it was again: graffiti, defacing a monument meant to honor sacrifice. My date—a veteran—was devastated. Tears, heartbreak, and another meal returned to nature in a violent, gut-wrenching moment.
It’s hard to separate the tavern from the trail, the beer from the bridge. The path from dinner to desecration is too direct, too symbolic. It’s a reminder that even a maximally average night out can end in emotional ruin when civic neglect lurks just down the sidewalk.
In summary: The Horse’s Mouth Tavern offers a slightly elevated take on mediocrity, but the emotional fallout waiting at the end of the trail makes it hard to recommend without a warning label.
Jessica Piell
Nice local spot! Good food, friendly staff. The only thing I’m sad that has changed is the corned beef they use for their reubens! Also must try the eggrolls!
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