The Jolly Pumpkin Review

Are you a vegetarian, vegan? Well the Jolly Pumpkin is just the place for you. It's a new restaurant that caters to these cliental as well as carnivores. This cozy place is tucked in the busy Main street stretch between Liberty and Williams. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. It's loud but people are still able to caring on a conversation without shouting. The restaurant is also brewery which makes its own selection of beer with seasonal ale throughout the year. There's a long dark wood bar goes almost the whole length of the restaurant. Old time lanterns light the place giving it the feel of a neighborhood bar in a small town where everyone knows everybody. The dark wood decor makes the place feel cozy are great place to come warm up on a cold night. There is also an upstairs part that is more like a traditional bar with a limited menu. Patrons can go up there and have a drink or an appetizer waiting for their table.

The menu is short but still has many choices to offer. None of the options exceed $12. The very unique choices in pizza are wonderful with fresh ingredients. They sour dough crust is very delicious. They used to over a gluten-free crust but have recently stopped. The pizzas are about 14 inches big and are plenty of food for one person, but not quite enough to share. So getting your own pizza is the best choice, or perhaps splitting two. There are some ambitious options as well including truffle fries and a basil limeade. They also have specials every night that are pricier then the regular menu. Even the specials don't go above $19. The deserts were just as heavenly has the main courses. The vegan chocolate cake was well portioned and so moist you'd swear there was egg in it. The ice cream came in two flavors vanilla bean and dark chocolate. But people with nut allergies should be warned, the ice cream is made with coconut milk.

The wait-staff is very friendly and extremely accommodating. When my dining companion forgot to mention she needed gluten-free crust on her pizza, our waiter immediately put in a new order for her pizza with the correct crust and he also took it off her bill as well. He let us take our time ordering our food and we didn't feel rushed to finish out meal in a timely manner. The most shocking part of the meal was how cheap the bill was. A two people going out could easily get a drink, entree and desert for a little under $15 each. Thats even better then Applebees.

The Jolly Pumpkin is a wonderful place for a first date or two old friends to catch-up. The decor and quality of food is not sacrificed for the very affordable price. The Jolly Pumpkin is sure to become a Ann Arborite favorite. 


~Food Love


Jolly Pumpkin 
311 South Main 
Ann Arbor, MI