The Fountain Detroit

Open to the park with sandbox an outdoor bar, included - this was the perfect meet up spot for a first time meet with now friends! The area was lively with a mix of people of all ages. The were birds, sun, music, and laughter. Various tables to sit at if you are able to find one that is vacant - sunny and shady spots. There is also a couple water features, of course. We didn't order food, but next time I will for sure try something as the menu looked to have some nice sounding options! My friend got me their Fairground Lemonade which was light and refreshing for the hot day. The staff looked to be busy, but that's a good thing - I liked seeing how many people were out and about - we were there maybe early afternoon (1-2pm arrival on a Saturday).

This place isn't even called the fountain anymore. Me and my friend walked down there from Greektown and was looking all over for "The Fountain" and finally asked and they said oh that's not here anymore. It has a new name now. There was about five sandwiches on the menu and about five drinks and that was it not to mention the wait staff were sitting at a table over in the corner and acted like they didn't even see us. Also, in the pictures on the website they make it look like it's a whole lot bigger than what it really is. It's a small area with some sand and some chairs around it. Don't be fooled - I was not impressed and I hate to say that about the Detroit area because I love it so much.

Came downtown to enjoy the weather and experience the vibe. We patiently waiting in line at the bar to grab our drinks. First impression, two very unhappy bartenders. No eye contact, no smiles, moving almost intentionally slow . When the male bartender decided to acknowledge us, we asked for a shot of Casamigos. He promptly replied with, "a shot is $27". What the heck???! Two shots and you can go buy your own bottle! He had no other recommendations or even had a fake apology. He was very happy we left and that was our first impression of the fountain and last visit. We happily walked to the Anchor and had great service, happy and friendly staff.

This is part of the park where the city puts the huge sandbox and the ice rink in winter.A roped off deck area with converted shipping containers. Some food items, some beers, and few cocktails. A little over priced. The staff was fast and friendly. There is a beer bucket deal, which helps with groups.Mostly clean, and it uses trailer style restrooms.

I love Campus Martius,, great place to hang out. What's even better is that you're allowed to drink on the sandbox. Get your drink on while you get to sink your toesies on the sand.The bar that supplies the drinks and food food for this spot is this guy right here. Tables to fill up quick after office hours, so do come before then if you're not into fighting for tables and seats. That or stay in the farmlands.Chicken Wings: It's alright. Didn't look or taste anything special.Pulled Chicken Nachos: Perfect dish to order for sharing with friends. Not the best nachos I ever had.My gin and tonic tasted like gin and tonic. Only thing was the service kept misfiring. Everybody else got their drinks and I didn't, I asked to check if my gin and tonic was still coming. He said he forgot and he'll put the order in. Our waters weren't automatically refilled, we had to ask for them repeatedly.I uh,, not impressed by the service. You want direct connect, just grab a drink at the bar and take it to the sand box. Thank you so much for reading my review. I hope this helps with your decision making experience. Enjoy your awesome yelptastic day!

Wish this was more worth it. Spent 20+ min in line and could only get drinks and were no longer serving food which was sad but I get it. The most disappointing part was that the Detroit Vice had literally zero booze in it. Wish I had some alcohol for the $14+ I spent on each drink

2nd time coming here on Saturday Aug 28th came here at 9:30pm came for a drink and they said they just called last call and were closing and were not letting people in this place is so ghetto right smack dab in the middle of downtown this is sad! Need to get some new management and staff! Will make sure to spread the word about this place just gets worse and worse!!!

This is the restaurant in a shipping container in Campus Martius. Campus Martius is a fun place with food trucks, tables, live music, foosball, ping pong tables, and a beach in summer. We didn't want to stand in line at the food trucks so we went to Fountain where they have table service. Most of the tables are under umbrellas, but some are in the sun. All of the tables are high tables (which is a terrible trend for short people, people with children, etc). Our waiter Andy was friendly and refilled our drinks and checked back with us. It was slow getting our food. All of the food is brought in from a restaurant in Birmingham since there isn't a real kitchen in the shipping container. The lack of space may slow the food prep. We had the chicken sandwich and the falafel sandwich and both were tasty. We thought that the falafel was better than the chicken. They will stay open into the fall. It would be nice if they could serve hot drinks in the winter when the ice skating rink is open. Word of warning: if you are at a table closest to the fountain on a windy day you might get wet.

Cool spot in the heart of downtown Detroit. I went there kind of late on a Friday and ordered a salad, some fries, and a glass of rose. Our server, I think her name was Shana, was so sweet and friendly. Towards the end of our meal I got up to go to the bathroom and when I came back my food and drink had been cleared from the table. I was so disappointed and when the server found out, she apologized brought me another half glass of wine! Great place to sit outside, take in views of the surrounding buildings and the fountain of course, and hang out in an Adirondack chair with your feet in the sand (yes there was a huge sandbox!).

This place has a ton of potential but falls short. We walked in and the employees were gossiping and ignoring us. The lady taking our order had long nails (health code violation?) and was eating while taking our order. Very gross and unprofessional. Also she was trying to clean off the dirt from my canned beer. Why not just rinse it or give me another? Also they were out of fries? We got nachos and they only had chicken and cheese despite the description which included onions and jalapeños. How? this place needs work. A lot of it. And train your damn employees.