Michael's Tap Room

2591 S Main St, Soquel
(831) 479-9777

Recent Reviews

Richard O.

Not recommended for pizza. Altho, they have a pizza oven the pizza chefs seem to know little of pizza craft. For example, I ordered basil as a paid extra; the chef actually sprinkled the fresh basil leaves on top of the pizza before putting it in a 600 degree oven. My basil, of course, arrived as carbonized ash for leaves instead of chopped, fresh basil leaves being sprinkled on top of the COOKED pizza just before serving. Clueless. Fun location with a great outdoor, covered patio, and if MUSIC, rather than pizza is your thing, there is lots to enjoy about M's on M.

Girl Six

Nice combination of indoor and outdoor seating. However, the service is uneven. You could wait for a good while before anyone takes your order or for when you get it. However, the food is good and I highly recommend this place for any bands that come through.

Collette S.

We stumbled into Michaels on Main while visiting the area and had a drink out on the back patio, then returned the following morning for a delicious brunch! Great service and food!

Travis Hurst

The setting was beautiful and the food was delicious!

Luigi laVoie

Music was great. Garlic Fries, delicious. But for 16 bucks you cant throw some onions on your burgers? ???

Jood O.

Delicious food and the customer service is a 10. I thought I ordered one dish but got confused and ordered another. No problem for the manager--she had the chef make me the one I thought I'd ordered and didn't charge me so I ended up with both! The Poke stack is delicious, the ahi salad fresh & tasty, and the corn chowder worth returning for. Thanks for a great evening!

Michael L

Very friendly waiters. Great out door view of wildlife and creek. Food came quickly and was hot. Overall great experience

Linda Needles

Went here for a group party. The food for our group was buffet style and very average. Their outdoor seating was very nice.

Paula Burkley-Ibonie

Lovely venue !Nice wait staff. Great management. Liked everything about it.There was ONE bartender that was just a jerk.He refused to make eye contact with any patrons while he spent a good 15 minutes tidying up his area. It was just saf. They had a private party outside, with there own bar, yet this dude (bartender)was catering to them over the regular patrons that were there for the live music. He was super nice to me, but what about everyone elseStraight putz.Otherwise, the place is lovely ☺

Sarah M.

We arrived just after they opened on Father's Day . We have been before and new they had gluten free options for me, but more importantly a dog friendly patio. They already looked busy, so I hopped out the truck to double check we could get in with no reservation. I approached the hostess to inquire and this is how it went . Me: hi we don't have a reservation but we're hoping for a table for 2 and we have a dog with us, so on the patio if available. Hostess: are you here for the band? Me: no just dinner, we're a bit hungry. Hostess : ugh not here for the music and you have a dog! I'm now looking directly at the "dog friendly patio" sign . Hostess: we like to pack the place with the "dead heads" that are here for the band. I suppose I can sit you on the patio and hopefully you'll be gone before the band starts!! This should have been my sign, but we were hungry. The place filled up quickly and our order didn't get taken for a while. Our waiter came to apologize that our order would be delayed as the kitchen just got slammed. This is exactly what happens when you seat everyone at once and they all order at the same time. Needless to say we were not gone as she hoped before the band started. But we won't be back. Someone needs to explain to the hostess that she is in the hospitality industry. Very disappointed to say the least.

Vanessa S.

Went in to have a nice relaxing cocktail and an appetizer outside. Out front there's a big sign that says please wait to be seated when there's no one in sight. Finally walked through into the bar area to get someone's attention sat myself at a table outside on the patio. I was there for about an hour, The whole time I heard a high maintenance bride, groom there dog the wedding planner and someone from Michael on Maine's plan their whole itinerary for their wedding. Not relaxing at all. They should possibly have a special room for people planning events. Will not be back!

Jordan S.

Waitress asked for our name to separate tabs and told us "hmm let's try another name that's too hard". Is it really that hard to spell an ethnic name? Later in the evening asked her if we could do an order before the kitchen closed for the band members still playing. She said "I'm really busy and don't have time to come back and take your order and I will forget later". Not sure how being "really busy" means socializing with a table for 20 minutes and there aren't any other tables to be served( we were the only two tables). She was very rude and clearly did not want to be here. She is an older woman (late 50s) with brown hair. And from someone who has worked in restaurants for several years, no matter how busy I was, I would never tell a table I was too busy to do something. Never coming here again, and already had low expectations from former employees that shared horrendous stories of the ownership.

Chelsc C.

Bomb beet salad with live music and great staff always my go to spot near my house also dog friendly in the back patio !

Reviewer X.

Two friends and I had lunch here today. We each ordered something different. I ordered the club sandwich and had the corn chowder instead of fries. I must say the chowder was outstanding and hot. My sandwich was delicious with plenty of meat. My friends also enjoyed their meals. Our attendant, Kendra, was quick to take our orders and our food came out promptly. We look forward to returning again for a delicious and pleasant lunch.

Cliff beard

Unfortunately, today, Mother's Day, will be my last visit to MOMs (for food). While the service was adequate, there was no polish. Host was nowhere to be found, the person who did help us was "overwhelmed" when looking for the reservation....no greeting, just king of a rough attitude. Waitress took a while to show, but did the basics of their job when they did, no pleasantries, zero conversation, etc.Our table for 8 was set for us and then given to another party, no biggy, there were other tables. Then the rain started and we had to move, no biggy, they accommodated us inside.Pre meal sides were eaten, dishes never cleared. Two meals forgotten, one finally came out, one had to be put into a togo container (they comped it). Drinks were refilled exactly zero times. "How is everything" was never asked once which is why it took so long to get our missing meals. There was lots of staff and they were at 50% or less capacity so I didn't really understand the hurried atmosphere and absent service.Food was edible but nothing extra special...not atmosphere, not service. Benedict with no English muffin and eggs poached hard, fish and chips fried dark brown, etc.. It wasn't a brunch I want to repeat on a regular day, especially Mother's day. There was no celebration in the air, period.Kinda bummed to see so many 5☆s, and here we were with sub par....well, sub par everything. I guess it could have been inconvenient that we showed up to a restaurant to eat.....weird.

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