The Tavern at St. Michael's Square

We made a reservation over a week in advance for a party of 16 and were assured there would be no issues accommodating us. However, upon arrival, our group was split into three separate sections, which was far from what we expected. When we raised our concerns, the manager responded dismissively and rudely, essentially telling us to deal with it. To make matters worse, the food quality was noticeably subpar compared to our previous corporate gatherings here. This experience fell far short of the standard we’ve come to expect.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Food was good. Their fries were interesting and tasty. Service was a little slow. Overall not bad. (Tavern dip, and deep dish chocolate chip cookie)

Hair in the soup, dirty knife, lipstick on my glass….then when we expressed our concerns we were treated with attitude and snarky remarks. We will never go there again. Hilariously, my sister had gone two years prior and had a similarly bad experience. I wonder how this place is in business.

The service was horrible and the food was disgusting. I got the BLT Benny and the hollandaise sauce was nasty it had to have been a packet or something. Making hollandaise from scratch is actually very easy. It tasted like a weird butter and the biscuits were cold and hard. I DON'T RECOMMEND GETTING FOOD HERE.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great community restaurant and bar

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tried the special, the grilled pork chops with a blue cheese sauce. I will never ever be the same. Also, one of the only places in town we have found the milk stout on tap. I will definitely be spending a significant amount of my husbands paychecks here from now on!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped in for the Monday meatloaf special. The food and selection of beers were excellent. Love the battered mushrooms appetizer! And the service was as prompt and attentive as always!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great martinis! We went on meatloaf Monday, and unfortunately, they were out. I ordered the blackened chicken pasta which was great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Could not get waited on. Waited over 5 minutes, could not get anyone’s attention. There was also one waiting prior to us entering.

Service: 1

Love the food! The only thing a guy could possibly gripe about is the booth seats badly need re cusioned

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great tavern food. Great variety of food. Never been disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Reuben Sandwich, Fish and Chips, French Onion Soup

Good fish and chips.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

The bottomless mimosas here are top tier! The refills were so quick and they have a variety of mimosas to choose from. We got the cheese curds and they basically melt in your mouth. We got the taco pizza and the half order of fish and chips, both were delicious! We found the portions to be good size and filled us up. Will definitely be back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips

Excellent pizzas

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have been to The Tavern twice and I am sad to say I was dissapointed both times. The first time I went I ordered a margherita pizza which was not cooked all the way or cut all the way through, so I had to cut through a very doughy pie to get my slices. The tomatoes were not sliced but diced, which could be a personal preference, but the basil was chopped and, I'm assuming, cooked with the pie leaving it as just a thought and not as a centerpiece of a two topping pizza. Also, for $16.50, I was expecting a bit more pizza or something with higher quality.

The second time I went in I ordered a cubano, which ended up being more dissapointing than the pizza I had previously. If there was mustard on this sandwich I couldn't tell, but I could definitely tell there was globs of mustard seeds on top of the cheese and mixed with the flavorless and dry pulled pork. The mustard seed made the sandwich very bitter and did not blend well with anything else on the sandwich. The cappiculo, not ham, that sat on top of everything was too hard and the flavor was too overpowering for a simple dish like a cuban. There was no sign of mojo, the signature marinade in a cuban sandwich, which left me wanting. All of this combined with the fact that this sandwich had to be eaten open faced because of the plating made me very dissapointed. I don't expect every restaurant to have a plancha in the back but the least they could have done was toast it or pop it in a panini press for a few seconds. The fries were decent.

I also tried both of the mushrooms appetizers, choriza stuff and beer battered, and found them both to be uninspired and bland. The chorizo stuffed mushrooms were overcooked, leaving them flavorless and tough and the pepperjack cheese sauce on top did nothing for the dish but cover up how dry the chorizo was. The sauce had no flavor and I could not tell there was pepperjack. The beer battered mushrooms served only as a vehicle for the sauce as they had no flavor either. There is an earthiness that is desired in a mushroom dish and the fact that there was no flavor points to either low quality ingredients or a lack of cooking ability.

The drink menu is very good. They have a very healthy selection of cocktails and beers so if you're looking for a spot to have a drink this would be a good place. If you're looking for good food I would go somewhere else.

The Tavern at St. Michael's Square has a very nice decor, though a bit bright inside for a tavern, and plenty of televisions to watch while you're dining. The drinks are cheap and plentiful but the food is lacking, which after looking at the other reviews seems to be a common notion.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3