Tall Tales Taphouse

Five of us, we all thought the food was fresh, well seasoned and prepared. Too bad there is no more local brewing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Over all terrible could not recommend enough to not come here. We ordered a beer flight and she had no idea what I was talking about and kept questioning my order even with me pointing to the sign. Pizza was super soggy in the middle and burnt on the ends. Also grossly over priced. Do not waste your time or money here I promise you will regret it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

We usually LOVE Tall Tales! We come up from North Carolina and make it a point to stop there. Food is always good. However, the music seems to be tailored to who ever the manager is at the time. We requested 3 times to change the music which was rap/bootie music playing, but nothing was done!! I requested to speak to the manager but they did not want to speak to me. The hostess even asked if it was about the music. Never even spoke to the manager. Your place is for drinks and food, NOT a night club until LATE night! Music should be more appropriate!!! You should move the tune Jukebox back to the back or invest in another one so one person controls the music. You lost a high tip patreon because of music selection, and the refusal to make your customer happy by putting more appropriate music on for the 4-6 hour time. Rap, bootie music should be saved for late night, not for the after work/dinner crowd.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Where to even start with this place.

As a local, I’ve watched this spot reverse-evolve from a fun hangout with great food and solid drinks into a full-blown circus.

We waited over an hour for appetizers, and the excuse was a wedding party. Sorry, but a wedding party isn’t an excuse for bad service it’s something you plan for and staff for. Our waitress wasn’t rude, just completely aloof and detached, and clearly had no authority or backup to fix anything.

When food finally came, we still had no silverware, no plates, and no refills. My wife and I ordered two of the same mixed drinks twice four total. Not one came out the same. Some in glass, some in plastic, some with thin rims, some thick — and one even showed up with a Mexican salt-and-Tajín rim like we’d accidentally wandered into a different restaurant. The drinks weren’t bad, just completely inconsistent like a roulette wheel of glassware and garnishes.

The bathrooms? Forget it. Lines six deep every time. Maybe hire a restroom company or roll out some porta-potties, because clearly the infrastructure isn’t keeping up with the crowd.

Then came the grand finale dinner arrives after 90 minutes, delivered by a robot.
Now, the Japanese place down the road has the “smoking dragon” robot it’s cool, sleek, and fits the theme. This one looked like the Temu knock-off version. Between that and the empty claw machine by the bathroom, I felt like I’d wandered into a deleted scene from The Naked Gun maybe the modern reboot starring Liam Neeson and this robot as his sidekick.

At one point, I was standing in complete disbelief staring at that empty claw machine not a single prize inside when our waitress came bouncing over, absolutely thrilled to inform me, “We have more video games in the back!”
I just stood there thinking, “Are they all like this one? You put a dollar in and get a claw full of air?”

Honestly, years from now there’ll be kids in counseling saying, “It all started when I put a dollar in the claw machine and grabbed a handful of air… and the waitress told me, ‘Congratulations.’”

When the food came out with no silverware, I started to wonder if we’d stumbled into an Ethiopian restaurant experience communal eating, no utensils. I was halfway to asking for floor cushions so we could lounge and fully commit to the theme.

Meanwhile, the walls look like an NHL team’s been practicing slap shots for a year. The furniture’s grimy, and the bathroom looks like someone lost a bar fight in there, lights out, rusted fixtures, mystery stains.

The whole place screams no management, no quality control, and no pride of ownership. Someone needs to hit pause and reevaluate what’s going on here before this place completely implodes.

Honestly, Gordon Ramsay would lose his mind in here. I’m half-tempted to call Bar Rescue myself and submit a sponsorship application.

Until you see this place getting rehabbed on TV, do yourself a favor and go literally anywhere else because life’s too short to spend hard-earned money on bad experiences.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Service was slow, it took 45 min to get my food. The food was average at best. The live music was too loud my ears were ringing.
I won't be returning.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Great local craft ale house with fantastic food and frequently have live music.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food and service is good. Love the atmosphere outside.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Flights are awesome and nachos were amazing !!! Keep it up. This is the real deal

Waitress was nice and honest about small size of the brat but WAY overpriced when served with potato chips- see picture. The kitchen is either poorly staffed or terrible cooks/chef. Our Hawaiian pizza was missing bacon and ham and rather dry. Mostly cool when served to us. What we didnt ask for was the spicy sauce on it, so our son couldn't eat the food we waited over an hour to try. Both our pizza and pretzel were burnt on one side. We've had wood fired pizza at lots of other places and not had this issue.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Food was terrible. Not only did it take more than an hour on a not too busy weeknight, the pizza was overcooked and lacked toppings on many of the slices. Tacos were extremely dry. This was once a great restaurant and brewery. They no longer offer in house made brews. The service was very friendly, just the food was terrible. I miss the old restaurant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

The food is really good although the menu is a little more limited than I wpuld prefer and the prices were fair but on the SLIGHTLY higher side for what we got. The service and atmosphere are EXCELLENT though, the outside area is absolutely wonderful especially at night. Side note the bathrooms were also very clean.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I loved this place. Recently, it has been subpar. I've been coming here since it was a brewery. The last 2 times (within the last 2 weeks), the service was outrageously awful and the food was not good. Only thing consistently good is the nachos. And if you put meat on it...it's cold. We got kids meals not cooked through and with hair on them. The steak and cheese used to be delicious ...no more. The tater tots...should be simple, but came out frozen still. Just not great. I'm sure I will hope it's better again soon and retry, but it's gonna be a few months at least.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! For date night, for a family friendly outing, for anything!!! Awesome seating inside and outside. Great vibes!! Outside is set up with covered seating, umbrella tables, and a small beach area for kids to play ball etc and adults to chill. This visit got kids pizza, squishy pants beer, Cobb salad, loaded tots... Drinks and awesome and you can't go wrong with any of the food or apps imo, great portions. All staff were amazing. Look forward to returning and trying some more items. Sweet addition right outside of Salisbury!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I stayed here through Harvest Hosts this week. Their brick oven pizza is amazing. I also had the Mahi tacos which were also great. The staff is friendly and attentive and there is plenty of parking for your RV in their rear parking lot. Conveniently located off Rt 50 and only about 25 minutes from Ocean City!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice casual bar and dining. Outside is really to sit and have a drink or two and eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5