"We ended up at the Tavern during the block party, it was pretty busy but the quoted wait time of 50 min ended up only being 30 min so that was a plus! Once we were seated we ordered a cocktail and a beer. We also decided to forgo our usual nachos as an appetizer and order the calamari instead. My husband had never tried it and it did not disappoint. The calamari was full of flavor and not the slightest bit rubbery. I would order it again in a heartbeat! Dinner….was another story. We ordered the Jalapeño Burger and the Tavern Dip Sandwich. The only redeeming quality was their fries, honestly their sweet potato fries were fluffy and delicious. The poor meat on our sandwiches were well over done/cooked. The burger was all char flavored (and not the good kind) as well as the meat on the dip, wayy too over done. Tough and DRY (Hope our pictures show how dry the meat is.)It’s hard to justify the lack of quality when the price point is up there. (Our check was almost $100) There are several other places I’d go for dinner in the valley before I’d order another entree here. The Fork downtown and Sid’s Garage just to name a couple! It looks like their happy hour would be a good deal but save your coin and go elsewhere for dinner! I will say service was excellent and Sapphire was very friendly!"
