TAPS Fish House & Brewery

Completely in awe of Taps at the Orange County Airport. I have walked by this restaurant multiple times on previous trips, however found my flight was delayed and I was hungry at the same time so decided to stop by. i was impressed by the interior and the fact that although it is completely open to the main terminal thoroughfare, I still felt I was transported to a modern gastropub.I was seated within a few minutes and my eyes were fixated on the Breakfast Burrito which contains fried potatoes, jack cheese, Mexican chorizo, scrambled eggs on the inside with pico de gallo, roasted poblano salsa and bacon on the outside. Everything tasted fresh and all the flavors working together came as a bit of a surprise to me. After dissecting the burrito couldn't help but notice the meet was scrambled into the egg before it was cooked and from my experience this helps with a close to even distribution of the ingredients.I couldn't have been more impressed with the expedient service by Stephan who also frequented the table with water refills, the quality ingredients and how they all worked together to create the best breakfast burrito I have had anywhere in Orange County, let alone in an airport....and at an affordable price no less.This will be my go to airport restaurant from here on out and should serve as a destination restaurant prior to people flying out to their actual destination or if they have time after they arrive from wherever they are coming from.

I came here for breakfast before 7 AM and there was a stereo speaker on, absolutely blaring rock music throughout the restaurant. I don't know that very many people want to hear blaring rock music at 7 AM over there coffee and breakfast burrito. It's ridiculous. I'll let the hostess know my feelings, but the music was never turned down. Along with blaring rock music, there is a loud talking from all the guest because you can't hear one another and less you're shouting. It is a nightmarish experience early in the morning.The menu is full of Mexican spicy foods. There was no regular eggs and toast on the menu. Not impressed with anything about this place.

This place sets the bar high for all airport restaurants! We'd never flown through John Wayne/Santa Ana before and had a lengthy morning layover before our flight to Mexico. I knew we'd be hungry and have time to kill so I did some research on best places to eat. Let me save you from such work: This is the place!Super friendly and prompt service? They've got that. Big open, updated space with highboys, bar seating and regular tables, all within view of several big screen TVs? Check!Grab-n-go options? Yep. Diverse and yummy menu? You betcha. He opted for elevated bagels & lox while I went for a slightly personalized sushi roll, made to order. Breakfast sushi you ask? Yes! And some bubbly. Hello vacation!This place was so good we came back on our return trip. More personalized sushi for me (rainbow roll sub salmon for hamachi). Absolutely KILLER Bavarian pretzel with mustard and beer cheese for him, served piping hot. Seriously maybe the best pretzel I've ever had. Did I mention so good?

Probs the best airport food I've had, hands down. The portions were wildly large and the food itself was delicious. It's an airport lounge so be prepared for a small wait depending on the time of day but it's definitely a stop I'd be willing to make.

Delayed flights are never fun - I was stuck in my terminal for a couple of hours and decided to have lunch. Thanks to Yelp, I searched for a sit-down restaurant and discovered TAPS as the highest-rated option in my area. The seating consisted of mostly high-top, bar-style tables and chairs, with some near the front offering outlets for charging. My server quickly asked for my order, but I needed a few minutes to scan the menu. I had the following: * Beet salad - gigantic portion, made-up of mostly lettuce but the beets and goat cheese were delicious. * Grilled salmon bowl - this was surprisingly prepared well. I was a little nervous about eating "airport" salmon, but I actually enjoyed it.They have a to-go section on the side if you're in a hurry, but overall, I'd only recommend this restaurant if you have time to kill.

Had extra time before my flight (God bless JWA) so I stopped here to check emails and kill time. I had a beer and the poke bowl; the beer was served in the perfect glass and temperature, and the poke bowl was extremely fresh and flavorful! I know airport food has its reputation, but this place really exceeded my expectations.I hope thy keep it up! Great job!

I was happy to grab a bite here before my flight to San Jose and the menu has selected out of gluten-free options like salmon which looked great on the menu. I asked for medium rare but it came out a tad over medium. I just ate it because I didn't have time to send it back. It was good enough to hold me over.

Gave this place another shot while I was traveling out of SNA and tried the sea bass dish this time. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to dine in, and had to get it to go, but it was a great on the plane meal. The fish was cooked to perfection and melted in my mouth. The seasoning was great and was served over a bed of rice. They're known for their seafood so definitely give this place a try!

Great service, delicious poke bowl :PWould def hit this place up again to kill time before a flight.

Very poor experience enabled by poor management. A staff member allowed my family and I to sit with food from outside. Management sent another staff member to our table to tell us we couldn't have outside food. Once it was explained to that staff member than another one said we could, that staff member returned to say "the manager is asking you to leave." No, the manager is asking their staff to ask us to leave - the manager couldn't even come do it themselves. When approached to explain, the identified manager couldn't even make eye contact to respond.