Town Tavern

I came here for dinner on Sunday around 6pm. It was not too crowded, and we were seated right away at a corner high top. There were a ton of TVs so if you're looking for a place to watch some games, this is definitely it. Our waitress was really nice, maybe a little timid, and even apologized for carding us.We started with drinks, just a beer and cocktail, and got the bourbon and volcano burgers. I honestly thought my long island tea tasted more like juice than anything else; definitely not nearly as stiff as I expected especially compared to other bars. I ended up getting a glass of wine for my second drink because that seemed like a better bet. All in all, this place will get the job done if you're in a pinch and really just need some food, but it's pretty standard, or slightly subpar fare. I would probably try to check out another dive/burger bar if I were back in the area.

Town Tavern was not where I intended to dine but my first choice would not seat me. So I ended up at Town Tavern at a table overlooking the water! This turned out to be my good fortune that the other place did not work out as I know I found a better spot. The service was friendly from the minute I walked in the door. My waitress was patient while I figured out the menu and even substituted fries for the chips as I wanted traditional fish and chips. The portion size was large but all so good. I was disappointed dessert wasn't offered but then I saw all the people waiting as I was leaving and they did give me a prime table. Town Tavern is my first choice to eat if I ever get back to Morganton.

Well I was forced to go back here due to some neighborhood friends wanting to go and this was the 1st time in over a year. I downrated them from a 2 to 1 star because the food CONSISTENTLY IS AWEFUL!!! I told my wife I will NEVER GO BACK AGAIN. It is a bar and nothing more. The funny thing is this place could be a GOLD MINE if the food was good. I would go all the time if that were to happen. However, I will not got back unless a new owner is announced, new management, and new Chefs.

They are closed. Sadly they were flooded. Evidently, I can't just tell ya'll the 2 sentences above because Yelp wants me to write 85 characters. I exceeded that. Just so you know: They. Are. Closed. Check back in 6 months.

Food and bartender Zoe were great. I will be visiting again soon. I ordered the prime rib sandwich with fries. Everything was cooked perfectly and was hot. I would eat this again. Next time I visit I will try the other side options. Enjoyed watching tv also.

Excellent Fish-N-Chips. Always cooked crispy and comes out hot and fresh. I have never been disappointed with this choice. The burgers and sandwiches are good as well. Very good wings. The restaurant sets directly on the Catawba River for a great backdrop to your meal. The servers are friendly and professional and quick with refills and anything you need. Nice large restaurant with plenty of seating.

I really liked my queso jalapeño burger and my husband liked his wings. We will be back.

Had a great experience there. Had wings and wife got the Ruben sandwich. Food was awesome. The service was amazing and the atmosphere was terrific. Will definitely come back to try hamburger.

THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE No one hardly in here and the waitress won't even come to the table and refill your drinks. The bbq wasn't even cooked all the way and it didn't taste the best.

Oh I wanted so desperately to love this place! The river is so nice to look at! There's a lovely walkway you can go on before or after your meal. This place really should have been perfect. It's very upsetting the wasted potential here. I've been to this restaurant twice in about a week and a half. The first time we had to deal with a few flies while we ate. Look, we're by the river, it's hot outside, somethings can't be controlled. It was annoying but it was manageable. However, Today, we had to battle an army of flies! It was very gross and there wasn't anything we could do. In the end the flies won. First visit our waitress was personable but seemed very busy. She informed us they were out of pub chips, French fries, onions rings, and I think sweet potato fries. We got an appetizer of pretzels with queso dip. I had a veggie wrap for my meal and my partner had a Philly cheesesteak. Pretzels were good, queso was good. Probably the best part of the meal. Veggie wrap unfortunately had steak on the outside of the wrap from the grill. Not sure why the wrap was grilled to begin with because it had lettuce in it, but I was able to pull the wrap off and eat it like a salad. Mental note taken that veggie wrap is not safe for vegetarians due to grill. Partner said the Philly cheesesteak was ok. Today, we decided to give this place another go. Our waitress was not as nice as the previous one. She acted like she didn't want to be there, and with all the flies, I couldn't blame her. We ordered spinach artichoke dip, I got a tavern salad without bacon and my partner went with the Philly cheesesteak again. The spinach dip was good. It's not the best I've had, it was far from the worse. It was good. The salad unfortunately had bacon pieces hidden throughout the bowl. This was heartbreaking because there was nothing I could do to try and eat around it. It was a huge bowl of lettuce and it looked good until I found the bacon. I'm assuming the bacon got mixed in with the tomatoes somehow or the person making it had gloves on or maybe they forgot and added the bacon and then tried to take it out or hide the pieces? I don't know. I didn't eat any of the salad and sadly by this point the flies had started in on the spinach dip because we had not been actively trying to protect it, so no real "meal" for me. Note: I did try a crouton and something was off about the crouton. It tasted like plastic or chemicals. Like lemon lysol or something! Philly Cheesesteak was ok.$60 for a meal that was ok at best and gross at the worst. I would have been better off going to a chain or eating at home. Not worth the views. Maybe the location in Boone is better. I sure hope it is. I understand times are hard but the owners/managers really need to do something or this place won't survive. The kitchen needs to be cleaned up, the tables need a deep cleaning- one chair looked like it had dried vomit on it, find a way to deal with the massive amount of flies, and try to work on cross contamination. I don't care about the waitstaff's attitudes as long as the food is good, the place is clean and they're not being outright rude (which no one was).