St. Paul Tap

I've been here a few times. Some family was renting an Airbnb nearby and we wanted to hang somewhere they could watch a basketball game. It was pretty slow for a Friday night. We all ordered burgers (I got an impossible burger). The food was good. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Drinks were good as well. The waitress was nice. A different experience- At night on weekends I guess it's a bar 21+ vibe. We went thinking we would just grab a drink but unfortunately had issues at the door. There was a guy posing as security outside. He checked our bags and held the door open for us where we had to have our IDs scanned and I have one restriction on the back of mine (to wear corrective lenses while I drive) and the man ran my ID through this slow machine over 5 times as if his eyes couldn't validate I was over 21. Then he told me I couldn't bring my purse in after the first "security" checked my bag and said we could go in (he opened the door for us). At that point he made it such a big deal and everyone at the bar was in our business it was like why would I now go put my purse in the car (asking to get robbed) when the "security" could have just told us that outside when it was just us. We left. Wasted so much time in this process, definitely don't want to spend my money there.

Major Roadhouse vibes here. Located just off the exit for 35E in St. Paul, big open parking lot, lots of space inside, bouncer scans your ID upon entrance, a space for arcade games and pool but no stage for live music. My sister has lived less than a block away for 15 years and tells me of drunken fights and gunshots being heard late at night...I'm from out of town and have visited my sister many times over the years but have never stepped foot inside. My curiosity finally got the better of me the other night while visiting again. It was a Tuesday night around 9pm so not crowded at all. We didn't have any food, but they had a nice selection of local beers on tap and we all had a few beers each. Our waitress was super friendly. So not as rowdy as maybe a Saturday night would be but overall we had a pleasant experience.

Ordered the sampler platter, drinks, Mac'n cheese, check pesto pasta. Everything was amazing. My wife is a connoisseur of deep fried pickle spears and these might be the best we've ever had. Wait staff is amazing.

Great idea for a entertaining restaurant/pub. Kind of on the spendy side, with use of card, not quarters or tokens. Hot, hot, hot. Not sure if the A/C was broken but we were sweating. The game variety is interesting. Some of the games - felt like they were for kids but questionable. A stuffed toy hanging to be cut? A claw machine offering free White Claw from the bar? Maybe not kid appropriate. Some fun throwback games from 80s. The food is not great. We ordered a few apps - nachos, chicken tenders, cheese curds. We arrived at 6pm and spend a solid 2 1/2 hours playing and eating. 2 adults, 2 kids. Spent $60 on games and $40 on food (no drink). Jenga and connect 4 are 'free' but typically busy.

My sister came down to visit with her four kids (ages 7-13) so I was looking for a unique place to bring them that could feed us and entertain us at the same time. Less time at my place, less trashed my house gets =)I had visited St. Paul Tap in the past through a Yelp Elite event and decided to come back around to see how things have adapted. The menu was about what I remember, decent bar food and beer selections. The kids were interested in playing in the video arcade while we waited for our food. Food-wise, no complaints. Our burgers were juicy and flavorful and all of the bar snacks were ordered tasted great. I especially loved the deep fried pickle spears and BBQ Nachos, those were winners off of their menu and I would order again. Entertainment wise, there was a good mix of pinball machines and older arcade machines to keep us entertained for a couple of hours (eating included in that time). It was fun to teach the kids about some of the machines I grew up on at my local arcade. One of the girls didn't event know how to play pinball, I blame her mother on that!The only gripe I had when we went was the amount of parentless kids running around the arcade area. It seemed like a bunch of basketball and soccer teams were celebrating various things and the parents just let their kids run wild while they drank themselves happy. I witnessed multiple boys roughhousing and spilling drinks all over the arcade area while frazzled staff tried to keep up with them. Sad. C'mon parents, take control of your children for the sake of other people.

Fun weekend spot!!! Was very impressed with the prices and specials here. The food was delicious for bar food. The staff was attentive and helpful. This is a hopping spot on the weekends so we ready for loud vibes.Overall a great spot to bring a group and hang out!

Fun environment, with arcade games all around! Food is pretty good, this is a place for fun times and good laughs! Be sure to bring your ID because they check for that! They also have security that checks you with a metal detector at the door.

My wife and I were in desperate need of a solid burger but didn't want to go to any of the usual joints we frequent.Alas, that was when we thought of St Paul Tap. We see it almost every time we drive on 35E and have talked about going there. Last night we finally did!Atmosphere: 4/5 the games were great and not overly expensive. Plus we didn't want to play a ton after gorging ourselves with food and beveragesFood: 4/5. The pretzels were absolutely delicious. Loved the mustard. Beers are always great and they had a good selection!My burger was truthfully, a 3.5/5. Still good and I'd get a different one next time! I got the taps original juicy Lucy and it was alright but a little over cooked. I loved that I could get chips and salsa as a side! I'm not a huge fries person so that rocked!Service: 4/5. It's a seat yourself place and the waitress was reasonably good! Can't complain nor were the wait times long.As a side note: the parking lot is actually kind of small. There is plenty of street and side street parking though. Just a heads up if you have a group of 5 or more and are driving separate. Overall, we'll be coming back here!

Food was really good, service prompt and cost low. Stopped by to watch Vikings game and plenty of space

Came in for the first time last week and needless to say I can't wait to come back! Great service, Kayla was a sweetheart.