Taps Restaurant Bar & Lounge

What a great little spot for happy hour. Came with old friends to reconnect and they have some great drinks on the menu. Parking is on the street and you can pay for the lot across the street.Food was actually better than I expected their flatbreads are fantastic and everyone really enjoyed their time. It is a small place but they were able to accommodate 8 of us! Perfect for after work drinks or a casual dinner.

We stopped here while traveling through town. Loved that it was in walking distance of the Marriott so we could go there trouble free. The food was the best around and it was a very comfortable place to hang out into the evening. Good beer, food, and great service.

Went here before the wedding and the vibes were OK. Got the crab dip, which was not that great. got some champagne and just kicked it not much really to say about the spot. I wouldn't really come back. Sorry for the sad review. This.

First time customer and we stopped before a matinee at The Straz, which is super close. It's more bar like than restaurant, with high top tables. Our server was quick to take our drink order and we ordered a crab artichoke dip appetizer at the same time. When she brought our drinks over, she said the appetizer would be right out, so I ordered the meatball sub as well. We waited and waited for our appetizer and I knew what was going to happen. They would be bringing our appetizer and sandwiches at the same time. The appetizer finally came, I had 4 bites and then came my sandwich. I get so mad when this happens. We weren't in a hurry and had told her so, and now we have to eat everything before it gets cold. There is a vast difference in the flavors of my choices, so I had to work on the appetizer first. It was excellent! Great flavors and piping hot, served with nacho chips. My meatball sub was also delicious. The bread was fresh, the meatballs and sauce were good and the right amount of cheese. Our server wasn't super attentive on refills, but we managed. This could have easily been a 5 star review with just a few tweaks.

Food was good, we had appetizers before the Missy Eliot concert. We sat at the bar and the service was awful. It was busy but our bartender Adam was rude, dismissive, ignored us, and treated us different compared to our white counterparts sitting near us. It was blatant and unacceptable. Treat customers well no matter what, I was so disappointed!

Atmosphere - Located near the museums and the Straz, the place is more a pub than a restaurant. Having said this, the bar is tiny. There are 4 stools at the bar and there are about a dozen high tops. There is also a very small patio area in front of the entrance. It was disgustingly filthy. The tables were not clean and there were cigarette butts on the floor. Service - Our server was pleasant, but service was spotty. We ordered the crab artichoke dip as a starter. From our table I could see that the dish sitting in the kitchen window, ready for delivery to our table. However, the dish sat for nearly 10 minutes while our server and the other 2 servers focused entirely on taking care of drink orders at the bar. Food - The menu is extremely limited and a bit eclectic. The dip was very good. However, at other restaurants the dip was served with a pita and this dip came with nacho chips, which were very salty. I ordered the French Dip sandwich at the recommendation of our server. As advertised, the beef was very tender and the baguette was very fresh! Sadly, the beef and the Au Jus was cold! We didn't have time to have time to have my sandwich remade so I finished it. In the end, our server was considerate enough to comp the sandwich, which I did not request, but greatly appreciated.Overall Value - Good. The dip was good and had my sandwich not been cold, I am certain that it would have been delicious. The prices are reasonable.

I'm currently sitting in the restaurant writing my review. This is my first time here and I'm already disappointed. I came with a party of 20+ and even though we had a reservation for 1:30 and the establishment did not have our tables set up, as more of our party arrived they had to stand which I think is unacceptable. And not to mention how unbelievably hot it is, it is a small space so im not sure if the AC is broken or what but most of the patrons were using their menus to fan themselves. Music is so loud you have to basically yell to be able to have a conversation with someone sitting across from you.They brought out some waters in those club plastic cups which is interesting considering it looks to be somewhat upscale you would think they would have actual glasses. Around 2:14 they started to move us over to where we should have been sitting in the first place. Additional downside to this is there was still another party sitting in our space and they were not gonna move them because they had already received their food. I have never seen something so unorganized in my life. As far as the menu...it is very small with minimal options and if you want to look at the drinks, get your phone out because you will have to go online to read it. It would be nice to have a paper option as well. I don't think it is necessary to look at an online menu if I'm in person.As far as service it didn't appear that they had enough servers to accommodate the amount of traffic they had. Our party alone should have had at least 3. I really was hoping that my review would be able to turn around and end well but based on the lack of good customer service and experience this far I decided not to order anything and take my business elsewhere.Overall I would still encourage you to try this establishment because your experience might be different than mine.Additional: 4 of my family members ended up canceling their orders because it took over an hour to bring out a pretzel with beer cheese and tostinos chips and some dip.

We had reservations as it was cinco de Mayo. Our waitress was really nice. They had Corona on special and 5 dollar shots. We went because of cinco de Mayo but they had nachos and Tacos anc those were the only Mexican food choices. We got the nachos and I would say unfortunately its the worst nachos we ever had. We got them with "steak" and it felt like lunch meat steak. I gave them a 3 based on waitress, hostesses and drink. We were very disappointed and left after we finished our drinks. We did eat the nachos because we were hungry, I don't recommend them.

Location - great spot in downtown Tampa!Ambience - cute, a smaller restaurant with a small bar Service: they were great but needed some support! I came here with a large group on a Sunday early evening. Someone in our party called a few days before to let them know we would have 15 or so people. There was one server and a bartender and the restaurant had customers at every table. They handled it with such patience , but I felt so bad for them! Food - honestly very disappointing. We had the pretzel, it was definitely a frozen pretzel from Costco or one you would get at a baseball game. We also ordered the tuna tartare and it was unlike anything we had. They include sun dried tomatoes and fennel, and a lot of it. The flavor overwhelmed the tuna. We did send the tuna back and the server was kind enough to get it taken off our bill.This restaurant had a lot of potential, but I don't think I will be returning anytime soon.

food was amazing (chicken back pesto sandwich and the pasta(mid)) but then they tipped us 20% for having a big group, such a disappointment:/. Recommend if going with a small group.