It was my anniversary. And I wanted some place I could go and enjoy my time with her. We found this place on Yelp. And I loved the fact we did. It is located on a small waterway. With boats coming and going. They can even dock right at the restaurant too. I ordered a brisket sandwich. And it was the best I have ever eaten. I'm already trying to figure out when I can come back again. read more

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Now the empty nesters my wife and I can take off and eat wherever the heck we please without having getting agreement from the family. The season is escaping us we have yet to have a meal at the chagrin tavern. It was surprisingly not busy so we were able to score a table right on the patio coming up on sunset. Our lovely server is named Emma and I want to give her 17 Stars because she is an amazing server and they're very lucky to have her. Emma was quick with the drinks and she did mention that they may or may not be out of the French dip which I get is a standard anytime a restaurant offers it. She did confirm that they were able to serve the dip and offered up the lobster tater tots which were interesting but I did not eat all of them because I wanted to enjoy them later for snack so I did take a couple home. The only reason for four out of five stars is that the French dip was exceptionally stringy and fatty and I felt they could have done a much better job of trimming up the meat prior to serving. My wife really enjoyed her fish tacos but she is very averse to onions and was not aware that it came loaded with pico which of course is half onions. But our lovely server Emma was quick with the refill and we learned a little bit about her life and how much she really loves serving at the tavern. I did have my wife's 50th birthday party here a few years ago but it's a tad out of the way from our house so we don't come here that often. However the slow season is upon us and it is actually a very enjoyable establishment we will be back read more

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I visited this place last weekend after a weekend of celebrating my friend's birthday in the Cleveland area. We were seated by the water which was a nice view and were able to put our orders in fairly quickly and it came out in a reasonable amount of time. I got the shrimp and grits and it was pretty good and very filling! I will say the prices for their sides were kind of confusing because the menu said one thing and the service staff said another. Additionally, two of my friends got the same meal but one person got obviously more than the other. When we thought they were going to make it right, the person that we thought was gonna help came back empty handed with an excuse as to why it couldn't be fixed. Overall I had a good experience but one of my friends did not. read more

Chagrin Tavern - Shrimp and Grits - American Near Me - Eastlake, Ohio

I had purchased a $30 coupon for $15 through CLIPP. Went last evening and was very happy with the ambiance, service and food! Stacey was our waitress who was fantastic, friendly, and attentive. The restaurant was open to the river with a band getting ready for the evening entertainment. I decided on the patty melt with onion rings, and my friend went with the French dip. Both were absolutely delicious! My patty melt was cooked perfect and very tasty. The French dip was "real" beef and also very flavorful. The mound of yummy and crispy onion rings was huge and very much appreciated. Will definitely be going back to try their weekend prime rib!!! read more

Chagrin Tavern - There is a patty melt under all those delicious onion rings lol! Both were perfect! - American Near Me - Eastlake, Ohio

We had a great time at the chagrin Tavern. We had a private party and they had a giant room that was very nicely appointed with two servers that attended to our every need. The owner was also very personable and the establishment is right on the river, so the setting is beautiful. The food was also excellent Italian. I would definitely go there again and again. They also had a good band playing that night. read more

Great food, good service, excellent band, sitting along the river - an enjoyable evening out with friends.

Service is very slow food prices way too high for what you ordered bartenders are very rude Chris always drinking read more

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Never leave bad reviews but weird that the waitress wanted to literally fight us over whether the stuffed peppers were spicy or not. Grandma couldn't eat them and didn't wanna wait an hour for a salad (not that a sorry/ refund/ exchange was offered). Make sure you google Hungarian peppers and be aware it's hotter than buffalo / siracha level. Flavor was good if you're into the heat tho read more

Server trainee dumped scolding hot cup of marinera sauce on my son. Causing 2nd degree burns in multiple areas. How hot does sauce have to be to immediately cause skin to bubble up and slough away as I was wiping sauce off? Very unimpressed by manager/owner's response to situation. After going back and forth with him he voided our check after we had already paid. read more

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My friend and I enjoyed the atmosphere at Chagrin Tavern the best. It was a hot summer day when we sat in the area in front of the bar where all of the bay doors were open to give it a feeling of sitting outside yet the benefit of shade and ceiling fans. Watching the activity on the River as we ate gave the restaurant a good vibe. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. She even brought a refill of iced tea before I asked for one. I had the fish sandwich with onion rings. The fish sandwich was good, but I think I enjoyed the onion rings more. My friend enjoyed her cheeseburger and fries. We did not have to wait long for our food and it was hot and fresh. We both plan on going back again. read more

The food seems like it's gone downhill unfortunately. Lettuce in the salad was mushy and old. Food was not worth what they're asking. Clam bake was overpriced for cold clams and mushy corn. Hopefully they'll improve the food if they want repeat customers. read more

Thank you Chagrin River Tavern for saving our Reunion! Our pre-60th Richmond Hts. class reunion was all set for Friday, August 9th. The next day we had a dinner set up at a local restaurant but due to the storm and them having no power we had to find a new venue. We panicked! We asked the Chagrin Tavern if they would be available again for us on Saturday, August 10th. We appreciate them for the last minute save!!! We had a wonderful time on Friday and Saturday! Thank you from the Richmond Hts. High School class of 1964!! We were the first graduating class of the school! Great food and service!! read more

Chagrin Tavern - Richmond Heights High School - Class of 1964 - American Near Me - Eastlake, Ohio

Great service... great food ... reasonable prices...great atmosphere ...must try if your in the area

My friends and I dined at Chagrin Tavern 7/29! Our awesome server was Holly she was amazing. Holly was very attentive and made sure our food came out very fast and hot. She also made many accommodations for us. We started out inside and wanted outside seating and she made it happen. Then the sun was intense she moved us inside without any hesitation. Again Holly was amazing. The food was very good. We did appetizers and entrees. The nachos and calamari were delicious the mozzarella sticks were as well. The bar was clean and full because of the band. The bathrooms could stand more attention all the stall didn't have tissue. I told a server and next restroom trip was much better. read more

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Super slow service, over cooked food, and extremely pricey drinks that weren't even good. I want to like it because it's super convenient but it's just not worth it. read more

We went last night & the place was packed for the band. Waitress came over immediately to get our drink orders. She did forewarn us the kitchen was backed up but checked back frequently. It did take 40 minutes before we got our dinners but she was so pleasant it overrode the wait. read more

The service was so slow! Took 1/2 hour at 7:00 pm just to get water! Then the drinks came 10 minutes later. Then had to find the server to order! Then they were out of what I wanted..while other tables got what I wanted! Then...I ordered a bowl of soup..got a cup! I had them fill it again! Food finally came..one hour and 40 minutes later! When you have a band like Rock the House there...you should be more prepared! Never again! I'll go to Castaways!! read more

Nice ambiance, good live band, and great service. Overall, a very enjoyable experience!

We were a little worried based on the other reviews but we had a very nice lunch at Chagrin Tavern. The location is beautiful, right on the Chagrin River, and the restaurant is very nice. Our service was good -- prompt and friendly -- and our meals were good. We both had burgers which we enjoyed with very tasty fries. We will definitely be back! read more

It was decent . I had a veggie burger . It was good. The fry were alittle greasy . The waitress was nice . The views are pretty

First time we visited since the ownership changed. We came for the prime rib and weren't disappointed. The service was great. The owner actually talked to us and was very friendly and personally served our food order. He was always around observing what was happening. True professional. read more

Went to Chagrin Tavern for our anniversary. My husband ordered the fried perch, it was AWFUL! We tried to talk to the owner but he did not care, he said that was the way they make it, pretty much our complaint did not matter to him. For $27, we were served dry, rubbery fish which was covered in scales. Next time it's Long John Silvers! . read more

Family took us here before we were heading out on the lake to watch the sunset. The visit seemed promising at first since our waitress was nice enough. We ordered a couple salads, wings, and a burger with a side salad. The side salad came out fast but we had no utensils. Our waitress never checked back. Finally after about 45 minutes of waiting we flagged someone down to ask about our food. That brought our waitress back and she said the kitchen told her to "get out" (she seriously said that). Finally after we'd been there an hour everything came except my burger. That took another 5 minutes. The waitress never offered us new drinks or refills on our water. She did bring the check promptly. We missed the sunset. Crappy place. We'll pack a picnic next time. read more

Chagrin Tavern - Chagrin Tavern and Hooker's Bar from the boat. As you can see, with the slow service we missed the sunset. - American Near Me - Eastlake, Ohio

the food is not good at all and the manager/ owner likes to accuse people of things that never happen. he definitely has small mans disease

Had a great experience today! So many people but the staff was fantastic, and the food, great! read more

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drove over an hour with high hopes and left with empty stomachs and less money in our pockets. they were out of absolutely everything from the start. no cups, no silverware, no soups, no drink syrup, nothing. we had a party of seven, all ordered water or diet, and she came back to say there was no diet and also no clean cups. insane. we ordered different drinks and one of the iced teas came in a bourbon glass because there "weren't any clean ones" like ??? okay?? she then told us the kitchen wasn't taking orders because there was one cook and the manager was "helping" in the back, which is wild because they were still seating people like nothing was wrong. we sat for over an hour being told there were "only two more tickets ahead of us" and then they'd clean the grill, only for a different server to tell us actually there were EIGHT more tickets and then the grill would be cleaned AFTER all of those. what the hell is going on back there?? that was our final straw. we walked out and are currently eating at the mexican place down the street like normal functioning people who want a normal functioning meal. asked for a discount and of course got nothing. ended up paying 25 dollars for poor service and drinks we didn't originally want. i truly hoped this was just a bad day but nope, the reviews show it's been a disaster for years. that's ridiculous. as someone with over two years of restaurant experience this was absolutely humiliating to witness. i get being understaffed but the complete lack of communication, planning, and basic food service standards is unacceptable. tell people the kitchen isn't taking orders BEFORE they sit down. fire whoever was "managing" tonight and start over. this place is a joke. tldr: they served iced tea in a bourbon glass, lied to us for an hour, and ran a restaurant without cups, food, or shame. currently eating chips and salsa elsewhere like survivors. read more

HORRIBLE! I got the perch platter. The perch was so hard fried it was like cardboard. It smelled so fishy too. What was that breading anyway??? The fries were so greasy I could have wrung the grease out with my hands. The waitress gave us a bowl of lemons and on the bottom were rotting lemons...like growing pink stuff. Our waitress was talkative, too talkative, nice but enough is enough. I mean if the food was stellar I could have overlooked our waitress, but ya know. I will NEVER go there again. read more

We went to Chagrin River Tavern to see Ace Molar... we were not disappointed!! The band was FANTASTIC! But, I can't say that about the Chagrin River Tavern however...DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!! We waited 2 1/2 hrs for food that NEVER came and the staff was horrible! Dismissive, cocky, and so rude!! The owner was drunk and his managers could care less. It was the worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant. I'm sure they don't care if we ever go back...but I will make it my life's mission to tell everyone I could, whenever I have the chance and for the rest of my life...what a horrible place it is! read more

This was a surprising and fun find in East Lake! I met friends here for dinner and drinks and having never been in this part of the city, was quite thrilled to experience this cool spot on the canal. Google maps initially took us to the wrong location so we enjoyed a nice little drive around the area checking out cute houses and boats. Although it was chilly outside, we opted to sit outside on the patio. There are several heaters set up outside, there is a great view of the canal, the outside area is very spacious and the vibe is fun. There was a band playing inside and we could still hear the music clearly outside and there were a bunch of guests (both inside and out) dancing along and having a great time. Honestly, the only reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 5 is that many of these guests were not wearing masks as they danced around. I didn't feel very comfortable walking through the mask-less crowd to walk inside to use the bathroom. My friends and I all enjoyed some yummy cocktails. They have a cocktail list but I opted for a whiskey ginger ale and most of my friends drank beer. My food was A++! I had the Kale salad with brussell sprouts, toasted walnuts, blue cheese, and added shrimp. It was soooo delicious! I enjoyed every bit of it. All three of my friends had fish sandwiches (2 walleye and 1 perch) and fries and they all enjoyed their food too. I will definitely be back here again next year when the weather is warm enough to sit on the patio again. Great spot! read more

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Food was just ok and they really raised their prices and sooo not worth it. If you want to charge gourmet food prices, make sure the food tastes like it. Our server was friendly but very slow. We needed refills and she disappeared for a long time. read more

Lovely setting & good bands are the draw. The food is Meh. The qr.menu online is not up to date, they have no .com I've gotten to the point of ordering pizza as it's a fair price & decent. Clam chowder is tasty. The kale & brussel sprout salad for $12 purports shaved brussel sprouts, walnuts (perhaps candied - don't recall), kale & bleu cheese. The sprouts were halved without the ends cut off, there was maybe 2 walnuts & a fair amount of kale & generous bleu cheese. Nowhere near a value at $12. Always busy with slow service but a gem of location so will return. read more

I contemplated writing a review but I felt it was needed. I came here on a Monday night with my family for my Wife's birthday, there was a total of 12 of us 4 that were under the age of 6 which is a pretty big party for any place so we expected there to be a wait for food and drinks. My parents ordered nachos at 6 before we arrived and they didn't get to our table until 7:30. We made our food order a little after 7 and then was told at about 7:45 that they didn't have one item so my brother in law ordered something else. Then at 8:25 was told that they were out of almost everything we ordered. We were told earlier around 7:20 that 2 cooks walked out on the weekend and they are doing everything they could, we told them we were okay with the wait and understood. My biggest issue here is not the shortness of staff and the wait but the lack of transparency, if we were told earlier when we ordered our food that it would be a long wait or about 3 hours for food then we may have had time to relocate our party to another restaurant. This place is in a great location but if you can't keep up with the orders and being clear with the customers on the situation then maybe it would have been best to close for the night and regroup. read more

We have been to the Chagrin Tavern before and enjoyed our time there. The service has always been a bit slow, but the food was good. Unfortunately this changed when we came out from Lyndhurst on Memorial Day to hear our friend play music. We sat outdoors on the patio listening to the music. After more than 30 minutes with no one stopping by to take our order or even say hello, we bussed our own table and went to the bar to get some water. When we got back, the table next to us flagged their waitress to come see us. This young lady was very curt, telling us they weren't serving any more tables and snatched away our menu and left. Not one server stopped to see how we were doing. We noticed other tables being seated and served. So though we enjoyed our friend playing guitar, we left to go somewhere else to get lunch and will most likely never come back. We understand about short staffing and long wait times. We don't understand about rudeness. If you want to stay in business, you should rethink your concept of customer service. read more

We got to try it out in person after hearing from others who had nothing but praise. The menu is expansive and our apps and entrees were terrific ( the hot pepper app will light you up !) Service was spotty but what restaurant isn't struggling with staffing challenges these days. Ambiance was terrific until the band got setup, certainly the eldery band mates must have lost their hearing because it was lthe same basic rhythms over and over but with the added annoyance of being insanely loud to the point Canada was calling to say shut up ! Our ears were bleeding ! read more

Awesome brunch. Superstar service. Will definitely go back. I had the fried bologna and it rocked. Didn't take a pic but it was beautiful.

Great food and background music, Beautiful view, and kinda tucked away. I'll definitely be keeping this spot on my radar for future visits to Ohio. read more

Servers were rude and so was the owner. Loud and rowdy Not a relaxing place I won't go back.

The food is so inconsistent here. This was a complete fail on Chagrin Tavern's part. Overcooked salmon to start and that certainly doesn't take a professional chef to see. Then I flip it an realize it has the skin which would be crispy had they served it correctly with skin side up. Instead it was gross soggy skin. Adding insult they used kraft grated parmesan. Seriously, it doesn't cost a ton to add some fresh shredded parm. Then it might be worth the freaking $18 they charged me. read more

First of all, ALL reviews prior to the last few months should not be considered, management is new and trying very hard to build back a good reputation, that being said, i put together a small gathering this past friday, Wayne had seats ready, and Taylor was our server, they were amazing, we had around 25 people in our group and everyone was taken care of, outstanding service, food was great, PLEASE consider trying this place now that hands have changed!! read more

We were there on July 4. This was my first visit to this establishment and it will be my last! The major reason for saying this is the service was HORRIBLE! Our waitress was trying, but she appeared to be a new hire because there was a number of things she was unfamiliar with menu wise & she was also clueless as to what she could be doing to give us a better experience. My guess is that our poor service was compounded by poor communication from the kitchen. We had requested several items on the menu only to be told that these items were sold out. Our party finally settled on three sandwiches. When several of us got our food the third member of our party was told that the item they selected was sold out as well, so we were done eating when their food arrived. The only reason for giving this place 2 stars is that the food was tasty enough & the waitress appeared to be trying to take care of us. As to the food however I will also comment that the presentation on the plate was poor. The other thing that I didn't care for about the establishment is that it is EXTREMELY LOUD, and there seems little to evidence that much thought had been given to the décor, most electronic beer signs and little else on the walls. I would not recommend this restaurant giving it two thumbs down! read more