- Beer selection is one of the top in the valley - Atmosphere is above average - Service is average, very respectful - Where this falls a 2 star is the ownership, particularly the male co-owner. I am not sure what his problem is but his attitude is terrible, noticeable every occasion. Guy takes offense when asked if he can take an order. Apparently he does not like money being sent in his direction. With all the bar/restaurants popping up around I would advise spending your money in an establishment that provides respect to those who pay money to be there! Shame on you! read more

The 2 stars are pretty much for the beers because the food is basic but mostly my problem is with the staff. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that groups of people at are standard at bars and especially at a bar that serves food. There were a good 10 of us and I actually arrived after most of them were already seated and had ordered. I guess I should've specified when I placed my order but I didn't think it would be an issue. At the end of our time there, I approached the bar alone to ask the bartender if she could separate my items onto my own check so I could pay outside the group. "You can give me a dollar amount" she says. I look at her puzzled... "A dollar amount?" I asked. She's like "Yeah, a dollar amount and I'll just take it off the total". Still confused I said well I'll go grab the bill and do the math I guess and she's like (all snotty) well I haven't brought it over yet and like rolls her eyes and walks away with frustration. She hands me the bill which is not even broken down by particular beers. It says $6 beer, $5 beer etc etc which is whatever. So I added up my shit and while I'm still irritated that she couldn't just separate what I had, I gave her exactly what it was for my food and beers plus tax and didn't tip her. Not really my style but ya wanna be a bitch go ahead then lady. Guess you don't like money. If you would've given me my own check I would've tipped accordingly but you wanna be lazy so now you can suck it. ‍ Anyways, come here for the beer and a quick bite but make sure you keep it simple or else you'll be treated like you're a moron for asking for things that are standard practice at other bars/restaurants. read more

A great place for a large selection of reasonably priced craft beers. A basic bar menu. Short and sweet. Works for me. Parking can be an issue depending on when you like to enjoy your nice cold beer. I tend to keep to weekdays right after work (5-7) or weekends during the afternoon. The staff has always been pleasant based on my experiences. Definitely a must if you like a rotating assortment of craft beers from around the country. P.S. You have to check out the urinals. It's like peeing into a cathedral. read more

Great place in Naugatuck for a beer and food. Probably the best. The staff is wonderful here at this place and is always friendly no matter what time of the day you cruise down. There are a bunch of TVs behind the bar. The bar happens to be the star of the show! With a TON of beers on tap it's always exciting to see what the new rotating taps are when you visit. There's a big chalkboard in the back that has all of the beers on tap. There's something for everyone from light lagers to dark milk stouts. Some favorite dishes I've had here is the Tavern Burger. It's a mammoth of a sandwich and has wonderful flavor. The nachos are also incredible. Get them with buffalo chicken on them and you'll never want to each nachos from anywhere else again! Definitely a go-to place if you're in the area! read more

I've been coming to the tavern for years now... Tara and the red headed bartender are always so great to me and to my friends. The food is good and the bar is always fully stocked with at least one hard cider on tap at all times for the non-beer drinkers among us so there really is something for everyone here. read more

First time *trying* to order at this place for a pickup order. I give my order of my two entrees which were the same exact thing and the person answering the phone interrupts me and rudely says "how big is this order?" And I asked, "why you can't take the order?" He replies, " I need to know how big it is because I'm the only one here!" I told him never mind and hung up on him. What if I wanted to order 5 things...10 things..., are you not going to take the order?! People never cease to blow my mind with how rude and ignorant they can be. Plain and simple that guy was a dick. read more

Extensive and ever changing beer selection, great food and a welcoming atmosphere. It's pretty cool to see photos of historical Naugatuck displayed on the walls, and be sure to catch the homage to the former Old Corner Cafe on the wall near the ladies room. Definitely a place to check out if you haven't yet. And the Tuesday night bartender is pretty cool. :) read more

Corner Tavern - Pubs Near Me - Naugatuck, Connecticut

Great food and any style beer on tap you can imagine (27 beers on tap). Friendly staff will make you feel like at home. Tavern is not a sports bar but has several high def tv's to watch your favorite game. read more

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Owners don't care about service or their wait staff. Beer selection is suffering because owner has problems retaining relationships with his distributors and wait staff (or lack there of) suffers due to terrible management. Food is good (great wings, but prepare to wait 45+ minutes). One bartender does wait service and drink service. Kitchen works at glacial pace. Owners are nowhere to be seen. Dine and drink elsewhere. Unless you have plenty of time to hang out and wait. read more

I go here often and really like the place and food Josette is awesome but there is a waitress with red hair and glasses that is the rudest nastiest person that I ever had waited on me tonight I walked out because of her being a bitch and rolling her eyes at us she should be fired very poor representation of your business read more

I am such a huge advocate for this place and I highly recommend coming to Corner Tavern as much as possible. The owners Tara and Ryan have done a fantastic job revitalizing another typical worn down Valley bar into a fresh and hip atmosphere that is typical to the more city areas such as New Haven and Hartford. I love that the owners maintained the original construction of the building simply giving the place the cleaning it needed. Both owners go beyond typical customer service connecting with their patrons to give them the best possible experience. They have an incredible beer selection and are always more than willing to hear your input regarding it. Around the time the Corner Tavern opened, I suggested that they get some Stone Brewery products in. Within a few weeks there was a Stone IPA on tap. Additionally, the food has done nothing but improve since they opened. They provide a good selection of typical pub food yet, the quality is great. I am a huge fan of the Buffalo Chicken Nachos. There portions are more than satisfying with usually enough for leftovers in the wee hours of the morning when you return home. I love the Corner Tavern and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for some great brews and food :) read more

Stopped in for a light lunch and Pilsner and I have to say Cynthia was one of the most helpful bartenders I've ever experienced. I enjoyed the authentic pub atmosphere as well. Will be back! read more

Absolutely horrible service. Rude staff, smelly, dirty establishment. They might not serve you at all, go somewhere else at all costs. Do not go to this tavern. There are better places not far from there. Never going there again. read more

the bar has a big beer selection, but other than that, i'm not really understanding the spectacular reviews. it's hard to get a drink when you want one, it's too loud to talk, and they don't have a patio area. also i went on a Saturday night and there was karaoke... why would you do that on a busy night? do karaoke at a crap bar when you need customers... or if you're already a reputable bar and want to cater to a few regular customers, then do it on a Tuesday. don't do it on nights where people meet up with friends to enjoy their weekend. no one wants to hear that. as for the food, it is so-so. i'd try more but EVERY TIME i order, i'm treated as a nuisance, like they're doing me a favor for cooking my food and taking my money. i think this place has a great rep on yelp because it's in the middle of nowhere. when there's nothing to compare to this place, yeah you could say it's great. but put it against any other restaurant or decent bar and it can't hold it's weight at all whatsoever. if the service changes, i'll edit my review another time. but out of the four times i ordered food, i was hung up on, talked down to, scolded, or scoffed at. and the extent of my special requests with ordering was asking for extra honey mustard! it's not like i'm some pain in the neck whiney customer trying to change everything on the menu. i'll give them another chance soon and if they make up for these mishaps i'll edit my review. ****FOLLOW UP EDIT BELOW, POSTED 3/17/15**** When I called in a take out order (the local sandwich place was out of bread, so i was hungry and lazy, and corner tavern is nearby) my girlfriend went to pick it up and she was confronted by the owner / manager about my review. He said that he recognized my name on the caller ID. He told her that if the food was good, he wanted me to edit my review. First off I was a little surprised by that because he should have told me and not my gf (he could have called me back, he had my number) but no big deal. The guy cares, so he wants his place to have a good rep. you can't fault him for that. so now i'm expecting the food to be great. What was really strange, however, was that my food was burnt. The chicken fingers were burnt. The french fries were burnt. How can you burn stuff like that? Those are the easiest things to cook. not to mention that the dude corrected me, like i'm some kind of idiot for calling them chicken fingers. maybe this guy should learn to cook them before he worries about what they're even called. skip this place guys. in their eyes, you're an idiot for even walking in the door. read more

I like this place, I always have. the painstakingly bad bartenders ruin the fun.

Waitress knows nothing about beer selection. Food is downright awful. The cheese on the nachos was a messy glob of velveta. Subway has better quality roast beef and the gravy tastes like metal. Bartenders are rude. Call John Taffer and rescue this place!! read more

Owner was very rude! Snapped at me when I was ordering my food and said No changes, you can't add things to your burger! WTF aren't you supposed to cater to your customers? Will never go back now! Worst service ever! read more

The Old Corner is now the Corner Tavern - its cleaned up and very professional looking with a beer board, lovely restored (original, I'm told) tile floor and tin ceiling and the old fashioned urinals. It could be a Museum of what a bar from the heyday of the American Pub scene of the 1940s was like (except the tvs, jukebox and, of course, women). I wanted to try something from the kitchen but, inexplicably, at 10:00pm on a Friday night, the kitchen was closed. The Beer board did not include tap dates and almost everything on it was American Craft (Crap?)Hop Teas (Shandys aren't beer, no matter what anyone else says). You know, there are some people who don't want their beer to taste like the inside of my gym sneakers, right? Over all, I'd give this bar a higher rating if it was listed under museums, but not much. read more

Nice little find in Nauagtuck. The staff wasn't particularly friendly, but the decor was a lot of fun and there was a lot of room. The tap selection is fairly large so we all had something we liked. Of all the bars in the area, I'll be visiting this one again. read more

Reading the other reviews about the way the owners treat patrons, let me add my comments. I've regularly visited over the years and Saturday night was the last time for me. Had a party of 4 with 2 more guests coming later. There were 2 tables together near the bathroom (where I didn't feel like sitting), so I started to move 2 tables together in the middle of the room and one of the owners (Tara, who was sitting at the bar) started flipping out, using profanity about "Why are you moving the f*****g tables???" It's not the 1st time she's been rude to me and other customers, but it will be the last! They do have a decent beer selection but I don't go to an establishment to get yelled at. There were maybe 10 people in the place, not like seating was an issue. Food is average at best, service is terrible. Keep acting like this to customers... I know of others who refuse to go back. read more

Couldn't be happier to have The Corner in the neighborhood; looking forward to growing old here. The place has a character of its own; leave what you think you've heard at the door, order a beer and experience it. read more

I went to this bar after work one day in response to the positive reviews I saw on yelp. Upon entering the place, my initial impression was that it was slummy but I sat at the bar and tried to get the bartenders attention. He was actually quite rude and I was not eager to stick around until I noticed the enormous beer on tap list. The selection was excellent and I ended up ordering sweet potato fries and hummus as well as a variety of niche beers. Everything came out excellent. I was quite impressed. While the bartender himself was a bit rude, the overall experience was pretty good. I'd go back again. read more

Another hole in the wall in naugy. If you know what to expect when you go there, this place is ok. They have a ton of beers to choose from. I went on a sunny afternoon and when you walk in here, it feels like you are in a dungeon. A little to dark for me and I like the dark usually. read more

I've been here a few times with friends. Last night my wife and I went to a wake down the street and it was late when we got out. She was in the mood for a burger and a drink so I said let's go to the Corner Tavern. I think she was kind of hesitant about eating "bar" food but I reassured her it was good, and considering where we were leaving from we just wanted somewhere comforting. She ordered the "Rubber Ave" burger, and I got wings as an appetizer and a buffalo chicken wrap with onion rings. We also got drinks from the bar. All the food was excellent, my wife finished everything, my wings were crispy. The only problem was that my wings came out WITH my dinner! An appetizer is supposed to come out before my dinner. The waitress who was older, was very slow. She didn't give us silverware, and was inattentive. There was a small crowd, and the drinking folks hadn't come in yet. Should probably hire another person on Friday nights if she's working. 2 for service 4 for food & choice of read more

Great beer selection on tap. Reasonable prices, good food and very friendly service. The building is very interesting and historical. Overall a great experience. read more

Absolute best bar in all of CT. The owners are super nice and wonderful people. Prices are extremely fair and the food is delicious with great prices and big portions. Karaoke night is always fun and the atmosphere is awesome. 100% recommend. Get to know them and they'll treat you like family. read more

If you like a large selection of good beer, this is the only spot in the area you should look. Great tap list, and even better prices. If I had to choose a negative, it would be the food BUT, even the food is good. It's just not over the top great, if there was a wow factor with the eats, the review would be 5 stars. Don't let that dissuade you though, like I said the food is still good, and will fill your gut just fine while imbibing on the great craft beer selection. read more

Great bar! Overall the service is friendly and the owner Tara is all about personalizing service. She knows what beer her customers drink or want before they even sit down! Food is good and the vibe and atmosphere is laid back but fun. Totally recommend! read more

My favorite local spot. I'm a beer/whiskey geek and they always have a good selection at a fair price. Food is typical sparse bar menu but always tasty. I live a few miles away and come whenever I can. read more

Good bar with a great selection of local brews. This is my go to bar and have been a loyal customer since before it was The Corner Tavern. The new owners brought life back to this staple bar! The food is excellent and I highly recommend the cob salad, grilled cheese and the double dogs. And good luck finding the 7 mistakes in the hand laid tile floor. I have only found 5. It's a fun game to play while kicking back at the tavern read more

The Corner Tavern is a good Naugy spot! I like the Old Corner, more for the people and was sad for it to be gone, but am happy with a lot of the changes! Great brew selection and some new healthier menu items (had a hummus platter last time I was there). The decor is prohibition themed and pretty unique. read more

Solid place to grab a few beers and decent bar food. Tuesday nights they have one of the better trivia nights around.

We love the corner tavern! The food, beer, and vibe is always great. Josette always makes our date nights enjoyable. Thank you for the great service. See you next time. read more

A great downtown local that has reversed with awesome local beer and knowledgeable servers and Btenders. Menu looked pretty fun but, didn't try the food though for that I'll have to return. read more

Bartenders are friendly and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Good beer list. GREAT nachos.

The depth of their salsa bowls are amazing, just right for a salsa holding vessel. Also, they serve fried cheese. I love this place. Josette is fabulous, super sweet, and made us feel like it was our hometown bar. Amazing beer selection, yes. read more

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Get a cheeseburger and a Rouge Dead Guy from their impressive tap menu.

Much better suited as a lunch place than dinner. I came here a few times on lunch break during the day and was pleased each time. Great beer, great food, and great employees. Bartender Courtney was helpful and great company, and the cook, who's name I forgot to ask for, is always all smiles and takes the time to ask about my meal and make conversation. These ladies tend to work the lunch shift and I highly reccomend visiting on their days. I would LOVE to give this place 5 stars simply for the great staff, but I came in on a Friday night with the misses and was greatly disappointed. My wings were very undercooked and my wife's tenders were charred. I noticed it wasn't the same cook. The gentlemen behind the bar, although helpful, lacked the welcoming touch that I had on lunch. Overall, I'd reccomend to visit on a lazy Sunday and enjoy the laid back atmosphere, great company, and great food. read more

Love this place. Awesome beer selection and old school interior. It has a great authentic pub atmosphere.

The beer was great! Cold beer. Atmosphere is awesome and the service is great. We ordered a burger and fries... the French fries were good but the worst burger. There was absolutely no flavor... couldn't even taste beef. Come here for the beer and atmosphere definitely not a burger read more