Good Food Great sports bar atmosphere Friendly and Efficient service Descent pricing Cold Guinness Poured right and plenty more. The first French Dip in a decade that I really enjoyed. Highly recommended if the rest of the food follows suit. read more

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We went to Tailgators after my son's baseball game with another family, and since it was a Sunday, it was the perfect spot to grab some food and watch football. My son loves their kids pepperoni pizza, and my husband usually gets the 10-piece mild buffalo wings. I split the vegetarian pizza with my daughter. I normally prefer thin-crust pizza, but I have to say their regular pizza is actually really good. Our table also ordered the potato skins, and everyone enjoyed them so much that we ended up ordering a second round! Definitely a favorite for the table. It was pretty busy when we were there, which isn't surprising on a Sunday with football on, so the service was a little slow. That said, the servers are always really nice, which makes a difference. Tailgators is a great spot to watch games, grab a beer and enjoy some food. The food is definitely better than your typical bar food, and with the TVs and game-day atmosphere, it's a fun place to hang out after a baseball game or on a Sunday afternoon. read more

Casual family neighborhood bar and restaurant. We came during their happy hour for my husband's birthday. Fun place to mingle, eat, drink and watch sports. I was a little disappointed that they wouldn't turn up the volume when I played music on their touch tunes. I added money to their touch tunes later in the evening but you could barely hear the music playing. Not sure I'd want to waste my money again if they don't turn up music louder. I asked the bartender if it gets any louder and they didn't seem to care and told me that the music is on and playing. read more

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My first visit to this location, during happy hour. It's a large, loud sports bar, which is just a straight-up observation; not a criticism! I sat down and was attended to quickly by Chance. She took great care of everything I needed. I ordered side dishes of Mac & Cheese and tater tots. Everything was served fast with ample serving sizes! The Mac & Cheese is out of this world. I was told it is made in-house. As mentioned, I had the side dish order and it was a big bowl full. I got the tots to go. So, they were unfortunately a bit soggy by the time I got them home. However, they crisped up nicely in my oven. I am sure they were awesome when originally boxed UPN read more

Tailgaters and IL Primo - Tots to go - Sports Bars Near Me - Cave Creek, Arizona

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Went there while we waited out a weather delay for playoff baseball. Had a burger that was on point, but the best part about our brief visit was our server. When in the area again, I will return. read more

Always a go to for reliable bar food and more. Noisy? Yes if there is a game on. Servers are great and the food is far better than expectations. Crispy chicken wings. Great pizza. Fresh wraps and sandwiches. Burger special on Wednesdays. Fish and chips on Friday. New addition prime rib sliders are excellent. Menu promises a wide choice. Bar delivers promptly. TV's galore with a multitude of channels. Friendly people having a good time. Booths, tables, high tops and plenty of bar seating. Family friendly away from bar area. read more

The waitress kameron was the best supper fast super helpful perfect and beautiful personality loved her she's the best

Food is good, atmosphere is fun, service is fantastic when we have Kamryn! Other servers are fine but she is THE BEST! Always has a smile, never forgets, never an empty glass unless you say no thank you, she flat out takes care of her customers and we love her for it! She's one of those waitresses who remembers you and you remember her! read more

Love the food, especially the pizza, and the atmosphere. Service is great too. A great place to watch sports with all the TV screens.

Wow...I love bar food and this is next level. I'm so happy this is right across the street from our new house. Great vibe, friendly people, and fantastic food. They make their subs with their homemade dough! It was fantastic! And the homemade chips?! Wow! Also had their pizza which was really good. The Alfredo chicken pizza was nice, though I'll ask for extra Alfredo next time. The star of the pizza show were the breadsticks. OMG! Delicious. read more

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This was my second time at this bar. First time we were served by Kamrynn who was amazing. Came back again because of her service and sat at the bar with friends. Lorrainna was bartending and crushed it. Very attentive, helpful, and fun to sit in her section. Kamrynn stopped by and greeted us again and was amazing. Looking forward to round 3!! read more

I love this place for food and drinks. The waitress could use some help since the bar is full and the bartender is too busy being social.

The pizza is delicious! The bartender (April) was very witty and fun to chat with. The atmosphere was very fun! You are able to play your own music from the paid jukebox and also enjoy the sports games when they are playing. read more

Tailgaters and IL Primo - Pepperoni pizza - Sports Bars Near Me - Cave Creek, Arizona

Nice environment and friendly staff. Nice place to head for lunch on sundays but the food won't surprise you. But it's what you would expect. read more

Great service and fun and sporty atmosphere! The wings are great would recommend! Great place to watch a game aswell!! read more

I was really disappointed with my visit. The restaurant felt noticeably unclean - floors, tables, and general surroundings looked unmaintained. Worst part was the food. The fried items had an old, burnt oil taste, suggesting the fryers havent been cleaned or refreshed in a while. Texture was super greasy. With a little more attention to cleanliness and proper kitchen maintenance this place could be much better, but in current state - would not recommend. read more

Completely understaffed, didn't get a refill on drink, delivered 1/2 our meal but not our pizza and then the guy never came back once I told him. The waitress didn't offer to find out what happened to it or get us one to go. The table we sat at outside had bird poop all over the back of cushion. We spent almost an hour and a half there for awful service, missing food, and then after going inside to try and find someone to help us I ended up at the bar requesting she cash us out so we could leave. read more

Every time we come to this place.. it's dirty, bathrooms are so gross and never cleaned. No toilet paper in any stall. Fingerprints all over door windows. Wish they would put some TLC into this place. read more

Don't order the cookie with ice cream. It comes burnt. When I called to ask what kind of cookie I was told Chocolate Chip. I advised them it was small, and burnt. He said that's the way it is supposed to be - it's sent thru the pizza oven. I'm visiting, from out of state, didn't have a vehicle and had to order on line through Uber Eats (they delivered right on time - by the way). There was no photo (or description of it coming out burnt) of the cookie when I selected it. I bought it because it's my son's girlfriend's favorite dessert. GREATLY embarrassed to show her this dessert!! A child could present something better. And it's $9.99 plus tax, delivery charge and tip. DON'T ORDER THE COOKIE! I can't believe this restaurant considers that acceptable to present to a customer. If I had been in the restaurant, I would have insisted on a refund. Sure hope the rest of my order is better than this dessert! We'll soon see.... read more

Tailgaters and IL Primo - Burnt Chocolate Chip Cookie for $9.99 with a tiny scoop of ice cream. Sad excuse for a dessert!!! - Sports Bars Near Me - Cave Creek, Arizona

Tailgators is hands down one of the best spots around--great food, solid vibes, and a place where you always feel welcome. Whether you're stopping in for wings, burgers, or just to catch the game, they never miss. The service is fast and friendly every time. read more

We went for happy hour with a group. Most didn't order food off happy hour. We got a large antipasto salad and it had 4 1/2 slices of pepperoni barely any other meat and didn't even fill the 1.5" deep bowl for $15!! When I asked if it was the half or full the waiter confirmed it was large. My gin drink was water down also. I would not recommend this place for the food, the service was great though, read more

How in the hell do you not have a breakfast menu not during football? It's the easiest meal to make. You're losing a lot of business to the place next door....like ours for one. read more

If you have an issue at all ask for Jackson. When you ask to see the manager whom is apparently "Joey" they will only send out Jackson. Thankfully Jackson is awesome and will help you out in any way he can! Fire your current manager and promote Jackson! He is the only reason you got 3 stars instead of 0 read more

This restaurant looks like a fun place to dine and drink, minus the dine and drink. I ordered the chicken avocado wrap with onion rings. I'd say the breading on the onion rings was the best part of the meal. The wrap tasted like something I would get at a gas station on a long road trip and it was going to expire on October 17 but made 5 days before that. The tortilla was not fresh. The drinks were watered down and this is coming from a person who didn't drink for ONE year. I had my first mix drink somewhere else and I could taste the liquor and it was a frozen drink. This place might be nice to come to last after going out drinking or eating somewhere else. The place looks nice and the outside is pretty. The weather was perfect for talking and getting out of the house. I would get a beer next time though. read more

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This review has been a long time coming. This was our go to place since the day it opened. My husband and I ate there once a week at least. Excellent food, decent prices, big portions. Got to know the waitresses... Got to know the managers as years would go by... They were all wonderful and friendly. About two years ago the management changed and the place was never the same. And these reviews seem to reflect that. The food portions shrunk. The prices inflated. And the quality of the food is no longer even adequate, much less near the quality it used to be. The service is insulting. I even heard the manager complain about me because I complained about him. And the worst part is that no one cared. I tried to write to the company's owner, but there is no direct access, and nobody at other stores would write back. We stopped going. Makes me sad because we used to love that place. read more

Great food and even greater service! Just moved to the area and officially found my new watering hole, perfect spot to watch the game and have a drink!! read more

Great neighborhood sports bar. Had a late lunch at the bar and enjoyed the friendly patrons and bartender. The Mexican Mule had ginger beer, lime and tequila. Plenty strong, super cold copper cup and a $7 price, not even on happy hour. It was just exactly what I needed to drink in their cold air conditioning, since it is 115 degrees outside today. I could be here a lot, because I was impressed my drink was so good and cheap. Food probably is not my first priority when going to a sports bar as I am gluten and potato free. Both of which are represented heavily on the menu here. So, I ordered a half buffalo chicken salad with grilled chicken and companion ordered the baked meatball sub $10.99, which is basically a calzone or stromboli with fillings baked in pizza dough. It was pretty good, and the requested extra sauce was promptly delivered. It came with fries, chips, tots or sweet potato fries. Companion chose fries which looked super crispy and browned, but seemed an odd companion for a baked meatball sub . Half the sub and all the fries came home. Bartender assures us it heats well in the oven or air fryer. :). She did miss deducting the advertised $2 off Saturday special on the baked subs, but I let it go because the drinks are cheap and the service was good. I will see her again. Buffalo chicken salad was fresh, cold and green. Chicken on the salad was not their normal breaded fried chunks, because I requested grilled. It was tossed in tasty buffalo wing sauce. Sauce that had obviously seen some breaded nuggets earlier because the small pieces of crunchy breading were left behind in the bowl and made it to the sauce on my plate. I am GF by sensitivities not by celiac, so for me it was no biggie. But those with a real allergy should be warned a bar serving pizza and wings is not a great place to be safely GF, even though they have a GF pizza crust. Chicken was so tough and stringy I left more than half behind. Cutting it against the grain would help minimize this. Or .... How about some meat tenderizer before you cook those rubber chickens? Works at home! Ranch dressing was clearly homemade, fresh, cold and classic. And the half salad price is excellent at 7.99. So I will make sure to eat GF at home next time, before I come for the awesome drinks and cordial environment. Really enjoyed the crowd although it was only 2pm, a nice mixed group of young and old regulars. One regular customer had some bone in buffalo wings that he says he orders consistently and exclusively, and they are awesome. They are going to be included in my next order, when I get their excellent pizzas delivered at home for my giant teenagers. We were already regular delivery customers and have found them to be solid on pizza quality and delivery performance. So it's about time I wrote them a nice review! Bravo, Tailgaters! read more

We were looking for an alternate to islands and Desert Ridge in general. So we came here on a Monday night so kinda quiet. Attentive wait staff. Food was excellent. Reasonably priced. Definitely coming back. read more

Went in to watch a specific game, wasn't on but they switched it on when we asked, which was great. We had appetizers and pizza which were decent it is a bit of a drive for us, so while decent all around it is not a place we would make a drive for but would go there if in area and wanted to watch sports. read more

This place cracks me up, and it's going down hill fast. My wife and I went in for a large pizza wing combo. We asked for extra carrots as we prefer them to celery. Also asked for the all flat wing option for an extra $1. The all drumstick option is also an extra $1, but whatever. What received was a basket of wings that where half drumstick and half flat, plus 4 carrot strips, plus one thimble of Ranch dressing. Called the waitress over to ask about the all flat wing order (oops) and jokingly asked if they were short on carrots. I was told that an order usually comes with one celery stick and one carrot stick. I asked if I could get an additional thimble of Ranch and was told that would be an extra 50 cents. I just started laughing. The pizza and wings were good though. Not great, but good. The wings weren't even hot. But this nickel and dime stuff is just pissing me off. I wasn't charged for the parm though. The only advantage of this place for me is that it is close to the house. But I just might start driving farther. read more

So bad. Manager sat there watching his staff going down in flames. Food was disgusting. read more

Tailgaters and IL Primo - Manager doesn't even care - Sports Bars Near Me - Cave Creek, Arizona

Good food and plenty of TVs to watch your game. Definitely being the newer of the two restaurants the Tatum location is nice looking inside with a great bar. Service and food has always been above average for a sports bar. read more

These are both great places to have a drink, appetizer or a meal. Whether you're there to watch a game with friends or date night with your significant other, there is something for each. Il Primo has a relaxed sophistication feel. They make some fantastic smoked infused drinks and we really enjoyed the spinach artichoke dip as well. Tailgaters is our go to for watching a game. It's got a huge selection of beer on tap, great pizza and a huge menu. I love watching football on the patio. read more

The food was so amazing The service was professional Ambiance was a good time The new server Chance is awesome, watches the drinks, checks in on you so many times, refills the water to a tea. She was very friendly and very good at what she does, she one excellent server, thanks Chance I'll come back again to see you and only you. Very good new hire Tailgaters lucky to have her on your team. Go in and see her you won't be disappointed. read more

Great local bar, can't beat the happy hour and the bartenders are fantastic. Fun place to watch games they don't cater to a particular fanbase so you get a well rounded crowd. read more

Just went to tailgaters for the AFC championship game. You would think a sports bar would be properly staffed for such a big game. Our server was bombarded with 3 six tops and a bunch of smaller tables literally all at once. No bussers. Managers walking around all lackadasical glancing at tables with empty drinks and just walking by. My drink was empty for 30 mins with countless staffers just walking by. The 6 top next to us sat for 20 mins before they even got menus! Very poor team work. Food and drinks were pretty good, though. read more

Went for the first time with a group during Happy Hour. As I recall Happy Hour is pretty much all day. LOL. Great menu and full bar with tons of TVs and all sports being shown. Really a large place, so should always be able to get a table or sit at the bar. We all agreed this should become one of our regular stops, with a large menu and quality food. Our server did a great job and the kitchen got most of the orders out at the same time. There were ten of us and we have noticed that some places have a hard time delivering the different food orders at the same time. We will definitely be back and I can't wait to try their pizza as it looked great. Only four stars because some food orders were a little late coming out. read more

Yikes. Bad service and even worse food. Our waiter tried hard, he got our order wrong. Which is fine. But he was largely absent most of the evening for little things like dressing and water refills. It wasn't a particularly busy night to excuse thar sort of behavior, and we were a party of 7. The food was off. The wings may have been fresh. I'm not sure. I guess that's enough reason to say they weren't fresh. I just didn't like my experience and there's a lot of room for improvement. read more

This is a regular happy hour destination for us. The drinks at happy hour are reasonably priced and the appetizers are just OK. We like trivia and they have Buzztime there which keeps us occupied during happy hour. Their Friday fish fry is above average for the valley. And of course there are lots of TVs showing sports. Their Taco Tuesday tacos are pretty awful but other things on their menu are better. We like their chicken bacon ranch pizza, their potato skins and I like the wedge salad. read more

Great service! Food good.Bartenders are so friendly and attentive. Like being with family.