The buffalo chicken dip (appetizer) was really good, medium spice (to me). Both beers I had were not great...Hazy & ColdSnap...flat, maybe order by bottle. There is the usual busy sports bar up front, plenty of space but further back a wall filling giant tv for the games, with couches, and...a bowling alley and another bar. The bartender Jose was great and every server seemed friendly. So service was excellent... just work on the draft beer... read more

Nachos could have been great as they contained brisket, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole...but omg, the worst cheese (wouldn't even call it that) that we literally ever had. Really? It made cheese whiz seem like real melted cheese. Why go through all the extras only to miss the main ingredient? Ver sad. My advice, invest in real cheese. read more

I think this is a cool place for a sports bar in a casino. We were immediately sat on a Friday, which is usually pretty rare. We shared the giant pretzel, nachos, and Smashburger. I usually skip the pretzel, but I'm happy we got it because it was soft and had the perfect amount of salt. The nachos and burger took a super long time to come out. I think they were waiting to bring them out together, but that just led to soggy nachos and a lukewarm burger. The chips that weren't soggy were pretty good and the added chili was good for flavor. Drinks were good! I can't remember the specific one that I got but it was Apple flavored and perfect for the fall. They serve 32 ounce beer mugs and it was hilarious next to my tiny wine glass. I would check them out again if I were in the area and looking for this kind of atmosphere. read more

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This review is specific to bowling. Great vibe to the place. Conveniently located with entrance in MGM Hotel but unfortunately no discount for being a guest of the hotel. It cost $50/hour including shoe rental. Staffing seemed sparse and it really took a while for someone to acknowledge the 2 of us, and no one at least greeted us and let us know they'd help us shortly. It was a Sunday in April and the place was about half full. There are only about 10 lanes. No one ever came over to take a drink or food order but that could've been because I exclaimed how expensive it was for one hour of bowling. According to the April Vacation Special it seemed like I should've gotten apps but all I got was bowling & shoe rental. However, we had fun. The automated scoring, pin setup, ball return were in working order. There's lots of bowling ball weights and finger hole sizes to choose from. There's a GIGANTIC TV with some seating so it was nice to catch the Bruins game after we finished bowling. read more

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Service was absolutely amazing; our waiter was suuuuuuper attentive, always making sure we were set! Them jalapeño poppers were gooood! The bacon jalapeño burger was good, the fried pickles in it didn't really add much to it though. The Ruben sandwich was a solid choice too. read more

Was here (in the bowling area) for a work event, so somewhat of a non-standard review. Beer list was pretty solid. Food was all on a hot buffet line, mostly pretty standard fried bar food. Saw a few regular meals pass by me in the main restaurant and they looked great, but I'm not from the area so may not be back anytime soon. read more

Food wasn't so good. We ate there to kill time before going bowling. Typical bar food options, but the bread for my sandwich was so soggy and gross. I had to call the waiter to get me bread to redo the sandwich myself. read more

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Celebration night with some friends. Came here for dinner. When we arrived at the hostess desk we were told we had to wait about 20 minutes. Gave them our number for them to call us when our tables ready. We never did get a call so we walked back and told them we have been waiting for about 30 minutes. We were told to wait while they check in the status. 5 minutes later we were finally seated. We all ordered drinks. I had an espresso martini. It was really good. My husband had an old fashioned which he said was strong but good. He said finally a drink where you taste a bit of the alcohol and it not watered down. We ordered some apps. Got the boneless buffalo chicken wings and the buffalo chicken dip and some nachos. Sorry didn't get a picture of the nachos as it was on the far end of the table. For our main dish my husband and friend got the smashed burger. My friend and I got the salmon bites with mashed potatoes and blanched broccoli. I didn't try the burger but it looked good. My husband did say they left it on a minute too long. Because it wasn't as juicy. The salmon bites were really good. Omg! I forgot to mention the apps on how they were. The wings were good. You can't really mess those us. But the buffalo chicken dip was amazing. Wanted more after it was all gone. The nachos were good too. Happy they put enough jalapeños in it for some kick. Ok back to the salmon bites. I ended up eating all my broccoli before I dug into the salmon. It came with some kind of dipping sauce. I could honestly do without the sauce. The salmon was decent. The mashed potatoes were really good. Loved eating it together with the salmon. All in all we had a great dinner. We were saying to ourselves when we're up in this area we should've been coming here for food when we wanted a bite to eat instead of the food hall at the other end of the casino. Try them out. Especially the salmon bites and the buffalo chicken dip. read more

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The server was fantastic! The food was good but pricy (I understand it's in a casino). They have Coke products and a full bar. The hanger steak was perfectly cooked and the sports on the TVs were great. Would try again. read more

We were at MgM for a few days and there are not many options but glad we found this one. Service was on point, food was ok, drinks were good. Espresso martini, was good for being batched. Usually not a fan, you can definitely tell the difference and they did offer to make one from scratch if I wanted. We had the bang bang broccoli which was out of this world! I had a burger, disappointed I asked for as rare as they can and I still got a hockey puck. I asked first, I don't like med or medium well, they stated if I wanted it cooked rare or Mr it would be done. I didn't eat most of the burger, the server comped it no biggie. The chicken sandwich was great, and the red velvet is simply amazing read more

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Just the absolute worst food I've ever been served. The soup was canned,the wings tasted boiled and the quesadilla was greasy and they forgot the chicken that was supposed to be in it. They took the upcharge for the chicken off the bill and waitress actually came up our table to tell us this good news! Crazy that she expected a positive reaction from us for removing that charge for something we didn't get. Very overpriced for the slop that they serve. Stay away! read more

I've been to the tap in Baltimore and other places. This one is okay. My sister had the Reuben sandwich and she said it was delicious. A lot of meat bread. Everything was great. I had The and Bunnnie wings traditional wings. They were terrible. They were not crispy and the sauce made the wings very soggy. I won't order that again. We also had the bang bang broccoli/that was delicious very well seasoned broccoli was fresh. That's a great appetiser. I highly recommend it. read more

Came here before we watched the Barbie movie. Very sports bar and sports bar menu. Nothing really stuck out as phenomenal to me. We ordered the nachos. The nachos I will say that they did come out with a lot of cheese but I've had better .My son of course ordered his mozzarellas sticks which came out very cold and bland. They didn't have any gluten-free buns available which is very disappointing because you should have that if you're serving burgers and sandwiches. But I did order the pulled chicken sandwich without a bun. And my son had the mac and cheese which he enjoyed. My friends also had the burgers which they quite enjoyed themselves but they don't have to be gluten-free like myself so they got a bun. read more

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Nice spot! Has the mushroom burger and it was delish. Sweet potatoes fries were overdone, but tried my friend's onion rings and they were very good. Had the Apple Cider Moscow Mule, not bad but weak. Brownie dessert was ok, wouldn't order again. Three of us ordered it and had the same opinion. read more

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I don't know why I'd expect passable food at a casino in Springfield, but I do think people paying $17 for a burger or wings no matter what city they're in deserve something that is at least okay. I got both and split them with a friend. The boneless wings weren't awful, but they were thickly coated with some kind of batter and didn't have much meat. The "smash burger," on the other hand, was just awful. Most importantly, it wasn't a smash burger. It was clearly two frozen patties, obvious because of their uniform edges and distinct frozen patty flavor. As someone who lives in NYC, I'm used to paying $17 for a burger, but at least there it's usually decent. I wouldn't eat any savory food here again based on my experience, though the table next to me good ice cream sundaes that were enormous (I'm sure they cost a small fortune). I feel like it's kind of hard to mess up ice cream, so that would be my dinner if I were to be hungry in this corner of the casino again. read more

We took a short weekend getaway for my husband's birthday, and while the hotel was wonderful, the real highlight was our visit to the Tap Sports Bar. From the moment we walked in, we were treated exceptionally well. The atmosphere was lively, and the setup was perfect for my husband, who's a former bowler. Our server JASSIDY deserves a special shoutout, she was hands down the best waitstaff ever! Attentive, friendly, and genuinely caring, she made us feel so welcome. It's rare to find service where you truly feel looked after during a night out. We started with wings and fries while we bowled. They were a bit salty for my husband's taste, but absolutely perfect for me. Later that evening, we returned for another round, and I ordered the Caesar salad with shrimp, which was delicious. The drinks were also fantastic; I had the best non-premade sangria I've ever tasted! Hats off to Tap Sports Bar for making our Halloween/Birthday weekend such a great experience. We'll definitely be back! read more

The food was excellent. It came out nice and fresh and hot and exactly when they said it would it came up exactly the way I wanted it. I had no problems with the food. The service was out of this world. She really did a great job. her name was Ebony I really would recommend asking for her. The next time you go in to have a bite of food there definitely ask for Ebony because she was spot on on her business and the way she did her serving. She constantly checked in on us to make sure that everything was fine and cooked exactly the way we like it And lucky for us. It wasn't too noisy and stuff in there we went in a really good time of the day so I would recommend being there again at noon time on a Friday. Which was crazy because I really thought that it would've been a lot busier. read more

The food is 3 star and service is okay. TAP isn't what it was pre covid and it's looking like it won't return to what it was. Convenient if you're in the MGM area but there are other options downtown. Ambiance is sports memorabilia as you would expect. No pictures as it's just eh. read more

Great sports bar inside MGM, tons of tvs to watch all the games, always cold drinks, apps are awesome as are the burgers, don't sleep on the pulled chicken sandwich! read more

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Food took a while to arrive, plus the food temperature warm. Warm burger, room temp fries. Service not friendly nor helpful. I will not come back nor will I suggest anyone to come. No thank you. read more

First time here. We stayed at the MGM and wanted a nightcap and a place to decompress after flying in from So Cal. It was about a 2 hour plus drive from Logan Airport in Boston and this was a nice break from our drive to Cooperstown. Taps had bar seats ready and waiting for us to plop into it. The martinis and beers were cold and went down quite smoothly. Bartender and staff were courteous and on it. No complaints. read more

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Mediocre food. We stopped in for lunch this afternoon, after spending a few hours in the MGM Casino. My wife ordered a pulled pork chicken sandwich and I went with a Swiss mushroom burger. We had a Fried pickle chips appetizer to start. Everything was OK, but nothing really stood out. I asked for my burger to be cooked medium, but I felt it was more on the well-done side. Also, the cheese was barely melted on the burger. Unlike a lot of other Yelp reviews I have been reading for TAP, we felt the service was excellent, the staff was very friendly & attentive. But honestly, can't see a reason for a return visit next time we head up to MGM. A weak 3 Star rating. read more

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We Walked in and the hostess and server were talking. We waited for their personal conversation to be over and hostess finally looked at me and said nothing. I then asked for a table for 3. She grabbed menus and walked us over not saying a word. Waiter was so slow. Took 10 minutes or more before coming over to acknowledge us. Restaurant was not busy at all. We ordered a salad and two pretzels. Server never checked on us after food delivered and salad had no dressing on it. We had to flag him down to get dressing. We're staying here for 5 nights and we won't be back. We felt like we were an inconvenience and food wasn't good. Salad had no dressing at all as if they forgot and pretzels were dry and over cooked. It's a Shame because it looks like a cool place. The staff however was very unfriendly and unwelcoming. This was just yesterday and I see another complaint from someone who was there same day as us saying same thing about the staff. Management really should be paying more attention to these issues. If staff doesn't want to be there get rid of them. You're losing customers. read more

This place could be so much better. The atmosphere is great, but they always seem to be short-staffed no matter when we go. Our Fourth of July visit was by far the worst and weirdest yet. We wanted to sit outside, but the hostess told us there wasn't a server out there yet. She said we could order at the bar and someone would bring us our food. Strange, but we went with it. We ordered from the bartender, paid in full (her rule), and even tipped 25% in advance hoping she'd check on us. She handed us our plates and silverware and sent us outside. When we got outside, every table was dirty so we wiped one down ourselves using wipes they had out there. The ribeye special sounded great, but was a $44 disappointment: very fatty, thin, and overcooked (asked for medium rare, got medium well). We also ordered bone-in wings but received boneless instead. We politely asked the food runner to fix it, and about 30 minutes later the bartender came outside and literally tossed the corrected wings on the table without a word. No apology, no acknowledgment, she just left with a scowl on her face. We tried not to take it personally! We're very easygoing customers and almost never complain or send food back, but this experience was honestly rough. The staff didn't seem happy, well-trained, or supported. While we still like the vibe of the place, the food and service need serious attention. Sadly, we don't plan on returning anytime soon. read more

I like TAP, and I have been here multiple times. If you have not checked it out yet, I surely recommend that you do so. Primarily, I go to TAP for beer... beer and ambiance. The service is really good and the beer list... oh man... it's one of the best in the whole area! It's to the point that if I want some of my go-to brews (not to mention the local stuff) this is one of the places I trust to have what I want and need. I also can go there and every now and then find something new to drink and enjoy. I'm not a huge fan of TAP's food, but the menu is pretty solid. It's a sports bar (duh) so bar food is to be expected. I do like the portions and I never felt oppressed by the prices (especially since I remembered that THIS IS IN A CASINO). If I had to pick some favorite food items, they'd probably be the calamari and the buffalo chicken dip. Mmmmmm. I will be back at TAP very soon -- especially since it's football season -- and I look forward to their great service and great beer! See you there! read more

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This place is awesome. Great food and beer selection. Awesome atmosphere to watch a game and the service was amazing.

I can no longer recommend Tap. If you're in MGM Springfield and hungry, go for it. If you want a drink, go for it. If you want to hang out with friends, go for it. But as a standalone restaurant where we're rating food and service, this isn't it anymore. The food portions have gotten smaller. The burgers are now 1/3 smaller, at least. The clam chowder is overpriced for what you get. The service is very disjointed. The staff seems like they're going through the motions. Also, the hosts (front of house staff) are terrible. You can get there and have there be countless open tables and they stand there, stunned, looking around as if they're trying to find something that's open. This has happened numerous times. The entire food court at MGM Springfield is awful. Tap, although not in the food court, used to be a welcome reprieve from that garbage. Now, Tap has become just a few steps above that food court. We used to enjoy coming here for the food. Not anymore. read more

Atmosphere is cool. Large sports bar in MGM Springfield. Service was very good. Wings pretty good. My wife wanted rare steak tips and they said they can't cook them rare. She got medium rare. She didn't enjoy them much, she said they had no flavor. I got a turkey burger. Came with two patties. It was tasty. Food wasn't great, it was just fair. read more

I was in the area for business and went out to dinner. The other restaurants in the casino were closed for the day as was a few outside of it. We came in and grabbed a table. It is what you would expect. It's average bar food. The food was good. No complaints. The service was friendly and attentive. The place was surprisingly not loud. I would grab a bite there again, but I wouldn't go our of my way. It's average bar food with a friendly staff. read more

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We stopped into MGM after errands. We waited 40 mins to be seated which was reasonable for a Friday night. The dinner took an extremely long time for one dip and two rare temperature burgers. The server was very nice and attentive so that comment is not regarding the service. The spinach dip lacked flavor and salt . The mushroom swiss burger was also boring. The mushrooms were canned not sauteed and bland. For 71$ and 2 hours it was not worth the visit. read more

My friends and I came here tonight to grab some dinner, and when we arrived we were immediately asked for our ID's. We explained to them that we were under 21 and just came to grab some dinner, and could immediately see the mood shift. Our waitress came over once to ask what we wanted to order, and disappeared for 20 minuets. When she came back she threw our food on the table and walked away. She came back one more time to bring us another pitcher of water, slammed it on the table and turned without saying a word. We had to ask another table to borrow their condiments because we had none and she never came back to check on us. We had to flag her down and politely ask her for our check. We were going to ask for it to be split but she cut us off mid conversation and walked away. She came back and quite literally threw our bill on the table and walked away. This was a horrible experience and we felt as though we were not allowed to be there. I would not recommend and I will not be going back. read more

Food is mediocre at beast. I've tried the brisket and Reuben. Both were nothing more than ok, the Reuben was actually sliced wrong and difficult to chew. My wife like her burger, nd fit did look good. If we ever go back, I'll probably try a burger. Staff were not attentive 2 of the three times we have gone. Last time we did have a really good waitress but hostess never even said hi to us. Sports memorabilia is pretty cool though! read more

Had very disappointing experience. We came to the Tap Room Sunday 1/4/26. We were excited to return as we had come a few weeks before and had a great experience. We were seated and did not get approached by a server to take our drink order for at least 15 minutes. Once the server Torn came over, we gave our drink order and inquired about the Sunday Specials menu that we had previously order off on other visits. He had no idea of what this was or any motivation to look into this for us. He said I think that ends at 6pm. We were seated at 545pm he just didn't come over until after 6pm. We waited another 15-20 minutes and never received our drinks (three waters and a soda), so we got up and left. The hostesses were too busy on their phones at the front to notice we left. There was plenty of wait staff around the restaurant as it was not very busy but our server had no motivation to work or do anything. Based on this experience I would not return. read more

They should update this to Bowling in the description. We were pleasantly surprised when we stumbled upon this sports bar and bowling! The bowling system gives you the option to play games within bowling. For instance, we tried the "funny face" bowling game. It was a fun way to still bowl and be competitive, but to create funny characters out of the people who are bowing on the screen. Such a great place! read more

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Over charged for renting bowling shoes as we only needed 3 since several people brought their own shoes & balls. As well the balls in gaming area were chipped & shoes dirty. Shoes were put away without cleaning:( We paid for extra time 1 hr & 1/2 & were rushed out early, despite place being empty. 1 soup served 1/2 spilled on plate. Burgers were good but some of the staff seemed annoyed & not very attentive. Disappointing read more

Yea I mean if you are in the casino and looking for a quick casual place to stop and have a nice burger or something this place is great! The service was good, the food was hot and tasty. I wish they had a bigger vegetarian section or options, I think I ate coleslaw and onion rings cause that's all I could order. The burgers looked good. I would stop in again if I was at MGM. read more

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We went here for the igloo night. We made a reservation about a month ago for this igloo tent since there was only a couple of tents available. The igloo tent was a cool concept. They had rocking chairs, blanket, a speaker and a portable heater. It was good that we had a private rent for just our friends. It was quiet and private and we were able to hear each other talk. The tables at the restaurants were very loud and it was crowded so I'm glad we got the igloo. Our igloo had a hole in it so since it was raining, the carpet inside was wet. Even with the small portable heater, the tent was cold. The food and drinks was where this place lost stars. The food and drinks were way over priced and the food wasn't that good. The cheese on the grilled cheese was not melted all the way. The bread was soggy and wasn't grilled all the way. The soup tasted like it was from a can. The dessert was mediocre at best. The cookie ice cream sandwich was very hard to eat. Ice cream was melted and soupy but the cookie was hard as rocks. The drinks were not strong either and very overly priced. Overall, it was a cool experience but I wouldn't come back. read more

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2 out of 5 stars. Ordered the fudge brownie sundae that came with 2 brownies and 2 scoops of ice cream and whip cream..and a glass of milk which came to 11 bucks and some change...now its 1 scoop, one brownie, no whip cream and 2 dollars more... rip off..as if they weren't robbing you already at the machines... read more

The ratings for TAP certainly run the gamut, and even I had experienced enough downside issues on our first visit that I chose to say we had experienced better elsewhere. Well, for some reason I never wrote an update for our visit just over eight months ago. And while I won't be able to tell you everything about that visit, there is enough in my memory and photos to give some useful information. Our visit in October, 2018 was on a Thursday, so we did not experience a crowd like we did on our most recent visit on a Saturday. So the best tip I can give you is to avoid weekends and holidays. We sat at the bar on both of these last two visits. That enabled me to recharge my phone by using the outlets hidden underneath the bar. But we were lucky to even get seats at the bar on this last trip because the restaurant was so crowded. There was an hour wait for a table. We saw one empty seat at the bar and my wife offered it to me (with my bad back). Halfway through our meal the gentleman to my wife's left had finished his meal and offered her his seat. There is a really nice selection of draft beers on their thirty taps. We started off this visit with pints of Black and Blue (Guinness over Blue Moon) ($8) for my wife and a Back East Porter ($8) for me. I thought the porter needed more flavor, but it was still good. Having not recalled that I had tried the Pulled Pork sandwich ($16) on our previous visit, I ordered it with sweet potato fries. I had forgotten how good their rolls are. With black and white sesame seeds on top, they are really fresh and hold up well with the delicious and moist pork, whole grain mustard, and a little bit of arugula. This was an excellent sandwich. The sweet potato fries were perfectly cooked also - crispy on the outside and soft on the inside - with good flavor. My photos from last October remind me that my wife had a Reuben ($14) on that visit and was actually considering ordering one this visit until our bartender/server suggested the Hot Lobster Roll ($23) since my wife could not make up her mind between the two. Even though my wife and I had shared a cold lobster roll earlier at Jack's Lobster Shack in the South End Market part of the casino, my wife decided to go with the bartender/server's suggestion. The lobster was as sweet as the one we had shared earlier, but it was a little drier, maybe because of being heated up. The roll was also not as tasty as the one we shared earlier. In spite of the crowd, I'm going to raise my rating. The beer selection is great, the servers have been very good, our food was delivered quickly, and the food is tasty. After three visits, I'm a fan. read more

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Yeah no. No clue the food is like. Waited at the bar for 20 minutes for and didn't even get a menu, let alone a drink