Always looks super busy. It's a big place though so you'll definitely get a seat. Food and service were great.

Wow! Sometimes you just have to go to experience your own. My friend and I try to meet at a Restaurant once or twice a month. He chooses Tavern In The Square in Dedham. Let's start with the service. Yona (hope I didn't butcher her name), but she was awesome . Along with the other Staff on 4/11/24. 1pm . So we started with a Martini for me and he had a Beer with Blueberries. Then the food. To share. We started with the Chicken Wings/ plain w/ buffalo sauce and bang bang sauce on the side. Delicious . Me: Shrimp &Crab Cake. Very delicious, lightly breaded and seared to perfection. The side corn & jicama slaw with the touch of Arugula & tomatoes was "Hands Down Best Bite Ever". My friend: Blackened Bacon &Blue Burger "It was not only a Big Burger The Chef didn't hold back on the Bacon & it was flavorful". The Ambiance was great as well. Me: Turkey Burger (Should be renamed/"The Sexy Turkey Burger"). wasn't sure if Brie & Green Apples would work? This is Next Level aka Sexy Turkey Burger with Steamed Broccoli. Sometimes you just have to go to experience your own Hats Off To The Chef and Staff Thanks . read more

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I'll give this 2 Stars as it has a beautiful open floor with great glass views. I have been here 3 times now. The drinks were "just ok", the service at the bar was horrendous, the food on all 3 trips was over-priced for the portions served and the quality from the appetizers to main entree's was horrendous. Not going back! read more

Love the cornflake chicken tenders! Wish they would give bigger portion...fries just ok

A welcome addition to dedham. Yummy pizza and amazing nachos. I will miss the old joes, but TsQ is sure to please local diners who are looking for a break from Legacy Place. read more

Tori and Zach make amazing drinks! Tavern in the Square is a great spot for drinks and a bite to eat. read more

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We walked in about 2PM Sunday. The place was busy with a small wait. We wanted the bar and got 3 seats almost right away. Someone had just left, there was still a glass and napkin. We sat there about 2 minutes without being acknowledged. The bartender came back, snatched the glass & napkin and walked away without acknowledging us. Another couple minutes the bartender came back for our drink order, the area wasn't wiped down and there was no smile or welcome. The drinks were placed down, bottled beer with no glass or offer of one. Still no smile or welcome. We had to ask for a cold glass, it was plunked on the bar, my brother in law poured his own beer. We sat a minute either the menus. While in mid-conversation, the bartender came over and asked if we were ready. Before we could turn to answer, she stalked off. We decided at this point not to eat, finished our drinks and left. We had no desire to ring up a tab and bring business when the bartender seemed pissed we were there. If you want indifferent, slow service, this is your place. read more

The bartender with blonde shoulder length hair was super rude we got up and left if you don't like working with people you shouldn't work in food service! read more

03/08/24 / 1st time Diner. Had dinner here with another couple. Restaurant is lively and busy. Our waitress Jen was cordial and attentive. We had nachos w/ chicken and fried pickles for apps which were good, (very cheesy). The first thing we noticed when our entrees arrived, (two plates of fish tacos, a chicken club sandwich and the short rib grilled cheese sandwich) was that all 4 plates were 2/3rds full of fries, tots or russet chips. Everyone was ok except that short rib grilled cheese sandwich could not find any "short rib" in the grilled cheese. Sent it back and got a second one (Jen was very apologetic) witch had some tiny chopped chunks of some kind of steak sprinkled into the cheese. Mostly bread, disappointing at best. read more

An update - I was so angered by this sort of behavior by this bartender that I wrote the CEO and have spoken with their corporate headquarters twice. And no response. Do they actually condone this sort of conduct? Bullying someone into giving more of a tip? This is a place I will never set foot in regardless of any other considerations. Just this past weekend I stayed at a hotel where the bartender, who by the way was by himself, went out of his way to accommodate me in regards to a business meeting I needed to do via Zoom. He expected nothing, I gave him more than a generous tip that he by the way said was not necessary. I will always recommend this hotel, but will not recommend Tavern in the Square. A simple apology is all that would have sufficed, but I guess they really don't seem to care. A sign of our times. read more

This would be a 5 star if not for Diana the bartender! She is rude and condescending to the help and customers! On to the positives. The other bartenders. Ali, Jonah, Zack and Tori are absolutely amazing and the reason I continue to return. read more

We have given this place multiple chances since I've always liked Tavern at other locations and have always enjoyed the food. However this locations staff is truly lacking. The service is so terrible, no matter if it's at the bar or a table, it's as if customers don't exist. It takes 15 minutes for anyone to even acknowledge existence, and there's no sense of urgency to being drinks, check on guests, cash them out, etc. With 5 bartenders and a manager behind the bar with 10 guests you'd think this wouldn't be an issue. After every visit we're left there trying to pay our check with no one to care- if we were terrible people we could easily walk out on our tab every time. Still tip 20% because I won't tip less than that, but for good service i would leave a lot more. It's unfortunate that after many attempts, each time thinking it couldn't be like that every time, we're finally crossing it off our list. read more

I'm giving them 5 stars because I love this place. Love the bang bang chicken way too much. Also the bartenders who know how to make a drink, they know who they are the best. However, the last time my hubby & I went in there were some new ppl working the bar, my particular bartender was really good. But another bartender came to help & she started to rush us. We felt rushed & questioned repeatedly if we were all set. It was a weekday & not busy so I wasn't sure if she was use to that somewhere else. We didn't like it and I'll avoid her if I can next time. But tavern your doing good! But ask your ppl not to rush us just because we're not ordering 3 or more drinks. read more

fOod was good . Waitress Meghan was excellent . They just opened so obviously very busy and figuring it all out . We did have an issue with one of the bartenders . She was blonde with a poneytail . Didn't seem to understand anything about good customer service . Complained because the group next to us was taking a picture . she was grouchy and took it out on the customers . read more

poor service tonight. deeply disappointed by our water who seened like he wanted nothing to do with our table. literally would walk away when someone tried to order. read more

I visited tavern in the square on 6/1 for my birthday. Things started off normally, we met our server, and got in a few drink orders in. I casually asked the server that if it was at all possible to split the bill at the end of the night. She began a 5 minute speech that it would be very inconvenient and time consuming, but "we can make it work". I was a bit taken a back by this, as I was told when I was making my phone reservation that it would not be an issue. The server then called me "dangerous" when she tripped over some birthday gifts on the floor next to my chair, which was not my fault at all. Then, she just simply transferred our table to someone else, and not communicating that there was a request to split the check. I told the new server that I wanted a particular cake, instead he brought out another cake requested by my guest as a surprise ( no attention to detail). The final check was not split and it took almost 30 minutes to settle. Horrible service, bad communication, and I cannot recommend this place for any sort of celebration. read more

Great service and the hustling expediters are moving fast delivering hot great food. All around great experience.

We had a family party there. The room was warm and welcoming. The food and drinks were beautifully presented, and delicious! The staff were friendly and helpful. Tavern in the Square is one if our new favorite places. read more

Hostess lied about where we could sit didn't send a server to us for over 15 minutes this place has awful service won't be back.

Service was good but that was only positive we experienced. Soggy french fries served with a mediocre chicken club. The fried chicken rice bowl was horrible with dried out chicken (way over cooked), inedible rice and it seemed like the cook emptied a bottle of sauce over the entire dish. Everything was saturated in the sauce. read more

This TITS is excellent. We had a birthday brunch here and the service was impeccable, drinks tasted amazing, and the food was to die for! Kingsley, our server, was contentious and helpful, recommending his favorite dishes and drinks for us. A great meal! read more

I wanted to like this place but I feel I'd rather have lunch here than a loud dinner. 1st thought walking in was it was too dark. There's TV's everywhere playing sports. It was loud and had nothing to do with Boston sports. Was very awkward as folks cheered on. The place smelled awful. Like it was mopped with the same dirty water all day and then used the same water to wipe the tables. I couldn't look past that. Made me think about the cleanliness of the kitchen etc. The food was surprisingly good with the limited menu. Barbecue chicken pizza was tasty. The turkey burgers were really good per my wife and youngest son. My oldest had a parmesan crusted chicken with mash that he didn't care for. My steak tips were under cooked but tasty. The mash seemed like they had a lot of butter. The fountain machine ran out of ginger ale and the mixed drinks the kids ordered were super sweet. I said the food was good because it was full of bad stuff which gives great flavors. If your trying to be healthy this could pose a challenge even with healthy choices. We ordered these items because the menu is very limited. Even the server advised us of what to stay away from making it that much more limited. You can see the menu online and see for yourself. Won't be my favorite place to go to but may do take out for Turkey burgers and bbq pizza once in a while. read more

I would give zero stars! Came here a couple of weeks ago with my husband. We were seated quickly and waited for the server. Close to 15 minutes pass by and no server in sight. A couple who were seated after the next table over got served ahead of us. We got up and left immediately after that. Would not recommend this place at all. read more

I'm not sure why some people gave them one star. Last night my wife and I decided to check this place out. We were thinking if this place is super busy then they are doing their job right. When we got there we wait for 10 minutes and that is not a negative thing in my opinion. When we sat the silverware and table were clean. The food and drinks were good and meet our expectation. For those people who are expecting more, there are few restaurants out there close by with $$$$, and they can sit you asap and provide you outstanding quality food and service . One thing that people should know is that this is a sport bar. We loved this place and definitely will go there again. It's a great place for hang out, drink, dine and watch games. read more

Great brunch!! Really creative menu and something for everyone! Definitely recommend checking out their brunch!

I often go to this place whenever I am in the Dedham area. I never had food there so I can't comment on that aspect. But I like the overall setup. There are plenty of TVs, the beers are good. Bartenders are in general friendly and attentive. read more

Awful service, awful morals, awful management. Was upset with their judgement. They are not there for business. Extremely unprofessional.

Came here with my wife on a Monday night after 10 pm. The restaurant was pretty empty. Took 15 minutes for a server to come over and greet us. Got a couple of apps which were the only decent part of the meal (wings and bang bang broccoli). For entrees my wife got the chicken burrata sandwich. Only took a couple of bites as it was very bland and flavorless. Fries undercooked and soggy. No one came over (server, runner, manager) to ever check on us. I got a Cesar salad with steak tips. Paid 24 dollars for a salad with a few croutons and 3 pieces of steak that were very chewy and overcooked. I get that the economy's tough right now but to pay 24 dollars for that little portion was pretty sad. All in all 2 decent apps and two disappointing entrees led to a 75 dollar tab not including tip. 30 minutes went by before the server came out from the back of the empty restaurant to ask if we were all set. Very bad experience. Looking back, I would rather have donated $75 to charity and used the $15 tip money to get something at Taco Bell. It would have costed me the same money and I would have gotten the same quality meal but I would have felt 10x better about how my money was spent read more

Service was very slow - it was busy but they may need additional wait staff. Food was very good, served hot. A definite return visit soon.

The drinks are overpriced and there are too many servers standing around. Waited forever to pay the bill they should stay in their sections and not near the service bar. read more

On my second visit, we had Gregory for our waiter. He was awesome. He totally knows the menu and can discuss details about many, if not all, dishes. My mom had the fish and chips and I had the quinoa bowl with salmon. Two delicious dishes. Although Gregory has planted in my mind other dishes I look forward to trying. Gregory was extremely professional and went out of his way to make sure we were not only happy coming out on this work night but served yummy food with a smile. We sat in the bar area which I generally don't enjoy. But it was actually really nice. Quiet conversation all around us and we could totally whisper and still hear each other. I wouldn't mind sitting there again. Thanks for an enjoyable evening. read more

Energetic atmosphere. Seems like its the "it place" to go to now. Had cocktails at the bar. Wine and martini reasonably priced. Attentive and experienced bartenders. Loved the bar atmosphere. Had dinner at a table in the bar area. Server was attentive and experienced. Plenty of staff. The food was mediocre. The parmesan crusted chicken was "OK". The chicken avocado "club" came out on a roll. It was "Ok". The fries were not hot. Shoestring style fries. We were disappointed in the menu. Although there are lots of choices it's all basically heavy "pub food". We would come back and have a cocktail at the bar but we would not come here for a meal. read more

This bar is not like the other tavern in the squares you might have stumbled upon over the years. It is different in a weird way, kind of a suburban tavern in the square... without the good music and lacking in that friendly urban vibe. It is sad because it is a new place but, this is exactly the kind of place people think of when they would rather drink their beer and have their meal at home. read more

The food is decent - the drinks less so. The first time we went I ordered 3 of the same drink and all 3 tasted completely different. Went back and gave the drink another try - tasted different than the first 3 and nothing like advertised. My advice - order beer. The bartending is just too unreliable. read more

The service was excellent which sadly I am not used to these days since most places are understaffed or have people who don't want to engage with customers. Bartenders were great and waiter was awesome. There was a 45 minute wait for a table but I anticipated that with the packed parking lot. Food was good not excellent but it was what you expect from a sports bar. I would recommend it as a place great for friends gathering it is also family friendly. I am happy to have a new place to go to in Dedham. read more

Had a nice dinner at the bar here over the weekend. Food was great drinks were only ok. Our bartender Diana on the other hand made us feel unwelcome. We felt like we were a burden on her and she made us feel like that. Won't stop us from coming again. read more

stopped in to get food and drinks with my boyfriend and we sat at the bar. i ordered a mai tai. they said "we can't make a mai tai it'll taste bad we don't have almond." i said "no worries! give me a second i'll figure something out." i'm a bartender so i look and immediately see disaronno behind the bar (amaretto. aka almond liqueur.) maybe they didn't know they had it. no problem. a new bartender comes over. i order a mai tai. and she's visibly annoyed that i asked for one. she repeats the same thing to me and i ask her to just use the disaranno for almond. she says "ok. it might not taste good. the managers tell us to not make mai tais because we don't have oregeat." we hear the bartender say to the other "just give her the talk tiki to me." a rum drink on the menu with passionfruit. i'm allergic to passionfruit. they came over with a pink drink??? mai tais are simply not pink. the managers should educate their staff on basic drinks. i'd also like to add i would've had no problem if they weren't rude to us and passive aggressive for no reason. i guess that's why they pre batch all their drinks, don't order anything off menu. read more

our bartender ally was extremely attentive, welcoming and warm. nice spot newer to the area loved the bar atmosphere!