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The City Tap

3.9 (67 reviews)
Closed • 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Live music
Very loud
Good for groups
Good for dancing

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John B.

New to the area. Was just passing through downtown area around lunch and was starving. Stopped at a red light and saw The City Tap symbol on what looked like an old historical downtown building. Decided to wing it in there for a bite. Great downtown pub. The vibe in there is very cool. The deli sandwiches made with boar's head meats all sound great. Was in the mood for a Rueben. Was not disappointed. Staff was friendly and welcoming. If you're in the Pittsboro area you need to check it out. I can imagine this place has great live music and is jumpin on the weekends.

Mango chutney sandwich
Melissa G.

We had lunch here because they have the nicest patio of anywhere in our area. They have improved since our last visit. Everything looks the same, but it feels different. They seem more attentive and customer focused than before. They also have a better beer selection with a details about each one. The menu is the same but the food was better. Our only issue was that we thought the draft beer was not cold enough.

Burrito Thursdays
Dave P.

The Thursday night Burritos are a family tradition now. I hope they keep offering them. The food is always fresh. Service is great as well. A great local business that deserves our support.

Danny Gotham at City Tap - sorry about the photo quality - I'll need a real camera at a venue like this.
Ruben G.

I agree with what Nicole M. said about the beer selection and the bar food. I liked this place enough to give it three stars! (Perhaps I should award it a bonus star for no TV?) The City Tap is an intimate venue for live music. We went to see Danny Gotham there on Friday night. The acoustics were alright, although the ambient noise was a bit distracting - even though we were sitting just a table away from the 'stage.' The man working behind the bar was going full tilt, as was the one coming around to wait tables... but the layout of the joint (think "shotgun" house) made passage slow and... well, intimate. They did a brisk business for Danny's performance. It was my first time at City Tap so I can't gauge the difference he made to their normal Friday night traffic, but they couldn't have done any better - there were just no other seats available. I wonder how that's going to play out in a week or two when he goes back there to play with a jazz combo?

Italian
Jessica A.

I've tried this place twice and really like it. The first visit was several months back so details are fuzzy, but we enjoyed so went again recently. My boyfriend and I sat at the bar - he had a beer and I had a margarita since they were on special ($6 so no idea how much they usually are). Margarita was tasty, and I often dislike margaritas if I can taste too much tequila. Boyfriend had the turkey sandwich and I had the Italian - we both enjoyed. I only ate half but heated my other half up at home later and it was way better heated. I had chips and he had some kind of apple slaw that he loved. It's a cute place and I like the service. We had the same bartender both times, and she's not overly friendly and chatty (which I appreciate), but she is pleasant and fast which is what I hope for at restaurants. Will definitely be back - I want to try the Mediterranean which sounds fantastic.

Grilled cheese special - Gouda, apples, pickled onion, honey mustard sauce on sourdough

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Tasty food. Friendly, attentive service. We shared the tofu banh mi. It was delicious! Menu had lots of attractive options.

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Love it! This is one of my new favorite places! A must visit! Great people, food, music and patio!

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Nice beer selection. Neat patio area where our dogs were made very welcome. Very friendly staff and a good lunch menu.

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Great food (Turkey ranch sandwich and Reuben sandwich), really good beer selection. Staff was very friendly. Awesome music.

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Friendly bar staff, good drinks, yummy local cheese pretzel. Mmmmmm. Industrial vibe. Great place to chat up the locals.

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This is a blast to the past. Very cool old building interior. Stopped by for a lunch in middle of…read moreweek and found plenty of seating. Sat down and was greeted immediately ordering a water and sweet tea. Loved looking thru menu with so many good choices. We were going out for a big dinner later so this was suppose to be a small lunch. My wife ordered a cup of soup. I ordered a bowl of brunswick soup and a grilled pimento cheese sandwich. I could not finish the soup as the bowl was large and amount of meat in it was abundit. My grilled cheese was wonderful, I love pimento cheese. Unfortunately we could not try any of the soda or ice cream products this trip. The service is great and friendly. Restrooms are restored old school design. Will return to try other menu items and some Soda Shoppe product.

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10/2024 I have been back here a few times since they had the incident with the bust. New owners…read more You have two MOD's. The bigger place where bands play and the smaller dine in area. Both share the same kitchen. The last few times I have been here strolling around Pittsboro the service has been great. I did go to the larger area where bands play. The attendants were friendly and pleasant. The order came in a timely matter. The food was great and drinks were inexpensive. So having dinner, drinks (10) not all mine. They were of the alcoholic variety. Oh yes an appetizer also cost a bit less than a C note. Not bad don't you say. The decor is very cool here. Carved statues that are for sale. I will come back. They always have great entertainment there.

We've never been huge fans of the food here, but the pizzas were usually decent, so we decided to…read moregive it another try. Big mistake. We ordered the supreme pizza, and when it arrived, it looked and tasted completely undercooked, doughy crust, barely melted cheese, and sad toppings. The vegetables were just large, unappetizing chunks of bell pepper and onion, with canned mushrooms and cheap-tasting meat that reminded us of Domino's (not in a good way). Even the cheese left that same powdery aftertaste definitely not fresh mozzarella. The supposed wood-fired crust had no char, no crisp, nothing to suggest a proper wood-fired oven was used, or if it was, they clearly don't know how to use it. We sat outside by the band hoping for a pleasant atmosphere, but it was anything but. Despite multiple "No Smoking" signs, there were people smoking all around the patio, and staff did nothing about it. If a restaurant can't enforce basic rules, it raises questions about the standards they hold in the kitchen as well. At this point, we're done giving second chances. It's time to move aside and let a real restaurant take over the space

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