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    The Tap

    4.0 (429 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Breweries, American
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise

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    Ellie S.

    I've been to the tap many a time - but this particular visit I was focused on the fries. See - I was on a quest to find the best fry in Bloomington. So here's how the tap came out: It was a busy Saturday night. Easy to grab a high top, but being over 30 - it's not fun sitting on a bar stool. That's fine. The service - like I said, they were busy. But one of my friends never even got his drink, and he ended up telling the waitress to cancel it because we were already eating our fries. The fries - - 4 dipping sauces equals 5 stars! Love the ability to try different flavors and find your fav. My fav is the pesto aioli because its unique! I give the seasoning 4 stars, and it was a little heavy handed, and kind of overpowered the sauces. Texture was good, some were a lil soggy, overall they were good! I've had the other food at the tap, and always enjoyed myself. Definitely worth a visit - but be prepared if they're super slammed!

    Beer Cheese Burger

    Good burger, would recommend switching out the "liquid cheese" for a more grown up option of cheese.

    a bar with stools and televisions
    Paul S.

    100's of beers and great IU vibe makes this spot a go-to for a beer and a starter. Service is outstanding.

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    Scott E.

    The Tap remains one of my favorite places in my favorite city of Indiana. I am especially a fan of their southwest chicken salad. There are nights when this place is simply too busy and too loud. But that has to be expected from a sports bar in a college town. But I've always had very good experiences with the food here.

    This was the bill that Erica brought to us after we complained about how bag the food was that we didn't eat.
    Ashley J.

    Well they keep deleting my review so I keep putting it back up. I came here for my anniversary in 2019. I had the awful waitress named Erica. The receipts to have her name on it in the pictures below. This lady started off okay. I ordered a hamburger with the cheese on the side tell us what the cheese on the side so I could put as much cheese on my stuff as I wanted and it wasn't just slathered on there. I had been here before so I knew how it was. My husband ordered a chicken Caesar salad. We got no refills this whole time. The waitress kept running over to the booth where her boyfriend and all of her other partners were and just talking smack about everybody. Very unprofessional. When I tried to let her know that the cheese was on the burger and all over the tater tots rolled her eyes, whatever I asked for it to me made correctly so then they brought me out a burger with nothing on it just a Patty and a bun no cheese on the side no lettuce tomato pickle onions nothing. Still brought me out another thing of tater tots with cheese on it so I gave up on that. My husband sees our salad was spoiled. You could smell it you could taste it something about that salad was off. We let her know she rolled her eyes again and then went to complain about it to her boyfriend for 20 minutes instead of turning her tables. Normally when there are multiple issues going on at a table you let your boss know or the manager on duty or whatever right? She did not. We were drinking banana beer that they had on the menu which was delicious but we kept having issues with the food. So two and a half hours go by we're ready to leave because obviously they can't make my burger correctly and I can't remake whatever my husband wanted I don't remember at this point. So we get the bill. Erica had charged me for the burger that I had not eaten as well as the chicken caesar salad which we still had on our table untouched with a piece of chicken spit out in a napkin next to it. We asked why they were still on the receipt because we didn't eat them she told us you ordered it you pay for it. I said that's not how it works mind you I am pretty calm at this point because I get that it's a misunderstanding she is not calm. So then I asked for a manager she straight up told me no and walked away and went over to her boyfriend's table. And then proceeded to tell everybody at the table what was going on with my situation, whatever. 30 minutes go by I'm still telling her every time I see her I want to speak to a manager and she's refusing to talk to us at this point. So I get up and I go to the bar and I'm pretty upset at this point but I'm not yelling. I ask for the manager. The guy be on the counter asks what the issue is and I said I'm having a problem with the waitress and the food. So I talk with the manager there's a really tall guy I don't remember his name might be in the original review if you can find it. He had no idea what was going on. So he fixed the bill we just had to pay for the beers. This made the waitress upset. So we put cash down with the receipt. And I'll have you know this irresponsible child of a waitress kept my change. All of it. So I asked her where my change was. She just laughed and walked away so I again ask for a manager I was done at this point. So then she comes up to the table and puts all nickels and pennies on the table in front of the manager. I made the response how childish. And I said that's so weird that this establishment has no quarters at the moment and she said that she would have to go up to the safe that was upstairs. Which was untrue so the manager had a talk with her don't know what was said but so then she never walked upstairs to switch the change out but magically we were able to have quarters in our change again. So then I complained to the manager again how she lied about it and I said I watched her the whole time she never went upstairs she just went over to her boyfriend's table stared at us laughed at us and then walked behind the counter. Let the manager know that we're never coming back this is Despicable at this point how we are being treated. He apologized he said that he would have a really long talk with this person and how he didn't understand why she was acting this way because she has been there for 3 years. I said she's acting this way because her boyfriend and everyone that she's %@^@^@^ is sitting at these booths over here so she's showing off. So obviously we leave no tip. I do the initial review it gets flagged can't use the server's full name okay switched it resubmitted it she flagged it again and then she wrote me a personal message that's on my other post on here. So then I messaged corporate. Then corporate got a hold of me and asked if we would be willing to come back and have a free dinner on them and I believe I said I would think it over but at that point there was no way I was stepping foot back in that place.

    Happy Dad cans

    They carry Happy Dad! Great service and great food as well. We love watching Thursday Night Football there.

    My friends and i went to The Tap this past Thursday to enjoy some great food and cold Happy Dads! The service was great and the energy was amazing throughout the entire night. I would 100 percent recommend The Tap!

    In honor of Dad's weekend, we all shared Happy Dad seltzers at the bar to watch football games. Great time!

    Great environment and everyone was excited to try Happy Dad's after the Hoosiers win! Super fun!

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    Bruce K.

    Loud but friendly, I was here for a beer in the evening where I found a table and was able to write a few Yelp reviews before winding up for the night. A few TVs tuned in to sports (no Indiana game on this evening) and so I was mostly undisturbed despite it being pretty full. Friendly service, spendy beer, a good spot for wifi. [Review 20566 overall - 103 in Indiana - 1547 of 2023.]

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    Suchi O.

    Nice ambience, good selection of local beers, excellent service! We were visiting from out of state for the parents weekend. Stopped by here for a beer and a bite. Loved our hostess - Kiley! She told us about the beer samples that this place offers....they brew their beers locally. We tried four of them and my obvious pick was the one with hints of coffee - Night Huntress! My husband had the Bionic. We tried their Tap Fries with different dipping sauces....loved it too. Definitely stop by this place to try it once while in Bloomington!

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    Sooooo many beers! They also have a decent wine selection. The pork chops are a must.

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    The service was great but the food was mediocre. I wouldn't recommend it to someone else.

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    Good food and great beer! The Bloomington downtown location is convenient with lots of nearby parking. Great place to meet friends.

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    Great experience, great food and service! Atmosphere was very inviting and pleasant the layout and design was excellent!

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    Great location. Good food and a lot of beers to choose from. Servers were friendly.

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    Ask the Community - The Tap

    Are dogs allowed?

    yes, sure are. on our patio.

    Is there a Happy Hour? If so, when?

    No, the State of Indiana does not allow a Happy Hour special.

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    Pretty impressed! Decided to come here for Saturday lunch with my family and made a reservation…read moreonline at the last minute, but we would have been able to get in without. Without the patio open though, I can see it filling up easily. The atmosphere is fun (board games!) and bright but somewhat industrial with the distillery next door. The staff was friendly and very enthusiastic but just a little overbearing for me. The samples they brought around of two of their spirits (a gin and amaro) were very good and much appreciated. As appealing as the cocktails sounded, I didn't feel like drinking, so I got the Last Call mocktail. I couldn't pick up much 5 spice, but it was still a pleasant and refreshing light drink. I had a sip of my parents' old fashioned and Smokin' in the Girls' Room, and those were both really good - I was really into the lapsang souchong tea-infused rum in the Smokin' in the Girls' Room and would've ordered it for myself if I'd been drinking. To eat, I had a mushroom melt (the veganized version with vegan cheese) with the OMG fries. I really liked the sandwich; I loved the giardiniera and the jus, and you usually can't get that sort of thing in a vegetarian or vegan sandwich, so I was really happy to have it here and thought it was done well. The OMG fries were also really good. I don't like fries if they're plain, but these were heavily seasoned with a delicious spice blend. The vegan version of the fries omits the truffle aioli that they normally come with, but they were plenty flavorful with just ketchup. We shared a Thai tea creme brulee for dessert. I am crazy about Thai tea so I expected to like this, and it was everything I hoped for. The tea flavour was nice and strong, and the tapioca pearls were a nice little enhancement. They do an auto-gratuity of 20% no matter the party size, which I'm not completely opposed to, but I think if you're doing that you at least need to have a note on the menu rather than have the waiter tell you as they're giving you the bill, or better (in my opinion) to just raise the prices by 20% and sell yourself as a no-tipping restaurant. But it wasn't a huge deal in this situation; our waitress was good and we would've left a good tip anyway.

    I absolutely loved this place! I went with my best friend and we got the meatballs, deviled eggs,…read moreOMG fries, crème brûlée, steak sandwich and chicken piccata. We had such a great time and the staff was amazing. It was really cute inside and we had an absolute blast. They even offer mocktails for people who don't drink, aka: us!!

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