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The Tarmac

4.6 (43 reviews)
Closed 2:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
Updated 2 months ago

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THE TARMAC ATMOSPHERE

What's the vibe?
Good for kids
Happy hour specials
Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating

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Cory N.

Nice place. Many food trucks in the parking area to get a meal to bring inside. Good indoor/outdoor seating area. A few tv's to watch sports with fire pits for smaller conversations. Tried Galaxy's Best Kept Secret ipa. Fantastic half pour.

The host is the amazing Oakland Dust Food Truxk
Deanne L.

Nice location with lots of seating indoor and out. This place is great, but the Oakland dust food truck that parks here Fri and Sat. Night is what brings us here from 50+ miles away to eat! This BBQ is amazing! Average meal cost is $15 per person. The brisket nachos are heavenly and the jaw dropper (brisket with mac n cheese sandwich) as well as the pork Mac n cheese are a must have. That being said you can't go wrong with anything they make here!! Definitely worth the drive and a regular visit. Truck can be popular so make sure if you're planning on trying it out you are close to 5pm. They serve till they're out.

Date night at "The Tarmac" after an afternoon of flying.
Kenneth A.

The Tarmac is a great brewery for dates. Looking for food trucks?! Look no further with several surrounding and many types of food available. Kid friendly with outside games and seating available outside, campfires and lounge chairs to watch the kids play catch on the lawn. Service is great with friendly staff and history all over the walls. Check out Castle Air Force Base photos from WW2 and more! What a spot!

Wheat more American ale
Ronald E.

I have no complaints at all about this place. The Tarmac is located near castle airport off Sante Fe in Atwater, Ca. One thing I really appreciate about the Tarmac is the open lounging environment. It's has both front and back patio open and spacious for a good time. I have had a honey baby beer and the wheat more beer. I liked the wheat more beer out of the two. The tarmac also has food trucks on site to handle your food needs. Today they had a BBQ food truck and order a brisket sandwich. It was not the greatest but whatever, I hear the brisket tacos and Mac and cheese go hard on the taste buds, in a good way lol. I cannot say it enough how awesome the vibes are here and the beer is fair priced and worthy of a purchase. Come to the Tarmac and experience it all yourself, there is no way to be disappointed. This place will make a bad day feel good

B N.

The wife & I came here tonight for the comedy show. The show was good. We enjoyed the activities available before the show, and the comedy was of the pro comic level, but obviously not Mark Normand levels, but what do your expect for $10 tix? THE COMEDY SHOW: More entertaining, and cheaper than a movie. The environment was very casual. There was so much space, a person could choose lawn chairs 0-20' cocktail tables and lounge chairs 30' from stage to 75 yds away in beer gardens. THE VENUE: Under appreciated: The private venue area was a great evening for the Rudy Ortiz comedy show. Super close and involved, or right up front was a choice. Bathrooms were very nice and right in the private venue.

Hefeweizen & Lager
C A.

I'm glad this spot is now open!! Great vibe, nice bartenders, great beers!! Great, great Hefeweizen. Definitely my Friday go-to spot!!

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Gail W.

Nice "Diversion" from to Day2 Day Atwater Life. There's a Bar ( No foot rest) and if Luck is on your side you will be served otherwise there's a line 5+ Food Trucks. Seriously, The options are great well, well The Bartender noticed me and Yes She gets a Tip!

G M.

Awesome setup. Went with a friend on a chill Saturday afternoon,people kept pouring in. There was a wood fire pizza gig there. I didn't get the name they come out now n then. The pizza looked delicious. I had just had lunch so I didn't get to try it. The Tarmac has awesome seating inside and out! I didn't get a chance to try their selection of craft beers. It was a beautiful day at the Tarmac!

I'm a big fan of Tarmac! Has become my local hangout. The staff here rock! Everyone is super professional and very friendly. There's a farmer's market out back on Thursdays and sometimes bands on Fridays. Fridays are super fun and busy. Great dj as well with a small dance floor. Since there are food trucks, you can pretty much eat your dinner here and chill the rest of the night. Tarmac is also kid and dog friendly with lots of area outside to sit. There is a wine bar and other beer bars in back as well. Sports are playing on the multiple TV's so you're able to keep up with sports events easily here. Masks are not required here at present.

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Great place,, I love the bear, bingo on Thursday, live music on Fridays and Saturday..

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Freely staff, great live music. Loved the food trucks. Loved the misting sprayers outside.

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Beer and food trucks. What more can you ask for. And now they have wine and some mixed drinks.

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Great place to hang with the whole family and friends. Love the live music. Food trucks are a plus.

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Very friendly staff. Clean and nice place to hang out with friends to have a beer and eat.

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I love this place before covid my crew and I would go every Friday .... great atmosphere good beer

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Good beer and good nice setting. Don't mind getting drunk here. The food place they have is pretty good as well.

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