Got take out based on local reviews. The burn is real! I prefer my food not charred to a crisp. #trash read more

Windward Tavern - Quesadilla. - American Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

Very good Sunday Brunch! Great atmosphere and service. Eggs Benedict is hubby's favorite read more

We had lunch here on a Saturday afternoon. The place was not crowded so we sat in the bar area. Our server was good and quite attentive. We started with an appetizer of the fried zucchini. It was perfectly fried with a good homemade ranch dressing for a dipping sauce. Next our table split a dozen raw oysters. They were chilled and quite tasty. They were big and fresh. For an entree we split the Cobb salad and our friends split the blackened fish. Both orders they split into two servings for us. Nice touch. Overall a great dining experience. read more

Cute restaurant in the Shops at McGinnis Ferry. It has a nautical theme and it's a great lunch spot. I ordered the Mediterranean salmon which was garnished with lemon, peppers, and olives and came with a side of jasmine rice and broccoli. It was very flavorful and cooked perfectly! read more

We moved here 3 yrs ago from Las Vegas but originally from Chicago, where my daughter swears is the only place that has good food lol When she visited for 2 weeks she must've had their fish tacos at least 6 times. We always love their specials. My favorite salad is the "Deep South". We've never had a bad experience here! The staff are very friendly & always attentive. My husband's favorite bartenders are Kat & Jenny. This has truly become our "Cheers" read more

The wife and I came on a Saturday afternoon for fish and chips. It was our first visit. I saw three separate dining areas: Outdoor, dining room with TVs, bar area with TVs and another dining room without TVs. We decided to sit in the quieter dining room with booths and tables and no TVs. I could hear 60s, 70s and 80s music but it didn't override our conversation. it looked like a good menu but we came for fish and chips. The extensive beer menu also included Guinness draft. I'm on that and the bartender pulled it perfectly. Danielle was there at just the right times to see what we might need. My only picky-picky was the batter on the fish. To my mind it needs to be crispier to withstand the malt vinegar and not get soggy. read more

The food at Windward Tavern is pretty good, but there isn't much for vegeterians--even the salads come with chicken or gyro meat. The spicy potato hash--made with red pepper cream and jalapenos--is really good but has ground beef in it. The menu isn't really coherent--Greek salad, hot dogs, chicken wings, Ahi tuna--but rather includes a variety of dishes from different cuisines. It's a big place with lots of seating and kind of generic decor. The service is acceptable. read more

We are weekly diners and had a very disappointing dinner. For some reason martinis could not be served in martini glasses, chicken was tough, not the usual springer chicken we've had before. Burgers very undercooked. We really hope this was just an off night but the manager seemed new and did not wish to talk to us. read more

Amazing food! Waitstaff are friendly and on top of things. Casual dining but you can wear what you want. read more

Windward Tavern - Duck was perfect. Plating outstanding. - American Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

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Our number one go place to eat any time and any day. Great service. Food is fresh and always delicious. Best chicken tenders in GEORGIA. GREATcocktails, too. read more

The only reason For 3 is pandemic and labor! Food was great! Service slow but waitress was as good as could be! I would definitely go back, but with knowledge that there would be a wait for food and service. read more

Fun dinner place. Our waiter Kyle was really good. I expected it to be super noisy but there was no band on a Saturday night so we could have a conversation. Our cocktails were good Strawberry Basil and Georgia Peach. French dip was excellent and Kyle made sure our son had plenty of Au Jus. We will most definitely go back and maybe try lunch too! read more

Such a great bar area and a nice separate restaurant area. Food selection is excellent. Oysters, ahi tuna, pasta, salmon, there is so much variety and service is excellent. A frequent place for a date night in the bar area or to bring family and friends to and go to the quieter restaurant side! read more

Love the pub feel and friendly staff. The specials are always delicious too. I love the Bambam chicken sandwich and trying the specials.

We've been meaning to try this place for a few years now and we finally did! Talk about a depressing place to grab a drink and food. The atmosphere is so bad that you can't even imagine what you're going to get out of the kitchen. The food was so bad that we couldn't even eat it and had to send it back to the kitchen. Our service was absolutely horrible. She kept passing our table and going to the empty one behind us. No music, no fun. Everyone in that place looked depressed and lonely. We ended up going to Eclipse di Luna and the food was OUTSTANDING!!! read more

My dad and I come here all the time. The food is consistently delicious and the service is always great. Best sweet potato fries I've ever had read more

There a thousand places you can go better than this. I was invited to dinner here and have no intention of ever return.

Update: I liked this place so much the first time, I took my mom there and she liked it too. Jessica was our waitress. Very friendly, personally and gave great service. Mom had the meatloaf, portions are huge!!! Enough for two people. It's a mixture of ground beef, veal and other ingredients. Mom likes gravy, had to ask for more. Needed it for the mashed potatoes. I had the snapper with crab on top. Delicious!!! Not fishy and the crab cake was really really good. Maybe they have crab cake entrees??? I'll have to ask next time. Again, good food and good service!!! I'm still really liking this place!! read more

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Consistent Food and service ! A place we go for simple fair and good service!! Easy in and out, Tasty food!! read more

We have been at this location a few times. The atmosphere is nice. The food and service is good. Prices are very fair. I want to comment about a review posted by Noneya Business..... First, if you don't have the brains, courtesy, or fortitude, to include your real name, DON'T POST A REVIEW. No one wants to read a weak review about no masks, or not social distancing..KEEP YOUR SNIVELING ASS HOME! Everyone else, enjoy this great location! read more

Service was excellent... great decor.. appetizers we good But then I bit into my new york strip it was very fatty through it.

I love this place for both eat in or take out. Great atmosphere, polite staff and owner. These people are the real deal. Outstanding menu and food. You'll be blown away at the quality of the dishes! read more

Thank you to the staff at Windward Tavern for welcoming our large group during your fabulous Sunday brunch time. Our food was amazing from the Buffalo chicken tacos to yummy chicken pot pie, & so much more!! Thank you Mike for serving our long table with ease and big thanks to Jon for hosting our group. You have truly created raving fans! read more

We had a group of almost 50 gather for lunch and a group celebration today. The food was fabulous, service excellent, entire restaurant very accommodating. My first time here and I plan to return! read more

The onion rings were light and crisp, a bit greasy but no problem. The spicy ranch had a nice kick to it! The fish was breaded pretty heavily and felt a bit over cooked at the ends. It tasted kind of bland as well- there was more spice and flavor on the onion rings! The fries on the side were soggy and plain, I stopped chowing down on them after the first 2. The portion sizes were very generous but the fish and chips comes with no coleslaw. Not a fan of coleslaw, but it tends to be a staple with fish n chips, just odd that it felt missing? The waiter was very patient with deciding orders and knowledgable about the menu and the decor was lovely! Overall, I just think perhaps it was an off day and someone forgot to season the fish and maybe the fries were left in a bit too long. I'll stop by again when I'm by to see if it's any better read more

A large family Restuarant. Nicely appointed but nothing fancy. The foo was good with a decent range of choices. Nice selection of beer and wine. The wine by the glass was actually tasty compared with some of the drivel that I've had in the past. Pictured are the Salmon with wasabi and the grits and shrimp. Both really tasty. All in all good and worth the trip. read more

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I've heard great things about Windward Tavern so I took my dad there for his 82nd birthday lunch. Marina is fantastic. She took such great care of us. She went the extra mile making my dad feel special on his birthday. We couldn't finish our food. Great portions. I know they give large portions when my dad gives me two of his large fried shrimp. Ha I had the grouper salad and salad. Both were very tasty. Dad got the fried shrimp with broccoli and sweet potato fries and it looked very fresh and tasty. The restaurant was also very clean so we will be back... soon! Do yourself a favor and mosey up to Marina's bar and get your lunch on. Very nice experience. read more

Windward Tavern - Grouper sandwich $13 - American Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

This place exceeded expectations! The atmosphere , the food and the service was exceptional. My picker eater kids (and husband) loved their meals and the only issue we had was picking what we wanted to eat everything looked so great . We had the fried zucchini, French onion soup , chips & queso , Cajun pasta , shrimp & grits and the kids had the chicken tenders & meatloaf and finished with dessert of carrot cake & brownie sundae . We will definitely be back ! read more

Just left the restaurant, without eating. This was my first visit, at the recommendation of a few friends. Bar area was busy, and was seated at a booth in the bar area. Host took my drink order and then disappeared. Ten minutes passed and still no drink. Even though the bartender was watching the whole thing and taking care of her bar customers, she never brought me my drink or saw it at the bar station. I guess they are okay with losing a potential regular, will not go back read more

At this point I'm willing to admit my initial review was wrong. I must have been having a bad day but over the past 5 years this has been our go to for a good meal. Good variety. Everything cook perfect. If we've had an issue they make it right. We are never disappointed. read more

This is our Favorite go-to neighborhood tavern/restaurant. Service is always excellent, as is the food. Many choices always accommodating on changes or substitution's, We tried many of the menu items and have never been disappointed. It is our weekly Sunday brunch stop after church. Brunch menu is great with drink specials. Wish we could place our 'take-out' orders on line, but the phone orders work as well. Thank you Windward for an excellent close-to-home eatery. read more

We went to get a tavern hamburger and a phili cheese steak. Both were greasy, my son asked for another one, better but still quite greasy. As for my phili, I ate only half as it was also not good, without much flavor. We let the food, touched in half only. Will not go back there, I guess this is not. Restaurant for us. read more

I visited here for a happy hour with coworkers. I can't really vouch for the food here because I didn't eat, but I can say that they did have a very extensive menu and a variety of items to choose from. Upon first entering, I was really surprised to see that a restaurant of this caliber would be tucked away in a shopping center. We had bar seating which provided a good amount of seating for the amount of ppl we had at our happy hour. I was a little unimpressed that they didn't have a happy hour menu or any specials at all since this place seemed to be popular amongst business folk in the area. Being that it is inside of a shopping center there is ample parking and the ambiance throughout the restaurant is very nice. The staff was friendly and everyone had a great time so that's all that matters! read more

This is an amazing local bar and eatery. We've been coming here for years and it is our favorite "go to'. All of the food is wonderful, and the staff is amazing and attentive. Try the daily fresh fish specials with risotto and you will also love the burgers, big salads and bar bites. We adore our regular bartender, Jenny, and we couldn't be happier with this bar and grill. We are lucky to have them in Alpharetta! read more

We've eaten on the patio a dozen times because our dog Harvey is welcome. We've ordered To Go multiple times. Never dined inside. Food has always been top quality and fresh. It's a regular for us now. Service is always on top of things. Highly recommend. read more

This is my 2nd review of Windward Tavern coming a couple years or so after my original. I took a break from the Tavern for a while as I burnt myself out when it opened and for a year or so after that. However, I've recently started going again and my past couple of visits have been 5-star. If anything, they've only gotten better. John is a great manager, and the staff in general is experienced and personable. Low turnover here! The food is consistently great. I've had nearly everything on the standard menu since its opening, and I've enjoyed I'd say 90% of those meals. I've lived in the area for a long time, and other places struggle with consistency of quality. Also,the Tavern has unique options you're not going to find at other local spots. They have a seafood theme so they order in fresh seafood from out of state and keep these options rotating. Their kitchen staff does a remarkable job with these ingredients. They don't overdo it. The dishes are concise in their presentation and rather simple, but flavorful and consistent. For example, the Fried Gator Bites I got during my last visit were served over a simple coleslaw with a side of remoulade and a sweet chili sauce for dipping. No theatrics. Just good food with fair portions! I pointed out to John how I tried another spot locally and how their fries fell short due to being too oily. He commented this is likely due to not changing out fryer oil on a scheduled basis. Their beer selection is broad enough but again they aren't overdoing it here. 20 taps or so with a mix of domestics, craft beer, and local craft beer. The local Medlock IPA I tried was fantastic. I firmly believe they keep their keg lines clean, which adds value when trying these higher end beers. It's a clean establishment that has a solid staff and is consistently good. This is a reflection of good management, training, and experience. I'm always confident when I go here and want a good pub experience. I can't say the same for other restaurants that offer similar menus in the area. I'll definitely be watching some college football here on Saturdays this fall! Also they do live music usually on the weekends. And their patio is dog friendly! Windward Tavern checks a lot of boxes for me. I was happy when they came to town, and I'm happy they appear to be doing well! read more

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We have never been here before, but this is a fantastic place to go. The atmosphere is wonderful and the servers are absolutely fantastic at what they do. Our server recommended phenomenal drink options as well as food choices and this continued all the way through to desert which was a fanciful seven layer cake. The bottom layer seem to be soaked in some sort of alcohol - and it was absolutely delightful. Three of us had steaks and one of us have a chicken dish and we all tried either a salad or the soup. The French onion soup was an absolute winner with several of us at the table, and I would highly recommend it again. There's a drink that was modeled after the orange dream sickle and it was served up in martini style. You should definitely make it a point to visit this restaurant if you happen to be in the area or if you live in town and just wanted someplace new to try. I wish they would open one in Midtown or indicator as that would be super convenient. read more

Windward Tavern - This is the amazing 7 layer cake!!!!! - American Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

Was reminded yesterday of how much we like Windward Tavern. An extensive menu, they can make almost anything gluten-free, excellent service, awesome food. I had the salmon Benedict, our friend had steak tacos and my husband got fish abs chips. Yum, yum, and yum! read more

This place is, has been, and will always be a family favorite of ours. The food is outstanding and service is second to none

A great restaurant for the whole family. The food and service are consistently good.