Good bar food, busy, crowded. Drinks are ok. Service is slow. If you sit outside like we did, you might have to go inside and place your order straight with the bartender. Very Dive Bar esque read more

we ordered the prime rib dip, onion rings, and fried mushrooms. everything was delicious. read more

Beach Tavern - prime rib dip - Bars Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

The best bar in Tacoma. The food is great. Love the hamburger, the fish sandwich and the prime rib dip. The service is good and the owners are good also. One of the oldest taverns in Tacoma. Near the Tacoma narrows and Titlow Park. Rail crossing just a few feet away so you get occasional train horns which I kind of like. read more

Weird weird expensive. We went in on a Sunday and at first the sign said closed. I was confused since the door was open and there were people inside. Okay whatever it's Sunday usually a slow day. No biggie. I walk in asking what I found out were customers questions. No greeting no acknowledgement if the clear kitchen staff seeing me. Okay rude. Then when I tried to just get drinks on a hot day they ignored me until I had to announce myself that I was as ready to pay. The guy making the food was just upset I was trying to pay. Maybe the food is good and maybe it's a good bar on a Saturday night but I wouldn't return. read more

This review is going is just based on our service today. It was our first visit to Tacoma, we decided to eat here based on reviews. Our "original" waitress seemed to be having a bad day. I get it, we all do! But dang, put that aside and just be nice and good at your job. I'm pretty sure she had the owner take over our table? He was very nice but she COMPLETELY IGNORED us for the remainder of our lunch. I did not get what I ordered today but was nice enough to just keep what I got, even though I did not get what I wanted. You should know what you have for drink choices and be happy to tell your patrons what you have available. Don't be rude about it. Consider that this just may be someone's first visit and repeat customers and good reviews are what everyone wants these days. We won't be back, to many other friendly places to visit in the area. read more

Cute and cozy establishment. Will be back soon . Weekdays is the time to go coz they get Busy in the weekends

Food is not that good .service is very good. I ordered oysters, and the batter was pure salt . Ordered shrimp just ok .

Just experienced a terrible fish sandwich. Normally my judgment on the food at Beach Tavern has been 5 stars. Both buns were burnt. Don't know who let this sandwich pass the test. Also upon pick up, no thanks for the order. read more

I went to lunch here today with my brother and realized how much I love it. The atmosphere is "friendly neighborhood bar", in a great location and fantastic food. I usually have their Reuben Sandwich which is very good. Today I ordered the fish and chips. It comes with a small fresh green salad with seasoned croutons and you choice of dressing. There were three ample pieces of excellent cod. The breading was not overly thick and the fish was cooked perfectly. The French fries are the BOMB! Fresh cut potatoes and perfectly crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I kind of picky about fries and usually only eat a few and only when they are very hot and fresh. I cleaned up my plate here. read more

Best fish and chips around! The fries are ok, I do miss the old fries but it's more about the fish anyway. Their onion rings are outta this world too ! read more

Delicious food at a convenient location to the nearby park. Can't go wrong with french fries, onion rings or jojo potatoes to your burger of choice. The bacon is thick and super tasty! read more

Beach Tavern - Updated menu photo as of June 21, 2020 - Bars Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Why change a good thing after all these years? Potatos are much cheaper than processed potato products, taste better, and are a signature item. I'll take the chips and no up sell to mass produced who knows where the potatoes come from product. read more

Love this place! Tried a brewery down the street for an IPA, but needed something with more character. This was my place. It was a cold January afternoon. Service was friendly and inviting. Food was terrific pub fair. But really enjoy their wings. Not your typical buffalo style. Had so much fun. Good view. Nice walking path for after. No problems bringing service dog. read more

Wow, it's gotten bad. The new fries suck. The fish was so brown. Probably from very old or very used fryer oil. Wow really sad. Crazy what happens when you get new people cooking. Before the new owner, you had the best in Tacoma on the fish n chips. Now -10 read more

Sorry to say never again. I checked out reviews and hoped that we would not the same experience. We had been here years ago and love the dive bar feel. We came and just to order a drink was a long wait of 15 minutes, another 15 to get the drinks. So now you are 30 into it without even getting food. I am COVID aware, given staffing has become difficult, but this is a combination of that and just poor efficiencies. We had the male server most people complained about and he is all that is true about those complaints. We had Wings, Rueben and onion rings. The onion rings stood out but other than that the food lesser bar faire. Even though this is such a lovely location and could have such potential I don't know how they can turn this around with some changes. When our server asked if we wanted another drink (1 hour into sitting down), I said I would but I really needed food before another drink. He grumbled he had a full house. Upon inspection the inside dining was 3 tables and 5 at the bar and two tabletops outside. So not sure the problem unless he is also the cook. That I could not validate. Since I was this industry, I know what needs to be done, I call this a time management problem. Please make adjustments would like more great places in this part of town. read more

I've been coming here a couple of times a month for the last 2-3 months. The food is always good. You can't go wrong with the drumettes and fries. However, the service is really hit or miss. We were here tonight. (11/7) and I felt like our waitress could have cared less about us. Someone in our party asked for extra ranch and she just walked away and never came back. We ended up going up getting it ourselves. She never came back and asked if we wanted anything else until we were just about ready to leave. We ended up having to ask another server for our bill. I would like to believe that maybe Kari was having a bad day. However, she's been our server in the past and it hasn't been any better. Most likely won't do dine in again anytime soon. read more

One of our stops in, we ordered a chilli dog without the bun due to having Celiac Disease. When the order came out it had a bun. Due to all of the chilli covering the bun it was hard to detect. After a couple of bits we figured out it had the bun. Luckly I did not eat it or I would have been extremely sick. We then decided to give it another try for dinner on a Sunday and ordered their famous 1/2 chicken and a Chef salad. The chicken came out raw and the salad had moldy cheese and bad ham. Sent both back and did not re-order any other food. I would not recommend their food to anybody. read more

This was our first time there, we waited inside/up front for about 5 min. waiting to talk with someone working there, as we wanted to dine outside. We also walked to the outside dining area which had several customers, but no servers. Apparently there was only one maskless person working and he was swamped, so he never acknowledged us. Though he did help a couple who came in after us and sat down inside...So we went elsewhere. 3 stars because we may have just caught them understaffed?? read more

Felt ripped off after having breakfast here today, the waitress should have told me they were short on food as I received a portion size for child, If I would have known they were short instead of giving such a small portion I would have ordered lunch instead. Will never recommend this place to any of my friends or have our monthly lunch get togethers here anymore!!! read more

Great little spot down by the water. Came on a weekday afternoon, it was quiet and the service was friendly. Food was really good, had the Rueben and my wife had the BLT. We will def be back to try something else! read more

They don't accept vertical ID's pretty lame if u ask me. Also lots of bikers. Don't recommend

Love it. My favorite date night spot ever. Hands down. It covers everything. Best burger dips, best hand cut fries, cold beer, fast service, Beach Tavern delivers! You can't find places like this anymore. I also go next door when I'm with the kiddos and you can still order from the same kitchen. Never a bad meal here, ever! read more

Save your appetite by going here vs the Tacoma Ruston restaurants. Ordered fish n chips and it was great! Nice portions and good slaw too. A diamond in the rough. Surely beat Wild Fin at Ruston for quality. I could actually see the fish fillets and not just coating! Drink prices are reasonable too! read more

I had the shrimp and fries at this place and omg. AMAZING. Will come here again for sure. Home made batter and crispy delicious fries, with awesome ranch aswell. 10/10 great job guys. read more

Just had the worst experience at this location. The bartenders outright lack a general understanding of customer service. Walked in thinking we could dine in and get a drink with our children. The bartender told us it was 21 and up. They said we could go to the other side and get food, so no big deal, we change our plans and go next door, planning to just order food and go sit by the water. While we were waiting for food my brother-in-law and I go back to the bar to get drinks as we wait. The bartender asked us if we wanted a table and said there was one around the corner. She asked us for our ids. I walked back to the deli side to get my ID from my sister who had stayed with the kids and left my brother-in-law. His is ID had a hole punch as he's waiting on a new one so they said they couldn't serve him. So my sister and I went in instead. We showed the bartender our ids and start to walk to the table the woman had just two minutes before told us to sit at... as we're walking she barks "excuse me, did you want a table?" Confused I responded "you just told us to come to this table?" She sucks her teeth and says "yeah, someone is sitting there now, did you want me to clean a table for you?" We're trying to patronize this establishment... so yes, we clearly want a table. And if in the two min that we were sorting out IDs if something had changed, then per an appropriate customer service standard, there was definitely a better way to go about conveying this situation. We tell her yes we'd like a table. She walks us past a clean table and she begrudgingly wipes down the table right next to it. For us at this point it's obvious we're not welcome. You can't argue social distancing here because the clean table was further away from any of the other already seated tables. We start to sit at the table and before we're even fully seated she says "do you know what you want?" I mean... fairly certain that's not how you go about procuring someone's order? To remove myself from this clear aggression I tell the woman we need a moment. She rolls her eyes and walks away. My sister at this point wants to leave. When the woman comes back I order a Bloody Mary. The woman returns to the table and places the drink and the tab down simultaneously. A tab placed with a drink is passive aggressive way of asking a patron to leave. I drink my drink and leave $6. The drink was $6 and in no way did I feel obligated to tip. The Bloody Mary was actually pretty good, and I may have had more, but it was obvious, through so many signs, we were not welcome. As we are walking out I hear the bartender say "good, leave, and don't come back." I turn around and ask the woman "I'm sorry, what did you say?" My sister also having heard what the woman said comes back in and confronts the two women behind the bar. They are both smirking and laughing so she asks who the manager is, they reply that they are both managers. My sister informs them that their snarky remark as we exited was uncalled for and childish. I understand being upset about not being tipped, but I was always taught TIPS are To Insure Proper Service, and that is most definitely not what we recieved. I sincerely hope that these women saying that they were managers was a lie, because that is just ignorant staffing if this is who you choose to represent your company. We joined my brother-in-law next door and my sister spoke with the cook to see if there was anyone on shift she could speak to about the behavior of the two bartenders next door, he was agreeable and told us the owner would be in the next morning. As my sister is recounting how we were treated one of the bartenders pokes her head through a service window and starts yelling at us. I can not even express how unprofessional this was. I've been in the industry for over 20 years, and have worked all around the country, in all ranges of the service industry, dive to fine dining, and am currently a bartender in a major city during this unprecedented situation of a pandemic, so please understand that when I say these women were rude and petty and failed at their job... it is most definitely not because anyone in our party was being a Karen. read more

Hidden gem! Cheap dive bar right on the water! Great service and food. Lots of beers to choose from!!

I accidentally checked in this morning when I meant to write a review. My chances of coming back to this bar are slim to none. We sat ourselves at a dirty table, ordered drinks, got our table wiped down, received our drinks, drank our drinks and then waited an additional 30 minutes before one of us decided to walk up to the bar and ask to put in a food order. We initially wanted to grab some appetizers before watching the sunset, but seeing how it took forever to even talk to someone, we weren't able to do so. They never checked on us - a party of 4 and then when we did try to grab their attention, they were rude and snappy. The table next to us came in about 20 min after us and was served and checked on. It's a little annoying to see. The food was good. I forgot to snap a couple of pictures. Tator tots were crispy, cheese sticks were gooey and from what I could tell, their sandwiches and salad were good as well. But man, their drinks are extremely underwhelming. I ordered a strawberry lemon drop and they filled it with syrup instead of real strawberries and cheap vodka, which you could certainly taste. My next drink was an absolute peach and sprite. The sprite was flat and only had a sugar lemon lime taste- no actual fizz. Based on service alone, I won't be back. Food was good and reasonably priced but I'd rather not go through the hassle of flagging someone down to order when she said she'd be back shortly to take our food order. Very disappointing because it is a good location right by the water. read more

What a fun and cute place! The Beach Tavern is at the very end on 6th Avenue, across the street from Titlow Beach. The place is lovable and quirky. The bartender was friendly and sweet. The Tavern has an excellent view of the sound. They have a nice selection of beer on tap. Steve and I both got a Mac and Jack beer which was great! I got a meatloaf sandwich which tasted great. Really unique in flavor. I got onion rings as my side which were perfectly cooked. Steve got an awesome cheeseburger and fries! Seems like whatever you will order here it is going to taste good. The place is mellow and low key which is nice and refreshing from the crowded and noisy bars one often finds oneself in. Of course on the weekends it may be a different story. read more

Great place, great food, WOREST SERVICE EVER! The red headed bartender is extremely rude, never checks in, (you literally have to chase her down) and this is now my third experience. I've been in the industry 10+ years and it's unfortunate that a place that has such a great location, food, and potential would be held back such a horrible bartender. read more

I'm so happy this place has adapted so well to such a strange time in the world. Went with a group of friends for the Seahawks game yesterday and had an absolute blast. (Masks worn)safe, warm out door accommodations The real star here is the staff Manny, the kitchen staff and the lovely young lady working (amber i think ? Could be mistaken) fast, attentive and the food was exactly what I was craving! Thanks so much for a wonderful day out you are so appreciated read more

The beach tavern is your very standard dive bar. It was not super clean but compared to dive bar standards it definitely could have been worse! The server was nice and quick with drinks. Drinks were poured strong and kept coming. We didn't eat but the food I saw go past looked solid for such a joint. They seemed to have your basic collection of locals, which is always a good sign in a place like this. Lots of off street parking, nice in this part of town for sure. The bathrooms were actually surprisingly clean considering the place, I do love a clean bathroom. Idk if it's mostly men who visit this place so the women's bathroom just doesn't get used or if they just actually have super clean bathrooms. I'd go again, it's nothing super special but again considering it's a dive bar you could do much much worse. Especially in Tacoma! read more

The food is amazing, the beer is great, the view is amazing , but the staff especially Marni SHES OUR FAVORITE this is our spot, come check it out folks!!! Plus the choo choo trains are active read more

Extremely rude service, will never be coming back after treatment from staff. Waitress treated us terribly and was probably the worst experience i've ever had at a restaurant. read more

Highly disappointed in our meals last night! Entrees of fish and meat were so dry, it was difficult chewing and swallowing this horrible food! We have decided to cross this restaurant off our most-visited places for good! Food was horrible including the rugala on top of the fish and meat! Dry as can be!! Never again!!!! read more

My wife and liked coming herebecause my wife has liked their Oyster Burger. This is the 1st time back since 2019. The Oyster burger was SO salty she couldn't taste the oysters. I always get a cheese burger which used to be ok. It took us 15 minutes to get waited on at 11:40 AM. I did again order the cheeseburger , NO onions. Our order took probably 20 minutes to get there and of course my burger had onions on it. their cheese burger is not worth having. We won't be back. Too many other places care about their food and service. read more

One of those places that we keep coming back to - the fish and chips are a favorite but the chicken gizzards are so addicting too. They normally have a few acceptable IPAs available and the drinks are fine. The wait staff is friendly and attentive and it is an overall comfortable experience. View is stellar and the trains add some atmosphere. read more

New ownership 2/1/22. The vibe is noticeably different. Staff seemed sad, stressed, food not as good.

Food was really really not good. The meatloaf sandwich had too much mayo, I'm assuming to try to cover up the dry brick of meatloaf on the un toasted plain bread. The prime rib dip which is not that great either comes with chips which are complete with the lays bag. Really not a good place to eat food. Drinks were fine just like any other bar. read more

Dear, Titlow Tavern I absolutely love your food but for the third time in a row I have got Kari as my waiter. The last 2 times she has not checked if we need anything or even for a check after chilling with nothing left on our plates for 15+ minutes. Tonight was literally my last time coming in for at least 6 months because tonight was worse than usual and I keep getting this bot of a person. When she walked by my brother got her attention and asked for 2 ranches and when she heard it she just turned around and walked away. We weren't sure if that was a yes or no so we waited and like usual, she disappointed me. At the end I sat with the 2 other guests with no food and our plates in the middle of the table for a good 20 minutes as Kari was just strolling around and it wasn't even that busy. As I left her in her tip section.. "Kari I get better service at the DMV I hope your night gets better". This is definitely her peak career here and it will never get better. Hopefully service could meet basic standards soon. When I come in in 6 months if I see Kari I am leaving :) read more

Tried the fish and chips, the seasoning of it was amazing. Therefore making me to comeback and try other dishes. Do not sleep on this small tavern it has good beers on draft and everything is made to order. read more