I had a really disappointing experience at Tanner's in Lincoln. The smell inside was overwhelming and made it hard to enjoy being there at all. It honestly seems like there's little to no ventilation--the air felt stale the entire time. By the time we left, our clothes smelled so bad that we had to change right away when we got home. That alone is a huge turnoff. It didn't feel clean or well-maintained, and because of that, I wouldn't go back. I hope management seriously addresses the ventilation issue. read more

Had the healthy dish of grilled chicken tenders, veggies and pineapple. If I were the cook, I would figure out how to keep the chicken from drying out. The veggies would be fresh instead of frozen, and the pineapple rings would be thick and fresh instead of thin tasteless canned fruit. Disappointed. Grata and the Garage have one over you. read more

My fiance and I come to Tanners all the time. We love to sit at the bar because the service is always so fast and friendly. They have plenty of tvs everywhere with always the best current sports on, including UFC fights. They even have a nice sitting area outside with tvs out there as well. I have never had a bad experience here and recommend anyone to try this place out. The beer is always cold and the food never disappoints. My favorite is the boom boom shrimp with the southwest egg rolls! read more

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Got the lunch special, wings .90 (cents) each at Tanner's. I was actually expecting punny skinny baby chicken wings and was amazed by the size of wings they served. The Garlic Parmesan sauce was delicious and I loved the extra sprinkling of Parmesan Cheese over the top. Wings were prepared perfectly moist on inside and crispy on the outside, and saucy! Serena was on top of her game with our beverages and plenty of napkins for the sloppy sauce. Service was terrific. Being lunch with the specials they were running, I would have expected a full house but surprisingly not. Y'all in Lincoln don't know what you're missing; you really need to check this place out!! The environment wasn't loud with the large number of TVs so seems like a great place to watch March Madness!! Ask for Serena! Maybe only issue is that there is a minimum of 10 wings to order and not able to get two different sauces. In order to get two different sauces you have to order 10 of one sauce and 10 of another. I would have liked 5 of one and 5 of another but I understand why the rule. read more

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Great service, TONS of food. We had a full meal left over between the two of us. The chicken lips have a lot of sauce and are definitely not dry rubs. The ambiance was great, it wasn't busy when we went and it was very mellow and lowkey. read more

Food was okay missing toppings that were listed on menu when asked about it was told that those toppings don't go with that sabdwich maybe we should update our menus so customers know what they are ordering read more

This place is a joke for service. The tv's are very nice and the environment is cool but when your servers don't want to work or serve it kills the whole vibe.. read more

Showed up an hour before closing during a week day for A quick drink and got yelled at right away that they we're closed when others were served at the same time. read more

Always has a good meal and the price is pretty good. It is a sport bar, so you are getting lots fo sports and a lot of sports excitement. The service is usually pretty good. And it isn't too much of a "bar" atmosphere, so taking the kids is ok read more

We have been to Tanner's, Lincoln, NE many, many times. So many I cannot count. However, this evening, 15 June 24 the service was great but the food was not at its best. Food came out lukewarm warm. Ordered two patty melts, meat was too think for the patty melt. Both were just warm. Ordered charred bone in chicken wings. Individual who ordered them said they tasted spicy. Hubby tasted and they tasted spicy to him. They were luke warm. Found out that the charred wings are coated with buffalo sauce and then refried. Asked for a new minus the sauce they were nice and hot. Reordered minus any buffola sauce. Charred is just with seasoning on them. If we knew their charred also including a sauce during the process of making them charred we would have not ordered them. They have delicious tater tots they were served luke warm. My husband who loves their tarot tots did not even eat a third of them. Fries came out cold too. Also, the wait time for food to be served was at least 20-25 minutes and they were not that busy. Don't know whose fault that actually was, cook or service or a combination. The only item that came out hot was our appetizer which were jalapeño cheese curds. They were delicious. read more

Non-cash adjustment on my check that isn't disclosed until I get my check = not a returning customer.

Food was ok.Waited a hour to get our meals nothing special and for the price was not worth it

Old wing night at Tanners. Love me some char buffed red hot bug not when they are drier than a nun's sense of humor! The beer was good and Laine was very polite. Long story short I paid for garbage wings that I ate 3 of. Do better tanners!! You're no Danny!! read more

We had a bigger party, like 12 people. Getting together to see family from out of state and we were treated like we were such an inconvenience yet they weren't that busy. The didn't want us to push tables together, only giving us the option of a high top when we had a 3 year old and 80 year olds. Not the best seats for them They were out of so much stuff and just were rude the whole time. We asked if we could have separate tickets when paying (before we ordered) and she said "well that's really hard for me, but I guess" giving us an eyeroll. I wanted to leave after that but some people had already ordered. Just plain rude, my hair smells like I work in a fry kitchen and the food was cold. Don't need to go back there. read more

Cold food drenched in sauce. Very poor service and an incompetent manager who was rude and didn't understand basic customer service.

Cold lips. Cold service. Our waitress was anything but friendly. Not to mention we left smelling like we stood over the fryer all night.

Good service and friendly crowd. The burgers were great and the drinks delicious. The place was full, but we received our food and drinks quickly! read more

Food is good but service is slow and if you're playing keno you may wait forever for the writer.

The place was packed and we had a big group, I know that makes it tough. Our waitress did a good job of keeping on top of things. Only forgot one thing! But the food was super disappointing. read more

Once again, came in, sat at a table for at least 10 minutes, wait staff moving all around us and not a single one of them had enough interest to even say - hello - I'll be with you in a minute or two. No skin off my teeth. There are plenty of other places to eat in S Lincoln. Today finished it off for me. We won't be back to bother you. Beat of luck. Our experience has been the same both times we have tried to eat there. read more

If I could give it a negative number of stars, I would. The service here is non existent. We've been there twice and both times it was as if we were interrupting their day. This last time we got up & left after waiting 15 minutes for someone to come take our order. During that 15 minutes, the 3 waitresses were standing at the end of the bar chatting with one another and ignoring us. We're done. We won't be going back. read more

Current temperature outside 36 degrees F........ Current weather update inside my tummy is a warm 98 degrees thanks to this scrumptious Spicy Hawaiian Lips from tanners. #islandbreeze Our other favorites are the hot lip nachos, hot lip quesadilla, Waikiki chicki, pickle fries, ghost pepper burger, and big k burger!!! Best service and management I've seen in a LONG time!! Always recommend tanners to anyone looking for a casual outing, with great food and drinks. (Tanners also has the best Mule I have EVER had) read more

Tanner's Bar & Grill - a plate of chicken wings - Bars Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Live in the Kansas City area and currently deployed in Nebraska. I love this chain restaurant/bar and grill. After a football game, decided to grab some grub and drink some beers with a friend. I was looking forward to their delicious food. I was so wrong.... customer service was so bad. My late dinner consisted of 1 (one) beer. After waiting over 30 minutes for a burger, it was cold and cold/chewey like a piece of leather. Our server was chatting up at the bar with other servers and just forgot about us. I should've just walk out and I'm sure our server wouldn't have noticed but we stayed and did the right thing. We walked up to the bar and politely asked the bartender for our tab. As we are walking out (after paying), my friend points out that we were the only minority couple at this place. Hmmmm, I truly hope that was not the reason why.... Unfortunately, there are no 0 (zero) stars to give. Never again, Tanner's. Marilyn read more

I go to Tanner's every few weeks and decided to check their yelp reviews and noticed they weren't great. The staff is actually quite the same staff the past few years, and seem to be a great group. The food is always done well and the menu is a good size without being too large to allow for some items to fall through the cracks of being good or not. Pretty solid items are always their wings, burgers, Tacos, appetizers and my favorite, the pork tenderloin sandwich. The place is clean and fun, never witnessed loud obnoxious music in the years I've been like some of the other reviews mentioned oddly. And haven't ever had bad service . My only complaint is they don't have much selection for beers outside of your standards ( bud,colors, Miller, corona etc) with Lincoln being a city with so much attention to brewery's some craft beers n locals would be welcomed greatly . read more

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Ordered our food I asked for brown gravy it came out with country gravy then they said they are out of brown gravy. Our other meal the chicken was luke warm the fries were cold. I'd give this place a -5 stars and get rid of the cook horrible food the waitress came back once because she forgot that she even took our order so at least she came back. So I had to order something else so I ordered a Philly meat was hot peppers cold for some reason it had chunks of tomatoes in it onions were cold. I definitely will never be back to this place don't waist your time or money here after I sent the food back the manager came over and was snippy and snotty right away horrible food and even worse management read more

The draft beer I had was flat and the food was pretty slow to arrive. Appetizers were ok, wings were really good, kids meal Mac and cheese my kid wouldn't even eat, it was pretty gross. But the most disappointing thing was my four year old son left his Stanley Cup on the table. After realizing it on the way home we called, and luckily they said they had picked it up and would keep it for us to pick up the next day. However when my wife went to pick it up "they couldn't find it". So an employee basically took it. I understand things happen but then to follow that up with a "shoot sorry about that" and no offer to do anything about it was crummy. Overall paying nearly $90 for a below average meal and them stealing a $35 cup left a bad taste in my mouth. read more

Tanner's is a chain with a location in Omaha and now Lincoln. Parking is mostly on the east side, in a well-lit lot. Patrons seat themselves. Typical bar fare for the menu. Chicken lips are skinny chicken fingers. They have sandwiches, wings, tater tots, hot dogs, nachos, Waitress service at the tables. My party was well-tended on Christmas Eve. We had Lots-O-Nachos. They were good with beef. More salsa and sour cream would be good. Today the wait staff was very attentive both with taking orders and bussing tables. Our food arrived promptly and was well prepared. Delicious! We will return! read more

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The wings are really good. They aren't quite double fried Korean style BUT, the Buffalo and gochujang charred are both really great. The buff char aren't messy and the char gives a great new flavor on a classic. read more

The owners apparently won't allow employees to turn the heat up. 62 degrees in the place...who wants to eat and drink while freezing. Just stupid. read more

Atmosphere was great, perfect sports bar with lots of viewable tv's. Food was underwhelming. Ordered buffalo wings with a side salad. The flavor of the wings were good, but the outside was soggy and the meat was a little dry. Side salad was only topped with cheese and bacon, and it was way too much. Husband got the pork tenderloin sandwich and said it was pretty good. Will be willing to try again to see if other menu items are better. Wait staff was excellent!! read more

Not a fan of this place. After my friends and I were seated, we had to listen to the waitresses argue over who was in charge of our table. After that was settled, the waitress was impatient and rude, I wish the other one would've won the argument. Their wing sauces had fun names but no description as to what flavor they were. When I asked the waitress how many wings I had to order to have more than one sauce flavor, she said I could only have 1 sauce flavor, didn't matter if I ordered 100 wings . Huh?! The atmosphere wasn't fun and the food was mediocre at best. There are far better establishments to dine at in Lincoln. read more

We are moving to a home near Tanners and decided to eat there tonight. My wife ordered the Asian chicken salad which turned out to be pretty good. I ordered the Philly beef and fries which turned out to be a big disappointment. The menu says smothered in swiss cheese. That equals one slice. The beef was overcooked and dry. There were almost no peppers and the biggest sin was the fries must have been hot 2 hours before we got there. So all in all not very good. I won't go back anytime soon, if at all. There are many great choices. This is not one of them. read more

Great place to watch football! TV's galore and ALL the games are on. The place is usually filled with all different NFL fans so its festive. Service is always good and they have great wings! We love the Blair wings, Garlic Pepper and Lemon Pepper sauces. Also, try the chicken lips! Something different and yummy to snack. Just a really great sports bar with everything a sports bar has to offer. read more

This place is absolutely great! The restaurant is very clean, the staff is amazing, and you will love the the food! Shout out to Kassi, she was truly amazing! read more

Horrible at doing KENO have to wait 20-30 minutes to even get someone to enter in your tickets and they turn down music when it's a song they don't like very annoying when you pay money to play songs read more

This is my second visit to this bar. The first time we were here the food was great but the drinks we gross. This time I asked for the drink menu and I was told they do not have one. So I asked for a common drink to which the server replies how do you make that. Well since I don't work here and haven't bartended in 11 years I shouldn't have to tell them how to do their jobs. They need to step up the service and drinks. read more

We went here on a Friday evening after having some drinks at the fox. I'm not sure we'll be back. It was an underwhelming experience, service wise and price wise. Food was mediocre but nothing to rave about. It was fairly busy when we arrived, however definitely past 7pm and the peak of children and families that had most likely already received their food. My husband and I both opted for the philly's with tots and fries. The philly was good and meat was plentiful, but nothing extraordinary. Fries and tots were basic, with nothing that set them apart. We waited well over an hour for our food (3 philly's and an order of wings, as we were with another friend). The waitress did the bare minimum, and did come to get us another pitcher of beer, but never a mention of when our food would be out. I feel as though she was maybe avoiding our table because either A) they initially forgot about our food or B) the kitchen was just really slow on this night. It was almost to the point of finding her and asking about the wait. We get our bill and bud light pitchers are $11. I'm sorry but that's a little steep for domestics. It shouldn't be more than $10 and generally at most places the range is $7-9 depending on deals. It could be the snazzy new neighborhood, but when service and food quality don't match that standard, it's upsetting to spend that much for bud light when there are better options. read more

Tanner's Bar & Grill - Philly with tots. - Bars Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

First time visiting this restaurant. Went on a Friday night - not too bad of a crowd. Will most definitely go back again. Had the charred Teriyaki Chicken Lips with ranch dressing. They were awesome and just the right amount. Had the tator tots which were really good as well. It was a fun atmosphere for a sport's bar. I'm sure on Husker game day it is really crazy! The only negative thing is the waitress was not overly friendly. It took a long time to get our drinks and when my food came it was warm, not overly hot, like it had been sitting there awhile. I sent it back and got a fresh plate which was much better. She did not go out of her to way to make our visit enjoyable. With all of that being said, I will go back again. Overall the food was very good. read more

Really good place. I had the Reuben with onion rings and it was really really good. Maybe the best Reuben I've had in Lincoln. The onion rings were thick and well battered, and they come with good chipotle ranch dressing. Lots of drinks, and beers on tap and bottles too. Highly recommended and a much needed sports bar for this side of town. read more

If you like cold food, you will like Tanner's chicken. But they are tasty. It was neat to see 1990s furniture. Golden oak tables. Haiku review. read more