After a game of mini golf, I came here with 2 others for a bite to eat. It's pretty small inside, and very loud for my old ears lol. We were able to seat ourselves. It took a bit for anyone to come take our drink orders, but in all fairness it seems like only the 2 bartenders were responsible for serving for the whole place. I ordered the shrimp and corn tacos. Some of the best tacos I've had in a long time. The sauce that came with them was perfectly seasoned, as well as the blackened shrimp. I love the flavor that the corn added too. I also had a bite of a Big Mac taco that someone else ordered. They were delicious too. Overall I had a good first impression and honestly I haven't stopped thinking about the shrimp and corn tacos since I left haha! read more

Taphouse Tavern - Shrimp and corn tacos - American Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

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$19 for three very small shrimp tacos is crazy, we were wondering why it wasn't busy. The food is decent but the prices are insane!

Beautiful ambiance. Great service , the food was not as stellar as I thought it would be the shrimp and grits were quite sweet and the filet wasn't as flavorful. Food came out a bit cold. But would give them another try. read more

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Great local type bar with large untapped selection of beers and touchtunes music. Had awesome ribeye egg rolls and coconut shrimp. Great place for a cold January day. read more

Great service, food was excellent, bartenders friendly. Will definitely come back. Best chicken Caesar salad!

Grabbed dinner after leaving Oceans Calling on Saturday night, immediate seating available. The jerk chicken is outrageously juicy and tender, so good! The smash burger was delicious as well. Everyone loved their meals, zero complaints. Service was great as well. read more

Went back again. Had the same fried mushrooms but this time they were overcooked and oily. The beer was not very cold this time either. read more

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The pricing doesn't match the quality of the food. So much oil is used, and our dishes were "leaking" condiments that lacked flavor. Staff was not attentive. Bar top and menus were sticky. read more

Great good, good food. Very average customer service. My party of 2 and I went to this location for a quick meal before starting our evening. For starters, we did not expect the establishment to be so packed. Honestly, if you have a concern for COVID and if restaurants are following CDC guidelines, I am not sure if this is a good find for you. Personally, I am vaccinated and comfortable with most circumstances presented. However, a person in my party was not and was uncomfortable with the amount of tables occupied surrounding us. Not one table was held for the secured 6-feet social distance rule. Our service came slow, as it appeared as though there was only one available cashier/bartender/server/ food runner in the building. Just seemed as though we saw one person running the entire time with these already packed tables. The food was mostly average (shrimp aside) and overpriced, as I would agree with other reviewers on their pricing concerns. Would I return? Probably not. read more

Taphouse Tavern - Shrimp - American Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

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Amazing burgers and great bartenders. Watched the orioles game and had a great time the locals were very friendly and Emma and Dallas were very friendly read more

Unfortunately our visit resulted in no meal. We walked in and seated ourselves according to the sign. There were no servers, just 1 bartender. After sitting with our kids waiting to even place a drink order in an empty restaurant for 20 minutes, we were told they had zero chicken (which 3 of us planned on ordering some type of chicken). We ended up leaving. It would have been nice for a sign to be placed on the window so we didn't make our kids sit around waiting for nothing. read more

Amazing food and service!!! The head chef checked to see that I enjoyed the special. The bartenders are quick and friendly. Can't ask for a better combination of food and staff! read more

Stumbled upon this place driving by and stopped in for a drink and a light dinner. Sat at the bar and had the "Tapped-up fries" (cheese fries). The ambience is that of a neighborhood corner bar, friendly and cozy. Staff is helpful and service was good. The place was pretty full on a Thursday evening in August. The only negative was that the fries were overcooked to the point they were crunchy and dry. Obviously left in the fryer too long. But overall this seems like a cool place and I would recommend it if you are looking for a quick casual place for a drink and some bar food with a smile! read more

We love the food here. Specials are always excellent. The fries are really good too. Service is always good. We sit at the bar when we go. read more

Picture it, Sicily 1925, no wait... Friends, this place is legit. We walked in after a table of 18, yes 18, had been seated. There were only a few empty tables. I said to my bf, we might be waiting a while, he said, let's give it a chance. I've been to this restaurant before and always had good food and service so I went with his suggestion. WORTH THE WAIT! We were greeted within 2 minutes, had drinks within 5. They took the other reviews to heart and added extra staff. Even the chef was helping out, and we made a point to let him know how much we enjoyed everything. Deviled eggs - GIVE ME ALL OF THEM!!! Good googa-mooga, delicious. My bf had the CBR tacos and I wanted to steal them they were so good! Like perfect good, the kind you want to have for every meal good. I had the shrimp po boy which was tasty, little shrimp but there were like 50! My son had the mozzarella sticks and smash burger, he didn't talk once during the meal Go check this place out, you won't be disappointed! read more

Horrible customer service. Rude and inconsiderate when weather is below freezing they made us wait outside for our ride. Horrible management. Paid our bill and staff was completely disrespectful. read more

My mother and I went today. We walked in and it was packed but we sat down waited about 5-10 minutes for them to even bring us menus.We understand they are busy but we were just trying to eat and get out. We ordered two menu pieces, Potato Skins and a Small Cesear salad for the two of us. We both shared and about 2-3 bites into the salad there were things CRAWLING in our food!! Absolutely disgusting and there was no manager in the building. They comped our bill and we didn't eat dinner tonight. The lack of hygiene is disgusting for that food to even be brought out of their kitchen. read more

Taphouse Tavern - Bugs in my salad!! - American Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Good bar food and strong drinks, but not particularly exciting. Get the sweet chili tenders. read more

Food 0/5 Drink3/5 Service 4/5 Ambiance 5/5 Would recommend but not for food definitely more of a bar read more

Great service... really nice staff, good mixed drinks (exactly like you want it). The best FRIES! Also loved the Bavarian pretzels with beer -cheese. Great locals sports bar. read more

I've been coming here for years through many renames, buyouts, whatever. For the past few years service has been crap. Mostly because they only have one server/bartender for the bar and dining room. The bartender was working so hard but on a Saturday on the 4th of July weekend, there should be at least two people. The deviled eggs with bacon and pepper jam were so good. The jam is awesome, starts sweet and finishes with a heat at the end. The burger was amazing according to my guest. I ordered regular buffalo hotwings. These are not the usual flavor of buffalo, which is usually a little heat with a vinegar tang. These are smokey, mild heat, and Very salty. I love salty foods but after 4 wings I couldn't eat more of it. This is probably the first time in my life I didn't like the flavor of the wings. The beer selection here is excellent with many local masterpieces such as Dewey Beer Co. There is great music playing, they also have a juke box if you want to pick something. They sell lotto/racetracks/keno and scratchers. Also they have an ATM. The place seems clean enough and not run down. Most of my rating is based on the very slow food because they didn't have enough employees. read more

Taphouse Tavern - Taphouse Buffalo Wings - American Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Been here a few times. Most recently I picked up carryout and had a beer at the bar. The bar staff is knowledgeable and top notch. The food came out correct and was enjoyed at home. We typically visit the 45th street location, but this is a good place to grab some food when I don't want to travel far. read more

Great staff great beer nobody should complain about this place so good. We didn't eat this time because we already ate but menu looked good and food looked great read more

Stopped in for a few drinks and food. The bar was packed for the Oriole's game but the service was excellent! The bar staff and servers were extremely friendly and welcoming. I couldn't have asked for more. What a great experience! read more

Came in with my family on a Friday for dinner, everything was great! The food & drinks were very good and tasty and the service was friendly and fast! Bonus points for a successful keno night. What else could ya ask for, this place doesn't disappoint!! read more

Fun fact: the guy that owns this place also owns all the other taphouses in OC. All of his other taphouse locations have around 3 stars & I'd call that accurate. When this location opened, there was a bunch of hype on social media/local Facebook groups, so I decided to stop in. In full disclosure, I don't drink beer; cider is the closest I'll get. I've just never liked the taste. That being said, I love brewpubs/beer centric restaurants; Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach is one of my favorite bars in Delaware. Luckily they had a full list of interesting looking cocktails. They also had an interesting food menu. Here's what I tried: Bloody Mary: I wanted Stoli but they didn't have it so I got Tito's instead. No big deal. They used a premade mix which was a little disappointing, but the drink tasted pretty good & had a nice spicy kick to it. Kind of wish they had other garnishes than just lemon/lime, but it's a beer centric place so I understand. Would order again. Bayside Punch: this was really good! It was sweet but not too sweet, the flavors worked really well together, and it was fairly strong. I'd definitely order this again. Crabby Pretzel: this was somewhat of a letdown. The pretzels came covered with melted cheese. Under that was supposedly crab dip; the overwhelming flavor I got was cream cheese, with very little crab flavor. I've had better crab dip from numerous other places. This was more a cheesy pretzel with tiny bits of crab mixed in. There was also lettuce on the plate which was quite warm; gross. Probably would not order again. The service was good & friendly but stretched way too thin; the bartender was also waiting on all the tables in the main dining area. I know they're new, but given they have multiple other locations nearby, they should have planned better, especially for July 4th week. This place is pretty close to my beach house in Fenwick Island. In addition, they apparently serve food super late - according to the bartender, they have a late night happy hour from 10 to 1 where they serve food the entire time. If I'm ever craving late night food, I'll keep that in mind. Overall, a little underwhelming. That being said, the drinks were fairly priced, the service was good, and the rest of the menu looked really interesting. I'll probably come back at some point, especially considering they're open super late & are pretty close by. read more

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Visited a few months ago, and I saw some beautiful looking chicken tenders come out. The bartender informed the chicken tenders were hand-breaded, so put it on the back burner until I visited again. And here we are. Today I ordered the tenders. Boy, was I disappointed. See the photos. Clearly not hand-breaded. I found them to be terrible. I understand COVID may change things for restaurants, but if you went from hand-breaded to gas station quality, let us know and maybe not charge $12 for weak tenders. OH!!! This was a takeout order. When I ordered, the person taking the order asked if I'd like honey mustard, which I gladly replied "YES." Got home- no honey mustard. Gas station tenders with no sauce. Not cool. read more

Taphouse Tavern - A terrible tender - American Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

We waited over an hour for our food. They were out of salmon, filet, brisket, ribs, and Cuban sandwiches! food arrived and it was mediocre. Mac and cheese was so bland that the kids wouldn't eat it. so many restaurant options in Ocean City that you shouldn't waste your time or money here! read more

Went to the tavern on a Saturday night. Small restaurant with very loud music but expected for a weekend. Walked in and we sat down immediately as it was not at all busy. I will say, the food was great. The service was AWFUL. I am very understanding when it is a busy, or when the restaurant is short staffed, but there were severs and bartenders standing around chatting, and not coming to the table to provide refills, check on our experience, etc. One person in the party had their food come out wrong and one person didn't receive their food until 20 min after everyone else. During this time the server never came to check on us. Very upsetting experience.... read more

Server was cool. Place was half empty and our food took over an hour to come. Wings were solid but rest of food sucked. Not coming back.

Wouldn't even recommend this place to anyone, unless you were in a situation like me. I ONLY ate here because NOTHING else was open past 10PM. The service sucked , racist staff . Do No recommend read more

Pass. We waited 20 minutes at our table for assistance...turns out, as we learned from a local, you have to order at the bar? Seems like what they were doing so assume that was the case. Seeing that the bar was packed and only one bartender (other staff non-existent at least what we saw), no way that was an option. To be fair, we did not eat as we opted to leave versus fighting the crowd at the bar so cannot comment on food quality. Customer service, dirty tables, general atmosphere were the primary issues that speaks volumes. I think 20 minutes is sufficient to at least tell us what we need to do in order to be served. read more

Thank you for giving us a pen! The food was amazing, the surf and turf tacos ! The service was wonderful. The food is so good ! Also the beer cheese fries are amazing! read more

Taphouse Tavern - The food was amazing, the surf and turf tacos ! The service was wonderful. The food is so good ! Also the beer cheese fries are amazing! - American Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

We really like the wings and Brussels. Their homemade ranch is delicious for dipping. I'm in the service industry and local and I have to say, the bartenders aren't the friendliest or most helpful. I always feel like I'm bothering them when I even ask a question. read more

I ordered the smash burgers and my wife ordered the chicken sandwich. Both were fantastic. The fries were crispy and delicious.

Don't know why it's taken me so long to drop a review for this hidden gem. We are part time locals and make sure to drop in every weekend we are in town. The management, bartenders, chef, cooks and servers are all fantastic. Food is always spot on and the menu has something for everyone. The Chef (and yes he's every bit of a top notch Chef) currates a fantastic menu with inventive specials. We've got a very busy three year old who has always been welcomed. Can't beat the food selections and quality or the drink selections. Truly a local treasure! read more

We wanted to try a new spot. We walked in and sat at the bar. The bartender was working on the register and had his back to us. We sat there for a good five minutes and we were never greeted. So we left. It would've been nice to have at least an acknowledgment from someone. We won't go back. read more

This is our go-to spot when we want to watch a sports game in Ocean City. We always stay on ~19th or 20th street, but we drive up here anyways. Their fries are really good and I get the korean bbq sauce to dip them in. Their burgers are excellent, but the french dip is even better. The service is always really good too. It's definitely a spot for locals. I'd go here a billion times over somewhere like Pickles or Greene Turtle or even the 4th and 45th street locations of Taphouse. Not that those places aren't great, I just love the vibe at Taphouse Tavern. Excellent drink specials for happy hour + late night happy hour too. The locals there get a little rowdy late night, which I really do not mind, but for people not expecting it, they're clearly like "um wtf?" I enjoy it haha. read more

The atmosphere is nice but the food and beer are not. I can tell they are using cheap whiskey.

Where to start....? Food was bad and over priced. We had the $14 dollar wings that were boosted as the best in OC . They were frozen and over cooked and oh I was served 7 wings so $2 a wing. My wife had the"crab" pretzels at$16 dollars. I've had better pretzels from the grocery store freezer. The crab was nasty which coming from the area should have been amazing. Had the orange crush with fresh squeezed orange juice which came from a container and as a bartender infuriated me. The only reason this got even 2 stars was cause the server guy was funny and entertaining. read more