Great chicken wings. Mondays on special at 2 for 1. Good beer selection too. I'll have to come back and try their shepherds pie dinner and another day their liver, onion and bacon dinner. Sorry I did not realize that the location on Eglinton Ave has need closed for years. But my comments apply to the Kingston Rd location as well. read more

A very recent visit to the cosy Tara Inn revealed disappointing staff changes that resulted in a significantly unwelcoming, unenjoyable experience - the opposite of what we had long known. Our older male server was insincere, unengaging and mildly impatient, seeming resentful about general menu item queries. He never returned after food was served to permit ordering fresh alcoholic drinks (want to make money?) or to request ketchup for fries!l. Depite it being a quiet Sunday afternoon in winter, we had to flag another server, a friendly woman who we would prefer to have been served by. Our food was good, but the second our meal was over, our waiter rushed to clear our plates, omitted inquiring as to our level of enjoyment of the meal - if decidedly too late - didn't suggest dessert or another drink; he said he was going off shift and requested payment! Customer is king? Not with this server. He was unconcerned and unenthusiastic. We have realistically reasonable expectations in a roadhouse pub, and our expectations were based on having had many previously rewarding experiences here; however we were let down and disappointed. read more

WEDNESDAYS ARE HALF PRICE WING NIGHTS!!! Great wing and beer place! They have all your Molson products including Guinness on tap. Their wings are ao big and crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside it makes me not go to Wild Wings and St.Louis. They don't have those a hundred and some flavors rhough so please settle with the basics like hot, medium, mild? Honey garlic , teriyaki etc. They're limited with seating especially on a Wednesdays .. be prepared to wait at least half an hour (unless there's a snow storm or something). But it's worth it. Service is great if you go there oftrn (like me) they will know you by name and how you like your food and what you drink. It's a great casual chill spot. Environment is an Irish pub. Not the cleanest newest looking pub but thats when you know It's not a franchise and good is good :) read more

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Heard about its Irish Breakfast sometime ago and been wanting to try it for awhile now. In reality however, I had some time to kill in the area before work started so I figured I'd finally make the plunge and try out Zen. To my utter dismay and disappointment, Zen didn't open until 12 (it was around 10:00) so I made the brief trek to Tara Inn after wasting some time in a Shoppers Drug Mart. Went in and ordered their Irish Breakfast which consisted of 2 eggs, 2 sausages, 2 rashers, 2 small pieces of black pudding, a slice of grilled tomato, a small cup of baked beans, 2 pieces of soda bread, a potato scone, and coffee/tea. When I got my plate of food, I proceeded to chow down. While nothing really struck out at me at amazing, it was still a good amount of food given the price (~$9). I found myself using the scone and soda bread to go with everything since they were a nice neutral starch (not too sweet). It wasn't bad. It was a decent, honest unpretentious breakfast. The atmosphere was fairly laidback and relaxing as well. By the end of it, I found myself comfortably full. It looked like they had a decent amount of beers on tap as well (although I wasn't going to try any seeing as it wasn't even noon yet). read more

I am a huge fan of wings and this place delivers! I am so happy that we have a plethora of great wing joints around the GTA and to know that the selection is so varied; anything from Asian to Jerk and of course your stand pub stuff fare. Tara Inn is first and foremost a pub but it's definitely not a place to impress your date. The place looks like it's been stuck in a time-warp from the 70s. Everything from carpet to the ceiling has had better days and it shows. Even before entering you will dawn upon an ugly, dirt covered wooden door that was probably last cleaned 30 years ago after it was installed. This is definitely not a hang out place for everyone and generally the crowd is fit for the retirement home. Aesthetics aside the wings are just fantastic! Big, juicy and crispy. The various sauces are also nice and flavourful. What I do appreciate (and most place don't do this) is how they are liberal with the sauces so the wings don't become a soggy mess. Lastly, this place offers great value. Go on Wednesdays for half price wings. For less than $7 you will get about 8-10 wings (1lb) which is an absolute steal! If it were not for the wings, I would say this place gets maybe a star but their wings have just earned them 3. And the service is great! read more

We just ate there for the first time, for breakfast. Other than long wait times, we were impressed. There were plenty of options, and the portions were VERY plentiful at a very respectable price. I got the "Canadian" breakfast... 3 eggs, 2 sausages, 5 or 6 strips of bacon, a side of baked beans, a large amount of home fries, 2 slices of bread, a thick grilled tomato slice, and unlimited coffee/tea. I think it was like $6.75 My friends got a similar breakfast plate, but instead of bacon and sausages, it came with an 8oz steak and a ton of sautéed mushrooms and onions. I think theirs was $8.25 each. They liked it all, and said the steak was very tasty, and was properly cooked to the level they requested. The eggs were very large and well cooked. The bacon was crisp and delicious. The baked beans were quite nice. The home fries were interesting -- they weren't like "deep fried" home fries like some other places, but more just small chunks of soft potatoes, but still tasted nice. The grilled tomato was a nice touch, and had good flavour. The coffee was fine -- I'm far from a "coffee snob" so to me, coffee tastes like coffee. She only gave us 18% cream (which is a bit odd) but she was fine when I asked for milk -- she was polite and courteous overall. My only complaint was the wait time, as I said at the beginning. From when we ordered, it was about 30 minutes until the food arrived. There *WERE* other customers (all elderly retirees) but they all already had been served, so we were puzzled why it took so long. We were pleased overall and are likely to return -- many other breakfast places would've been about $36+tax for what we got, but this was $23+tax. Good value. read more

I've been a fan of the Tara since opening day Today I had a treat I had not tried before and that was a curried chicken dish that had me smiling as the chef was creative with his presentation and kept me smiling through the meal . Great flavour ! Great meal ! Not expensive. read more

food 4.5/5, service 4/5, seating 2/5 Wednesday is half-price wings!! For $6, you get 10-12 large pieces of wings. Word of mouth says these are the best in the city and wow, I wasn't let down. Comes in two styles, buffalo or scarborough. Buffalo is lightly dusted in egg and flour, comes out a bit more crispier and holds better flavour than the scarborough, which is cooked "naked" (no layer on top). Kevin (who I think is the owner), says 95% of wings sold are the Buffalo, a tender, tastier option. Other reviews are right - limited sauces for the wings. Here's what I remember: honey garlic, sweet thai chili, mild, medium, hot, suicide, and honey mustard. We had the honey garlic and sweet thai on buffalo style, and medium on scarborough style. Also, a side of fries. These wings aren't your typical st.louis, sad size wings. They were at least three to four inches long, super crispy and tender. Cooked to perfection. The wings also came with ranch sauce and two pieces of carrots and two of celery. The fries was a huge portion, maybe 2.5 lbs, I'm not that good at sizing from memory. They were okay, a little too soft for me, but a nice side to the wings. It was ridiculous that the place was packed at 4:30 PM, but then again, maybe it was because of the half-price. Kevin said it's a hit or miss to find the place packed, but I think he was being modest. During our hour and a half stay, we noticed there were a lot of regulars. The servers had friendly banter and knew their drinks, pouring it as soon as they saw the regulars coming in. The locals are all super friendly, cautioning me the wings are hot and offering the newspaper as we waited for seats - you can tell the restaurant is a staple in the community. I figured the place seats around 40, including the bar and some cozy armchairs by the front. Understandable for a small establishment probably run by a family. They really did it well, offering great food for good prices, and a place to kick back and drink some beer (or whatever you like). read more

Very noisy! Overly bright, hard to relax with spotlights on! Pool table out of service on St Patrick's Day! Just not welcoming place to enjoy yourself! Staff were rude, because it was too bright in bar or dance floor people gathered in the hallways annoying waitresses! Patrons asked to dim lights and management said it's been busy and their not bothered if people leave. And we all did...one by one and went to bar bar that has a welcoming atmosphere with polite & pleasant staff! Oh upon arriving asked bartender about the Swedish wheat beer, his response was he doesn't drink lol My response most bartenders get training! Sad example of a local bar! Doesn't reflect the locals at all. There other location better service but terrible food! Served a unwashed soggy lettuce which reads in menu fresh crisp lettuce! I look it back to the chef for him to see you can't serve wilting food! Sad really! Nice layout! Both locations need better management, better caring staff and a great cook! read more

The entire plaza where this place is located is infested with cockroaches and bed bugs. I had lunch there a while back and during the half hour I was there, I came out with three very large bed bug bites. read more

Popped in to check it out, was scared because it looks like a dive from the outside. Food was good and waitress was great.

the wings are great. very meaty and crispy. steak and mushroom pie was also quite good. however, the service was pretty bad. guests that are not regulars get ignored... the whole place was filthy too. i visited 3 times for the wings, and then discovered the other tara inn on kingston rd which had the same tasty wings (no specials), with a much better atmosphere. read more

This is for Sandy A I have been eating there for more years than you been alive and never have I been bitten nor seen a bed bug. maybe you should be looking at where you live as the problem of the buds. read more

I went to visit this spot after reading about it on the Internet. Upon entry it was jam packed with people standing around. My friend and I waited for 15 mins at the bar, waitress and bartender were busy and we understood. We waited, and noticed they offered to serve drinks and took the order for another man in the corner that just arrived. We thought maybe they didn't see us. We waited.. 5 more mins later they greeted another few guests, taking their drink orders while waiting for a table. Taking glances at us as they move and back and forth in front of us while we continued sitting at the bar. Roughly 30 mins later, not a hello or a smile, and 3-4 groups of guests later that was greeted which came after us, we realized we were not going to get even a smile. Reason? We didn't fit in very well I suppose with our skin colors. Sad this kind of discrimination happens in Scarborough. Highly disappointed. read more