Stopped in about 1:30pm midweek for lunch. I had never been here, but found it online when searching for craft beer locations in the NE Modesto area. Inside room is ok, a bit cold feeling with concrete counters, floors, etc. There were several groups at the bar, 3-4 guys on one end, 2 guys at the other, so I sat in the middle. The first red flag was the female bartender, who was dressed in sweats and a ball cap, like she had just rolled out of bed. Very unprofessional, even for a beer/pub. She seemed disinterested in serving me and was more concerned about talking with the 4 guys. Then another guy & girl joined that group. They all knew one another, obviously regulars. The beer list was decent and well-balanced. 4 IPAs, a couple of Pils/Lager and Stout/Porters, Hazy IPAs, Cider/Selzer, and 4 grocery store beers: Coors Light, Modelo, Bud Light, and ? IPAs were from Henhouse, Drakes, Dust Bowl, and ? Large food menu for such a small place. From the bar, you can easily watch the cook on the flattop. After reading the list of sandwiches, I figured the turkey/ham/etc. was the Sysco-type, inexpensive kind, so I opted for a cheeseburger. Burger & fries arrived on a metal sheet pan. The burger looked good, and the fries looked a bit undercooked (not golden brown). Bun was toasted on the flattop and had a bit of mayo, no mustard, ketchup, etc. Fries came with a small 1oz thimble of ranch. As I suspected, the fries were undercooked. I cut the burger in half, and the center was undercooked. Then I noticed the burger patty was actually two thin patties pressed together. WTF? First bite was a warning- the meat had no seasoning and tasted like cardboard. Thankfully, I got a second beer and washed down the burger. Only ate half of the burger. I'm guessing they sell a lot of booze, because there is no way people are going for the food. I wouldn't be surprised if this place is closed by the end of 2026. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Undercooked burger. Would not pass Health Departments cooking guidelines. - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

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This is a very friendly place with great service. The servers were so nice and accommodating. We had our dog with us and they welcomed her as it is a very dog friendly place. I would give it 5 stars for the friendly service! But I had to knock off 2 stars because what I ordered was not very good. I ordered the Thai tacos and they offered a low-carb version on a bed of lettuce instead of tortillas. The presentation was nice and I know they really tried, but it was pretty bad. The sauce tasted more like ketchup and did not taste like a Thai sauce at all. It was supposed to have chopped peanuts in it but it hardly had any. The chopped chicken pieces were drowned out by the ketchup tasting sauce. I thought there would be more avocado on it but there was only a tiny piece on each taco and they chose a bad avocado because the avocado was turning brown with stringy fiber in it. I couldn't eat it after a few bites. On the other hand hubby had fish and chips which he liked. The french fries were good. So my dish was a bomb while hubby's was decent and predictable. I would return if I'm in the area because the service is so friendly and nice, but I would not order that again. I would try something more mainstream that's hard to botch up like maybe a hamburger or a sandwich. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Fish and chips. - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

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Nice little spot, you can stop in for a quick bite to eat or for a quick drink. The restaurant has more of a bar feel, it's not the cleanest place but it's tolerable. The food here is consistent, I've had appetizers and entrees, all were good. Do not try to order any fancy drinks here, they're not very good, just stick to beers and a simple vodka soda or something like that. Service was decent, they could be a bit more friendly. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Asada fries - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

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Now serving brunch, as of today, and the Eggs Benedict with diced potatoes are SO good! I'm very picky with my hollandaise sauce and I was very impressed. Smaller inside, which I love, and the bar area is fun with the bartenders being friendly and the tv's on with sport's playing ;) The outside is spacious, if you ever want a party or get together. It's nicely shaded from the hot sun, which is a perk! Shout out to one of the bartenders, Sydnie, she was amazing and went above and beyond! My new hangout spot! read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Eggs Benedict with diced potatoes - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

So glad this place is 5 mins away from our home. Great atmosphere, great service and great food. We just moved here and we will be coming here a lot. Our whole family really enjoyed it. read more

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This is the best bar in town. We come back time after time and we meet our good friends here and it's like home. Great job on food and service. Kristen is amazing as is the entire staff. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

Selection of beer is great. I always try something new when I go and I am never disappointed!

I hate doing this about somewhere I love, and been debating about even doing it.. but some things must be done. The bartender who works Tuesday, I believe Mondays as well. But the encounter this past Tuesday was her. Taproom has been a favorite of mine and friends for years! It's been through its rough patches. But getting way better!!! Food. Great! Service. Great again! But that bartender, bad mouthing coworkers to her friends and hardly paying attention to paying customers. I even overheard a man at the bar order his beer 3 times before he got it. Hopefully the management is aware of the issue. read more

all about the restaurant was good, but there was a young woman working there who appeared to be in her 20s. I could tell that she was trying to be seductive with customers by the way she was staring at my husband. When I looked up to enjoy my meal, I saw that she was also trying to be seductive to her coworkers. The woman is skinny and has green eyes. noticed her working in the back; she's probably a waitress or dishwasher, but she was mostly inside. so ladies, be careful if you want to take your man out to dine. Please ladies when going watch out these workers getting out of hand and have no self respect. So I'll definitely won't be going there again read more

We went in on Nov 5th after hearing this place had been remodeled and updated the menu. Our waitress started off ok but it quickly went downhill. The entire bar was full with obvious "regulars" that she felt inclined to give all her attention too. This included doing multiple shots with them. We had to get up to go to the bar multiple times to ask her to refresh our drinks. This seemed to irritate her. My husband ordered the fish and chips which was probably the worst fish and chips we've ever had. The fish was so small it looked like chicken tenders. The fries had no seasoning and tasted old. At the end of my meal all the sudden I picked up my phone off the table and it was all wet. I realized the ceiling was leaking. I again had to go to the bar to get the waitress attention and said "I wanted to let you know the ceiling is leaking " and she just said "I know". No I'm sorry.... Nothing. After I moved chairs and she finally came over she said that area always leaks and the owner knows. I have never wanted to not leave a tip so bad on my life. We will not be returning. We have heard that this is a regular behavior with this waitress and she tends to do shots with her regulars when she's hungover. Very unprofessional. read more

Service was great and the food was amazing . Friendly staff . There were four of us and all of us raved about the service and how great the food was . read more

Great place to stop in and hang out. Everyone is so fun and Kristen is the best bartender! Food is great!

Was there doing the week on a Monday met my friend there. Bar was busy the bartender, blonde forgot her name, was sweet and attentive. Brought us our drinks and food. Enjoyed both. Will definitely go back read more

Came with 4 girls and my buddy . Had a great time good food . Best bartender at 2:00 pm lunch had fun and took care of us ! Shots shots ! Wednesday day! read more

My friend and I use to have lunch here once a week when Brittany was working. After numerous cooks and bad food we still went because of her. We had not been back since she left. We finally went back and we were immediately greeted by Kristen. She is so friendly and attentive that we have now followed her to the Black Sheep. Being regular customers once again because of her! read more

This place has gone to shit. Came here Sunday before St Patty's for their Corned Beef which in The past was absolutely delicious.I would always get the tacos. It was housemade the lady who made it Did an excellent job, she was a good chef. What I had on sunday were abominations. I got both the sandwich which came with fries and the irish nachos. First of all, those. Fries had so much salt on them.They were inedible.The corn beef sandwich.Nothing memorable about it.It was the corn beef, especially that tasted.Nothing like it did in the past. The irish nachos what a horrible disgusting idea. Basically , they fry up potato chips which are full of oil and then put corn , beef and a bunch of toppings over it. I didn't. Quite understand the concept.But once I tasted the corn beef.I realized that since the corn beef was lack luster.They'd have to put all these other things in order to distract and take attention away from the corn beef. Why?Even put that on your menu when you know you're gonna fail.It was disgusting and a waste of money especially in this economy. The bartender working on Sunday was completely unemotional.She could care less if I was there or not.She even made a comment about wishing that it was more dead. I've been sick of this place.I remember coming in here and seeing a gentleman and a turban.Getting spoken to in a highly disrespectful manner while the owner just looked on. I remember thinking to myself.Wow that's the owner he should have asked the other guy to leave the gentleman.With the turban wasn't hurting nobody and actually was having a great time with all of us before that happened. Since then I stopped coming here and only came.Maybe once or twice a year , but now i'm officially done. Pretty sad sense.This place had the potential to be a hub, especially for that part of town.You guys really blew it. read more

It's really disappointing to go to a restaurant that you've always enjoyed to have your experience ruined with bad service. Our server was rude and obviously hungover. Instead of paying attention to the customers sitting at tables, she was busy taking shots with her friends at the bar. What's happened to customer service? As I talked to some other patrons in the restaurant, they said this seems to be a habit of this particular server. It's a shame. This table of six will not be returning unless management does its job. Where's the pride in business? read more

Pleasant service. Small little hole in the wall. Bar food. Shrimp was good. Nachos were ok

So I have a celiac disease which is gluten free. I asked if anything was gluten free on the menu and was told no. That's fine and ok. So I went next door and got a small gluten free pizza while my other half and friends ordered food and drinks. When I got back with a GF pizza from next door, I was told I could not have outside food. When I told them I would have ordered food from here, but could not because they don't have gluten free. I wa told if the owner saw me, they or I would be yelled at. I said that would be ok because this is not ok. I would not have ordered outside from here if they had food for me. I understand they don't have gluten free, not everyone does, but don't get upset because I ordered from outside. This made me feel very uncomfortable. And we will not be back. read more

I was on the east side of Modesto yesterday looking for lunch. Decided to check out The tap room... Walked in about 12:15.. noticed all the outdoor seating had been taken up by the Tulare soccer team... Then notice no one was eating it appeared that there was one cook and one bartender who was also the only waitress. they were clearly overwhelmed by the crowd. After sitting at the table for 20 minutes no one was taking orders or even drink orders.. clearly not their fault I just wish the ownership of this establishment would have the wherewithal to hire a little extra help on Saturdays. read more

We thoroughly enjoy our experience here.... We always go on Mondays for Oysters. We're always greeted with a smile. I think our servers name was Kristen??? Not really sure, but she's always lovely when we go in read more

Great Food we had the Korean Short Ribs and they were excellent, Great food and friendly staff. We enjoy stopping in there for a beer and lunch quite often. read more

Family friendly pub! Had TV everywhere to watch football. Bloody Mary was amazing. Food was delicious. The service was excellent. Our server was attentive and prompt. read more

Chill vibe here and chill atmosphere. Pub food, some salads and wraps. We love to sit at the bar and mingle. Cool place ... read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Jalapeño cheese balls - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

First time here! And I was pleased. Our server was awesome! Food delicious too. Will definitely be back read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Smash burger and jalapeno Jalapeno Cheese Balls - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

Today's special was a grilled chicken melt sandwich with bacon, lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese and a fantastic Garlic Aioli. The toasted the French roll, melted the cheese, everything on this sandwich was amazing. Had a few different choices for sides, I selected the garlic fries. These are one of the bests I have had. Not to oily and perfect amount of garlic. This is a full bar with several beers on tap. I decided to have the blood orange here by SLO Brewing, another great choice on a 106 degree day. I will definitely be back, while sitting there, the philly cheese sandwich looked amazing as with the mini taco's. Guess I should have looked at the menu, they also had Chicken & Waffles. It looked amazing, large waffle and 2 pieces of fried chicken. Yes I definitely will be back!! read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Blood Orange Hefe from SLO Brewing. (Cali Breeze) - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

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The cook was grabbing the food with his bare hands the entire time. Cross contaminating every dish he touched. Never saw him wash his hands or wear any sort of gloves. Saw him grab slices of bread and across the entire restaurant before putting them down on the grill. Not a very welcoming employee. read more

Asada fries are amazing i seriously wasn't expecting the meat to be so good. Wings are definitely over priced I get it everything I going to but $2 a wing no thank you. Vibe was cool we came on a football Sunday but we left after an appetizer and one beer because we sat for over 10 minutes with empty glasses and the waitress wouldn't ever check on us. We planned on ordering lunch and having beers and shots but ended up leaving and finding another bar because the waitress would never come over. Ended up dropping $200 on the next bar due to the poor service here. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Asada fries are fire (we asked for guac and sour cream on the side) - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

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The food was very good. Very tasty. Service has been wonderful and friendly! You are in a bar, it is nice. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Mac n cheese with chicken. Chicken pesto with fries. - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

Really was looking forward to eating at this place. #1 Good food #2 Patio needs some TLC # 3 waitress seemed a bit annoyed she had to attend to us. read more

Overpriced, hostess was not accommodating for our group & slow service for our large party.

I've been wanting to come here for a while now. I ordered a bloody Mary that had all the right spices and tasted really good. I had, no joke, the best, Philly Cheesesteak sandwich I've ever had! It had all the right flavors cheeses and everything you would want in a Philly Cheesesteak. I also had garlic fries, which were very tasty. I also had a glass of ice water. The service from Brittni is really good. She kept my drinks full and checked on me. read more

The Taproom Pub and Grub - Bloody Mary - Pubs Near Me - Modesto, California

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The food is very good. The portions are huge. I wish they had a lunch menu or options for 1/2 and 1/2 option, I would order salad and sandwich every time. The service is okay. They were hiring so I think they needed more staff and the wait would have been better. The drink menu of craft beers is amazing. We will be back but will be sharing unless they do something about the portions. read more

Not good. We came here Saturday and the vibe was really depressing. I remember this place a few years back and it was livelier. Idk what happened it seems really ran down now and the bartender was very grumpy looking and had a stale personality. The outside area was unkept. They also close early if they aren't getting much business. I wouldn't recommend. read more

Great food and atmosphere. Can't go wrong with the garlic fries or street tacos and if they have it as a special, try the clam chowder. Yum! Service is always exceptional read more

Food and service were great, prices a bit high. Don't go with the prices on Yelp everything is at least $4 higher. I went in expecting to pay around $14 for cheese steak it $18, good sandwich but not worth $18. read more

I am writing this review after coming to this restaurant/pub for the 1st time. The food was great. I had the Thai chicken tacos which were an amazing appetizer. I also had the Philly cheesesteak, which was the best cheesesteak I've ever had and I've been to Philly and had Geno's. The only I could really criticize is that it is a little small inside and doesn't have too much seating during the months when the weather isn't nice. I went in December a couple days after Xmas. They have a nice outdoor area, but it isn't really utilized during the winter it seems, although I did go on a Wednesday. Maybe on the busier nights it's open with heaters. I'm not sure. I'm sad to see that some of the recent reviews are not great because the food was awesome and we didn't receive bad service at all especially considering there were only 3 people total working. I would recommend trying this place. read more

Does this place have new owners? We went here yesterday July 29th for a couple of drinks. The whole "VIBE" was off. The waitress/bartender was a big time snob. She severely neglected her female customers and spent the whole time flirting/catering to all the men. I didn't catch her name. Not sure if she was 25 or 55 with the amount of fillers in her face. We left and went to Javis in Oakdale for great Cocktails and Food. read more

Been coming for a while (over 1.5 years) but the service lately has been very bad. Waited 45 min for a drink and the server could care less about actually serving the customer...... makes you wonder what is the priority?! Guy with a beard was in charge but he looked like he was lost and confused about being at work I will say the female bartender Brittany is fabulous. Always attentive and fast, friendly service with a smile. read more

nice small bar. friendly waitress. ordered 1/2 dozen raw oysters and house salad w/ bleu cheese. oysters were decent and ended up costing only $18 instead of the listed $21. house salad was huge portion but very very good. bleu cheese dressing was excellent. read more