Tiffany Tavern

Tiffany Tavern is closed.

Tiffany Tavern is deplorable. They get one star for good music, which I can only assume is the sole reason locals support this horrible business. We waited 45 minutes for food. No apology, no acknowledgement. The waitress seemed annoyed with having to do her job, or perhaps annoyed that we were eating instead of drinking on a crowded night (though you’d think she’d be motivated to move us along quickly if that were the case). We had to yell across another table she was serving just to get something from her,
Another person came by — assuming she was the owner — and had the same unbothered attitude at the horrible service, even presumptively assuming the woman ordered the salad and the man ordered the fried food. Enough with women getting away with sexist behavior.
The food, when it did arrive, was utterly bland and uninspired. I had a salad with grilled chicken. It was bad.
I don’t make it out to Alexandria that much but behavior like this would put a business out in the city. Hopefully this restaurant /​bar will go out of business soon and someone who knows how to run a business can take it over, keep the bluegrass music, and make something of this place. The homey space has a lot of potential in professional hands.

I think the only consistency you’re going to get from Tiffany Tavern is the inconsistency of the service, and food with each visit. My first visit was on a blustery Friday night, we decided to try out the dive in Old Towne that claims (operative word) to have the best burgers in town. Well, it’s all bull, and I’m not talking about the meat.
What you get is what looks like a homemade patty that’s about 6oz, come nice toasted bun, and not one, but two pieces of cheese! Here’s something I’m learning about gourmet burgers. The more cheese someone puts on the meat, the more they don’t want you to taste the meat. With your burger you get a choice of fries, onion rings, or veggie? I’ve never been to a dive that didn’t have great onion rings.
I got 5 onion rings, and half an empty plate with my burger. Disappointing.
Didn’t get a chance to catch the bluegrass, it’s too bad they haven’t expanded to brunch, I might give TT another shot, but otherwise, I’ve been there, and done that.

Went in for some bluegrass music instead got 80’s…still was a good band but was a little disappointed. Beer is cold!

We stumbled upon this place and were pleasantly surprised. Didn’t know there would be live bluegrass, and it was excellent quality. We were just there for drinks, but the atmosphere was a dive bar, and that was fine. It wasn’t crowded, and there is an expanse in the back if you don’t want the music to be too loud. Overall a great place to visit if you’re looking for a dive bar with good bluegrass.

I can’t comment on the music as we left before open mic started. I won’t be coming back.
I went there on 10/​15/​2012 for dinner with my sister and her husband. We were all in agreement that the food was terrible. I ordered the blue max burger with a salad. The salad was limpy and only had lettuce, two cucumber slices and two tomato slices with the wrong dressing. The dinner rolls were dry and stale. The burger was dry, overcooked and on a stale bun. The grill marks on the burger were too perfect, almost like they were pre-​cooked frozen burgers from a grocery store.
My sister ordered a seafood platter and the crab cake was mostly uncooked batter.
My brother-​in-​law ordered a burger and he said it was the worst burger he has ever had. His burger was bland, the bun stale. His fries were cold, too.
The service was very slow despite the few costumers, the beer selection was small, the server (owner maybe?) couldn’t tell us what beers were available. She said the drink menu was outdated and worthless then asked us to walk into the bar area to see for ourselves.

Interesting place — I’m not wild about bluegrass, but the chopped sirloin in mushroom gravy was good. The salad was as pedastrian as they go in similar restaurants. The place was packed, so the food can’t be terrible. The beer list wasn’t extensive — we drank Blue Moons.
We sat in the back of the restaurant, so the music didn’t drown out our conversation. Our waitress was very nice and personable.
There are plenty of other dining choices in Old Town if you don’t mind walking — it’s a beautiful area so take advantage.

Went on a Thursday night and it was open mic. Sat at the bar and had a few drinks. The patrons were nice, but the lady bartenders not so much. Slowest bar service I’ve had ever while sitting at a bar. If it weren’t for the music, this would be a total pass.

Solid 3 stars. Like others have said, the draft beers leave much to be desired, but the burgers are good, and the bluegrass was awesome. We went in the middle of the week, so it was busy but not packed. The waitress was ok, but she was a little short with us at first (though we couldn’t decide what to drink so she probably thought we were flaky). Service got better later in the night. We left and went to another bar, then came back to finish the night off with another cocktail and some fries. When we came back, both of the women behind the bar smiled and they took great care of us.
My favorite part was, there was this little old couple sitting right in the middle of the bar, hooking up a date night, and they were the cutest sight. The old woman had the warmest smile ever, and I was so happy to see such a diverse crowd.

Went here for a friend’s birthday because she REALLY wanted to listen to some bluegrass.
I’ll start off by saying that bluegrass is not my thing, but it was tolerable. I like that it was quiet enough in the back to still talk. The music saved this place from getting 1 star.
Atmosphere was appropriate for a mom and pop pub (crowded and dingy full of eccentric patrons), but menu is not. There’s hardly any «bar food» to munch on and they only have 2 beers on tap. Why even bother? Also, service was very slow. I think they had 1 server for 30 people and we had to wave her down several times.
What makes matters worse is that there are no other good bars on the same block. So if you decide to bounce early, there aren’t many options nearby.
So…if you want to hang out with 40+ year olds, drink Yuengling on tap and wait 30 minutes between drinks, this place is for you.

Think of Tiffany Tavern as your Mom and Pop type Tavern. It’s rather small, isn’t packed out like the other pubs down the street, and you can actually hear the music being played by the band. Service is good and with that you can’t go wrong stopping in.

Don’t come for the food. Come for the awesome live bluegrass, to talk to the regulars, and for the great low-​key atmosphere. Always fun, always feel like we fit in, great beer and just so-​so food (good onion rings, though). AWESOME music and awesome overall experience.
Hint: Music starts at 8:30 every Fri and Sat. If you get in at 7:30/7:45, get some munchies and a beer, and you’ll have a great seat when the show starts :).

Interior is cramped and dark. Service was friendly but slow. Food was basically a trainwreck. Mushroom gravy couldn’t save the hockey puck that was my chop steak, nor ketchup and cheese the hockey puck of my fellow diner’s burger.
The only saving grace is that it’s cheap and casual in a neighborhood that is neither.

Great blue grass music, and can be a fun place to go. However, gets PACKED fast and is very narrow and it is often very difficult to find a place to sit or get a drink. Does have a nice vibe though.
I’ve eaten here twice, and the food was both times passable if a little pricey for what I got (like 13.00 for a hamburger steak). Doesn’t charge a cover though even or Friday and Saturday, which is nice. Not a place for a cocktail or wine snob, but they do have a full bar and beer selection is good.

There were 70 year olds jamming in their seats to the live music! A hot pot of coffee was ready and the band was awesome. I love Tiffany Tavern’s «divey» feel. There was a wide range of age groups and backgrounds. Simple drinks, no cover, I’ll stop here for a drink again.

I’m glad that this place exists. I might even come back again sometime. That said, I can’t really give it more than 3 stars.
The food is mediocre at best. Not-​cheap Americana. We had burgers, they were ok, but definitely not anything special. The beer list is limited and a bit pricey, but I can always make due with a Guinness so I wasn’t too put off, even if it was out of a bottle.
The atmosphere is lots of old folks, but so what if that is who likes the music… they were at least lively and polite. The band was ok, but a bit less bluegrassey than I’d like, but it was only one night. No cover is always good. Next time I’d skip the food, grab a drink at the bar to enjoy the music.

Eh, I will not go back here again. My SO’s father picked this place out, mainly for the bluegrass, so we gave it a shot. The inside is a little dinky, sort of with a divey feel, which is fine by me. We sat at a table that was very wobbly, asked to move, that table was wobbly, as were all the tables they moved us too. And the ground under our table was covered in food.
On to the food. I wasn’t to hungry, so I got the chicken pita plater, mainly because it had the magic words — tzatziki. I love tzatziki. However, the whole plate was rather bland. The «pita» was just two pieces of flat bread with a heaps of chicken strips on it, chicken strips that were pretty dry and flavorless. On the menu it said it was served with tomatoes and lettuce… and it came with one slice of tomato on the side. The feta was dry and also lacked any taste. The french fries were cold and hard, not crispy at all. My BF got a burger, which was much better than my meal, but at a place known for their burgers, I think I’d still pick Five Guys over here.

For the live music.
My friend and I stopped in since we had a hankering for live music. The band on Saturday night was terrific (they start around 8:30) and just hit the spot.
The drinks were pretty standard. If you are a wine or cocktail connoisseur, you will not get your itch scratched here. The Malbec was passable (but at $ 8, relatively inexpensive).
Didn’t eat here, but the clientele was really friendly. There was a great crowd, and overall it was a fun stop.

We met up with friends at Tiffany Tavern for some beers and Bluegrass. Fortunately, it delivered on one count: Bluegrass. Extra points for not charging a cover. If I were going to rate TT on the Bluegrass atmosphere alone, I’d give it four stars. The band was talented and entertaining and had the crowd — and there *was* a crowd — singing along. Once they started playing, the whole scene changed from «blah» to «yee-​haw.»
Unfortunately, all’s quiet on the beer front here at TT. Yuengling and Blue Moon are the only tap options. That’s just lunacy at *any* bar worth its suds, let alone a Faux-​rish bar. They’re decent beers, but where’s the Smithwick’s, the Beamish? Or even the Guinness and Harp for Patrick’s sake?
Unfortunately, the décor is a bit sad and misses the Irish Pub Mark, too. TT doesn’t really come close to replicating the charming little watering holes you find in charming little Irish villages. It’s a little like Denny’s meets Bennigan’s: vinyl seats and waxed tablecloths meet fake exposed beams and knock-​off Tiffany windows.
Unfortunately, service was inconsistent. Our server started out attentive, but once TT got a lot busier we sort of fell off her radar. It took awhile for rounds to be refreshed. A woman I can only assume is one of the owners was chipping in to take orders and bus plates, which was much appreciated. But the food we ordered — a burger and a salad — took FORTY minutes to come out.
Unfortunately, the food is mediocre at best. Husband liked his burger, especially that the patty was handmade and cooked just to his specifications. But the french fries were fried so long that they were translucent and had no insides left. And I thought my Greek salad was a complete bore with mushy kalamatas, dried out cukes, and overly-​fishy anchovies… but then again, I wasn’t exactly expecting a knock-​out Greek salad at an I-​Wish bar.
I’d say I’d come back for the Bluegrass — because it really *was* fun — but I can drink Blue Moon on my couch and listen to Old Crow Medicine Show on iTunes for next to nothin’. Maybe if I just so happen to be walking by on a Friday or Saturday night…

It pains me to give TT 2 stars. I really wanted to love it. Perhaps I would have loved it had I gone a night when the blue grass music was playing … I didn’t, though, so you’re getting a review of the food and drinks only.
The happy hour special was good the night I was there … $ 2 for a pint of Yuengling (heck yeah!). No problem there, right? Wrong … our Yuengling was warm when it arrived. It was like the glasses had just been washed and were still hot when the beer was poured into them. Warm beer = total bummer.
The food was nothing special. I ordered a french dip with fries. The french dip was pretty fatty and the fries were mediocre. My one friend ordered a steak salad. It looked decent. My other friend ordered the scallop plate. It was way overpriced for what she got. I believe it was almost $ 20 for five tiny scallops. Sorry, TT, that’s a rip-​off.
Bottom Line … Go when the blue grass is playing and eat before you go.