The Tavern Company

The food is OK… if you can get the wait staff to do there job. They take forever, generally are rude, even when it’s not crowded. Even when it is crowded do your job and have some respect for yourself and the customer.
Anyways It’s bar food so don’t expect much. They do have a decent beer selection, but the price mark up for being in a mildly trendy area is nuts. I’ve been a few times and wouldn’t consider going back, better places are all over the place around here.

Good food. Good people. Neighborhood place, that is a pretty much a Cleveland Heights staple. Their food specials are always interesting and tasty, but their burgers, sandwiches and wings are great too. One of the better bars on the east side — and just generally a nice place to hang out.

I like Tav Co. The beer, alcohol and liquid selection is pretty good here. The food is above average pub fare.
My favorite dishes on the menu include their brisket burger (hearty, flavorful and unctuous) and the flatbread with figs and goat cheese (special, light-​ish and balanced). Their different aioli options are nice ways to perk up your fries and onions rings.
One thing that bothers me is the constant smell. In addition to their male restroom always appearing unattended, their main dining room often has a faint smell of urine and sewage. It’s unsettling and once, my friends and I left because the smell was too overwhelming.
Also, we tried using the check-​in offer for a free bottle of wine and were told by the staff this was not an agreement with Unilocal.They had no clue the offer was being run (and still is as of today!).

Love the food. Terrible and rude service. I’ve been to tavco approx 50 times, often for brunch, but I will not be going back. Several times I have shown up at 11:10 (the opening time is posted on the door as 11 and on the web as 10:45) only to be rudely told that they are not open yet. I mentioned that the sign is incorrect and both times the male bartenders (amazingly there were 2 rude bartenders) said «well were not open now». This wasn’t an isolated incident either. The service has been consistently rude, inattentive and poor almost every time I am there. The only reason I am giving 2 stars is because the food is so good.

Perfect for a casual night on the patio. I kind of like that it is crowded! Food is about what you would expect but the service is really fast and friendly.

TavCo is a solid pick for the Cedar Lee neighborhood. As far a bar food goes, they are pretty solid. I usually go with the BDG, due to my love of food with fried eggs on top, but most everything I’ve had is pretty good. The service is fine, but nothing to write home about. The beer selection is sound and the drinks are pretty stiff. I wouldn’t say they are a destination spot, but if you live close they are worth a visit from time to time.

Super busy… could have used more help. Got the normally delicious burger and it was over done. I won’t slay them this time because its normally great but wasn’t my favorite visit.

I go here all the time, mainly just to watch some football and have a nice meal. It’s a dive/​sports bar — with better food. I always recommend their salmon row salad. It is phenomenal. Their burgers are quite good as well, and the fries are great. I’ve even picked up food from here on occasion and been very happy with their take-​out as well.
Just like most sports bars, they have a number of TVs in the bar area and a well-​stocked bar. The bar area is spacious, and although there is usually a good amount of people there when I go, there is usually a few spots at the bar and a table or two open as well.
I absolutely recommend Tavern Co. if you’re interested in a nice bar to grab a Great Lakes draught, watch some football, and have a really great meal.

Fun place, good people, pub food! Would like to see a vegan option or 2, but they custom made something for me. Will be back for brews!

This is a great bar with really good food. The hamburgers, fries, and sandwiches are great. I have to repeat this — the french fries are really great, some of the best in town. The specials can vary in quality, sometimes they are just okay and sometimes they are amazing. The flatbreads are usually a great choice. Overall, the food here is reliably good.
The bar area is fun and friendly — the side room is okay for overflow. In warm weather it is nice to have the patio option.
The only negative, and I hope they read this — is the ladies room. It is absolutely the most disgusting bathroom I have seen in the US. The floor, fixtures, walls, everything needs to be replaced. It is broken down and filthy. I have to go with the theory that the kitchen is a lot cleaner.

Came here on a Friday night with five people. The food was great, though it took ages to come out. Our waiter was very attentive but was a downer and unpleasant to be around. I’d come back but not with the same waiter.

Food is only okay, overpriced and portion sizes are tiny. Service is terrible and extremely slow.
I had the veal meatloaf with mashed potatoes. About a playing card sized bit of meat resting on maybe ¾ cup of mashed potatoes. Two of the thinnest pieces of asparagus I have ever seen. This was supposed to come with salad but never received. Our server dropped off the food and disappeared for a long time so there was no real opportunity to ask about it until everyone else was done eating.
In addition, I get that this is supposed to be some kind of Cleveland Hts institution. But it felt like hanging out in someone’s grubby basement. This was underscored by the state of the bathrooms which were nastier than a truck stop. We can only hope that the men’s bathroom is actually clean and the kitchen staff was male.

I go to the Tavern Company 3 or 4 times per month. For a while I lived around the corder and I walked there every couple of days for a beer or two.
To me, and to many who walk into the TavCo, it is THE place to go on Lee Road when you want a drink with friendly faces and a really nice, reasonably priced meal.
Great beer, wonderful staff, wonderful service, outdoor seating and NO attitude.
Go — it’s a wonderful, locally owned and operated place.

This place could easily be a 4 star or even 5 star if their bartender hadn’t been so standoffish.
Drinks were fine. They have Strongbow and the mixed drinks were of an acceptable strength.
Service was ok time-​wise. It was pretty busy when we arrived so we decided to sit at the bar, mostly because it looked like there was only one server for all the tables. The service was prompt but I can’t explain how awkward this bartender made me feel. No attempt to be cheerful, smile, or talk to us at all. Would not even make eye contact with us most of the time. Have no idea how this man makes any tips. There was another bartender who seemed fairly friendly, but he was mostly waiting on the tables. In hindsight I wish we had sat at a table.
My turkey burger was really good and the fries were ok. I won’t come back here because of their bartender, which is too bad because they have a lot of other good things going for them.

This place is so much more than «bar food»! We came in the door and were immediately greeted by the guy behind the bar who turned out to be the owner. We ordered wings and a turkey burger and a smokey apple sandwich for our dinner. The wings were meaty and had a wonderful taste. The two entrée’s were out of this world.
After a long talk with the owner it turns out that all the food is made in house. The place does not even have a freezer!!! When I say made in house I mean everything… salad dressings, turkey burger, everything!
I am not sure where this chief came from but WOW!!!

Neighborhood bar with consistent and quality food. The owners care about their customers and neighbors. The specials are always great and the standard menu is solid and thoughtfully prepared. The atmosphere is comfortable and welcoming. Patio is average sized but well decorated. Can be a good wait for dinner on Friday and Saturday. Keep it up!

Fancy food meets standard pub décor?
I had the opportunity to stop by TavCo, as it’s known by the locals, with a large group of friends after our dinner location of choice (ahem, Colony) was packed. Our server did an excellent job taking care of my double digit party, and we weren’t without food or drinks for very long.
What seemed interesting to me was that the food seemed classier than what you’d expect for a neighborhood bar. And not that it’s a bad thing for a neighborhood bar to have above average food, but the way TavCo looks, I wouldn’t expect to be a little on the pricey side.
There are only a couple vegetarian options on the menu. I got one of them — a portabella wrap. It tasted ok but was comically small. (are you calling me fat, TavCo?) I wished I’d gotten the butternut squash soup special that one of my friends got. Or some of the garlicky smelling fries another friend got. Or probably just about anything else. Oh well.
I’d definitely go back to TavCo to try out some more of their fancy eats or for a drink or five.

Wow, this neighborhood joint was packed for a Monday night. I came here for dinner with my cousins and we were immediately drawn to the $ 9 Monday night special — ¼ burger with your choice of cheese (smoked gouda for me), fries/​onion rings, and pint of beer/​glass of wine.
What made me excited about this place was that they served Yuengling. I was somewhat surprised that I saw it on the board and the server told me that they just got a couple of months ago. I have only had Yuengling in the state of PA when I was in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. It’s so hard to find it in other states.
Our meals itself were okay. We had to send our burgers back because they were undercooked. I do wish that our burger buns were toasted. I really did like the onion rings though.
Decent neighborhood bar.

I’m on the fence concerning TavCo. We went for some beer and food one night and I was so distracted by the menu! In a good way, of course. I couldn’t for the life of me decide between the Thai wrap, the apple sandwich, the chicken sandwich, and the turkey burger special. It was all so tantalizing! I went with the special and regret it. I couldn’t stop thinking about that apple sandwich after taking my first bite of the burger. Needless to say it wasn’t entirely thrilling, and the shallot aoli was good, but way too strong.
The fries, on the other hand were delicious! Couldn’t go wrong with those! My boyfriend had onion rings and we swapped some fries and rings. Both were tasty!
The service was good and the meal was good, but I was hoping for spectacular.

TavCo used to be the place to go for those «too good to be true» specials that actually were true. It was the kind of place that you would think, «this can only exist in Cleveland.» Then the ownership changed. At first I was promised that the new owner would keep everything the same. How many times has that been said when a bar changed ownership?
TavCo has attempted to go upscale. Once the kitchen renovation was complete a new menu appeared with the now popular «upscale pub» fare. Meh. I never wished TavCo would change. I liked it exactly the way it always was. Now I don’t feel excited about the prospect of going here anymore. It’s not like I won’t pop in occasionally or suggest it as a meeting place for a quick drink, but it’s not the place it used to be.