The Tavern Company - Cleveland Heights

The back patio is a perfect spot to watch games. Always good beer and amazing food.

It was freezing inside. Dinnerware is cheap and chinzy. Seating is not very comfortable. No printed menus; must have smartphone. But the food is good. And it was getting busy and noisy. People having fun.

Honestly, the service was poor. Mistakes on orders, some things never came out, slow, unresponsive... Not rude, but not good. Whatever. 2/10 The food started interesting. The dill pickle potato and bacon soup came as advertised. Too much dill going on. 3/10 but if you love dill probably higher for you. The consistency was not thick at all. 3/10 dill potato and bacon soup My wife loved the blackened tuna salad 8/10 And then something happened. The crispy hot chicken sandwich. Order this. This damn sandwich was the best thing I've had at a restaurant in a very long time. Easily my favorite sandwich ever. Incredible. Crispy, with a tasty sauce. Buns were perfection. I took the tomato off because it was unnecessary. Get this sandwich 10/10 Crispy Hot Chicken Sandwich. And the buffalo wings were absolutely top notch. Crispy. Probably overcooked for some people but that's how we like them with a great hot sauce 8.5/10 buffalo wings If it wasn't for the sandwich, we'd probably not go back but it was worth all the inconsistent service alone.

Got in after a cold and long day at work. Stood at the wait station for a few minutes. More people started to come in and congregate by the wait area. My father and I stood by the podium/where the sign was that said Please wait to be seated while others filled in. Hostess came over, grabbed the first family she saw, and tried to seat them. We politely said We were waiting here first . Hostess said Sorry guys. It 's who I see first. You shouldve spoken up . We had no time to speak up, since she didnt ask who was here first and just grabbed the first family she saw. This was the last available table and now we had a 20 minute wait because the family she wanted to seat lacked the kindness to say Hey, we just walked in and they were waiting and the hostess just wanted to clear the waiting area. Food was decent, not bad by any means. Its bar food. But the interaction with the hostess really soured the visit for us.

Personally, it’s my fav burger in Cleveland, especially in the summer on the back patio.