Austin Community Tavern — Restaurant in Bloom Township

Food is mediocre, owner is rude, arrogant, disrespectful and dismissive! The worst is the place smelled like a musty log cabin. I got hit with that lovely aroma as I walked in. Now that I think of it, I thought it was weird that there were several fans going all over the bar. IDK.

Anyway, after eating our pizza, we left and caught the owner, Phil, on the way out. We told him the pizza was good and that maybe he needs to mention that soft drink refills are not free. I know it’s not a big deal, but I just assumed at a place that presents itself as an upscale bar, with a “chef”, that would be the case. Oh well, I paid over $8 for 3 ice filled pints of Diet Coke. I’m just saying it would have been nice to have been told that by the bartender. Then this guy goes on about he can’t do that and that he has free music so that should be enough and he’d go broke if he gave away free refills of Coke! He was all huffy at that point and I have no idea what he was talking about.

So to calm the situation I asked him about his live music and began to tell him that I am trying to rebrand the hall at our local VFW and he cuts me off to snap at me, “Good luck with that! Try to get 25 people in that place! Ha! Ha! Ha!” as he turned and was walking away from me. I was in udder shock! What?! It’s the local VFW Hall and I’m trying to help out our veterans?! My entire point was before he cut me off, the hall holds way more people than his little, bitty place and I wanted to offer the hall so he can book larger acts. Oh well! His loss!

Not really sure what this guy’s deal is but it seems like my experience is a common one with him! Read the other reviews on yelp! Wow!

In this day and age an owner shouldn’t treat customers like this. Especially after they just spent good money in his place. SMH. Never again! Plenty of other options in the area to...

My first time going to Austin’s Tavern was last night to see Expo 76 (a primarily north side band). Expo 76 plays a compilation of AM radio hits from the 60’s & 70’s. Listening to E76 brings you back to the soothing waters of your youth – they are simply great. Austin Community Tavern was excellent too. You can tell the proprietor (Phil) truly cares about bringing quality live music to the southern suburbs. We shared a pizza, fries, and a cheeseburger – the food & drinks were great, and the ambiance was just right. You can tell the employees take their cue from Phil the owner who was constantly on the move, introducing the band, greeting customers, serving customers, and busing tables too. You’ll enjoy every second - from the minute you enter until you leave. Bravo, Austin...

Quite honestly the most solid food I've had from a bar in the suburbs. I got their steak sandwich and their black sea bass special with brown butter gnocchi. I always get really happy to see places doing fresh cut fries, you can tell the chef here takes a lot of pride in their food because everything was sooo delicious. I didn't get the opportunity to try it however they make their own hot sauce in house as well which they sell by the bottle. I would highly recommend stopping by and giving their food a try you won't be disappointed.

The bartender that we ordered with was extremely kind and made great conversation while we waited...