Tap Room — Restaurant in Fairfax

Overpriced hipster joint, most likely because it's in a tourist spot. It's decent food, but ultimately the amount charged for the quality is not worth it. The carne asada nachos weren't terrible, but they were super soggy on the bottom as most places get. They were still better than nachos you would get at a corporate place like Chili's or Buffalo Wild Wings, but I have had much better from scratch kitchens elsewhere. Carne asada was cooked decently (aka not super burnt). I do remember the guacamole tasting pretty decent for an American restaurant.

The classic market burger add caramelized onions was ok. The burger bun was pretty solid, although the rest of the burger was cookie cutter. I didn't taste any difference between the Niman Ranch beef patty they advertised and a regular beef patty I have gotten from any other restaurant. I think they forgot the house sauce on mine, as I cannot recall it being on there or tasting it. Not a bad meal after hiking 15+ miles in a day, but then again if you're super hungry most places would...

We stayed down the road at the Tomales Bay Inn & Resort. We had planned to try some of the closer restaurants, but luckily they were closed. We went a little further to the Tap Room because they actually opened late enough that we wouldn't be rushed. We were immediately greeted by one of the friendliest ladies that really made you feel like it was her personal mission to make us feel welcome. Sat at a shared long table in the back. Played chess with my youngest son while we waited for our dinner. Enjoyed a locally brewed amber ale with the Reuben sandwich. The Tap Room shares a kitchen with the Inverness Park Market next door that has a wonderful deli and fantastic small town grocery market. Enjoyed the experience so much, I even bought a Tap Room ball cap. There is both indoor and outdoor seating. A lot of places have good customer service. This one was so welcoming that you just want to keep...

Highway robbery for gross food. One of the worst burgers ever, and a sneaky server suggesting items without mentioning a surcharge. The burger was severely undercooked. When I was asked if I wanted my side to be fries or a salad, my selection of fries was followed up by the question if I wanted garlic fries. The bill in the end showed I was charged an additional 1.50 for this (this bland and boring, semi-raw burger cost 24 dollars as is!). And they were gross. Undercooked fries, soaked in grease and drowned in near-raw garlic that kept repeating itself for the rest of the day. This restaurant seems to operate without running water! All plastic/paper plates, cups, cutlery, etc. The toilets are filthy honey buckets outside with a handwash station with barely any water to wash your hands. After a 10 day road trip using public bathrooms, this was the dirtiest one I came across. Avoid...