Copper Tap Grille — Restaurant in Panama City

What a delightful find one otherwise uneventful random midweek day! Several of us were looking to try someplace we had never been for a late lunch and The Copper Tap Grill popped up in Google. We arrived at a weird between-time and had the place entirely to ourselves. It was a delightful experience from start to finish. With wonderful food and excellent service. Of course, the refreshing pineapple hard ciders and raspberry lemon drop martini enhanced the whole experience.

We decided to try several dishes to share, and each one was significantly better than expected, especially given the unassuming minimalist bar/Cafe surroundings.

*Mama Rose's Homemade Meatballs (3) w/seasoned ricotta in marinara with a toasted baguette - This dish was deliciously heavy on the garlic and we enjoyed it enough to keep the dish until every last bit of the garlicky sauce was sopped up with the lovely light baguette and extra bread we ordered just for that purpose. (Our only recommendation to chef is go much easier on the salt)

**Because we did request bread, the fresh warm loaf was served with a generous dish of pesto garlic oil that set off a whole other culinary "died and went to Jersey" kinda experience which naturally required an additional loaf. 🤩

*Cheesy Shrimp Crab Bites w/remoulade - Were decadent, very tasty and crisp without being at all greasy and the remoulade was light and flavorful without impinging on anyone's spice tolerance.

*Pan seared Scallops w/Linguine in garlic sauce - Were perfect, simple, expertly cooked and exactly what you hope for but seldom receive. Thank you!

*Grouper Caprese - An elegantly conceived and presented dish with fine dining vibes and tremendous potential. (Suggestion to Chef: either plan to serve this as a cool temperature dish, or make a point of placing the tomato and fresh mozzarella topper just before serving, to prevent changes in texture. Hot grilled shrimp garnish on the side instead of top of the mozz. Consider a bigger pinch of dressed micro greens or fine diced tomato/onion/basil)

OMG I completely forgot about the fresh salad with tasty and unique Parmesan dressing that Mom loved. We also had the side of fresh veggies and ate every last bite between us, because they were so fresh and simply done and we couldn't stop eating them. 👀

Conclusion: This local bar "joint" kind of place is actually FINE DINING IN DISGUISE. It only needs some table linens, flickering candles and a few other small decor touches to round out the wall fireplace-intimate ambiance. We'll be back ASAP to try literally everything else...

So this is my first time being there, I work for a company that delivers food and beverages to restaurants and I was in the area during lunch time and decided to check it out.

Immediately upon entering I was greeted by the hostess and a gentleman who I took to be the owner. I got my order to go however service was phenomenal and they even threw in a soda, I had forgotten to order one.

After looking at their well-rounded menu I settled on the shrimp po boy which, and it's not a criticism, was pretty standard and I mean that in the best way possible.

The only real criticism I have of the sandwich is the fact that it was sort of standard, I have certainly have had better po boys but that's not to distract from the quality of the sandwich itself, and more specifically the bread, the bread was absolutely phenomenal I mean truly.

Also eating the sandwich I couldn't help but get a hint of coleslaw, I could be imagining it because the item description on the menu doesn't list coleslaw however the two bites that I had where I tasted the coleslaw were the two best bites of the whole sandwich, coincidence?

The sandwich came with phenomenal waffle fries that are sprinkled with Parmesan I believe, just fantastic overall.

So yeah between the good sandwich and the better waffle fries and the even better service,I'd recommend it, Heck I'd...

I would go back to CTG for happy hour. The ambiance, decor, cocktails and staff were spectacular. The food, not so much. I ordered the mussels and linguini. The dish was beautifully prepared, but lacked flavor. It was room temperature, that was my biggest issue. My friend had the debris sandwich and it was cold. My other friend ordered the shrimp/pesto special and it was very good. We also ordered the chicken and waffles. We were all taken back when the homemade Belgium we were expecting looked and tasted more like an Eggo waffle. We were disappointed that all the beers on tap were empty and being replenished. There was only ONE cold beer to choose from at the time. We were there at 5:00pm. Very disappointing being that this is a tap house. Our server was amazing and we tipped her well even though we were disappointed. The restaurant was very well decorated. I could tell a lot of thought was put into the decorating. For dessert we ordered the “RASPBERRY SORBET SERVED WITH A DELICIOUS MILK CHOCOLATE DIPPED WAFER” and I’d like to point out that the “milk chocolate dipped wafer” is just an Oreo. Normally desserts are served with a sprig of mint, but this one was served with flat leaf parsley. All in all, this place looks and sounds good, but food wasn’t much to...