Standard Tap — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Years ago I met my boyfriend here so I was feeling nostalgic and grabbed dinner here with a friend and was sadly disappointed. First off, the positives. The ambiance of this place is great — intimate, low-lighting — perfect for a date. Fantastic beer list, too. Our server was polite and attentive. Now for the negatives. I detest how they have their menu only written on chalkboards. I understand that their menu changes frequently so it’s difficult to have printed menus — but if I’m 28 and I find it to be a pain in the butt to get up and down to keep looking at it (was not visible from my seat), how would perhaps an elderly patron feel? Having to get up and down like that? Annoyingggggg! Suggestion, make sure that all tables have a CLEAR view of the menu so patrons don’t have to get up and down to figure out what they want. Secondly, we were SO disappointed with our food. We both got the burger, which we felt was a safe bet. My friend ordered their burger medium-well, I ordered mine medium-rare — we both received medium-well burgers. When this happens at restaurants, this gives me the perception that they are not willing to accommodate customer preferences. Oh you’re at the same table and you both ordered burgers? We’ll slap em’ on at the same time and you get what you get. For a $15 burger, I expect my preferences to be honored. And with that, for a $15 burger, it was pretty bland and tasteless. Grilled onions were delicious, but the most flavorful part. The meat tasted unseasoned or severely under-seasoned, and there was no type of sauce. A flavorful aioli would have really lifted a bland burger. In conclusion, I expected more. Perfect place for JUST a drink, but if you want anything more than that, go...

The place is nice itself. There were a few things I wasn't happy about with my visit. First, unless you like oysters there won't be much for you to eat here. There was nothing on the menu that was very appetising to me but I did order the cheese plate and French fries. The French fries were not even on the menu. They were only mentioned after I asked if they had anything unhealthy on the menu. They were pretty good. The cheese plate came with a few pieces of cheese 3 or 4 I believe with some Apple slices and bread, along with some sauces. The bread was almost crouton like but very good. For the amount of money you pay for this plate I felt like they could have given you a little more food than they did. I mean it's call a cheese plate with 4 small pieces of cheese on it. Second, when we were ready to leave, they brought the bill over and I handed them 100 bill to pay and they told me they do not accept cash. They only accept credit cards. I explained that they had to accept cash. Their either a public or private company and they have to accept it in the US. No where did I see any signs that cash was not accepted. Third, they only sell craft beer which really wasn't that great in my opinion. Overall if you're not someone who holds their pinky up on the air as they drink their beer I would skip this place. It's not for the average blue collar person. I personally won't...

I'm amazed at these reviews. I did not get good vibes from this place. Myself and a few friends stopped in on Saturday night after dinner, trying to catch the last inning of the Phillies game.. we sat down immediately (as avid fans do), watching the game and reading the drink menu from above the bar when this guy who was JUST playing pool comes over and tells us to order our drinks at the bar. I was already preparing to get up to order before he came over. My boyfriend and I went up to the bar and ordered our drinks while being stared down by this man who looked like he was at the January 6th Capitol Attacks (All he needed was a tiki torch) anyways, fast forward hmm idk 5 minutes later? My boyfriend and I sat down with our drinks, but my friends were still lagging a little bit, talking and catching up with each other; when a bartender comes up to our group and gives us menus after this gentleman told us to order at the bar! WEIRD! Then the bartender makes eye contact with the same guy standing a few feet away with his arms crossed and they go to the back to talk or whatever... I know that this was racially motivated and it's sad because they did have a nice selection of beers. If someone at this establishment could reach out to me, that...