Tap Yard Raleigh — Restaurant in Raleigh

Horrible place to vend. Unprofessional and very unorganized . First time vending there , we received a email ASKING us to be there. We came 45 minutes before the event started and got scolded by a young lady name Molly.

We were told the area was first come first serve . Then as we inquired indoor area(nobody was in) we were told it was reserved . … we were greeted by Robyn who told us that the inside was not reserved … with this confusion we decided to set up outside . After trying to unload our things we were told we couldn’t park at the facility . In knowing that, we wanted to just unload our materials first , we had Candles, tents, GLASS table stands & more. Instead of being helpful we were argued at about how it was inappropriate to remove things from the car.. meanwhile it’s 80+ degrees and the business is a CANDLE COMPANY. The host for this event was very unprofessional, unrealistic , agitated & unwelcoming .. for my first welcomed event , we do not recommend first timers ANY tap...

Went to their Mini Madness NYE event and really enjoyed ourselves. Although the place was crawling with kids screaming, playing and dancing, the staff (which I’m sure this is not their favorite night) was very friendly and quick. They were handing out glow sticks, had coloring stations, a dance party outside, and the kids went crazy over the balloon drop at “midnight”. The owner and his wife were happily (appeared to us as happily lol) working hard running around making it a fun night for the families. Although it was too busy when we were there to have the full menu it looked like they normally have fun cocktails, ample bar stations, fire pits and heaters outside.. it was a great alternative to a brewery where you can only get beer. We will definitely be back! Thank you so much for having this celebration for us parents to enjoy with...

This is a great venue with lots of space and character. For example, the front room looks like the Overlook Inn from The Shining. At first I was worried about going crazy and trying to hack my friends with an axe but thankfully I settled for buying the first round of drinks, and telling the bartender to make the drinks water. Judging from their reactions, you would've thought that I had indeed hacked them with an axe.

Apparently comedy night is every other Wednesday. I went on Wednesday, May 3rd, which was the first night of comedy, and it was surprisingly pretty good. Usually the comics I see at an open mic in a bar aren't very good, and they actually get ignored. This group of comics was hilarious. I plan to return in two weeks for the next comedy night.

All in all, this place gets my...