The Taphouse at Rivers Bend - Craft Beer Bar Chester VA — Restaurant in Virginia

I’m on travel to this area a lot for work and I come here often. They always have a great selection of beer, and the rotating taps are a great idea. They have some basic “beer” in bottles in case you’re not a craft beer person. They also have a small but good selection of red and white wine on hand.

The food is really good. Basically sandwiches and appetizers but it’s all quality stuff. What they have works well. They make minor tweaks and have different specials, but it’s pretty straightforward. Hopefully they don’t change this up as it’s really good. Don’t expect full blown entrees since their kitchen is limited. But hey, there are plenty of full up restaurants right close by. Start here for a few beers or come by after dinner for a couple.

The staff is amazing. Kat, Anthony, and Kyle are all extremely friendly and always remember what you like. You genuinely feel welcome when you step into this place. The owner Mike is also a great guy and takes time to talk to all of the customers. The back patio is nice if you want to smoke or just sit outside.

This place is well run and very consistent. Hopefully they don’t try and change anything too much because what they have works extremely well. Make sure...

The place is small and as such has a limited beer supply for a place that has "taphouse" in its name. But perhaps that is just me responding to a later usage of the word by bigger more elaborate establishments. The music was ok...a nice background diversion. I think the place must be geared to a younger heavier drinking crowd because everything was served in plastic cups and on paper plates. The food is nothing to make this place a destination. The bartender was very nice. There were no other staff except maybe a person in the back. Limited seating at every other table due to Covid but eventually people sat wherever they wanted. 90% of the customers did not wear a mask but the bartender did. Nice hole in the wall place to listen to music if you are local but I see no reason to go if you are looking for nice surroundings and good sit-down food. We got the fried appetizer sampler and the wings. I could do without the fried stuff but the...

This is the first time I've had a bad experience at The Taphouse and I'm so disappointed that I'll probably never look forward to going there again. The beers on tap were awesome-as always. The lackluster service and room-temperature food were what ruined my most recent dinner there with friends. The waitress seemed to forget about us and our food after she took our order, and I watched her have a lengthy dramatic conversation with someone sitting at the bar in the middle of cashing us out which held her up A VERY LONG TIME while we just sat and watched her go on and on...after waiting what seemed like forever and then finally eating a room-temp sandwich (that was supposed to be a wrap) with unmelted cheese and hardly any guac, I was already disappointed with her service and having to waiting even longer to cash out so we could leave made matters worse. I'll definitely be back for a beer but I wont waste my money on food, especially if we have the...