Brewer's Tap & Table — Restaurant in Waltham

(1.5 stars, edited to include more info) Came here on a Saturday night for a friend's birthday. We were a group of 20, so we already expected it to take a while for everyone to order, for everyone to get food, etc, but we made a reservation for dinner ahead of time. So what we did not expect was for them to seat the majority of the group in what looked like their lounge/waiting area, full of couches and 2 low tables. A few members of the group sat at the end of the bar. It did take a while to get drinks and food, as expected, but when they did come out, the waitresses practically shouted our orders at us as my friend said, "like an auction". A bunch of people in the group were skipped over, so their orders never got taken, it took a while to put their orders in and, consequently, they got their food much later. One of my friends also had her drink order taken, and then when everyone else's drinks came out, she was told that there was no more rosé, which seems like something a waiter should check before confirming the order. And the group in the lounge area- like no one should be expected to eat with their food on their lap in a nice restaurant. A table shouldn't be too much to ask for. And keep in mind, the restaurant wasn't completely full. We also saw that there was an upstairs area (not sure if you had to specially reserve it, but at least it seemed like it would have been a much better place to seat 20 people). They also had a small separated dining room, which became free before we got our food. The lounge group asked to be moved there, but we weren't allowed. Yes, we are college students, but we were dressed nicely, we weren't being loud, and we're still paying customers. And we were here for a birthday, the birthday girl should not have to worry about where her friends are going to eat their dinner. I split the grilled cheese and calamari appetizer with a friend. The food was pretty good, which was the only saving grace of the night and the only reason this review...

Allow me to explain. It is 8:30pm on a Thursday. I sit at the bar and watch the staff outnumber the guests. Yet despite this the bar staff stayed absent from the bar for much of my stay. The service was cold and awkward.

I came with a simple goal: burger and a beer. This seemed to be the place. Upon entering I was given some incredibly stale popcorn. The beer menu was staggering, overwhelming, and despite my best efforts to find reason in it, completely disorganized. If you have over 50 beers on draft, maybe organize them in some basic way.

Now paying $9 for a beer, might seem ok for you yuppies reading this, but I at least want to feel like I’m in a bar with people if I’m paying that. Not a sad ghost town. I got the smash burger, which was 16 dollars. Also overpriced. Firstly it was in no way a smash burger by the definition of the word, and was a regular burger. Secondly, the fries I got were cold and stale. I mentioned to a waitress who immediately knew what I was going to say. So they knowingly serve stale fries. She quickly brought me some more equally cold and stale fries.

In the end I lost 42.75 with tip, and could have gotten away with a more appetizing McDonald’s combo and a 6 pack of beer for in the ball park of $20 bucks…

Disappointed. This place feels like it is asleep and desperately needing a surge...

My girlfriend and I enjoyed our time when we went to brewers tap and table in the first week it had opened and being right down the street from us, we wanted to give it a try again. We just returned from brewers tap and table vowing not to go back. It's a rainy Thursday evening and brewers was not busy at any point throughout our stay. Our server was very good at making himself scarce as we could never find him when we needed him. Drinks took a while and when we received our food, it came out cold. We made the server aware (when we finally saw him) and his response was "I can see if the cook will heat it back up if you want". Once we finished we did not see the server again for approximately 40 minutes, at which point we had decided we would be better off going somewhere else for another round. We received the check and noticed it was full price for everything (4 drinks, 2 entrees: nearly $90). For how much we spent, we could have had a better (and significantly cheaper) experience at any one of the other restaurants on moody street. I am disappointed because we enjoy the atmosphere and the drink selection, but we will not be returning, and we will ensure our friends and family don't make the...