As much as I hate to admit it, the food has taken a horrible turn at the Tavern. The last two times I've visited they've been out of several items on the menu, promising a new menu "coming soon" which has yet to arrive. And all of the food served served was obviously canned, bagged or frozen. Absolutely nothing is freshly made.
The hamburger they're serving now is a pasty mush, barely cooked all the way through. I was happy to ask for bacon on it but what I got looked like pre-fabricated microwave strips. Popcorn shrimp tastes like cardboard which they try to hide with a ridiculously spicy sauce....
Every restaurant on Montford is packed and Tavern is 100 feet away but there's hardly anyone in the dining room on Saturday night at 8pm. I don't know what happened in the kitchen in the last year but it's not looking good for the Tavern's longevity. If they think they're cutting costs, what they're really cutting is customers. Which is sad because customer service is always good and they spent so much effort updating the bar. It's a great idea executed very poorly. If T.o.P. was a stock I'd rate it: Sell