Let me start off by saying that I have gone to this City Tavern 4 times or so.
All I can say is wow.
Lets start with the food - they have a pretty good Grilled Salmon Caesar salad (which is one of my favorite dishes at a place like this). The salad is good and pretty cheap (I think its like 12 bucks).
The problem is the quality - sometimes the food is good, others its not cooked or just not what you ordered. Some examples: Once my wife ordered tuna which came out still frozen (as in it was still an ice cube). The entrees are SLOW to come out - Plan on having a few hours to eat. The staff is un-apologetic - They seem to think its ok to mix up everyone's orders and let us figure it out by going from table to table asking if some one else got your plate.
I can't say I've ever left the City Tavern thinking wow - that was a pretty good meal. Usually I'm just in shock about how horrible the experience was and how it was so much worse than i remembered it was before.
You know, this rating started out as a 2 then as i wrote i realized just how lame the place really is.
Bottom line for me - If you have 3 hours and a whole lot of patience, then the food is decent and its not really that expensive. Otherwise take your hard earned $ and spend it someplace else.