Al's Tavern

I have review Al's before and have ate here at least a dozen times, but our last visit was disappointing.  I took my husband here for Father's day.  The service was as slow as a busy Sat. night and it was Sunday evening.  The food did not taste the same.  The wings were over fried to the point of tasting burnt.  The fries also did not taste the same.  I have no idea what has changed.  Please, Al's Tavern, change things back to the way it was.

I ended up here because one of my best friends had just had a baby in Altoona Regional Hospital, and I was researching a good spot to eat.  This seemed to get high reviews on here, so I gave it a try.

First impression was that it was really clean, and I loved all the old signs on the walls.  It'd be a good place to watch a game, lots of TV's.  This is a non-smoking place, which was a surprise.  Our waitress was great.  She gave us her suggestions, because I could have looked at that menu for a half hour.  It's HUGE.  

We decided to spilt the mexican fries.  They were good, but not really as hot (both temperature and spice) as I was hoping.  I ordered the baked italian sub for dinner.  Like the menu - this thing was HUGE.  It literally had an entire salad on the top of it.  I started by using my fork to eat the salad off the top, and evetually got to the sandwich, which was just okay.  Don't get me wrong, it was good, but it just wasn't anything special.  

If I'm back in the area, I'd give this place another try, solely because of the awesome service we got.  Also, my friend got wings which looked pretty tasty.  Overall, it was a nice, fast spot to grab dinner.

This place seldom disappoints (like almost never...) and I just love some of the food here. The menu is very extensive which I like. I have a few standbys, but it's always tough to decide here. The Budda Bing, Budda Bang, etc. sandwiches are great (especially the one with chicken, roasted red peppers and pepperoni), burgers, wings, pizza. Again, it's all good.... I do wish they had a better micro brew selection. They do have some, but it's rather limited. That is my only gripe, but still 5 stars because the food is so good.