Came here with a friend on a recent friday night in late June. The space is small and we lucked out and found a tall 2 top. Neat sounding drinks on the menu. Hipster vibe. I stuck with my usual extra dry martini (Tito's Vodka) straight up. It was served in a short glass and was a very generous drink. Nice lively atmosphere. I would return for more drinks and food.
Review Source:I am always careful to read previous reviews, just for balance. Â Mortimer was clearly a disgruntled wild card, from Philly. Â Enough said right there, no? Â I mean, Philly, food critic? Â Anyway, The Tapp is a welcome addition to the hip, dining/drinking scene. Â Quaint, small, cozy, nice little oasis of brew and chow with no signs of major flaws. Â Can't take dining too seriously in small little environs of this kind. Â Lighten up MORT! Â Beer & food tasting was genius and too bad Morty missed that. Â Oskar Blues and yummy small plates, was a great idea and executed well. Â One complaint ... open on Mondays!!!
Review Source:Passed through here for lunch on a drive back to Philly...I had the panini d'umbria which is supposed to have "melted" mozzarella but instead had a lukewarm (or lukecold rather) piece with surprisingly unflavorful prosciutto--didn't really taste the sopressatta (if there was any) or balsamic glaze and the bread was burnt from being overtoasted. I scraped the bread with my knife since the burnt parts overwhelmed the taste of the sandwich so much, and subsequently made a dusty burnt crumb mess all over the place.
My friend was drawn to the pickled onions when ordering the Tappan Dill salad but the salad came without them. The waiter was a guy in his late 30s perhaps that seemed nice enough but when my friend asked for the onions he came back from the kitchen only to say they were out of them and "yeah...it was totally insane this week"...Ok, fine, but how about giving her at least a little discount on the salad or at least saying sorry about that, could i get you something else, etc...I tried a bite of it and the cheese tasted spongy.
This very well could have been unrepresentative of the normal fare but I was annoyed to have to have paid $10 plus tax and tip for a sandwich that still tasted pretty bad after having a thorough scraping. I should have said something instead of venting through this review which is ultimately pointless. But I will next time.
The Tapp (formerly Brute on 9) was always where the Family met on Wednesday night, good drinks, great company, fun tunes and great service. Â I've since moved out of state but the first stop on the way home is always to The Tapp - where I'm always warmly greeted by Jeremy, Piper or Clark and made to feel right at home. Â The cocktails and beer selection are pretty great too.....
Review Source:I've been coming here since it changed owners and I love it just as much as before. Â Good selection of beers, delicious cocktails. Â The food is perfect for a pub. Â I've mainly been helped by Jeremy and Piper and they are very patient and always help me find a drink that suits my mood, even if it means taking an extra minute to work with me. Â Everyone makes sure I leave in a better mood. Â I love my local bar.
Review Source:I moved to Tarrytown about six months ago and the Tapp has become my go-to local bar. The beer selection is very good and although the food menu is not very large, it changes frequently and everything I've ordered has absolutely met or exceeded my expectations. The entire staff rocks and the crowd is typically pretty relaxed. Friday/Saturday can get pretty packed, but it never gets too loud for conversation.
Review Source:The Tapp is an incredible Bar/Eatery! Their food is top notch, as well as their drinks! delicious selection of beers, wines and liquors! The entire staff is friendly and accommodating! I have had a particularly wonderful experience with Piper The Bartender! She finds time to smile and take care of each patron with ease and grace. Â I would HIGHLY recommend sitting yourself near or around her! You will be a happier person by the time you are ready to head home! Love Love Love The Tapp!
Review Source:My friends and I were thoroughly dissatisfied with the service we received. Piper, our waitress was horrible. She wouldn't seat us even though there was an empty table. Finally we were seated and she continued to ignore us. When we got her attention she would just give us attitude. She's awful!! Because of her we'll probably never go again. The food is good. And they have a decent beer selection. This place could really be awesome if she didn't ruin our first and now our last experience. Thanks Piper!
Review Source:I stopped by here for a drink the other day the dim lighting is so low that you are not really to sure if they are open or not... Craft beers here are good and im guessing changed whenever they are kicked but im not to sure .Nice atmosphere here friendly staff and what seems to be a local type older crowd here.
Review Source:I really like this place and I have kind of a mixed review. I've been here a few times, and it was really great. Creative drink menu, a nice selection of beers, and tasty food. But the last time I went here it was absolutely atrocious. I asked a friend to go out with me for a drink and told her about this place.
We met there and grabbed a small table. Our waitress was friendly. We ordered the hummus appetizer to share, the mac and cheese appetizer (for my "main", and some chicken finger sliders. We also ordered two cocktails. We got our hummus dish, and then the waitress asked if we wanted any drinks. We reminded her that we already ordered two cocktails and she was like "Oh yeah. Right." and looked frazzled and ran off to get them. Fine. No harm done there. We're patient and weren't in any rush. The drinks come, and they were good. But they weren't good enough to then wait another 25+ minutes for my mac and cheese. But my friend's chicken finger sliders were no where to be found. We try to flag the waitress down who's running around like a maniac at this point, and she comes over to ask if we "want anything else?" and then she sees I haven't touched my mac and cheese and I explain we are waiting for my friend's meal. Now normally my friend and I wouldn't care about the food and we would tell her to forget it, but this was our dinner for the night and we already invested a good amount of time here so it wouldn't make sense to leave and go somewhere else only to wait there. So the waitress then runs off into the kitchen to go figure out where the food is. We must've waited another 10-15 minutes for her food. It was an absolute nightmare of a night and such a waste of time.
It's too bad because I had previously enjoyed my visits there (hence the three stars I'm giving it), but I just think they needed more help that night. The waitress never even offered to comp anything or offer us a free dessert for our troubles. No apology. Nothing. We were so happy to get our check, shove the money in it, and get out of there.
You can always find a local brew on tap but they also offer other seasonal choices. The Tapp has a nice laid back vibe with vintage photography of its namesake, the local Tappan Zee Bridge. The food menu is well edited with interesting specials. Order the meatball sliders because they are AMAZEBALLZ! Fri/Sat evenings draw a crowd and can get busy. Most other times its a good place to have a pint with friends and converse. Â As with just about every bar you go to, you will find ample flatscreen tvs playing your standard bar tv programming.
Review Source:I've been a number of times since they changed from Brute to The Tapp, and honestly...I thought Brute was awesome, but the Tapp is REALLY awesome! Â Cocktails and beer haven't changed much (maybe they added a couple taps, which is nice), the atmosphere is a little more rustic, but the food is really awesome. Â It was one of the only places open at 11 that was still serving food, so a friend and I came in and ordered a selection off the menu of buffalo chicken and some sliders. Â The buffalo chicken was awesome--not tenders, but clearly whole cutlets of chicken, cooked well with great sauce. Â The pulled pork sliders were great. Â Where this place really blew my mind was the meatball slider. Â Burgers are all the rage lately, and rightfully so, but meatballs take the kitsch away from the meat and limit what you can do with it, so a great meatball is a great feat. Â These meatballs are ridiculous, and for three meatball sliders for whatever it is they charge (I forget what it is exactly but I remember thinking it's reasonable) is totally worth it. Â Essentially, one of my favorite bars started serving one of my favorite meals. Â So that really doesn't suck.
Review Source:I went to this place when it was still Brute, and was excited to hear about some of the impending changes and renovation. Mostly, I felt they could use some reasons to go there--like specials and things. BVT has $4 pints with adventurous selection & half price wings on Monday & the NICEST owner I've ever befriended. Little B's has yummy spicy wings and really friendly staff that got to know us after 2 visits, and has frequent Yelp coupons, etc. Horsefeathers, though only bottles, also rotates often and tries new varieties, and the service behind the bar is super friendly.
My point is: I never saw much reason to go to THIS particular bar because beers were the same prices as I get near my office in Manhattan, they didn't really have food, and no one paid much attention to us there besides eventually asking if we wanted a refill. It was also usually very sparse, and none of the other patrons ever said as much as "hello."
I was hoping we would see some improvements on these fronts with an injection from new owners and a renovation... but the jury is still out. It's not BAD, but the 3 times I've gone since the change of hands (twice pre-renovation, and once the day after they re-opened), it's not really different. The beer selection is better now, and I do like the mason jar thing. The cinnamon & sugar rim for the pumpkin ale was an awesome touch, and $6 an ok price. The bites I have to reserve some judgment on, as we only tried one and it was... ok.
Beyond that... it seems that every time I go in, close friends of the bartender and chef/cook are there and they chat with them, incessantly and very LOUDLY indeed, for the entire 2 or 3 beer stay. Maybe I'm just unlucky with my timing, but regardless they could stand to bring the shout-speak down a notch. If they aren't going to talk to US, they could at least make it so we can have a friendly convo amongst ourselves without having to shout over their stories. This has happened the past 3 times, though, so it seems habitual. I'm personally surprised to see the staff described by everyone as SO friendly, since it's really only been very perfunctory service until it's time to settle up--then there's the "thank you's" and "have a good night." I mean, that's standard and not BAD, but it's also a little underwhelming, especially when we typically have to wait until our glasses have been drained for a few minutes before waving them down for a refill or to cash out. I'd like to get to know these folks, since this bar is a whopping 2 blocks from my house and we could definitely be "regulars"... but just not feeling welcome so far.
My last thing about the newest renovations will make me sound like a crotchety old English man but I don't care. The TVs... so many of them. Personally, not a fan, BUT I understand the appeal. My beef is actually with the way they were being utilized. It's football season, and I don't have a problem with that, it's just that they were turned on and the volume was up SO LOUD... during the game play, it's not that big of a deal, but the incessant, irritating commercials were driving me up a wall. I felt like I was in an old man's den, blasting the TV because he forgot to put in the hearing aid. I definitely don't go to a bar to have TVs shouting at me to BUY THIS CAR or DON'T FORGET TO EAT FRIED CHICKEN or whatever other stuff airs during football games.
I haven't given up. I think it's fundamentally trying, and I'm still patient because I so desperately want it to be great!
My wife and I stopped into this place (which is now called The Tapp by the way) after seeing a show at the Tarrytown Music Hall.
The bartender was a good guy and my wife loved his drinks (i.e. homemade sangria and martinis...). They had an awesome local beer selection as well. Definitely will feel like more of a real bar once the renovations will be completed. I'm going back to check it out again during football season.
They now serve small plates of food! Â Mostly tasty gourmet hotdogs, but that's all they really needed. Â Love their beer list and friendly bar tender / manager (Jeremy). Â Great cocktail list for those who are interested. Â I also like the renovation. Â Long story short, this is my go to place over the other Tarrytown drinking options (e.g. grungy Set Back Inn, packed and younger crowd at Little B's, and tiny bar at Sweet Grass).
Review Source:I have been going to Brute since it opened in May of 2002! Â The place looks great and they recently renovated with a fresh and hip new NYC East Village look which is cool.
The beer list is fantastic and the creative drinks they have here are great, and they always seem to be adding and creating new ones. There is now a great new creative menu, so you definitely can get food here, which is something new.
Billy Brutes version of Peanut Butter Pie is to die for, if you are not allergic to Peanuts, I don't care if you dislike peanuts as long as you are not allergic to them, You absolutely have to try the Peanut Butter pie.
Great little bar that doesn't get unnecessarily rowdy. The drinks are pretty good too and they have a decent beer selection. Only complaint is that there is no food. No bar food either! I guess at least they have Goldfish at the bar.
The bartender, Jeremy, will hold a conversation with you if you start one. He tends to pay more attention to his regulars, which makes sense.
Just wish this bar was more pub-like and had a more relaxing, home-y feel. We need one of those in Tarrytown.
Short story: good bottled beer selection, small but well selected tap list (an IPA, a wheat, and one more), more upscale atmosphere than I'd expect in westchester (art on walls, but spare instead of the overdone promotional way). But, the prices match- 7 and 6 for the beers.
I was home for the holidays and meeting a friend and this was a good place open late on a Tuesday. Busy enough to be interesting but hardly packed. Others seemed more regular customers.
Bartender was nice without being that kind of  fake friendly.
We stumbled on Brute on 9 while scouring Main street for a cool little dark bar before a show at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Finally after asking a Chinese delivery man , we hit pay dirt. Amazing selection of beers, cool music ( old school Chili Peppers), and a knowledgable and attentive bartender. I almost do not want to Yelp it because it needs to stay that cool little bar around the corner.
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