Tavern On Main

Been here several times before today. Always had great food and pretty good service. Today's lunch time visit was not so great. Went in for late lunch arrived about 1:20pm and sat at the bar.  Female bartender came to the bar area and visited and gossiped with some of the other patrons seated behind me. Not once even looked in my direction or asked me if I needed anything. So after the bartender came to the bar area several times and me getting zero service I got up and left. I really do like the place might have try again but no time soon.

Great food and atmosphere!  My wife and I really love warm bread and usually get a good idea about a place from their bread.  This place delivered!  I had the "surf and turf".  The fillet was perfectly cooked and tasted great.  The scallops were pretty tiny but were also cooked perfectly.  The prices were very reasonable with nothing costing more than $18.  We finished the meal with a slice of homemade Bailey's cheesecake, which was great.  The only drawbacks were that the vegetables were clearly from a frozen bag and were overcooked and the coffee was below normal restaurant standards.  Overall it was a great date and I'd go back.

This was my first experience with a "limited" opening. The first three times I tried eating here, I failed. For a long while, they only had an operational bar with no food. Apparently, this is what's called a limited opening. I guess it's easier to gradually introduce to facets of a restaurant rather than make sure everything is ready to go for a grand opening. Meh. I'm going to go ahead and assume this sort of thing would only go down in Bellevegas.

The night I FINALLY got to try their food, I was quite disappointed. My salad was not all I had hoped for. With dark greens, goat cheese and nuts, you really can't go wrong -- but I'm fairly certain they left the flavor sitting on the counter in the back. It was totally flat. Nothing popped. Even the dressing was ho hum. Since trying their food, I have only gone back for a drink or two. Their let down of my favorite kind of salad still saddens me and I cannot bring myself to try anything else save a beer or two. This is what happens when you get your hopes up for fine dining in Belleville.