Tavern 17

08/05/09

Ripped-off

by tntphilly at Citysearch

Celebrated my wife finishing her summer classes here. Stopped by for some drinks and snacks around 6pm. Waitress was here-and-there, not really there.

Ate some sliders...they don't have buns anymore?! Served on oversized bread slices.

Checked my bank account following night to see the staff thought they should add another 50% to my tip. Chk'd my copy of the bill to confirm.

Don't feel like going here again. Better food, wine and staff in many places in the city.

• Pros: Good wine list ($$$$$)
• Cons: So-so food that is expensive, service lacks

12/10/08

I hate this place.

by bethany717 at Citysearch

Unfortunately, I have been here twice, and I hated it both times, and will not go back. The first time I went was with about 5 people after work for Happy Hour. At a place called Tavern 17, I was expecting it to be a tavern-ish place, but the vibe it has is quite the opposite. I felt like they were trying to be some swank Rittenhouse bar, but falling exteremely short. The staff is less than friendly, the specials are awful, and we were given a hard time when it came to seating us. The 2nd time we went (again, a group of about 5-6 after work), they switched our table while we were still sitting there!!

Also, the fact that there is no actual bathroom in the place, and you have to walk through the hotel is a little strange.

• Pros: Center City location- easy to get to
• Cons: Service, bathroom is in the hotel next door, high prices for low quality

12/05/08

LOVE THE SLIDERS

by willstop88 at Citysearch

I agree. The sliders are a deal and a half.

Worth checking out. Good drink specials. I was there last year and it wasn't fantastic. NOW, its definitely a place i would come back to. Will be one of my new happy hour spots.

• Pros: DELICIOUS!!

12/05/08

Unique Find!

by DoubleD37 at Citysearch

Want a beer and a good plate its the place to be. I went over to Tavern 17 with one of my friends for a happy hour drink and was pleasantly surprised. The selection was large and their sliders were awesome. I would definitely come back here to try dinner. Great find!

• Pros: Happy Hour Special $2 drafts
• Cons: pretty quiet atmosphere

12/03/08

I think I just threw up a little

by maxpril at Citysearch

You know the feeling when you really want to be sick but can't? That's how I feel after just returning from Tavern 17. Everything was terrible. First we attempt to sit in a row of seats squished so they literally touch each other. Then, the "family style" appetizers arrived, consisting of 3-5 pieces of fried stuff per every 8-10 people. Some of us ate, others were left out. Then we wait. Then, the sauces for the appetizers came out, long after everyone had already finished the appetizers. I am fairly sure they were store-bought and microwaved, but it didn't matter since we were done with the over-fried, cardboard-like appetizers. Run out of the lovely luke-warm tap water that was already on the table before we arrived? Too bad! We wait some more. By the time we were getting ready to order a pizza to be delivered into the restaurant, we got our... BREAD! This was, of course, after they took away our small plates, so there was nowhere to put our bread. We wait some more. And more. Some people got their main dishes--the chicken (advertised as 1/2 chicken with pears and string potatoes) was different for everyone that ordered it, and resembled quail... though it wouldn't surprise me if it was pigeon. Uhh... I just almost threw up again. The vegetarians got panini sandwiches (normally a lunch food?), and others got dingy-looking salads that were wet and browning. We waited around, most of us left. Those that hung around got a "dessert", which was a pound cake from CVS with canned peaches on top and a spray of whipped cream. They ran out of canned peaches and gave others an unidentifiable canned replacement fruit. This cost $30. Un-freaking-believable! I have NEVER had such a bad meal before. Some people said this place has good happy hour sliders, but that is just not possible. NOTHING good could have ever come out of the same kitchen. It was like a Chef Jeff project (ex-convicts-turned-chefs) gone wrong, terribly wrong. Do not ever come here!

• Pros: Nothing, absolutely nothing. Perhaps the view out of the restaurant as we left.
• Cons: Everything