Tavern on the Commons - Ithaca (NY)

5 /5 The Suave Sultan: The food is absolutely delicious and they have a good selection of drinks on offer. The staff are very friendly and the prices are fair. The restaurant itself is very beautiful with some amazing wood booths. Definitely worth checking out if you’re in town.

3 /5 Lauren S: NO BATHROOM AT RESTAURANT. The restaurant is attached to a hotel and in order for you to use the bathroom as a restaurant patron, you had to get a key from the server -- and apparently there is only one key. The food was ok. Nothing spectacular but not bad. Portion size was lacking for the price. In addition, I felt bad for the single server at the restaurant. She was bartending, waiting tables, running food, and bussing tables. Today was the Apple Harvest Festival. Either management at the restaurant thought it was going to a slow, or people called out, or having one server at 2:30PM is the norm. But, I think at one point she was waiting on about 20 people. I felt bad for her.

3 /5 William Hull: The food was good when it arrived, but the service was quite slow. So, to start, we ordered Guinness on draft and the waiter informed us that it might be awhile bc he had to replace the keg. We didn’t worry about that because we figured it wouldn’t be long to complete that task. Boy were we wrong!!!! It took so long that my colleagues had to change the drink that they ordered. When my Guinness came out it was good but the wait was longer than seemingly necessary. Additionally, the restaurant was not crowded with patrons, so I’m not sure what the delays were attributed to. We, then, waited on our entrees, which didn’t arrive for almost a full quarter of football (which is about forty minutes). When the food arrived it was delicious but that could be because of how ravenous we were considering the wait. The most frustrating part was that the restaurant was nearly empty, yet there were only two staff members working. I would recommend this place for the food and atmosphere but since we were on a schedule the service was lacking.

5 /5 Elizabeth Rachun: What a fun tavern! Great atmosphere, tasty food and yummy drinks. If you’re not into fried pub grub (which is delicious!), I recommend the Brussel sprouts and Cali crunch salad. Perfect for a summer evening. Our host Matt was the best!

5 /5 Viktor Phelps: This was a beautiful tavern with lovely woodwork inside, and lovely service from the waiter to get us libations and food. My girlfriend and I enjoyed the thick and cheesy grilled cheese with the macaroni and cheese, while I enjoyed a pint of Down East cider. The cider was delicious, and so was the rest of our food as we vibed after a day exploring Ithaca. The photo is of an interesting Bills Mafia burger we saw but did not get (Go Browns).