Tug’s Casual Dining

So I have to say… this is not my top choice if I was gonna go out to eat and drink but they do have great happy hour specials.
The only time I go here is with friends. I have quite a few friends that live on the island and they love this place. I don’t get that but I do get the happy hour special prices!
The last time I went here I odered the chicken quesadilla and I have to say… it was very good! I literally ate the whole thing! Nothing was left on my plate! I dunno if it was becuase I had nothing to eat that day or if it truly was delishhhh. I am gonna go with the latter and say it was delishhh! With the happy hour special price it was $ 5 something. not bad! I also ordered a beer which was $ 2.75 I think…
Overall it was a good experience and I would always come back with my friends for the happy hour!

The service was very slow and our waiter didn’t know what he was doing. We waited 20 mins for our bill after we said we were finished, we had to go inside to find our waiter.

Lunch w/​Da Wifey. She had Blackened Chicken Pasta and I the Seafood Gumbo. Yummy yummy yummy. Rory our server was the Best! Kudos. Not overbearing at all. Smiles n jus cordial. I’ll go back b ask for her.

Went here for happy hour on Friday with my friend. Very nice atmosphere, small but big enough to feel comfortable. The hostess was kind of impatient because i didn’t see my friend seated. It felt as if she was rushing me to seat me, kind of awkward!
Nice waiter. We were seated and ordered drinks immediately! I had the cosmo, my friend had a vodka mixed, sooo good! We also ordered fried pickles and hummus. Let me tell you, the best thing this side of the vegan world!!! Sooooooooo good! Wanted to try the Tilapia with shrimp, will try it next time.
Through the third drink, was too full to order entrées. This was by far the best happy hour! Also, Thursday is Ladies Night and happy hour all day!!! Will most definitely be back!

Love Tugs! Reasonably priced and the menu is simple but has something for everyone! I really enjoyed the food and the service was great!

I’ve been going here for about five years now and must say its customer service has definitely evolved. First several visits were met with unpleasant and moody waitstaff, though the bartenders and chef (Chef Kerry) were always very cordial and accommodating. While the food is basic american fare the gumbo is the best I’ve had, anywhere.
I enjoy breakfast/​brunch on the weekends and opt for the patio when weather permits. My favorite dish is the sausage and biscuits, with extra gravy. The pancakes come a close second and aren’t the usual bland cakes I tend to get at other restaurants and then have to drench in butter and syrup just to get down my throat!
Happy Hour favorites are fried pickles with house wines not too bad considering the price of $ 4/​glass. I’ve occasionally had to ask for more champagne in my mimosa but have never been given grief about it.
My only negative is that when ordering to-​go food, by the time I get home (5 minutes away, in Harbor Town) fries, nachos and onion strings have lost their crunch. Maybe different to-​go containers would help?
If you’re lucky enough to visit when Anibal is on a shift, I’d definitely request one of his tables (especially if you have young children.) He is one of the most patient, attentive and fun servers I’ve come across.

The atmosphere was nice. The server was very courteous and prompt. We had breakfast, and the pancakes were very light and fluffy. The prices were reasonable also.

It’s a nice spot on mud island, right near Mississippi green belt park. Fairly good prices. Had their mud island mojito there, tasty. Also had their gumbo which they said was the best in Memphis, mind as well had a sign that said worlds best coffee.
Nice atmosphere and music. Check it out and see it differently than me hopefully.

This place definitely falls on the «Average» side of the spectrum. It’s a cute location on Mud Island and has some nice patio seating which is great on a beautiful sunny day. I came here with my boyfriend for brunch and were immediately seated.
They have some reasonable alcoholic drink options and I got Bellini cocktail while my boyfriend got the salted dog. Both were $ 5 but tasted just okay. We ordered the Southern Benedict and seafood gumbo. Both dishes were just alright. The gumbo was pretty thick and tasted very beefy (very brown soup base so I assumed they probably used a lot of beef stock). The benedicts’ eggs were slightly overcooked, but overall not bad.
I don’t think I would come back here unless I was looking for a place near Mud Island where I can be seated and served pretty quickly.

A beautiful view of the River and pretty good food. Thursday is ladies night and a good value for Happy Hour daily from 5 – 7. Wine at $ 3.95 per glass and $ 2.95 beers plus appetizer’s at $ 4.95-$ 5.95 with very generous portions. We had the Bruschetta and Asian Wraps on a recent Thursday evening and both were quite yummy, the Bruschetta was nicely crisp and drizzled with balsamic with very fresh and garlicky tomatoes, basil and fresh Parm.
The Asian wraps were quite tasty as well, a very nicely soy and ginger marinated chicken breast served on large Romaine lettuce leaves. I really liked the Romaine as opposed to the usual iceberg, it holds up better the filling and has great crunch.

It’s a beautiful day and the patio at Tug’s was the the perfect spot with a great view of the river. Cool drinks nice food perfect set up.

Great location and average food. Good drinks and friendly staff! Good for lunch or drinks and an app

The staff is great! Everyone is super nice and accommodating, and this makes you really want to like the food, seriously I’m trying to fall in love with the place.
I think they did a good job on their recent renovations and watching a game here seems like it would really be fun.
But the food is rather bland-I’ve tried the pasta, chicken tenders, and meatloaf and they were all missing seasoning-​maybe they are looking out for people with high blood pressure.
The appetizers are actually okay-​the fried pickles and fried wings are my pick.
The breakfast is A OK and if I go again it will only be for the breakfast.
So yes, I will still continue my quest to love this place but I will stick with their pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast, and biscuits (I know that’s a lot of bread but it’s one of my weaknesses).
Again, I really like the customer service here!

It’s really a shame… I now live on Mud Island and it would be so nice to have a good local bar to go to for some good bar food but this place is average at best. The dinning room is not very clean and somewhat out dated. The food Is average at best but the service was really very good. So at least they have that going for them. I had the chicken sandwich which was overcooked and tiny. As in mostly roll with a «tiny» piece of overcooked chicken lost inside. The fries were good. My wife had the fish and chips… wouldn’t recommend it. Overall, I’ll drive over the bridge into downtown Memphis next time.
Sorry Tug fans.

There are several reasons I go to Tug’s:
1. The food is decent. This place has great salads, which is what I usually get (more specifically, the Chef Salad). Their apps aren’t great (I’ve had just about every one on the menu), but they do happy hour every day and have discounted apps and drinks! Save yourself the calories and skip dessert… I’ve tried a few items off the dessert menu and have been disappointed with every one.
2. The atmosphere is casual. No one will judge you if you walk in wearing your sweatpants. Love it. Ladies-​there are always men sitting at the bar, so you might want to throw on something a little fancier, like leggings or your fancy sweat pants. This place has great people watching, and if you don’t feel like watching people, they always have a game on one of the TVs at the bar.
3. The pancakes. When I went there one day for breakfast, the waitress convinced me to get the pancakes. She said they were really good… and she was 100% correct. I’m really not sure what they put in these pancakes, but they were absolutely delicious!
So if you’re looking for a super casual place to meet up with friends for a beer, or you don’t feel like cooking and want to go out in whatever you happen to be wearing that minute, Tug’s is the place for you. Food is decent, service is ok and there is always someone else to talk to at the bar if you stroll in by yourself. They recently painted this place and it looks great, so check it out for yourself!

I rarely shell out one star reviews, but this place takes the cake. A small group of us came for my girlfriends birthday after The Terrace was vastly over-​packed. We are seated by a Hostess and over 10 minutes elapse until a server comes to take our drink orders. Three of us ordered sodas, and one ordered wine. It took a while for the sodas to come, even longer for the glass of wine, and was an absolute chore to get our servers attention to get a refill; even for the wine (which is baffling, as that they get to charge for each glass, which in theory would increase the tip; wouldn’t he be eager to get more money? The restaurant wasn’t even remotely crowded).
I ordered the stuffed chicken breast, which I figured would be relatively rich in flavor. After all, it’s stuffed with mozzarella, tomato, and fresh basil. Man was I wrong. Bland, plain, TOTAL waste of money. There was a general consensus at our table that the experience was rather disappointing. I definitely expected better of a place in Mud Island, but I definitely won’t be back.

We go to Paulette’s a lot but had never been to Tug’s. What was I waiting for? Great service — decent prices — great sunset views. We just had wine as we waited to attend a wedding outside. We will be back for dinner soon.

My girlfriend says you can’t give out 5 stars to a casual dining place.
I understand and value that opinion but I think Tugs is the best they can be for what they are,
It’s special casual dining with great drink prices and a great atmosphere.
My girlfriend had the Harbor Town spring salad with grilled chicken.
She said the chicken was dry
until she saved it by covering it with the balsamic vinaigrette provided.
She said it was delicious,
a wonderful combination of warm goat cheese, dried cranberries and walnuts
I wanted a salad to try to make up for the,
(totally worth the calories),
3 pieces of Jet’s pizza I had for lunch.
So, I had the Harbor Town shrimp salad.
Thank God for a seafood salad that doesn’t use the word «salad»
as an excuse to soak something in mayonnaise.
At first I was worried because I looked like it only had three pieces of shrimp.
Then I assumed that is must have came with 6 pieces of shrimp
and my girlfriend must have stolen a 3 while I wasn’t looking.
But as it turned out there were so many tasty grilled shrimp
that I stopped counting.
The flavors of the blue cheese an onions mixed well with the thyme vinaigrette.
It filled me up and yet felt light and refreshing at the same time.
WARNING: the onions have a vary strong odor
My girlfriend would not give me” any” for two days afterwards.

Our first visit was a Saturday at 10 am. We were looking for breakfast and decided to give this place a try. We ordered the French toast and the two-​egg breakfast (eggs, bacon, potatoes & biscuit).
The coffee was a good quality. It has a strong flavor, without the harshness of a popular coffee chain. :-). Although, we tend to prefer a more milder coffee (yes, we’re coffee wimps)
The French toast was very tasty, made even more so by the real butter (vs. whipped Margarine). My wife said it was as good as what she makes with her homemade bread. The sausage link was good quality and had a good flavor, but she would have preferred that it was cooked a little longer, as she likes it cooked till it’s more brown.
The scrambled eggs were tasty. Even more, I could tell it was made from real eggs by the yellow and white striations. The bacon and potatoes were cooked a little more than I like. The gravy is great! The biscuit was good and flakey.
Over all, the food was good. As well, sitting on the patio in the morning, in view of the river, made for a relaxing time.

*sigh* I am really tired of bland food. I am so sick of wasting the money, gas, time and calories on food that doesn’t even taste good.
I’m actually pretty easy to please. If you give me a good atmosphere (or drinks) I am more than forgiving about so-​so food. But this place has the same charm as a Chile’s. You would think that being on Mud Island would give it some sort of cool vibe… but from where I was sitting (and most other seats I noticed as I walked by), you couldn’t even see the river.
Props should be given for the mist that sprays on the outside porch, but it is too hot out for even that to be an incentive to get me out there. The waitress was very nice and professional but even her attentiveness didn’t do much to soften me. I just couldn’t believe how expensive it was! $ 37 for 2 people to have lunch? Granted we did order a $ 5.95 appetizer, but still… for what we got, it was a tad bit ridiculous.
The hummus appetizer was not good. It was the equivalent of eating paste… the pita was pretty good though (I’ll give props where they are due). But my buffalo wrap was unappetizing and my mother didn’t eat more than a few bites of her veggie sandwich. We both left annoyed at the waste of both money and food.