Tavern 17

This place is part of the Radisson Blu Hotel. Our first night it was a decent experience. Unfortunately, we came during the time the pope was in Philly. After, all the festivities from the Popes conference we came back at 9:30 to enjoy the rest of the night and so did 30 plus more people. We ask for a round of drinks and food. By 10:30 they called last call and would not serve any more mix drinks. By 11 they were turning people away.
When I ask what time they usually close they said it was management decision to close early because it was slow. Although, I understand they were slow, but just with my group of 15 people we spent over $ 700 by 11pm.
What was worse about it was that they were very rude on Hope they kicked everyone out.
Don’t recommend this place.

I do not recommend this place i went today for brunch gave me a glass with lipstick on it. You don’t have dishwashers. The food is not good either had a breakfast quesadilla not good whatsoever won’t be going back.

Saturday night — the place was empty except for 2 other people at the bar. Got a couple of beers then we ordered pretzels and continued drinking. Half an hour (not exaggerating) later, we were informed that they are out of pretzels so we should probably order something else. How does it take 5 minutes to realise you are out of something, let alone 30?!

Good, flat iron steak yum… Tyler and Zelda have great customer service. Need to promote there happy hour though. I will return.

I regularly come to Tavern 17 for breakfast with my sisters. The food is good and the service is excellent. Shout out to Kerry. She’s the best server I’ve ever had anywhere.

I have had drinks and food at Tavern 17 alone and with friends. Recently I discovered that it is an excellent place to have a date with one of my favorite people: myself.
It was Friday at the end of a long and difficult week. I wanted a drink and some space to unwind. I wasn’t ready to be social yet, but I also didn’t want to be alone. I took a seat at the bar and ordered the house Pinot Grigio, which I’d had before and am quite fond of, although I’m not exactly a wine connoisseur. I sipped my wine and watched the basketball game. It’s not a sports bar so there’s no yelling or emphatic gestures, but people don’t seem to mind if you get into it and do some muttering under your breath when the ref makes a bad call.
After a bit I got out my notebook and planned out some articles for the coming month, still sipping my wine. It was warm and bright but not overly so, and I found it was a pleasant place to work.
The Happy Hour menu is great, and I especially recommend the pretzel bites. They’re soft and buttery and come with cheese, regular mustard, and spicy mustard for dipping. They will give you your check right away, which can be good if you’re in a hurry, but sometimes makes me feel rushed, like they want me to clear out and free up the seat fast.
One thing I will note is, as with many hotel bars I’m sure, the crowd is mixed. Sometimes you get a good group of middle-​aged to older folks in the city for business, and sometimes you get drunk, bro-​y groups getting post-​wedding sloshed. And sometimes it’s completely empty, and those times are the best times to have a relaxing date with yourself, a glass of wine, and a basketball game.

Overall terribly disappointing and bad. We booked a Valentine’s package at the Radisson Blu, the lobby of which connects to Tavern 17. Came with dinner AND brunch at this establishment and they seemed eager /​excited to have this as part of the offering. We arrived for our 6 pm reservation — only time they could squeeze us in — to be one of 3 tables actually eating there. That should have been our first clue. Second clue should have been the complete lack of a vegetarian option for dinner on the prix fixe menu. I was able to order off a separate limited Valentine’s menu and went with the black bean burger, seemed like the best available option? The waitress said she doesn’t like vegetables so she couldn’t make a recommendation. My fiancé got the barbecue salmon. We ordered fried calamari as an appetizer. Now, the fact that it’s fried and has a beyond creamy dipping sauce should pretty much equal amazing, but it crashed and burned. It arrived in a basket with paper (this is more sports bar than restaurant) and it was a struggle to get plates. When handed to us, mine was filthy. The main courses: salmon was poor flavor combination — 2 strong tastes fight, and no one wins. Black bean burger was really good! It had trouble with consistency, but pretty much all veggie burgers not made by machines have that issue. Dessert was OK Crème brûlée.
I think as a sports bar Tavern 17 may be able to make a go of it (but they gotta at LEAST get the greasy fare right), but as a sit-​down restaurant they need a major overall. Poor service (even with no clientele), bad atmosphere (pay for a spotify subscription! Hearing adds while dining — no thanks), and the real nail in the coffin — bad food, all make me think a major intervention is needed.

Great little restaurant connected to the Radisson Blu hotel although does not have feel of a hotel bar. Pretty good beer selection, our bartender (Mike) was top notch in his words «I can make anything taste good» lol. Short Ribs were nothing short of amazing!!! The Pachheri was very good as well with fresh pasta. All in all a very gd experience I would definitely recommend this spot.

Great little restaurant attached to the hotel we are staying at. Fairly priced and great food. I’m coming off a drinking my bender in AC so I can’t look at booze but they seem to have a really good beer selection.
The pretzel appetizers were a tasty little starter. My wife and brother in law split the flatbread and cheesesteak sandwich. They were very happy with both choices.
I got the flat iron steak. I normally don’t order steaks unless at a steakhouse but was in the mood and extremely happy I did. The steak was quality and I ordered it medium well and it was cooked PERFECTLY. I was actually amazed how perfect the meat was. My only knock was that there may of been a little too much seasoning. Again though, the meat was prepared so perfectly that it was easy to deal with the seasoning.
Side note: the French fries were AWESOME!
The service was great. Our server was Anne and she was great as well. Attentive without being annoying.
Would def come here again. Glad I’m staying in the hotel attached to this place for the next two days. The ambiance and music adds to the enjoyable experience.

If I was only critiquing the bar itself, they’d get 5 stars. It looks beautiful and modern. Food wise, it’s a whole other story. I was here for an event and I ordered fries and a friend ordered pretzel bites. His looked amazing while I got a huge pile of overcooked fries.
Their website also claims that if you park in the garage behind the hotel, they validate your parking and give you a discounted rate. However, one waitress told me she could do it and then disappeared, the bartender told me the front desk could do it, and the front desk told me the event host (already long gone) had to do it. So beware if you happen to be driving; apparently no one wants to make sure you save money in the garage after patronizing their business.

French comment: bar sympa, staff sympa, pas trop bruyant. Apres, niveau quantité, ya de quoi manger mais ca reste tres simple.

Can’t give a full review because we didn’t actually eat here. After terribly rude service and a menu that wouldn’t accommodate changes (seriously, how can they say no to removing cheese from a salad) we left.
We went with intentions of checking it out as we have visitors staying at the attached hotel and thought it would be convenient for a meal once they arrive. Forget that plan!

I went for brunch and it was pretty disappointing. The service was mediocre at best and the food was not much better. Overall, I do not think it was worth the time or money.

Terrible service on Mothers Day. My omelette came out and my wife’s chicken sandwich never came out of kitchen. Not that complicated of an order.
Bartender tried to fix but kitchen obviously didn’t care.
Restaurants need to put the customer experience first over internal process issues.
Blown opportunity for them and us. We will never go back.
Ed

We stopped in for a nightcap on our walk to the PATCO and there was kind of a weird crowd inside, but my espresso martini was delish and hit the spot after a long walk in the cold.
There is a nice big bar with seating for 20 – 25, and some cute tables tucked in the corners, so I’m sure if you’re staying at the attached hotel it’d be a nice place to enjoy dinner or have a few cocktails. We didn’t partake in any of the food but the things coming from the kitchen looked pretty good.
I’d come back and give it another try, especially since it’s only a block from PATCO and if you’ve got time to kill before catching the train it’s a quick 1 – 2 min walk.

After a long day of travel, once we checked in to the hotel, my family and I were too tired to explore.
We opted for one of the restaurants in the lobby of our hotel.
Tavern 17 looked nice, and a lot less formal than the other option in the raddison.
It was almost 7pm on a Sunday night, and we were the only people there. Later a few people straggled in and sat at the bar. But by 8 something, there were only about 6 or 7 people… We made up 3. That’s a bad sign.
The service was ok. The place was dead, so they could have been more attentive, but it was fine.
The food was honestly bad.
My wife had butternut squash soup — and she gets it everywhere. It was too thick and way way too sweet. She didn’t finish it.
I had a chicken sandwich. It was bland. The salad that came with it had a pretty nasty dressing on it.
The nachos we had were ok.
Won’t be back. Too bad this place handles the room service too!

Bartender was super friendly.
Try the Jefferson Ale. A nice tasting beer.

The food here is okay. Happy hour was nice. For a friday evening when I came it was pretty dead… and it was the friday of St. Patricks wknd.
We had this older bartender who had a very interesting personality… One minute he was nice, the next he was grouchy.
As the rest of our party arrived, we told them to try to avoid the old man if possible… cause you are not sure which personality you will get.
My friend use to live upstairs so I’ve been here to dine before but never for happy hour/​just drinks. I have been to the café next door as well.

For the first time, I am going to use my Unilocal Elite status to rule that this restaurant is not 2.5 star quality. We used a Groupon for four people this evening, and everything from the service, to beer and wine, to the food, and even to the elusive, hard to please dessert list… amazing!
Tavern 17 is in the beautiful, old Warwick Hotel in Rittenhouse, tucked away in the far corner. The contemporary, modern mix of décor is pleasant to the eye and very comfortable for a long evening of good food and drinks. We started out with seasonal drafts (Bells Brown and Pine-​eer were both excellent), the sliders, fish tacos and tuna tartare. All four were great, but a slight edge to the tuna tartare, which had a fantastic acidity, smooth texture on top of crispy flat bread.
Our mains were far better than expected. We had the scallops (perfect sear and risotto), chicken (beautiful mash with strong thyme and tarragon), steak (cooked to a flawless medium rare), and seafood pasta (lots of seafood in a relatively light basil crème sauce).
I was waiting for a disaster in desserts, but I was pleasantly surprised again when a beautiful, light red velvet cake arrived along with a mixed berry crumb concoction with ice cream. We paired the deserts with the house, Mainstreet Chardonnay, which was creamy, smooth, and fruity. Our server was friendly, light, and pleasant all night, and the flow of the courses was perfect. I’m not one to write a lot of gushing reviews, but I couldn’t find a flaw with this evening, and they deserve their five stars from me.

This review is for Happy Hour only:
I went here for Sips last week and was very pleasantly surprised. All local beers are $ 2 — it was Troegs Sunshine Pils and a wheat beer of some kind and they had Troegnator until it ran out. All other drafts were ½ off (and they have some good ones!)
The $ 3 glasses of wine were VERY generous pours. Very.
Don’t get the $ 4 cocktails though.
I want to come back here on a non-​Sips day for HH to hopefully get a seat at the bar.

The ONLY reason I’m not giving this place 1 star is because the drinks were good and the food was okay, not bad enough to quite warrant that awfully low score.
Last night myself and 3 others went out to eat, hoping to sit down at a bar and get some quick dinner and a drink or two. Not realizing there was both a Flyers playoff game and Phillies game on, we weren’t able to find a bar close by that could seat us right away. We finally stumbled upon Tavern 17, and weren’t super excited because of the bad reviews on Unilocal but figured, hey, what’s the worst that could happen?
Well, the worst that could happen is as follows: 1-​waitress, who also plays roll of host, takes longer than necessary to seat us 2-​said waitress is either completely uninterested or extremely unaware of the drink menu, offering zero recommendations when asked 3-​waitress informs me that i cannot order every single drink i ask for, with no explanation 4-​food takes WAY too long to come out, considering the place is pretty empty and the order was very simple 5-​all the variety of french fries ordered are disgustingly salty, 100% inedible (not that we were ever asked how everything was) 6-​waitress (her again) never checks up on table, we have to put in effort to get the check
Edit — I’m changing this review to 1 star. I mean, if I don’t I’m not sure what would ever qualify. The drink, after finally picking one that was «make-​able,» was good, but other than that I can’t think of anything positive to say. The prices are reasonable? I mean clearly I’m reaching here. The space is nice, and could be fantastic if the service weren’t so abysmal and the food weren’t so inconsistent.
I will definitely not be back to eat, but may go for happy hour in the future, since they offer decent deals and have specials on weekends.