Oh George! Tables and Taphouse

"My wife and I enjoy this place and often sit at the bar. Many of the wait staff are friendly and attentive. Often our bar tender, Bryan, is wonderful as are the others. I enjoy the flights of craft beer and the food is good. Our waitress, Olivia, is a true pleasure, friendly, cheerful and full of sunshine. This is one of our go-to places!"

"My main problem is the service. Maybe we got unlucky and had a bad waitress. Ours was kylee. She had dark red hair. She was terrible. We ordered the grits and she didn’t give us a spoon. It also too a long time for food to come. Approximately 20 minutes. Anyway we got both dishes together and as I said didn’t get a spoon. We tried to eat it with forks and gave up and asked the bartender for a spoon. She didn’t check in to “see if we were okay” until 10 minutes later. What were we supposed to do for 10 minutes? We tried to flag her down before her check in but she never came by. She also didn’t refill out waters. We had to point blank ask for more water. Everything took a long time. We asked for lemons in the beginning right after we ordered, it took 8 minutes for us to get the lemons, 20 minutes for our food, and 15 minutes for a spoon…. Other than that The food was okay. We ordered shrimp and grits and truffle fries. The grits was pretty good, the fries didn’t have much truffle flavor. The place looks nice."

"Great service and pub food done right. We got cauliflower bites, pork belly tacos, pretzel bites, deviled eggs and spinach & artichoke dip. All were delicious. Our server was friendly and prompt."

"I visited on both a Sunday evening and a Tuesday evening to sample offerings from this eatery next to University Mall Theater and across the street from the George Mason University Center For The Arts. Parking seemed adequate both times with an adjacent corner lot and overflow parking next to other University Mall shops. On both nights the place appeared to be half to two-thirds full with customers. I received attentive service from Sabrina at the bar on Sunday night as well as good service from another person on Tuesday whose name I did not ask. The bar staff seem conversational with patrons and expedited a couple of dishes after noticing some delays. The kitchen struggled on Sunday with food times but redeemed themselves with my selections on Tuesday. My choices Sunday consisted of a southwest salad with chicken, a turkey burger and fries, and some donut holes. On Tuesday I had a Margherita pizza with prosciutto and key lime pie. The salad definitely had some spice heat from the chipotle dressing which surprised me with the assertiveness of the chili flavor. The protein was cooked well and the overall balance of other ingredients was satisfying. The turkey burger was cooked just about right with some sear on the outside, even if I would have preferred the patty a little more done. The fries were hot on arrival and stayed that way as I ate. The donut holes took nearly 30 minutes to arrive, but I found they were close to worth the wait. The exterior was crisp, the interior was properly doughy with steam rising after each bite, and the raspberry sauce was just the right portion and not too sweet. A little powdered sugar for garnish might dress the presentation a touch. The pizza had a well baked thin crust that held up well to the sauce everywhere except the very middle which might be expected. I found this relatively straightforward pie easy to finish. The key lime pie seemed to be portioned for two. The custard has a nice lime flavor which I could have enjoyed on its own. The pastry seemed a bit thick for me, as I perceived almost double the thickness to which I am accustomed at other eateries. Despite other recipes using kiwi slices with lime pies, I did not take to the kiwi coulis presentation or flavor with this dish. The coulis might show better on the plate rather than on top of the pie, but the combination does not work for me personally. My bill for Sunday totaled $40 even without tax and tip including some sparkling water and $27 for Tuesday with the same beverage. I could be tempted to return in the future if I wanted a convenient place to have a before- or after-show meal whether at the theater or the Center For The Arts."