Cork Street Tavern

Crystal Gardner

First time at Cork Street Tavern and it was a great experience all the way around. I've been wanting ribs for a long time, so my husband took me get them and I was not disappointed, they were so, so good.

Suzi Stauffer

Very nice location.

SS MG

I am only giving Court St. Tavern three stars based off of my most recent visit. I recently came into the Tavern after a networking event with my service dog. I was told immediately that my dog was not allowed to be inside even after I explained to the waitress that he was a service animal. The waitress stated that due to health code violations, he could not be inside the building. As a person that spent two decades in the military and earning the right to have a service animal, I was taken back by this statement. I even paused for about five seconds to give her time to ask the right questions when dealing with someone with a disability. After not being asked said questions, my party and I politely made our way to the patio. When the waitress came outside, I informed her that I wasn’t going to make a scene, but she was 100% in the wrong for denying us access to sit inside. I asked the waitress if the manager was in today and she replied very sneakily that she wasn’t. A few moments later, her manager (who mysteriously appeared) comes to the table to speak with my party and I. I informed her of the situation and she vehemently tried to defend her employee by saying that she was new, she didn’t know, and they had been in trouble before by the health department. She even had the audacity to say that she has taken her own dog (who isn’t a service animal) into establishments and when asked, lied and said her dog was a service animal. This obviously did not sit well with me so I had to educate her as well. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person can not be denied access or ejected from a premise unless (1) the animal is causing undue hardship to the business or (2), the animal poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others. Neither of these instances happened or were happening. When you know better, you do better and I feel that those two individuals didn’t learn anything from my calm but stern demeanor. Ignorance doesn’t give an establishment the right to deny access for a legit service animal - regardless if they had been burned in the past. If she (the waitress) was uninformed about this federal civil rights LAW (§ 51.5-44 or anything dealing with the ADA), it is on her (the manager) to train to this. My party and I received subpar service after this exchange but still payed and tipped well. I hope that these two learned something that day; I am also glad it was me instead of someone that could have chose to make a bigger scene. Please do better!

Abigail Rundle

A lovely spot for dinner if you’re just passing through. Very classic “tavern” food and drink (get the salmon). Our server, Alea, was incredibly nice, helpful, and honest. Made the whole experience even better.