Social Tap Ventura

Great beach bar with outdoor seating at Ventura beach. Full menu with local brews and and great service. Tri tip sandwich and tacos to order fit the bill and great pricing for next to an ocean. Thank you Alysa for the great service!

Great little bar in the Ventura area. The restaurant usually has its windows wide open to let the fresh ocean air and breeze flow through. Service is great. Football games post regular season will jam pack this place with sports fans. Be prepared to wait a little longer for your order. The food is oretty consistent and I've never had an issue with it. We will sometimes have groups of 10 or more people that stagger in throughout the day. The staff is always happy to push tables together and accomodate us. Somehow they always manage to keep our tabs straight (as much as they can for a big group that moves around). TVs addorn every wall ensuring that you don't miss anything -- much like the north Koreans put images of their dear leader in all walls, nooks, and crannies-- paying homage to the major sporting events of the day. If someone happens to stand up and stretch their legs in your field of vision, you just need to shift your focus just slightly to another corner and you missed nothing. My only major complaint is the parking. Their lot is always packed, and even within walking distance the options are limited. Street parking has a 2 hour limit. Carpooling here is practically required.

We recently visited Social Tap Ventura and were absolutely thrilled! We tried the Southwestern Burger, Chicken Caesar Salad, and Pan Seared Salmon, and every dish was simply divine. The burger was juicy and perfectly cooked, the salad was fresh and crisp, and the salmon was tender and excellently prepared. The outstanding selection of beers was a perfect complement to our meal. The service was top-notch, and the atmosphere was pleasant. We definitely recommend this restaurant and will be returning for sure!

The was a very nice place! Just a short walk and you are on the sand! They had great appetizers and cocktails were strong and to my liking! The waitress was friendly, liked her job and it showed with great service!

I always come to the Social Tap to watch football. Great TV coverage. Love the place but yesteday the food was over cooked. I ordered chicken wings twice. The cook torched these dried up chicken wings. I was surprised they had the audacity to serve them. They were barely edible. The sevice is usually great but maybe yesteday they were overwhelmed. The place was a disorganized mess and God forbid somebody cleans the furniture. I went to move a chair and all this sticky whatever was underneathe the back rest. Someone should clean some of these tables before you start spreading some disease. Believe me I am a easy patron who tips well and I still did, but I need a break from the plave for the first time in years. Believe me, I love the local crowd and have met numerous friends here over the years. I have also brought an army of people into this place over the coarse of this year. I even write posts about the NFL and mention the Social Tap almost everytime. But I need to bring some of those folks to another place for the rest of the season. I also had a table back in tbe corner for the first game and used the menu to scrape the some gross something off the table top. They give about a four second swipe when they clean these tables and its just spreading food scum. They could also take that fish burrito and actually put some fish in it, instead of making it a rice burrito. Believe me the patrons would pay a few bucks more. Same thing with the egg burrito. Its mostly a potatoe burrito. We all laugh and nobody reorders it. You cannot go wrong with the hamburgers. Lately the tortilla soup is good. You will know when its not. Maybe the cook gets overwhelmed too. He just tends to overcook some meals. My friend had this battered chicken burger.. My goodness was it torched. I was amazed she never sent it back. I think she had about 1/3 of the sandwich. You could see when it was served something looked off.

The food was great, amazing even; the service however was by far horrendous. They took our order and didn't bring us our drinks until 3/4 of our meal was eaten. Even then the only reason they brought the drink is because we had to call it to their attention and it was the only time they had checked on us. They did not refill our drinks, nor did they bring or offer conditions. It's a shame the service is so bad, otherwise I would have loved to come back.

Social Tap Ventura is a fantastic place to enjoy brunch with delicious food, great service, and a lively atmosphere. The menu offers plenty of tasty options, from hearty breakfast dishes to creative brunch plates, all prepared with fresh ingredients and full of flavor. The service is excellent—staff members are friendly, attentive, and quick to take care of everything you need. They create a welcoming vibe that makes the experience even better. The atmosphere is fun, energetic, and perfect for spending time with friends or family. Whether you’re enjoying food inside or out on the patio, it has a great social and relaxed feel.