Creative American fare, signature cocktails & craft beer offered in a vintage-chic restaurant. Based on 457 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
170 N Merchant St, Decatur, IL 62523
Phone: (217) 330-6365
Website: http://www.taprootdecatur.com/
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Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 4–8 PM |
| Thursday | 4–8 PM |
| Friday | 4–8 PM |
| Saturday | 4–8 PM |
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Reviews
Dakota Powell
We came here because the grille was having a private event and we were hungry. From the outside, it doesn’t look as nice as the inside is! I thought it was going to be like a pub and grille. But the black linen table clothes, fresh flowers on every table, low lighting and soft music background, makes this spot an incredibly romantic date night spot. We were sat near a window and the waiter quickly greeted us at the table for our drink order. The espresso martini is like drinking chocolate covered coffee beans and I immediately decided I would like to have one of them every morning instead of my normal coffee. We ordered cheese curds from the appetizer menu and those were decent, however we weren’t crazy about the cocktail sauce for the dip. A simple marinara would have been nice. For dinner I ordered the veggie burger on the pretzel bun with fries. It has a very distinct flavor, but a good one at that. With a little sauce or seasoning of some sort, this burger would be perfect. My boyfriend had the regular burger with bacon and fries and says it was good, but nothing special. However, the dessert was HEAVENLY. The dessert made everything else worth it. We ordered the strawberry shortcake and my goodness. This was a dessert that left us wanting more. Our service was fantastic, food was decent, atmosphere was intimate and romantic…over all, it was a great experience. Next time we are in town we will plan a date night here!
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Stephen Chandler
Always a favorite in Downtown Decatur. This restaurant never lets me down and is always the guest favorite. Staff is attentive and the food is amazing. My go to meal here is the drinking pork chop, twice backed potato, and the classic old fashioned. If it’s your first time try the hot rock, always a group pleaser.
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darrell gallagher
Love Tap Root. After my girlfriend insisted that we go, I caved and said, “What the heck” I’m glad I did. Quaint little place on Market Street, in downtown Decatur it serves American style qusine. I had the 16oz pork chop, and my GF had the NY strip. Both were cooked to perfection, and I had the tap roots(carrots and turnips) with my pork chop, and it was all delicious. Full bar, and good selection of desserts. Little pricy, but it’s well worth it. Highly recommend if or when you’re traveling to Decatur IL.
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Noelle
I would normally give Taproot a much higher rating but all I can honestly give is a 2.0-2.5 rating after last night’s dining experience. Our reservation was at 7:30 and our food did not come out until 9:00. We had a party of 8 (celebrating several birthdays). Most of us ordered twice baked potatoes – they later came out to tell us they were out (okay, that happens). We ordered garlic mashed potatoes instead. When our food finally came out some of us had mashed potatoes and some of us did not (they ran out of those as well). Our food was barely warm (the mashed potatoes were cold). I ordered the truffle filet medium-rare and it was cooked medium-well. All of our meat was overcooked except for one steak (he likes his well done). The drinks were good, the cheese curds & crab dip apps were yummy, and the bread is always delicious. Taproot has a nice atmosphere. We have been many times but last night was sub par. The manager came out to apologize and some of our meals were taken off (the meals we didn’t eat). We will go back but it won’t be for a long time. I hope whatever happened was just a bad night and they can fix it.
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Bradley Barton
The restaurant is aesthetically pleasing. The food was not. I ordered the butcher steak. It was very chewy and drenched in oil/butter. I ordered a medium steak and it was borderline raw/rare. The overpowering flavor I detected was popcorn better. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but finally figured out what the taste was. I had the root vegetables as a side. They were drenched as well in oil. The meal came with a twice-baked potato which was okay. Nothing special. I will definitely think twice about visiting this establishment again.
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April Tyus
I recently held my father’s 80th birthday dinner at TapRoot Restaurant. I was highly satisfied with the ease of planning the party because of the great communication that Jolyn provided! On the day of the party, the staff provided excellent service, and the food was great! Thank you so much Jolyn and the TapRoot staff!!!
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Ryan Smith
Cool location, but not enough AC. Had a burger that was pretty mediocre. Everyone else enjoyed their seafood, so I would look towards that instead.
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Gregory Simpson
My dinner companion and I had a wonderful time at Tap Root. The Snapper and Flank steak were very good. Attie the Bartender took wonderful care of us at the side bar. This was my 3rd time I have invited guests there and I assure you there will be a 4th visit.
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Celia Johnston
This is my go-to restaurant. If you go in the summer, you simply MUST get the strawberry shortcake.
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Ben Bergin
Really wanted to try since many really like it… The downstairs entrance was nice but the overwhelming cigar smoke from nextdoor was hard to ignore. We were turned away for our group on 6 since it was an hour until closing…
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