Taverna Tagaris - Richland

I have to say, I love eating out and I travel all over the US and enjoy good food, but last night I ate at Tagaris and I was very disappointed in the taste of the food. I ordered a filet and it was a perfect price of meat great quality and whatever the seasoned it with was horrible and they put a chimichurri sauce on it that was utterly disgusting. My husband who eats everything even took it off the rest of the steak and then couldn't even finish the steak. I took about 7 bites only because i didn't want to upset my husband when he was taking me out for my birthday dinner. Very disappointed I will never return.

I am so sad. We booked our dinner date for Valentine's Day at 8:30om on 2/17. Sadly they close at 9pm. Why in the world no one called us to let us know is beyond me. We spent $180 and we were rushed rushed RUSHED. The waitress had us out in 40mins time. I can't believe we wasted our night. The food was amazing. But literally every other detail was terrible. My husband was so excited for his first trip to Tagaris. Every other experience I've had here has been amazing. I'm embarrassed for his first experience. I'm out $180 for 40 mins worth of RUSHED service. My Valentine's date is ruined, and I'm real sad about this. Why didn't they let us know they close at 9?! Why were we allowed to book a reservation 30mins before closing? Not called to let us know. AND you treated us poorly? I'm in shock, Tagaris. Make it make sense.

The service and the atmosphere are excellent. The entire place is well decorated, and we had a lovely table next to the fireplace. Our server was very attentive and accommodating. Unfortunately, the rest of our experience was a disappointment. We started with wine tasting. Again, while our server was very accommodating, even offering to replace any wine we did not like, there were just too many in the eight we tried that were sub-par quality. We learned that they offer possibly more than 40 wines, and it seems they should cut back and focus. The food, while delivered fast and hot, was not ideal. The appetizers were very greasy (charred Brussel sprouts and baked brie). The one highlight was, upon asking, the chef was able to whip up a vegetarian pasta dish that was very good. from a restaurant perspective I would say they are a 3.5, but from wines perspective, I would say more like a 2-2.5.

Love this place, especially when I can sit outside enjoying the atmosphere and food. It is it's own little world kinda takes you away from the everyday reality just for a little bit.

My husband had the fillet and I had the salmon. Both were cooked to perfection. We had great service, and met with attention. This is a place that I enjoy eating and would recommend it 100%.