Tap A Keg

The name says it all. Typical dive bar tucked away in the UWS. Cheap bear, not so cheap specials or prices, however. But good to bring you friends to play pool, drink a beer after work, and watch the game. Definitely one of those bars where creepy old men hang out to pick up women, but if you’re into that kind of thing go for it man.

Came here on a Sunday night. There were a few people. One can shoot some pool on the billiard table. With $ 1 you can choose one song or two from the music machine to be played in the bar, depending how many credits the songs cost. Beer on tap is $ 5 plus tip.
It’s a Sunday night and this bar’s not in downtown, so I wasn’t expecting much. Overall, I give this place 3.4 (round to 3) stars.

Crappiest bar on the uws. No selection. Bartenders are rude, regulars are obnoxious. This place should’ve folded years ago but try it if you want to feel depressed

Worst bartender I ever met. She was a middle aged woman dressed like a soccer mom with a bad attitude. She didn’t want to serve me and acted resentfully when I ordered a drink. I’ll never go back.

There is nothing pretentious about this place. You get what you expect for a basic barroom, but nothing more. There is something dated about the place, and even as a dive bar, it seems to lack something. Daytime bartenders are older women who seem throughly annoyed with their jobs and their patrons. This is definitely the place for the hard drinking crowd, no amateurs need apply here. Not sure how they get away with dogs in the place, running around everywhere including behind the bar. If ultra casual is your goal, there are better alternatives in the neighborhood.

A nice spot to relax, nobody bothers nobody, awesome bartenders Becky and Hinnos .love that couple .they’re the only reason I think we people come to this bar. thank you guys !

This place is a real sh*t hole and I don’t mean it in a bad way. It’s one of the scummiest bars in the city with some serious villainess characters. Everyone looks like they were extras from Blood Sport. If I was ever in jail and got out, this would be my first stop. Chick Norris hung out here. Double Dragon was developed here… The only problem is the stupid college kids that come in. That goes for a lot of the neighborhood bars… This ain’t an episode of Friends!

Dive bars, oh how I love a good dive bar. Don’t except royal treatment here. They might even give you a little tude (which you probably deserved). But this place is one of the only ones I’ll go to to just grab a drink on the UWS. They except credit cards with no minimum. They have a cider on tap (angry orchards) as well as Magners in bottles. And a solid selection of beers.
Its a chill vibe. Nothing crazy. I’ve been many times with many friends. Someone you just chill at a table and talk, sometimes you make friends with everyone at the bar.
This place is great for having a couple beers with friends.

Quintessential hole in the wall, and I love it. It has the kind of ambience you just can’t find so much anymore, it’s a real divey dive bar. No douches allowed. They usually stick a head in (it’s near Columbia, so this happens on occasion), see the regulars and their furry friends (occasionally) chillin’, and they close the door and keep walking. Which is perfect.
This bar features a coin-​op pool table, jukebox, a few flat screens (a fairly recent upgrade), and it’s a very, very low key scene. Typical neighborhood bar vibeThe bartenders are normal, nice people (so if you’re looking for über-​hot 22 year old unemployed actors with a terrible attitude, this isn’t your place). This bar is for adults. In addition, they do not serve food, so you can order in from any of the surrounding restaurants. Tap a Keg keeps it simple. Just the way it should be at a dive bar. :)
and PS, i seriously hate Unilocal.But hey, you’re reading this so good for you :).

Cheap beers, good music and a slightly dark, dingy toilet. Everything a perfect dice bar needs!

Been going here forever. Sometimes for a beer in the middle of the day and sometimes for a birthday blackout. The thing I love most about it is that you’ll see some dooshy types pop their heads in the door, see the dogs and the crusty old regulars at the bar and then move on to some other place. This is the kind of bar you need to go and hang out a couple of times, talk to the bartenders and the regulars and then sink in for a future visit when you’ll be remembered. Enjoy it while it’s here. One day it’ll go the way of Night Café and all the other great old dives above 100^th Street that have turned into boring yuppy chain bars.

Very chill dive bar, came because we read on Unilocal that they’re dog-​friendly, so my friend brought his adorable pup Fozzie. The barkeep even had treats to give to Fozzie, so that was adorable! She was very nice, albeit a little busy most of the time.
They have a respectable tap selection and drafts and bottles both run $ 6, a good deal in these parts.
The pool table ‘scene’ is kinda sketchy, a lot of surly regulars always around it, I would avoid it unless you’re looking to start some shit.
If you get drunk & hungry you can always bring over some stuff from the mickey d’s across the street, or take a hike to Coronet off 110^th.

A solid dive bar. Really affable/​enjoyable environment. Many taps to choose from so, for me a malleable drink selection enhances my enjoyment.
Average loudness, therefore, a good place to meet with friends to have an intimate dialog.
Only knock the pool table sucks due to the lack of room and interference of walls/​poles.

Great bar

Oh tap-​a-​keg. «One hell of a joint» it says above the door. I loved this place until the beer taps got me hungover. I had 3 beers on draft from there. JUST 3 and the next morning I was hungover like i had 13 beers instead. I don’t think they clean their beer taps. Have some mixed drinks or bottled beer and you’ll be fine. THE BIG REASON why I am giving this 4 stars is because the bartenders there are literally the COOLEST. The have stories, they have free shots, and they have the best attitude once they know you’re not a passerby.

During my time in the Coast Guard I found myself homesick. I’d look out from the boat and see lights flickering. Thinking all the while «Is that Tokyo? London? Home?»
It never was. Not for my first tour. Or my second. President Madison asked for my service and along with my brothers, I answered the bell. It’s not as if there was some other option. The Brits were breathing down our necks going on and on about sticking it to us as if we didn’t make ourselves clear in ’76. I guess we didn’t. But that’s for another time, another review.
Under the watchful eye of Commodore Perry, we waited for the Brits to strike. He told us not to worry. This was Lake Erie after all. They had to come. Canada wasn’t too far off. For days, it looked as though they wouldn’t show. But then the first cannonball struck near our hull. Now it was on. After the decisive US victory, we decided to find a few libations to lubricate the celebratory mood. The Brits had retreated to the North and the Lake was ours.
Every boat had a keg. And on every boat there was a tapper. And that tapper was me. Tap a keg? WIth pleasure.

Interesting crowd. Older women with their two fluffy dogs, a large yellow labrador retriever running about, Hispanic girls grinding on each other to Rihanna and Biggie, and a seasoned-​looking bartender that looked like she just could not take any more of the aforementioned Rihanna and Biggie.
That’s Tap A Keg in a nutshell.
I only drank water, but I was thoroughly amused for two hours straight from just people watching.

Although I’m not much of a drinker anymore (I’m gettin old); this place was an excellent place to stop in on a hot summer afternoon to watch a baseball game and chill. Moderate prices. Diverse crowd; typical Upper West Side place (before the rich folks took over… sorry if you’ve got a lot of bucks).
Good beer and shots. Popcorn and decent pool table.

I got a drink and a beer here, played pool.
I’m awful at pool. I thought it would be alright, it was late afternoon, but the bartender joined me, as she wanted the game over more quickly.
SO I left, and have not been back. Everyone is alright there, the place is clean, etc. etc.

What a name! This is probably one of the few bars that let dogs roam free. Yes, there were a few dogs, and they were cute.
There’s a pool table in the back, which costs $ 1.50 in quarters. It was fun, and we hung out seeing others play afterwards. Everyone was down to earth and chill-​it was a fun night before we headed next door to see the jazz performance!