I have eaten at Village Tavern many times in the past and have always had a good experience until the past few times. The waitstaff has always been friendly and helpful but the kitchen staff seems to have fallen into a vacuous hole of inefficiency and carelessness. I find this interesting considering the menu has barely changed since they first opened. To start we ordered the crab dip. When it finally arrived we found it to be inedible due to the overt fishyness of it (indicating it was probably spoiled). The server (reluctantly) took it away and replaced it with the ubiquitous cheese dip and very greasy chips--which were passable. I ordered the greek salad with grilled shrimp and what I received was a salad with more feta than the Greek Isles and partially wilted lettuce. My company ordered the pasta dish with mushrooms and asparagus which had five or so pieces of the dry bitter asparagus stalk in it. In addition to this we ordered the white pizza which was overcooked, dry and honestly reminiscent of CiCi's Pizza. I am a first time reviewer for CitySearch and I think it is important that people know that this restaurant used to be a jem on the Northside. Now they seem to have become lazy and, in turn, extremely sub-par. If the kitchen staff and the apathetic (we spoke to him) managment do not get themselved together I cannot see this restaurant staying in business for much longer. They are extremely lucky to be in an area that has a large business clientele (lunch and dinner). With food quality like this, I highly doubt that if this restaurant was in a more competetive area (say, inside the Perimeter or even on Windward Parkway) that it would still be around.
Pros: Friendly hosts and waitstaff
Cons: Food quality, noise
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