The Tap Exchange Alehouse & Grill located at the corner of Evans and Bulverde is a small upscale one room pub that only servers beer and wine. The wait staff is very knowledgeable of the more than 60 beers and assorted wines that are stored in a cooler off to the side. They are very engaging in conversations with the customers and worked well with each other. The menu is not big. It's more geared toward munchies, and sandwiches but is not bad. We had a cheese, meat, and fruit dish, which could have had a more of an assortment, but was okay. The nachos were fine, but it's kind of hard to mess that up. If you could not make up your mind on what beer you would like to try, the staff had little shot glasses that they used for samples. But if you still had hard time time deciding, the grill has what is called a flight. Served in 3 or 6 little glasses, they bring any combination of beers you choose. We preferred more of the lighter beers, Stella being our favorite. The downside of drinking the beer, its not cheap. Your looking at $4 on up for each drink, and that builds up quickly if your any type of beer connoisseur like me. Now if beer is not for your liking, they do server flights in wine. Kathy liked this wine called "Bitches" so much, she bought to bottles. Kathy was touting, "it is not ever day you can claim your are taking two Bitches home".
I didn't particularly like how the bar was designed. Its design was not conducive for meeting people and took away from the homeliness that would have made it more appealing, but the wait staff more than make up for the lack of appearance. Now you are probably wondering what designs would be helpful; first the men's urinal would not have been in the door. When the door opens you will be looking at the back of the person who is doing their business, hopefully they close the door before turning around. The second is where the staff goes in and out of the kitchen. We were there 4 hours and saw the door hit the staff several times, it is just an accident waiting to happen. Lastly, I like to talk with folks at the bar, but because of the design, the staff will be more than likely the ones you will be conversing with throughout the night, lucky for us they were friendly. Overall, we did enjoy our selves, but it is a place where you may want to as a party, rather than trying to meet strangers.
I didn't particularly like how the bar was designed. Its design was not conducive for meeting people and took away from the homeliness that would have made it more appealing, but the wait staff more than make up for the lack of appearance. Now you are probably wondering what designs would be helpful; first the men's urinal would not have been in the door. When the door opens you will be looking at the back of the person who is doing their business, hopefully they close the door before turning around. The second is where the staff goes in and out of the kitchen. We were there 4 hours and saw the door hit the staff several times, it is just an accident waiting to happen. Lastly, I like to talk with folks at the bar, but because of the design, the staff will be more than likely the ones you will be conversing with throughout the night, lucky for us they were friendly. Overall, we did enjoy our selves, but it is a place where you may want to as a party, rather than trying to meet strangers.
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