Twains Billiards & Tap

Party of 2 for dinner I have passed this place for years driving in and around the Decatur area. We finally decided to stop by for dinner.   They have a small parking lot in front and a few additional spaces in another lot down the block.  We were lucky to find an open space in the front.  There is also close by street parking.  We entered the restaurant and were told to please seat ourselves.  The place is much bigger than I expected with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating.  We sat outside and a server came by pretty quickly.  They have a nice selection of their own craft beers on draft.  I ordered their Hazy IPA called Uniquely Similar and wifey ordered the Halley’s Helles Gold Lager. They arrived quickly and tasted good, but they could have been a little colder. Let’s move on to the food. I ordered the South by Southwest Chicken Sandwich and fries and wifey ordered the Honey Garlic wings and Sweet Potato chips.  My chicken sandwich had a great crunch, but needed more flavor, it was kind of “One Note”. The description had me excited,   but those flavors were not consistent with every bite. Wifey enjoyed her wings, but the Sweet Potato “chips” were not crunchy at all.  This place has alot of nooks and crannies with TVs and games everywhere to keep you busy.  They had pool tables, dart boards and a foosball  table.  I wasn’t knocked out of my seat, but I would return.  I give it a 3.5 rating,  but will pop it up to 4 stars because of the clean bathroom.

If I could give more stars for service I would. Service is 10 star without a doubt! Atmosphere is a 10. I loved the Mark Twain pagesand quotes along all the walls. The Belgian Blonde beer was cold and tasty af. All brewed in-house btw. The pretzel appetizer was soft and pillowly. It comes with beer cheese and sweet mustard which was weird tasting. Now... The tenders, wings, and sauces were a strong 3.5. The food isn't bad. However, it's just not seasoned enough for my liking. The chicken tenders and fries were low-key bland. The honey mustard helped it along. The smoked wings were super smokey yet the bite was like naked fried wings. It was weird. Someone suggested liquid smoke... Hmmm.... Idk... The habanero sauce is 5 alarm hot, hot, hot. If you like heat, I bet you $5 it'll make you sweat! Lol! I would go back to try the burger, play pool, and drink beer.

Bartender was friendly, nice crowd for a Sunday night. I ordered a Tropical Breeze, it's a mango pineapple mix beer that they make right there. How lovely! I don't even drink beer but end up ordering two. It was delicious and my buzz was mild. Sweet garlic smoked wings were very tasty and seasoned well.

Big patio with wonderfully warm heaters when it gets cold! The staff is very helpful and friendly and the food is tasty (especially the creme brulee!). The beer is quite good, and they brew a good variety. The dining area indoors has a great vibe to it, and the pool table area has a bar, several TV's, three pool tables, and two shuffle board tables (if I remember the count right). Great place!

The place is spacious and open but somehow it feels stuffy and uncomfortable. The staff were extremely friendly, welcoming, attentive, and appropriately talkative. I would only come back if a close friend asked me to return or the bartender himself asked. They're the only reason I settled on two stars instead of one. The service was great, very great. However, the bathrooms are very much what you'd expect from a run down pub: a floor that's never seen a mop and a palpable stench of ammonia and swamp water. It's a basically a club environment with a billiards table, a crowded bar, and the bathrooms to match. If you're in the area and already paid for parking, sure, drop by for a beer and a laugh. Otherwise, I'd find another billiards location or phone a friend to play at their home.

Great outdoor patio for Thursday $11 burger and beer special (pre-pandemic was on Wednesdays and Sundays). No-touch handling with QR codes for food and drink menus, individually packed condiments, and tableside scanner checkout. All servers wear masks. Really appreciate how conscientious this establishment is with these adaptations. I'm a frequent visitor, and they always have a great selection of house beers.