Taps Fish House & Brewery - Corona

Corona is a great city and the food at this Taps location is incredible. They truly have some breakfast and Sunday brunch specials that have some great tasting things. This is one place that gets very busy but the team and chefs are all able to keep up with it for sure. You also can get a really good deal during their happy hour, and they also greet you with Mimosas, which is great. One thing I found appealing was the rustic ambiance that really gave everything a nice touch. The delicious sourdough bread and dipping oil are quite tasty indeed as well. I have been to the Brea location many times and I am glad this one is also of outstanding quality and service. The best part of the visit, without a doubt, was the server Robin, who was absolutely amazing and had one of the best vibes I have ever come across before. She had a really enjoyable, friendly demeanor and treated us like family by making us feel comfortable and welcome. She was constantly checking up on us and made sure our drinks never ran out. Additionally, she informed us about some holiday deals they have going on and about The Catch restaurant to check out while in Anaheim, which has a tourist feel to it. Her recommendation to try the Louisiana Surf and Turf along with the Pumpkin Beer was perfect, I can't recall having such a satisfying meal before in this area. The location is also in a mall with all kinds of things to do while you're there, which is helpful. The entire management team was on point at this restaurant and they ensured everything was truly enjoyable. Not a single negative thing happened throughout the entire visit, I am surely going to be visiting all the Taps locations for the foreseeable future end surely other people will as well.

I don’t really know why it’s taken me so long to get here. I’ve been to El Cerrito enough times and it’s only about 10 minutes away.

Located in the Dos Lagos shopping center and right across from the movie theater.

Larger location than the Brea one with an bar area and a similarly sized dining room. Plenty of patio seating as well, though I’m not sure I’d want to sit out and cook in the heat. They also have the raw bar right in front.

They seemed to have a smaller draft list than Brea, but a lot of overlap, though a few new beers for me to try. They do tasters of as many beers as you want, but they are typically in the $2 - $3 range, so it’s not exactly cheap. Beer quality is pretty good, though.

Food menu is pretty much the same as Brea as well. Fish and steaks are the stars, entrees are in the $20 - $30 range which is typically more than I want to spend when grabbing a couple beers.

Overall it’s a nice place and definitely worth visiting.

Kick ass place, awesome food and even better beer. Superb Sunday brunch. Remy barrel aged deliciousness!!! Service was good despite how busy it was. Expensive but worth it.

Visited November 15, 2013.

Can’t believe that it took this long to get out here. It’s in a large shopping center near a Bevmo, BJ’s, and some place called Steam Haus that are all rateable. There’s also two movie theaters and a BBQ place that is popular but served my tri tip very chewy. This Taps is similar to the other location in Brea and has fermenters and a ton of barrels holding Remy but for whatever reason was less crowded and had less house taps on. They had an altbier on that I wanted to try but instead I went with the pumpkin beer. I didn’t eat but they have the same menu, which is all very expensive but the few things I’ve tried from it are pretty good. I’ll have to stop back in some time mostly since I’ll be across the street checking out Steam Haus.

Other memorable qualities: good service (can be hit or miss in Brea but I’m batting 1.000 here in my one visit) and a cask with one of their house beers.

Decent restaurant. The food is about what you would expect for the price point. The beer is average with some occasionally good one offs.

The main attraction in the Dos Lagos shopping area/outdoor mall across the street from Steam Haus Gastropub (AVOID!) and next to a pretty picturesque duck pond and covered walkway. Patio looks over the water. Interior is upscale on the left side of the building and then more casual on the right side. Complete brewpub here on site- kegs are not shipped in from La Brea. Barrel Aging program here is legit with 6-8 kegs of Pappy Van Winkle BA Remy on the way! Staff was quick and friendly, good prices at happy hour, and you can get a sampler flight of their entire house beer lineup. No guest taps is a bit annoying. Thankfully their house beers are higher quality than you would expect- many GABF medalling beers. The pizza we had was okay, but didn’t check out the rest of the menu. Only 8 house beer taps.

I like this location better than Brea, as it is less crowded and it sits in a nice large plaza with ample parking and space to move around. The food/beer selection is pretty much the same as Brea, which is good. Last time I was there they had a bunch of Remy bottles still available and it was drinking quite nice.

Went for brunch on Sunday. Food was good and a stand up cask ipa

Relaxing outdoor patio seating overlooking a lake. Chef at this location is very good. Good happy hour in the bar

Grab a few of your mates for Happy Hour and either sit back and relax on the patio for a Saturday afternoon sesh or kick it at the bar for the warm atmosphere comparable to that of an English Pub. Their beer selection is very diverse and will appease beer drinkers of all types and more importantly is top notch. If that wasn’t enough, the food here is great, albeit a little expensive, but that’s why you go during happy hour.