rams head tavern

intresting food choices and great microbrew! 4.5 / 5. in my ongoing quest to sample microbrews throughout this great country i found myself at the ram's head tavern in annapolis. i was blown away by this place. i honestly expected standardpubfare and the usual run-of-the-mill microbrews, but was quickly shown the error of my thinking. this is a true tavern as the old word meant, the large dining area also gives way to a small on-site brewery, outdoor eating areas, and even a large area for musical performances (some of them from well known bands/groups/artists). while i wasn't lucky enough to time my trip to see a performance i was lucky enough to dine and enjoy myself.
the menu offers a wide array of entrees, appetizers, and more. but wait, there's more! the menu choices are not what you've come to expect from these places, there are unique recipes i haven't seen anywhere else to date (a sriracha burger with grilled peppers for example). to top it all off there is a large selection of in-house crafted beer all of which were quite good and even fairly priced, and if that doesn't suit you there is a large assortment of other beer as well. prices are fair, entrees are well sized, the wait staff is friendly, the only real down side is the difficulty in parking. this is one of my two must try places within annapolis!

good at brunch. sunday brunch in annapolis is a competitive time. lots of venues and lots of diners. after finding our first choice closed my friend opted for the ram's head tavern - i am not sure why - i didn't choose it. most of the action seems to occur in their garden patio and on the street. my friend wanted to sit inside and there were tables available so we did. that could explain our service that ranged from attentive to indifferent. perhaps our waiter was too slammed outside to pay attention inside but his colleagues tried to pick up the slack. for apubfood brunch, the food was pretty good. my friend chose the kent island salad - spinach and tomatoes with grilled chicken and a jalapeño and cilantro vinaigrette. didn't know jalapeños were indigenous to kent island. my snottiness aside, it had a vivid and fresh taste that could be a bit spicy for some but my texas ex thought was perfect. i had the firehouse biscuit egg sandwich - scrambled eggs topped with bacon and cheese served in biscuits. they were very tasty! i would say this place is better than average in thepubfood genre.