

Out of respect for our highly valued team members, we do not discuss the details surrounding the termination of an employee.” Tapped features authentic woodfired Neapolitan pizzas cooked at 800°, 30 beers on draft, focusing on craft and local breweries, a large wine selection, including. Located in Hempfield’s Greengate Commons (across from the Walmart plaza), Tapped is locally owned and operated by Julie and Eric Jones. “After dining, this large group of guests requested that their gratuity be given to two particular servers. Welcome to Tapped Brick Oven & Pour House. They declined to talk with us but did provide KNWA with a statement. It is however an enclave of drink and food addicts with a strong assurance of providing top services. It is the first to be arranged out of town. It is located in the downtown Bentonville square. Restaurants Open on Christmas Day KNWA asked Oven and Tap if that was true. Oven and Tap is famous for its wood-fired oven as well as tap wall. Most of them were turned off because of the pandemic but they’re turning back on in January and that’s a harsh reality,” says Brandt.īrandt says the restaurant told her she was let go because she violated policy by telling Wise about pooling the tips. “It was devastating, I borrowed a significant amount for student loans. Each menu (lunch, brunch, & dinner) takes a different.


Oven & Tap is the first outpost of Township Provisions, a band of food & beverage hounds who have a strong commitment to providing you with a quality dining experience. He asked the restaurant to return the gratuity and he gave the cash to Brandt outside.īrandt says after that she was fired, leaving her no way to cover her bills. Oven & Tap, named for its custom built wood fired oven & tap wall, is located just off the downtown Bentonville Square. Wise says pooling tips with those who didn’t wait on his party, was not his intention. Something she says has never happened in the three and a half years she worked at Oven and Tap. “I was told that I was going to be giving my cash over to my shift manager, and I would be taking home 20%,” says Brandt.īrandt says the restaurant asked her to share the tip with her co-workers. He says he called ahead to the restaurant and asked about the tipping policy, to make sure everything would go smoothly.īentonville Restaurant Week is underway But he says, things did not go according to plan. “It was an incredible thing to do and to see her reaction was awesome, to see what that meant to her the impact that it’s had on her life already,” says Grant Wise. When it came time to pay the bill, each person left a $100 dollar tip for a collective $4,400 for the two waitresses. (KNWA/KFTA) – Friday, Ryan Brandt was one of two servers waiting on a party of more than forty people at Oven and Tap in Bentonville.
