Gator’s Tail

Great neighbourhood spot. Homemade burgers are fantastic. The meat flat bread is a must for any meat lover. Good selection of beer. Staff is very friendly and they are great with serving kids. They have some really good daily specials as well.

Tuesday is wing day! They have breaded & traditional wings. The wings are nice and big and they have lots of sauces to choose from. You can choose two sauces in 1 pound. I would recommend you try the jerk & Buffalo sauces!

Gator’s Tail is one of my favourite places in Cambridge. I probably go once a month for Friday night karaōke, or #gatoroke as my wife likes to say. As well I’d end up going during the summer after slo-​pitch games at the nearby Cambridge Sports Park. They offer team deals and have a cashback offer at the end of the season which is pretty awesome.
The food I’ve always found to be pretty good. Gator’s Tail was previously a Shoeless Joe’s franchise, then another restaurant called Montage before it’s current iteration and there are certain items that survived on the menu from the swap over. The lattice fries are one that I can recall surviving. I will typically order their wings with lattice fries and the garlic dill dip. They also have a spicy Gator dip that is quite good. The fish tacos are also delicious. They have a pretty big menu with lots of options, as well as an after 8 menu with some special and deals. One curiosity they have on their menu is Gator Bites, which are made from actual gator which is pretty unique.
Their beer selection is solid. Often they will have what’s become the standard premium beer menu I’ve seen at other places, with Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Steamwhistle and Mill Street Organic. They also tend to have a microbrew on tap to try out.
As I mentioned I frequent the karaōke on Friday nights, but that’s just one of the things they have going on there. They’ll often have special event nights, one I can recall is a surf and turf in the summer, as well as Yuk Yuk’s comedy once a month on Saturdays. They often sell out in advance, so they’re something you need to plan going to. They also host regular UFC nights. Gator’s is one of the few places in Cambridge that have stuff going on on a regular basis, so I definitely rank it highly as far as places to go in town.

Wasn’t too impressed. The atmosphere was dead on a playoff game night. The food was just okay too. At least the portions are big and the service is friendly and fast.