Tiger's Tale

Name

Tiger's Tale

Legal name

The Tiger's Tale

Website

https://tigerstalenj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA), Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• American bar grill
• Food catering services
• Draft beer selection
• Outdoor dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Skillman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from food and beverage sales to dine-in customers. Operates daily with Sunday-Tuesday closing at 11pm (kitchen 9pm) and Wednesday-Saturday closing at midnight (kitchen 10pm). Features bar area, two dining rooms, outdoor seating, and separate dining area from bar.
2. Take-out and Delivery: Revenue from take-out food orders. Customers can order ahead for pickup.
3. Catering Services: Full catering services including party platters, raw bar, and clambakes for events. Catering menu available for download.
4. Gift Cards: Gift certificates available in any denomination sold through secure payment portal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tiger's Tale is a family-casual American restaurant and bar in Skillman, New Jersey, serving dine-in meals, a full bar, outdoor patio seating, take-out, catering, and gift cards. The menu centers on American tavern fare with a raw bar and seasonal clambakes, supported by a loyalty club and SMS VIP text club. It operates from a single location at 1290 US-206, Skillman, NJ 08558, and has been in business since 1986.

Product overview

Tiger's Tale is a single-location American bar and restaurant offering a unified dining experience that combines traditional pub atmosphere with quality American cuisine. The core offering centers on dine-in, outdoor dining, take-out, and catering services. The restaurant's product portfolio includes the main dining experience with extensive menu options (starters, soups/salads/sliders, burgers, deli sandwiches, grilled entrees, and desserts), supplemented by a Loyalty Club rewards program and VIP Text Club for exclusive member promotions. Additional offerings include gift cards, catering services with raw bar and clambake options, party platters, and rotating daily specials. The restaurant has been operating since 1986.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 29+ years in business with sustained operation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ruby Tuesday: Casual-dining American chain featuring burgers, ribs, steaks, and a full bar. Comparable menu structure and suburban family-casual positioning to Tiger's Tale.
• Chili's Grill & Bar: Casual-dining American chain known for burgers, ribs, fajitas, bar program, and signature daily deals. Mirrors Tiger's Tale's bar-and-grill format with American cuisine, daily specials, and full bar service.
• The Cheesecake Factory: Upscale-casual American chain with an extensive menu spanning burgers to steaks to seafood and a high-volume bar program. Comparable to Tiger's Tale's wide menu breadth and bar-driven dining experience, though at significant scale.
• Applebee's: Largest casual-dining chain in the US, offering American bar & grill menu with strong bar business, daily specials, and value meals. Highly comparable operating model to Tiger's Tale's dine-in/take-out American casual concept, but at national scale.
• Red Lobster: National seafood-focused casual-dining chain with daily specials and shellfish promotions. Comparable to Tiger's Tale's lobster happy hour, king crab Tuesdays, and seafood-focused catering services.
• Bonefish Grill: Casual-dining chain focused on seafood with American accompaniments and a strong bar/cocktail program. Comparable to Tiger's Tale's raw bar, lobster specials, and seafood-forward dining offerings.
• Outback Steakhouse: National casual-dining chain specializing in steaks and American fare with a full bar. Comparable to Tiger's Tale's emphasis on grilled entrées, prime rib specials, and bar-driven traffic in suburban markets.
• TGI Fridays: National casual-dining chain serving American bar & grill fare (burgers, ribs, steaks, cocktails) in a bar-centric atmosphere. Directly comparable to Tiger's Tale's American bar and grill format, though operating at much larger scale and across multiple geographies.
• Miller's Ale House: Regional casual-dining sports-bar chain offering American fare (burgers, wings, steaks, seafood) with large bar areas and TV-heavy atmosphere. Comparable to Tiger's Tale's large bar area with TVs, sports viewing, and casual American food.

Direct peers

• Charlie Brown's Steakhouse: Regional American steakhouse chain operating primarily in the Northeast US/NJ, offering steaks, grilled entrées, and full bar service. Closest peer in scale and regional footprint to Tiger's Tale's single-location American bar & grill format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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