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Upminster TapRoom, Upminster
Upminster
RM14 3DT
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paulof horsham left this review about Upminster TapRoom
In most regards The Upminster Tap Room is your regular micro pub set up with beers, all local as far as I could tell, brought out from the cool room; there's ciders and some craft keg. It's all a bit cramped inside, with as many tables as they can fit in the rectangular room - these are high, with seats to match. Outside there's a garden (more yard really) with seats and shelter, though with understandably few takers on a bitterly cold evening.
The difference is in the table service as there's no bar and you pay your tab on exit (cask ale was around the £5 mark on my recent visit).
Good beer and friendly, albeit with a slight "local pub for local people" feel, but certainly worth a second shot if I ever find myself out this way again.
On 2nd December 2025
- rating: 7
[User has posted 612 recommendations about 569 pubs]
Pub SignMan left this review about Upminster TapRoom
This is quite a quirky micropub in the middle of Upminster, with a tile floored, single room interior and no servery. The room has been painted in neutral shades, but much of the wall space has been covered with a massive pump clip collection and a load of enamel beer signs, as well as tap and spile displays and some helpful, if not helpfully positioned, beer boards. High benches skirt around the perimeter with beer barrels beneath them, and high stools in support, with the only other seating options being the benches out in the tiny front patio garden area. A rickety looking ladder has been hung from the ceiling with a load of beer bottles suspendd from it, whilst upturned beer crates across the rest of the ceiling act as light shades. The beers are all poured from a taproom to the rear, visible through a large window on the back wall, which has the available beers listed across the top of it. A large TV screen in one corner, was switched off and presumably isn't used for live sport, with a folk soundtrack playing quietly in the background.
The beer boards listed six cask ale options - Goffs Tournament, Good Chemistry Yakima Sun, Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (£5.00 a pint), Brentwood Beer Outta Hell and Beertle Juice and one other that I couldnt read without having to lean across someone's table. Around 20 ciders, two keg beers and a load of bottles and cans were also available, so something for everyone. I tried the Brewers Gold and Beertle Juice, both of which were excellent and the barman was very friendly and explained how I could see what beers were on and how to order. Lots of staff were on shift on a busy Saturday night, but most kept popping outside to watch a nearby fireworks display.
I really enjoyed my visit here, prolonging my stay to try some more of their great beer, and I would've quite happily spent even longer if time had permitted. I thought it was a great pub that didn't feel like your standard micropub, and I would say it's an excellent addition to Upminster's modest pub scene.
Date of visit - 2nd November 2024
On 20th January 2025
- rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about Upminster TapRoom
Irritating micro. You go in, there’s no bar or obvious service despite the big window with the beers. Once I uttered (probably louder than I thought) ‘how the hell do I get a pint then?’ someone finally ghosted over to me to inform that it’s table service. Six cask and four keg to choose from, my Milestone Honey Porter was utter stillage, nothing wrong with it but over-vented and listless (NBSS 2.5). Interior is fairly bland bar a ‘whacky' wonky ladder on the ceiling with bottles hanging from it. High uncomfortable padded bench seating all round. Whilst it’s a no from me, the local CAMRAs are all over it like an octopus.
On 22nd July 2024
- rating: 5
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- Accommodation : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes - fairly scruffy patio - last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No - Usual micropub snacks - last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Micropub : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 22 July 2024 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 15 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : No - Shell petrol station is in range - last updated 21 November 2025 by paulof horsham
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