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Sheffield Tap, Sheffield
Sheffield
S1 2BP
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Oggwyn Great left this review about Sheffield Tap
Final port of call on my day in Sheffield , very busy but staff were efficient and speedy , lots of ales available , i had a Gun Strong Pale and very nice it was .
Worth a visit and i will probally start here if in Sheffield again .
If you are going to a match its worth noting no football colours are allowed .
On 20th November 2016
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Al Bundy left this review about Sheffield Tap
A great pub for a final bevvy before getting the train. Lots of real ales and lots of rooms to enjoy them in. Sadly I didn't have long to fully appreciate this place as my train was due so next time I'll start here.
On 11th March 2016
- rating: 9
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Gill Smith left this review about Sheffield Tap
The best way to start and or finish your beer trip to Sheffield, this is a busy bar with a great range of cask and keg beers, and a massive selection of bottles. Seating either in the main bar area facing platform 1, or in a few other walk through rooms, one of which has the Tapped Brewery visable. We enjoyed Hop Studio Sonata, Half Moon Galileo and Thornbridge Baize this trip.
On 3rd August 2015
- rating: 8
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Sheffield Tap
Excellent attempt at a railway waiting room, wooden floors, pannelled benches a nice side room & tiled high ceilinged walls.
Nicely done and a pleasent area. The beer is a bit too warm for me but there were 8 real ales
On 17th December 2013
- rating: 7
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John Bonser left this review about Sheffield Tap
Update - September 2013
Now with the addition of an on site microbrewery in the expanded premises on the right. The mash tuns are visible behind a half height glass screen in a room which is similar in style to the original room – tiled walls, marble floor, dark brown wood padded banquettes etc. A glass fridge in this room contains mainly foreign bottled beers, but I did note Camden as present.
Even disregarding the new microbrewery, there now appears to be less of an emphasis on Thornbridge beers, with just the two available on my visit – Jaipur and Knoll – although the friendly and impressively efficient bar staff still wear Thornbridge Brewery branded black T shirts.
There were 3 beers on from the in house microbrewery – known as The Tapped Brew Co – Ale, Bullet and Manor Mind, the latter being a pleasant, if somewhat unremarkable, dark mild ( 3.3% - £ 2.70p ) . The Ale ( 3.5% ) was also £ 2.70p and tasted more distinctive.
It was noticeable, however, how most of the customers seemed to be going for the New York Pale from the Chantry Brewery in nearby Rotherham which won the best beer award at the Chesterfield and District CAMRA Festival 2013. I thought it was rather bland, to be honest. Also popular was Hawkshead Brodies Prime – “the beer of The Lakes”. Other beers were on, but not recorded.
This pub is a CAMRA Good Beer Guide regular and is still highly recommended
Original review - April 2011
As everyone knows by now, The Sheffield Tap is housed in the former refreshment rooms on Platform One at Sheffield Railway Station. Built in 1904 by Midland Railway, the premises were used for first class rail passengers, but were closed in 1975. The empty building was noticed by a traveller waiting for his Sheffield – London train and, having spotted the building’s potential, it reopened as The Sheffield Tap in December 2009, after careful restoration of the interior, which included the original mahogany bar.
As well as the mahogany bar, the main bar room retains its splendid tiled walls and terrazzo flooring. There’s a fine antique fireplace, over which is a large mirror engraved with the name “Sheffield Tap”.
It’s been Grade 2 listed by English Heritage and appears in the new CAMRA publication entitled “Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs”
Seating is a mixture of wooden chairs and more comfortable dark red banquettes. At either end of the main bar round the back are further rooms which are comfortably furnished and contain reclaimed wood panelling. One of these rooms is decorated with a few framed foreign beer posters, but the overall feel is rather spartan and some railway photos/ memorabilia would give these rooms a more inviting and warmer feel.
The Sheffield Tap describes itself as a “World Beer Free House” and a banner outside at the front tells us that it has Sheffield’s biggest beer range.
On my recent Monday lunchtime visit, 5 Thornbridge beers were on and I understand that this brewery’s products are a permanent fixture here. At the other end of the bar, between a bank of foreign lager beer taps are 4 further pumps, which are dedicated to guest beers. From the Thornbridge range, the Wild Swan ( £ 2.70p ) tasted rather thin and uninspiring, but a subsequent pint of Jaipur ( £ 3.40p ) went down rather too easily for a beer of that gravity. The 4 guest beers ( not sampled ) were from Brewdog. On a subsequent visit a few days later, the Brewdog beers had been replaced by beers from Williams Bros of Alloa ( Scotland ), which included the intriguingly named Kelpie Organic Seaweed Ale. The Williams Black ( £ 2.60p ) was an excellent pint, as was the Thornbridge Kipling ( £ 3.20p ). A blackboard lists forthcoming guests. There’s also plenty of bottled beers to choose from.
Notably, on my second visit, the barman, who bore a marked resemblance to Russell Brand, recognised me. Pleasingly, I also saw a group of customers who had been there on the Monday, indicating that this establishment is not just being used by people waiting for trains, but has become a destination watering-hole in its own right.
Sheffield is not exactly short of quality real ale outlets ( it’s not been dubbed “The Holy City” by ale enthusiasts without good reason ), so it’s a bit difficult to justify referring to any of them as “must visits”, but if you get the opportunity to pop in, you really should do so.
Finally, you’ll be pleased to hear that it opens at 11 am midweek, when most Sheffield City Centre pubs don’t appear to open up before midday
On 12th November 2013
- rating: 8
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john gray left this review about Sheffield Tap
What a great pub.The beers were spot on and enjoyed the Tapped beers.Sat outside in the sunshine and had a good laugh with some locals then a big stag part of people from Rotherham.Great selection of foreign beers.Great interior as well.Makes me realise I have rated the Euston Tap too high.I know too many greats in one review but it was GREAT.
On 13th September 2013
- rating: 9
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Sheffield Tap
Usually I'd be complaining if our train was delayed, but when you're in the Sheffield Tap, train delays become a real bonus. They had a good range of ales on our visit and I thought their Tapped Brew Co Bramling was superb. I also enjoyed Mordue Brewery Radgie Gadgie, plus a Thornbridge Lord Marples. On our return to the station, we found that the entrance to the pub was on the left-hand side of the main station entrance. Also to take note, the pub is not always accessible from the station platform.
On 12th May 2013
- rating: 9
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Gill Smith left this review about Sheffield Tap
Pub was busy as usual when we called in at the end of our Sheffield visit yesterday, but we were able to have a couple of their Tapped Brew Co beers. Both Ember and Pegler were fine. We did have to stand in the corridor to drink but it was a good way to end a perfect day round the good ale pubs of Sheffield.
On 4th May 2013
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about Sheffield Tap
A recent visit saw an unexpected bonus in the shape of new beers on the bar from the pub’s own micro brewery. Having ordered a pint of the Tapped Treacle Stout, I went off to find a seat and discovered a whole new part of the pub, with a new room having been opened which partly houses the brewery. The room has a terrazzo floor and white tiled walls with several decorative features insert into them. The high, sky lit ceiling and large platform-side windows let in a good deal of light, so that you can get a good view of the brewing vessels. There are smart banquettes under the windows and large tables with standard chairs in the middle of the room. A large display cabinet full of bottled beer dominates one end of the room and there is a short stretch of bar counter, with three unclipped hand pumps, which may become operational eventually.
A fine addition to an already excellent pub, so I’m increasing my rating from 8 to 9. The Treacle Stout was sublime too.
12th April 2012
Located in the former refreshment rooms on Platform 1 of Sheffield station, this is the original ‘Tap’ pub from the Pivni group who are also responsible for similar ventures in York and London Euston. Like Alan, I also found I had to leave the station and approach the pub from Sheaf Street, passing a friendly doorman on the way in. The bar is located in the trackside room, which is undoubtedly the most attractive part of the pub. The room is fairly narrow and has some wonderful tiling which extends all the way up to the high vaulted ceiling. Curved banquettes provide comfortable seating in front of large arched windows that look out to the platforms and there is also a long, high bench along the right hand wall. To the right of the bar there is a large shelving unit extended from the bar back with various beer glasses on display and for sale, as well as some other glasses full of different varieties of hops. CAMRA literature, listings magazines and various awards that the pub has won are also on display here. A door leads to two wooden floored rooms, one of which is quite light and has nice padded benches and various beer posters on the wall, whilst the other is a little cosier with dark panelling and a drinking ledge. A corridor leads past toilets to the left hand side of the pub where there is one more room with a single, long banquette along a handful of tables.
The beer choice was excellent with nine ales and one real cider on the pumps during my visit. The options were Thornbridge Jaipur, Pivni, and Sequoia, Marble Draft, Ginger and Chocolate Marble, Kirkstall Tun, Brodies London Porter and Cromarty Happy Chappy Pale. I tried the Pivni, which I presumed was a house brew and found it well kept, if a little underwhelming by Thornbridge standards. As you would expect, there is an extensive keg and bottle range as well, with some of the unusual keg lagers proving very popular with other customers.
This is an excellent station pub and an essential port of call for anyone arriving or leaving by train. It still has something of a transient feel to it, so I’m not sure that I’d want to settle down for a session here, but as an introduction to what Sheffield has to offer, it’s pitched perfectly.
On 29th March 2013
- rating: 9
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ROB Camra left this review about Sheffield Tap
The adjoining old dining rooms are now open to the public and the brewery has been installed. It's called Tapped Brewery, no surprises there. The brewery area is open and the brewer can be watched going about his business. The beers will initially be available at the 3 Taps and Pivni in York. There was a Tapped beer on the bar alongside 3 Thornbridge beers and several guests on Wednesday. The two pints I had were in excellent nick as always.
09/11/2010
Nicely refurbished 1st Class lounge converted into a bar. It's still got a lot of the carved wood, panelling and glass that must have given the 1st class passengers a pleasant waiting room. 10 handpumps on the bar, 6 serving Thornbridge, 3 with Purity beers and one with a Dark Star beer. I went for the Thornbridge Lumford and Ms CAMRA went for the Thornbridge Wild Swan. Both were in very good nick. It's a fine addition to the Sheffield drinking circuit.
On 24th February 2013
- rating: 8
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