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Newcastle Tap, Newcastle Central, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 5EN
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Newcastle Tap
Industrial, fairly large ale house near railway station. Plenty of beer options. Modern popular pub
On 6th June 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1456 recommendations about 1434 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Newcastle Tap
I paid an unscheduled return visit to this prominent pub opposite Newcastle station on a weekday afternoon. The interior feels a bit too modern for my liking with high tables and chairs making it feel more like a fast food restaurant than a bar/pub. Nevertheless, the cask ale selection was much better than I remembered - Fierce & Noble Brizzle Pale, Buxton Right To Roam, Bedlam Benchmark, Atom Venturi Effect, 360 Brewing Session & Brass Castle Burnout.
Real ciders were Lilley's Cherries & Berries & Broadoak Perry, whilst craft beers were Thornbridge Green Mountain, Firebrick Tyne 9, Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout, Haacht Mystic Kriek & Allendale Amber.
All beers are listed high above the bar back, from where they are all dispensed. The craft and keg are denoted, if you look carefully.
Staff were friendly and efficient. There were just a handful of other customers in.
Toilets upstairs overlook the bar and are unisex. They were in immaculate condition.
On 11th May 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2454 recommendations about 2453 pubs]
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Brainy Pool left this review about Newcastle Tap
definitely one of the better and calmer options for a pint in the vicinity of the station, this modern industrial styled bar is a fine addition to the area. Excellent range of beers of all varieties, including some rather interesting obscure bottles advertised at the bar for almost £10 each! just pizza served from a food perspective, and they do a good job of it too.
On 21st August 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1058 recommendations about 1023 pubs]
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Newcastle Tap
A beer drinkers haven, right opposite the train station. The main features in here was the raised cellar above the bar area. The left hand side cladded wall was made up from old wooden barrels. I especially liked the polished ash finished bar counter. The interior also had a concentric patterned tiled wall on the right hand side, large industrial hanging lamps, seating was in the form of light brown leather banquette seating. The beer choice on our visit was twelve keg, six cask, two ciders, all served form taps along the back wall. There was also an extensive range of bottled and canned beers. I went for the Allendale Golden Plover, which was in good condition.
On 6th August 2019
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
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Aqualung . left this review about Newcastle Tap
Unlike other venues in this pub chain it's not set in a station building but in a rather dull office block conversion over the road from Newcastle station. Despite that it makes for a pretty good real ale venue with a glass fronted cellar above the bar. It was quite busy on my Friday afternoon visit.
There's a huge array of taps on a wall behind the bar counter but only 8 are cask. I found it quite difficult reading the names behind the bar but I went for a York Sunne (£3.60) which was in good nick.
Despite the bland building it's worth a look.
On 24th August 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
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ROB Camra left this review about Newcastle Tap
A brand new pub converted from an office block. It's one room with the bar straight in front of you. There's interesting wooden panelling on the left hand side. All the beers are stored upstairs, you can see the barrels through the display window. There are no handpumps the beers are dispensed through taps at the rear of the bar. Food is available from a limited menu. My pint was in excellent nick and Ms CAMRA liked her red wine. We'll be coming back here again.
On 13th November 2017
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3224 recommendations about 3135 pubs]