The Brewery Tap in East Staffordshire

Went a few months back for some drinks after going to the cinema. We all sat outside because it was lovely weather, much like the service! So many drinks to choose from, we struggled to make up our minds we wanted to try so much. I had a fruity cider, and it was really nice. Chap on the bar was lovely, saw some girls working making sure everywhere was clean and tidy so they definitely care about making sure the place is in good shape. Definitely would go again

As part of a family group we’ve visited the Brewery Tap Sunday Carvery for the last few weeks. It is always superb, with beautifully cooked joints of meat and a ‘special of the day’ plus an array of vegetables which are all cooked to perfection ( some in their own sauces). The staff are all friendly and helpful and the whole meal is excellent value.

This was a first time visit for a mid week lunch. My overall impression was that it’s okay/ nice but nothing spectacular 2 lunch meals and 2 Diet Coke £21.45. The food was hot and tasty although the triple chicken melt could have done with some mayo or sauce as was a bit dry The bar was clean and quiet stylish but quite and the ladies toilets were fine I’m don’t think I’ll be in any hurry to return, I’ll be trying other places

Went for a family birthday meal and was not impressed.The service was terrible.Our drinks didn't arrive until after the starters.They got the order wrong for the starters so one person had to wait.The bread roll with the pate was way past its best and crumbled into bits. The carvery was edible but not the best. Dessert was not very good either.The worst thing was the staff.They were rude and had no table service skills at all. They just seemed to wander round following each other.No one seemed to have a clue what was going on.Very disappointed and would not be in a hurry to eat here again, which is very sad as the place has so much heritage.

Great food (carvery) staff very pleasant and went out of there way for you, I thought the prices were rather cheap, lovely family day out :)

I have visited The Brewery Tap dozens of times over the past years, but I feel my latest will be my last. Gone are the days of exciting, well served beers that celebrated Burton's brewing history (as per the museum which is attached to this place). Replaced by microbrews (which admittedly are usually local) that are usually average at best, I had two pints on Saturday and both were flat and pretty tasteless. My rounds were also expensive and served by a woman who obviously hated her job. My visit was peak time on Saturday evening, and I would describe the bar as very quiet. I did hear two separate people ask if they served Bass (as per most of the memorabilia on the walls), the answer to which was no. This place needs to start offering what people want!

Used the tokens from our brewery entry to get drinks from the Tap. A good selection and a nice way to try new beers.

Came for lunch as was early for the tour. Ploughmans and tuna mayo sandwich were both good. Service was decent. Good beer selection too.

I would like to start by saying that the waitress was lovely. The food was good., It just took so long to come out it was a joke. The table next to us was there for a family occasion and they left before thier mains came out it was so slow, and there was only three tables in. I'd do the brewery tour and then go somewhere else for dinner. A discrace of a manager was not apologetic at all. Avoid if you want a nice dinner.

Always a large selection if draught beers to sample and drink. Make sure you have a none drinking driver so you can indulge in tasting them all. This is the place where you will not ever get a cloudy rough glass if beer, not like some pubs where they try and sell you the dregs. Little bar menu for snacks, also restaurant. Plus is course take a tour if the brewery museum to see the history of Burton in Trent Brewers.

I had booked a table for the carvery and we got a drink in the bar as we were early and set up a tab. When we went into the restaurant this appeared to be a problem and they gave us the wrong table number. The carvery was fine, the meat was nice and a good choice of accompaniements. Unfortunately do to the way the area is set out with a queue of people waiting for the carvery by the side of our table it was not pleasant enjoy the meal. The counters needed to be on another wall making more room to move around. We were then given the wrong bill and it was hassle and waiting to get it sorted out. It was busy but the staff did not seem particularly organised other than the chap behind the bar. Doubt if I would return. The toilets were not particularly clean either.

Very nice with friendly staff, very friendly locals and a great range of beers. I didn't eat but the food does look good with a good selection.

Lovely end to an interesting visit to the Brewery museum. Great sandwiches, hot lunches also available and excellent ales,

My wife and I went to our friends 40 th birthday party and one of the best venues we have been to in a long time .guest ales straight from the cask and such a good price .classic tunes playing on the sound system and the staff so helpful and good at looking after us all made for an extremely enjoyable night and we look forward to a return visit

This restaurant is at the end of the Brewery Museum tour, but can also be visited without having to go through the museum. We really enjoyed our sample beers, especially the Offilers which brought back happy memories. We also had lunch which was superbly cooked. The staff were all friendly, helpful and efficient. We may well visit here again without bothering with the Museum tour.

Disappointed that given the strategic location of The Brewery Tap as a part of the museum site, we expected something much more.Environment is synthetic and lacking atmosphere. We may have chosen a bad day that was not typical, but barmaid was struggling, seemed to lack organisation, no change in till, one customer returned his beer as off!Doubt whether we will return.

lovely bar area in the national brewery centre. good choice of ales - nice to see they have brought back one our local ale from offilers! also it was lovely to be able to have cider in a brewery tap bar (i don't drink beer!). we didn't eat on this occasion but the menu looks good. friendly lady behind the bar

We visited the Brewery Tap at the end of our tour around the brewery. As it was lunchtime we decided to have a cheese and ham sandwich with our beers. The bloomer loaf sandwich came with a small side salad and some potato crisps. It was generously filled and delicious. It rounded off a very pleasant visit to the area for us.

Watched this act in the marquee. Reserved table, great view, good beer, good service and a thoroughly nice time had by all .

Started off bad as the service behind the bar in main room ( older lady) was bad very bad on her own obviously she was pushing herself poor management as the comedy nights are every month!! In the Worthington room still only one barmaid who had to work like mad to serve approx 80 people. The host Ben Mulholland fantastic the others ok but the last guy a Canadian (can't remember is name) was fantastic everybody was laughing he was well worth the £10 himself hope they have him again.

We went into the tap at the end of our brewery tour to use our beet tasting vouchers. Clean bar area with friendly serviced next to the restaurant come carver. We didn't eat but the restaurant was packed with families. Nice atmosphere.

Tasty lunch, had a hot chicken sandwich. My wife had a steak sandwich. Well presented by friendly staff.

been here a great many times over last 50 + years , Bass and now Molson Coors .plenty to do and see . good beers on in the bar , food is a bit pricey , but you can eat burgers -chips , or fine dine , weddings are always held here . worthy of a visit for all family . especially when the SHIRE HORSES ARE HOME .

We went to Burton to visit the amazing Brewery museum, and booked to eat in the restaurant before our afternoon tour.We arrived on time, and the server took our drinks order.After 25 minutes, we had to find a staff member to ask where our drinks were. Unfortunately, our order was made at the same time as the morning tour arrived for their inclusive drinks, and they crowded the bar. One would not expect this to be an issue as they would have been aware of the time of the end of the tour.When our drinks arrived, we ordered food, and then waited a lot longer than one would expect, as we were just one of two occupied tables.Food arrived, and we asked where the bread that accompanied it was, the server apologised and went off, returning with it, but then we had to request butter.The food was very good indeed. It was only the service that let them down, and the poor memory of the server.It is only fair to state that the end of the morning museum tour coincided with our arrival, and they crowded the bar as we ordered our drinks, and at the same time, the staff were preparing for a wedding reception... Two things that delayed our service.However, neither of these things would have been unexpected, and as such, in normal circumstances, such routine events should not have impacted on our otherwise excellent experience in such a negative way.

Beer here is top notch, being part of the brewery expectations were high and were met. Pub grub was very good.

Brilliant afternoon, the adjoining museum was so interesting. The guide was very informative and entertaining.

Sat in the marque near the door which was very drafty Food wasn't anything special and service was poor

Having brought a voucher for the visit to the Centre me and husband decided to head down on a rainy Sunday. The museum was great and learnt a lot about brewing and the guys who Volunteer on the steam engines where great! Unfortunatly that is where our good experience ended. As soon as we went into the bar area it was a joke! The bar dosnt sit with the whole theme and looks rather to modern and if I'm honest a little tacky... But what was the worst was that it took over 40mins to get served at the bar! What a joke. Needless to say I will not be going back not recommending this place.

This is a huge place with wonderful decor a huge bar that actually sells worthington E ! There is planty of seating and a good menu to choose from. The staff are very helpful.

Superb visit, well worth the entrance fee and guided tour, definitely learned things I didn't know about beer! Really enjoyed the tasting vouchers afterwards - a very good experience!

Just returned from one of the best caverys i have had. Choise of two meats, then help yourself to potatoes & veg, which there was a great selection. Will be going back

How not to run a place. 3 chefs 1 waitress 2 bar staff for 10 people. I live in plymouth and my local pub does 50-60 covers every day and runs on 3 staff. Never visit again was so much better when it was Bass Museum.

Another excellent meal ! Gammon steak & fish and chips .lovely presentation. Great friendly staff too .

Running out of time, but will simply say that they need to sort out the Chef in this pub. Was unable to provide anything other than the sandwich menu because the Chef was late. This seems a usual occurrence at this pub.In addition. The barman/manager seemed confused when asked for a 'light ale recommendation'; he obviously doesn't know much about beer.Finally the ambiance is poor. Though the walls have appropriate paraphernalia the 90s dance music was a little out of place. And by a little, I mean totally inappropriate. It was also almost uncomfortably cold.I truly hope they fix the problems here as it is a disgrace to the good work done next door at the Museum.

Wet day out in Burton, went to the National Brewery Centre then into the brewery tap,(on the same ground). Beer selection was excellent and well kept. The menu was medium sized and quite varied for us meaty/fishy folk, limited for veggies though, (who cares?!). Three of us shared a platter for 2 to share as a starter and was impressed with all of the items; ribs, potted salt beef, beer batter prawns, dips and awesome FAT chips! Mains were impressive fayre too, ma had the brunch which included local(ish) sausage and bacon, field mushroom and a huge roasted beef tomato among other things. Dad went for bangers and mash, again local sausage and creamy mash, although not really complaining but menu stated champ mash, all doused in a rich onion gravy. I went for the steak and White Shield ale pie with Kibbled(?) potatoes and ale gravy, absolutely delicious, rich pie filling with massive chunks of meat, crisp yet soft pastry, a miniature pint glass of ale gravy and it came with chips, again, not really complaining but it said served with Kibbled potatoes. The chips, i have to say, are some of the best I've had so no way were they going back!! Very generous vegetable accompaniments, well presented and piping hot. The chef needs to pay a little more attention to his/her menu items but it was a very good eating experience.

I visited here after a trip to the National Brewery Centre. Although I am not an ale drinker I had a pint of local brew and it was very nice. There were two different menus to choose from, the bar menu which contained a selection of sandwiches and other light bites. Also a main menu which contained dishes like ham, egg and chips, burgers etc. the food was really nice and tasted home cooked. The only complaints i have is that a chicken and bacon sandwich served with salad and 'homemade potato chips" actually looked and tasted like they were the dregs from the bottom of the deep fat dryer. Literally small little burnt bits! And the sandwich only had one slice of bacon on yet called itself a 'club sandwich'. At £6 I believe it was a bit expensive and if I wanted to add chips it would be £2.50, making my sandwich rather expensive indeed. If I went again I would choose a meal off the main menu as that seems better value. Overall I really enjoyed my visit. The decor, atmosphere and surroundings were lovely and the staff informative.

We frequent The Brewery Tap on a semi-regular basis, and have to say it always has a nice, relaxing, easy atmosphere.Beer ALWAYS good ...

If you like beer and you are visiting Burton, the home of beer, you must go to the brewery tap! I went early one evening. I'm glad I did, it wasn't bad but it was not exciting. Beer included draught Worthington White Shield - a must for any beer connisseur - and in my view better than the bottled version. I tried a guest beer - it was off - this happens and the staff were happy to replace it. My fish and chip meal was ok - batter overdone and plate so hot it carried on cooking in front of me. My average review is really because the place lacked atmosphere and the Brewery Tap at the National Brewing Centre should be a compelling advertisement for the Britsh pub and the brewing industry - this was not.

This is not our first visit to this restaurant but probably our third. on Two occassions we encountered the same experience. our most frequent visit (Party of 9,12th April 13) was due to someone telling us how nice it was for Sunday lunch but as we couldn't get for Sunday Lunch we booked for a Friday evening, on our arrival we went to the bar & made our presence known & ordered some drinks. We were escorted to our table in the restaurant (which had 1 more table of two occupied) & sat down, we all started to chat before looking at the menu but were greeted within seconds of being seated by the waitress who said,"who's having starters" We replied with we haven't even looked at the menu yet so can you give us a bit more time please......... she left & went away only to return again 2 mins later !!.We all placed our orders & checked she had the correct quantity on order (she had) when the starters arrived we had one short even though we had checked she had noted all the items down (clearly the Chefs fault). we then went on to our mains before the table was properly clear of starter dishes (on the whole startters were ok but non of the steaks we ordered were cooked to specification), but never the less we ate & completed. within what seemed like seconds of finishing the waitress appeared & cleared the table ready for our sweets........... the rush seemed to have eased & the waitress looked less flustered & in due course took our orders for deserts. When the deserts arrived they were lacking in sauce that was clearly stated would come with it on the menu. It appeared the waitress was now making the deserts as I can only assume the chef had gone home & left her to it, in no way do we any of this was the waitresses fault but feel this establishment is being dictated to by a chef who needs to get home rather than serve clients. If he doesn't want to be at this establishment then get another jobOn our first experience we were told we must order quickly as the Chef lived in Derby & needed to get away. quite clearly on this subsequent visit the chef needed to get home again............ We will not frequent this establishment again as I feel we have given them fair chance.

went here on a saturday night and although very quiet, the food was lovely and great poition sizes, service was very good and friendly service, has got an onsite brewery and servers all local beer.

We visited the museum which is very well set up and gives plenty of information in a lively way. We got a voucher for free tasting of the local bier and eat at the restaurant. The service was very friendly and the food excellent (wide choice). Very nice and relaxing atmosphere. The fact that our clothes did not smell when outside is a further plus.

The Brewery Tap serves a brilliant roast at the carvery; all the staff are friendly, helpful and smiling and the portions are huge if you want them to be. I can't fault the food or the service at all. The cheese board was literally on a huge wooden board and they don't stint you on the crackers either, as some restaurants do. The added touch of a pot of primroses on the table on Mother's Day for the mum to take home was lovely.