The Tap House in Herefordshire, County of

The Tap House was closed up and in disarray. Their website said they were open but they definitely were not. It didn’t look like it had been closed for some time. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Great Micro boozer free from Carling piss etc, proper real ale and cider, get on it.

Excellent beer, always something different. Very friendly proprietors, make everyone welcome.

Proper beer. Good choice always new beers. Great surroundings and friendly folk. My kind of place

Dog friendly. Craft beer. Nice and friendly 👌.

Great beers and a warm welcome. Pleasure to spend time there.

Great friendly people, lovely beer, would have had more beer but we were recovering from a huge meal . An asset to Ross on Wye.

The Tap House for Motley How Brewery, so unsurprisingly they had Motley Hog beers on. I have only been there for a pint after doing a shop in Morrisons opposite, the beer has always been nice and I felt welcomed.

Being a real ale lover and having noticed this pub on the way into Ross, I just had to visit while having a long weekend away with my wife and two dogs. I’m very glad I did because places like this are a rarity nowadays. It’s nice inside, with very friendly owners and customers, truly dog friendly, has amazing ales (and other drinks) and we also had a delicious Sunday roast. What a fantastic place. We were only visiting Ross from far away but if I lived nearby I’d be spending a lot of time in the Tap House.

Love it, company and beer first class. Update still good, impromptu music happens when peps take the instruments off the wall. It gets a lot of tourist in which actually adds to a night, pretty sure they enjoy their nights! Update 14/1/24...... as above. Our happy place.

Absolutely cracking pub, great beers, particularly the bitter and friendly locals / landlord. Will be back again next time in Ross 🍺

One of the best pubs I’ve ever been to. I came looking for cider and I was not disappointed. Thank you

Great little place. Good ales and good company. Music appreciated. Two evenings spent there and loved it.

A fantastic time, Great beers a warm welcome and exceptional food for a very reasonable price. Great place for a laugh

We popped in to the Tap House on our first day in Ross and instantly loved the place, why because the locals and the owners were so so friendly. After Friday afternoon we decided we would pop in on the evening after our meal in the Royal and had a fab evening with two of the regulars started to gig one with a banjo and the other with a ukulele and sang so many favs from ‘she’ Electric’ to ‘Take me home country road’. Oh forgot to mention the ale ain’t to shabby either. We had to try the Sunday roast as there was a general consensus that it was very good so we did shortly before we left for home, no surprise it was lovely. Thoroughly recommend this place for its atmosphere, friendliness and fine ales.

[Sept 2023] Quirky little pub. Tasty beer. Friendly staff. Recommend!

Great little place, family run, brew their own ales, alway a good craic in there. Keep up the good work!

Popped in whilst staying at local campsite. Staff, range of drinks and atmosphere was brilliant ( and a sneaky free buffet). Revisited the 2nd night to have “pie night”. My first time ever to have slow roasted lamb shank in mint gravy, with a pie crust in a pot dish - I wanted to lick the bowl clean, it was soo soo yummy!. Again, brilliant, friendly owners and regulars. A MUST visit whilst in Ross on Wye

Good variety of ales on cask and keg. You can park for free on Morrisons opposite. A regular stop off when travelling back from South Wales.

What a great little pub, beer great, food great, Landlord Landlady were very friendly and made it feel like your local. Local people were friendly to. We met some wonderful people in there. And to top it all dog friendly. We were staying on a camp site near by. I have told them to tell fellow campers about The Tap House. Had a great time. Thank you.

Fantastic little pub really friendly,great ciders

Amazing Ales welcoming and dog friendly. We had a fabulous couple of hours here and so did our 6 dogs. We didn't have food but were told by other guests the food is great so will definitely visit again . Really recommend a visit 👌

Popped in for a drink and stayed for hours due to very friendly locals and fantastic landlord and landlady. This pub the most dog friendly pub we have ever been to. Dog treats on the bar and dogs allowed to sit on the chairs and make themselves comfortable. A warm welcome to anyone coming in and you leave feeling like a local. The food is excellent. We had the sharer platter with Mac n cheese & a bowl of spicy beans all delicious! A good variety of their own beers/ciders. Will definitely be back!

Popped in for a drink and stayed for hours due to very friendly locals and fantastic landlord and landlady. This pub the most dog friendly pub we have ever been to. Dog treats on the bar and dogs allowed to sit on the chairs and make themselves comfortable. A warm welcome to anyone coming in and you leave feeling like a local. The food is excellent. We had the sharer platter with Mac n cheese & a bowl of spicy beans all delicious! A good variety of their own beers/ciders. Will definitely be back!

This is one of the best places I've been to in many years. The owners and regulars had us singing and laughing our hearts out a proper old school pub.

Basic little pub. Only a few tables and chairs. Good Ale and Ciders. Friendly people and good atmosphere. Would visit this place again. Liked it a lot.

Great micropub serving very good local beer and cider, at good prices, with friendly staff and customers.

Good beer choice and friendly landlord/landlady.

Great Beer,great place,great atmosphere

A relatively new brewery and by far the best place to drink in Ross on Wye. Knowledgeable and friendly staff and locals. I had four pints and a substantial meal for just over £22.

Fantastic place with great homemade food and most importantly beers!

My favourite pub in Ross. The staff own and run the Motley Hog Brewery. Needless to say the beer is excellent. Fun menu as well.

On a break in Wye Valley, I noticed this tap house from earlier viewings around Ross on wye. I initially was en route to Ross beer festival (tho due to festival licencing laws, only so much capacity allowed in at once), I didn't want to arrive, if turned away. I settled on visiting the tap house, for a prologue. TBH, upon visiting this establishment, I never made it to the festival, there was no requirement. You have a wide selection of ales, (more than any festival), the welcome is fantastic & owners very knowledgeable, the landlady is gorgeous, she has a great pull, as I felt bad asking for a cask, which I saw her previously having difficulty turning the tap on this particular barrel. If you into your beers then I highly recommended, I will visit again, if when in the area

Amazing bar which we found out of the blue. Great hospitality by the owner and family. Amazing drink selection ranging from locally brewed by themselves to sours/ciders/ales IPA’s and lagers. As tourist we were felt very welcome and at home. Definitely a place I would visit again and definitely would recommend to everybody to try

Happened upon this gem after the Beer and Cider Festival. We were welcomed very warmly and the drink selection was SUPERBLY competitive. The bar was busy so we were happy perching at the bar, just chatting and taking in the atmosphere. Beer and cider selection were stellar Suddenly we were graciously offered seats at a table with the owners who were very, very friendly and asked us what brought us to town. Suddenly we were offered samples of their home brewed beer which was fantastic. The banter flowed and we felt like locals. It's an experience that simply doesn't happen any more. It ended up starting as a mini bar hop and ended up as ending up at the best place in town. You're welcomed and you hate to leave. Also please say hello to Ted the Dog. He deserves so much love. The prices are super competitive and the reception is as warming as a winter soup. Please, visit this gem.

On a break in Wye Valley, I noticed this tap house from earlier viewings around Ross on wye. I initially was en route to Ross beer festival (tho due to festival licencing laws, only so much capacity allowed in at once), I didn't want to arrive, if turned away. I settled on visiting the tap house, for a prologue. TBH, upon visiting this establishment, I never made it to the festival, there was no requirement. You have a wide selection of ales, (more than any festival), the welcome is fantastic & owners very knowledgeable, the landlady is lovely, she has a great pull, as I felt bad asking for a cask, which I saw her previously having difficulty turning the tap on this particular barrel. If you into your beers then I highly recommended, I will visit again, if when in the area

Small down to earth bar with an excellent choice of beer and cider. Yes it's a drinkers pub, and yes you will encounter the locals, but all made us feel welcome and we thank them for it. They don't bite and just say "hello!

Found this little gem online, had a walk around town an tried a couple of pubs before finding this. Originally only went for ales, all brewed by their own brewery and the ones I tried were superb. Whilst there saw that Sunday lunch was being served as we had not booked we decided to have food here. I had beef wife had pork both very good and for £10.00 each excellent value. Will definitely be back again. Highly recommended the go to pun in this town. Great locals lovely friendly staff.

Great place for Real Ale, wonderful welcome and quality local beer.

Great pub, great atmosphere. Friendly landlord, landlady and team. They are a micro brewery that makes exceptional ales and stouts. A must try is the Black Forest Gateau Stout, very tasty and a whopping 14%abv. They do an occasional Friday night food event, we went to pie night, delicious home cooked fayre. Well recommended if you are in the area, well worth the trip if you are not

Lovely old pub , with a good menu and the food was very good, dog freindly, and the staff were very freindly.

A great tap house. Very friendly and welcoming.

A friendly micro pub nice ales nice atmosphere.

Try and get in here twice or three times a month. Regular rotation of their own brews and guest ales. Always a few in, nice chilled atmosphere, great place for some real ale, porter and cider.

After reading the reviews and seeing its high star rating we felt we had to try it ourselves on a recent stay in Ross. It’s a tiny place with the tables a chairs on top of one another. They offer their own ales which we enjoyed but left after only one as we did not like the clique.

Great choice of cask & keg ales plus ciders 🍻.

This is great friendly little pub, don't be afraid to shift up on the tables as its not the biggest pub in the world. But has the biggest heart for friendliness and great real ales and cider. Definitely going back here again.

Been here twice in the last month or so (to remove any outliers) and unfortunately the experience was sub-par both times. The place has a good selection but doesn't know how to properly store or serve the beer. Cask ale is all far too warm, well above the recommended 10-12 degrees. The keg beer is incredibly over-gassed. It takes the (mute) young lad working at the bar a solid 10 minutes to manage to get a pints worth into the glass, among the excessive head, then once served the beer goes completely flat - a classic sign of a keg system that's not been configured properly. I assume things were much better back in 2019 when they won their CAMRA pub of Herefordshire award.

We had a wonderfull warm welcome here last night from the landlord landlady and locals we stayed at a nearby campsite and came across this micro brewery/pub when walking into town we will definately be back thankyou all for a great evening.

Good cask / keg selection. Super friendly staff and locals. Really nice experience.

Nice micro pub with good ale and a warm welcome from the locals and bar staff 👍

Warm, friendly atmosphere. Nice people.

Great little drinking hole. Various beers and ciders. Very friendly pub.

What a lovely little find drinks good staff so friendly

Amazing beer selection, friendly staff, dog friendly. 5 stars easy 😁👍🍻

Such a lovely little pub very polite staff are brilliant 1st time being here From Newcastle upon Tyne definitely a little pub I'd call in to on a regular occurrence clean and tidy drinks well priced Dan the Gordie

Cosy, intimate micro pub with a good range of cask and keg. Craft beer and real ale on tap.

Cracking little pub.. A proper corner pub.. lovely bitter. top staff . It’s really nice to pop into somewhere where takes you by surprise and feel you been going for years, locals to the pub are welcoming and love just random conversation …

Thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and you have to try the rhubarb cider

It's been on my 'to do' list for ages, and was finally able to pop in on a recent trip to Ross. It didn't disappoint - a great range of real ales and craft beers in great condition, and friendly staff and customers who were very welcoming to visitors. It's small, although not as small as some micros, and there's space outside as well, so there seemed to be room for everyone. A must-visit if you're in the area.

Great oasis of cask ale in Ross. Very friendly, more room than it looks, with outside seating for good weather days. Well worth a detour or pop in after your shopping trip to Morrisons.Food now available with interesting range of burgers.

Lovely welcoming quaint pub selling real ales and ciders.Well worth a visit .

An absolutely brilliant find. Very friendly principals and locals, made to feel very at home despite coming from Yorkshire! An excellent selection of well-kept cask and keg beers. Impromptu musical session was an unexpected surprise. Cannot fault if you’re a mixer. A proper pub.

Amazing pub, lovely environment with great people and fantastic beer. AND FANTASTIC FOOD. There's always an array, always something new. It's dog friendly, which is great if you have a dog - but don't worry, if you don't like dogs you can get away outside or in the other room. It's only a small place, but the people who run it are fantastic and hilarious people who work very hard and will alway be willing to advise you on what to choose for the week, especially if you let them know what you usually like. They also do food - I can't wait to try the ostrich burger! They've won the CAMRA award for best pub and they deserve it... Definitely go here! I have now tried the ostrich and the elk burger! I must say, both are delicious, I was going to write a whole separate review, but Google won't let me. What I can tell you, is that my parents thoroughly enjoyed the dirty fries, so much so that they've ordered them several times. Personally, I've loved the burgers - the elk is so good that I'm struggling with myself over whether to try more or simple come back for more elk! Whatever happens, the food is great, the drinks are brilliant compared to your average pub and the people are lovely. Definitely go here.

This was a fabulous little find on our recent trip to Ross! Great beers, nice atmosphere and lovely people made us feel very welcome. Definitely not mainstream!! 🍺🍻

We walked in for the first time while staying in Ross, to a warm welcome from Nigel and the locals. Nigel took time to tell us about the bar and his plans. We had a lovely chat with a couple while we enjoying the excellent beers and ciders, and overall had a great evening. Definitely worth a visit.

We were recommended this friendly little micro brewery pub by some friends of ours and it’s definitely worth a visit. Great selection of real ales and ciders some brewed on site some from local guest breweries but all worth a try. The landlord and lady and friendly locals made us feel welcome with friendly banter a plenty. If your in Ross pop in for a pint or two you won’t be disappointed!

Brilliant micro pub, will definitely visit again when in the area

The best pub in Ross-on-Wye and most probably Herefordshire 👌 a great choice of real ales, ciders and more with beautiful food and friendly staff a warm and very welcoming pub a must visit

Amazing pub. We initially popped in for a pint but ended up staying for a fair few hours thanks to the great beer and fantastic atmosphere. Shame it's not my local!

We came back to the Taphouse after trying times ( not just covid ). How nice to be sat in here again with my Beloved. Usual great range of real ales, gins wines and snacks, as for the atmosphere well we should have brought our slippers! Please support this local Gem of a Micropub, HIGHLY recommended. Andy and Maggie.

Brilliant. A tiny micropub which just has such a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. Great selection of beers. Easy to see why it won Pub of the Year in 2019.

What a great little asset to a lovely town. Popped in whilst the partner was in Morrison’s and was greeted by a lovely array of ales.

Landlord was a deeply unpleasant individual. Gammon.

Great beer, great service, fantastic range including a porter, a sour and a couple of good ciders.

Called in here on Sunday with the wife whilst on holiday and I can say without a doubt that this is the best place for real ale in Ross. Great to see a few dark beers on the hand pulls too. Warm cosy and very friendly atmosphere. Will definitely be going back at some point!

Called in last night - very friendly host and locals. Dog (Milo) very welcome, too. Local and guest beer choice and quality outstanding. Reminded me of the Black Country pubs of my youth - which is a great compliment.

Don't know how they do it. Size of a postage stamp yet each week and fantastic, rotating range of truly awesome beers. My tastes err to the full of body so mostly simply porters and stouts, but have been lured by Rubys and ciders too....

Tap room where Chris and Nigel treat you as family.

Great little pub, excellent beer / lager choice .. regularly changing. Very friendly landlord & landlady .. good pub for a chat.

We visited the Saturday and Sunday while staying in the area super friendly staff and a great selection of beers and ciders. Highly recommend a visit you won’t be disappointed.

Seemed like a nice place. Should probably look into serving food though

Proper pub...No games machines, no music, no TV... Beer snacks and convivial company!

Nice micropub, plenty of ales and free pork pie when we visited. This is the best place for ales in Ross by a long shot.

Nice choice of real ales,friendly staff

My type of bar! No fuss, just plenty of traditional beers on offer!

Lovely welcome from the landlord and locals. A free cold buffet is served every Sunday apparently. What a great idea. We stopped for several beers and our puppy dog was most welcome too.!

Fantastic selection of ever changing Ales. Came here for pre dinner IPA’s and fruity ciders during our 3 day stay in Ross. Loved it. Nice hosts and interesting locals add to the atmosphere.

Lovely little ale house. Great choice of beer and friendly staff

We popped into the tap as it was recommended by family, the staff and customers made us so welcome...you must find this jem of a pub if your eva in ross on wye..Will definitely be back

Every town should have a good micropub so thank goodness Ross-On-Wye does! Lovely hosts (and nice customers too!). Beer well-kept and interesting. I'm just sorry we were only there for the one night. If you like proper real ale served in great surroundings, without a...

A great selection of ever changing beers, owners who know their stuff, and a sociable setting too. If I lived nearby I'd be here often.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME ME AND MY WIFE HAD BEEN TO ROSS ON WYE AND WE FOUND THE TAP HOUSE AND POPPED IN FOR A DRINK AND CAME OUT 3 HOURS LATER NICE LITTLE PUB AND NICE OWNER WHO WE GOT TALKING TOO GOOD BEER AND WE WILL BE GOING BACK WITH FRIENDS FOR SOME more beer....

Top micro pub with craft ales and keg. Had Verdant on when I was there, a real treat.

Wonderful place, great beers and ciders and their own homebrew

Amazing beer with tons of choice. Very friendly.

Called in 29/July and WOW ✅ what a great place. Real ales Real Ciders and a great set up . Nigel made us feel so welcome and was almost as if we’d known each other for years . Friendly local people - this place has...

A really good pub offering a great selection of drinks. Dog freindly, landlord and landlady freindly and just a top pub. There aren't enough of these types of pubs around anymore. Well done, it was a pleasure visiting :-)

this is a small micro pub brewery that has a ever changing selection of real ales and cider. Nigel and Chris are great hosts and the place is a joy no fruit machines no television just a nice space to have a quiet drink and...

Cracking little pub, we arrived on a Sunday afternoon and ended up spending the entire evening talking with the locals and trying the local beers.