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Bar, British, Pub, Grill
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 3 days ago

Had family down from London, seven of us in total, everybody commented on what a cosy pub it is and the food was good quality and value for money. Lucky to have it on my doorstep.

Date of visit: March 2024
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 2 days ago

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Lovely clean and cosy pub, the staff were so friendly and welcoming. The food here is really good and such good value for money, we will definitely be coming here again and again.

Date of visit: February 2024
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 17 January 2024

We come in on a Friday for lunch with around 10 - 15 people. The staff are always pleasant and the food orders come out with no bother at all unlike other pubs in the area. The lady who waits the tables is always professional...and friendly. The Seniors menu has some good value dishes.More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 18 January 2024

Hi Paulswbuk2016, great to hear you enjoyed your visit to our pub. Hope to see you again soon!

Reviewed 27 December 2023

I haven't had a pie for over 20 years, but as the menu mentioned winning a 'Best Pub Pie' award, I thought I'd give it a go (beef and ale) and wow, it was wonderful. Rich Ruddles ale gravy, thick short crust pastry and genuinely...melt in the mouth beef (no chewing required!). Plenty of fresh seasonal veg and a generous side dish containing rich, thick gravy. Very impressed.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 29 December 2023

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 20 December 2023

Quick easy lunch. Ordered veg meatball sub and chips, but turned out to be a cut up veg burger, I guess they ran out of meatballs! Overall still tasty, cheap and friendly staff. Would return.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 21 December 2023

Thanks for taking the time to let us know how we did. Have a great day!

Reviewed 25 November 2023

We have been here a few times now and every time the food is great and the service is excellent The team can’t do enough for you and are super friendly Definitely be back!

Date of visit: November 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 26 November 2023

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 12 November 2023

Sunday lunch today was awful. One person ordered the two meat meal, one ordered turkey and one ordered macaroni cheese. The beef was meant to be cooked as their menu slightly pink, in fact it was grey and extremely tough. We sent it back and...it came back with turkey which was totally smothered in gravy(which was very thick and strong) the sausage of pigs in blanket which we paid extra for tasted so totally wrong and ‘off’ I spat mine out. The waitress kept telling us that no one else had complained, which is basically saying we are being too fussy, actually don’t care if anyone else complained or not, if I am not happy with the meal I’m not happy. She did offer us a free sweet which we declined. I was totally disappointed with my meal and very surprised as I had been there many times and the food was always very good. We had in fact ordered another small meal as one of the party wanted a slice of beef and they could not supply that so we ordered another small meal, we returned that meal not touched as the beef looked grey and very over cooked. We were offered an alternative which we declined.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 13 November 2023

I'm sorry we've not been able to meet your expectations on this occasions, but please do give us a try again as this is not our usual standard

Reviewed 1 October 2023

A wonderful pub and resteraunt. Can't praise it enough. Lovley staff and delicious food. The steak is always nice and their roast dinners are superb. Desserts are lovley too.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 2 October 2023

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 13 September 2023

Very clean friendly staff fast service highly recommended has become my favourite *local * now to take the fam to play darts Pool and have a bit of scran ..

Date of visit: September 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 15 September 2023

Hi Lee N, great to hear you enjoyed your visit to our pub. Hope to see you again soon!

Reviewed 6 September 2023

Lovely little pub, food was excellent. Sat in the beer garden was perfect little treat. Friendly staff upon arrival. Nan loved her fish because it was the perfect radio to fish she explained. She thoroughly enjoyed it because batter was thin and nicely cooked. Not...too much batter as sometimes elsewhere there is ‘all batter, no fish’ upon tasting. Thankyou again for the perfect experience. Background music playing was complete vibes and chilled out. Very much enjoyable.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 9 September 2023

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 17 August 2023 via mobile

This pub is our go to place for a meal out in our area. They are so helpful and will always try and accommodate any changes you may need to anything you are ordering. As always 3 cleared plates & 3 very happy customers. Some...of the changes Greene King have made to the menus are perhaps more suited to a city pub but otherwise can't fault the Tap. Looking forward to our next visit .More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 14 August 2023

Can't recommend it high enough, put it this way, I drove over 160 miles to dine here and it never disappoints, absolutely perfect, my absolute favourite restaurant in Dorset, we were staying overnight outside Bournemouth but we still preferred driving to this restaurant as its...top notch, caters for everyone, the staff are amazing nothing too much trouble , we'll doneMore

Date of visit: August 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 16 August 2023

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 31 July 2023 via mobile

Quick lunch with my son, the Tap used to be an old haunt for my Dad. Son is very diet concious so had Hunter’s Chicken, I had the Pulled Mushroom chilli, meal bill was £13:49! Really good!

Date of visit: July 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 2 August 2023

Hi Laurie88, thanks for your high rating, it means a lot to us.

Reviewed 20 July 2023

Went for lunch with the wife and eldest daughter... friendly staff.. great service .. had food and drinks .. £5 lunch offer bargin .. fresh veggies .. cricket on.. played darts .. perfect couple of hours highly recommended

Date of visit: July 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 24 July 2023

Lovely to read your comments about your experience, I'll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team.

Reviewed 8 July 2023

A great place for food and drinks, from lunch right through to dinner and evening. Has sports evenings and can be supplemented with a game of darts or pool. There is also a large garden area with ample seating and undercover areas, plus a children’s...area to play! The staff are very friendly and very professional with drinks and food service! Great selection of drinks and the food is very good especially the bucket of chicken wings!!More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Greene King, General Manager at Tap & Railway, responded to this reviewResponded 10 July 2023

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  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 3.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4