We’re immensely proud to say we’ve won Oxford CAMRA’s Town & Country Pub of the Year for 2024. That’s 5 wins and 4 runners up so far. Thanks to all of you who have supported our real & craft beer & cider range, our food and our entertainment. Plus a special thanks to RYAN & THE TEAM for making our pub such a great place to be in.

Oxford CAMRA Town & Country Pub of the Year 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020 & 2024, ‘The Tap’ is a genuine local’s local, renowned for real ale, cider & craft keg via our 22 tap beer wall and engines, alongside…

Award winning BBQ from our smokehouse

Cracking Sunday Roasts

Pies made in-house

Specialist beers from Belgium

Live music 9pm Saturday & 5pm Sunday

3 beautifully renovated en-suite bedrooms

Alfresco fun in our secret walled garden

Our gorgeous log burning fireplace

Lots of traditional pub games

The team at The Tap look forward to welcoming you to their pub, be it for lunch or dinner, a party or event, to try some of our beers or for some toe-tapping live music.

Main MenuRoast Menu

Ding dong - Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas reservations now open! We’re exclusively serving our XMAS ‘24 Menu all day on the following dates in December:

Mon 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd

Thurs 5th, 12th & 19th

Fri 13th (lunchtime/afternoon only)

If you’re looking for other dates, let us know and we’ll see if we can accommodate. Here’s our email or call us: 01235 521655

Throughout December our usual Main Menu will have a couple of cracking seasonal additions such as our braised lamb shank, beef brisket dinner and our Christmas pie for those who cannot make the Christmas Session dates above or do not want a Christmas only orientated menu. We’ll even add linen & crackers to the table for £4pp.

We are unable to run both menus for a group - you’re either all ordering off of the Main Menu OR it’s from XMAS ‘24 Menu (subject to availability)

Here’s our XMAS ‘24 Menu

Please use our TBDine link or call to make a table reservation. Fancy a TakeAway? Please give us a call with your pre-order, pick-up time & to make payment, or email instead and we’ll send a payment link

Please note: we use all of the known allergens in our kitchen and therefore cannot guarantee an allergy free experience. Our policy is that if you are allergic, The Tap is not the place for you. We’re sorry if this disappoints but it is much better to be safe than sorry.

Here’s our Main Menu

Our fabled roast served inside, or ‘alfresco style’ in our beer courtyard, or in your own home ‘take-away style’, every Sunday between 12-4pm! We switch back to our Main Menu from around 5pm.

Please use our TBDine link to make a table reservation, or call. For takeaway’s call with your pre-order, pick-up time & to make payment.

Please note: we use all of the known allergens in our kitchen and therefore cannot guarantee an allergy free experience. Our policy is that if you are allergic, The Tap is not the place for you. We’re sorry if this disappoints but it is much better to be safe than sorry.

Here’s our ROAST MENU

Live music every Sat at 9pm & every Sun at 5pm.

Reservations are best if you want a table, but you can also rock up and try your luck and find a place to perch, order at the bar, and enjoy!

Click calendar links below for our Saturday and Sunday line-ups

SATURDAY SUNDAY

CURRENT POSITIONS

Kitchen: we’re after an additional full-time chef/cook, 40-50 hours, £12-17ph depending on experience.

Bar: NEW. We’d love for the right individual to join our bar crew full time. Good rates + perks + tips.

Please send us a message and we’ll arrange to discuss further over a coffee with you.

thebrewerytap@gmail.com

Click below to check availability and reserve online to stay in one of our 3 beautifully renovated en-suite bedrooms, with on-site parking and complimentary Wi-Fi.

We use Booking.com as our channel manager. Please use the link below. If it doesn’t work (they change the url frequently and it’s hard to keep up), just search for us on their site.

RESERVE A ROOM

Terms & conditions: Simple - we reserve the right to withdraw without any notice. It’s one stamp per meal ordered that costs over £5. Once you have 10 stamps you can trade the card in for £5 off your next Tap bill.

Dogs (and their well behaved owners) are welcome! We do have a small area set aside for folk who may prefer a dog free experience but the rest of the pub is available. Please keep your dog quiet, on the lead and at your table. Naughty dogs will be asked to leave.