The Taproom

4.3 (44)

£25 and under

Café

23 Bridge Street, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5EH

About this restaurant

Great for brunch
Neighborhood gem
Romantic

Set in the beautiful heart of historic St Ives, The Taproom is a café bar
for anyone, young and not so young, who enjoys good company, a relaxed
atmosphere and bright and friendly service catering for everyones food
needs from gluten, to vegan and kids menus.

We believe that once you’ve experienced the ambiance, enjoyed a comforting
meal and sampled our fine wines, cocktails and beers – you’ll want to come
back again and again for more!

We do not take bookings via Open Table - Whilst we operate a walk in
service we also take table bookings via our website or call us…

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Café, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
Hours of operation
Daily 9:00 am–12:00 am
Website
https://www.thetaproom.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
23 Bridge Street, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5EH
Neighborhood
St. Ives
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wine

What 44 people are saying

The Taproom reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.1Service
4.2Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Energetic

44 Reviews

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SimonD
Devon9 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 4, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent as usual
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AlexanderE
Cambridge1 review
4.0
Dined on October 31, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Very loud in there, food was lovely. Staff polite but enforcing a face mask from walking 6ft to the toilets, seemed petty considering shoved cheek by jowl in the men’s. Nice place would recommend
The TaproomResponded on November 4, 2020
Hi AlexanderE Thank you for reviewing us and your nice comments about polite staff and lovely food! We are proud to be a safe environment for customers during this pandemic and part of this is making sure customers wear their facemask every time they are away from their table - this is the law. Thank you again for the review!
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HarrietS
London2 reviews
1.0
Dined on October 17, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
This is the second time me and my partner have had a bad experience, the first time I thought I would let it slip but after Saturday night I couldn’t not write a review. The drinks service is terribly slow, literally waiting around 20 mins for a round of 4 drinks (beer, cocktail and 2 gins) with plenty of staff on it really shouldn’t take this long when you are paying premium prices. We had to send 3 cocktails back because they tasted sour! We paid for our bill of just over £100 at just before half 9. The bath staff asked if we wanted another drink to which we ordered our drinks.. 15 minutes later... nothing! I approached the bar and asked why we hadn’t had our drinks to be told ‘ oh we close the bar at 9.30’ so why had we been offered drinks etc? Why did you not come and tell us instead of us sat like lemons waiting ? The staff just said oh well the member of staff that was serving you maybe didn’t know ?! Hello?! All staff members should know what on earth your rules etc are! Never again.
The TaproomResponded on October 22, 2020
I am extremely sorry you did not have a good time. Your table declined last orders at 9:20 and then tried to order cocktails at 9:35. Unfortunately, we could not make those cocktails & serve them for you to leave the bar by 10pm. A new staff member failed to inform you of this. We are very sorry for this as we can understand it was frustrating. The GM explained this to you and offered a voucher towards cocktails next time which you did not accept, the offer still stands if you wish to return.
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Ava131
Cambridge2 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 17, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This is not a bad place to eat and relax. My only complaint that I would make is that the young girl serving us gave the impression she would rather be somewhere else!
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FrancescaM
Cambridge2 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 16, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always great food and drinks and brilliant service
The TaproomResponded on October 20, 2020
Thanks FrancescaM! See you soon :)
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sandymac
Cambridge1 review
4.0
Dined on October 10, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good food as always. Excellent asssistance with a wheelchair user and assistance dog.
The TaproomResponded on October 20, 2020
Thank you sandymac for leaving us a review, see you soon!
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SandyG
Hampshire1 review
3.0
Dined on October 10, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Very weak tea needed at least two bags to a pot. Booked Monday for Saturday and still ended up on sofas and coffee table to eat at
The TaproomResponded on October 20, 2020
Hi SandyG. Please let our staff know if you require another tea bag in the pot as you like it stronger and they will be more than happy to do this for you! Also if you require a particular type of table please do not hesitate to call us and request this as open table will allocate any and all tables. If you communicate your preferences with us we will do our best to fulfill them.
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Amber
Cambridge1 review
5.0
Dined on October 6, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food as always, tables nicely spaced apart. A wonderfully relaxed atmosphere
The TaproomResponded on October 20, 2020
Thank you so much for leaving us such a lovely review Amber! We look forwards to your next visit.
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EllyC
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 25, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very reassuring that all covid rules are being followed and enforced. I forgot to put my mask on when I came back from the loo and was given a warning that one more time would lead to me not being able to stay. In these weird times we all need to be working together to ensure people are as safe as possible. Food was good too and it was nice to have a 'nearly normal' meal out with a friend 😁
The TaproomResponded on September 29, 2020
Hi EllyC These are strange times aren't they! We are only trying to keep all customers and staff safe and are pleased that you could empathise with this. Thank you for choosing us for your 'nearly normal' meal out!
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Lizbil1
Cambridge3 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 24, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love the Taproom. Staff always good, professional and friendly.
The TaproomResponded on September 29, 2020
Thank you so much Lizbil1! See you soon.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Café, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
Hours of operation
Daily 9:00 am–12:00 am
Website
https://www.thetaproom.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
23 Bridge Street, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5EH
Neighborhood
St. Ives
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wine

Not available on OpenTable

Unfortunately, this restaurant is not on the OpenTable booking network. To check availability, please contact them directly.

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