Tap Craft Beer Bar

I think I’ve found my new favourite place in Singapore. The combination of craft beers at an affordable price, great food, awesome location for people watching along with attentive staff - what more could you ask for. I’ve been here the last two nights and for sure I’ll be back again tomorrow as I only thing I’ll be disappointed elsewhere. A special mention to Milton who took extra special care of me and even made sure I wouldn’t get wet on the way home. Can’t be beaten!

The ambiance is lovely next to the river which makes it a very chilled out place. The beer options are ample to choose from and some of them are recommended. However the food isn't up to the mark. The lemongrass chicken hardly had any flavor of the herb. The fried noodles came in a bowl of more oil and less curry. The Thai Green Curry tasted like some in-flight meal. They had dishes from many cuisines but clearly their expertise was in none of them.

April 2022: Stopped by for a pint and chill on Saturday afternoon. Food options have increased since I was here in January 2019. But the beer options seems to have shrunk a bit. Overall, I am glad this place made it through the pandemic. 👍 January 2019: Found a lot of very good 🍺 from the US. Decided to try one from Vietnam and one from Australia. Still a great place to try craft beer from around the world. Patio gets wet when it rains. June 2018: A great place to grab craft 🍺 - lots from the USA. The taps rotate quite often. They also give you a heads up of what's on deck. There are a few a local brrws... tried a Brewlander porter and session IPA. Food is pretty good too. On different occasions, I tried the flat bread pizza, the burger and the chicken sandwich. The food can be improved a bit. But overall, a great find.

If we're rating just based on the beer, then Tap deserves 4 stars. They have a rotating collection of nice craft beers on draft, and the atmosphere is also very pleasant (sit outside along the Singapore Riverfront). However, Tap has a problem with customer service. They have a high turnover of staff. Few of them know how to pour a proper pint. They sell growlers here but the bartenders don't know how to fill them. You'll end up with 3 pints of beer and one pint of suds in your growler. More recently they've started selling annual memberships for $100.00. The membership gets you access to premium and limited release craft beers (like Double IPAs and Imperial Stouts, for example). However, since the COVID-19 restrictions they have stopped refilling their inventory of these premium beers.... so, why did you make me buy a $100.00 membership then? Check out the video of this dude putting a growler on a digital scale!! I've been to thousands of bars all over the world and I've never seen anyone weigh a growler. I even asked this guy "what are you measuring? What's the weight tell you?", but the poor chap couldn't answer the question.

This is a fantastic place. It is the most affordable craft beer in Singapore. They always have a style for every taste and they are priced about half of other places. Well worth a trip and they have many locations. I recommend the one at RQ. You will be pleasantly surprised if you ask for Joyce. She is pleasant, knowledgeable, and an absolute gem. Tell her John sent you. You will have one of the best servers ever. If my post goes viral, be patient as she will try to accommodate every customer. If you’d like a snack, try the wings Thai style. Enjoy! JL