Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Random news of the day with sheffield hatter
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Graham Coombs
Submitted on Sunday, 15th January 2023
With picture contributions to 5136 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (11 more images)
Detail Pages
The Alexandra, Harrogate
Harrogate
HG1 1LB
Reviews of The Alexandra (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Graham Coombs left this review about The Alexandra
A big Nicholson's pub in an imposing grade II listed building, once a spa. Inside it is rather more downmarket than most Nicholson's, perhaps due to the clientele or the number of sports screens (they may be connected). Either way there was an acceptable range of ales on: Landlord, Titanic Plum Porter, Leeds Pale, Doom Bar and the house beer, with Wainwright, Black Sheep and something from Laines to follow. Somehow doesn't feel quite as nice as some of the other pubs in the area but ok on a crawl.
On 15th January 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3339 recommendations about 3276 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Old Boots left this review about The Alexandra
No changes since the plague hit us, the staff might be a bit more surly, the games machines may have changed as has the beer range although it’s maybe more local (Timmy Taylors, Black Sheep, Northern Monk, and Leeds Brewery; alongside the St Austell and Fullers) otherwise pretty much aziz.
On 4th May 2022
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3230 recommendations about 2939 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Alex Conway left this review about The Alexandra
The Alexandra Hotel in Harrogate is a little walk out of the centre of the town Centre and is located at the side of the busty main road. It is the only Nicholson’s pub in Harrogate so I was looking forward to trying it as unusually like their offerings. The pub is completely bare boarded and is one plain open plan room with a large square bar in the left hand corner that takes up a large proportion of the space. There is also a slight partition to the right that give sway to a seating area at the back end of the pub. The space in front of the bar is quite empty which left a lot of space in the middle of the pub quite empty. This was not the cosiest of places and the limited decor left it feeling a little bland and uncomfortable especially with large glass windows all round and very bright inside lights. Not the cosy traditional boozer I have come to expect from Nicholson’s. There was a good selection of pumps on the bar that were duplicated on the right hand side that featured their house pale, Great heck Dave and Leeds Pale as well as a few more I didn’t note but nothing too exciting. I opted for the Dave that was far too cold and was sour which left a bad taste in my mouth especially as I had been charged £3.80 form it! It was returned and swapped for a Leeds pale that was kept in pretty good shape. Overall pretty disappointed with this place. There are much better traditional pubs in Harrogate and it seems the locals/Tourists know this as well as this place was very quiet in the evening when I Went. It does do ma good range of ales that when kept right are pretty nice but obviously the odd stinker gets through which can put you off. I think this place was let down most of all by lack of customers creating atmosphere. I predict that at a busier time it could potentially be a lot better but unfortunately on my visit it was not the best. Overall decisively average but gets its marks fro having a good solid ale line up that when right was very pleasant. potentially worth a return visit under the right circumstances, just scrapes a 7.
On 7th March 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 456 recommendations about 456 pubs]
View more reviews of The Alexandra (8)
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of The Alexandra - www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk
- Facebook - The Alexandra Harrogate
- Twitter - Alexandra Harrogate
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Alexandra - whatpub.com
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 28 June 2023 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 22 October 2013 by Old Boots
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 24 October 2014 by Dave McNally
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 22 October 2013 by Old Boots
- Micropub : No last updated 28 June 2023 by Tris C
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 22 October 2009 by hondo .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
