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The Devonshire Tap House, Harrogate
Harrogate
HG1 4AA
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Reviews of The Devonshire Tap House (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Graham Coombs left this review about The Devonshire Tap House
Splendidly basic and idiosyncratic local with a strong community following. Bare floors, assorted mismatched furniture and a rare horseshoe bar with a superb glass canopy round the top. 8 handpumps with a good selection of mainly Yorkshire ales on, although as usual a bit heavy on the IPAs, and a similar number of craft keg taps. A serious drinking pub.
On 1st July 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3339 recommendations about 3276 pubs]
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Old Boots left this review about The Devonshire Tap House
The latest change is some new old furniture, a mix of uncomfortable old school chairs and what looks like 1960s car seats on metal bases - hideous. At least the beer quality isn’t bad. It’s also a bit brighter in here these days although the decor remains pretentious, oh the T-bars are now the chunky steam pipe variety. The gents has one wall papered with Far Side cartoons.
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27th August 2019
Reopened under new management, small changes mainly in the arrangement of the taps, 8 pulls in two banks of four with a couple of T-bars and singles between rather than along the bar back as before. Similar beers as before in both formats. Beer blackboard has gone from over the fireplace replaced with a magnetic type opposite, big clock and arty wire stuff now occupies the chimney breast. A new innovation is a cheese counter. Fortunately the original counter and stained glass canopy remain untouched. Needless to say it’s all grey painted.
On 7th March 2020
- no rating submitted
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Pub SignMan left this review about 10 Devonshire Place
Located in High Harrogate, to the east of the town centre, this is a smartly refurbished bar focussed on its quality range of handpulled and bottled beers. You enter into a bare boarded room with an incredible Victorian semi-circular bar counter opposite. The curved dark wood counter with its impressive stained glass canopy serves the entire front part of the pub, which arcs around it in a pleasing fashion. To the front left is an area stuffed with fridges and shelves full of bottled and canned craft/foreign beers, seemingly acting as a bottle shop. Some steps lead down the rear left side to a cosy looking seating area which was empty on this visit. To the front right there are some comfortable lounge style seating options under the front windows, with a large beer board on the side wall. Moving towards the rear, you pass a particularly uncomfortable looking sofa before reaching a series of high tables and stools in a narrow space, with smarter sofas towards the rear and a few standard tables and chairs. A large Lincolnshire Poacher noticeboard hangs on the wall here, although I'm not sure where it comes from - this pub was previously known as the Devonshire Arms. There are loads of blackboards dotted around the pub in lieu of more interesting items of décor, and I noticed a precarious looking stack of board games to one side of the bar.
The pub seems to promote micro-breweries and the ale range was dominated by them, with options on this visit consisting of Bad Co Comfortably Numb, Copper Dragon Golden Pippen, Little Valley Withens Pale, Mallinsons Citra, Taylor Boltmaker, Five Points Hook Island, Northern Monk Mocha Porter and Ilkley Lotus IPA. The friendly barmaid helpfully recommended the Mocha Porter after it transpired that my initial choice had recently been taken off. The pint was a bit flat but still pretty tasty.
I thought this was a very characterful little bar that presented a modern pub concept in an attractive traditional pub setting. I found the place quite laid back and the beer range certainly merited more attention than I was able to give it. Well worth a visit, especially as a double header with the neighbouring Swan on the Stray.
On 18th June 2015
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - Discount withdrawn - last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 7 p.m. - last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - 1st Sunday of the month - last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 15 August 2021 by ROB Camra
