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The Starling, Harrogate
Harrogate
HG1 1PW
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Reviews of The Starling (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Steve C left this review about The Starling
Starling has an L-shaped bar counter that faces seating to the front that is split in two by a central wall. A couple of high tables up the left lead to a large table at the rear on the way to the toilets. On a table outside the toilets are various sizes of nappies, I recall the good old days when I used to take my nippers to the pub for so long that I ran out of nappies! Out the back is a courtyard that was busy late on a sunny Friday afternoon.
The bar counter supports six hand pumps that were drawing Wilde Child’s Delaying the Inevitable, Turning Point’s Time of the Season, Boson’s Crimple Valley, Kirkstall’s Pale Ale, Daleside’s Blonde and TT Boltmaker. Craft keg was also available, as was a pizza menu with most priced around £11. There was a decent atmosphere and the service was friendly so I’d revisit if passing.
On 28th July 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5233 recommendations about 5201 pubs]
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Starling
The majority of the regulars had taken to the beer garden and to the new addition side lounge on our visit, so we pretty much had the front and rear left hand side lounge to ourselves. The front bar hosted a shiny collection of 6 chrome handpumps. The bar front was reclaimed timber with a tiled floor surround and a timber floor throughout. A screen behind the bar clearly displayed a good range of cask and draught options. Beers listed from BF below on our visit, I went for the Kirkstall Pale which was in top class condition.
On 9th July 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Starling
Last pub of a 13 pub crawl so recollections hazy.Shop conversion with bar to the right,large table in pine to the left and a smattering of other seating options.Describing itself as an independent bar cafe kitchen the remnants of meals and uncollected glasses didn't add to the atmosphere but there was a decent ale range in Wilde Child Delaying the Inevitable,Turning Point Time of the Season Cryo Pale,Bosuns Crimple Valley,Kirkstall Pale (NBSS 3.5 I think !) Daleside Blonde and TT Boltmakers making this a very worthwhile stop on any crawl around town.
On 8th July 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2727 recommendations about 2727 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes - Downstairs only - last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes - Occasional Sundays - last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursday - last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 12 December 2018 by ROB Camra
