Whitakers, Otley

Open plan pub with a sort of cliched Victorian town pub décor, stone flags, stained glass dividers, balustraded areas, distressed wood and old brown furniture. Piped music and machines providing the modern equivalents. Décor is the expected old photos and maps, but the photos are particularly relevant are they are of the pub, tongue and groove to the dado then above a mix of cream paper and rough plaster work. Six hand pumps, two with Tetleys Cask and Mild plus Black Sheep, the others with a good range of localish micro brews from Hambleton and Goose Eye plus Scottish interloper Harviestoun. The beer I tried was in excellent condition served by attentive and pleasant staff. It was a lunchtime visit so food seemed to be a major item, each table is numbered and carried a little basket containing a menu, some cutley and condiments, although it was a bit quiet with only some younger men at the bar and two or three older dinning couples.

Good food at lunchtime. Various quizes,karoke etc plus many other events.