The Harlequin, Kelham Island, Sheffield

The Harlequin is the most beerticker infested pub I've ever been in. Every time I've paid it a visit there has been a a few of them busy quaffing away. Unsuprisingly the beer is superb in terms of both range and quality. The only issue for me is that I've not found it to be the friendliest, with people preferring to leave you well alone in there.

A big square shaped pub on the edge of Kelham Island, one big room with a slightly separated lounge to one side. The back of the room is at a lower level to the front and houses the dart board, a piano and some tables and chairs. Furniture is a bit of a jumble of styles and types but the fittings have a thirties air. 14 handpumps of nicely kept small local brewery beers although this should probably not be described as a tickers pub. Due for a change of management in March 2010. It is a great boisterous place, very different to the slightly genteel Kelham Island Tavern, the traditional Fat Cat and the trendy Riverside, which are all nearby.