Scholar's Bar, Scarborough

Sports bar in nice stone building, pool room, lots of TV screens and very well kept real ale

This bar consists of a large roughly square open plan room with a wooden floor and an area for pool and darts at the rear left. The fairly sparse furnishings were mainly of the taller variety but I managed to find a low seat and table. It wasn't that busy on a Tuesday evening in February. I only spotted six hand pumps on the bar at the rear right which had Hambledon Nightmare Porter, RAT White Rat, Kelham Island Aviator, North Riding Waimea & Coffee Bean Mild and Roosters Scrambler. I went for the Aviator which I think was £3.60 and was in good nick. Having failed the dice game for a second (free) pint I left. I thought this place was OK but there is no escaping the TV screens which would have completely ruined it for me if they had all been on with sound.

Very busy town-centre pub, partly opened out to leave part of the counter in each part of the bar. Fairly basic furniture and limited decor. Called in during the Camra AGM so the handpumps were supplemented by additional barrels on stillage, and opted for the Half Moon Vicar's Tipple (£3.20) from a total of 13 beers and a cider available. Decent place for a pint, but I might try a slightly quieter time when I next visit.

One flowing square room with seating in the front two areas a counter at the back right hand side and a pool table in the rear left corner. There are eight pulls including one for cider, the beer quality was fine but had the softness I associate with auto-bacs; I checked and they don't have them. Traditional pubby furnishing and decor in a mix of styles involving Britannia tables, stools, bench seating round the edges and a booth. I found it a bit warm but I'm sure the middle aged punters like that, otherwise a reasonable pub.