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Three's a Crowd, Harrogate
Harrogate
HG1 1BL
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Punch TavernsReviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Pub SignMan left this review about Three's a Crowd
This is a popular modern bar and restaurant on one of the main roads leading out of the town centre. The interior comprises a bare boarded room with some modern patterned floor tiles to the front, with the space split into a left-hand bar area and right-hand restaurant. The servery is down the left-hand wall and has a traditional wood panelled counter and a modern, dark wood shelving unit across the bar back. Large front windows with fairy lights hanging down in rows allow for lots of natural light in the daytime and create a pleasing effect during the hours of darkness. Low backless benches stand beneath the windows, with high tables and stools further back, whilst the restaurant side has more formal seating through some carpeted areas with bare brick and stone walls, simple partitioning screens and muted lighting. The walls elsewhere are a mix of bare stone, glazed tile and dark painted shades with fairly minimal decor. Someone was doing the meet and greet thing on entry, but they only seemed bothered with any diners that came their way and waved us off in the general direction of the bar when they realised we didn't plan to eat here. There are lots of plants hanging from the various light features around the room, which is perhaps the most striking feature of the pub and a reasonable point of difference.
Cask ale seemed an unlikely prospect as we entered, so it was a pleasant surprise to find a choice between Theakston Best Bitter and Lightfoot, with the latter being drinkable, if not top notch. A rowdy Saturday night crowd combined with loud music didn't make me want to linger, but the friendly bar staff suggested that it might be worth a look at a quieter time.
Maybe we caught this place at the wrong time - it was a noisy and chaotic visit that made me glad I wasn't one of the diners trying to enjoy their meal on the far side of the room - but I think even at quieter times, this would still be a fairly unremarkable spot for a pint. The beer range is uninspiring by Harrogate standards and the interior isn't the most interesting, so I'd rather stick to the fine core of pubs in the town centre than head back out to this outlier.
Date of visit - 9th November 2024
On 20th February 2025
- rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about Three's a Crowd
A trendy bistro with some sort of Michelin guide listing, well populated with 'ladies who lunch' at time of visit. The left hand side with the bar seems more focussed on drinkers and the Ossett Blond and Theakstons Best on handpump seemed in good condition. Ok if you are in the right mood but I wouldn't spend a session here.
On 15th January 2023
- rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Three's a Crowd
A total makeover has removed the last vestiges of Scruffy Murphy and its successors, only a counter remains in the same place along with some of the architraves. Large windows and modern but matching furniture has replaced the old stuff. To the left is the bar area while the right side, consisting of two spaces, is designated and furnished as a restaurant. The beer quality from two pulls, both Theakstons, has at least improved to drinkable but not much beyond, a selection of national kegs including Beaver Town Gamma Ray are available on a horse shoe and a couple of singles. Pricing reflects its new found status, £4 for Theakstons Best, however this is Harrogate. It's ever so slightly up its self.
On 21st April 2019
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ROB Camra left this review about Muckles
This pub is much better when you're inside looking out rather than outside looking in. You can still see remnants of its dark Scruffy Murphys past, but it's now a comfortable lounge/sports bar. 5 large screen TVs around the pub and a pool table/quiz machine at the rear. Four handpumps on the bar serving fairly standard beers for the area but my pint of Copper Dragon Golden Pippin was in good condition. Very busy on a late Sunday afternoon, but no problem getting served. I think we'll probably call in again when in this part of town.
On 28th February 2011
- rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Muckles
Not as bad as it looks as it's a former Scruffy Murphy's. Dark wood furniture and bar counter, bare boards in the middle and carpeted round the outside of the room. Big clear windows looking out onto the Stray and restrained décor in a single open plan room. Good balance of seating and standing room, with a pool table at the back. Usual range of keg stuff, John Smiths Smooth, Tetley Smooth, Carlsberg, Stella, Guinness and Strongbow, four hand pumps dispensing Pedigree, Tetleys Cask and Black Sheep Bitter, my BSB was pretty nasty – cold, thick and green. For those interested in pub architecture there are still some fine architraves and two very nice stained glass windows behind the pool table.
On 22nd October 2009
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Alan Winfield left this review about Muckles
This is a decent looking pub and once inside this seemed quite a decent pub,there was only one real ale on here this was Tetley bitter and this drink was not that good and was getting close to becoming vinegar.
The pub was almost empty late monday afternoon.
Pub visited 16/7/2007
On 16th July 2007
- rating: 6
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