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Disappointment of the week with Real Ale Ray
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Submitted on Thursday, 26th May 2022
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The Cross Keys, Knaresborough
Knaresborough
HG5 8AX
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Reviews of The Cross Keys (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Cross Keys
A decent and proper Ossett brewery pub in the backstreets, well-supplied with their beers and the odd guest, plus craft from Salt, of course. My only grumble, similar to the previous reviewer, is that they take the Ossett habit of a ridiculously tight sparkler to another level (especially as the guy in front of me ordered 6 pints!). It really shouldn't take longer to pull a pint of ale than Guinness. A good pub otherwise though.
On 13th August 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3339 recommendations about 3276 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about The Cross Keys
I didn't have this one on my planned route, possibly because it's a later opener, but the lad behind the bar at the Craft Union pub suggested it when he saw we were keen on real ales. This looks like a 1930s building, going by the external brickwork, but it looks like it's been totally rearranged inside, with plenty of bare bricks and stone-flagged floors, with faux rustic tables, a nice fireplace and an Ossett Brewery mirror. The bar has a traditional look to it, with brass elephants holding up an elbow rail. More importantly, perhaps, there are two banks of four hand pumps. Two of these were advertising ciders, and there were six Ossett beers. I went for the Butterley Yorkshire Bitter, which was pretty good, despite (or, to be fair, perhaps because of) the thrashing it got through a tight sparkler.
On 1st June 2022
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Cross Keys Inn
If you like a good traditional pub, with a friendly barmaid and Ossett Brewery beer, then you have come to the right place. There were four regular Ossett ales and two guest on handpump on our visit. I went for the Inception as always, when visiting an Ossett pub, whilst Mrs Ale went for the Bridestones Summit.
On 23rd June 2015
- rating: 9
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 27 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 27 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes - roadside patio - last updated 13 August 2022 by Graham Coombs
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 29 August 2022 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 02 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 13 August 2022 by Graham Coombs
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 02 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 27 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 27 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes last updated 02 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 02 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 27 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 27 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursday - last updated 01 June 2022 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 August 2022 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 29 August 2022 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 02 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- WiFi : Yes last updated 02 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
