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The Office Ale House, Harrogate

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67B High Street
Starbeck
Postal town: Harrogate
HG2 7LH

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Simon Reid left this review about The Office Ale House

This is the place Starbeck has needed for a good long while, a friendly place with good beer. Formerly a shop, it’s a pretty tight space but they’ve managed to use it well with the bar along one wall and tables scattered around. Don’t miss the cool floor where it looks like you’re about to stand on beermats or pump clips only to realise they’re under a transparent resin! There’s a terrace out front for the warmer months (and smokers). Four cask beers, often from Roosters, Daleside and Turning Point, with a Roosters keg font, a couple of ciders, a small fridge of Turning Point cans and a range of other cans and bottles in a larger fridge. Conversation is encouraged with low volume background music, except when an act is playing, which seems to be fairly regularly in the evenings. Seems like a solid community pub, albeit with limited opening hours

On 8^th February 2025 - rating: 8
[User has posted 3 recommendations about 3 pubs]

Real Ale Ray left this review about The Office Ale House

The additional front outdoor space is now flourishing with flowers, courtesy of a regular customer, is a real summer haven. This micropub mostly serves locale which is good, but for a local ale the prices are far too steep for me and it would be rather an expensive stay. The other strange idea the owner told us on our visit, was the early closing times at 9pm daily. The owner explained that most trouble from people was after 9pm, plus last orders is at 8.30pm.
Four cask on handpump Harrogate Brewing Co Nidd Mild 3.7% at £4.70, Daleside Bitter 3.7% £4.60, Roosters Assassin 4.3% £4.80 and Turning Point Stuck in a Metaphor 4.3% £5.00.

On 14^th July 2024 - rating: 7
[User has posted 3645 recommendations about 3645 pubs]

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Graham Coombs left this review about The Office Alehouse

A shop conversion with a cheery welcome, and properly decorated for a change, with a few tables, high stools round the edges and lots of space. A couple of tables are also provided on the pavement at the front. The four cask ales were Wensleydale Living the Dream, Bosuns Brew Tempest and a couple from Roosters, with a couple of craft keg also. Perhaps a bit lacking in character, although this might develop, but a fair place for a pint.

On 24^th June 2023 - rating: 7
[User has posted 3641 recommendations about 3576 pubs]

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