Tiger Inn, Knaresborough

Still almost exactly as described below. Sadly the combination of a lightwood bar counter and pervasive light grey paintwork in all directions might give a bright, modern feel but it didn't feel at all welcoming. Neither did the staff, studiously ignoring me until one happened to come to the bar for something else and felt obliged to serve me. Looks as though it might be a fair place to eat though, and there were various offers for dining at off peak times. TT Landlord, Theakston's Best and Copper Dragon Golden Pippin were on handpump, with the condition still being not the greatest.

Official site of Tiger Inn - tiger-inn.co.uk

Official site of Tiger Inn - tiger-inn.co.uk

Fairly isolated but popular dining pub a couple of miles down a country lane off the main A59 road from Knaresborough to the A1M and York. A double fronted eating house and village pub, sitting on the village green beside the old village pump. Inside is open plan with a dining area to the right and the larger bar with counter and open fire to the left through a stone arch. Flooring of boards round the counter and carpet elsewhere, the furnishing is pine, with settles, upholstered benches and chairs all at refectory tables. Some of these, even in the bar, sport reserved signs and cutlery, its restaurant credentials are reinforced by menus and a wine list on blackboards about the place, and also by restaurant style service. The most noticable part of the décor is the large collection of pewter tankards handing from the ceiling all round the pub, there are also some pleasant prints of old oil paintings, bits of kitchenware and a Tetleys pub miror. The tongue and groove and some of the settles are painted in fashionable grey. Two handpumps in operation, Black Sheep bitter on one and poor to mediocre Taylors Landlord on the other, small and unsurprising keg range of Guinness, Strongbow, Carlsberg and Peroni, wine is of course abundant. The locals seem a decent enough bunch, even if they do block the bar, but I suppose finding a seat can be difficult when the restaurant is in full flow.