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Harrogate Tap, Harrogate

Pub added by Old Boots
Station Parade
Harrogate
HG1 1TE
Phone: 01423501644

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Steve C left this review about Harrogate Tap

The thin and long Harrogate Tap is located adjacent to the Railway Station with a view of the platform through the windows on the back bar, but there is no direct access, and there are no screens with train arrival and departure times either. To be fair, I think they would detract from the grandeur of this old railway building with its wood panelled bar and walls, tiled floor and high ceiling with chandeliers. The bar counter supports a selection of premium and craft keg, but cask is dominant here with twelve hand pumps that were drawing Brass Castle Brewery’s Northern Blonde, Thornbriddge’s Market Porter, Anarchy Brew Co’s Blonde Star and Common Denominator, Bristol Beer Factory’s Neotropic, North Riding Brewery’s US Session and Mosaic Pale, Helmsley Brewing’s Yorkshire Legend, Rooster Brewing’s Scrambler and Buckeye, Saltaire’s Unity and Tapped Brew Co’s MOJO. I went for the Mosaic and MOJO that were well pulled by the friendly bar staff. I will allocate more time to here when I’m next in Harrogate because 30 minutes wasn’t long enough.

On 26th July 2023 - rating: 9
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Harrogate Tap

In a seperate building to the side of the station but with no platform access,it's all quite grand with a very high ceiling,fine mirrored bar back and a seperate raised seating area opposite the front door ,while to the right the long tap room had a series of large banquettes in red leather opposite the bar and lots of wood panelling giving an authentic feel .
The star of the show is the ale range from two ranks of handpumps,on my trip that meant the 12 pulls were serving North Riding Mosaic Pale (NBSS 4),Roosters Buckeye and Scrambler,Helmsley Yorkshire Legend,Tapped Mojo,Saltaire Unity,Bristol Beer Factory Neothropic,North Riding US Session,Anarchy Common Denominator and Blonde Star,Brass Castle Northern Blonde and Thornbridge Porter. Lots of pales but some dark 'uns and I would be tempted to return for a serios session.Great place to start and /or finish a crawl in this fine town.

On 8th July 2023 - rating: 9
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Graham Coombs left this review about Harrogate Tap

One of those pubs you walk into and it just feels right. Nice building, good decor, pleasant lighting, open fire, nicely full but still a few tables, and most importantly a long, well-staffed bar with an excellent selection of beers. Whatever the formula is, bottle it! On a more serious note, it seems to work better than most of the other Taps and is just a pleasant place for a pint.

On 15th January 2023 - rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about Harrogate Tap

What a grand place to start our first visit to Harrogate to check out some 2019 Good Beer Guide pubs last month. Right by the station with a good selection of cask and craft ales. We chose Totally Brewed Ninja Shark and Arbor C Bomb which were in excellent condition.

On 12th August 2019 - rating: 8
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custodian 42 left this review about Harrogate Tap

Excellent venue with great quality ales. I always visit here when in Harrogate and allow adequate time before catching the train home.

On 23rd December 2016 - rating: 8
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ROB Camra left this review about Harrogate Tap

A similar looking bar to the Sheffield Tap and that's a real positive. Once again they've done a great job on an unused building. We were only in Harrogate for 2 nights, but called in here 3 times. A great selection of beer on the bar and all the ones we tried were in top notch condition. 3 different barstaff were on during our times here and all were friendly and knowledgeable. A great addition to the Harrogate ale scene. I can't imagine being in Harrogate and not visiting this place again.

On 4th January 2016 - rating: 9
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Harrogate Tap

Railway station waiting room fitout. Its ok, not as special as say York or Sheffield and the beer was poor quality on my visit.

On 9th November 2015 - rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about Harrogate Tap

Following a similar formula that helped make other station-side 'Tap' venues in the likes of York, Euston and Sheffield so successful, the Harrogate Tap opened in late 2013. As with the aforementioned pubs, this place makes good use of an otherwise disused station building - in this case, a long, slim room adjacent to platform 1. The main bar area has patterned tile flooring around the bar which backs onto the platform side wall, with a series of wide U-shaped button backed banquettes on the opposite wall, forming pleasant carpeted booths, each with an integral lamp in-between. The dark wood servery actually has windows in the bar back which allow glimpses out to the bustle of the platform beyond, which must be a unique feature. The walls have dark wood panels which compliment the servery and there are classy fixtures and fittings throughout including some shiny chandeliers and a lovely pub clock. All of this can be found in the right hand portion of the room, but the room splits into a separate space towards the left, where you can find more dark wood panelling, bare floorboards and some standard tables and chairs, plus a drinking ledge down the right hand side with some high stools. Large arched windows here bear the pub's name and round out the décor nicely. There was a good crowd in here on a Saturday evening generating a good atmosphere of the sort you rarely associate with a station bar.
The excellent beer range probably plays a part in that, with the hand pumps offering a wide variety of options. On this occasion, those available were Titanic Cappuccino, Bank Top Bad to the Bone, Kirkstall Herzblut, Mouth Ripper and 666 Porter, Harrogate Cold Bath Gold, Black Sheep Masham Yorkshire IPA, Orkney IPA, Dark Star Festival, Bad Seed IPA and Box Steam Piston Broke. Nothing wrong with that line-up and nothing wrong with my excellent drop of the Cappuccino either.
This is an excellent addition to a very good chain of station pubs and I imagine it has been a bit of a 'game changer' for the local pub and beer scene. I could very easily have spent the rest of my evening here and cannot imagine a visit to Harrogate would be complete without a visit to this excellent venue.

On 16th June 2015 - rating: 9
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Harrogate Tap

We arrived here on a Saturday lunch time and the pub was moderately busy. This gave a good opportunity to look at the high standard of workmanship, that has gone into a very tasteful refurbishment. The staff here were friendly and helpful, also the pub had a good atmosphere. We went for the Collinghams Artisans Choice, Mallinsons Ella and Tapped Brewery Rodeo, which was a well hopped American Pale Ale. The pub was very busy on our return later on that evening, so gave it a miss on our 2nd visit.

On 24th May 2015 - rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Harrogate Tap

Impressive conversion of an old station building, with a mix of furniture in the main bar and separate lounge. Excellent choice of real ales and ciders from 12 handpumps, including Harrogate Gold from the local micro-brewery. Didn't have much time to look around, but the place was packed on a Saturday evening (and you could see why).

On 15th April 2015 - rating: 8
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