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About The Harewood Arms
On Main St in Harrogate, The Harewood Arms is a pub that takes walk-ins only, with no reservations booked. The landlady prepares the food served here, and Old Brewery Bitter is poured on tap at the bar, where customers place their own orders. Tables carry no piped music, and the pub asks that mobile phones stay off the table, a policy that keeps the room free of both. It opens daily, giving regulars and passersby a consistent schedule to rely on. An outside seating area extends the pub beyond its four walls for those who prefer to sit outdoors. Together the bar counter, the kitchen, and the outside space give The Harewood Arms a straightforward, no-frills shape, one built around home cooked food and a drink at the bar rather than table service or background noise.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention no mobile phones policy, well-kept cask ale, home cooked lunch and open fires.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention no mobile phones policy, well-kept cask ale, home cooked lunch and open fires.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise the beer in a traditional, no-phones pub where conversation fills the room. Several single out well kept ale, and one calls the Old Brewery Bitter as good as any they have had. Close behind are friendly staff and a home cooked lunch from the landlady, which one diner found very reasonably priced. The outside space also earns a mention. The no-mobiles rule divides opinion. Most welcome it, but one diner found the atmosphere oppressive after counting six signs in view, including a coaster and one stuffed into the grandfather clock, and called the food fairly pedestrian. Another reviewer felt ignored at the bar and was curtly told the pub is not dog friendly. Complaints about a hotel room allocation for guests with dogs concern a different Harewood Arms, according to one reviewer, who describes this one as a small, unspoilt pub with no hotel rooms. Regulars note that the landlady and landlord keep three fires going and make the place even more spectacular at Christmas.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise the beer in a traditional, no-phones pub where conversation fills the room. Several single out well kept ale, and one calls the Old Brewery Bitter as good as any they have had. Close behind are friendly staff and a home cooked lunch from the landlady, which one diner found very reasonably priced. The outside space also earns a mention. The no-mobiles rule divides opinion. Most welcome it, but one diner found the atmosphere oppressive after counting six signs in view, including a coaster and one stuffed into the grandfather clock, and called the food fairly pedestrian. Another reviewer felt ignored at the bar and was curtly told the pub is not dog friendly. Complaints about a hotel room allocation for guests with dogs concern a different Harewood Arms, according to one reviewer, who describes this one as a small, unspoilt pub with no hotel rooms. Regulars note that the landlady and landlord keep three fires going and make the place even more spectacular at Christmas.
Featured reviews
- David Griffin
“Turn back the clock at this friendly, characterful traditional pub. No piped music, nobody glued to their phones just the sound of conversation. My wife and I enjoyed a home cooked lunch at a very reasonable price. The staff couldn't have been more friendly. We have been before and will be back again.”
- Stephen
“Great traditional pub with great traditional values. Food big tick, beer choice big tick, atmosphere big tick, swearing big no no, mobile phones big no no. Tradition pub where you meet and chat, massive tick.”
- Ashleigh
“I had a really disappointing experience at this pub. From the moment I arrived, it felt deeply unwelcoming. I was ignored at the bar initially, and when I returned to ask whether it was dog friendly, I was abruptly told “no” and then “not …”
- Google user
“Great 👍 little pub. Good beer & friendly staff”
- Howard Young
“Can't rate the food as I didn't partake. The service was friendly and the Old Brewery Bitter was as good as I've had anywhere and the outside space is lovely.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
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- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Bars near The Harewood Arms
- The Empress4.16822.5 mi£10–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
beer garden, scampi with homemade chips, upstairs function room
- Six Poor Folk4.59152.8 mi£10–30ReservationsOutdoor seatingWi-Fi
burgers with thick-cut chips, sunday roast, nacho burger
- Scotts Arms4.69852.8 miReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
overnight pub rooms, chunky crispy chips, beetroot and goats cheese starter
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harewood Arms | 4.4152 | — | — | no mobile phones policy, well-kept cask ale, home cooked lunch |
| The EmpressReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.1682 | 2.5 mi | £10–20 | beer garden, scampi with homemade chips, upstairs function room |
| Six Poor FolkReservations · Outdoor seating · Wi-Fi | 4.5915 | 2.8 mi | £10–30 | burgers with thick-cut chips, sunday roast, nacho burger |
| Scotts ArmsReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.6985 | 2.8 mi | — | overnight pub rooms, chunky crispy chips, beetroot and goats cheese starter |
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