Harrogate Tap

With a healthy supply of draft beer on cask and keg, and a large fridge filled with cans and bottles, the Tap should always be on your list of pubs to visit in Harrogate. Don’t forget to grab a couple of train beers on your way out of town.

Only station pub I’ve ever been to, but it was everything I wanted and more! Gorgeous ornate décor and friendly staff. The beer selection on tap and in bottle is staggering! I would argue this chain of pubs are the only places in the UK where you can get Bernard lagers from the Czech Republic, and they have them on draft! — light and dark — mind blown.

We came, we saw, we conquered! And by that I mean we added this great new addition to the ‘tap’ family (Euston, York, Sheffield taps) to Unilocal,enjoyed a couple of great beers each from their range of at least 30 draught/​100 bottles and went twice in the same evening — starting our night here and finishing it off in style with the return visit!
As with all the taps, they have a fantastic mix of UK breweries and American craft, Belgian and European brews — plus a bottle menu with beers ranging from a few quid to some very special ones (hello Hopping Frog at £18 and unfortunately not in my price range!) I had an amazing Tiny Rebel/​Dark Star collaboration with my wife enjoying a Belgian fruit beer — we were both very very happy with our choices!
The actual venue is pretty cool and just the sort of place you want to hangout in, with a clientele of all ages into good quality hoppy stuff!
Special mention has to go to the amazing pork pies on sale — £2.50 a pop and from the excellent Elite meats. Mine was amazing and made even better by having ‘Sierra Nevada Mustard’ served with it — mega yum!
Basically Harrogate Tap is a great excuse to miss the train — make sure you check it out if you’re into beer, you won’t regret it!