The Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Pateley Bridge - pub details
Address: Wath-in-Nidderdale, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5PP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 33276) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
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> Current user rating: 4.7/10 (rated by 3 users)
other pubs nearby:
Bridge Inn, Pateley Bridge (1.2 miles), Crown, Pateley Bridge (1.5 miles), Royal Oak, Pateley Bridge (1.5 miles)
user reviews of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Pateley Bridge
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| Large stone build hotel, restaurant and bar up a narrow lane not far from Pateley Bridge. The bar is a single room decorated with country sports pictures, brassware, clocks and stuffed fish. Pub-like bench seating albeit very nicely upholstered. Very much food led the quiet bar is nonetheless separate from the restaurant although the food is very good and not standard pub fare. Well kept Timothy Taylors Best and the ubiqutous Black Sheep bitter from the two hand pumps plus Carling, Worthington Smooth, Thatchers Cider and Guinness complemented by Heinekin Export and Grolsch Blonde. Staff glide about in long aprons serving generally rather well to do tourists and posher locals, although there is a sign about muddy boots at the door, so the odd walker from the Nidderdale Way must stray in here occasionally. oldboots - 6 Aug 2009 19:24 |
| Called in again recently, whilst on another walking weekend in Pateley Bridge. However, we had a very different experience this time. Our two pints of Black Sheep were very short. When we asked for them to be topped up, it was done so very grudgingly, accompanied by a look of total contempt. It�s obvious that food and wine take priority here. However, if they are going to sell beer they should at least do so in the right spirit. All very disappointing after our last visit. I doubt that we�ll return aleandhearty - 15 Jul 2008 14:54 |
| Lovely old country hotel and restaurant, with a comfortable public bar, nestled away in beautiful Nidderdale countryside. You�ll cross a fine old pack horse bridge, by way of greeting, if arriving by road. Alternatively, you can build up a thirst by walking over the fields, following the river, to get there. The bar is decorated to a high standard and in the style you�d expect from a high class country hotel. The Sportsman�s Arms has been a family business for years and that probably explained the warm welcome we received at the bar, despite our less than spotless walking gear Just the ubiquitous Black Sheep Bitter as a real ale, but it was kept well enough, if a tad cold. Food looked to be high quality, �top end� traditional. Mind you at �9-10.00 for starters and �18-20.00 for mains it should be .It certainly made �2.50 a pint seem a bargain! There is an outdoor drinking area in front of the hotel. Worth a visit for the scenery alone. aleandhearty - 31 Mar 2008 22:08 |
