May 6, 2012
Lovely, large, wooden furnitured boozer, with good foreign keg and Brew Co beers on handpull. Lovely feel to this place, and yet again (for Sheffield) a great pub, which is both traditional and forward looking.

April 30, 2012
Whenever we are in Sheffield, we get around this pub. They have 8 taps, often with beers from the micros in the area. A few time during the year they have their own little festival going on. They do traditionel pub foods. Very nice and cosy place.

January 9, 2012
Traditional in appearance, bordering on dated but the ale selection is good and the staff are friendly. Food’s not too shabby either!

December 29, 2011
A classic mixture of traditional pub furnishings with a modern and eclectic selection of both beers and ciders, both on tap and in bottle. An impressive and seductive collection; I can see myself coming back here often.

February 6, 2011
Good pub, popular with local office workers. A very good range of cask ales with good variety from pale to dark. \they have a small but tasty range of bottled continental beers. If proper cider or perry is your thing there is always a good range although this is not very prominentand you need to find the board stashed at the far end of the bar. Always a good place to go although the service can be slow when the place is packed.

October 16, 2010
On the 1st of October we had decided to do one of the most famous crawls in the UK called the Sheffield - Valley of Beer or the Don River Pub crawl. Following the recommendation at Scoopergen we started with a large traditional English breakfast at Wetherspoons Banker’s Draft in the city centre. Then we headed off, across the river, and entered Harlequin precisely at noon. The first thing you notice is, in fact, the real ale menu which is displayed on a board opposite the entrance door. There were 11 operating hand pumps in addition to bottles and taps. Many different and interesting ales to choose from. Friendly service, The Who on the jukebox, and a four edged room that promoted a cosy feeling. Seems to be quite popular among locals at lunch break. We enjoyed our stay for quite a while and really didn’t want to leave, but we had to get on with our trail (visited, 01.10.2010).

August 17, 2010
Good old fashioned boozer that has been updated a little. Light inside and spacious. Barman looked like a hard nut but was extremely friendly. Local beers and Harlequin beers available at the location. Great find over the river.

August 21, 2009
[RBESG 2009] and also our host for the Grand tasting. Very friendly service, cheap and good food. LOTS of casks available. Don’t miss it if you are in the area !

July 28, 2009
What a fine place to host the RBESG! A wide range of cask ales and decent to good and cheap food. Loved the fresh cheese and onion toasties for less than 2 euro’s. Friendly service. Absolutely worth a visit.

July 28, 2009 [ Updated August 2, 2009 ]
A big place with lots of cask beers. Very homely, but also a bit dark, perhaps. Very friendly staff, who knows a little about the beer, they are serving. Perhaps there are just a tad too many casks, as some of them did taste a bit old. Food was acceptable for English standards. Price was good.