We stopped in on a late Saturday afternoon before the town’s Guy Fawkes Festival. It’s a pretty big place- three downstairs rooms that each had their own full bar and an upstairs room with a bar and a nice outdoor deck on the roof. We only had some appetizers but they were tasty and three of them fed the four of us well. Solid tap lineup offered both local and far reaching beers. I stayed local with some Mother Earth and Foothills offerings. Prices seemed very reasonable. The bottle list was pretty expansive and organized by style on their menu. Our server wasn’t the most attentive guy and the place wasn’t all that busy, but then he took off a couple of our beers for the long wait- so I have to assume we just experienced a fluke. The interior is a mix of polished refinement and half restored/demo’d finishes. The exposed brick was nice, the broken drywall was weird, but it all kind of worked so it didn’t bother me. Was really happy with our time here and will seek it out again my next time in Raleigh.

Enjoyably designed, multi-roomed bar that is gradually expanding through the old offices of the newspaper for which it is named. An extraordinarily classy place in a downmarket kind of way. Some highly unusual beers though can be at a price. A quiality act.

I really like the "shabby-chic" interior and the vibe of the Raleigh Times. The food was great, but overpriced, which is the main issue that I have with the place. It is inexcusably the most expensive American beer bar that I’ve ever been in. That it packs them in is a tribute to the "see and be seen" factor.

Another fine raleigh beer bar. I’ve only eaten her once but I go here for their beers. I’ve been 5 times and have always found something I desire. It is a happening place but I’ve managed to always find a place at the bar. This is our after party place for WBF as well. They get the good stuff here.

Interesting decor in old building former newspaper. I’ve good and not service here. I’ve had good food mostly except 1 bad appetizer. Decent beer selection. Food menu is mostly bar food. Fun place overall.

Cool beer bar with a nice outside patio. Went on a busy evening, so service wasn’t great, but I didn’t expect much considering. Selection was nice...and beers were good as well. Nice beer list.

Knowledgeable serving staff, I believe they require the Cicerone. Found a few things on draught that weren’t around at the time and the food was really nice. Cool atmosphere.

Multiple visits, figured it was time to rate. Great space in the old newspaper building for which the bar’s named. Only problem is that the acoustic is pretty live so noise can be a problem. Nice tiled floor, dark wood, very pleasing to the eye. The food is quite nice too, maybe just a shade too much on the "bar food" side of things on occasion (though if you can get any of The Pit’s ’cue it’s a must). Bottle selection is pretty extensive, tending towards the Belgian side of things, with a pretty decent range of sours, and some nice U.S. and German offerings too. Bottle prices are considerably marked up, and I’ve consequently never ordered one. The tap selection has suffered of late, though, which is why I can only give it an 11 in this category. Overall, though, one of downtown Raleigh’s better spots.

Visited here last Thursday evening with my wife and son, ( 3/25/10 ). at 8:30pm the place was busy, but were able to grab the last table available outside. our food was very good and the home-made chips were outstanding. excellent beer selection too. I’d definitely stop here again when in the area.

I was surprised they were so busy on a Wednesday at 6 PM. The outside tables were packed! They have a good beer list and I was really happy to be able to try Ska’s Modus Hoperandi. I intended to stay for dinner but decided the music was too loud for a relaxing dinner with friends.