THE WATER RAT in Harrogate

Lovely pub and great surroundings. Definitely going again . Great photo of the canal from the open window.

Didn’t stop for food but had a warm welcome from the barman when we came in. Drinks were reasonably priced. I highly recommend spending a few hours at the window and watching how many people misjudge the glass and look out only to bang their head. I done it followed by another guest, much to my wife’s amusement! Overall great place and very clean toilets (although not well matched to smooth shoes as we pretty much ice skated into the cubicle!).

We've just had a cracking lunch. I had my boring ham n eggs n chips ( I love this meal) The gammon was large and of a good quality. It was accompanied by a small salad, mushrooms, two eggs and chips. The wife had the biggest seafood plater with side of salad I've ever seen. The platter had a good selection of fish. Prawns in sauce on a lettuce bed, salad, several very large portions of battered fish strips, a very good amount of smoked salmon, but declined the chips that came with the meal. Altogether very nice enjoyable meals. 5* and round of applause. 👏

Good food and staff pleasant and attentive, but disappointed to be overcharged at till as prices did not match those shown on menu. This was resolved, but should never have been an issue.

Just showed up without booking and we were told it would be a one hour wait but was infact 30 minutes was shown to a table had a great view the staff were very friendly and so helpful they couldn't do enough for us 😀 so glad we chose to go to The Water Rat the food was superb atmosphere was great definitely would go again and highly recommend

Lovely meal, great friendly service. It was was dark and windy when we went so can't wait to go back summer to experience the lovely views and beer garden!

Lovely canal side pub with views of the water. Friendly, helpful staff and good selection of drinks. Highly recommended.

Good value pub grub (good honest food, not pretentious) in a pleasant atmosphere. Staff very friendly,. And service good. Only had 3 different beers on tap when I was there, but these beers were all good. Fairly quiet but it was a wet Wednesday evening. Tables available outside so when the weather is better, lovely setting for a pint beside the river.

Lovely atmosphere, amazing view, friendly staff and relatively cheap prices. I didn’t have any of the food as I only came for a drink, but I would definitely recommend coming here if you’d like a relaxing pint in Ripon. (Good tunes too)

My wife had this place booked for a week before arrival and so disappointed with the level of service we received and the food quality. The food looked and tasted disgusting..the beef was almost raw, roasties were anaemic and cauliflower cheese was like slop..We walked out after only having a mouthful..Nice looking pub but with sub standard Sunday dinner..😥