Banyan Bar

So I’m finding that Harrogate is actually the place to be. Why not stay a bit longer and check out what else it has to offer. Sounds like a plan Stan but one more quick tipple and whet the old whistle so I pop into Banyan Bar.
It’s an appealing looking building from outside to in and has the same people behind it as Arc in Headingley. It was also voted best bar in Harrogate in the Harrogate Confidential Awards and it’s a boast that it may well deserve some claim to.
For starters the food looks immense. One of their signature dishes is the Kobe burger, the worlds most expensive and decadent beef originating in the Kobe region of Japan. These cows are massaged for a stress free life style. Well as stress free as it can be before you become a burger I suppose. They also do buffet menus which offer a variety of wraps, nibbles and sandwiches. All for under a tenner. The wine list is to my liking. Try the Pinot Grigio blush, ideal drink when the sun comes out. As for the cocktails… This town really is no good for my liver. Inventive and tantalising combinations of juices and spirits. Excellent work.
Great for socialising, eating and with a beautifully down interior. I just hope I don’t get sat next to one of those massaged cows next time I go there.

This place would be fandabbydozy (*cough* «good» *cough*) were the kitchen a bit quicker. We ordered a bunch of stuff — and were delighted by the kids’ make-​your-​own-​pizza idea — and while it was delicious and filling, it took *forever* to get to us. We were sitting next to the kitchen, and it was clear those guys were working their socks off, so it must be a production-​line issue, but it really did take far too long.
Some of us also enjoyed a pint of Copper Dragon, a local brew that should not to be missed, if this draught was anything to judge by.
I’d go back again, but with more time and fewer kids in tow.

If you can come on a Wednesday night when it is two for one on cocktails and 2 burgers for £10. Yes that’s two for £10. Ordinarily expect to pay 7 – 9 quid for them. There are two special burgers not on the offer night including the Kobe burger at 16 pound a throw.
I have twice eaten there in the last month and found the food to be tasty but no where near worth the money.
Staff here are great as is the décor and ambience.
The mojitos too are great but seem to take an age to make. Worth the visit if you are passing. The best on the street by far

Apparently Banyan has just been voted ‘best bar’ in Harrogate. It’s a fairly large bar — modern, trendy décor. Nice, plush seats, particularly on the booths on the upper level. We didn’t eat, but the menu (and food on neighbouring tables) looked very good — gourmet burgers and the like.
It’s open until midnight seven days a week and is situated on John Street so there’s plenty of choice of other nearby bars and eateries before/​after too.