So! Bar and Eats in Harrogate

Great vibe, nice and quiet, definitely worth the detour from the centre of Harrogate. Excellent gluten-free options including gluten-free Yorkshire pudding wrap.

Always friendly staff and a good meal.

It started off well. There was hardly anyone in the place. Needed gluten free options and they have a gf menu. Ordered a starter and main meal. Service was slow. Starter came out in an about 10 mins. Then we waited 45 mins for the food! Kept asking and didn’t see our original waitress again. It was busier at this point but we couldn’t help notice that two tables that came in after us got their food and were done. When it finally did arrive it was disappointing. The chicken sandwich was good. The chips were awful. Like school cafeteria chips. The gyro was tasteless and had an odd chemical smell. Had to ask repeatedly for the cheque. Got a dirty look from our original waitress on our way out. Not happy with the food or service.

Wow what can I say. Loved this place. My partner and me were staying in Harrogate for a few days and we found this amazing place to eat. I’m gluten free and this place has one of the best gluten free menus I’ve ever seen I was absolutely spoiled for choice. The staff were so friendly and nothing a problem for them. They prepare the gluten free food in a separate area so perfect for me being coeliac as no cross contamination issues. The food was delicious and reasonably priced and 5 star customer service. I wish I had this place at home in Scotland. My partner and I loved our meal here.

Came here for tea with my partner on our first of three nights away in Harrogate - absolutely stunning food. I had the beef rib with pakchoi and the beef was cooked to perfection, the meat just slipped off the bone. My partner had steak which again was cooked to a very high standard. I often struggle eating out due to being gluten intolerant but nothing was too much hassle here - the waiters double checked our orders and when the food arrived my gluten free meal was bought out separately to my partners with very clear stickers on to say it was an allergen meal. Highly recommended and would certainly revisit in the future. thank you So! bar and eats.

Nine of us met up here for a family meal and we all said that we can't wait to go back! We all had something different to eat and enjoyed everything. The food is fresh and delicious. The service is excellent and it is very reasonably priced. Lovely place to visit.

Beautiful bar & restaurant, staff above & beyond for first class service. We chose Greek salad & my husband chose the Philly steak sandwich, absolutely delicious, the Greek salad was the best I’d ever eaten. Great selection of wine & to finish a liquor coffee.

Amazing Attentive staff when we arrived and throughout our meal. Lovely clean venue. Gluten free menu with loads of choices. Food arrived hot, tasty and well cooked . Great music playlist 🙂 A really great all round experience.

They do a good variety of food and offer eating in or takeaway/delivery and it has become a family favourite restaurant .

Amazing food and a great price, the gluten free options are great too. The best onion rings ! The pork belly with hot honey and rice was glorious! The rest of my party had steaks, burgers, parmo and fish and chips and they all were very okeased with their meals. Highly recommended

Good local pub/grub. Friendly staff and good prices.

Really buzzing atmosphere, incredibly friendly service and a great meal

Very satisfied with all the aspects, good food, drinks, excellent service and warm atmosphere. Good value for money. Highly recommended 👌

What a sacrilege to serve such burnt yorkshire puddings in the heart of Yorkshire. They were inedible, I couldn't even cut through them with a knife.

Lovely staff. Lots of great Gluten free options. A very good pint of Guinness. Reasonably priced. Will return again.

We have been so So Bar a few times in the last month, and it is always very impressive. The staff are friendly and polite, and the food is incredible. I think it is good value for money, particularly for Harrogate. The burger night on a Monday is amazing!

really lovely restaurant,came here for lunch today with friends and really enjoyed ourselves.All the members of staff are extremely lovely and accommodating and the interior design is really comfy and cute.The food was also super delicious and well portioned,me and my friend got the chicken gyros which was really lovely and my other friends shared the nachos and bbq chicken wings and really enjoyed it as well.Good portion sizes and value of food for price as well will definitely be back :)

Great service when i came in. Friendly welcome. Starters were wonderful. Flavorful and spicy. Chicken main was well cooked. Chicken wings were well cooked but no flavor. Service is wonderful with no complaints. Give the wings some flavor.

Thursday night quiz night. Had a great time with a group of friends. The prize? Drink vouchers! 👍 A nice choice of ales and offers on cocktails too! 🍸🍹

Brilliant place to eat with a great selection of vegan options and great staff. We will definitely be back next time we are in Harrogate

Absolutely a great place for a drink and a bite to eat. Regularly visit, the children love it (which, trust me, with 2 Autistic Children, this is a miracle) always tasty food and even with the smallest of issues today, talking to the head chef was lovely and knowing he would take on board our comments and act on was fantastic. Bar staff always welcoming and a pleasure to talk to

I found this place from a recommendation in a Gluten Free group and I was not disappointed! Pretty much the entire menu is gluten free and you wouldn’t even know it! The food was absolutely incredible and everything was presented and tasted fabulous! Although I wanted everything (because the menu itself is so good and everything sounds delicious!) we opted for a range of starters and sharers between the 4 of us and one of our party had the double double bubble burger which was massive! Great atmosphere, awesome staff, incredible food.

Met up with friends on Friday evening. It was very busy and took quite a while to get our order. However, the food came in good time and they have a whole vegan menu so we were spoilt! Staff were pleasant and got everyone’s order correct. Just a tip- you can get cheese grated, will save you chopping it up into squares! Can highly recommend the tempeh fries, they were so good! *Edit* Thank you for your response. I totally understand! Been here 5-6 times now and the food has been excellent every time. The vegan food is great and its one of the most reasonably priced places in Harrogate. Just tried the Korean mushroom balls, heaven!

Small steak with fries. Very good value and nicely cooked, rare as requested

Went with my son. We go often to so bar. Food is always good. On this occasion, staff did not seem to listen when we ordered the food. This is very rare, so I'm not sure why, on this occasion this was the case. Would recommend.

We had not visited So! for some time, pre-Covid in fact, we just fancied an informal Saturday evening meal out. The food was excellent and the service was very good.

Ordered from Deliveroo double bubble burger with sweet potato fries and onion rings. All gluten free and SO good. I called the restaurant after placing my order to make sure all of my order was GF, they assured me it would be and were very friendly to deal with. The burger bun was a proper one (not just bread slices) and was a great texture. The onion rings were a little greasy but to be expected and the batter used was like normal! Would definitely recommend and one of the best GF burgers I’ve had.

Waiter failed to tell us at 1755 that there was a two for one deal ending at 1800. At 1803 they said we couldn't have it as computer said no. Place empty so went elsewhere. Felt short sighted to me.

This is a review for a Deliveroo delivery so is not a restaurant review. We had the Indian Tater Tots, these were strange, they could have been amazing but they tasted like the flour had not be fully cooked out and had little texture, maybe the delivery left them a little soft, but they certainly could be awesome if the flour had been cooked out and crispy. Yorkshire Poutine was more like Beef Stew on Chips, massive portion and very good, it had loads of beef in it which I wasn't really expecting as Poutine is normally gravy, but it was absolutely wonderful. Vegan Classic burger by daughter loved said it was brilliant. Best Clucking Burger ever was a bit disappointing, too many flavours and the onion ring over powered everything, homemade chips fantastic. Overall it was good but not let down by the Tater Tots and too many flavours of the Clucking Burger, but I will certainly try them again.

Good pub food and friendly staff, very good value for money , the Katsu curry chicken burger is very tasty

Didn’t eat but had a great pint of TT boltmaker. Liked how the bar person took care of presentation by wiping the overspill on the outside of the glass. To me that showed they care a lot about the wonderful stuff! Nice looking menu - some variety and good looking deals and happy hour 3-6. Fairly quiet when I was in but had a community hub vibe to it. Good place for a sit and a chat with a mate over a pint. Will go back I think with friends / my wife and family.

Lovely food, good service, nice price, close to stray and not far to Valley Gardens.

It wasn't my first visit, but it's been a while. From the outside it looks like a traditional stone built pub. Inside there's a friendly, not too noisy, atmosphere. They do a great job of combining a bar with an extensive food menu that caters for dietary requirements. The service was great, consistently attentive and friendly. We felt looked after. The food. It's good and flavourful, but not overly memorable. Portion sizes also felt a bit modest. Definitely worth a visit if you haven't been before. I'll, no doubt, be back.

Typically British pub with modern meals and drinks. Quality atmosphere and decent prices. The only critic is nothing to do with the pub but the road outside, we nearly was clipped by other cars entering and leaving. But really enjoyable visit

We go in here on a lunch with work sometimes and it's always great, and very friendly staff usually. The burgers are good but I'm partial to the buttermilk chicken stuff. There were also some beavertown beers on, which are also lovely.

My wife and I had the pleasure of So Bar orchestrating the venue and food for our son's christening after-party and it was absolutely divine! We have both had an untold amount of our guests that attended, showing their praise on the exquisite food and friendly staff that attended to our every need. Personally, I too thought all of the food on offer was of the very highest order. So Bar certainly helped to embelish a very special family day. Thank you.

The place itself is lovely, staff are friendly and food is amazing. Huge portions and great taste. "Cheese fundoo" was amazing. Thank you

Can't recommend this place more. We went for a family meal last night and the lady who served us was just amazing. (Im afraid that i didnt get her name but she was the friendly blonde one)! My mum has a serious chilli allergy and she couldn't have been more helpful finding things out about food for us (and unfortunately there was a lot of questions!) She was so lovely and managed to find my mum the perfect fish dish organised (and she loved it). Dad and I had burgers - which were fantastic. Friendly service, amazing food, we'll be back! :)

Located close to the Harrogate center, with its own car park and beer garden. Staff were VERY friendly and accommodating for our dietary requirements (vegan and gluten-free)and our pet dog. Food was absolutely delicious and serving sizes were above what we expected for the price! All in all an amazing little place will be back again soon!! 😍

Tasty food with good portions. Staff were lovely. Lunch deal is good.

Gluten free delight! This stylish pub has an extensive gluten menu that almost mirrors its non-allergy menu. Fantastic choice and a ‘dream come true’ for the gluten intolerant. 2 for 1 menu Monday to Friday 12-5pm, too. Lovely food and we’ll definitely return. (Photos: gyros was not gluten free; chicken burger with Korean spicing was gluten free).

Gluten free Mecca of Yorkshire. Really impressive gluten free menu, first time I've seen stuff like fried chicken and onion rings. Quite a bit of a walk out of the town but a good place to visit if you are walking to the RHS!

This is a great bar & restaurant and the staff were lovely and very accommodating . Food was amazing

Good food and beer, excellent service

Pub grub, great ambience and nice service

One of the best places to eat if you have a Gluten intolerance or are Coeliac. Found this place on Google when passing through Harrogate as some reviews mentioned it had a gluten free menu but we weren't prepared for how much choice we would have. There is a full size Coeliac safe menu as nothing containing gluten goes into their fryers so from the fries to the fried chicken and onion rings, all are Gluten Free and safe for Coeliacs as the entire menu is designed to be Gluten free. We had an amazing meal which tasted like normal food. Our waitress was very knowledgeable and would check with the chefs about and extra requirements. We will definitely be heading back when over that way.

Staff on arrival and throughout were brilliant. The menu was so exciting. Chose 2 starters - salt & pepper ribs and Korean chicken balls. Tastebuds were dancing. Would recommend and advocate this pub . Can’t wait to come back.

Expensive, poor quality and not pet friendly, first and last visit 👎👎👎👎👎👎

Spot on. Lovely place, friendly staff, great food and drink offering. 100% reccomend to all friends and family

Frequently visit with my partner for both lunch and evening meals. They never disappoint. Attentive service that isn't overbearing and food that it totally to die for. Buttermilk Parmo is an absolute must-have. 10/10 in every department, always clean presentable and offering a warm welcome.

The beer (Timothy Taylor - Landlord) was delicious, the Swine & Hoof Burger with chips was delicious and the staff were brilliant.

Tremendous hospitality and food

This is a nice modern bar/restaurant and the staff are well trained and lovely. My partner is coeliac and was delighted to find a whole gluten free menu. The salt and pepper ribs were to die for and there were plenty of choices for the main course. Lots of vegetarian and vegan choices too. We will definitely be back.

Nice and quiet at tea time. Great conversation with a group of friends.

We went here for a quick lunch from work today. There were so many vegan options to choose from and what we ordered was very tasty. Most places have one or maybe two vegan options as an afterthought but So Bar had a full menu and it was difficult to make a choice as it all sounded so good. We will definitely be back soon to try the other vegan options.

Agradable servicio y amplia carta

Booked a table 2 weeks ago for 5. We were put in a cold private dining room upstairs for at least 15! Totally without atmosphere or thought especially when there were big enough tables downstairs with only 2 people sat at them. Extremely bad, unapologetic, blamed us for the booking! Dreadful experience

Nice pub, food, and atmosphere!

Came for nibbles and a couple of drinks after the christmas fayre. My niece is gluten free and their GF menu is extensive so credit where it is due. HOWEVER, the garlic bread was basically toast with butter and rosemary, absolutely no garlic whatsover. The chicken wings with So! Hot sauce was an absolute shambles. The sauce was watered down and it was just coloured water, absolutely disgraceful to be honest, no taste whatsoever, Trying to get one of the waitresses attention was again futile. To make matters worse, and i only realised when i got home that i was charged 2 different prices when i ordered the same round at the bar. A double pink gin and elderflower tonic and a pint of moretti, first time £11.30 and 2nd time £13.90. It is a shame as we have just moved into the new houses at Harlow Carr. Disappointing is an understatement.

Went at lpm very busy,very noisy.could hardly hear each other speak.it used to be my favourite Sunday roast, pork loin .when ordered the waiter said it was belly pork not loin.i said OK but was a little hesitant. Anyway I did not enjoy the belly pork not as good as it used to be.obviously a cheaper cut of meat..

Great burgers and good beer. Good friendly service too. Will be back.

Amazing food, good quality and great value

Good food good service well worth going back good meeting place good beer etc

Food great ,sarvice top notch,great atmosphere, can't wait to go again,we'll done So Bar 😋

We booked a table here last minute after passing it on the way back to our lodgings after a day out. We were seated and served by a lovely cheery waitress. Drinks arrived promptly, however food did take longer due to the place being fully booked. All food was well presented and hot and served with a smile. Would recommend

Good menu. Great service. Fair prices. Good choice.

Fantastic service from the friendly staff, great value on food and drinks (especially Happy Hour promotion), great food and drink quality. Would definitely recommend!

Great to see the full menu back! Staff are lively, welcoming and helpful- we like your food! We like your new tables and chairs- much more comfortable.

Good Food and Service. However be aware of Happy Hour Drinks. You MUST pay within The Happy Hour otherwise you will be charged Full Price.

Fantastic service and staff extremely friendly and accommodating. Superb menu, including gluten free and vegan. Lovely dining area and free parking. So Go to So Bar - Harrogate. You’ll not be disappointed.

Really good food, excellent service. Good value for money. Really impressed as they offer an extensive normal menu as well as an extensive gluten free and vegan menu too. We went as a group of 13 with the youngest being 6 and the oldest being 96! One of my favourite choices in Harrogate

Been a couple of times now, and always had great service. Extensive gluten free and vegan menu.

We booked for 13 including 4 children. Booking process very effective. Arrived to well presented table and very attentive staff who engaged with everyone from our 4 year old to our 99 year old Ordered some sharers which arrived within10 mins. The garlic bread excellent overall. All main courses lovely had burgers, chicken, fish and vegan option as well as gluten free so accommodate for a lot of people which is great Service good. We had to wait about 45 mins for main but all arrived at same time and food was very good quality overall. Family very much enjoyed it and I am sure we will be back. Thanks

We stayed in Harrogate for a week and went here on the first night. Food was outstanding with a good selection of beer. We tried to go back another night but unfortunately they where closed due to refurbishments

Great food, drinks, atmosphere, & service. Reasonable prices as well! We were really well looked after - recommend a visit to So Bar And Eats - Harrogate.

Good burger, decent quiz (music round too hard ;)), friendly staff. Will go again.

Very good food (especially the vegan options)!! Would definitely recommend and amazing service from all the staff!!

The team at so! Bar and Eats were fantastic yesterday while hosting our wedding reception. The PDR's were beautifully set up and really made our day even more special. Could not recommend them enough

Totally recommend going here, it is an amazing experience as there is very nice food,and enjoyable experience with your family,overall I totally recommend,y recommend going here!

Spontaneous meal out with a friend, service 5/5 food 5/5 price 5/5. The chicken parmo was huge and yummy. Very good value for the quality of the food.

Great atmosphere, attentive staff and fab menu. Can't wait to go back. Gluten free menu is excellent.

Fab place, friendly staff, good food and beers.

Good access for essential wheelchair users staff welcoming. Fantastic food

Absolutely brilliant, waiter was very helpful in taking pictures for us, food was marvellous 😀 👍 xx

Amazing!!!! Both for gluten free and vegans. Love them!

Nice food, good beer selection, and great service.

Nice decor, though unsure why basically a 5ft tree decoration should be placed on a round table and then be offered that table to eat at I don't get it, would have only been able to talk to the people sat beside you! Been a few times now and the speed of service is excruciatingly slow every time. Maximum of 4 tables filled when we arrived and no-one arrived after but it took over 3 hours from arriving to receiving 3rd course. Food can be and is often amazing, great menu and good to generous portions however it can be hit and miss on quality

Had a lovely time drinking and dining with friends. Jack looked after us will be back in the new year

My favourite place for casual dining in Harrogate

Ate here this evening for my birthday and was disappointed. The waitress was lovely but our drinks order was slow and several minutes after ordering our main courses I was told the main ingredients (falafels) were not available. The kitchen tried their best to make...

Great food Big portions Value for money

Four of us called in here after a trip to Harlow Carr gardens, it was on our route into town to catch a train for one of us. With travel ahead drinks weren't very important but some lunch was. We had the most peculiar service,...

So bar .... So bad we walked out ..... Booked a table....walked in... shown to our seat. All fine. Sat down. Told "oh I'll come and wipe the table in a minute for you"... The place was NOT busy. We hadn't even asked for the table to be wiped. They just knew it needed doing. Should have already been done really. Ask for a drinks menu to be told "oh they're all on the tablet I can go through that with you if you really want but there's not really much on it".... Not providing us with a warm fuzzy feeling for a good place to eat/drink/spend a few hours. We looked at what we have been given and decided to walk out. Not helped by the fact that the place was not busy and yet they crammed their guests into one small corner. I am sure that the food is fine from looking at the other reviews but the first impression from this place with the staff was not good. Having never visited a so bar before I would think again about it. We went to a much nicer environment eatery in town instead.

Amazing vegan "pub food", can't get enough!

Great food and service ideal local bar

I choose this restaurant especially for its gluten free options. The menu was extensive. The bar staff quickly established that the children needed gluten free menu's. Once we'd ordered they came back with a suggested change as one of the dishes had dairy, another allergy....

Great menu, great food, great service

We've been a few times because they are great for all dietary requirements. My dad is coeliac and I'm coeliac and veggie and there's always lots to choose from on the menu. The food is nice and definitely good value but they seem to go...

On the back of terrible customer service at The Square and Compass we headed to So! for a post walk pint. And what a contrast. Manners, professionalism, courtesy, and great service. Well done So!

Loved it . Food was very good and staff were pleasent . Cost was very reasonable . Definitly on our list to visit again