The Harlequin in Sheffield

Lovely newly reopened and refurbished pub. 7 interesting cask real ales and 3 real ciders along with various craft beers alongside. Well worth a visit with friendly and helpful staff, welcoming atmosphere and clientele.

I thought I'd try this pub, having heard that the management had changed. There seemed to be a reasonable choice of beers but the first pint was too cloudy and seemed to be near the end of the barrel. The woman behind the bar insisted it was ok and was rude. Drank some of it but it was undrinkable, and the bar staff refused to replace it. Drank another pint of bitter and was really ill the next day. Must have been the end of the barrel. The pub seemed okay but selling bad beer and having rude staff means I'm not going back.

Cracking pub with a great selection of keg, cask and spirits. Friendly staff and a good amount of space. Small-ish beer garden and a dart board inside.

Some great beers lovely bar folk and good atmosphere. Not pretentious like other bars nearby.

The harlequin is now under new management run by Chris, the pub has had a refresh and and looks great , there are a great selection of craft beers and lagers hand pull and keg. Food and live entertainment will be coming soon, worth a visit if you're round the kelham area 🍺👍🏻

A good (proper) pub, good beer selection, friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Will be returning

Good overall place, with a good range of beers etc available, excellent service and a good atmosphere to boot. I'd recommend giving it a try if your in the area

Not sure about this one. Over charged at the bar. Staff constantly on their phones. Toilets smell terrible. Dartboard hogged all afternoon. Full of flies.

Lovely welcoming pub with friendly bar staff, an excellent choice of beers and a wonderful selection of whisky’s including some cracking Campbeltown malts. Highly recommended.

Love it, another great pub in Sheff, cheers!

A fine establishment for drinking!

A really, genuinely, proper lovely boozer. Not been in for years but the new team have scrubbed it up nicely. Beer and whisky selection in particular are fantastic and the lovely staff make for a a really friendly and inclusive atmosphere. Decent dartboard and big bags of Nik Naks are particular perks for me. Great work on the reopening!

I popped in for a single drink on a Sunday afternoon. I haven't been here for more than 10 years so my impression may be a bit limited. This is a traditional pub with a reasonable selection of beers. Not much choice for wine drinkers unfortunately. The single member of staff I met was pleasant. Sadly the place was completely dead when I visited with only four customers at the time. Most of the surrounding buildings have been demolished recently so the surrounding area looks a tad bleak.

Had a great night with a group of friends. A traditional Sheffield Pub with great beer, relaxed atmosphere and really friendly landlady.

Nice beer, but the place has a dingy, run down feeling to it, especially outside. I also found the bartender's attitude to be off-putting.

A proper pub with a proper landlady. Excellent beer quality and a great range of ciders. Ideal for a quiet (other than when a certain regular is holding forth!) drink in a civilised atmosphere. Enjoyable quiz nights on Wednesdays and Sundays.

It was a nice quiet relaxed atmosphere. It was a Thursday so may play a part. Good selection of drinks at fair prices.

Wouldn't go back. Many far better pubs locally.

Well preserved classic city centre pub. Massive selection of cask and keg beers, large Gin selection and spirits from scotch to Absinthe. Outdoor seating and smoking area to the rear.

Great choice of beer at good prices.

One of the best pubs in Sheffield. Can't go far wrong here. One of the last "proper" pubs in the city serving a great selection of drinks.

It was ready for closing so didn't get a true feel for the place

Terrible service trying to tell me baileys is not a liquor it's a spirit so you get a 25ml measure but you can have a double for £5 no wonder the place was empty riverside just over the way 10 times better and what a surprise baileys sold in a 50ml measure and to my surprise it is a liquor

A proper old school pub with a fantastic range of drinks. Really impressive - lots of different types of spirits, ales, ciders and lagers etc. The landlady is lovely, great banter and really funny and to top it all off it's dog-friendly. She makes a wicked cocktail too. I wish this was my regular.

A proper old school pub with a fantastic range of drinks. Really impressive - lots of different types of spirits, ales, ciders and lagers etc. The landlady is lovely, great banter and really funny and to top it all off it's dog-friendly. She makes a wicked cocktail too. I wish this was my regular.

Great spot! Good selection of beers and a lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff and good interior.

Amazing, quirky boozer with friendly, happy staff and of course a cracking array of ciders. Okay, so it could do with less Hogans Cider and maybe ditch the Boak and GYD (concentrate ciders) for some proper Somerset + Devon ciders to give a broader range, but this isn’t a criticism, they’re probably a regulars favourite? Anyway, there’s always something interesting I’ll sup so always enjoy my visit to this essential pub for cider drinkers. 🍎🍐🍏👍🏾❤️🦖

Great drinks great staff lovely clean pub. Unmeasurably good!

Great beer and relaxing atmosphere

Nice pub. Dog friendly and a really good range of beers ciders and perry's

Very good selection of beers and ciders, pleasant pub with friendly staff.

Bar lady is always very friendly and they have a good selection of beers.

I like this pub. Real ale, Real cider, German beer, great landlady, comfortable seats. First visit, not the last one !

Proud of their transphobia. Avoid if you don't want to support transphobes.

Very quiet but friendly staff & a great game of darts

Good beer.....good company... Liz and Pete know how to run a great pub

Bit scruffy but beer was well kept.

Great friendly pub with a wide range of beers and spirits.

An excellent pub with a great selection of very well kept beer. Really pleasant staff, thank you for a lovely evening. Some fine music being played as well.

Always have a good selection of real ale

Great pub and I mean pub, not pretentious in any way with a surprising amount of beer choices, putting many pubs/bars that style themselves as craft havens to shame. Real gem of a place

Decent ales but quiet for a Saturday night

Argyle on tour. ...and my continuing search for real ale pubs in Sheffield. I'm attempting to drown my sorrows after a thumping by Wednesday!! From the outside this pub looks fabulous. Inside, it is devoid of any atmosphere or pundits....on a Saturday night. Its big, but needs a huge makeover ....huge potential. Beer was good. I had my first chip butty....ever....and it was....different. Barman was cool...music pretty good...that's about it really. Its a shame...

Lovely, proper old fashioned pub with great beers. Always call in when in the area.

Empty nobody in for a friday only 10 people in and 5 were us

Nice real ale pub, not too busy. Well worth a visit.

Great pub with even better real ale. New and old customers are needed to keep this place open

Never been but the landlady is gorgeous

Having followed the landlady’s excellent Twitter account for some time I thought it only right and proper to pay a visit with my husband and kids whilst we were in Kelham island for my birthday. On arrival my husband literally cheered at the sight of a pub with comfy seating, a spectacular range of beers and music that didn’t fight with our conversation! Our son enjoyed the rustic looking regulars and the carpet, he’s 23 and tends to drink in places with hard floors and very loud music. Anyway if you like a proper pub where you can enjoy a great selection of drinks in relaxed surroundings then the Harlequin is the place.

My twin brother Stephen and I were having a great day out visiting the pubs around Kelham Island area when we chanced upon The Harlequin Pub and what a great find. This is a lovely traditional pub,a solid wood serving bar dominates the main room, tv's to enjoy the sport,great decor and furnishings and plenty of seating options spread around the pub,its just a really good old fashioned pub. We were here on a Monday evening, the pub was really busy ,in fact there was a Laurel & Hardy tribute night,lots of films being shown of those comedy giants ,atmosphere was really good, we ordered a pale ale each, these were served in excellent condition,we just kicked back, chilled out and soaked up the fun vibe in this busy and popular pub. My pale ale was really good, a crisp, well balanced pale ale, a big hit of hops ,hints of toffee and a delicious aroma and aftertaste with a slight bitter finish, it was just so good being in such a lovely pub enjoying a quality brew and enjoying the great vibe in this pub . We really enjoyed our pale ale's in here, only stayed for the one each before moving on and for a first time visit to The Harlequin Pub we had a great time. The Harlequin Pub is easy to locate along Nursary Street. Opening hours are; Monday, 3pm till 11pm. Tuesday, Closed. Wednesday & Thursday, 3pm till 11pm. Friday & Saturday, Midday till 11pm. Sunday, 3pm till 11pm. A great pub,most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area.

Don't be fooled by the location or external appearance - lovely friendly pub with great ale and cider - well worth a visit

A good old fashioned ale pub they also serve good beer too, really chilled out place

The Harlequin is a fantastic pub in Nursery street that offers a superb range of local brewed beer's and a fine selection of ciders. The Harlequin is a very traditional pub and takes it's name from another former Ward's pub around the corner which is now demolished.. With a traditional pub interior of wood panelling and white plastered walls'a nice bar and superb seating options throughout the whole interior it's a great pub to go to when visiting Sheffield. We visited here while walking around the Kelham Island area and what a pub it is.On entry we were greeted by the sight of a Laurel and Hardy night in full flow with there films being shown on a large screen and the pub full of Laurel and Hardy fans some of them in Sons of the Desert costumes and if I'am not mistaken that is Laurel and Hardy's fan club name. After we ordered a few cask ales we settled back and watched a few of there short silent films that were hilarious and well appreciated by everyone in this superb pub.The Harlequin is a brilliant pub and was one of the highlights of my three day trip to Sheffield and is well worth a visit and very easy to find from Nursery Street/Spitalfields Street bus stop it's a short walk.(This is my first review of the Harlequin). Opening Hours. Monday-15.00-23.00. Tuesday-Closed. Wednesday-15.00-23.00. Thursday-Friday-12.00-23.00. Saturday-Sunday-15.00-23.00. Nearest Bus Stop. Nursery Street/Spitalfields Street bus stop.

Really disappointing beers, flat and tasteless. The pub itself was lovely and clean, toilets too

Always a warm welcome. A proper pub.

Excellent beer selection, small outside area, amazing Landlady. Worthy of a visit and should be obligatory for anyone who lives in Sheffield

Only been a few times but there's a good drinks selection and the meals are great too. Their burgers are highly recommended.

Lovely pub Pete and Liz who run the pub are brilliant

Was cheeky to ask for bread and butter after buying a bag a crisps.Best crisp butties ever! Thanks Liz and Pete, will be back for more XXX

Best chips in Sheffield! Decent pint as well :)

Lovely atmosphere, lovely people

An incredible pub. Wonderful ales. The only place I drink in Sheffield. Friendly, inclusive; a port in a storm.

Brilliant pub, fabulous and friendly staff. The owner goes the extra mile to welcome everyone. Long may she reign and the Harlequin continues to be successful in all top pub ratings. 💐 💐 💐 💐💐 worth 5 ⭐️ 🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 ⭐️

Used to love the Quin. However, looking at the pub's Twitter they are Transphobic, against groups like Extinction Rebellion and seem to be leaning in a very conservative direction. Won't be spending my money there again.

I love cider....It has a cracking selection. Friendly staff. Comfortable and welcoming....

Fantastic pub great hospitality xx

Fantastic pub serving delicious, well priced food and an excellent selection of ciders and beers. Landlady is an absolute star who went above and beyond during lockdown to provide an invaluable service to the community. Sensible social distancing policies now that lockdown has been relaxed. Lovely carpet.

Went to the harlequin for a couple of drinks with my girlfriend and her parents on a Saturday night. I’d not been before and heard mixed reports about it but it was convenient for our plans. On arrival first impressions could have been a lot better in that our feet were sticking to the carpet and it was a bit dingy & fusty. I realised this wasn’t part of the nearby kelham island scene and more of a town centre type pub youd find nr to a bus station. Never the less we approached the bar to be served and it wasn’t exactly busy. The staff appeared miserable and inconvenienced by eventually serving us, certainly not welcoming. Couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at the bloke propped up near the bar who looked like steptoe, but walked away when he burped out loud in ear shot of the mother in law. After making the best of it for a while I ventured to the gents where the evening took an even more interesting turn. On entering the was a bloke openly getting high in the cubicle with the door open. Quite brazen really and gave me the impression this was the norm there as he didn’t seem bothered by me walking in. What added to the experience was the pint pot placed next to the urinal which was full with piss but had a cig end floating on top almost as if for decoration. On returning to the family they had coats on having abandoned their drinks in favour of leaving to find somewhere better. I agreed and we left. On leaving there was a guy leant against the outer wall being sick. All in all a dive of a pub. Not recommended.

Nice well kept pub. Beer also well kept.

I come here most weeks for my favourite German Wheat Beer (Weihenstephaner Dunkel), Last Friday something tasted wrong with the Weihenstephaner, it was watery and unpleasantly sour. I immediately returned the Weihenstephaner, explaining the taste was not as it should be. and asked for an exchange. A member of staff tried it, and said that was how it should taste, she refused my request to exchange the drink. I tried a few more mouthfuls, but the taste was terrible. I returned the drink to the bar, spoke to another member of staff who was not interested in my complaint. Such a shame.

Weird night out in here, arrived at 7.30ish on a Saturday to find it was empty, the only person was the bartender. When we asked what was up he said 'nothing, it's just that time of day' which was weird as we had just come from Kelham island where all the pins were nicely busy. Had a mediocre pint and just as we left three people finally walked in. Hope they had a better time than us.

An little gem in Sheffield's pub map

Very friendly staff that are more than happy to help find the right drink you want, if your unsure ask for a sample. Excellent choice or beers and ciders.

Went to see a band on Saturday night, very busy , staff friendly and helpful. Prices average for the area

Very good serving a good selection of real ale

We love it here. We always visit when we're in Sheffield. I even wrote a poem about the pub once. We enjoy the home cooked food, the selection of flavoursome beers (sadly, we're almost always driving so don't get to sample them as much as we'd like), the events, the quizzes and the music. Dogs are welcome. More so than some of the humans, in fact! We don't have a dog, but our cuddly toys are always made welcome too! They even have a cute little beer garden which is gorgeous in the summer. We'll keep coming back and bringing our friends here (and our cuddly toys!).

Always a great choice of beers and fab food

A rum collection to be reckoned with and the funniest quiz night around. Only issue is, it does smell of chips

Very friendly atmosphere in here , staff very helpful

Friendly place. Beer good and reasonably priced. Great saturday night groups.

Great real ale pub lots of choice

Such a good pub. Super trad in appearance (a plus in my book!), but certainly not stuck in the past when it comes to what's on offer. Great range of beers, all in excellent condition, and good food too. Prices are insansely reasonable. Great staff. Cannot fault it!

Nice real ale pub worth a visit

Need to start brewing their regular beers again, missing them

Traditional pub, real ales, Wednesday quiz

Great blues band...friendly atmoshere

It is epic . Get here every one the tunes are a massive . Vibes out the door .

Nice real ale pub, always pop in when in Sheffield.

Not bad A little disappointed as not all hand pumps had beer.Food is fairly basic.Sundays they do roast dinners as you would expect.

Great place, friendly staff and great selection of ciders and beers. Food good too!

Great beers and lagers, real ales and live bands! 10/10

On the recent Pubs Galore crawl of Sheffield I found myself taking a detour at this point with the groups resident apple juice slurper to visit this regular winner of the local CAMRA branch Cider pub of the year award. A decent looking corner Victorian pub and I liked the way it was still surrounded by brick buildings of the Sheffield industrial era. On the ale front it is apparently home to beers from the nearby Exit 33 brewery but somehow I completely missed the Exit 33 beers, presumably because I was distracted by the pumps on the main bar section carrying the guest ales which included Oakham Citra, XT Brewing Hop Kitty and Moor Brewery Nor Hop alongside Hawkshead Brewery Lakeland Gold, Tapped Brew Company Station Porter and Dark Revolution Luminous, and the Nor Hop was in fine form. I cannot comment on the cider but according to the chalk board dedicated to alcoholic apple and pear beverages there must have been a choice of over 16 of them. I wasn’t as drawn to the interior decor of this carpeted single room pub as I was to some of Sheffields fine other heritage pubs to but it is certainly spacious and perhaps the fact that there wasn’t many in didn’t help the overall ambience during our visit.

Ask for the finest and you get it. Lovely quiet pub

Good beers. Great staff. The bar seems to be missing something and I can't place it but it's a fine place

Lovely food, friendly atmosphere. Old pub though and needs a bit of a fix up or update

Very nice. Sells drinks and stuff.😁

Nice enough pub with half decent beer just a bit of a dive.

Good friendly pub with live music

This is the kind of place where you can enjoy a good pint! You are spoilt for choice with ales. The lagers are not your run of the mill bland stuff and there was even a perry on tap. Well worth a visit.

Good real ale pub on The Kelham crawl.