Black Lion in Hambleton

Dog and people friendly food was great.

Best steak pie, chips, gravy & peas...not to mention the excellent service. Worth the 5,000-mile flight from Colorado.

Good service the staff are very friendly The food was good Would we come again.. Definitely

Friendly pub, dog friendly, barman with dreadlocks very friendly and helpful. Would recommend 😀

We were on a short break in Thirsk in late September and looked for a pub that did food. We walked into the Black Lion and were immediately given a very friendly welcome by the landlord/owner and the locals already in there. We spotted some people with what looked like nice meals at the back so asked if we could have a drink first and then have something to eat. Of course! was the reply. When I mentioned that the lady in our party needed a bright table because of an eye problem, the locals, immediately, without being asked, got up from a brightly lit round table in the window and guided us to it. Our drinks were delivered to the table as soon as we were ready for another round, and then when our meals arrived, the food was lovely. The landlord had put us on a tab when we arrived and when we paid at the end of the evening, the cost was very reasonable. The landlord had even sent someone to the local shop to get orange juice, because they had run out, for one of our drinks. The beer was really nice as well. We were that impressed that we booked for the next night, and when we arrived they had set out the same brightly lit table in the window for us. Very nice thank you. We again had some more rounds of their delicious beers, and then a very nice meal again. All in all a great duo of nights. We will return to Thirsk and will definitely visit the Black Lion again.

Very friendly, food and drink excellent . The seafood platter which we shared included 9 different items I highly 8

What a nice friendly place to go for a meal highly recommended

Fantastic meal 😋 staff very friendly and welcoming. Meals are large but so tasty. Highly recommended

Little 3 was closed so best pub in Thirsk today.

Beer OK bottle of coke £3.50 shocking. Nice people here tho and dogs allowed which is good. Still not happy that beer much cheaper than coke

Good beer, good food, good company, great service.

Okay but ran out of decent lager on a race day before the races even started, fosters and carling are a waste of time and make u pee more. Toilets were not clean and stunk.

Great food selection. Not your usual run of the mill menu but thought has gone into it as well as craft because they certainly know how to cook an as a bonus really dog friendly

Really good company in this pub, had a great visit.

Saturday afternoon, bar staff nowhere to be seen (unless smoking outside counts), no atmosphere. Shame for a pub that used to be great!

The food was good, but the premises were not good at all. There was a bad smell, like urine and dogs. My wife said the toilets had no hand drying facilities and there were large poo stains on the porcelain. We hoped for a quiet meal, but the other clientele were swearing very loudly, even with children in near proximity. Even the kitchen porter lady was joining in, most unprofessional. I fear we will not visit again, it's just not our scene.

Wow! What an amazing pub. Really friendly staff. Great beer. Dog friendly and food was delicious. First impression was perhaps the food was a little on the expensive side but oh my gosh. When it arrived it was worth every penny. We’ll done guys. We will definitely be back. Places like this are hard to find.

Great staff, massive beer garden, some nice beers

Booked in for Sunday lunch at 12.30 for four of us, drinks were served promptly and order taken. Approximately 1 hour later lunch was served, topped with an extremely burnt Yorkshire pud. No idea why it took so long as it was just mash, small overcooked roast potatoes, veg and precooked beef. We asked the waiter if it was possible to have the Yorkshires exchanged for ones that were not burnt, he returned with a tray of less burnt ones saying that’s all there was. On further investigation the Yorkshires were frozen on the bottom, a feat in itself to serve burnt Yorkshires that were still frozen, we were told that they would deduct one meal from the bill for the inconvenience. Will not be returning.

Enjoyed sitting outside in the beer garden on a sunny day. Good choice of real ale and two great dogs 🐕

Lovely friendly pub really enjoyed my visit. Very friendly made me feel very welcome

Really friendly brilliant staff .great day with my son & his partner definitely visit again

Warm drinks, twice the price of all over bars, hotels and pubs in Thirsk.

We went here for lunch one day and tea the next. Pizzas are excellent. Friendly service and our dog was welcome too

Great to be back in Thirsk and at this lovely pub. Great outdoor area for drinks with friends.

Absolutely disgusting, the bar area didn't look too bad when we first walked in. Table was covered in god knows what obviously hadn't been cleaned. The toilets smelt and looked like they haven't seen a mop or bleach in about 5 years. Beer wasn't too bad just really didn't want to drink it after visiting the toilets and thinking what the rest of the place (that the public eye cant see) could be like I personally will not be coming back

Visited on Sunday especially to watch the live band. I was not disappointed. "So What" were one of the best I've seen in a while. The sound quality was excellent, the skill of the musicans was top notch and the atmosphere was great. Everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun. I hope they do many more of these events as I will definitely be there. Another reason to visit to add to the amazing food. 👍🏻👍🏻

Smelly pub sweaty clientele couldn't possibly eat here thankfully the band SO WHAT drowned out all the swearing but nothing could disguise the soapless gents

Looked like a nice pub and we were going to stop for dinner but the smell of bleach was so bad we left after one pint, awful.

Staying in Thirsk, popped in for a pint in the afternoon and decided to go for tea. It was absolutely superb. We had Lobster Ravioli and Sesame seed chicken to start, Chicken Supreme for main course with Panacotta and Apple Crumble for pudding. All were fantastic. Not just the grub but the staff were brilliant. Polite, attentive and very friendly. The service was excellent. We thoroughly recommend a visit. We will be back to try some of the other dishes next time we make it over to Yorkshire.

Wonderful food and a great playing!

Very dirty pub, smelled of wet dog with dog baskets and dry dog food in corner. Floors looked liked not been cleaned in months

Smelly, dirty, flys everywhere, food not that good, dogs roaming around freely, worst place I have been in, disgusting!

Food and beer is great here. Eaten here a few times. Back tables a little too close to door for smoking area and people tend to shout through the door! There is a side snug dining area which is away from the throng of the bar. Lively atmosphere

I really enjoyed. Great menu in my opinion that surprised me with number of options. Very friendly staff. Surprisingly quite for a Saturday evening. Wife's veggie dish was a little disappointing though. A little more choice for vegetarians would be nice.

Called in with the dogs for a drink, made welcome and plenty of choice

Probably the best pub/restaurant in Thirsk. Still room for improvement though. The above was posted when they first opened... they have got better, well worth a visit. ... bring your dog too.

Brilliant dog friendly pub! Consistently excellent service.

Visited on Tuesday for a five thirty meal with my husband and two friends for the first time Very welcoming, friendly, comfortable relaxed atmosphere. Excellent varied food menu, with unusual combinations. All delighted with our choices. Delicious and well presented food. Will look forward to revisiting and can highly recommend. The Shiraz was superb too !

Lovely food and friendly service.

Excellent food, excellent service would highly recommend,

Fantastic, friendly management and staff, beautiful food and very well kept selection of beers.

Pleasant pub in the centre of Thirsk. Friendly staff and good service. Food was ok but felt it was somewhat overpriced for what we were served with.

Dog friendly, nice atmosphere food and staff, had a great afternoon in there after a very long dog walk, thanks all

Good pint and red wine served in nice glasses. Nice relaxed atmosphere, dog friendly and a bit more upmarket than your average pub.

Great service, very accomodating as we just turned up as a party of 10. Even made options for kids which weren't on the menu! Most importantly tasty grub.

Fantastic food. I had the venison meat balls. Awesome. Will be coming back. Dog friendly.

We attended for a family get together to celebrate my father in law's 70th birthday. The staff were very friendly, accommodating and even catered for gluten intolerance. The food was reasonably priced, beautifully presented and did not disappoint. The Wagu burger was delicious! They even helped with our surprise birthday cake by bringing it out when we'd finished our meals. Thank you again to all of the staff that helped to make our night special.

Lovely place,great food and friendly staff. Great outside seating area . All added up to an enjoyable evening.

Nice menu. Great food. Good atmosphere.

Beautiful pub just off the main market square. Excellent food, excellent beers and first class service - what more could you ask for?!

Food excellent, beers excellent, service outstanding and very friendly; what more can you ask for? We'll be back for sure!

Very good service and excellent staff

A must for anyone eating out in Thirsk, food was fantastic!

A lovely warm welcoming pub the service was very nice and friendly very nice food will definitely go again

Excellent dinner of fish and chips with very tasty mushy peas followed by an excellent Panna Cotta. Very friendly and pleasant staff

Great food at reasonable prices

I went with family members and the food was excellent, everyone enjoyed what they had. The service came with a smile and the couldn’t do enough for you. I will certainly go back there again.

Lovely atmosphere. Staff were really friendly and welcoming and the food was excellent. Highly recommended. ❤️❤️

good selection of draft ale and lager. Outside fab on a sunny afternoon/evening

Amazing food and the service was lovely. 100% recommend

This place was a local place that we just came for some lunch but my goodness what a find! The food was amazing!! Everything homemade and gorgeous food. Definitely will be coming back. Lovely place and atmosphere, LOVE LOVE LOVE

Lovely pub, we received a warm welcome, excellent service and delicious food. Nothing was too much trouble and great value for money and dog friendly. Forget wetherspoons support local you won't be disappointed highly recommend

Excellent meal, authentic Italian food cooked by an Italian Definitely to be recommended Friendly Yorkshire pub , will be back

Friendly staff enjoyed our time here

A must visit for a pint and some amazing food, it's also do frendly so you can take your pooch too. I definitely recommend the lamb from the black lion...

The service was very very slow, and sadly the food not up to reasonable expectations.

went to the black lion for lunch absolutely amazing food had 3 starters all really lovely the staff were very friendly and helpful. dogs were welcome would definately highly recommend this place

My wife and me had dinner at the Black Lion on Friday 30 July. The staff were excellent and for all three courses, the food was absolutely first class. We have no hesitation in recommending the Black Lion to all lovers of good food.

My wife and me had dinner at the Black Lion on Friday evening and an extremely enjoyable experience. The staff were excellent the food was superb and the cost was very reasonable. We would recommend eating at the Black Lion to anyone.

We ate here as it got great reviews and we were not disappointed. The welcome was very friendly and attentive, the food was really good, the best that we have had in Thirsk and we have been in most of the pubs in Thirsk for food and drink. Enjoyed our experience here and would definitely recommend.

An awful food experience, so I am struggling to understand the 5* ratings below. I was there on Wednesday 21st and ordered fish and chips which was frankly inedible and I sent it back. The chips had been triple cooked all right and were burnt so I asked - and to be fair- got a pile of freshly cooked French Fries as a replacement, but was told " the chips should be like that because of the sugars in potato!" Now I am 67 and believe me, my mum frequently over cooked the chips and/or burnt them so I do know the difference between a cooked chip and a burnt one. But then I tried to eat the fried fish. It had been cooked, re heated and recooked probably twice before, of had been left for ages in an oven. It was as tough as an old boot, less tasty, and inedible. I complained and they deducted the price of my main course and a pint of beer, so hence the 2* rating.

A decent pub, back on the up after a difficult lock down. This place will only get better as more people drop in and support it.

We hadn't booked, plenty of tables to choose from. It's a little bit scruffy, but we were warmly welcomed. Service was good and the food was excellent.

OK, food is average and not freshest. They need to sort flies out round the back.

A fantastic place where to have a great meal. The pub offers genuine Italian food and a selection of British cuisine. I suggest the Risotto which is fantastic. The staff is extremely friendly and makes you feel really welcome. Absolutely a must stop if you are in this area! The pub is also very dog friendly.

I had a lovely meal at the Black Lion.The food was delicious and the atmosphere was fantastic.They serve a mix of Italian and classic British food.The Italian dishes are absolutely genuine and fantastic! It's like being in a restaurant in Milan or Rome.I also had their fish and chips with mushy peas that was great.The owners of the pub are very friendly and make you feel at home.Absolutely recommended for a great evening!

Fantastic food just quiet on night we picked.

Despite attention needed to the outside of this lovely pub in thirsk, I have to say, excellent food, fantastic service and very dog friendly.Toby our standard poodle was treated with respect, our waitress was efficient fast and polite. Friendly owner who has time fo all his customers Look forward to further visits

Couldn't fault the place. Beautiful seafood chowder. Good value for money. The staff were extremely friendly and had a good chat with my father and I.

We were going to eat here but the attitude of the barman made us think otherwise. One guy was very pleasant but the other just didn't seem to be interested in helping us. Watch out for the barman that looks like sams dad

Great lunchtime sat outside in the sun terrace at the rear. Wagyu burger was fantastic. Even the dog got a few treats.

Excellent food.. Visited two years ago and its just a great as last time.

Visited for my brothers 40th birthday meal last night.Staff very nice and so attentive to our needs.Food was absolutely fabulous, we had various starter but mine was the belly pork with black pudding and orchard thieves cider chutney, all i can say is I wanted more, mains came out and I had the pan fried hake chowder with prawns, scallops, mussels, samphire in a very rich creamy sauce which I could honestly of liked the bowl clean if there had been no one else there, it really was that good. And finished with some great beer and a cider.We will be back again

It was a pub trying to be posh. But it was OK. Door curtains need to be washed. Barman was unkempt looked as though he needed a good wash and change of clothes although he was pleasant. Needs a woman's touch. Food ok

Very friendly,Dan the landlord great guy and good service. Not too busy with a nice outside area to eat and drink

Lovely friendly staff.. Waited a while for food but worth it... Plenty of choice. Good value.

Nice sunny beer garden. Excellent service.

Great food great beer great service grrrrrrreat

Detoured to Thirsk from the A1 on our way home. Great food, excellent beer and a warm welcome: a winning combination! We’ll be back.

Food very good and the hand pull beer was very well looked after will certainly call again when I'm in the area

Dont get the 5 stars from other but yea it its okay.

We stopped for lunch and we simply could not believe how delicious the food was! Husband had a Sardinian pasta dish and I ordered a seafood chowder - both were *excellent*, literally the best meal we had had in a long time. We arrived expecting only the usual traditional pub food but we were absolutely amazed. Highly recommended!

Always welcoming with delicious food.

Lovely, cosy pub; great, cheerful staff and good food, including a vegan meal.

Lovely to be out eating in a pub again. Nice food and friendly staff.

We were lucky enough to grab a last minute table here and I’m so happy that we did. The food and service was excellent. They’d very recently redecorated a room (I think this is to be used for private functions) and we ended up being the only ones sitting there. We were asked several times if we were ok but it actually suited us nicely. I don’t know if the chairs were the same as the ones in the main restaurant/bar area but they were a beautiful patterned material. On to the food - excellent. I had the wagyu burger and it was divine. The best burger I have had in a long time. Great portion size, too! The pannacotta dessert was also really good so I was very happy with my meal. If we were back in the area, I’d definitely return

Friendly staff. Good service. Reasonable prices.

Food was longer than expected but they acknowledged that and when it arrived it was very good.

We had called round a few places in the area that were fully booked and finally came across this pub that were able to fit us in. We can’t stress enough how glad we are that this happened as our meals were lovely and the staff made us feel so welcome. Would totally recommend the wagyu burger (they are huge and are really tasty) and we really appreciate that we were able to bring along our dog. When we return to the area we will be sure to return, with you guys at the top of our list, thank you!