Black Swan Leyburn in Richmondshire

Just had lunch here, had the hot beef sandwich with chips, sandwich was crammed with topside beef. Really lovely. Wife had the hot sauce chicken burger and loved it. Friends had cheese platter and prawn sandwich with Mary rose sauce. Everyone was very impressed with the quantity and quality of the food. Great friendly staff and excellent service.. we will be coming back next time we are in this area. Thank you to the staff here.

Rooms very comfortable. Breakfast appalling and no mention of hot food until we asked.

We just popped in for a couple of drinks, and sat outside on the main square, watching the world go by. It was all very relaxing. Average prices, friendly service. Thanks.

Called in for lunch. Nobody mentioned that they didn't have quite a few of the menu items so, after spending time choosing and then going to order, we had to choose all over again... maybe just a courtesy to tell people when they come in? The food was OK, not good, not terrible. Burgers were very pink/bloody in the middle. If you like them like that then fine but I've never had to ask anywhere else for them to be at least cooked! Staff were friendly and service was quite quick (though I'd have been happy for it to be a bit slower to let the burgers cook through 😉). Can't really recommend the place (it was OK) but if we'd chosen different food maybe the review would be more positive.

Drinks are overpriced, woman behind the bar didn't exactly give us what I would describe as a warm welcome. Won't be back.

Great stay there on Friday night. Great old building. The breakfast was amazing.

Great stay there on Friday night. Great old building. The breakfast was amazing. The location is perfect and the car park is just opposite

Called in for a spot of lunch. Good welcome, choose to sit outside. Food came quickly and was really good. Service good and prices fair. Can get busy. Dog friendly with water available. Certainly will eat here again.

Came leyburn for the night and stayed at a local camping site, walked into the town centre for food and found this place to have a drink then went back later for food, wasn't disappointed I had the calamari to start which was a 10 out of 10 for me and my partner had the pate which he said was really nice, mains I had sausage and mash with veg, huge portion and again didn't disappoint, burger for my partner which was lovely.

Wow what can I say great quality food at very reasonable prices 3 of us had burger 1 had gammon portions are huge we had to ask for doggy bag

I had booked in for 1 nights stay with my to attend a party in Leyburn. My husband took ill, so I rung the hotel to ask if my daughter ( same surname) could take the room as she was going to attend the party to represent us. I was told No I couldn't do that I would need to pay the remainder of£57 (i had already pd £20 deposit) and pay another £50 to book her in . I was flabbergasted , they said it was on their cancellation policy, after looking and looking I couldn't find the policy,when I asked where I would find it, surprisingly they said their computers were down ! I found them to be very unhelpful and at times very blunt with me. Funny thing was a few days later I got an email saying hope you enjoyed your stay, I emailed back with my complaint, but had nothing back.!! Terrible experience!!

A bit inconsistent with the food. I had a fairly good burger, my wife had a very disappointing giant Yorkshire pudding. For £17 we really expected a home made Yorkshire pudding, this one was obviously shop bought. On the plus side she had some very good creamy garlic mushrooms as a quick lunch snack served with some brown bread, which were so good we decided to back the following day for dinner. The second time she had them they were quite different and served with garlic bread. They weren't quite as good but still enjoyable. Also, we were told the online menu needs updating. It is advertising pizza on the menu which we both fancied, but it was replaced by the giant Yorkshire puddings in the restaurant.

A group of us called in for food recently. On confirmation food was being served we asked the barmaid for a table but were told sit anywhere it’s a pub. We all ordered meals and drinks to the value of around £150 which were of decent quality. What wasn’t so good was a woman in a chefs outfit kept coming and looking at us while we were eating which was odd. The woman then came over while some of us were still eating and drinking basically telling us to either move or drink/eat up and leave as they had a large group who wanted to sit where we were. Just seemed to me if you’re a local then you’re ok but if you aren’t they’ll take your money and then treat you like crap. Very poor customer service, our money should be as good as anyone else’s. The place is a pub not a restaurant so why does it matter where you sit….it clearly wasn’t an issue when we asked the barmaid prior to parting with our money. This soured what was actually a decent meal

Stayed 10th -12th january .lovely village hotel . Clean very friendly Staff food was great just what you Would expect in a quaint village.sure To be returning later in the year

Excellent find while waiting for my son to energe from an 18th birthday party! Great food and hospitality on a foggy cold evening. Quite an oasis!

Nice little pub sadly some of the staff were a little offish

How hard can it be to serve a decent meal. I should have been warned by the dust all over the olace and the dirty mirror, but we were glad to have find a free table in Leyburn to have lunch. The soft drinks were served in dirty glasses, the fish was hard, grey and everything but fresh, the veggies luke warm and my husbands onion ring soggy and still raw inside. The smell of the fish stuck to me like a cheap parfume so when I returned home I had a shower first. Unbelievable, worse experience in years.

Was in Leyburn on Saturday lunchtime so call in at the Black swan and had a warm welcome went we call in I had pie and chips & veg was big plate full the staff couldn’t do enough for us really friendly had pint of a new beer was very nice will call in again went in Leyburn

Lovely cosy pub. A few nice beers. Nice service. Located quite centrally so handy. The chips we got were proper thick cut chips with some really nice toppings. The chilli was proper bits of shredded beef.

Lovely room good staff good food

We were in Leyburn on our way to the Aysgarth area and were looking for somewhere for lunch. Many of the cafes were very busy and one was not very welcoming, but the Black Swan had a smaller number of visitors and tables available so we decided to try it. What a good decision that was! The staff were very welcoming and friendly and the pub ambience was very relaxing. A lovely log burner was being lit whilst we were there … that added to the warm ambience. We both just wanted a coffee and some lunch. The coffee was good and the lunch was excellent. My wife had a soup and I had a Fell Burger. The Fell Burger was huge and was very tasty and my wife loved the soup. We’d definitely skip the cafes in future and head straight here!

We were staying in a cottage in the village for 3 nights and had planned to eat at a different establishment each night. First night was in the Black Swan and our meal was so good we returned for the remaining two nights. The staff were exceedingly polite and could remember our choice of drinks from the previous night, food was excellent and always warm Sunday roast was amazing. Tom along with his partner and Mum treated us very well and we will return at some point

A traditional Yorkshire pub / restaurant with a few bedrooms upstairs as the hotel, I find these establishments can be hit or miss on travels. This one was definitely a hit. Friendly staff, attractive decor, and comfortable and clean bedrooms, there is not much more that you can ask in a hotel. The bed was comfortable. The shower was powerful and reliable. I will stay here again on my next visit to the area.

Great ales...disappointing Sunday lunch experience We booked in advance, large group of us.We were in early,ordered food but waited an absolute age,whilst other tables were getting served. Our sunday dinners arrived on long rectangle plates,looking totally different to photos on here and other diners.Informed it was beef/turkey dinner only and not full menu, however whilst eating ours it seemed full menu was available due to meals coming out of kitchen. Not the best experience for lunch,but the ales are always nice here. Just a shame re meal and menu.

Nice pub, nice pint of Timothy Taylor

Very good lunch stop. The Wensleydale sandwich with pickle, fries and homemade coleslaw was excellent and fulfilling. Thank you Black Swan team.

We stayed here recently, very welcoming, room was decent size and clean, very comfy bed but the room was very warm even with the heating off. We ate in 3 out of the four nights, food was excellent and huge portions, could maybe do with slightly more choice. Staff very friendly. Also made our dog very welcome with a special welcoming pack and free treats on the bar. We are Yorkshire people from Somerset so quite a drive, but would definitely stay again if up that way, didn’t shop in any of local shops though as all except pet shop didn’t allow dogs

Went in for breakfast, greeting was a bit low but the breakfast was lovely.

Lovely meal in this quaint pub with pleasant and friendly staff would recommend

Great relaxed cosy atmosphere and the food is excellent! Staff are lovely, friendly and accomodating. I would thoroughly recommend 👌

Parking is limited on Thursday night due a market in front of the hotel however normally £2 donation box. The staff were very friendly, pub friendly plus the food was good. Our stay was very pleasant and it is a great location.

Lovely location in the heart of the town. Fabulous welcome from the staff. We had the Sunday roast 😋 - one turkey, one ham and one beef. Very tasty and super generous portions. Thoroughly recommend!

Friendly village pub. Good selection of beers, and good pub food.

Visited Saturday evening for a meal with friends and our two dogs. We were welcomed in and seated quickly. The staff were very friendly and chatty and the service was great. We all had something different to eat, all our meals were lovely, dessert was delicious and the bar kept the drinks flowing. The landlord even gave us a lift home as we couldn’t get a taxi and were a little tipsy! Great night was had by all.

Great location and comparatively cheap compared with other accommodation in the area. Service was prompt with a smile. However if you are a light sleeper it's not great as you can hear everything from down stairs, rooms adjacent and outside so bring earplugs!

Enjoyed a few pints out in the glorious sunshine. Staff were super friendly and the outdoor seating perfect for relaxing. Would definitely return when in Leyburn.

Awful accomodation,damp,smelly shower, unclean mugs, very uncomfortable bed. Not a pleasant aroma in the bar area. Unfriendly greeting. Don't waste your money.

Booked on line for a Friday evening meal, very easy to do. On arrival the staff and locals were so friendly and very accommodating, the menu had plenty of choice and at a good price. They love dogs too. I couldn’t ask for a better evening.

Oh dear! We were allocated Room 5 on the 3rd floor. When my daughter booked for one night with Booking.com she thought she'd booked a twin room, but what we got was a double bed with a very uncomfortable mattress. However, that was only minor compared to the rest of the room. Yes, it really is as bad as the other reviews for this room. Damp walls and ceilings, bathroom door which only pushes shut (no latch or lock; literally just pushes to), wobbly toilet seat (raise yourself very gently when you need to get off to reach the toilet paper), there's a notice on the wall behind the toilet not to flush certain items down the toilet but where's the bin to put these items in?; not in the bathroom as you'd expect but in the sleeping(?) area next to the kettle and tea making facilities - so hygienic! (btw the tea/coffee/biscuits weren't bad). But all of the above paled into insignificance compared to the nausea inducing stench which erupted every time the loo was flushed! And on flushing the loo, water bubbled up through the shower drain. It looked like clean water but we weren't going to risk it so went showerless, hence why I can't comment on the water temperature. I must say that the continental breakfast wasn't as bad as one of the reviews. Yes, the pastries were cellophane wrapped but the cereals (or certainly the corn flakes) were edible, make your own toast as you do in any hotel these days, nice selection of fresh fruit, ham, cheese slices and turkey(?) roll were covered in cling film (if they become uncovered it's really the fault of other breakfasters, not the staff). Having said all that we may have drawn the short straw as one other couple we met at breakfast were allocated a room on the floor below us and they said their room was lovely and the bed really comfortable! Would we stay here again? What do you think?

A nice little place, staff were friendly, helpful and excellent pub food, we had all our meals here tasty, steak was cooked perfect. Plenty of choice from menu, the garden is beautiful with flowers and hanging baskets. A great live band on the Saturday night supercharged. Great atmosphere. Thanks guys Liza & Ed x

Excellent Sunday Roast and desert had at the Black Swan. Portion size was very good with plenty of meat, I had the beef and my friend had the chicken. Yorkshire puddings were perfectly done as was the roasties. Would definitely recommend

Beautiful hotel. Room was spacious and the bathroom was a plus. Bed comfortable great view's. Breakfast was amazing. Land lady so accommodating. X

All you ask for when staying at a B&B is a warm welcome, comfortable bed, cleanliness and a decent breakfast, sadly for us The Black Swan offered us none of these. Initial impression; not the warmest of welcomes. Carpet and walls on stairs very grubby. Room 5 was a reasonable size. Did have a very large damp area on far wall and damp patches on ceiling (turned a blind eye to this given the age of the building etc). Bedding and towels were very clean. The bed was very uncomfortable, felt like I was laying on a plank of wood, mattress very springy. The bathroom has a macerator, very noisy and lets off a bit of an odour. No shelves to put your toiletries and no hooks or rails for towels. Dirty grouting. Unless you are a size 0 supermodel there is a chance you will get wedged between the walls whilst on the toilet! It’s a strange set up. There is no toilet roll holder either so once you have finished doing your business you then need to stand up and turn around to reach the loo roll, not the most hygienic set up. There is no extractor fan (no window) didn’t end up being a problem as there was no hot water either!! Went down for evening meal, having been told they serve until 9pm. Got a drink whilst perusing the menu only for the landlady to come over and tell us food service had finished (8.20pm), had we been told this on check in we could of come down earlier or made alternative arrangements. The menu does say food until 9pm. Breakfast was served at 8.30, had to shower in ice cold water as not hot, not even luke warm. Went downstairs, no one to welcome us. We were unsure of the arrangements for breakfast but turns out it’s only continental (I.e some plastic wrapped pastries, a toaster, some ham left exposed to flies, fruit that had seen better days etc). It did not state this anywhere on booking. Landlady eventually appeared and we told her about the cold water situation, she was most unbothered by this(another family on a different table also spoke up about the lack of hot water). At this point we had decided to go else where and get a proper breakfast as we didn’t really feel welcome here. Did not like the atmosphere. We really were prepared to over look a lot of the minor issues but combined they are things that really affected the enjoyment of our stay. Maybe the other rooms are nicer than room 5 and we could have just been unlucky but based on this room and the lack of indifference from the manager we would not recommend it.

Great food, great service, highly recommended

I came here with my family, the barman was extremely polite and helpful. The food we ordered was worth waiting for! Everyone at the table thought their dinner was delicious. Thank you, would definitely come again.

Can only comment on the attitude of the staff. When we first walked in a member of staff walked straight away after serving food to a table and completely ignored us. Then we proceeded to the bar to enquire about a table for two, they said it's all reserved inside, which we would understand until we saw a table was reserved from 12.45 when the time was already 14.10. Just overall felt very unwelcoming, perhaps not racist as my partner felt the same too so just unfriendliness I guess.

Call here with some friends we had 1 pint of landlord and some wine then some food the steak pie and chips was delicious one of the best will call again went in Leyburn also the staff were very helpful

Not sure if management has changed this year? The pub is fairly tired ( dirty, food stained menus, grimy carpet and a gaping hole in the ceiling next to our table. Not dissing Wetherspoons grub but the food was no different but more expensive. We wouldn't go back and were disappointed.

Really enjoyed it in here. The staff were lovely and friendly. Food was great. My wife said the hunters chicken was the best she has tasted. I had the beef sandwich and it was brilliant. Thick slices of tender beef. Lovely chips too. Landlord on tap too which was great!

The pub is grubby, snail trails and dog hair on unhoovered carpets, holes in walls, cobwebs everywhere, finger marks on walls and mirrors, sticky tables, vinegar bottles with months old sediment etc The interior is cluttered and dark and dingy Food was distinctly average Should’ve gone to the chippy across the road Bar staff were friendly and helpful though Decided to eat here due to the 4.5 star review God knows who’s giving it that kind of praise We should’ve questioned our choice when we saw that the Golden Lion further down the road was full and this wasn’t.

Only popped in for a quick bite to eat, the burgers were really good, lovely friendly atmosphere, will return soon.

Great room overlooking the square. Fantastic and welcoming host.

Visited on a trip to the Yorkshire Dales ... What's not to like ... Love it.

Always are go to pub in Leyburn, welcoming staff, great beer and very dog friendly. Food looks good.

Lovely Sunday roast . Choice of three meats . Dog friendly and people friendly. Would definitely go again .

Excellent lunch with friends. Pleasant service and good hearty food. Good location in centre of Leyburn.

Really enjoyed our stay. Really lovely room comfortable bed clean. Staff really lovely. Food good. And even a band on. Really good time had .

Lovely lunchtime meal. Great service as a visitor was made to feel very welcome.

The brothers and I called in here on Saturday and enjoyed a really good meal and a drink, the cheese burger was the best I have ever tasted. Leyburn today was unusually quiet but it can get busy as its the gateway to the moors, Reeth, Kirby Stevens and more.

Just an evening meal. Very nice reasonable prices and service with a smile. Quick service also. Would go again if in the area.

We have been a few times the food was absolutely gorgeous Just like the pictures but unfortunately we have been today and I don’t know what has happened, it was completely different and such a letdown we will not be going again. I know Bad reviews are not good for any business but in this case I feel I have put one on to let others know.

Visited for food, have been before several times and the food was absolutely lovely. Just like in many of the photos here. Was One of the best Sunday lunches how has it got so awful?! On a recent visit we were massively disappointed by the poor food standard. Food was burnt. Fish tiny and batter was overcooked, served with cheap freezer skinny chips - don’t be taken in by the lovely chunky chips in photos. It used to be like that but not now. veggie sausages were burnt. Burger burnt including the bun. How do you burn a bun?! Bad quality and such a massive letdown. Sadly we won’t be going back. I wanted to send food back and get money back but husband didn’t want a fuss. Please bring back the standard it used to be!!!

Nice place, but took a family in and as we were ordering 5 meals they refused to serve us food, although the kitchen was operational, we were told our party was too large. Not expected

New yrs day obviously understaffed and felt for the ladies behind the bar. Never known so many people in a pub asking for coffee's and teas which was obviously time consuming. Much of the menu wasn't available -bar lady said they had run out of a lot of food. Had 2 scampi and chips-small portions 1 fish and chips said to be good, and one wensleydale cheese and pickle baguette with a few chips and warm coleslaw which i didn't risk eating (also no pickle on the baguette) So basically a cheese baguette and a few chips for £13.00. Overall not good value. Pub had character but needs a refurb and the journey to the gents is a bit of an epic -not great for the elderly! Sorry but not a great experience

Visited this pub on New Years Eve with a group of friends. We arrived without a booking and some of the group had dietary requirements but the staff went above and beyond to accommodate us. They were super friendly and helpful throughout. The food was delicious too! Fab pub. Would absolutely recommend!

We came in on New Year’s Eve without a booking and the staff were so incredibly accomodating, and even helped those of us with dietary requirements by serving us off menu. We were totally blown away by their kindness and generosity - cannot recommend this lovely pub & the team enough. (And the veggie burgers were delish!)

We came in on New Year’s Eve without a booking and the staff were so incredibly accomodating, and even helped those of us with dietary requirements by serving us off menu. We were totally blown away by their kindness and generosity - cannot recommend this lovely pub & the team enough.

Fantastic pub! Came for lunch with friends and our children (and our dog!). Just brilliant. Lovely cosy atmosphere, good selection of beers, more than happy with kids / dogs. Friendly staff, food was great, good-sized portion for the price. Can’t fault it at all (the walk to the men’s toilets upstairs is a little bit of an adventure 😂). Would definitely come again. Top work guys!

Stopped by for two espressi today. Baffled for a second at our peculiar and very touristy request (we are indeed tourists!), the friendly staff immediately improvised two short and delicious coffees for us. They even apologized that "usually nobody asks for this". Many many thanks, we're absolutely stopping by next time we pass through - though maybe for pint ;-).

Booked in for a family meal on New Year's Eve. Having sat down, ordered drinks, chosen our meals having watched everyone else's meals come out, we were then told that the chef was only going to do roast dinners as everything else on the menu had run out. They apologised but none of us wanted a roast dinner so had to find somewhere else to eat. Really poor. Can't actually believe that everything on the menu ran out at the same time. A rubbish way to run a business. Unhappy New Year!

Had the best Christmas day lunch 10/10 👌

Charity shop Christmas Dinner did use prud.food was lovely and so nice and warm in pub.great atmosphere. Christmas all the way .thank ladys

Dog friendly pub and restaurant. Good menu and varied selection of beers. Prices overall were a bit higher than the other pubs in town eg £19 for house wine Steak and ale pie with shortcrust pastry was tasty.

I stayed here in between my work break & having a little relaxed few days after a back issue.. From the minute I arrived, all the staff were very welcoming & warm, Nothing was a problem, They were so thoughtful & helpful 👌🏼💯 The room was very cosy & clean & the location is great too 👍🏻 I had all my meals here & it was Quality, very tasty & good local produce, l was very pleased with the service !!! & MANY THANKS TO THE STAFF 😊🤗 FOR ASSISTING Me During my Stay, I would highly Recommend you stay. I

Saturday night stay, friendly welcome from behind the bar even though it was busy. Shown to our room by a pleasant young lady. Clean spacious room with tea/coffee/drinking chocolate, also biscuits and plenty of storage space. Lovely evening meal and breakfast. Only downside is the plumbing noisy and doesn't ebb away quickly. Would stay again though.

Fantastic pub ....landlady was great chatting to us about the dogs ...will return to try the food. Lovely place Leyburn and best pub in the village ..

Landlady rude, we had an issue which i reported to the staff, the land lady never acknowledged me at the bar waiting, she just carried on talking to another member of staff, i reported the issue to another member of staff who came behind the bar, my issue was then repeated to the land lady who basically didn't believe me ! She disagreed with what i was reporting, she never apologised, checked we were ok or even introduced herself at the start, the rest of the staff, 2 girls working behind the bar and serving breakfast along with a young guy were ok though.

Visited with the family for lunch, were made very welcome by staff, lovely cosy atmosphere among the diners/regulars. We ordered four different meals, everyone of our party couldn't fault the food, very reasonably priced too. Definitely on the list for a re-visit.

Brilliant night. Great food steak & ale pie & steak & kidney pudding and Beer Feel like one of family. Thanks Jo, Thomas & Shell. We will be back soon.

Very rude manager and verbally abusing we having been going Leyburn for 30 years won’t be going to the black swan

Stopped here for lunch, while exploring Leyburn & Leyburn Shawl. The food and beer was excellent. The Wensleydale and Pickle baguette is a recommendation!!

We visited as 2 couples, lovely village. Hotel was lovely, room’s spacious and very clean. We didn’t try the food as we were not in before they started serving again but friendly staff let us have our own little table buffet with pastries we had...

Warm and cosy. Waited over 50 mins for food from ordering. But was worth the wait. Great, could not be faulted.

£16 for this meal - steak pie, chips and vegetables AND a 45 minute wait ! When I complained to the chef , I was spoken to very rudely and quite aggressively and given a lecture on the "cost of living and price of vegetables...

We did wonder at £14 for a beef sandwich but it defied that description - a full baguette with chips cole slaw and a huge amount of beef. Very good value indeed. And the beer is great as well.

Wow, great Sunday roast, very tasty and plenty of it. Extremely good value. Beer great as well, staff very friendly and loved dogs

Had a great experience at there other pub in skipton and was told by their princess to visit, food was just as good well done all of you at both sites . It’s very hard in todays climate you get great food but both locations...

Ordered 2 jacket potatoes cajun chicken sandwich and hot beef baguette and gravy. We waited nearly 50 minutes for these 4 simply dishes. Only to be totally disappointed by 3 out of the 4 dishes. Both jacket potatoes with cheese weren't served with any butter...

If you want a true North Yorkshire welcome then this is the place you need to be The food was out of this world and the home made steak and kidney pudding is literally the next level and is home made on the premises by...

Popped in for a drink one Sunday afternoon the Sunday dinners looked to be nice so ordered two they were lovely nice meat had beef and the vegetables were not over cooked,the price was right too we will be back

First night here. Seems seriously understaffed or undertrained. Told they couldn't take my order for a while as they were busy. Finally had to ask for my order to be taken. Less than half full. I would hate to see how they would cope with...

We visited the pub intending to eat, we were told that they weren’t serving food but the next people that walked in asked the same as us & a different member of staff told them that they could squeeze them in (they were a family...

Normally have always enjoyed this restaurant but been a little while since our last visit. Wow! What has happened? No meet and greet (only 2 visible staff until the chef came to stroke a puppy that had come into the venue / hope she washed...

My partner and I visited this pub for dinner this week. We both fancied steak and ale pie but were told it was unavailable along with chicken. My partner decided on chilli with garlic bread which she enjoyed although the chilli was hotter than expected....

Brought my family here for dinner. Food was fantastic. Definitely the best burger I've had in a long time and the staff were all friendly and helpful. There were 5 of us and we were all impressed. The live music afterwards was the icing on...

Went on Saturday evening with family to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Food was fantastic and the staff were friendly. Everyone had a delicious meal. The staff had kindly made my husband a homemade birthday cake including candles. Well worth a visit if you travel to...

Booked for Sunday lunch as a family of 4. Had to wait 10 minutes to be shown our table. Only chicken or beef available which was fine as we wanted a roast dinner anyway. From ordering to food being served took an unacceptable 50 minutes...

We live in Leyburn and used to visit the Black Swan regularly and enjoyed the food. Today we went with another family for food, and the rude bar staff turned us away, even though there was plenty of space available for us to sit. Another...

Excellent food. We went as a family of five on a Sunday evening and they were only serving roast dinners chicken or beef. The food was excellent and the service was great. Highly recommend.

Having selected the Black Swan for convenience, I was very worried by the poor recent reviews interspersed with a few good ones and many 'old' good food reviews. Turns out that it had recently been taken over and is moving from a gastro-pub to a...