Courtyard Restaurant in Harrogate

Nice appearance but it ends there We were asked for our orders before we had ordered drinks we had to ask for a wine menu. A bottle was then plonked on the table unopened. The starter arrived very quickly after which was bland and warm at best. As soon as we had finished we were Told to go to the cavery and the chef would carve our meat. The display did not look appealing the Beef was pre sliced and was swimming in a sauce I made the mistake of having Gammon it was dry and grey around the edges. All of the vegetables were dry and over cooked. My wife had Lasagne which was again bland and was swimming in oil and fat. We did complain and the Duty Manager came and was very apologetic and said they would not charge us. We did not complain for free food. For £19.95 you can not expect fine dinning but do expect it to be edible. As we were still hungry we both had stick toffee pudding. This was hot in the middle but cold on the outside the sauce was cold and very watery the chef clearly did not leave it in the microwave for long enough. All around the hotel they are pushing an app to showcase the facilities and menus. Whilst talking to the manager we asked why we could not have the al acarte menu she knew nothing about it.

Took mum for Sunday lunch, we hadn't booked but they managed to fit us in, staff lovely, food excellent. The veg was cooked to perfection not too soggy, meat great and extra gravy was provided. Definitely recommend.

Welcoming cafe. Staff so nice. Yorkshire ham was brilliant. Poached eggs on toast superb. Blue badge parking. Accessible toilet.

We've had Sunday lunch here many times over probably around 30 years. On Sunday four of us arrived and were warmly greeted by a waiter who showed us to our table and took our drinks order. The waiter was very knowledgeable and we easily ordered our choices. We've not eaten here since some time before COVID but it all looked the same. The fantail melon started was well received but the pate arrived with two tiny triangles of floppy toast, lightly browned on one side only which suggest the kitchen doesn't use a toaster, but rather a 'Merrychef' which really cannot toast!! The plates were cleared and we were told to go to the carvery and a chef would come out and serve the meat. We went to the carvery but no chef arrived and after several minutes a woman who I thought was a waitress came and chopped gammon for my friend. She was about to similarly attack the beautiful huge piece of beef but a chef arrived and took over. We moved along to the vegetables to find a huge cauldron of red cabbage which I happen to like, and another cauldron with a few green beans floating around. The beans had clearly been simmering for an hour or more and were soggy and tasteless. Roast potatoes were fine but the new potatoes were in a similar state as the beans. Yorkshire puddings were sweating under plastic film. Despite not being greedy the food piled up on the plate as the 'dinner' plates were not much larger than side plates. One of my friends followed with sticky toffee pudding and custard which was promounced OK but rather small. Two of us had cheesecake which was some horrible cheap catering product chopped into large rectangles. It was accompanied by a tiny squirt of passionfruit coulis, a couple of tiny strawberry slices and a couple of squashed blackberries. One of our party wisely had a coffee instead. The toilets in the entrance are spotlessly clean and well appointed, the restaurant is clean but the upholstery on the chair backs was grubby through constant handling. I was very surprised at the bill which seemed very cheap for a place of that calibre, the food was less than £20 a head which these days is way below expectation. I won't be hurrying back if I don't hear from anyone that the food has greatly improved.

The carvery first night, starters were clearly just reheated so were dry, carvery itself was okay and meat was nice. Would be better if waiters wore masks as standing over us to talk and serve.

The Courtyard restaurant is a lovely part of the hotel. Good food on the Carvery Menu and they are happy to help with variations if necessary. It was good value in attractive surroundings and the staff are exceptional.

My partner and I stayed at the hotel overnight and ate breakfast and dinner here. We were very impressed at how attentive, polite and welcoming. We loved the views of the garden the dining area offers. The food was lovely. We would recommend eating here and staying on the hotel. Beautiful hotel and spa. 10/10

Visited for a short 2 night break all the staff are so friendly and nothing is too much . Our booking included 5 course meal and cream tea . Amazing evening meal the chef delivers high quality food and plenty of it . Will definitely be booking again for one of many of the christmas exsperience weekends can not wait to bring the family .

We stay at this hotel for a night, just before Christmas, every year and always have a lovely time. We recently had an afternoon tea and that was lovely too. We have just returned from Sunday lunch, we took my elderly mother and normally she can't eat much but she managed all 3 courses. The staff, service and food were all very good and will definitely return.

Our family included 3 children ages ranging 2 to 10 and we had a fabulous time at the special Santa Dinner on the 15 December. This is the fourth time we have been for this lunch and have had mixed experiences regarding the food on some years; the staff have always been helpful but somewhat over-worked. However this year we found everything was great and the food was generally better, more choice with starters and puddings, and the carvery beef and turkey were excellent. We also especially like the venue because the children can leave the table and move about as well as seeing Santa Claus. The magician cum balloon man was very entertaining and professional, much appreciated by all of us. The long walkway down the side of the restaurant is a wonderful place to entertain children bored normally at having to stay at the table! All in all a great time was had by all.

We ate here as part of a DB&B deal. The carvery was 5 courses - starter, soup, sorbet, carvery main (incl. vegetarian option with not pre-order wait until it was ready) & dessert. All very tasty and plenty of it. Breakfast was good too.

Visited here for the Carvery many times in last few years.Listed here as the Courtyard Restaurant but also listed as the Bridge Hotel and Spa with many seperate reviews of the Restaurant with a mix of Excellent to Poor reviews.Firstly though for all visitors Use Tastecard! Dont be put off buying the card as you will recoup nearly all your membership money just by dining here once.Not that the Courtyard is Expensive but priced at a reasonable £21.50 for 4 courses each diner.But using Tastecard the second diners meal is free! Now the food here is generally ok to very good.The service isnt very quick sometimes.The Hotel tend to employ young waitresses who look school age they are pleasant but not always the quickest.The chef chap who serves at the carvery your main course must also work in the kitchen as often youre kept waiting to be served.The food is well presented but can be a bit hit and miss.Sometimes its Exceptional and other times Average or even poor albeit when using Tastecard its cheap.Starters are average i nearly always have the melon or fishcake when its on.Main course is the carvery but usually theres a veggie choice plus a fish pie or similar.The vegetables are Very much hit and miss but mostly miss.Sat under hot lights dry tasteless hard dry.The only one thats decent usually is mashed potato when its on.The main course you stand at the carvery to be served the meat or other choices but you help yourself to the veg.Starters and desserts are brought to your table.Desserts differ a lot in size and taste.Usually theyre tiny which if youre paying full price for at £5.50 each theyre poor value but of course using Tastecard half that price a bargain.Free tea or coffee with chocolate mints is served free though with desserts.All in all nice feel to the place with average to good food.Average drinks prices too.Pint of Lager is £4.40.

Great food and staff, had a 5 course meal with a travelzoo desk that we got! We would definitely eat there again in the future.

Lovely family celebration meal! Cozy bar and drinks served by friendly staff afterwards. Thank you. Planning to return soon.

A carvery set up with a table d'hote menu plus dessert at an extra price. It's nice. Bread roll served before your starter. I ordered a starter and it was on my table after 2 minutes.... very hot but pre prepared... it wasnt the best but nobody did a check back or asked if it was alright when it was being cleared. Quite disappointing. The main course (carvery) was as you would expect. Very nice. I would suggest that the staff do check backs on guests to add to the friendly service they provide.

On the evening of my visit they had a Carvery in the restaurant. Nicely cooked and reasonably priced 2 course meal for £15.95.

The restaurant is a lovely, relaxed setting. The food is good and the staff are very capable. The breakfast choice was extensive and set us up for a very busy day.

I ,together with fellow residents of a Retirement Complex in Leeds, regularly partake of lunch. The surroundings are pleasant, the food is first class and the service friendly and very efficient. We request two joints on the carvery which usually happens. This time it was ham and beef both of which were cooked to perfection. What provides the icing on the cake is that at £17.50 for a three course meal, including tea or coffee, it is excellent value for money.

36 members of our country dance club met at The Bridge for our annual dinner. we all enjoyed a lovely carvery meal - 'the best roast beef I've had in a long while' was one comment. the service was good from friendly staff and we were dancing at just after 9pm. Marisa and the team were very helpful even providing a gluten free alternative at short notice. Thanks everyone!

We stayed here last night for a short break to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

Lovely restaurant. Good food in spacious pleasant surroundings. Staff very helpful and not intrusive.

Been to the Courtyard many times over the years but it is deteriorating slowly but surely.

We visited with our family for Sunday Dinner. All started reasonably well. However, we found the food was average, little more than school dinners which is not what I would expect from a 4 star hotel.

I really enjoyed my stay at the Bridge Hotel. The room was nicely furnished. Spotlessly clean and very cosy as it was freezing outside. The breakfast was also yummy! I would definitely recommend this hotel.

Had a 2 course carvery meal, beautifully cooked and presented, very tasty and great value for money. The staff were attentive without being overly, lovely atmosphere Would definitely recommend

No escribo reseñas pero tuve que compartir esta experiencia. Vinimos aquí para una comida familiar para celebrar mi cumpleaños número 40, y todos nos sentimos muy decepcionados. Me he dejado tiempo para reflexionar y calmarme, pero no, todavía estoy muy descontento con la experiencia.

A lovely two course meal following a relaxing few hours in the spa. Very welcoming, friendly & attentive staff in a delightful restaurant.

Lovely hotel and great value. Hope to return if we ever get back to the area. Free parking and lovely location

Very poor quality for a 4 star hotel. Many of the hot breakfast items were dried up and tough and there was no option for poached eggs or any additional things like porridge which I would of expected for this level of hotel. You also had to make your own toast and only one toatser was working. Breakfast was a real disappointment.

This was our first visit and had thought a four star establishment might have been better. We stopped here for a quick lunch but on entering a very pleasant hotel we were met with a dearth of staff. I stood at the bar for a good five minutes and a lady arrived poured several drinks and never made eye contact. When I asked her to help she said that a colleague would be there soon. A few minutes later he did indeed arrive. We ordered our sandwiches drinks and also an espresso. Having been told they has ‘expresso’ It arrived very quickly- before the meal! In a large cold cup. They has run out of espresso cups. I asked for a hot coffee in a hot cup. No problem - it arrived as requested after 10 minutes. Food fine though nothing special. Service friendly but rather slow; this may well have been due to kitchen. Not impressed bu5 not a disaster. Would I visit again? If stuck then yes!

If three sandwiches and one scone constitutes an afternoon tea then all the places I’ve been to like Devonshire Arms and Betty’s have been getting it wrong all these years! Breach of the trade descriptions???

We stayed at the hotel on a business trip. The hotel restaurant offered a very good selection. We selected the set menu which was excellent. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals.

travelled with friends for a 1 night stay used groupon hotel was spotless staff were friendly and helpful but the meal was the best we had ever had food to die for !

We ate in the courtyard when residing at the bridge, for starter I chose a bacon, chorizo and mozzarella tart which was delicious, my hubby chose the soup and said it was magnificent, we had the carvery for main which was also very nice, however the yorkshire puddings were very odd tasting and didn't taste like yorkshire puddings... we also had breakfast here the next day which was very nice and had lots of choice, the staff are also polite and friendly

We have been going to the Bridge for lunch for years.

We enjoyed a group meal in the hotel restaurant on Friday and breakfasts were to die for. Visited Harrogate and ate in Banyan.

Really like the way that 4-5 varied sishs are out and ready to be chosen, no hanging around and portions really generous.

Easy to book, lovely restaurant . Food decidedly average. Starters good , main course was the carvery , excellent selection of roast beef, gammon , salmon or risotto with roast potatoes , boiled , 2x veg .

Lovely dinner after a truly relaxing day in the Spa. Great bar service too. Fabulous custoner servixe andcattenrion to detail.

Eat from the A la Carte menu very attentive service and both our steaks cooked to perfection accompanied by really tasty home made chips

Most attentive service I’ve received in a long time at this budget! Top class service and tipped accordingly. No matter what you want they are there for you. I loved this.

Lovely food both at night and breakfast - chef was very generous. Just a shame poor drinks service spoilt evening meal as desperate for drink

a nice spa with good facilities but a bit small and cramped. Though nice enough, we were asked to leave when we asked for high tea in the afternoon...they were getting crowded and we were invited to go to the bar where they said the same menu was available....it WAS NOT.

Both the evening carvery and breakfast here are really good value, staff are really friendly and relaxed.

Disappointing , poor quality, carvery bland, service average. Not much atmosphere.

Two course carvery evening meal. Good food, well cooked and plenty of it! Requires 100 words, so: Two course carvery...

Most of areas pretty good. Bit compact and bijou in changing rooms so would get changed in your room. Facilities good for what it is and no real complaints there.Pretty good and nice food.

The food was lovely with excellent choice. My husband is vegan and the kitchen staff offered him as much choice as possible. They even catered well for kids! Hugely recommend the salmon fishcakes!

Very nice hotel. Good location. Cheerful staff. Welcome drink in the room on arrival. Complimentary water was appreciated and good quality products in the bathroom. Breakfast was buffet style with a good selection and well presented. We brought our dog this time too and and had no problems.

Esta visita forma parte de una estancia de una noche en el hotel y es muy buena incluso si en apariencia inusual. La habitación está en niveles tee y engalanado para dar la apariencia de un patio exterior, con paredes,

Très bon buffet. Le petit déjeuner est fabuleux. Le lieu est très beau et le personnel adorable. Encore merci beaucoup.

Fabulous food lovely staff would use this restaurant again. We had the two course carvery as it was a Sunday night we stayed.

We had the carvery dinner which was included in our hotel spa deal. I had the fish curry and my mum had the roast beef- both of which had the option of veg, boiled and roast potatoes, and both amazing! Lovely tasting food and good service from staff as well

Just got home from a 1 night spa break. Cannot praise highly enough the venue services and most of all the staff especially Becky on reception and Lisa who did my treatment. Both ladies and the rest of the staff who's names I didn't get went the extra mile to ensure our stay was the best it could be. Also lots of very pleasant guests. Can't wait to come back xx

The carvery lunch is excellent value for money and the service is first class. It is an excellent place to dine with friends as you are never hurried and the choice of fare on the menu is very good. My friends and I always enjoy what is on offer.

Hotel was lovely food excellent beds very comfy and all the staff was so pleasant and helpful made for such a relaxing and enjoyable break would recommend this hotel to all my friends

We all had a great time here to celebrate my good friends wedding. Great food attentive staff and lovely location. The rooms were nice and clean and breakfast fabulous. A great weekend was had by all.

The food was brilliant. I was very well catered for even though I am gluten-free. Nothing was too much trouble. The staff are all very helpful and friendly.

Great food , fantastic and prompt service the Staff were friendly and accommodating. Lovely surroundings and can imagine in summer the outdoor courtyard would be great to eat in .

We had a 2 course meal included in our stay. The starter and carvery were very nice. They didn't have the bottle of wine we requested so we were offered a more expensive one for the same price.

A small menu but the food was expeceptional and well priced, and the staff couldn't help enough. I highly recommend it.

The food here is outstanding... breakfast was amazing absolutely everything on offer! Not one complaint all the staff are willing to go above and beyond

Delicious especially the Onion soup starter! Quick friendly service. Highly recommend. Will be coming back!

3 course evening meal. Choice of starter, help yourself to carvery and choice of desert. Delicious food. Can recommend the roast beef and cheesecake!!Wide range of breakfast available from toast, pastries and cereals and full English. We were not rushed and left feeling very satisfied.

We made a late reservation for 30 guests to celebrate our 30 years married and it all went swimmingly. Excellent service by lovely staff and really nice carvery style main course, made for a day we will remember for a long time. We have been for lunch before and we will go again.

Had a lovely evening meal here 3 course followed by coffee, every thing was delicious and we didn't feel rushed at all, had time to enjoy are evening. Will Defo recommend. Thank you

Another visit to this Restaurant with friends for lunch was a great success. Whilst the main course is a carvery style the food is always piping hot. We were lucky that there were two roasts available and you can have a slice of each. I chose the beef which just melted on the tongue. Three courses & tea or coffee for £16.90 is excellent value. The service is efficient and friendly and you are never hurried. I look forward to my next visit

We had Sunday lunch here today - a party of 7 to celebrate my mother-in-laws 84th birthday. We have been previously and in fact had a large party of people for lunch to celebrate her 80th 4 years ago. The experience today was not good. The bar was uninviting and cold. We asked them to turn the heating up but it didn't feel any warmer while we were there. The meat (beef) was nice but definitely over cooked and the veggies were soggy as were the Yorkshire puddings. The gravy was the best thing on the plate. Talking of plates...they are very small and obviously that size to dissuade people from taking too much but it just comes across as mean. It was almost impossible to get the meat and veg on the plate! The appetizers were just about OK but the desserts were very poor. Cheap bought-in stuff. The fruit salad was all cheap fruit like apples and oranges and not a berry in sight except a slice of strawberry plonked on top. The staff all came across as miserable and stretched. Some of the younger waiters need some training for sure. Needless to say, we will not be coming back.

an absolute lovely place very friendly lovely food nice staff especially a lady named donna she was very helpful and polite will go back again.

Bar food is discusting and over priced at £17 for a chicken burger but gave it a go thinking it would of been something special. Terrible would rather have gone to macdonalds!!!

The food that was brought to the table i.e. Starters and desserts but the carvery was not good. The meat was too cooked and the gammon was lovely on the thin side and chewy/grisly on the thicker side. The Yorkshire pudding was inedible and chewy. The cabbage was lovely as was the broccoli. The seasonal fruits crumble was lovely. All in all too expensive for what it was. Also prosecco was far too expensive. I ordered it for a treat for our anniversary but it was pricey. All in all probably would not recommend it.

My wife and I stayed here before our wedding and ate here. The carvery was great, and the atmosphere was really relaxing. We had breakfast also, which was equally as impressive!!

Enjoyed our carvery and full English when we stayed here. The staff are friendly too.Would certainly go back and recommend to friends and family.

I asked for a starter off the carvery/set menu and they obliged, the steaks we had were cooked to our liking. The restaurant is lovely, only problem is that there are steps down into it, and I couldn't see anywhere for easy access if in wheelchair or walking problems, I was able to manage the few steps. Service was good but eh young lads could do with some customer liaison training.

This realtes to teh part of teh site known as the Bridge Inn:We stopped off on our way north for a meal. We were told they were only doing bar meals so we went in to find the bar quiet and one family eating, plus one barman. We ordered our food (expensive and limited menu) and sat down with our drinks to wait. The bar was then invaded by a large, noisy wedding party who started ordering drinks, even with two others helping, the bar was mobbed. After a long wait we managed to ask the barman about our food. He promptly ran off and reappeared with it. It was ranging between tepid and cold, and of poor quality, but we had paid so we ended up eating as there was no way we could get to the bar again easily. It was an unpleasant experience, and later that day I was seriously ill which lasted for three days. I paid £16 for a small cheeseburger, fries and some salad. The manger who told us there were only bar meals could have warned us that there was a wedding party expected, in which case we would have gone elsewhere.Avoid!

Good breakfast, hot. Toaster needs updating to a catering style to speed up the process. Hash browns werent cooked through. I dont like hot food kept hot in pans, personal preference. If you pay staff to stand behind the counter they should cook as people take the food so its a quick but fresh turn around

We enjoyed a lovely 5 course meal kicked off with fresh bread & dipping oil. The pate was delicious and when asked for more "toast" nothing was too much trouble by the lovely staff. Main course is a cavery - with beef, gammon & salmon on offer and fresh seasonal veg. Well worth a visit

we stayed here two nights would normally eat out on one of the nights but the food was that good we dined here both, good selection of starters, carvery was plentiful with good selection of vegetables, we had a pudding on the second night which unfortunately for me (coconut and chocolate slice) was very dry. the breakfast was delicious

Wonderful food best carvery I've ever had! So lovely to not have to worry about being gluten free. I'd recommend it to everyone.

Me and my daughter had a spa day and overnight stay staff were Lovley and friendly room was really nice and comfortable food was really good definitely be coming back again soon prices are fab to

Great experience but never cone back , feel for the staff who works there expeciallt from Romano they nt treated right pkkkk

Carverys are lovely. Breakfast theres nothing they dont make. All buffet served. Cereals juices full english everything you can think of there

We ate here as part of a travel zoo deal including a 5 course meal. This included a starter, soup, sorbet, carvery course and desert. The service was good, the starter small but tasty. The soup was very nice and the desert again not too big. There was not a large choice however. The carvery course was good, the beef cooked nicely medium and with a fairly limited selection of vegetables. Being Yorkshire the only disappointment was the Yorkshire puddings which were small and to my mind overlooked. A certain national chain of carveries knocks spots off them.Breakfast was a buffet with freshly fried eggs plus all the normal other items and cereals, fruit, croissants etc. Perfectly adiquate.

My wife and I had a five course meal included with a short break at the Bridge Hotel and Spa.The food and service were excellent.Our table was ready when we arrived and we were shown to it without delay. We had ordered wine in the bar beforehand; a French red which was excellent.We had a choice of starters. My pate and lightly dressed salad was delicious and well balanced. The vegetable soup following was thick and tasty. A refreshing blackcurrant sorbet preceded the carvery. I chose beef which was delicious and tender. My wife prefers well cooked beef and the chef carved this for her specially. There was a wide selection of well cooked vegetables. We chose cheesecake for dessert which was also very enjoyable.Breakfast in the same location the next day was also excellent. There was a wide choice. Everything was well cooked. The sausages and bacon were particularly meaty and tasty.The staff were helpful throughout and seemed genuinely anxious to ensure that we enjoyed our meal which we certainly did. Many thanks.

Delicious food, amazing service very attentive staff. Will definitely be returning very soon. Nothing was to much trouble. 5 star!

The restaurant was the highlight of our visit; the food was totally out of this world. We both had the melon to start and the roast beef for our main. We've both never tasted beef so succulent which just melted in your mouth. The staff were really friendly and gave great service. The breakfast was too a high standard. Would recommend going to the restaurant even if you don't out for the spa deal with the hotel.

More than enough to keep the biggest appetite going! Carvery is highly recommended. All hot and nicely presented.

A lovely looking restaurant, but the food we received differed drastically to what was on the menu and the waiting staff seemed to think it was perfectly normal to order a dish and half its ingredients to be missibg

My husband and I enjoyed a 5 course meal in the restaurant. We were presented with fresh, warm bread and really lovely butter to start with. The rest of the meal was equally enjoyable, although rather large for my appetite. I had beef from the carvery which was beautifully tender and flavoursome. The waiting staff were attentive without being intrusive.All in all a very enjoyably experience.

tucked away just north of Wetherby, the Bridge is a great meeting place for business, courteous service complements the good choice and well cooked carvery. Reliable and friendly service

Had a lovely Carvery and thy brought me gluten free gravy. The drinks were a little expensive, £10 for 1 large glass of wine plus 1 pint of black sheep, but it would not put us off going again.

We had a 2 course meal here and a breakfast. Helpful friendly staff at both sittingsCarvery was very nice as was the starter. Plenty to chose. Breakfast was absolutely lovely. The best ever really

Went for the pre-Christman lunch, which is excellent value. Even though they had several functions on at lunch time, there was no lacking in the excellent service. The food was up to the usual very high standard. Together with this and the cheerful staff it made a very pleasent lunch time visit. Can not wait to go back.

This is one of our favourite restaurants to meet friends for lunch . the food is always excellent and the service good. There are often offers available which make it even better value.The food is always hot we prefer to go during the week as it gets so busy on a weekend .

We stayed here on a Superbreaks deal and I hear it's often on Groupon too. Fantastic carvery, made with love and quite possibly the biggest fish and chips portion known to man

Ate evening meal and breakfast here and the food was fabulous on both accounts. We had broccoli and Stilton soup which was fabulous and the beef and Turkey main meal was perfect. Also the breakfast ranged from hot full English to pastries cereal and toast and Devine coffee

Lovely meal we stayed here for two nights and ate in the restaurant both nights the breakfast was good too

Ample parking. Great menus . The food is first rate as is the service. Prices are reasonable. Handy to pull off the A1 and avoid thevoverpriced second rate food at Wetherby services.

We ate three breakfasts and one evening meal in this restaurant. There was a wide selection of food for breakfast, plenty of it and it was tasty. The service was attentive and there was a good supply of tea and coffee. The breakfast was buffet style though there was a footnote on the menu that stated that the waiting staff would serve food at the table if requested. It was not necessary for us but I did see one guest in a wheel chair and one who made very slow progress walking. The evening meal was a carvery, though there was also an à la carte menu. The meal was delicious and we were able to compliment the chef when we went for a post-prandial stroll.

stunning food, the carvery was in the deal we had and was just gorgeous. The starters were carrot and coriander soup and the next day was mushrooms in sauce and converted my daughter to liking mushrooms!