Fox & Rabbit in Ryedale

We have passed the fox and rabbit inn for several years and always thought it looked appealing from the outside, with the fantastic weather at the weekend we decided to stop and enjoy a drink and some food in the pleasant outdoor seating area. We received a warm friendly welcome Along with fantastic food and service. Well priced home-cooked food would highly recommend.

Lovely quirky pub, fab food, great service.

Amazing! The best steak and ale pie that has ever been!

This was a great pub, with the Best steak and ale pie I've had for a long time. Will definitely be going back.

Beautiful country pub. ... service from everyone was great..... really nice lunch... beautiful haddock and chips.... definitely coming again

What a lovely treat to return to our favourite pub on the North York Moors. We called in here last year on a cycling trip. (This time the journey was far less strenuous as we travelled by car) We chose to sit outside and enjoy the glorious early evening weather. We had sea bass from the specials board and steak pie from the main menu, both cooked to perfection. All the staff were just as friendly and attentive as our last visit. Faultless from start to finish.

Excellent food. Super value. Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker beer is spot on! Efficient and friendly staff. Will be back next week 👍

Well to start with, the welcoming to the pub was brilliant. It is a pet friendly place but even humans are very welcome. The pub is exceptionally clean and very tidy. The menu has something that even a difficult person like myself will find plenty to enjoy. The fish and chips are very, very fresh and delicious. Had the liver and bacon and that was equally delicious. My other half has not stopped talking about the fish pie. Obviously the best she has tasted. Not only was the food beyond excellent, the wine was perfect and the 'Timmy Taylor' bitter was more than perfect. Pity it can only get 5 stars, well worth more and not stupidly expensive for the quality. All the staff we met were very friendly and are a valuable asset to the pub. Jim and Janice

Booked in the restaurant as it looked nice and relaxing after a busy day , the menu was tempting along with the specials board we we not disappointed a very relaxing experience and the wine list was varied. The staff could not do enough to make our meal special a place not to be missed

We did a motorhome stopover here. The CL site is quite large and well kept, each pitch has electric hook up and water, at £30 per night it is quite expensive with no discount for eating or drinking in the pub, unlike other similar stopovers we have done (Ship Inn, Sewerby). The pub itself is nice, with friendly helpful staff, the food was good, but again a little on the pricey side. Location is great with good views from the outside seating area, and plenty of nearby walking trails to be enjoyed. In summary a good pub and CL site but a little expensive.

Lovely food. Lovely staff. Portion size good.would definitely be back when in the area.x

Waited ages for food, other people who came in after us got there meals before us , staff never asked us if we wanted any drinks had to qué at the bar ...but everyone else had table service then had to wait ages to pay ! Sister pub in lockton is loads better

Long Long wait for food needs some improvement

Quick stop off and had a nice lunch. Staff friendly and attentive.

Nice for a lunch busy on a Monday which made a good atmosphere

Set in the rolling hills of the Yorkshire moors, this is a quiet campsite, well maintained and great for touring the local area. We slept well as it was so peaceful. No-one bothered us and it gave us some much needed rest. The old inn itself, was busy but quietly and efficiently run. We just sat and watched the world go by. The staff at the pub couldn’t do enough and the Sunday roast was absolutely fabulous- I went for the beef; tender and served with steaming hot veg, a huge Yorkshire pudding, crispy roast potatoes and lashings of tasty gravy. My husband plumped for the lamb shank with veg, new potatoes and a huge Yorkshire pudding- beautiful 👌 If you aren’t there over a weekend, the local ham, egg, homemade chips and onion rings was also ❤️ And, if you like homemade meringues… We are already planning to return. Well done to all at the Fox and Rabbit and thank you for a wonderful stay- see you again soon. Jo & Pete

The pub was very old school and atmospheric. The menus seemed a little limited at lunchtime but we got a lovely steak and blue cheese sandwich with chips each, and they were delicious. Our 4 year old said the chicken nuggets and chips were the best he's ever had, and I have to agree with him! We sat at the front, which had lots of benches and umbrellas to keep you shaded. It was a sun trap and a nice place to watch the many motorbikes whizz past

Booked a Sunday lunch for seven people. Superb! Roasts are absolutely stunning, best I've had in a long time! Pork terrific, beef terrific, I had the lamb shank for a few quid more but it was sensational. Fish and chips also very, very tasty. Great atmosphere and lovely people! Worth booking though, it gets really busy around Sunday lunchtime. But if you're within ten miles it's well worth a visit! Parking is ample, extra overflow carpark.

Just a quick pit stop for a offer wish I'd had time for meal the food looked lovely will definitely try it when I'm up her again

Great sun trap eating outside. Good size portions with prompt service- would recommend 👌

Nice pub come restaurant serving excellent food. Good selection on the menu. Visited twice in a week we were in the area on holiday. Would recommend.

Excellent service and Neal can't fault ut

Amazing food, lovely staff & great atmosphere. Highly recommended if you’re thinking of going here. We love having a trip out & coming here 10*

We booked here for our Mother’s Day. We were warmly welcomed and shown to our table on arrival. Drinks were brought while we were deciding on our food order. We had the lamb shank with boiled potatoes swapped for roasted potatoes, and the roast sirloin. For dessert we had the warm chocolate cake with ice cream and syrup sponge with custard. All of the food was delicious and the service was excellent. We will definitely be back!

i came down for my nans birthday to enjoy a sunday lunch meal, but the amount of flies flying around our food, the restaurant and us was horrible. they landed on our food and we didnt eat the rest, i would NOT recommend as the atmosphere is full of flies im disappointed, again i wouldnt recommend.

i’m absolutely raging about this nonsense. this atmosphere with like 1000 flies above my head, in fact one even landed ON MY HEAD. i’m absolutely FUMING. I would not recommend this, the flies were acting as if they were invited to the meal when they wasn’t. makes me sick. Also some of the food was cold, i don’t like cold food.

had a delicious evening meal recently, vegetables also cooked to perfection, husband said the batter on his fish, best ever and the chips were amazing. would THOROUGHLY recommend and cant wait to return. Dogs are welcome which is nice for dog owners.

This was a great place for an end of course group meal. We were accommodated very well.

The food at this establishment is absolutely spot on. The staff are excellent and the ambience was great. I would highly recommend this place and will definitely be going again .

This was a lovely find after our big 16k hike well deserved beer 😂, the staff was lovely, the pub was cosy we sat next too the fire place to warm up, the food looked amazing but we didn't have food.

Fabulous food and Fabulous atmosphere.

Lovely clean place, nice and warm, great food and equally great staff. Happy Days 👍

Beutifull country pub.good food .good hosts and doggy friendly.What more could you ask eh.👍👌

Booked last minute as staying nearby. The food was great homecooked with plenty of choice including specials board. The portions are great with home made chips, staff welcoming and nothing any bother. A fabulous dog friendly find x

Excellent service , lunchtime visit and didn’t disappoint, sandwiches were lovely and perfect after a full morning hiking.

Visited yesterday afternoon, both myself, wife and daughter’s throughly enjoyed the food. Would highly recommend, staff all very polite and helpful, thank you.

Excellent pub and restaurant. really nice location and atmosphere. The food was top notch, and really good value, the staff were very nice and friendly, definitely worth a visit

Lovely homely pub. Excellent food and great service.

Booked last minute as many restaurants seem closed on Monday and Tuesdays. We struck lucky. What a delightful pub, warm welcome, warm and inviting. Staff were fantastic and friendly. Food was fantastic from starters through to desert. Extremely good value for money. We visit again when we are back in delightful Yorkshire.

We visited on a Saturday night, the food was exceptional and the staff lovely - can't really ask for much more 😊

Beautiful food I cannot complain we had the chickens and the pie with home made chips...nom nom. The staff were fun and very pleasant! I'm looking forward to our next meal. Have the banoffie pie probably the best I've ever had!! Thankyou 🙌

The best lunch anywhere for a long time. Great choice. Lovely helpful staff. Perfect piping hot food. We'll be back.

No complaints, dog friendly and they were able to accommodate us. My only complaint would be that they ran out of sticky toffee pudding! Highly recommend

Gorgeous pub. Very cosy and welcoming. I was gutted when I ordered the steak pie @£18.95 and expecting a proper home made pie. What actually arrived was a ceramic dish filled with stew and a thin layer of pastry (like a fleuron) This is NOT a pie! A proper pie has pastry on the bottom, top and sides and is filled with lovely succulent pie filling. Please don’t advertise this as a pie as it’s isn’t! It wasn’t worth anywhere near £19. I’d have paid more than that if it were a proper pie! Nice staff though!

Good food, but for me the gluten free options could be improved massively

Banging spot for a Sunday lunch. Bit cool in the bar area, but other than that it was 👍 👌

What a little gem, just picked from Google search, booked a Sunday lunch. Very welcoming staff, lovely ambience, and the quality of food, really really good, not overpriced, Roast Pork dinner less than £20.

I don't get it. If you book a room / cottage, they send you to a different location?

Excellent Service serving Mouthwatering Food, took our friends to the Fox & Rabbit for lunch today as always the menu choices cater for everyone. Duck with pancake as a starter was loved by one our friends, the deep fried Brie was equally loved by the rest of us. Three of us had the main course of Belly Pork utterly delicious the seafood platter throughly enjoyed. We had no room for dessert. All the meals ate reasonably priced and the portions plentiful. Anyone going to nearby Whitby should make a stop here or like us just drive for an hour to gave a fabulous meal.

One of the best pubs in Yorkshire. Great staff

A really lovely roast, staff very friendly and no problem taking the dog, thank you

Very friendly and helpful staff, good service and very good food. Well worth a visit.

Fab food and service on New Year's Day. Thoroughly recommend......Dogs welcome too!

Highly recommended. Well worth the drive.

Stopped at the Fox & Rabbit Inn after a day out on the NYMR to grab a bite to eat. And we weren't disappointed. They were busy with dinner service but managed to seat us as all the tables were reserved. The staff were very helpful explaining about the daily specials and regular menu. The food was fantastic when it arrived,all freshly cooked-steak & ale pie was beautiful. Well worth a visit ,next time in the spring to see more of the surrounding area. Staff excellent & the owners should be proud of a fantastic country inn.

Great atmosphere and fantastic food!!

Had a fantastic meal food was delicious and staff were friendly helpful and nothing was a problem made for a special family meal

I spotted this pub on our trip out to Whitby and we stopped on the way home. The setting is beautiful, the pub is very Quaint. Plenty of seating and good prices. This is a great place to stop, next time we will eat here!

Lamb great veg hard dry poor service poor feel as if not welcome would not go out my way to go third time .🙃🍄👎🏼but would say. Fish n chips good

Fabulous country pub with amazing proper pub grub. Roast turkey Christmas dinner was perfect. Good prawn cocktails, Never disappoints.

As a local, I'm surprised I've never actually been to the Fox and Rabbit. I went for a Christmas Meal with a group, and it did not disappoint. The menu was varied and catered to various dietary requirements (including Gluten free). I had the Salmon from the Christmas menu and it was gorgeous. The rooms/bar were spotlessly clean and staff members extremely friendly and welcoming. Plenty of parking and in a really picturesque area of the moor. I will most definitely be back!

My Wife and I visited on a wet and blustery Monday lunchtime, whilst staying in Pickering. This was our second visit to this lovely, traditional country pub, we received a very warm welcome from very polite and friendly staff. Our food orders were taken quickly and the food arrived after a short wait, I must say our meals were some of the nicest we have had in a long time. The puddings were also superb, well worth a visit if you want great food in a lovely, traditional country pub!!!

The rating is not for food or services but the fact that this pub was closed when we needed it and they didn’t update Google Maps to reflect that they will be closed for a period of time. We went hiking and came back hoping for a hot meal just to see a closed pub.

Went for a last minute roast, was great they could fit us in. Staff polite. Lovely food.

Tale of 2 reviews this and I hope for a response! Booked in and was busy which is always a good sign. They allow dogs too - brillant for us. Place was warm and even had mobile fan heaters for the corners which were a bit chillier. Beer menu is good, all hand pulled. Menu was good but I could decide to asked if they do a trio of meats and was told no. I assume they must be a business reason for this, as in 100 of each each day or something and a slice of each will mess with these numbers. Otherwise it’s daft not doin so. Could easily charge £25 for a trio and greedy people like me would order it! The food was great too. Went with the pork in the end as Sony cook that at home and it was perfect. Veg was plentiful too. Place took a dip when I wanted to pay. Asked the waiter for the bill and she said ok. And waited. Then realised that you go and pay at the bar. And had to queue for almost 10 mins to pay. Tbf some one was paying cash for a £250 meal so that took a while to sort. But the person taking the money was also doin drinks. This put bit of a downer on the experience. Shld be a bill and pay at the table. These changes would help in my opinion but the place is clearly killing it so they’ll prob think why change a cash cow! Will I be back? Prob as they accept dogs which gives them a head start on most places

Stopped here for lunch and was not disappointed. You walk through the door and welcomed by an open fire and friendly service. We had fish and chips and the lambs liver and bacon, and we were not disappointed the food was amazing and a big portion size. I would definitely eat here again

The Patio picture is not the Fox and Rabbit, also they have no rooms

5 adults, a 3 year old and dog walked in without booking and made to feel very welcome. Food was lovely with a good varied menu and specials board. Lovely staff. Thank you F &R staff. We really enjoyed our visit.

Last minute decision to go for a meal. Friendly welcome and lovely food.

the food is just wonderful. Great quality, expertly cooked and good portion size. Would highly recommend 10/10

The place was a real jewel on the Yorkshire Moors. Fabulous well cooked food. Superb produce. The service was friendly and efficient from all the staff. Went back a number of times during our week holiday once we found it. Couldn't resist. Would recommend it to anyone if you want great food in a lovely pub with great service.

Excellent food a bit pricey but worth every penny

Great beer and service. Very friendly!

First time there and cant wait to return, such a lovely place, the food was proper homemade pub grub, nice big portions great quality, when walked in we were met with a big smile and friendly staff. Thank you

Went up for dinner midweek and had the carpaccio of venison as a starter. Oh my goodness, what a sensational dish! Beautifully presented with Parmesan flakes, rocket and pesto. This was fine dining at gastronomy pub prices. This pub never disappoints.

Good service friendly staff . Good food not small portions

Cracking resteraunt, good selection of beers can recommend.

Rang Sunday midday and they had a table available for us a couple of hours later. The lamb shank was ok as was the roast pork, the vegetables and Yorkshires were average and the roast potatoes very poor. The service whilst pleasant, had no check back, not even asked how the meal was when settling the bill. The cask bitter wasn't well kept.

Best pub restaurant in north Yorkshire and dog friendly.

Called for a Sunday roast dinner mid afternoon. The pork was decent, vegetables & Yorkshire pudding were ok, roast potatoes need work, it comes with gravy on which was tasty. The lamb shank was decent. The Timothy Taylor's Bolt Maker was just acceptable. No check back unfortunately, we weren't even asked how our food was upon paying, and no goodbye on leaving. This is more a restaurant than an Inn although they do accommodate a handful of people who just want a drink in a small snug. Good car park and some outside seating. Dog friendly.

8 out of 9 meals were adequate, 1 meal was inedible after complaint this meal was refunded

Good pub food and plenty of it!

Stopped off yesterday as we were passing, I had the pate stayer and my husband had the pigeon off the specials board, I then had the steak pie and he ordered the venison burger. No complaints about the service or food and for what we paid we were happy! Dog friendly

Me and my son went here whilst we were here for a short break , a fantastic pub car park at the front, more space at the back . Quick to get us seated ordered drinks straight away. Ordered food, no problems there . Plenty of food on our plate, the fish and chips, was more than enough. Would definitely recommend this place a little bit pricey, but you get what you pay for sometimes. Oh, and it's dog friendly, so all in all, a great dining experience

Really good food, everyone was full and happy! Probably the best scampi I've ever had! Not just batter with a token bit of filling. Very accommodating to dietary requirements, although would love to see more veggie options.

Food was delicious service excellent

Stopped off here for lunch on our trip over the moors. We had stayed the previous night at their sister pub the horse shoe inn( very good). Despite having had a hearty breakfast we couldn’t resist stopping here for a light lunch. The food was delicious,staff friendly and polite. A proper traditional pub that seems to get everything right. Thank you all for a wonderful experience.

Was on a coach trip of 30 people.We'd preordered our sandwiches which came with chips and salad. Very well organised and sandwiches were delicious. Very popular pub. Will return with husband

Beautiful Inn in beautiful countryside, service was excellent and the meal was the best roast had out for a long long time , 10/10.

Great meal, fabulous veg. For myself, I chose the lambs liver on excellent mash, my wife had the lamb off the specials board. Good service too, very enjoyable.

Country pub at the top of the hill. Has campsite attached. Pub traditional english pub. Great selection of beers and inexpensive. Great spot to sit and enjoy the views.

Haven’t been for a while. Service nice and friendly. One turkey roast one beef. Beef very fatty and as others have mentioned roast potatoes not very good. Veg lovely.

Excellent service and good food.

Lovely place to eat. We arrived at 2pm (lunch menu ends at 2pm) but they were happy for us to eat and still have anything from the menu. The food was great. The roast was the best I've had in a while. The meat crackling and stuffing ball were particularly tasty! Lovely staff. Food served quickly. Clean. Good parking with overflow. Reasonably priced for such nice food. Highly recommended. The need for a lactose free milk alternative would be the only downside (you can buy single portion lacto free milk- longlife). I will make sure I have some with me in the future.

Couldn't get a table unless booked

Roast dinner poor quality, veg under cooked yorkshire pudding stodgy. Other meals had by party very good.

Excellent food but indifferent service. Must say staff though are warm, friendly and polite. Just not trained/educated in service. Though that is so common today.

Ok Sunday Lunch but bit over priced particularly deserts - £8.50 for a small piece of roulade which was oddly warm. Beef was tough and some sinew and potatoes undercooked and under roasted - as a whole we were satisfied but wouldn’t recommend to others or return. It was ridiculously hot in the restaurant too , if it had been the height of summer I don’t think we could have stayed to eat at all

Absolutely love the food here, a lot of people seem to pull into car park and drive off as it looks full but mainly seems due to bad parking and staff parking however an excellent place and the pie is to die for!

Very nice pub style restaurant with excellent quality food and service... plus great sunset if you're there at the right time 🌞