Fox & Rabbit in Ryedale

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

Highly recommended. Well worth the drive.

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!

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.

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

Great atmosphere and fantastic food!!

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

Excellent food a bit pricey but worth every penny

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.

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.

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.

Food was delicious service excellent

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.

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.

Excellent service and good food.

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 🌞

Lovely pub. Seated 9 of us and service was reasonably quick, considering it was a busy bank holiday weekend. There was a separate gluten-free menu, which was a huge plus and much appreciated. Dog and kids friendly. Would recommend and revisit.

Went here on Saturday night for a meal when I got there the food I fancied on the menu was not on so I got burger and chips, the burger was dry and as tough as old boots.The wife wanted the slow roast lamb shank yet again not available, she.got venison burger and chips this was good, went back on Sunday should have known better I ordered sirloin beef dinner beef ok roast tattys only part cooked, Yorkshire pudding was tough as if it was cooked and left around for the afternoon when they got the vegetables to us there was 3 pieces of carrots and 3 pieces of broccoli each and a good amount of red cabbage, the wife's lamb shank was burnt and dry all the way to the last bit before the bone, needless to say we will not be going there again and would not recommend it to anyone as a food venue.BETTER FOOD AT A TOBY JUG!

UPDATE August 2024 Just come back from another week staying at this wonderful location with our caravan. Not disappointed with our stay. Though on site they now have an electric meter which has a credit of £5 that worried me at first, there was no need as this credit was plenty for us (we don’t have an electric car!). We ate at the Fox & Rabbit several times during our stay and were not disappointed. The service was excellent and a good choice from the menu. August 2022 We have just come home after spending a week in our caravan on site at the Fox and Rabbit Pickering. What a beautiful place. We ate in the pub every evening except for one night. The food was amazing, varied choice of menu and good price. Also very dog friendly. Staff were so friendly and welcoming, nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend without any hesitation. Looking forward to going back again in the not too distant future.

Brill. Lovely room. Nice owners. Great welcome. Lovely location.

OMG ! A MASSIVE PRICE HIKE FOR CARAVANS . £30.... BEFORE THE RISE IN ELECTRIC/GAS, THIS SITE WAS £15,WITH HOOK UP. UNDERSTANDABLE PRICES RAISED DUE TO THIS. YES THATS FAIR. ELECTRIC PRICES AS BEEN FALLING LOTS, THIS SITE AND OTHERS HAVENT DROPPED THEIR PRICES HAVE THEY ? INFACT THE PRICES HAVE GONE,UP EVEN MORE ! I HOPE THEY ALL GO BUST,BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY KILLING THE CARAVANS OFF 😡😠🤬

Stopped here for lunch on Monday on our way to Pickering. We had a fabulous meal Lovely homemade steak and ale pie And Venison burger meals Both meals were delicious Try the red cabbage. Lovely Great service Good prices

We had a wonderful Sunday dinner (5pm) and experience at this gem of a pub near Pickering yesterday. The owner/manager jiggled bookings about to accommodate us, first of all. We were greeted by a friendly young man (George, I think) straight away and escorted to our cosy seats. There are plenty of nooks and crannies in this traditional yet unstuffy establishment, which allows a more private dining experience. This place is run like a dream and unsurprisingly busy too. Staff are either appointed well or trained to a high standard; finding a higher level of hospitality these days is difficult, I have to say, but Emily made our experience really enjoyable. A fantastic host. Drinks were excellent too: the right level of ice and garnish in the soft drinks, fantastic pint of ale and generous amount of ice and glass to go with a bottle of cider. And the food…yum yum yum! HUGE Yorkshire puddings, battered stuffing, beautifully cooked veg, delicious gravy and generous portions of meat with a choice of pork, beef or lamb shank (separate meal). It was truly excellent. Our friend is a veggie and there’s a separate menu (this could have been more obvious) that Emily overheard we needed (again, customer service was spot on). Kids can have a choice of standard children’s meals or smaller portions of the mains. Really enjoyed our time here. Very relaxing and it felt special. Thanks guys 🥰

Went for a light lunch with a friend and her grand daughter. We chose the hot beef baguette and chips which was delicious and plentiful. The grand daughter (3 yo) chose chicken nuggets chips and beans. The nuggets were battered and full of juicy chicken of which she ate all of ( 7-8 large chunks) A lovely calm atmosphere, glad we booked as the pub was full (on a monday 12.15pm.) there were plenty more people who came to eat and were seated outside. we left as 20 or so bikers appeared hopefully for the food as well. Well worth a visit, large menu, reasonably priced, delicious food, good service. We will return.

Great food lovely friendly staff Gluten free options too would recommend you book

Lovely country pub. Dogs allowed outside not sure if they can be inside. Stunning view. Only note was their version of coke/pepsi wasn't very nice everything else was great

A lovely little country pub on the outskirts of Whitby. Plenty of parking. We stopped for lunch on our way into Whitby and was pleasantly surprised by the food. We chose the goats cheese with walnuts and beetroot salad from the specials menu on the blackboard, and it was great. The goats cheese was lovely, the salad was fresh and the red onion chutney was delicious, we would definitely call here again. The decor is dated and in need of an update, but it's got character and the food makes up for it. It was also packed when we called around 1pm on a Thursday lunchtime so a very popular place.

Absolutely fabulous food - we all had different starters and mains - all delicious- thank you.

Sunday lunch, good would go again.

Popped in on the way back from goathland as it looked a nice place surprised to get a seat as it was busy and a really nice day. Got seated quickly and ordered the Sunday roast. Amazing food and quality 100% recommended. Giant Yorkshire puddings nice thick slices of roast beef crispy roast potatoes and veg served on a separate plate so it doesn't go soggy red cabbage was great.

Very good. Clean toilets. Nice food, good service. We definitely go back.

The Fox & Rabbit at Lockton came recommended to us. We were not disappointed. We had the best Sunday lunch we’ve had in a long time. My husband had the slow cooked lamb shank which fell off the bone. I had Turkey which was three thick slices carved from a fresh turkey. It was beautiful and moist The vegetables and roast potatoes delicious topped off with a real Yorkshire pudding. The portions were that generous we couldn’t eat a dessert. We will definitely return and it’s advisable to book so as not to be disappointed.

Called for Sunday lunch and brought 3 friends from west Yorkshire who have never visited before, all very pleased with the friendly service from all serving staff and more impressed by the quality of the food served, they will definitely be returning when passing.

Great pub even better food it's a must stop for the family while on holiday 😋 I'm sure a whole steak goes into one pie seriously that good 👍

Deliberately made a return visit to this lovely pub while visiting the area again. Another delightful meal. Although this was mid-week lunch, the number of reserved tables surely indicates it's popularity and quality. I'll have no hesitation in returning next time I'm down that way

Excellent welcome, service and food. Will certainly continue to return. Les from Scarborough.

Very nice food but nearby road was loud and annoying

Excellent food and dog friendly I can recommend Sunday Lunch.

Been past this pub lots of times but until now, I haven’t visited. It’s a very nice pub with very friendly staff and other customers. It’s in a great location with a fantastic view of the moors and cars driving past. I really like the parking facility outside; I found it easy to park. Inside the pub and outside, it’s very relaxing. I like the look of the pub inside and outside. The quality of the ingredients is high and was delicious however I found the portion size to be on the small side. The choice of food on the menu is on the low side; I would have liked the pub to have more stuff to choose. It’s definitely somewhere I would go but just for a drink, not food. The food is delicious but with the normal price for pub food, I would have liked the portions to be bigger and more choice. I like the pub a lot.

Would have done 5 star all the way but took an hour to get asked our order. Then over an hour for food to come out. This with a reservation made well in advance The table behind us had their main, starter and dessert before we even saw our food.

Had a beautiful Sunday lunch, dog friendly but if wanting to eat inside have to book with dogs, will definitely be back x

Tourist trap of the highest order. Didn't even bother to queue for a beer at the bar as the queue went from the bar out the front door and into the car park! We simply just left... What a shambles. Won't be back.

Lovely place for food. The food is cooked and presented very well. Reasonably priced. Lovely friendly staff. We arrived with the car club Wednesday lunch time, 40 of us and they accommodated us very well. Good car park, clean toilets, overall a good place.

Didn't eat there but food looked good,good stop off enroute to whitby for a coffee break

Been here a few times, but the last time over 15 years ago. Really pleased that the food is still excellent (proper pub classics done well, very generous portions), they still have good beer and good service. We phoned about an hour before we wanted a table and they were able to fit us in. Can really recommend after a day out in Dalby forest/if staying in Pickering!