Governors House in Hambleton

It was busy due to half term so the food took a little longer than usual to arrive but it wasn't too long a wait. We didn't feel rushed and the atmosphere was welcoming, everything on our birdcage and kid's burgers were piping hot, freshly cooked and delicious

Very attentive staff, wonderful food and even though it was busy, we still felt we had some privacy.

I've eaten Shakshuka around the world but Governors House has become my benchmark - I can't praise it enough! Staff are great, friendly, helpful and nothing too much trouble. We will be back and back again.

Excellent food and drink. Friendly staff and a great atmosphere.

Brilliant food in a great space! Price is good as well!

Great service and good food. Nice ambience BUT let down by the grubby toilets that need a really good clean!

Really lovely breakfast served by great staff!

Outstanding friendly, polite & happy service, with a gorgeous atmosphere. Only surpasses by the excellent 'English' breakfast.

Walked past on our way back to the car after a bit of shopping. Never really knew it was there. Was able to get a seat without a booking. Place didn't seem overly busy. The food was ok, but very expensive for what it was. The service was very good, and the staff were very friendly. Food did take a while to come out. Might visit again. Thank you.

Lovely little place. One lass serving managed to get around 25 customers with ease. Very friendly . Breakfast, tea and coffee 10 out of 10. Ta very much

It is a lovely place to dine with polite friendly courteous staff.

Booked online half hour before we arrived. Walked in, straight to the table, bottle of water brought over without having to ask. Booked for the “governors birdcage” - this comes with three plates of breakfast food (very generous portions) and a bottle of tattinger £34.95pp (or tea and coffee £19.95pp for those who aren’t that way inclined). As it is December, we had Christmas options! First, Birria Eggs Benedict. My husband states this is the best plate of food he has ever eaten. Second, Chocolate Orange Pancakes. These were just the epitome of Christmas flavours! Third, Christmas Toffee Apple Strudel French Toast. This was phenomenal but we struggled to finish this! We were kindly brought a box and a bag so we could take it home for later. I also had “the governess” cocktail which was bloody lovely! We will 100% be back. Amazing food and amazing service!

First visit, and it won't be my last. Great welcome from Aleisha.

I’ve been to the Governor’s House about half a dozen times now and it is amazing every I have been. The full English breakfast is beautiful. Admittedly it is the only thing I have eaten there. But the wife has had a few different continental breakfasts and she said they were delicious. Today she had a Burger and thought it was one of the best she had eaten. Thanks very much to the staff at the Governors House.

The breakfast was great and so were the staff. Great place that I would definitely recommend and go back to as the menu had so many good sounding dishes.

We came for Santa breakfast and it was amazing! Food and service were exceptional! Everything was very well organised and we all left happy and full! The donkeys were a lovely touch outside too. Well done to Eliesha, Keavey, Tiegan, Jack, Wish and the rest of the staff. High recommend

Great venue. Very welcoming. Loads of vegan options, sweet and savoury. Staff were really accommodating regarding allergy issues. Would definitely visit again.

Our favourite place for breakfast didn’t disappoint. The full English was absolutely gorgeous, once again. Lovely, friendly & efficient service,too, as usual. Definitely recommend 😃👍

great spot for a bite to eat, excellent staff and a nice venue

Great night out with friends and family. Excellent service and lovely food, highly recommend 👌

This restaurant is an overpriced disaster. The food was cold and unseasoned. The meat had not been rested resulting in a lake of blood soaking into the surrounding chips. The first plate was returned as it was cold and in all honesty there was no point returning the replacement as it was clear the chef either couldn’t cook or didn’t want to. The restaurant was cold and we almost put our coats back on. Avoid!!!!

I had shakshuka which is the best in northallerton had least 3 times u can't beat it on a cold day or if u under the weather. I give it 11 out 10

We had breakfast with santa with my 2 girls, and I have to say that it was fantastic and we will definitely be going back to any other events you do. Staff were 5 star and so was the food

We always have a fantastic time at Governors house, the food is unbelievable & the service like no other in the area. We went for their Christmas event with Santa, a busy, but efficient experience. The food again was fantastic and fast! The kids and us as adults felt relaxed, and full! Highly recommend visiting, but book in advance as it's so popular now it often gets busy and you don't want to be disappointed.

We managed to get a table even though we didn't have a reservation. There's a good selection of drinks and a varied menu. I'm a fussy eater but the staff were great accommodating me. The meal was nice and I left feeling full. The only criticism, and this can't be the fault of the staff, was the noise level in there. We found conversation a little difficult at times due to other groups being loud. That being said, everyone is out to enjoy themselves so it's far from a complaint.

Lovely lunch at the Governors House today. The menu is interesting and varied and the food and service is fab!!

Great food, friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommended 👌

Another gorgeous breakfast at Govenors house. One child with us today and he absolutely loved it.

Arrived and it was very busy so expected to wait a while. Greeted and seated straight away . The waitress was so friendly . Order taken for food and drinks . We received out breakfast within 15 minutes. We had a full breakfast and the Governor’s Benedict . Both had slight changes that we asked for . It was delicious ! The atmosphere was smashing with a real buzz. Would highly recommend a visit .

Amazing food with lovely friendly staff, cocktails are excellent

Another fantastic brunch at The Governor’s House. Attentive and friendly service, with fabulous food. The poached eggs were done to perfection!

Very good food. A mixture of western and Asian. My burger was fine, and my wife's Katsu chicken was great (and big). Waitress was friendly and efficient, BUT......they need to pay some additional attention to hygiene. Had to change fork as not clean, and other cutlery and glassware needs s good polish with a dry cloth (or more rinse aid!!!). Also some of the surfaces, including tables need a good deep clean. Did not notice how many hygiene stars the place has.

My fave place to go now when I visit my sister. First time we came I noticed how extremely friendly the staff were, so kind and helpful. We came again this weekend for brunch and staff again couldn't be more lovely, we had THE BEST EGGS BENE I think I've ever had, the dirty benny ✨👌🏻 And the pistachio french toast was incredible. I work in the same industry in the lake district and my fave thing to do is find amazing brunch spots and this is high up on my list of fave places to go now, cannot wait to try the brunch / champagne deal they do ✨😍

Had a lovely early dinner here last night. The 2 course for £20 was very good value and the food was very good. The service was excellent, attentive and friendly but not OTT. There was also a lovely singer on, she was great. Thank you

Just popped in for a coffee always friendly , great service nice place to relax and chat with family and friends food also looks and taste good.

Very good food and outstanding service. Great to be able to get some different sort of tasty food in this area.

We enjoyed a Saturday lunch at the Governors House for my Mum's birthday. We chose the venue as it had good vegan options and the food was lovely. Service was helpful and polite and the decor was nice. We'd definitely go back.

Always great food and well looked after

Lovely on a Friday evening live music 2 cocktails for £16 and 2 courses for £20 perfect for a date night or girls catchup like we had last night thank you for a lovely evening

Great food served by lovely friendly people.

Visiting family decided yo book breakfast, friendly staff, food was amazing. Table was amazing but needed a good clean ,bits of food, sauce wrappers stuck there. Toilets could do with a really good clean

We love coming here. Always a warm and friendly welcome. The team are always happy to help and my daughter loves the pancakes. Thank you.

Poor service, had to ask for drinks 3 times waited 45 minutes and they lost our order, wouldn’t go back

Great lunch! Despite being busy, staff were welcoming and friendly. Food was delicious

Food and staff are lovely. Enjoyed the live music on a Friday evening

Our third time at Govenors House, Northallerton, and it never disappoints. It's tough to decide what to have because everything looks, sounds, and is so delicious! There are specials available on top of the main menu, and the service is friendly & welcoming. Highly recommend!! Photo attached is avocado on toast with mushroom instead of eggs, and extra bacon, plus the special chicken & bacon pancakes (insane!!!), and finally the cinnamon graham pancakes. All incredible, can't wait to return!

What a lovely evening on a rare night off, truly wonderful service, great food, good music, relaxed but professional.

As always food was exceptional, lovely venue and friendly staff. Will definitely be back

Had food here a handful of times now, Elisha and the team are always so inviting and friendly. The food... has never been disappointing. It always exceeds my expectation. Thank you

Great food, fast service and friendly staff. The pancakes were amazing - unlike many pancake stacks, their pancakes are fluffy and not dry!

Great food, went for the starter and main for £20 and we both really enjoyed everything that we’d ordered, portions were huge, so much so that we both were struggling to eat all our main course, not a negative as everything was delicious. Cocktails were very good too we went for the two for £16 and had the Governor and the Governess (2x each) and they were spot on! Staff as always really friendly and attentive, had the added bonus of some live music too, don’t know her name but really good pianist/singer.

Me and ten of my friends had amazing evening tonight.the food was so good and they was great singer they as well I will definitely be going back the staff was lovely

We were greeted at the door by Keavey. It was a while since we were last in, so it was lovely to be remembered. The service we received off her was above and beyond, and the food was spot on. Thank you, Keavey. I hope you know how amazing you are, an absolute asset to Governors House. We will definitely be back x

4th time here trying different meals not been disappointed the foods fantastic and the prices are great The staff are good the foods fresh

Lovely, interesting food - not your normal menu, good prices and good service. It was very busy Saturday lunchtime), so it was quite noisy. Overall a very good meal.

First visit. My friend chose a vegetarian option but later spoke with staff and informed and trusted the chicken was halal. The food was delicious. All credit to chef and staff. We will return in future.

Really really yummy, lovely server. Highly recommend 👌👌👌

AMAZING staff…so impressed with their friendliness and efficiency. I ordered a special French toast which was out of this World.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I went the first day with family for breakfast and the food was wicked! The best breakfast ive had in a restaurant, by far. I was so impressed, i brought my partner back the next day and ill 100% be a regular now. The staff were super lovely, gave their recommendations and were really warm and friendly. We went for the special offer of ‘southern fried chicken, bacon, maple mustard syrup on French toast’ on recommendation from the staff, and it was ‘epic’ as a family member said. Also working in food service means you notice the extra things and I can 100% say its a class place to go.

Called in with my daughter for an impromptu lunch, and we were not disappointed! My daughter had the full Gov’s breakfast (huge & gorgeous) and I had something recommended by the lovely & informative staff member…the French toast with chicken, bacon & maple syrup….WOW😍! I was driving so didn’t have the glass of fizz with it, but that didn’t matter cos it was so, so good. We left very full and needing a nap. Thank you, it was amazing. Looking forward to our next meal at The Govs House 👍xx

Visited today with my sister and our 3 children. Was very quiet when first arrived and was seated promptly. The food was lovely (but pricey) £18.50 for a breakfast (paid extra for hashbrowns). Unfortunately the glasses that were on the table for water were dirty. The waitress was on her own having to take orders, do drinks, bring food out and take payments. It seemed very full on for one person! (The waitress I must say was lovely). When it came to pay we asked if we could split the bill (1 adult 2 kids & 1 adult 1 kid). We both paid and on questioning the price we were told there was a service charge added. We had not been informed of this before paying and I didn't read it anywhere whilst dining. In total we paid a service charge of over £6. This really should be mentioned and given as an OPTION!

Amazing food and fantastic service

Always love this place, the food is amazing with massive portions and the staff are so friendly. Chicken bacon french toast is my new favourite meal!

Service always great and food lovely. Took advantage of the ‘kids eat for £1 offer’ which is fab for the school holidays.

Absolutely lovely! We popped in for coffee after looking at the premises opposite; for our joint art display with The Art Crowd. The manager is exceptional, she is friendly, welcoming and makes for brilliant customer service throughout the establishment. We had coffees and sundaes, we recommend these! So fruity and lots of flavour! Such a treat! Brilliant place to go! If you are parking your car try the car park on Crosby road or near the forum as lidl only give you 90 minutes. Can't wait to call again when we put up our art display. The square outside has seating area and gas a hood feel to it. Next time we visit Governor's House we are going to try the pancakes!

We had a lovely get together. We had planned for lunch but opted for the bottomless brunch option. Amazing, tasty food. Lovely and attentive staff. Plenty of choices for drinks. We will definitely be back ☺️

Always great food and drink at Governors House and the service is great. Everyone working is so friendly and fab with the kids on our table

Always a fantastic experience. Food is absolutely amazing and our waitress Tegan could not have been more friendly - a credit to the team. All staff super friendly and great atmosphere.

No atmosphere as only us in there.

Absolutely wonderful place for coffee, breakfast, food and drinks. Been here many times before but the first time doing bottomless brunch and would highly recommend the menu and drinks to anyone! The food is a gorgeous as it looks but we stopped taking photos at drink number 2! The staff are amazing - go above and beyond to make sure everything is as you want it! Thank you all x

Great bottomless brunch. Would definitely recommend x

Great food service atmosphere and lovely music

Always our favourite place to meet up for brunch! We had the beef Benedict from the specials board and it was one of the best breakfasts we’ve ever had. The full English breakfast is huge too none of it greasy like you get at some places. Staff are really friendly and the place itself is lovely plenty of tables not too close to each other and they have booths. Will always recommend this place!

Took the girls prior to a visit to the cinema! Large portions, kids pancakes were awesome along with the mrs eggs royale and large breakfast for myself. Only niggle was a dog in the restaurant on the next table which kept barking which spoilt the atmosphere but thankfully left after 15mins. Real Gem in northallerton! Use it or lose it Northallerton!!

Popped in here for a delightful lunch after a bit of pottery painting with my friend. It was very quiet which was lovely, although I suspect usually it is busier - we did come on the day of the England final after all. The food was amazing. So delicious and great portion sizes. Brilliant place, what a gem.

Lovely lunch. Tasty well prepared food. Excellent service from attentive staff.

Staff were very attentive especially with our children. Food was very tasty.

First time here, we were going to another venue nearby which was closed on Tuesdays but really pleased as we wouldn’t have found this gem . I’m coeliac and waitress was very knowledgeable as majority of dishes could be made gluten free. We both Opted for burger choices which were home made and lovely but it was the side salad that stole the show, never had one with as much variety of vegetables, seeds and salad items. Home made lemonade was delicious . With a tip £20 head . Most definitely visiting again 😊

Overpriced and undercooked full English and no black pudding. Ridiculous

Great food and bottomless brunch! Live music on Friday nights now too!

The food is so delicious 🤤. Service is always amazing and friendly. Deffos my new favourite place!

Went for lunch with friends. What a great little place hidden away staff couldn’t do enough for us and food was stunning can’t wait to come back

Visited for the first time and last time yesterday. Waitress friendly enough but the table was filthy, the cutlery and water glass were dirty. In fact the place needs a good deep clean!!!

Amazing !!! Service was great. Highly recommend the Governors Benedict as it’s delish

Popped in en route to friends. Great food in a funky little restaurant but bonus was great entertainment from local singer Rosie Ann Resulted in staying longer than we intended

Called in on Saturday for a quick drink and a bite to eat. The service was exceptional, the food phenomenal the atmosphere amazing. But the most surprising, but wonderful thing was the very unexpected entertainment. The young lady singing was absolutely brilliant. What a talented young lady, what a difference it made to our whole experience. Will definitely call again if ths is what to expect. Highly recommended. ********

Fabulous evening spent with family. Lovely food and attentive service from the ladies. Thank you

Great atmosphere and amazing food!

Just wanted a relatively quick and tasty meal, and the breakfast seemed to fit the bill. It was, however, mediocre and not worth the money paid. The sausages whilst tasty were a bit chewy, and the bacon had a lot of fat running through and a bit tough to get through, not helped by knives, which just about cut through the bread. Would not recommend due to pricing.

Really good breakfast! Stopped in travelling north, great to find this place given the distinct lack places along this stretch of the A19. Northallerton, quintessentially rural northern market town, lovely. The Governor’s House, a wonderful old building, with a modern interior, food cooked in front of you. Tasty, well presented and quality ingredients, the traditional full breakfast with good meaty sausage thick bacon and all the trimmings, the Mediterranean breakfast fresh and full of flavour. and tea in a tea pot, proper! Service was prompt, efficient and friendly, price reflects the quality, very much worth it, and left satisfied and ready for the day ahead!

Always a good place for lunch and great menu - difficult to choose! Outstanding service. My son has a bad response to onions and very thorough checks were carried out and substitutions made to his order. Thanks very much.

Great service so drinks keep coming. Breakfast menu better than mains in my opinion but all great value.

Absolutely love this place. Never had bad food or drinks and the staff are amazing

Good food and friendly service.

Food was lovely and staff nice and friendly. Had to wait longer than expected for food and there is always a smell of smoke inside - maybe needs some extra vents around the cooking area.

Beautiful building, excellent service and delicious food. Recommend 100%

Always great. Lots of choice, and always great quality.

Great service lovely food - Mediterranean breakfast.

Didn't know about this place, although we're frequent visitors to the town. Nice varied menu. This was the Gaol governor's house previously. We'll definitely go again.

Lovely family friendly (& dog friendly!) venue. Conveniently situated & with parking just a short walk away. Service with a smile. Excellent menu choice - both for adults & children. And we had booked in for a day when young children could eat for £1.00. So amazingly good value. Crayons & paper on each table for young ones while awaiting our food. The only glitch being a longer than expected wait for that, but certainly not unpleasant as the vibe was really nice. Staff were apologetic & kept us informed. The two grand kids had a plate of pasta & a stack of pancakes respectively. Which they loved! Grownups had different dishes, each of which was excellent! Mine being possibly the most filling 'full English breakfast' I have had. Would highly recommend this place.