Mason's Arms in Craven

Had a spontaneous trip out for lunch with a friend who suggested we eat here. I had never been before. Service was really good staff were friendly and attentive. The food was excellent. I would certainly go back again :)

Very lovely atmosphere and dog friendly environment

Best cheese and onion pie in the world.

The food we ate here was the best we have ever had. We were lucky to get last table so I would recommend booking in advance as I can see why it is so popular. Service was excellent and efficient and very friendly staff. We will definitely be returning when travelling this way again

Second time staying in Gargrave and drinking in the Mason Arms. Tried the seafood sharing board and my goodness it was delicious. The food was so fresh and tasty. I wish this was my local. Such a friendly pub with welcoming owners. Can’t wait to go back.

Great night here and the food was amazing. Definitely try the steak pie.

Lovely little traditional pub with that old character feeling, low sealing, plenty of picture on the wall and lovely staff. We didn't stay in the lodge but had a lovely statrrday afternoon meal. They specialise in game so we had a beautiful home made pheasant pie and goujons. We also had the scallops topped with streaks of bacon and cheese. The desert (Janes fruit crumble) with Custard was to die for!! Overall had a lovely experience. Thank you

We stayed overnight in one of the freshly decorated rooms. From arrival to departure we were extremely well looked after by Richard, Amy and their team. The room was spacious and spotless and as advertised. The bar area had a great atmosphere and there was a great selection of real ales, ciders and beers. We ate in the evening and the food was spot on, certainly not shy with portion sizes. We sat and talked to Richard the landlord later in the evening and it is clear that Richard and Amy have big plans - I wish them every success, we will 100% be back. Highly recommend!

Had an excellent lunch here on the way back home from Beverley. Was made to feel very welcome and the food was excellent.

Had a lovely meal there. Landlord and landlady very friendly and made us feel very welcome. We were staying at the Premier Inn but we will definitely stay at the Masons Arms next time

They do one hell of a jam roly poly!!!

Me and my partner had a beautifull beef baguette, sandwich with chips and gravy. The chips were lovely, Highly recommended the pub. Staff were friendly polite, excellent value for money,

Lovely friendly atmosphere and staff. Really good pub food. This is the sort of pub you should support with your custom. Really hit the spot after a cold day on the hills.

Visted the Mason Arms for some lunch after looking around Gargrave. There was a lovely atmosphere in the bar / dining area and we were welcomed in by Richard and Amy. We were served quickly and had the most delicious food. My partner opted for steak and kidney pudding with chips which he thoroughly enjoyed and I had pea and ham soup which was absolutely superb. Will daybed going back!

Fabulous pub . Called in today for drinks and decided to go back for an evening meal . Calves liver with mash and caramelised onions and pheasant with bacon and leek. Both fabulous . Very friendly and attentive staff . Great gathering of locals and dogs . A place not to miss . 👌

Arrived here on a Monday evening for a meal after a long journey, we'd tried two other local pubs for food to no avail. The Mason's Arms came up trumps the food was excellent, piping hot home cooked traditional meals. I had the steam pudding and my partner who is very particular had the game pie, absolutely delicious. Very friendly atmosphere too. Thank you!

Table for 4 booked for a family lunch, quickly introduced to Dorothy (think I've got the name right), the owners black Lab 🙂 The new owners were very welcoming, the waitress was very patient and attentive, the food was brilliant and the open fire on an icy January day ........ well. Hope to be back soon Ps missed a bit of paint in the entrance to the ladies 😉

Stopped off, on the way to Harrogate, for a quick Lunch. Appears the epitome of a Village pub. Lovely friendly welcome, great pint of Landlord. But then the food was served. Wow! Superb Haddock and Chips, homemade peas, tartare sauce and chips. All delicious. Homemade cheese and onion pie, beautiful crisp short crust pastry and fantastic cheese and chive sauce. Love to come me back on the return journey 😋

Good local pub very friendly staff and locals

We stopped here as we were walking through on the canal Had a friendly welcome and excellent lunch. The YAPAS (Yorkshire tapas board) is outstanding Dog friendly and great value Lovely open fire to warm up next to. Would love to return for another YAPAS sometime!

Exceptional food! Five cask ales. Enthusiastic and attentive (young) staff. The type of pub that makes you want to move near to it. Oh, and the BEST chips you will ever taste, wonderfully complemented by the gravy and the outstanding steak and ale pie,

Would like to say a massive thank you to Amy and Richard who supplied us with an absolutely fantastic full English Breakfast on Saturday 30 Nov when our hotel suffered a gas leak that shut down their kitchen. An absolutely delightful couple who went above and beyond and were so welcoming.The Mason's Arms will certainly be our next stay when in this area . Thanks again .

Popped in on a wet Sunday afternoon to this great village pub. Super food and service, Lovely atmosphere.

Good pub food friendly staff and good value

Lovely traditional pub. Good choice of draught beers. Food menu has Good options and was very tasty. Only downside was the 45 minute wait . Staff very friendly and helpfull.

Excellent stay over in the campervan , nice meals and great choice of beers. Very friendly and helpful family run country pub, dog friendly . We will be back thanks for the hospitality, great staff and owners.

Fantastic village pub great food made to order very friendly staff and locals.

Fantastic proper local Yorkshire pub serving great food and great beers. Very busy, so book if you want to eat, we had two visits here for food and both were excellent. The Yorkshire tapas was awesome and huge! Sunday lunch was one of the best we've had. Definitely recommend.

Excellent as always. Booked before as come annually and have for past 10yr with our little lads and grandparents. Stunning food , lovely welcome and brilliant staff ! Our favourite place highly recommend

We came for something to eat and drink with my partner and his mum and step dad. The food was amazing. Only gave 4 stars because children aren’t aloud so I couldn’t bring my 13yr old son.

Food is amazing here, had a meal last night and a lunch today. Proper home cooked food. Lovely atmosphere, we are staying at a lodge just up the road which is in walking distance to the pub.

Wow, so pleased we stopped off here for a bite to eat on our journey from Cumbria to Skipton . Such a friendly, welcoming place with great food. Will definitely call again.

Food and service was second to none. Excellent.

First time in Gargrave as we were attending a wedding night do . Was very impressed with just how friendly the staff and local were at The Masons Arms. The pub itself was great, really old country pub with beams and brasses everywhere. Our room was lovely and the bed was extremely comfortable. Gargrave is a wonderful hidden gem and The Masons Arms is a pub where we'd stop again... thank you for making our stop an extremely pleasant one...it was perfect. And please pat Dorothy the dog for us as she was lovely, hehe

Walked here from Skipton and had a fabulous homemade lunch with excellent cask beer. Highly recommended!

We called in here after a spa at a nearby hotel and we were super impressed! The service was great, and the place was bustling for a Wednesday evening, we got the last table. Food took a while to come but was worth the wait! The cod loin was absolutely superb and my partner had the steak pie, he was also really happy. We will be back again for sure!

Loved every minute of our stay. The room had everything that we needed. The pub itself has the most amazing atmosphere. The repartee and friendly chat was so warm and welcoming. Food excellent.. yes, you do need to wait quite a while between ordering and getting your food, but everything is cooked fresh and well worth waiting for We stayed for 6 nights and will be back. (Hermione, the young waitress deserves a special mention as she made us feel so welcome.

Gorgeous homecooked food Fabulous atmosphere

Excellent food, good value and friendly atmosphere. Service was slow, after 15 mins had to ask for menu. Once ordered food to 45 mins to serve.

Booked In here for a weeks break. We certainly hit the jackpot. Quite happy with our room in the courtyard as it was near to our car for easy access. (I have a slight mobility problem). The atmosphere in the bar is very warm and friendly. We loved the banter. Never a boring or dull moment. Breakfast was good but the evening meals realky topped the shop. During our 6 night stay we tried steak and kidney pudding, 3 sausage and mash with Yorkshire pudding (that really hit the taste buds), cheese and onion pie and steak pie. That lassie sure can cook!!! The staff are so friendly but not too imposing. We especially loved our little waitress Hermione!!

What a gem! It's rustic and quite basic, but it's awfully cosy, and the food is just amazing 👏 I've never had a bad meal there, and the staff are what Northern friendliness is all about. Love it!

Friendly staff, lovely home cooked food, would highly recommend.

Without exception the best meal we have ever had in a pub the Mason Arms in Gargrave North Yorks. Everything second to none!

During our stay in Gargrave we ate in all three restaurants and although the Indian Restaurant was the best, the Masons Arms was the better pub grub, for quality, price and service. It also had a better selection of ale, although that is obviously personal taste. Wouldn't hesitate to eat here again.

Best fish pie! Very pleasant atmosphere Totally friendly 😊

We just turned to ask for a table and luckily someone was just leaving and we were in and we were very lucky the food was fantastic we had Sunday lunch. I’ve never had so much beef ever and it was so tender the mash was soooo lovely the honey glazed carrots mmmm the gravy mmmm the roasties were mmmm 😋. The veg 😘 we never stayed there we were just there for lunch. The pub was great the staff were great the atmosphere was great if I’m ever passing this way again I will certainly be back oh and the giant Yorkshire pudding was brill Thankuuuuu Mark

I heard a kid say the roast beef was the best he'd ever had so I obviously based my food choice off that. I must say It was a spectacular roast beef!

Stayed two nights. Clean accessible room. Lovely breakfast. Would stay again. Thank you

Visited on holiday the whole family were made to feel welcome, lovely service, lovely food, lovely atmosphere thank you so much.

We called in here after a receptionist recommended it to us from the hotel nearby. We turned up without booking a table but were welcomed by the team. The Food is absolutely delicious and service was amazing and everyone so friendly what a lovely traditional English pub cant recommended enough.

We both had a beef sandwich with gravy and onions and chips. The food was delicious and well worth the money definitely highly recommended people come here for lunch,

Having spent the day in Gargrave (a childhood holiday haunt), decided to get something to eat al fresco at The Masons Arms. Ordered a fish pie and a lasagna, both arrived roasting hot after being freshly cooked, and both went down a treat! The pub has a good range of beers, lagers and ciders (nice to have a choice and not be fobbed off with the usual draught Strongbow). Location scored 4/5 due to having a fair few flies buzzing around (only to be expected, but perhaps a citronella candle/lantern could be delivered to outside diners to alleviate this small issue). Recommended - both meals were delicious and stayed hot until the last mouthful! (No photo of the fish pie - it was dived into too quickly!)

Dined here on the advice of the front desk staff of a different hotel. After a week touring small towns in England, we all agreed this was the best food, yet. Fresh, well prepared, delicious. Scallops, fried fish, tomato soup, and Chicken pot pie were all fantastic. Highest recommendation 😋😋😋😋😋

Timothy Taylor’s of the highest quality!! - Knowle Spring on hand pulled together with a superb bar team led by Richard and Amy means perfection and excellence - a traditional pub with brilliant beer and food - it’s a must visit for everyone 🍺🍗🍖🐑

Food is absolutely delicious and service was amazing what a lovely traditional English pub 100% recommended

Lovely friendly village pub in Gargrave. We had the Lasagne with a portion of chips. The food was delicious and definitely home made. The chips were some of the best chips I’ve had in a long time. So we had to have dessert. We will definitely come back again.

Called whilst on holiday in the area and based on reviews seen. We were not disappointed. Nice atmosphere good friendly service and excellent food.

Decided to try this pub. Although menu good the portions were more like child portions yet the price was Lake District prices. This is not on a main route to attract tourists so I thought should be better priced. I eat all over the country and felt this was over priced for what you get. Did not realise at time but they clearly overcharged us for the drinks according to menu on line so not a great experience.

The barmaid was too busy with her conversation to serve me. That was just downright rude. I walked out and won't be back ever.

The food here is absolutely amazing!!! The place is rustic and charming with a beer garden and the option to eat outside. The service was great and the staff were really friendly. Would definately recommend, thank you.

Really nice lunch on a lovely sunny day in Gargrave. There's a good selection of dishes available on the menu and the staff are really friendly The portions are huge and the food was delicious, definitely recommended

Went in for Sunday dinner absolutely delicious great staff very obliging will definitely be going there again give this place a try 👍

Stopped off at the Masons Arms for a meal and drink on our holiday visit had a nice steak and ale pipe but were very disappointed with the cost of our drinks at £8.00 for two half's of shandy is to much so will not be visiting again.

Fantastic food and service.Sunday lunch was lovely all fresh cooked.

Brilliant bub, lovely pie, quick service. Highly recommend

Lovely local pub, friendly staff and locals. Not eaten here but the food looks good.

Stayed overnight and had dinner. Recommended!

Great Yorkshire Dales traditional pub, good mixture of local characters and tourists. Excellent Timothy Taylor beers and other rotating guests. Have never eaten but the food looks and smells great. Dog friendly.

Called in for lunch Monday 13th, this was one of our favourite places to eat, not any more, food was terrible, fish and chips, plate was absolutely red hot, couldn't cut thru the batter because it was that hard, chips over cooked, brown, table dirty from last diners,

Excellent pub. Great atmosphere

Called tonight, the beer was spot on, the food was plentiful and cooked to perfection. Definitely will be returning.

Nice .lovely food. But the only downfall allows children to sit at the bar

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Nice pub .will be back

Very nice pub lovely food an drink credit to the industrie

Lovely local Yorkshire pub, fantastic service and very welcoming. Especially Geoff the dog 🐕 if you're ever lucky enough to meet him. Lovely homemade comfort pub food. Would recommend if you have a dog.

Very nice Pub. Unfortunately because of our nationality we were charged £8 for a pot of earl grey tea which is an absolutely ridiculous price. All in all a very kind service and a racist barkeeper ✌🏼🇬🇧

Lovely food, friendly and helpful staff. Would recommend for food and drink.

Dinner, 8 pm, weekday. No clear direction if you get seated, order at the bar, or seat yourself. Turns out all drinks are ordered at the bar. Wing it for the seating. And check out at the bar. Service lackluster in general. Slow to take the order. Meal took 40 minutes to arrive. Not fresh tasting, flavorful, or presented in a way we've come to expect with pub fare. Wasn't checked back on by staff or directed how to pay. Had salmon and smoked haddock fish cakes on some odd chowder something that wasnt flavorful. Side of garden greens which turns out was steamed and not seasoned bowl of misc greens. Had much better experience at The Bull followed by Old Swan. Wouldn't come again.

Great place food and drinks always a warm welcome

First time here. Reminded me of a proper olden days pub. Warm friendly Definitely recommend this place Thank you!

Only called in for a beer. Taylor's Landlord in great condition.

Absolutely superb food and a wonderfully warm welcome. We booked for a large party, including dogs and kids. Quality of food (Inc Sunday roasts) was superb. I wouldn't usually leave a review, but definitely worth it for this one.

I booked a table for dinner late on a Sunday with my 12 year old son when we were visiting the area. I had a roast dinner and he had a burger. Both of our meals were absolutely delicious. Portion sizes were great too. The food alone was enough to make us re-book for dinner again the following day, but the warm welcome absolutely sealed the deal. When we arrived again on a Monday night, we were greeted like regular customers. My son had the burger again and I had the steak pie - the food more than lived up to expectations. I could have licked the gravy boat as it was so good! Thanks very much to everyone who worked there - we will be back when we are next in the area. (Note to the gentleman behind the bar - I hope you have tried the IPA shandy now, it's honestly really nice!)

Superb pub just in the middle of Gargrave. Fabulous food and great friendly atmosphere. Very dog friendly too. Highly recommend

Fabulous, great food and friendly pub loved it Thankyou so much, proper old style pub with flagged floor right up our street

Saturday tea with family . Choice on menu was excellent lively ambience and staff super friendly and very efficient . The food was outstanding both in flavour and portion size . First visit for us all but won’t be our last . Excellent value for money too

Warm Yorkshire welcome, lovely pint of beer and great food. Delicious Game Pie was a treat and the haddock and chips was very tasty. Thoroughly recommend lunch here.

Just returned from a 2 night break at The Masons Arms. After a long journey from Wales, we were warmly welcomed by the landlord. Roaring log fire burning in this lovely rustic pub, so we sat and relaxed with a couple of drinks. All of the staff here are very helpful and friendly, and nothing was too much trouble. Our room was nice & warm. The village of Gargrave is a great base for exploring the beautiful Dales. Thoroughly enjoyed our mini break!

The best pub grub we have ever had, nice staff. Amazing chocolate brownie. And dog friendly too 😊

food ok nothing special, quaint wee seating are for food , friendly staff

We visited the Masons Arms, Gargrave on a couple of evenings when we were staying nearby at Gallaber Park. The meals, service and atmosphere were all excellent. We plan on eating there again when we are next in the area.

Our first visit and it was lovely. We had an evening meal, a burger and the chicken breast and both were delicious. A lovely welcoming atmosphere, great food and a friendly place. Will call again.

Great lunchtime pint (or two) and a hearty sandwich. Staff pleasant, looking forward to another visit.

Fantastic pub food - best I’ve had in years. Real chops and homemade pie. Brilliant. Would go again in heart beat. Really lovely staff too

Called here for lunch, its a bit pricey for a sandwich, won't go again for lunch

Popped in with a friend . Had a philly steak sandwich which was delicious and filling. Great value. Would definately go there again . Didn't stay there.

Great value for money. Good food, great hospitality. Be prepared for generous-sized portions 😋😋

Nice relaxed atmosphere. I'm from Somerset. When I walked into the bar, there was Thatchers Cider , I knew then there was a god. People are friendly but then again you're in Yorkshire so it isn't a surprise. Nice seating outside and on a hot day a nice cold pint of cider and it's perfect.

Excellent honest pub food. We went twice during our weeks holiday in Gargrave. Lovely friendly atmosphere with well kept real ale.

Three of us had excellent meals in the busy lively bar area. The bar area of the pub has an open fire and is very dog friendly. There is a good range of well kept real ales with the normal array of lagers etc