Richard the Third in Richmondshire

I have just returned home from a two night stay at this location, and even as a solo business traveller, I could not recommend this place enough. The staff were very friendly, the food was exceptional, the room was clean and homely, and the atmosphere was wonderful. It gave me warm vibes of being in a classic community pub, and were I not having to have spent so much of the evenings working, I would have loved to have spent more time than I was able to in the bar area. Unfortunately I was unable to spend any time exploring the surroundings, however from what I did see during my trips in and out of the area, I would be very happy spending a long weekend here to explore the area. My only possible negative would be the poor WiFi signal in my room, but were I not travelling on business, I'd see this as a positive. Thank you for such a lovely stay, and I hope to revisit in the future on a personal adventure so I can enjoy the area properly!

Service was fantastic host was excellent food was brilliant too.

Lovely country pub, nice people, lovely food, enjoyed the atmosphere, had Yorkshire pudding filled with beef, mashed potato, peas, and gravy, worth a visit 😊

Visited for Sunday lunch. The choice was either beef or pork. The non roast options was Scampi or Egg & Chips ( no mention of ham with it ). Limited to say the least. 2 of us had the roast beef and 2 had the scampi. The roasts came already served up in the kitchen. Not the end of the world but it would have been nice to decide for yourself how much veg and gravy to dish up. Not a huge serving. To be fair the others said the Scampi was ok. Waitress took the finished plates while someone was still eating - don’t like that. They also took the salt & pepper - again when she was still finishing her meal. What was the rush to clear the table - it wasn’t at all busy ? Probably won’t return - at least certainly not on a Sunday.

Really nice place to have a bit of lunch and a beer after exploring Middleham and the castle. The food we had was very good, the landlady was very polite and efficient and beer was good.

With a homely atmosphere and friendly staff this pub is an absolute gem. We enjoyed a tasty lunch and our son was really impressed by the vegetarian burger - which wasn’t the usual plant based “meat”. All meals were 10/10 and the chips and onion rings were superb. Cannot rate highly enough!

Stayed here this week, absolutely fabulous 👌, Sharon and Ken are great hosts and actually class them as friends now. The locals we met, Irish guy with the boxer dog and ball, Rosie, Midge, Sam, lady with broken ankle (Ellen or Helen) Ed the Tinder legend, the 4 o'clock club etc etc!! Really nice place, excellent food, real ale, wine and topped off by excellent people

The lunch menu was OK offering the usual pub food. Bit surprised to be told that they’d have to check if still doing lunch when we enquired at 1:10pm during the week. Service was acceptable but wouldn’t describe as friendly. The lager and lemonade both seemed to be off so an underwhelming drink after a lovely morning’s walk. I got the impression that evenings would be a better time to visit as had events advertised on the board to suggest the locals attend / support

A lovely, friendly pub which feels cosy and is just a traditional British pub. The food was good and the staff friendly. It’s also dog friendly, which was a bonus. We’d happily eat here again.

A good traditional pub serving excellent traditional pub food. The pies are extremely tasty. The local Black Sheep beer is very good. The staff were cheerful and helpful.

We stayed in Middleham for a family Easter break and visited the Richard iii pub for dinner on the first evening. It's a traditional pub, no frills and caters for local workers and walkers really. The prices aren't cheap (steak pie & chips £15) and we expected good quality pub grub, unfortunately the food was a real let down. Greasy tasting burger, very average chilli and a 'not great' pizza (cheap meat on the meat-feast) Lots of local workers still in their dirty clothes drinking right next to our table and swearing quite a lot in loud conversation, not exactly what you want during a £60 family meal. OK for a drink after a muddy dog walk but that's all.

enjoyed our curries the night we visited.....larger portions, great tasted and the service and atmosphere could not be faulted.

Excellent food & drink we would definitely recomend to others and return ourselves. Staff and service was great and atmosphere was lovely.

A Saturday in mid March. A group of 6 of us had a look in for a drink and a bite of lunch. There were other customers in so there was a bit of atmosphere but it certainly didn’t seem overly busy. We got a seat, bought a beer, and perused the lunchtime menu. Then it got interesting - there was much confusion between the bar and kitchen staff as to which items on the menu were available or not. Orders were placed and had to be changed when it became apparent they didn’t have to basic ingredients/foodstuffs to make them. When our “baguettes” arrived they were just bread buns. A beef and onion bun lacked onion. Similarly, pork and apple lacked apple. 🍏 🙄 On speaking with staff they seemed particularly exasperated with things. They explained that the landlady had recently opened a cafe 4 doors up and rather than being organised and order foodstuffs for the cafe, she was merely raiding the kitchens at this pub leaving the stock depleted and not communicating this fact. This situation was not the fault of the kitchen or bar staff who seemed frustrated at it all. The place was just badly managed, had an air of chaos, and produced “baguettes” that weren’t and were missing items. Seems that the landlady should start running the place properly. Her staff certainly weren’t impressed!! Oh, and the ‘inspirational’ and ‘funny’ quotes written on the walls with thick black marker pen (with bad grammar) are just naff! Would we recommend the place. Nope. Would we go back again. Nope.

Excellent local pub with kind nice staff and the food was what it should be proper pub food burgers pies scampi and a vegetarian option. Great range of beers, and having a evening of bingo was a laugh. Thank you

Not at all great. We had travelled 40 miles specifically to meet friends at that pub and chose it on account of the menu. We arrived to find that the website had been a year out of date. Everything we had wanted was not available and the alternatives were not appealing. Further, the Black Sheep beer was off and tasted like vinegar. Getting service at the bar was slower than it should have been. The whole visit was pretty well disastrous. If a venue like that, off the beaten track does not keep its website up to date, it does not deserve business.

We stayed in a cottage in Middleham over Christmas and ate at the Richard III on two nights. The food was tasty, plentiful and good value. The staff and the locals using the pub were very friendly and welcoming.

Very noisy and crowded, the food was very average I’m sorry to say, probably a bad night to judge as there was live music playing and a crowd in to watch that. Possibly be ok on a normal night, can only hope so.

Land lady (sharon) is just a common scheme woman trying to act presentable really. Doesnt take much for her to drop the act and show her true colours though. I bought a voucher for my sister and her family a while back to stay 2...

Having booked a table for dinner at 7.30pm a day before our planned visit and having duly arrived on time our main course (very average) was duly served and cleared away by about 8.25pm. We were a little surprised to see our waitress going out...

Stopped for lunch during our day of driving the dales. I ordered the tuna and mayo bap. Was so disgusting I couldn’t eat it. The bap was heated, it said cold on the menu. The tuna looked like cat food, and tasted nothing like tuna....

Arrived for lunch but unfortunately we’re kept waiting over an hour. No apology or advance notice of wait Better places in what is a lovely village.

We have been eating here for years and always tell friends that it’s the best pie in The Dales. A few years back it did decrease in size and increase in price but it was still amazing. Sadly, not anymore if our recent meal is...

Very friendly pub in the heart of Midleham, locals and staff alike .rooms are lovely and yes decor could be better but I think it adds to the charme as it's an old inn ,.food is first class as ate their both nights of our...

Was staying locally, so visited this lovely pub. They serve a good selection of food and beers. Can definitely recommend the pies!

We visited here for an evening meal during our stay in Middleham. The pub is traditional and quite cosy, on arrival we were seated in the window with a pleasant view over the village square. There is no table service so we ordered at the...

I enjoyed going to this pub. The beers were good and my food was good. My partner had the homemade soup. She said that it had no taste at all. Maybe they need to use more herbs and spices in the soup to give it...

Had a pub lunch here and the staff were so friendly and keen to do whatever was needed to make us feel welcome and make sure the food what exactly what we wanted. The food and service were both excellent.

Just had a lovely Sunday Lunch here, great service and the food was plentiful and delicious, couldn’t eat another thing, thank you

Sampled this pub v early lunchtime on a horrid day and sat in the interesting bar, fire was fully red hot even by this time. Good selection of beers, interesting memorabilia and furnishings. Booked for another night for food. 4 of us had food and...

Tasty food, good sized portions, friendly service. Booked a table in the snug which had a real fire, lovely, shame about the large TV but another table asked for the volume to be turned down which helped.

I’ve had several visits here over the years, and I always make a detour to eat here if I can. Middleham is the most lovely atmospheric village, and the Richard III is just the jewel. I’ve always seen the staff here be the most genuine...

We stayed in Middleham for a week and ended up eating dinner here at the Richard III pub four times the food was so good and the staff very friendly. A wide range of menu choices, good bar and gin selection combined with prompt service...

Dog friendly pub with welcoming log fire. Friendly staff, good service and food. Busy for a Monday night so table bookings for food recommended.

We found this pub after visiting Middleham Castle. We were very cold and wet. The roaring fire enticed us in and Theakston's Old Peculiar. As the designated driver I was drinking coffee...such a shame they don't do ale to take away. My husband enjoyed the...

I’m giving 1 star because I can’t give 0! Me and my partner visited Richard the 3rd for one night and to cut a long to story short we left at quarter to 1 in the morning! We payed for our review on arrival and...

Amazing place! The most amazing staff and customer service. We wanted to watch the racing and they accommodated us. Brilliant cos we won £300! Wonderful friendly and professional staff. This is the place to be in Middleham

Staff not particularly welcoming, menu (chalkboard only) had many items not available even though we arrived at start of lunchtime serving. Tables sticky, staff just not interested and food poor. Not sure how you can get baguette, chips and side salad so wrong but they...

Visited last night for dinner. Soup was bland. Garlic mushrooms doused with salt. Main courses: steak tasteless and not even asked how it should be cooked. Looked grey! Most expensive sausage and mash ever. Chicken and ham pie crust as thin as paper. An accident...

We had booked a table, but it took about 10 minutes to get the attention of a member of staff and be seated; there didn’t seem to be any system. Staff were very young and not efficient. Quality of food was okay, but ambience was...

Food pleasant. Sat outside in alley area. Food arrived, followed by 3 staff members who then promptly lit up and chatted with occasional choice language. As polite, non smokers we found this rude and unpleasant. Won't visit again.

We visited this pub today for Sunday lunch. This was sold out so we went for the steak pie. The pie arrived and looked ok. We cut into it and the amount of meat was not too generous, but tasted good. We had a few...

We booked a table and arrived at the appointed time. We were completely ignored for 10 minutes and eventually shown to a table. The place seemed chaotic with very few staff. We asked for a menu and were directed to go to another room to...

We popped into Richard III on the off chance at the stroke of 3pm searching for food after a long, hot walk in the Dales. They couldn’t have been more accommodating after seeing the look of despondency upon realising that we’d missed the opportunity for...

After visiting the castle, decided to have lunch here. The service was friendly and the food was fine. The decor wasn’t particular inspiring but wasn’t off putting. There was no wow factor to make the place a 4 but everything was fine, so would recommend...

Beautiful traditional food in lovely surroundings with welcoming staff. It made for a delightful evening and would thoroughly recommend.

This seems to have gone downhill since we last visited 3 years ago. The food was okay - average pub grub. The young lady who brought it to the table was pleasant enough. However, no one enquired as to whether everything was okay with our...

We booked for tea via The Priory Guesthouse and it was lovely. Great atmosphere (apart from a rather loud,foul mouthed stable girl! Even her friends were embarrassed!) The young girls behind the bar were really friendly and gave fantastic customer service. Sharon wasn’t working so...

Thought great atmosphere good beer loved the horse racing theme. Staff were polite and customers were friendly.

We stayed here for one night in what we thought would be a quiet nice place , the room was above the bar which apparently has a license to stay open until 1.30am on a Saturday night, the noise went on until at least 3am...

Excellent place for a spot of lunch. Pizzas were plentiful and good along with the home made chips and tasty chicken wings.

I rarely write reviews but was so surprised by the rudeness and poor service that I felt others should know. We had booked a table but were put in an empty back room with a loud TV and and a poorly dog in a bed...

Sadly on this occasion it was under par... The nachos were dreadful as were the chips I was hungry so ate them but wasn't half as good as I remember.... Bar area very busy... One staff member less than polite but the other young lady...

Meal was shocking all raw sent steak back twice the veg was still frozen ,staff didn’t care less when asked them to replace it even the dogs didn’t come near our table ! Says it all avoid all costs !

Had the Lasagne and garlic mushroom starter. Food very good price. Atlittle dark in the back room. Staff very friendly.

Came here for dinner on first night in middleham. Very friendly staff, good pub grub, lovely atmosphere. Very interesting memorabilia of local racing history. Enjoyed so much returned the next day for lunch. Would highly recommend.

Had 2 nights B & B and the room was lovely and clean, great view of the square to watch the racehorses go past in the morning. Excellent breakfast and a meal in the evening. All the staff were very friendly and efficient. Our border...

Visited on a Sunday, having looked at a sample menu online and seeing spinach and ricotta cannelloni as a vegetarian option. I wouldn't have been surprised if the vegetarian option had been a different dish, but I was extremely surprised to discover the vegetarian option...

This visit was a little disappointing sadly. The covid-safe systems appear pretty sorted which is a reassuring point. Service was a little haphazard with pretty much all customers having to 'remind' staff of orders or requests. Drinks were slow to arrive although, in contrast, food...

We’ve just come back from a 3 night stay in The Dales, we stayed in Middleham in a cottage directly behind the Wensleydale Hotel. We ate at the Richard the a Third on the first night and had a good evening. The Steak Pie was...

We had 4 meals and 4 breakfasts at Richard 111 and the food is really good. No complaints about anything.

Met with in the entrance doorway by young women with cigarette in mouth no mask and leaving out the way in door, no manners just a look of thunder! Found out she was actually a member Of staff very rude And certainly not welcoming. The...

Lovely pub in the heart of Middleham, serving Theakston’s and Black Sheep in particular. Food is hearty pub food but very tasty - we had scampi and the burger which were well received!

We called in for a quick drink on a baking hot day & decided to have a light lunch. I drank an excellent pint of cask ale & my partner had a glass of cider.To eat I had the fishcake & my partner chose chicken Goujons. My fishcake was delicious & obviously home made, as were my partners goujons, which were equally tasty.Most of the staff were friendly but let themselves down by chatting & smoking outside while several people queued inside at the bar. We didn’t wait more than 5 minutes but it was very unprofessional.

This is a lovely pub full of character and most of the staff are friendly. I ordered a veg balti which was tasty however the accompanying poppadom and nan bread were inedible, the popodom was dripping in oil and the nan was dry and hard. When asked by the waitress if everything was OK with our food I shared my concerns and she agreed that the poppodom was very oily. I ordered a dessert as having left half of my main course i was still hungry . It would have been courteous for someone to acknowledge the fact that the food i had ordered was of a poor standard and offer a reduction on our bill, or even a complimentary drink,unfortunately this did not happen.

....or any other meat for that matter. Service friendly but slow. Some people ordered at the bar, we were told to wait at our table. We all fancied something with sausages from Masham (7 miles away). When we were finally served......Sausages were off. Meat pie was off. Warm beef was off. In the end we settled for 2 oily baked potatoes with beans and a tuna bagette with a cremated bow and stern, delivered 10 minutes apart.To add insult to injury they tried to saddle us with a kings ransom of the full cost (£11) for sausages, baked potatoes and beans, minus the sausages. This oversight was swiftly corrected when pointed out.This place is the real McCoy, set in beautiful surroundings and steeped in history. It is wonderful inside and the staff were lovely. Its such a shame that the food was such a letdown, particularly so given that it was our first pub visit since early March 2020. We were so hungry that whilst waiting for service we found ourselves eyeing up the passing thoroughbred steeds with a good serving of culinary imagination.

Great food and service at the Richard the Third. Much better than the Hotel we were staying in we will definitely be back.

I ate here one evening and had the Brie and then Chicken and ham pie. I enjoyed the food and the staff were friendly and helpful. Very dog friendly. I returned the following evening for a couple of drinks and all the tables were booked so I would recommend booking.

Sunny evening sitting on the market square, with a great pint of Theakstons and their super home made pizza. The spicy beef - really was spicy.

This is basically a pub that does meals, rather than a restaurant, so diners are mixed with drinkers. Busy with locals and visitors. Food was tasty, well presented and not badly priced. Staff were friendly and efficient. On the whole 4stars

Positives: the Theakstons Best was excellent.Negatives: the bar staff were absurdly grumpy. Overall, the food was poor. Pizzas: The base was really good, but was overwhelmed with cheese. Steak pie was not great. The canneloni, which appeared to have been sourced from the freezer section in Lidl, was inedible and one of the worst things I'd ever been served in a restaurant.

Yummy food and friendly service in the sunshine. Good social distancing measures. Right on the market square, so a good place to watch the tractors go by, which my son enjoyed.

Ales are all well cared for, local and delicious. We didn't try the food but it looks good and appears good value. Staff very greenfly and attentive

So happy we found this little hidden gem on a dreary Sunday. When you walk in you’re immediately greeted by a lovely team of staff (mostly young girls). We opted for a Sunday dinner and it was so good we decided to stay for evening service for a pizza! I especially loved the uplifting quotes on the walls.

One of the best Sunday dinners ever tasted. Pork come with crackling !! lots of veg, very tasty. Will definitely will be returning.

Little trip out to the Dales, stopped off at Middleham, found the dog friendly Richard III.Covid rules followed, sanitise and register, shown to a table and handed a couple of menus by friendly lass. Lots of choice, go for sausage bagatte and a ham bagette. Sausage came with a tasty onion pickle, chunky chips and a salad and was declared excellent. My ham one came with half a pig in it, chips and salad, proper portions and really really nice hame.Pint of Sheep and a Chiraz to accompany, followed by a rhubard and apple crumble with Brymor icecream. (Crumble was disappointing, had a funny taste, they did apologise, and promised to investigate, it was a bought in pud)Pud excepted it was a great meal, very happy.

Lovely pub, nothing flashy but a roaring fire at one end of the bar and a wood burner in the snug. The beer was some of the best I’ve ever had (Theakston’s).

Friendly pub full of old world charm, good beer, very dog friendly and fabulous food, stayed in Middleham for 2 nights and ate there 3 times

Just stayed in Middleham for the weekend and this was our favourite pub in the village. Lovely welcome atmosphere and great food highly recommend.

Very busy so I would book. I don’t know how many gins they have. Food lovely. Staff friendly but husy

With the help of Richard 3rd staff, I organised a surprise lunch/party for 13 people (aged 3 to 70). All staff so helpful- nothing was too much trouble. They decorated the table with the flowers and bunting I dropped in and led the Happy Birthday singing. We pre ordered our food and everyone totally enjoyed their choices. The food arrived at the same time and again nothing was too much trouble. The waitress and lady behind the bar were brilliant! Such an enjoyable lunchtime! Thank you so much!

Visited several times over last few years and as always a great pub with open fires, friendly staff and a good atmosphere

Lovely rooms although a little warm in the bedroomDinner was excellent great traditional menu Food was well cooked and presentedSnug with an open fire was relaxing and welcomingBreakfast of omelettes and salmon and scrambled eggs was tasty and fillingStaff were friendly and helpful Highly recommended

What an amazing pub. Emma, the barmaid, was amazing. Her pints of Moretti are second too none. Liv brought the food out in the most professional manner. Then Phoebe Hey, the stunning barmaid gave me a lift home whilst I was legless and struggling to walk. The food is pretty good. Would heavily recommend a visit!

Lovely pub full of character with great food. Unfortunately spoilt by the foul mouthed local youth stood right behind us. Not what what you expect when you go for a nice meal.The food was very good though home made chicken and ham pie with home made chips. Maybe if we went back would ask if they have tables away from the main bar.

Called in after walking from Jervaulx Abbey, a quality pint of Black Sheep bitter was a wonderful accompaniment to the hot bacon brie and cranberry baguette. The chips and salad were excellent too and re energised me for the return walk.Can thoroughly recommend for lunch, all menus looked extensive and of quality. Dog friendly all in all first rate

Visited for a late lunch (almost mid afternoon) with friends. The open fired made for a nice welcome on a very wet day. Good beers, nice menu - does the simple stuff well. Service was prompt, the food was tasty and we all went away very replete!

Stopped here for morning coffee. Six of us plus two dogs. Lovey log fire, great service with a smile. Coffees good value, and delivered quickly and courteously.

Lovelystaff, good pub food and great atmosphere - we really love this place. 16 of us descended on them for a meal - as it turns out unexpectedly - on an October mid-week night, and they coped brilliantly. Truth is that our email saying we were coming had been missed, but despite initial suprise when we all arrived, the girls at the bar were immediately welcoming. Cannot praise this attitude highly enough. Food was good and plentiful.

Visited the pub in the middle of a circular walk around Middleham and had a lovely lunch and some good ale to wash it down. A very quaint old hostelry in the centre of town with open fires,dog friendly and a lovely rustic ambiance. Food was good quality and whilst not cheap it was nicely presented and service was excellent. Would definitely recommend to hikers and any visitors to the nearby castle.

We only called in for coffee whilst driving to Alnwick but I am glad we chose the Richard III Hotel. It is an interesting, old-fashioned pub with a distinct leaning towards the Sport of Kings as the rooms contain a lot of horse racing memorabilia. The welcome was friendly, even though we were only having coffee, and the service was quick and efficient. The coffee was good and, looking at the menu, there seemed to be a good choice of meals. Hopefully, next time, we will have more time and be able to try the cuisine.

We had 2 meals at this pub. Both were excellent. Home made steak pie was sublime. All food is cooked on the premises so you do have a little wait but it is worth it.

We visited the pub on the way to see Middleham Castle. Friendly atmosphere and great food. Portions are large and very moderately priced.

I just wanted a light supper, so ordered soup and bread - which turned out to be a flavoursome feast. Really taste, piping hot and clearly home made soup with a hot granary baguette - simple, but absolutely excellent.

Myself and three friends visited here for lunch having visited the nearby Forbidden Corner and were disappointed by both the service and the food.

We stopped in Middleham for lunch driving across North Yorkshire. Richard III pub is quaint loaded with pictures and horse racing memorabilia. We had a fantastic lunch from the varied menu, couple pints of cider. Staff were very friendly and informative. Highly recommend Richard III pub.

Had a lovely meal at this pub on a visit to see friends whilst on there holiday in the village , lots of choice and great drinks available we had just a main course each two had home made curry which was very nice one had lam also nice but a bit small one had pie that looked a little under cooked but was told it was nice also very good meal not fantastic but we enjoyed it

Had a nice meal here- well cooked food at reasonable prices. Service a bit hit and miss but they were busy. Good kids menu.

Stopped for lunch after walking round the castle. Good selection of draught beers. It's not a trendy pub, decorated with all kinds of horse racing prints and like a traditional old pub inside. The food was very good, we had two pies and my daughter had the ploughmans which was huge. I had the steak pie which was lean tender steak under a short crust pastry with big chips and peas.

We were stopping in the village for a few nights and were looking for some where for a meal out a couple of nights so we checked out this place. Good selection of ales but the bar dining area looked dirty with food remnants on the floor and loads of dogs wandering around. The cushions and throws on the seating were covered in dog hairs and looked dirty not a good sign. Dogs were allowed to wander behind the bar . Bar staff did not seem to know what was going on re prices of food on certain nights and i saw one couple over charged even though the prices were written on the walls.Even seen the cook from the kitchen come out to the bar and say it must be a good evening as he had not had many meals sent back. Not a place I would choose to eat in so we didn't.