Smiths Arms in Harrogate

The service is very poor. This is my fifth time in this place, the way the waitress spoken to me was extremely impolite and very abrupt as soon as I walked in , nit even sat down yet, one of the waitress spoke to me at the distance " Are you ok(unfriendly tone of voice) followed by if you are coming for food it's not going to be after 5 pm. Last time the waiter was sliding our food. We were very patient and tried to ignore, thinking that we came here to enjoy our dinner and meet up with our dear friends, sadly, it's very disappointing, besides. There was no menus given. The waitress are talking about the customers in a bad way while another customers were still in the restaurant.

I consider myself a semi regular diner at this pub. The staff as ever were polite however on this occasion possibly lacked experience and supervision. At no point in the meal were we asked if we wanted more drinks and I arrived a good 7-10 minutes before my guests and was not asked if I wanted to order a drink while I was waiting. We had the festive fare menu, starters and mains were perfect and I was looking forward to Christmas pudding only to be told that out of 5 choices for dessert only 2 choices were available and yes no Christmas pudding. I settled for the tatain, taste was good, sauce was good but the pasty was mushy and soggy, not how a tart tatain should be. We asked if we could order desserts off the ordinary menu to be told we could buy we would be charged extra ie charged for 2 course festive plus full price dessert of the other menu. That did not sit well. If you can’t offer 3 out of 5 desserts the least you can do is offer desserts of the other menu without extra charge.

Great food as always. Venue was quiet but still had a nice atmosphere. Our waitress’s, Millie and Eleyna were very polite and friendly. The restaurant provides good food at a fair price.

Lovely spot. Rhiannah and Sue looked after me and my family well including my 3 year old little boy, nothing was too much trouble. Thank you xx

Lovely place with attentive staff and the food is lovely I visit quite a lot for family and friends catch-ups and find the staff and food an absolute delight 😊

Lovely bar area and real fire 🔥 great staff Sue and Rhiannah looked after us had there lunchtime sandwich menu well priced and good portions 👍

Great service, excellent food served by attentive and friendly staff. Excellent gluten free options too.

Delicious food, we had the bacon and chicken sandwich which was amazing! Very pretty pub and dog friendly! Friendly and chatty staff, especially Rhianna. Highly recommend!

Saturday lunch time visit with family. Nice Village countryside setting. I had the steak and ale pie which was very tasty. The staff are very helpful and friendly. Lovely country pub atmosphere. Fully recommend if you are in this part of North Yorkshire.

Lovely atmosphere with fire and lots of staff. Food was tasty and came quickly, pudding was disappointing after the mains were so good.

Amazing food at this pub. I’d highly recommend the glazed pork belly as it was simply delicious, the starter of creamy garlic mushroom is also worth considering. Staff are incredibly friendly and the service is very efficient.

Great food and lovely place. Went on a .Monday and was clearly busier than they expected by the staff coped well considering.

Four of us met up for lunch (we had 4 dogs with us too) we were given a table tucked away so that the dogs had space and did not get in the way of other diners. Great food choices, staff were friendly and worked well as a team (we were served by Graham, Rhiannah & Eleyna) Lovely pub with a great atmosphere, couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

Nice place for a good lunch, but nothing special to give it more stars. Better than many pubs for service

Visited Sunday early evening for a meal with family. Staff are very friendly & attentive. Food was piping hot & delicious. Have eaten here every 2 months over the last 17 years & will continue to do so.

Food sounded nice on the menu but reality was far from it . Ordered the veg grill and my butternut squash steak was a lump of butternut squash with a few herbs on, not even cooked properly was still hard.Said to staff it wasn't very nice and all she said was "sorry about that " . Couldn't wait to get rid of us then . I work in a luxury establishment and there is no way any person who went there to dine would be just offered a sorry they would try to rectify the situation. Will not go back just dreadful .

We had the most wonderful evening celebrating my grandfather’s 80th. The staff were attentive and very kind and the food was absolutely divine. Graham, Elaine and Jess made this such a wonderful experience and we will be returning without a doubt.

Beautiful pub, Staff very welcoming and pleasant. The food was beautiful, fresh cooked and hot, my son especially loved the sausage and steak on the mixed grill and said it was the best egg he'd ever tasted. Really nice place and will be going again

Never been before and utterly hopeless from the start as one has to deal with a robot . What blithering idiot thinks this is the way to manage bookings. No opportunity to ask specific questions - just a scripted response that repeats if it doesn’t understand your question. Well done - a brilliant coup ! Save costs by putting off new customers. What a master stroke.

Great little country pub with large selection of real ales. Large menu with reasonable prices. Everything from light bites the large meals. One of the best steak pies I have eaten.

Lovely country pub. Been coming for years. In the autumn & winter the fire is always going which is welcoming after a long walk. Menu is massive and it’s all good.

Lovely village pub. Wonderful food, plenty of it at a good price. Staff attentive and friendly.

I’ve been to the Smiths Arms on many occasion over the years. I have family in Harrogate so we go there because the food’s good and they cater for vegans. I was in last night. The 3 of us had a wonderful meal and indulged in puddings. Save room, folks. The Bakewell was yummy. Great service and happy experience for us all. Thank you. My dog was welcomed too, we sat at a cosy table in the bar area near the fire.

Brilliant beers and restaurant, excellent service and friendly professional staff

Lovely food and service. A very enjoyable evening. I had the venison burger that was beautiful. Puddings were awesome. Salted caramel sunday was 🤤

Fantastic food and amazing service from Eleyna and Michelle They couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful and made our family birthday celebration really special

Excellent service , the wait staff are so friendly and professional . The food is second to none . A real gem of a pub and a regular for us now !

Our first time here, but recommended by various friends and it was well worth the visit although it is something of a drive from Leeds. We both had a very nice meal at a reasonable price and will come again. Nice casual ambience and friendly staff.

Booked in for lunch. From the off, the service was impeccable. And the food very good too. Yes, it's pub food. But of a high standard. Staff couldn't do enough for us. Without being over the top. Lovely cosy pub. Will definitely visit again, when in the area.

Very friendly and attentive staff and the food was very good and value for money. Top job to all those working on 08th October 2024 over the lunch period.

Had a great Sunday dinner. Roast beef cooked perfectly, with lovely hot trimmings and plenty of gravy. Washed down with Malbec, perfect 👌

Excellent Sunday roast; really tasty. Efficient and friendly service. Good value for money and a pleasant atmosphere.

Having enjoyed this establishment many times during the week we were extremely disappointed with Sunday lunch. We ordered roast beef with extra sides of cauliflower cheese which had NO sauce whatsoever just a sprinkle of cheese on top! The Yorkshire puddings and cabbage were almost inedible and stuffing was served with the beef. Strange to say the least. We requested a rest before ordering puddings and had to request the menus after half an hour at which time we were asked to place our orders quickly as they needed tables. Looking around there were numerous tables available with nobody queueing. We had not been advised when booking that the table was only available for a limited time. The staff were very pleasant but service was rather slow. Needless to say we will seriously consider booking for Sunday lunch again.

Hi popped in to the smiths arms,excellent food,great service ,friendly atmosphere, definitely recommend it ,if your reading this ,it's well worth a visit

Very good pub food great staff very good

Had a lovely Sunday lunch,great food and very attentive staff,I can definitely recommend the smiths arms

Nice place to go with friends and family food very nice service very good

Finally a place that offers flavoursome healthy and well cooked vegan food rather than the boring same old "chilli, cauliflower chickpea curry and plant based burger" which us vegans have to suffer at majority of places ! Food was fast, hot, really lovely flavours and well cooked. Lovely place plenty of parking

Fantastic country pub with good pub grub at a reasonable price, good selection of beers and a warm welcoming atmosphere

Ignorance personified. The guy behind the bar was most put out we dared asked for a menu, snapped at us it was a 45 minute wait then saw him round the corner talking to another stony faced colleague and pointing over at us. He has been reported - utterly clever, ignorant horrible man.

The child's pizza was hard the cheese tasted weird but chips were nice seats are comfortable for anyone. Overall it was good. The gooie chocolate brownie on the kids menu was pleasant but could use more sauce.

The place was welcoming and stylishly decorated. The staff were lovely, friendly and accommodating. Unfortunately, the food was average. Three of us had chicken and the sauce and rice were nice, but all of our chicken breasts were tough and over cooked. The sea bass was ok, but the skin wasn’t crispy. Didn’t think it was worth the money.

Very nice atmosphere, food was very nice and enjoyed by all of us, service from Jo was great, will definitely be returning

Absolutely delicious Sunday brunch in the garden before a family walk. Great service from Graham H & Phil. Highly recommend! Thanks all!

Great food and lovely atmosphere

Had a meal out with family and struggled with the menu to find anything that we fancied to eat as it was just a basic menu and nothing that jumped out as being special. I had garlic mushrooms to start and don't think there was any garlic in the sauce at all, others had terrine which was OK. Main meals ok but side orders of veg etc were quite simply pathetic for what you got in relation to what they cost. Place is lovely and deserves to be better on the food side so needs to be looked at in order for us to come again, as there are better places around and better value for money

Lunch with friends. Nice pub and atmosphere but food was mediocre at best. Chicken was toughest I've ever been served. Pie was pretty dire too.

Disappointed with management/service, the till system was down when we arrived so paid for drinks in cash and were told we could order food if we had exact cash. We went to order with cash and was told they wouldn't take food orders in cash without the till system because they wouldn't write the orders for the chef by hand. After much debating we waited some time for the tills to be fixed. Once we ordered food there were several vegetables and a sauce listed on the menu that didn't arrive on the sea bass and the filet steak tasted of burnt charcoal. Disappointed in the whole experience as the building and beer gardens should make a lovely country pub

Had a chicken chargrilled burger it was awesome

I've been coming here for years.Consistent quality but don't expect much more than average pub grub.

Tried to eat here on a Thursday lunchtime. The place was busy but not inundated. A sign told customers to inform a member of staff if you wanted to eat and you would be allocated a table. The few serving staff were hard to find and when I stopped one and asked she directed me to the barman. The barman was excellent at avoiding eye contact and spent an inordinate amount of time serving and chatting to two customers. We gave up eventually and went elsewhere. Shame because we have enjoyed eating there on the past.

Busy on a Monday night. Service was quick and food was good

Lunch with girls. Thoroughly enjoyed. Excellent service, excellent food

Very disappointing, I had trio of meat, Beef, Pork, Turkey, 1 very thinly sliced piece of beef, it was like tissue paper, certainly not carved, 1 supermarket style Pork Loin which was tough, and 2 bits of crumbled Turkey. The veg was watery Broccoli small florets and Cabbage, the potatoes were advertised as roasted in Garlic and Rosemary no evidence of garlic and rosemary whatsoever, the Yorkshire Pudding was ok. My husband had Steak & Ale Pie which he said was ok. When asked if our meal was ok, I just mentioned about the Potatoes and got the reply oh sorry, and that was it, a Bottle of Heineken 0.0 was £4.15p Three of the bar staff had dirty tea towels hanging out of their pockets. The building outside and in , is lovely, and so is the garden at the back such a shame the food and staff let it down so badly !

Went for father's day. Amazing food brilliant service.

Everything I would wish for a pub with food.

Beautiful place to grab a meal. Food is good and the servers are friendly.

Absolutely first class service from all the team .. food was lovely.. Lewis is a very polite young man it was a pleasure eating there .. we have been on a number of occasions and we can’t fault it .

One of the best places near Harrogate to dine! Excellent service and flavorful food! Perfect for our American palettes. 😂 Plenty of parking. Can't praise this spot enough! If you're at Harlow Carr and can't get a table at Betty's come here! Actually, just come here instead. The food's better here. Haha!

Poor quality food, luke warm, badly presented. Vegetables thrown on plate, roast potatoes, pale, not crispy. Meat carved so thin almost transparent. Cauliflower cheese was insipid and lacked cheese. We went at 17.30, maybe be better at lunch time when fresh. One to miss. Sorry.

This is a lovely pub with great staff. The service is excellent. The food needs a little upgrading for the price. The salt and pepper squid starter was meagre. 6 pieces. The gammon was nice. Chips overdone. The sirloin steak was very tough (£18+) Very little pepper sauce. We have been here often but food needs sorting.

A good standard all round. We are regulars. Dog friendly.

Had a lovely drink sat out in the sunshine. Perfect!

Just stopped for a quick lunch 2 adults 2 children the meals were nice spent less than £ 40.oo without drinks

Yeah came here for lunch a few days ago..Great spot on the outskirts of Harrogate...Great food, ambience and lovely atmosphere

Superb food and the speed oh my days! There were 8 of us from a cricket team arriving without booking and eating delicious food within 20 minutes. Really polite staff

I loved the food and the staff were great The caramel sundae was superb

Excellent food, great atmosphere, little beer garden for the kids to run around in

What a Lovely place! Well presented, cosy pub, with very pleasant down to earth staff, unpretentious and absolutley delicious food, all very well priced. I had the Cheese bacon burger, delicously smokey with the most amazing skinny fries. Thank you!

Dog friendly and good place for a drink after a long walk.

Lovely lunch very friendly staff Tina was our waitress and she was excellent Prices are a little better than most and everything was well cooked and presented It's a nice cosy Inn as well

It was quiet when I went. But nice pub to visit and have a pint and a meal. Recommended. 👍

Very accommodating and dog friendly

Lovely warm welcome and beautiful interior. The food was very nice overall but came too cold. We heard others send their food back for being cold too, so obviously not just us. I think it would be nicer if the veg was cooked fresh for the roast dinners as it had the look of food which had been hanging around despite dining at midday on a Sunday. Same with the kids Mac and cheese - looked like yesterdays. Cucumber and carrots for kids meals not freshly cut. Good value and lovely staff mean we would give it another go.

We visited for Sunday lunch. Having read some reviews we thought it would be a lovely stop. How wrong could I have been. We both ordered the trio lunch and the pork and beef were beyond scarce of meat, we were faced with a large amount of fat which I would say was at least half of the slice. The potatoes were also dry, soft and lacked any flavour. We mentioned this to the waiter and we dismissed. When we finally were able to pay for the meal we were asked if we wanted to leave a tip and how much! Surely this is upto the customer. I would usually all at least 10% but on this occasion I found the staff rude and the food appalling, this could be due to them being part of a chain, which we didn’t know until we sat down. I would suggest avoiding and finding an alternative independent pub as my experience is that they take care with the food they serve.

Popped in for a quick drink as I was thinking of buying a holiday home nearby... Warm welcome, Aspall's cider, lovely conversation with bar man ( sorry name escapes me just now), beautiful place & ambience. Stayed longer than intended simply because of the fabulous bar man, his interest in people, great conversation etc didn't have time to try food, definitely on my list tho...but vegan ..so hopefully there'll be a good choice. Beautiful place.

Love the smiths arms,we have started coming here for food rather than our usual place which is a 2min walk from our door step

We've always enjoyed trips here - went today and decided to leave a review as it was particularly lovely. We sat at a cosy table in the bar area (restaurant is nice too but we really enjoy the atmosphere in the bar) food and drink was spot on - the best sticky toffee pudding I think I've ever had! Plus, the staff were excellent - welcoming and super efficient. Thank you for having us - we will be back soon - and if you've never visited this lovely pub - do it.

Nice food portion size good ,food wasn’t very hot . Friendly service .

The bartender is very friendly. We chatted to him about his dog, and he gave our dog a lot of affection. He's a really good bloke.

Had a really nice Sunday lunch today with the gang at the Smiths Arms whilst out on the motorcycles. They were very welcoming and on the ball.. The beef was very rare and went down a treat. The meal was hot and well presented. The one radish muncher in the group had some kind of mushroom Wellington and said it was delightful..All in all a very nice experience and I would say bikers are very welcome..

Great service , nice lunch, friendly staff Had ciabattas and both were fine - but and fish goujon Definitely will visit again soon

Good pub grub, cosy atmosphere and friendly and attentive staff. If you want to come for Sunday lunch, highly recommend booking in advance. Food reliably good.

Great atmosphere, brilliant service & fantastic food. We were here for a birthday and the staff were great & brought out the cake! A fantastic night and would highly recommend

My family and I came in with my 4 month old baby and we had a lovely time. We could not fault the service at all and the food was absolutely delicious! Nothing was too much hassle for Craig & Chris who served our table and Eleyna & Macey were very welcoming as soon as we walked in. Thank you for a beautiful lunch we will definitely be returning and recommending!!

there wasn't as much choice on the Mother's Day menu - so some of the diners chose not to have a starter. It could have done with a soup included. We were served our drinks in good time & then someone came to take our food order. Starters were good - as were the mains. One of the waiting staff then left & it took a time for our plates to be taken away & then we had to catch someone's attention to order desserts. We had to do the same to get the bill. The meal was good so our experience wasn't marred, however this has happened before when we have visited. It seems some of the staff are on the ball & then others have to be directed.

Do not miss this place . We booked for Mother’s Day , great food , dog friendly. We will be back again. Sunday roast was excellent.

Very nice Mother’s Day lunch today. Good value for the three course and kids menu good too. Lovely atmosphere with the fires on, on a wet day! Servers very helpful and polite.

We went here for a Sunday lunch as a family. Cannot fault the experience. Excellent service, quick and efficient and the food was excellent.

Just popped in on way to our weekend break, staff very welcome, food was also very good and nice atmosphere.

Absolutely lovely food. Fantastic and friendly service in a really nice, ambient place. Great value too!

Food is good value. Upholstery needs freshening up.

We had family visit from down south and booked a table a week before in person when having breakfast. Was told that it was ‘sorted’. When arriving we were told that there is no reservation to be found. We waited around for 10 mins which was no problem and then they managed to get us a table. When seated we were told that this table needs to be back in less than a hour or we could go back to the bar and seat at that table. They could see that we had just sat down with a new born baby who was feeding. We explained that we will sit here and if the next party comes they will have to tell them to wait as we were told that a table had been booked so was not our fault. Food was ok but a member of our party asked for beef to be more of the well done side if possible and they grilled the beef. Food could have been warmer. The pub its self is cosy and clean and nice decor. Harrogate is touch competition for Sunday dinner so think it will be a pass for next time

Gorgeous food, great selection, especially good (and reasonable) children’s menu And lovely staff!! Came for Saturday night dinner and will return.

Lovely food, welcoming atmosphere and good service. Enjoyed our meal.

After a long muddy around the Harrogate Ringway it was great to have a few pints of well kept real ale in a lovely pup with the friendliest of staff you could hope to meet . My friend who is to be fair rather obsessed with visiting as many CAMRA pubs he can and reads the Good Beer guide religiously rates this pub as one of the best in a long while . Not least as beer was described and price was quoted before paying .

Delicious food as always as that's the 3rd time now I couldn't resist the red wine lasagna and it's been awesome every time 😋 and the drink with mini brownie is just the right size for me to squeeze in at the end , and very attentive and friendly staff managing it well between the 3 of them , but shame the men's toilets hadn't been fixed properly in the morning as it had been leaking causing very wet floors that the poor staff probably sick of being told it's leaking by customers by the time we left , but still a great meal as always

A very interesting and varied menu. Three of us had the sea bass which we all enjoyed. A lovely relaxed atmosphere with excellent friendly service. Good value for money. Millie ,Tina and Mackey were our excellent servers.

Excellent pub. The food is very good, nice ambience and great service. Everyone helpful and friendly. Sunday lunch is terrific

Great meal . Really nice atmosphere people chatting to us very friendly 😀