The Blacksmiths Arms in Ryedale

really nice restaurant and bar food was lovely would definitely recommend people to dine here!! good value for money and very quick service

Was really impressed with the food and the service . Staff was was very friendly and attentive . Lovely atmosphere and very pretty pub would highly recommend

We enjoyed fantastic fish and chips. Good as, or better than the magpie. Lovely staff, helpfull and cheerful We will be back soon.

Well we are trying to find a place to have a descent Sunday lunch, we thought we would try this place as we have heard good reviews. I thought the place is decorated lovely, the staff were nice and polite the young waitresses were lovely, I cannot say the food was un tasty but for the price, to only get half a carrot and not a great deal of meat I was disappointed, nice Yorkshire pudding mine never turn out like that…🤣 but not a lot of other stuff….the scampi that was ordered was a little under cooked also, That is our personal taste. It also wasn’t hot just warm. It was presented lovely.. we just felt that there were a few things that could have improved it.

Having just arrived locally for a week break, we decided to pop in for dinner (I booked during the week before). The interior was lovely and the staff were very friendly. We both had the fish and chips. The portions were a good size and the food was good. Good pub food and decent drinks were definitely needed! The only issue is the parking as the small car park opposite gets quite full, but we parked a bit further down the road and walked back.

My daughter was looking for somewhere local to celebrate her 50th Birthday with family and friends - we had eaten at the Smithy Arms several times so knew they could accommodate a fairly large number of people in a room with an excellent outside space. Anna decided on a buffet supper and what a great table of deliciouse food. Nothing was too much trouble and the staff were wonderful and full of suggestions as the age range of the 80 + guests was 1 month to 85 years.

We were a group of 20 people friends and family celebrating our sons 18th we had the room in the back so it was private. Beautifully decorated room. We had a sit down meal the food was amazing well cooked and well presented. Everyone enjoyed it. The staff were really friendly and efficient. I would highly recommend this place for a meal or even a stop off for a drink 10 out of 10. Thank you

We both had roast pork ,well presented lovely Yorkshire puds.Nicely cooked veg and cauliflower cheese. Waitresses were friendly and helpful

Fantastic food and great service. Highly recommended! Steak was cooked beautifully and my partner had gammon that was the thickest I've ever seen !

We came for Sunday diner today which was very yummy but just not enough for four of us we only had a small dish of vegetables half of which was red cabbage and none of us like so we had half a dish of veg for four and the Yorkshire puddings were quite dry but the meat was beautifully cooked the gravy was outstanding and the veg we had was equally yummy the service was amazing and everywhere looked clean and tidy had there been more veg and maybe some mashed potatoes it would of been perfect we will 100% come back though as like I say it was yummy x

We had arranged a 70th birthday party for the family for Saturday. We needed it to be early for the number of young children attending. We were accommodated in a separate room and both meals and drinks were brought to us. The staff were extremely helpful all evening and the food was lovely. Everyone remarked about how good it was. We all had a wonderful time and rate the experience as excellent. Thanks to everyone who made the event special for us.

We was visiting the eden camp so phoned on the off chance to see if they had a table free for Sunday lunch as we was only 10 minutes away they kindly accommodated us.The meal was lovely we each had 3 courses the huge Yorkshire pudding with the roast was amazing and my grandson loved his sticky toffee dessert.All the staff were very friendly and accommodating .We are travelling back to visit the Eden camp this weekend so hoping to get a booking for Sunday Lunch again well worth the 120 mile trip .

Stumbled on this little gem on a trip back from the coast Kids and dogs welcome Brilliant staff Top quality food Plenty of choice Fair prices Lovely back beer garden Well done to all involved Looking forward to returning to try the Sunday Lunch

Lovely pub and good atmosphere. Very cosy and warm. The car park was not good as I'm in a wheelchair so very rough ground

Poor service, We booked in at 19:30 , there was only one waitress on and one member of staff behind the bar. We ordered our food which was a Tuesday night special of ‘Fish and Chips’……..roll on 45 mins to us finally getting our meal, on being asked what sauce we wanted we asked for tartar sauce to be told they had run out……on fish special night.!! The staff that were on never stopped in fairness, clearly not enough staff on this occasion. It’s our local but unfortunately it was poor this evening.

Visited today for lunch and it was lovely. Very friendly staff. I am coeliac and require gluten free, there was a number of choices and I had fish and chips which were delicious. We sat inside but there was a lovely orangery and outside seating area. Will definitely return

This is a fab pub, out away but not too far from Malton. Dog friendly. The landlady is wonderful. The food is huge portions, good prices. There’s a lovely big beer garden out back too, check out the quirky photo chair.

We've just bought a caravan and left it in Robin Hood, which isn't far from Slingsby and Smithy Arms. Brilliant! We've decided to watch Nina B and her guitarist! It's absolutely 💯 amazing voice Nina has, and even guitarists can sing as well. My shandy was tastier. We also booked in for Sunday lunch and have to say it was absolutely delicious 😋 and the toffee pudding too. The starter menu could improve much more, such as prawn cocktails and garlic mushrooms, which are popular in restaurants and pubs. Teams are so friendly, and making us welcome and we always visit the locals and support them.

Best veggie burger in Yorkshire. Very reasonably priced. Lovely, friendly staff We will be back again very soon.

We eat at The Smithy Arms quite regularly. The food is delicious, the pub atmosphere is great and the staff are polite, attentive and very welcoming. We always look forward to eating at this lovely pub. THANK YOU Lisa, Keith and their very hard working team for all you do, you’re all great at what you do!

Absolutely amazing roast dinner and outstanding service! A massive thank you, we were staying in Pickering for a 65th birthday celebration and booked The Smithy Arms months in advance so we could get the best seat in the house!! The waitresses were very helpful with our many requests for extras. We will certainly come back again if we are in the area

Booked in for Fathers day..The food was fantastic and although they were busy they service was great Great place to eat with lots of choice - definitely recommend 👌 Will be back soon

Been here many times and the service and food is excellent.choice of menu is brilliant and one of our party is a vegetarian and she rated it as one of the best places she had eaten at . Cannot recommend this place highly Enough, may I add the young staff in the establishment are truly amazing and so attentive to your needs. Without a doubt if you you are in the area you should take the time to visit this place to dine and the atmosphere is so friendly and welcoming and the pub dog Milo if you’re a dog lover is a beautiful golden Labrador is worth a visit just to see him. The hosts are very welcoming I can’t express more than the fact you need to enjoy this experience . Well worth a visit

Lovely place, food was amazing and the staff were very friendly. We went on both Saturday and Sunday because our experience from the Saturday was so good. My husband had the ox cheek which was amazing and I had the Yorkshire burger, which I would highly recommend. We both had the sticky toffee pudding after the cheesecake was no longer available and this was very good too. On the Sunday we came back for the Sunday roast and we both had the roast pork, the portion size was great and we say in the orangery this time which was really lovely. Highly recommended visiting here if you're in the area!

Awful experience - food was awful. Had to ask multiple times for sauce, multiple times for a drink, multiple times for cream which never came for their very dry fudge cake (waitress was awful). I eat out multiple times a week and never write reviews but honestly Save your time and money DO NOT GO HERE!

What a great place, staff and management really helpful and friendly, Totally recommend, and dog friendly

Booked in advance, arrived to a friendly welcome. Table for 8 in the bright and airy dining area. Great choice of menu including specials board. Delicious roast dinners served with roast potatoes, honey roast carrot & topped with a large, tasty Yorkshire pudding accompanied by...

Visited today for a family birthday Very disappointed in the service and attitude of waiting staff . Very busy and I appreciate the pressure but no need to be rude One meal Came out early , the waitress came back as it was not ours...

This fabulous pub looks like it was been refurbished yesterday and you are it’s first customers. Beautiful decor, excellent taste, log burner, one of the best beer gardens I’ve ever seen! The welcome was warm, friendly and very helpful. We settled down to a drink...

As they say in the blurb: A warm welcome, great service, a cosy sit by the fire and tasty homemade food. Called in for lunch on a drear Saturday in January, with the dog and had a lovely time. What’s not to like?

Called in on way past for Sunday lunch today, and it was excellent. Pub has a nice atmosphere, and the food was faultless, good quality, and an ideal size that left room for dessert. Would definitely return.

Visited this pub a couple of days ago and it was brilliant. I took my dog with me and everyone was very welcoming. I am also coeliac - the menu was clearly labelled for gluten free and the staff were really patient with any questions...

First time we have visited The Smithy and what a treat. 6 of us met up for a meal and everyone had a great night. The bar has a good range of beers and is nice and comfortable. The restaurant is also very pleasing and...

Last visited and reviewed when it was the Blacksmith Arms, new owners now and completely new atmosphere, Ease of access for less able then, warm welcome with drinks orders taken and time to view the menu. Chose from an interesting menu, small scampi and chips...

Sunday lunch 10/10! This is quite possibly the best Sunday lunch I have ever had at a pub!! It was cooked to perfection, tasted like a home cooked meal… the service was amazing… staff were friendly, smiling and the atmosphere really was something special… I...

Ordered the fish & chips 30 minutes later the waitress comes an tell us the fish isn’t good quality so can we choose something else, so ordered home made pie of the week. Waitresses were bringing out fish & chips takeaways for customers an 2...

Very welcoming hosts, found us a table for two even though we hadn’t booked, nice homely surroundings and a good selection of food on the menu, I chose the Chicken and Leek pie served with chunky chips and really tasty red cabbage, my son had...

This place markets itself as a 'gastropub'. Well, a gastropub it certainly ain't. What it is though is a nice little village pub serving decent pub grub. All the meals we had were lovely and we saw other diners food coming out and it too...

We arrived, after looking at an old menu in the cottage we were staying at, to find the choices we had made at home were not available. However, the kitchen were happy to cook the dish I was looking forward to. The person serving us...

We came here as we were recommended by staff at malton grange. We came for drinks only- we would of eaten if we hadn’t of already planned food- We loved the pub and the beautiful beer garden, really stunning. The bar area had a pool...

Had a wonderful dinner here whilst visiting Yorkshire. The food is superb, the atmosphere is great and the choice of drinks excellent.

Keith & Lisa, best hosts, awesome hospitality, shots, warm atmosphere, best pub in the malton area! Cannot speak highly enough of. Recommend every time! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Called in here with friends as we passed by. So glad we did. Super friendly staff, lovely seating inside and out. As the driver also had a great selection of alcohol free lagers which was all a pleasant surprise. Wish we had of had more...

The Menu contained the usual crowd-pleasers with nothing to demonstrate any flair with cooking. Fish and chips and mushy peas was supposed to be accompanied with home-maid tartar sauce which was missing. On questioning the waitress I was informed that it was finished and nothing...

Popped in for lunch both veg and beef lasagnes were delicious . Added desserts which were also fab. Place is comfy , inviting very friendly staff. Would highly recommend a visit. Keep up the good work.

Went with the family for a Sunday lunch. Was superb! All the food was cooked to perfection and extremely tasty. The kids can play in the enclosed beer garden and they enjoyed their food as well. Looking forward to our next visit.

Great local pub with friendly staff and locals . We were in an Airbnb and popped in a couple of nights for drinks and , on the last night, a meal. Excellent food and service. Would love to come again when we visit from Australia

Popped out for Sunday lunch which was amazing. Home made tomato and red pepper soup to start followed by roast pork and huge Yorkshire puds and chocolate brownie with white choc sauce. Couldn’t fault the food or the service well worth the money

We were a party of 5 adults. I called to book beforehand and a large table was waiting for us when we arrived. We ordered: 2 Fish and chips, 2 pie and chips, 1 lasagne. The service was really good. The girl taking the orders...

Visited here for dinner during our stay in Yorkshire initially due to the attractive appearance of the building. We were greeted by a very polite and cheerful young lad who showed us to our table. The menu is small but selective and every item sounded...

Having read the previous review (post management change) we were a little concerned but decided to take a chance as we were staying in the village and so booked for Sunday Lunch. We had booked online as well and the pub did not have any...

Whilst many of the problems that we experienced during our meal could be put down to “new management”, cold food and poor customer service can’t be excused. When we arrived, the barman and waitress had no idea about our booking - made online using the...

We had a really nice meal here, great service and good choice of drinks! We will definitely be returning. Chicken main was beautiful!

Lovely pub and staff. Went for my mum's birthday and booked a table the day before. The food was very nice and staff attentive. My only grumble - it's a pizza only menu with a small selection of side dishes at the moment as they...

My husband and I went for lunch and it was excellent, well served by knowledgeable people. David has coeliac disease and needs Gluten free. He ordered and the chef sent the waitress out to say his choice wasn't GF. He made another one. Lovely good...

We had booked in for a Sunday lunch. All bar and waiting staff helpful and friendly. Lovely surrounding and nice decor. When it came to the lunch we were disappointed. Some or the roasties inedible (rock hard) and were shop bought. Gravy very salty and seemed more of a packet type. On the whole the dinner was average and didn’t seem to be totally home cooked with little effort although at one point we were the only ones eating. I didn’t say anything to the waitress as a family had just arrived behind us and didn’t want to ruin their experience.

A group of us called in for lunch this weekend. We received such a lovely warm welcome, great service and the food was amazing.

Stop on a whim and didn't regret it. A warm welcome from the staff and the regulars alike. A warm welcome for our big Dog Harvey. Thank-you for a lovely Meal and Drinks. We will be coming back soon. Friendliest pub.

Went in for Sunday Lunch and they managed to squeeze us in but did not feel pressured to eat quickly. The food was great and there was always a smile from the staff.

Had a great meal. Service was great, behind the bar and in the restaurant. The food was the best I have had in a long time. We have rebooked for lunch in March. Such a treat to have such a lovely local pub. The only negative is the parking situation, which can’t be helped, just glad they are doing well. Will be making it a regular eats.

Visited here with my friends as part of a day out for a friends birthday, we were sat enjoying a drink and only intended to stay 20 minutes maximum before being randomly accused of trying to steal an ornament pot. We were totally confused and politely advised (multiple times) that that absolutely was not the case before the landlord aggressively pointed in our faces and demanded that we’d have to pay him £350. We were totally shocked and felt shaken up so we quickly moved on. We absolutely would not visit this pub again, purely out of fear. Avoid!!

Went for dinner with my wife and had excellent meal. Tomato Soup was homemade and delicious, the steak and ale pie was stuffed to its lid with tender tasty beef and was more than enough for me. My wife had the Cod and bubble and squeak and enjoyed that too. Service friendly and efficient, will definitely return soon

Delicious food. Really friendly service. Great for kids! We didn’t see them all night- my boys thought the new back garden was ‘epic’!! Will have to bring the dads next time!

Excellent food and great atmosphere. Even arranged a surprise bunch of daffodils (my favourite flowers better than roses)and balloons. Thank you sooooo much for making our evening special

Really lovely meal,great atmosphere and friendly Efficient staff. Shall be returning soon for Mother’s Day, if not before.

Always made very welcome, staff, food always excellent, and the pub in general very nice decor and lovely beer garden and orangery

Just brilliant. Great staff, welcoming, friendly and professional. It is a proper pub, with bar, lounge and dining room. Good range of beers and spirits, well-thought-out beer "garden" which would be ideal for families in the better weather (all sorts of games and fun things to do to entertain the kids). The biggest deck chair in the world!We visited for lunch and the sandwiches were superb and very good value. The menu was extensive too, had we wished to have proper meal. Can not recommend this place highly enough. And the landlady is an absolute superstar. Marvellous! Just wish it was closer to home as we would be regulars. I normally find something to fault but in this case, I struggled.

Twice we have booked large tables to come here recently. Each time the booking was of about 30 people. We all preordered the food. The conservatory for large bookings is a lovely place to sit. It also means that if it gets a little rowdy we aren’t disrupting other dinners. Considering the amount of people all the food came out within a timely manner. No one was sat waiting for ages for their food. The food was all really nice, no complaints. All staff very helpful. Will always return. Sometimes we pop in for a drink after band practice and are always made to feel welcome. Swinton Band

Travelled from Lincoln to meet up with friends who were staying at a holiday lodge nearby. Best pub we've been in in ages. Immaculately clean with lovely modern decor, cosy, extremely friendly helpful staff and fabulous food, and dog friendly in the bar...even a dog bed !

A great pub with a beautiful conservatory extension to eat in. The food is proper traditional pub grub, big portion sizes and very tasty. Had a number of lovely meals there and would recommend. Today we enjoyed a beautiful lasagne, massive tasty burger and a chicken curry that was quite tasty too, maybe prefer a thicker sauce but that’s just me being picky. The chips and sweet potato fries are always fantastic and equally fantastic puddings too. We will be back ... keen to try the lunch menu too.

We have dined here many times, its such a lovely pub, the food is amazing and the staff are so friendly, They have a lovely room at the back which you could hire out for a party if you wanted. The outside play area is modern, the kids wouldn't get bored at all. The atmosphere is lovely, the staff really cant do enough for you. Would highly recommended the smithy burger and sticky toffee pudding!!! so if your around the area pop in and try for yourself you wont be disappointed.

Visited here for a works surprise birthday meal. Upon entry it is just like any typical English country pub, but we were seated in what felt like quite a modern gastro pub style conservatory which looked out on quite a modern beer garden.

Food was fantastic, staff were friendly, good atmosphere in a traditional pub with a modern feeling 10/10

Outstanding food and drink, wonderful venue. Good value. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Went over and above to make the birthday memorable.

Popped in with my mum today for a light lunch, decided to have the lasagne was huge which was to my delight! It was so good I decided to have a pudding! Lovely service and food, will definitely be returning!

Lovely light lunch however the portions were massive rather than a light bite. This is not a complaint, the food was delicious and exceptional value. Children's menu was extremely good value. All the food was hot, fresh and nicely presented. There is a small play area and children can be observed as parents enjoy the food. Definitely would recommend this pub.

The staff were faultless. Very attentive and friendly. Food was amazing, out of 7 no one had a bad word to say. Couldn’t say anymore and definitively would come back.

Went to this wonderful pub today with family for lunch...We all choose something different from the menu and the food was excellent and good size portions.....The staff are friendly and attentive and make you feel very welcome...The pub has had a complete makeover recently which all adds to a very enjoyable dining out experience....If you take children there is a area outside where they can play. Will be returning again to this little gem.!!!

Just had Sunday lunch and can highly recommend the Smithy. My husband and I both had roast beef and it was delicious, a good serving of beef, homemade Yorkshire pudding and perfect veg served separately followed by delicious sweets. Lovely and helpful serving staff all done with a smile.

Popped in with the mother and grandmother when driving past. Proper pub style lunch options and cannot moan for quality and price. Ambience very good and the young team really impressed me with how good they were, the girls were on fire and a credit to the industry!

Had a fantastic evening with friends at The Smithy Arms. The food was absolutely spot on . Everything looked amazing and tasted even better. Not often everyone is happy with their meal. Will definitely be going again. Then to top it off having drinks in the pub is a pleasure, a happy vibe for a great night out.

I have eaten at The Smithy Arms a couple of times now, and never been disappointed. The food is fresh and delicious, served in generous portions. The wait staff have always been friendly and attentive too. The dining area is far away enough from the bar part of the pub so it feels more intimate and cozy, so you can have conversation with the people at your table without shouting over others. Definitely becoming a local go to place for a meal for us!

We found this by completely accident on our way to Scarborough. Was a welcome break on a stressful journey. Staff very friendly and food was wonderful, superb quality and freshly cooked. Would definitely return if in the area.

We stumbled across this pub whilst staying in the area and what a find. On arrival ths staff were so friendly, a very attractive pub from the outside and very cosy and intimate inside. On arrival the lady behind the bar was most welcoming. We were seated promptly and our order taken. A nice selection of good food even for me being a vegetarian. It was curry night so I had the vegetable curry which was probably the best I had ever tasted, nicely presented too. My husband and son also enjoyed their meals, the chicken curry and burger. We didn't have room for desserts but from what we saw the portions looked very generous. It looks as though the place has undergone refurbishment and I would say to a high standard. We did intend to go back again for our last night but went somewhere closer to where we were staying and regretted it. Please pay this pub a visit, decent village pubs serving good pub grub are hard to find especially down south.

As a party of 7 you expect the service to be slow and for mistakes to happen... not at The Smithy Arms!

Small pub on edge of Malton, reasonable priced food and drink.

Went for tea after spending the day at York Maze, its been really nicely refurbished, the beer garden (although it was spitting on a bit) was excellent and can see it being a real attraction for the place on nicer days.

First time in this what appears to be a small public house from the roadside. Appearances are deceiving as pub goes backwards with a restaurant area.

Only decided to book earlier the day we went & was surprised at how busy they were. We couldn't get a table until 7.45 on a Tuesday. Just a measure of how good they are, I guess. Lovely food, good service.

Late booked a table and they sorted it . The food was lovely proper toast dinner with all the works . And the sticky toffee pudding was perfect .

Very disappointing, we were a table of 7 for my mums birthday, waited about 20 mins to order after sitting down with menus once we had ordered another waitress came with more menus to take our order again!! After about half an hour our meals came out one by one! 4 of us had the belly pork which was very tasty but the fat on top was very greasy and soggy and not crackling!! There was only red cabbage as a veg so thought we would get more veg but we didnt! The other 3 meals were 2 gammon and 1 pie they were ok! There was water glasses on the table but never offered water! Never offered another drink we had to go to the bar our selves! After finishing our main meal we waited another 25 mins for dessert menus then had to go to the bar to ask as the waitresses were no where to be seen, both were stood at the bar!! Finally got our desserts about 20 mins later which were very very disappointing!! One was a cheese board to which the cheese biscuits were soggy and after asking for butter for biscuits we waited yet another 5 mins for that! 2 had dark chocolate torte to which if you had blinked you would have missed it it was the size of my little finger! 1 asked for custard instead of icecream with the sticky toffee but got icecream and a very small jug of custard!At no point were we asked if we wanted a tea or a coffee by this time we had had enough after been in there 2 and a half hours! We did complain but didnt look happy at this and still the waitresses were stood behind the bar when there was clearly tables to clear and customers to tend too! We were asked if we wanted to see the manager to which we said yes to be told sorry shes gone out! Safe to say we will definitely not be returning!! Very very disappointed and upset my dad very much !!!

We are staying in the area on holiday. This is the 2nd night visiting (already!) the food is delicious and the staff are very welcoming and helpful. Would highly recommend!

Good Service ambience very nice...location and facilities very good .suitabel for families and parties of people....Staff chatty and enthusuastic and well mannered ..Great place for a party even with children ....car parking needing to be looked at as being on am main road is a bit of a shambles ..reasonable pricing and everyone well taken care off ...a good place to visit for lunch or just a drink...Locally frequented by people from immediate area ....

Visited the pub on recommendation of family on Friday evening (had booked a table to avoid disappointment). On walking in we were greeted by friendly polite staff, the pub was busy with a nice atmosphere about the place. Two menu's available, one with more more up market food the other with pub classics all were reasonably priced. The dessert menu had a good selection and again reasonably priced. A wine list is also available. The four of us in the group found that the food from all of the menu's were of a high standard, full of flavour and value for money. Staff were very efficient during service. There is a public bar, bar/dining room and orangery. Outside the orangery is a secure child's play area.

Visited here again this evening after last visit in March with the in laws. Service was great, staff are very friendly and efficient as last time. Father in law was very impressed with his proper steak pie (top and bottom) not just in a dish with a pastry lid. Others had vegetarian curry, beef cheek and burger. Two Eton mess to finish and Luke even brought out a muffin with a candle for my father in laws birthday as he didn't order a dessert. Great value for money, good quality food. Again we will keep coming back. Thank you for another lovely evening.

We booked a table at the Smithy on the recommendation of others, for a 7.30 meal on Wed 3rd July 2019. We were very dissapointed by the staffs lack of customer focus.

We were staying nearby and ate at this pub 4 nights out of 7. The food was really tasty. staff friendly and value for money excellent Best to book.

The staff were very friendly and helpful and it was an absolutely lovely place with a great outdoor area, 8 of us went for a meal and it was all delicious, we all had different dishes and were all very impressed, will definitely be back

We have just eaten dinner here. I had steak and ale pie and my husband had vegetable curry. My pie was the best I have ever had, loads of steak in a very large pastry case. My husband said his curry was the best he’s had. We then decided to go for Eaton Mess for dessert. They were massive and very tasty. Can’t recommend this pub more highly. Staff very friendly and not expensive for the meals we had. So good that we have booked in for a meal in a couple of days.

Eight of us do a big cycle once a year and frequent many many pubs on route and over eight years this is one of the best. The food was excellent, service brilliant and the cocktails superb. A properly run pub worth visiting for sure! We all loved it!