The Blacksmiths Arms in Selby

We have been here many times and it used to be a wonderful pub. However there is new management, staff and chef and boy can you tell. What an absolute disaster!!!! From walking in to rude bar staff, being told just sit anywhere although we had booked a table wasn't a problem as there was lots of space. Usually on a Saturday it's heaving...not any more and you can tell why. Gone has the interesting menu and specials board.. the food used to be amazing!! We were asked twice if we were having food...again we had booked a table...for food !!!.definatley a case of the left hand not talking to the right. As the waitress again asked if we wanted food she told us loads of people were complaining and that it had been a really hard and long day!! We ordered...from the specials as the usual menu was the Sunday lunch menu and not really appealing. So 2 orders of rib were in..only to be told sorry we only have 1 left!!! That made our mind up....we finished our drinks..it took 10 minutes to pay the tab as the staff were running round as the owner was just sat watching her business implode. ..seemingly for the last time unless the previous team come back again. Such a shame!!! For a complete contrast please see my other previous below!! This is a gem!!!! From the initial greeting at the bar right through to paying the bill,, what a wonderful evening. Food fantastic,,, but be warned go hungry,, they are large portions!!! Duck bonbons!!! amazing chicken and chorizo Kiev - fantastic!!! Great staff and a gorgeous doggy wondering around too. loved it, we will be back!!! thank you

Just seen the reviews after having a meal here- should have looked before booking! Was told that we couldn’t order food until over an hour after we had arrived as they wanted to give the chef a rest because she was working on her own and had served a table of 11 at lunch. Safe to say it hasn’t improved since the previous reviews!

Not a lot of choice as bank holiday had been busier than new owns had expected But the steak and lamb shank that we had was lovely Near here on holiday as would definitely come again. Staff so friendly landlady loved dogs so made big fuss of ours Really loved old wood furniture and beams Will call again if back this way

New management and chef here and our experience was very poor. The lack of Internet seems to have thrown the whole service out. There seems to be mass confusion, lack of processing orders for drinks and food. Many people just going up to the bar for drinks. Table next to us went for two rounds before we realised our order had been lost. Today it was not worth the over an hour wait for the food. Bizarre smashed mint peas with a Sunday roast. Undercooked carrots, tough beef and rock hard roast potatoes. The gravy was nice. I would wait to see a few more reviews before booking here to see if things improve.

Avoid. Booked for 2:30, arrived early hoping for a civilised pre-lunch drink. Instead, we were exiled to the outdoor tundra, and we promised someone would take our order. They didn't. Eventually, the manager appeared after we went inside to enquire what had happened. She looked personally offended every time someone dared to ask for a soft drink. Spoiler: The drinks never came. It started raining. We're cold, hungry and close to walking out because they clearly don't care that we are here. Only after a complaint do we get seated, and the same lady that took our drinks order asked if we want another round of drinks... we'd have liked the first round! We have to place our order again because it 'can't have gone through' despite orders being on pen and paper? The young waitress (who was an absolute angel) was running around doing everything and dealing with all the frustrated customers while the manager and owner perfected the art of doing nothing in particular. She deserves so much credit for running the show. The food eventually arrived and was barely edible. The edge of the chicken was hard, the potatoes and carrots could have taken your teeth out, the yorkshires were cremated, and the beef could have made a new pair of shoes. The addition of crushed, minted peas was absolutely criminal too. And for some reason, it was all served on one side of the plate? The bill also took a laughably long time to arrive, again forcing us to physically go up to them to pay. I honestly never complain, but this meal was horrendous. We should have walked out when we had the chance. It felt like some kind of social experiment. Hopefully it improves to how it used to be, but after hearing they've got a new chef, I wouldn't be so sure.

Usually really like Backsmith arms, however today was a disaster. Glasses had lipstick marks on them. We were asked our food order multiple times. After an hour and a half we were told our food was being plated, after another 30 minutes we decided to leave. 2 hours without even a starter is shocking and worse than that is the blatant lie to try keep us there. Blacksmith was my favourite pub and use to bring people here and recommend it, however after today I think I'll stick with other options.

We went to this pub as it was one of our favourite places to go. You can tell it been taken over and a new chef . The pork loin was served in a deep bowl with very soggy mash gravy, fried kale, the gravy was lovely and the kale, mash was disappointing no flavour to it , The pork loin was extremely fatty and the crackling was soggy too. Didn’t help being served in a deep bowl all the gravy just drowned this meal . Plate would have been better ! I complained about the chop . So the manager said she would replace it . With a less fatty one I asked for it to be served on a plate . She said it would be cooked more as well .returned. in a bowl not a plate . Chef wasn’t willing to put on a plate. Don’t think she was happy with my request it was worse than the first one couldn’t eat it . The Manager return picked up my plate and said you not eating that . Which I reply no . It was taken off the bill but the experience wasn’t pleasant staff seemed all over the place ,I understand there was teething problems.but lacked direction from the manager no special board written . Staff said after asking for it twice they lost piece of paper with all on . Also 2 other people complaint ( couples about their food as well ) this experience has put me off ever returning again .!! Such a shame the other owners were amazing and amazing food .

It was quiet when we visited but still lovely as always.

Lovely meal as always. Can't recommend it enough. It really is worth the trip out.

We visited the Blacksmiths as a family of 5 on Good Friday. We were greeted by the staff who quickly engaged us In conversation and made us feel very welcome from the start. We have visited on numerous occasions and have always been impressed by how the menu caters to all the different tastes of our family. Offering fish and chips and steak but also having something a bit different to what other restaurants locally offer. All the food was presented and cooked to perfection as usual. You can tell that the chefs take pride in the dishes that are being served. A very good local pub restaurant made even better by the warm welcome and excellent service of the Manager RJ and all the staff and of course Dexter the resident dog! We will definitely be back soon.

Excelente comida y servicio. La mejor comida que he tenido en mucho tiempo. El menú bien pensado y los sabores eran increíbles. Servicio encantador.

Treated the family to sunday lunch Starters were amazing from the curried fish scotch egg to the venison. My husband had the roast beef he said was cooked to perfection the rest of us had the fish and chips which had been recommended to me. The fish was beautiful. I had the sticky toffee pudding which was divine everybody finished there deserts and all said had a wonderful meal and I must mention how good the service was. Will definitely visit again when we return to Yorkshire to visit family.

Un gran lugar para visitar para cenar relajadamente de un menú selecto de platos clásicos para todos, incluidos los miembros más jóvenes de la familia

Fantástica comida, entrantes de venado era hermoso, pescado con patatas fritas caosive y salsa tártara casera era delicioso! Y no podemos olvidar que el brownie de Biscoff OMG estaba fuera de este mundo.

Came for a birthday party, my first time here. A bit apprehensive, but the staff were helpful and always smiling and talkative. Good choice of food on the menu and specials board. I settled for the Duck, certainly wasn't disappointed. Lovely tasting and a good sized portion. Dessert was nice too, had the deconstructed cheesecake, took me by surprise. Never seen or even heard of it before. But very nice. It was a quiet Sunday afternoon, so not sure how to describe the atmosphere. All in all, thoroughly enjoyed it. Me being an introvert and not good in crowded places, certainly enjoyed my time here. It's a nice and cozy sort of place. Look forward to a return visit sometime in the future. Enjoy.

Passed here whilst on a big bike ride, desperately needed the toilet… just so happens that serve great coffee and the staff were super friendly! Lovely area too! Will definitely use for a pit stop in future

Found us a table even though they were booked up. Nice food. friendly staff, good beer. Jun 24 Another visit; still friendly staff & good beer (Wensleydale brewery Semer water this time). Mar 25 another visit; recommend the kids' portions as the full sized are too big.

A brilliant pub with great atmosphere.

Called today 15 / 01 / 2023 for Sunday lunch it was our first visit and won't be the last especially as we are local. The staff were friendly , helpful and polite and made you feel welcome, dog friendly and had a visit from Dexter the pub dog always meets and greets when you walk through the door and likes to wander around he doesn't beg for food the kids loved stroking him ( not mine ).Back to the food well prepared and piping hot , portions larger than average but not over welming and good quality and very reasonable price. The pub is cosy with log burner and excellent choice of beers. 100%

Lovely country pub. Great food and a nice beer garden.

Visited for Sunday lunch. The food was excellent, will return.

Grwat food and impeccable service. Such a interesting and varied menu. Huge portions cooked to perfection.

Acabo de comer el domingo aquí. Absolutamente fantástico de principio a fin. Después de un muy buen arranque cada uno de los principales vino. Carne de res para mí y cerdo para mi novia. Pedí carne rara y se cocinó perfecto. Las patatas asadas con grasa de ganso eran increíbles. El cerdo era increíble y las verduras estaban cocinadas a la perfección. Los yorkies eran excelentes también. Para terminar tomé la tarta de queso, nunca había comido nada tan delicioso en mi vida. Después de comer en muchos restaurantes de la zona un domingo esto fue lo mejor. 2 bebidas cada uno, y 2 capuchinos para terminar un maravilloso almuerzo. Incluso tengo cambio de una tonelada. Excelente relación calidad-precio... muy, muy recomendable 👍

Lovely food, but the carpets were filthy, the place could do with a refurbishment, and the staff were interesting 🤔

: Absolutamente insípido luke comida caliente. Almorzamos el domingo que consistía en pollo y cordero. El pollo estaba seco, las patatas asadas eran tan duras y viejas que eran difíciles de cortar, el pudín de Yorkshire era grande pero como goma y la verdura venía en una guarnición nadando en el agua ¿de qué se trata todo eso! Había un montón de salsa con lo que me refiero a que el plato estaba rebosante, pero de nuevo era insípido y tibio caliente. El cordero estaba demasiado cocido y soso, lo que es difícil de lograr, pero lo lograron. La otra cosa era que debía haber diez perros en el restaurante con dueños y en un momento dado un miembro del personal salió de la cocina con algo de comida para un perro. Cómo este lugar tiene tantas críticas de cinco estrellas me supera. En general, una experiencia muy mala para nosotros, ya que nos gusta la comida fresca sabrosa y bien cocinada caliente y tristemente encontramos esto que falta en este establecimiento. Desafortunadamente, el sitio web brillante está muy lejos de la experiencia real.

Real country pub feel. Amazing menu choices.

Booked for evening meal the food staff and service were excellent only negative was it's a dog friendly pub there was at least 5 with there owners in the dining area this might put some people of but if don't mind dogs it's a must try restaurant see no in see

Esta es una experiencia sobresaliente en una zona con algunos fantásticos pub / restaurantes de campo, los platos eran nada menos que excelentes. Estábamos sentados rápidamente y el personal estaba cuidando de un restaurante completo muy eficientemente, un gran servicio amable. La hoja de plumas de ternera estofada era impresionante y mi caña de cordero era de un tamaño generoso y cocinada a la perfección. Nada era demasiado problema y aunque era nuestra primera visita en mucho tiempo sin duda volveremos. Gracias Herreros por una noche maravillosa. Definitivamente vale la pena una visita.

Somos una familia de 4 y pre-reservamos nuestra mesa. Este pub está en un pequeño pueblo encantador. Como lugareños habíamos utilizado anteriormente este pub en el pasado y estaba muy impresionado con la comida y el servicio y el precio. Septiembre 2024 fue totalmente diferente. . El personal de espera de los niños y el gerente también era joven. Llegamos y nos sentamos enseguida. El pesebre estaba detrás de la barra haciendo pedidos de bebidas. Ella también tenía una tableta para los clientes pre-reservados y cuando llegaron ella claramente había sobre-reservado y pidió a cada cliente pre-reservado que esperara su mesa. Tuvimos dos fish and chips y dos cenas de carne asada. El pescado y las patatas fritas eran agradables. El asado de ternera no. Las patatas no se cocinaron en grasa de ganso y la carne de res era medio raro y muy duro la verdura mixta estaba bien. El Yorkshire puddings estaba bien y nadando en salsa espesa. El personal de espera que teníamos era bastante lento en tomar pedidos y la comida era un poco de una espera. Envié mi plato de vuelta como no me gusta la carne roja que tiene que ser cocinado en todo el porro. Me dieron un plato fresco de comida con la carne cocinada correctamente y todavía no lo disfruté. Mi marido y mi hijo disfrutaron de su pescado con patatas fritas, pero la salsa tártara casera era abmissable. Teníamos 3 postres y estábamos contentos con ellos. Nuestra experiencia en general fue buena, pero estaba mal administrado y un pub de campo con ser un pub local estable en el pasado estaba claramente dirigido por un consorcio de gerentes y el personal no estaba funcionando bien. Fue una pena, pero la cervecería estaba desordenada y aunque se podía llevar perros en eso era lo único positivo.

Elegimos este restaurante debido a las buenas críticas y no nos decepcionó! La comida era excelente y felicitaciones al chef! Para la comida del pub era de primera clase con un excelente menú variado, buena presentación y servicio. Sin duda volveremos a visitar y recomendaría a fondo. Fue decepcionante ver que para un almuerzo del sábado no había mucha gente, pero tal vez las noches son diferentes. Es un lugar grande, aunque un poco cansado en zonas y necesitado de alguna reforma. Hay una gran zona exterior y un montón de aparcamiento. El pub está situado en un pueblo precioso y vale la pena ir en coche. ¡Ciertamente merece estar más ocupado!

Yet another absolutely incredible Sunday lunch. Superb quality, lovely staff, definitely best food and value for money in the area. Thank you once again. See you soon.

Lovely pub food was amazing and the service and staff were so welcoming and completely dog friendly 🥰, needed somewhere to stop for the night in the camper and came across this on park for nights highly recommended 😀 keep good local pubs going they are few and far between now 🥰

Food was exceptional. Staff very pleasant and efficient. We stopped overnight in motorhome felt very welcome. Great value.

Charming village pub/restaurant. Excellent service & food

Amazing food and great service! Best Sunday lunch around…fabulous Yorkshire pudding and the gravy was delicious, with fresh vegetables. We will definitely be returning!

Nice relaxing pub , lovely patio seating area , great beers, friendly atmosphere

We are regular visitors and service food & beers are of top quality

Very good food from starter to desert would highly recommend

First time here under this management. Very impressed. Great menu, I'll be back

Excellent food, excellent service..beer is spot on and cocktails. By far the best pub in the area and the best sunday dinner! Will be back next week😀

Lovely Sunday roast, hearty portion staff were friendly and polite Shame about the other patrons. Barley had time to swallow our meal without being starred at and assessed Don't attend unless you want to be followed by a white van !!!! Be very wary especially if you have dogs What a shame!!! Not the pubs fault. . .

Amazing food with many unique dishes all cooked perfectly. A true gem. Staff were superb. Will be back.

Excellent Sunday lunch, too full for pudding so they made ours a takeaway. Definitely recommend 👌

It was a wonderful evening meal out! A lovely warm welcome & food absolutely delicious - just wonderful! We can highly recommend the Blacksmith's Arms & will be back!!! Thank you guys n gals! 😁

Pleasant, friendly staff, brought menus over ordered drinks and food, really good service and excellent food, highly recommend.

Fantastic quality and value! Well worth a drive out to this pub, particularly for Sunday lunch. We were a table of 17 for a birthday meal, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and lovely. The Sunday roast was outstanding, perfect roast beef, huge Yorkshire puddings, gravy good enough to drink by the pint with tons of really nicely cooked veg (not nursing home mush!) … all round quality experience. Good range of beer and a good wine list. Will definitely be returning soon.

Father's day lunch at the Blacksmiths Arms Biggin. Our first visit certainly won't be the last. Food, service, and staff all excellent. Would highly recommend

Father's day lunch at the Blacksmiths Arms Biggin. First time visit, certainly won't be the last. Food, service and staff all excellent. Would highly recommend

Lovely welcoming atmosphere. The food was beautiful! really really lovely and we were well looked after.

Brilliant food and lovely staff. Proper country pub.

Good food,cold beer,great staff,lovely place.

We visited today with our car club. We needed a coffee stop, Danielle and her staff came up trumps. We phoned two days before asking if the pub would be open when we passed. Sadly, it didn't open until 12.00, but Danielle very kindly opened 30 minutes early for us. Exceptional customer service. I'd give 10 stars if I could. The pub is very homely and cosy. I could definitely spend a lot of time in there. I haven't eaten there, but hopefully I'll put that right soon. It makes a massive impression on me when people go out of their way to give good customer service, and Danielle and the staff made us feel really welcome. They did a brilliant job at such short notice. Really looking forward to seeing Danielle and the wonderful Blacksmiths Arms again.👍.

Excellent meal brilliant staff third time we’ve been in the last couple of months and consistently excellent. Cannot fault the staff they couldn’t help enough with my mum who’s in a wheelchair so helpful and pleasant.

I couldn't fault the Blacksmiths before but recently the food seems to have gone up a level. Love the welcoming atmosphere and Dexter the pub dog is a family favourite. Great beer garden for the upcoming sunny weather aswell.

Hidden gem beautiful old world pub massive beer garden great food good value and extremely well kept beers

Great food. Generous portions. Great beer. Good value. Great service. Friendly atmosphere. What more could you ask for!? Korean pork, battered cod sandwich, prawn and hot smoked salmon salad all delicious. Baby friendly.

Great food. Generous portions. Great beer. Good value. Great service. Friendly atmosphere. What more could you ask for!? Korean pork, battered cod sandwich, prawn and hot smoked salmon salad all delicious.

Literally one of the best pubs around. The staff are amazing, the food is amazing. Never had a bad experience. 10 out of 10

We dined here with friends for lunch, service was great, very friendly, we couldn’t fault any of the dishes, they were all lovely. We have dined here several times over the last year or two and always enjoy it. Portions are generous, well presented and really well cooked. We’ve been for lunch, midweek dinners and Sunday roasts

Staff and food first class. Best Pub lunch we have all had for a long time. Don’t live in the area, but if we return in the area, will definitely come again Thank you.

Lovely pub, but very poor service! There was no hello thank you, goodbye nothing waiting on staff that looked as if couldn't couldn't care less! Sunday lunch was okay nothing flash at all, the beef had a lot of sinew in it and chewy, pork was tough and only 2 small slices, Yorkshire pudding very nice and the stuffing was lovely, the heavy is like treacle and tasteless and the veg- very shabby-a bit like the roast potatoes hard on the outside and dry on the inside! Lot of room for improvement here and why is so busy is beyond me! Think about a nice red wine heavy, gooey potatoes, mashed potato, cauliflower cheese, in season vegetables as well as a decent portion of meat especially for £16/£17 and train your staff to be polite attentive and smile instead of propping up the bar! A shame really as the setting of this lovely pub is idyllic

Awesome pub food in a cosy Yorkshire pub. Homely and great tasting cuisine!

Great food, friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. Wish they had a burger on the menu 🍔

Amazing place 🤩🤩🤩😍😍 💯 recommend for every occasion

food is out of this world. theirs no cutting back on quality here. a delight. travelled 360 miles. i will be back

Lovely food, great service. The dining area is nicely set up with plenty of room and larger tables it's nice not to be squeezed in on smaller tables.

Amazing food. Pheasant starter was lovely. Soup beautiful. Kids food lovely. Service Amazing! We will be back

The food we had was fantastic, the service was great. We are returning on NYE. I would recommend the food here.

service and food very high end. such great food, great choice’s and value for money. our dogs were very welcomed. can’t wait to return.

Really friendly welcome and lovely meal Good choice of meals - something for everyone Nice atmosphere and food served promptly even though several Christmas parties in.

Great camper stop.. Great pub lovely food and fab service.. loved it all will definitely go many times.

Don’t normally leave reviews but came here for a nice evening meal on a recommendation and what a little gem of a pub it is. Ended up having a full 3 course meal because the food was just so good and great value. Super friendly and relaxed atmosphere and a really friendly dog to boot. Staff were super attentive and extremely friendly couldn’t ask for more. The icing on the cake were the specials and the cozy log burner really bringing the winter vibes. Will recommend to everyone.

Lovely old fashioned(in a charming good way). Spend a while and chill, dogs welcome. Perfect diversion from the walk on the former rail line between York and Selby

We stayed here with our campervan on the carpark and we're blown away by the quality of the food. This is a little gem hidden in a hamlet, but it should have at least one Michelin star. Quiet ambiance, pleasant waiter. Worth every penny.

Competitively priced and tasty Sunday lunch ( with lots of gravy!!)

One of the best Sunday lunches we've ever had!

Cracking little pub, didn't try the food! Good pint and great location

Fabulous food and great owners and staff in general always helpful

Three of us ( all adults) visited for Sunday lunch today for the 3rd time. It was one of the best, if not the best Sunday roasts we have ever had! The pork and lamb shank were beautifully cooked, the roast potatoes cooked in goose fat were incredible and the plentiful vegetables were so tasty...all topped off with huge Yorkshire puddings and delicious gravy. My son had never been here before, but he will be back and so will we! Amazing pub in a lovely, quiet village setting and very efficient friendly staff. What more could you want...not to be missed.!

Excellent meal with friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Très bon pub. Accueil et service trés sympathiques. Avons été acceptés à 10 minutes de la fermeture des cuisine un dimanche soir sans aucune amertume dans le.service . Le roti du dimanche est excellent et les desserts 🍨 à tomber !! Je conseille +++++

Excellent food great service with friendly staff. If you like fish pie order it when you book you won’t be disappointed

Best Sunday roast out that we've have had in a long while. The meat was tender, veg plentiful, gravy delicious. Can't fault any of it. The staff were friendly and service excellent. Will definitely be returning very soon.

Been here a few times in the very past when under previous owners and was average to okay then. But went today for Sunday lunch and the food was pretty much excellent. Staff and bar tender very polite. Good choice menu, plenty on the plate and a great value and atmosphere. Definitely would recommend and looking forward to going back soon. Well worth the drive out to this lovely pub with nice craft ales.

Been here a few times in the very past when under previous owners and was average to okay then. But went today for Sunday lunch and the food was pretty much excellent. Staff and bar tender very polite. Good choice menu, plenty on the plate and a great value and atmosphere. Definitely would recommend and looking forward to going back soon. Well worth the drive out to this lovely pub with nice craft ales.

Lovely place Lovely staff Delicious food One bad thing is that it's not open every day!

Had a lovely meal with friends. Good sized portions. Will definitely return

Lovely cosy village pub, with a great beer garden and food

Great old atmosphere British pub. The fish and chips was excellent 👌

Fabulous food, beer and campervan stopover. Food not your normal pub grub by any stretch, far superior. Presentation was lovely 😍

Faultless. Amazing food, great, real beer, with atmosphere and facilities all perfect. Stayed the night in our campervan in the flat, spacious car park.

Great find. Food was amazing. Managed to get a table and the service was great from start to finish

Very disappointed Called in on the off-chance for a coffee today to be told by a lady we don't do coffee landlord was sat in other room before had chance to say any thing else she turned round and walked off So checked online quit clearly says serves coffee won't be visiting again Not very welcoming at all

Incredible food. Best place I've eaten in a long time. Add to that a lovely atmosphere and friendly, helpful staff. Get yourself in a cab and get here ASAP.

Really good pub. Excellent Sunday roast. Beautiful and plentiful veg - marvellous! Tasty too.

Fabulous Sunday lunch!! Would highly recommend, excellent food, crispy roasts, gorgeous Yorkshire pudding and loads of lovely tender meat. Highly recommend.

I've not been here for many years, it's a bit out of the way but I was nearby so stopped for lunch. It's a traditional pub with three real ales but the food is restaurant quality and a cut above the average pub food, well presented and clearly home made. We had three courses and everything was excellent, swift service and reasonable prices given the quality. We are on a weekday and the place was quiet but we would definitely return.

Walked up quarter past 9, advertised open until 10. Pub was locked

Took my parent's here for father's day as our first visit, but it definitely won't be our last! Delicious roast dinner with huge portions and great quality food. The pub itself has a great atmosphere and everyone working was friendly. I'm looking forward to many roast dinners here in the future!

changed menu and did the fish and chicken strips in the same fryer which they tasted funny which the kids wouldnt eat them