The Curious Cow Of Harrogate in Harrogate

Very noisy in bar area but once moved into restaurant it was fine, more room too

Two visits, evening drink, lovely atmosphere, dogs welcome. Sunday lunch different atmosphere nice food.

The food was amazingly good quality. We had a Sunday roast and very impressed with the quantity and flavour. Although we were totally full we couldn’t resist the puddings. Above average price but used the 30% voucher off of mains.

Two excellent nights, with good food & drinks and excellent staff, who looked after us well.

We came for dinner on the way back from York and we got served by there amazing staff and got given probably some of the best food I have had from a pub

Very good food and service Dog friendly warm and cosy

Friends 50th Birthday Celebration! Just wow on every level. As a fellow hospitality worker I arrived late which can be uncomfortable. Not here the welcome was lovely and even pointed me in the direction of the Birthday Girl so I didn’t feel awkward. Pawel in particular was just great. Twice at the bar he knew the drinks off by heart and was just a joy. Late on things can slip but not him. He served my first drink and the last round of nuts drinks with the same ease and smile. I would be very happy if he was part of my team, you are lucky to have him. Thank you for a lovely night. Highly recommend.

Disaster ! From the get go, we were ignored by staff, who continued to talk among themselves despite us obviously being waited to be seated. The restaurant was quite, only handful of people, and we were able to order pretty quickly. We ordered two main meals, a hunters chicken and a caesar salad. However ... Despite there only being a few people dinning, it still took 45 minutes for the two meals to come, and when did, they had managed to mistakenly make a macaroni cheese instead of a caesar salad ! Easy mistake ... Nevertheless, they took the food back to correct, and so another 15 minutes go by and the food eventually arrives, but unfortunately given the time, the hunters chicken is now lukewarm as it has been sat waiting for a salad to be made, which in itself took way to long to be made. The staff weren't apologetic and made very little conversation, no one asked how the meal was or apologised for the fact that it took an hour to make two meals, in a restaurant with a hand full of people. Disappointing I won't be going back and I would advise you stay clear too.

Pub was freezing, asked them to put fire on said they would. Waited 10mins nobody came to put fire on . Went to the bar and asked somebody else. His reply was something wrong with the fire, was it a fees able excuse ! if you want a cosy drink and cheap drinks keep away. Pint of Moretti and Rose blush pinot. £15.10 ! will be not be coming again. If you want to freeze your nuts off and pay for over priced unwelcoming and uncozy pub go somewhere else. ! !

Fantastic food, chorizo Mac and cheese especially good. Lovely desserts too. Great service, very friendly, will come again!

Great venue and atmosphere. Polite helpful service. The food was excellent.

Super friendly Staffel, yummy food and really nice and spacious restaurant

Stopped off on the way home from York, very busy but managed to fit us in. Ordered roasts and we were not disappointed. Food was really good, well cooked and presented. This place is obviously popular with locals and travellers alike as it really filled up while we were there. Tender beef great vegetables and proper Yorkshire pudding. If I had one criticism it would be that it needed a little more gravy, which by the way was really nice, deep rich flavour just needed a little more. Worth a visit 😊

Very slow service ,good prawn cocktail ,tasteless baked Camembert ,slimy pate. Good coffee and Childs cheese burger meal

Visited on Sunday after seeing recommendations. Absolutely fantastic place. Service was great. The food was very good, had the roast. We will definitely be coming again the next time we are in the area.

Great service from Joe - definately will return

The pub looks great after it's makeover, we hadn't been for a while. It felt light, airy and warm. The staff were friendly and attentive. We went on a Sunday and it was busy but didn't feel overcrowded. We had dishes from the main menu, rather than the traditional Sunday lunch. The calamari and sauce was great. Sea bass and the burgers were delicious. We were too full for dessert. We will definitely book again.

Lovely meal and atmosphere, brilliant service especially from Jo

Brilliant service and food and David was amazing!

Only had drinks so can comment on food. Place was spotless and staff very friendly and welcoming David served us and was so polite, made sure we had everything we needed and had a chat, made sure we was warm enough as it was very cold and snowy out...directed us over to seats near the fire. Would highly recommend.

Superb, had I noticed the pizza oven I might have had pizza. Very goood service.

Great service, friendly. Came for a wedding meal, everyone enjoyed

Love the service at this place. They really can’t do enough for you. As for the pizzas - wow! Really nice. Recommend just for those. Have been again many times. Today (28.10.23) went for the newer menu. My god! The ham hock is absolutely melt in the mouth delicious and my mum had the chicken tikka which was also really nice. I am seriously considering visiting every week just so I can try the other things in the menu! (The sausages and mash looks amazing) 😄 Unfortunately, since Michael and his team left, this place has gone downhill. Such a shame.

Excellent food and David our waiter was brilliant 👏

The food was excellent, and the service was outstanding. David was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed.

david is amazing 5 star service

Great atmosphere service and food! Thank you Dave , the chef x

A fantastic meal in a lovely setting.Friendly service from the staff. A big thanks to David who looked after us on the night

Lovely setting, great food and looked after very well by David. Looking forward to coming back.

Loved the atmosphere and the food and drink were great .David who served us was a top bloke and couldn't do enough for us . Would definitely recommend

Food was great and an absolutely brilliant service by David!

Nice spot but lacks any kind of atmosphere. Another gastro pub. Nice setting, tones of parking and spacious inside. We didn't eat but the food coming out of the kitchen looked good.

Had a lovely dinner this evening, food was super and all of the party of six had a great time. Thank you to David and the rest of the guys who served us tonight, lovely friendly and welcoming. We will be back!!

Me and my brother came for food and the whole experience was lovely. The staff were so friendly and the food was gorgeous. I had the chorizo truffle mac and cheese with garlic bread and it was amazing! I never leave reviews but the whole experience was 10/10 !

had food at the bar joe was lovely, food and service was amazing definitely coming again!!!

Top service, really friendly staff. Food is always high quality and served fresh and hot. I brought my mum for her birthday and the staff went above and beyond by bringing a desert and singing Happy Birthday. Thank you so much for a lovely evening and we will definitely return soon

First time visiting as we pass through - Lovely food and host was lovely

We had an amazing experience at the Curious Cow! Jure, our server, was fantastic—friendly, attentive, and full of great recommendations. Every dish was delicious, with perfect flavors and presentation. Highly recommend!

Excellent service from Jure and David. I would always recommend the Curious Cow.

Welcome is warm. Pub is well decorated inside. Restaurant area is lovely and light with good views outside. Service was prompt. Food was delicious especially the roast dinners. Have booked for next month.

On Wednesday 30th October Three of us visited the curious cow in Harrogate for early evening meal two of the meals were fine unfortunately one of the meals that was ordered was chicken skewers on pita bread, we were asked if we wanted to add an extra skewer which we said yes, the waiter came back and said he was sorry, but there was only one chicken skewer left when the meal arrived it was absolutely disgusting. It tasted off It smelt very off and made us all feel very sick It just been on the table with the smell. We told the waiter who was looking after us and he dismissed it by saying it was a vegan sauce. He showed us the menu, but to his surprise it did not say that it was a vegan sauce? Even if it was it was off! He did actually bring a new pitter bread just plain one with nothing on it. Of course we couldn’t eat this, It was very dry so one of us left very Hungry! when it came to paying the waiter did put a 30% discount on The overall bill which he said he does for everybody at the moment because there is an offer on I did say to him I didn’t think I should be charged for the meal and how unhappy I was with it but he insisted I pay so unfortunately he’s lost another customer. We have been to the curious cow before and enjoyed our experience but unfortunately this time and the dismissal of what we were trying to say, we would not go back.

Amazing especially our waiter David

My parents and I have just visited this location for a birthday meal. I ordered the chicken kebab, which tasted very strongly of sour cream (there was clearly a white sauce drizzled over the pita and fillings). When questioned with the waiter, he advised it wasn’t sour cream but vegan mayo. I explained that the sauce tasted off and sour and requested a fresh pita to transfer the meat over into (3 pieces of Quebec chicken). I ate the three pieces of plain chicken with less than half of the fresh pita bread, as to not make a fuss of the birthday meal for my parents. When the waiter took the plates I encouraged him to smell the plate as you could clearly smell the sourness of the “mayo”. Long story short, we were charged full price and they hadn’t offered for any substitution. If you’re thinking of going, don’t, there’s a much better pub just down the road towards skipton on the left.

Fantastic place! Really nice inside. We were greeted straight away by David who looked after us from start to finish. Lovely food, great location and amazing service.

David was a great waiter, took a picture for us and kept making jokes all the way through, excellent thank you

Food was lovely but unfortunately the service was very slow. We were going to get desserts but changed our minds after waiting about 20 mins for someone to come to our table. People who came after us got there food/desserts before us.

The chef needs a lesson on how to make a Yorkshire pudding, almost a pancake today! Meal pleasant but not hot!

I waited for around five minutes at the door, clearly visible to a waiter who didn’t approach right away. I was particularly anxious because my 89-year-old father, who is disabled and unsteady on his feet, had insisted on walking in with just his cane, leaving his walker behind. I was worried he might fall. When the waiter eventually arrived, he brushed past us without a greeting and curtly asked me to move out of the way while fetching menus. I tried to explain that my father needed a seat promptly due to his mobility issues, as I was feeling increasingly concerned. To be fair, the waiter did take good care of us after that initial interaction, but the experience left me quite upset for the first hour of our visit.

What a cosy venue! Loved this little find and the food was great too! Everything clean and tidy food cooked perfectly & a super homely feel - nice place indeed

Yeah... just don't bother. Corporate rubbish.

From the warm welcome we received when we arrived to leaving was fantastic. The food was hot, and very tasty and the service was really good, our young waitress Emily was an absolute delight. Price was pretty reasonable aswell for 3 people, 3 courses with drinks £130... Will definitely return. Only managed to take pictures of the starters as mains and dessert couldn't wait to eat.

Brilliant food and good atmosphere

Enjoyed the food and cheerful and pleasant quick service

Great evening with family celebrating a birthday, great service from David, will be back again.

Very impressed with quality of food, friendliness of staff and the function room that they made available to celebrate my parents Diamond Wedding anniversary.

First visit, lovely restaurant and amazing food. Had the sea bass and it was the tastiest meal I've had in a very long while. Thank you, we will be back

Great food and service, highly recommend you visit.

We were greeted by a lovely man on arrival, given a menu and we sat down near the fire as it was freezing out. Unfortunately the fire was not giving out any heat. We ordered drinks and food which arrived in good time. The fish and chips were ok, My roast chicken was way over cooked to the point of being dry, thank goodness it had a sauce, the flavour was nice. Atmosphere was Nill it was cold and had more staff than customers, we had a taste card voucher so made the meal worth the visit but unfortunately nothing made us want to return. Sorry.

Lovely food, lovely setting! Great choice of pub food and amazing pizzas! Staff very friendly and helpful Would recommend!

Food was great and our server Emily was amazing too

David and the guys and girls behind the bar were super friendly and welcoming. I live locally and the food and drink selection is great. Great selection of beers and spirits, pizzas are fantastic! Also available to take out! Great spot!

Great spot and great food. Staff super friendly and joe really helpful with the kids and dogs deffo recommend and will go again

Great food & drinks, and thanks to David for looking after us 👍

Lovely Sunday lunch with great service. We sat in the conservatory area which was a bit warm. Would highly recommend

Came for a lovely catch up with family and ordered a steak each. Was lovely came out in good time and was done exactly how we asked for it. Very lovely staff and fantastic environment, highly recommend.

Absolutely beautiful food fantastic atmosphere and reasonable prices for the quality received would definitely go again

Great evening celebrating a birthday with the kids. Emily was great and looked after us. Great food and great service, thanks

I popped in on my lunch break with some colleagues and was seated by a guy from behind the bar. Got our food and a new waiter came in and he was very helpful he was having a laugh with the table next to us about a crumble and made what was a complaint about the bowl size into a great and funny experience for us and the table. We left happy and will return next week. Dave with the beard well done and thank you.

I ordered a bitter shandy, which when it came tasted awful. I asked for it to be changed and was made to feel like it was my fault. The drink was changed and it was better. After waiting for nearly an hour for our food to arrive, when it did it was cold and I was left feeling very disappointed. I had been looking forward the lunch all week and left feeling very very disappointed. The only saving grace was that the waiter who served us, recognised the poor experience and offered free deserts. However the moment had been spoilt and I will not be recommending this place at all

Called in after day at Fountains Abbey having passed many times and wondered about the place. Fantastic welcome from chef Dave. Excellent recommendations from him. My husband had lamb shank and said it was the best he had had👍 The tikka masala was spot on for me too. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed and the price is reasonable too. Thanks Dave🎉

Really friendly and quick service. David was our server.Nice food.

We were warmly welcomed by a gentleman upon arrival, which was a nice touch. Although the area was quite dark at first, they promptly turned on the lights, which improved the ambiance. I ordered a tonic water, but it was flat, despite being bottled. When I informed the waitress, she mentioned that it would take a while to get a replacement because the bar was very busy, which seemed odd, as she returned promptly. A simple "I’m sorry, let me fix that for you as soon as possible" would have been more appropriate. Unfortunately, the overall service was lacking. It took almost an hour for our starter—a Camembert to share among four—to arrive, which felt excessive. Additionally, once I finished my drink, no one offered a refill, so I ended up settling for table water. On a positive note, the mains arrived quickly after the starter, and the steaks were perfectly cooked and delicious. The pie was also very good, though the chicken was overcooked. Overall, I would rate the experience a 6/10. The 30% offer made it worthwhile, but I don’t plan on returning.

Emily, Dave and Lucy were fab :)

Came here for Sunday lunch, it was absolutely delicious. Great variety of vegetables and the beef was melt in the mouth. Lashings of gravy, loved the extra pigs and blankets. We even took the fresh stonebaked pizzas home for tea! Made right in front of us!

It was an accident that we stopped here…..so glad we did Jure and Dave were amazing ….beat service! Thank you gentlemen! …..and the pizza was the best ever…..and we are picky!

David is a top guy! Lovely evening and nice vibes 😊

A few items on the menu not available and had to ask 3 times to get our table water. Other than that, service very good and food quality and quantity excellent. From a poor starting point last Christmas, current management and staff have turned things round and we have been back several times and been impressed each time. We will be going again.

David was brilliant. Fast service and very quick to make sure everything was okay for us, thanks!

Great food, friendly and attentive service at a great price.

Nice experiance lamb was amazing ,Jure and Dave are great

The food was amazing I thoroughly enjoyed it, still given 5 for service although this was a bit slow however I will definitely go back again.

Excellent food with excellent attentive staff. Our thanks to Emily. India and David. It was our grandsons last meal before joining the army at 16.

I hate to write a poor review, but I hope this feedback helps. The location is great, the staff are nice, and the atmosphere is lovely. However, I have to give it 2 stars, solely for the food. We celebrated my birthday with a shared camembert, steak pie, and halloumi and pepper kebabs. While we appreciated being seated quickly without a reservation, the food was very disappointing and overpriced. The camembert (advertised for sharing), priced at £15, came with just one sliced bread roll. The steak pie was the worst I’ve ever had; there was no meat whatsoever, just gravy, making it feel like a waste of pastry. The only positive to the dish was that the vegetables and mash were nice. However, it is completely pointless to have nice vegetables and mash if the main part of the meal is terrible. My mother ordered a wrap that had only two pieces of pepper and two pieces of halloumi, served with some shop-bought fries - definitely not worth £17. There was no creativity or effort to provide a homemade, tasty meal. It’s unfortunate that such a nice place offers subpar food, especially at these prices. Mains put us off ordering dessert so cannot comment on those. We won’t be returning, but wish the business all the best.

Great meal, and a good time had. David the waiter was fantastic, and very attentive, for a new member to the team id say he's the strongest member of the team. Will definitely be back for more food and drink.

Very much enjoyed our meal here and the lunch 2 course deal was excellent value.

We had a really relaxed night. The music wasn't too loud and the food was nice. Our waiter, David, was pleasant, jovial and attentive. Couldn't have asked for better service. Thank you

Food was great, as was the service, David our waiter was brilliant, what great asset to the curious cow

Jure managed to get us in last minute on a Sunday! Food was lovely, service from Jure was excellent and the venue is beautiful. We will definitely be back.

Great place for dinner! Food was delicious and service was speedy and friendly from Emily. Definitely recommend to anyone wanting a nice meal out

First time customer. Immediately informed they were out on Sunday roast, was seated promptly, but no server was seen for twenty minutes. Definitely not busy, less than 15 total tables seated. Inquired at the bar, they stated they’ll send someone over. 10 minutes later we finally flag down a server (one out of 4 that we have seen) and order drinks and meal. Twenty minutes later we finally get our drinks, almost one full hour after we arrived. Tables around us complaining the servers aren’t around for them to pay, pretty sure one just left without paying. One table broke out Uno to play while they waited. Food came one hour after we arrived. Average food.

Lovely meal and great service by David !

Great pub, lovely food and Jure looked after us really well.. lovely to chat with him whilst we ordered and had our food served.

Really lovely service - David and Jure were really friendly and welcoming. Food was lovely and came fast

Great venue, love the pizzas and food in general. Team are really friendly and helpful

We love coming to the Curious Cow, my husband and I took his mother for a lovely dinner, we had the fish and chips, steak and ale pie, and chicken tikka. Our server was David and he was phenomenal - he was so friendly and we enjoyed our time speaking with him! We will absolutely be back!

We had an amazing experience and was very well looked after from the team. Food was lovely and service was excellent.

Very attentive service, made all necessary adjustments to our seating to accommodate a wheelchair, and engaged with my elderly parents in such a way as to be made felt very welcome.

Great first time visiting - food was delicious and the playlist was impeccable. Shout out to David and Jure, who were really friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had a great visit.

Pleasantly laid out pub restuarant. Full meals and bar snack available. Really nicely cooked and put together food. A really great host possibly Italian or Spanish with a great welcome. Chorizo and mac cheese was really great.

Came in for Sunday lunch. Well looked after by all the staff especially Jure. Food was brilliant. Good atmosphere and a buzz around the place. The better half had a turkey roast and I had the curry. We then moved through to the bar side with some good music to play cards and have a drink. Thanks to Chris and all the staff for a good lunch.