The Fat Badger in Harrogate

Great Sunday roast and desert. Very good waiting staff and beverage option also. The view from the restaurant is lovely and it’s very well located

Good food, little pricey. Lovely service. Nice treat

Came with party of 5 and a baby. All had roast dinner, chicken was superb. All veg perfect and fresh, I had apple and blackberry crumble dessert which was spot on. A little on the pricey side but I guess you get what you pay for. 9/10.

This place used to be a favourite of ours but on this occasion the service was terrible. 5 or 6 bar staff, most of whom were drifting about behind the bar chatting or avoiding making eye contact. The girl that served us had to walk past 3 colleagues who were just twiddling their thumbs.

Welcoming atmosphere - excellent service and very attentive staff who constantly kept things clean. The confit duck was excellent and I could go back tomorrow and have the same . Ordering on the app was impressive with a very quick response and accurate timing - fantastic night - thank you for a lovely experience x

A great find. A lovely old bar style in a grand building in the heart of Harrogate. We popped in en route to York and just wanted a quick sandwich. We chose just a cheese and chutney sandwich, thinking it was just going to be basic and something to fill a gap. However, it came in a beautiful, warm crusty bread. The sweet onion chutney was wonderful and this was accompanied by a nice, leafy salad in a pleasant dressing and some crisps. We really enjoyed it. I must say, the main meals looked a bit pricey, but we were OK with the sandwich price, just under £9, if I remember correctly. No worries with beers and lagers, a good selection. I chose Black Sheep beer, which went well with the sandwich. The staff were pleasant and helpful. There is a parking charge of £1.50 per hour at the covered car park adjacent. You can pay outside or inside the pub. We'll certainly be popping in when we are in Harrogate again.

We went here for a drink, the bar staff were all young guys and were really rude and service was terrible. I think the staff were clearly inexperienced and lack any bar skills but their attitude and way they spoke to customers was shocking. Definitely wouldn’t go back. Staff need sacking. Awful.

Fantastic meal this evening. I had the salmon pie and it was delicious. My husband had the cod & chickpeas and really enjoyed it . We would definitely visit again.Great food ,great service and a lovely atmosphere. Throughly enjoyed our evening.

Really lovely place inside The White Hart hotel! Loved the decor and view out the window. Service was amazing! The Ox Cheek Ragout was the best I have ever had with equal portions of ox cheek and pasta. Fabulous way to end our short break to Harrogate!

Great find. Delicious food. Managed to get a table in the bar on a Sunday evening but would suggest booking a table if youre more organised tgan we were. Highly recommend

Lovely place with a great atmosphere. Enjoyed my steak and peppercorn sauce immensely

Got in there and it didn't disappoint. Great atmosphere, lots of traffic taps and food smelt great although we just stayed for drinks. loved it.

Didn't eat, stopped by when it was raining to drink a tasty coffee and soak up the ambience. Found a lovely place to eat, plenty of room, really well appointed, great people, food looked lovely too. Comfy and a great place to stop by in Harrogate.

Excellent food, gorgeous decor and warm friendly atmosphere. Service was excellent and a very enjoyable experience. We had set Sunday lunch....well worth a visit.

Good fish and chips. Friendly staff. Quick service.

Lovely atmosphere. Heat lamps and blankets provided outdoors. Drinks were very expensive but as a one off can't complain.

We had a really nice Sunday lunch here. The Sunday set menu offers great value for money. The roast beef was good and came with the biggest Yorkshire pudding I've ever seen. There's some vegetarian opinions on the menu. It's well worth getting the side portion of Cauliflower and cheese sauce. They had a good range of local beers on offer. It is accessible to wheelchair users, but it's very tight to get up the ramp to the side of the main entrance.

Always a pleasant experience, went for a late lunchtime snack. Timmy Taylor’s in excellent condition. We had a beef sandwich and a side of fries between us. The only issue was the dirth of beef in the sandwich which if I remember correctly was £10.95 for that price I expect more than one thin slice of beef. Fries were very good.

Expensive for a pint in my opinion Dogs are a strictly outside only they ah r heaters but not the same as sitting inside and relaxing shame wouldn’t ordered food if allowed in inside

I'm only. It giving It 5 star because I thought it was a bit expensive for a pizza. But it tasted great!!

Amazing food, always stop by for a Sunday roast when we are in Harrogate. Staff were lovely. Only thing I'd change would be to turn the music down as it made talking difficult.

Absolutely gorgeous pub with hotel attached. Will definitely return and recommend 👌 😊

Fantastic food. Great service. Lovely setting. Highly recommended.

Food ok but not a lot of it for the price and the service was good .I don't understand why the music was so loud it added nothing to the atmosphere if you like defining music this is the pub for you we won't be going back

Excellent, gorgeous place to eat.

Excellent food, lovely fresh ingredients superbly cooked. Good choices with fish meat and vegetarian. Lovely ambience it was a freezing day outside but inside was warm and cosy. The service was perfect, fast, efficient and friendly. My husband and I have eaten in some of the best restaurants and this one is up there with them.

Absolutely stunning food and service

Restaurant bar joined onto the hotel. Stayed here for a meal during a short stay in Harrogate. Service was good, with the chap who showed us to our table friendly and interacting with us. Food and drinks orders taken quickly, even though we were only one of two families in there. Food was good quality and reasonably priced for what is a more upmarket restaurant bar. We all enjoyed our meals and service. My only gripes would be parking has to be paid for, the lighting in the restaurant is a little dark and our disabled family member struggled to get in due to steps in every access point as far as we could tell. Otherwise, recommended.

My partner and I went to The Fat Badger for our four years Anniversary meal. We came all the way from Leeds, so we were very excited to go in and get some tasty food as we have heard some wonderful things about the restaurant. My partner and I were immediately seated and we were immediately very impressed with the service provided by the highly attentive members of the staff. They brought us the sunday roast menu, drinks menu etc. with a bottle of water (harrogate water wink wink!) We decided to go for a bottle of Cabernet Franc, ‘Le Tristan’, Gilbert Chon as it is a light bodied red well paired with meat. It was yum! I could drink two bottles of that without wincing. For appetisers, my partner order the Goats cheese salad with Beetroot and pine nuts. The cheese was perfectly seared which was so tender and tasty and the salad was so refreshing, came with some chunks of beetroot (which we couldn’t fault one bit, we LOVE beetroot in salad!) I ordered the Salmon fishcake with salad and house tartar sauce. The salad and the tartar sauce was yum, but the fishcake had potential to be better. It was a bit lumpy (felt like it couldve been store bought?) We jumped into our mains right after. The food was soooo well presented, the member of the staff who brought it in looked so proud of the Yorkshire puddings, I cannot blame him. They were huge! My partner ordered the Roast rump cap of beef and I ordered the Roast loin of pork with stuffing. Both came with the said huge yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes in duck fat, creamy mash & gravy and we ordered the extra cauliflower cheese! Now the beef roast was soooo good, tender, medium rare, absolutely banging. I will go back for that! My pork loin was average but the crackling was very good even better the bits that were soaked in gravy. The seasonal veggies were perfect! Al dente, star of the show were the savoy cabbage, going to make some for myself this sunday! 😋 There were two problems! 1. The quantity of gravy. So little, I was gagging cuz of the lack of gravy, it would’ve been amazing if they offered a pot of gravy to pour over the Yorkshires. It was such a shame because the Yorkshires seemed dry without any filled inside it. We all know a roast is THE roast with excess gravy. Knowing lots of gravy can ruin the presentation (which is absolutely agreeable), roast is meant to also be homely (no problem if one goes ahead and ruins the look of everything on the plate with gravy because that would make one salivate immediately, ykwim?) Not something that cannot be fixed so I was not complaining ☺️ 2. My partner and I were very disappointed with the quality of the roast potatoes. We were expecting cripsy on the outside and fluffy on the inside potatoes, but the potatoes smelt stale, felt hard and were so dry. We both had to put them away. Such a shame because potatoes roasted in duck fat are sooooo gorgeous! Overall, we would DEFINITELY go back soon. We are going to try something else on the menu for sure. Hopefully our next time is a 100% 😊

Just had the Pork Belly Choy. Absolutely fantastic. Excellent

We stopped off at the Fat Badger on our way back to the hotel and we were so glad we did. It was a large room,very busy,it was Xmas, a few seats available,great choice of drinks but the atmosphere was amazing.There was plenty of staff to serve us and we found a table.People were eating in separate restaurants but this was the bar with an overflow down into the corridor and an outside terrace.Wooden panelling around the walls and badgers looking down on us,some with Santa hats on.It made for a very cosy afternoon,as we left the Badger the Xmas lights were on with views over the park .Great location,must do it again.

Nice place to have a drink and chat

Food was absolutely amazing great service even though it was heaving,not was a problem,will defo eat there again

The bar service was more chatting with mates then service. I could not get a glass of wine served with my meal. Had to go to the bar for it. The belly pork was a bit tough to cut through. Not the standard that is normally held for food from here. Better wait staff and give the pork belly a bit more time in the oven.

Fantastic food and very attentive staff, definitely worth it and go again

Pricey, but some of the best kept ales in Harrogate

Lovely place to visit in Harrogate

Superb food and service in fabulous surroundings. Loved it.

Very lively on Saturday night. Great atmosphere.

A busy historical pub/restaurant offering a good menu of pub favourites . Well prepared and well presented dishes with friendly attentive and efficient staff. We will be back!

Sunday lunch with family...table for 4 people pre booked the table and welcome into a very old style classic restaurant. Seated and given menus followed by request for drinks order. Waiter disappeared and another waiter brought drinks after about 20 minutes.Noticed that tablecloth was rather grubby underneath napkins The restaurant at that point was nowhere near capacity. Food order taken and 15 minutes to arrive. More people start to arrive without pre booking ie walk ins. We then waited 55 minutes for our main course meals which were Sunday roasts. Waiters seemed to be avoiding us until we have to ask. We are then told that they were short staffed and our meals were on their way. Other diners were being served within reasonable times including the walk ins . Then we were asked about desserts and when we told a waitress that we only now had limited parking time she replied that they would see what they could do. In value terms the cost per head was expensive for what in reality was very unexceptional The beef could not be cut with steak knives!! We will uncountably return to Harrogate but would seek out a better venue.

Decor, atmosphere, staff all great. I thought the food was a bit lacking for the high price though. Certainly well presented, just chips were overcooked, meal in general not all that exciting!

An incredible roast and service was amazing for our large group that came in for Sunday lunch. The pork was particularly great.

We've been wanting to try this place for ages.Booked it online,really easy too.The pub has a great vibe to it when you first go in.There are tables outside with heatlamps on and were quite busy for a Thursday night. We were given a table in the window which was really nice and the restaurant has a very art decor like feel to it.There was a few people in dining which added to the ambience.The staff were very polite and efficient.No complaints about the food either.Good value for the quality and surroundings.Would deffo go back.Thankyou.

Had an issue with my order but it was quickly sorted. Brilliant customer service and the food was amazing

The manager Michal is very professional and knows his wines very well.

nice restaurant in Harrogate great food and service parking a bit tricky but typical of large towns and cities. Would definatly visit again

Nice decor, good selection of drinks including real ales. Food nice BUT WARNING service absolutely appalling. No one came to take a drinks order, no one came to take a food order. We had to ask three times for water to be brought to the table. After waiting an age for our main course and seeing other customers who had arrived and ordered almost half an hour after us get theirs we were told that the chef had mislaid our order. When it did arrive a specific request for extra mayo on the side had been ignored/ forgotten. On paying the bill I explained that the food had been nice but the service appalling and that was the reason I wasn't leaving a tip. This was at 21.05 hrs at 21.09 hrs I got an email from open table, who I had made the reservation with saying that I had failed to attend and had cancelled my booking. If I had any queries about this to raise them with the establishment itself. When I mentioned this to the waiter I was told not to worry it was probably a, "systems issue". I said systems only work on the information that is inputted into them and asked to see the manager. On discussing it with him he said that he or one of his staff may have 'accidentally' hit the customer cancelled button by mistake. This of course prevented me from being invited to submit a review on the open table website. A coincidence or deliberate ploy on the part of the restaurant to try and thwart an honest review from being posted, I will let you be the judge of that. In summary a nice location, good bar menu, nice food but don't go if you are hungry or thirsty as the service is appalling. As for the ethics of inputting false information about cancelling a booking that has just been fulfilled and paid for, let's just say it leaves a very unpleasant taste in the mouth.

Eight real ales kept well. Price about average for the area. The staff seemed to be doing a lot of shouting - not aggressive, but the default setting seemed to be that they would have conversations from a distance. A bit odd really. Other than that, okay.

The staff made my experience more enjoyable Even though the manager didn’t seem impressed when I personally passed this on to him

Chips not cooked and service was awful. Totally left. Not asked if we wanted desert or coffee.

Only had a drink - pricey, but no riff raff (apart from me)....

Really good place to eat with a decent menu

Had a two day break at Harrogate.When entering the bar at the fat badger at 14.00 in the afternoon it was full of local yobs which did not wont your business

A really good pub, fabulous food and nice beer.

Had a great time here, Visited on a busy Sunday evening, went for the set menu, which is superb value starters and main for £25 we also had a bottle of wine and water and was still very reasonable. The resteraunt is very grand in appearance and service is great all members of serving staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was superb and very good portions l, so much so we had no room for dessert.

Food and service were excellent. Great atmosphere in the bar.

Fantastic place , Highly recommend. Service and food first class. Had the set menu but only managed the two courses.

Excellent service from all staff. Lovely food and good ambience. Reasonable value. Pleased we chose The Fat Badger over other Harrogate establishments. Definitely recommended.

Nice spot for a drink, bar staff very attentive & helpful.

Very busy pub and liked the decor of the place. Quick and efficient service and the two young girls that waited on us were very friendly. The pork sandwiches were pretty average and shame the fat chips were the frozen variety but probably our expectations were set too high. Not the sort of place for an evening dining experience but a great selection of drinks.?

A really good food experience, a group of five all said the same

Had a lovely meal here, staff were very friendly and accommodating. Food was awesome. Can't fault it

Good food. Steak unfortunately was over cooked but was changed without issue ( was still a little over cooked) but everything else was great

If you're visiting Herrogate I would say this is a must see place to see and try. The Scotch Egg was great. I tried several different dishes however the ox Sheppard pie was the best. I also loved Sticky Toffee here.

Great menu. Great food. Great presentation of food. Great service (no rushing of orders or hard sell of drinks etc). Restaurant area has comfortable seats and tables are generously spaced out - no bumping other dining guests etc. Came back here a year after our first time and the service and food was still great as ever - they even gave us a little anniversary offer too which was unexpected, but greatly appreciated! Thank you so much! We will visit you again when we're up this way again!!

Dirty glass, and the place stunk of fish

Stayed in hotel what a pleasure it was to have one of the best pubs about just downstairs from my room although didn't eat here it looked nice

Nice atmosphere, nice interior. Unfortunately, the service and the food were a bit disappointing. Saturday night we went there for starters and cocktails, had no complaints. But Sunday night they made a mistake with our order, that caused our food to arrive late and at different times. One of us started eating earlier while the other person had to wait. Cauliflower cheese dish arrived cold. Apple crumble was very sour. The whole dinner lasted maybe more than 2 hours. All we wanted was just to enjoy our dinner and go rest after a long day. Not sure if we will be going back there...

nice atmosphere for drinks and food with friends, however I found the elderly bar manager with the colourful top to be extremely rude and inappropriate with frequent sarky remarks when dealing with him.

lovely pub, great food and service. very nice

Go twice a year food always spot on.

Managed to nab a seat on the terrace (dog friendly) during a gorgeous late-summer evening (August 2024) and really enjoyed the buzz inside as well as the view outside. Fantastic selection of local beers on tap and several non-alcohol options as well. The food was standard fare but not what we expected, though not bad. Looking forward to returning and sitting inside during cooler months.

Great pub. Beautiful garden. Very relaxing.

Only been here twice and every time staff have gone out of their way to point out areas to explore as newbies, serve as quick as possible when the bar was busy, came out to clean the tables when it needed it, walked all the way down to the end of the road to find me a table out of the sun as I was struggling. So far I have had wonderful experiences with the staff who are friendly, have great communication skills and go out of their way to help. That’s for four of the staff at Fat Badger and another on reception of the hotel entrance. Thank you it means a lot it is noticed and we can’t wait to come again.

Early lunch, great service friendly staff and great value ..

The setting was really lovely & the staff were great, but room was unbearable hot. The food was really disappointing, quite bland and very average. I expected a lot more.

We visited Harrogate with another couple for my 60th birthday. In the afternoon we called into the bar for a drink. The bar both inside and outside where the large seating area is was very impressive. The decor is beautiful and very individual. There was a great selection of beers served in their correct glasses and the cocktails were properly made and well presented. We noticed people dining in the bar area and the food looked great. That evening we decided last minute to see if we could get a table as a walk up and were lucky enough to get in the charming restaurant. Three of us had the ribeye steak which was lean, well seasoned and delicious. The other one of us had pancetta wrapped cod which was equally impressive. The service was excellent and we will definitely be back.

A great place in the middle of Harrogate

A very nice bar set in a hotel, plenty of seats inside & out.I felt the drinks we purchased were expensive.

We have visited the Fat Badger on several occasions now for Sunday lunch and we have consistently had a fabulous meal each time. There is the option to have 2 or 3 courses from the Sunday lunch menu as well as other choices off the normal menu. It is always extremely busy and as they serve food later than many other establishments it is always advisable to book if you want to be sure of getting a table! There is normally a choice of three roast meats. The roast beef has been consistently good and it can be served pink if that is how you like it. The food has always been served hot and with plenty of fresh vegetables. A big shout out to Steve, the head chef, as the Sunday lunches have always been great. The service has been fantastic and nothing has been too much trouble. The staff are always wanting to provide a brilliant dining experience and a big thank you to Michal the manager and Polina who always goes the extra mile. I can thoroughly recommend the Fat Badger for Sunday lunch if you are a local or just visiting Harrogate.

Beautiful bar, with outside seating, fantastic atmosphere day and night. Wine, IPA'S and cocktails are fabulous. Outside seating at night is light up and very cosy with patio heaters and blankets, if needed. Wonderful experience.

Stopped here for a quick bite and a drink. I had the eight hour ox cheek & mushroom pie which was very tasty.

I thought we were visiting an upmarket Wetherspoons as the bar was so busy for a Thursday night, I was pleasantly surprised with the food, it was first class!👍

What a great place. Top class food. Friendly, attentive staff and very good value for money. Absolute quality. 2 course Sunday roast for two with drinks £73. Spot on. Will be back.

The shepherds pie is amazing. The service was good, but didn't know that it was ordere at the bar style. 🤔 For the time I was there "high trafic" it was well ran. Love the decor, a bit of English story book.

Lovely food and drink. We love coming here when we visit harrogate.

Booked for Sunday roast, the food was nice until I found a hair which I politely informed the waitress who seemed quite unconcerned which makes me wonder if this was a regular occurance? Needless to say, we didn't stay for dessert ........R.I.P. customer service

We are three older ladies on an afternoon adventure and we saw the Fat Badger as we were looking for a parking space. It was a very warm day and whilst there was seating available outside, we chose to sit inside because the location is on a very busy road with a small pavement separating the tables from the traffic. A table was found for us and we chose our dishes before ordering at the bar. The food is typical pub/bistro fare. I chose a burger which came with fries and salad decorations. It was nice. One of my friends had a lamb pie which she declared to be wonderful. My other friend chose a steak pie with truffle mash. Again, it got the thumbs up. The atmosphere was informal and unhurried. I did notice we could have had lobster for £37!! Maybe next time. Average meal is around £30 for two courses plus drinks.

Lovely pub with indoor and outdoor seating. Adjacent to busy road junction. Great selection of beers and ciders on draught. Pleasant atmosphere.

Refused service by a very rude young women with brown hair and tattoos, showed my id of which I am 19 years old she said there’s is no hologram which there is, and then I order to show other forms of id to prove and she said I’m not serving you so very disappointing because I have been going there for a year straight now.

Came here for sunday lunch and food was delicious... good value, good quality and a brilliant time had... Deserts were amazing as well

Lovely place and such a nice ambience. Would recommend to all 💕 plus we didnt eat so couldnt give 5 * for that but bet its fab too just staying for the weekend in hotel and room is fabulous. Loving it xx

Never had any food here so cannot comment on it . The service was good if slow because of lack of staff , the staff that were there were friendly , polite and nice .. The atmosphere was pleasant and a lot of people were sitting on the outside tables because of the nice weather . A nice selection of drinks were available from the bar .

Always great, lovely service with great company

Fabulous place good food lovely staff good atmosphere you can't ask for more .

So friendly staff,great buzz&vibe,had a good Kirkstall beer,loved my visit.would deff go again.interior and Facilities.great

Food was fantastic. Lovely setting in a great place, Harrogate is a beautiful town with lots to see.

The staff where lovely, decided to treat myself to the fish and for 26 pounds I got, some lovely fish but close to 0 veg and literally one potato cut up to try and be fancy but one single boiled potato. With all the fanciness and ambience and paying that much for a meal. I expect to be at least a little full by the end of it. Dissappointed as my friends dig into sandwiches, half the price and with more sides. Wanted to treat myself…left needing some peanuts from the bar to at least feel like I had a meal-didn’t risk buying them though as feared the price

We were staying at The White Hart, always drop on to the Fat Badger, nice place to chill in or outside, staff always pleasant and helpful, recommended. Talking of staff a massive thank you to Jackson T who found my wallet outside and returned it through the mail and saved a lot of phone calls, thank you