The Hunters Inn, Near Huby, Harrogate Road in Harrogate

It's a fine place but a strange xenophobia exists. Not manly, in my view, just strange. (I was once challenged to a fight for no reason, which I ignored.) Guess I have a high voice. Can't think of another reason. Basically, the pub is a throw back to the 1970s. No problem, I was born in 1955, & refuse to be intimidated. However, as I walk in, order, & sit by the great fire, I don't expect strange looks & comments just out of sight. Pubs must be inclusive. Hence this review. Otherwise, no problem Great setting & good value for money.

Friendly pub, serving wide choice of draft beers and larger. Log fire during winter. Guest beers each week so you can try something new, brilliant

Excellent food, great sevice, comfy interior, couldn't fault the place. Reasonably priced, great Sunday lunches.

I've only been in The Hunters a few times, and my last visit was pre-Covid. I'm glad to see it re-opening. We called in at 8.30 on Friday night and stayed for a few drinks. Only a few customers in at what seems to me to be prime drinking time, but, you have to drive here and it isn't a food place. I had Chinook from Goose Eye brewery, well kept and they offered at least 6 proper ales so they must be busy at other times to keep the beer this well. Friendly service, good music, there's a pool table as well for entertainment.

The hotel is lovely with friendly staff. We stayed in the Trentishoe room with a four post bed and en-suite bathroom with a shower cubicle as well as a roll-top, claw-footed bath that overlooks the garden. The hotel is situated in a fantastic location and we would happily visit both the hotel and surrounding area again.

Gem of a pub. Don’t get to go nearly as often as we’d like. Fantastic range of beers for those that love ale. All well kept and served. Great little room behind the pool table that has an old pinball machine in it. Roaring fire on the cooler days. Very friendly staff. Dog friendly. Had a gin special on last time we were there too. Interesting selection, not just your standards. Large gin with a fever tree tonic for £5- bargain!! Definitely recommend.

What a fabulous night .. all like mined people enjoying the music and being able to laugh and relax .. The chilli was delicious 😋 thank you !

Love to pop my head around the door here. 9 hand pulled beers and a lovely Sunday lunch. Dog friendly which is a bonus.

Called here yesterday dinner time to meet up with family. Originally arranged at another pub but it was closed so we’d ended up here at the Hunters Inn. The Bar staff were very welcoming, there was a roaring open fire which was lovely and warm. We decided to have lunch so 5 hot roast sandwiches and I had a full Sunday lunch. Everyone really enjoyed there meal and I would definitely visit again.

Sunday lunch with choice of 3 meats for under a tenner. Plus black sheep ale on draught. Reasonable sized portions and loads of gravy. Good value.

This place is great for a cosy pub lunch. A traditional pub with a great fire and lots of seating! The Sunday dinner is amazing! Large portions and good quality food- so many different vegetables and potatoes all freshly made! Good variety of drinks also and staff lovely.

Hello there. If you like a good pint of beer there are about 6 different ales on with 3 lagers and cider as well. The best reason to call in is the magnificent views to be had, especially now autumn is here. By the way the food is lovely and good value. The Rogan josh takeaway on a Saturday evening is better than any thing else in my humble opinion... Regards Neil Duncan

Walked here from Poole village in Wharfedale at dinnertime on Tuesday . Food cooked to order worth the wait. Good value,quantity and tasty. Staff friendly. Plenty choice alcohol and non alcohol drinks. Have pool table pinball machine. Would recommend to family and friends.

Passing through the area we came across this rather nice country pub. They served food and it had a car park so what could possibly go wrong. When we entered the locals turned around and looked at us as we were from another planet, think they don't like passing trade ! Anyway the lady behind the bar looked very unwelcoming not even a smile. Again we decided it looked ok in general. We sat in the corner and noticed there was lots of fly's so thought we would move to the other end of the pub. We took a look at the menu and prices were very reasonable. The selection included a traditional roast, lasagna, chilli con carne, amongst others but menu selection was decent enough. When we came to order at bar the lady again was rather despondent and it did seem to get to me a bit considering we are paying to have our lunch here at least make an effort but alas it was to much to ask. At this time we were beginning to have second thoughts but we had placed our order and payed. We looked up and another batch of ittitating fly's were above us. It seemed the place was infested with fly's and it was very off putting. The meals arrived and OMG they were large portions, they looked lovely, they tasted divine and well cooked, well presented and served to us by a phillapino lady. We couldn't fault the food so in this respect the rating has to be average sadly as the fly's badly let this place down. We all felt just appalled at the state of the toilets they were dispicable like they have never been cleaned in years, cobwebs everywhere spiders snails crawling around the window just grotty. It's a real shame as the place has fantastic potential they just need to clean and refurbish the toilets, get rid of the fly infestation by placing some fly repellent devices around and have welcoming staff as the food is just fantastic. Would I eat here again if I were passing through ? Well sadly not simply because the place is grotty and even though the food is lovely and cheap I feel I need cleanliness as this goes a long way.

Just popped inforone and found The Hunters very good indeed. Well managed and Pearl was very good.So pop in for one!

Just called in here on our way home. Lovely friendly lady behind the bar, the menu is limited, but what you get is pretty good and very well priced. We will be back again in a few weeks when going out that way.

Toilet of a pub. If you drink wine don't waste your time and money here. Complained but complacent bar steward refused to give me a different drink and wouldn't refund. I'll bet winos would give their wine in a box a swerve. Yep, totally bad boozer. Trip advisor wouldn't let me use the profanities I wanted to write!

Grubby pub, rude staff, warm wine in a box... I suppose some punters like that sort of thing. And average beer. Apparently it was refurbished in 2016, I cannot even imagine what a toilet it was prior to that? Why bother?

It's some time since I'd been here. The decor is slightly different, but this is a big standard pub, but with a reasonable choice of real ales. Never going to excite coming here, but beer is well kept.

We have been several times now both daytime and evening and always received a warm welcome from both the owner, Andy and his staff, great atmosphere and I would definitely recommend anyone to visit for a lovely time.

Called in on our way home from Harrogate today. Very warm welcome on a cold day. I ate the Hunters Chicken and hubby had the Pie of the day. Both meals were delicious and we can’t wait to go back and try more food. Hubby enjoyed a couple of pints of Ba Ba ale while I had a good hot fresh cuppa tea.

Lovely meal at this restaurant, well presented Chicken Roast Dinners and one Lasagna. Plenty of veg, 6 in all very tasty and plentiful. Cosy atmosphere and good service and very good value. If we were ever out that way would go again.

Just been to the Hunters Pub in Huby.

Llamado hoy aquí después de excursión a Ripon. Estábamos un poco tarde y me preguntó si todavía estaban sirviendo el almuerzo y me dijo que sí, que la casera pero, sólo tenía carne y cerdo a la izquierda. Pedimos dos almuerzos de carne asada. No llamar la semana pasada para una bebida y como tenía algunas sobras la casera poner pequeños platos de patatas asadas y chisporroteante en la barra y eran deliciosos, así que este decidió nosotros para ir a almorzar hoy. No nos decepcionó - la carne asada era tierna yorkshire budines eran sin duda casera y no de un paquete - hace un cambio y tanto el puré de patatas y patatas asadas fueron los mejores que he tenido en mucho tiempo. Creo que esto podría ser una excursión de los domingos, supera permanente en la casa y sin duda con el calor.

Sólo en una tarde llamé para una bebida. Tienen una gran variedad de cervezas, así que siempre hay al menos uno para todos. Fue simplemente precioso para sentarse al sol y disfrutar de las vistas a los campos. El personal es muy amable y el pub está limpio. Tiene un ambiente cómodo y relajado. Valor añadido, puede navegar por la tienda de la granja de al lado! Hay muchas plazas de aparcamiento.

It's like being in the south of Spain here, I cam in for a drink and they gave me some free tapas aka pizza. Beautiful bar maid called pearl. Very friendly perfect pub. 10/10

Fantastic cosy building with wonder staff! Warm atmosphere and excellent facilities! 10/10 would recommend!

Si apareció en un pub justo en sábado almuerzo, a menudo se da el caso de que el servicio es un poco lento, no aquí! El personal del bar era acogedor y agradable, sirve las bebidas rápidamente, hice un escándalo de nuestro Labrador (siempre es una buena señal en mi libro! Nuestra comida) y la orden llegó rápidamente, era correcta, bien presentado, bien preparado y delicioso. El menú era un poco limitado, pero creo que fue cubierto lo básico y un precio competitivo. Decidimos venir aquí porque su reputación perros (porque, si no, nos ai no va! Y no nos decepcionó. Volveríamos, ah, sí, y así que Jacob (el perro).

Después de 7 milla andando mis amigos y me apetecía una pinta y algo de comida, pero no estaba seguro sobre lo último en vista de las anteriores comentarios negativos. Algunos excelentes cervezas locales bebiendo nos quedamos al lado de la chimenea y decidimos pedir comida. Ya que nos 10 de nosotros tuvimos que esperar un poco más de lo que nos hubiera gustado, pero afortunadamente la comida era sabrosa y bien preparada cuando llegamos y no toque los lados. No hubo quejas de mis amigos. Fue buena y comida de pub y con muy buena relación calidad-precio.

Pub muy amistoso país con estufa a leña, y mucho más importante, una gran variedad de cervezas cambiante (9 bombas si mal no recuerdo - y bombas autovax! ). Mi nueva parada en el camino a casa desde el trabajo! Gran almuerzo de domingo.

Caw365 (review below) has this pretty much spot on.Always look forward to a few pints here.Sunday lunch was decent, good selection of ales, and a nice welcome.Very dog friendly which is great when looking for somewhere to eat. The owners always come out with some treats for my dog - sometimes some slices of beef!A blackboard of beers would be welcome.Recommended.

This could be (was) a great pub. Here are 10 things that would get it back on form: 1. Stop selling beer like Green King IPA. It is undrinkable and why cart beer from down south to North Yorkshire. Pointless and contemptuous2. Sell at least a couple of good wine choices. Wine coming from a Stowells of Chelsea pump is just appalling3. Tidy up the loos. They are grotty, grotty, grotty4. Reinstate the beer blackboard. It is nice to know a bit about the choices 5. Always make the beer choice a variety: three of four of the beers are often similar styles6. Get the temperature right: on a warm day its a turn off if the beer is soupy7. Keg can be good: to add some variety to the beer selection nothing wrong with some interesting craft kegs8. Get social! why not tweet when you set on a new interesting beer - I know loads of people who would come to try9. Sort out food offer: something simple would be good (you're not competing with White Hart or Square and Compass) but whatever it is you need to stick to it10. Keep going! this could be a great pub again

Called in for first time since it was refurbished. At 10pm on a Friday night this place used to hum with people enjoying a pint or two, and some good beers. It had been a while since I'd been in and difficult to remember what had been refurbished. .it's still got an unexciting interior......and the range of beers too was unexciting. There was no more than half a dozen people in....for a place of its size that's very empty and doesn't encourage you to want to stay for another drink 2

Pub grub and all was fine. Veggie options limited, this seems to be a theme in the North of England though as I've been living up here for a decade now.Nice place inside and staff were friendly. The food was good overall. There was a very nice log fire and that came as a pleasant surprise. Would visit and eat here again.

Called in for lunch. The pub has been refurbished and is now clean and welcoming and great for a pint.We both orderede burgers after being assured by the bar man that they are home made- well the jury is out on that one, and the chips were definitely frozen. Neither of us finished the food and it wasnt particularly cheap, with anextra £1 charged for cheese.Would go back for a drink but not to eat.

Called at lunchtime today, unfortunately waiting for a new chef to start so not serving food. Lovely log fire burning and an excellent pint of White Rat ale, there was a good variety of real ales on offer and friendly barman. Will return in future.

Haven't tryed this pub yet but drove past today it says new management with good food.It is now open.

This used to be a great pub - known for an extensive, interesting and ever-changing range of well-kept cask beer, but it had been run down in recent years and in disrepair so I was looking forward to visiting the newly "refurbished" Hunters. Sadly the new owners have significantly reduced the range of beers (what the pub was known for) and even the small selection on my visit were the boring choices like Leeds Pale that you can get anywhere these days - a trip to the Hunters used to be all about discovering something really interesting on the blackboard. Arguably the smaller selection should allow the beer to be better kept but, at least on my sampling, the quality was indifferent. Neither have the new owners addressed the grotty loos - a long standing complaint of many regulars. Early days yet but a disappointing start

Was intending to stop here one sunny evening recently, however the builders are in. The pub is now closed and we think new owners are renovating. Will it still be the Hunters, will it be a restaurant or just another country pub.As I say in the review title "Watch This Space"

Visited last night Sat 2nd May and we were the only people in (9pm) at one point.The beer selection and quality is good but there the compliments stop.The older lady behind the bar really needs a personality transplant, the furniture I would put on the next bonfire then close the place down for 3 months and re open as a gastro pub.This one time great ale house has had its day...RIP

On Friday5th December 2014 after 6 of us had completed a decent country length walk in the near locality we decided to visit the Hunters Inn for a couple of beers and some food. It was lunchtime. When we entered there was no one behind the bar. 2 ladies were sat in the corner eating;. a couple of men late came in from outside where they had been having a fag to refresh their drinks. Still no one appeared. Seeing someone in the kitchen one of our walkers popped his head around the door and asked if anyone was serving and it food was still "on". We were told food was on. Still we waited. Then a man whom we presumed to be the Landlord came in and went behind the bar. He took out order of 6 pints of beer and as he puled the first, one of our group sought confirmation that there was food available. In a gruff almost angry voice he replied "There is no food!" We all looked at each other and one asked the rest of us" Are we just having this one (pint) then and going somewhere else for something to eat?"On hearing this the Landlord said, "Oh well if your not stopping" and proceeded to pour an almost fully filled pint of beer away. We were gobsmacked!" we're not stopping NOW!" was the unanimous reply.The Hunters Inn has been deleted from out list of eateries. So we went ate are in the lovely White Heart at Poole. Why, when people basically say " we want to spend money in your establishment" are manners like that seen? Basil Fawlty is alive and well at Huby!

Unfortunately the Hunters hasn't kept up with the pubs in the surrounding district. When I visited for the first time in 15 years this month, it was as if I hadn't been away.The staff are OK, but not really that keen, the beers on offer are a bit limited, and the seating is really poor, and the regulars will usually give you an odd look.If you are looking for a local pub near Huby, stick with the White Hart in PoolDefinitely a local pub for local farmers only

Went here for Sunday lunch with 6 other members of my family. When I got to the bar the bar women was serving a gentleman & as I was waiting a women walked in with her family. Once the barmaid had served the man she shouted over to the women who was still at the table seating her family "do you want drinks Kelly" totally ignoring me & served her regular customer, if the rest of my party had not of already got drinks I would of walked out then.We ordered our lunches 4 of us got beef & 3 got turkey. We had quite a wait for our food & were told twice it wont be long. The veg came out in bowls first & was steaming hot then followed the roasts on plates. The beef was very thick but was still quite pink & bloody but only on one side like it had been pan fried. The yorkshires were rock hard & dried out & the roast potatoes were black and also dried out. When we asked if they could change them we were told sorry there were no more left. The staff were accommodating though when we asked for stake knives to be able to cut the yorkshires, roasted potatoes & beef !We leaft so much of our lunches as the only parts we could eat were the veggies.We will not be returning here

went here on a lovely sunny sunday for a drink nice pub nice staff my wife likes the décor here and that it is a friendly pub where you can relax and look at the countryside

Had lunch here, lovely friendly greeting from staff, the place was cold and chilly, unfortunately the weather had turned wet and windy and the big log fire would have been a real bonus had it been lit......But with lunch ordered we sat in the snug area which has a settee and three tables in, away from the TV and pool table....Limited tables to sit to eat at, but a cosy environment...and I am sure will have a wonderful atmosphere with a roaring fire going....We ordered Roast beef and onion baguette with chips and a Tuna Mayo sandwich with chips....Both were good sized meals and freshly made....good prices and a reasonable choice of menu.......saw the couple across the way, who had ordered turkey and leek pie, which looked brilliant...this will be my choice on my next visit....The staff were attentive and checked to see everything was ok.....by the time we left it had quite a lot more visitors dining.....it's location means it is quite dependant on tourists and passing traffic......plenty of parking at the front and side with a large outside seating area.....no sheltered area for those that smoke....well worth a visit if passing through...will visit again.....relaxed pleasant environment...no blaring music....

Situated on the Bradford/Harrogate road just before Huby, this pub offers guest beers, sandwiches and snacks. It is a favourite haunt of both motorists and Bikers alike, and when the weather is nice it always seems to be full in the outdoor seating areas, well worth paying a visit if you've not been before.