The Kestrel in Harrogate

Food and staff lovely however was not made aware of the 10% service charge

Emma was lovely and very attentive. Fantastic food and lovely atmosphere in the pub. Thank you

Super food, lovely service and a perfect atmosphere!

The food came out quickly and looked great, and the whole table loved their meal. Staff were friendly and receptive, too! The outdoor area is an incredible spot in the sun.

Busy place, stopped in for drinks.

Great location on the very busy A661 near the A658 roundabout into Harrogate is The Kestrel a very lovely country pub. With its LOW beams - so just watch your head when you walk in. Plenty of FREE parking overlooking farmers fields and lovely surrounding views. A freehouse pub with popular lagars and beers, plenty of wines and spirits too. Seating inside and out to enjoy the long summer nights or watch it through the windows. In colder months i believe the log fires are lit. Everyone was so nice, the booking was quick and went through to a main booking office. You can book tables by just pressing the keypad on your phone. The room was big, airy and clean, shower was hot with towels, soap dispenser by the sink and in the shower, and plenty of plugs. An iron and ironing board, the TV at 1st glace looks out of place on the side wall but if your careful it will pull out and pivot so you can watch it from the bed. Hot drink facillities, tea, coffee & biscuits. If you just want a nice meal then theres plenty to choose from steaks, burgers, pizzas in the resteraunt and i had the full english for breakfast with coffee and orange juice.

Really tasty food at a very reasonable price. The server, Emma, was very busy and was rushing around but was always polite and helpful. 5 stars to Emma.

Thanks Gemma for looking after us today, food was delicious

Just had a lovely meal here, all the staff are lovely and friendly would definitely come again.

Lovely food, pleasant and helpful staff

Food was amazing Gemma was a brilliant server very warm and friendly

We found this pub by chance when out and about and what a great find

Wonderful place to eat and relax. Fantastic atmosphere and fabulous service from Emma. Would highly recommend a visit.

Really enjoyed our visit, the food was great. All the staff were really friendly and Emma, our waitress was very good. We'll definitely be back

Consistently good in all respects Many thanks to Emma who looked after us

Don't know what has happened to the Kestrel l would have advised all to go there before but today l was disgusted in the way we were greeted. Then we had to wait at least 25 mins before anyone came to take our order. The food also has gone below an acceptable level. Really was not a very good experience compared to previous visits we have made. Very disappointed.

Lovely countryside pub with rooms above if you would like to stay over near Harrogate

Emma was lovely and very attentive She was professional bubbly and all round a lovely waitress.great food too Keep it up emma your a star

Lovely pub to have a meal in, good choice of food and drinks

Unfortunately, we had been before and decided to give it another go. Probably shouldn't have. Long waits, steaks incorrectly cooked, bland food, wrong cut of steak served. Incredibly slow service and we ordered just after 5pm, so not exactly busy at that time. Bill came and was incorrect as the offers had not been applied. We won't return again, just so disappointed. It could be great.

First time customers, Very nice food, we will definitely be going back

Very poor, staff work hard but kitchen is super slow. Waiting 3 hours for a starter, main, dessert. Food was frozen reheated rubbish. Really sad as the kestrel used to be a very good food spot.

Always a lovely experience dining here! 👏👏

Great atmosphere and Emma provided great service.

Good choice food and wine and tasty. Friendly service..

Very tasty food and exceptional service

Great pub great service and great staff

Another cracking meal at the Kestrel, we highly recommend the house pie .Very filling and very tasty. Thank you to Emma again for her great service.

We had Fishcakes, pie of the day and fish and chips. All were superb. The service was 5* and the atmosphere warm and friendly. Highly recommend The Kestrel.

One Parsnip under cooked, that is why one star off

Had a family dinner, midweek, and they really looked after us all. Super tasty food and excellent, friendly team. Thanks for everything! ❣️

My family all met up to have Sunday together at The Kestrel. As always the food was 10/10. Gemma, who looked after us was friendly & very professional. The whole experience was second to none.

Absolutley Fantastic place, warm welcome, great food, and we could park our campervan in the carpark overnight, We woke up to see baby lambs in the field next to us and bluetits on the van , we'll definitely be back here again , Thankyou x

Gorgeous place to eat, wonderful food and fabulous staff! We were served by Emma who was lovely and friendly. We will definitely be back!

Fabulous staff nothing too much trouble rooms very clean and comfortable. Eat in restaurant lovely choice and food . Best breakfast ever definitely recommend. Will C

Constantly checking in on us and our food. Very pleasant experience, we will be back

Brilliant all round experience. Emma was brilliant. 🤩 Thanks for squeezing us in on a busy day. Would recommend to book a table in advance.

Lovely Sunday visit to The Kestrel, had obviously been very busy as there was a few menu items unavailable however our server Gemma explained this early on. We enjoyed the belly pork roast, signature burger and then sticky toffee pudding. Highly recommend the crafted sodas, really refreshing!

First class dinner at The Kestrel, with very friendly and informative waitress, Francesca. Very glad it's local to us.

Working in area, atmosphere, staff and food is excellent. Been 6 times in 3 weeks!! Highly recommend.

Fantastic staff can’t do enough for you. Lovely food five star thank you

Excellent food service and staff.

Emma is very friendly and helpful.

Good friendly,and helpful staff

Probably the worst family meal out we’ve ever had. I went back against my better judgement, failed again. Only eat here if you can’t be bothered to microwave your own dinner.

Good food good value, a few things not on the menu unfortunately

Clean and comfortable room in a pleasant pub.

A lovely stop off for dinner. We did not call ahead but we were seated immediately. Food was fabulous. Staff very friendly. 👌

Wonderful lunch. Great service, welcoming and attentive. Lovely spacing of tables. The chips were fantastic and our son raved about his signature burger. The fishcakes and gammon were delicious too. Will definitely go back.

Food is nice but nothing to rave about. Staff is friendly and location is great to meet friends outside of Harrogate.

Impromptu Sunday lunch. Good value, front of house left a little to be desired though.

Lovely as always. Matt is excellent.

There was such a warm and friendly atmosphere in The Kestrel and Gemma, who looked after us, was the perfect host. Our meals were of the highest quality too. I had the hake fishcakes and my wife had the sea bass. We followed those with desserts which were also very tasty! Thank you to Gemma and all at The Kestrel.

A friendly welcome, an allocation of a dog friendly table, and an amazing Sunday lunch. We couldn't ask for anything more.

Food was very good, as was the atmosphere. The one complaint was the slowness of the service -- we sat down at 1pm and our main courses were not served until 2.30. Also, the table had not been cleared between our starters and the mains.

Nice food and friendly staff ,been served by Gemma, we will be back

Excellent place, lovely food and staff. Highly recommend

Lovely food but not enough steak 😋

Thanks Emma. Really attentive service.

A nice friendly pub with a good menu. We popped in for a breakfast which was very nice.

Been to the Kestrel quite a few times the staff are always nice and helpful.

We went here about 5 p.m on a Saturday and managed to get a table by a nice roaring fire which was really cosy. It was order at the bar because of space, which was fine. The food was good and came quickly. They were out of a few things but told us upfront which is ideal. Overall, a very nice meal.

Called on last minute for a table of six on a Sunday. We had been going for a birthday but the other establishment had a power cut ..not to be put off we tried here as our best bet of a table. Absolutely went out of they're way to get us in always good food and service ☺️🙏👍

Great food and Gemma was wonderful.

Our waitress Gemma was polite, attentative and lovely. Food was gorgeous and portions generous. Highly recommend x

Very good Sunday lunch and service

Excellent food, service and atmosphere

I decided to celebrate my special day with Kestrel, but unfortunately it turned out a bad decision. We ordered most basic dishes - Fish and Chips, Chicken Burgers and onion rings, yet the taste was sub par. Fish was chewy, burger was not up to mark. Onion rings and Cappuccino were good and hence two stars!

Amazing food, atmosphere and waitress Emma fantastic and super good with my 3 year old daughter! Emma made the experience thankyou

Enjoyed a lovely meal always well looked after by the staff. We were looked after by Gemma on this occasion she’s always very polite as always

Comfortable room and a good shower. And downstairs in the bar, great service with good food.

Poor service with a long wait for your food. Some menus items incomplete. Not particularly cheap either.

Great spot and fantastic venue. Food was excellent as well as the service.

We had a lovely weekend lunch at The Kestrel. So nice and cosy with real open fires and tasty food at a reasonable price. Service didn't take long and came with a smile. Thanks 😁

Lovely place but the food wasn’t good. Pate was the smallest slither ever with a massive dollop of onion marmalade. Lamb was lovely but the veg and potatoes were not. Over cooked veg, hard potatoes and lukewarm. There is one gentleman there who needs to vastly improve his appearance. Baggy, scruffy, too long jeans hanging off him and a scruffy shirt with paint on. Needs a good scrub up doesn’t look good. Up your game the Nelson is amazing !

Busy for a Wednesday but food came at perfect time. Food was amazing. Emma’s service was really helpful

Pleasant staff, good choice of food, reasonable prices.

Lovely place no pressure and very relaxing. Emma was lovely

We had an excellent meal. Great service, great fish and chips and burger. Good beer and wine selection

Popped in this place as I was working in the area having been recommended by one of my customers. Despite it being cold and icy outside inside was toasty warm with real fires blazing, friendly staff quick service and very tasty food. I can highly recommend this place.

Went for lunch whilst in Harrogate doing some shopping and have to say I was very impressed. Lovely pub, great food, a little pricey but well worth it. The food was lovely and the service was good.

Lovely place and service! The food, staff, and atmosphere was incredible. We'll be coming again - thank you!

Lovely food, lovely service from Emma ☺️

One of those hidden gem open fire food is great. Reason price Drinks 2 starters 2 mains 2 pudding and 2 hot drinks for £90 and the staff was great and friendly and nothing is to much trouble

Food amazing and Service was fantastic, we were served by Emma who was extremely efficient and professional. Perfect night will be coming again.

As delboy would say " nice ambience Rodney" . Very helpful and attentive staff without being too pushy. Very tasty food

Despite the restaurant being very busy, Emma and her colleagues ensured we had everything we needed. The food was gorgeous and we would definitely come again. Thank you and Happy New Year!

We stayed the night here and had food, the food was absolutely to die for, stake pie and lamb shank so very very nice.

We always come here if we need a good breakfast and it never disappoints. The value for money is amazing, the staff are always lovely and polite. I feel as though they have new cooks in because this breakfast is even better than it was a year ago!

Beautiful meal. Gemma was lovely and very helpful 😊

Fantastic evening celebrating a family birthday. Food and service was fantastic, highly recommend!

"The food was absolutely brilliant, as always! Every dish was cooked to perfection, with incredible flavors and attention to detail. A special shoutout to Emma for her excellent service—she's consistently warm, attentive, and makes every visit a delightful experience. Looking forward to coming back soon!"

This was our first visit and it didn’t disappoint what a fabulous place. The staff are so welcoming and friendly. The service was fantastic. And the food was just delicious.

Emma was fantastic, the atmosphere is nice and cosy, the food was amazing, definitely will be coming back!

Emma very attentive and smiley - very good.

Emma was fantastic, super friendly and efficient. It was quite busy and she still managed to come round and check every now and then. Please give her some good recognition during the busy festive season

Emma very much looked after us. What a lovely start to our Xmas celebrations - thank you!

Lovely meal and Emma was lovely!

Great service and waitress was really nice.

Well below par. Sad food, no staff.