The Shoulder of Mutton in Selby

After a nice walk around Brockerdale woods, this is the perfect pit stop. Great selection of beers, and the warm pork scratchings are really good.

Lovely pub with a massive beer garden in a gorgeous village. Shame they don't serve food or would give them 5/5

such a great pub, perfect for the family

We had two meals here . Both were delicious. Highly recommend

Would have meal if we had the time .nice old local pub

Had a lovely time in the sunshine with the Sunday lunch chuck waggon adding an extra special treat. Great village pub, limited food, sandwiches/crisps etc but the food waggons coming round are an extra bonus.

Lovely cold pint, friendly pub, roaring fire, great atmosphere!

Fantastic local pub, friendly staff.

A lovely warm welcome with open fire 🔥

Fantastic local friendly pub with great selection of lagers and beers… great staff and regulars 🍺👊🏻

Fantastic little traditional pub lovely staff

Stopped for coffee on a circular walk. Homely atmosphere.

Cramped inside with low ceilings, good service at the bar let down by drinks not being cold even tho they were out of the fridge.

A warm welcome and a good pint I like the outside beer garden thank you

New local.. cant beat a small work when the sunshines out for a couple

Lovely cold drink on a Very Hot and Sunny afternoon, pork scratchings warm and fresh as a snack, lovely beer garden and ample parking, tidy traditional pub set in a lovely village

Decent little pub with a good beer garden.

Another fantastic visit to a lovely pub. Highly recommended.

Lovely village pub with a great atmosphere, friendly staff and a wide range of drinks available. Perfect place to stop after a countryside walk!

A great country pub and they do loads of things for the community. In the early stages of the pandemic, they sold and delivered, fruit and veg boxes, they put on amazing celebrations , bonfire night, VE day, Coronation etc, generally doing things for the community.

Great pint and staff. Quiz night is great fun, and enjoyed by all

We were working in the village fiting an oil boiler and new radiators in a property. We visited this beautiful pub at the end of the day. What a find cracking pub great open fires great staff and locals who made us feel very welcome. The beer was also first class. Thank-you for making sykes plumbing and heating welcome.

Nice quiet pub, good pint friend ly seating outside, dog friendly.

Very disappointed with my most recent visit. Myself and my husband often visit, usually around a couple of times a month as we do the brockadale nature reserve walk with our dog and call in for a drink. Usually the bar staff and people are friendly. Today I thought I'd drive down with my mum as it's a lovely old pub, lots of character and has a nice fire so perfect for a drink and a sandwich. My mum thought the pub was lovely so we thought we'd stay for a second drink. About half way in to our second drink an old woman came and smashed her wine glass down on the table and said to me and my mum really nastily "can you move up as there is some more people coming and we always sit here!" So me and my mum were so gobsmacked about how this woman spoke to us and I said "wow that was a bit rude there was no need for that" and she ignored me. Me and my mum finished our drinks up but felt very uncomfortable as we were constantly being watched by this woman, another woman and a man throwing evil looks at us. I took the glasses to the bar and still mortified by what had just happend I decided to speak to the woman who was working behind the bar. I basically said that the woman had been really rude and that there was no need for her to speak to us like that, the bar woman did apologise on her behalf (as she witnessed it and chose to do nothing about it) and sort of brushed it off and said "oh she can be quite rude" as if it is acceptable for customers to be spoken to like that by other customers. I said "I understand they're probably locals but people like that are going to drive customers away" but the bar woman didn't seem bothered, probably because this woman had bought her a drink. I don't think I will be going back as it was not a welcoming environment at all today which is a shame as we don't usually have any problems. Me and my mum obviously 'spoilt' someones Friday afternoon. I am also frustrated as I feel like if it was the other way round and I spoke to an old woman like that it would be a different story but no, it seems acceptable for an old person to talk to a younger person like rubbish! Very disappointed!

Lovely family friendly traditional pub. Eat excellent food inside or out. Relax in a gorgeous location. Quiet clean air welcoming atmosphere.

Lovely little country pub. Staff aren't the best. They don't keep an eye on what order people arrive at the bar, so will serve locals first. The pub was packed and only 2 members of staff on so had to wait ages to be served

Another good community pub with a welcoming fire for those colder days. Always a warm welcome and well known for the quality of its Back Sheep bitter.

Friendly local little pub in a beautiful location. Excellent start point for a walk around brockadale nature reserve.

A l'intérieur c'est très typique et très beau , l'accueil est très agréable et sympa. Prix tout à fait correct. Panneau humoristique à l'extérieur 😄

A beautiful little find on my first walk round Brockadale Reserve, quenched my thirst with an ice cold beer, lovely little beer garden, wi the most unique tree n animals made from odds n sods like horse shoes, knives n forks, spanners

Great atmosphere and very friendly, great beer too.

Sure bliss on the way home from a murderers office day, to the waiting 24 hour supervision at home. It's the best rest bite a man could get.

Spent an hour here, sat outside on a Saturday teatime. Lovely.

Great little pub, clean and friendly. If passing through. Go in.

Very good little village pub with large beer garden and plentiful outdoor seating. Has some additional seating to the front as well. A very well kept and clean pub with extremely shiny brasses. Natural stone walls and chunky wooden beams. Handpulled cask beers were Black Sheep and Farmer's Blonde. Also had a selection of sandwiches available. All good, would revisit and would recommend.

Gorgeous beer garden. Perfect pint, and dog friendly too.

If I could give 0/5 I would! Absolutely disgusting staff working there, one woman attacked my friend by charging at her and strangled her, another man (i think the owner) grabbed me by the arm and pushed me out of the pub just because I said that the woman attacked my friend. Honestly ruined the night for everyone, makes you think some people just haven’t been raised properly, absolutely vile!!

Great pub, cosy atmosphere and good beers. A. Nice beer garden out the back for the sunny days and a real fire inside for the others. Update 2022: Refurb has made the bar even cosier.

Friendly little pub, dog friendly and ideal to have a walk around the area. No hot meals but a small selection of ready made sandwiches available. Uncover beer garden too.

A absolute little gem this place, great range of drinks, properly kept, great staff. Call in when you're in the area, you won't regret it.

Lovely pint of Guinness in a huge beer garden. Inside was nice with a log fire.

Went for local walk round area, which was a lovely walk, my wife said I hope there's a pub at the end of this walk, and there was, we went inside this really quaint pub and greeted by the lovely lady behind the bar, our experience of this pub was excellent, don't see why anyone would moan, all I all Fantastic, only wish there were more places like this.

Stunning little village pub. Large beer garden and real ale on draught

Lovely country pub all were very friendly

Nice warm fire 🔥 and a great place to be left while the other half goes shopping 👍😉

nice pint after a long walk, pub inside, spotless, proper pub.

Standard. Good food, good drink, poor decor inside. can't really go wrong, just average

A lovely little pub, set in a quiet but lovely location. Great to stop by for a few drinks when following the public pathway through Brockadale nature reserve near Wentbridge Pontefract. Friendly staff and locals alike. Plenty of outdoor seating for sunny days.

Nice little pub in the village of Kirk Smeaton. There's a small choice of real ales on hand pump and a good selection of commercial beers and lagers. There's a huge seating area at the rear and a large car park. There is also a decent sized patch of grass with a football net for the kids to play on.

Beautiful pub lovely beers Good Food beautiful inside and outside beer garden fantastic

Love the place! Well worth the visit!

Lovely rural pub but no hot food served

Top alehouse friendly staff worth a visit.

Proper old country pub with a great vibe

Lovely village, go for walks in the area all the time first time at The Shoulder of Mutton, wanted to order food then greated by the rudest member of staff in the world, made us feel very unwelcome. Ordered one drink and moved on, never to go back.

Good service nice surroundings and a decent glass of red ... Happy Days

Excellent beer and staff very friendly

Lovely old country pub in great surroundings. Great beer garden and good sized carpark. Fantastic selection of drinks and scrumptious sandwiches. Staff and owners are lovely and friendly. Great little pub in a beautiful village setting. Well worth a visit

Great place for a drink in their beer garden, shame we couldn't stay for longer! Can not wait to go back and try their food offerings!

Nice blonde beer, farmers blonde a little pricey at £3.50 a pint.

First time visited was made to feel like a friend. Clean, good value for money, beautiful area to the back. A beautiful place to visit. Highly recommended.

Nice black sheep and Andy drove

Regular Friday club member for 30 plus years. Always good to be there with excellant landlady currently, Christine.

NOT A FAN. Was on my yearly pilgrimage up to Pontefract to see that wonderful power station, but my experience was ruined by a lack of hot food and unhelpful workers. I was sitting patiently before I was rudely asked to order or get out, this was not a good sign. I then went up to the counter to ask for a BLT and a coca-cola but this was not a good idea. The bacon was all gristle, the lettuce corrupted by way to much mayo, and the tomatoes had next to no flavour. The coca-cola was also warm. 0/7 not a fan (BUT I HAVE TO GIVE AT LEAST ONE STAR)

Great pub, dog friendly ideally placed in the middle of a beautiful walk.

My husband , granddaughter and I , along with our two dogs stopped for a hot drink and food after a long walk , the board outside said serving food ! I went in ( scanned the Covid app on entry ) waited for a member of staff to show up , when she did she was very rude telling not asking me to sit down !! I very politely informed her that we were outside , she rudely said right ! We asked for food and was told they did not serve food ?? We pointed to the board to which she said o yea sandwiches and which did we want ? As we had no menus or idea of what they did she went away to write them down ?she was very clearly put out by our request ! Not helpful in anyway !! Very rude we will definitely not be going again

Great beer and lovely pub. Garden excellent with loads of space.

Lovely village pub. Comments about food on here are unjust. It is not a pub for a meal. Yes they offer food, the odd sandwich and sausage roll, as a snack, it is not a meal pub nor gastro pub, it has no dining area. If you're visiting after a walk, njoy the local ale, relax in the garden or by the fire, don't comment about bad food if you have planned a meal out here, that's your bad planning, not bad food... If you visited and tried ordering a meal, no wonder the locals are looking at you and the bar staff seemed off, maybe try Weatherspoons in Ponte...

Hot outside, cool inside. Real ales. met cycling friends that can from 30 miles away. Nice bar lady.

The pub itself is very cosy and traditional. After going on a walk around the local area we decided to pop in for a drink. As soon as we entered the mood changed, the locals looked at us like we had come from another planet. The bar staff couldn't have been any more rude if they tried. Didn't stay for another drink. Would suggest if you do not live in the village to not bother.

Lovely traditional pub we use when visiting my son who lives in the village

Lovely open fire, cricket on, decent priced beer and dogs have to stay outside. Great pub

Great local pub for a few drinks! Has an outside area with a garden for the summer and really friendly atmosphere. Doesn't serve food so make sure you eat before hand!

Rude staff, yell at you as soon as you enter if you don't close the door ... Maybe invest £20 in a door closer from Screwfix? Some people think this adds character to a local pub, I wouldn't bother again

Lovely family and animal friendly pub. Small and cosy. Such a pity anti hunt campaigners/saboteurs are leaving terrible reviews when they havent even stepped foot in the place. All reviews are almost word for word.

Great local pub, friendly staff and locals... always a great welcome. Some laughable reviews posted about the food, it is not a food pub !!!

Rude management and not animal friendly.

Terrible place. Not animal friendly and support hunters

Offensive owners and staff. Customers are rude . Avoid at all costs

Been going to the shoulder for 25yrs and I class it as my local despite living 6 miles away. Feat people grae staff great place.

Beautiful country pub, perfect to call in for a drink after a nice walk around the area

Fantastic location and great selection of beers

Nice place with great handpulled beer

Proper traditional pub. Be warned only does snacks. Love it.

Brilliant place , friendly staff and caters for dogs

Mixture of olde world and modern with a good choice of pub sandwiches, excellent place for a catered family function

Great beer garden...good atmosphere.beer well kept

No hot food served but a lovely country pub to enjoy drinks with friends

Great atmosphere in this lovely little pub!

Great traditional country pub. Friendly owners and bar staff

Good, convenient stop for a walk round the area

Nice quiet country pub,friendly staff,good drinks

Good traditional pub shame there's not more like it

Nice old fashioned country pub, no juke box even better. Watch your head on the low beams. 😁

Lovely village and country pub people very friendly excellent beer's and ales.

Lovely village pub with friendly atmosphere. Perfect place for a cooling drink after the Brockadale walks.

Lovely, cosy pub, & a nice pint of cold guinness.

In there Friday evening the place was packed with locals good atmosphere good beer drinking on got a crowd of friendly people. Can't beat that

Lovely cosy welcoming pub with great atmosphere and inexpensive drinks

Simple, old fashioned pub. Good place to stop on the Brockadale walk.