The Travellers Rest Pub & Restaurant in Harrogate

A good Yorkshire pub with oldy worldy interior. Food good Yorkshire portions. Beer kept well staff friendly and good service.

Very friendly and helpful staff and, very relaxing atmosphere. Food was delicious x

Beautiful olde world pub from the 17th century. Beautiful views. Unfortunately the Sunday lunch we has was not as nice as expected. Everything (other than the vegetables) was over cooked. Meat and chicken tough and dry. I'd say overcooked by at least 2 hrs. Then reheated in the microwave. Potatoes the mash was really dry, had to request extra gravy. Roasts and stuffing crisp and dry. Left in the oven too long. Put these remedies in place you'd have scored a perfect 100%. I would come back. But I'd be weary of having sunday lunch again.

Very helpful staff, and the food was really tasty! Massive fish 🐠 and enormous onion rings! 👌

Lovely old fashioned pub with great food and service with a smile

Eaten here many of times, normally our go to place unfortunately the last 3 times have been down hill. Today made it our final visit we waited for drink orders to be taken as we were told they would be with us in a few moments. 15 minutes later we went and ordered ourselves, we were then told they would take our food order shortly after, another 20 minutes later we decided to order at the bar. Food finally came with multiple hairs cooked into the food. When questioned we were given various answers about the food and suppliers. Waitress had an attitude problem. Shame as this was our favourite family place. Like I said we have given it 3 extra chances. Not one to complain normally but really let down and put off.

Can't wait to go again! So warm and cozy.

Visited the pub while staying at the Harrogate caravan park. The food we had was very amazing and a real good selection of beers. The staff were all friendly and the pub had a lovely atmosphere.

Very nice unspoilt traditional pub. Good friendly service and good selection of beers. Good pub food menu, and nice tasty food, good value for money. Would recommend

Great hidden gem defo will call again even our dog was happy waiting for the odd chip

Lovely old pub glad I stopped here everyone very friendly

Always great service and food lovely rustic atmosphere dogs welcome

Nice food reasonable priced excellent service

Booked a table for Saturday night with the dog as staying at nearby Harrogate Caravan Park.On arrival friendly helpful staff and good selection of beers.Waiter was very helpful explained the meals available and I opted for the homemade lamb curry which was excellent,food is fresh and homemade.I would advise booking a table so your not disappointed if you just turn up although seemed plenty of tables..Would highly recommend

Garlic mushrooms and Steak pie were fantastic.

What an absolute gem of a very old pub! Tucked away down a lane but the locals definitely know a good thing. Food was good, nice large portions. Atmosphere was excellent and everyone behind the bar was lovely. Dog friendly as well. May well be back in the future. Parking is a little tight.

Good pub with lots of character staff were nice and helpful we both thoroughly enjoyed our meals will definitely be back we love to support local businesses when we are travelling in our motorhome

Lovely old pub, very quirky but could do with tidy up and de-clutter. Food was very good if a little pricy by pub standards. Drinks very overpriced, £6.20 for a pint of Guinness which was unfortunately not the best, £2.50 for a tonic water. May look elsewhere next time in the area.

What a lovely oldy worldy pub this is ! Right up my street,great beer and amazing food. Lots of little nooks and crannies in this lovely pub,oozes charm. Staff were great,we had Yorkshire pudding wraps,beef and pork and fish finger sandwich. All the food was fresh and cooked from scratch,i had soooo much beef and it was perfectly lean and tasty. Will definitely return here,a hidden gem in the North Yorkshire countryside.

As a first time visitor I was expecting a charming, traditional, welcoming country pub but my experience was anything but charming and welcoming. Upon entry the barman scowled at us and then proceeded to chat to a couple of regulars sat at the other side of the bar. It gave off a ‘local pub for local people’ vibe. The whole place felt cliquey, dirty and in desperate need of some TLC. To add insult to injury I was charged £12 for two pints of bland, Theakston swill.

Lovely food in chilled atmosphere I always come here when I visit harrogate. It's not cheap

Wow, what a little hidden gem of a pub. We went here after seeing a youtube video of the nearby Harrogate Caravan Park (separate google review for that!) I have to say that I wasn't all that excited about going to this pub for food as on the video, it just looked a bit "pub grubby" but was happy to go for a pint. Well I was totally surprised by the quality of the food. It's absolutely beautiful. I had the sausage and mash, Mrs J had the Steak and Ale Pie with mash and both meals were amazing. This isn't pub grub, this is top quality food at reasonable prices. They also serve Moretti which will always tick a box for me. The pub is very old and the decor could be improved but all in all, we had a great experience and would definitely recommend.

Wow, what an amazing inn this is was our first impression. The interior just oozes character. The food we enjoyed was fantastic and the lamb shank was probably the best I've tasted. Yruly delicious! The only negatives are hair in my wife's mashed potato and then the young staff working there who, quite literally, argued between themselves whilst one was stood right by our table. This doesn't create a positive first impression when it was so early on in our meal. Would we return? Yes, for the ambience/character and because the food was excellent. Please train your staff to be less vocal between each other when serving.

Decided to take an evening walk with friends to the Travellers Rest and have some drinks. Arrived about 8.15, inside was pretty empty and there were about 5 other tables being used outside. We were told at about 9pm that they would be closing by 9.30 because the staff wanted to get off because of Leeds United playing! By 9.30 we were rushed to leave. This has happened before at the Travellers Rest when they shut early (at a time decided by staff) and as a customer you end up feeling like an inconvenience. They should decide whether they want to stay open properly in the evenings, or focus on lunches & dinners. They also may argue that the place was very quiet so not worth staying open (although this time the reason was football), however if customers are told to go home early then they’re not really going to choose it as a place to go for evening drinks. It’s a shame as well as it could be a lovely pub. I’ll be trying somewhere else where they value their customers and you know the evening won’t be cut short.

A little bit tired but great location. The service was slow but I think she was new so we all have to learn. The Sunday lunch was terrible. The meat was cheap and fatty, the mash was re heated and tasted ‘odd’, the stuffing was hard. The only decent parts were the gravy and the Yorkshire pud. Very expensive for well below par food. Declined dessert and won’t be returning.

Very helpful staff, good food. Gluten free options for our daughter! Very happy.

Very dissapointed as we checked the website and stated it was closed at 10 pm. We walked there to be told they were having a lock-in at 19.40 and couldn't be served. Poor information

What a gem of a pub..we were staying nr by and googled it..what a good choice..greeted warmly by staff and found a table for us..steak pie full of meat with delicious gravy .pork belly was good too with generous portions...not up this way very often but really worth a visit.

Great motorhome stopover when attending the great Yorkshire show 👍

Great fish and chips. Nice pint good little pub 10 minutes walk from Harrogate caravan park. 👍🍺

Eaten here today, the food did not disappoint. Husband and I both had the Wednesday special, Lamb curry as good if not better than you’d expect at any Indian Restaurant. Looking forward to visiting again whilst stationed this way

Somehow not your "run of the mill" pub. Cosy, quirky, popular, no loud music, excellent range of beers and wines and spirits and good food. Wide range of cheeses to take home.

Very old original pub, nice beer & food, attentive staff, give it a try you won't be disappointed

I have visited The Travellers Rest (no apostrophe!) over a number of years. Always liked it. However, I haven't been for a number of years. My female friend and neighbour, soon to be a septuagenarian, and I, a grumpy old man, visited The Travellers Rest on 6th June 2024 (D-Day+80). We had lunch. My neighbour had mushroom stroganoff, I had sausage and colcannon. Food was great. No stingy servings. We both agreed food was tasty and substantial. Well presented but not fancy. Staff were attentive but not annoying. Unfortunately, I was driving so couldn't drink the Theakston's XB, so I had to drink Heineken 0.0, which, to be honest, was fine. To conclude, pub/restaurant in a great rural location, but 2 mins from Sainsbury's. Definitely an establishment with character. My friend described it as "quirky". Food not fancy but tasty and filling. Other clientele, frequenting the pub, when we were there, were of a similar demographic. That is, no yobs, etc. Of course, being a grumpy old git, I have to find fault in something. The road leading to the pub REALLY needs the pot-holes filling in. If you're having to drive at 0.005 mph due to the pot-holes, you're on the right road! Overall: Thoroughly recommend this pub/restaurant.

good food terrible service member of staff pointing at people to start food orders no deserts or drinks offered took and age to get bill kid behind bar to interested in his larger bill just slammed on tabe and he walked away did not come to get money shouted at us when we was leaving "who is going to settle up then" even though a member of the group had money and bill in hand the seven of us will give it a very wide berth in future

Not a good value for money meal. Greasy fish and chips. Had far better meals for less elsewhere.

The food was excellent. Sadly the service was not. We ordered drinks and waited for our food to arrive. Our plates were taken away. We were not asked if we would like more drinks at anytime during our meal. We waited and waited but no-one came to ask if we would like dessert coffee either. At this point one of our group went to the bar and requested our bill. Again we waited and waited. In the end we left approximately £200 on the table to pay for the bill and left. On our way out the young bar man said "well who's going to settle up then?" We told him it was on the table. We couldn't believe how rude he was. We use to go there 4 or 5 times a year but last time we visited we didn't get very good service either so now we have now decided not bother going there again.

Great pub. Old world charms, lovely setting, great food and as the website says a nice 'cold pint'. I always manage to fit in a visit to this place when coming up to Yorkshire to see the parents. If you're passing through I recommend dropping in.

We are staying at the local caravan park and walked along. Had a lovely couple of pints in the cosy beer garden, enjoying the sunshine. We went inside fir food and both had cheeseburgers - wow! - delicious! Chips were amazing too! Staff were friendly and great atmosphere - we plan to return!

Used to come here years and years ago but it ‘went downhill’ in our opinion so we stopped going.. but went back the other days and it was absolutely top notch. Great food and ales , friendly and quick service .

We stayed over in our campers. The pub was lovely clean and full of charming characters. The staff were all lovely and couldn’t do enough for us. They had a good choice in drinks and food. The food was absolutely beautiful and fab size portions good variety of meals. I had the steak and ale pie and it was delicious. Good quality ingredients. Would defo recommend and will defo be bk when we are in the area. We all went to bed full.

6 of us booked in yesterday. Nice size car park and very dog friendly. Good choice of food but the drinks are overpriced. 3.55 for a pint coke / lemonade and 6.15 for an orchard draught cider and 6.15 for draught moretti. Most expensive pint I've had yet. Still you live n learn. Bill for 6 with food 126.50 roast,burger,scampi,sos and mash. If your going with kids check the prices 1st. Great pub , we sat by the Xmas tree`

Just visited for Sunday lunch. The food was fine & plentiful, a shame the veg was presented on a tea plate rather than a proper dish, however the service leaves a lot to be desired. Not a smile, welcome or even an acknowledgement from the chap at the bar when we entered. OK he was doing something at the till but surely a smile for new customers entering is not beyond one's capabilities. The meal was fine, but no one bothered to check, even when they cleared the plates there was no 'was everything ok'. We didn't have a dessert as no one bothered to offer us a dessert menu. Are customers here so assured that you can afford to be so complacent about customer service? So no tip ( other than appreciate your customers) no dessert and no return custom. We'll take our custom to where it will be appreciated.

Lovely food - great value for money

Enjoyed meal and Ale also very interested in old pub.

Went in here with a group of people. The staff allowed us to use one part of the pub for the weekend evenings. I like the character, they preserved the history of the pub.

Fabulous friendly and efficient service. Had exceptional Sunday Lunch which was very reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

The most delicious, home cooked pub fare in a lovely ancient quirky oak beamed pub. None of your fancy gastropub stuff, just generous portions, beautifully cooked. I think the steak pie may actually be better than the one I make myself, which is an absolute first. Fabulous, thank you.

It's one of those places that still has the old style pubs feel...

A warm and welcoming environment.

Nice quiet country location. Good well presented food and adequate portions. We visited in the snow but there is also a beer garden that is lovely on sunny days.

I just wanted to express my thanks to all the staff who treated us so well after my daughter's funeral. You couldn't have been nicer. We were able to play our own music and show special photos. The space was big enough to accommodate us all and you made sure we were looked after. It was a pleasure dealing with AnnMarie: we honestly felt nothing was too much trouble and you made it really easy. You made a hard day really special. Thank you.

Food very good, pleasant lunch in warm surroundings

Amazing pub food, presented superbly. Lovely staff and very dog friendly!

Lovely meal and great atmosphere. From the time of booking the staff worked to accommodate our needs - a person who is coeliac and another who is hearing impaired. Really helpful and they did everything they could to make it work well. On the night two of our guests were very late, delayed on a long journey. Staff handled that cheerfully and made sure they were well looked after. Good value for money, big portions and tasty food. We'll definitely come again. A big thank you to all of you.

Moving to HG that day .. first lunch and what a nice find. Fish goujon sandwich .. best ever👌Friendly and welcoming service. Dog friendly.

Love this old Inn and hadn't been for years,it's steeped in history,decided to bring mother for a bit of lunch one weekday in January.We sat near the conservatory nice window view,we only had a light lunch of the Bacon and egg bap with chips each. Portions weren't huge but It was tasty especially the Quality crispy thick bacon,I'd suggest they offer a slice of Black pudding in with this meal.Some meals on the menu are Very Expensive such are the Mixed grill at £32! But I may have to try it! Will be back soon! The Guiness was good too.

Ate here on New Years Eve with my partner and toddler. So impressed with the quality of the food and extensive kids menu. Haddock and Chips was beautiful, clearly very high quality Steak with the Steak meal. Great portion for the kids. Lovely cosy, friendly atmosphere. Staff all so friendly and helpful. One man had a 'trick' with the fire to make it change colour which we were all impressed with. Clean, tidy. Overall a fantastic experience. Proper, traditional country pub with proper food!

We had Sunday lunch at The Travellers Rest today after travelling up to Harrogate from Leicester. We phoned on the spur to see if there was any vacancies and we were told we could go straight away . It’s a lovely oldy worldy pub with an extension at the rear, very cosy. The staff were very welcoming and friendly and came straight over to us for our order, we all had a Sunday lunch which I must say was amazing everything was freshly cooked. The only gripe I have (but tiny) is that after the meal no one came back to us to ask if we wanted anything else, but that won’t stop us visiting again.

Very good 👍 well worth the visit

Local pub to walk/ cycle to BUT felt un- welcoming …or that they’re trying to get rid of you (late afternoon even though the website says open until 10pm) as they cut background music off so they could close up. This was a real shame. Didn’t get chance to try the food (late afternoon Sunday - which you’d expect to be prime time!) so can’t comment on that. Would love to visit again but hope it’s different.

Great service pleasant staff Fabulous food

Lovely old pub x great food x friendly staff

The best Sea Bass ever will be back Sally

Dropped in after an Autumn dog walk on the Harrogate Showgrounds for a bit of lunch. Great choice of food and reasonably priced. Theakstons on draft and choice of wines. Food nicely presented and pleasant, friendly staff. Not been for ages but will certainly call again!

Cracking little pub. Really nice food and an excellent pint.

This great pub is a little off the beaten track, but we'll worth the effort to find. The staff were quick to acknowledge us and served quick, as quick as the food came to our table. The food was piping hot and good portions although my wife felt there could have been a little more Veg in her small bowl. Food was great and all at a reasonable price. As most pubs do there was music piped over. I mention this because it was at a reasonable volume and was playing 80's and 90's music - icing on the cake!! Parking is good and wheelchair access is OK. Great pub with a great atmosphere, attentive staff and good prices. Well worth a visit.

Can not fault the friendly staff. Always made welcome. Service & Food excellent. Rib eye steak went down well with partner. Chicken skewer for myself was tasty & filling. Can't wait to see the autumn menu.

Very tasty food. A little pricey. Very friendly staff.

Drinks a bit pricey but food excellent and staff very welcoming

Great pub. Lovely atmosphere, great location and delicious food. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely visit again.

Very interesting old pub, particularly the bar area. We had fish and chips and steak pie, typical average pub grub, nothing particularly good but not so bad we wouldn’t go back. Good service but only three couples in the restaurant area. Very nice, well kept pint of Theakston bitter.

Gorgeous little pub, so glad we found it, the Sunday roasts were amazing and huge! Big homemade Yorkshire puddings and the meat was really good quality. We sat in the conservatory which had a lovely view, really nice atmosphere. Dog friendly and the prices are really reasonable too. Great kids menu aswell, my son was so happy as he loves steak pie and they had it on the kids menu! A must try if your in the area 👍

We came here after my mother's funeral, to have a small buffet. The staff were lovely. Special thanks to Anne-Marie

Great menu lots of choice and lovely staff. We had a great lunch with good beer and to top it off the place is dog friendly. What more could you want. This is a traditional country pub, the staff are super helpful and friendly. Definitely one I will go back to. Vegetarian options Lots of choice of food that is actually nice. So many places have a dish reserved for vegetarians. Here lots of choice and the food was all amazing. Easy walking distance to the campsite on Yorkshire show ground. Take the footpath as on the photo. At the bottom turn left. Lovely find

Lovely lunch, great food with a fab menu. Good beer and dog friendly. What more could you want. This is an old fashioned country pub, the staff are super helpful and friendly. Definitely one I will go back to.

Highly recommend for family meals for birthdays or just gatherings , did up our seating area with decorations I'd provided the evening before for us and had a lovely meal , despite it being warm the staff were great and was cool enough inside for lunch

Great pub very friendly but the bonny young lass behind the bar couldn't understand one word I said she was very funny 😂🤣

Lovely food in quant County pub .staff very friendly would recommend a visit

Great atmosphere. Plenty of character

We decided to go to the Travellers Rest a couple of weeks ago after not visiting for over a year. We were pleased to see that the quaint old fashioned pub had been decorated and the menu had been changed. There was much more choice on the menu but the quality of the food had not changed from what it was last time we visited, which was very good. The four of us thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the welcoming atmosphere in the restaurant. My only gripe with the Travellers and the reason we have not visited recently is that the last orders for food are 7.15pm and on a weekend we prefer to order about 8pm and make an evening of it. On saying that we will definite be back sooner rather than later!

Our waitress was super nice and kindly (and bravely haha) tried to remove a hornet for us. I had a fish finger sandwich that was amazing. I expected like Captain Birdseye fish fingers but it was complete opposite and really nice.

Awesome place excellent service

Stopped here for Sunday lunch. We hadn’t booked but luckily they had a table free. Sunday lunch was really nice. The beef was perfect. Very old quaint looking pub set out of the way. Views from the conservatory were stunning. Ample parking space. If ever in the area would definitely visit again.

Returned after having a great evening meal for a Sunday dinner. Absolutely terrible. After the longest wait we were served a plate of the most bland food I've eaten in a long time. A lump of fat as meat, undercooked roast potatoes, bland mash that just tasted of water and no veg until we asked for it then a bland bowl of microwave cauliflower turned up. Didn't eat it, and was told would knock it off the bill we had already paid. Was handed cash didn't count it but was only refunded for one meal when two were uneaten. The young staff were not bothered and who can blame them they look like they were doing a weekend job with no management anywhere to be seen. Sadly we won't be returning to what could've been a great little hidey-hole public house. What a shame

The atmosphere is amazing, and the food did not disappoint.

Lovely old pub 8 minute easy walk from caravan site, friendly staff had to wait 30 minutes after ordering food but we’ll worth the wait!! Best food we’ve had in a long time whether restaurant or pub. Belly pork and mushroom stroganoff were fantastic! Drinks were quick and brought to table and a great pint of Guinness! Highly recommended.

Great food lovely atmosphere friendly staff lovely setting

Awful. It smelt and was dirty! Teenagers behind the bar. Felt sorry for the visitors arriving from the nearby caravan park to eat, obviously shocked at what they had walked into! The beer was expensive and the menu on offer was too. Just don’t bother!

Pub in a lovely position, but staff need to show a bit more respect for each other, when together in the bar area - familiarity breeds contempt. Whole place needs a good clean and a refurb. Food average, not sure if the chef knows how to cook fish well. Would like to return due to great location, but not sure we will.

Food was amazing and so was the service

The pub itself is lovely, old and quirky with a nice beer garden and views over the valley. We had booked but service was exceptionally slow (though friendly enough). We waited 20 mins for drinks to come then trying to find a staff member to remind them. ( No one to be seen). The food was very disappointing. The ploughman's lunch was almost 17 pounds but arrived with slimy dead salad and stale bread (toasted to disguise this!) It's a lot of money for ham, cheese and a small bit of pork pie. The ham and cheese were good quality though. My sister had pie and chips (pie was well filled but dry and smothered in what tasted like granules gravy and overcooked veg. The chips were obviously not freshly cooked. My brother's burger was not great - given he'll eat anything! All in all quite a depressing outing. We have been before a few times and it has been fine , but not this time. We didn't linger for pudding or coffee.

Slowest service in the world. A steak and ale pie is not in my books a two inch square of microwaved pastry sitting on top of dry and tasteless filling. Chips shouldn't be put in microwave after frying and salad needs to be fresh. NEVER seen a ploughmans lunch with toasted bread. The suspicious among our group suggested that maybe the bloomer was yesterday's stale bread. Mind you the ham was lovely. The serving staff were bored and sullen. We won't be back

Well worth a visit if in the area 🍷🌹 Follifoot, Harrogate 🍻

Went for Sunday lunch.both had Sunday roast.SUPERB.roast beef with chicken so tender.yorkshires nice and crisp.with plenty of vegetables.well done you guys

Very disappointed. Decor frankly a bit shabby, quite shocked to look up from our window seat to see a curtain full of dead flies. As we had ordered drinks we decided to stick it out and ordered fish and chips to be safe. Wrong decision! The fish was wet and the batter soggy. We beat a quick retreat and went to Fodders for a decent cup of coffee and cake.

omg where do i start!! food shocking! the owner looked like they where out of it! and t service was shocking! teenagers working behind t bar!! sorry to say i wont be goin there bk soon it use to b a friendly pud and a good atosphere!! u have got locals swearing and blinding not what u want to ere tryin to enjoy a meal!! we come most times but i think its time for a change! i use to love this pub!! such a shame!!!

Staff very friendly and helpful Made a great fuss of our two dogs😃👍 Great food. Loving the Old Peculiar!

Proper olde worlde pub. Friendly staff. Lots to choose from on the menu. Food is good quality and tasty. Some portions have got smaller recently but mostly decent. We will definitely return.

Food looked good but I just went for a drink