The Woodlands Pub and grill in Harrogate

We all chose fish chips and peas (either garden or mushy) plenty to eat, nicely cooked piping hot.

Good for a few scopes when you're stuck in traffic.

Very good service especially as pub was very bust

Really enjoyed the Sunday Lunch, both Chicken and Beef was good. Others had various other options and all plates went back cleared. Good value for money and service as wine and drinks are not overpriced either. Would definitely go back if we’re in the area again, staff were more than helpful 🙏🏻

Nice quiet pub for tea while at nearby caravan park. Can recommend for food / wine and the beer 🍺 Nice helpful bar staff.

Nice friendly pub. Good service and welcoming.

Great food just happened to bump into a load of vale fans going the match when I come from stoke they were great no trouble and all looked like they enjoyed drink and food.

Great Sunday lunch for 2 - just like it used to be with great quality and lots of veg - fabulous food and great service from Paul and the kitchen staff

Had Sunday Lunch it was excellent hot food 4Vegetables Mash potato and roast with lovely Yorkshire Pudding all for £12.70.would highly recommend but you need to book

After previously coming here and really enjoying the food it has gone downhill, the fish was half the size and tasted like cardboard and massively overpriced! A chip shop platter came with 3 bits of scampi a tiny fishcake and half the fish you would get from a chippy!! Safe to say won't be returning which is a shame as they used to do a great bangers and mash!!

We stayed on site in our motorhome for two evenings, the manager and staff,are very professional and helpful, although we did not eat, the food looked very appealing, the quiz was well supported and enjoyable,the manager even helped getting in touch with someone who hired mobility scooters, a well kept,clean and pleasant premises with staff who provide a very warm and pleasant atmosphere

Recommended by the local Premier Inn staff. Nice, chilled atmosphere with nice pub food and a range of drinks to suit including a coffee machine.

Great pub, had my 1st visit at the start of the season with fellow Bromley fc fans, mixed with the Harrogate fans, very friendly environment

Good service from the young lady but unfortunately had to wait for an hour for the food to arrive. Food nothing special.

Acceptable seating and drinks enjoyable 😉

I came here with much trepidation for lunch today, we had to do a very late venue change and after reading previous reviews I thought what have we done ? There was nothing to fault, the food was plentiful and tasty and amongst the 5 of us there were no complaints of any kind, we had a mixture of dishes. We are not easily pleased and of mature years if we can find fault we will ! Please ignore previous comments, I would recommend. There was only one member of staff taking orders and working behind the bar, nothing was too much trouble, he didn’t rush you and was very polite.

Food very poor quality, cold, not cooked and over cooked. There were 5 of us and not one dish was good. Will not be going back there lots of other great places to eat in Harrogate.

Will not be returning here again. Very poor food, rude staff and appalling service. We ordered as a large table at the same time but paid separately at the bar. Two children’s meals and two adult meals came nearly an hour after everyone else’s, clearly everybody had eaten by this point, the children were hungry. The service we received was very poor and not to standard, the staff were rude when we tried resolving this issue and denying and making up excuses. They offered complimentary deserts and we didn’t receive them either! The chicken was overcooked, mash very dry and just a rubbish meal in general. We will not return due to the ignorant staff, poor service and awful food we received.

dropped in for a meal on way to somewhere else

Dined here a few times since it has been refurbished and everyone has enjoyed their food. As other's have stated, the chicken is well done, but just how we like it. Prices are competitive and was freshly cooked. The waiting time was average, but the pub was not over busy. All in all, we've had some lovely food here and we would definitely dine here again.

Lovely staff , service was quick and friendly … great location … pool table and sport to if you want either. Enjoyed and will visit again

Good place to eat. Friendly staff. Food only given four stars, mixed grill on the menu would give it five stars.

Horrible unwelcoming place. Staff running around at 90mph but not directing any effort towards customers. Just buying 2 drinks was a tiring effort. Food just microwaved mess. Avoid.

Landlord was friendly, great choice on the menu and food was tasty. Enjoyed our visit and prices were good. Thank you

We were in the area and this looked appealing from the website and from outside so we gave it a go. Seemed to be really short staffed. Food took ages to come and was served dry chicken, definitely not worth the money. Wasn’t even asked if everything was ok, staff member just didn’t seem bothered at all. Needless to say, won’t be back!

We were in the area and this looked appealing from the website and from outside so we gave it a go. Seemed to be really short staffed. Food took ages to come and was served dry chicken, definitely not worth the money. Wasn’t even asked if everything was ok, staff member just didn’t seem bothered at all. Needless to say, won’t be back!

A pub I had not been in for many years. Went in to watch the football (wrong result). Good beer, Timothy Taylors and Heineken zero on draught for the drivers. The curry and the Singapore noodles were tasty, freshly prepared, nicely presented and good value for money. A higher standard of pub food than many. On our rare visits to Harrogate, we will be visiting here again.

Had a wonderful meal out to celebrate my daughter's 30th birthday, highly recommended

Was really nice but food now much like Wetherspoons. Low quality

The service was awful and the food not good wouldn't go again

Get place to go for refreshments before going to football , the coach supporters were welcomed .

Food is okay, took 40 minutes for a starter and then a friend was given his main meal at the same time. The rest of the group waited another 20 minutes. He had finished eating when we got out meals.

Friendly pub recently refurbished now has sports playing and pool table

Nice pub that has been recently renovated to a high standard. This is a dog friendly pub that shows live Sport. The food menu is also good and serves good food at a reasonable price. It is a 15 minute walk from Harrogate Caravan park, and a 30 minute walk into the town centre.

Nice pub ,dog friendly Good chat and beer was canny

Ok so first we had to go to the bar to order which was fine, 10 minutes later he comes and says theyd no lasagne, so we choose scampi and chips, he asked musy or garden peas so we said musy but ended up with garden peas, and we had to pay for the bread and butter where the butter was rock hard and could not be spread. Burger was OK but left my plate swimming in Greece :( ☹

This pub has really changed. It's now a vibrant busy place serving good food at reasonable prices. It does get busy and can be very noisy. There are plenty of tables for eating and drinking with an area at the far end of the pub for darts and pool. There can be a long wait at very busy times. Plenty of free parking.

Food was fabulous apart from I ordered a chicken and ham pie and I was served a chicken and mushroom pie I had eaten half of pie before I realised so didn't inform the staff hence lower score on service

Woodlands kindly allowed us to stay overnight in our motorhome. The pub was recently refurbished and has a bright fresh feel to it. Staff were very friendly and helpful and gave us directions to walk into Harrogate centre. This was straightforward and only took about 25 minutes (bus outside though). I enjoyed chicken tikka and my wifes pizza was cooked to perfection. Food was very good value. They had an excellent range of beers and lagers. A very nice visit for us. Thank you.

I had a thoroughly disappointing experience at The Woodlands Pub in Harrogate. The staff displayed shocking rudeness, and to top it off, they managed to bring me the wrong meal, serving a meat version of a vegetarian dish. Not only was the mix-up careless, but the meat version was completely different from what I ordered. Their apology was barely audible, and they made zero effort to rectify the mistake. As for the food itself, it was clearly nuked in a microwave, lacking any semblance of taste and barely reaching lukewarm temperatures. Avoid this establishment if you value decent service and palatable meals.

So excited, our local is under new management and a £300k makeover. Sadly no new chef but hey it's got to be better, 🤔 Decided to check it out before revisiting for a meal. First impression, they have done a great job, lovely decor and comfortable. Sadly an extra TV showing football so I have to turn my back to it. Perused the menu and spotted an old favourite steak and chips, great and it comes with - wait for it HALF a tomato!! Always wondered what they did with the other half?? 🤔😂. Will I go back, not sure due to the grim previous reviews. Find a new chef and produce non microwaved food.

I sincerely hope they improve as I used to enjoy family and friend meals here. We booked a table for 6:30pm on a Thursday night, arrived early at 6:20pm to be told we would have to wait 20 mins before we could even order....had a couple of drinks, waited 40 mins before I returned to the bar to ask if we could order, only to be told we couldn't order any food (they didn't realise we had already been waiting 40 mins). When I then asked a member of the Bar staff how long it would take for the food to be ready, if we ordered, he told me that he '....didn't know because that wasn't his area and they were in a mess...'. No apologies whatsoever so we left and went to the Starbeck Tandoori where we had a fabulous meal, as usual. Come on Woodlands Hotel, get your act together....we don't want another Harrogate Pub to fail and disappear.

Ordered half chicken and 6oz gammon. Received half a dried up budgie and a piece of thick bacon. Very disappointed, we used to go nearly every week. Refurbishment has killed the atmosphere and the menu.

Chips very burnt. Like warm up from day before Tuna sandwich horrible not much tuna Fish sandwich dry and cheap fish fingers burnt also. It used to be the best home cooked food for miles before take over.

After a recent refurbishment this place has a very slightly different look inside, more open plan with some modern furniture, a refreshed food menu, a new paint job outside, but a similar vibe as before. Food was good, drink options satisfactory (cask ale in good condition) and service was pleasant and prompt. A decent venue for a family gathering

Went in to see what had changed after re-opening and not impressed really. I think the 300K must have been spent on taking all the old foisty junk out rather than investing on ways to improve its appeal. At least the outside now looks better after painting. More open plan than before so at least it doesn`t feel as cluttered. Only two ales on handpump which were Theakstons Best and Landlord. I chose the Landlord which promptly came out incredibly fizzy and failed to clear or settle so bypassed that. Surely they could have come up with more cask ales to try and get into the market that Harrogate Brewing Co have sewn up for Hookstone.? Big widescreen TVs now installed for footy/sports but not many in watching, mainly families trying out the sunday dinner. Only two front of house staff visible trying to do every single job between them including serving food and at the bar so seemed a bit frantic. Even allowing for a cooling off period can`t see it taking off more than it was before and they`ll never get away from the access problem for car drivers, a nightmare to go right when leaving...

Just back from having Sunday lunch here on 3rd March. This was a regular place for us to eat & we were looking forward to a Sunday roast, and to see the new refurbished pub. This is where it goes downhill. We were told they weren't doing Sunday roasts!! So we ordered half roast Chicken/Chips & Fish & Chips £28.68 with two non alcohol drinks!! Looking around although it had been painted, one wall knocked down, a new pool table, I couldn't see where a £300k refurbishment had been spent. I did notice a group if three customers leave their food and walk out dissapointed. We waited an hour for our food & it wasn't busy. When our food came out my fish was basically batter with very little fish inside, half a dozen incinerated chips, the Chicken was very dry, with incinerated chips. None of the staff checked if our food was OK or not. One of the managers Mr Caunt was sat for the majority of the time chatting. This used to be a regular favourite pub to have lunch, not anymore. They ask for payment first be warned. Won't be back Wouldnt Recommend!!

This used to be our regular haunt for food. Called in today as we knew it had reopened, but like I doubt we'll be back. No friendly welcome as previously, the menu was uninspiring to say the least. We didn't bother staying, even just for a drink. The pub has lost its friendly, homely, relaxing vibe completely.

Just back from having Sunday lunch here & Very disappointing it was. We ordered Fish & Chips and Half Roast Chicken & Chips. £28.68 with non alcohol drinks. We waited for 1 hour to be served a portion of batter (no fish!!) & half a dry roast chicken with half a dozen incinerated chips. As its new Management I would have thought they would have asked oversaw what the food was like that was coming out of the kitchen!! One of the Managers was sat chatting for most of the time we were there. Yes it's been refurbished, can't see where £300k as been spent. This used to be a regular place for us to eat. Not anymore. Definitely wouldn't recommend!!! They do ask for payment upfront!!!

Went for food on Sunday at 5.10pm to be told kitchen was closed yet on their own website it says food served till 6pm.

A very welcome addition after a major refurbishment to Harrogates pub food. Very nicely decorated inside now. Varied menu avalible that ie generic and "chain pub" but lots on offer. I had the cheese and bacon burger which was lovely. Thick burger well cooked. Onion rings had a slightly odd taste like cooked in oil that had been used for other things. Cider apple crumble was a lovely tasty but soggy as clearly microwaved which was a shame but the taste saved it. Will definitely return as its a good menu with very fair prices. Don't be expecting homemade food and at the prices you shouldn't be. Staff were all lovely and friendly so no qualms there at all. Worth a visit for sure for a cheap and cheerful meal.

Simply awful, despite a £300,000 refurb, pub looks like a poor man’s Whetherspoons. Same old really poor service too, waited for 15 mins without being served, just got ignored all the time so walked out.

Unwelcoming, my husband had to go to hospital in his work clothes as he fell, broken arm, went in for a drink whilst waiting for a lift home and was met quite rudely like he was some sort of alien kind because he has tattoos and was in work clothes. He explained to the member of staff what had happened and he’d been rushed to a&e from work which is why he was dressed the way he was but afterwards thought he really shouldn’t have needed to, money is money and hard workers who might not be dressed to your standard deserve and have the right to be welcomed and treated like any other person. Newly refurbished needs to be newly having staff training on not being so judgemental and treat everyone the same because anyone’s money is as good as the nexts

What the food lacked in presentation was more than made up for by the flavour

Really nice pub grub, 3nd time of been great and will be back. The price is right as well.

Birthday meal for my Father in-law table for five with excellent service we really enjoyed every moment thank you much appreciated 😊

Nice and friendly atmosphere with good service.

Great Quiz on Thursdays and the chance to win upto £200 in the raffle. Great staff making you feel welcome.

Traditional local pub with great selection of drinks and food.

Lovely traditional pub. Great food, beer and service.

First time in this pub and I felt at home straight away. Friendly staff and good food

Lovely quiet pub with great food.

Come here every week before watching Harrogate Town and its the first time we have eaten. Had the burger and turkey and ham pie. Delicious food and excellent value. Love this pub.

Went for Sunday lunch with my son and 2 grandchildren, a good choice of menu plus traditional Sunday dinner. Comfortable clean pub with a good extensive menu. What I found impressive was a small plate choice from the menu, This is superb for children who want more than a kids meal but yet normal menu is always too much. A small plate is just the right amount and same for older people too. Everything we had was nicely cooked

What else can we say but excellent all round, service, food, atmosphere, best pub in Harrogate

Dated inside but great service and food

A bit down market. OK to drop in for a quick drink but not for a family meal.

Busy pub, good prices on drinks and food. It was local to us as we were staying nearby. We found it much better than some of the reviews we'd read online.

Nice place to sit and spend meal time. Nice and warm service.

Warm friendly staff, good value food and 2 log fires in Winter.

A group of us went today for Sunday lunch. It was excellent and very filling. The treacle sppnge was gorgeous and the staff were really friendly. Would definitely recommend this pub.

Not been for ages but called in recently. Sign outside says ready for refurbishment but don't think it's been sold yet?? As usual the wine was awful, almost undrinkable as bad as I remember. Understandable when bar staff asked if the Merlot i ordered was a red!!

Staff are kind and understanding (I had my parents with me who both have dementia and are not always easy to please). Food is a reasonable price and excellent quality. Easy access and nice and warm. Will definitely be going again.

Lovely little pub amazing service xxx staff are very very friendly

I popped into the Woodlands Bar and Grill on 23 January 2023. It was not busy as it was Monday evening. When entering the premises it was noted that there was no one at the bar, but I did notice a member of staff talking to a couple of people, I waited patiently at the bar, the member of staff knew I was waiting, but totally ignored me. Eventually, she came over and I asked it the Bar was dog friendly. I was shocked by the blunt arrogant and rude response. NO!!! Nothing else, no sorry but we don’t or any other explanation. It was as if I was disturbing her quiet night. In fact that could be the reason it was so quiet, Rude staff. The Woodlands Bar and Grill is my local pub, as I live just round the corner on Hookstone Drive, but I will not be using it or recommending it to any of my friends or colleagues. In this cost of living crisis, Hospitality complain how hard it is, with poor customer service I’m not surprised. Poor!!!

I popped into the Woodlands Bar and Grill on 23 January 2023. It was not busy as it was Monday evening. When entering the premises it was noted that there was no one at the bar, but I did notice a member of staff talking to a couple of people, I waited patiently at the bar, the member of staff knew I was waiting, but totally ignored me. Eventually, she came over and I asked it the Bar was dog friendly. I was shocked by the blunt arrogant and rude response. NO!!! Nothing else, no sorry but we don’t or any other explanation. It was as if I was disturbing her quiet night. In fact it hat could be the reason it was so quiet, Rude staff. The Woodlands Bar and Grill is my local pub, as I live just round the corner on Hookstone Drive, but I will not be using it or recommending it to any of my friends or colleagues. In this cost of living crisis, Hospitality complain how hard it is, with poor customer service I’m not surprised. Poor!!!

Excellent food and friendly service and staff

Food amazing and staff friendly

Crazy considering it was new years eve

Always assured a warm welcome. This is a lovely traditional, comfortable pub with excellent food.

Great staff lovely sunday roast beef pork

We thoroughly enjoyed visiting this pub on a cold November evening. Warm welcome as we went in, amazing menu to suit all tastes and dishes highlighted on boards around the pub. Service was excellent with all staff happy to advise and amend orders to suit our tastes and level of appetite. although situated at the side of the main road with 4-way traffic lights access was good and exit was very easy due to the large Keep Clear box on the road. There are also themed nights but the full menu seems to be always available.

Came here as a child often and didn't come for about 8-10 years up until a family meal in March and then again in October. Lovely, proper food! Piping hot, brilliant portion sizes, and decently priced! Deffo gives me more middle aged - old people vibes by the interior and staff, but still a lovely place for a decent meal out :)

Lovely food and drink and a pleasant atmosphere.

The pub is very friendly. But just be warned that if you are going to the pub from Harrogate AFC crossing the road takes approx 3 min. So be patient. It is a very busy road

Had a lovely sunday roast and apple crumble and custard. Great food and service.

Lovely place,they opened up early after a funeral we had. Thankyou so much

Great food and made us very welcome

Went in after a funeral. The staff were courteous and helpful. The prepared buffet was nice usual fayre. Overall would go back

Went to football at harrogate town & & went to this pub before the game. Good beer& food. 🍺🍽️

Really delecious food above average

We decided to visit before football on recommendation as an ideal away pub. Decided to visit again after the game for food and we weren't disappointed..L9vely food and generous portion...would use this pub again and it was the highlight of our day as the result did not go our way..😪

Wonderful place to visit with very friendly bar staff

We just had a blow out sunday lunch at the Woodlands Hotel pub they know how to serve up a sunday lunch that has taste of yesterday the Mrs loves it and i get lots of brownie points

I drive past this pub quite a few times, always see that they advertise they do sunday dinners- finally got round to booking and going to have one.. I rang and booked, when i turned up none of the staff were even aware of my booking!! Me and my partner both ordered a Pepsi each, when it arrived it just tasted like fizzy water…. so my partner mentioned it to on of the members of staff who then said she would get us a fresh Pepsi each, I think the tap had just ran out of the flavour and it needed changing however, when the woman was getting us a new one- another staff member came up to us and asked what was wrong, we told her that it didn’t taste right… she proceeded to take my glass of pepsi and TAKE A DRINK out of it… after I had already had a sip.. rudely told us it taste fine and nothing was wrong with it.. we got another glass each and it still tasted just like fizzy water, didn’t say anything else as i didn’t want the woman being rude to us again. After this, we heard one of the staff members complaining about us and the whole pepsi situation. We then got our food, i had a chicken dinner and my partner had a beef dinner… where so i even start! HORRIBLE.. it tasted like the chicken and beef had been cooked, frozen and defrosted and warmed up again, presentation was awful and so was the taste!! Not to mention how RUDE the staff members were… £35 down the drain. NEVER EVER again will i be eating at this place. Infested with flys, no matter where you were sat, flys constantly coming and landing on our plates.

Best place to have food and enjoy the area

Visited on Saturday 7th May when we played Harrogate Town. Made the Sutton United Supporter's very welcome. Good food. Good beer locals made. Us welcome.

A lovely, welcoming place with 2 lovely gentlemen behind the bar. Oh, and enjoyed the Baby Guinness. See you next season x

We really like it and will be back nice staff nothing a problem and the food was quick, plentiful, well cooked and very tasty we are going back for more

Very good food and friendly staff.