The Woodlands Pub and grill in Harrogate

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

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

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

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

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.

First class, lovely landlady very welcoming,I stayed in the hotel carpark in my campervan at no cost other than a drink or food.

Lovely pub kroenbourg is lovely glad to see it on tap

While it's not a place I would personally go out of my way to visit, the Woodlands has the type of cosy, welcoming atmosphere normally associated with a country village pub. In actual fact, it's situated on a busy junction, opposite a garage and car wash and around half a mile from the nearest sheep. The ground floor rooms have been knocked together to form a single space with a long bar, broken into sections by chimneys. A log fire is usually burning in at least one of these and about half of the space is available for dining. The use of space is very clever, allowing it to accommodate groups of various sizes with some degree of privacy. Outside, there are two covered areas for Al fresco drinking and smoking. One of these is quite close to the road, but the other is shielded from it by the pub buildings. Draught beers are limited; John Smith's and a guest ale, two lagers and maybe a cider or Irish stout. It's the way pubs were done before the onslaught of 'craft beer'. Traditional pub food can be ordered from the bar and looks very eatable. It's mostly fish, steak, gammon or pie with chips and a choice of veg or salad, but they also do curry nights. It's family friendly and children are often among the diners.

Nice and relaxed. Easy to get to.

Nice pub. Only stopped for a quick pint before the match but the food looked delicious too . Sadly not enough time to try out .

Friendly people nice atmosphere only downside no John Smith smooth only cask

Lovely pub, roaring fire, friendly staff and very friendly. 5 star rating from me.

Great little pub. Food was lovely and staff were friendly.

The meal was lovely,a very comfy feeling pub.

Just returned home after a delicious 3course lunch. Fantastic food.

Very friendly welcome. Great food and staff.

Great pub food. Lovely welcoming pub atmosphere. Reasonable priced and good sized portions. Great tea time out with the kids.

Nice place. Welcoming. Small fish and chips twice which were more than enough x

visited this pub on a Tuesday night we made the trip with tranmere rovers we arrived at the pub at quarter past 6 and ordered food right away the pub wasn't busy at the time but our food didn't arrive on the table till 7-15 which ment we was pushing it to make kick off the ground was quarter of a mile up the road

A good experience as always despite not having been there in almost two years. The food was freshly prepared and the chips are excellent. We rate the Cajun chicken sizzler very highly!

This evening enjoyed an excellent meal and will return when i n area

Food was absolutely beautiful and would highly recommend going there again for dinner

Brilliant service and warm atmosphere would highly recommend xx

Very good service and excellent food

Had a great meal,staff very friendly,good prices,nice surroundings what more could you want.thanks

Good quality food reasonably priced definitely coming back again and the staff are wonderful

Stayed here in our campervan overnight. Some traffic noise. Friendly reception. Not a huge carpark but no problem parking, slight slope. Large menu, good variety, good portions and tasty! Will be very happy to recommend and return! Thank you to manager and friendly regulars at adjacent table.🤗

Lovely food, reasonable prices and friendly staff. Excellent

Ok place to stay, but lots of room for improvement!! We had a luxury room as all the self catering apartments were gone. The room was nice, but calling it luxury was a bit far fetched. The toilet seat was askew and very uncomfortable. The tea, coffee, milk and cups weren't replaced and after asking if it could be replaced, I was told I would have to ask if I wanted it replacing, but it wasn't easy to find someone to ask. The bins weren't emptied for the entire holiday, and we were told we had to empty our own bins, but no replacement bags given so we had to use our bags for life. The hand soap provided was watered down, and there was only a tiny amount left. This was not replaced. We had to take our own towels, which was fine, but there was nowhere to hang them up. Having said that, the beds were spotlessly clean and comfortable, and the staff were friendly, when you found them. The location was good. Not enough car parking. Only 5 spaces provided. There is free disc parking for 3 hours but if you want to leave your car there all day you have to pay for a permit. Thought it was a bit pricy for what you get. Nearly £100 per night for very basic room. Would have been better in a private room in a youth hostel.

Lovely meal took grandkids they loved it xx

Great Pub good food and friendly staff.

Good parking. Friendly staff, smaller portions if required. Decent pint of John Smiths too.

Good beer, good food ,warm and friendly welcome.

Such a friendly atmosphere and the staff are amazing. Will definitely be visiting it again when we come back.

Whot a place to visit foods great steak night quiz nights beer garden great place for families

Very nice couple of beers and all day English 👌

An excellent menu choice. Great food and friendly service. Highly recommended

Great night food excellent thanks.

Went here with my family Fantastic friendly service, food was amazing, reasonably priced and kids loved it! even with covid restrictions in place it still felt relaxed had a lovely time and will definitely be returning

A nice pub, good selection of popular beers, good menu, friendly service 😊

We parked our motorhome overnight here - free of charge. Staff were so friendly and helpful and the food is absolutely gorgeous! Freshly cooked and piping hot. I would definitely recommend it.

Very good can't wait to go back again

Had evening food here last night with my wife . Soup for a starter and steak and chips . Perfect home cooked and we look forward to returning again . People are so friendly and its not easy to find a good english pub with home cooked food this good .

Friendly, welcoming pub. Decent food at a good price and very clean. So happy they re opened after lock down.

£6.50 for dark fruit and a lime and soda :/

Can only review the steak 🥩 and can highly recommend, served with chips or jacket potato 🥔. Comes with HALF a tomato, why, its a bit mean??

Wat a lovely place to visit or stay on 4 open fires to warm the customer up top notch food very clean welcoming staff good all round manners different thing every night if you haven't been then go ***** this place was visited by the good looking lollipopman from the northeast

Moved to the area recently but know of the pub very well as pass it constantly in the car. As we now live a few doors away decided to try it. Well what a surprise!! Hidden gem I think. We have been on a number occasions and the food and the food has been good. Enormous portions! The staff and locals are very friendly so we will be going again and again from now!

Third visit and the last, the menu is unimaginative so we chose the Sunday roast ( or should I say none roast ), the beef was obviously pre sliced in a factory somewhere, Yorkshire pud was probably supplied by someone's aunt as we're the roast potatoes, the cabbage was watery, gravy was thin but the carrots seemed fresh. The price far to high, but the log burners throughout did make for a cosy atmosphere.

My wife and I popped into this wonderful pub on the way into Harrogate. We received an extremely friendly welcome and were seated in a cosy corner with a drink each. The menu is huge and full of excellent choices, including one of many specials of the house - The Woodlands Whale - which of course I had to go for. Both meals were delicious, my whale and chips was the nicest fish and chips I've had for a long time, and I'm a Yorkshireman- fresh fish from Bridlington kept lovely and moist in a delicate light, batter. My wife's roast beef was superb too. The chef is obviously a Yorkshireman as the food was excellent.The staff were all friendly and welcoming, as were the locals at the bar who were a nice bunch too!We will certainly be coming back again here again and again, and I confidently recommend this place to you all.

Dined here on 16th Feb and as always the food and service was fantastic. Can definitely recommend this pub.

Not good that kitchen does not open till 6 then have to wait for oven to heat up specially when you have children

Lovely friendly staff very helpful.

Fantastic food and great atmosphere

Really nice place, home made food, will definatly return. Thank you so much 😊😊

We keep going back to this wonderful place. Food..... Amazing menu n food. All staff n management make you feel very relaxed n atmosphere is cozy n friendly. We now take my elderly parents their when they visit us. They too look forwards to visiting and eating at the Woodlands. We are going this weekend when our son joins us.It is not a Big posh restaurant with big posh prices... Its a welcoming n quality place. The Woodlands is a cosy, friendly pub and a joy to visit and massive menus at a VERY decent lowish price. In general Our family rates it 5* in every thing.

We always get a lovely welcome from all

Lovely ambiance and good value.