Whelans of Asselby in East Riding of Yorkshire

Arrived we were booked in Two unfriendly teenagers who were staff said not booked in The place looked dirty so made a quick exit The place looked old and tired

We'd been here before, and were in the area on Sunday Nov 22nd so stopped to see if they were doing takeaway food. Not very busy due to lockdown, but absolutely no problem with getting roast dinners for four people, plus drinks including one takeaway pint of real ale. We waited outside and they brought it out when ready. All very nice food at a reasonable price, and it's good to be able to support places like this. It's only a pity we couldn't sit out in the garden at the back due to lockdown - we'll have to come back sometime.

Just spent a lovely evening with friends fabulous steaks and scrummy pudsx jake and kirsty are brilliant hosts and great staff x will definitely visit again after lock down x

Jake & Kirsty are not just hosts but a couple who go that extra mile. I rang to see if they could help with my mums funeral wake and they showed such care and support and made a difficult day the best it could be. The venue - beautiful room and garden, the food - Kirsty did a wonderful buffet with something for everyone. The attention to detail was amazing including background music put together from a list of artists provided to lighting a candle placed next to a picture of mum and favours as a lovely tribute. I have also been back for an anniversary meal since and again food was fantastic and the hosts just amazing. Would totally recommend.

Would agree with everything in previous post! Thanks to Jake and Kirsty for providing the perfect venue to host our son and daughter-in-law’s wedding reception. Not only wonderful food, but looking after us so well, allowing us to decorate the room the day before, and even taking photographs for us too on the day. Would definitely recommend to any couples not sure whether to go ahead and plan in the current situation - you can have a small-but-perfectly-formed sit-down reception in this lovely pub. Go for it!

We held our wedding reception at the Black Swan having had our plans restricted due Covid-19 regulations. This turned out to be the best decision we both made all year! We could not have felt more welcomed by the landlord and landlady and they guided and supported us through the process of planning the wedding reception. The food we were served was absolutely top class and nobody went hungry!! The service was impeccable the selection of drinks was ideal. They undoubtedly turned what could have been a disappointing afternoon into the perfect wedding experience in the circumstances. I would recommend the pub to anyone who wants a fantastic meal or a friendly drink, and I would certainly recommend couples affected by covid limitations consider The Black Swan as an option for a venue.

Have been today for Sunday lunch absolutely fantastic, choice of 3 roasts with lovely Yorkshire pudding and as much veg and gravy as you want. Fantastic hosts are Jake and kirsty. Everybody needs to visit here, the food was excellent especially the homemade cheesecake x 5 stars *****

A nice, quaint pub offering an excellent Sunday roast dinner. Was recommended the place and would do the same.

We have just eaten here for the umpteenth time ... because it really is that good. Chateaubriand and puddings cooked to perfection by Kirsty. Front of house by Jake with the usual humour and interesting conversation. Great service from the waitress who’s name we didn’t catch - sorry! This team deserve all the support they can get for keeping a local business going right now. Good beer, wine and food with the right service. What’s not to like. See you soon.

A great plateful of 3 meats (beef, pork and gammon on our visit) plus loads of al dente veggies and A1 crispy roast potatoes and yorkshire pudding plus a thick flavoursome gravy at £8 (offer: normally £11) what more do you want of Sunday lunch? They also do a cheese based wellington for veggies and a carrot based one for vegans. No starters or the rest of the “other days” menu on Sunday: but why would you need them? If you have space, puds are highly recommended. Trad choice (Sticky Toffee Pudding, cheese cake, Eton Mess icecream sundae etc.) The delicious home made cheesecake is a real calorie buster but brilliant. Meats are all high welfare and local (nearby farmer by way of the butcher in Howden) and a short and interesting wine list has bottles at £16.50 - £21 plus fizz at a little more. (NOT from the supermarket!) The beer here is great; locally made guest ales well kept. Take Jake’s recommendation! All in all this is a charming little country pub well worth finding, run since last October by a young couple (Jake - front of house and Kirsty in the kitchen) as their first solo venture; service is quick, helpful, informal and charming. Children are welcome. Other days of the week they do a steak night, a fish & fizz night etc. At present they need you to book to eat. Suggest you do!

We were out for a family bike ride with our 8 and 5 year olds, and we we were given excellent service, our food was delivered in good time, the meals were tasty and we had a really nice time. Definitely be back there again!

Have been today for Sunday lunch absolutely fantastic x fantastic hosts are jake and kirsty x everybody needs to visit here food was excellent especially the homemade cheesecake x 5 stars *****

This was our 3rd visit and yet again was very nice indeed, from the welcome to the great food. It is a lovely place to enjoy a lunch time and a meal. We will soon be making it visit number 4.

Was hunting for a place to eat after a day out at Bempton Cliffs, somewhere that was open for an early tea. When I booked this place I didn't appreciate what a gastronomic masterpiece of a meal I'll be encountering. The secret ingredients are: quality produce and a very talented chef. Husband and wife set up I believe, friendly, down to earth husband chap runs the bar, his wife is a former Ivy chef, creates the meals. They source their meat very locally, the quality really made the meal. Their alcohol is sourced from unique little family businesses too. I had a burger, the meat was beautiful. Good chips! Husband had the ribs, massive portion, the tender meat just fell off the bone, not too fatty as ribs can be at times. Pub is beautifully decorated too, modern but with a classic pub feel; pleasant, calm ambience. Wished I had room for dessert. One of the best pub meals I've ever had.

Wednesdays steak night was amazing, we booked a table for two and after a warm welcome by our host Jake we were shown to our table. Our meals arrived after only a short wait and we couldn’t fault the Ribeye steak and Peppercorn sauce with the addition of a bottle of wine for £5. Full but tempted we devoured carrot cake and the cheesecake of the day. This is a cosy pub with a great atmosphere and a good variety of well cooked food at reasonable prices, so good that we booked for fridays fish and fizz night

Had a great traditional Sunday lunch today. Visited with family and all had Sunday roast dinner which included a mix of 3 types of meat with great Yorkshire pudding and potatoes and vegetables. The gravy was very tasty as well.Dinner portions were so big we had to pass on the sweet course.Food was excellent and the service was also very good. The pub felt very safe with hand sanitiser at various locations and a 1 way in/out system.This was our first visit but will definitely return and would recommend a visit for Sunday lunch.

Service was very good.But the food was shocking Burnt,dry and cold.Although we did receive a slightRefund we wouldn’t return

It was free starter and desert night. I had halloumi fries and a ribeye steak. Could not fault it! The peppercorn sauce was to die for 10/10. Also credit to Janie. You are an absolute diamond. I work in hospitality as well. Your customer service is top notch. Thank you!! You would be an absolute pleasure to work with! Keep doing what your doing, You're smashing it love! 10/10 would recommend to anyone. Thank you

went with friends midweek. it was steak night. looked at the menu which had some mouth watering meals on. picked the steak with peppercorn sauce, really nice. friends had chicken buffalo wings which looked great, another had steak with blue cheese sauce again lovely. we all had different pudding cheesecake. brownie and creamy one[forgotten name] presented beautifully. the place was very busy[goverment scheme] but staff took there time to be helpfull and pleasant. liked the fact it was oneway in and another way out. will go again.

Such a friendly pub. Visited under COVID rules but made to feel so welcome, it still felt warm and friendly. Excellent home cooking. Perfectly done calamari, cod and scampi, proper, crunchy chips and great minted mushy peas. Light as a feather creme brûlée. Deal of the day - a free second course plus government eat out to help out meant fantastic value. New owners since last autumn - please support them! They deserve to succeed.

We had never been to the black swan before but I’ve heard amazing reviews. We went on a Thursday night which was burger night I had the pulled pork burger which was delicious I would defiantly recommend it to everyone and it’s not badly priced either. I will defiantly be back again.

Lockdown midweek birthday was made extra special by the totally delicious take way meal. The meat pie was delicious, excellent portions and as for the extra special dessert box with the message wrote in chocolate, so special . The staff were so friendly and organised. Totally recommend this place, can’t wait to have more meals here.

Me and my husband have just finished our chicken tikka and spinach, sweet potato and chickpea curries with rice, chips, naan and poppadoms. All freshly made by Kirsty at the Black Swan. It was absolutely gorgeous! We also bought a bottle of beautifully chilled white wine to wash it down. Excellent Takeaway menu. We ordered in advance and collected it at a pre-arranhed time. Paid by contactless card. All within social distancing and a real treat for tea. We've already ordered fish and chips for Good Friday. Excellent service and food. Well done Jake and Kirsty for feeding your community with such excellent food in these difficult times.

We visited the Black Duck on a cold wet Saturday evening and received a warm welcome from Jake who informed us that it was steak night. We perused the menu which was very inviting but decided on the steak which was tender and delicious if a bit too big for our appetite. Having said that I was unable to resist the home made cheesecake dessert which was exceptional. We would highly recommend you give this pub and it’s young enthusiastic owners a visit.

A cosy and friendly country pub with a good selection of beers including real ales, and good wholesome home cooked food.Landlord and Chef Jake and Kirsty are young and enthusiastic and doing a great job of building their reputation. Fish and Chips with prosecco on Fridays is a particular favourite.

Flying visit, just stopped off in passing and was really impressed. The service was excellent, everyone was very friendly and the food was delicious.The chicken and stuffing pie was choc full of filling and the pastry was all the way round (seemingly becoming more rare these days!) The onion rings were big and crispy and the gravy was next level.My partner had the scampi and was chuffed with the chips (she's adamant you can tell alot about the place by the quality of the chips!)All in all very chuffed we stumbled upon this place and it won't be our last visit!

Always great food, curry night is always a winner with half and half chips and rice 😉 and fish and chips is also a favourite! Excellent chef and service, always a different real ale too 👍

Delicious food - scallops were scrumptious and we shared the chateaubriand for two which was melt in the mouth. Shared the Ferro Rocha cheesecake which was fab. Good wines. Good service.

I visited the Black Swan today for the first time and wow is all I can say to that food. How very lucky to have such a wonderful chef in a small independent pub. The service was excellent, the waitresses and Jake made us feel very welcome and well looked after. Will certainly be back soon for one of the themed nights.

We dined here on Valentine’s Day. We opted for shared Camembert platter, Chateaubriand and Ferrero Rocher cheesecake. Every course was beautiful, wine menu was extensive and staff attentive.

Once again the Black Swan at Asselby served up a great meal. My wife and I both had the scallops as a starter...wonderfulNext up the chateaubriand sharer done to perfection it melted in the mouth and was delicious. Just managed to finish with one of the best creme brulee's I've ever had.My wife had the Ferrero Rocher cheesecake which she said was fantastic.The complimentary strawberries dipped in chocolate and bags of chocolates were a nice touch.Food and drink served by the friendly staff and a more than reasonable bill for the quality of food made for an exceptional evening.Thanks to Kirsty, Jake and the team for a great Valentine's night

We’ve been to the Wednesday night Curry Night 3 times now and each time it doesn’t disappoint. Highly recommend the chicken tikka. The Staff the food and atmosphere are exactly what you want from a village pub.

Excellent friendly service. Lovely Sunday Lunch and plenty of vegetables. Puddings lovely all Homemade the Chocolate Brownie & Crumble were amazing. Fab Log Burner to greet us. Will defiantly be back thank you.

Another enjoyable meal at the Black Swan - Jake, Kirsty & staff always make you feel welcome & the food was fabUlous Ribeye Steak & Lamb & Mint Pie was tonight’s supper for us yum yum - I would encourage anyone to come & give them a try as you won’t be disappointed.

I've eaten in this pub a few times since Jake and Kirsty have taken over the pub in October. It's a pleasure to walk through the door as Jake makes you feel really welcome. The food is great local pub grub with great service, you will now need to book over the weekends or you wont get in.

Fabulous Sunday roast. Very accommodating for gluten/dairy free. Lovely welcoming pub. Highly recommended. 🌟

Pleasantly surprised! First time visiting The Black Swan, service and food were lovely! I had the curry and loved it. We will definitely return and try something else from the fab menu!!

Wonderful food and very pleasant staff/owners, called in one quiet lunch time and it will not be the last, we were made very welcome. A very varied menu with some very good vegetarian food, so nice to find a pub that does different vegetarian dishes

A nice old pub in a small village. The food is great and a fair price with a play area for children.

Just been for The best Sunday lunch ever. We go far and wide to go to different places and this is definitely the best. Good portions, good service and delicious gravy & meat!!! Must go !!! 5 star

My sister booked this for our Mother’s Day lunch on spec, and wow glad she did!!

Just had the most amazing Sunday lunch The Black Swan at Asselby. Virginia and her team are amazing. Nothing is too much trouble. The portion sizes are super generous and there’s so much veg to go with it. We also had a lovely choice of homemade puds. The brandy snaps my mum had were gorgeous while the massive bowl of apple crumble I had was just wonderful. We will definitely be back and will spread the word too

What a great country pub. The Sunday lunch was excellent, all home made. Portion sizes are big, but the quality was even better. The friendly staff even advised us of a 10min delay due to the wait for Yorkshire puddings (very welcoming knowing they are made to order). We had a table of 4 with no complaints with any off the food. We ordered 4 different puddings all amazing. We can’t wait to return and try the main menu.

Beautiful Sunday lunch here last week, loads of meat, I had gammon and my wife had beef, the Yorkshire's were excellent just like your mother made. The decor is lovely just What you expect from a country pub. The staff are friendly service was

We come here often and we are never disappointed. With friendly staff and a land lady that always go out of her way to cater for your needs. We have 2 small children and we are always made feel welcome, and there is a lovely big beer garden for the warmer sunny days.

Visited today, Sunday, with my wife and 12 year old. Brilliant food with home made everything, especially the carrot and turnip mash which I ain't had for years. Lovely ride down the country road and will be definitely using again. Well done Black Swan

If your wanting a proper home cooked Sunday dinner this is the place to be! Always 10/10 on taste and service! you always get a plate full with plenty of choice for veg even 2 Yorkshire’s... if you ask, Virginia and the staff are always very friendly.

If you are looking for some well cooked Sunday lunch then you can do no better than Black Swan at Asselby, Howden. Food is well cooked and there is plenty of it. Staff are friendly and welcoming and adds to the positive feel of the pub. Recommend to all

Family of 8 visited the pub today for mums birthday. Sunday lunch was a choice of Beef, Lamb, Pork or Gammon. A very tasty home made meal was

Had our Christmas day dinner here,5 course's, excellent food, excellent service and very good value,it was very busy so hats off to Virginia and her team for making it such a special and enjoyable day,what a lovely festive atmosphere,not the first time I've eaten here and certainly won't be the last, highly recommended

Chose to have our Christmas lunch here as heard several good reports about the food.

There was three of us at the table. We all had different starters and we were very satisfied with our choices. We all had the Sunday roast which was wonderful. The beef was very tasty as was the gravy and the vegetables were nicely cooked and plentiful. I had a couple of nice red wines and the guys enjoyed the real ale. Definitely recommend this small pub .

Been in a few times now great selection of drinks, the food is amazing, pizzas deffinetly worth a try and the staff can't do enough to help you, will defiantly be going again.

Not eaten here since new lady owner took over. Had the huge Asselby Burger with real chips. Wife had Steak Pie. All homemade and good value for money. Will be back. She knows how to keep a good pint too!

Because they're spot on. Our first choice venue was full, so we booked here on the basis of Trip Advisor reviews. We're so glad we did.

Stopped by for a drink whilst passing through the area. Pleasant environment with a good selection of real ales (and other drinks for those not of an "Ale" persuasion)

This little village pub is on the main road going through Asselby,it has all the charm of a typical village pub and the smell coming from the kitchen beckons you inside. It's by no means a gastropub but sells honest good quality and well cooked food at an extremely good price.We had the Sunday Lunch which had three choices of meat, Beef, Lamb.or Turkey. My husband had the Turkey which he said was both plentiful and succulent, I had Beef and mine was the same.It was served with homemade Yorkshire Puddings,roast and mashed potatoes, carrot and turnip, green beans, cabbage and cauliflower with cheese sauce, all served by an extremely plesant young waitress who said if we wanted any more yorkshire pudding or gravy just ask at the bar and she would bring them.

We may be biased as this is our local but, we can highly recommend the Sunday lunch brilliant service & a good atmosphere.

Very lovely atmosphere, staff are lovely and eager to help. Sunday lunch is amazing, as is the food throughout the week. Good food at a reasonable price, outstanding

This is a lovley local pub, the food is fantastic and there is a superb atmosphere. They are striving to improve constantly and it shows. The Pub quiz is back Sunbday Lunch are a sell out so arrive early.

Just had a lovely Sunday lunch at the Black Swan. We all had a different type of roast and it was delicious. 2 had beef, one turkey and one lamb

Very much a local village pub, but recently under new management and moving forward by leaps and bounds.

Great atmosphere, amazing hosts and fab food! Would definitely recommend and will be visiting again!

Great night at The Black Swan - courtesy of mine hosts, Stuart & Virginia. Nothing was too much trouble, everything came served with a smile, food was fabulous and g&t; was gorgeous. It still feels like a proper local but somewhere now where you can be confident of having a really lovely meal out, if you want more than a pint down the pub. Thanks for a great night and well done, Stuart & Virginia - here's hoping you go from strength to strength!

We ate here for Father’s Day as a family of 5. Booking a table through Facebook was easy. There wasn’t an immediate vegetarian option for Sunday roast but staff offered but roast (which I quite like) and gave me several as a substitute. Food is good, home cooked and really good. The offer of free pints for dads was a nice touch! Staff are really warm and friendly. The pub has always been ok but new management has definitely improved everything! The little play area for kids is a nice touch. Will keep using (it’s our local and we couldn’t be happier with it)

Rang to book a table as heard great reports since the place has new owners. Wasn’t disappointed. Had the Chicken Parmigiana off the specials board. And my hubby had the seafood linguine. Omg. Amazing. Ant believe how inexpensive it was either. We had a great meal a few drinks and bill was under £35. On top of that great service and super atmosphere in beautiful pub

Am actually sat in the Black Swan as I write this. Both had homemade pizza which was absolutely delicious. Staff are lovely and extremely friendly and welcoming. And it’s a lovely traditional pub in its interior. Would definitely visit here again.

Easy parking. always a good start with me. A warm welcome, an even better start with me! A couple of minutes and we were talking like we were regular customers. Good food as well. I had sausages and mash with lovely thick gravy and accompanying vegetables, of which we could have had more. A choice of three kinds of mash. My daughter had the cheese mash. i had the mustard mash. The dining area had a good atmosphere, i suppose I do prefer, old pubs with a history. We fully intend to visit again, with the rest of our family.

Found this place by accident was looking for the kings head. All I can really say is everything was FANTASTIC! We walked in and was met with a warm and friendly smile. The real ale was first class. The food was amazing. The price was exceptional for the quality of food was on offer.. restaurant food at pub prices. We would recommend this place to everybody. Well done to the new owners.

We went over for a meal on Thursday evening. The staff are very welcoming and the pub is clean and fresh. There is a normal menu and a specials board. The standard of the food was excellent, all freshly cooked and reasonably priced. We would recommend a visit.

We popped out to eat yesterday and didn't know that the Black Swan was under new ownership . The very large and full skip in the car park was a clue ! . Few major changes yet but everything sparkled . New and interesting menu - could have eaten any of the specials . I had the fish pie - deep , very tasty and packed with fish . Partner had the chicken and tarragon with a suet crust and was delighted with his choice . Our waitress - the chefs wife - was friendly and informative . We wish them every success and will certainly be eating there again very soon .

Fab meal and very attentive staff, could not have asked for more. Food was cooked lovely and a large selection of fresh and well cooked veg.

Because of our numbers we were in the marquee,this gave us plenty of room with the children.The Sunday lunch was of a good standard and was very enjoyable.The staff were friendly and helpful.They catered well for my wife’s food intolerances.My only disappointment was no sticky toffee pudding on the menu.We came from as far as Huddersfield and Richmond and I think it was worth the journey.

Lovely Sunday lunch best rhubarb crumble friendly service lovely little pub would defiantly recommend and definitely go again 😊😊

Lovely friendly pub, helpful staff. Nice setting, outside seating. Clean bar. Car park. Good choice of drinks.

What a lovely setting for a meal had a fantastic meal atmosphere was good friendly staff a bit home from home food very hot lovely home made soup all home made food

Que no pase de este lugar, un callejón sin salida un poco más lejos, pero merece mucho la pena una visita. Varias marcas diferentes de ale - una CAMRA aparentemente ganador. El propietario es muy amable, y él hace la cocina. Calidad excelente, gran atención...

Fuimos allí para celebrar el cumpleaños de mi esposa, debido a los buenos comentarios de aquí, había 8 en nuestro grupo, 4 de nosotros tuvimos el cordero a fuego lento, como sonaba bien. Cuando las comidas, era obvio que los pudines yorkshire fueron quemadas, mi...

Decidimos tomar un paseo de Howden y terminamos aquí para el almuerzo. El pescado y las patatas fritas eran muy bonitas. Muchos de ellos también para una pequeña porción. El camarero era muy amable y nos hizo sentir bienvenidos.

Caminamos hasta el pub agradable para unas cervezas y una cena. El éxito de la marca de spaghetti a la boloñesa y la compota de ruibarbo estaba muy sabroso. Una buena selección de cervezas con un montón de sabor. En general, una experiencia muy agradable...

No siendo pubs nunca hemos visitado este pub antes, pero había oído hablar de su comida. Elegimos una de las tres del día que asados era lento, el cordero cocinado otras opciones para ser ternera o cerdo. Debido a nuestra edad, y al menor apetito...

Had an excellent meal here with my fiancé, food was top notch and the welcome from the landlord was also very good, great little pub in a lovely village location

Pub has undergone some refurbishment after new tenants. Still in need of some updating. Choice of two rooms to eat in, we were given a table to the rear of the bar area. Tables a little close together as all were taken. Good choice on the menu, mainly British pub food, but all very tasty and well presented. We all had a dessert too but comments about 'not enough custard' could be heard. Will be lovely once finished.

Perfect village pub for our get together. Cosy and comfortable. Excellent food, especially the vegetarian options which are unusually thoughtful and tasty. Brilliant night thank you Ian and Sandy x

Having enjoyed the welcome and selection of ales here during the recent beer festival we decided to try out the Sunday lunch.this recently re-named pub offers off street parking and a decent sunny beer garden at the rear. Popular every Sunday we were offered a table as soon as one became available and this was fine for us as we were not short on time but we would probably book next time. The real ales on offer were kept very well and we spent a pleasant 30 minutes in the beer garden awaiting our table. We were then invited to take our seats and both of us couldn't resist the slow cooked lamb with mint gravy. Served in a generous portion with a whole host of vegetables and Yorkshire pudding this lamb really hit the spot. Melt in the mouth meat with a delicious gravy means we will return here regularly. Overall a small and friendly pub with a great selection of ale and fantastic food. Highly recommended.

Fine real ales always on point. Had a steak and ale pie that was freshly made that day with homemade chips and garden peas, plenty of gravy, delicious. My other half had lasagne, again homemade, with chips and garlic bread, delicious. 4 drinks, 2 meals, 1 pudding all for £30! Can't go wrong! Also had beef baguette with chips on a Sunday before, again delicious!

My family and I have eaten here regularly. The menu consists of everything you'd expect from a country pub and there are a number of frequently changing specials available. The food is nicely cooked (the chef understands that steaks don't necessarily need to be cremated) excellent value and very tasty, including real, crispy chips. The service is always very friendly and efficient. And then there's the selection of real ales. Marvellous. I highly recommend a visit.

Decided to try this place for the first time with a friend and we were pleasantly surprised. They were quite busy us managed to fit us in. I chose the the Old Smokie off the specials board which was poached smoked haddock topped with a poached egg and with a dill sauce , mash and veg, My fried chose the pan fried chicken breast with salad, we both enjoyed our dishes. Whilst waiting for them to clear our plates and offer us dessert we were saying to one another wouldn"t it be nice to have some of the more traditional old fashioned desserts on offer instead of the ubiquitous chocolate brownie which seems to be offered everywhere. And lo and behold the dessert menu must have had at least half a dozen of the traditional type puddings on offer with not a chocolate brownie in sight!! We were now spoilt for choice with bread and butter pudding , Fruit crumbles and several types of sponge pudding. In the end we both plumped for the Jam Roly Poly. Would deffinately come here again By the way this Is Real Ale Pub too!

We went with friends for lunch and the food was lovely, my husband had the Pork Loin special with Black pudding it was delicious, I had Stuffed Mushrooms and they were beautiful. Service was very friendly to both adults and children, well worth a visit.

We have been 5 times here, 3 lovely 1 not so good and the last one terrible we will not be going here again. The original chef has gone and it is the landlord who is cooking now, Had a black pudding tower with chips as starter, no salad or anything, A nut roast, chips and salad for other main meal, nut roast ,burnt at edges, chips tasted of scampi ( people b 4 us had scampi) informed chef, were told that he never cooks chips in fish pan, but hubbi also tasted scampi on his chips. He was not interested that the nut roast was like cardboard, just walked away, Left all my meal and got charged for the whole lot.

Close to the River Ouse, this is a small pub that has good beer, good food and is friendly and cosy.It has three cask ales, usually form Yorkshire Breweries, and has a dedicated vegetarian section on the menu - still not common in smaller pubs - so, well done. The food was very good - there was a hitch with a side dish that delayed its arrival, but the team were very apologetic, so the problem forgotten by us diners.We used the coy lounge with an good fire and a mixture of dining tables and settles.An unsettled filled pint was topped up without a quibble.This pub is recommended.

Dropped in by chance and so pleased we did,the lounge bar is decorated as a very traditional pub with what looks like the oriiginal roof beams there was a wonderful atmosphere.While the eating area is small it was more than ample for our needs service was great with no waiting time for a table and it was proper Sunday dinner big slabs of roast beef mash and roast potatoes with plenty of fresh veg,I cannot review the dessert menu as far to full from the main and what I thought was very reasonable price £29.60 for three Sunday dinners and three drinks look foward to my next visit.

Looked at the website which showed a nicely decorated dining room with tables set with tablecloths, napkins, wine glasses etc and two smartly dressed waitresses. So decided to book a table for Saturday night.We were very disappointed to find that the dining room was closed and the dining area was actually three tables in the bar. Our table was two round tables that they just pushed together, no tablecloths or wine glasses etc. There was only one waitress who was having to take all the orders and serve tables by herself.The starters were ok apart from the 70's style garnish of shredded iceberg lettuce and tomato quarters! The mains were not so good, the duck had hardly any meat on it all and what bit there was was overcooked and tough. The cottage pie appeared to have been thrown on the plate and it didn't look very appealing although it did taste slightly better than it looked!, the mixed grill was very disappointing with just a piece of rare steak (did ask for medium), a piece of gammon, a sausage and a piece of black pudding not much for £12.95. The presentation of the food was not good at all and lacked flair. Also the food could have been hotter. The dishes that the chips and vegetables were served in didn't match in fact they looked like dishes that had been at the bottom of the kitchen cupboard for the past 20 years.This is not a restaurant it is just a country pub serving very below average food and should not describe itself has anything other than that. It should also make it clear when you book a table that you will not be in a dining room but in the bar.Will not be returning.

Can always rely on a lovely sunday dinner at The Whelans :) great quality and good price...regular visitor Great menu to chose from also for throughout the week or if you dont fancy a sunday dinner...

Decided to try another "off the beaten track" pub that served food,checked trip advisor(as you do) and decided on Whelans at Asselby...Says Main street Howden but in reality its second village along from howden,about two miles.Plenty parking, lovely smallish pub,lounge & bar.Lovely real ales-i had mild and very tasty..Ordered two main courses only,partner had chicken with bacon & stilton with a creamy sauce,i have medallions of pork and peppercorn sauce,my pork was marginally over cooked but sauce made up for it-proper sauce,yummy.Partner commented sauce was warm but enjoyed the meal also.Chatted to landlord who said he had recently taken over the pub as it used to be advertised as a "Irish" pub,to which i can confirm is NO longer a irish hostelry.......

Had a meal with some friends. The starters we're ok but the black pudding tower was only 2 rings high and the spicy meatballs although tasty weren't spicy. Mains were good, the vegetables were quite bland but this was made up for by the home cooked chips. The puddings were great. Very surprised that when we asked for the bill we were only given the total verbally and not written bill was provided. I'm sure the amount was right but would have liked to have checked for myself

Warm welcome and great food . Excellent value too.well recommended and would return in the future as fab spot.

This is a really nice pub in a small village. The land lord and lady are lovely and the food is nothing flash but good English fayre and a reasonable price. Visiting bands and a great atmosphere.

This is a lovely friendly country pub. The food is delicious and service very good. I will definately be back again soon. it is well worth a visit.

Friendly service, convivial landlord and chef, excellent home cooked food, lovely relaxing atmosphere, smiles all round.........we will be back!