The best restaurants in Kirkby Malzeard Harrogate Yorkshire and The Humber

Really lovely place, very relaxed atmosphere. We bought pumpkins and carved them there then went for a little walk round the woodland trail. Nice little cafe - the pumpkin pie was a big hit - and the shop sells lots of nice little gifts etc. The plants in the garden centre looked great, although we didn’t buy any so can’t really comment further. Would definitely go back again - it’s a great community resource too.

Called in on Friday while working in the area. The lady who served us was lovely and friendly. The quality off the food was outstanding . Would 100% recommend .

This would have been a 5 star review if I was reviewing the food only. The food was top notch. The negatives were: One of the staff who served us was miserable and quite unpleasant in her manner. The second negative was unforgivable! They do not serve tea in a pot! It comes in a cup with a tea bag floating in it attached to a piece of string. Thats the sort of thing you get in 'cafes' or roadside caravans or take aways from the local chippy - not a place like the Staveley Arms. I asked for a pot of tea and that is what was brought to me, the lady told me 'oh we don't serve tea in pots' and plonked it down. I refused it. Later I asked for a latte which was cold! Diners like to drink tea at their leisure and not having to drink it quickly to prevent it getting cold or from a saucer that is dripping tea from the tea bag! You really need to rethink how you serve tea!

Lovely food, good friendly service. Never had a bad meal and have visited many times over the years.

There are plenty of things that Shaun Rankin @ Grantley does superbly, and I guess that raises a key question - at ten courses for £160, what are you after? If it is everything *around* the food, then this place absolutely nails it. If it is specifically the food with the rest a bonus (as tbf it is for us) then there are places that will make more of a similar spend. The decor is ridiculous. In all the grandest, most opulent / OTT ways, Grantley Hall nails it. From the ridiculous drive up the gated front drive, to the tour past the Rolls Royces and McLarens out front, to the overflow car park with (as Jay Rayner notes in his review of the brasserie) mystery soft piano jazz rolling out of the shrubbery. The setting is immaculate; and for outright opulence / grandness hasn't been topped by the 20 or so Guide Michelin places we've visited in North Yorkshire. Sofas / seating for pre-dinner drinks, immaculate - comfortable, spacious, ridiculously grand. Perhaps not our core cup of tea, but superbly done, and delivered on. Could quibble the art, but that would be a quibble. Service, astonishing. Just superb, again. Friendly, prompt, efficient, looking to help in every possible way. Not intrusive. We perhaps got a slight sense that teetotalers are the exception rather than the rule (the champagne trolley appeared to be expected) but there is a decent array of interesting / worthwhile non-alcoholic drinks. Again, this is absolutely nailed down - service is bang-on, tremendous. The food is where Shaun Rankin stuttered for both of us a bit. Is it good? Yes. Is it very good? Yes. Is it outstanding? For the most part, not really, and that felt like a bit of a shame as it is the main reason we went. There were some absolute highlights - the crab was superb. Light, sweet, almost fruity. Whoever is on desserts / pastry deserves a medal - rhubarb is my partner's thing, and a rhubarb sponge with rhubarb assortments was her dish of the night. The Jerusalem artichoke magnum was magnificent - familiar flavours, superbly executed. I think we're used to petit fours being quite good but rarely the highlight of a meal, but again, whoever is on pastry knocked these out of the park. Every one something new / surprising, hints of herbs in a couple, just tremendous. I think this is what we've come to expect of the best places - the places that keep us coming back, that draw us in. You know, everything, just meeting and exceeding expectations (and often surprising them). We were reminded of this a while back when we visited the Pheasant in Harome on a Saturday (not great but ok) followed by the Lime Tree Inn @ Ouseburn for Sunday lunch, and the way that literally nothing could have been better for what it was at the Lime Tree reminded me of what I'm kind of looking for in the best menus. Rabbit pasty? Not complicated, but astonishing. Rich, succulent, perfect pastry, etc. Perfection in everything that is delivered. Anyway. The rabbit pasty test was sort of where a fair few courses just didn't quite get there. Snacks were fine; the croustade could have been croustadier, the gougière was akin to a very good cheese straw, the charcuterie fine (the parfait with blackcurrant WAS exceptional). Bread was the only 'big' course, and it was huge; neither of us were very clear what the large bone full of whipped (?) dripping added, did try it in multiple combinations of bread / butter / salt, but perhaps not entirely for our tastes. The accompanying beef tea WAS superb. Sous vide and fried sweetbread, great flavours, but a not the kind of texture my partner enjoys and she could not finish hers; fine, that is an 'us' problem. Turbot and wagyu both fine. Familiar, well executed, but nothing very surprising, varied, 'knock your socks off' good within them. As an aside, this may be the first one-ounce steak I have seen. I think we both had a familiar feeling of hoping that the next course will be the one that gets there and explains why e.g. this place but not York's Grey's Court / Bow Room has one star, and not quite finding those expectations / hopes fulfilled. We have subsequently heard similar views from a couple of friends, one of whom has strongly recommended Bar EightyEight. We may well give this a go. This was an intriguing night, and again the decor and setting was astonishing. Plenty to talk about there, etc, etc. No regrets about going, it was quite an experience. Purely in terms of food, at a similar price the Black Swan and Mysé are both fairly close, both one-starred, and both deliver consistently more remarkable menus. Chartwell and Greys Court (the Bow Room) are not starred, but both deliver consistently more remarkable menus. And Pignut is a good chunk less and, you've probably seen this coming, delivers a consistently more remarkable menu. My partner would definitely add Melton's / York to this list, though it does only offer 5ish courses! None of these beat Grantley for sheer grandeur, so do make your decision on what works for you.

This was a mixed experience. The staff were very friendly and the food good honest pub food. We stayed in the twin room costing £195 including breakfast. The rooms are described as delux but are not. The shower room was lovely and room well furnished but this was spoilt firstly by the proximity of the beer garden with a noisy family group sitting very close meaning we couldn’t relax outside the room in the seating area and then secondly with the room being swelteringly hot and airless meaning a sleepless night. There is a wall fan which suggests this is a known problem. The blue lights in the room are very odd and combined with being asked to sign paperwork that we wouldn’t smoke or take drugs in the room made us wonder where on earth we were staying. We did eventually figure out how to switch the blue lights off, thankfully.

Came in as a last min decision on a Saturday, we arrived around 1800 luckily just in time as it was full by 1830. Very quick to order drinks for us and gave us enough time to choose from a great menu! The food was probably some of the best pub grub we have ever had, compliments to the chef, would recommend & would personally go again.

Decent pub, friendly staff, quiet village.

Dropped in for a light lunch on a grey winter Sunday. Staff always very welcoming. The choice for dairy and gluten free was fine and the awareness of the staff on allergens was first rate. Very enjoyable lunch and quite possibly the best oat milk latte ever.

Made to feel very welcome after we stumbled upon the place. Food was exquisite did everything they could to cater for me as I only wanted soup and some vegetables. Hubby had a pie and it looked delicious he absolutely cleared his plate. I had potato and leek soup which I can tell you would be worth the 80 mile trip from home to have again.

Luckily booked a table. The place was packed, 6 pm on a Saturday. Lovely atmosphere. Order half adult pizza & chips for 7 year grand daughter which she said was best ever. All our meals were delicious and staff couldnt do enough to make us welcome

We had the tasting menu with drinks pairing and had a fantastic evening. The restaurant wasn't super busy but there was still a good atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and informative. Particularly shout out to Elijah, Jack and to Morgan who explained the drinks pairing. The food and drinks were all amazing.

What a gem of a find. Wonderful atmosphere. The warmest of welcomes for myself, my friend and most importantly my dog. We had coffee and bar snacks. Plentiful and good value as well as amazingly tasty. There was nothing to fault here and if im ever in the area again I will head straight back. Thank you.

We stayed for one evening and it was a lovely experience. The room was lovely, clean and the bed was so comfortable. We had afternoon drinks in the beer garden. We were booked in for an evening meal in the restaurant which is lovely. The food was absolutely amazing everything tasted amazing. We also had the pleasure of having breakfast which was the best full English I have ever had so tasty and the food is all good quality. All the staff were friendly and helpful. I will be definitely staying again !!!!

I visited Fletcher’s for lunch with family at the weekend. The setting is so perfect and there’s so much to love. However, the food is very average, the menu hasn’t really changed for years (why can’t there be more imaginative salads offered?? The ones on the menu have literally been the same ever since they opened, it seems) and the service - although there are some really friendly and helpful people - was spoiled by the rudeness of the manager and an even poorer response from the team when I complained. I’ve honestly given up on the place. Based on the price of the mediocre food and the 5* experience they promise to deliver, but very rarely do, each time we’re disappointed. I really wouldn’t recommend. Such a pity, I wish they’d focus on getting the service right and improve the range and quality of food.