The best restaurants in Ribston Harrogate Yorkshire and The Humber

Fantastic trip at Rudding Park - honestly this place is amazing. Perfect setting. A little pricy but well worth it.

Second visit after we so enjoyed the first 18 months ago. Food was good, but confused for us if punching for a Michelin star. Menu very similar, if not the same for some courses. Large beetroot bread roll, no beetroot flavour but great bread… size large to start filling you up. Next 2 amuse bouche , starters v good. Roast beef main course, hearty and pleasant, but seems at odds as hearty as I say rather than michelin, plenty of local pubs do as good or better. Two desserts attempting to be back on michelin spectrum but too similar…. Just nothing stand out. This time we used a voucher, so rather resent having to pay a service charge then on its gift value, but we didn’t quibble. Drinks expensive, so for the total price of the meal and drinks we weren’t convinced this was value for money, would prefer to spend elsewhere, so may not return in the near future. Still a lovely setting.

Service is prompt and attentive. They have a wide selection and in the various visits, they've all kept a high standard. Fantastic starters.

Food was very tasty although we'd all have preferred a larger sized portions for the price of the meals! What was disappointing was the price of a non-alcohol beer which cost £6.00! With the 10% service charge that was £6.60 for a bottle of beer! I can buy this drink in the supermarket for under £1.00 so the mark-up in my opinion is unacceptable.

Victoria was such a gem I wasn’t too leased with my dessert and she helped me out immediately, what a kind and gentle soul.

Great service. Nice vegan alternatives. Lovely salad dressing!

Helpful and friendly staff. Very clean and comfortable room. Quality pub food. We were attending a funeral and needed accommodation the Kestrel was very convenient for the crematorium.

Absolutely amazing food as always and so well looked after by Roxanne and her team I can’t recommend this pub highly enough

Sunday lunch at this local village pub was very good. An intimate feel to the place with a good selection of ales (3 Swords & Black Sheep to name but two) and a limited, but quite adequate, wine selection at reasonable prices. Roast beef and fish & chips were ordered supplanted by cauliflower cheese and red cabbage. Free veg and roasties included with beef mains. The beef was served pink (yes, even at 5pm) and was very tasty / ‘real’ beefy flavour and tender. F&C were described as ‘VG’ - the haddock looked dynami. Pud puds of apple & berry crumble, sticky toffee and chocolate deluxe were VG; pity no-one ordered the treacle tart! Next time. Attentive service. With a bottle of Rioja, 2 pints and 4 softies & tip around £50 per head. We will return. Highly recommended.

Our first visit… we were warmly greeted and despite the pub being very busy, everyone made us feel very welcome. It is evident from the start that this a well run pub and is shows! We opted for trying the ‘steak night’ and were not disappointed. The steak was served with chips, onion rings, peppercorn sauce and a garnish of pea shoots. We ordered a side salad as an extra to share. The meal was well presented and the steak was cooked as ordered and to perfection. We managed to have a brief chat with both Gillian and Steve (the owners) and they made us feel like they had known us for years. I understand they are celebrating 20 years at ‘The Victoria’ Congratulations! They genuinely care that everything is right for each and every customer. It is refreshing to experience the passion they have for the business. The pub is traditional with some quirkiness and has a relaxed, homely feel at the same time. The bar area was busy and had a great atmosphere. It had a mix of locals/regulars and pre dinner drinkers all enjoying a Friday night tipple or two! The menu is extensive and has lots of starters and main courses to choose from. It offers a perfect balance of traditional pub classics along with other dishes like curry etc., so something for everyone…. The pub has a great range of beers and Italian. American and Belgian lagers. I tried the Italian Primitivo a smooth, fruity balanced red wine and perfect with steak. We have booked Sunday Lunch next week, as we enjoyed the food and warm hospitality so much. Looking forward to returning… A special thank you to Steve, Gillian, Janice, Holly and anyone else who looked after us. Thank you for going the extra mile - genuinely appreciated. I highly recommend that you try ‘The Victoria’ it is well worth a visit for food, drink or perhaps both!

I ventured into the 'arms' for the first time since about 1997.. Wow! I was greeted by the most eclectic and delightful emporium in North Yorkshire! I was further greeted by the wonderful Mike! Clearly somewhat of a legend in the region! A pint of the FINEST! OLD BREWERY BITTER. and a seat in front of one of the three constantly lit fires and I was in heaven! I was further greeted by the delightful tenants Jeanette and Alan and an opportunity to peruse some of the wonderful artefacts of the past which is a 'theme' in this delightful establishment! I left,!........Only to return the next day to be greeted by the prettiest young lady ( AALIYAH) who looks after everyone and cooks the most glorious food also. I have, and will continue to do so! returned several times since! WELL DONE HAREWOOD ARMS! You have MY vote!

Having visited the Tontine several times in the recent past, we looked forward to a nice Sunday lunch as a family.The visit was marred by underwhelming customer service, requests for water took several attempts before being served, the staff seemed uncommitted to delivering much of a service, and the food , frankly was at best average.I’m afraid that in view of the negative impression we had, it will be some time before we return, there are so many good local places to eat, it really is a disappointment to have to be so negative, must try harder would be my advice.

Nice appearance but it ends there We were asked for our orders before we had ordered drinks we had to ask for a wine menu. A bottle was then plonked on the table unopened. The starter arrived very quickly after which was bland and warm at best. As soon as we had finished we were Told to go to the cavery and the chef would carve our meat. The display did not look appealing the Beef was pre sliced and was swimming in a sauce I made the mistake of having Gammon it was dry and grey around the edges. All of the vegetables were dry and over cooked. My wife had Lasagne which was again bland and was swimming in oil and fat. We did complain and the Duty Manager came and was very apologetic and said they would not charge us. We did not complain for free food. For £19.95 you can not expect fine dinning but do expect it to be edible. As we were still hungry we both had stick toffee pudding. This was hot in the middle but cold on the outside the sauce was cold and very watery the chef clearly did not leave it in the microwave for long enough. All around the hotel they are pushing an app to showcase the facilities and menus. Whilst talking to the manager we asked why we could not have the al acarte menu she knew nothing about it.

CLOSED DOWN!!!! Arrived to find this has closed down

Visited for food and we were absolutely delighted with what we had served up to us. Huge portions and it was absolutely delicious. Log fire burning as well made this place everything you would want a village pub to be would highly recommend