The best restaurants in Helmsley Ryedale Yorkshire and The Humber

Rarely have I felt less welcome from the guy who seemed to be in charge; despite the otherwise perfectly amicable young ladies who were serving there. Being told, you're not welcome here if you're only buying drinks - don't think you can sit down at that table. Being told there is a time limit for how long you will be allowed to stay if I don't think you've bought enough, and finally, the second rate quality of the food - a long wait yet still undercooked was the metaphorical icing on the cake.

Beautiful area and a good menu but the sandwich and bread we had with the soup was stale. A shame as the soup was lovely. We stopped off here as we did a walk from Helmsley and the Abbey is half way (about 3 miles) so perfect for a rest and refuel before we set off again. It’s absolutely stunning around here and the Abbey for a backdrop is simply beautiful for a rest and a bite. Nothing is cheap nowadays and I really don’t mind paying for good stuff. It’s just annoying when produce is not fresh as the price is still the same!

We ordered cod & chips to take back to our holiday cottage for tea and was shocked to see that we had been given frozen chips which is something I've never heard or experienced before in any chippie ( please don't let this become the norm ) and the fish wasn't much better, again frozen but that's excepable as long as the fish is of good quality this fish wasn't. So overall not a good experience and i would go again.

Fantástica estancia de una noche, cena y desayuno en el Búho para el cumpleaños de la esposa. Nos alojamos en la habitación 2 que estaba muy limpio, cálido, y tenía una gran vista desde la ventana. La cena fue deliciosa y las pociones decentes. Mi esposa realmente disfrutó de su pastel de pescado. El desayuno era igual de bueno y fantástico para ser incluido en el precio de la habitación. Gran estancia. Me encantó.

15:00 on 22nd September Following a great afternoon watching several flights we decided to visit the cafe. We sat down and waited, the un smiling waitress finally decided to come across to the table, I asked for 4 hot chocolates she very curtly told me to fill in the menu request form and enter my contact details at the rear and was totally un helpful. I totally dont have an issue with completing the form the fact that there was a lack of greeting and zero warmth from this person, with a face meant for rear of house she is totally lucky to have such a cushy job.

Had lunch & dinner both fine. Stayed over night, breakfast was not great at all, really would not recommend breakfast. Stayed in a family room.

Champagne afternoon tea- £39.50, very disappointing and was a treat for my mum on our arrival in Helmsley. Tea was served using teabags although strainers on the table for loose leaf-odd! No tea menu offered to look at. Bread did not appear to be very fresh, dry. Very poor presentation overall. We left most of it although had it boxed up as a bit embarrassing, . It is a real shame as nice venue and nice staff. As a critique I would suggest looking at the Assembly rooms Norwich, much the same price for afternoon tea but completely different class and a lovely afternoon experience. Missing a trick here Feversham, you could really make your mark and perhaps up your footfall with a bit of research and revamp. Sorry to leave negative review, but had to lie to my mum about the cost as no comparison to other afternoon teas we have had and being totally British did not have heart to complain as we were the only customers in the Weathervane room at the time and young waitress very polite.

One of the nicest fish and chips we’ve had for a while. Perfect batter, lovely thick fresh fish, and great chips - not soggy and not too crispy.

Great location and atmosphere with singers on x lovely clean room with view over the square. Friendly accommodating bar staff will definitely be back

We are walking some of the coast to coast and are staying at the Black Swan. We realised too late that the information we received from our travel agent about this restaurant was outdated. It used to be a creative dining experience, but now it is pretty terrible pub food . look elsewhere.

I popped in for a quick bite with my wife and grandson What a load of rubbish £19 for 3 bits of burnt bacon in small white bread warm tea and coffee a dry crumbling scone a small bottle of apple juice, never mind trying to look professional with table service and computers taking orders get the food right and you'll get customers... embarrassing never again spoilt our day.