The best restaurants serving British food in Barden Fell Craven Yorkshire and The Humber

The Craven Arms in Appletreewick is more than just a pub – it’s a destination for anyone visiting the Dales. Whether you’re looking to enjoy a pint by the fire, a hearty meal after a day of hiking, or a cosy atmosphere to unwind, The Craven Arms delivers on all fronts. It’s the kind of place that feels timeless, offering a genuine taste of Yorkshire charm that’s hard to find elsewhere. The food was excellent, you can tell that they use quality ingredients and source it as locally as possible. The front of house staff really made the experience for us as they were al charming and hilarious. I don't think I've ever enjoyed interacting with pub staff more to be honest. Ivo is an absolute joy.

Sat outside and had tasty, generous and well priced sandwiches served by friendly staff. Also had the carrot cake which was very nice.

Yesterday visited Toft Gate Barn for lunch, ordered a bacon & brie on white with salad, coleslaw & crisps, sweet potato fries followed by a slice of raspberry & coconut cake. The view across Nidderdale is fantastic & the food was absolutely delicious 😋, the staff were all lovely especially Leila who made us feel very welcome, we will be visiting again soon 😃

Best breakfast in Yorkshire. Staff are lovely. A real welcoming feel. A good price for a breakfast that truly fills you up and totally delicious.

We had our wedding here and it was the perfect day for us. The venue is stunning, food was exceptional and the staff went above and beyond for us to make sure we had the wedding day we dreamed of. All of our guests commented that it was such a beautiful location and they enjoyed the food so much. Thank you to Connor, Debbie, Steve, Mark and the rest of the team for making our wedding so special, we will forever be grateful.

Lovely place and so helpful supporting our plans to celebrate our friends Birthday here as part of a longer circular walk . Thank you for being kind to cater for me ur party of 10 . A lovely sunny June day allowed us to sit outside in the lovely courtyard too.

I wanted to thank the staff who served me back on August 13th 2022. I was cycling the Way of the Roses solo on a very hot day and had done about 45 miles by the time I arrived in Cracoe, I was suffering from heat exhaustion (shaking, felt sick, etc). They were really nice and gave me lots of ice in my drinks, and filled up my water bottles with ice cold water. The sit in the shade and the icy drinks got me through the remainder of my journey to Pateley Bridge. Thanks so much to the staff, very welcoming and helpful. Really Appreciated and saved my bacon that day.

The room itself was very good but as it was immediately above a very loud kitchen extraction ventilation system the noise was annoying. Views from the room were just of the car park. Although the location is good for views of the fells there are no direct walks from the hotel.

Staff were lovely but having paid £15 to park our car we were looking forward to a lovely lunch and a walk. The walk was great of course but very little choice of food. Ended up with a bacon sandwich which was pretty poor quality and small for £5.50. Ice cream selection was nice though.

Great Bikers cafe visited last week for first ever visit,went on my motorbike on the Tuesday night,there was a very good turnout of bikers,there's seating,a good toilet,plenty of good grub available and drinks and a warm welcome.

stopped here for a rest and a coffee half way through our walk along the river from Barden Bridge. Delicious coffee and a lovely place to stop. A little chilly to sit outside for us, but inside was nice and warm and a friendly atmosphere. Staff were very friendly and quick to serve our coffees. However, one of the staff, a young lad, gave me some cause for concern. He had his dark hair in a pony tail (?!) , but the bits of hair that wouldn't go in the pony tail were hanging all over his face, and he kept flicking them back out of his face - while he was making coffees etc. Is this particularly hygienic, it gave me a bit of "ick" while I was standing waiting for my two coffees. Perhaps he can do something about his hair, e.g. (but a bit drastic) wear a hair net to keep all his hair out of his face and away from the food. Both the other female staff's hair was very neat and out of their faces. Sorry to make this negative remark, but it wasn't a good look.