The best restaurants serving British food in Ribston Harrogate Yorkshire and The Humber

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.

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.

Premier league chef , 2nd division service. I’ve never ever felt the need to write a review but feel the need this time . Ok, succinctly. Food - excellent , top notch . Sunday lunch was sublime . Service - When you have to stand up whilst still eating to go to the bar to ask for another drink then something is wrong. The bins in the urinals were so overflowing that there were dirty tissues all over the floor. There were large areas of dried urine all over the tiled floor - the toilets hadn’t been attended to in a long while. Three tables eating and one of which had finished yet it still took over thirty minutes for two desserts to arrive - excuse … ‘The kitchen is really busy’ . It isn’t though, is it ? Look around the decor and see weeks of dust and dirt and crumbs and god knows what down the back of the seats . This place serves excellent food and the chef is clearly talented but the management and staff are letting him down. Complete lack of hygiene standards , attention to details and basic customer service . Annoying … because the food is so nice .

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!

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

Stumbled across this pub while staying in the area. Lovely food and friendly service. Will definitely visit again if we're in the area.

We were bought a £100 voucher for our wedding which we used at the clocktower restaurant. Easy to book and the food and service at the restaurant was lovely however when it came to paying the bill, we gave the server our voucher and the card machine wasn’t working so I had to go up to the till to pay. A different person took the remaining payment and we left, when we got home we had been charged the full amount and the £100 hadn’t been taken off the bill. My husband rang rudding park multiple times to get this refunded and eventually it took 10 days to get this back, after spending to many different people. Always make sure you check before you pay!!

Great place, super value, amazing friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing too. Highly recommended A++

Stopped here as it allowed overnights with Motorhomes if you buy food. The car park was almost full but I managed to squeeze my van onto a space. The staff were very friendly, the food was good, my rib eye steak was tough and dry (medium rare looked good but still tough) thankfully I had beef dripping as a sauce which was delicious, especially when the chips soaked it up. but everything else was really nice. The final bill £152 for 3x3 courses and drinks (3 ales, 2 wines 3 cokes) which I felt was on the slightly high side. I would happily return in the future.

Mi esposo tomó un desayuno completo y dijo que no hacía mucho calor. Tuve un huevo y tocino bap y fue encantador. La taza de té estaba muy buena.