The best restaurants serving British food in Ryedale Yorkshire and The Humber

A warm welcome from landlady Rachel at this traditional Farndale pub. Well kept ales on tap and a decent Rose wine slaked a thirst on arrival followed by a plump Sirloin Steak and trimmings and a plate of crispy scampi to keep us fed. Excellent value for money and all the traditions of top class inn-keeping can be found here in the glorious setting that is Farndale.

Just out for a drive on a sunny Easter Sunday when we come across this pub and how lucky we were, sat in a lovely sunny beer garden watching the world go by, the pub itself was very nice inside, we didn’t have lunch however we will return for food sometime as it look so nice and everyone coming into the garden afterwards all said how nice it was, also I like it that food is served till late I think you can eat on a Sunday until 7pm, not many do that. Definitely recommend.

Stayed overnight with a couple of friends and had a great time. The rooms we had were smallish but absolutely fine. The shower was cubicle was small and there was a bit of temperature fluctuation, but plenty of hot water. Lots of nice little touches, chocolates, dressing gowns, sleep masks etc. The staff were all really friendly and helpful. We ate in the orangery, a lovely oak framed room, nicely decorated. The food was excellent, good sized and delicious starters, (The filo wrapped braised cheek and the leek and brie tart). For the mains, three of us had the steak pie which was superb, lovely shortcrust pastry filled with lots of tender steak. Our other friend had the beef cheek, which was melt in the mouth tender and also delicious. There was unfortunately no chance of managing a desert although they looked lovely. All in all a very nice break. The only minus point was that our friends were in room five and had a disturbed night sleep because the cellar cooler was under their bedroom window and was running all night.

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.

Walked in & back out! Entrance was filthy & the cups that staff were using for customers, there were 3 or 4 flies landing on them. We left when seen this and told girl member of staff they need a fly zapping machine. She said she just worked there. Nothing like any other Costas we have been in. Very poor

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 had a very nice lunch with a friendly service from start to finish and good food. As another reviewer had commented, too many dogs, one in particular was very vociferous throughout our lunch. The owners were oblivious. We are dog lovers and have owned them in the past but we feel that everywhere you go to eat these days dogs are almost always allowed. The Courtyard Cafe has an outside seating area which ok isn’t great when it rains but please Castle Howard consider providing a dog free zone. Thank you.

Food was nice although I didn’t pay so can’t comment on the price. The tables outside are very tired now and could do with changing. Other than that it’s a lovely break halfway through the daffodil walk and perfect for watching the birds feeding in the cafe garden.

This is a very inviting pub but had originally gone for food as the reviews said, however we was told by the lady behind the bar that they Don’t serve food. So we had a drink then left, nice staff though.

Under new management but run by young lads who are confused. We arrived around 3:10pm on a Saturday. We went to order food and got told to sit down as it was table service. A lady wandered around tables chatting to friends. Gave up at 3:35. Went to front again. Told “sorry kitchen closes at 3:30”. Told them we had been waiting. Got a shoulder shrugged and smiled. Really disappointing.

Had an interesting tip of a place just outside Malton, North Yorkshire. The place was Woody's Tavern. I was unsure what to expect as it was quite hidden away. My first impression of the very much biker themed bar with it's motorcycle parts hanging from the walls was, it looked to be trying a bit to hard. There was at the time just myself, the landlord and one other patron a surly chap called Andrew. The landlord though not the tallest in stature was reasonably welcoming. There was a TV on playing some antiquated rock music. On the tables were nibbles, one of which looked a lot like mud i didn't like to ask and presumed it was some local dish. After a few drinks the atmosphere became quite pleasant, a change from the initial hostility. Not a bad place, will probably try it again sometime.