Best find on holiday ever!!…read more Set in a beautiful little village with a huge village green with loads of parking round and about (although im sure that on a mid summer sunny day parking may be somewhat difficult!). The pub has a bar area and a restaurant area - we only ever went into the bar as you could eat int here and it was really cosy (dogs are also allowed!). The staff were incredibly friendly and chatty (lets face it, Yorkshire, particularly North Yorkshire folk are possibly the most friendly on the planet - i challenge you to disprove this!). The food was INCREDIBLE. Nothing fancy pants, just really good food, VERY big portions (trust me on this, you dont need three courses - choose your weapon of starter or dessert to go alongside your main - we made the mistake one night and 1) couldnt eat it all and 2)pretty much rolled home). We spent an evening in the pub, had a meal and then sat playing card games - we felt incredibly welcome. So welcome that we ended up visiting three times in a week long holiday. You cant really get a better recommendation than that can you??

We stopped for a lunch break. We all ordered sandwiches from their menu. They were freshly made and…read morepleasant enough. There was no wow factor, but it was decent enough. The establishment is situated in a pretty area in the Yorkshire Dales.

The hotel is beautiful and well run. We were greeted warmly and shown to our room, which was…read morecomfortable, quiet, and spacious. It's not fancy, but still conveys a feeling of luxury and comfort. If you have an option to, ask for one of the higher floors - they seem a shade nicer than the ones lower down, although everything was very pleasant. The diminished star rating is for the restaurant service. The food was fine, although I wouldn't say outstanding. But the restaurant is severely understaffed. Dishes took a really long time to emerge - at breakfast, we allowed an hour, and were still in danger of missing our transportation (which we told them about) about 45 minutes in. And getting them to bring us the check was a monumental effort that required us to relentlessly buttonhole multiple staff people, and finally camp out at the front desk til someone showed. I understand that it's really hard right now to hire staff, but this was a bit extreme.

We just stopped for a beer after a long hike. It was very busy and filled with locals. Pleasant…read morestaff. Good beer. The food looked good, but we did not try it.

What a grand unspoilt little pub with little rooms and open fires. If you thought the little…read morecountry pub had died a death get yourself here, theres not been a smell of fresh paint here for many a year (thankfully) off the beaten track but well worth looking for, ideal for walkers looking for a beer and bite to eat, Hardraw Force Waterfall is situated at the back as a added attraction.

The Red Lion is amazing! Would highly recommend staying here. The service was amazing, and everyone…read moreis very nice. They breakfast comes out very quick, and servers are awesome. We stayed in a cottage and a room, and it was great! Will be back!

Set in a beautiful location, but if you go in summer expect lots of children. Food in the…read morerestaurant is subpar and you could tell it was all highly microwaved. We sat in the dining room area and it was very tired and worn, sit in the Pub area instead. Outside seating is very smoky. No A/C or even ceiling fans especially since we were in the new set of rooms. No one opened up the windows prior to our arrival and it was literally like an oven. As secluded as it is there is another hotel/restaurant nearby which we enjoyed better.

Lovely Lakeland pub. Dog friendly. Great fish & chips (weird mushy peas!!!)read more

After an 18km walk round Bolton Abbey, three hungry people needed some decent food down their neck…read moreand boy, did we find it here. A lovely country village pub with a roaring fire and a lot of people enjoying good food and great service (and dog friendly). The starters were go good the three of us couldn't choose which one we wanted, so a surprised staff member delivered their first (I'm sure) four starters for three people (there's nothing wrong with one for the table right!?). There was quite a strange silence fallen over the table as we devoured our starters. The creamy garlic mushrooms were amazing, the goats cheese peignet with pickled beetroot (for sharing) was delicious, and the pork spring rolls and pâté were met with equal delight. The mains of slow cooked pork belly (with roasts not mash), the steak & ale pie with chips and corn fed chicken supreme were all very well presented and more importantly, tasted amazing. The pork with LOTS of crackling was only let down let down by the lack of Yorkshire pudding (I know, not meant to have it with Pork dinner but I wanted one and it wasn't allowed due to exact numbers being made). The food was washed down with two bottles of white Rioja and followed by some beautiful desserts of chocolate brownie and Baileys Creme Brûlée with cookie. All in all, a perfect Sunday roast and for £122, was pretty impressive. Note: the staff were young but were absolutely honest and professional. It was great to see and they brought the food out promptly and couldn't have been nicer. A great find.

The place really is excellent, as you would expect for a pub in the middle of nowhere…read more.. We sat outside for an hour or so before lunch, just enjoying the views. It really was a pleasure to hang around here, despite being ever so slightly chilly (I'm used to the balmy climate of London). The views are awesome, there's wildlife everywhere and plenty of dogs around if you're a dog person. The lunch was in the cruck barn and this is really an. Exceptional building, it looks old despite being only 10 years old! The decor is perfect. Except maybe the projection of the menu, not the biggest fan if that (it was hard to read). The food was impeccable, I had the pigeon and venison and it was perfect, the table generally seemed very pleased with their food so I think everything else was good too! The roast looked incredibly, serious food envy there. The drink selection, as you would expect in a decent traditional Yorkshire pub, was local and very very good. If you're in the area (or even just in the north east) then I would definitely recommend coming here for some food. Beware the roads however, super difficult to drive around.

We ate here during a trip two years ago and really liked the food and atmosphere. This trip, we…read moredecided to return for two dinners. The first night was a Thursday and the restaurant was not very crowded. However on Friday it was very busy and they were turning away people who did not have reservations. On Thursday night, we both had the lamb and it was really good. We almost ordered it again Friday but decided to try something different. On Friday my wife had the Wensleydale beef and I had the venison from the specials board on the wall. We shared a bottle of French red wine that the chef recommended to us. I requested that the chef prepare the venison the way he thinks it should be prepared. We can both honesty say that this was an excellent meal and a great night out. We will return here the next time we visit Leyburn. Reservations are highly recommended.

We visited this Inn while on a cycling holiday as we had decided to treat ourselves to some really…read moretasty food after a rather harrowing day in the saddle. As you can imagine we were also pretty hungry after pedalling for a whole day, and we weren't carrying our smartest clothes either. First impression of the bar was that it was very cosy, warm and welcoming. We did feel a bit 'downmarket' amongst the rather tweedy, well-heeled types waiting for their meals but we ordered anyway and found the dining room was very pleasant - candle-lit and atmospheric. The food itself was, thankfully, marvellous and the portions were hearty enough for our ravenous appetites! Although it was probably an expensive option, we thought it was just about worth the money because we enjoyed our meals and the surroundings so much. (Then it was back to the tent!)

This is an interesting pub as it is Community owned & run. You can still buy shares in the pub if…read moreyou have a spare £500. The landlord & landlady had only moved in 2 days prior to my visit. I have only eaten here so am unable to comment on the quality of the rooms. After being told I could have a table at 7.30pm but then they back tracked after an hour or so, saying they were very busy and short staffed. V frustrating. However, they did eventually squeeze us in. The landlady was very attentive, ensuring we had everything we needed. I had whitebait to start and thoroughly enjoyed it. To follow I had scampi, chips and a portion of sweet corn & peas. I didn't really enjoy the meal...too dry and too fried. There was plenty of selection at the bar: a couple of decent real ales to try.

A lovely, warm, friendly local pub. The pub has a great selection of local beers - I managed to try…read morea few and all good! One thing I really like about the pub is all the pictures and things on the walls - a complete range of all sorts of different things! As Natalie W has mentioned, its got an excellent juke box - like an "old school" type juke box. Also had Sunday lunch here - a lovely roast beef lunch with all the trimmings - potatoes, carrots, Yorkshire Puddings (many!). And a massive jug of gravy. Tasted yummy. It also had a decent size car park behind the pub.

The local Witton feast ale here was excellent quality, a nettley, floral summer session ale. Wine…read moreselection was both great value (like all drinks here in fact) and highly drinkable, both red and white. There was also an excellent juke box selection (i.e. classic rock), ample seating and interesting decor with a wide variety of pictures all around the three rooms of this lovely family pub. The Sunday lunch is highly recommended, the roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, roast beef and gravy were all outstanding, the food equivalent of Led Zeppelin.