The White Bear is a love nice pub/restaurant/hotel run by Theakstons and is situated in front of…read morerival Black Sheep Brewery. The pub is split in two halfs, a cosy bar area with bench seating, tables and a nice open fire. The other half is a large restaurant area but it also benefits from a bar area with fire and informal seating. We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and being with a small child we gave the main bar a miss and decided to sit in the restaurant area. Although it was empty it had a good feel with the fire roaring. The pub is a popular destination and quickly filled creating a good atmosphere. The specials board sounded appetising so we decided to stay for food which is served from 6pm. The restaurant was fully booked but they squeezed us in at 6.30, it still wasn't full however when we left at 8. I started with a black pudding hot pot followed by pork belly with mash and even more black pudding. Both were spot on, the pork belly was especially good, moist and just the right amount of crunch on the crackling. Others had the t bone steak which was huge and perfectly cooked and also the steak pie. One gripe, order off the normal menu and you get frozen chips, on the special you get hand cut! Overall high quality and well cooked restaurant quality food. Highly recommended for a drink and especially food.

Sunday lunch. The roast beef was cooked very well, but difficult to stretch the compliments much…read morefurther. Our party of four was each provided with two tiny roast potatoes that appeared to have been cooked from frozen as they were powdery in the middle, plus one reasonable yorkshire pudding. A moderate selection and quantity of vegetables were provided: cabbage, carrots and mashed potato. The White Bear now provides complimentary bottles of table water which seems to be fashionable in some pubs at the moment. A nice touch, but the bottle put on our table looked like it needed a good scrub in hot soapy water. A nice building and atmosphere that seems to be popular with the locals, but I personally would not hurry back based on today. Overall, for the price we all felt the offering was lacking.

Food was absolutely beautiful, fresh and tasty. Much more sophisticated than you normally expect…read morefrom a pub. The desserts didn't disappoint as well, although we had to share otherwise probably would have been hard to finish! Very reasonably priced too. The place itself was cosy and homely, with old bar and lowish beams and and a fireplace. No loud music in the background. As it was quite dark we didn't manage to enjoy a view on Dales, but hopefully next time!

Very good food, reasonable prices, attentive staff, fabulous atmosphere…read more A quiet place to enjoy an elegant meal. Waite staff is very friendly without being intrusive. The food was very tasty and the prevention was superb. The view out the dinning room is spectacular, just what you come to The Dales looking for. Prices are very reasonable A warning, if you order the chocolate caramel truffle be prepared to share it or you will be overwhelmed by the scrumptious dense chocolate experience!

The Copper Beech is one of those cosy old fashioned pubs that like many others tries to keep up…read morewith the times without losing it's soul. A pub with two sides, one carpet the other tiled and a large room for entertaining, there's always something going on. It has a great front area where people can drink under the wonderful trees, and of course one is a beautiful Copper Beech; there's also a pear tree in one corner. Delicious food is available and on a Sunday there's no better way to enjoy a roast dinner with the family and friends.

Been here many times and the food has always been great and very good value. Always a pleasant…read moreatmosphere with friendly service. The Sunday lunch is superb I went for a large and wow it was large and extremely tasty can't praise it high enough.

I have eaten here twice now with family and it has been lovely each time,the food is good old pub…read moregrub at its best,plus the ales are in excellent condition and are changed every couple of weeks and the price as a whole is very good!. And also a wide choice of where to sit in the pub as it is quite large. All in all a really nice place to eat and drink.

I have been to The Talbot a few times and always been very pleased. The staff are good and the…read moremeals arrive in a timely fashion. The food has always been very good in my experience. We recently had the set Christmas meal and found it really good value for money at £20 per head. Got to be honest it is one of my favourite places, you can get a decent beer as well as something nice to eat in very pleasant surroundings. Its very clean and tidy, good food, reasonable prices and generally a good experience.

The Talbot used to be a great pub at the centre of village life in Bishopton but since the current…read moreowners took over they have made it very clear that being the hub of village life is not on the agenda. This is now just a restaurant for people to drive out to. It may look appealing from the outside but is more wine bar than pub inside. A real shame and incredibly disrespectful of a village's wishes.

This pub was a perfect spot for a quick lunch and pint. We were staying just outside of Masham and…read morewalked into town for a bite and visit. The pub owner or manager was very pleasant and helpful. Our food (fish and chips and chicken tikka curry) was cooked to order and quite tasty. The inside is welcoming and cozy - furnished with a pleasant mismatch of tables and chairs.

We booked a long weekend trip to Masham and called into the Bruce Arms for something to drink. The…read morepub was nicely decorated and it had a pleasant, cosy feel with open fireplaces. There was outside seating to the front and rear, with picnic style tables and the beer garden overlooked the cricket ground and surrounding countryside. The bar was very clean and the bar staff were pleasant, chatty and efficient. There was a good selection of beer and a good choice of wine and soft drinks, though the prices were a little high for the amount we are used to paying, however they were average for this area. The food menu was mainly typical "pub grub" although there was also a Specials Board with something different on offer. The food that other customers had ordered looked lovely so we decided to stay for a meal. I had a lovely chicken dish from the Specials Board and my partner went for the gammon and egg. We decided to return to the Bruce Arms the next day and, as it was a very warm afternoon, we sat outside in the beer garden and enjoyed the sun and the lovely views, with a few drinks, of course!

The Bluebell Inn is one of three pubs in this small village of Kettlewell, situated at the foot of…read moreGreat Whernside. A 17th century coaching house which has kept many of its original features. The bar area is cosy with log fires and a couple of tables. The well stocked bar serves cask ales, beers etc and has a magnificent choice of malt whiskies. (we went with some Scottish relatives and they were most impressed!!) Mostly local foods, Dales, Lamb and Beef and Trout from the nearby Kilnsey Trout farm. The fish is from the east Coast, (I asked, well you have to don't you!!) They have a magnificent specials board in the main bar area, which may require many visits before you make your final choice. Always a soup of the day, Roast of the Day and plate pie. Vegetarian options are good as well. Cannot complain about anything we ordered, and we have all had different things every time we have been. The steaks are particularly good. The pub is long and there are various tables of differing height and sizes to choose from. Some hidden away and others in the large dining room. Lovely views from the windows and all en suite bedrooms. The toilets are a little bit out of the ark, but very clean. Loads of leaflets on things to see and do around the area. The staff are all locals and are very eager to help if you require any assistance. Parking to the front for a few cars and also a car park around the back for customers only. Tables to the front with umberellas to shield you from the baking hot rain we have had this year. Worth a visit when they have the Scarecrow displays on in August as there are always other things to see. Great after a walk or if you require good wholesome food at a reasonable price in a very friendly country pub.

I visited Kettlewell late February 2011 with my wife and child. The village itself is beautiful and…read morean excellent location for walking and other outdoor pursuits etc. After a long day walking we called in for a much deserved Sunday roast which was reasonably priced @ £9.95, children's portion half price. The bar/restaurant was relatively quiet however the girl serving seemed somewhat confused with basic orders and prices. After being served with the incorrect drinks we found our table which was cluttered with glasses and spillages. After the incompetence we had experienced I did not trust our host to take care of such a tricky task as cleaning our table so I politely asked for a cloth I was ignored and it was cleaned. The food, 3 roast beef dinners came to our table in a average time and the standard was very average to poor. The amount of food served seem some what scarce however once we had finished we were served with a nice dish of semi roast potatoes. Why are 20 pubs a week closing down in the UK?

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.