Pub has new landlord and chef. Food and service are quality, Plenty of specials and meal deals…read more Fish & Chips on Thursday 2 for £10. 2 for 1 nights etc. Entertainment still on thurs, fri and sat, Landlord is an ex jockey so pub also has Racing UK and At The Races on 7 days a week

Great Pub Beer always goes down well,Fish and Chips Thursday…read moretried and tested got my vote.Bands on fridays Dangleberrys,Rock of Ages appear on regular basis well worth a listen (till late)

Great beer and atmosphere. Featured in The Good Beer Guide 2009 and recently awarded Best Pub of…read morethe Winter Season 2008 by CAMRA. Also serve great homemade food - but limited times. Lunch served Friday to Sunday 12-2pm and pie night is on a Thursday 6-8pm. Homecooked ham, roast beef Sunday lunch and steak and ale pie are well loved dishes. Very welcoming and homely.

This is a quite fantastic pub. With the warmest imaginable welcome from the landlords , you get to…read moretry a wide variety of great beers, but most importantly they serve the best food in the area at astonishingly good prices. Local meat from Fletchers, the best butchers in the region, and great culinary creations designed by the fragrant Marion. Everyone is friendly, working extremely hard but making you feel relaxed and happy no matter what kind of a day you've had: especially the whole team that works in the pub. It has old pub charm, and a great beer garden for those warm sunny evenings. You can't go wrong.

Very kind people and comfortable room :) Food was delicious as well! Free parking in the back.read more

A crackin' wee pub. Really warm welcome and excellent service. Beautiful pub grub from massive fish…read moreportions, great pies and more. Highly recommended to anyone travelling through Malton or staying in nearby Flamingo Land.

The Derwent Arms is a great pub to go and watch the football. They have multiple Large screen TV's…read morearound the pub and the friendly bar staff will always try to find the match you're after. The pub also does food and although I haven't eaten their yet is certainly smells good!

Great for the football the pubs large with loads of screens so you don't miss the match Beers great…read moreand foods always avalible

Excellent food and friendly staff are always a great start at any restaurant. Add to this the newly…read morerefurbished feel and relaxed atmosphere and it's almost perfect. Just a quick update - the comment above was from 2008! My wife and I have been using the place regularly since then and I can still say that it is the best for miles around both in terms of service and quality.

Eat in or takeaway. Superb food, excellent beer, the most civilised takeaway I have found and the…read morestaff AND the customers are friendly as well.

Middle of nowhere, casual dress, Michelin-starred…read more My husband and I went out of our way to eat and stay here. Was it worth the 3 hour journey from London (2-hr train ride, 1-hr by car) to make our reservation from 6-months earlier? Absolutely. Courses are small, but plenty. Staff are immensely courteous and thoughtful (they made a custom menu for our dietary needs and even had the chefs sign it before we left). And the setting couldn't be more idyllic. I'd suggest getting the wine pairing as it really completes the meal. Go ahead and stay the night as breakfast is included the next day. Just make sure to work out your travel from the train station to the restaurant. It really is out in the sticks.

An absolutely fantastic experience enhanced by the charming and beautiful countryside that The…read moreBlack Swan at Oldstead is nestled within - an area that I wouldn't have visited otherwise but am grateful for having done so. Make sure to make a small detour to Kilburn to see The Kilburn White Horse which stands firmly in the hillside. The Black Swan is a beautiful picturesque old pub full of warmth and charm. Upon arrival you are welcomed into the bar area for aperitifs where a log fire crackles and glows. Make sure to notice the Robert Thompson mouse carved into the bar. Great selection of small batch gins - I enjoyed a glass of Sir Robin of Locksley from Sheffield with tonic. Amuse bouche are served here before moving upstairs to the restaurant. The Smoked Eel and Apple Tartlets were light and well balanced in their flavours whilst the Chicken Dumpling was rich, satisfying and would sit well on the finest of dim sum plates in Hong Kong. The restaurant is more modern in decoration with an "open kitchen" where some of the dishes are prepared with a clear artistic love and attention to detail. Service is friendly, knowledgeable and attentive without being intrusive. Good selection of wines for most palates and wallets. I had the 10 course tasting menu which, at £85, felt like a bargain compared to the price of Michelin starred food in major cities. To start, a Mussel with Oyster Leaf canapé - so perfectly decorated that it felt wrong to eat it, but so tasty. Next up Langoustine with Caramelised Whey, served like a lollipop with a twig to hold it with - lovely textures and cooked to perfection. Venison Tartare followed - a small dish but rich in flavour and beautifully prepared and decorated. Sour Bread and Sour Butter was distinctive and a good filler in preparation for the main courses. The Monkfish with Asparagus and Onion, although delicious, was probably the weakest dish. The sauce tasted like heavy sweet soy sauce and was a bit overpowering in its saltiness for the delicate flavour of the fish. Still very enjoyable though. The Slowly Cooked Crapaudine Beetroot was the star of the menu. Cooked in beef fat (I believe), the beetroot takes on a heavier composition and is chewy and almost glutinous with all of the accompanying decorations providing broad and bold flavours. Absolutely fantastic! Scallop Cured with Rhubarb was another standout with the smoothness of the slightly charred scallops countering the tartness of the rhubarb, all tied together with a rich and balanced sauce. Herb-Fed Chicken with Wild Garlic from this Year and Last was another amazing creation with a blanket over the chicken in the form of a garlic leaf. The chicken was more warm than hot but extremely tasty. The first dessert was ice cream (or iced yoghurt?) Lollipops which were wonderfully innovative with their unique flavours. The Sheep's Milk with Douglas Fir Oil was also an memorable dessert with natural tastes of the season. The final dessert, served with coffee was Cake made from Artichoke, Chicory Root and Thyme. The combination worked well although the chicory root (?) was slightly bitter. A great end to a fantastic meal and experience. For most who visit The Black Swan at Oldstead, a significant journey will be involved but don't let that put you off...It's well worth the effort and will be one of those great food experiences.