I found this pub purely by chance and what a gem it proved to be.Perched on a hillside it has a…read morelarge car park overlooking the valley and village below and has outside seating for the more hardy souls amongst us.On entering we were immediately struck by the cosy atmosphere in the bar,greatly helped by a log fire crackling in the grate.The staff were welcoming and friendly and when we enquired about food we were given the choice of eating in the bar or the restaurant.The bar had a choice of cask ales from the Blacksheep Brewery as well as a range of lagers,wines and spirits.The menu was very comprehensive with most of the food coming from local sources and all dishes are cooked to order.Our meals were well cooked,nicely presented and arrived at the table piping hot.Portion sizes were large and very good value for money.I would place the meals at the top end of pub cuisine and say this is a must visit place if you are in the area.

This family run pub is well worth a visit. it is situated in Ingleby Greenhow near great ayton but…read moreworth the effort of getting there. It has a split level resturant so if you can try and book a table upstairs it is lovely and great for people watching. It all has a very medieval feel. The food is lovely - my husband insists they do the best steak he has had. They also has a second resterant which is bistro style and you don't have to book. They have a website where you can check the menus and get directions. The food is alacarte british steaks & chicken & beef but I am sure there are veggie options too but I haven't tried any. They also have a really good selection of wine so you can have a wonderful posh romantic dinner here. I can really recommend it.

A fantastic place to go out just for a drink or an even better meal. Set in the little village of…read moreIngleby Greenhow. It feels like a real local place as you enter but not one where everyone looks at you as you enter.In the bar there is lots of wooden panneling and people for years have been squeezing their business cards in the joints of the panneling which adds a rather quaint touch to the room. This has comfortable seating as you wait for your table inside the restaurant. Through into the restaurant it it set on 2 levels and the top is laid out rather like a gallery. If you sit up here you can look down below as it is not closed in at all, There are booths down below for seating as well as tables and chairs in the middle. The food is absolutely lovely and the service very good however I never mind waiting as the atmosphere is so nice. Prices are reasonable and expected for what you get

Nice little pub very friendly staff and helpful,clean and the food is amazing and a good priceread more

Highly disappointing! Having heard a lot about this place as…read morebeing one of the best "gastro-pubs" in the area, we were expecting good things so well in advance for Sunday lunch / birthday celebration 8 adults and two small children. As we had a vegan with us, we asked if he could be accomodated and were specifically told, it wouldn't be a problem. We were shown to a large table in a decent room at the back of the restaurant which didn't have the ambiance of the rest of the place but thankfully, we didn't have to get the singer either. I was a bit perturbed to see office style chairs in this area (yet not in the main part) and this didn't really give it a great look. The waitress came to take our orders and had never heard of a vegan ... when we explained, she stated that all that was available was on the menu, despite the fact we'd been assured that something could be arranged. The owner came out and although apologetic, she just passed the buck claiming she didn't know who took that call and on Sunday's nothing could be done - all she could offer him were a salad and some vegtables. When I stated that any chef could knock up a vegan dish without a problem (erm, stir fry? roast tomatoes with pasta? mashed potatoes with roast veggies? couscous? .... ) she said they were unwilling to do that on a Sunday. It was extremely annoying. As a gastro-pub I was expecting something a little out of the ordinary and maybe other days they do but even on something as traditional as Sunday lunch, there are ways of making it that little bit special. Starters on the table were potted shrimp (tasty), prawn cocktail (70's style in rose sauce ... tasty and good portion, a wild garlic soup, goats cheese salad and black pudding and bacon salad. These were the only choices and these could have been knocked up by just about anywhere. There was nothing wrong with them, they just were just a bit pedestrian. Our vegan got a small salad which was basically just 2 cherry tomatoes and some leaves with dressing. How hard would it have been to excite this some? From taking our order, it too about 15 mins for the starters which was fair enough but after clearing our plates it took another 40 mins for the main courses to come which is far too long for lunch. Again the menu was rather dull with 4 types of meat (lamb, beef, belly of pork and chicken), fish pie and wild mushroom mac and cheese (yaaaawn) - just about the easiest menu that could be prepared and everything in advance. Lunch was actually fairly good apart from the dull fish pie (one type of fish and shrimp) in which they forgot to serve the side salad and bread until asked. A huge bowl of well prepared boiled veggies and cauliflower cheese as sides. I have no idea why this would take so long as every dish would have been prepared in advance and could have been put out a lot faster. Our vegan got a bowl of veggies - EXACTLY the same veggies that were in our big bowl and which we had a lot left. Service was very average over all. The girls serving have not had proper training for somewhere that is trying to be on the higher end (reflected in the prices, table clothes, cloth napkins, etc.). The bill came and for the vegan's salad and the bowl of veggies, they charged £9 !!! Considering that they had made the mistake and were unable to correct it, the very least the owner could have done was to comp that (we could have simply skipped his meal and fed him from our plates!) Overall we were all very disappointed and feel that this place can only be "resting on it's laurels" if it gives this little attention to it's customers. Well these are 8 customers, that are unlikely to return.

Very nice place and out of the way. Can be busy but food is fabulous! Had teriyaki duck, pepper…read morechicken, liver and onions and pork. Awesome food and great people.

Warm, friendly country style pub, very local atmosphere. Good ale, warm log fire but recently been…read moreput up for sale so could change. Outdoor seating area with plenty of room for the kids to run about outside. Close to local chip shop, but out of the way when you consider the distance between the other pubs. Has a car park to the side of it. Great to drink in during the summer time.

This pub had a very bad atmosphere as soon as you walk in. Staff not helpful or caring, dirty…read moretables and cheeky manager didn't help the cause either. The food what was ordered was cold and the fish which i had was all batter with no fish content. Needless to say we won't be going back there and I suggest people to steer well clear of this so- called pub

nice busy traditional pub exelent food good mixed of age groupsread more

very friendly good food and customer serviceread more

Quaint little place, with really accomodating staff. Standard bar and standard food, it does the…read moretrick!

A quick visit to the pub after a 4 mile walk along Cleveland Way. The pub wasn't busy so service…read morewas prompt. We ordered regular fish, chips & mushy pease. The portion size was plentiful but the quality of the the batter on the fish was a little thick so not completely cooked, all the rest was fine. Fish was fresh. We chose the pub over the other fish shops as they either only take cash or was a long queue. The rest of the menus was typical pub fare. Small car park to front & rear.