Just perfect! All staff very professional, all briefed on the menu & how dishes are cooked + the ingredients used. The staff also were aware we were there to celebrate a birthday! Even a card was presented, & messages passed on to us from our family in Australia.Superb :-choice,service,surroundings,staff,menu,ambiance. The Box Tree is one of the best places we have been to, & we have been all over Europe. Thank you all, a Michelin Star restaurant with michelin star staff
Great food great service lovely people. Well worth it. The best I can say is if I die right now at least I’ll die knowing I had an incredible last meal.
Can’t wait for next time.
It is not often that we dine at Michelin star restaurants so when we do, it makes it extremely special and memorable. It’s even more precious to share the dining experience with a loved one. The Box Tree was established in 1962 and the setting is a Yorkshire stone farmhouse. The restaurant gets it’s name from the box trees planted in the front garden.
Tranche of Halibut with Mayan Gold potatoes & asparagus – as Michelin say in their red guide, “Only the best ingredients are used” Here, they were cooked with splendid skill and precision with a respectful simplicity. Sublime.
Amazing. Went here for a birthday treat. Spectacular food and a great evening. If only I could afford to come here every day!
Service throughout was just the right balance of formal and friendly. Before the meal, we had decided upon a shortlist of possible wines, but the maitre d' cum sommelier steered us away towards a white Bordeaux at half the price of our ideas, a 2007 Graves, Château Arzac Cuvée Lea, which was an excellent recommendation, working extremely well with all our dishes.
We have been a few times for dinner, which has always been delighful, so fancied trying Sunday lunch @boxtreerestaurant , every dish was delicious and perfectly executed! Definitely, the star dish was obviously the roast beef! It's really good value for money for a five course lunch. The wine is always fantastic, clearly the staff were very busy, but as always, very pleasant.
Rather fabulous meal in an incredible setting.
£90 taster menu. 9 courses and each one was faultless. Beautifully presented and precisely prepared.
We've eaten at Michelin starred restaurants and this is every bit as worthy.
Highly recommend a visit.
Tasting menu. Some excellent food and great wine pairing. Missed out on 5 for the food because the cheese course had no taste of cheese, it was totally overwhelmed by the oats. The beef tartare was a stand out, as was the chocolate dessert. Very enjoyable evening, the staff were faultless.
Sensationally satisfying and an Ilkley treasure. It was birthday treat, so put a tenner aside for the year and treat yourself to a real Yorkshire Sunday roast fine dining experience. Expensive yes, are you worth it? Abso-bloody-lutely!
From arrival to leaving this restaurant treats its customers like they are their only guests. Attentive and friendly and a very comfortable relaxed atmosphere. As for the food there are not enough superlatives to do it justice. Flavours were subtle and then strong. Dishes served beautifully. And the idea of updating 60 years of previous menus is just inspired. I would very very highly recommend.
All of the dishes were amazing, cooked to perfection, with finely balanced textures and flavours. My taste buds were particularly blown away by the amuse-bouches and dessert (the caramel chocolate delice must have been one of the best desserts I've eaten in a very long time).
I was very pleasantly surprised to see Kerisac on the drinks menu, due to it being one of my favourite cidres and because it's so difficult to find in the UK.
The staff members were attentive and knew the menu very well.
Overall, a perfect experience!
Came here for our ten year anniversary and they did not disappointment. Card on the table to congratulate was a lovely touch. The sommelier was fantastic, lots of great picks and information. And the food... I was a little worried it would be all style and no substance but I couldn't have been more wrong. Everything was out of this world in flavour, quality and texture. Honestly one of the best meals I have every eaten, worth every penny. We will hopefully be back soon!
There aren't many meals more English than a Sunday roast, and The Box Tree makes a fantastic roast. The quality of the produce and service is excellent, but they take everything up to a higher level without taking away from the "roast". Rather than reimagining, they add to the classic, with accompaniments like layered and double roasted potatoes, and delicately seasoned and cooked whole carrots. It's all an excellent addition that doesn't take away from the roast or Yorkshire pudding. The building itself is also historic and old, so you feel comforted and cosy in the warm space.
We just had our wedding at The Box Tree and it couldn't have been made more special by the amazing team there. The food was impeccable and I can't recommend the Box Tree enough. It will always be a special place for us, and we can't wait to come back. Thank you!
Amazing tasting course and service. Second time and will definitely come back in the future. No pretentiousness, just quality throughout.
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