The Public Bar At The White Bear

Stopped for Sunday dinner as a group, to be honest the main reason we chose it was because it was one of the only places in the area serving roasts in the evening as well as having gluten free items on the menu, but it turned out to be a great choice. It's a lovely traditional pub, complete with a log fire, the only negative about the atmosphere was their use of plug-in air fresheners which were a bit strong smelling when you're eating! The food was delicious, and they catered very well to my food intolerances, which are slightly more complicated than just a simple gluten intolerance, as I also can't have nightshades (i.e. potatoes, tomatoes, peppers etc) or many gluten free flour blends (so unfortunately no roast potatoes, gluten free Yorkshire puds or cauliflower cheese for me!), plus a few other things. They were happy to give me extra veg to make up for the missing items, and I was very satisfied with my meal. There were a few vegetarians in our party who had the nut roast, and all said they were very tasty. Roasts came complete with a very large Yorkshire pudding on top, mashed potato (in addition to the roast ones) and braised red cabbage, plus cauliflower cheese and roast carrots and parsnips on the side. My daughter had a child sized portion of fish pie which she really enjoyed (not quite as good as her grandmothers' apparently, who both make excellent fish pies, but still very good!), and they were happy to remove the prawns for her which she's not keen on. Complimentary bread and butter was brought out before the meal for people to nibble on, which was a nice touch, and I'm told it was very good bread! I'm not sure if they had gluten free bread available I didn't ask as I can rarely eat it anyway. Service was polite and fairly efficient, the only snag was when they nearly undercharged us, luckily for them we were far too honest and pointed out the error to them! It wouldn't have been fair anyway to cheat them out of money for an very nice meal. If we were near Masham again we'd definitely come back, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a decent roast dinner in the area.

Nice room, comfortable bed, clean bathroom and large shower. The Breakfasts were A1. Decided to have 1st night evening meal in the restaurant which was spacious with plenty of room between tables. The staff were really friendly and very efficient and helpful. The food was great so booked in for the next evening. No complaints at all and will definitely be back.

Great ales. Pie and chips for £18 in the bar wouldn't be too bad if it were a proper pie, and not a small ceramic dish with a pastry top. I've had much better pies for much less money (and they should be served with veg, not just frozen peas). Still it's a great pub and location. It's worth a visit. I'm glad dogs are not in the restaurant, so they get an extra star from me for that. Real fire too.

This has got to be one of my favourite places to dine and stay. I have been twice now and cannot rate it enough. Each and every one of the team is very friendly, welcoming and cannot do enough for you. I have stayed in both the penthouse suit and the classic room and both were lovely. The food is delicious and always comes out very quickly. Every time I have left with a fully belly! Sue should be very proud of what she has created with this business.