The Restaurant @ The Boar's Head Hotel

Had the most wonderful lunch at this historic hotel and bar. Brilliant service, exquisite food and reasonable price. Great staff as well.

Stayed here a couple of weeks ago and couldn't recommend it enough. The location is picturesque and typical of a quaint British albeit wealthy countryside village, with a village store, art dealer and plenty of places to have ice-cream! Oh, and of course it has its very own castle nearby too! The hotel room itself was extremely cosy and quintessentially British in the best way possible, but with a modern bathroom. The food, meanwhile, was good, but not fantastic. Portion sizes are always going to vary from place to place, but there did seem to be inconsistency in amounts based on what dish you chose. My wife's starter was piled high, whilst mine was meagre; the cheese beefburger, too, was quite dry for my typically unfussy palate, especially where burgers are concerned! The full English breakfast, though, was delicious. The staff were fantastic and very welcoming and helpful, and the general atmosphere was chilled and relaxing. Just what we needed, and what we had hoped for when we booked, to be honest. I wouldn't say there's an abundance of "things to do" in Ripley, beyond the castle and grounds obviously, but we did enjoy walking around the main village and just enjoying that old British vibe thing I mentioned earlier. Harrogate is only down the road, too. Even though it's adjacent to a busy main road, we still felt disconnected from the hustle and bustle of day-to-day society, and that in itself is priceless, for me at least. Finally, just a word on accessibility. It wasn't an issue for us, but I'd be mindful to flag for anyone with mobility concerns to raise it early with the hotel. It is obviously an old building and designed without mobility in mind, but I know for a fact that my grandad would have struggled climbing the steps to reach our hotel room! The climb from the bathroom floor to the bathtub was also quite steep, weirdly. Not sure how a wheelchair user would gain access anywhere either, though again I would think the staff have provision (I just didn't see it during my visit). Other than that, a wonderful place to visit and definitely will be looking to go again in future.

Just quick lunch stop and found very good sandwiches, smoked salmon and cream cheese, and soup with great service. Other choices looked good.

The Boar's Head is a lovely place to stay. We had room in the Keeper's part of the out buildings. We had a view over the courtyard. The room was great with everything you could need and the bed was extremely comfortable. We ate in the restaurant and the food was excellent. The cooked breakfast was equally fantastic. It is ideally based for visiting the Yorkshire Dales, Pateley Bridge, Fountains Abbey, Ripon, Knaresborough and Harrogate. There is the Castle itself to visit and a cycle route passes through the estate. You can cycle to Knaresborough to the East off roads and West towards Birstwith/ Burnt Yates via Route 67. They have dog friendly rooms. I would thoroughly recommend staying at The Boar's Head.

Love this place! Stunning location, the food is delicious and the staff are so friendly and hospitable - especially George! Definitely making this place a regular ;-)