Just called in after a day at Fountains Abbey (only 10 minutes away). The food was spot on pub grub with friendly staff and locals. The icing on the cake is that they do a good range of gluten free meals.
My parents eat here whenever they pop through to Ripon so my Dad wanted us to try it too. Had a lovely Sunday dinner and dessert - great food & portion size, welcoming bar staff and fab service from the waiting staff - thank you very much �
This place ticks all the boxes on every visit. The food is delicious with generous portions and the price is exceptionally good value. The staff are friendly. The ambience is welcoming. A hidden gem.
Lovely pub. Lovely staff. Lovely food. We came away for the weekend in ripon and only popped in for a pint walking back to the chippy but seen the Sunday dinners and couldn't resist, they looked and smelt lovely. So we ditched the chippy and ordered Sunday dinner, so glad we did, it was gorgeous. Beef was cooked to perfection and so was the potatoes. Partner had pork and said it was lovely and veg was cooked spot on. Definite come again if we are ever back in ripon.
John Robert James Brown
+5
Helped make our wedding day a fantastic experience, food was excellent staff were friendly and efficient and also very helpful. Would not hesitate to recommend The Golden Lion to Anyone, Thank you so much
Superb food and service as always 🙌highly recommend to anyone visiting Ripon.
Just had a lovely meal here, spot on, being very busy, Stuart did a Stirling job, serving behind the bar as well as serving on the tables, very friendly, helpful and did It all with a smile and good sense of humour. Well done Stuart.
We came in yesterday we had a few kids in tow but what good service and excellent food the chips were to die for. We will definitely be back
Good food, friendly staff and good prices, would recommend to anyone
Came across this pub yesterday after leaving light water valley and so glad we did. Lovely pub. Food was really nice and the staff so friendly and welcoming
Always pop in here for a Sunday lunch whenever we are in Ripon lovely pub, lovely food and lovely staff
Lovely filling pub grub!! Big portions and great value for money!! Everything on the menu is great!!
Food was really good and service was excellent l enjoyed my meal which was Hunters Chicken we are booking to go back for our family xmas lunch
Popped in with my Wife and 2 children for an early tea last week. The chap behind the bar was brilliant. He couldn't have made us feel more welcome and couldn't have done enough for us. We ordered 2 meals from the set 2 for £12 menu and 1 from the specials board. Everything was lovely. The giant Yorkshire we had were clearly homemade...where as most would use frozen and the whole meal was tasty and great value for money. All the veg was fresh as well. My daughter had a cracking pudding too. All in all our experience was spot on. Such a nice alternative to the usual chain pub menus we see so much these days. Well worth a visit! We'll be back!!
Visited recently (Feb 2024) with my wife and 2 young kids when there was new management. We were made to feel welcome and the pub has a nice vibe to it. They had a good selection of beers and the food was excellent - I had the burger and my wife had the pie. Real home cooked pub food. Would definitely recommend.
Lovely food and well kept cask real ales. Good service and a nice atmosphere though beers are not always to my taste and the range of keg beers is limited to one.
Ale was good according to my partner and my tea came in a big brown pot. Was a disappointed when the only food we could get was fish and chips or variations of when all we wanted was a normal sandwich.
Arrived at 12.40 for a 1.00 booking for a meal. We were directed to our table by a barman/Landlord(?) who was obviously having a bad day. Ordered a round of drinks, which also seemed to be a nuisance. Waited for our food order to be taken. Told we would be next to order 'when we're ready'. Waited a few minutes more and watched the bar staff/(landlady ?) take a food order from another table of people who had just walked in!! Paid our bar bill and left, to find somewhere to eat without the attitude. Wouldn't recommend service but can't comment on the food as we didn't get any!!
Just went for a drink, staff made me very welcome and then the Owner made me equally so.Cherry Porter on handpump-made my day,fabulous quirky conservatory at the back.Will been returning.
Great beer selection. 4 or 5 cask ales on last night when I called in. Nice to see a pub selling beers from a variety of lesser known breweries.
Had Sunday lunch was lovely. The place was spotlessly clean. Really good service would definitely visit again.
We had several items from the lunchtime menu, the food was excellent.
Wine and beer good. Very reasonable bill.
Great welcome from the staff.Fantastic burgers,so tasty and well presented.Highly recommended.
Lovely place. Food was nice unfortunately all 4 meals were not hit. Wish we had complained.
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