The Water Rat
24 Bondgate Green, HG4 1QW - Ripon
·£10–20
Bar
British
Menu - Popular Dishes
Beer
Sunday Carvery
Cider
Chicken Burger and Fish and Chips
Oreo Cheesecake
Fish Finger Sandwich with Chips
Fish in Foil Sea Bass
Sunday Roast
Fish Pie
English Breakfast
Scampi and Home Made Chips
Vegan Burger
Smoked Salmon
Birra Moretti
Yorkshire Pudding Wrap
Masham Sausage Mash Yorkshire PUD and Onion Gravy
Cookies and Cream Sundae
Classic Prawn Cocktail Bread & Butter
Cheeseburger
Schnitzel
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Outdoor seating
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Dine-in
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Delivery
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Takeout
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Alcohol
🍹
Cocktails
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Wine
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Reservations
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Wheelchair accessible
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Casual
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Cozy
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Good for groups
👍 Recommended by 17 people
+11
Including Beverley McGrail
📊 Popular Times
Not busy
Moderate
Very busy
Contact Information
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Phone:
+44 1765 602251
🌐 Website:
http://www.thewaterrat.co.uk
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Address:
24 Bondgate Green, Ripon
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Google Reviews (10)
Called in for lunch today and the attention, service, food and atmosphere was fantastic, could not of asked for better.
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I enjoyed a fabulous fish pie in The Water Rat. Great service, good portion sizes and a beautiful view too. It a as also dog friendly for our family's dogs. We all would return and try other items on the menu as everything looked great.
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Nice relaxing lunchtime at a lovely cosy pub. Food great value and excellent staff
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Arrived about 12:30 on a sunny Good Friday. Was told there would be an hours wait for food. Table would be ready at 1:30. We were happy with this as it wasva lovely day and we were sat outside in the sun. Steak pie was homemade, as were the chips. Nice big chunks of meat. Gammon sandwich was amazing too. The girl who was waiting on was doing a sterling job. The landlord was a nice guy too. Apologetic for the wait and appeared to check the waitress was OK, which was nice. Lovely pub with big picture windows with lovely views of the river. Dog friendly too.
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We visited for Mothers day and were lucky to be the last sitting as it meant we didn't have to leave. Although all food etc was finished in plenty of time so we wouldn't have been rushed. The food was amazing and generous portions, and service was quick and very friendly with lots of smiles, even at the end of what must have been a very busy day!
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Lovely spot to have a morning coffee, great views great interior, friendly happy staff, but our coffee was lukewarm, despite that we would go back.
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Really nice place. Great view when sitting outside. Staff friendly..
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Had a pint here, friendly service and not too expensive. Sat at the outside tables right next to the roaring river, which have a great view up towards the Cathedral.
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Beautiful setting, delicious food, lovely staff. What more could you want 😊
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This lovely local pub in an amazing setting on the River is starting to grow on me. 3rd visit now in 2 weeks. Great beers, friendly service nice vibe inside. Seating outside to sit alongside the river and overlooked by Ripon Cathedral. Albeit not many tables. Haven't eaten there yet but the food coming out of the kitchen looked great and well presented.
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Features & Services
Service options
Has outdoor seating
Serves dine-in
Highlights
Has great beer selection
Has great wine list
Has quiz night
Popular for
Good for solo dining
Offerings
Serves alcohol
Serves beer
Serves cocktails
Serves food
Serves food at bar
Serves spirits
Serves wine
Dining options
Has seating
Has table service
Amenities
Has toilet
Atmosphere
Casual
Cosy
Romantic
Trendy
Crowd
Good for groups
Popular with tourists
Planning
Reservations required
Accepts reservations
Payments
Accepts credit cards
Accepts debit cards
Accepts NFC mobile payments
Credit cards
Parking
Free of charge street parking
Somewhat difficult to find a space
Pets
Dogs allowed
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