Yorkshire's Independent Restaurant Guide

Favourites

  • Moorcock Inn, Norland

    Life as a food reviewer can be tough. It looks like the best job on the planet (and it’s not...

  • Black Swan, Oldstead

    Tucked back from the roadside at the junction of two quiet country lanes, the Black Swin is in a delightfully...

  • Skosh, York

    If you are a Squidbeak regular you will know we are done with the small-plate phenomenon: tiny portions on a...

  • Partisan, York

    We do like Partisan. It’s a relaxed, laid back place with scrubbed tables, original art, vintage furniture courtesy of their tie...

  • Roots, York

    In 2018 Tommy Banks opened Roots. Back then securing a table was harder than scoring tickets for Glastonbury and things...

  • Star Inn at Harome, Harome

    On 26 November 2021 we reported on the dreadful fire that devastated the Star Inn one of our long-time favourites....

  • Pipe and Glass, South Dalton

    Once the gatehouse for Dalton Park – the private estate of Lord Hotham – the Pipe and Glass is a...

  • Shaun Rankin at Grantley hall, Ripon

    Oh my, oh my, Grantley Hall, the Palladian mansion near Ripon, lavishly upgraded in 2019 from and Adult Education centre...

  • Restaurant Number 20, Port Mulgrave

    Some years ago we reported on the closure of our favourite restaurant the Fox and Hounds at Goldsborough on the...

  • Cochon Aveugle, York

    It’s taken us too long, ridiculously long, to report on Cochon Aveugle especially as it’s one of our favourite places...

  • Craig’s By the Sea, Marske

    One of our favourite things is to walk along a blustery beach at Marske on the east coast north of...

  • Homestead Kitchen, Goathland

    When you tire of tasting menus, small plates, micro leaves and mini vegetables, then head for the Homestead Kitchen where...

  • Mannion & Co, York

    Once upon a time if you wanted a shopping break in York, Betty’s was the only alternative to chain café’s. ...

  • Paradise with F. R. and J, Harrogate

    Up until lockdown Frances Atkins, Roger Oliver and front of house John Tullett had worked together at the Yorke Arms...

  • Swine That Dines, Leeds

    We have been followers of Stu and Jo Myers ever since they opened a sandwich shop called the Greedy Pig...