At Fox Hounds Country Inn - Ryedale

I came across the Fox and Hounds as I needed a hotel near to Pickering and my others were fully booked, so we managed to book a room and a table at the Fox and Hounds. We had a lovely quiet table, the atmosphere in the restaurant area was lovely and relaxed, we reviewed the menu and the specials and I decided to go with the fillet steak and I am so glad I did, the steak was out of this world, the sauce was delicious and the portions were what you would expect from a fine dining restaurant, the sweets were absolutely fantastic. We found the staff to be friendly and knowledgeable about the food and wines. As we stayed the night we were able to take breakfast in the morning, again it was just a delight, fresh and very tasty. The wait time again were what you expect from such good cooking but well worth it. My only regret is I had beer before the meal so wine would not work for me, next time I will wait for the wine. Yes, this is now on our list of favourites and we can honestly say it was the best food for miles, dont expect to pay Mac Donalds prices and dont expect fast food, this is a really great restaurant.

We came here for my wife’s birthday and opted for the Ala carte menu. Lovely little pub, really clean and friendly staff. We didn’t look at the menu before we booked so was shocked when staff brought it to the table. The menu didn’t reflect a country pub/Inn and was pretentious and massively overpriced. There was a note at the bottom of the menu about how the chef likes to serve the food as intended, which was a red flag. When the food arrived it did taste nice enough but there was practically nothing there. We decided not to have dessert as we feared we would need to remortgage! A country pub should be about rustic, honest, wholesome food and should feel like the next step up from home. I had to remind myself I wasn’t in London wearing a tuxedo but in North Yorkshire at a country pub. Lovely little inn but need a reality check and maybe a change of supplier as I see on here there are lots of responses from the owner referencing food costs etc. We had our 2 kids with us so they had soft drinks. Expected to pay a bit more than average with it being Ala carte but nearly £200 for 4 mains and 2 drinks each, I mean really??!!

We had 2 evening meals and there was a good choice of fish and meat. It is an expensive menu but the food was excellent from the trio of fish starters and the halibut and also the Yorkshire lamb. The staff enjoy their work and are very friendly. We also had 2 excellent breakfasts with a good choice. We would have liked some fresh fruit but we really enjoyed our breakfasts.

This is a special place, its not often im really impressed but The Fox Hound deserves lots of praise. From the fantastic menu and food to the great and friendly staff i could not pick fault. The whole place is finished to a really high standard and you can see the care and love put into every detail. The outdoor area is the best I can ever remember seeing. 8 of us had lunch 4 adults and 4 children and everything was perfect. This could become my favourite pub in North Yorkshire.

We called in as we were walking back to Appleton le Moors. The menu is very expensive but they had Mardens Pedigree on which was very tasty.