The Boar’s Head

Name: The Boar’s Head
Address: The Boar's Head Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HG3 3AY
Telephone: 01423 771888
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.4

4.4

903 Reviews

£25 and under

English

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2 people

Jan 4, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Booked 10 times today

Charming
Dog-friendly
Neighbourhood gem

A Historical Coaching Inn with Traditional bar and a formal dining room; both with its own character.

We serve a great selection of pub classics, using as much produce from the nearby Ripley Castle Estate & Gardens as possible. Our chefs are constantly inspired to create special dishes to take advantage of the 2000 acre Estate and extensive Walled gardens produce.

We serve a selection of popular local real ales and have guest beers on a regular basis including some rare gems, so there is always a reason to pop into the bar.

There is a well structured and varied wine list suitable for all levels of wine drinker from affordable afternoon drinking through to more powerful and exquisite wines, which can be matched to our dishes to create a full dining experience.

We cater for any number of guests from couples to larger parties, families and dog friendly tables in the bar.

Please note we are unable to reserve tables outdoors.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
English, Gastro Pub
Hours of Operation
Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:45 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
01423 771888
Website
http://www.ripleycastle.co.uk/boars-head
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Gavin Smith
Catering
Classic British

Location
The Boar's Head, Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AY
Neighbourhood
Harrogate
Parking details
The Boar's Head facilitates front and back parking predominantly for our residents but there is also on street parking and a large free car park 100 meters away.
Public transit
The 36 Bus - Leeds /Harrogate /Ripon stops outside The Boar's Head and runs a regular service passing through the village every 15 minutes.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 903 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.6Service
4.3Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

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North Yorkshire
Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

The Boar's Head offers "excellent service" and a "great dining experience" with generous portions and a warm atmosphere. Guests rave about the "superb Sunday lunches" and attentive staff. While some areas can be noisy and occasional menu hiccups occur, the restaurant remains a favored spot for hearty, quality meals.

903 Reviews

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Suzanne
Inverness
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
George the waiter was really friendly and helpful and delivered a great service. Fodd fresh and good presentation.
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Yvonne Anne Crowest
Yorkshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Thoroughly enjoyable tasty lunch at The Boars Head, Ripley. The food was piping hot and in generous proprtions. We changed our table to the bar area at the last moment and the staff dealt with this, no fuss. The addition of the local Knaresborough Mummers was great fun. Meal for 3 with all accompaniments £60, and generous portions.
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Helen
Essex
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Buzzing country pub. We ate in the bar area as we had our dog with us. Felt very welcome. We both had a roast dinner which was excellent.
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Suzanne
Manchester
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Food nice. Service not good other table beside us also commented that service was mediocre
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Dominic
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
Nice food and friendly staff price wise acceptable . Restaurant totally lacks any atmosphere, is messy, feels like you’re in an annex of a canteen… horrible table decorations. Tables in front of walls not windows, having a table cloth rather than a utilitarian mdf table might help.
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Sarah
Yorkshire
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What you expect and wish a pub was , lovely homemade food and dog friendly too!
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Toby
Yorkshire
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We enjoyed our lunch and the food was good and fairly priced. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
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Karen
Yorkshire
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on December 26, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Food an average Service not good Were not attending to our table and had to attract attention several times and ordered coffees and forgotten to bring them but seemed to be attending to people who had just come in for drinks more rather than the diners. Seems to me that need to separate diners Shame as lovely little village but probs wont be back. May be a one off with the Service but not impressed having pre booked table and travelling in
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Jane
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 26, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous food and staff. We'll be back again. Love the half portion options too.
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Bartley
London
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
A thoroughly charming and relaxing experience. Really enjoyed the stuffed pheasant and ‘all the trimmings’ from the festive menu
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The Boar’s Head is rated 4.4 stars by 903 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Jan 4, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Booked 10 times today

The Boar's Head, Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AY

Additional information

Neighbourhood
Harrogate
Hours of Operation
Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:45 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
English, Gastro Pub
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
The Boar's Head facilitates front and back parking predominantly for our residents but there is also on street parking and a large free car park 100 meters away.
Public transit
The 36 Bus - Leeds /Harrogate /Ripon stops outside The Boar's Head and runs a regular service passing through the village every 15 minutes.
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Gavin Smith
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.ripleycastle.co.uk/boars-head
Phone number
01423 771888
Catering
Classic British

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