The Boar’s Head

4.4

904 Reviews

£25 and under

English

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2 people

Jan 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 9 times today

Charming
Dog-friendly
Neighborhood 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
Neighborhood
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 904 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

Loved For

North Yorkshire
Vegetarian-friendly

Review summary

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The Boar's Head offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent service" and "fabulous food." Guests appreciate the "friendly and helpful staff," generous portions, and a welcoming atmosphere. The restaurant is "dog-friendly" and provides good value for money, making it a popular choice for both locals and visitors.

904 Reviews

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Donna
Yorkshire
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Dinner was perfect & desert was just gorgeous. Deserts a little expensive but worth it, good to share! Service was great, the waiter was really very helpful when I was awkward & asked for something I’d seen online but not on today’s menu. We would definitely dine in the restaurant again, which was candle lit with soft music. We then took drinks into the cozy lounge where my husband kindly won at dominoes.
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Suzanne
Inverness
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 1, 2025
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 on December 29, 2024
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 on December 29, 2024
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 on December 29, 2024
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 on December 28, 2024
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 on December 28, 2024
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 on December 28, 2024
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
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
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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The Boar’s Head is rated 4.4 stars by 904 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jan 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 9 times today

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

Additional information

Neighborhood
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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