Diners' Choice: British restaurants in Yorkshire

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Updated September 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall British cuisine in Yorkshire? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Frérot

5.0

5 (27)

£26 to £40

British

Sheffield

About the restaurant

Frérot is an intimate, open kitchen that serves eclectic, modern, English small plates designed to share. We do not have a telephone number, please email us or message us on Instagram.

Top review

Andy

Dined 5 days ago

Amazing food, great interaction with the chefs. Will definitely be back.

Estbek House

4.8

4.8 (493)

£41 and over

British

Whitby

About the restaurant

Situated in Sandsend, one of the most picturesque villages and a true hidden gem of the Yorkshire coast, Estbek house is an award winning and critically acclaimed restaurant with rooms. Estbek - often misspelt as ‘Estbeck’ or ‘Eskbeck’ - is a Georgian property, built circa 1750 and previously housing the Alum mining office. We aim to emphasise this incomparable charm of the historic building, with a tasteful touch of modern luxury throughout.

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Angela

Dined 6 days ago

Outstanding in every way!!!! Thouroughly enjoyed our whole dining experience:-) Look forward to going back soon!

Bench

4.9

4.9 (404)

£26 to £40

British

Sheffield

About the restaurant

Bench is — (1) A neighbourhood hangout with communal bistro-style dining serving seasonal dishes alongside cocktails, natural wine and beer.

(2) A neighbourhood wine shop.

Please note our policies before booking:

- Our focus is on a communal dining experience so please be aware you may be sharing the table with other guests. We are open until 11pm, last savoury food orders are at 9:30pm.

- Please note: Bookings between 4pm and 5pm Wednesday to Friday are for 'Aperitivo Hour'. These are 1 hour slots only for drinks, with a small menu of cold snacks available.

-The full dinner menu is available from 5:30pm Wednesday - Saturday

- We require advance notice of any dietary requirements including vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian - please note this on your reservation.

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alison

Dined 5 days ago

The beef and pear dish was outstanding. The trout and the salami dishes were very good but not outstanding and the sourdough bread was excellent. The Sicilian white wine was very good if a bit pricey. We would visit again.

The Pepper Mill

4.8

4.8 (357)

£26 to £40

British

Bingley

About the restaurant

Bookings taken for dinner service only. Our Brunch/Lunch service is walk-ins only.*

Cosy and intimate casual fine dining restaurant, serving up superb local produce, fine wines, cocktails and delivering great service.

Based on Saltaire's bustling main road, it's at the heart of this World Heritage site.

Please note, due to the type of building, we are limited with disabled access. We can offer access on the main floor, but our toilet facilities are located on the first floor.

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Ada

Dined on Sep 25, 2024

We had a very nice meal, I thought it a little expensive. But we enjoyed it. I made a poor choice of desert, my fault, it was a bit heavy, for a chocolate mouse, as it was a slab of a chocolate mixture as it's centre peice, beautifully presented throughout.

The Inn on the Moor Hotel

4.8

4.8 (240)

£26 to £40

British

Whitby

About the restaurant

The Inn on the Moor is the friendliest of hotels nestled in the scenic village of Goathland. Often described as a hidden gem, The Inn on the Moor Hotel will greet you with the very warmest of welcomes the moment you step foot through the door.

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Martyn

Dined 4 days ago

Beautiful surroundings, excellent food, very efficient and friendly service and good value for money. We will be returning.

The Wensleydale Heifer

4.9

4.9 (623)

£26 to £40

British

West Witton

About the restaurant

Situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, The Wensleydale Heifer may be within easy reach of the A1 and M6 but it still feels totally rural. A traditional white-washed inn complete with leaded lights and swinging sign, The Wensleydale Heifer gives the visitor a real flavour of Britain meaning it’s popular not only with locals but with tourists searching for the real Yorkshire. From the lounge, with its comfortable leather settees, country pursuit paintings and imposing fireplace through to the wicker seating, beamed ceilings and eau de nil painted walls, the interior could have leapt from the pages of Country Homes magazine. The contemporary British menu includes seaood from across Britain plus locally sourced meat and veg, all prepared using the Wensleydale Heifer philosophy – keep it simple.

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Wayne

Dined 6 days ago

It was our first visit and definitely won’t be our last. From the moment we arrived, the welcome was superb, the staff so friendly, and the table we were given was perfect for our little dogs. The food was outstanding, the squid with wakame salad was a delight, my wife’s chilli and sesame prawns were delicious, and then the mains!! My wife had the “Most controversial dish”, the Heifer Lobster salad. She said it was one of the best meals she had ever eaten. I enjoyed the Steak and snails, truly outstanding but we have to mention the tempura cauliflower, I hate cauliflower with a vengeance but not any more!!! Many thanks to a wonderful team from the kitchen to front of house for making our visit truly memorable and we definitely will return on our next visit to Wensleydale. 😊🐶🐶😊

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The Eskdale Castleton

4.9

4.9 (173)

£26 to £40

British

Scarborough

About the restaurant

The Eskdale is located in the heart of the majestic North York Moors National Park on the banks of the river Esk, a great northern trout and salmon river. Established in 1865 as The Station Hotel it has been in continues use as a public house since then.

Top review

Kelvin

Dined on Sep 25, 2024

Great place. Fantastic food & very friendly staff

The Shrub

4.8

4.8 (45)

£25 and under

British

Brighouse

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Shrub! We look forward to seeing you.

Top review

Kevin

Dined on Sep 20, 2024

Stumbled on this place waiting for the next train, booked a table and came back. The food is outstanding, friendly and helpful staff and a very good environment. Highly recommended.

Queen's Head Inn

4.8

4.8 (229)

£25 and under

British

Harrogate

About the restaurant

The Queens Head at Kettlesing near Harrogate is a traditional Yorkshire Dales inn serving delicious home cooked food and well kept real ales.

We're a pub that serves great honest, great tasting food, done well!

With an enviable reputation for superb home cooked, traditional British food, the Queens Head is a popular venue lunchtimes and evenings.

Everything we do is home cooked by our dedicated kitchen team using quality local ingredients, wherever possible.

From sandwiches and light salads to hearty home made steak pie with Old Peculier, to our famous mixed grill (not for the feint hearted) and mouth watering desserts.

We're also well known for our succulent steaks. Tasty locally grown vegetables accompany our meals.

Top review

HofIlkley

Dined on Sep 25, 2024

Nothing changes here. Whenever we visit, the food, staff, service is outstanding and the steak pie is to die for !!

The Tannin Level

4.7

4.7 (1877)

£26 to £40

British

Harrogate

About the restaurant

Established in 1985, and located on Raglan Street, just off Princess Square in the heart of Harrogate, The Tannin Level is one of Harrogate's best loved and most renowned restaurants. Known for its wines (its name is a wine term after all!) as well as its food, it has garnered an enviable reputation amongst the towns sophisticated 'foodies'. The Tannin Level has a certain style and an unmistakable elegance, and its many original features combine to create the unique Tannin Level ambience.
The food is modern British with a Tannin Level twist, utilising only the very best seasonal ingredients, locally sourced wherever possible. As you might expect, all our food is freshly prepared by our chefs, which also means that if you have any special requirements, we can usually oblige. We look forward to welcoming you to the Tannin Level!

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richard

Dined 6 days ago

We had a really good experience from the initial welcome to leaving the restaurant. The food was simply delicious. Fabulous and one of my favourites.

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