Clocktower At Rudding Park - Harrogate

A fabulous lunch with excellent and friendly service in beautiful surroundings. Thank you! Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Terrible food yesterday. I had a vegetarian bento box.. ceaser salad included came with anchovies even though they assured it wouldnt as its vegetarian! Mushrooms served on an actual crumpet in a space you cant even cut it to eat it who wants a crumpet at a fine dining establishment. I thought at the leas lt it would be their take on a fresh 'crumpet-. Aarancini ball and carrot cake ok. Mushroom pasta came with fully raw mushrooms scattered over it?? Does anyone really go into their kitchen and fancy biting into a raw mushroom? I never have. No flavour Vegetarian ceaser salad main was hopeless no dressing and a ridiculous amount of thick halloumie cheese. This is meant to me a healthy light option. Very inauthentic with that much cheese and no dressing Wait was long 40 mins even though not overly busy. They refunded my bento box and drinks. Terrible food for the second time. Will not be back.

The food and staff were exceptional. I had the lamb rump which was cooked to perfection, with a pea puree which was to die for. My Partner's salmon dish was also impeccable. The desserts were also fantastic. The chocolate delice was everything you'd expect in a premium dessert. The staff were incredibly friendly and energetic. In particular, Nick helped to create a wonderful environment. The atmosphere was only enhanced by the amount of happy faces on the staff. My only critique would be that the prices were more than you'd expect for the food. Although, this is likely to be expected as it is a hotel restaurant and due to the surroundings atmosphere. All in all a wonderful evening. The staff deserve an incredible amount of credit. The only reason it is a 4 rather than a 5 is the price point.

Ate there on 13th May, table of 4, service was average, menu was basic. Prawns not cleaned correctly, made 2 diners ill. Over priced and poor quality for an establishment that should really do better. Not recommend. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £100+

Sunday lunch sadly was a big disappointment. 5 people in our party plus a baby, so not a huge gathering but the time it took to serve the meal was painful. No apologies given for delays and I had to asked for our main course to be served! Meal was poor, roast potatoes had obviously been under the heater and were dry tough and tastless, and when the carrots came they were only lukewarm! Not wanting to spoil our family occasion I didn't complain. However I did send feedback on their website immediately, however I am still waiting for an acknowledgement for that. Overpriced, poor value, and over rated. 2 stars for the overworked gentleman waiter. We have had far better and cheaper Sunday lunches in our local pubs in and around York, which is where we'll be heading to in future.