The Abbey Inn, Byland

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  Jim

  ·2 weeks ago

  “Sunday lunch - lovely pub, great location, friendly service. Good pint of golden ale and the wine pairing with the beef was great but.... if I'm being totally honest the beef was a bit tough and I thought the cauliflower cheese was a little burnt on top, also the gravy for the beef and the pork was the same which I thought was odd (nice gravy though) not terrible and all v tasty but at £32 plus extra for the cauli cheese it needs to be perfect. The waitress offered to take the food back or provide a steak knife which was good service. I didn't do either. Not desperate to go back, might try the sister property (black swan) just up the road next time we're in the area, don't let this review put you off, it was good, just honest feedback.”

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  Peter Lindley

  ·4 weeks ago

  “Our annual visit for the best Sunday lunch in the land. I am a wheelchair user and the staff couldn’t have been more attentive and caring, both before and during our visit. The meal itself was superb, as was the service. The perfect way to celebrate my birthday!”

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  flo poi

  ·1 month ago

  “Amazing hospitality. Great Service, exceptional food. Not your average pub, a foodie destination with so much taste in the plate. Highly recommended. Every dishes were amazing.”

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  Sam Sam

  ·1 month ago

  “My wife and I just spent a night in one of the rooms and had a meal last night and breakfast this morning. The experience from.start to finish was amazing. The food was excellent. I had the dexter steak for my main and my wife had the rolled pork belly. Both were excellent. Breakfast was outstanding too. Full English went down a storm and the home made yoghurt was amazing. A massive thank you to the staff for their hospitality. You were all amazing. The young curly haired ginger girl (sorry I didn't catch your name) was on it from the start and made the whole experience perfect. Thank you all !!!!”

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  Z

  ·2 months ago

  “Came for a birthday dinner, the food was amazing with interesting flavours, and very good service. Beautiful location and venue. The home made gooseberry ice tea, steak, and cheesecake were delicious and fresh. The ingredients are all very local. The drinks also have reed straws so they do not get soggy. Would definitely come again.”

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  Andrew Moore

  ·2 months ago

  “Frankly, we were very disappointed. The best dish by far was the hogget, which was delicious. The steaks were fine but nothing remarkable, the salad, to our tastes, was underdressed, though the chips were excellent. The porchetta was a nice, though small, piece of meat but it was drowned with salsa verde and apple sauce. I wasn't sure that the two went well together. The side vegetables were dull and undercooked - we're comfortable with al dente but these were just undercooked. The sundaes were dull and only one of the four people to have them could finish theirs. The posset was excellent but the doughnuts were pretty grim - dense and dull with no burst of flavour from the jam. Service was, at best, adequate but lacklustre would be a better description. The wines we had were good but overall we left with a sense of poor value for money and disappointment. We won't be back.”

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  F Easton

  ·3 months ago

  “We visited The Abbey Inn after spotting it in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list, and it certainly lived up to our expectations. The location opposite Byland Abbey is one of the most unique pub settings we've come across. It's very dog friendly, the vegetarian options were excellent, and you could really tell the ingredients were locally sourced from the quality of the food. A lovely place that's clearly passionate about what it does. If we're travelling up north again, we'd definitely make a detour to visit.”

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  Elizabeth Bellamy

  ·4 months ago

  “We had been looking forward to our visit and were disappointed that the experience did not meet our expectations. Given your excellent reputation and premium pricing, we arrived with high expectations. There were certainly aspects of the meal that we enjoyed. We started with the buffalo chicken starter and the pork pie starter, both of which were excellent and very enjoyable. For our mains, we both chose the lasagne. The flavour was delicious; however, we were disappointed by both the presentation and portion size. Visually, the dish looked quite unappetising, and the serving size was no larger than the starters we had enjoyed beforehand. Considering the price point, we expected a more substantial and better-presented main course. In fact, despite ordering a starter, main course and dessert each, we both left still feeling hungry, which is not what we would expect after spending a significant amount on a meal at a restaurant of this calibre. Unfortunately, dessert was also underwhelming. We both ordered the Guinness sundae, which lacked flavour, and the brownie pieces tasted almost stale. The service from some of the younger waiting staff fell below the standard we would expect from an establishment of your reputation. There appeared to be a lack of training and attention to detail. When a 12.5% service charge is automatically added to the bill, customers naturally expect the service to be exceptional. We are fortunate to have many excellent pubs in the area that consistently serve outstanding food at a much lower price point. For that reason, we left feeling disappointed, as the overall experience did not reflect the reputation or cost of dining at the Abbey Inn.”

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  A

  ·4 months ago

  “A wonderful country pub and restaurant with the most delicious menu I've dined upon recently. Locally sourced beef and venison with seasonal vegetables with a lemon verbena dressing that just takes your tastebuds to another dimension,coupled with probably the best seasoned chips I've ever tasted. The staff were so friendly and welcoming too. Definitely a return visit in the near future, plus a beer garden with beautiful views of Byland Abbey. 10/10. Ignore the negative reviews, obviously cheap skate diners who would be more at home in a Wetherspoons and wouldn't know quality if it it smacked them over the head with a wet kipper.”

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  Darren Longhorn

  ·5 months ago

  “Popped in for a quick glass of wine in the beer garden mid-day through a walk. Looks fantastic inside and the menu looked interesting. I think we will have to schedule a proper visit”