Address: Main St, Naburn, York YO19 4PN, United Kingdom
Phone: +441904623464
Rating: 4.4
based on 146 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was absolutely gorgeous, fresh, hot and so tasty with a great selection."
"Abosultely belting carvery with quality meats."
"The carvery was amazing and delicious. Real beef dripping gravy and an onion gravy."
"The food well it was beautiful everything tasted lovely."
"The food we had was very good, a better veggie pizza than I've had in some pizza joints."
"I had the margarita pizza and sweet potato fries and my partner had the scampi and gorgeous homemade chips. Both meals were fantastic."
"Wow, wow, wow. Great food, we both had steak pie, out of this world, best I have ever had, so tasty."
Cons:
"However our meal didn't meet our expectations. Not offensively terrible or inedible (although I didn't eat much of mine), just not what we'd hoped."
"Today was poor quality and extremely expensive."
"Overpriced food of poor quality, overpriced beer £5 50 a pint."
"Poor little boy served the food along with chef - this I would question as certainly no cook."
"Lousy food lousy service rude staff."
"Small fish & lukewarm chips (basically the burnt scraps from the bottom of the fryer), and chicken was tough as old boots although the sauce was tasty."
"The fish and chips were cremated."
Service
Pros:
"Staff were happy to help with any requests and very friendly, a most enjoyable day."
"Brilliant service from the friendly barmaid who couldn’t do enough for us!"
"All the staff we have met have been fantastic."
"We were made to feel extremely welcome by Sally who was polite, professional and very helpful."
"Staying in our motorhome down the road so popped in for a meal this afternoon. Staff are lovely and friendly, service was quick and food was brilliant."
"The staff at the pub were extremely attentive and couldn't do enough for you."
"Had a lovely welcome from Fay, the housekeeper who keeps the cottage spotless."
Cons:
"We left after our first drinks and shall not be returning."
"Never once was this man polite and tried to make us welcome."
"After an hour still no food. People who ordered after us got their food eventually and it seemed as if the chef was completely unaware of what was occurring."
"Was very disappointed an hour before order was taken, same time as people who had just walked in."
"It also took half an hour for 2 coffees and 2 deserts to be brought out."
"The only negative I would say was we experienced a bit of chaos with the service and the lady who appeared to be in charge didn't offer any apology for a mix up with the order."
"Unfortunately and sadly i have now stopped going into the Blacksmiths. One of the bar staff called Audrey took a personnel dislike to me."
Value
Pros:
"Had our evening meals in the blacksmiths and it's was gorgeous both nights and the prices are very reasonable."
"Would go again and recommend anyone looking for good food and fair price."
"Very reasonably priced and food appeared to be home-cooked."
"Fantastic value for money, great portion size and the Roast beef amazing melted."
"The food was of superior quality and sizable portion and very reasonably priced."
"A lovely near-riverside pub-restaurant with a warm welcome and an reasonably wide ranging menu at reasonable prices."
"The quality of the food makes the extra couple of quid worth the spend."
Cons:
"Overpriced food of poor quality, overpriced beer £5 50 a pint."
"Extremely expensive. £34 for two dinners and two beers."
"Price of all main meals seemed to be £15-95, sandwiches were £12-95!!!!"
"I ordered drinks first which were a bottle of Pinot Grigio priced at £16.95😱and a pint of beer. I checked the wine price online and Aldi are selling this wine @ £5.95 a bottle."
"Expensive."
"Wine was foul rose fizzy and acidic ran out of one I liked white fizzy."
"Could be a fantastic place, but very old and tired, the bed is horrendous if more than one person is sleeping in it."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"Naburn is a lovely village with the pub in the centre. Location handy for York and surrounding areas."
"Visited thanks to the signage on the solar system cycle trail. Great location, a real cosy atmosphere and lovely down to earth staff."
"Wonderful tudor looking village pub by the Ouse."
"First of all this is a cracking little pub near to the River Ouse."
"The pub is a lovely looking traditional affair inside and out."
"At Christmas time this is a cosy place to be, warm fires and hot mulled wine."
"The beer garden is great, such a lovely little green area!"
Cons:
"Atmosphere was nothing special - not the nice, cozy country pub we'd hoped for."
"Tired and drab interior, limited, uninviting and over-priced menu."
"Visited twice. Must admit that first impression from the outside was a place that needed a bit of TLC."
"Could be a fantastic place, but very old and tired."
"The pies???they were in a pie dish with an incredibly thin crust, very little ham and very little chicken but lots of juice."
"The fish and chips were cremated."
"Unfortunately and sadly i have now stopped going into the Blacksmiths. One of the bar staff called Audrey took a personnel dislike to me."
Accommodation
Pros:
"Amazing place! We stayed in the holiday cottage which was really nice with its self catering facilities and wood burning stove."
"We stayed in cottage next to Blacksmiths Arms...so comfortable ...suits couples..we had small dog..very happy to spend a few days here again...everything you need for a quiet get away...highly recommend"
"The cottage is cosy and very comfortable."
"We stayed in the cottage for 2 nights in the bank holiday and it's been fantastic."
"We stayed in the cottage on-site and found this to be very quaint and the owners have made us feel very welcome and comfortable providing us with necessities like tea, milk, butter, eggs."
"Just spent a few days at Blacksmiths Cottage. Lovely cosy cottage with everything you need."
"Stayed here in the cottage last night, rooms were very clean and comfortable and what a great night we had in the pub.....delicious food, (fabulous chips) very welcoming host (Tony) and pleasant and helpful barstaff."
Cons:
"I have to agree the food is outstanding we had lunch over Christmas and stayed in cottage two nights which was a let down very cold fire was on only day of arriving."
"This pub has gone right down the pan in recent years."
"Could be a fantastic place, but very old and tired, the bed is horrendous if more than one person is sleeping in it."
"It was an okay roast. The beef, looked a bit dry and crumbly too overcooked for our liking and the turkey was a little dry too."
"Unfortunately and sadly i have now stopped going into the Blacksmiths. One of the bar staff called Audrey took a personnel dislike to me."
"Small fish & lukewarm chips (basically the burnt scraps from the bottom of the fryer), and chicken was tough as old boots although the sauce was tasty."