Reviews The Fox & Hounds

Thank you yet again for a lovely meal while we stayed in West Witton for another holiday. Everyone is so friendly and the food is scrummy.

My wife and I stayed in West Witton for a couple of nights and spent some time in The Fox. We were made to feel welcome by a very friendly crowd and we're impressed by the helpfulness of the staff. Many thanks. Derek and Debbie.

Called at Fox on the way home from a drive out. Recall having a good pint a few years back, and there was an advert for Weds pie n a pint for 15 quid. Walked into a room full of friendly locals and bar staff. Got a cracking pint of blonde, and my wife had a pint of 45 lager. We ordered steak pie chips n mushy peas. The wife had chicken leek chips n mushy peas. Can't fault what we had. The steak was so tender, and the chips were good too, but gutted I didn't get the chicken leek as it was so tasty, and it came with a pot of cream sauce. 30 notes for a main and a pint is excellent value!

Warm pub with an even warmer welcome. This traditional village pub is clean, warm and welcoming and is grounded in what it wants to be: a traditional pub serving good beer, great food and a offering a friendly welcoming atmosphere. You get the sense is it part of the village community. It makes such a difference when the landlady or mother of the landlord are so obviously enjoying their work. This enthusiasm comes across and makes the whole experience that much better. And it sets up a positive atmosphere right from entering the pub. There was a warming open fire when we arrived and even though we were in walking clothes with muddy-ish boots we were made welcome and could have sat anywhere in the pub, though we chose to sit at a bar table near the fire with a hard floor. My beer was very good it was just a pity there was not a dry cider option, either on draught or in a bottle, for my partner. But the drive to sweeter cider appears to be universal. The food was well presented and tasty with a good but appropriate portion size and substituting garden peas for mushy peas did not cause a hearth attack, which was an experience we have had in another local pub. We rarely eat chips so it was a treat to have "real" chips that had been fried to perfection along with the scampi. The only niggle was having to open a number of tomato ketchup sachets, though they were at least Heinz. I know the argument for and against, but I would rather have had a bottle! This is personal preference. We thought the food to be good value for money. The toilets were clean and well laid out, and there is a nice outside area for when the better weather arrives. While the entrance is tight there is a good sized carpark to the rear. The first time at this pub but it is on our list to visit again. Tip, if you want a walk before and after your visit. Park at Wensley Bridge and walk along the river path up into West Witton. The walk can be extended and made partially circular with a bit of map reading.

Great pub, provides value for money in a great environment opposite the terrifyingly expensive and definitely NOT value for money Wensleydale Heifer. Go here, not the Heifer. The Heifer charges stupid money for a shot glass of whisky which you can get a full bottle from Tesco's for the same price. The fox is lovely, reasonably priced and absolutely a better atmosphere.

This is a lovely pub in the Yorkshire dales. The bedroom was lovely bed comfortable and all clean. Food really nice and breakfast really hearty lots of it. We stayed bank holiday weekend august and it was the west witton festival which was great fun. We will definitely go back again at some point in the near future.

Staying a few nights in North Yorkshire, visited here for evening meal! Definitely recommend Steak and Chips. The steak tasted lovely and was perfectly cooked to medium. Also highly recommend the apple and Berry crumble 100%! Hats off to the chef! On top of great food, the staff were lovely too, attentive and very polite and friendly!

Dropped in on the off chance to try to get some lunch. Although they were not serving food the Landlord very kindly offered to make me a roast beef sandwich, which was superb. And an excellent pint of Wensleydale Brewery Gamekeeper. A very nice pub with plenty of good ales. Massive thanks for the lunch.

Proper home made food in a real local pub. Landlady is a delight.

Really fantastic pub. Our party of 6 had a great meal and some local real ale. The kitchen went out of their way to cater for a dairy free diet. Plenty of vegetarian options and everyone said they enjoyed it.

Great atmosphere. Friendly and warm with excellent food.

Fabulous local pub! Delicious food. Cozy atmosphere. Beautifully acquainted guest rooms with the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept on! Joanne and John are the best hosts. Can’t recommend this place more!