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Eat, Drink & Make Merry

We have been inspired by world-class ingredients available throughout the bountiful region of Yorkshire. The results are available for all to enjoy in our lovingly restored all-day restaurant and outdoor terrace. Browse our menus, you are sure to find something to entice you.

 

Breakfast

Breakfast

For hotel guests. Monday - Friday: 6.30am - 10am. Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 7.30am - 11am
  • HOT FOOD COOKED TO ORDER 
  • Porridge or bramble porridge 
  • Bacon sandwich with or without fried egg 
  • Sausage sandwich with or without fried egg 
  • Smashed avocado, poached egg on toasted muffin, small or large 
  • Omelette: plain, cheese or ham 

BUFFET BREAKFAST

Please help yourself to your choice of the following
  • Butter croissant 
  • Danish pastry 
  • Pain au chocolat 
  • Seasonal muffins 
  • Bircher muesli 
  • Granola 
  • Selection of cereals 
  • Natural yoghurt 
  • Earl Grey Prunes 
  • Fruit compote 
  • Bowl of berries 
  • Fruit salad 
  • Pink grapefruit 
  • Seasonal fruit 
  • Selection of Yorkshire cheeses 
  • Selection of British cured meats 
  • Selection of fruit juices 

COOKED BREAKFAST

Please help yourself to your choice of the following
  • Fried eggs 
  • Poached eggs 
  • Scrambled eggs 
  • Cumberland sausage 
  • Back bacon 
  • Doreen’s black pudding 
  • Tomato 
  • Flat mushroom 
  • Baked beans 
Download menu PDF

Lunch

Starters

Served from 12 noon to 2.30pm daily
  • Seasonal soup 
     £5
  • Spiced Whitby crab & avocado on toast 
     £9
  • Black pudding sausage roll, brown sauce 
     £6
  • Crispy squid, lemon aioli 
     £8.50
  • Butternut squash hummus, charred flat bread (v) 
     £7
  • Heritage beetroot, Bosworth Ash, chicory, walnuts (v) 
     £8 / £12
  • Herb roast salmon, soft boiled egg, baby gem 
     £8 / £12
  • Fried duck egg, chestnut mushrooms, caramelised shallot, roasted hazelnut (v) 
     £6 / £9.50
  • Wild mushrooms, red onion marmalade, sourdough toast (v) 
     £7 / £11

Mains

  • Smoked haddock & leek rarebit 
     £7
  • Roast cauliflower & Harrogate Blue barley risotto (v) 
     £8
  • Josper grilled chicken club sandwich 
     £10
  • Flat iron steak, caramelised onions, sourdough 
     £13.50
  • Dry aged beefburger, tomato & gherkin relish 
     £14
  • Cod fishcakes, parsley sauce 
     £12
  • Beer battered fish and chips, mushy peas 
     £11.50
  • Herb fed roast chicken, sage & onion stuffing, bread sauce 
     £18.50
  • Waterford Farm salt aged rib eye, béarnaise sauce 
     £28.95

Sides

  • Chips 
     £3.50
  • Wilted greens, garlic 
     £3.50
  • Roast parsnips & carrots, smoked honey 
     £3.50
  • Mixed leaves, vinaigrette 
     £3.50

Puddings

  • Selection of ice creams and sorbets 
     £5.25
  • Roast peach queen of puddings 
     £6.50
  • Lemon posset with raspberries and shortbread 
     £6.50
  • Baked chocolate tart with crème fraiche 
     £6.50
  • Vanilla cheesecake, cherry compote and orange sorbet 
     £6.50
  • Strawberry and cream sundae 
     £6.50
  • Selection of Yorkshire cheese 
     £8.50
Download Menu PDF

Set Menu

Set Menu

2 courses £17 & 3 courses £22 - Served from 12 noon to 6pm daily

Starters

  • Truffled Jerusalem artichoke soup 
  • Heritage beetroot, Bosworth Ash, chicory, walnuts 
  • Pressed ham hock, pickled quail eggs, toasted mustard monkey 

Mains

  • Cod fishcake, parsley sauce 
  • Dry aged beef burger, tomato & gherkin relish, treacle cured bacon, Quickes cheddar 
  • Roast cauliflower & Harrogate Blue barley risotto 

Puddings & Cheese

  • Strawberry and cream sundae 
  • Baked chocolate tart with crème fraiche 
  • Mrs Bell's Blue, apple chutney, oatcakes 
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Sunday Lunch

Starters

Served from 12 noon - 5pm every Sunday. 2 courses £19.95, 3 courses £23.95
  • Soup of the day 
  • Heritage beetroot, Bosworth Ash, chicory, walnuts 
  • Pressed smoked ham hock, piccalilli, toasted mustard monkey bread 
  • Smoked salmon, avocado, granary toast 

Mains

  • Roast of the day 
  • Chef’s special 
  • Cod fishcake, parsley sauce 
  • Roast cauliflower & Harrogate Blue barley risotto 

Puddings

  • Selection of ice cream and sorbets 
  • Chef’s special 
  • English strawberries, clotted cream 
  • Yorkshire cheese selection 
Download Menu PDF

Children's Sunday Lunch Menu also available

2 courses £12.50, 3 courses £16.50
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Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Served in The Royal York Hotel's stunning Garden Room daily from 11.30am - 6pm.
Book Afternoon Tea
  • Champagne Afternoon Tea 
     £29.50
    A pot of your choice of loose leaf tea served with a selection of sandwiches and savouries, fancy cakes and scones with raspberry jam and clotted cream, served with a glass of Lanson Père et Fils brut NV.
  • Traditional Afternoon Tea 
     £22.95
    A pot of your choice of loose leaf tea served with a selection of sandwiches and savouries, fancy cakes and scones with raspberry jam and clotted cream.
  • Children's Afternoon Tea 
     £14.95
    Honey-roast ham, cheese & tomato or egg mayonnaise sandwich on white or brown bread, plain and sultana scones with raspberry jam and clotted cream, double chocolate brownie, mini 99’ ice cream and a raspberry cupcake.

Selection of sandwiches and savouries £8

  • Cucumber, mint and cream cheese finger sandwich 
  • Yorkshire ham and mustard finger sandwich 
  • Smoked salmon mousse topped with flaked herb roasted salmon 
  • Harrogate blue cheese scone, chive cream cheese and pickled cucumber 
  • Yorkshire ham and sautéed leek tart 

Scones

  • Plain and sultana scones with raspberry jam and clotted cream 
     £4.95

Selection of fancy cakes £8.95

  • Raspberry and white chocolate slice 
  • Strawberry and Pimm’s tart 
  • Passion fruit pavlova 
  • Lemon sherbet macaron 
  • Chocolate orange éclair 
  • Battenberg cake 

Slice of cake £4.95

Please see today's selection
Download the Garden Room Menu PDF

Dinner

Starters

Served from 5pm - 10pm daily
  • Sourdough loaf, Longley Farm Butter - to share 
     £4.95
  • Truffled Jerusalem artichoke soup (v) 
     £6
  • Crispy squid, lemon aioli 
     £8.50
  • Heritage beetroot, Bosworth Ash, chicory, walnuts (v) 
     £8 / £12
  • Pressed hock, pickled quail eggs, toasted mustard monkey 
     £7.50
  • Hand-picked Whitby crab, mayonnaise, sieved egg 
     £12
  • Roast cauliflower & Harrogate Blue barley risotto (v) 
     £8
  • Smoked salmon, avocado, granary toast 
     £11.50
  • Fried duck egg, chestnut mushrooms, caramelised shallot, roasted hazelnut (v) 
     £6 / £9.50
  • Wild mushrooms, red onion marmalade, sourdough toast (v) 
     £7 / £11

Mains

  • Dry aged beef burger, tomato & gherkin relish, treacle cured bacon, Quickes cheddar 
     £15.95
  • Anglesey sea bass, brown shrimps, sea vegetables 
     £19.50
  • Yorkshire pork cutlet, chorizo braised beans, Doreen's black pudding 
     £18.95
  • Beer battered fish and chips, mushy peas 
     £15.95
  • Herb-fed roast chicken, sage & onion stuffing, bread sauce - half / whole 
     £18.95 / £36.95
  • East Coast halibut, white cabbage, treacle cured bacon, ale mustard sauce 
     £22.50
  • Rump of Nidderdale lamb, broccoli, caramelised onions, mint sauce 
     £21.95
  • Waterford Farm salt aged rib eye, béarnaise sauce 
     £28.95

Sides

  • Chips 
     £3.50
  • Coal charred broccoli, melted Berkswell 
     £3.50
  • Wilted greens, garlic 
     £3.50
  • Roast parsnips & carrots, smoked honey 
     £3.50
  • Mixed leaves, vinaigrette 
     £3.50

Puddings

  • Selection of ice creams and sorbets 
     £5.25
  • Roast peach queen of puddings 
     £6.50
  • Lemon posset with raspberries and shortbread 
     £6.50
  • Baked chocolate tart with crème fraiche 
     £6.50
  • Vanilla cheesecake, cherry compote and orange sorbet 
     £6.50
  • Strawberry and cream sundae 
     £6.50
  • Selection of Yorkshire cheese 
     £8.50
Download menu

Race Day Brunch

Race Day Brunch

Available on race days - 11am until 2pm

Starters

  • Eggs Royale 
     £8
  • Eggs Benedict 
     £8
  • Eggs Florentine 
     £8
  • Crispy squid, lemon aioli 
     £8.50
  • Heritage beetroot, Bosworth ash, chicory, walnuts 
     £8 / £12
  • Black pudding sausage roll, brown sauce 
     £6
  • Herb roast salmon, soft boiled egg, baby gem 
     £8 / £12

Mains

  • Wild mushroom and truffle risotto (v) 
     £8
  • Smoked haddock and leek rarebit 
     £8.50
  • Josper grilled chicken club sandwich 
     £10
  • Flat iron steak, caramelised onions, sourdough 
     £13.50
  • Cod fishcake, parsley sauce 
     £12
  • Beer battered fish and chips, mushy peas 
     £14.50
  • Dry aged beefburger, tomato & gherkin relish 
     £16
  • Waterford Farm salt aged rib eye, fried eggs 
     £28

Sides

  • Chips 
     £3.50
  • Wilted greens, garlic 
     £3.50
  • Mixed leaves, vinaigrette 
     £3.50

Puddings

  • Selection of ice creams and sorbets 
     £5.25
    Lemon posset with raspberries and shortbread
  •  £6.50
  • Baked chocolate tart with crème fraiche 
     £6.50
  • Vanilla cheesecake, cherry compote and orange sorbet 
     £6.50
  • Selection of Yorkshire cheese 
     £8.50
Download Menu PDF

Childrens menu

Children's menu

  • Artichoke soup 
     £4
  • Sausage roll, tomato ketchup 
     £4.50
  • Cheese toastie, Branston pickle 
     £4.50
  • Fish & chips 
     £8.50
  • Cod, mash, peas 
     £8
  • Beefburger, chips 
     £7.50
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Drinks

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE

  • Vaporetto Prosecco 
     £5.95 / £30
    Veneto, Italy
  • Lanson, Pere et Fils, Brut, NV 
     £10.95 / £65
  • Laurent Perrier, Rosé, NV 
     £70
  • Laurent Perrier, Brut, NV 
     £75
  • Lanson, Rose Label, NV 
     £12.95 / £75
  • Lanson, Extra Age Blanc de Blancs, NV 
     £120
  • Krug, Grande Cuvée, NV 
     £220

Cocktails £8.75

  • Berry Mojito 
  • Espresso Martini 
  • Aged Grapefruit Negroni 
  • Cucumber Margarita 
  • Juicy Pear Martini 
  • Foss Island Ice Tea 
  • Chamomile Gimlet 
  • Honey Old Fashioned 
  • Marmalade Martini 
  • Dark and Stormy 
  • Ginger Julep 
  • Mai Tai 
  • Gin Collins 

Rose Wine

  • Petit Papillon, Grenache Rosé, Vin de Pays d ̛Oc, 2014/15 
     £22
    Languedoc, France
  • Rosé de l ̛Hospitalet, IGP d ̛Oc, 2014/15 
     £6.95 / £27
  • Dinastia Vivanco, Rioja, Rosado, 2014/15 
     £28
    Rioja, Spain
  • Felicite Rosé, Newton Johnson, 2014/15 
     £29
    Walker Bay, South Africa
  • Marotti Campi Lacrime, Rosato, IGT Marche, 2014/15 
     £33
    Le Marche, Italy
  • Spy Valley, Pinot Noir Rosé, 2014/15 
     £8.95 / £38
    Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Chateau Leoube, Rosé de Leoubé, 2014/15 
     £43
    Provence, France

White Wines

  • Le Coste, Trebbiano di Romagna, Poderi dal Nespoli, 2014/15 
     £22
    Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Kudu Plains, Chenin Blanc, 2014 
     £22
    South Africa
  • Arc des Anges, Vermentino/Sauvignon Blanc, Vin de Pays d ̛Oc, 2014/15 
     £5.95 / £23
    Languedoc, France
  • The Spee'wah, Pinot Grigio, 2014/15 
     £5.95 / £23
    Murray Darling, Australia
  • Finca Valero Blanco, Macabeo, 2014/15 
     £25
    Aragon, Spain
  • Tuffolo Cortese, 2013 
     £28
    Piedmont, Italy
  • Villa dei Fiori, Fiano, Puglia, 2013/14 
     £7.75 / £30
    Puglia, Italy
  • Muscadet Sevre et Maine, sur Lie, Domaine du Bois Bruley, 2013/14 
     £31
    Loire, France
  • Conde Villar, Vinho Verde Branco, 2014/15 
     £7.75 / £31
    Vinho Verde, Portugal
  • Chablis, Domaine des Marronniers, Bernard Legland, 2014 
     £32
    Burgundy, France
  • Cuatro Rayas, Verdejo, Rueda, 2014/15 
     £32
    Rueda, Spain
  • Stone Barn Chardonnay, 2012/13 
     £7.95 / £32
    California, USA
  • Viognier de l ̛Hospitalet, IGP d ̛Oc, 2013/14 
     £37
    Languedoc, France
  • Mount Langi Ghiran, Billi Billi Riesling, 2014/15 
     £8.75 / £37
    Grampians, Australia
  • Chateau St-Genes, Entre-Deux-Mers, Blanc, 2013 
     £40
    Bordeaux, France
  • Spy Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, 2014/15 
     £9.95 / £42
    Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Garzon, Albariño, 2014/15 
     £45
    Maldonado, Uruguay
  • Royal Tokaji, Dry Furmint, 2012/13 
     £11.50 / £47
    Tokaj, Hungary
  • Riesling ʻH ̛ Rheingau, Prinz von Hessen, 2014/15 
     £47
    Rheingau, Germany
  • Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl, Riesling, 2013 
     £49
    Washington, USA
  • Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige, Alois Lageder, 2013/14 
     £51
    Alto Adige, Italy
  • Morgassi, Superiore Tuffo, Gavi del Comune di Gavi, DOCG, 2013/14 
     £53
    Piedmont, Italy
  • Vire Clesse ʻLe Mont Chatelaine ̛, Jean Rijckaert, 2013/14 
     £57
    Burgundy, France
  • Sancerre, Les Grands Champs, Domaine Fouassier, 2013/14 
     £61
    Loire, France
  • Domaine Jean Defaix, Chablis, 2014/15 
     £61
    Burgundy, France
  • Fraser Gallop Estate, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, 2014/15 
     £61
    Western Australia
  • Penfolds Koonunga Hill Autumn Riesling, 2014/15 
     £63
    South Australia
  • Markus Molitor Wehlener, Klosterberg Kabinett, 2012/13 
     £66
    Mosel, Germany
  • Josef Chromy, Chardonnay, 2013/14 
     £73
    Tasmania, Australia
  • Gewurztraminer, Am Sand, Alois Lageder, 2013/14 
     £79
    Alto Adige, Italy
  • Chablis 1er Cru, Cote de Lechet, Domaine Jean Defaix, 2014/15 
     £85
    Burgundy, France
  • Prophet's Rock, Dry Riesling, 2011/12 
     £89
    Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Domaine Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, 2013/14 
     £100
    Rhone, France
  • Saint Cosme, Condrieu, 2013/14 
     £170
    Rhone, France
  • Meursault 1er Cru, Genevrieres, Domaine Latour Giraud, 2012/13 
     £210
    Burgundy, France

Red Wines

  • Fico Grande, Sangiovese di Romagna, Poderi dal Nespoli, 2014/15 
     £22
    Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Lorosco Reserva Carmenere, 2014/15 
     £5.95 / £22
    Colchagua Valley, Chile
  • Les Nuages, Pinot Noir, Vin De France, 2014/15 
     £5.95 / £23
    Loire, France
  • The Paddock, Merlot, 2014 
     £23
    South Eastern Australia
  • Terre di Vulcano, Aglianico del Vulture, 2014/15 
     £6.75 / £26
    Basilicata, Italy
  • The Spee'wah, Deep River Shiraz, 2014/15 
     £27
    South Eastern Australia
  • Stone Barn Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014/15 
     £28
    California, USA
  • Chateau de la Bouyere, 2014/15 
     £28
    Bordeaux, France
  • Lagrimas de Graciano, Rioja, 2015 
     £7.75 / £30
    Rioja, Spain
  • Les Roches, Beaujolais, 2014 
     £32
    France
  • Saint Cosme, Cotes du Rhone Rouge, 2014/15 
     £8.75 / £36
    Rhone, France
  • The Colonial Estate Explorateur Shiraz, 2014/15 
     £8.75 / £37
    Barossa, Australia
  • Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel, 2014/15 
     £41
    California, USA
  • Rasteau Les Valats, Alain Jaume, 2014/15 
     £41
    Rhone, France
  • Catena Appellation, Vista Flores Malbec, 2014/15 
     £9.95 / £42
    Mendoza, Argentina
  • Battle of Bosworth White Label Pinot Noir, 2014/15 
     £10.75 / £44
    McLaren Vale, Australia
  • Damana Reserva, Ribera del Duero, 2014/15 
     £47
    Castilla Y Leon, Spain
  • Dinastia Vivanco, Rioja Reserva, 2014/15 
     £51
    Rioja, Spain
  • Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah, 2014/15 
     £52
    Washington, USA
  • Castellare, Chianti Classico, 2014/15 
     £54
    Tuscany, Italy
  • Angelo Veglio, Barolo, 2014/15 
     £54
    Piedmont, Italy
  • Morgon, Marcel Lapierre, 2014/15 
     £62
    Beaujolais, France
  • Rocky Point Pinot Noir, 2014/15 
     £63
    Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Truchard, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014/15 
     £83
    Napa Valley, USA
  • Morey St Denis, Benoit Stehly, Domaine Lignier, 2014/15 
     £98
    Burgundy, France
  • Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio Alle Mura, Castello Banfi, 2014/15 
     £117
    Tuscany, Italy
  • Cote Rotie, Jamet, 2014/15 
     £181
    Rhone, France
  • Chateau Ormes de Pez, St Estephe, 2014/15 
     £232
    Bordeaux, France
  • Chateau La Lagune, Haut Medoc, 2014/15 
     £261
    Bordeaux, France

Gin

  • Tanqueray 
     £3.90
  • Hendrick's 
     £4.20
  • Miller's Gin 
     £4.20
  • Slingsby 
     £4.20
  • Plymouth 
     £4.20
  • Sipsmith 
     £5.10

Vodka

  • Absolut Blue 
     £3.90
  • Orillio 
     £3.90
  • Tito ̛s 
     £4.60
  • Sipsmith 
     £4.60
  • Chase 
     £5.10
  • Ciroc 
     £5.10
  • Grey Goose 
     £5.10

Brandy

  • Asbach Uralt 3 Year Old Brandy 
     £4.20
  • Martell Medallion VSOP Cognac 
     £5.10
  • Baron de Sigognac 10 Year Old Bas Armagnac 
     £5.40
  • Daron XO Extra Calvados Pays D ̛Auge 
     £5.70
  • Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac 
     £5.70
  • Hine Rare VSOP Cognac 
     £7.20
  • Hennessy XO Cognac 
     £14.40
  • Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac 
     £144

Tequila

  • Ocho Blanco 100% Agave 
     £3.90
  • Olmeca Rep 
     £4.20
  • Aqua Riva Blanco 
     £4.95
  • Villa Lobos Extra Añejo 100% Blue Agave 
     £5.40
  • Herradura Reposado 100% Agave 
     £6
  • Don Julio Añejo 100% Agave 
     £7.20
  • Patron Blanco 100% Agave 
     £8.40

Rum

  • Havana Club 3 Year Old 
     £3.90
  • Havana Club 7 Year Old 
     £4.20
  • Plantation Trinidad Rum 2000 
     £4.60
  • Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum 
     £5.10
  • Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva 
     £6
  • El Dorado Demerera Dark Rum 15 Year Old 
     £7.20

Blended whisky

  • Johnnie Walker Black Label 
     £3.90
  • Chivas Regal 12 Year Old 
     £4.50
  • Ballantineʼs Finest 
     £4.80
  • Monkey Shoulder 
     £4.95
  • Johnnie Walker Platinum 
     £12
  • Johnnie Walker Blue Label 
     £24

Malt whisky

  • Glenmorangie The Original 10 Year Old 
     £3.90
  • Cragganmore 
     £4.20
  • Auchentoshen 
     £4.60
  • Talisker Storm 
     £6
  • Lagavulin Islay Malt 16 Year Old 
     £6
  • Glenfarclas 15 Year Old. 
     £7.20
  • Bruichladdich Classic Laddie 
     £8.40
  • Ardbeg Islay Malt Corryvrechan 
     £10.20

WHISKEY, BOURBON & RYE

  • Jameson 
     £3.90
  • Nikka from the Barrel 
     £4.20
  • Canadian Club 
     £4.60
  • Middleton 
     £4.60
  • Buffalo Trace Kentucky Bourbon 
     £4.60
  • Makers Mark Bourbon 
     £4.60
  • L&G Woodford Reserve Bourbon 
     £4.60
  • Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon 
     £4.60
  • Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey Heaven Hill 
     £4.95
  • TIN CUP American Whiskey 
     £5.05
  • Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon 
     £6
  • Jack Danielʼs Single Barrel 
     £7.20
  • Suntory Hakushu 12 Year Old 
     £12

Craft Beers & Ciders £5.5

  • York Brewery, Minster Ale 
  • York Brewery, Yorkshire Terrier 
  • York Brewery, Centurionʼs Ghost Ale 
  • Guinness, Dublin Porter 
  • Kent Cider Company, Curious Apple