Harrogate restaurant
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You really are spoiled in Harrogate.
As Rich says, the Hotel du Van is very good and very posh, but very expensive. Bed I have yet to go but, for a superb little restaurant with excellent food and the owners that make you feel very very welcome (Arlene has dragged a bottle of, not on the wine list, Faustino 1 out her her private stash for me on a couple of occasions)... then Sage, jst a couple of minutes from the town centre.
http://www.sagebistro.co.uk
Quantro is also very good down on Montpellier roundabout and Van Zeller's is supposed to be excellent although again, we have yet to go.
As Rich says, the Hotel du Van is very good and very posh, but very expensive. Bed I have yet to go but, for a superb little restaurant with excellent food and the owners that make you feel very very welcome (Arlene has dragged a bottle of, not on the wine list, Faustino 1 out her her private stash for me on a couple of occasions)... then Sage, jst a couple of minutes from the town centre.
http://www.sagebistro.co.uk
Quantro is also very good down on Montpellier roundabout and Van Zeller's is supposed to be excellent although again, we have yet to go.
burriana said:
You really are spoiled in Harrogate.
As Rich says, the Hotel du Van is very good and very posh, but very expensive. Bed I have yet to go but, for a superb little restaurant with excellent food and the owners that make you feel very very welcome (Arlene has dragged a bottle of, not on the wine list, Faustino 1 out her her private stash for me on a couple of occasions)... then Sage, jst a couple of minutes from the town centre.
http://www.sagebistro.co.uk
Quantro is also very good down on Montpellier roundabout and Van Zeller's is supposed to be excellent although again, we have yet to go.
I was wondering whether Sage Bistro is located where Biscaya Bay used to be and it is. I must try it as it sounds pretty good. It's quite a funky, intimate little spot, a bit like dining in someones living room (which it was prior to being a restaurant). I remember some strange "off the wall" conversations with Alex Alzuri at Biscaya Bay. Strange chap. Glad to see it's seemingly gone to good operators.As Rich says, the Hotel du Van is very good and very posh, but very expensive. Bed I have yet to go but, for a superb little restaurant with excellent food and the owners that make you feel very very welcome (Arlene has dragged a bottle of, not on the wine list, Faustino 1 out her her private stash for me on a couple of occasions)... then Sage, jst a couple of minutes from the town centre.
http://www.sagebistro.co.uk
Quantro is also very good down on Montpellier roundabout and Van Zeller's is supposed to be excellent although again, we have yet to go.
I agree with Sasso for Italian, or San Martino next to The Orchid. Both are quite intimate settings. If you like French cuisine there's Chez La Vie. You can register at www.gravy-train.co.uk and print off a 20% discount coupon which is nice (it might cover the price of some bubbly
)The Clocktower at Rudding Park tries hard at fine dining (but fails on occassion in my experience), so Du Vin might be a better option if you want to dress up. Although a good way out of Harrogate, by shear accident whilst hooning around the dales last weekend, we dropped on Yorebridge House in Bainbridge (near Leyburn) in Wensleydale. What a truly sensational bit of fortune. The food was exceptional, great wine list and the owners David & Charlotte were kind enough to show us around the unique rooms. Truly an exceptional find and worthy of a visit if you really want to impress your other half. www.yorebridgehouse.com
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