Booked up the Shoulder of Mutton for a weekend family break in historic York. Initially, we were put off by some of the reviews, but we thought, 'what the hell, what's the worst that can happen?' And what a good decision it turned out to be. First - great price. Very reasonable price for a family room in a very... More

i stayed in here last week and it was very nice place .this new owners in there they have been there for about 3 or more weeks now .it was very clean and tidy .the owners are going to be work to the pub to make it much much better than before so good luck to them .it was so... More

We stayed here in June 2013 and really enjoyed ourselves. The pub and rooms were spotless and the new owners (who had only been in charge for a few weeks) greeted us with a warm welcome. The pub had a friendly atmosphere and is a fabulous base to explore York being only a fifteen minute walk from the town centre.... More

We had a family gathering after the loss of my a brother. The Shoulder of Mutton organised an excellent buffet meal which contained everything you could imagine and it was all home made. About sixty people attended and enjoyed the meal thoroughly. The buffet table was constantly replenished and no one went away hungry. I was extremely happy with the... More

What a lovely location to explore the Dales. We stayed in the Annex (an extra bonus from our hosts), complete with living room, kitchenette and spacious bathroom and bedroom. Views from all windows and a breakfast tailored to our dietary needs.

based on fairly good reviews we booked the Shoulder of Mutton for the Easter weekend, I can only assume the pictures have undergone significant amount of photoshop... A luke warm welcome, no coffee, no food and no apology for lack of either after 5 hour drive. Our room was situated above the bar and the noise through to 2am was... More

BE AWARE NO FOOD AT ALL - disappointment after a 7 hour drive that the nearest food was a walk into town and NO BREAKFASTS in the morning :-( No apology or explanation from the staff for this on arrival. Apparently there has been no food for a while and no plans to replace the chef. They are going to... More

Cheap, but not cheerful. Stayed 4 nights. Night 4, the room had not been cleaned & i was told by the bar staff that the cleaner would be told. The management wouldn't lower themselves to an apology , or even to speak to me ! So stayed in a dirty room . Big punch ups outside , police attended. Food... More

Having chosen to stay at The Shoulder Of Mutton because of the favourable reviews, I can't believe that these were for the same place that we stayed at. It was awful, and would give Fawlty Towers a run for the number one hotel not to stop at. Having taken one and a half hours to travel the last 4 miles... More