We have visited this pub before and enjoyed our meals.However today was a huge disappointment. We both had "TheCountrymans" at £8 95 each.If you are on a diet go for this.The salad consisted of some lettuce with a shaving of red onion and carrot,one slice of cucumber and a small piece of tomato.The onions,silverskins, had seen better days.The bread roll,of... More

we went to the black swan as a party of four for my mums birthday, we all had sunday lunch, one had beef, the rest of us had lamb, the meals priced at £8.95 each consisted of frozen peas and carrots, a SMALL piece of cauliflower, fried pieces of potato which were supposed to be roast potatoes,a small portion of... More

We went for a pub meal on a Wednesday evening and that is what we got. It was just an average pub meal. No frills, service was average, not speedy , but not slow. The beer (Theakstons) was good. It's not expensive - worked out at just over £14 each for main course, pudding and a drink. We didn't stay,... More

The Black Swan is located centrally in Pickering and that is a real plus point. Breakfast is also (apart from the sausages)of a reasonable standard. The whole building looks unclean and in need of decoration, The rooms are ok but do not expect too much in the way of luxury. My room had a bath and no shower. The bath... More

Our group of 14 stayed locally last week and ate here all but one night, the staff were really friendly and helpful, really welcoming. We ate everything on the menu between us over the course of the week and had no complaints what-so-ever. Regarding the comments in a previous review about the lamb shank three of us had this and... More

Me and my family attended here for a meal only, we were disgusted with the quality of the lamb shank, more like a size of a chop, full of fat and gristle, swimming in an oily, overpowering mint gravy. Medium rare steaks, were still grassing in field, very poorly cooked, had a selection of potatoes choice ... Cold mash or... More

Went here for a meal only, with a few friends. After having to walk though about 7 people smoking right outside the door we arrived at the bar, which was very dark. Took us about 5 minutes Untill they realised we wanted serving. The drinks were a similar price as other pubs in the area. We ordered food which arrived... More

Went with my better half for a meal, the menu was pretty poor so went with a steak from the specials board.... I could have done with a set of teeth like a great white shark to chew it along with raw chips it was a delight hint of sarcasm spent most of the night trying not to see it... More

Dinner only. (Actually, 4 stars seems a bit generous - but only 3 would seem a bit mean). Staff were very jolly and helpful, food nothing special but good value (£10 for main course - I hadn't expected the "stuffed chicken with white wine sauce" to be accompanied by thick dark gravy; though at least it was tasty) and no... More