The Royalty - Otley

Jasmine H.

Ruby was honestly the best waitress that has served us in such a long time. Her presence was so welcoming and made us feel relaxed and at ease. She recommended us food, told us the specials making our choice very easy. We enjoyed our time so much we stayed for 3 courses. We just want to say such a big thank you to Ruby for her excellent service. The food was fantastic and the views were great! I’d definitely recommend the pie to anyone going !!

Helen P.

The staff at The Royalty couldn’t have been nicer, more helpful and kind. We had a family gathering there and they looked after us brilliantly. The food was great and the view is spectacular. Thanks for looking after us so well.

Claire R.

Had a fab meal this evening, the Valentines menu was excellent. The 3 courses were very well presented and very tasty. Couldn't fault it at all. Atmosphere and service was great too. Thanks 😊.

Nash M.

We came here for lunch after a lovely day clay pigeon shooting.

We were hungry after shooting and decided to come here as it was next door.
Once we arrived we spoke to a waitress and explained we had no booking but asked if we could we have lunch there, we were conscious that there was 7 of us so we might not get a table with no reservation but we were flexible and happy to eat there if they had space or happy to go somewhere else.
They explained that we could sit down at a table but there may be a wait on food. We said no problem, we’ll have a pint and wait to be able to order food!

After we ordered a pint, we were informed that we could actually in fact eat which was great so we looked at the menu and ordered.

Two of our party had specific dietary requirements and asked if they could have a side as a starter size, to which they kindly said yes and the food was ordered.

The food came quick enough, we ate it. Out of everything we ordered it was average at best.
The chicken burger was so dry that the coleslaw was needed to lubricate the burger to be able to eat.
The roast was plain with no seasoning,
just very bland and average but something to fill the tummy!

After we finished, our plates were cleared and then we asked for the bill.

Upon receiving the bill, one of the sides which was the portobello mushroom was charged at £8 per portion which we thought was a bit steep considering that they were so small they gave us 2 per portion and even then both didn’t equate to a full sized big portobello mushroom. It had nothing else on it, just a single small mushroom on a plate, with no toppings, no seasoning - just plain, no thrills.

So one of our party questioned this and asked why it was so much (we had ordered 2 portions so it was £16 all together) and explained that she didn’t think that we should pay that much as she doesn’t think it’s worth it, especially when an entire child’s roast is priced at £10 (which is only £2 more and you get a lot more for the price).

The waitress then told us that we could have our £16 back but none of us were ever welcome in the establishment…. Which seems a very odd way to react to a worthy complaint that wasn’t expressed with aggression or nastiness, just a very matter of fact questioning about something on the bill - which is usually quite a normal thing that can happen when someone’s paying the bill.

Extremely unhappy with the response to something that seems quite trivial and the way that it was handled, it feels like a very extreme way to react to a very normal and reasonable question.

We might of come back if we came for a walk in the Chevin, but obviously not now. There’s no love lost in our recent banning as it’s extremely over priced and very underwhelming! Just be careful if you go there and you don’t like the chefs food, because you get what you’re given …

Claire F.

We had amazing food at the themed Italian night. Chef Callum definitely pulled out all the stops in serving us fresh home cooked pasta! From the antipasto to the dessert it was absolutely delicious!!! Not forgetting our servers Dani and Ruby who couldn’t do enough for us. The Irish coffees where lovely. Not forgetting the beautiful setting with the Leeds/Bradford runway in the distance and the fire keeping us all toasty on -4 freezing evening. Highly recommend for great food, great service and beautiful views!!! Highly recommend ❤️ Thank you for a lovely evening

Kay S.

Visiting family in the area. Lovely location/views.. very friendly and welcoming.. food outstanding.. good quality..home made.. the pork belly bites starter was amazing but could of had it as a main course!!

Mick H.

We arranged a family get together at the Royalty for a Sunday roast. We had a table for 8 and whilst service was a little slow, the food was delicious. The duo Sunday roast with two meats was great. Never had a roast with mash and roast potatoes before and personally I would of preferred more veg but still enjoyed the meal

Martin B.

We visited The Royalty after watching the runners doing the Chevin Chase, Boxing day run, which is just.up.tje road! The place was busy, but it didn't take long to get served. I had a pint of Tetley Better, which was very nice! I could have had a few more, but we were on our way to another appointment. The place was busy with prep book dinner orders, and they were not taking walk-in food orders until at least 14:00. There is an outdoor seating area, which will have a great view on a clear day, so we will be back another day!