Harden's survey result
Summary
“A great place for a civilised lunch” – so long as you don’t expect culinary fireworks. This impressive William & Mary country house on the outskirts of York is owned by the National Trust (and was once the residence of traveller and writer Lady Mary Wortley Montague, who introduced the practice of smallpox inoculation to Britain after witnessing it in Turkey).
Summary
With its “lovely, old, grandiose atmosphere”, the NT’s William & Mary country pile is a “beautiful place to eat in high-ceilinged dining rooms” and its cooking is consistently well-rated, if seldom plugged as being terrifically exciting. Top Tip – “lovely surroundings for an excellent afternoon tea: really spoiling”.
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Have you eaten at Middlethorpe Hall?
Bishopthorpe Road, York, YO23 2GB
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Dinner | £45.00 | £60.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 85.00 | Dinner only | 6 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.50 |
| Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Bishopthorpe Road, York, YO23 2GB
Opening hours
| Monday | 7:30 am‑10:30 am |
| Tuesday | 7:30 am‑10:30 am |
| Wednesday | 7:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 7:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 7:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
