The Curious Fox

Excellent location, good value, good staff

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Really comfy room, clean facilities, convenient location and excellent food. Loved our short stay.

Good points first, staff were excellent, nothing too much trouble, the waitress on when we arrived late afternoon early evening even moved her car so we could park ours, she was even the cleaner the nxt morning when we were going down for brekky, she was lovely and worked very hard, bed was very comfy, we were in room 7 for 2 nights for my birthday and day after treat for me and hubby, 11th and 12th Dec. Now for the not so good points, brekky was good and well cooked, the Granola was homemade and best I have ever had, I even asked for recipe and chef said would give to me but never did, their were no continental bits which all hotels I've been to u have, had to ask for orange juice too. My son and wife drove from the lakes to join us for my birthday dinner which we were disappointed with, we booked their because of the round world menues but we're very limited as xmas menu, the rolled turkey was not to my liking would have preferred the meat as it is normally, the rest of meal was also disappointing and quite expensive. The bedroom was ok apart from 2 things, the bathroom very small and on the little Settee it was covered with a horrible throw rug style which was grubby and looked dirty, I removed it from the sofa as I got a couple of bites on my lower leg whilst sitting on it, that needs to be either washed or thrown out. It's a shame as when I watched 4 in a bed I had high expectations of it, still the staff lovely and a credit to them, but sadly won't be returning.

Visited Dec 25th and Dec26th to visit family room OK toiletries poor, considering friends told me its posh here, have visited most establishments in Skipton over last year due to mum been EoL, Bed comfortable, but Breakfast shocking, realised no buffet, ordered coffee , one cup, came with milk, asked for weetabix ( one or two he asked) then asked have you got enough milk in the jug for your cereal, I ordered small orange juice and finally, ordered eggs with ham and hollandaise on sough bread, 3 spots of source, they charged me £12.00 for eggs and ham, £7.00 for small orange juice, £3.00 for coffee, and most shocking £6.50 for x2 weetabix, plus tax (£33.00) all other Skipton establishments give tea, coffee, cereals, juice, toast, yogurts, etc free.... 26th walked to Weatherspoon's for £11.00 and was far better, I will not be stopping here again, shocking prices....

We were treated for my Birthday to dine here... When we arrived they were very pleasant... We ordered a bottle of merlot . Food was amazing I must say my lamb was lovely 😍 we had starters too. Im a bit annoyed that I felt we were rushed im a slow eater . But felt we were being looked at to take away our first course plates to then deliver our next ... We didnt want a pudding but was trying to drink our bottle of wine quickly as felt they wanted our table. This really made me feel uneasy I did say im trying to drink it as fast as I can ... he said well no it's fine you have 15 minutes left... which we didn't we had half an hour left. I hate to be negative but it did spoil our treat . We did eat a 5pm so not really late at all.

Restaurant setting and decor is lovely. Unfortunately, the food and service not . Was seated 20 minutes before having to ask for a wine list , the wine took another 10 minutes and 3 requests to arrive . The shrimp on the prawn cocktail was turning beige to grey on both plates . When we mentioned it to the staff, we simply received a shrug of the shoulders. The main roast beef dinner , the mash, had a skin on from being reheated . Had some dried out kind of jus on the plate, and the beef was as grey as the shrimp. Had to ask for gravy to counter the dryness of the entire plate . The cheeseboard was like an asda selection, and the chocolate brownie was cold and crunchie on the outside and red hot and runny in the middle . Microwaved, too, at a guess . The wine was decent and reasonably priced.

Coming here for 40 years plus - it was called Oats in the 1980s then it was called Napier and now called the Curious Fox. The breakfasts have always been excellent and that has not changed. The hot water was an issue as there was none - however the current owner assured us it would be rectified by the following morning which thankfully was true. He did say he was going to replace the boiler etc so it would not be an issue going forward! Rooms otherwise comfortable

The food was not as good as it used to be. The beef slow cooked apparently was rare in middle it was not very appetising the Mash had a crust and the Yorkshire pudding was burnt. The steak was average no chips.

The location was perfect as were attending g a wedding over the road.

The bathroom was the smallest I’ve ever been in! The shower was a joke. I had to move around to get wet as it only sprayed in one corner. It moved from hot to cold and back again. I get it’s an old building ( I used to live in one so I know the problems) however when the room was £100+ I expected better.

We stayed at the The Coach House for 3 nights. The breakfast is served at the Curious Fox, which is across the road. What a fantastic place the Curious Fox is. Such beautiful surroundings, the most welcoming and friendliest staff, and truly wonderful food. We liked it so much that as well as the three days we breakfasted there, we also had an evening meal on the Friday and then Sunday lunch. We could not recommend The Curious Fox highly enough and Lee, the owner is a brilliant front of house.