The White Heifer Inn, Scorton

Visited the other day to discover that this is no longer a pub, more a restaurant that has a bar area serving drinks. To get a better idea my friend and I booked a table for the following Saturday night.
At 7:30 the place was busy and we were invited to sit in a small seating area below the obligatory plasma TV showing Sky Sports. That said, the TV was on mute and the service was very friendly. We were given menus to choose from and served drinks - there being three ales on offer including TT Landlord. I opted for a golden ale (that I've now forgotten the name of) which was tasty but wayyyy too cold!! Having chosen our dishes we were shown to our table in a very modern looking but pleasant enough dining area.

Food was on the whole very good with an imaginative and varied choice of dishes. I went for crayfish cocktail which was delicious, followed by stuffed chicken in parma ham, also equally tasty, ending up with a selection of Swaledale cheeses. Total cost including a bottle of decent wine was just under �80. On departing at around 10:30 we did notice that the bar was quite busy with drinkers, so maybe there are some for whom it's still more a pub.

On the whole I would say it's a good place to dine if you're in the Richmond area, so worth a visit. However, if you're after a quaint country pub and a good range of ales, then you might want to look further afield, as this isn't really the focus or feel of the new Heifer.

28 Aug 2010 10:25