Willowgate Bistro

Best restaurant in the area.
Everything perfectly cooked and beautifully presented. Friendly service.

Just awesome. From our warm welcome, the appetisers, the attention to taste, detail and quality.... it would be churlish to fault anything, even the ambiant background music. This was not just dinner, it was a dining experience that was wonderful. The chefs and owners clearly know what they want to achieve, and how. The wine was superb and complemented our main courses perfectly. As for the dessert, oh my. I cannot speak highly enough of this jewel in Pickering. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. We will most certainly be back.

Booked this restaurant for Saturday evening 17th September 2022; fantastic food, wonderful staff and so glad they could fit us in. Would definitely recommend and would book again in we were staying in the area.

A small but interesting menu. Everything was beautifully cooked. My husband thought his duck was the best he had ever tasted! Super desserts. Lovely servers. A thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thank you to all the staff.

Wow what a fantastic hidden gem! We were passing through on our way from Scotland down to South England and were in the area for the evening. Google suggested this bistro as highly rated so called ahead to see if they had a table, we were in luck. Arrived to a lovely building on a cobbled street to a warm welcome from the waiter and waitress. The ambience was lovely and the menu had great choices for all courses. Everything we were served looked amazing and tasted delicious. We cannot wait to return on our next trip up north!

What a fantastic place! The food was amazing, the service was excellent! Well worth a visit!

We had a wonderful time visiting Willowgate Bistro for my girlfriend’s birthday. We were slightly late arriving however after a quick telephone call the team were more than happy to accommodate us a little later than booked.

I was delighted on arrival to see they’d purchased a lovely birthday balloon and positioned it next to our quiet table in the corner of the restaurant. What a nice touch!

The food was fabulous - we had duck and steak followed by lemon cheesecake and chocolate tart, all cooked and presented beautifully. The wine and cocktails were superb and the staff couldn’t have done more for us.

We had a fabulous meal at Willowgate Bistro and have already booked to return this weekend as the final meal of our holiday. Highly recommended, many thanks!

Wonderful welcome on arrival in a lovely setting. We were brilliantly looked after from start to finish. Our food was amazing and served at a perfect pace. We’ll visit again when next staying in Pickering, thank you.