Tickle Toby - Hambleton

I'm not a veggie but staff said how amazing the veg curry was, so I tried it and it was fantastic. Staff very friendly and pub always clean

We 've been coming here for years Saturday lunchtime, always guaranteed nice food, that was untill this Saturday 8th April. I may be wrong but we are guessing the management has changed or the chef or something recently as it was the worst meal EVER!!! We noticed about a month ago when we eat here it wasn 't up to it 's usual standard but then this Saturday it bottomed out. After ordering it took forever to arrive and the place was far from busy, I always order the same everytime I eat here and ordered the beef and onion gravy bagette with chips and side salad. The Beef strips were cooked to death, dry, extremely tough and almost inedible, hardly any gravy and the smallest portion of what could hardly be termed Salad tichy piece of lettuce quarter tomato three tichy rings of onion and pepper. Absolutely terrible, the best bit were the chips as these were ok but the rest was rubbish. Nothing lasts forever, we used to recommend the Tickle Toby to relatives and friends but not anymore and we won 't be lunching here again, the end of an era for us. Complete waste of money. My advice, take note from the previous management when the food was perfect, Tickle Toby will lose more customers than it gains serving food at this low standard, it wasn 't worth giving away.

Good pub! Staff are welcoming and they have a very good selection available. It's reasonably priced too so I would definitely recommend

Unfortunately we won 't be visiting again. The food was more than basic although it was hot and the service was speedy. There was no working hot water in the men 's or the woman 's (as in the tap itself doesn 't let water out) which makes me question how the staff are cleaning their hands. There was only one toilet available to use out of three cubicles. All the furniture seemed to be really run down and in need of some major repair. The pub also had a sign saying mulled wine inside but when asked, they said the sign should have been taken down ages ago as we don 't sell it now. All the staff were friendly and welcoming that 's why I have gave it three stars.

The Tickle Toby is an independent pub, which perhaps explains why it is so smart and tidy. The decor is very much in the modern bar style, but it still retains the atmosphere of a traditional pub. Having said that, can I suggest that gents heading for the loo wear sunglasses as it is the brightest toilet I’ve ever seen! It was very quiet when we were in, but we enjoyed pleasant beer and good service and it’s clear that this is one of the best pubs in town.