Yorkshire puddings: Where you can get the best Yorkshire puddings in Yorkshire - according to our readers
Yorkshire puddings have evolved from being a starter to fill you up prior to the meat being served to being the heart of a roast.
Whether you like giant Yorkshire puddings filled with a roast dinner or you like them small, crispy and fluffy on the side, this Yorkshire Pudding Day (Feb 1) we asked you for your recommendations of the best places to to eat a Yorkshire pudding here in God’s Own County.
The humble Yorkshire or ‘dripping pudding’ dates back to 1737, however Melanie Malcolm recommends a new pub that has already mastered its Yorkshire puddings within nine weeks of opening.
She said: “100 per cent The Duke Of Wellington. It only opened nine weeks ago and everyone is talking about them.”
The village pub is based in East Keswick in Leeds serving a range of locally sourced food from their à la carte menu.
While they get booked up, if you’re one of the lucky guests at the bar, you may also get some leftovers to snack on.
The Duke of Wellington posted on their facebook page: “The fires will be roaring, the bar is open for drinks so come and keep warm and get cosy in the bar.
“Don’t forget, any roasties or yorkies left over will hit the bar after service with James’s amazing gravy. We love a bit of giving back.”
Joolz Collins said their top spots for Yorkshire puddings include The Boundary House in Methley and The White Horse in Tadcaster.
The White Horse is an award winning restaurant and pub, set in the heart of the local Church Fenton community.
Meanwhile, you can’t beat a Sunday stroll finished off with a Sunday dinner. Newmillerdam in Wakefield has a lovely walk, which can be topped off by one of the local pubs nearby.
Chloe White said: “The Dam Inn in Newmillerdam does lovely Yorkshire puds on their carvery.”
We often associate pubs with villages and countryside, but they’re at the heart of any community, rural and urban.
Bradford, which has an increasingly pedestrianised city centre to create a traffic-free community hub is home to a gastropub based at a former bank premises opposite the Wool Exchange.
The City Vaults in Bradford has been going for 30 years, and Rachel Dennis recommends their Sunday dinners due to their Yorkshire puddings.
Secret recipe to a Yorkshire pudding
The Swine That Dines started as a small restaurant in Leeds city centre offering tasting menus. Since relocating for more space and ‘elbow room’ to a venue in Headingley and renaming themselves The Swine Bistro.
The Swine Bistro recently launched its first Sunday lunch service from their new venue on Otley Road in Headingley.
Head chef Kirsty Cheetham said: “If there’s one thing we take seriously in Yorkshire, it’s our Yorkshire puddings.
“They’re the star of the Sunday roast, aren’t they? A proper Yorkshire pudding holds its own against anything else on the plate and never surrenders to lashings of gravy. In my opinion, it’s the crowning glory in batter form.”
Kirsty said that she never uses salt in her Yorkshires, and she also lets the batter rest overnight before putting them in hot fat inside a steaming oven.
The Swine Bistro has been listed in The Good Food Guide’s Top 100 Best Local Restaurants and Top 100 Restaurants in the UK by Squaremeal.
Fodder in Harrogate is not only known for its Yorkshire puddings but all their profits support a Yorkshire agricultural charity.
A spokesperson from the Fodder shop and kitchen, said: “Fodder has become well known for many great things over the years but one of greatest has got to be The Great Yorkshire Pudding that proudly adorn our Sunday roasts.
“So well loved, we had to start selling them in the shop.
“Straying from tradition, our special Yorkshire pudding recipe uses cold rapeseed oil instead of hot fat like many traditional recipes - and we think that’s what makes them extra delicious.”
Jessica Maccio recommends her local pub The Old George Inn, Sykehouse, near Goole.
She said: “They do the best Sunday roast with huge Yorkshire puds.Perfectly crispy on the outside and soft in the middle.
“I highly recommend upgrading to the family platter, then you get two extra Yorkshire puddings which my kids love too.”
James Knowles recommends the Ninth in Castleford - a bar and kitchen named after the famous Roman legion linked with the area, formerly Lagentium.
He said: “The Ninth Castleford does a belting Sunday roast with great yorkies.”
Gill Pointon recommends Yorkshire puddings at another gastropub also steeped in history.
Mill of the Black Monks opened in Barnsley in 2018. Housed in a medieval watermill dating back to 1150AD, adjacent to Monk Bretton Priory.
If you’re wanting ‘home made comfort food’ with large Yorkshires, try ROAST on Westgate in Cleckheaton.
If you’re looking for a giant Yorkshire pudding, Tan Hill Inn in Richmond, The Crooked Billet in Saxton, and Half Moon in Skidby, East Yorkshire, are all famed for the size of their puddings.
The Crooked Billet even invites diners to take part in their Yorkshire pudding challenge where you have a Yorkshire with meat for starters, a large Yorkshire filled with a Sunday dinner for mains, and a Yorkshire filled with dessert for pudding.