Cockett's And - Richmondshire

We made a stop in Hawes and stumbled upon 1668 along the main road. They had a great selection of light lunches to choose from. We decided to order Thai fish cakes, a prawn sandwich, seafood linguine, and a Caesar salad - and all four dishes were delicious. We were initially unsure if the tables outside were part of the restaurant, but luckily they were, providing ample seating options as the town was very busy.

During a recent trip to Hawes, we opted to dine at Cocketts. Although slightly pricier, it was definitely worth it. The food was impeccably prepared and cooked, the service was excellent, and the ambiance of the restaurant was very tasteful.

I travel frequently for work and have stayed in many hotels, but Cocketts is truly exceptional. I have been working in the area for the past year and have always been greeted warmly by Peter and Rachel, the owners. They go above and beyond to accommodate my needs, whether it's fulfilling special breakfast requests or preparing packed lunches for my work days in the Dales. The staff is fantastic, the rooms are clean, and the food, wine, and service are excellent. It's always difficult to leave, but I take comfort in knowing that I will be back soon.

Lovely lunch in the sunshine. We both had the Wensleydale and bacon burger, which was served with delicious crispy onion rings, skinny fries and coleslaw. Service was fast, friendly and efficient, the waiter (unfortunately we didn’t get his name) was fab! Would definitely return.

We had an evening meal as well as breakfast in the restaurant and the food/breakfast choice was very good, the young waiter (masked) was attentive and polite. 4 5 stars for the restaurant. But our review is regarding our overnight stay. We arrived to a very cold room, that the (female) owner noted and suggested the radiators would be on (soon). They did indeed eventually come on noticing the slight warmth nearly an hour later. But it was at least a couple more hours before we felt any real warmth in the room. The room itself was just OK, cosy but comfy enough (twin) beds but poor quality furniture, a bedside lamp not working (albeit remedied after raising with the owner), a cobweb above the bed, tea/coffee facilities with kettle connected to an extension lead all on the very high window ledge making it a challenge particularly as I 'm not tall to make the drinks, empty shower gels etc., about a 1/4 of a toilet roll (with no spare) we did run out! On departure (as on arrival) there was no chit chat no was everything OK for your stay? or have a safe journey . If this was a £60 per night room (including breakfast), all but the fact that it was so cold for our arrival, would be a lot more acceptable but we were expecting a bit more from the £120 price tag so very disappointed.