500 years in the making
Great Yorkshire hospitality and great Yorkshire food 
When James and Kate Mackenzie first clapped eyes on the The Pipe and Glass Inn back in 2005 it was, not to put too fine a point on it, a mess.

The former coaching inn on the picturesque Hotham estate needed, says James with typical understatement, ‘a bit of work’.



“It was advertised as having a fully equipped kitchen,” he remembers. “That turned out to be a bank of microwaves – not my idea of a working kitchen at all!”

But James and Kate – then still only 30 and 27 – fell in love with the place – and they’re the kind of couple who don’t let little things like having no money, and tackling a major refurbishment with only a couple of months’ grace, get in their way.

They roped in a pair of business partners who were prepared to take a financial risk – although the couple’s pedigree (James was at the time head chef at the much-lauded Star at Harome, while Kate ran front of house there) went some way towards reassuring them that their investment was in safe hands. And then they started calling on their family and many friends for help.

They bought The Pipe and Glass shortly after New Year 2006, had a hectic couple of months of long, hard days and working into the night, and opened for business at the end of March.




“It was mad, really,” recalls James. “We just went hell for leather to get the place up and running – and somehow, it happened.”

It didn't take long for the food critics to catch on that there was an interesting new kid on the block, and inevitably the Michelin inspectors eventually came calling – in 2010, the Pipe and Glass was awarded a Michelin star, which it has kept ever since, and this year, it added the coveted title of Michelin Pub of the Year.

And the Mackenzies – four of them now, since Toby (3) and one-year-old Molly came along – are loving their life in South Dalton.




“You couldn't ask for a better place to live and work,” says James. “One minute, there’ll be a foodie who’s travelled up from London especially to find out what we’re all about, the next minute, we’re chatting to local farmers having a pint.”

“We hope that anyone who comes here will want to come back again – we aim for good Yorkshire hospitality and great food, simple as that!”






The Pipe and Glass Inn stands on the site of the original gatehouse to Dalton Park. The yew tree which stands in the Pipe and Glass garden is believed to be at least 400 years old – what has it seen over the years. The original gatehouse was eventually replaced by the current building, part of which dates back to the 17th century.


PUBLISHED :November 2012
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food served

monday 
closed all day
tuesday
12 – 14.00 / 17.30 – 21.30 pm
wednesday
12 – 14.00 / 17.30 – 21.30 pm
thursday
12 – 14.00 / 17.30 – 21.30 pm
friday
12 – 14.00 / 17.30 – 21.30 pm
saturday
12 – 14.00 / 17.30 – 21.30 pm
sunday
12 – 16.00 pm
(TUES-SAT 2-4pm: afternoon savouries menu served in the bar area)

BAR OPEN

monday 
closed all day
tuesday
12 - 23.00 pm
wednesday
12 - 23.00 pm
thursday
12 - 23.00 pm
friday
12 - 23.00 pm
saturday
12 - 23.00 PM
sunday
12 - 18.00 PM

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND PRE-BOOKING FOR THE RESTAURANT HOWEVER, WE DO NOT TAKE RESERVATIONS FOR THE BAR, WHERE GUESTS ARE WELCOME TO ‘WALK-IN’ FOR BOTH DRINKS AND DINING.

We will be closed for our annual spring break from 8th April 2024, re-opening on the evening of 16th April 2024
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pipe and glass
west end
south dalton
beverley
east yorkshire
hu17 7pn

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