The Box Tree Restaurant
📍 35-37 Church St, Ilkley LS29 9DR, UK
About The Box Tree Restaurant
The Box Tree Restaurant is a renowned culinary destination nestled in the heart of Ilkley. Celebrated for its exceptional fine dining experience, this "little gem" consistently delights visitors, earning an outstanding Google rating of 4.7/5 stars from over 300 reviews. It's known for its blend of classic elegance and innovative cuisine, making it a standout establishment in Yorkshire.
Guests consistently praise the restaurant for its amazing tasting food, showcasing real skill in flavour combinations and artistic presentation. The menu features carefully crafted dishes, with reviewers highlighting specific delights. The exemplary front-of-house team ensures a welcoming atmosphere and well-paced service, contributing to an overall exceptional dining experience where the food truly takes centre stage.
Visiting Information
The Box Tree Restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday and Thursday evenings (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM), and Friday and Saturday evenings (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM). Lunch service is available Friday and Saturday (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM) and Sunday (12:00 PM - 2:30 PM). The restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday. It offers excellent accessibility, including a wheelchair-accessible entrance, restroom, and seating. Credit cards, debit cards, and NFC payments are accepted.
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📍 35-37 Church St, Ilkley LS29 9DR, UK
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Showing 5 of 323 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 6 February 2026.
This little gem of a restaurant is hidden away in the centre of Ilkley. From the moment you've entered the restaurant, the service is exemplary and the food simply follows suit. Great tasting food, which examples real skill in the flavour combinations and artistry. This was our second visit for the Sunday lunch set menu and it was first class. We took friends with us on this occasion and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
First visit but definitely not our last! This was an amazing night of tasting great food served by great staff. Great atmosphere I can’t explain in words how great every part of the evening was the food took centre stage. Many thanks to every member of staff from the front of house to the chefs.
Went on a Saturday night for dinner, with Sommelier's choice wine pairing. Service was well paced- time between courses was perfect, we were neither rushed nor left waiting between courses. Some particular highlights were the XO dumpling, the dampersand bread and the chocolate pudding.
We had the pleasure of having a dining experience here for my partners birthday. Staff were very pleasent and fun and we found the place to not be as pretentious as other awarded resteraunts. Food was incredible as were the cocktails. Also for an almost 3 hour experience price was very reasonable. Will deffo be coming again.
Whatever chef Brado and the team did has given the Box Tree a fresh new menu and a higher standard than before. Having eaten there since he has taken over, there is an obvious increase in quality. The new dishes are bolder with an air of confidence from the new head chef and his kitchen. Front of house the service is excellent and the sommelier knowledgeable and happy to give his recommendations. Waiting staff were pleasant and professional. Location of restaurant means no on site parking but the main town car park is to the rear of restaurant with a 1 min walk. With a constantly evolving menu there will always be a reason to go back.