Alexander's Grand Café, Bar & Terrace

What a great place friendly and helpful Staff who engaged well with us outside terrace to sit on and dog friendly too. Burger was cooked very well and tasted great nice side of lightly salted fries to all very good well worth visit decently will be going back. Toiletry cleaning well looked after Allington all a great place lunch or dinner.

A bit of a hit and miss first visit, but we will be back. Booked a table for Wednesday lunchtime, and we were greatly impressed with the greeting and the surroundings - Alexander's truly does feel like a grand café from an era gone by. We were seated at a table for 2, which is all well and good, but there were 2 people on a 4 top next to us, which meant I had to keep shuffling my chair in and out to let waiters and the two (incredibly rude) customers to my left out. The menu reads fantasticly, and it certainly took some time to choose what to have - both of us going for two courses - Flatbreads and Croquettes to start (both of these were excellent) and the Fish Goujon sandwich and Fish and Chips. The waiter who served us was pleasant enough, but a bit of a rabbit in the headlights - he forgot what I ordered straight after I told him (no notepad to jot it down was a bit odd) - and he also struggled when clearing plates off our table and the one next to us - seeing him scramble around on the floor for cutlery was a bit cringey in the environment. My wife's sandwich was excellent I will say, however my fish and chips was just a little, odd tasting. The chips were very dry and slightly bitter tasting, and every other bite of my fish and chips left a slightly weird taste in my mouth - Wether that was the remnants of the chips I'm not sure, as the fish my wife had was excellent - but I just couldn't enjoy every mouthful. I really hate complaining, and the fact the starters were excellent, and the venue itself superb, left me thinking that maybe I just got a bit unlucky with what I ordered. But there is definitely room for improvement on our next visit

Had a delightful afternoon tea and was pleasently surprised at how tasty the little savories and sweet treats actually were. We were presented with a tall silver platter of cakes, mini pork pies and scones all washed down with a glass of bubbly followed by pots of tea. The waiters were very polite and attentive, all in all a lovely afternoon out. We also had some money left over from our voucher (it was a present) and went back a few days later to cash this in for 4 more delicious cakes.

Booked Alexanders for a girls day with my mum and sister. After going to skipton market we decided to see if we were able to get seated earlier as the weather wasn't great, the staff seated us straight away and were all so friendly and attentive. The place was quite busy and had a lovely atmosphere, really chilled but felt high end. The food was amazing! Really well presented and so tasty and the portions were a good size. The seafood tasted really fresh. Will definitely return 😊

Absolutely beautiful setting, outstanding service and the food...OH...MY...DAYS....amazing. The service staff were above and beyond and honestly, never stopped smiling and it was so lovely to see. We had the mussels and the open beef sandwich, both of which were stunning; compliments to the chef. Definitely worth a trip over to Skipton for and we'll be back ....soon

This place had been recommended to us by a family member, so since we were in the area we decided to give it a go, and it did not disappoint! We visited on a Friday during lunch time and although we hadn't booked, we were shown to a table promptly by friendly staff. To drink we ordered a flat white which was professionally made with a pattern on top, and a pot of loose leaf tea which was served in pretty crockery. The menu offers a large choice of options from main meals such fish and chips or steak, to lighter options like sandwiches or 'nibbles'. We opted for the Lebanese Flatbread (flat bread with hummous and Tzatziki dips), this was a starter but we ordered it to come with our mains to share. We also ordered the Fishfinger ‘Butty’ Luxe and the BBQ pulled pork bao bun; both of these dishes were accompanied by a pot of coleslaw which was some of the nicest coleslaw I’ve ever had, it was so creamy and tasty. The fish finger butty was described as being fish goujons, but when it arrived it was actually a single large fish. It still tasted amazing so not an issue, but was probably more difficult to eat than a few smaller goujons as described. All of these dishes were extremely tasty and definitely worth the money. We also loved that the restaurant had an open kitchen, meaning you can see the chefs preparing the food. Always a good sign of a hygienic well presented restaurant, as there's nowhere to hide. Overall if you are looking for a very nicely decorated modern restaurant in Skipton that provides great service, and even better food, then this is the place for you. We will definitely return when we are next in Skipton.

Skipton is blessed with some superb restaurants, and Alexander's is one of them. Superb location, great ambience, attentive and friendly staff, and lovely cocktails. Recommended: the cocktails and the 'Crunchie' Honeycomb Sundae - a dessert that will blow your mind. Thanks to David and the team for making every visit special.

Delicious food, beautiful interior, great attentive service. I got the pistachio / mushroom pasta which was SO SO good and reminiscent of my visits to Italy. For dessert I ordered the pear sticky toffee pudding, (without the rum crème) which was delicious! We also had a bake to take away, pictured in the first photo. We ate on the terrace, the heaters made it enjoyable.

So Alexander's has been open a while and finally decided to give it a visit and all I can say is how hugely underwhelmed I was by my experience and service. The waiting staff were inattentive and positively snooty. The food was mediocre, so for the price was not to standard. The drinks were hugely overpriced in comparison to other similar venues I've visited in a city environment. It's clear a lot of money has gone in to the refurb, just a shame that it's using its pompous approach and overpricing to recoup the costs. Given my experience and that I've heard from others, Alexander's won't be long standing in Skipton as it's viability to remain a popular and attractive venue is diminishing week on week.