The Top Brink Inn, Lumbutts

Been in this pub a couple of times over the last 12 months and it's a rela treat. Both occasions the food and service has been excellent. Basic pub food but at good prices and good portions. Ideal ordering service, find a table get the number and order at the kitchen, no asking for a table, no trying to get the waitresses attention. Diners wikth kids seem to have their own area (glad, cos it seemed a bit manic when I went to order). It's in a great location, in the shadow of Stoodley Pike and has tables outside and large car parking areas. Highly recommended.

5 May 2009 12:59

Robin Hood Inn, Hebden Bridge

Visited the RH for the first time on Saturday. I�d booked a table for 6:00 but probably didn�t need to as it wasn�t that busy. That doesn�t mean it�s not a good place because we really enjoyed our meal. It seems like a typical Pennine pub that serves grub, not overly large and the dining areas are split into two areas either side. We ate �under the arch� which is has two small and one large table and was cosier than the other, larger area. It had a �traditional� menu such as steaks, chilli, casseroles, gammon, pies etc. Does a good selection of beers � I had TT Landlord, but noticed Black Sheep as well. D�cor �interesting� with a gorillas head atop a redcoats uniform, numerous local photos, and the odd curio. Mine host was pleasant and the waiting staff very friendly. Would definitely go again, maybe in summer when it would be nice to take in the views whilst having a beer outside. They also do rooms & near the Pennine Way.

16 Feb 2009 13:02

The Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge

I was looking for a pub that did good food at reasonable price for a Sunday afternoon meal for 4 in the Hebden Bridge area and I came across the pub on the net. Not much to look at from either the inside or out but had a nice traditional feel about the place. The menu was what you�d expect � good pub food (fish n chips, sausage n mash, steak pie, gammon etc, but also had a specials board) but was cooked really well, very tasty and hot !. good portions served with excellent service. Good selection of traditional desserts/puddings. If you want haute cuisine don�t go, if you want good beer, good food in a friendly atmosphere then go there. We will definitely go again but may book � most tables were reserved but managed to get two courses in within the 1 hour �til the next party turned up.

6 May 2008 12:38

The Alma Inn, Sowerby Bridge

I had high hopes for the Alma as I'd popped in for a drink in tha past and it looks a really nice place in a great location, which is all true. My wife and I decided to try a meal on Saturday afternoon after a nice stroll. A few poeple in but not what you'd call busy. We sat in the bar and ordered meat and potato pie with mushy peas and I had the pork sausage and mash. It took about 25 minutes for the meal to arrive - not a great start for something non-complicated. the mash, chips and mushies were luke warm but rather than wait any longer we decided to go for it as the other elements were hot. It was filling stuff, nice thick/meaty gravy but my wife saud the chuncks of meat in the pie were much too big. We mentioned the lack of heat to the waitress when she cleared the plates but no apology. We decided to try a dessert but they only had a choice of three. We both plumped for the apple crumble with custard (I would have preferred ice cream but that didn't seem to be an option). The dessert was very hot and very large although the custard seems to be the tinned variety - but overall no complaints with the puds. All in all it took an hour and 20 mins to get through a bog standard 2 course meal on a quiet afternoon. Shame really as we really wanted to like the Alma as it's a great little pub and would probably go back but not for some time but felt really let down. Maybe we caught it on a bad day and perhaps should have complained more about the food.

18 Feb 2008 08:51