Alibi Bar & Restaurant in Calderdale

I had this restaurant booked but 4 days before they e mailed saying they were not opening on a Tuesday. As I had paid a deposit I asked them to return this as I don’t live nearby so would not be able to change the date. They assured me the deposit would be returned in 10 days! 3 weeks later and numerous ignored emails I still have not received my deposit back. Can someone sort this out and return it.

My friend and I took advantage of the lunch menu which was excellent value at £3.00. I would like to visit again, however it was very busy and very noisy. Not surprising as the food was amazing. I had the fish cake Nicoise and would have given five stars except for the undercooked beans. Service was efficient and professional.

Visited for a Bottomless Brunch over the Easter weekend. Was a slight wait in someone coming over to take our drinks order and the restaurant itself wasn't really that busy, apart from this I have no complaints on service. We ordered our food & then a few minutes later were told we had been given the wrong menu & needed to order from a different menu, server was very apologetic and so we ordered our items & thought nothing more of it. I ordered a "Sausage & Mushroom ragu" that I was really looking forward to. When it came, it was garlic mushrooms on a slice of toasted bread with a sausage on the side, not quite what springs to mind when I ordered and doesn't really live up to the name of the dish. (I will add a picture) If I'd have been less slightly intoxicated, I would've maybe raised my concerns but, I was there to have a good time. As a way of offering some constructive criticism - It would be worth having a revamp of the menu or at least add a description so customers know what to expect. It felt very much like the dish was changed to suit the kitchen & what they had in at the time.

I have just got home from a truly lovely experience at the wonderful Alibi Halifax. I wanted to do something nice for my mum on Mothers day. Great staff a real attention to detail, with gorgeous food too. Service was second to none, the drinks excellent, certain dishes sensational. As a recommendation, the chicken liver parfait was as smooth as you like, the beef dinner wholesome and accompanied by a wide selection of beautifully cooked vegetables. The star of the show was the ginger and apple dessert! I cannot recommend this highly enough and fantastic value for money at £23 for 3 courses, I would have expected a much higher price for the quality of the experience. My Mum said she felt like a VIP - that will do for me !!Well done Alibi, see you soon.

Great setting in Somerset House with a lovely outdoor seating area that gets the sun. Lovely vibrant decor inside, trendy, modern etc. Had booked bottomless brunch. It was a beautiful sunny day so we wanted to eat it outside. We were told that we couldn't eat it outside. Wrong answer! When we asked why it was to do with the logistics of us being offered drinks constantly in the bottomless brunch which they couldn't do outside. Rubbish! Any well run establishment can do that standing on their heads. Management, management, management of staff and the day to day running! We still had a lovely afternoon. I had the eggs benedict which was nice but I've had better

Thanks for the recommendation Vickie! Food in general was lovely too and place was nicely decorated and clean, toilets smelled very nice. Thanks for a great meal!

We visited Alibi last night after my friend checked the menu online. When we arrived the menu was a different one and consisted of either loaded chips/ burgers or salad with a few different small dish/ starter options. Worth mentioning at this point that we wouldn’t have booked had we seen this menu. Before talking about the food worth mentioning the wait, it was over an hour from us ordering to us getting our main course, the restaurant was busy but with the food menu I wouldn’t have expected such a delay! We are not really burger people so ordered a couple of small plates to start and then loaded fries each for main meal. The prawn popcorn was excellent! However the Pork Bao was very dry and I have to be honest that I expected more than one for the price! Onto the main dishes, my friend had the pulled pork, again very dry. My chips with goats cheese/ gravy/ fried onions actually just tasted of a well known gravy brand! I don’t think it helped that some of the chips were also undercooked and hard. The waitress did notice that we were not enjoying our meal and asked how it was, she was very apologetic with the feedback… however the manager (what we presumed was the manager) looked at us like we were crazy and just agreed to remove our main meals from the bill. We’ve been to Alibi a few times since it reopened a few years ago and 2 out of the 3 experiences have been really poor! We do value our restaurants in Halifax and eat out regularly to keep them going but we won’t be returning here!

We tried their bottomless brunch for the first time last weekend. When they say bottomless they mean bottomless, we were never left with an empty glass. The food was good, I had a chicken burger (could have done with a bit more seasoning) and my partner had a croque madam which was delicious apparently.

The whole experience was excellent, the canapes were 5*, although we didn`t have the beef sandwiches & chips, the younger ones in the party seemed to enjoy them. The staff were very obliging and professional. Couldn`t fault it.

We Called in the Alibi bar last nt having received a email saying we can have cheaper Cocktails if we show our tickets for a music gig at a local theatre, sound to good to true ? Yep we arrived pre theatre performance and then the excuses started as to why we could not have the deal, total crap service for what could of been a nice nt, hence we have told all friends on all social media to boycott this place,

My husband and i visited on boxing day and was pleasantly surprised after not knowing to expect. The staff were amazing and attentive! The food was great and the atmosphere was fab. I would highly recomend, and will definatley be going back.

We visited for bottomless brunch at the weekend. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the atmosphere. Staff were very accommodating and drinks were refreshed (and offered) regularly. Staff noticed when drinks were running low. They also warned us when it was the last drink and when I didn’t like the cocktail they allowed a swap. They were great around allergies too. Food was nice - turkey, cranberry and stuffing sandwich as a part of the deal. Table was situated in a good place by the front windows and door - but no draft which was nice. Didn’t feel packed in.

Fabulous venue, looks amazing. Food was good. Staff very friendly. Will definitely be back to try cocktails

I don’t usually do reviews because they sound cheesy but tonight I couldn’t resist. We have passed this restaurant and often commented that we should try it. Well, this evening we did. We bobbed in at teatime and were the only people in the restaurant which could have been awkward but the two lads serving made us feel very welcome. Everything was great: the food was delicious and the background music was subtle and relaxing not the usual noisy, can’t hear yourself think. It was soooo good here. The lads chatted to us, answered questions we had and didn’t shy away. I don’t know what else to add except to say it was an enjoyable hour or so.

Called today and had the best properly made vodka martini ever! Good service, friendly knowledgeable staff and lovely atmosphere - well worth a visit.

Very disappointing , lovely place but food and service was poor . Ordered 5 dishes and only two were right . Chicken pizza came without Chicken , when questioned came back with the same pizza with chunks of cold chicken chucked on it . Steak...

happened upon Alibi today, looking for somewhere for lunch, wow , each of us had one of the REALLY homemade pies, absolutely delicious-and a delicious desert, the staff were great, great surroundings.really recommend- def return again next time in Halifax

We did a bottomless brunch on Saturday to celebrate a friends birthday and we had a fab time. The restaurant was full but the staff were still attentive, drinks were a little slow at times because it was so busy but our waitress Vicky looked...

We had a truly amazing experience last week at Alibi. From the attentive staff serving meals and drinks to the fabulous cocktails we had and free samples of what to expect for Halloween and the great food. We ordered some small plates for starters- king...

went here for a family birthday meal, very impressed, it was a big birthday and they really made it very special, the staff were amazing and the service was excellent, despite the size of our group all the food came together. it was a lovely...

Very nice place brilliant staff would come here again and make sure you visit the alibi and have a few cocktails

Came for a quick lunch. Was given a free cocktail to try for their upcoming Halloween menu. Advised to try 3 tapas dishes on a deal for £13.95 which were excellent quality. Heard they have a new head chef and the whole staff seemed really...

Great food, amazing cocktails excellent service and very friendly atmosphere. The tapas was great and very tasty 😋 Always a treat.

Great choice of food and drinks, plus the waiting staff were very attentive so you could make the most of the bottomless part of the brunch!!

Quality of food was ok at best but for £18.95 per person (3 of us & it cost £57 for this) I felt totally ripped off, asked for more sandwiches to be told that’s it it’s a set price, the tiny finger sandwiches were salmon...

Went for bottomless brunch which was lovely. They accommodated our food needs and the selection of drinks was really good. The staff were very friendly and attentive. Will defo return and recommend to others.

Love to have a few quiet cocktails with my partner in a sophisticated bar so thought Alibi was just the ticket. Having to deposit £20 to book a table for drinks reassured me of the quality to be expected. We were given a table at...

Location Location Location The room used for afternoon is beautiful. That being said due to COVID we asked for a different table rather than being next to the door where everyone would walk in and was told that only 1 more group were due in...

We booked an Afternoon Tea for three and were left very disappointed. This was one of the worst I’ve ever had and extremely poor value for money. The quality was terrible; cheap store bought cakes. Asked for butter for the scones and got cheap margarine...

Really good value for money. The menu had lots to choose from, and the food was amazing. We had the sourdough pizzas and they were beaut!! Plenty to choose from on the drinks menu and the service was first class. The waitress (Vicky) was watching...

The only good thing about this was the food (very very good) After waiting around 10/15 minutes for the first drink I was slightly frustrated as you would think the restaurant would be prepared with a drink as this is a timed event. We were...

Attended here on Bank Holiday Sunday with 3 friends we all ordered bottomless brunch 35 quid waited 25 mins for first drink to arrive food actually arrived before the drinks when we asked if we could order another round of drinks (as we waited so...

We booked for a bottomless procecco- I’m really sorry everyone but it was not bottomless. The drinks we’re very slow and the food was very slow. I know it’s hard because of bank holiday however you should have made sure that you had enough staff...

Excellent staff and service, but not the best food. Ate everything so not complaining too much, but more a place to drink and snack rather than eat a restaurant style meal. Tasted ok, but steak overcooked and rest fairly 'bog standard' chopped salad. Small steak...

Drinks overpriced and not made correctly as true cocktails should be, when we arrived they advised we’d have to “hurry up” and order because the kitchen was closing soon, this wasn’t advertised anywhere online or when we made our booking for 7pm.. food came out...

My partner booked this restaurant for our anniversary and he booked 2 weeks in advance to make sure we had a table as we knew due to lockdown restrictions easing alot of people would be booking. When we got there we was seated about 5...

Luke was an amazing bartender and a brilliant host, he made me and my girlfriends night with his attitude and charitor. If that lad was the manager at the Ritz soon I wouldn't be surprised. All in all an outstanding night topped off with outstanding...

Came her on Monday lunch for opening day drinks, really well done and well organised, I’m guessing the planning was a nightmare but whoever sorted it has done well, back again today for more

Poor all around and disrespectful. Wish I could give this place 0 stars. Horrible experience, overpriced and not worth it. The manager is by far one of the rudest men I’ve ever met, constantly smoking and looking miserable the entire time. Food tastes like it’s...

1st Visit here today and what a lovely treat, lovely place felt really comfortable and top notch on been covid secure we felt extremely safe, the lunch was delicious a d very reasonably priced, I would deffinatley reccomend to all my family and friends, and...

Went for the first time other day with my boyfriend, we paid £90 for a cheeseboard to share and a main each and 3 cocktails and a soft drink. The steak and full rack had zero flavour. We had a cocktail each and after we...

Decor absolutely beautifull and staff very attentive and polite but unfortunately the food didn't match.. Our padron peppers had no seasoning, we had to salt them ourselves. The prawns had a delicious sauce but unfortunately wer over cooked and our flat bread was basekly a...

First visit to a restaurant after lock down, great menu and option to sit in really nice outside area. Food was good, service was generally good but complete lack of awareness of social distancing or for covid risk in general. No masks, visors or hand...

First time out since February very impressed with the staff at alibi felt very safe and they couldn't do enough for us 2 for 1 cocktails fantastic tuna and prawn pizza wow it didn't dissapoint I will definitely be back thanks for looking after everyone...

We visited this bar and was at first seemed to wait a good while for our 1st drink. Then a lady called Laura Greenwood covered our table, what a star nothing was too much trouble she made our visit outstanding. You have a fantastic employee...

Visited Alibi on Saturday afternoon with friends. Wasn't sure what to expect as I've never had the bottomless brunch experience before. All I can say is we were not disappointed, Laura was our waitress and looked after us, what a lovely, friendly young lady who...

Alibi is a refreshing change from other Halifax restaurant/bars. Bright, chic and on a Saturday lunchtime 90% ladies! The atmosphere is great, lively but reassuringly calm. Service was swift, polite and attentive, and the cocktails are fairly priced and Lush!! Surprising then that the building...

The most amazing bottomless brunch, a great choice of breakfast and lunch meals to choose from which gave it a positive twist as a lot of brunch menus are more breakfast based. The service was amazing and they constantly kept our glasses filled, I couldn’t...

Visited alibi last night. All staff welcoming with good manner, just slow. Ordered two white wines and two soda’s with fresh lime. A different waiter came back with one white wine with lime in it. Baffled! But, it was quickly resolved. Had to prompt a...

Been for lunch, small menu but that's ok. Prices were prob bang on for town centre. Food was orite, nothing special but bizarrely we got a sandwich a ciabatta yet we only got one side? Like toast?! Wtf also the chips were soggy but ok.....

Came for an Afternoon Tea on the 12th August. Some of the sandwiches were stale, rocket was wilted and the scone were too big and the cream was aerosol cream and not clotted as should be in an Afternoon Tea. The cakes were bar cakes...

Went in the evening, very limited choice on the menu. Ordered a sharing platter of meat and cheese for two, £18. Presentation poor, the bread was burnt on the edges, wilted rocket and a very small amount of relish. Very dry and unappetising. The outdoor...

Came here Saturday lunch through to the evening and I can't fault the service we received! Our lovely waitress Laura was so polite and bubbly and couldn't do enough for us! Her recommendations were on point, all of the cocktails we had were so nice...

What a lovely evening we have had, Shannon was our waitress, smiley bubbly , great service with a smile , the food was good but what made it better was the service, she deserves a pay rise 😃👍

I had lunch here the other day. The service was fast and polite, the menu offered good variety and my portion size was just right. Prices were fair. Comfortable seats, clean toilets, but I could do with fewer mirrors!

Honestly can’t fault it, great food, great drinks, great atmosphere, best place in Halifax right now

Set of dwarfists, don’t give me a free beer because I’m a dwarf c out of order. My 3 foot 2 friend asked for half a drink and they said no because he was a ‘minor’

Came across this restaurant whilst walking around Halifax town centre. It was a lovely sunny day and we were attracted by the beautiful building and spacious outside seating area. We were immediately made to feel welcome by Jamie, the Manager and served by very friendly...

We’ve been a few times for drinks in the evening before but this was our first time visiting for a meal. The food wasn’t anything special,when it finally arrived after over a hour and 20 minutes 2 of our meals weren’t hot so we sent...

Really lovely, delicious food. Attentive, polite staff and completely reasonable prices. Beautiful decor inside and good selection of drinks. Large courtyard outside that gets sun all afternoon. Great place to visit. Would highly recommend.

Staff look scruffy, waiters on the bar not dressed properly, smelly toilets, also when the food came out it was cold

We visited alibi last night for a few drinks and due to Covid the bar opted to do table service, unfortunately they didn’t give any service at all! We ordered a large round then ordered some shots whilst waiting, the shots came but after 45...

Shocking service! Ordered drinks at our table, waited over 45 minutes for them, didn’t mind but it got to an hour after ordering and went to the bar to ask how long it would be until we received them to be greeted by an extremely...

Ive always been a fan and we visited Alibi at the weekend for a family meal. A lovely young lady seated us, gave us menus and told us a waitress would be over shortly. We waited 25 minutes for someone to come over, when challenged...

Been more than once. 1st visit was for afternoon tea and was easily the nicest ive ever had. And the room you have afternoon tea......WOW. i most beautiful riom ive ever been in. Everything was clearly fresh and made on site. Staff were lovely and...

Over priced and under deliver. Food was poor quailty and the service was shocking. We were not intetested in receiving 20% off the food bill. What we really wanted was good quality. I left a comment on the facebook but it was taken down. Hopefully...

We went Saturday 11th for a drink waited 20 mins nothing staff stood in doorway holding a tray. My daughter went to loo and ask girl if we could have a drink she came over placed some papers on our table for feedback and walked...

I recently attended a baby shower that was held in the function room upstairs. From the minute we arrived to the minute we left we were looked after by all the staff. Nothing was too much trouble. The room was absolutely stunning and we had...

I love Halifax , I was born here and with some luck I will die here, and when businesses open in Halifax I want all of them to succeed . What they all need is value for money ( not cheap, but value) What really...

We took my mum for her birthday afternoon tea. I had told them ahead it woud be my mum;s birthday treat so was expecting soething a little special, even if it was only a candle, but nothing at all! My sister in law had been...

Excellent bar n restaurant. Staff Andy Frank Charlotte, could not have done more, smashing service and so polite n professional. Loved the look of the establishment. We enjoyed a birthday afternoon tea, and was even offered a complimentory cocktail, speciality of Frank's, excellent barman. Well...

Came here last month and just had to come back today. Friendly welcoming staff, great range of drinks and lovely food. A wonderful experience, fast becoming our favourite.

Thoroughly enjoyed our trip here to celebrate Valentine's Day. The Grand Salon is a beautiful setting and the ambience was just right with a pianist playing quietly in the corner. The food was lovely. The only thing that slightly let it down was attention to...

Great service especially the waitress Vicky. Lovely place in summer to sit out and relax . Will come again

After hearing only good things about Alibi in Halifax I was very much looking forward to finally take the trip from Manchester to experience it for myself. To say that Alibi fully deserved the recommendation was an understatement and if you're looking for fine dining...

Lovely surroundings, good service, delicious cocktails and enjoyable food. Three of us had smoked salmon with cream cheese on sourdough and sweet potato fries, one had roast beef on sour dough with chunky chips and two had pizzas - we all enjoyed - what more...

I've tried the rest....and I've now had the BEST! We decided to have Sunday Dinner...where to start the chicken and the beef were absolutely amazing and the choice of vegetables was stunning. Everything had an immense flavour...a real credit to you. We will could never...

works night out on Saturday, the food was very enjoyable and the staff couldn't do enough for us. nice atmosphere, good food friendly staff.

Went with a group of 6 and we all thoroughly enjoyed the food we had chautbriand and it was cooked to perfection the service was good too the only think I would say when the wine arrived they just poured it and we weren’t given...

Had an afternoon tea with some girlfriends. It was okay but certainty nothing special. Very basic sandwiches and no other savoury offerings. Then huge bulky scones. You expect delicate little scones and a few other savoury treats. The top tier of macarons and cake were...

Had lunch today, excellent! Food spot on, fresh and cooked to perfection. The wine was perfect. The service was great too. Chic and comfortable environment. I will definately be back for more. Many thanks.

Had a brilliant night at alibi for new years eve. We really enjoyed the cocktails and the canapes. Thanks to the staff and manager Andrew for making it an enjoyable night

We attended the Alibi casino royale evening on NYE & were not disappointed. It was clear from the get go it was a well organised & managed event. The atmosphere upstairs was great, the canapés were lovely & the vesper martinis went down very well!...

Rude staff who are on their phones, New Year's Eve at alibi.... I might as well have been at home. No countdown no music, nothing. Alabi was moderately busy, but the wait for a drink was over 15 minutes. 2 young lads making cocktails whilst...

Family meal for Christmas food was fantastic highly recommended, tried a few cocktails not the best was out of ingredients for a few of them didn’t taste same when subsided with something else and there not cheap !

Excellent evening atmosphere was spot the whole evening and bar delivered a upmarket feel, staff were amazing so friendly canapés were gorgeous the live music in the background along with the games tables made the whole James Bond theme experience. Excellent way to ring in...

Me and my lady hada good evening and delicious mains and dessert, so much so, she's insisted we go again. We were tempted by so many things on the menu and what we could see on other peoples plates. We had a fantastic meal. Lovely...

I had really been looking forward to trying Alibi since it opened in the late summer as I had heard some fab things about it from friends who had visited. Finally a decent cocktail bar locally I thought! I finally got around to going on...

My boyfriend & I visited Friday evening for our date night. We were greeted by friendly smiley staff that showed us to our table. We decided to order the chefs deal of the day which was fillet steak and chunky chips with peppercorn sauce. I...

What a fabulous place. Had a meal here with 10 friends on Mad Friday evening.It was really busy and lots of people were eating so we expected to have a wait for the food but it was quite quickly served. The staff were very attentive...

Visited for work team Christmas lunch, very dissatisfied. Food was lukewarm, some had to wait over 45 minutes for food and then had to ask waiting staff where food was. Group all served at different times, steak was chewy, bread was stale, portion sizes questionable,...

Amazing service from all the staff. Easily catered for over 100 without issue, turning food around quickly so all could get on with enjoying the DJ. Have eaten here regularly since opening however they massively exceeded our expectations and can be assured we will be...

Staff all very friendly and the decor is beautiful called in for breakfast menu is great and the food was really good very impressed only down side was being sat in the window looking on the George's square were there was not what you want...

Amazing food and fantastic service. Ordered ahead to advise of special dietary requirements and had the most delicious gluten free meal!!! Would definitely recommend and will be visiting again!!!

My Husband and I visited Alibi on few occasions, in November for My Birthday dinner and most recently yesterday. We shared beef Chateaubriand it comes with sides for 2 and lovely sauces. My husband when booking the table ordered us prosecco for a toast on...

MANNNNNNNNNNNNN, the service was AMAZING the other night, i have to give props to the bar staff, such as ADAM! he made the whole experience amazing laughing along with me and my wife, he genuinely deserves a raise that lad

Booked Afternoon tea for 2 1 vegan 1 gluten free, was lovely, also asked for side of chips that came very quickly, they were lovely, Staff were very obliging and well mannered, It was a full on Christmas dinner situation, lot of people lots of...

Myself and my friends came here for my birthday. We were kindly looked after by the Barman Jay. He made sure our drinks were never empty and that we got home safe by ordering a taxi. Very person cantered service. Thank you Jay, you deserve...

Six of us ate here on Saturday night. The food was really tasty however it was really expensive for what you get. We all got tapas & I know tapas are small but these were really small & really quite expensive. Lovely atmosphere though, the...

I’ve eaten here on two occasions recently, firstly with work colleagues for lunch and most recently with friends also for lunch. On my most recent visit I shared a fishcake and beef cheeks with my partner for starters. Both dishes from the tapas menu were...