Bowland Brewery in Ribble Valley

Great bar staff very genuine and friendly Ordered nibbles was recommend by the bar staff Unfortunately dat at table near kitchen entrance 🤢 Chips I. Silver bowl kitchen Porter and other staff eating from with bare fingers 🤢 Didn’t want to ruin everyone’s evening said nothing but I didn’t touch the food Great food everyone enjoyed other than what I saw 🤢🤢🤢🤢

Tbh the staff in here are so inconsistent. There has been times they have been good. But other times it feels like you are an inconvenience. But the Sunday I’ve been in just very disappointing. Lots of people all working wandering about doing very little. I asked to sit somewhere didn’t feel the girl was very accommodating nor happy. Then was a hassle asking another girl for a menu as wasn’t any on the table. Then no one bothered to come to ask what I wanted just walked back and forth. Thought I was invisible. So I asked another girl can someone serve me. Again not the best attitude as if it was such a hassle to her I asked. Anyway she goes behind the bar not sure she said to anyone and 10 mins later I’m still sitting here and no one has bothered to ask. So in total about 20 mins and no drinks no food as no one asked. It’s actually very embarrassing and I walked out and will just go to the emporium across the road. Just disrespectful and very poor standards especially as so many staff and not too busy. In this day and age maybe they just need to show some respect and be a bit more cheery and accommodating. Doesn’t cost much.

Food was brilliant and the service was excellent couldn't do enough for you

We booked for 12 for refreshments after a family funeral. From very first contact we received excellent communication to discuss our needs and were given options. The Manager and staff were welcoming and sensitive and gave a high level of service. We were served delicious food in the Chimney Room on 3 rd October 2024.

Kicked out for making a YouTube video about a nearby business.

Barred my friend for the most ridiculous reason ever, doesn't matter how good a place is if they're going to be discriminatory then it's a no from me.

Good food, large portions. Some really good ciders.

Another early evening meal brilliant as usual

Came for bowling with the kids and stayed for food in the beer hall. Food was stunning. Service was amazing, nothing was too much for Tracey our server. Our little one was tired and hungry but loved his dinner and ice cream. Would definitely recommend and would love yo come back again.

There were too many repeats on the bar and 90% were very pale and hoppy, the only beer I really wanted was the Stout brewed by Bowland but I was told they didn't have any, a brewery that does not have it's own beer for sale!!!!!

Great bar with huge selection of beer, 23 cask real ales and 6 real ciders plus craft and lager beers

We met a group of friends here to celebrate a birthday. Lovely evening so we sat outside enjoying beer in the sun. Fun , relaxed atmosphere . So many beers to choose from and all great! Lovely ciders too. We ate inside and I loved looking round at all the old machinery. Food was good. Desserts were delicious. The hall is atmospheric. Service was fine. Ended our night enjoying a few more drinks outside. Super evening.

Not eaten there but what a stunning place. Great atmosphere, music and staff

Having a drink there is great, but just don't eat. A portion of chips is okay. But if you want a meal, eat in the Bistro: the Beer Hall is fast - and not very nice - food. Or go to another James' Places restaurant in town: the Emporium.

Scammed. We parked here with a disabled person using a blue badge. We stayed for three and a half hours, eating in the beer hall and shopping in the food hall. Two weeks later we received a parking ticket for almost £100, stating that the car park has a three hour parking limit. We did not noticed the signs at the time stating this! The signs are purposely hard to spot to scam people. I spent a large amount of money already at Bowland Beer Hall and they see it fit to scam me from another £100 for using their services! Bowland - you owe me money. Please contact me asap to refund the money you owe me for your parking scam. Otherwise I will never spend another penny at your establishment again and I will advise everyone to do the same.

Scammed. We parked here with a disabled person using a blue badge. We stayed for three and a half hours, eating in the beer hall and shopping in the food hall. Two weeks later we received a parking ticket for almost £100, stating that the car park has a three hour parking limit. We did not noticed the signs at the time stating this! The signs are purposely hard to spot to scam people. I spent a large amount of money already at Bowland Beer Hall and they see it fit to scam me from another £100 for using their services! Bowland - you owe me money. Please contact me asap to refund the money you owe me for your parking scam. Otherwise I will never spend another penny at your establishment again and I will advise everyone to do the same.

My group of friends and I had such a lovely day here! The food and beer was delicious (I had the jerk burger), the atmosphere was bouncing outside with the DJ and every single member of staff were so helpful and couldn’t do enough for us!! Especially the lovely Emma who was sooo lovely and such a credit to the place. Thanks guys xx

Certainly wouldn't visit for food, Wetherspoons has more taste and choice. Barely warm food! Not an ale drinker so this aspect was lost on me. Lovely gem of a place to visit though.

Bowland Beer Hall at Holmes Mill Clitheroe is a truly spectacular place for drinks and dining. Nestled in picturesque Clitheroe, Bowland Beer Hall has heritage and history being an original brewery that has a stunning old machinery incorporated into the repurposed venue. It has one of the longest bars I've ever seen and a stunning array of drinks on offer including its own produce. We originally stopped purely for looking around and drinks however we were so impressed with venue and the menu we had to order the food and I'm so glad we did. The food was equally as impressive as the surroundings. The nduja fries is an excellent touch.

Lots of people working there that really shouldn't be in a customer facing role. Everything seemed just too much trouble, not a smile, or is everything ok, had to ask for sauces but got salt and vinegar plonked on the table. Food was good but was basic. Went with family won't go again.

Awesome Place for drinks and Dine

If you are in Clitheroe you must have a look at this pub even just to see the bar size, each beer I sampled was good, staff helpfull

Walked into this huge bar and met by very helpful bar staff. Heh, my lucky night all cask beer half price I was told by my informative server. Started with a couple of halves of their Bowland Ales and the wife was on cider. Server asked if we were eating, which we were, so set up a tab for us. We went to a seat and ordered our food. Two more halves were followed by two more before returning for some pints. Only brewery I've been to where I liked all of their ales. 10/10. Food was also excelant, more than enough. They do allow dogs and kids and seeing a dog on a bench cleaning a plate was off-putting, but that's more the client than the bars fault Time to make a move I settled my bill and left. Next morning we were on the road when my wife checked the bill. All the beer was charged at full price!! emailed them but no reply.

What an amazing place. Very interesting and enjoyable place to eat, drink, and have a wander.

What a fab place really interesting and amazing selection of drinks

I have eaten many times at the beer hall but the service provided by Reece is the best I have ever experienced! He has been the server on our last couple of visits and you could not meet a more pleasant, hard working and pleasant young man, You are a credit to your team!

Great beer, plenty to choose from, great food, great staff. Cannot complain at all!

Lovely spot with food hall and shop next to the brewery. Very busy at Saturday lunch but worth the wait after hovering for a table.

Great food in a relaxed setting.

Bowland Beer Hall had been on our list for some time. *We didn’t eat here* Pros - nice space -excellent beer offering -buzzy atmosphere Cons -The service was slow. We were saddened by the fact that one of the bar staff was incredibly rude and misogynistic. This tarnished our visit.

Wow! Fabulous place to taste local and guest ales and the food was good too. Lovely relaxing atmosphere in the Engine Room of the old mill. And no awful piped music. Super helpful bar staff

Cater for all tastes, meaties to vegans

No change since last time 2 years ago. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff but food is expensive pub standards and while beer prices are OK given the variety available, £7.50 for a 125ml glass of cheap prosecco is just taking the p...

All I can say is the atmosphere in there is just brilliant. Good beers excellent food all welcome.

Went for our 10 year anniversary did say it when booking gave us a seat near the entrance had a jazz band on which was nice but people knocking into our chairs and table when stood watching the band play. Was looking forward to this one but very disappointed. We got a little bit off the final bill but not much. Service could have been better when we asked to see if we could move tables staff didn't come back to us to tell us.

Great hidden gem. From the outside you’d never expect to find such a cool bar. Funky vibe. Lovely service. Great beer selection. Tasty food, and big portions.

What a great pub in a lovely social area. very impressed

Interesting a quirky venue. Only stopped by for a pint, which was a Bowland ale. Very good beer and atmosphere

Great place to visit - if you can get a seat! Very busy and great atmosphere.

A fantastic amount of choice of real ales not a great choice of food had the pie and chips didn't really make much of it for the price nothing special no better than a holands or puka pie but that's just our opinion🥧🥧🥧

Had brunch with friends from Bolton. Had the steak Canadian the chips were like from McDonald's and the steak was full of fat and un edible . Poor fit the money 💰

We always enjoy our visits to Bowland. Excellent beer and service, the place is also set up very well for disabled access.

Amazing place. Quirky. Roomy...good atmosphere.

Lovely food 😋 Good service in this vibrant brewery

Great place this .... huge bar ..... amazing choice of beers .... changing all the time .... if you like to try new beers then this place is a must visit ...

Great atmosphere on a Saturday night! We had a table booked for food, the food was delicious and brilliant beer as usual in this bar.

Good choice of beers. Interesting building.

Lovely, big bar with a huge range of cask and craft beers, including multiple guest beers s well as their own range. Set in an old mill with every inch of bit of its original features being used to the max.

Went here for a drink after some food. Very nice indeed, very spacious and comfortable.

Had the Lancashire Hotpot with red cabbage. Very tasty! I would highly recommend. Their winter menu is much better than the summer one in my opinion. But the beers are excellent all year round!

We went there for a lads night out. High quality beer, only had a chance to try a few couldn't try all in one go. Beer really well kept and nice. Food was amazing and well priced 😋 arrived quick and staff looked after us all night. If you want to eat reserve a table!

Really enjoyed the food and beer. You get a really large helping of food. Well worth a visit.

Large selection of real ales in a converted mill, keeping the original features all round, with a view of the brewery. Good food menu. Many different seating areas.

Been here on various occasions for casual drinks as well as bongo bingo. Good atmosphere, quirky building, good location. Everyman cinema next door

There's a great range of beers, and food's good. Can get busy, but worth it. Recommended. S

Top beers establishment ✔️😉👍great range of guest ales changed weekly. Some cheap drink it dry days early in the week.

Absolutely attrocious service and mediocre pub food. How can, so many people walk past such a large group of people at a table without wondering why we are not eating. Food when it came , came in drips, so my food was cold by the time everyone on the table was served. Food average. . Offered a round of drinks or 15% discount for the inconvenience. Frankly, quite derisory. I won't be coning back, and suggest you avoid dissappointing your family by bringing them here

Visited with work colleagues and a supplier. Food was utterly delicious and a great size portion - I had fish & chips. I thought the service was brilliant and the mill location stunning. Can't wait to go again, bringing family with me this time! Recently went somewhere similar and had fish & chips - it was more expensive and nowhere near as good!

This was a works outing for Christmas. The atmosphere was quite relaxed but bar staff were well versed in all the available beers. The food was excellent and portions large. The hall has a distinctly rustic feel but is very welcoming. We had a good night!

Very busy staff coping well. Had to wait for food but it was worth it. Great choice of drinks/ beers. Friendly attentive staff knowledgeable about their products. Great place for families and a meet up place for friends/relatives. Various options within the wider complex

Large beer hall and eating tables in an old industrial complex. Good atmosphere, with some of the old machinery left over from days gone by. Food middling, beer fine. We had chilli brisket beef, but to be honest the main ingredient was onion. It was more like a veggie chilli, but it was ok.

I went Bowland Beer Hall with my parents after watching a film at the Everyman Cinema on Wednesday 1st November, from the moment we got a table to going home was exceptional, the service was superb. it is set in an historic old mill it is spacious, accessible for large wheelchairs and the friendliness was beyond believe, we all ordered the steak pie and 3 tasting beer trays, which the meal and the beer was incredible, very smooth and drinkable, i would highly recommend it to anyone, for casual, couples, catching up with friends, families, dog walkers. it is really accessible with a disabled toilet on the ground ground, it has a lift for disabled people to access upstairs for private functions. The staff were accommodating especially Simon and James, and also Pete the lovely barman. Definitely will go back without doubt we can't wait!

Fantastic bar, very big and lively, a must visit for clitheroe.

Food tastes fantastic and drinks were served quickly. Table service for food was fantastic, Tracey was incredibly kind and patient. Service in the lounge bar next door was not on the same level. One guy was very sharp with one of our group and bar staff seemed very inexperienced.

Good sized portions and well polished rustic ambiance

Very pleasant visit staff friendly and helpful food spot on!

Every member of staff was totally professional and certainly appeared to love the job that they did. Most impressed.

Great selection of beers plus £15 for a burger and a pint in a real bargain.

So much beer in one place - what more could you want. Excellent value, brilliant atmosphere and the half price beers on Mondays and Tuesdays is a bonus. Fantastic to see it so busy on a Monday afternoon

Great beer and food, friendly and helpful staff.

Basic food. Decent beer and a great location

Like it here. Good bar and friendly staff. Nice selection of beers + spirits. Never eaten but does look good.

We were recommended to visit by Nettletons jewelers and it didn't disappoint at all We found a close by car parking spot making for an easy walk to the beer hall. We were served quickly and efficiently and on-site brewed lager is to die for! Food order was quickly taken and the food when it arrived was mountainous. No half measures there chef! Old mill atmosphere works well and we'd probably visit again next time we're in Clitheroe.

The place was almost empty being a Wednesday, the choice of beers was unbelievable, what we had didn't come up to scratch

Great venue for drinks with a good food menus too. Pub/ microbrewery food eg burgers / chilli etc but done well. Very good staff

Great choice on menu, delicious food and large selection of drinks.

Huge selection of beers across the 42 taps. Beer from their own brewery plus other local brews and craft beers from further afield. When we went there was a promotion and many beers were half price. Two flights only cost £10.50! You can also take beer from the brewery and enjoy with good from the food hall.

The beer hall is steeped in great cotton history. They have done a fantastic job in keeping its history. The beer we had unfortunately wasn't up to a good standard but will revisiting soon to try more

This is such a lovely place to have a drink but, sadley, the food isn't the best. The Caeser salad came with Anchovies; I have never know a C. salad come with anchovies. The staff were nice enough to change it without hesitation but even then the new salad was not the best. We both had Philly Steak burger. The steak was lovely but it was smoothered in a liquid cheese, that wasn't the nicest and it made the bun so soggy it was inedible. So a lovely setting, lovely staff but food leaves alot to be desired.

This is a destination brewery tap and a Clitheroe must visit. Large former mill conversion for an all round experience. Leave your grateful other half in the beer hall with 40+beers and ciders while you browse the food and gift hall next door.

I'm all in for this place, huge drink selection and spectacular food. Will definitely visit again.

Great place for a drink, friendly staff & good service. Brilliant atmosphere, a good mix of ages & one of the nicer places to have a drink in Clitheroe. Would definitely recommend & will go back.

Brilliant burgers and loaded fries. A “must go” for any beer lovers for the wide and varied selection they have. Great every single time we’ve visited. Great outdoor seating too!

Great for beer, absolutely terrible for food. Flash fried, soulless terrible food. Plenty of decent beer though.

We are from the beer hall menu. Bought a few nibbles and a main. Literally thrown together and very poor quality for the price. Could have done with a spoon for the soggy nachos, literally swimming in cheese sauce. Loaded fries were soggy too. The drinks on the other hand were top quality and we’ll be back there again but won’t be eating.

Fun place for a drink not tried the food yet.

It’s an interesting location and seems popular, though it seemed odd to see so many schoolgirls In a restaurant which supposedly specialises in beer! I found it very noisy and the food sadly only average.

Got to experience this wonderful bar at its peak! It was absolutely packed both inside and out, and the atmosphere was electric! We were lucky enough to have been in when the locals were finishing their big pub walk. They had music on outside and there were lots of people dancing and singing outside. It was very busy so did take a while to get served but when the young girl served us she was smiley, happy, and really polite despite the fact that we had just heard someone being really rude to her. We then went back for another round later on and the same girl (I think she was one of the managers as she had a white blouse on instead of the uniform that the others where wearing) served us and remembered exactly what we had ordered previously. My friends and I were astonished by this as there were about 8 different drinks and she had served multiple people in between our rounds. Bowl and beerhall you’re doing something right with your training if all your staff are like her. Will absolutely be back.

Nice place, food was very good and the shop was good to have a rummage through

20 mins to get served with a beer so didn't bother with food went elsewhere, large bar with plenty of pumps, no staff, strange that they like to plug the largest bar, but don't put staff on.

Brilliant place we will definitely be going back a pub a brewery and a deli all together Genius

Call in here this morning after having breakfast at the food hall next door, just had a couple of lagers before going to the cinema, great choice of beers. Cheers and enjoy

Wow, what a place. Beer heaven with 40-odd pumps in an ex-mill. Bowland beers are so good that it was hard to sample from the extensive range of other beers on tap. Fantastic interior with some original machinery still in situ. Pleasant courtyard out front in the Holmes Mill complex. Ate here twice and enjoyed Asian chicken thighs, salt and pepper fries and lots of other things. Service good. Outside you can also order from the deli cafe next door.

On a day sesh and it was rammed. Wedding going on at the same time and have a bit of a wait for a drink every time.

My husband and I enjoyed a delicious meal and a range of drinks ! The atmosphere and live music was brilliant and the cherry on the cake was our superb waiter Ash who went above and beyond to make our experience so enjoyable thank you !

Lovely place to eat with the family . I would recommend a visit.

Nice place to eat good atmosphere but not much for children to do

A great space both indoors and, on a good day, especially outdoors. Loads of drinks choices and depending on day of the week various things happening outside. Live bands Thursday for example. Quiet when we visited and , whilst tempted, perhaps other reviews suggest we were best not to bother with the food.

I booked this place as I enjoy real ales and it didn't disappoint on that front. Great selection in an amazing old mill. However, the food. My Wife and I both ordered the steak and ale pie with chips and at the same time ordered drinks. The food arrived faster than a McDonald's and appeared to have been thrown on the tray, yes a tray, from a great distance, so much for presentation. The drinks arrived 10 minutes later. The quality was 4 out of 10 and I absolutely hate chips soaked in gravy. The place was fairly quiet but, on going to the bar to order more drinks, the service was very slow with one barman doing the majority of the work. If you like real ales this is the place to visit in a beautiful old setting but beware the food and service.

I have always enjoyed a visit to the brewery hall. The food is always very nice and the beer is obviously always impeccable. Yesterday was no different. Order the pie and chips as it’s a firm favourite, along with a drink of Hen Harrier. Both were very good and didn’t miss a trick. The only reason it’s not a solid 5 stars is the place was pretty empty and the service was a bit slow considering the amount of staff in the hall. Although the service was a bit slow the food arrived promptly and the staff were still very friendly as always with that northern hospitality. I would always return to the beer hall and would always recommend to friends and family.