Bull's Head in Kirklees

Positives: the beef & lamb were beautifully cooked. Staff are friendly & the service is good. Negatives: Yorkshire pudding & roast potatoes were strangely dry. The worst thing however was the gravy. Very strong, dark & way too salty.

Service was great but the food is shockingly overpriced. Paid £17 for a halloumi burger that had absolutely nothing to it. If you’re going to charge those prices, at least try to be creative with your dishes and make your customers feel they are getting value for money. Overfilling the plate with chips doesn’t compensate I’m afraid. Disappointing.

We visited for lunch on a Monday, the girl serving was very nice, brought our drinks and took our food order. We had to wait about 30mins for the food which usually is a good sign… but! What can I say! It was shocking, the pie in particular! It was supposed to be chicken and leek pie, one would expect tender pieces of chicken in a creamy leek sauce. Not what I got! I lifted the crust off the top and underneath lurked a yellow stagnant swamp! It looked curdled, the gravy can only be described as milky water with scraggy bits of chicken floating in it. Seemed to be the remnants of a chicken that would normally be used to put in a stock or better still, thrown away. I had a taste, the bits of “chicken” must have been boiled in a water milk! Disgusting taste and texture. Needless to say, I didn’t eat it, the chips were ok so I ate those, the peas were passable, we also had onion rings and were surprised to see how many there were! However, they had some hard pieces of batter on them as if they had been refried and the bottom of the bowl was swimming in grease! Something else we left. The burger was just ok, dried crusty bun, fatty undercooked bacon, a layer of onion relish plus a little cheese. Salad ok but drenched in dressing and a pot of the obligatory coleslaw. Two large diet cokes which were nice and the whole thing came to £46.30! Poor food, overpriced! We won’t be returning!

Good food. Friendly staff too. Dogs also welcome. Highly recommended.

Service can often be rather slow, but the staff are friendly and helpful, the food is usually excellent and it’s mostly very good value.

A genuinely warm welcome, beautiful setting and amazing food. Thanks for a great evening! If we’re ever passing this way again we’ll be sure to call in.

Great local pub with superb food.

A very good meal for a birthday celebration. Good, friendly service. A variety of food choices. Excellent value for money. Would recommend.

Just a lovely place overall, nice friendly people, good food and great atmosphere

Beautiful little stop in the country side 😀 had a drink n let the dog out , Beautiful ambience n lovely locals ❤️

On arrival for our reservation we were shown to our table,given menus and drinks order taken,25 minutes later our food order hadn’t been taken despite the restaurant being virtually empty and four members of staff were more interested in chatting to each other.We decided to pay for our drinks and go elsewhere giving our apologies to the staff for interrupting their conversation!!

Lovely food .. I had the Lamb shank

Amazing food, great friendly staff and lovely atmosphere

A traditional pub come food stop off. We have eaten here a couple of times but generally call by just for a refreshing drink two or three times a week while on a walk and the welcome is always generous despite us not dining which is to be admired. It's a consistent or fixed menu offering but that's easier for them to manage which is a good idea. The portion size is huge as we experienced those two times that we have dined here and the food standard seems more than adequate. It's a "buy one get one free" offer on meals at certain times, excludes bank holidays and peaks I guess.

Lovely pub with character. There's at least one fireplace in there. Also a room desognated for pubgoers with dogs. If you are one, it's best to book a table as it gets busy at popular times. A few picnic benches outside, right by the road but on the southern side, if you like to feel the full power of the sun. Good selection of typical pub food and some fancier options. Pleasant service but needs more care when taking orders as took ours wrongly. The pub has a parking lot for somewhere around 40 vehicles. There are quite a few walks in the area including the ones around Blackmoorfoot Reservoir (10 minutes walk from the pub, you can park along Reservoir Side Road).

We visited this pub for a meal on a Saturday, having been before and been very satisfied with the service from the waiting staff and the standard of the food. This time, the waiting staff were wonderful as usual, but sadly, the same cannot be said of the manager. Because I have a food intolerance, I was not allowed to take advantage of the Daily Special, which is an offer of two mains for the price of one. When we asked if they could substitute a similar main to the Special, which was £1 cheaper than the Daily Special dish and did not contain the food I can't tolerate, we were refused by the manager/owner. If was difficult to understand why this was impossible. I have no control over my intolerance, and I felt our group was penalised for this. The manager showed no empathy and offered no reason for the refusal other than "that is the offer". I have given the experience 3/5 because the waiting staff are very good and the meals are generally good. But the manager could do with customer service training. BE WARNED.... if you have a food allergy or intolerance, you will be excluded from their Daily Special offers.

Food very good. Waiting staff are polite, helpful and friendly. However, if you have a food allergy or intolerance to an ingredient in the Daily Specials, then you are excluded from this offer of 2 for 1.

Very welcoming staff and brilliant food. Definitely recommended if you're around the area

Terrible customer service. My wife and I thought we would try this venue for an early evening tea. My wife has an intolerance to vinegar and asked the waitress to make sure the meal did not contain anything with a vinegar content. Ie , pickles, sauces, coleslaw etc. we both ordered the burger with salad and chips. After 45 mins and every table that arrived after us receiving their meal we asked the waitress to chase our order up. Her response was that ‘it’s just going on the grill now’ When the meal arrived there was onion chutney (which contains vinegar) on the burger. We asked for this to be changed her response was ‘there is no coleslaw or dressing on the salad.’ I had to point out that the chutney contained vinegar. The meal was replaced within minutes - the burger no longer had the relish on it but the salad had a vinegar dressing and coleslaw on the plate - which also contains vinegar! It arrived so quickly it was obviously someone else’s order… Frustrated I asked to see the manager and his attitude was dreadful. He was not at all interested and basically said ‘so you want a burger and chips’ - totally lacking any customer service skills and unacceptable. I paid for our drinks and left and will not return

A very nice menu, and well cooked food. Essentially a food pub, and the choice of ales was a bit limited (in fact, only one real ale, and a few kegs). Staff very friendly and helpful. We stopped over in the car park in our motorhome. The gate is locked overnight which made us feel secure.

Visited again for a Monday night treat. Amazing ribs with the fabulous BOGOF offer. Staff are amazing, food excellent and service is the best. Can't wait for our next visit.

Absolutely amazing food and great service.

They took my half drank j2o not very nice they need to use their eyes next time

Called in for the Friday Fish and Chips which were fabulous. The fish was so fresh and proper churchy chips and mushy peas. We also had the pork belly starter which I can highly recommend, it was beautiful. And once again excellent service.

We were three for dinner on a cool and drizzly evening, so we were the only ones there for a while. It's a warm and inviting environment. The service was attentive and friendly. We had fish and chips, the pie of the day, and pork belly. Everything was hot, fresh, and delicious. They offer a BOGO on their daily specials, which is a real bargain.

Great food - Sunday lunch was lovely and not ridiculously expensive

had a lovely sunday dinner here today. brilliant service from start to finish, will definitely be back soon!

This venue is very good for local cooked food in the Huddersfield area. It is a bit of a distance from the town centre but the food quality is of a high standard. They also have a good menu and a two for one deal most nights. Highly recommended. It is advisable too, to call the pub and book before you visit. Update, still a great friendly venue with a great menu and choices of drinks. A nice outside area too and well worth a visit.

Lovely food, great staff, we had the fish chips peas, really tasty and best fish chips had in a long time! Nice welcoming atmosphere, oh the desserts look amazing!

Nice pub, good food, parking opposite 😀

Nice meal Sunday lunch is just to die for at £13.00 you have to have a good appetite to clear your plate.

Fabulous food, excellent value Family friendly environment Attentive staff Highly recommend Excellent choice of food, lots of options for veggies

Had a lovely meal we both had the special offer on a Friday fish and chips. Very tasty and would highly recommend it. The staff are very friendly and good at their jobs. This is the second time we have visited this year and won’t be the last.

A nice pub but with limited space. Good was good.

Went with family for a Sunday lunch and found this beautiful place food was amazing and we managed to fit in dessert to. Amazing

The new menu is fantastic, one of the best meals our family has had in a very long time, the service was great, I wish we got the waitresses name to give her a mention as she was so polite and couldn't do enough for us! The mussels were best I've ever had,my wife and son had the ribs, wow, they were huge! Overall amazing meal, will be returning soon!

I have been coming to the bulls head for about 25 years now. Always had a good meal & enjoyed a drink here with my partner or with family & friends. But last Wednesday they changed the menu which is fine but when you take a 2 year old & offered & main adult meal for £10 but nothing that a child wants ??? No chicken nuggets, sausage, fish fingers no pie if the day, burger??? You have got this wrong will not be going again what a shame.

Been here many times over the past years & always had a good experience last night new menu how disappointing for our granddaughter very poor selection now for children it appears the main adult menu can be done in child portions. Pie if the day hanging chicken etc whet 5 year old wants that? When mentioned this to the owner he just said “something different “ and turned his back on us

Worst food I have had in a while. It has gone down hill over the last few years. We have been loads of times and had the new menu today, belly pork for starters and it was mostly fat and only had 6-7 pieces. Then we had the new chicken dish and it was a piece of chicken, french fries and a sauce. Definitely not worth the price. Disappointing as this is our local.

Lovely little pub and the food is great.

Lovely pub, great food, be sure to book to get a table on Sundays. Dog friendly even if you're eating. 👍

A beautiful country pub with a lovely atmosphere. Food is excellent. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Cannot recommend highly enough. Can't wait to go back

Nice food and nice pub, staff were friendly and patient as it was a Monday and we didn't realise it was earlier close.

Have visited Bulls Head on several occasions in the past and always enjoyed our meals, but went today and, oh dear, what a disappointment. Both had fish and chips. Mine had a tiny piece of fish ( ok we'd asked for the small portions, but maybe not that small). This was wrapped in mostly soggy batter, more batter than fish. In fact it looked like it might have been cooked twice as there seemed to be two layers of it. A few chips which were swimming in oil on the bottom of the plate. It didn't look appealing at all. The waitress who served us was very pleasant and friendly but the manager? could have tried a bit harder. Won't be back in a hurry.

Expensive place for a pop in... Nearly £10.00 for a double rum and coke..... Walked the dog for 3 hrs... Deserved a treat. Maybe not that much of a treat..

Great food and great atmosphere as always. A special mention to the waitresses Drew and Emily who went above and beyond for us, you need staff like these 2 to succeed, an absolute credit to bulls head. Will definitely be returning in the future. The hot beef sandwich was perfect !

Great meal deal , mid week. Good food .

The food and service second to none will eating there again

Four of us came here yesterday 25/2/24 for some food and it was lovely. Gammon x 2, Lamb and bourguignon and it was all lovely. VERY attentive and friendly staff. Myself and my husband also had the camembert to start which was lovely too! The sides that we asked for was humongous! I would suggest only ordering 1 bowl of chips or onion rings to share between 2/3 people. So much for your money and lovely food. Highly recommend and will be coming back.

Had a lovely beef and ale pie today. Very friendly welcome when we arrived and good service. Haven’t been for a few years but we will definitely be back.

Really disappointed with our visit. I found a piece of plastic in my halloumi burger. Informed the waitress who took it away ‘to the kitchen’. No one came back to us until the plates were cleared away when we were asked if everything was ok. I explained I was really disappointed that the waitress hadn’t come back to me. The reply from the manager (?) was ‘oh I told her to - it’s just from the container we use to put the mushrooms in’! As if that is acceptable!!!! Unfortunately Bulls Head is now off our favourite list

Fabulous food and great service. We both enjoyed the meal and good offer on fish and chips every Friday. Would definitely recommend.

If there’s one thing that drives me mad is being served drinks which are not cold, well I have to say the diet coke I was served here was the best Ive had anywhere fantastic & cold. Both my partner & I had Gammon, egg & chips which we could not fault crispy chips on outside fluffy inside, perfect eggs & tasty good quality gammon. We were very happy with everything. Neither of us had been here for many years but will defiantly be going again. Well done we really enjoyed our lunch thank you.

A typical quintessential country pub surrounded by picturesque Yorkshire landscapes. Staff are very friendly, and a decent menu with good variety food service is quick. Had Sunday lunch, which was delicious, but potatoes were a bit devilled! also a slightly wider variety of seasonable vegetables needed, however that being said, I would definitely eat there again.

This almost rated a 5 on the review but a couple of small things took the edge off. However, overall it was a very good Sunday lunch at a reasonable price. Between the four adults we had lamb,beef and pork. All the meat was excellent with a good portion. The three children all had beef … they enjoyed it but the meat portion for them was very small. The vegetables were all plated with the meat. As others have commented, there were rather a lot of parsnips but only a small portion of cabbage … and the portion of potatoes varied across the adults. Sauces and extra gravy was readily available. The desserts were good … especially the crumble and apple tart. The drinks were a fair price. There were plenty of staff and service was good despite the pub being very busy. We would be interested in a midweek visit … there seemed a lot of interesting options on the menu.

Delicious food served by friendly, smiling staff. Highly recommend for a family get together.

Food was piping hot and delicious. We called in without booking so had to wait a little while for a table but it was worth waiting for.

Awful service and vegetables for Sunday lunch looked like what they had left- I had 10 parsnips!!? After a mistake with main course then waited 15 mins for dessert menu- won’t be going back

Love this pub, its staff and food. great value weekdays when its 2-4-1. the food is consistently good, and the atmosphere is wonderful and cosy; a typical country pub. we will be back x

Lovely place to dine & for drunks

Fabulous food and a lovely restaurant with great service. We eat here often and the food is always good.

Went for a family meal. I ordered the Steak pie and wife had the beef sandwich. The pie consisted of 3 small pieces of meat and numerous carrots. The beef sandwich had 1 small slither of beef. The male waiter/owner cleared our table and asked if everything was good. I replied there was hardly any meat in the pie or the sandwich. He took the plates and didn’t say a word about my reply. On a plus side the other meals were enjoyed and this is the first time I’ve had an issue about their food or service. Why ask if everything was fine and then not follow up if it’s not.

Nice tidy pub, friendly efficient staff,nice food(if a bit pricey),vile farmers blonde draught bitter.

Paid £75 per head for Christmas Day. Saddened to say it was a basic 3 course meal that would have cost £25 any other Sunday of the year. No nice extras like a glass of Prosecco on arrival etc, starter was very plain, basically a ball of compressed mackerel on some lettuce, partner had a very disappointing turkey dinner with under cooked parsnips, anaemic pigs in blankets and what tasted and looked like frozen stuffing balls, I had the steak which was very nice and tender. Dessert was ok but nothing to remember…I struggle to understand the pricing of what we received other than it was just because it was Christmas Day, we left feeling underwhelmed and slightly robbed! Eaten here many times before and it’s been lovely, but paying £180 for 2 of us with a few drinks for a mediocre meal has left us really disappointed. On a positive; the waitresses were absolutely wonderful and worked so hard to make sure everyone was looked after.

Went for Sunday lunch and I had the roast beef while my partner had the pie ! My lunch was decent not the best but certainly not the worst. Unfortunately the pie was not great and had a napkin inside !!! We informed the young waitress who said she would replace the napkin pie ! My partner said it was OK and took the napkin out and eat the pie and said apart from the napkin it was very nice bless her ! Went back again today and the food was good but the price is very steep I'd say it's probably the most expensive in the area and not of the same quality or value.

Enjoyed a very good post-Christmas lunch with my son and daughter. The three of us all enjoyed the meal. Congratulations to all the staff!

I only eat very small portions and was pleased to see a variety of dishes that could be a children’s portion. Unfortunately when reading further down it stated for under 10’s. When I asked the waitress and explained my situation her reply was well have a starter. There wasn’t a starter I wanted or liked except soup which I can have at home. I think that in today’s market with food wastage high it’s not setting good standards. I order the fish with mash I ate a quarter of this and my brother had the rest. When the same waitress came to clear our table I told her how much I’d eaten and my brother had eaten the rest of the fish. Her curt reply was well see it didn’t go to waste. The majority of places these days offer smaller plates or allow you to have a child’s portion. Her tone with me was not good service. Will not be returning we were giving the place a second chance as or last visit wasn’t good you get friendlier service in a fast food place.

Christmas lunch fantastic come again 👍

Lovely food, really nice staff, and dog-friendly!

After a walk around Blackmoorfoot Reservoir we had lunch and the daily BOGOF menu was great value, Tuesday was pie and chips delicious . Highly recommended.

Fish and chips were rubbish,fish was undercooked probably bought in ready battered it was not worth the visit,shall not be rushing back that is for sure. We both had fish and chips and the fish was same size,obviously bought in battered probably Morrisons 4 fillets for £3.

Fabulous food and staff. In a warm and cozy restaurant. I would definitely recommend this pub, everything was great.

Having enjoyed several meals here we tried Sunday lunch. We were totally disappointed. The pork was tough and inedible, the Yorkshire pudding like rubber and the roast potatoes seemed to have been cooked earlier and reheated. The lamb shank was overcooked and tasteless. Our complaint was treated with contempt by the bar staff member by telling us ho manager was available , the pub was full and he had no other complaints. My email to the pub was ignored.

Great place for a meal with friends and / or family. Their "buy 2 for the price of 1" are excellent. Staff are friendly and helpful

I wrote a review over three years ago about The Black Bull: Warm and cosy, pleasant atmosphere, top notch lunch at a bargain price and lovely staff. Great view from upstairs function room. This is still true, and we still have lunch there regularly.

Lovely spot. Been going many year's. Plenty of parking.

Fantastic countryside pub excellent service and lovely food with freindly staff and dogs are welcome.

Called in for a couple of pints to shelter from the snow. Lovely pub

Excellent anniversary meal with friends. Great food, lovely staff. Look forward to returning!

Was upset after being a regular of many weeks over the last few years. Beef constantly having string in it. Had a highly recommended francesinha but very disappointed with the value for money. One slice of ham, two chorizo rings and one slice of beef smashed between 3 slices of bread doesn’t warrant the price. Want to be back as I love the place but the value for money is poor.

We went to this pub, I spoke to the manager as I needed to ask a favour re our ordering of food, he was very accommodating and very happy to do so. All 4 of us enjoyed our main meal and all had a dessert. Excellent food and service so much so we gave a £20 tip, well deserved. We will definitely go back here again.

Fantastic food and fantastic service. Every time we go it’s just as good as the last. The food is always fresh and tastes super. The service is just as good. They have found a great balance of making sure you are ok without being in your face. Excellent once again.

Our local and we are lucky to be such a great pub and great food

13 of us booked for my daughters 11 birthday get together. Between us we covered a lot of the menu & everything was perfect, great value, tasty food. The staff were fantastic, service on point & we couldn’t have wished for a better evening. Thank you 😊

Everything is absolutely on point. Brilliant atmosphere, great food, fantastic selection of wine and beer. You could not ask for more in a pub.

Lovely food, beautiful views and great food

Best roast dinner I've had in years. I'm fussy and quite often disappointed after eating out. Love the place.

Popped in for dinner on a sunny, busy Friday evening. We both had the bulls head burger, and both loved it. It also we both had a very nice bitter shandy. Friendly staff quick service, especially given that they were busy . The big fluffy fat chips were fantastic. Only downside I could see if you want to eat outside you're sat by quite a busy road. Am I going back??? Oh yes I am

Chips were insane. Mushy peas were good but the pie was disappointing. Barely any filling, puff pastry on top just flaked it wasn’t technically a pie and no gravy

Lovely pub. Friendly helpful staff. Tasty good food!

Nice food helpful staff good service.

Eat here regularly as great food at reasonable prices is served by staff who take pride in their work.

Free parking across the road. Not a great menu choice, but what we had was nice. 241 meals are good value.

We moved to Yorkshire March 2021, over the last two years we have visited many times, most of of our family & friends having tasted the food. (Including our dogs) The team are friendly and welcoming. The food is delicious and for a Monday night, they were busy. A really nice place to go and the views around a worth a look. Easy to book online and you don’t get rushed whilst dining. As an ex chef I’m pretty fussy and good service it’s a big part of the delivery for me, they have got it right here. Thanks Rachel (now local lass)

Lunchtime visit, so not busy, however, there were 8 of us so we made our own atmosphere. Staff and food pretty good, chips were to die for

Mid week deals are great value and the quality of the food excellent

Wednesday lunch so it was quiet. No issue with food or service

Downgraded previous 4* rating based on my last visit (19th July). Food was good, but not as good as prior visits. Attitude of surly staff left a lot to be desired especially with my elderly parents

Excellent, very well cooked food. The BOGOF daily specials are such good value, huge portions and different choices every day. We definitely recommend!

I think the chef slipped with the spice ! My partner and I came here for the popular 2-1 deal . I had the Cajun Chicken Hanging Skewer and my partner had the Franceshina (which we have had before). My partner likes hot food, but could barely eat his meal this time because it was that hot; he also had to finish my chicken for as I couldn’t eat mine. I can eat Cajun but this was no Cajun . It was not just us either, the table next to us were fanning their mouths and the male on that table said this is not cajun and another women couldn’t eat her Franceshina. When the waitress came to collect the plates I told her it was too spicy and it wasn’t like this last time, she said that it’s made daily and it varies slightly each time. I understand this, but making a cajun chicken like a vindaloo is not just a slight variation . My partner also noted there was no beef in his and the other meet was very thin on the ground . It’s a shame as we though we had found a nice local eating place ( and have even recommended this to people ). Unfortunately like many places, it seems to be a victim of its own success and has started cutting corners . There doesn’t seem any explanation for the spice though ……. We won’t return.