Bulls Head in Calderdale

Welcoming atmosphere on a cold evening, warmed by very friendly staff, the best meal (Lamb chops with sides) and a refreshing “English” ale to wash it down. Pricing was the absolute best we travelling Aussies have experienced in the UK this past 4 weeks. What a great Pub.

This place has always been a real choice, staff n service great, However, I felt so very let down with our meals this time, the venue is up for sale, and I felt that customer care was lacking, the chips which have always been a draw here were dire beyond belief, and really no apology or offer of making it right by the staff, we left leaving the majority of our meal

Both had fish n chips. Fish was nearly all thick batter little fish inside.Chips where soggy white, didn't taste good,nothing like the usual crispy ones. We Complained to the Staff , just said she would report it. Nothing done about it. If that would have been my first time, would not return

Lovely traditional pub with great food and great service. We all enjoyed our meals and will be back before too long. The Bulls Head is in a quiet location on a small lane away from the main road but it is well worth the visit.

This is just an amazing place. The atmosphere is old worldly. The food is home cooked and excellent. Chips are to die for. Service friendly and good. Food is of good price and so are the drinks. A little of the beaten track but well worth the visit. Would recommend. Had the pudding and chips today amazing. Had the cheese and onion few weeks ago also really good. Delicious

Quite simply the best fish and chips I have had in my 77 years on this planet. Setting and service superb

My parents went for Friday Night Fish Night & were very disappointed! They have been many times & always been good but not this time! Dad's fish came & it was 3/4 batter, 1/4 fish. Nobody asked if the meal was okay during service, it was only when plates were being cleared were they asked? Dad told them about the fish & the batter was still on his plate & the response was "oh sorry we will knock something off the bill". On paying the bill, the cost of a coffee, £3, was knocked off, really??? I know it was £3 but it wasn't the coffee that wasn't nice. Dad told the landlady as he was leaving about the fish & he was asked to not let that stop them from coming again!

Cheese and onion and steak and ale pies had soggy pastry due to microwave heating (?). Chips were greasy and unattractive and mushy peas were pale and tasteless. Large portions but definitely quantity rather than quality. Staff pleasant but not recommended.

We do a walk round here regularly so was really looking forward to trying the food here. However, we felt disappointed. When we was showed to the table it was really sticky and needed cleaning again. Not the best start in these covid times! My partner had fish and chips, which on the whole he enjoyed - he said the batter was a tad soggy underneath but he ate it all and loved the chips. I had the homemade steak and kidney pie. The filling was very nice, plenty of it with rich gravy but the shortcrust pastry was dry, hard and tasteless and for the money I was really disappointed! The couple next to us ordered sticky toffee pud but discreetly had to send back as it was frozen in middle, this then deterred us from ordering one. It is a shame as this pub is a stand alone country pub with absolutely no competition around it, but it really does need to do better. Afraid I won't be rushing back.

We were all in raptures about the ambience, location and most of all the food. Cheese and onion pie most delicious and a generous portion. Fab chips. Sea bass perfectly cooked. Winner winner. Loved it

Love coming here. Every time I'm in the area I like to visit. They do the best cheese and onion pie ever, great portion sizes and the chips are delicious too. Desserts are proper homely pub puddings. Will keep coming back.

We went with friends for the first time on Wednesday...and it will not be the last! We were warmly welcomed. The food was excellent and portions so generous we said we will share a main meal between two the next time we visit. The Bulls Head is a traditional pub, with their own chef, therefore the pride is taken, not just in the food, but in the service and presentation too. We could not understand how there were any detractors writing reviews, especially about the chips as we all thought they were simply the most delicious chips ever!! The prices are reasonable too. We give it five stars. Thanks to all.

Service ok, opted for pie and chips, chips were greasy very brown but not cooked, cheese and onion pie was ok but steak pie had curious taste. Lovely place for a drink but wouldn’t eat here again

This olde world pub is located just off Huddersfield Road close to M62 J21, and we met up with the daughter and her boyfriend (yeah, I know...naughty - go and tell Boris) and despite the photos on their website not really filling me with confidence, we were quietly surprised how nice the food was here. I had the Ogden Pastie, if on the special's board - recommended - full of meet and vegetable and enormous. And the missus had the Tikka Massala. Came warm, and the service was pleasant.

Lovely Saturday afternoon on the tiered gardens at the side of pub Staff attentive beer and food good Interior of pub does look a bit tired And gloomy but service was very pleasant. Would recommend on a sunny day views and peace and quiet great.

excellent home cooked food very pleasant and helpful staff and a good atmosphere good evening had by all

After a walk around the reservoirs you'll be hungry and this is the place to go.Good beer and traditional pub dishes here. The chips are supplied in a bowl to share which I liked. Very good pies - the cheese and onion is a fine example of a North West favourite, as verified by Mrs rr4m who is from GM/Lancs. I like traditiional Northern food so enjoyed it a lot. The decor is a little, shall we say, traditional too but that's a good thing in my book. Good beer If you prefer a bland chain pub then this place is not for you

Front of house was fab... no comments, fish and chips me and my girlfriend recurved was embarrassing... frozen fish ‘ watery ‘ soggy batter... blank... got one small pot of chips between two? Full of oil which was also sat at the bottom of the bowl.. if your the head chef and your reading this, you should be embarrassed with yourself.. the fryer does all the work.. and you can’t even get that right? Nearly £40 for two fish and chips and drinks? I strongly invite you to come to my restaurant and I’ll show you how to correctly work a fryer... disgusting. You would be better off going to ‘ the Ivory ‘ in Manchester WHICH IS THE SAME PRICE and not like your sat in someone’s front room on the person next to you’s leg.

If you are looking for a classic pub lunch then the Bulls Head is worth a visit. Nothing special but it was OK

Lovely tasty home cooked food at a very good price. Professional staff. Quick service. Only minus point was that it was a bit hot and stuffy in the room and could have done with some kind of forced ventilation like a ceiling fan or two.

Wow, never been here before, what a stunning place in a lovely location, the food was absolutely stunning and the potions are great , food to die for all home cooked !!

Nice relaxed lunch with friends after a walk around Ogden reservoirs with friends.We all had the lunch fish & chips with mushy peas.These were a good sized portion- just right for lunch.There are nice gardens slightly up on the hill behind the pub where you can sit out, enjoy the spring sunshine.They will bring the food to the bottom of the steps to the garden and you have to pick it up there.

we were travelling to see friends and wanted to stop of for sunday lunch on the way after research we found this place so we booked it on arriving we were shown to a table squashed in the corner with a table of four sat right on top of us with the lady sat next to me tapped her fingers on table all through lunch.after a wait the lunch arrived it look nice we saw they had poured gravey on it we said we would rather have it in a side dish then it went down hill took one mouthful and it was stone cold we called the waitress back and asked for a hot meal, as expected it was brought back microwaved with even more gravey on it the veg was mush and now the neat tough after a couple of mouthful we left it we did complain but to no avail.

We visit the Bulls Head often ,good old fasioned home cooking ,good potion size ,the home made pies /puddings are delish . Nice place. Marie and her staff are a joy!

Always end up squeezing in here when passing but I suppose you should book. I always go for the tasty suet pudding. Staff friendly and efficient.

I have been to the Bulls Head numerous times and have never been let down the food is always fresh and cooked to perfection , with real chips not frozen . You are never rushed and the staff are friendly. I have no reservations about recommending The Bulls head for couples or families .

Love this pub. Be coming since being a kid as they do the best cheese pie ever and the chips are lovely too.

Called in for lunch on a wet miserable day. It’s a cosy and friendly traditional pub in a tiny hamlet, not too far from Newhey with its bus and tram links. Also handy for refreshments after a stroll in the Piethorne valley when the weather is good. There’s a menu to suit all appetites and our food was freshly cooked and tasty. Prices very reasonable and really nice staff.

Another trip to this lovely little pub restaurant with my wife and some freinds we had the Lamb Henrys which where very tender but not a lot of meat on , our freinds had a Fillet steak and her husband had a Rib Eye steak which he unfortunatley sent back, but they where very obliging and they swapped it for a fillet steak which he said was perfect and they had a lovely pepercorn sauce with it . As for the beer once again the choice was a lager type beer or not worth drinking a decent real ale wooould be a good addition but in all a lovely evening and the staff where first class, so we will be paying them another visit

Amazing food, excellent service, and friendly staff.

The best fish and chips anywhere Really friendly staff always with a smile Great choice of food Reasonably priced Well worth a visit

Best chips in the world - fact! Fantastic food - especially the beef pudding. Great atmosphere, helpful and friendly staff. Huge portions - overall excellent value for money.

Not been here for a while but will certainly be returning soon. Friendly welcome, great choice on the menu and the food was delicious.

We have been coming here for the past 15 years but only once or twice a year . We see this as our special treat as they do the very best cheese and onion pie in the world .......

I booked a family buffet after a funeral nearby.

Had a lovely evening meal as part of a weekend get away... honest, hearty and tasty food, pleasant, polite and fun service plus a good clientele in the restaurant and bar .... Would definitely recommend

Just eaten here, arranged to meet the wife who was walking the dog. Arrived first, went in and asked “do you do Proseco by the glass” yes came the reply. I then received a small bottle at £5.50. Ordered food for eating outside on the fine sunny evening. Sat at a table, smelt of creosote. Wife arrived in her lemon trousers and top, sat down with the dog. Just before the food arrived we noticed the dog had creosote on her head and back from going under the bench. Wife stood up and turned round and her backside was also covered in creosote. The waiter arrived, same one I had given my order to, we said we were just about to move as the table and bench were still wet underneath with creosote. His reply was “Oh as it soaked through”. No apology or anything else. So one pair of trousers and a top in the bin, one dog requiring a bath on return home.

hard to find pub, but worth the effort - we were looking for somewhere to eat after a long walk, and sae a sign from the main road to this pub - friendly and great home cooked food with a twist

I visited on Good Friday and the service was excellent. Friendly staff and gorgeous food, generous portions and excellent value for money. Cosy, comfortable pub. I will definitely be visiting again.

I went here for tea with my mother. We waited about half hr for our food. When it arrived the chips were burnt and soggy, dripping in fat! My gammon tasted burnt but wasn’t burnt to look at. The vegetables looked like they had been frozen, definitely wasn’t fresh. The cauliflower was luminous yellow and tasted worse than baby food mushy peas what came with the fish looked inedible brown/dark green colour. When I told the waiter the gammon tasted burnt he said he will let the chef know! The place looks nice from the outside and is in a beautiful setting. I walk around the reservoirs regularly as I was brought up near there. Very disappointing, my 6 yr old daughter could of made better food. Won’t be returning.

Just eaten here and was very nice, I had cheese and onion pie and it was really nice, plenty of food served hot too. A real hidden jem. Defo will be returning. Staff were friendly too.

We love going to the bulls head ,home cooked food delicious .price reasonable. Very relaxed nice staff and nearby

This is a little gem of a pub and in an area that most people would know is there .

atmosphere seems a nice place , lived around the area , never been before i am now 46,popped in for lunch as busy area due to carnivals etc etc.

Visité El Toro 'con tres amigos para catchup! El menú era abundante y el personal era muy atento, amable y servicial. La comida estaba caliente, sabroso y recomendable. Entre nosotros teníamos la morcilla, sopa, lasaña, gambas y queso y cebolla tarta. Todos eran excelentes y no teníamos espacio para postres deliciosos, aunque sí mirar en la nevera. Terminamos con un café perfecto de licores. Dado que era un jueves por la noche, el pub estaba extremadamente tranquilo, sólo otra otra mesa que la nuestra.

Just back from a great afternoon here. Not our first visit, probably getting into double figures by now, but, today just seemed a really great visit. I had made my mind up before going that I would have the Sunday dinner, today it was turkey!...

Los Bulls Head en Ogden es una joya escondida. La comida es siempre 100% y siempre nos sirvieron rápidamente y profesionalmente. Es un pub encantador, y tratamos de venir al menos una vez al mes - viajar desde el otro lado de Manchester a visitar...

Viajo a Inglaterra cada otoño para visitar a la familia y amigos y siempre se reúnen en la cabeza del Toro después de comprobar la reserva su asiento en la ventana. El personal muy amable, rápido y feliz en su trabajo (ver foto) Este Bar...

No ha sido aquí por un tiempo, pero me alegro de que visitamos otra vez. Fuera del circuito turístico, buena ubicación, buena relación calidad-precio, con servicio de comida de pub agradable rápido. Mi carne cocinada a la perfección y la Misa del gallo satisfacer los...

Excelente servicio y buena comida, nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos, encantador y limpio, personal amable, ¿qué más podíamos pedir

Having read the reviews I thought this would be a suitable place to go for a family meal for some home cooked food and a friendly smile. We (a family of 5) was seated and drink orders taken, all going well. Then as the drinks arrived the staff started to take pictures and other ornaments off the wall to dust them at the table next to us!!! The food we ordered arrived and they continued to take the pictures down and spray the walls with some sort of cleaner and scrub the walls!!! Now surely any maintenance of the pub should be completed when the pub is closed???Sadly we all felt like we were an inconvenience.The food was good (even with a hint of lemon fresh). Maybe on a different day we would of had a different experience but on this occasion it wasn't the best.

We went here without a booking and were met with a very warm welcome. We ordered lasagne, duck and the rainbow trout. My very fussy eater of a son ate the entire lasagne. My trout was cooked to perfection and was very reasonably priced. My daughter said her duck was tender and juicy. Excellent quality and price. Overall, a really enjoyable experience would definitely recommend.

Seven of us met for a birthday meal. The first table we were given was really tightly seated, but they said if we waited ten minutes we could have the large table in the "front lounge". We did, and it was worth waiting for, because there were just two tables in that area. It took a while to take our orders and for the meals to arrive, but it was a leisurely evening and this did not concern us.Starters chosen were pate, prawn cocktail, soup and garlic mushrooms. Good price at an average of £4, but nicely served and plentiful portions.For mains our choices were steak pudding (huge - twice the size you see in a chip shop), fish and chips, salmon and I chose the duck breast. All the meals were very filling, hot and with choices of potatoes, home made chips (worth choosing this option) and individual dishes of vegetables. My duck was cooked in orange and was absolutely delightful.There was a good range of about ten desserts.The service throughout the evening was excellent, and the entire bill for seven, including drinks, was only £150. We will definitely return here, preferably when the weather is a bit warmer!!

The Bull's Head is a little off the beaten track but it is well worth finding as the food served there is really good. It's quite a small pub but the welcome is big and staff are very friendly and helpful. There is a good choice of food on the menu all at a very reasonable price and it is served piping hot. We can recommend it here.

We've been here loads of times. Decided to take my family they wasn't disappointed. Meal was excellent as always. Great hospitality.

After visiting this establishment once before we decided to go back considering the food was so good.On this occasion I opted for their famous cheese & onion pie,wasn't disappointed,it was absolutely delicious,with the Gallic mushrooms to start.My wife had the chilli con carne which she said was delicious,Then she finished with a large portion of cheesecake,I would definetly recommend this pub.

I've eaten here 7/8 times over the last year or so and the food is always superb, doesn't matter if you have a rib-eye, duck breast, pie, Salmon all lovely.My one reservation are the deserts puddings taste like Heinz straight from the can. Chances are after a main and a starter you'll have no room for deserts anyway.The pubs a little off the beaten track but we'll worth the drive and good value for money.

Only came across this place by accident,I was looking for rag pudding recipes,then up popped this place,looked it over and decided to give it a try.Wow what a fantastic quaint charming country pub with food to match,I opted for the beef pudding my wife had the Sunday lunch,what can I say absolutely beautiful food and nice ambience,great value and good portions,you feel you av been well fed on the way out.Definitely going back,got to try the cheese and onion pie it looked delis have,oh well that's for next time.Anyone reading this don't hesitate get yourselfs down to this little gem of a place and enjoy.

Rubbish food, steak chewuy and tasteless. Service poor, fine if you were over 70! Got charged twice for drinks not impressed.

We have eaten at The Bull for over 20 years and always had a great meal in a lovely, relaxing out of the way pub. Beef pudding for my hubbie and cheese and onion pie for me, with real chips and mushy peas. Mmmmm!

Absolutely lovely,ambience great food great,have been on several occasions and never been disappointed would happily recommend it to anyone

Having been an off / on visitor year for some years, I thought it time I actually wrote a review of it.Visited last sunday late lunch and it was half full. We were welcomed warmly and taken to a small table for 2 in the back room and our drink order taken.So those who have been here and are thinking about it - let me say - THE CHEESE AND ONION PIE IS TO DIE FOR ! Huge home-made portion !!Everything is served with potatoes or chips - and veg or mushy peas. all home made. There are no frills about the place, and its very down to earth.sunday I had the burger on the specials board, and while it was OK, it wasn't anything special. My partner had the fish platter, a variety of fish all covered in breadcrumbs and deep fried. Again he said that was OK but not a ptach on the beef pudding which he loves.Would I recommend - yes for sure. But stick to their traditonal pies !They also do a full pudding range which is in a chiller in the back - I am also far too full to try one though.

Went here in bank holiday Monday, we had a warm welcome from the minute we stepped in the pub. The menu is varied with a good selection and an extensive specials board. The food is reasonably priced and well worth the money. Large portions but more importantly delicious.Staff were very attentive and very friendly.Great evening definitely worth a visit.

Found this pub by chance. Ok, we were lost! But the six of us took a chance anyway. The day was very warm and some people were sitting out on the terrace. We went inside and had the pick of seats, we chose the restaurant. The service was good and the young man was very polite and most helpful. The menu had something for everyone and, although we had a short wait, the food was worth waiting for. Prices very reasonable. Everyone enjoyed the occasion.

I have visited the Bulls head on quite a few occasions with my boyfriend and we've never had a single problem, the pub is set back out of the way and it is very welcoming, all the food is traditional home cooked food which is simply delicious and they have the best dessert fridge I have ever seen, all the portion sizes are very generous and brilliantly priced for the quality of food. Will most certainly be going back again and would highly recommend a visit.

We were taken to the Bulls Head by friends who live locally - what a lovely location! Lovely pub, and very busy. We tried the Cheese and Onion Pie, a local speciality (delicious but not for those on a diet!!), and the Peppered Chicken Pie which was also delicious but pretty spicy. Meals were good quality, portions were large, beautifully cooked veg and plenty of it and service was excellent and very friendly. Lovely pub - hope to return next time we visit the area.