Calf's Head | Pub & Rooms in Ribble Valley

We have been here several times and always enjoyed. But today's meal was over priced and very average Frozen chips, cheese and onion pie was just mashed potato with a tasteless cheese. Coffee was excellent. Service was OK. Not sure if we will be back

Awesome food great atmosphere and lovely people .

A good pub grub menu. We had the slow roasted lamb and the meat pie. Huge portions of really tasty food. Service was attentive and spot on. The desserts were just as good and equally large. Next time we will have to share one between us. Highly recommended as an unpretentious decent priced meal out ideal for a family. Will certainly return probably with the dogs who we can share the leftovers with.

Sunday Roast was superb. Conservatory dining was very comfortable and views out of all windows were gorgeous. Highly recommend.

The best steak pie I've ever had. I know my pie's. I'm from Wigan

Absolutely loved my stay. Fantastic location, stayed in the executive room. Spa bath in the room and the breakfast in the morning was excellent. Staff very friendly. Would highly recommend and will stay again in the future.

Love this place. Staff polite and helpful, owner is a lovely lady, food is exquisite as usual. We will return over and over again

Had the Sunday lunch, food took 45 minutes to arrive. The beef was over done, The new potaros had zero seasoning and were in desperate need of some butter or something. Perhaps worst of all the yorkie was on of Aunt Bessie's best. Not worth the trip st all

This is an honest review about the pub and the food. We had a table booked for Sunday lunch and arrived 35 minutes early - the staff got us seated straight away which was amazing. The atmosphere in the pub is great super cosy and the staff were friendly and welcoming. We sat down, got our drinks order taken, drinks delivered and ordered food in the span of 5 minutes which was great. From there on though for the next 40 minutes no one even looked at us or came to check on us or ask if we’d like another drink. Food then got delivered (40 minutes wait which is a bit too long) and the food was about average I would say. We had the cheese and onion pie and a beef Sunday roast - the pie itself was amazing however was served with a massive pile of peas (a very cheap veg) and some root veg mash. The Sunday roast - the beef was tasty but over cooked and the veg were two types of potatoes, root mash and again a massive pile of peas + a disappointing Yorkshire pud which was clearly not made in house. While the food was ok for the price of almost £19 for the roast it felt like there should have been better veg accompanying the meet that didn’t feel cheap and quickly thrown together. We ordered two desserts ( a franzipan tart and a millionaire tart) both clearly not made in house and served with cheap vanilla ice cream. So while everything looked good the quality doesn’t really stand up to the prices.

Brief stop at a reception, but time enough to enjoy the food and views. The food was first class, and the views were breathtaking. Well worth a detour if you are travelling along the A59 and want a rest for a meal - or snack.

I only shared a meal when was excellent in attractive surroundings

My husband and I enjoyed a fabulous meal here for Valentines Day. We chose the set menu and it certainly didn’t disappoint! The staff were so friendly and attentive, and went out of their way to offer me a different sauce for my lamb when I realised it was made with cream. Too full for dessert so we brought it home to enjoy instead. Thank you!

Only came here for dinner, but it was so good. The staff were really polite and played with the dogs. The food was so good and the pudding menu was outrageous. Going to be coming back in July as this was one of the best pubs i’ve ever been too

Great food and service. Lovely location

We went last week for our granddaughters 21st we were disappointed with the food our youngest grandchildren were served last which in my opinion the children should be served 1st. Off the childrens menu the pizza was hard I had to cut it for my grandaughter the burger was burnt n put in a teacake and the curly fries were too hard for my grandson to eat we didn't send back as they had waited so long they were starving the waitresses kept saying it's on its way. We had to give our chips to him. I really do not understand why you don't serve the children 1st and the cost of the meal did not warrant with the food that was served. We asked if chips were fresh n were informed yes they are but no they are frozen chips. Very disappointed with what should of been a happy 21st meal for our granddaughter.

Stayed for a one night dinner, bed and breakfast and was extremely impressed. The staff are all so friendly and helpful; very attentive and nothing is too much to ask. The food was unbelievable, generous portion sizes and cooked to absolute perfection, especially so for the price! Absolutely loved it, would definitely recommend

Very attentive service and excellent food. Large portions tho.

Have just spent an afternoon with three friends having the most amazing afternoon tea. Beautifully presented savouries and a generous and wide range of little delicacies for dessert. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

Lovely place, friendly and helpful staff. Definately recommend xx

Warm and comfy room. Pleasant and hard working staff. Great food. 10/10.

A large smart building with lots of space for dining. Smart helpful staff. A huge safe for kids walled garden. Lots of parking and decent walking options nearby. Never stayed but it's probably a good option for anyone visiting the area. 3 decent real ales.

Absolutely fantastic family pub definitely well worth a visit.

Been here a few times and both the food and the staff have been excellent. Great choice of food to choose from and make sure you save room for dessert!!! The staff are always really attentive and friendly

We always come here for birthdays etc as we love it. Great value for money - the worston whale is huge! Nice staff and always great service. We have stayed afew times on the dinner and sleep offers which again are great for the price.

Went for lunch today. The food was cold, I ordered a stilton sauce with the fillet steak. However, I had to ask for it, it came 10 minutes later and was watery and hadn't even seen a lump of Stilton. When I informed a member of the waiting on staff all they could say was 'Oh I'm sorry' ....not very good customer service. Eventually, very near the end of my meal, a lady came to see me which I presumed was the manager/owner as she didn't introduce herself. I had retained the so called stilton sauce and she was adamant that it was stilton sauce. It didn't taste or smell like stilton. The only recompense was 10% discount on the meal and they did not charge me for the so called stilton sauce (£2.95. ).

Called in early evening for a meal after spending the afternoon walking. A traditional pub menu, something for everyone and not overpriced in our opinion. What a super meal, it arrived piping hot, which is rare these days at most establishments and I'm a stickler for my food served piping hot. Generous portions and beautifully presented. Desert was just as spectacular as our main courses and not to be skipped, an absolute must. The staff were friendly and attentive as you'd expect. Keep up the good work, you know how to do pub grub and well, that's a rare thing nowadays. We'll definitely be back and soon.

Fantastic food and Fantastic service 😀 👌 👍

Great place for a meal and a drink, food was excellent, , great Christmas meal, plenty of it, go again.

Doesn't get much better than here. Five stars.

It's always a pleasure to visit the Calf's Head. Excellent 👌🏼 food, Courtious and friendly staff.

Brilliant Sunday lunch lovely time had 👏👍

I came to Calf's Head pub with my Sister for our lunch Saturday dinner time. I though it was excellent there wasn't a problem getting a table for us. Staff were very good and asked if we needed anything else and came over a few times. They couldn't do enough for us. My sister had the gammon and egg meal. She said it was a lovely meal. I had the BLT sandwich on brown bread with salad and chips.but I didn't like the bacon it was very fatty and cold bacon. and I had a lot of fat to cut off. The surrounding are beautiful. Yes I would come back. But I wouldn't order the meal. M Byrne

Ate dinner here it was lovely warm welcome good food and an open fire

as always the food was top tier. i had the burger and even though i was full i finished it because it was so good. my partner had the vegan stroganoff which he also struggled to finish. the portion sizes are really good for the price, you definitely get your moneys worth and it’s nice that the produce is sourced locally as noted in the dishes. a lively place that always has people in which is a great sign. the staff are really friendly and welcoming too and it’s clear they work hard to make your experience an enjoyable one.

Well, I don't think we will be going back. My husband ordered a bottle of peroni,however, after his second bottle, he was informed that they only had 2 peroni glasses . They brought a tumbler, and the peroni went flat. Food good,had bkackpudding fritters followed by sea bass and my husband fishpie. Sadly, in the night, we were both ill with very upset stomachs! So I will not be going back. The outside was mot very clean either. Sorry people. Also, I don't like it when the cost of the meal is bellowed across the room.

Update my daughter got married here on 27th September 2024, the staff went above and beyond, the room was set up quickly and since the weather held off the wedding was in the beautiful garden, the meal was 5 star, lots of positive comments from our guests, some had never been before, my grandaughter wanted to know how thw napkins were folded so she was shown, nothing was too much PJ, Pam and the whole team should be proud with the amazing service if I could give more than 5 stars I would

Lovely lunch in a great location

Very friendly and helpful staff. Quiet village, but busy hotel/pub. It's best to book a table.

We had lovely lunch here on Monday 15th Sept. The food is lovely and hot. The dessert was divine. The surroundings are beautiful green and pleasant. The staff are attentive and even thou the waitress had misheard my husbands order it was rectified quickly with many apologies. I'm sure we be back again

Stopped in for a meal. Great service and food. Never seen a longer dessert menu!

Good food and good service Will go again soon

First visit here with no booking, but given a table and asked if we wanted drinks. Yes. These brought to tab le and menus given quickly. Very good menu with various choices. We selected the seafood platter for two . This consisted of four large fish goujons, prawns in Marie Rose sauce,two portions of pate,tempura prawns, nicely dressed salad and a large portion of beautiful smoked salmon. Oh, bread and butter as well. £23.50 which was good value. All this was delivered by first class freindly staff. Bit of a trip out from home but will be back.

Local pub to me but only just discovered it and what a find it is! Great food with professional and friendly service, what's not to like Recommended

Lovely setting and a warm welcome from the staff. The food was delicious and good portions too. Well worth a visit

A must visit for anyone in the area or passing through, lovely food, nice staff , garden is lovely aswell

This place is absolutely fantastic

Didn't stay , but had a lovely meal , may be not the cheapest but service and food second to none , can't remember what real ale I had (1 pint) but but tasted like 1% alcohol,( camra member) wine ok but £26 ,bottle? When it's in Tesco for £8., but busy with people.

Prices have gone up Food and service was ok nothing special

New update for 2024 Never had a bad meal here and the place was so busy I was expecting a wait for food but it was extremely good service and efficient. The quality was fantastic and huge portions for the Sunday menu. Had a minor issue with my beer order and had to remind staff twice about the order. A lovely place for a meal with friends and family. Update for 2022. A return visit and absolutely fantastic food and service. Despite being very busy, the service was efficient and polite throughout. The food was excellent, generous portions and very tasty. Ignore the negative reviews, they are back to their best.

Great service nothing was too much trouble

We visited the Calf’s Head for dinner last night and it didn’t disappoint. There was a great atmosphere, the staff were very friendly and the food was excellent. I can certainly recommend this lovely country pub.

Lovely food and very generous portions

Absolutely amazing. Some of the best vegan food I've ever been served. Cajun spiced sweet potato roulade was 10 out of 10! 100% recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great food you definitely will not leave hungry, friendly service from all the staff and a beautiful location on the edge of Pendle hill.

Rooms a bit tired. Service and breakfast, perfect, 👌

Food is spot on would 👌 can't wait to come again 😋

Lovely pub in a beautiful location. Unfortunately food was.... Ok, but worth a visit.

We were in the annexe and loved it. So quiet and peaceful. All you need for a relaxing break. Scenery from beer garden amazing. Food 1st class. Hope to be back for third visit

The food was absolutely amazing. The service was great also. Would highly recommend this family run pub/restaurant.

Beautiful garden and first class food. Would recommend the Sunday dinner.

Excellent meal and very polite helpful staff

Excellent vegan mushroom stroganoff. There are separate vegetarian menu and vegan menu. Local bitter was smooth for a shandy. The staff was polite and helpful. Food came out rather slowly this pleasant July Sunday evening.

Lovely pub in beautiful surroundings. We've been there a few times, dined indoors and in the beer garden with the dogs. The menu/choice for food is good and for the little ones. Nothing fancy just good solid traditional plates done right. Inside is lovely with a bar area, dining area and conservatory. The beer garden is pretty big with a stream running through. Just a shame there's no attraction for the kids. Also, there are some lovely walks so the pub is a good place to start and finish.

Wonderful place to relax and eat. Fabulous portion sizes, decent prices. Amazing views.

I stayed here for 14 days This Place is 10/10 Only problem is the poor quality internet and Some behaviours you’ll notice for people of different Race. My thumbs up to Catherine there 👍🏻

Food was amazing defo go again . Didn't stay in a room

Eight of us dined here on Sunday. Five of us had cheese pie. This was very disappointing. It was more like mashed potatoe pie with a bit of cheese and onion thrown in for good measure. This was a birthday meal so even more of a let down. For £16.95, I really don't feel this was value for money. We don't mind paying for good food. My partner and I have dined here before in an evening a few months ago, and we had a lovely meal.

Absolute brilliant place to eat and food fantastic but my partially bad review is one of the waiter with his absolute obserd and unnecessary comments when we was ordering. We had come to pay for good food and good service not have someone tell us to hurry up ( ill be back in 2 to 3 months) and then to carry it on saying to another waiter (oh they think im joking) also the same waiter to then come back when we just got our food and ask us if it is OK when we hadn't even tasted it. The gentleman in question had black hair and abit tanned. If he was in charge of taking orders god help them. Otherwise great service from all the others who were very pleasant and very nice.

Lovely ambience with nice views from the conservatory dining room, rapid and attentive service and beautifully cooked food. The lamb shank and the steak were so tender and tasty. Good prices compared to some of the restaurants in Clitheroe.

Arrived too early for a meal, not stayed yet, had to go online for prices, seems reasonable,

Very nice and comfortable, lovely staff, sadly too early for a meal, but menu looks good, we will return for the mushroom risotto

Great food and great service! Definitely worth the trip!

Amazingly tasty, generously portioned food, exceptionally attentive staff.

Excellent food and service. Cannot be faulted.

All ways a great welcome, food is excellent good selection of drinks including real ales.clean tidy and well staffed, excellent table service.

Calf's head has always been busy, when we go with the walking club.

Enjoyed a stay at the Calf's Head. Food and service was excellent. The only downside was the Spa room was dark and the blind on the Velux window wasn't operational "slightly dated fixtures" Still we would recommend due to the Outstanding service and quality of the food at the evening meal and great breakfast.

Location is stunning and the very large lawned beer garden is very picturesque and relaxing. Help by the tinkling of the babbling Brook. The drink are on the expensive side with a large wine coming in at £8.75 and a pint of Somersby £5.40. Latte £3.40. The inside is bright in the conservatory and in my opinion maybe a little tired in terms of soft furnishings. For all that it's quaint. The staff are friendly and funny with some more efficient than others, but you couldn't say the service was bad. Food prices are probably average for the Ribble Valley and that is balanced by the generous servings, though presentation could be more imaginative. The food quality was good with fresh hot meals being served. All the vegetables seem to be fresh not frozen. Big thumbs up! The desert menu is extensive but at just shy of £8 each that bill would quickly rack up. Having said all that we went early on a midweek lunch and most tables had reserved on and quickly filled up. I am not really sure if I would return and cost might be prohibitive, it's not extortionate I m just on a budget and need to look for better value for money. The clientele clearly lean towards the more comfortably off and if money was no object it would be very pleasant for lunch or early evening dinner.

Great food, good location and generous portions , would recommend.

What a wonderful experience we had. The service, food and dining room views all 10 out of 10. Plenty of parking, beautiful location and nice varied menu. Also, very reasonably priced. Will come again.

Lovely place with amazing food and lots of it. The staff were all nice and friendly too.

My husband & I have just had a wonderful 2 night break at “The Calf’s Head” we had never been before, what a wonderful find, the setting, the wonderful staff & amazing food were all outstanding. We would highly recommend it to all who enjoy the good things in life, without being pretentious. Just a couple of pictures of the beautiful tranquil setting. Thank you for everything. We will be returning soon.

Good service, excellent food, in beautiful surroundings.

After a day out in Skipton,called in for some food. Plate mince beef n onion pie n chips,mashed carrots n swede,garden peas n green beans,and a Lancashire hot pot, red cabbage n chunky bread...both spot on...no room for pudding today,but if you do there's a record breaking 17 on the dessert menu...!(sponge pudding n custard is a particular favourite) Happy to recommend

The service was first class in an ideal setting. The food was excellent. The outside area is extensive with amazing views.

Was an amazing place the staff were so friendly and the food was lovely

What a breakfast, it was huge, tasty, perfect... It was a last minute decision for us to go for breakfast, as we were leaving a cottage we had stayed in in nearby Clitheroe... Did a quick search for dog friendly and breakfast and this was top of the list, gave a call and they were happy to accommodate us. When we arrived, they had set us up our own table by the fire (weather was terrible so really appreciated this). The team was absolutely fantastic, and checked on us regularly... We will also consider stopping here next time we are in the area as the village lovely

Food was pretty average. Frozen veg which always puts me off when dining. Much better places for food locally. Atmosphere and staff were lovely

Food & service excellent would recommend. Nice and friendly atmosphere

If you want a Special Function this is the place, 5 mins off the A59, ample Free Parking, Eating area spacious, wheel Chair Friendly, Service Excellent with really good prices, the eating areas are either the Conservetry overlooking Pendle Hill, very near to the the Whistle Down The Wind location and the villages of Downham, overnight accom. I've never stopped here as I live localy, we're often in the Calfs Head and would Recommend.

Great beers and fantastic staff, the food is excellent.

We go to the Calf's Head every year for mother's day and it was excellent this year

Very suprising place, with a lovely room and a calm view of the sheeps from the restaurant. Thank you !

Fantastic meal. Lots of staff. Would return. Lovely location.

Very pleased thanks very good quality food and drink thanks with a very good view of Pendle hill.

Lovely place food worth every penny staff always great to what's nice to see

Lovely lunch. The dragon's pate was delicious. Service excellent. Staff efficient and friendly

Had dinner here, my partner has been coming here since he was a kid, and I understand why! Food was amazing and portion sizes massive, also the dessert options are extensive and v tasty !!! Thank you :)

Beautiful place this, nice and quiet village, foods excellent, definitely worth a visit

Great food, excellent choice and pleasant service.