Based on 572 opinions finded in 3 websites
Based on 572 opinions finded in 3 websites
Nº 229 in 359 in Blackburn with Darwen
Nº 32 of 49 British in Blackburn with Darwen
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Booked at very short notice (same day) for a family table of 20 and they coped brilliantly. The service was fantastic and the large food order was excellent. No missing items, no disappointing food. All in all 11/10. Well done Craven Heifer.
Blackpool Billy . 2024-10-23
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First time in this area. This place was amazing for food and service we all had different things and could not fault it. Hanging kebab, special burrito and heifer burger all top notch. Highly recommend
jon slater . 2024-09-29
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First time trying the food here and was not disappointed. Had the 2 course Sunday lunch. Pork was a large chunk, excellent variety of trimmings, quality Yorkshire mash and roast potatoes. I'm glad I was hungry else I wouldn't have finished. Followed up with stick toffee pudding. Again a large portion but was very light, clearly made with dates and lashings of custard. Beer was fine but the ales rotate so sometimes difficult to keep a beer you like on repeat visits.
Phil H . 2024-09-22
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Booked for the Sunday roast tonight, the service was great and the food was wonderful! I'm so pleased we finally tried it and we'll certainly be back.
lauren atkinson . 2024-09-15
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Good food and friendly service.
Ray Andrews . 2024-09-09
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Had a lovely Sunday roast. And the service and atmosphere was really good too
Denise Tonge . 2024-08-27
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Don't normally go out for meals,but have been twice now at the craven Heifer and can't fault it, lovely staff and great food.
Patricia Millward . 2024-08-18
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We really enjoy coming here for food and/or drinks; the bar staff are always really friendly and welcoming!! The food is also excellent, we love the variety that the specials give, and the portions are also great! Highly recommended from a regular visitor ever since moving to the area over 8 years ago
John Perry . 2024-08-17
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Friendly pub and great food. Good value for money leaving you full and satisfied. Staff are friendly and patient and even on busy match days they try their best to help you. Highly recommend you go in and have a look.
Kirk Lowe . 2024-08-13
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Excellent food great service. Always is.
Dawn Brown . 2024-08-06
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Dropped in for a beer. Nice enough place.
D Kennedy . 2024-08-01
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Excellent service by the staff, perfect for families.
Steve Andrews . 2024-07-31
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Popped in here for a drink, and decided to get some food to snack on. The service was great, the food was great and a good price. The weather was nice so we sat outside. I can recommend the Dirty Fries and the onion rings, they were great. The dog had a pint of water in a plastic glass lol. (as I didn't have any cash on me for the dog bowl deposit). The rest of the food also looked good, so we will be going back again at some point. Well worth a visit.
Andrew Chatterton . 2024-07-29
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Being local to us we visit quite often both for drinks and food, the food has always been very good and value for money. We dined twice through out December and I have to say the food was fabulous, the blade of beef from the specials menu was as good as you will find anywhere including high level restaurants. Well done team
Stephen Walsh . 2024-07-19
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Food was delicious 😋😋 well worth the money and the portions weee really good was very filling
Fee Campbell . 2024-07-19
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Called today a wet Tuesday for lunch. Lovely young lady served us. Great menu and specials board. Food freshly made and tasty We had chicken fajita, chilli chips and a Brie and cranberry sandwich. Highly recommend.
Alison Clough-Halstead . 2024-07-09
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First time visit food was amazing. Will definitely be back
Sue fecitt . 2024-07-06
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lovey staff , nice food and good atmosphere . very pleasant
Linda Webster . 2024-06-23
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What a nice pub, I thought the dining area particularly lovely, very tasteful and modern. I can also recommend the food, I had the fish and chips with garden peas and it was lovely. My friend had the steak wrap off the special menu and absolutely loved it. Vety reasonably priced, I definitely recommend it.
Jan Acton . 2024-06-07
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Grest food and good service. The dining room in particular looked lovely. I had fish and chips and the chips were particular good. My friend had steak fajitas from the specials which he said was very tasty.
Jan Rhodes . 2024-06-03
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Super good pub local and homely
Hannon Family . 2024-05-20
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Nice interior and outside seating area too. Young staff, could of had better matters and smile when serving customers. Sat outside in the sun. Ordered the caesar salad at £16! Was nice, a little too much sauce for me and needed more croutons. Expensive for what it was. Ordered 2 ciders which cost £12! Definitely felt like an expensive couple of hours out.
Shelleyemma31 . 2024-05-20
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We went for lunch with family , lovely afternoon in beer garden. Grandchildren enjoyed their day
Linda Wallace . 2024-05-06
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Very nice local pub with a great atmosphere. The food was excellent. The staff couldn't do enough for you. Highly recommended.
David D . 2024-04-07
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Pretty poor in every way. Bread roll with the soup was like a rock, literally. Very odd chicken satay, more like a seekh kebab. And the Suet pudding, well, I've never had suet over an inch thick and the filling had zero gravy. Our concerns fell on deaf ears, shame, but won't be back.
webrits . 2024-03-10
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The place is nice and clean. The staff were lovely. I had a fish and chips and was fairly disappointed with it as the fish was tasteless and the batter was soggy and some of the proper chips it came with weren’t cooked through. The other two dishes - duck (from specials) and a salmon were lovely though. The roast dinner looked really good so I would probably try that next time.
Anna Janek . 2024-03-03
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Such lovely staff and one if the best pizzas I've ever had! My first visit there and defo not my last
Christine Baggaley . 2024-01-28
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Myself and 2 friends visited Saturday 13th January 2024. We hadn't booked a table. On approach the car park was quite full and I thought that we may have to venture elsewhere. Inside, thankfully a couple of tables were available. The restaurant has a lovely homely feel. We were approached by Jodie, who was incredibly polite and helpful. We ordered drinks and in no time they arrived. We were informed about the Special's that were on offer and were given adequate time to look at the menu's. I ordered the Steak, Mushroom and Ale Pie. I was a bit apprehensive to be honest, as I don't really like the Ale factor 'Pie Wise'. The others ordered the hanging chicken kebab like dish and Gammon all with homemade chips. After a short wait our meals arrived. Everyone enjoyed thoroughly. The pie was served in a lovely thick gravy, no ale taste whatsoever. Accompanied by freshly cooked vegetables. The generously sized Gammon was served with 2 Eggs. The Chicken Kebab dish was served on a hanging skewer and looked delicious.
Sally Entwistle . 2024-01-13
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Went here for refreshments after my mother-in-laws funeral. Had very little notice but everything was excellent, the advice they gave us was very helpful when we went to enquire and the room was a perfect size for our needs , you could probably fit about 40-50 in easily. The selection of Buffets was wide ranging for all budgets and excellent value. The food was top quality and plentiful and hot drinks available if required. The bar service was efficient and friendly, cannot recommend enough, will definitely be back to sample more of their menu.
DD . 2024-01-12
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Mu sister booked us to go here for my birthday meal with my husband. Lovely member of staff looked after us sorry I didn't get her name but she was lovely and polite and poured a perfect pint of guiness. Husband had the heifer burger, which he said was lovely and juicy, I had the steak stroganoff, which was absolutely divine. Shared a side of onion rings. Then we had dessert their cheesecake is to die for!!!! My only criticism is that the mains were a little on the small side had I have known this we would have ordered starters as well with no issue. The only reason we didn't order starters is because I usually can't eat 3 courses, and I certainly needed space for dessert after seeing the cheesecake when I walked in.
ratzicub . 2024-01-09
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Fabulous place. Friendly staff. Excellent food. Highly recommend. Will be going again for sure.
wendi alcock . 2023-12-31
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Phenomenal lunch at very reasonable prices. Service was slick and friendly. Highly recommend ❤️
Matt Fearon . 2023-12-29
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Good place for food and drinks with friendly staff. Well looked after all night and kid friendly!!
Gareth Houilbecq . 2023-12-29
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For me the price of the drinks is really expensive, especially for cocktails and shots. Charging a full drink for a part of a shot is crazy. Also the place is too small! Can't swing a cat inside.
Benjamin . 2023-12-26
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I thought the prices had increased since last here. I orderd a jacket potatoe with chilli and cheese. It was so dry. I had to ask for butter and did not finish it. Dry as a bone. Im sure chilli usualy has a suace.
Christopher L . 2023-12-17
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Good food but was asked if we wanted our mains we wanted to wait 10 minutes after our starter and we were informed that our mains were ready so we had to have them rather than being kept warm
Paul Buckland . 2023-11-25
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Staff are lovely very attentive and friendly
Yvette Comer . 2023-11-19
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Haven’t been in for a couple of months so went for lunch but were disappointed. My wife had the Cajun chicken burger which she had had many times before but she said the burger was a lot smaller than usual, I had fish and chips but whether the chef forgot about it but the batter wasn’t just crispy it shattered when I tried to cut into it. The chips looked overdone, which they often do but I like them, but were only just warm. Service was good but probably the worst meal we have had there.
263stephenw . 2023-11-15
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Great place. Super busy Sunday afternoon. Kids okay until 9p.m. Decent pint of Theakstons Mild
Hugh Ortega Breton . 2023-10-24
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Excellent food and service . Very clean .
Eddie Hulme . 2023-10-16
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Lovely food and really good value for money. Big portions Staff were fantastic, warm and welcoming. The pub has a lovely atmosphere, nice interior and was family friendly. Will defo make a return visit
Flo Butcher . 2023-09-14
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I visited the Craven Heifer recently on a busy Saturday night. It was my second visit. I was with my daughter and son in law. We were advised on booking that the Pub would be busy. On arrival it most certainly was busy ,but had a good, friendly atmosphere. We had an excellent meal in a small room adjacent to the main bar and the service was again friendly and good. I look forward to my next visit.
Vernon Mitchell . 2023-08-30
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Lovely little local pub. Very friendly staff, great atmosphere and gorgeous food.
Sophie Whitehead . 2023-08-29
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Didn't eat today but had a glass of wine. It was a good price so will definitely go again
Susan Jones . 2023-08-25
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The food was so lovely. Very tasty chicken skewer. Huge pieces of chicken with great flavours. Lovely staff and excellent service. Always a fabulous atmosphere too in the Craven Heifer
janecJ300FO . 2023-08-15
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Lovely meal and service today x
Cheryl Procter . 2023-08-01
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Excellent meals, my portion was huge. Had the ‘special’ chicken curry, Bombay potatoes, rice and Nan. Slightly spicier than I would normally have, but very good, I just couldn’t finish it. I was away from the table when the waitress came to clear and she apparently asked if she should box up to take away (declined), which was nice. My husband and I would definitely return. Maybe the USP is large portions here, if not then slightly less could increase your profits.
Andrea Riley . 2023-07-21
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Lovely meal but was daunted about the entrance. It's the first time we visited. The dining room is upstairs so we had to walk through the "pub" part. It really needs a revamp and a clean up. I felt very intimidated by locals who oggled as if we had 2 heads! The tables were large, with plenty of room for everything you need. I did feel the music was too loud. Service was very good. But we were astounded that if we ordered pork or chicken instead of roast beef Sunday lunch we had to pay a pound extra for a Yorkshire pudding!! Gasp. Talk about profiteering!
Patricia Francis . 2023-07-21
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Friendly place to go for a meal or just a drink friendly staff deffo recommend here
philip davies . 2023-07-10
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Always come here for a drink and some dinner, the roast is lovely not had a bad meal here. Lovely beer garden too.
RB 14 . 2023-07-09
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Table of 5 arrived for lunch Sunday afternoon. We sat outside not busy . Ordered garlic bread arrived after about 20 mins lush as always ! Then the problems started. We waited over an hour from when the garlic bread was served for our mains . Asked 3 times where are they? First time -i’ll check. 2nd time - Told you’ve had your starter !!! Rude was a garlic bread between 5 people and we told you we were busy and you didn’t book ? We weren’t told they were behind and busy ! Can I just point out we’ve never booked before and we’ve never waited an hour for our mains. 3rd time it’s being plated up ! 10 mins later still no food just as we were going to ask for a refund the food arrived with 3 waitresses absolutely red hot food that had just been cooked with extra chips as an apology .This experience would not stop us from returning but it was frustrating. We’ve never had a bad meal there and the service is usually good .
Elliot_Busby . 2023-07-08
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What a great meal we had on our first visit in over 20+ years. Food we had was excellent and the service first class. Shame we live 275 miles away other wise we would go more often. Was my local for more than 5 years living just across the road. Thanks again.
David H . 2023-06-19
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Food, coffee and service all excellent. Decor OK but a bit bland.
Dave Milne . 2023-05-09
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Great food, great service and great beer!
Peter Wareing . 2023-04-29
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Really lovely local pub with very friendly and lovely staff, delicious food and a wide range of drinks including zero alcohol moretti which made my dad very happy!!
livvie guild . 2023-04-17
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Cracking pub ,great food ,great service by the staff ,,will be new local when we move up here later this year ...
David Wilkinson . 2023-04-05
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Went for lunch with a friend. Lovely place. Clean & comfortable. Ample parking. Large varied menu. Food & service excellent with reasonable prices. Will definitely visit again.
Erika Cummings . 2023-03-25
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Lovely place, food, and staff, worth a visit.
Darren Cant . 2023-03-18
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One word AMAZING, We travel over 90 miles to eat here. The service is great, and the food is amazing the staff are very attentive and helpful
Dave Symcox . 2023-03-05
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Two girls in at lunch today very welcoming. Food was absolutely lovely 😊
Sam Hargreaves . 2023-03-04
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Nice pub great atmosphere and dog friendly! Large outside area for summer
shaun greenhalgh . 2023-02-21
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First visit, as we're moving nearby soon. The pub is well looked after, the staff are welcoming, friendly and helpful. Food was very nice! We're looking forward to living walking distance and coming here often. Second visit... we still haven't moved nearby but expect to soon. Lovely pub was superb food! 👌
Chris Long . 2023-02-05
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Nice friendly atmosphere clean facilities. Great variety of beers&spirits.
Gayle Henderson udokah . 2022-12-10
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Slow service and hit and miss on the food for table of 7. Poor do when you can't make a decent roast potatoes
anthony duggan . 2022-12-08
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Excellent food and will be going to visit again for sure.
John Hawkins_shelford . 2022-10-30
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Nice pub with a pleasant lunchtime atmosphere and good service. Very generous portions and really excellent proper chips. Old Mout cider on tap too!
Hayley B . 2022-10-21
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Friendly and made very welcome will call in again xx
Janey Meechan Fisher . 2022-10-13
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Lovely pub. Food was fantastic.
Charlotte Jones . 2022-09-29
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Staff very friendly, good service
Walter Park . 2022-09-12
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Good food served hot friendly staff
Karen Cawthereley . 2022-09-03
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Nice pub, decent food, and dog friendly
Steve Simpson . 2022-08-29
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Been many times for drinks, meals, quiz nights and music. Staff all friendly. Often have different beers on. Food great quality with some nice specials often on. Basic menu doesn’t change often. Can be busy on football nights. Pool table. Charging cables for phones. Toilets always clean, tidy and well stocked. Large car park. Staff always friendly.
t2cps . 2022-08-16
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Last minute decision to go to the craven tonight. Properly glad we did though. Got the Hanging kebab (Cajun chicken kebab) with proper cheesy chips! Jeez Mon! 🤤
Darrener76 . 2022-08-13
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great food good atmosphere great service 👍 xx
Vivien Jayne Aspden . 2022-08-05
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Nice to go to a pub that is open and provides food on a Monday evening. Thank you
Jean Bean . 2022-08-01
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Really enjoyed the home made lasangua and proper chips 😁 Service was quick and made us feel welcome 😀
Steph Baron . 2022-07-31
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Me and my family went to Craven Heifer today for lunch. Was made to feel welcome, waiting staff were polite and very attentive. Food was delicious and the portion sizes good. I'd recommend this place and will definitely return.
G2095FWrebeccac . 2022-07-24
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Great food, lovely pub, great service.
Daniel “Randycamel” Groves . 2022-07-22
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Me and the wife have just had a really good meal, I would recommend the cheese & onion pie, the boss loved the lasagne, poor you ? We will be back, many thanks
Colin Brooks . 2022-06-24
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Really good filling meal. Cumberland sausage for Toad in the hole with Mash, veg and gravy. My better half enjoyed her cheese and onion pie and sticky Toffee pudding too! Great service and super friendly staff. Thanks guys! UPDATE: Had fish and chips today and was a really great dinner!
Brad Langford . 2022-06-10
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The food is so fresh and tasty definitely recommend this place
nicola clarke . 2022-05-23
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I've been to the Heifer twice in the last 20 years. Once a few weeks ago and again yesterday. I agree with one tiny bit of what Philip Heys wrote, "the taller girl behind the bar sets the tone for the service.". Yes, she does, and it's excellent. Polite, welcoming, friendly, cheerful, she even remembered what food I'd ordered last time despite several weeks having passed and we had a laugh about it. Nice food,, good beer (although I was a bit disappointed there wasn't Wainwright's available) I must have been to a different pub than Phillip. 🙃
Martin Berry . 2022-05-18
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We were served by the tall Girl with the glasses this afternoon from around 13.30 onwards she was very friendly and approachable. I cannot understand how the previous comment could be so nasty we really cannot fault the service keep up the good work you are a asset to the Craven Heifer.
Darren Peel . 2022-05-18
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Lovely food and atmosphere great service Lovely staff and very helpful be back soon.
Heather Thompson . 2022-05-10
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Food was nice but pricey for what you get.
Denise Turnbull . 2022-05-04
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Good food reasonably priced, good service and excellent staff
anthony humphrys . 2022-04-25
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A real shame as I would love this place to br a massive success . Location great , food good but service not good at all . The taller girl with the glasses behind the bar sets the tone of the service and this is a really poor. Not customer focused at all
Philip Heys . 2022-04-21
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Great pub, lovely staff and top quality food 😊
Janet Howard . 2022-04-17
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Excellent buffet excellent service
Raymond Miller . 2022-04-15
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Amazing food amazing staff amazing atmosphere!!!!
Sandie Willis . 2022-03-26
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We stopped by for a Sunday lunch after a walk nearby and it was lovely. Perfect sized portions and really tasty.
lucyrhay . 2022-03-23
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Great place fabulous food and deserts are good too
David Wilkinson . 2022-03-13
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Great, really enjoyed the food, defo go again
Lynne. Swindells@talk 21. Com Sasbex1 . 2022-03-10
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Lovely meal and a busy atmosphere staff lovely our 1st time bit hopefully not our last
Justine Doyle . 2022-02-19
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Good local pub which does good meals too. Good pub quiz with friendly host
Steven Vernon . 2022-02-19
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This is an updated review. I have previously left a bad review of this pub after a poor experience. Having recently visited on a few occasions I have completely changed my opinion. The staff/management are very friendly and helpful. The food is of a high standard at the right sort of money. It is generally busy at peak times but well enough staffed that there is little waiting time for service. All in all a great place to eat and drink!
Matt Waite . 2022-01-18
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Lovely food; fast and fresh. Plenty of choice and good service.
Tara Rafferty . 2022-01-14
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Food & service spot on , clean and. Tidy would recommend
martin kemp . 2022-01-10
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Food was good but all the orders wrong, staff tried their best, stayed patient even though they were working Christmas day 👍
Steven Harrison . 2022-01-09
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Desserts were wonderful, my meal just okish, chips dreadful, left most ifvit. The lads seem to enjoy theirs
CATHERINE Andrews . 2022-01-07
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Absolutely terrible , booked 3 days in advance for lunch needed have bothered arrived on time no one else in the establishment! To us says a lot going with instinct we should have left , however we gave it the benefit of the doubt..2 minutes later 2 other people arrived . We sat nearby the window to savour the views bear in mind it’s still “winter” and unbelievably so inside as we sat in our overcoats as it was as much freezing inside as it was out ! The waitress came took our orders for drinks very pleasant girl , very efficient but from then on went further downhill after drinks were served she took our food orders my other half ordered the hake dish , myself just the fish & chip offer as no other meal appealed ..one hour later no sign of food ..no apologies for delay etc again we were contemplating asking for the bill for just the drinks ,by this time 3 other patrons had arrived ordered drinks & food which were delivered well before ours ! 1 hour & 5 minutes ours arrived ..the hake was served supposedly on “ crushed roast potatoes “ with buttered beans and creamy tomato sauce ..I wished at this point I had taken a photo all I can describe it it was a bowl of mush , I myself had the most greasy fish & chips I have ever encountered sadly we both left our meals I have to note not once did ant of the catering or bar staff asked if everything was ok , I think in my opinion they were too embarrassed to sum in all in a nut shell will not be returning .
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Would not recommend going here. Me my husband and my daughter went for some food. My husband's food came out and it was cold. I ordered a steak and asked for it rare. It came out and it wasn't cooked it was cold and still raw. Absolutely terrible!!