Friends of Ham in Bradford - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Quite by coincidence, after our afternoon of walking the moors, we landed on the doorstep of the place we were already planning to visit, as we have been to the venue in Leeds many times. We weren't disappointed, great beers and atmosphere

A lovely lunch here with grandparents. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful. Delicious grilled cheese sandwiches, and great coffee. Very welcoming to dogs too 🐕🙂

Fantastic atmosphere and have a great menu of draught beers. Staff very friendly and helpful

The beers on the bar where really good, along with one been slightly short & was topped up quickly. Staff were friendly..

So good! If you're a fan of charcuterie (and who isn't?) then this place is heaven.

Ordered two sandwiches to share - halloumi, and the cheese melt. So delicious and flavoursome! Great atmosphere and place to sit outside if it is sunny.

This place used to offer some really good food at a decent price. However it is now nearly ten pounds for one slice of toast with some nduja on it. That is ridiculous and feels like a con to be honest. We won't be heading back any time soon, there are plenty of other choices to eat that aren't overpriced.

Little bit tight and cramped, but what can you do about that... everything else was good.

Excellent cheeses, lovely wine. Latest visit shows it is still as good as ever, highly recommended.

Absolutely stellar of a find! We were staying really close and came across this lovely micro pub Great Spanish food, the most delicious olives, cheese and ham! Enjoyed every morsel! We sat outside and enjoyed the atmosphere of whilst having a few drinks…bliss!

I love the atmosphere her, I’ve been coming for years to meet lovely friends, or relax after a walk on the moors. The service is great, lovely chatty staff. They create a lovely vibe and mood in the evenings. The food is excellent. And I love that you get great flavours whatever you order.

Lunch with one of my sons. I have been on several occasions in the past few years and I do like the food - decent meats and quality bread on offer. However , I suspect I may not be alone in thinking that it is overpriced for what you get. I may just be uncommonly greedy and have an appetite for greens , salad & good bread , but it seems the norm with most eateries to offer little extras at excessively high prices. I had a dish of simple sliced potato with swiss raclette cheese with the addition of the recommended serrano ham. The dish was about 16cm diameter and only 2cm deep. Just my opinion - but I would have liked a small pot of good coleslaw with it and a piece of good french bread perhaps , ( included in the price ). Regular visitors to the place will be attracted by the range of beers primarily I imagine , and the facility to be able to sit outside / front and back ; not an appealing idea for me unless the temperature is 24 degrees + and the seats are a wee bit more sophisticated than the ones I remember from primary school ! There is background music but it is mercifully simple and ( inoffensive to my taste ), blues type tunes. The rustic bare wood fittings interior is rather gloomy - perhaps that's why many customers are willing to sit outside but judging by the mature cobwebs at the top of the curtains , the interior is overdue a clean & refurb. Also be aware that , depending on where you sit , you will emerge with clothes + hair smelling slightly of hot cheese as the food prep are is adjacent to the bar.

Fantastic beers, great staff, lovely place to be.

Wonderful place, cracking beer and food, very casual and laid back.

I enjoyed a Rupert grilled sourdough sandwich which was just perfect. Love the cornichons on the side and the thousand island dressing so I could dip the sarnie in. My mouth is watering just remembering this. Great place for lunch with friends or family, love the Friends of Ham vibe.

Service was very good. Glass of Shiraz £9. Chosen board of assorted ‘Spanish ham,chorizo, pork/salami’ £18-19. Expensive for what it was.

Very friendly casual bistro serving bread and tapas food with top quality real ale and wine

We went after work for a drink and had a lovely time. Great Atmosphere and a variety of drinks, perfect for a group of 11!

Love the Friends of Ham concept. Great vibe and delicious food. Good coffee too. Recommend the hot sandwiches...

Cheerful staff welcomed us into the half full restaurant and promptly took our order - but it was then v nearly an hour before the food arrived - missing one persons meal. They were delicious toasted sandwiches- but no explanation for how it could have taken so long. They then ‘rushed’ through the missing food - but still another 15 minutes. The young staff were perhaps doing their best so I didn’t have the heart to remove the 10% service charge! Sorry FOH - no idea why it was going wrong but you need to do better than this!

We had heard great things about FOH so came here for a lunch on our anniversary. Had to wait nearly an hour for our food and experienced very poor service overall. The food was nothing special and overpriced for what it was - the toastie had hardly any cheese in it and the fondido was too bitter. Wouldn’t recommend.

This place was magnificent. Not only did the staff go above and beyond finding the perfect beer after my mother forgot the name of it, but they had the best sourdough panini I have ever tasted. Absolutely delicious with excellent service- would recommend to anyone! And we will definitely come again :)

Great place great food great vibe, great service. Whats not to love

Hyggelig sted nær utkanten av Ilkley Moors. Veldig god mat og drikke.

Have been to Friends of Ham in Ilkley several times and always really enjoyed it. The charcuterie is excellent, the staff are friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere is very good indeed. I recommend going if you are in Ilkley.

Have been to Friends of Ham in Ilkley several times and always really enjoyed it. The charcuterie is excellent, the staff are friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere is very good indeed. I recommend going if you are in Ilkley.

Had another fantastic night at FOH ilkley… amazing food… amazing staff… they have now started serving Negronis…. !! Also amazing…. Negronis Nearly as good as Denton house no 24!!!!

We googled the best place to get a toastie style sandwich after a walk nearby and found Friends of Ham. The vibe in this place is very trendy. The food was really tasty but the only downside was the wait time, we seemed to wait quit a long time for 2 toasted sandwiches, there wasn't anyone else there at the time, but they were worth the wait. Toasted sourdough with a great selection of fillings, can't wait to go back and try the beef! It would be lovely to sit outside when the suns out as the two seating areas look lovely.

Brilliant venue for food and drinks. The staff were all friendly and created a relaxing atmosphere. Wide range of drinks and choice of veggie options.

Nice bar with seating out front and even better out the back in a small covered garden patio area. They didn’t have a huge choice of drinks like no dark beers or stouts and their gin was limited but they were good drinks. Also note they don’t take cash so credit cards etc only which was an issue for us on this particular occasion.

It was 16.35 on Thursday and we wanted a snack and a drink before going to a concert. Friends of Ham is a couple of minutes away from Kings Hall, so very handy. There were only 2 people sat outside and nobody inside so no problem getting a table. Extensive drinks menu and a modest food menu – our drinks were fine. The food however was something else!!! We ordered 4 Grilled Sourdough Sandwiches. 3 of them were Beef Rollers - Cured beef, garlic & herb roasted mushrooms, cheddar, shallots and horseradish cream at £10 each. The 4th was a Classic Grilled Cheese - a blend of cheddar and mozzarella at £7 with added Yorkshire Ham at a further £1.50. To compliment the order we added 2 portions of Domino Potatoes at £5 each. Food bill total £48.50. The toasted Sourdough bread was rock hard, the cured beef was conspicuous by it’s near absence – it was a struggle to see it let alone taste it, likewise with the cheese. There also seemed to have been a mushroom shortage, the quantity allocated to each “Roller” would suggest that only one mushroom had been used between all three “Rollers”. There was absolutely nothing Classic about the Grilled Cheese offering, other than the near absence of “cheese”!! Moving on to the Domino Potatoes – to say £10 was “over the top” for what looked like “a single potato, sliced, partly boiled and garnished with a couple of bay leaves then spread over a couple of small dishes” would be an understatement. In summary the overpriced, poor quality, rock hard, bland, lacking in contents sandwiches rank as some of the worst food offerings we’ve experienced in a long long time!!! Regarding staff. On entry we were warmly greeted by the male bar tender, and our drinks were efficiently and cheerfully dispensed. There were also a couple of “totally disinterested” young female staff on the premises - they delivered our “food” to our table. Yes, they delivered it. Their enthusiasm could not be described as “service”. We were not impressed. We drank our drinks, we each tried our best to eat the sandwiches – with varying degrees of success. Then we left. The “rock hard” quality of the sandwiches was mentioned to the young man at the deli counter as we departed. We saw no benefit in mentioning the poor food quality to the disinterested “delivery” staff. The friendly bar tender was not present as we left. I cannot imagine any circumstances that would get me to return to Friends of Ham, Ilkley.

Looked for somewhere for lunch and friends of ham looked inviting. However, after 30 minutes of waiting I discussed with my wife about asking where was our order, but was told to leave it a little as they looked busy. Not impressed I actually discovered it had been 45 minutes since ordering and not a word on our order so decided to ask some staff in the restaurant who looked decidedly confused about some orders. The chef stated he hadn’t a clue which table some orders were for as they only had the name of the waitress against it. That’s not great practice if you ask me!!! When I stated that it had been 45 minutes since ordering the waitress replied, sorry but we’re very busy. I probably could have popped across the road bought the ingredients and cooked it quicker myself. 5 mins later our “lunch” arrived. Seriously not impressed with mine which was basically some cucumber and tomatoes chopped up with an olive, no seriously, an olive, just one olive possibility just half though, and about a third of a piece of sourdough and lightly drizzled with oil. All for the princely sum of £8!!! My wife’s stew tasted rather nice, £12, which was probably pre prepared but would not have taken 45 minutes to make and deliver to our table. The waiter who delivered our, ahem, lunch, said sorry for the delay but offered no manner or excuse or apology for such late delivery. The establishment, in my opinion, is not one I would say was food oriented in any shape or fashion but one designed for drinks as the layout would dictate such. Please please please avoid if you’re in anyway in a hurry or even hungry as our visit to Ilkley was cut way too short which is a pity as the town seemed rather nice.

A flying visit but will be back. Great brownies and beers sitting outside while a storm passed.

wonderful evening with jazz band... good food good service wonderful atmosphere!!! well done!!

Great place, need to book early evening if only for a beer. Good selection of beers and wine, food interesting, service very good

A good new experience on my first visit in Ilkley and found it interesting with real ale's on good form. Not had food but it looked good so maybe try on my next visit soon.

I’m a fan of Friends of Ham, especially the Leeds branch. But felt the food portions were small and wine on this last visit wasn’t great. So all in all felt it was overpriced for what we got. Meat selection was ok regarding the slices for the cost, but £4 for two slices of sourdough with a small pot of olive oil was a bit much imo. Unlikely I’ll be back unfortunately.

Great bar in Ilkley. Excellent selection of beers. Soon to be one of my locals.

Four of us met for drinks here at lunchtime. We got a table to sit at and had a few beers, which were good. The Kirkstall brewery Voracious was very interesting, similar but not as good as the Ilkley Brewery Alpha Beta. The only drawback was the smell of blue smoke from the kitchen area. They really need better extractor fans to clear the air.

Excellent for grazing on charcuterie, cheese and more, can be washed down with a multitude of craft beers and ales available (with some strong Europeans!) or a good selection of wines by the glass and bottle. Plenty of room through to back and down to the basement which would perfect for a small private function. Local favourite with warm vibes.

Finally made it to the Ilkley branch of my fave bar in Leeds. Very busy but service was friendly and efficient. Great menu for drinks and food, nice outdoor seating areas, very convenient for the station. Highly recommended!

Great line-up of beers and the best grilled cheese in Ilkley!

We had a really great experience at FoH last weekend - great food, wine and atmosphere. The staff were great and very attentive. Our dog was a little nervous but they looked after her (and us!) so well. Thanks very much :)

Really nice place to pop in for a good lunch. Friendly, food was delicious as always and good calming atmosphere to just chat away with friends. Service was good.

Following knee replacement surgery, Friends of Ham was chosen for my first lunch out with friends. Service was impeccable and our lunches were perfect. I chose cheese and chorizo sourdough grilled sandwich with hot honey. Delicious! We will be back soon. The only minor point were the stone steps at the front. They’re high and there’s no railing. Coming out of the restaurant, still using a stick, I managed to twist my knee as there wasn’t anything to grab onto. Perhaps for those who aren’t nimble on their feet, can I suggest a metal rail leading up to the front door, (which opens outwards)?

Love coming here, the staff is very attentive, friendly and welcoming. They know their beers and wines, the food is delicious. Never had a bad experience, great atmosphere because its lively and full. Even if I end up outside, I always have a great time. Good veggie options too.

Very elderly crowd, I love their Bar in Leeds, very cool, young Bar staff, elderly clientel...avoid,.overpriced and I'm guessing underpaid staff? I could be wrong? But 10 woke pounds for a very average Toasted Sandwich, get to Wetherspoons Downt Road....proper unpretentious value

It was my and my companions first time eating here. It was a very pleasant experience. The staff were attentive and friendly though not in a formal way. They made us feel very relaxed. There are numerous options available from the menu. I chose to make up my own platter with a selection of 3 items plus chutney, sour dough and balsamic/oil. My companion had the spanish stew, he said it was delicious as was accompaning salad. We shard gadron olives as we had our pre drinks, they were excellent. We will return in the future. Well done to all for a very pleasant first visit.

Visited as a birthday treat for my wife. Pre booked and couldn’t wait. Arrived in good time and shown to our table literally shoe horned in between two other tables upstairs. Touch knees infact with the loudest ever couples sat on them. I felt more part of there night. Ordered the Spanish sharing plate this was considerably smaller than any we have had previously. Served by a grumpy looking over worked waiter. Who seriously looked like he had, had enough. And so had we ate up ( didn’t take long ) drank the wine and got off. All in 40 minutes minus £60. I’m not sure we’ll ever go again. Leeds one is loads better ( and I live in LS29 ) 2.5 ⭐️

I came with friends for a catch up. One of my friends recommended friends of ham as she has been to the Leeds restaurant a few times. We had arranged to meet in ilkley to do some shopping beforehand, so friends of ham was the...

Really Friendly Staff and a good selection of local beers. Really nice environment to sit in.

I've visited a few times in the past and it's always lovely here. The atmosphere is great, the staff are friendly and most importantly- the cheeses and wines are excellent!

Lovely food and company, presented well! Bit chilly.

Great place. Food and drink selection are fantastic....some great beers. Staff are friendly and helpful. Dog friendly venue. Have been several times now. Don't miss an opportunity to play Pass The Pigs though!!!!

Brilliant place to eat with our family on Boxing Day, superb in every way, thank you.

One of my preferred drinking spots in Ilkley for an ale and some snacks

If you are in a group,it's probably great. If you are going solo, prepare to be ignored. I sat near the bar and not one of the staff spoke to me. They found plenty of time to view their phones though.

A bit off the radar. Nice place. Good, simple food & great beer, low alcohol versions available. Dropped in searching for a lunch place. Tables outside (both sides of the building) and plenty inside. Staff friendly but unfussy. Recommended.

Great meats for me, great vegetarian cheeses (not always something restaurants think about enough) for my wife. There was one cheese in particular we both loved which tasted like an aged gouda (one of my favourite cheeses but normally I can't let her try some...

Always a great selection of craft beers here and the food/nibbles is good for a light bite. Deceptively big inside and staff were very attentive. A good place to go before moving on for the evening.

Fantastic cosy little bar with a great range of cask and bottled beers.

Our 3rd time visiting here, the food is always delicious! Beautiful fresh salads and olives. Nice coffee and cake to finish the meal. Very friendly staff :)

I didn’t eat here, but I came for a drink twice. They had a really lovely local lager, and the atmosphere was fantastic. Great staff too - really friendly and welcoming. The food I saw other people eating looked v good!

Amazing place to stop. Food for everyone here. Great selection of wines and beer.

Nice to sit out the back on the sun with a beer. I'm no stranger to expensive beer, put the price was pushing up a little maybe at £8 for a pint of Pamona Island (I'm very familiar). Notba showstopper though!

Trendy hipster bar with good food, wines and tasty ale!

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious snacks. Would recommend the rarebit. European alfresco tables on the street outside, lovely on a summers afternoon. Lovely selection of ham and cheese.

Unfortunately we were driving and couldn't indulge in the extensive list of beers and wines but the food for lunch was stupendously good. We will be back!

We’ve been here before so knew it would be good and it was, Good food and great service. We had a Spanish sharing platter which was very nice but portions aren’t great. To be honest for what we paid I expected a bit more. However...

During our five weeks walking all over England, this was one of the very best places we visited: the setting and service were great, the beer was interesting and tasty, and the food was superb--highly recommended!

Nice place. Had a lovely pint of Kirkstall draft beer. Not bad value for money. Food is pretty good too.

Amazing quality - will be back!

Lovely cup of tea and a good coffee

We absolutely love this place. My elderly parents won't eat anywhere else. The selection of food is local and of great quality. We love the cheeses and demolished by all very quickly!! The staff are really accommodating and we feel welcome every time we go. Thankyou guys:)

Only came in for drinks but really nice, chilled atmosphere. Staff were easy going and a great drinks selection across beer/wine, and although we didn’t eat the food selection looked strong. Highly recommend, ideal before/after dinner drinks place!

First came here last October, this was out second visit and it just gets better. I had what was the best sandwich I’ve ever had and washed down with a pint of real ale what more do you want. Can’t wait for my next visit.

We had the best evening here celebrating a birthday! Decor is chilled and cool, staff absolutely amazing throughout and the food was incredible. Can’t recommend this place enough and will definitely be back if we are back in the area!! Thanks guys!

Amazing - consistently again and again this place delivers. Great food, great drinks and great atmosphere. Really friendly staff and great service but the food is just next level - best meat and cheese!

Stopped off at Friends of ham after a walk over the Ilkley Moors. We had a couple of drinks and some nibbles and cant fault it. Staff were great, good choice of food and drinks and it is also dog friendly. Would highly recommend.

What a lovely restaurant! Top meaty dishes including very generous ham and cured-meat platters, and great service! Very recommendable!

Fabulous late lunch for a 60th - 6 adults and a 1 yr old. We had the sharing boards and thoroughly enjoyed them and the staff were lovely and very accommodating. The menu was vast yet the food was fresh and there was plenty of...

Visited here for a late lunch on the 15th and, on the whole, it was good. The food was very impressive and had the 'Chorizo + Chickpea Stew with Garlic Toast', which was also decently priced. If it hadnt have been for the quality of food then the place would have been deserving of a 3 out of 5 due to the service. I was sat outside and despite being advised that it was table service I was ignored for almost all of my visit. I had to go in and ask for a menu, then go back in and order as nobody came out, nobody asked how my food was, nobody took my bowl away away or asked if I wanted a dessert, and nobody appeared to ask for a bill so I had to go back in and pay. I wouldn't go back though based upon the service. Maybe those sat inside get treated better.

Great ambience, excellent staff, food and drink but spoiled by large amounts of dogs in the restaurant.

Mary Jane and a fantastic grilled 'Framhattan' (sp). sandwich!

Great beer menu. Really good range on tap and then a fantastic can menu to back it up. We also had a baked Camembert which was superb

Really struggle for a normal beer. Busy and service good.

The food was good, selection of beer also good. Enjoyable cornichons. Took home my surplus of chilli jam.. I thought it a little cold with the doors open, but other than that, can't fault it.

Nice place for some breakfast. Dog friendly also.

My wife & I were entertaining friends up from Norfolk this weekend (16-17oct21) and after a wonderful walk around Strid Woods on Saturday, spent a few hours strolling around Ilkley yesterday. Having browsed the windows of Dacre Son & Hartley's estate office we needed a 'pit stop' and so took an outside table at Friends of Ham, very close by on Wells Road. We tried a few locally-brewed beers then decided to go for a Ploughmans (for 2 but shared by the 4 of us). The food was fresh and very tasty - one of the best ploughman's I can remember, actually. The staff were friendly & efficient, also. I rate this place very highly and am looking forward to going there again.

Stopped here for a light lunch and it was really pleasant, probably the nicest anchovies I’ve ever had done in a lemon sauce. Was a lovely experience sitting outside watching the world go by.

Great food, really good staff and great beers

Nice place. Friendly, efficient staff, good food (excellent chorizo).

Loved it. Goid food.Great service. Friendly staff.

Nice cosy pub with outside seating, friendly atmosphere, quick service. Beer was tasty. Plenty choice of good quality ham and cheese and you can create your own board with ham and cheese of your taste, serving with sourdough, olives etc.

I honestly can only say great things about this place! So many delicious snacks including their signature charcuterie boards that *actually* serve meat AND cheese. So many wine choices and such an cool ambience with very friendly staff. I’m considering moving to Ilkley just so I can live near this Friends of Ham 😂

Really good food and great atmosphere

Lovely staff who were very helpful. A great choice of drinks and the food was very tasty. We will be back because I want to try what other people in our party had.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Food and drink were both excellent, the only downside was the seating in the cellar (which was still lovely).

Fabulous , probably the best sandwich I have ever had … Frám Mì Baguette 8.50Inspired by the iconic Vietnamese baguette. Lishman’s pâte, soy glazed Bath Chaps, pickled veg, Sriracha, coriander and fish sauce… just marvellous and washed down with a quite superb Primitivo , great service and friendly staff

It’s been a number of years since we last visited this venue and I can only say that it was well worth the return. The staff were all really friendly and helpful and the service quick and efficient. The food choice was very excellent and of very good quality. This along with a choice of cask/keg beers along with an extensive choice of bottled/canned craft ales made our visit well worth it.