Golcar Lily in Kirklees

Excellent staff very friendly has always food absolutely delicious has usual great prices for a very full plate plus drinks, visited again tonight with family and 8 yr old granddaughter yet again fantastic meals and great prices, can't wait to visit again, the owner/ chef darryl trys his best to talk to his customers on every occasion which is nice, he make everyone feel welcome, keep up the good work darryl and not forgetting ash behind the bar who is very pleasant with customers, very helpful and chatty

Quintessential Yorkshire hilltop pub. Incredible views on a clear day, and a fantastic selection of proper pints on tap. Lovely staff, and great local patrons 👍 I've attached a document showing the view you can see from the Lily on a clear day. Ask the bar staff, to see the original copy.

Good food, good choice. Very pleasant country pub.

Lovely meal - all cooked fresh to order. Pizzas were excellent and service was very friendly.

Nice cosy warm pub. Food was delicious and good choice of beers.We had Sunday lunch

Go here regularly, never been disappointed with the food or the service. One of the best Sunday lunches around. Also very reasonably priced. Darryl the owner / chef always finds time to make sure everything is ok. Would recommend this to anyone who wants a great meal with great views.

Lovely meal tonight at the Lily, staff were pleasant and the lamb steak was beautiful. My husband had the Thai chicken which he really enjoyed. Still a great value traditional pub in a gorgeous location.

Best steak pie I ever had. Proper pie with short crust pastry filled with quality meat. None of this stick a bit of puff pastry on a bowl of stew nonsense! Vegetables were cooked just right with boiled beetroot as a surprise addition. Service was good, location is excellent with great views and it's not over priced. Get yourselves round there.

Went here after a funeral, great place to eat and what was out on was outstanding, not been here before but worth checking out again

Food is okay. Staff are unpleasant and not friendly. Wouldn’t recommend.

Friday Night 19:15 I think our order was taken by the cook as front of house staff were void. The cook made a decent prawn cocktail for both of us £8:95 each. The main meal: Yorkshire pudding with sausage and onion was described as the worst sausage ever eaten "the cheapest of the cheap". My order was the Toulouse like sausage I would like to note if you burn a tomato sauce start again don't serve it even if you think you missed the sides with your scraper, dark acrid flakes. We stayed till nine pm and the place was empty. This could be so good with the views I suggest keep it simple. Avoid is nasty but for food it was not good and the beer garden was unloved perhaps yet another failing pub(we were the only ones there Friday night 9pm). Apologies to the attentive staff.

Food OK just needs more customers to give it some ambience

Served by Amelia, was very kind and helpful and overall lovely waitress. Food was lovely as well!

Food was lovely and quite reasonable! Had the beef Sunday roast and really enjoyed it ! The raspberry cheesecake was also fantastic! Only gripe been the drink prices !! 8 quid for a glass of wine and £6 for a pint of Guinness is the most expensive I've encountered in the west Yorkshire area ! Inside could do with a revamp as it is very dated but the views are good the food and service tip top just the drink prices that are way to steep

Back 4 times in 2024. I dare anyone to say they have a bad meal here, the food is epic. Absolutely 1st class. £16.00 will get you top restaurant quality food, these guys know how to cook. Update:sept 23. The best just got better, the beef and the fish, as walk-ins (didn't book) amazing. The beef was perfect, the fish cooked to perfection. These guys know how to cook. Really good traditional pub food, nice atmosphere, this is more of an eatery than a pub as the bar area is small. Staff are friendly, good good, nice beer, great views and a superb way to spend an afternoon after a walk around the local area... Not bad to nip in to for a quick bar snack and a pint also.

An excellent meal. Always good. Thank You.

Excellent pork belly Sunday lunch. Generous portions and the meat was tender.

Daryl the chef makes the most amazing food and his prices are worth the money. Got served by waitress Ash. Lovely young lady who knows how to communicate with customers. Give her 10/10. We had prawn cocktail,game pie and trifle. Just a beautiful meal. Thank you to everyone who made this visit possible. Best pub around and prices excellent

Had Sunday lunch lamb and beef very good but the belly pork was dry chewy and overcooked so it was changed to lamb. There was no smiles or apology.. I was made to feel it was my fault but I am not paying for something I couldnt eat. The vegetables all tasted the same sprouts carrots and cauliflower had no taste. We won't be returning.

Food is great, service has been hit and miss over the years, but generally good. Limited dr now on tap, but that's down to my preference. Fairly good selection of spirits and wines. Worth a visit.

Had a great meal last night. Thanks, see you soon.

Only called by for a couple of pints, because we were outside with our pony and carriage. Served well by the new barperson.

Super meal and great service! Visited today to celebrate a birthday, the staff were great, very attentive. Food was amazing! Will definitely return!

Midweek meal at the Golcar Lily, the menu is great there are sandwiches, giant Yorkshire puddings and pizza as well as the regular favourites such as lamb, belly pork and steak and ale pie. There is also a specials menu with a large selection, we were spoiled for choice. I went for steak and ale pie, it was delicious a good sized portion and the home cooked chips are some of the best I’ve tasted. The husband had the cannelloni which he said was very tasty. The food is reasonably priced and the service was quick and friendly.

Outstanding beef in Guinness. Really delicious. Great view too but the heavy rain obscured it.

Quite a while since our last visit. W e had a lovely midweek lunch, the menu choice is excellent with something for everyone. The portions are very generous and the food is very well cooked. The waitress was very helpful and it certainly won't be long before we are back again. If you haven't been here you are missing a treat.

We have been to the Lily so many times and it deserves ten times the custom it gets. Always cheery, good, in fact great food at a sensible price, in a lovely location. It's a gem that deserves to be better recognised. Keep up the great service! Trevor & Alex.

Had a lovely meal at the Golcar Lily. Lovely pizzas and good vegan/veggie options. The service and food is always excellent

Nice food . Got children s food ready 1st very helpful staff.

Stunning views. Fast,friendly service and the meal was beautiful!

Excellent food, great service and atmosphere.

Decided to have a day off from the cooking Sunday dinner and visited The Golcar Lilly. We all had pork belly with Yorkshire puddings and lots of vegetables and delicious gravy followed by Sticky toffee pudding with custard. Absolutely delicious served by very friendly staff. Will definitely be coming again.

Absolutely delicious food & plenty of it! Cosy vibes and friendly staff - definitely recommend 😋👍

Nice food. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff

Good sized portions at a reasonable price with excellent service.

Fabulous friendly service, nothing was too much trouble by the great staff. The food was perfect. We had beef filled Yorkshire puddings, the salmon and the chicken with apple sauce. Absolutely spot on. For desserts we had blackforrest trifle, waffles with choc icecream and jam roll poly with custard. Delicious. All served with smiles. 😋

I had the individual game pie 🥧 which was superb. The service was really good & attentive & an even bigger plus for me was it's L.G.B.T.Q+ 🏳️‍🌈 friendly. It's my second time coming & it won't be my last. I love this place❣️

We were there for a wake, the buffet provided was fabulous, staff were friendly and helpful and really good coffee. Hope to go back for a meal sometime.

I visited today with my daughters and brother for a quick drink after a walk. We was met by a very unfriendly and extremely rude front of house lady with black curly hair. We were told where to sit and that our food order would be taken at the table, which didn't happen until we had almost finished our drinks and was ready to leave. We said thanks and bye as we left and got no reply. Needless to say we took our business elsewhere and will not be returning. Claire behind the bar was lovely as was the young man who brought the cup of tea.

The staff were friendly, the food was ok.

Fantastic place for Sunday lunch, great staff and excellent menu. One of our absolute fave places for a relaxing afternoon. We have been quite a few times now and we plan to go again.

Bit old fashioned and limited veggie food but the goats cheese tart was delicious. The veg and potatoes that comes with it though a little boring and plain. But fine if you like that kind of thing. They weren't over cooked which was good. The old fashioned puddings were a hit with my family and yummy! Rolypoly and proper sticky toffee pudding! And custard!

We came for Sunday lunch sitting in the bar area, which had a nice, cheerful atmosphere atmosphere. There were a lot of options on the Sunday Lunch menu, you can choose from the various range of courses. The food was delicious (belly pork for me). Another diner mentioned the pizzas on the other menu are really something special so we will be back to try them! Overall we had such a nice time. Definitely recommend this place.

This is nice little pub restaurant. The food was very good and they had nice and friendly staff.

We came for a family meal with two young children. There is a huge regular menu and additional specials menu full of variety. The food was amazing and the wait staff helpful with the questions we had about the menu. Will be returning to try Sunday lunch!

Great food but a couple of the staff could do with a smile.

Lovely food as always. Great service, good choice on menu and Sunday lunch is always fabulous. Family friendly atmosphere and welcoming staff. Would highly recommend.

Loved coming here particularly for my Sunday Lunch which is excellent value for money and locally sourced ingredients. Great to support a local business giving great food, value and service

Me and my mum visited here after coming here once when I was younger. We are visiting the area and thought it would be nice to relive some old memories. As we walked towards the pub we noticed it looked very dark. No lights on and very quiet. We found the entrance and we went inside. The greeting we got wasn’t the best, I’m a waitress myself and it was a terrible greeting. The 2 ladies stood near the restaurant bit and told us we couldn’t go sit in the restaurant as they were trying to save electricity, we can understand that as everyone’s trying to save money. One lady pointed to a table in the corner of the pub and said that was our table. We sat down and ordered drinks. It was prompt and our order was soon taken. I ordered the American pizza and my mum had a Yorkshire with veg. The meal came and was hot and was lovely, until my mum found a hair on her cauliflower. She called over the waitress and explained there was a hair on her food. The waitress lifted the plate up and started inspecting it at our table. “You sure that’s a hair?” After sometime she then said you sure it isn’t a fibre of something. Which is completely rude. She took the meal away and the other lady came back and asked my mum to explain what the hair looked like. It was black and curly and was definitely a hair no need to explain. Then after giving my mum 20 questions she eventually apologised and offered my mum another meal. I think it’s completely rude and off putting to inspect a dinner at the table and then rudely make out my mum was lying. They both stood at the bar having a natter while looking over at us to make it clear they were talking about us. Pizza however was actually okay. Will never return and you should avoid this place. Staff were rude and the place is not welcoming. It’s very hard as well as there’s no shops about to get anything to eat til tomorrow.

Me and my mum visited here after coming here once when I was younger. We are visiting the area and thought it would be nice to relive some old memories. As we walked towards the pub we noticed it looked very dark. No lights on and very quiet. We found the entrance and we went inside. The greeting we got wasn’t the best, I’m a waitress myself and it was a terrible greeting. The 2 ladies stood near the restaurant bit and told us we couldn’t go sit in the restaurant as they were trying to save electricity, we can understand that as everyone’s trying to save money. One lady pointed to a table in the corner of the pub and said that was our table. We sat down and ordered drinks. It was prompt and our order was soon taken. I ordered the American pizza and my mum had a Yorkshire with veg. The meal came and was hot and was lovely, until my mum found a hair on her cauliflower. She called over the waitress and explained there was a hair on her food. The waitress lifted the plate up and started inspecting it at our table. “You sure that’s a hair?” After sometime she then said you sure it isn’t a fibre of something. Which is completely rude. She took the meal away and the other lady came back and asked my mum to explain what the hair looked like. It was black and curly and was definitely a hair no need to explain. Then after giving my mum 20 questions she eventually apologised and offered my mum another meal. I think it’s completely rude and off putting to inspect a dinner at the table and then rudely make out my mum was lying. They both stood at the bar having a natter while looking over at us to make it clear they were talking about us. Pizza however was actually okay. Will never return and you should avoid this place. Staff were rude and the place is not welcoming. It’s very hard as well as there’s no shops about to get anything to eat til tomorrow.

I love the top quality food served here, really enjoy the Sunday Lunch which is excellent value for money. Will be back many more times.

Always a warm welcome and lovely food .

The service was slow, poor quality when we got it, expensive for what it was. From arriving to leaving it took over 4 hours to get our drinks and food. There were only 3 other tables in use so the defiantly weren’t busy. The bill for 4 Adults and one 4 year old came to £99 for food and £49 for drinks an expensive Sunday lunch. Definitely will not go back. Marks out of 10 / sorry only a 3

Just been to the restaurant for Sunday lunch, 4 Adults and a child. Not been here for a very long time but decided to give it a go. Unfortunately as we arrived a customer was taken ILL and an ambulance had to be called so there was some disturbance for a short while. We ordered drinks and after waiting 20 minutes for them to come they missed out a child’s drink and the ice. We then waited a further 40 minutes for our order to be taken. We just ordered 2 staters and asked for the child’s meal to be served with the starters that took a further half hour. The 4 Main meals to exactly 1 & a half hours to be served after ordering. We couldn’t understand the hold up as the place was not busy and the emergency had been sorted. The food when it did finally arrive was very good quality, my elderly mother had the salmon and she said it was beautiful. There were 2 roast beef dinners which were okay, the veg were hard especially the beetroot, I couldn’t get my fork into one piece it was that hard. My son ordered steak and asked for it rare and it was well done, however with waiting so long for the food he was that hungry he ate it. I did feel sorry for the staff as one girl said she was new and the others were so slow. The bill came to £99 for the food and £49 for drinks so definitely not cheap. Was it worth the money !!!!! Sorry to say definitely not. Such a shame because we like to keep it local but we will not be returning.

Um pouco afastado do centro, mas vale a pena pelo visual, excelente comida e atendimento amigável.

Beautiful, butterfly chicken and Beef Stroganoff. Followed by caramel crunch pie and sticky toffee pudding. Black sheep ale as a bonus.

We love going here for Sunday Lunch in particular, the food is so tasty and the three courses including coffee for £19.95 is amazing value. On the A la Carte menu my favorite everytime is the Guiness Braised Beef with crispy leeks and gorganzola is so yummy. Staff are always friendly and efficient and Darly the owner and Chef is always at hand to chat or advise.

Lovely pub with amazing views. Comfortable furnishings and very clean. Have been to The Golcar Lily many times over the years and the staff are always very friendly and helpful, Daryll, the owner/chef always treats the customers like personal friends. The menu, though not extensive is wide ranging and beautifully cooked. Would recommend The Golcar Lily without a second thought.

I am a vegetarian who doesn’t like tomatoes and there was Mushroom Goulash on the menu which had tomatoes in. The chef happened to walk through the dining room and I mentioned that I did not like tomatoes and he said that he would make the goulash without tomatoes which he did. It was absolutely delicious. My husband enjoyed his belly pork too. The staff were friendly, the service was excellent and I would not hesitate in returning.

Brilliant meal, great service, fantastic view, certainly recommend.

No healthy options available on the menu here. As they serve prawn sandwiches with salad on the side, I asked if it would be possible for them to just make me a prawn salad ( remove the bread and dressing) but I was told this wouldn’t be possible as they don’t serve salads until Summer months so I’d have to have the sandwich with my salad and not just the prawns. Poor customer service in my opinion.

Went on Sunday for our Valentines meal excellent !

Nice and snug. good food with panoramic views across to emley mast and beyond. Not much off road parking as we had to park at the side of the road.

Front of house lady does not make you feel welcome in fact you feel like your a massive inconvenience.

Outdated and tired fixtures and fittings. seriously needs bringing into the future. good overall experience to eat out for the retired.

Went for a Christmas Eve meal with family. The atmosphere, the service and the food was fabulous, couldn't fault it. We all enjoyed it.

We had a very nice meal at the The Golcar Lily on the 26th of December. The staff very nice. All a nice meal.

Lovely meal with excellent service

Aaaaamazing meal I had the chicken in sauce it was fabulous.. I learned àfter that they were 4 staff down.. the pub and restaurant were full and we did not have to wait for drinks or food.it was seamless service.. Will be going back ASAP staff brilliant..

Been coming here for year's. Had a Christmas meal here, very good excellent quality, friendly staff.

Fabulous food. Good service. And if you have allergies, it's amazing. I have 7 allergies, and it was all labelled on the menu and there was sooo many options and choices. The chef even came out and spoke to us to ensure my food was safe to eat. Lovely evening out!!!

Lovely visit. Very good quality food.

Fantastic food and excellent service

Can't rate this place enough...fabulous meal. Friendly staff great service. Great menu choice, going to be back ASAP.

Very good varied menu at reasonable prices excellent Xmas lunch @ £17.95 coming up.Evening menu £22.95.

At last ... A restaurant that serves hot food on a hot plate. It made a good change to enjoy a hot meal to the last mouthful. The menu offered a good selection, it was served with care and respect, and the food was delicious. Unfortunately I didn't have room for a dessert. I'll be going back before long.

Popped in for a bite to eat with family last minute. The food was great and the service was excellent. 3 of us had the Pizzas and we would recommend them and the Garlic Chicken was lovely. Will be going back again to try some more of the Pizzas 🍕 😋

What is not to like, wide variation to choose from on their menu, friendly staff, lovely place, beautiful views, if you have never been then give it a go, we are certainly going again.

A wonderful meal with excellent service by all the staff.

Had an amazing meal at Golcar Lily on Sat night. Food was delicious and good value, service very attentive. The only shame is that we don't live closer, we would be regulars.

Had like 3 staff watching us eat, was OK food but not the best

Lunch at the Golar Lily. Very tasty cooked to perfection. Atmosphere peaceful. Service top notch. Thankyou.

Brilliant food ' owner needs to chill out and be more people friendly .

Yet again an Excellent meal, Staff always friendly and a lovely atmosphere with great views

Meal service and interior superb, down side, too many Dogs barking Very little choice of Beers and larger.

Although I live in Rochdale I have been to this pub/restaurant several times over the years with an elderly friend of the family who lives in Milnsbridge. We visited Golcar Lilly last week for lunch. It was fabulous. I had the braised steak with blue...

Really good food with a wide range, traditional Sunday lunch very tasty and great roast potatoes! Very reasonably priced for the set menu. Service was excellent and very pleasant.

It was our first of many visits to the restaurants and would recommend the Sunday lunch we had yesterday. Lovely home cooked food with plenty of choice served by very friendly and helpful staff. The restaurant is very comfortable and a table by the window...

The Golcar Lily is not easy to find and the Satnav is likely to direct you down some challenging roads. However, the views from the pub are worth the extra effort. We were surprised that they closed at 2.30 on a scorching Saturday afternoon. We...

Visited here 25 June with my brother and his family and it was simply awful. While the staff were pleasant mainly, the food was terrible. I had a sir loin that was 70% fat and gristle. We had pork ribs for starter that was swimming...

Don’t bother, food was horrific, probably one of the worst meals Iv ever had. We were a group of 6 and every meal was tasteless. They brought us one dish of veg which was to share amongst 3 people! The veg was beetroot, peas and...

Excellent food, very friendly staff, highly recommended.

Superb food and well trained staff 👌

They are open and are as good as ever. The food in this pub is amazing. Everything on the menu is so well prepared and tasty. Your only problem is what to choose: the pork, the beef or perhaps the chicken ( my personal favourite). If you only want a light snack try the hot beef sandwich or my husband's favourite, Yorkshire pudding with vegetables. We have been coming here for years and have never been disappointed. The view from the pub is stunning. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

Had Sunday lunch take away for the first time it was beautiful, so much beef and beautifully cooked veg. Tried a few different places while in lockdown and this one with out a doubt was the best will definitely be having again I highly recommend

Collected a take away Christmas dinner. Three courses with Christmas crackers thrown in. Absolutely fabulous. Tasty prawn cocktail. Piping hot Turkey main course with all the trimmings... building up to the Christmas pudding. Excellent value and a great start to Christmas.

Just had takeaway pizzas and they were fantastic. Really tasty and fully loaded. One was gluten free and we would highly recommend.

We’ve been for a few meals here again since lockdown ended. Since the Lily reopened, the whole team have taken a very professional approach to CV19 safety. The seating has been well organised to meet social distancing requirements and all staff have been wearing masks....

The steak and ale pie is wonderful

Great food, very friendly, extensive menu and good value.