Kettledrum Inn in Burnley

Just went in for a drink as out walking the dog, lovely owner and friendly staff

Thank you Kettledrum Inn for a delicious family meal for 6 people last night. My plate of monkfish, mussels and king prawns was served in a delicious sauce with chips as requested, instead of rice. I am coeliac, so sometimes the choice is limited. Pauline and a petite lady (sorry I’ve forgotten her name) waited on us, they couldn’t do enough. The staff were so friendly and accommodating. Thank you Kettledrum for a wonderful dining experience, I would strongly recommend.

This was my first visit, i found it to be smart, cozy, got a great welcome and the food was very fresh and tasty. Even chatted with the owners, lovely people. Will definitely be back.

Brilliant pub and a very jovial landlord. Very good beer.

Fabulous local pub, excellent food, friendly staff, and a great atmosphere.

Really nice little pub, lovely staff, food is really good

The food was delicious, the pudding was exquisite! The atmosphere and comradery between the staff was refreshing and delightful, our only downside was the beer, good selection of Ales and the not the best pint as it went flat.

Really lovely place to eat, staff are attentive and friendly, the food is always great.

Great food, staff and service. Just spoilt by a barking dog.

I have changed my review significantly. We came at 6PM on Friday, 40 minutes earlier. We were offered to be seated early or a drink at the bar, which is a nice gesture. We sat down and were served promptly and this was similar throughout our meal. The ladies were really welcoming and helpful. We both had Steak which was cooked to perfection, mushrooms were really tasty in a garlic butter, the chips just didn't do it for me unfortunately and feel chunky chips would suit it better. The Lagers on top were really good, the best pint of San Miguel I have ever had, really cold and crisp. My partner had a nice glass of Pinot. Overall a really pleasant experience. The only slight negative, the menu seemed limited and the Specials made up for that somehow. Also Black pudding used to be on there....which we enjoyed the previous visit. Thank you for a great service.

Amazing Christmas lunch. Highly recommended. Further, just had a lovely Friday lunch. Robin and staff perfect hosts as ever.

Same reserved amicable and carefully polished feel about this wonderful pub with additional pretty good food to boot. Fabulous views and reasonable sized car park. Well worth a detour off the M65 to meet friendly polite staff and fellow customers.

Very disappointed with the food the pub was cold only two staff members on. One behind the bar. This was on Sunday dinner time the chips that come with the meal was very greasy and undercooked. Starters was poor me and my wife both agreed it wasn't value for money and won't be going back. I wish I would of taken photos to post to show how poor the food was.

Good choice of ales & dog friendly, quite simply a very good pub. Oh, the food is superb 🙂

Myself and my wife had our first visit today and the whole experience was amazing. Fantastic friendly staff and the food was absolutely stunning. Look forward to our next visit

Fabulous lunch today.First visit. Lunch was amazing. Lovely pub, location and friendly staff x we will be back x

Lovely pub great outside seats and views

Beautiful pub and restaurant. Food was delicious. Had 3 courses and would definitely go back. Super dog friendly and friendly staff

Fantastic staff team, always a warm welcome, stunning views

Great food at a decent price. Recommended.

Just had another meal at this wonderful pub, the staff are really friendly as are the locals. I had the ribeye steak and it was cooked to perfection as was everything else we ordered. This was our second visit and we will definitely be coming back again and again, we even had treats for our dog set on our table when we arrived! This is a real gem of a pub, huge credit to the owners and staff, we love it here!

Delicious lasagne salad and chips to die for. Lovely staff

Wonderful food, lovely atmosphere! We are virtually there every week! Staff are extremely friendly and efficient - especially Shamila, who greets us every time with her warm smile. Fantastic place. Scott & Corinne

Not been for a while,disappointed to find the menu to be reduced,when we asked why we were told very abruptly by the waitress it was because they only had one chef with another training,so items had been removed, the other waitress was lovely though,the food was ok,chips were very well done,desserts good,but we will not rush back.

Just a stop off point for refreshments. Very nice pub with great views

Had a meal and it was just ok. Some years ago the food was lovely and we returned quite a few times. Just a shame it still wasn’t at the same standard. Really nice setting, staff very friendly, we would return for a drink, but not for a meal.

Nice atmosphere. Busy. Friendly bar staff. Starter - tempura prawns- lovely. Big prawns nice salad yum. Different story to the main. Cheese and onion pie- all cheese no onion- very craggy. Chips were inedible. Greasy- no crunch - all stuck together in a lump. Main was served straight after starter with no time to relax between courses. Very disappointed.

Nice pub but with a limited bar and menu though they are both excellent, small and quite cozy, unfortunately for my liking dogs are allowed in and on this occasion some are not always quiet and well behaved.

Had no complaints up until Sunday had the Sunday lunch it was not as good as the previous Sunday it was fatty beef and did not look appealing at all the mash and carrots was sloppy was told this was down to the different chefs

We ordered the steak and ale pie, cheese pie and beef bouginon. The steak pie was not very warm, mushy pies hard crust and soggy, floppy chips that were inedible. The cheese pie also had soggy, floppy chips, and was mediocre. The bouginon was good, but beans and broccoli were covered with mash and to dig them out. Overall, food was poor, when I complained was told she would 'tell the kitchen', not an apology or anything to turn a discruntled customer around. Will not go back.

Lovely pub with a very welcoming host and good atmosphere. The food was tremendous, and the service was great . Drinks were excellent and all reasonably priced, too. We will definitely be back.

Enjoyed a very nice meal with good company.

Absolutely beautiful meal...great service.x card machine broke but staff stayed calm ..will be back again soon.xx our grandaughter loves the dog friendly atmosphere.xxx

Arrived for dinner on a Tuesday with the family and three chose the Mouldy Chicken. The fish and chips looked amazing but my son wouldn't share lol. There is on-site parking and overflow on the road side.

Excellent lunch here, unplanned so not pre booked, very friendly greeting, great service, lovely real ale and very tasty food. Proper home cooked chips, always the acid test for me. Steak, stilton and caramelised onions baguette was delicious

Lovely staff, great service, I had the cheese and onion pie, which was amazing the chips were the best I've had in a pub. Definitely going back.

Called in for a quick bite, warmly welcomed, quick service. Food was lovely, fast coming out too. Thanks for the hospitality. Friendly atmosphere at the bar also and dog friendly!

The Atmosphere, Service, Food and Drink was top-drawer, been often and every time was memorable with friends and family.

Went out for dinner with a friend. Food was absolutely awful. When asked if we enjoyed it we said not really. The 2 men behind the bar became a little bit aggressive in their attitude and one said well we won’t be seeing you again then. No wonder it’s not doing to well. Perhaps a management or people course would benefit these 2. Or just move to a backstreet pub.

Great British pub, amazing food, great real ale 🍺 staff are very professional, it has a good history.

Great pub run by lovely people serving excellent food and beers. First visit today but certainly won't be the last.

The Kettledrum was welcoming upon arrival. The food was of a standard all pubs should strive for. Cosy little place that’s an easy win if you’re in the area.

lovely food and good beer very friendly landlord

Beautiful surroundings and a warm welcome. The weather was heavy with rain but when we walked into this lovely pub we were instantly feeling warmed up! Great service and yummy food! Would highly recommend

3 pub meals in 24 hours and another brilliant meal. Mouldy chicken for me. Garlic and herb chicken for the wife and fish and chips for my daughter. It was all fantastic and the chips are to die for. Ale was fantastic also. Staff were great also. A must go!

First time been there. Loved it! Food was delicious, very quick coming out. Table service fantastic. A lady named paula who works there was brilliant, very lovely and attentive. 100% be going back again. Bury black pudding to die for very delicious!

I 100% recommend it for everyone. Best roast beef ever! Delicious, crunchy veggies, soft melting-in-your-mouth beef. Definitely will come back and bring my friends next time!

Really like this place, it has great food great staff and feels like pubs used to be. Had the mushroom stroganoff it was the best I have tasted.

Fantastic find for a pub stopovers. Local pub food in a fantastic friendly atmosphere .food all home cooked with super care and attention .prices excellant (free parking overnight) and locals made you extremely welcome with conversation and banter . We were lucky enough to be there when they had a local singer/musician and free food supplied late on by the landlord .unfortunately as enticing as it was we were 'stuffed' following our meal Moors nearby along with Singing ring tree amongst other attractions Only problem was the mount lane road very steep hill and ' dog leg' that had my 50 year old camper struggling coming up towards Overtown...but The Kettledrum Inn rewarded her kindly

Outstanding food. The best I have had in Lancashire. Warm and welcoming pub with lovely views. We had fish and chips and steak and ale pie. Really generous portions and great service. We will definitely be returning.

Lovely country pub, friendly staff, great food. Would recommend, just for views from beer garden alone.

Nice grub. The steak and ale pie is the bomb!!

Not coming ever again. Placed next to a table of pensioners who were blatantly loud with their homophobic conversation. Waitresses very unfriendly. Felt like we were a nuisance.

Steak and Ale pie to salty to eat . Lasagna hardly any meat inside full of chopped red peppers and hardly any cheese on top . Rib eye steak swimming in fat . Although the staff were friendly. Won’t be going back

Garry and I come here every week. We love it. Excellent food, good company, friendly staff. Portions are generous and reasonably priced. Would highly recommend

Food and service spot on, have eaten here a few times and every time we have really enjoyed the meal and would recommend

Food isnt as good as it used to be and the service is ok till the end of the mains. I’ve been a few times recently and the staff aren’t interested after you’ve eaten your main course and it’s not even busy. Thought it was my imagination but it’s repeated each time. In fact they can’t wait to see the back of you and glare at you from the bar until you go. Not very friendly. No coffees offered. A couple of times dessert wasn’t offered either. Think I need to find a new venue to eat at.

Always made to feel welcome by the staff and LL . Good drinks nice food

We have had an amazing meal the best we have had in a long time, very recommended. Staff are very friendly and service is excellent thank you all so much 😍❤️ can't wait to come again xx

Great pub, food, beer and service

Excellent food and service. Staff friendly. Highly recommended

Visited for Lunch today. The interior of the pub is dark and dismal. As we were being seated we asked if we could order some drinks - we were told only from the bar (no table service).... I ordered 'Steak and Ale Pie'. Condiments were brought to our table - a selection box of sachets and little packets of salt! The meal was eventually served. The pie was quite good but the chips were some of the worst I have ever had - soggy, soggy. When the waiter came to clear the table he only inquired whether we had finished (probably because of my uneaten plate of chips). I told him I was unhappy with my meal, he simply said "Sorry" and disappeared, never to be seen again. There was a very distinct lack of interest in us being there. As a consequence of this I will never visit again. Very, very disappointing.

Nice place, interesting people, beer good, but on the dear side.

As in another review the oil needed changing chips were brown and soggy inedible. Not a new problem always the same mum in law died in 2018 and we used to with her it was like it then. It's essential to change oil and reuse it less

Fantastic. Busted with girlfriends for a catch up and this was the perfect place. The pub was very quiet but this didn’t take anything away from the atmosphere. Attentive service and fantastic food - we will be back!

Fantastic Birthday meal last night. Great food with lovely service. Its a very special place plenty of space to drink and eat outside and very nice to sit inside. we sat inside and I had the Homemade Cheese pie and my partner had the Scampi both meals were absolutely delicious. Because it was my birthday we decided that we should have a dessert OMG AMAZING I had Chocolate Fudge cake and ice cream and Dave had the Sticky Toffee Pudding with Sauce and Ice cream. trust me if you want a delicious meal this is the place to go its special. thanks to the two ladies serving us last night you were wonderful see you again soon. Would of took photo of the meals however couldn't wait to enjoy it and photo would of been an empty plate.

We came here for tea one evening, based on Trip Advisor’s recommendation. We were not disappointed. The food was lovely and the staff were very friendly. I had a pulled pork sandwich and my husband and son had scampi. All tasted great and the Homemade chips finished it off! Will definitely return

Peppered steak sandwich Absolutely outstanding 5 stars

Roast beef dinner absolutely fantastic 😋

Went to the kettledrum on Sunday for an early anniversary wasn't disappointed exellent food exellent service exellent food and reasonably priced will definitely be going back

Staff are really friendly and helpful. Food really nice. Well stocked bar. Wheelchair access is via the kitchen which staff help you with access. Would visit again

One of the best Sunday roast dinners i ve had!

Nice beer and staff. Loads of interesting local history

Myself and 3 friends ate here for a college reunion. Two of us were local and the other two were from out of town. The pub was quiet and we were looking forward to a nice meal and a natter. 2 of us ordered fish and chips, one ordered scampi and chips and the 4th had cheese and onion pie. The cheese and onion pie was very nice but the other 3 meals were disappointing. The batter on the fish and scampi was dark brown and so overcooked that we could not cut it with a knife without it flying off the plate so ended up picking it up with our fingers and biting through it. The fish inside was acceptable. The chips were soggy. We came to the conclusion that either the food had been cooked and then put back in the oil, or the oil needed changing. The waitress asked us if everything was ok and we gave her our opinions to which she replied ‘I’ll tell the chef’. When I got home I emailed the management via the pub website but, 6 weeks later have had no acknowledgment or response. It’s such a pity because the pub is owned by a local family and I would be sorry to see it fail. We lost the adjacent Nino’s Italian restaurant 3 years ago and it would be sad to lose this one because of poor reviews.

Called in at lunchtime and it was busy which is a good sign. Ate inside, the menu was good, the prices were very reasonable and the food excellent. It's also in a great location.

It's a pub. What more is there to say apart from there aren't many traditional boozers left. It's handy to use before going to watch the football.

Great staff, food is excellent and the views are amazing

Out touring the countryside we found a gem when we arrived here... loads of history, and stories of ghosts... food looked good...

YESTERDAY 20TH APRIL,MY HUSBAND AND SELF ,WENT FOR A BELATED BIRTHDAY ,LUNCH .AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL .,FOR SUCH A LOVELY MEAL [ MY CHOICE GARLIC AND HERB CHICKEN,] MY HUBBY HAD THE CURRY ]] .WE WILL BE COMING AGAIN .THANK YOU

Lovely little country pub. Super friendly warm welcome. Dog friendly. Food is divine. Great selection of ales, gins and wine. Highly recommend. We will definitely be back!

Quality food and service. Brilliant when the weather is fair to have a cool drink

Excellent service and the food is so good, we go every week

Food really good, old fashioned cosy place

Absolutely lovely, had a Sunday roast with a beautiful bottle of Shiraz, gorgeous views, great service, will definitely visit again 😀

Lovely and homely staff very helpful and pleasant definitely go again

Excellent food, excellent service. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Very cosy and friendly atmosphere. And I cannot fault the food! Everyone left full and satisfied.

Visited again today as we do every Thursday. Garry is now known by the staff as Mr. Lasagne as that's his favourite. The food is always spot on and service impeccable. Would highly recommend.

Lovely evening meal, great friendly atmosphere. Recommend.

We have been to the Kettledrum several times and always enjoyed the atmosphere and food. However having rung to make a booking this evening, I waited for several minutes whilst the girl checked availability and was told that the pub was really busy. She then offered me a high table. I wasn't keen on eating at a high table and asked if there was availability for a low table at a later time in the evening. I was told again that the pub was really busy and that there was now a queue at the bar. The girl said she couldn't guarantee that we would have a low table later in the evening. She then asked if I wanted to book the high table. She said that she had to go now as the pub was busy and I could ring back if I wanted to book the high table. No thank you - I most certainly won'tbe ringing back to book. Whilst polite, customer service left a lot to be desired and you clearly do not need the business. It will be a long time before I ring to make arrangements to visit again!

Only been once wouldn't return thought it expensive for basic fish and chips and you have to pay extra for a jug of gravy .

They are friendly, a limited menu but on the whole good large party pre ordered food brought out quickly .

Gorgeous food if a little expensive

I haven't been inside the Kettledrum in years but went for an evening meal on the 12th with a couple of friends after our plans were disrupted. Still has that quaint, cosy feeling, and some of the locals had their (well behaved) dogs with them in the bar, which was nice to see. A proper local feel rather than a large chain, kiddie infested place. Table service was quick and pleasant. Some may find the menu selection small, but a good spread of options and everythng top notch and tasty for a fair price. I'd recommend booking as not a massive pub and food is not served late but well worth the trip.

Visit every week. Excellent food. Professional yet friendly staff. Lovely and clean pub. Would highly recommend

Visited here for the first time with Mum. We both loved the place. Excellent food and service. Would definitely recommend.

Loved it, very well looked after by Rob and his team.

Excellent service. Loved the beers and the old fashioned pub 👌

Great food and amazing customer service! Would definitely recommend for all!!

Had a wonderful evening having tea at the kettledrum. Amazing food and great customer service. Staff were attentive and quick with your requests. You could tell the staff were happy and well respected. Would definitely recommend for all! :)

Great little pub, good food, friendly staff, good service, doesn't open Monday or Tuesday, good menu but a little limited.