Talbot Arms in Craven

We didn't eat just had drinks in the garden

Our visit to this pub was all OK but nothing more than that. We chose to visit this pub for food on two criteria: it allowed dogs and claims to be family owned, which we thought would mean better service. We were greeted by a woman with dark hair that had been home dyed, who had tattoos behind her ears, on her wrists and ankles who was totally disinterested in engaging with customers, though it might just have been us she took a dislike to. Easily done! The other member of staff was helpful and civil but not engaging. Their service level was best characterised as perfunctory. The food took a while to arrive even though the pub was not busy. When it did arrive it was adequate but not notable in any positive way. The beer was good, though they ran out of the beer I was drinking between the first and second pint. I had one of their burgers, which was really rather tasteless and very dense in consistency. We did like the fact that they provided full size bottles of ketchup and not sachets. However, given these were clearly re-filled from a catering bottle it would be nice to have a new bottle every so often and not keep using the grubby looking bottle we were given. Prices are reasonable, décor a bit old fashioned, the toilets were very clean. There is nothing wrong with this pub, it is just not as good as it could be with a bit more effort. An irritation was being asked for a tip when I came to pay. One, I will decided if I wish to leave a tip and do not appreciate having staff try to embarrass me into paying a tip! Two, the service we received did not warrant a tip. We would go again just with lower expectations.

Great establishment in the centre of settle just off the main street. Food was excellent and they have plenty of real ale choices. Also dog friendly.

Disappointing Experience and wouldn't return. Not suitable for children. We visited this pub for lunch as a family and, unfortunately, had a very disappointing experience. The food was mediocre, something we could have overlooked if the service had been warm. But sadly, the staff were noticeably rude. Despite clearly seeing that we had three young children with us, the staff seated us at a table with a wooden window seat, even though there were plenty of other, more suitable options available. Naturally, the children chose to sit on the cushioned window seat, just as any child would prefer a booth over a standard chair. The real issue arose during the meal, when a waitress abruptly approached our table and told the children to stop moving their feet against the seat. Our children were being exceptionally well-behaved, and the faint sound she was referring to was simply due to their feet not reaching the floor, any movement created an unavoidable noise. At the time, the pub was already lively and loud with barking dogs and general conversation, so her reaction felt unnecessary and disproportionate. What made the situation especially upsetting was that the way she spoke made our daughter cry. She is hard of hearing and wears two hearing aids, and she was distressed to realise she had made a noise she wasn’t even aware of. The lack of empathy or understanding shown by the waitress was genuinely disheartening. We left feeling uncomfortable and unwelcome. It’s certainly not an experience we’d want to repeat, and we wouldn’t return.

Always great fresh food, with a very friendly atmosphere & service 👌.

We popped in for lunch while out in Settle the food and beer were spot on. Cheers Duncan and Helen

Pretty awful. We just hiked for 5 hours and fancied a proper steak pie. It was rubbish. I honestly think school dinners are better. Stay clear of this place if you fancy food that's tasty, will leave you full and is worth the hefty £16 price tag.

We stopped here for a pint and a bowl of chips after the long walk to the caves. Lovely pub friendly and helpful staff chips were yummy 😋

Great local pub food delicious we had the Cod prawn spinach Mornay would definitely go again.

Just called in for a couple of beers and what a pleasant place. We didn't eat here but the food looked really good. Glad we popped in.

More than just a great ‘Local’, the Talbot Arms has all the character of a local pub, but the menu offering and quality of food is well above average!! Staff were so friendly and helpful. Not a large place, and clientele were half local and half tourists. Everyone was happy. But the highlight for me was my enchilada. I have never had one with such flavour. It was great! One ill be savouring for a few days. It was complemented with salad, chips and a local ale. Id be very happy to go back and try some of the other menu choices. Highly commend.

Creo que nunca he estado en un pub tan bien dirigido, acogedor y eficiente en mi vida. El personal es encantador. Las selecciones de cerveza fantásticas. El pub inmaculado y los habituales se suman a la sensación. Llevo más de 18 años viniendo a Settle on and off para disfrutar de unas escapadas maravillosas y este pub es una visita obligada.

Fantastic food ,and plenty to choose from .I had the Venison Burger, and my husband had the chicken with Haggis ,worth every penny .

What a lovely traditional pub . Great soup and the hot beef sandwich is the best . The chips are delicious and great cider too . The staff couldn’t be friendlier . Been 3 times and it is always excellent . Would recommend the steak pie too !!

Fabulous place w never went anywhere else

We were at a loose end waiting for our train back home when we decided to eat out in Settle. We came across the Talbot Arms, which is a lovely cosy pub with friendly service. I had the roast dinner and my partner had the steak and ale pie. The portions were generous and the food was cooked beautifully. Although we don't regularly visit Settle, we would happily return and recommend this pub to others! Thank you for a lovely meal.

Although situated in the heart of Settle, this is a lovely country style pub. Good beers, excellent food and very friendly and attentive staff. I can't wait until my next visit.

Great little pub with warm and welcoming atmosphere. No fruit machines, no TVs, just good old fashioned!

Best pub in Settle at the moment. Food is consistently good and a brilliantly kept range of ales.

We went here today, and would not recommend getting a Sunday roast dinner here, we ordered one and received a plate with a very large Yorkshire pudding filling half of the plate, we got a few peas and carrots also a very small piece of broccoli, I give my 2 year old granddaughter more when we're at home, then you got 3 roast potatoes, the gravey was watery gravey there was a decent size piece of meat, and it was all severed hot an the small amount we had was nice, the staff seemed nice the pub is nice, the roast dinner just let us down,

Gran comida de pub adecuada servida rápidamente y con personal muy amable. Limpiar mesas y aseos. Disfrutamos de nuestra comida y nuestra cerveza, incluida una excelente Ilkley Pale Ale baja en alcohol; mucho mejor que las ofertas habituales de bajo alcohol producidas en masa. Las papas fritas estaban fundidas y muy sabrosas, claramente no estaban preparadas para la comida de fábrica. Pareja en la mesa de al lado también comentó lo buena que era la comida. Volveremos.

Tabot arms es muy muy decepcionante en la comida, bebidas y servicio al cliente. Hemos comido aquí alrededor de 2023 y era un pequeño lugar perfecto para comer. Ahora la comida ha bajado masivamente su estándar y calidad. La comida sabe como si fuera ping y ding y no hecha fresca. El pastel de carne y cerveza yo diría que es de una lata y se transfiere a un plato que se coloca en el plato, las patatas fritas son muy probablemente de congelado y fuera de un paquete y las verduras de una lata y todo se calentó rápidamente, se sirve en un plato y se lleva directamente al cliente. El pollo que cogimos para el niño era muy gomoso y decepcionante. Nada hecho de fresco como la comida llegó muy rápido para que se hiciera de fresco. Pedimos mostaza francesa, pero solo tenían mostaza inglesa, así que dijimos que tendríamos salsa marrón o barbacoa en su lugar, pero la camarera todavía nos trajo mostaza inglesa, así que claramente no estaba escuchando y realmente no prestó mucha atención a lo que los clientes querían y realmente no les importaba. El servicio al cliente no es tan bueno. La silla alta del bebé asquerosamente sucia en las correas de los derrames de alimentos del uso de otros niños, estas correas podrían haber sido limpiadas para el próximo bebé que lo use. No hay instalaciones de cambio de bebé en el área del inodoro, solo hay una colchoneta de cambio de bebé rellena detrás del radiador en los inodoros de damas sin ningún lugar donde realmente ponerla, excepto en el piso, que no es conveniente en absoluto. Por casi £ 45 que pagamos la comida era una pequeña cantidad y muy mala calidad y la cerveza estaba muy diluida, no relación calidad-precio y es muy caro para el estándar que proporcionan. Este lugar ha bajado enormemente sus estándares en todos los frentes y no recomendaría a nadie o incluso volver a ir yo mismo. Si estás pensando en probar este lugar. No me molestaría, ahorraría su dinero y probaría en otro lugar que es más que probable mejor que aquí. Qué pena cómo ha cambiado el estándar desde la última visita.

Great warm environment food was lovely and will definitely return

Had 2 meals now at the talbot. Both times was really nice food and lots of choice for vegetarian food so happy wife. Beer moretti served too so well happy and decent prices. Will definitely 💯 go back. And dog friendly

Our local pub,great location and very dog friendly and not forgetting the staff.

Great place with lovely food a and ideal to grab a pint when in the area. Highly recommend. the staff were brilliant and friendly and nothing to much trouble 😊 will be back again

Very nice pub, good service. Only room for improvement is tables are a bit close together.

Went for a pre Christmas lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Hubby raved about the burritos and wanted to go back and have them again but there is only so many things you can do in a week! Lovely little pub. Great staff and great food. Will be back when we come back to the area!!

Had the pleasure of a few beers in here, Good quality ales. Efficient service nice atmosphere

Best steak I have had in years. While I was looking at Special Menu someone said "the steak is excellent ". Swapped chips for healthier alternative. Very busy pub which gave excellent personal service despite being crowded out on 30th December. Great value for money- steak was under £20 and so tasty and tender. The price included pepper sauce that is often extra. We highly recommend Talbot 👌

What a super hostelry! Such welcoming and friendly staff. The food was delicious with perfectly adequate portions and was well priced. Would recommend if you’re in the area.

Great place to eat and drink a good selection of beers . All reasonably priced.

Absolutely brilliant pub Fantastic service Great choice of Ales Fantastic staff We didn't try the food but it looked very good We always come here when in Settle

Recommended by a friend who lives there and she wasn't wrong. Food and service was excellent, very friendly and welcoming. Steak pie and the cod and prawn mornay were gorgeous. Would definitely visit again.

Very pleasant and excellent atmosphere. Hand pull beer selection first class.

Best place in settle for a drink and a bite to eat.

Called in after a walk, nice staff and guiness! Dog welcome

Lovely pub , friendly staff and I found a beer called Purity, so I had to go in every day of my holiday

No food ordered, just there for the beer. Super service, felt like a local

A proper pub. Busy with people eating, drinking and enjoying the place. Clean. Decent beer

Visité el Talbot Arms mientras estaba en la zona y decidió almorzar. Bonito pub tradicional, personal amable, buena selección de cervezas, etc. Buena selección de comida - comida tradicional del pub y precio razonable. Comida especial con varios platos especiales, incluyendo curry y hamburguesas y platos de pollo. Optó por el especial - hamburguesa de cordero con patatas fritas y ensalada. La comida llegó muy rápido. La hamburguesa era muy sabrosa y una buena porción. Una comida agradable y volvería y recomendaría. Estoy seguro de que cualquier cosa en el menú sería bueno. Gracias por un almuerzo encantador

Good services good and friendly 😃

Good for an afternoon drink after a long walk!

Lovely little pub in settle, the food is outstanding. The service was brilliant and the atmosphere was perfect for what we wanted quite busy but didn’t feel overly busy and everybody was friendly. We even left our coat by accident and was able to retrieve it the next day, the owner Jeanette, was very, kind by allowing us to arrange the pick up.

Nice friendly pub with lovely home cooked food, can recommend the fish and chips. Also had a good choice of local ales.

Comida brillante , tenía tortas de pescado enchilada y salmón , piel en patatas fritas fabulosa , mejor comida de pub que hemos tenido en mucho tiempo . Gran servicio. Volverá la defo.

Excelente comida todos tuvimos las enchiladas y estaban deliciosas. Buena elección de cervezas, incluyendo una cerveza stout que agradó a mi marido. Todo el personal y el servicio fue fabuloso, sin duda un pub que volveremos también.

Both loved the 8oz rump steak... Best steak we've had in a long time

Absolutamente cracking pub con cervezas de calidad. Muy buena selección de cervecerías locales. Personal muy amable y eficiente, han creado un gran pub Yorkshire con verdadero ambiente. Un crédito a Settle y al propio país de los Dioses.

Made to feel welcome, great bar staff, amazing food a real pleasure to visit 😀

Great pub with excellent selection of beers. Good home cooked food at reasonable prices. Very friendly staff.

Me and my partner go here everytime we visit settle very cosy and warming atmosphere nice food and very nice staff.

Good food, great beers, great service. The best is the porter.

Qué bar tan fabuloso y tradicional. Gran cerveza, personal amable y buena comida. Ocupado, un ambiente encantador. Recomiendo encarecidamente, pero reserve con antelación si desea comer una mesa. ¡Es extremadamente popular!

A great pub with a selection of really well kept cask beers. Great beer garden weather permitting and the food is hearty and well prepared.

Nothing wrong with this pub as such and the staff are a credit to this establishment. The landlady though is totally classless and an embarrassment to herself and the hospitality industry. Avoid.

Good food, good service at a reasonable cost. Atmosphere was quiet on a Monday evening.

Good food, good beer. Sat outside in the beer garden which is great for kids and pets. Went back the next day where they accommodated a group of 19 (pre ordering was required) everything came out and the staff were really helpful would definitely return.

This place was so popular they had to pause food orders, so we didn't get to try that. Staff were very positive but bust- and busy/popular is good, because I want it to be there when I come back! A really good range of beers from hand pump ales, some keg craft, and other regular beers. Really proper pub, this. Great range of folks, walkers, runners, cyclists, families and other tourists. A good find and I look forward to trying out the food next time.

Gem of a pub in Settle. Excellent range of well-kept cask beers, mostly local, live music, good atmosphere, friendly service. Highly recommended. (For food, replace with beer)

Excellent lunch find whilst enjoying a short break in Malham. Very spacious, very clean & good service from the ladies behind the far. Best gammon I have enjoyed in many years, washed down with a very nice porter. Also dog friendly & our border collie was made very welcome especially with free treats on the bar. This is how a town centre pub should be.

Stopped here for a quick drink whilst visiting settle, didn't eat but the menu looked nice. Nice beer garden, allows dogs and children.

I quite like this pub. It's a much friendlier place than the other two Settle pubs but the food was really disappointing. I ordered pie and chips. I should have asked to check but I hadn't anticipated that it would be so poor. Sloppy salty gravy with meat floating around and topped with a block of puff pastry is in no-one's culinary dictionary a pie. The chips were few- flimsy and forlorn. I'll go back as I love walking around Settle but I'll ask about the pie before I order it again.

I was at the Talbot Arms to sing with a jazz band. A wonderful place. I didn't eat, but was told the food is very good.

Had a lovely lunch at this great little pub, super busy so maybe book. We had the ham and pickle sandwich with a gorgeous bowl of pea and mint soup. Lovely bread and great quality ham. Prices are very reasonable and the staff are lovely.

Awesome pub great food great staff. Always friendly and helpful Great atmosphere always enjoy going there. A huge beer garden whst more could you want

Enjoyed our recent trip to the Talbot. The food was delicious, made with local ingredients. The homemade cakes were the stars of the show though, absolutely delicious. Highly recommended.

Really good food and great service. Highly recommend 👍👍

We have visited this area twice with large a large group of families with children and both times we have gone to the Talbot Arms and been wary welcomed. The first time a few years ago the weather was poor and we called and asked if we could reserve several tables at short notice and the landlady made a super effort to squeeze us all in. The second time was this week. Our group had grown substantially large (26 people in total!) and we wanted to sit outside in the good weather. I called ahead and the landlady again made us feel very welcome and advised us just to call in and sit in the beer garden wherever we fancied. We descended on the beer garden and found plenty of tables to sit at. The beer garden is a little oasis of greenery and trees with patches of grass for the children to stretch their legs. The food selection on the menu was just right with everyone finding something. We have a mixture of meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans in our group and everyone ate well. The food was lovely quality. The home made skin on fries were excellent and the portion sizes were great. Even though we had 7 separate family food orders all the food came out really quickly with only a slight delay on one of the tabs but that too appeared quickly after a small chase up. There is a small car park at the rear that all our cars fit on to with ease which was a bonus considering the location. We will return again if we visit the Settle area a third time.

Popped in a some food and a pint. Staff were nice and great atmosphere. Food was good too.

Nice curries and CAMRA for beers.

Good food, good handpulled ale and large beer garden.

Lovely lunchtime pit stop. We were travelling south to Barley, Lancashire, and stopped in Settle for lunch. Good choice of sandwiches and beer as well as being dog friendly

Excellent Hunters chicken for my meal this evening! 👍😋 Thanx!

Nice friendly boozer, nice pint of Cruzcampo, just what you need after a day walking in the dales.

Had a lovely lunch served by friendly staff. Would highly recommend.

Great place to eat, friendly welcome and service. Food is delicious and a great choice of ales. Even an option to take a pint or two home with you. Nice outside space at the back, and dogs welcome too.

Great pub, great staff, dog friendly fantastic atmosphere.

What a great pub. Dropped in for a meal. Welcoming staff, Top notch food. The venison burger was proper handsome. 🍺 Beer was good too. Recommended.

The Talbot Arms in Settle offers a quintessential British pub experience with a charming blend of tradition and comfort. Situated in the picturesque town of Settle, this establishment captures the essence of local hospitality. The interior is warm and inviting, featuring classic wooden beams and a cozy atmosphere that makes you feel right at home. The staff are exceptionally friendly and attentive, contributing to the welcoming environment. The menu at The Talbot Arms is impressive, offering a range of hearty pub classics and local delicacies. The quality of the food is consistently high, with generous portions and well-prepared dishes. Highlights include their Sunday roast and the selection of local ales, which are a perfect complement to any meal. Overall, The Talbot Arms is a must-visit for anyone in Settle, whether you're a local or just passing through. Its combination of great food, excellent service, and a homely setting makes it a standout choice in the area.

Nice food, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.

This is an absolute must for anyone in the area, the atmosphere was great. The staff were extremely helpful and and the food was amazing. I would advise booking before going as it was really busy there

Nice pub . Didn't eat but food looked like boring pub fayre burgers etc.

At first sends like your traditional pub but the service and food are excellent. Great spot for a beer in the garden to.

Actually we were stopping at the b@b next door..and this pub was highly recommended by the proprietor..we dined about 7pm and the atmosphere service and local people were second to none...the food and drink was spot on..no mark for me against it..we will definitely visit this pub again..without a doubt..1st class..P&J COOKE..DONCASTER.

Our local pub. Popular with visitors too.Nice garden and good food. Highly recommended

Lovely meal and enjoyed the calm quiet atmosphere. Really good.

First class good prices that don't put you off going again. Unlike horton did.

For pub food it was very good. Staff were very friendly. The food was served quickly & was very good. The food seemed homemade. There was plenty choice on the menu + some things on the specials board.

Nothing better than a friendly pub to relax in after a long walk. Good food, actually great food, staff are lovely and welcoming. Definitely worth a visit. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meal, very generous portions too, but we made room for it 😉. Nothing pretentious just delicious wholesome food- 5star +

Had a great steak & onion sandwich

At the end of a good walk it's good to know there is a good local pub with a beer 🍻 garden and serves good quality food 🍲 and has a good selection of beers.

A fantastic place located in the heart of Settle. The veg curry that I had was very nice. Would definitely come here again!

A good sandwich lunch, served quickly. A little pricey perhaps.

Excellent chef, devised a new version of the smoked cod loin special, free from my odd atypical allergens, at no notice. It was delicious. A fab treat. Lovely pub, friendly atmosphere.

Ate here several times, loved the food and inviting atmosphere the climax of the week…Sunday roast, even catered for our furry child, could not ask for better. Nothing was too much. Would definitely visit again and definitely recommend

FABULOUS lunch today,friendly efficient staff. Best fish pie ever, wine and beer good too. All very reasonably priced.

Food was okay, fries are crispy, didn't get to try the Sunday roast as they were sold out. Great location after hiking with a lovely small garden if it is sunny!

Lovely beer garden and you can eat outside its a hidden gem will definitely go there again.

good food chicken korma currt and a hot steak and onion baguette but be warned it is a popular place