The Golden Cock in Kirklees

Worthy of a visit if you're in the area.

This is the epitomy of an English pub. Good selection of ales, good quality food, the rustic traditional decor you imagine when you think of a pub, and plenty of roaring fires. A particular favourite is the hand written notes detailing the pubs history in the toilet.

Stop here with the family as a last minute thing, we all loved our food with good service and a nice place to eat with it’s own good sized car park would definitely recommend if your in the area

We called for a beer after work as the weather was lovely for October. The bar had a nice atmosphere and the staff were friendly. The food looked good, thought we didn't eat.

I want to thank the staff. We were delayed by fog but were served, with all politeness and consideration of dietary difficulties.

Absolutely fantastic quiz and we were not able to get a taxi so manager took us home an amazing pub with customer service above any I have any seen thankyou so much x you need 10 stars

We paid our first visit here on Sunday 6th Oct 2024. We received a pleasant welcome and a good service in the small bar area before being shown to our table. One member of our party order the roast beef Sunday lunch whilst another ordered the three roast Sunday lunch (chicken, pork, and beef. The ‘roast’ beef was dreadful. It was massively undercooked and very fatty - so much so that it was inedible. As recompense the person who order roast beef received a free dessert. However, it seemed to take an age for the desserts to be delivered to our table. Then, after our table was cleared nobody thought to ask if we wanted anything else so we had to call out to a passing waiter to take our order for coffees, which also took an age to be delivered to our table. Sadly, we will not be returning.

On holiday in the area and booked and ate here. Really good menu, food delicious, staff very attentive, and fast service.

Very disappointing. As a family of 5 we decided to try here for a change. At a Saturday tea time it was quiet inside, we were shown to our table. This was very close to a table with a young family on, even though there were many more appropriate tables available. We were then left with tatty menus and sticky tables for about 15 minutes before we called someone over to get some drinks. Eventually we ordered food, this was also far below expectations. Two of us had ordered lasagne and paid extra for garlic bread the total cost of this dish then being £18! The garlic "pizza" bread was clearly from a supermarket and had been cooked to a crisp, the dish also came with the tiniest side salad perched on the side of a board. Another of us had ordered pie, this looked homemade but was mostly pastry. A mixed grill was also ordered which was the smallest ever with the steak being ordered medium to rare but came well done. This was a birthday meal out, we didn't complain as we all just wanted to eat at the same time without any fuss or confrontation. But after this experience we unfortunately won't be back.

Serves Black Sheep and Timmy Taylor's Landlord. Food good and place is nice is a great location. Highly recommended

Such a lovely lunch..we all had the pie menu.. including a drink,it was great value.. Really tasty and well cooked.We had two desserts and also the mini dessert and coffee .. couldn't fault it.Most of all the staff were extremely helpful and friendly and nothing was too much trouble..they made it special.

Had several visit to this public house it's only a 10 minute drive from where I live,it's a very friendly and cosy place, with a good size off street parking area at the rear,highly recommend a visit

The food was delicious. The service was extremely good. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Plenty of parking. Would definitely recommend.

23 of us celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Denby Dale Amateur Radio Club last night at the Golden Cock. What a super night we all had thanks to Ben and his staff. The food was delicious, well presented and super professional service from everyone. We were all seated on one table and to say that we had all chosen differently from the evening set menu the (pre-ordered) food was served exactly as ordered, piping hot and on time. Would really recommend this warm and cosy pub whether you’re a small or large group, thanks again everyone.

Very good all round pub experience

The booking was easy. The welcome excellent. The food was just perfect and the waitress EMMA did a wonderful job and is a credit to the restaurant.

Really can’t fault this place, excellent service and lovely real ale. Food is good, all freshly prepared. Lovely location too in Farnley Tyas.

We stopped in Holmfirth and needed a restaurant to eat, and found this pub/restaurant on the corner and decided to give it a try. Absolutely unbelievable food and service, we ended up getting engaged after the dinner as was planned. But every year we are coming back to this dining place as it was just outstanding quality. Well done.

Beautiful quality mixed grill. Fish cake was very tasty. Portion size was just enough. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere. Will be back

First visit and a gem of a pub serving excellent food along with a great selection of ales. Nice outside area as well when tbe weather is favourable.

Very friendly staff and beautiful surroundings... Huge free carpark Set in an idyllic country village this huge venue has a private function suit upstairs with bar. With ample seating to accommodate large parties in the bar, dining rooms and function suit. 😎

Lovely stop for pub food with the family. Very attentive professional staff with excellent service. 😋👌🏻👍🏻👌🏻👍🏻

We had a lovely lunch here and the staff are friendly and helpful.

2 of us went on a Saturday evening, not busy when we arrived but got pleasantly more so whilst we were still there. The food was excellent, a very good menu to choose from, I mistakenly chose a Mixed Grill which was brilliant, but for me too filling. I will go again, no doubt about that!

So google states that The Golden Cock is open until 12 on a Friday. At 9.30 the barman started telling us we hadn't paid our bill. At 10.30 he told us it was last orders. We felt totally unwelcome from 9.30 which in all honesty made us want to stay to annoy the rude bar man. No wonder the pub was absolutely dead !

Good food good price all three of us had a good lunch the girl who served us was lying could not have had better service will be back and back thank you

Visited on a lovely sunny Sunday. Bit too warm in the sunshine so sat in the outside area shaded by a canopy. The menu stated sandwiches were not available on a Sunday but bar staff were very amenable and said we could order from the sandwich menu. Food arrived quickly and the piri piri chicken wraps were very tasty.

Nice country pub. decent food but they had run out of roast beef on a Sunday,,, must be popular... Nice had better and worse but will return. staff very professional and friendly.

Lovely pub with a practical outdoor space. Few picnic tables under a polycarbonate roof letting sunrays in. Dog friendly outside and inside (in certain areas). Car park for approximately 40 cars. Outside is a bit loud from delivery trucks, garbage trucks and guests driving in/out so if your dog is skittish consider sitting inside. The fish and chips as well as crumble were good and served reasonably quickly. The service was also good but the food has to be ordered at the till.

Food was good when it arrived an hour later

For the price the food was A1,Staff were great will have to call again.

Food was quite tasty and not too expensive. However £13.40 for a pint and half of lime with soda and half a coke is absolutely ridiculous. Talk about ripping non drinkers off. Won’t be back

Not sure I should tell you how good this place is so I'm not gonna.

An update on a previous visit, great food and beer

The staff are lovely, one in particular. The young lad who served us was a pleasure to be around and was always smiling <3 x

We went for our sons 18th birthday, took balloons and cake up during the afternoon. They were brilliant, they lit the candles and walked through the pub much to our sons embarrassment 😆 The service was excellent, very happy with our visit

Had a lovely pie after a fresh walk on Castle hill. Staff were friendly, food delicious and pooch friendly in the bar area

Brilliant pub lunch to celebrate a family birthday. Everything was perfect. The staff were attentive and happy to help. The lunch deal including a drink was excellent value for money, well presented and tasted great. We were never rushed as you can be in some places and the pub itself is as lovely as the surrounding countryside. Thanks again to the staff, they were fab.

It was great and the staff were amazing to us thankyou

Decided to to have an evening meal after calling in for a mid walk pint. Ale good. However disappointed with the meal. Crispy prawns were frozen mediocre, processed breaded ones. Had to leave all the batter on the fish and chips as it was thick and soggy, not thin and crispy. Left feeling like I'd had a meal of lidl skin on fries and mushy peas. With sub standard battered fish. Husband chose rump which was cooked to perfection and he thought tasty. However the presented plate was fairly basic, with skin on fries and peas. That's it. Would not return, even though the staff gave good service

Our first visit last night & we will definitely be back! Food was fantastic and great value for money!! 2 courses for £16, absolutely fabulous, great service too! We will be back again soon 😁

Me and my partner were frequent visitors. It’s a lovely country pub. However, yesterday might have just changed that. We picked a table that had nothing on it. No reservation sign. We were there for a while until these 4 ladies walked in. Apparently they had booked our table, even though there was an empty table of 4 right next to ours, they wanted the table we was sat on for whatever reason. The staff just obliged to what they said and told us “a booking HAS just happened and you’ll have to move”. We didn’t make a fuss as it looked like the 4 ladies were already doing that but I don’t think we’ll be coming back because of it, which is a shame as like I said to begin with, we where frequent customers along with our friends, especially in the summer months and it was us who always suggested this place. It’s a shame as it really ruined our experience with the place.

A good all round experience albeit a little pricey

Always great food, beers, staff and location.

Always a friendly atmosphere and made to feel welcome. Staff friendly. Prices average. Only been for drinks 🍸

Had chicken rap with fries, nice light lunch, the bar area was busy plenty of walkers calling in and dog friendly too.

arrived 1:35pm on wednesday, after hiking . the lunch special £10 for a drink and small meal is worth to consider if you are not hungry, the berry and apple crumbles with custard was tasty and in good portion size. custard was come in a small jug. The kind waiter gave one more custard jug when we asked more. the belly pork bites were tender and delicious but they were salty due to soy sauce added. my recommendation for the belly pork bites is no added soy sauce. the small fish and chips was good.

Very warm and cosy Staff are very good service 👍

Excellent Sunday roast - duo of beef and chicken. The latter was especially good: crispy and tender thighs. All veg cooked to perfection. Staff a delight, didn't bat an eye when asked for kids portion for the elderly parents (both with health issues, didn't need to state that though). Even the coffee was good.

I came with a small group of friends following a walk around the area on Monday evening. The pub was quiet but that doesn't bother me. We had a chat with the bar maid while she pulled our pints. There was a reasonable selection of beers available, more than enough to keep us all happy. I had a pint of Landlord as a bitter is my preference. The decorations on the walls were really interesting, a big talking point for a lot of the evening. Bar snacks are great, loved the pork scratchings.

Always friendly, can't fault it as usual

Nice location, good food, service was a little slow but very polite.

Lovely food and service, couldn’t fault it.

Stopped off during a walk in Farnley Tyas. Lovely pub will be revisiting for a proper meal :)

Had small fish and chips today it was more like a child's portion fish was was no bigger than a fish finger, at £10 not value for money don't think I will be going back.

Definitely recommended, 5 stars!! Food was delicious and the atmosphere and service made me think I should book for another dinner very soon!

Fantastic village pub, great food, great service and at a decent price.

Favourite place to visit, warm atmosphere, Great Food and brilliant Service, highly recommend, especially the deep fried Haloumi

Dog friendly bar, friendly and fab food.

Great food and staff. Nice cosy pub serving real ale .

Wow what amazing food. Had 2 meals there now and both exceeded my expectations. Great atmosphere and very friendly staff. Dogs are allowed and well catered for. Plenty of parking and a rear outside seating area. All in all well worth a visit.

Nice food but over priced drinks

Great meal. Highly recommended.

Popped in with family over the weekend and it was great! Very clean, rustic old country pub. Food was good pub grub. Plenty of pie options which is great for a pie lover like myself! Staff really friendly and dogs allowed in the bar area! Would come again

lovely food and atmosphere. great customer service as well, was served by bea who was lovely and made us feel very welcome

This pub has been totally ruined.it looks mess .I worked there for 6 years with Peter Midwood. One of the best jobs I ever had.he would turn in his grave if he saw it now . Sticky tables Glasses piled up on the bar. 1 member of staff behind the bar ( no.personality) The toilets are a TOTAL.DISGRACE Outside at back of the pub a total mess The dining room is a shambles. The bar looks ridiculous that in the bottom bar . The food is lousy. What more can I say .I would give no stars, but not a choice The management have alot to answer for( you should ashamed ) It breaks my heart when I go there.not of my choice to meet friends.

Went recently for a buffet.. Food was cold.. Nobody else in there really do very quiet /no music or atmosphere

No food order but very pleased they had a lovely separate bar with wood burner, real ales and good selection of other drinks . Feared was going to be a pure eatery "pub".. other pubs should follow their lead. .

A very enjoyable family meal in the restaurant. Great food and excellent attentive service. Highly recommend.

A local pub on top of a hill with friendly people and good food, well worth a visit.

What a lovely hidden gem will definitely go try a main meal

Only went in for a quick pint, but very nice, rural setting and plenty of outside shelter for the seating area

Food absolutely lovely. Highly recommend the Sunday lunch. Everything cooked to perfection.

Such lovely staff and a warm welcome. Lunch was brilliant and really good value.

We went to the Quiz Night. It was well organised and good fun. Dinner was lovely. Staff were very friendly and even joined in with the quiz.

Food was nice, had a very long wait to pay bill as only one person on bar.

Great food, friendly staff and amazing atmosphere! Perfect after hiking local spots! ✨🎉🥾

Standard pub. Clean. Friendly enough. Not a big fan of what was on draft. Landlord is arguably the best they had.

Good quality food in a nice location

I've been here a few times now with my husband and our friends who live nearby. It's a lovely pub in a beautiful location with great food (lots of vegan options for me!) and very friendly staff. Always a pleasure to visit!

Good beer, good food reasonably priced nice atmosphere

Called for a drink. Large beer garden area. Good choice of drinks. Menu looks good

The structure is beautifully traditional with delicious food with a good choice of real ales dining area separate was nice and fantastic experience will back soon

Great Sunday lunch while house hunting nearby.

Nice pub with hunting displays from days of yor! Tasty food, outside seating, lots of parking

We held a surprise get together in the function room for my sister and brother in law's 50th anniversary. From enquiry to booking and the actual day the staff were so kind and helpful and very professional. We decorated the room beforehand. We chose a sit down meal for 13 of us. The food and service were outstanding. We all had a brilliant day/evening. Nothing was too much trouble. Thank you for a very special day.

Went after a local hike. Staff were lovely. Got some burgers and it's was brilliant value for money.

Had a really good burger and chips 👍

Great Pub in a lovely small village near Castle Hill. Pooches allowed in bar area. There's also a separate restaurant at the back as well as a front and rear outside seating area. Plenty of choice in the drinks department and fairly extensive menu. We had their Sunday lunch which is very tasty. Staff really friendly and professional. Well worth a visit after walking round the gorgeous area.

Had Lunch time meal. Excellent food. Service was very good.

Very good pub food with lovely staff

Disappointed. Expected it to be as it was years ago. Chairs rather old and not easy to sit on. There as part of a group of 16. Took a long time to serve. Gammon tough at one end but good at the other end. Fried eggs rather watery white.

Both the service and the food is brilliant here.

Excellent village pub with food so much better than the average pub fare at a decent price. Also extremely good and attentive service.

Well judged Sunday roast, friendly staff keen to please. I heartily recommend

Nice food friendly service and staff very helpful and polite

Lovely pub. Serves food, good selection of beer, large carpark and outside seating. Always stop off here after visiting Castle Hill.

Nice decor, good beers and food too. In a nice area and well worth a visit. You can get meals in the bar, outside or in the restaurant. Caters for everyone.

Great comfort food. Amazing staff. Very friendly. Lovely place to go with the family.

Saturday night. Suggested we went into the 'bar area'. It was quite bright so felt like we were intruding on the 3 or 4 groups already there. No fire on and no music on so the atmosphere felt a little uncomfortable. It was about 9pm but not the best way to spend a saturday night. Was a bit cool so we had our drink and left.