The Old Gate in Calderdale

First time visiting here and the place was rammed due to 17oC ☀️ in early March. Huge selection of drinks on leg/cask. I had no time to dine but the menu sounded ultra tasty. The chips were very good though.

Slight delay on being served when we were first seated but service and food after that made up for it. Lovely venue and really nice food.

Lovely pub. Nice food, great beer, great service! We'll be back one day

Visited thur 27th Feb on a day out. Had the veg breakfast. Couldnt eat it all due to generous portion. Meat eaters loved their traditional breakfast. We ate upstairs. Beautiful decor. Excellent service etc. We returned later for cakes n coffee. Sat downstairs. Desert menu good choice Tasted delicious. Dog friendly. Would definately recommend. Great value. Certainly added to our day feel good factor. Thank you

After a hike on the moors above Hebden Bridge I came here for Sunday lunch with 6 friends. You must book in advance at busy times btw. The waiting staff were friendly, and the drinks choice especially draught/cask ales is excellent. I had the 'Minted Lamb Henry' but as a Sunday lunch with all the trimmings. The food was delicious, and there was so much of it, I kept discovering more beautifully cooked lamb under the gravy as I went long. My friends all equally enjoed their food choices too. Definitely one to come back to!

Great atmosphere and friendliest staff, was served by Sam and Simone on the bar, they were absolutely lovely. 10/10 experience!

Busy town bar, full of noise and life. Good selection of beers available with televisions offering sporting events

Amazing meal at the Old gate. The steak pie is just SO good so much meat. And I also had an amazing brownie for desert. Absolutely love it!

I love this place. Constantly great food every time we visit and we’ve been visiting for years. -The pie is an absolute MUST! -The beer selection is fantastic, loads of local beers. -the wine list is great -staff are really well dressed, take their roles seriously, are smiling and always fantastic. When we visit I always walk way thinking that’s how you do a restaurant.

Great pub, good gluten free options. Fabulous roaring fire. Good accessibility toilet. Staff were lovely

Very busy but good at squeezing people in. Great Sunday lunch

What a fantastic place! The food was excellent, the decor is wonderful, very helpful and friendly staff, a great atmosphere and fabulous music. We couldn't have chosen a better place to spend an evening.

Always first class with amazing customer service. A team to be proud of. Definitely recommend.

Came as a family of 4 last Friday. Booked a table upstairs by the window, nice atmosphere, shame stove not lit. The food was niceI had Old Gate fish butty which was lovely. We had the cheese board after. The cheeses were yummy, but the biscuits weren't very nice and not enough for the price. Also I was paying, on getting yhe bill, £15 of extra items I hadn't had were on it, that was quickly rectified, but this happened last time I was in last year. Hope it's not a regular occurance, as not everyone checks their bill.

Great food, as always. We love this place and come often. HOWEVER, staff last night seemed grumpy - like they'd rather be somewhere else. Err.... had they had a bad staff meeting that morning?

Perfect xx Superb Service xx Excellent Food xx Dog Friendly xx ThanQoooooo 🧡

Always reliable, great pub grub, excellent service.

Superb Breakfast As well as a fine array of cask ales, The Old Gate does a superb breakfast between 10 & 12 on a Sunday. Great value for money top ingredients a must for anyone in the Hebden Bridge area.

Yet to have a bad experience! Top drawer as

Love this place always have a brilliant time

They really need to sort out a booking system for groups of four or more downstairs, we had to wait an absolute age for a table.

We had our post-wedding dinner in the Old Gate and everything was amazing, the food, the atmosphere, the service. I have been there a few more times after that and it has always been great!

Great place with lots of vegan and gluten free options. Great local beer and ale. Highly recommended.

Always a go too place is the old gate,your guaranteed good food lovely staff and a decent pint 👌

Outstanding evening! Atmosphere buzzing , food excellent and every single member of staff top. Thanks Mac for flexibility around the booking and will be back 100% when next in Hebden Bridge. Highly recommended!

Steak and ale pie was fantastic. Loads of steak and it was a proper pie, not just a stew with a lid. They were also able to do gluten free food for my wife.

Great place to meet up and do breakfast, fantastic food served piping hot and fresh. We'll be back!

We were a group of nine with varied dietary requirements. Food was excellent, as always, and although it was very busy, service was brilliant. Thank you.

Lovely dinner (and breakfast). Staff wete superb and super friendly.

Visited here for lunch and food was 10/10. Delicious, fresh, home-cooked meals - some of the best pub food we’ve ever ate. Waiting staff were friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend!

Had a beautiful meal here, and it is a cracking pub

Just had drinks but very nice place

Descent boozer, tough to find but the inside is lovely! Proper little pub! I'd say the only downside is quite a few glum looking locals nursing pints on their own... But each to their own!

Excellent restaurant, food and service

Really enjoyed it, excellent atmosphere with a spacious seating area which includes upstairs. Found staff and service was top quality, will definitely visit again.

Having been here before, but just for drinks, we’ve always promised to give the food a try, so today we did - Thursday lunch 14 Nov. We arrived to a very relaxed setting, which has a beautiful wood burning stove, we chose a table nearby. The waiter was immediately reactive and brought our menus and took our drinks order. Drinks arrived swiftly. Later we placed our food order with the friendly waitress. We both chose the fish sandwich, on the menu described as a light lunch. We also ordered a side of onion rings to be shared as a starter. Boy o boy, the onion rings arrived piled high freshly made, and deep fried in batter, a little greasy, but they hit the spot. Our fish sandwiches arrived, these were huge and tasty too, served with tartare sauce, chips or fries. Now this is marked on the menu as a light lunch, all I can say is that I wouldn’t like to see their heavy lunch! I’ve knocked a star off because they were having a beer delivery during our meal. 6 or so barrels of beer being squeezed passed our table in a sack truck was a bit off putting to say the least, and the door opening constantly letting in the draught just spoilt it for us.

Just to the bar for drinks. Good spot

Great meal with a couple of friends... Fantastic service.. Definitely worth booking and sitting upstairs...

Lovely place to eat, food, staff etc

Just been today, with my Wife, Sister and Nephew. We had a good time, the food was exceptionally good. My Nephew liked the fish Sea Bass Filet in that case, my Sister had and myself had the Old Gate burger with chips, my Wife had the Guijon Chicken Burger. The Waiter was not pushing ( specifically with the bill ) at all All in all very good

Old Gate ticked all the boxes for our lunch stop on a day out in Hebden Bridge. Great ambience, amazing decor, lovely (well priced) food, excellent choice of well kept real ale and very friendly and welcoming staff. Would definitely recommend and would like to visit again.

Excellent choice of beers. Great atmosphere

Had a stunning sea bass, potatoes, samphire, salsa verde, pine nuts and asparagus for dinner with my wife who had the steak frites and peppercorn sauce. Both excellent, as were the garlic mushroom starters, house white and bread and butter ale.

Lovely little place, we sat outside and enjoyed our coffee very much, great decoration and staff Looked to have a good selection of drinks that we will try next time also

Great spot, busy Sunday afternoon and we got seated outside straight away, great service and the steak amd ale pie was great, lots of steak amd proper chips. Hubby enjoyed the Sunday lunch too.

Food was great, went for lunch with the family. Everything cooked to perfection (I'm picky). music was a little loud but that's easily forgiven so long as the food delivers (which it did). Service was a little sluggish but it was busy at the time so not a problem really. 100% worth the money

We met with friends - neither couple live in the area. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. £22 for two courses. The ambiance was lovely and the staff were very pleasant and helpful. We were all very impressed.

Their belly pork and chips is difficult to beat! Pity none of the outside heaters worked, had to leave for another establishment eventually to warm up...

What a great evening we had! Thank you again for your great service last night. We went as group of 16 with 2 wheelchair users. We were asked to preorder which was really useful as everyone’s order arrived shortly after we sat down. Drinks orders were kept up today and Tan our server always made sure we was looked after and had everything we needed. We all enjoyed our food and everyone had good feedback on a range of dishes. We sat down stairs due accessibility and we had plenty of room, split over 2 tables. Thank you again and we look forward to coming back soon x

Brilliant food and service. Lovely atmosphere

The steak and ale pie was almost inedible it was so salty. Had it not been for the fact I hadn't eaten all day I wouldn't have eaten any of it. When I pointed this out the lady said someone had been round and asked if everything was OK and we had said yes, which was true, but at that point it had only been a few minutes after the food had been brought and I had only tried the chips. They knocked 10% off the bill which frankly was almost worse than not bothering. We've eaten here many times before and always loved it, but I'm not sure if we'd go back after today, which is such a shame because we have always loved it previously. I'm not a fussy eater and generally like my food salty and don't like to leave bad reviews, but today's was the worst food I've had in a long time.

Still and always the best pub in Hebden. A proper place. Staff brilliant.

Just had the best ever Steak & Ale pie for lunch today at the Old Gate accompanied by excellent chunky chips and some super mushy peas. The pie was substantial, with crispy pastry, steak cooked to perfection and a thick, rich gravy that we had to ask for more of as it was so good. My friends had the Game suet pudding pie which was also excellent. The slight criticism was they only had on one real ale- TT Landlord which was great but too many American IPA’s and Golden and pale ales. Bring back more of the traditional bitters! Otherwise a lovely lunch and excellent service, especially from the very kind, super efficient ‘elderly’ lady behind the bar. Fight Ageism! 😂

Superb lunch. Wonderful place. Friendly staff. Highly recommend

Had a lovely evening meal today ... definitely worth the visit. ..served by Lucy who was exceptional with table service. I'm looking forward to revisiting. Sam was very hospitable and created a very homely feeling . Keep up the good work guys . Sasha

Amazing 10/10 central bar/restaurant. Perfectly located with fast easy access to rail and bus routes. Amazing food with reasonable prices too. Great atmosphere. Recommended to book in advance.

03/10/24: Lilley's: Rhubarb cider 4% and a Castle Rock Brewery: Grape Unknown White Grape IPA 6.2% 19/03/24: Works Do. Another fab time. Grabbed some nibbles. 3 for £15. We had chicken goujons, pork belly bites, rosemary foccacia with an additional side of home cooked chips. Craft ale choices were good, but chose a refreshing raspberry cider instead and then the Marble Brewery: Earl Grey IPA 6.8%. Increased stars from 3 to 4. 02/10/23: Team day out! 12/08/22: a short stop on our Hebden Bridge Ale Trail. Not a fantastic choice of craft ales here, so we had a cider instead. Plenty of outdoor seating available. Update: 17/08/22: following a fantastic and encouraging reply to my review from the Manager, I can only promise to return in the future and review my first opinions. Thanks Mac. 👍🏻 Great service!

lovely place in a great location. Staff friendly and welcoming. unfortunately our food wasn't the best. Steak sandwhich was very over done and some parts inedible as so chewy and dry. such a shame. My mums meal was also very salty. other than that great place and nice drinks too :)

Called in for the first time.the food was beautiful and such large portions.BANG ON.Will definatley go again.brilliant outside area and dog friendly.

Absolutely fantastic food with quick service! Thank you! Would definitely visit again!

Nice food, shame you can't run a tab sitting outside, but I suppose they have their reasons.

This was a busy spot on Saturday early evening. Beers are typically priced. The sun was shining so the outside space was rammed. But don't step beyond the front wall or else you'll get told off 😉

A very nice place, we visited it at midday and then at night. We liked the atmosphere and the decoration. Very friendly staff.

Fantastic pub and restaurant. Great menu and location and the food is amazing. I had the game suet pudding was superb. The bar and waiting staff are very friendly and there is plenty food and beers to choose. I will definitely visit again when back in hebden bridge and recommend to anyone

Fantastic cask ales nice nibbles menu

Called in for lunch today great atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff and the food was excellent. Can thoroughly recommend the swordfish and the game suet pudding from the specials menu. Not to be missed

Booked for a group of 13 today. We had pre ordered food and it was presented to us promptly, after our arrival. The food quality and quantity was superb. Everyone said how much they enjoyed it. The venue is clean, well decorated and has a great atmosphere. The upstairs part of the restaurant is beautifully furnished. The staff were attentive, polite and provided a very efficient service. The menus offer a wide and varied choice of foods from their light lunches, set 2 and 3 course menu or the main. Prices are very competitive and portions generous. I can thoroughly recommend the Old Gate.

We had a party of 22 booked in for dinner on a Saturday evening. Mac who took our booking was fantastic from start to finish. She was “on it” with everything. Managed last minute changes with no issues and everything was set up for us when we got there. It was a busy Saturday night but everything ran like clockwork. All of the staff were brilliant (and I don’t use that word often) they were attentive, dealt with everyone’s needs with ease. It’s a really professional set up and they should all be commended on their service as we couldn’t fault them. I was slightly nervous about such a large group of people (a mixture of friends and family) but for the first time in AGES I could just sit and relax. They handled everything. The food was lovely, everyone left feeling happy (and full). We didn’t even know about tue upstairs restaurant. If you want exceptional service, a lovely friendly atmosphere and great food the old gate is a sound choice in Hebden bridge. We didn’t catch everyone’s names who were serving that night but Mac and team you did a super job! I’d come back anytime. Thank you Jane

We had a party of 22 booked in for dinner on a Saturday evening. Mac who took our booking was fantastic from start to finish. She was “on it” with everything. Managed last minute changes with no issues and everything was set up for us when we got there. It was a busy Saturday night but everything ran like clockwork. All of the staff were brilliant (and I don’t use that word often) they were attentive, dealt with everyone’s needs with ease. It’s a really professional set up and they should all be commended on their service as we couldn’t fault them. I was slightly nervous about such a large group of people (a mixture of friends and family) but for the first time in AGES I could just sit and relax. They handled everything. The food was lovely, everyone left feeling happy (and full). We didn’t even know about tue upstairs restaurant. If you want exceptional service, a lovely friendly atmosphere and great food the old gate is a sound choice in Hebden bridge. We didn’t catch everyone’s names who were serving that night but Mac and team you did a super job! I’d come back anytime. Thank you Jane

Well what a let down food gone down hill since we were last here Bacon over cooked to the point where it’s rubber and raw in some parts ,sausage are no longer nice butchers one and now on the cheaper end being a Smokey sausage and the hash browns are no longer the nice big ones just cheap freezer ones and the butter now come on the toast half melted no longer in a pot and asked for it with out stuff and it still had it such a let down as we used to love this place

Amazing food, great atmosphere and very attentive waiting staff evening for a larger table of 12

Joice of real ale was poor some beers to high volume

Beautiful food, lovely location. Nice and peaceful.

Great venue and drinks... love this place for social meet ups

This was our first visit having made a late booking the day before. From the Sunday lunch menu we chose the beef - which comes served pink, but we asked for a medium- well serving as well as the pork. All servings come with yourkshires, stuffing, a lovely swede mad, roasties, mashband veg. We also paid extra for cauliflower cheese. We managed to squeeze in a sticky toffee pudding. I have to say the food was excellent, definitely one of the best roasts we’d had for some time. The pub and restaurant is large and has a great atmosphere - it was so good to see a thriving business. Would highly recommend.

Had breakfast there this morning and ordered eggs benedict. It was well presented and poached eggs were cooked perfectly. Unfortunately hollandaise sauce tasted strongly of vinegar which wasn't right and I couldn't eat it. Spoke to staff and they said that hollandaise was cooked as a batch so couldn't be changed. So I asked for the dish to be recooked without the sauce which they were happy to do. This made the meal a little dry with the muffin unbuttered. My dog was happy to help.

Delicious brunch with friends . Friendly and efficient service . Thanks so much

Good food and generous portions Service was prompt and friendly

Meat was tough,carrots were not cooked .Yorkshire pudding turned to dust when cut into. Not enough veg or gravy.

Lovely pub with outdoor seating!

great selection on the menu, wanted to try everything!

Had a lovely experience here today, it was so busy but I had a such a great meal, wonderful service and lots of staff who all looked happy to be at work even though it was very busy, dog friendly, plenty of seating, plenty of options on the menu, food portions are great

This is a really lovely pub in hebden bridge, I came in with low battery and needing to get a train home and asked the lady behind the bar if it was possible to charge it and she plugged my phone in for me. I decided to stay for a drink and food. The prices are a bit steep for a pub but the food was delicious and the service was excellent. I ordered from the specials menu and can't remember the name but it was deep fried calamari, prawns and sea bass with chips. The portion size at first looked small but I struggled to finish even though I wanted to eat everything on the plate. The presentation was really well done. The chips were nice and crispy and everything was perfectly cooked. It came with a side of salsa and alioli. The atmosphere was very relaxed and calm. They have a range of seated areas from comfy Chesterfield's to rustic tables and chairs and the decor is very nice. They also played quite nice chilled music. I would definetly come here for a drink or food again and would definetly recommend to anyone else visiting hebden bridge. It also seems extremely dog friendly.

Lovely place. Definitely worth a visit. Breakfast was delicious and staff were attentive and friendly

Visited Hebden Bridge with friends, we called in for lunch, what a find this was! The young lady who brought our drinks & made sure we had all we needed, she was absolutely superb with our party of 6 ladies, food was served hot & boy it was so delicious 😋

Good choice of beers and great food right in the heart of hebden.

Just had a cuppa,but the staff were friendly and could not do enough for you.

We had the Seabass and fruit crumble off the set menu..Absolutely delicious! Highly recommend this bar restaurant.

The FOOD. Ate upstairs as a couple. Great atmosphere, lovely staff. The food was really well put together. If we were local it would be our go to. Thanks

Central location, great food, 4 of us all had different meals and all were happy with our choices Reasonably priced. Staff friendly. Been before and will definitely will be back again

Best place to eat in Hebden bridge. Not cheap but really good quality. Also great choice of beers. We've eaten upstairs in the restaurant which is nice but the bar down stairs has a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Far too busy today but there are 10 people in our group so everywhere seems overcrowded.

Very nice pub, friendly staff and good beer.

Went their and food was pretty good! Went and had a burger. Good food good service good location! Just a bit pricey and expensive.

Really nice place, recommend Hebden lager. Staff were excellent

Went 2 days running with friends and family. First visit on an early week day evening. Food was fabulous. Visited the next evening on a Saturday and was very disappointed. Sent back my rock hard overcooked steak pie, whilst 3 of 4 fellow diners all noted overdone meals. Maybe its difficult to find weekend chefs but something was clearly amiss.

Follow-up on Google Review Dear Sam Thank you for taking the time to respond to my Google review. I appreciate your effort to address the issues I raised. Unfortunately, I am unable to reply directly to your response on Google. Therefore, I am reaching out to provide further clarification. Because I had high expectations for the steak, I was already very disappointed when I received an overcooked steak. I didn’t need to cut it open to see it was overcooked; it was obvious from the surface, so I immediately raised the issue with the first waitress before even taking a bite. She explained that it was the steak I had ordered. I was confused because I had never seen an overcooked steak being served to a customer before. The second lady also came over to explain the steak situation, but I didn’t clearly hear her say that she could replace it with another dish. I don’t know what she told you afterward, but at the time, I did not receive any arrangement for a replacement dish or a cancellation of the meal. Furthermore, you mentioned that we paid the bill quickly? Sorry, but from the main course being served to us to our leaving, at least 20 minutes had passed, during which I did not touch the food at all. If you really intended to take further action, those 20 minutes should have been more than enough, right? My partner even rested for a while after finishing his meal before we asked for the bill. When paying, I again told your staff that I couldn’t eat the steak because it was too tough. The lady’s attitude was indifferent, and she said nothing, so I didn’t bother to continue. When even your frontline staff have such an attitude, what more can I say? Seeing the bill, I felt it was outrageous to pay £19 for this steak. I only had the starter that day and nothing else, so I ate the chips to not feel completely ripped off. After paying, I went to the toilet, and during that time, you made no effort to address the situation—not even a sorry or anything else. This is the “service” I “enjoyed” at your restaurant. Of course, your staff wouldn’t mention anything that incriminates themselves, so I am just recounting the facts of what I experienced and heard that day. Although you mentioned you wanted to take further action, you didn’t follow through. I remember clearly everyone who served us that day: the first girl who took our order, the second girl who brought us the food (the first person I raised the issue with), the third lady who explained the dish again but did not mention a replacement; otherwise, I would have accepted it immediately, and the fourth lady, whom I was most unhappy with (the one who handled the bill). I mentioned the steak issue to her again, and she showed complete indifference and said nothing. I’m being so harsh because, despite the okay starters, my experience and mood were completely ruined by the steak, which tainted the entire experience. It takes a long time to build a good reputation, but one bad incident can destroy all the previous efforts. I will not be returning to try any more dishes. We drove over an hour to get there, only to have such an experience. It was certainly a unique one. Thank you. Sincerely

Someone recommended this restaurant to me, so we decided to have lunch there. My partner and I both ordered the 2-course set lunch. I chose calamari for the starter and steak frites for the main course. As a steak lover who has had steak frites many times at other restaurants, I figured there wouldn't be any issues since most places can make a decent steak. The 2-course set costs £22, with an additional £2 for the steak frites. My partner ordered pork belly for the starter and chicken for the main course. We both thought the starters were fine. After a while, the main courses arrived. My partner's chicken looked good, but when my steak frites arrived, I was stunned. I couldn't believe what I saw in front of me was supposed to be steak frites. When the staff brought it over, I was speechless because it was clearly overcooked. I thought they must have made a mistake, so I double-checked that I had ordered steak frites. The staff confirmed that this was what I ordered. I pointed out that the steak was completely overcooked and that I had ordered a sirloin. She insisted that this was it and explained that the steak was pan-fried. Alright, I cook steaks often and order them at restaurants regularly, so I know what I ordered. She even showed me the menu again. I was extremely frustrated because what they served me was not steak but more like chewy gum. It was harder to chew than gum, and to protect my teeth, I gave up after the first bite. Soon after, another lady approached and asked if there was an issue with my dish. I explained that the steak was overcooked. She showed me the menu again, stating that this was what I ordered. So? I know what I ordered, but I didn't order chewy gum. Neither the first nor the second lady offered to replace my dish or make me a new one. They both just reiterated that I ordered steak frites. Yes, they were right, but this was the worst steak I have ever had in a restaurant. They explained that they used a thin steak, but even a thin steak shouldn’t be served like this. When I saw the bill, I was shocked that this chewy steak cost £19. OMG, even at Miller & Carter, a set lunch is £19.99, and it's a thick steak that isn't like bubble gum. Honestly, their thin steak was far worse than an £8 steak from M&S. Oh sorry, I should compare it to Aldi's cheapest thin steak. Yes, their steak frites were worse than Aldi’s cheapest steak. Even though I was hungry, I couldn't eat it. I ended up only eating the fries. To be honest, my partner said his chicken was good, but if you dine at this restaurant, absolutely do not order the steak frites. This was the worst steak frites I’ve ever had at a restaurant. Once is enough; there won’t be a second time. Hebden Bridge would have given me a nice experience if I hadn’t had lunch at Old Gate.

Steak and ale pie is one of the best things I've ever eaten. Staff all super cool.

So good we came twice. Great food and drink in a beautiful environment at a very reasonable price, served by efficient friendly staff. Only detractor was a couple of children’s desserts were added to our bill in error. This was removed without question but is the reason for 4 stars for service. Met the owners on our first visit who were charming, and deserve great success with this excellent restaurant.