Vocation & Co in Calderdale

Used to be amazing. Getting a bit lazy now to be honest. Very few guest beers. Food used to be ace now gets lazier and lazier, and not great value. Packed at weekends with tourists so clearly don't need to do more than this but what once was my favourite bar in the valley is now down to 7 or 8.

Edit: Just went back and saw their new menu, at £16 FOR JUST A BURGER (no chips either) we will absolutely not be coming back as we're locals who can't afford that kind of price rise. What the hell? ---++ Usually the food here is sooo good but the festive menu sucks right now. The vegan festive burger was the same price as the (non vegan) buttermilk burger but is incredibly sad in comparison (see photos). It looked and tasted like something I could slap together at home from the freezer section, compared to the equally priced and generously large meat counterpart. Additionally both meals came with roast potatoes and a tiny amount of gravy. The roasties didn't taste like much at all and sadly contributed to the worst meal I've had here so far. Overall, come here for the burgers but give the festive menu a miss because it does not live up to expectations.

Just popped in for a quick drink, great selection of beers and ales,staff were very friendly. Do suggest if your here pop in you won't be disappointed.

Gorgeous food! A bit pricey but love to come here as a treat. We miss Slap & Pickle but the new menu still has delicious burgers & the staff are very helpful. Fab selection of beers too!

Fantastic place, beers are awesome, wish I could live there!

This is one of my favourite places to visit anyway, excellent drinks and food. Always a warm welcome and really helpful staff... this time I just want to thank the wonderful guy with the blonde hair (I'm so sorry I didn't get your name). He went above and beyond to help me with my recently discovered dairy and egg intolerance. I really struggle to eat in a lot of places where they can't or won't adapt food or have very limited options available for someone who can't eat dairy or eggs but doesn't want to be restricted to only vegan options everytime. I was made to feel like nothing was difficult about my requirements and they swapped the cheese to vegan cheese for me which meant I could have my favourite dish loaded burger fries and the vegan cheese was exactly the same as natcho cheese so zero compromise on flavour. I was absolutely blown away by how lovely it was to have someone take care of my intolerances and make me feel at ease about asking. Obviously excellent drinks and all staff were lovely.

A very nice ambiance in this place! Everyone was really nice and the beer was pretty nice! If you are a lot of people, don’t get in too late though as it gets crowded over the afternoon 🌟 Would definitely recommend if you are coming by Hebden bridge and want to have a great time!

Great beer at Vocation. I shall be buying rather a broad supply online now.

Good beer and the burgers were ok, but the burgers are no longer astounding like they used to be, we used to make frequent trips here for a special treat, but will do so no longer.

Beer Delicious,food looks great, friendly staff reasonably priced

Super set up. Beer, food and fun. In March you don’t get the benefit of the outside view of the canal but inside is set up really well into different areas. The bar is great and we had a separate booth area for our food. Smash burgers were delicious and the beer was excellent. The team there were great and Crispin was just lovely / thanks to him for making the evening really great.

Best burgers out in ages. Great beer. Gluten-free and dog friendly. Lovely servers and wonderful service despite ordering at bar. Decent prices. Sooooo satisfied and can’t wait to go back if/when we move here as planned!

Average in all ways. Ok burger. Ok Big Mac fries. Place rather dead. Mediocrity at its finest

Had a decent lunch here, excellent hangover cure

Amazing food, great service, fantastic selection of beers and such a nice relaxed atmosphere. Would 100% recommend. Superb place.

“Vocation in Hebden Bridge is so good, I’m tempted to set up a tent outside and call it home. The beer flows smoother than my dance moves after a pint (and trust me, that’s saying something). The vibes are chill, the staff are legends, and the food? Oh, the food is so good it feels like they’ve bribed my taste buds. If you’re not here already, what are you doing? Stop reading this and get yourself down to Vocation—your future self will thank you. Cheers!”

Usually love coming here for food, but something’s changed. The menu still serves burgers, but is no longer Slap ‘n’ Pickle and it shows. The burgers weren’t smash style and overall just a bit lacking in comparison. Bring back the OG’s!

There is a good selection of craft beers and non-alcoholic beers! The place is huge and very popular, so it’s loud. I didn’t order any food, but their crisp selection is good!

My favourite tap in Hebden Bridge. Love their beers.

Lovely relaxed place for a pint and bite ro eat.

Was really looking forward to a beer and a burger with my wife and daughter after a really lovely walk around Cragg Vale. I was expecting friendly service at a pub in Hebden Bridge…but I have never been spoken to in such a poor manner by someone in the hospitality trade. She was visibly miserable before I had even asked to order. We walked out and will never return. Other customers couldn’t believe what she was like…but regulars said she was always like that. Please can I recommend that you find a different job!!

Good choice of beers/ale didn't have any as I was driving had a BBQ burger would recommend one of the few places I eat in hebden

Vocation brewery's own bar. large selection of mainly keg ales and four cask ales .Also has food menu. Some seating outside. Well worth a visit.

Part of a group of eight last night. Really friendly service. Small food menu but done very very well. Beer choice and quality is fantastic. If we are in the area again will revisit. Highly recommended

Heart & soul is perfection in a glass for us ale drinkers so the fact it is indeed gluten-free is a win win , an alternative g/f cask ale was on offer the day we visited . Great vibe , great surroundings the only thing that lets it down is the food side no g/f options same fryer used for everything and the fries looked amazing 😢

Visited on a Saturday afternoon and a Monday afternoon when in the area, two different vibes amd enjoyed both, great selection of craft beers, amazing burgers.

Lovely friendly place with great staff, and the beer..........it's famous for a reason 😁

A little too busy the two times we came in at the weekend. But I'd say it must be due to how good to the food and beers are.

Excellent craft Porter,damned fine burgers and friendly customers.That's all I need on a Friday night.👍🏼

Great place to chill out. Great selection of different beers twenty to be precise and Great burgers and loaded fries to choose from. Well worth visiting and next time I'm in hebden bridge will definitely be visiting here again to sample some excellent beers and food. PS the bar staff are brilliant aswell

Best hamburgers and great selection of craft beers. Highly recommend.

Set in the heart of picturesque Hebdenbridge, a beautiful period building serving great food and craft beer, friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Great selection of beers. Great spot. Dog friendly

Great place. Fantastic food and beers to match. Very friendly staff 👍

The beer very good, but a little dearer than I usually pay.

Great selection of beers, IPAs, Pale Ales 🍺 😋

Superb! Great quality well kept beer and food is outstanding! It’s a win win!

First time here despite having family in Hebden for years and well impressed. Two pints of naughty and nice with a couple of burgers and a massive tray of cheesy chips! Definitely coming back.

Busy but loads of staff on so got served quick. Pastel De Nata Stout 👌 Sweet as you like

Great taphouse. Bright, airy, great selection of beers. Family and dog friendly. Collaboration with Slap and Pickle burgers for food. Easy location to access from train station.

Had a nice couple of beers here. Different (increased) price to drink in if you are getting a can from the fridge, so watch out for that. Bar staff friendly enough.

This is a great venue. The choice of ales is great. I wouldn't go as far as to say I am a burger connisur, however I always try and find the best burger in every town or city. This was definitely up there. I would probably buy 2 in one go! I purchased the Han Solo with cheese and a half pint of ale total cost £11.50.

Food was fab, and of course, the beers were amazing too! Will definitely be back every time we come to Yorkshire.

Best burger I've had for a while, was really very good. Great pint and nice friendly staff too, good place to sit and watch the world go by. Atmosphere is good too. Would recommend!

Nice place for a beer but didn’t enjoy my veggie burger, very dry and chips loaded with salt.

Nice burgers, beers and bar. shame they changed the chips Dog friendly

Truly excellent. So glad I visited, was saying I’ll come back again before finished burger.

Great place to meet up with old friends. The beer was good and they tell me the food was too, though I didn't try

2022: My favourite bar. 2024 update: still my favourite bar. Excellent beers, friendly and skilled staff, nice atmosphere, dogs.

Order of coffees and hot chocolate were sitting g on the bar for a while till we told them. Order arrived cold. And the hot chocolate had no flavour at all :( when mentioned, they offered sugar to add and make it sweeter :) poor, poor service. Update: as my review is being challenged, I’m attaching two new images: online order screen plus mobile pay confirmation :)

Excellent beers and huge selection. Burgers were really good. Staff are very efficient and friendly. Great venue and good vibe.

We popped here for our anniversary as we’d been before and had the best burger ever. Yet again we were not disappointed it was excellent and the loaded fries were very good again.

We ate here recently and had a couple of disappointing burgers. They didn't seem to be as good as they have been in the past. This is probably because of the lack of anything moist on the burger other than a hint of relish and a few tiny pickles. The price difference for having a cheese slice on the second burger? £1.50. I could buy a cheese slice for between 10p and 18p. So that is at least a 733% markup, assuming they use expensive cheese slices and ignoring trade discounts. We'll be coming back for the beer, but not for the food.

Absolutely amazing. Vocation has some of the best beers, and the burgers are amazing! Juicy, full of flavour and really filling!

Fabulous pub with lots of beers to suit everyone

This is more of a burger place to eat. Great burgers and loaded fries . Fantastic choice of beers 🍻

Fantastic bar in the centre of Hebden Bridge serving a full range of Vocation Ales and guest beers to. Space to sit outside with ample seating inside too. Tasty Burgers on offer as well.

Good pub with decent atmosphere and wide selection of beers and ciders.

My favourite Vocation bar. Great food and service every time. Can get really busy so avoid peak times.

Great real ale place for beer & food.Dogs are welcome which is slwsys s bonus Staff arr knowledgeable about the ales & are happy to advise.Great place to spend some time as a break from walking.

Nice place for a burger and a pint. Good service.

Both the beer and the food were excellent. We had the burgers, loaded fries and onion rings and enjoyed everything. The Vocation beers have something for everyone and very tasty.

Great bar with a wide selection of beers and a burger offering. Burgers were tasty. Sharing platters of fries feed 4, we had the mock duck hoi sin which were fab.

Had a lovely beer yesterday while sitting out in the sunshine

Excellent service, great food and beer. Highly recommended.

Amazing burgers which were served super quick. Wide selection of beers too. Struggled to find somewhere decent to eat that was open in Hebden Bridge but really pleased we found this place.

Amazing beer selection sorted by a lovely wine menu. Absolutely nothing to criticise other than it gets absolutely rammed busy on Saturdays, which is hardly their fault but you need to know.

Great range of Vocation cask and keg ales along with a stocked fridge of vocation cans. We didnt order food but fries and burgers looked great

Brilliant atmosphere and brilliant beer

Excellent , as always , regulars at Vocation and always a pleasure to spend time and dine there .

19/03/24: Swinton A Relief day out! Vocation: Brass Monkeys IPA 5%, Vocation: Naughty & Nice Chocolate Orange stout 5.5%, Vault City: Fizzy Watermelon Slices sour 4.1% 02/10/23: Team day out! Death by Mangoes sour 4% and Naughty & Nice Coconut 10% and U OK HON?: Pineapple Hot Honey sour 6.5%. 12/08/22: Hebden Bridge Ale Trail: Vocation are outstanding at brewing beer. When I say beer, I should state Craft Ales, Porters, Stouts, Sours and general Session Ales. They have catered and created something that everyone can find a favourite of. Part of our Hebden Bridge ale trail, it was our first stop and for me, probably one of the best places in Hebden Bridge. We didn't sample any food, although thr menu also looked impressive (burgers and fries). We drank Death by Cherries cherry sour, Life & Death Session IPA and Sunset Overdrive piña colada sour.

Delicious food. Love that every burger can be made vegetarian or vegan. The vegan duck fries are the best

Great bar with good drinks selection - spoilt for choice!

Great beer choice, fair prices, friendly staff and decent choice of food! Nice! 👍🏼

Great dog friendly place, good selection of drinks and food available.

Always great food, service and amazing beer

Great place. Lots of good choices for low and no alcohol (and alcoholic beers for those who want them!)

Drinks only. Lovely bar with quality local beer

Staff are all friendly and knowledgeable about the amazing range of beers. Excellent burgers too.

Fab selection of Vocation (and guest) beers and tasty burgers, with excellent, friendly service

Brilliant beer. Brilliant burgers. Great service. Great gluten free burger for a member of our group who was coeliac.

We've eaten A LOT of burgers in our time and this was quite possibly the best we've ever had. We both had the Smokin Bun - juicy, but not greasy and very tasty. And goes without saying, but the beer was great too 😀

Fantastic venue a must visit when in Hebden Bridge.

Great place to stop for an American style burger with loaded chips! Great beer and service at good prices too :)

Called in here New Years Day. Lovely setting, plenty of seating, great choice of beers (including sours), very friendly knowledgeable staff. As well as having a drink on site we bought some cans & new glasses to continue the joy of Vocation beer at home. We’ll visit again next time we’re in this area, but I’ll still continue to buy my Vocation beer via their web site too. (Didn’t order any food, as not ready to eat when we were there, but their menu looked very inviting)

Great place for a beer. Didn't eat but food looked great. Staff really helpful and it's also dog friendly.

Wonderful selection of beers, very good value 😁

Great selection of beers and ciders, possibly too many. Very knowledgeable staff. Really worth a visit.

Great beers and staff informative about different types on offer. Got quite busy and noisy so suits the younger ones. lovely bar and helpful friendly staff. I didn't eat this time but food looked good

Fab place. Great selection to choose from. Great lads behind the bar tonight. Chatty and willing to offer opinions and alternatives. Burgers were great (apparently). Thought it might've been busier, but good to get our gang sat together 👍. Shame we had to leave suddenly due to train cancellations 😞

Fantastic range of beers ,heaven for the beer hunter(me) 😜

Great place great choice of drink great staff

Superb selection of beer. Friendly knowledgeable staff.

My favourite place. Wonderful beer, the no duck loaded fries are delicious and it's even better now they've expanded. I just wish I could visit every day.

the burger and chips were tasty and more filling than they looked. plenty of choice of beer on draft and cask and staff were friendly. recommended

Lovely beer and food. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommended

Lovely Beers and amazing food, Dog friendly too ❤️🐶

Small bar which seemed smaller as it was very busy

Superb! Just what you want in a brewery tap! Plenty of their beers on, plenty of people to serve them, and enough place to sit and enjoy them!

Very popular place for eating and drinking 🍻. The food 🍲 menu looked like an assortment of burgers and the beers is a huge list 📃. Very friendly atmosphere.