White Lion in Craven

Nice Place for get some food and good beers!

The welcome and atmosphere here is excellent, only marginally surpassing the beer. The food is excellent, too, and Sunday roast is highly recommended. Dogs and kids are welcome, so it's a great choice for a small diversion walking the canal or river paths.

Booked for a table of 6...absolute gem of a place. The Landlord was extremely welcoming, staff very efficient. The food was absolutely delicious and a really good price. Would recommend and we will be back

Lovely location and lovely food!

I rang to make a table reservation and received a lovely warm response. At the pub, we received a friendly welcome. The owner has a great sense of humour, and responds to his guest's needs really well. The menu is varied and every item sounds tasty, making decisions very difficult 🤣. I had the Four Cheese and Onion Pie - amazing! The meals the others had also looked and smelled amazing. The staff seemed happy and definitely friendly.

Called in on our way home from the Dales. Great atmosphere and great tunes! Asked for gluten free version of my meal and not an issue for them at all Great price too!

Fantastic lunch. Fantastic pudding. Great place, cannot fault it

Nice pint in the sun. Taylors Landlord my fave.

Top notch grub. Lovely service. Proper Sunday dinner & the duchess pie was yum.

We just stopped on the way to the lake district for food and a drink. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I can't comment on the rooms but would highly recommend it for the other bits.

A great Sunday roast in a lovely pub. The Timmy Taylors Landlord is perfect ( the beer that is, although the real landlord is good too)

Absolutely gorgeous meal last night at The White Lion. I had the BBQ pulled pork burger and chunky chips and my daughter had Cajun chicken burger both were delicious we even took a doggy bag home! We would have stayed longer but our cokerpoo decided to be a bit yappy ha ha. Great service definitely 5* and definitely return!! (book your table as it was very busy)

A nice traditional pub in a lovely picturesque village with a canal running through it. That's the village not the pub!

Great pub. Bits of history across the road from it. Great beer garden out the back of the pub.

Edited: Originally I gave a 5 star review for the food and service. However, we stayed on for a few drinks and came to realise the landlord is less than fair, and prepared to over looking the first person waiting at the bar in favour or serving locals. Original: We came in here when we stopped for the night on the canal. The beer was great,the sandwiches where amazing! Honestly the best sandwich ever! And all a very reasonable price too. Highly recommend stopping in this village if you are on the canal

It was very busy as it was a lovely Friday evening in July, but the staff were excellent in every way. Thank you!

A stop off pub on a canal trip. Pleasant atmosphere and it was busy We only had drinks but the food being served looked good . Nice outside seating area.

Went for Sunday Lunch, Excellent!

Food was amazing and huge portions. Owner friendly.

Beautiful outside seating area with stunning views

Just ate there after a hike around Bolton Abbey (22/06/2024). Lovely pub food, which was reasonably priced and the staff are fantastically welcoming and attentive. Definitely recommend to anyone in the area looking for a pint and some food.

Lovely Sunday lunch, nice food, good value, great staff would definitely recommend a visit.

Our 2nd visit to The White Lion for Sunday lunch; we live on a narrow boat, so stopped on the way to Leeds and on the way back too! Great service and welcome, lovely food and it's such a chilled atmosphere. Really enjoy coming here and will definitely come back next time we're in Kildwick. Thanks guys 😀

The food was absolutely fantastic. My client said that they were the best chips he had ever had and my Wellington was superb. The host is amazing and staff grest ! We will be back xxx

Yummy Roast beef and pork. Delicious food and dessert. Very great service and very welcoming staff. Love it. Going back again.

Visited after a walk as we fancied a nice pint and some light lunch. Was just perfect. Great beer that's well kept. Really really nice food. Friendly staff and more regular visitors. Will try and get back sometime soon.

First visit here on a busy Sunday afternoon and it didn't dissapoint. Despite being super busy service was great and if you love traditional pub food then this is the perfect place to try. Can't wait to come back!

Great Sunday lunch. Good food. Great service and atmosphere.

A group of us had a fabulous meal here last week, proper pub food at a reasonable price. All the staff were friendly and welcoming. We were really well looked after and I’m sure we will be back soon!

Excellent pub, great food and beer, friendly staff

Called in today....was lovely being back. The landlord so lovely and staff and the food was amazing we had steak pie and fish pie, also the beer was spot on!!! Thank you we will be back!!!

Delicious food, real country pub feel. Staff are very attentive and it’s lovely to see the landlord always working hard and giving the customers a good service. (something you don’t always see in pubs these days) Definitely worth a visit!

Way to expensive, 4.50 a pint, for bitter, no go to a weathspons, 1.79 a pint of good British beer.

Good value for money & exceptional customer service - gave us all the time we needed for our chatting, then helped see us safely across the icy bits of the carpark. Booked our return visit.

Lovely walk along the canal to this quaint pub

Lovely food and friendly staff. Highly recommended

Visited with friends for a late Sunday meal. The staff were very helpful friendly and knowledgeable. The food was very tasty and good value for money. We had a variety of starters and pies for the main course. Very friendly host (didn’t catch his name) and we will definitely visit again Many thanks to you and your staff

Lovely place to eat very busy but didn't have to book. An open fire and plenty of seating with a great atmosphere situated next to the Leeds to Liverpool Canal you can walk off your meal with a stroll

Such a lovely place, a warm welcome with friendly, happy staff. Decided to stop here for a spot of lunch, it was a good choice. They had a great menu, full meals and also lighter bites, hot sandwiches and great home made soup. The food we ordered came out swiftly, was really hot, so obviously freshly prepared and was plentiful, reasonably priced and tasted great. We will be back for more!

Lovely warm and friendly welcome,great atmosphere, fabulous food, tasty,fresh and hot.. fantastic service. We will return

If you want a great country pub, then you can’t go wrong. Lovely feel as you walk in, good selection of beers, good menu and the food is well presented, good quality ingredients and very tasty. Finally the landlord and staff make you feel part and parcel. I’ll be going back again

A good honest country pub with super meals and good beer. It's rightly popular, so best to book in advance.

We read (and pissed ourselves) reading the “terrible” reviews while we waited for our food People love to moan This pub is great. Food terrific. Beer garden great

Had a greatsunday lunch here 2weeksago. Last time we went we had a normal small lunch (weekday) which was fantastic. Decided to try sunday lunch and it was jusr as good.Need to book as only small eating area, but lovely beer garden on a fine day.Would definitely recommend/

Very average….food, ambience and service Menu is average pub food but we were disappointed with the scampi (battered) rather than breadcrumbed and my steak and ale pie ….the pastry was hard as rock in some parts and soggy in others. The chips were delicious and the redeeming factor on both dishes.

Called in for lunch. Was busy as it's peak canal season. Had a lovely prawn and smoked salmon baguette and the coffee was fab. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Definitely worth a visit!

Just had a lovely lunch at the white lion at Kildwick staff were polite and the food was fresh and hot would well recommend . We were celebrating our 48th wedding anniversary with our oldest son and grandson and granddaughter

After hearing that the food was excellent here we thought we would give it a go. Well I can honestly say the food was gorgeous. Lovely friendly people. Made very welcome. We will definitely be going back very soon. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

Food - Excellent Atmosphere - Excellent Host - Excellent Staff - Excellent Value for money - Excellent Everyone you want from a country pub. What more do I need to say.

Came to the Lion last night with a group of work friends for a colleagues leaving drinks/meal - we hadn’t booked but the staff were so accommodating and we had plenty of space as a group in the lounge area in front of the fire. Food was fantastic, huge portions and everyone commented on how tasty it all was. The burgers and steak pie especially! Thankyou to Ali and the team, keep doing what you’re doing and we will be back!

Called here midweek after a canal walk from Silsden. Everything about the White Lion was excellent. Friendly, welcoming staff, attentive landlord, nice atmospherel, spotlessly clean and above all delicious food. Just what a pub should be. We will definitely call again.

Found this little gem prior to Xmas and decided to eat here Xmas and boxing day and they didn't let us down. Ate here again today for Sunday lunch. Great food, great location, great staff and attentive Landlord, no wonder it's always busy x

This is our local pub, and we're so lucky to have it. It's been under new management since reopening in 2021, so please ignore earlier reviews. The food is excellent quality, and the menu is really varied and often updated, so even locals don't get...

Do try here. It's very good. Came for Sunday roast today, ample portion of beef, crispy roasties, yorkshire pud, mash, red cabbage, broccoli and carrots. Asked for extra gravy and it was perfect. Also had 2 very good desserts. Very nice staff - you won't...

Nice pub Very polite & friendly staff Good food and good service Reasonable prices for good quality nosh 5* recommended

We tried The White Lion for late lunch following a number of positive comments and we were not disappointed. Having booked the table, we were greeted in a personal and friendly manner and shown to the table. The food was tasty, well presented, good quality...

We were boating from Skipton and planned to stop over at Kildwick as we'd heard the White Lion pub had reopened. We called in for drinks and found it to be a nice character pub with very friendly bar staff and landlord. Unfortunately the weather...

We have been visiting here for the past 25 years and have seen many ups and unfortunately many downs concerning this pub, so after a long pause we decided to give it another go and I am so glad that we did! Spotlessly clean and...

Four of us called for lunch for the first time since the pub reopened. It was busy but found a table in the restaurant. We shared from the nibbles selection and then two of us had duck and two the steak pie. The food was...

Visited for food for the first time since new the new owners have taken over - was not disappointed!! Sat in the beer garden which is beautiful in the sunshine. We ordered the Sloppy Joe burgers (chilli, cheese, jalepenos) and a chicken Caesar salad. All...

Popped in on the off chance as we were looking somewhere new to go & we weren’t disappointed. Greeted by friendly bar staff and the owner (I think) he was very friendly even towards our little dog and gave her a bone treat. I ordered...

My sister and I had the pleasure of customer service at its best, thanks to Aaron, front of house staff extraordinaire! After asking cheekily if we could park our campervan overnight in their car park, after family visits, we returned to the warmest of welcomes....

Wouldn’t even give this ‘establishment’ a 1* to be honest. Manager is so rude. Food was terrible, wouldn’t recommend this pub to anyone. Save your pennies and go somewhere else.

They don't respond to email, they won't answer the phone. Why bother with them? This is no way to build a decent reputation.

We called one evening I had one of the best steak I've tasted excellent food & service then we called on the way back & had lovely chicken

A group of family and friends went here last Saturday whilst out on a canal for the day. Nice enough pub, food ok but one member of staff was awful. We asked if we could use a beer garden umbrella so the children could sit...

Called here on a hot sunny day and ate in garden at front of pub. Ate roast Beef dinner which was good quality beef and enormous portion of vegetables. Also would recommend the fish pie.

Lots of outside space especially with kids and dogs. Wide variety of food and drinks available both inside and out

Walking from skipton on the towpath we were told about the church in this village walked to the church which appears in the doomsday book and then had lunch in the white lion pub

Having already called in previously for a drink while walking the canal I thought it would be good to try out the Sunday Lunch menu. The usual Sunday lunch with the inclusion of local pheasant was a little different I thought. Anyway I had the roast beef ( done rare ) and my daughter had the pheasant breast. Served with mash, roasties and fresh crunchy veg.Overall it was an enjoyable Sunday lunch done very well. Just what was required. Also has good hand pulled beers. It was busy so book in advance. Has a large car park and a beer garden for when the weather improves.

Good beer, food very average. I don't like being given ciabbata when I order a beef sandwich with white bread! Chips underdone.

Five of us met up here for a meal and a family get together on Friday evening.All the meals that we ordered were beautiful, well cooked and delicious so a special mention to the chef.A special mention also to the young man that served us, he was efficient, helpful and extremely pleasant.I would certainly recommend a meal here.

A welcome oasis on our narowboat trip. Good beer, good wine, good food. Just down the small hill by the church.

A great pub a few minutes walk from the canal side. We were lucky to visit on pie night and were pleased to discover they had a vegetarian pie. Overall the meal was very good but for me I'd like more cheese and a thicker sauce inside my vegetable and cheddar cheese pie. Possibly the worst mushy peas I've ever had but accompanied with first class chips. Good choice of real ale.

Rented a barge on the Leeds liverpool canal and was advised to stop here for food. We called in advance (half an hour before arriving) to ask when lunch was served to which was 2:30pm. We arrived at 2pm to be told the chef had gone home! Disappointed to say the least

Llegamos en el feriado nacional Lunes después de la carrera de ciclo Tour de Yorkshire y nos decepcionó que este evento había quedado fuera de todo pescado y platos de pollo. Este fue un evento ampliamente anunciado, así que pensé que habría tenido algunas previsión para abastecerse. Dos de nuestro grupo tenía las tartas y estaban bastante bien. Los otros dos tenían el sandwich de carne caliente, que aunque buena, era un poco de decepción por el pan es bastante seco - un poco más de salsa con ellos hubiera funcionado. El sticky toffee pudding de postre fue excelente. En vez de postres, me pidieron algunos Brie del menú de arranque, dijeron más tarde que también había acabado. Entonces elegimos un horneado camenbert sólo para encontrar que esto no era posible, ya que el personal de cocina cocina había terminado. Como el huevo del coadjutor, la experiencia fue buena en partes

Lovely little pub with rooms. I stayed over and had a meal, luckily the weather was pleasant so I was able to enjoy the large beer gardens. I was a solo traveller and was made to feel very welcome by Suzie and her partner.

Per caso mi sono trovato a mangiare in questo posto e devo dire che l'esperienza è stata molto positiva.

Este es un agradable pub. Una buena selección de cervezas que están muy bien cuidados y siempre en buenas condiciones. Ambiente agradable y un servicio atento. Una buena selección de comida está disponible y es lo que yo llamaría un buen pub grub no brillante pero siempre muy buena. Chef estaba dispuesta a hacer un risotto pea menú para mi hija que es vegetariano. Sí un muy buen pub!

La cocina estaba abierto un lunes, ME registramos cuando haga la reserva. Eso era genial porque quería un par de pintas y algo de comida. Los cazadores de pollo hasta la marca

Teníamos un miembro de la familia seriamente enfermo y necesitaba un lugar para estancia corta aviso y cerca del hospital. Hemos viajado desde América y no tenía transporte alineados. El personal en el White Lion eran de primera categoría y nos ayudó con todo lo que necesitábamos. Comida, transporte y un cuidadoso de atención. Volveremos en unos meses y espero volver a alojarme aquí de nuevo. Nos ayudaron a través de un momento muy difícil. Gracias mucho!

Fue muy agradable. Fui por mi cumpleaños. Los propietarios dijeron que podía haber tomado nuestro perro. Tienen un precioso Labrador marrón. Agradable paseo por el canal detrás del pub. Desayuno encantador. La cama era buena y cómoda.

we arrived one Saturday lunchtime in December and whils tcould have opted for the normal menu decided to have the xmas dinner.Good choice of starters ,we all went for the turkey dinner which was excellent and plenty of it and the desserts were super with sticky toffee pudding being a challenge to eat all . finishing with coffee we were amazed at the price as it was much less than exepectess including drinks.Service was quick, friendly and efficient despite the pub being busy that day. We will certainly eat here again.

Had a long walk over from Ilkley to visit the White Lion for lunch. The reception we received was awful as we were immediately told 'not doing food today'! Even though the sign was outside advertising food we were not made welcome and were very disappointed.Would not recommend anyone to visit this pub with poor attitude like this!

Went as a party of ten for Christmas lunch never having been here before and was really pleased! Food was superb - portions big enough for the largest of appetites, tasty, fresh and nicely presented. Incredibly good value - to the point that we triple checked the bill to make sure everything was included (it was!) Service was absolutely fantastic - fast and friendly and the pub itself is a really nice, friendly sort of pub where you'd be as happy settling down for a pint as you would a meal!

Enjoyed a Friday evening meal with family choosing the fish n chip special and steak n ale pie. Very tasty. Good desserts. Dog was able to sit with us rather than shivering in the car which is a bonus. Staff attentive and friendly. Would definitely go again.

The White Lion is a friendly local pub is a great location in the village of Kildwick close to the Leeds Liverpool Canal. The staff keep a very good pint of real ale and the bar menu is attractive. The food is well cooked and well presented. The portions are 'healthy' and the process reasonable. Its a good place for lunch and even better its a great place for an evening meal with friends. One of the pubs that give pub dining a good name.

Whilst I agree with comments made about a frosty landlady the food is to die for! Well presented good value and delicious. It's got a lovely from garden which is nice to sit in with a beer on a hot day.

We arrived at Kildwick at 1.40pm, needing a meal, one of our crew had difficulty in walking, the pub is down a slope, so after explaining the issue the landlady suggested that they could do hot sandwiches, chips and onion rings to take back to the boat, she also provided a 4 pint jug of beer, on promise of return. These were all provided in about 10-15 mins. Very pleasant people, very helpful. I have read some of the other reviews, whilst not disbelieving, there was no evidence of this today. We were delighted. Food was good, just what the doctor ordered. Thank you very much.

me and the family called in for dinner only to be met by the most miserable land lady you could hope not to meet, She needs to go back to college and study hospitality perhaps.We decided to stay as we were starving.whilst waiting for far too long for the terrible food that came my son witnessed the landlord who was extremely drunk, and looked like a dead man walking wet himself stood at the bar.After which we took the children to Mc Donalds for some proper food.TERRIBLE PLACE

Been here many times over the years but not for a while until recently. Was ignored whilst waiting for a drink as landlord was chatting to customers, got himself one though! Girls behind the bar lovely. Number of menus available very confusing. Reason is there is an outdoors menu which is the same as the indoors one but you can't have a starter or a pud outside! What an earth is that all about??? Why can't I have an ice cream in the sunshine if I want one?? I was going to eat but didn't bother because of this. Yes maybe I am being over sensitive but rules like this insense me and as the welcome was cold (probably thought I was a tourist rather than a local ) I decided not to bother. Will use the White Bear in Crosshills instead where I am always welcomed and can eat what I want where I want.

7 of us stopped for lunch when on day boat trip. Very friendly, even brought our dog a treat, nice the dog was allowed in the bar. Sausages n mash was lovely, n the pies were nicely done. Would happily visit again

We were on the canal barge for the day and phoned the order through for a mixture on hot meals and sandwiches. We turned up on time and the pub was clean and the landlady was very friendly. All the food was good and tasty, I must say one pie was a bit over cooked but still very nice. Will definitely eat there again next time we visit. Although we did not need accomodation the offer of £40 per night per room was very appealing and this may also be taken up on the next visit.

We call in here for tea whilst on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. The food was great and well presented. The staff were friendly and polite. The pub was clean and well maintained, and was also dog friendly. Would recommend and return when in the area.

After a lukewarm welcome we waited 35 mins for sandwiches and chips. This was a blessing as we had been told it could be 60 mins as they had a lot of orders and the oven had just broken. Like several others have commented, the service isn't particularly efficient or friendly. On the plus side, our food was Ronseal (does what it says on the tin) and cheap enough (£16 for 3). Nice beer garden and dog water bowls at several tables. Fine if you don't have high expectations - could be heaps better.

The staff are all really friendly and helpful, the menu is comprehensive and the food is of excellent quality

Stopped off here when walking the Leeds Liverpool canal from Skipton to Silsden. The pub is a couple of hundred yards down the lane from the towpath. Sat outside with a good pint of real ale and enjoyed the pleasant views in a large beer garden. Didn't eat but there were several that were. The viilage itself is pretty and worth a walk round.

We booked in for two nights bed and breakfast whilst visiting family in the area. Booked twin room but ended with a family room for use as twin. Very basic, but very clean, comfortable beds, plenty of hot water, and made to feel very welcome after a long drive to Yorkshire from Surrey. Had dinner in the restaurant on second evening, very enthusiastic young waitress, very helpful and pleasant. Food was very good. Very hot, well presented, and more than ample portions. If in the area, would recommend The White Lion, either for drinks and a meal or bed for the night. Good value for money.

Yep, I'll be back, enough said! or apparently not enough for TripAdvisor - well, a passing fancy to the location, and well worthy for a pint and a quick bite, both exceptionally tasty

We went for Sunday Lunch having booked in advance. Our table had been laid and reserved. We were served OK initially and had a decent roast. We were then forgotten about. I did ask one of the staff for the desert menu and he said that he would come over and take our order in a few minutes but he never returned. Eventually I went to the bar and managed to order there. However, we were forgotten about again and in the end we decided to leave without having desert. It seems that the food aspect of the pub is not managed properly.