Woolpack Country Inn in Kirklees

Not too bad, food was ok and the place was clean, although service could be better. Maybe a little refresher on customer service?

Absolutely horrified to be served this tonight and told this is not mould in a Yorkshire pudding as it was cooked fresh first thing this morning. The burgers smelt of rotting meat to be told we are likely just after a free meal yet my bill was still £122.00 will not be visiting again nor will the other 5 in our party

Sunday lunch and absolutely fantastic.Pleasant staff and surroundings. Food arrived in good time,well presented and certainly plenty on the plates. Beef and pork were delicious and healthy portions. Yorkshire Puddings nearly as tall as Emley TV transmitter and gorgeous. Another Excellent Meal Thank you

Found this while on my bike, been on 3 separate occasions twice at lunchtime and once for evening meal with my husband, sat outside in the sunshine at lunchtime it’s a nice location, sat inside for evening meal nice and clean inside. Staff have always been friendly and polite, food has been good on each visit with reasonable prices. I would recommend to go.

Driving past on a Sunday so decided to call in. The young lady behind the bar didn't really seem enthusiastic to seat us, it wasn't that busy so not sure why? We where seated and eventually ordered drinks and food. Due to covid all orders where table service, most of the staff seemed to stand behind the bar as if they didn't want to deal with the customer. When the food arrived it was warm and delicious. The staff appeared in experienced and didn't really provide a service. When it came to paying the young girl came to the table and shoved the card machine at us, didn't even speak. Quite rude if I'm honest.

Ok fine we say covid causing a lot of problems and most folk are handling it well that can be said to vast amount of businesses' out there too. But that cant be said for the Woolpack what a poor perthitic attempt how can you call yourself a restaurant the worst of truckers cafes are 5 star above you. Food pig swill and pigs have standards. Service none existent staff did not have a clue bless them i thought they where the entertainment. Manger, Supervisor, Head what ever ??????? What a goby lady girl child what ever she classes her self as Shame on you stand down McDonalds need staff think you would be better fitted there. What an experience never to be repeated . Bad food bad beer please clean your lines before you poison some poor chap. bad service. And too boot my table was in the middle of a car park that resembled a nativity play of Mary and josephs stable scene. Give it up close the doors pull on the curtains go home give yourselves a slap and thank you for giving me a night never to be forgotten you are now down in my book as the worst of the worst experience of my 59 years and believe me ive had some bad experiences in my life. ALL YOU NICE PEOPLE OUT THERE AVOID THE PLACE

Great value for money and lots of delicious choices at the Woolpack Country Inn. The service was excellent, and we had massive portions which is always welcome!

We went on Wednesday 12th August for my birthday. The steak and ale pie was delicious with a good selection of perfectly cooked veg. The roast beef was a very generous portion. Service was very good, polite staff coped well in these difficult times. Short acceptable waiting time, the waitress came back twice too ensure everything was OK. Extra good value as we took advantage of the Gov. subsidy, an absolute bargain price. We live near and will continue to visit the Woolpack.

Great Garvey - great meats - great stuffing - great gravy - great horseradish - great red cabbage - you can probably guess we liked the food!! Also the staff were attentive and so helpful - asked for a few extra roast potatoes for my daughter and they said “sit down relax we’ll bring some over for you!” Great service and lovely friendly feel. My 11 year old daughter made me pinky promise we would come back every Sunday - I agreed :)

We came here for a birthday party on a Saturday night. We arrived early and got a seat in the conservatory so we could enjoyed the sunshine. The carvery had generously portions and very tasty. we helped ourself to plenty of veg. All was well cooked and presented. Disabled parking was Close by. Sadly the rail behind the conservatory was unsafe (wobbly) and made my access difficult up and down the steps. It also a fire exit so it needs to be safe.

This was a lunchtime visit. It was a nice meal in lovely surroundings and the service was excellent.

Sunday carvery very disappointing. The roast meat was good but unfortunately that was the only part that was. There was a poor selection of vegetables, the carrots and cauliflower were so undercooked and hard they were inedible, the mashed potato was lumpy. Yorkshire puddings were not good.

Teatime visit for 3 of us ........... pleasant surroundings,helpful staff and first class fayre. 3 meals inc starter and main course for £30. Healthy portions and well presented. Would definately recommend

Used to come here years ago as it was always a better class of food etc, my friend and I visited for an evening meal, the staff were pleasant as was the dining area however the food let them down. The starters were ok, we ordered mains both Surf and Turf one steak medium, one steak rare. The meals were fetched and I immediately knew my rare steak was anything but, I asked my friend to check hers just in case they had been presented wrong, as hers was medium I spoke to the waitress who apologised and offered to take mine away and agreed when I said, when I ask for rare I expect to see red juices etc. A second steak was eventually presented to me and this again was over cooked. The waitress did a table check and asked if all was ok, again I said the steak wasn’t rare and I showed her it, as my friend was eating I said I would keep it. Both our steaks were thin hence why mine was over cooked. The plates were swimming in juice which we believe was from the vine tomatoes, the onion rings seemed more batter than onion and the whole meal was tasteless, without salt and vinegar the prawns would have been wasted. The chips were hard and peas bland. The Eton mess desserts we ordered had far too much cream and not enough meringues or strawberry . All in all we both felt it was a waste of £60+ for a midweek meal. Sadly we won’t be going again.

Called here after recent review in Examiner, and were expecting a good sunday lunch, the choice of meat and veg was very good, but noticed the gravy to be quite watery! on tasting the food, the beef was dry and almost impossible to cut, my wife leaving hers and eating the turkey instead, we mentioned this to a waitress when she asked us about the meal, she apologised and said she would inform the chef, however heard nothing furthur!! Disapointing that the beef was like this, and gravy so thin, and heard nothing furthur about this.

After having read a very positive review of the Woolpack carvery in the otherwise execrable Huddersfield Examiner local rag we thought we’d have our Sunday lunch here. There’s a good choice of beers behind the bar (we had Black Sheep and Landlord bitters) and the service was friendly and welcoming. The gentleman at the carvery talked us through the roasts of the day (beef salmon joint, turkey and glazed gammon) and served generous portions of each of them. There was a wide selection of self-serve vegetables along with a huge Yorkshire pudding, gravy and various sauces. The meat was cooked perfectly (although the gammon was a touch salty for my partner’s taste), and the vegetables were well seasoned and tasty. We didn’t try dessert on this occasion but the menu was appetising. Overall this was an excellent meal and at less than £30 for the two of us (including drinks) it was good value too.

Ordered the Sunday carvery...veg was raw, meat was tasteless, Gravy was watery, Yorkshire puddings were like boot soles! Given a free pudding as compensation and had to wait nearly an hour for it to come out! Do not recommend coming here - very disappointing

Seven of us enjoyed a wonderful, fresh, home cooked meal here yesterday for my mother-in-laws80th birthday.The menu was inviting with lots of choice. The chef came out to speak with me to discuss my dietary needs and reassured me immensely.The food was well presented, piping hot and scrumptious, plus there was lots of it/very generous portions.The staff were lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

We are fans of the Woolpack which is out in the country on Whitley Road. It has had some ups and downs in the past but the present owners have turned it back into a great place to eat and drink. The food is good value, very high quality and you get plenty of it. There is a daytime menu up to 6pm and we had two courses for £10 each with a bottle of house wine for £10.95. The full menu and specials are also really great and the staff are really friendly and helpful. I would recommend giving it a try.

We have been coming to The Woolpack quite regularly for the last year or so mainly on a Sunday, the food has always been excellent however on our visit yesterday they have now introduced a carvery on a Sunday. We did not think this would be a problem as they do other meals as well. I ordered the steak pie as this is always good but were then told that the vegetables which used to be served in dishes at the table were now help yourself from the carvery. I would not have ordered if we had known this and gone somewhere else.

No welcome as we walked in. No atmosphere at all.

Had a beautiful meal tonight. Had our xmas family get together for a lovely meal.

Good serving of food. The others enjoyed their food. I had the roast chicken which was just plain and did not really have much flavour. I think I just made a bad choice. The price was fair and I would try it again or choose something off the menu next time.

Our party, 6 adults and four children all under 7 years old, called in here for a late Sunday lunch. We had booked so a table which was ready for us and our order for drinks was quickly taken.

This would have been an excellent if the service hadn't have been very slow. The Inn wasn't very busy, however from ordering food to it arriving was far too long. We also ordered puddings, they were all cold puddings, and even they were a long time in arriving at our table. It is a shame, as the food was excellent!!!!!!!!

This was a completely random lunchtime stop on a long journey, just happened to be in the right place when we started to look for somewhere.

Reasonably regular here for lunch so always look forward to a decent meal. However as well as getting the order wrong, the Yorkshire puds were overdone. A bit of a shame. However it’s a very good pub restaurant usually and we’ll go back for sure. Our past experiences mean we forgave them today. Scampi was very good

Come here quite a lot for the Sunday lunch set meal which is normally lovely! However today everything just seemed off (maybe because it had more customers in although it wasn’t necessarily busy); we were waiting for 15 minutes for our table which is acceptable but we watched a waitress setour table then wander off for a few minutes, then when she came to tell us our table was ready she didn’t indicate which table actually was ours so we just guessed. One really disappointing thing was the lack of vegetarian options on the menu, as there was only one vegetarian main which was a vegetable lasagna and didn’t appeal to me so I had to have a starter as a main (meaning I had a really small main and had to eat some of my family’s food). Moreover because I ordered a starter the staff may have been confused as I was left waiting for my main whilst everyone else had been given theirs and their side dishes.

I had high hopes for our meal but when it arrived I was very disappointed with what came. The starters were “ok”, my daughters steak was mostly fat and came with onion rings, tomatoes etc despite being order without, the chips were extremely greasy. The deserts were not great either, my creme brulee was not set, the chocolate fudge cake was dry and the crumble was like dust on the top of the very sour fruit as it had not been into the oven. Needless to say we will not be going back.

nice country inn ,the staff were pleasant.,,my meal was fine BUT my wife who had lasagne with salad was unhappy because the lasagne was in its own bowl the salad was on a very hot plate ,so she had a hot salad instead of COLD salad,plus the bechemal sauce was congealed/ spoiled an other wise decent meal,, room for improvement I think.. would I go again ..probably ????

This was our midway point for lunch during a super family walk. Service was great, all facilities modern and clean, choice of three great well kept real ales and the food was delicious.

About 12 of us ate here last night. Between us we had a good selection of dishes from the menu, no complaints about the food all very good. Reasonably priced and good portion sizes. Pleasant service from the waiting staff. I would go again.

Sunday lunch out with the family.

Another reviewer has already put that this place is run by the same people that have the Blacksmiths Arms. The same, excellent levels of catering, beer & staff are evident here as well.

The staff here are rude and unhelpful. The food is overpriced and not worth it. The atmosphere was strange and uncomfortable.

Sólo tuvimos una cena maravillosa en el paquete de lana.

Llamé en el Woolpack con mi esposa para comer el domingo y no me decepcionó.

He de decir que pinta fantástica agradable cómoda y agradable, pero la comida y el personal estaba por debajo del nivel de conocimientos! La camarera no sabía que la sopa del día era y nos dijeron los postres equivocado. Mi comida estaba sosa muy poco sabor postres donde pobre creo que sólo 4 de 25, los acabados.

Tomada por las personas que tienen el Kirkheaton Herreros en este pub, tiene la misma casa fabulosa comida cocinada. Un amplio menú para disfrutar en un entorno encantador y un invernadero añadido para ocasiones especiales.

We visited the Woolpack yesterday evening (17th December), a party of 10 we had pre-ordered the festive menu. At £30 per head we expected the food and service to be better than average as the bill would be £300 + drinks. The table was ok we had a cracker each but I would have expected the cutlery to be laid out not just lumped in containers for us to sort our own (not at this price). Starters were ok not great just ok, main courses not good at all my personal choice was chicken which was overcooked to the point of resembling wood. Then the disaster of the deserts Christmas pudding without a hint of taste, tiramasu dry then covered in acres of cheap cream no taste at all of alcohol, chocolate mousse with the consistency and taste of a poor Angel Delight (that would have actually been better than this), the only taste in all the deserts was sugar to the point of setting our teeth on edge. We were then offered deserts from the main menu but by then it was too late. Coffee with little taste again and mince pies which non of us felt like trying. Service was ok but constantly being asked if everything was ok for "you guys" did grate a bit when I pointed out that there were dolls as well as guys I was told that it was an American phrase-well that's ok then it had slipped my mind that Whitley was in the USA. At no point did anyone of any seniority seem to wonder why uneaten food was going back to the kitchen. What a missed opportunity Woolpack 10 regular diners (we as a couple dine out most Saturday evenings) and none of us ever likely to return here again. It was a very poor value for money evening you should have done much better

Nos encanta probar nuevos lugares para comer en nuestra zona, así que habíamos oído que el Woolpack había sido tomada y administrado por la misma gente que dirige el excelente herreros" en Kirkheaton.

Decided to try here for lunch with friends after looking for somewhere with good beer and nice food. We were not disappointed with either and will definitely be back. The Sunday lunch was magnificent and was thoroughly enjoyed by all 4 of us. We all ordered pate to start and all cleared our plates - perfect ratio of toast to pate. Desserts were a mixed bag. The chocolate bread and butter pudding messed with my head but it was great. The sticky toffee pudding was the least liked and didn't really look like a typical sticky toffee pudding, but the only thing I would say to this is we will order a different dessert next time - there was plenty of choice. Thanks for making this lunch great for us as we had a long overdue catch up.

I was not sure as to what to expect but the food was excellent...a party of six early doors..amazing food

Booked for a large party of 16 adults and 3 toddlers for a table at 2pm. Booked 10 days in advance, turned up at 1.30pm and didn't get our table until 3.30 pm because they had other guests using it??? Extremely bad planning and while the food was good I am doubtful i would return with a large party. Such a shame!

Nice atmosphere and the food was ok. The service was good and the staff were very polite and friendly.

Thought we would try the woolpack, must admit it was disappointing.the food was ok no more.. staff just about did what they had to do,, saying that I have had a lot worse, the price was just about right... will I be going again ...i don,t think so

The atmosphere was very pleasant, not too busy so had choice of table. Everyone was very friendly and polite. Service was good, lots of choices on the menu. We both had 2 courses which were excellent if a little on the large side. Everything was hot and very tasty and we were given plenty of time to eat. A very pleasant meal, we will definitely go again and recommend it to others.

Overpriced, the Woolpack needs to do better with pricing or they will fail like all the predecessors, 2 for £12 would bring people flocking, it is too far off the beaten track to be able to get away with the average fayre and above average pricing. Come on Woolpack get the place buzzing offer something people will go out of their way for!

This was a disappointing meal. The roast pork was the boil in the bag variety, tasteless gravy and the veg seemed to have been hanging around for hours. How hard is it to make a Sunday dinner? Expected better as the other pub run by the same people is good. Staff were very good but let down by the kitchen. I would dearly love to see the Woolpack thrive again but they need to raise their game.

Under new owners and looking forward to trying but was very disappointed. Ordered lamb shank and ocean pie. Lamb shank was good but the fish pie was very dry. What was really frustrating was that when mentioned no offer a a sauce was made, no apology. On paying, again advised of poor ocean pie. Same again no apology. Very poor service and understanding of customer satisfaction.

This pub is newly taken over by the owners of the Blacksmiths in Kirkheaton. Faithful Sunday roast with great homemade chips. The veg was cooked lovely with generous portions. Needed some background music for more atmosphere.

Friendly staff, clean rooms all round great service! Upon arrival the staff were fab, made sure we knew where our room was and breakfast in bed :)

Sat meal plenty on plate cooked well nothing special Sun meal roast beef dinner best I have tasted for a long time

A really great Sunday lunch with everything on the carvery you could wish for. A choice of three roast (or a bit of each) with a well cooked Yorkshire Pudding, really fresh veg and lashings of gravy and condiments. All washed down with a cask ale. I can't remember how much it cost as someone else paid, but it was only about £8.00. The staff were really nice and friendly (top Yorkshire folk) and they had a wide choice of seating areas. As it was a lovely sunny day, the conservatory was absolutely boiling hot - so I wouldn't recommend that, but the main bar area was nice and cool. We didn't have room for dessert, but there was quite a wide choice on offer. The carvery is open from lunch though the afternoon to evening service - so no rushing us out after we'd finished our food. A nice relaxing experience.

very good food served fresh and piping hot everything was of a high standard and served in pleasant surroundings

Ideal place to visit for a quiet country stay. Good food very clean and well presented, friendly welcome

Been on a number occasions, food okay, no atmosphere whats so ever, the place good be fab, needs looking at its self could so easily be a good destination

At Michelin star prices straight from the freezer, would never go back over an hour waiting on are starters then another hour for the plates collecting if you won't a drink just go to the bar yourself, £3.40 for a pint of bitter don't know how they have the cheek nasty nasty to save yourself a few £ and have quality food and service just go to the bar 42 in Ossett don't wast your time and money at this hovel wouldn't even feed to pig. The idea of going out for food is to get better than you can prepare yourself and be served this place misses out totally what a hole

Our first impressions were good, Rob who seems to run the place, made us very welcome. Our room was nicely decorated and the bathroom was lovely. The towels were very good quality.The rooms are outside accessed from the courtyard which makes them very private and quiet.We took the dinner deal which was £99 for room, dinner and breakfast for two people(you are allowed £20 each off the menu). The food was good and breakfast excellent. Very clean place would stay here again.

food was good lots to choose from exspecially if you have a good appetite. Has a steak and wine night on Friday very good.

We booked our works Christmas lunch here for the second year on the strength of our last one. We weren't disappointed this time either. With 17 critical mouths to feed the staff played a blinder again fabulous food, plenty of choice, great service. Would recommend to anyone for Christmas parties or any get-together.

Best Sunday lunch I have ever had great hospitality great food and great place in a lovely country scene

Had a birthday celebration here and nothing was too much trouble, the staff were friendly and the service was good.There was 10 of us and we all agreed the quality of food at both the carvery and off the menu was great !We will return and will recommend as the prices were also reasonable.This was once a very popular country pub and let's hope this team can keep the standards high and get it back to where it belongs as one of he best in the area.

Had a great lunch with family. The carvery was lovely, we all finished our plates. Very reasonable pricing with choice of one, two or three courses. We have used this eatery for a good number of years. Good beers as well. Would recommend.

Returning to an old haunt which used to be very popular but had lost its reputation, I heard they had refurbished the bar and restaurant, so returned full of hope ... Oh dear.The old restaurant has gone it's now an open plan "pub" lighting is poor so first impression is 'dull'. Welcomed at the door by a drunk floosy having a fag, who later shoted loudly in the bar and swore like a trooper while snogging her boyfriend (classy !).The only other guests appeared to be locals who behaved like yobs, swearing loudly and making risque phone callse for all to hear, two of them sat on a window sill with their feet on the rediator while joking with the barstaff. I'm sure the owner who spent a fortune on the refurb is thrilled about that.The food - very average nothing special and a bit tasteless but edible, however rather overpriced compared to other local pubs.All in all a rather depressing experience - what was once a thriving popular and quality restaurant reduced to a pub, which will probably end up the way of many other pubs - SHUT.