The best restaurants serving British food in Almondbury Kirklees Yorkshire and The Humber

We booked this restaurant after seeing an advertisement on FB, Its not very far from where we live so thought we would give it a go, so glad we did. This was a pre-order menu which is not a problem for us as its nice to know what we will be having, there was a choice of 4 starters 4 mains and you guessed it 4 deserts. When we found the restaurant it was at the rear of the Woolpack with plenty of parking but a tight gap between two building to get into the parking area.... or just park on the road (as we did). We were warmly welcomed by the lovely waiting staff and our order was checked with us to make sure it was correct, drinks came quickly and were reasonably priced ( lots of people bought bottles of wine and cocktails but I was driving...), then we were served with fresh bread and oil and balsamic vinegar(free). After this the starters arrived , I had the Franco's fried chicken Caesar salad and my husband had the creamy lobster risotto , both were beautiful but the risotto was packed full of flavour (I would have this next time). We both had the same main course Blackened rump steak with mango chimichurri sauce, chilli corn fritter, sweet potatoes fries, and corn on the cob, the steak was cooked to perfection and very filling, the whole dish was full of flavour, my only slight bit of feedback is that I would have liked the fritter a little more crispy but this is my personal preference. The deserts were next, I had sticky toffee pudding (I like to think I am a connoisseur of sticky toffee pudding as its what I always choose and I was not disappointed, this was beautiful with a lovely ice cream accompaniment, my husband had Chocolate brownie with pistachio ice cream and candy floss, again a beautiful desert. All In all a lovely menu cooked by a talented Chef (who took the time to chat to every customer after the service was completed, this was a lovely touch).

Went to ask for table to be met by a shark smile and flared nostrils. Some confusion about if she would deign to give us a table. A sneery patronising snarl asked if we had reserved. We had not so we were asked if we would like to go upstairs. I am disabled but agreed I would get upstairs as the menu looked lovely and the coffee smelled delicious. Snarly face then said , 'well you will be waiting over half an hour if you do'. We left - a shame. Do the owners know they are losing business?.