Calderdale Calderdale
Stubbing Wharf

Stubbing Wharf

King Street, HX7 6LX, Calderdale, United Kingdom

Pub • Food • Steak • Seafood


"Really unfortunate our last experience was so poor compared to when we visited in the summer. Visited as a family on a Sunday and was surprised there was seating for us, we were grateful. Lovely atmosphere and nicely decorated. No staff members to be found but sign said to help ourselves to a table. Don’t like the ordering at the bar thing but that’s personal preference; however makes it feel very much like a Wetherspoons. After ordering, we asked where our food was as we were waiting more than 40 minutes. It came a few minutes later. Kids chicken and chips, absolutely fine. My partner’s steak was beautifully cooked to his preference and seasoned well. I ordered a burger which stayed it was “smothered in melted cheese”. Two slices of cold cheese on top, with a burnt to a crisp burger bun underneath. How they thought it was okay to serve this is beyond me. I took it to the bar, got an apology muttered at me. Two minutes later it came back with a fresh bun, but everything else plonked on top, clearly microwaved as was overly hot and the cheese shrivelled up and dry. Undercooked soggy bacon on top, way too salty. One of the worst burgers I’ve ever had (which after having a quick scan through the reviews, I’m not the only one). Ordered desserts, which were very good. Christmas pudding stayed it came with a brandy sauce, my partner asked if it was a creamy sauce. The woman behind the counter had no idea at all. What turned up was custard? Which was unusual. But the actual Christmas pudding was lovely. Think we will try again but hope the mounting negative reviews are listened to. It’s such a good spot, especially in summer so would be a waste if the quality didn’t match."

The Secret Cafe

The Secret Cafe

Burnley Road, Calderdale, United Kingdom, HX2 6EQ

Cafe • Steak • Coffee • Cheese


"Went to The Secret Cafe today as it has been quite some time since we were last there. My Mrs had been browsing on Her Chromebook and some review came up about The Secret Cafe and She said was it the same one we had visited some time ago and if so, we need to go again and check it out. The weather today was quite wet and Her indoors suggested we might go today for a bit of lunch so we left a damp Wyke and went over to a very wet Luddenden Foot to pay them a visit. I had already checked the Menu out online and had decided I was going to have the Beef Chilli with chips and a pitta bread, however when we got there the lady that came to serve us pointed out the Specials menu and I clocked the Gammon, Eggs and Chips with Mushrooms and Tomato, so immediately changed my mind (as I am quite partial to a bit of Gammon). Sorry to be boring but we both ended up with the Gammon and two pot of tea. While we were waiting I was watching some of the items coming from the kitchen and said to the Mrs I haven 't seen anything small come out of there yet A full English Breakfast past, flippin 'eck and then a couple of rather large sandwiches in large teacakes and some baked potatoes with ample fillings past our table so I had a pretty good idea what to expect and I wasn 't disappointed. A young woman brought our tea 's and after a while brought the lunch plate which consisted of a nice piece of grilled Gammon a good portion of chips, topped with two fried eggs two large slices of grilled tomato and a good helping of mushrooms. Gammon was properly grilled, the chips were delicious, fried eggs were fresh (the whites were almost meaty, that 's when you know the eggs are fresh and the yolks still liquid, perfect) and a good portion of sweet mushrooms, what 's not to like there. Both of us were highly delighted with our food and enough tea for two and a half cups each, perfect lunch. Lunch for two of us cost 22.00 which included the two pots of tea. Bargain!! The place was quite busy (I 'm not really surprised) however I was surprised at the reasonable prices and quality of the food, so keep it up Guys, you are doing it right. Lastly the staff were pleasant and helpful and on a final note we are going to have to go back to try the Chilli and one or both of the night do 's. It could be Pie Night or the Gourmet Evening possibly even both, so watch for the next review. Thank You to all at The Secret Cafe, the secret 's out"

Gabriels Coffee Lounge

Gabriels Coffee Lounge

The Wharf, Calderdale, United Kingdom, HX6 2AF

Cakes • Coffee • British • Breakfast


"I come to Sowerby Bridge quiet often and whenever I do I always visit this cafe for coffee and something to eat as I like the atmosphere. Their coffee isn’t too bad and the food is okay. I usually order a tuna panini but yesterday I wanted to try something different so I ordered nachos alongside my panini. The waitress did explain that it came with chili which I assumed was chili pepper or Jalepeanos. To my disappointment, I was severed a plate of nachos with BEEF ON TOP OF THE NACHOS. When the food arrived I asked what was on top of the nachos. One of the waitresses explained that it had “cheese and beans” but didn’t bother mentioning that there was BEEF on top of it. I didn’t question why they hadn’t informed me that nachos were served with beef whilst I was ordering, as I wanted to double check the menu before speaking to them in case I had misread the word beef and confused it for something else like... erm... chili (silly me.... . I went down after I had finished my panini and coffee and asked to look at the menu. I then asked the waitress why the menu didn’t state that the nachos came with beef. She replied “I explained that it came with chili”, to which I responded that I assumed chili was chili pepper or Jalepeanos. The woman looked at me dumbfounded and confused. I mean, how do you expect me to know that something is served with beef if your menu doesn’t specifically mention the word ‘BEEF’?! At this point another tall blonde waitress came over and interjected and rudely told me that the nachos came with “chili.. which means chili con carne... which most people understand is beef” and that ‘that there’s nothing they can do about it’. I’d like to add that the menu did not state ‘con carne’ anywhere and only stated the word ‘chili’. You can’t expect ALL customers to know that chili means beef. **** joke if you ask me. I explained that I did not know that chili actually meant beef and suggested that perhaps their menu should clearly state the ingredients so that their customers know what they’re ordering. This was a polite suggestion but the tall blond woman sarcastically replied “well, we’ll update it when we get new menus!” and ignored me. At this point I was irritated by the lack of manners and common courtesy displayed. In fact, I was shocked, horrified, mortified...I told the woman that I was a regular customer whenever I visited Sowerby Bridge and that on this occasion I was disappointed with the service. She responded by telling me that “if you were a regular customer you would know that chili means beef. All of our regular customers know that chili means beef”. How patronising. At this point there were a couple of customers waiting to be served but I wasn’t going to budge until I was provided with a refund, which I had asked for twice and had been refused. Initially I didn’t even want a refund. I simply went down to explain that the ingredients weren’t made clear, but her response was so rude and patronising. In the end she reluctantly gave me a refund. Had she dealt with this nicely, offered me a refund to begin with OR EVEN JUST AN APOLOGY OR AN ATTEMPT TO PUT THINGS RIGHT, I wouldn’t have left this review. But I had time on my hands today and was feeling petty so here we are.... bad manners, bad service and an overall a bad experience that I’ll be sure to tell others about...."