Hare And Hounds

We very rarely go out for a Sunday roast. I always think I can do it better, my fave the Shibden Mill Inn is a tad expensive when it's not a birthday & I expect chain pubs to be mediocre - stewed veg, tough meat, fake gravy etc. My partner's mum insisted we went out for Sunday Lunch the other week & booked The Nags Head, our nearest vintage inn. I was really pleasantly surprised! So much so that I booked our next nearest Vintage Inn, The Hare & Hounds, for our post YSP dinner 3 weeks later. It's really nice! The staff we encountered were very professional & accommodating. The food was hot, plentiful & delicious - I had a beef roast & lemon tart to finish, plus a couple of glasses of a very nice wine indeed. Actually couldn't fault it, no loud awful clientele, no rowdy kids on loud tablets, no cattle market feel. Yes I'm a massive snob - those things just make my nostrils flare & guarantee I'll never return to a place, but it was pleasant & reasonable. Thanks to Jacob too.

The pub itself is lovely, very cosey and in a nice spot. Service was good. 2 out of the 4 meals ordered were enjoyed. What could be improved? The steaks. We ordered 2 sirloins, 1 medium, 1 medium rare. Both arrived over cooked on the outside, and rare on the inside. The outside was very chewy. I mentioned this when asked how everything was as we paid and was given the answer, oh well, I'll pass that on to the chef but there's not much he can do because of the stove/grill being old! I found that reply bizarre, if the chef can't control the stove and cook to guests preferences, maybe you shouldn't have steak on the menu. We would visit again but definitely avoid the steak.

We visited on valentines evening to be greeted by live music which was lovely, set off the vibe really well with it being valentines date night. We did have a small wait for our table to be ready but once seated we were greeted by our server James which told us of the specials they had available. James was very attentive and quick with the food and drinks order I got the hunters chicken which was covered well with cheese and bbq sauce with homemade chips highly recommend (unsure if this is a usual menu item as it was our first time visiting for food). My partner got the surf n turf, he asked for medium rarely and said it was cooked to perfection Overall happy with the service supplied and would visit again