A wining combination of fantastic food and wonderful service make the Railway a go to spot for…read moretravelers and locals alike. A wonderful English pub nestled in a beautiful location, the decor is traditional pub but with modern upgrades to the bar, but its the food that's the real winner here. Specials listed on chalkboards around the pub offer alternates to the solid menu, i really wished i could have ordered about 5 appetizers and 6 main's but alas, only one stomach! Prawn cocktail app was traditional English, small prawns in a delicious marie rose sauce with a few slices of granary bread, this was a huge serving, could almost feed two (but there was no way i was sharing!) For mains i went light, grilled salmon with baked potato with seasonal veggies, absolutely cooked to perfection grilled salmon with a decent sized potato with carrots and green beans. Other winners at our table were the Sunday roast, meat and potato pie, ribs and chicken and the southern fried chicken. Great value, clean, and a well diverse menu make The Railway one of my favorite places to visit when i'm in England.

Very surprised to see that nobody has reviewed this great little pub-cum-restaurant yet, as it's…read morebeen popular locally for years! You can always get a really good feed, with food ranging from hearty pasta dishes to Asian favourites like Thai green curry etc. Maybe none of the food is particularly groundbreaking, but it's hard to bear for value for money and me and my wife often come here when we have someone to look after the kids. There's plenty of space and the pricing is very fair for what you get. Only minor quibble might be that the music is sometimes a little on the loud side and I always feel vaguely rushed when that's the case, but like I say: a minor quibble in what is otherwise a very nice little local haunt.

Excellent service from friendly staff who were very busy as it was Saturday evening. Table…read morereserved as requested, the food was very very good and a great selection. Our two American friends were very impressed with everything provided including the drinks and marvelled at the well preserved interior. Great for UK - USA relationship.

Well hidden yet only 2 minutes from the A62 and 2 minutes from Heckmondwike centre. The building is…read morea wonderful old Tithe barn with all the beams exposed to create a beautiful bar/dining area - unique to this area. That is good enough reason for visiting. Add to this the fact that it is a Sam Smiths pub and whoopee! Excellent beer at half the price of other establishments! Good value food too. Heckmondwikes best kept secret - highly recommended.

Came tonight with a couple work colleagues. We all had the chicken which was served on the best…read morerisotto I've ever had in my entire life. There were also little whispy crisps on the side that I think were sweet potato. Amazing. The service was good and the atmosphere was fantastic with exposed beams and a fireplace. Perfect pub for dinner.

Great food but sometimes pricey. Book to avoid disappointment as it's often busy especially at…read moreweekends. Young staff sometimes get things wrong.

So there we were driving around on Sunday looking for somewhere to have "Fathers day" lunch…read more Looking for the usual 2 for 1 or all you can eat for a fiver deals (I'm a bloke from Yorkshire, therefore I'm tight) but to no avail....... then I just remembered this place from my youth and headed over and BINGO! Big chalk board outside said Fathers day lunch £7.50, I conned the wife into going halves (she was fed up of driving round by then) so we went in. We were greeted by friendly bar staff and a more restaurant approach but in a rural pub setting which was a bit odd but good, grabbed a couple of pints of rancid old scrotum or some other cask ale and parked at the table which the waitress helpfully showed us to. The menu had a choice of 4 meals, 5 starters and plenty of puddings (desserts if you're from that London) which were all specials for the day. I chose a steak and ale pie with new spuds etc and the wife a beef dinner with all the trimmings....... service took around 10 minutes so I bought more "Armpit sweat" or "Old bags eyeball juice" or some other beer of some strange name. Believe me when I say it was worth the driving around and having to drink beer with twigs in (I don't have a beard or corduroys or a tank top so I prefer my beer twig free) as I can honestly say it was a genuinely home made pie, in a dish with just a crust on top and filled with half a cow and some fungus pieces (mushrooms of the non magic variety) all swimming in gravy that I believe was made from the tears of an angel. The vegetables were a plenty and in bowls to share between us which gets me on to the wifes choice of roast beef dinner, she said it was the best beef she's ever had and believe me when I say she's had a lot of meat in her lifetime ;) It was melt in the mouth and enough to leave her with a smile on her face and the yorkshire pudding (no that's not the wifes nickname) was fresh made and delicious. So next time you're in the Drig area or even not but want a bally good nosh (sorry I just put my Tim Nice But Dim head on) put BD11 1LJ into your Satnav, you will not be dissapointed.

After a long 'day of dance' on Saturday 8 May 2010 in Bradford, we decided to have a look around…read moreBradford on Sunday 9th. We then looked for a pub to have a proper Yorkshire sunday roast. WOW, were we lucky? This is a nice pub with nice staff but doesn't look anything special. However, the food was just wonderful! Fresh veg, proper home made yorkshire pud and real puddings too. You would expect to pay more for this. We will be back in 2011 for another day of dance and will be heading back to The Spotted Cow!! Peter Crosby near Liverpool

Very reasonable price for beers. The barmaid works in insolvency so understands economics which was…read morea delight for Batley. Could do with new curtains though as I have had a wank and left the product on them.

From the owner: Town centre real ale and fine wine pub venue with live music every weekend! Two permanent ales and…read morefour guest ales. Special bottled craft beers and extensive high quality wine list.

THE PLOUGH IS NOW THE FLYING SHUTTLE with a new family…read morefriendly no swearing policy this is the latest of the mood pubs free houses serving good home cooked food from 6pm to 9pm week nights 12 noon to 9pm Saturdays and with breakfasts served from 10.30 on Sundays The Flying Shuttle is the place to try . Want to know more about what mood pubs are all about look up the flying ferret shelley and join us on facebook the flying shuttle

the plough has always had an excellent reputation for it's good value and it's meat and pototo pie…read more under new ownership i was worried it may not be as good but they have given the dining area a nice fresh make-over and the food is very good. a nice affordable menu with a great offer at the moment in the week where you can get two meals for £8 and a child eats free. it's a bargain and a very nice meal indeed. with word of mouth i hope more people will patronise them.

Didn't try the food but added a picture of the menu or those that might want to consider trying it…read more I did notice on Sunday they have a special Sunday roast on the menu too, so that might worth considering. I like the place as its an old haunt of mine from days gone by, recently renovated it has lost a little of its old pub charm, but i'm sure the regulars were happy for the makeover and the more open feel it now has. Cute little outside patio with a few picnic tables nestled next to the cricket field make this a pleasant place to sit out and enjoy a nice cold pint of lager...

From the owner: Welcome to The Fox & Hounds pub in Batley, near Dewsbury in West Yorkshire - a traditional public…read morehouse that sits at the heart of the local community.

Got to say, Rick's spot on with his words there. Get involved in the rail trail, and get involved…read morein the West Riding Refreshments - they're dandy as anything. Despite being within the station, this fabulous venue retains all the vibe of a friendly local pub, so much so that you feel as though it's your very own local. The staff here were excellent, and had advice on hand when it came to the beers, as well as a great selection of snacks -of which I ordered far too many. But snacks were desired at this stage of the ale trail! For me, I opted for a Buxton Dark Nights, and at 4.6% it was fully flavoursome. The selection however was all too tempting, as they've many in store, including Brew Dog and Magic Rock. With friendly faces all around, bundling in from the cold, laughter as the sound track and your train not far away, what's more to love? A bite to eat? Well, I'll have to go back to let you know for sure. But even so, do it for the craic. It's the business.

Having visited this pub a few times now I have come to the conclusion that it is probably my…read morefavourite pub in Dewsbury. I had the pleasure of a couple of visits this Christmas period and on both occasions the pub was pretty full, with a good natured and varied crowd of beer lovers. It's not a large pub but there still seems to be plenty of seating if you look hard enough and are prepared to squeeze in amongst your fellow drinkers. It has a classic old school pub feel with lots of dark wood and simpl furnishings. The walls are covered with an interesting selection of railway and beer ephemera which is very fitting given it's connection to the Anglo Dutch brewery and its location on platform 2 of the train station. Excellent selection of cask ales which are well kept and lovingly poured. Always seems to be Black Sheep and a couple from Timothy Taylor available with the rest of the pumps given over to a quickly rotating localish selection. Staff are friendly, knowledgeable and more than happy to give you a recommendation and a wee taster before you buy. Like all decent pubs of this ilk my advice would be to have a couple if they have something on you particularly like as it will no doubt be gone on your return. For a London visitor the prices are great with pretty much all the ale in the £2.20 to £2.50 price bracket. No wonder these Yorkshire folk moan so much when they come down to the big city. Have never tried the food but I'm informed its pretty reasonable pub fare which will go well with your pint. I have never seen any ankle biters in here, not sure if they have an adults only policy, and this is not one I would recommend to the kiddy and buggy brigade. For the adult beer lover who is looking for a decent pint amongst a friendly, eclectic crowd and a welcoming atmosphere this is my top choice in the area. Cracking pub accessible from platform two at Dewsbury trail station. Excellent selection of well kept local ale. Mix of young and old beer lovers in an old school yet cosy pub. Highly reommended and worth making a point of visiting if you are in this neck of the woods.

I was born and raised in birstall. The black bull was like a second home to all of us. It was…read morealways standing room only and the cornish pasties were delicious.Regret moved away when I married. Yesterday we called in following taking floweres to loved ones in the churchyard which is a bianual visit. We always call in at the bull for a drink or meal and drink.The place has changed but a lot of original features have been retained. my husband bought a pint of larger shandy and a dry ginger for me. He was appalled that he was charged over £6.00 !!.. Are these prices for visitors ?. Surely this is not the average !. Shame ...

A long low bar with wood beams and oozing period character. A nice location too tucked away behind…read morethe Parish Church and close to a private fishing lake. 3 real ales always on excellent form and good value home made food. Well hidden on a back street but well worth finding.

So disappointing to have to update my review and drop a few stars. The service is still first class…read moreand the pub is still a beautiful example of a traditional English pub, but its all about the food. The good, the French onion soup was one of the best i've ever had, deliciously sweet and salty with crisp cheese bread on the side. I got the fish and chips, and although the portion was large, bigger was certainly not better. The fish had a "fishy" smell and taste, an indication that it may be past its prime, and i also got the tail end of the fish where there was more batter than fish. They've also changed the chips to some pale imitation of the fantastic thick cut ones they used to do. If its not broken don't fix it, i'll never understand why places mess with success, i'm guessing money, but you'll end up losing more customers by dropping the things that made you famous. Other party members complained of bland vegetables and deep fried "roast" potato's. Such a shame, i so used to love this place.