Best find on holiday ever!!…read more Set in a beautiful little village with a huge village green with loads of parking round and about (although im sure that on a mid summer sunny day parking may be somewhat difficult!). The pub has a bar area and a restaurant area - we only ever went into the bar as you could eat int here and it was really cosy (dogs are also allowed!). The staff were incredibly friendly and chatty (lets face it, Yorkshire, particularly North Yorkshire folk are possibly the most friendly on the planet - i challenge you to disprove this!). The food was INCREDIBLE. Nothing fancy pants, just really good food, VERY big portions (trust me on this, you dont need three courses - choose your weapon of starter or dessert to go alongside your main - we made the mistake one night and 1) couldnt eat it all and 2)pretty much rolled home). We spent an evening in the pub, had a meal and then sat playing card games - we felt incredibly welcome. So welcome that we ended up visiting three times in a week long holiday. You cant really get a better recommendation than that can you??

What a lovely little pub. Great menu, friendly staff, warm welcome and good atmosphere. The pub is…read moresteeped in history and evidence of it's rich past is hung in old photos all around the pub. If you visit on a quiet day you might even be able to visit the cellar and see the stalagmites and stalactites in the cellar!

Brilliant local pub with good food to boot. Very popular beer garden alongside canal that is packed…read moreon sunny Sunday afternoons. Menu is not extensive but what they do is good. Last orders for food are early at just after 7:30pm

One of my favourite things to do is go for a day out somewhere, have a lovely walk about, and then…read moreon the way home, stop at a country pub for dinner. Makes for a change to the hustle and bustle of everyday life. We were heading home and stopped at nearly every pub on the way. Of course, we did not plan well at 7 p.m. on a Saturday night. Many pubs were fully booked or wouldn't have tables until 8 or 9. Around 8 p.m. we arrived at The Stone Trough Inn. We were quite worried as the car park was full and it looked like there was a wedding reception in progress. The Stone Trough is a hotel and seems to be large enough to host an event like a wedding reception. As we walked in, this pub had a bit of a different feel to some of the other pubs that we had stopped at. This one had a more home-like feel. The mood was quite jovial and it seemed like most people knew each other... the working man's pub! Go straight to the bar to order drinks and if you would like to eat, just request a menu. Then you are free to take your menu and drinks to the table of your choice. There is outdoor seating as well and next to the door is a coat rack with some smoking jackets provided by the pub, if it is a bit chilly outside. Since the wedding reception seemed to be enjoying the main dining area, we chose to sit at one of the two tables across from the bar. The menu is fairly standard for pub fare, but does offer a little something for everyone. They also have a list of specials for the evening, but make sure you get the correct one as Mr. Snarky and I each had a different specials menu. I decided to forego a starter as I spotted Sticky Toffee Pudding on the dessert menu! Both of us ended up ordering the Fish and Chips. Our waitress was very friendly and was so attentive for as many tables as she was covering. Our Fish and Chips were lovely! While I'm partial to chips that are left an extra minute longer in the fryer, they were quite good. However, the fish, was the star of the show. The batter is made with one of the ales on tap and makes for a very dark finish when fried. However, the taste is wonderful and the batter is very light and doesn't overpower the fish! I tried the mushy peas, but I just think I'm not a fan of mushy peas. As predicted, I ordered the Sticky Toffee Pudding for dessert while Mr. Snarky had the Knickerbocker Glory. Holy Sticky Toffee! The serving size was quite large and the presentation was lovely. I was most of the way through inhaling it when I realized I forgot to take a picture. Guess we'll just have to come back ;). Anyway, my only complaint is that there was not enough Sticky Toffee Sauce to go with the huge slice of cake. However, I love that it was served with Sticky Toffee Ice Cream and that it was dolloped on top so it could melt from the heat of the cake! Mr. Snarky's Knickerbocker Glory was impressive. He thought that the entire top was just whipped cream and sprinkles (or Hundreds and Thousands... I learnt something new!), but found out that under the light layer of whipped cream was another scoop of ice cream. So be warned as when he nearly knocked that scoop off the top of the glass. There is a t.v. to the side so if you are worried about missing any sport, don't worry. The place was so welcoming and of course the seats that we were sat in were very comfy, very conducive for spending a night drinking and chatting with friends. For a pint of cider, a pint of soda, two large servings of fish and chips, a huge plate of Sticky Toffee Pudding, and a serious Knickerbocker Glory, we came in under just £34. Great value, great food, and great atmosphere.

The Red Lion is amazing! Would highly recommend staying here. The service was amazing, and everyone…read moreis very nice. They breakfast comes out very quick, and servers are awesome. We stayed in a cottage and a room, and it was great! Will be back!

Set in a beautiful location, but if you go in summer expect lots of children. Food in the…read morerestaurant is subpar and you could tell it was all highly microwaved. We sat in the dining room area and it was very tired and worn, sit in the Pub area instead. Outside seating is very smoky. No A/C or even ceiling fans especially since we were in the new set of rooms. No one opened up the windows prior to our arrival and it was literally like an oven. As secluded as it is there is another hotel/restaurant nearby which we enjoyed better.

This bar/restaurant has a very large car park which was full when we arrived. The menu has lots of…read morevariety to offer; belly pork, steak and ale pudding, fish and chips, you name it. Excellent servic and friendly helpful staff. The food was absolutely delicious and I am going to give The Tempest Arms five stars.

Stayed here this week on the recommendation of a work colleague and wow!!!…read moreIt's in a wonderful spot on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The room was large with two queen sized beds and a sofa and chair, a large flat screen TV and a fire place for the winter nights. Bath Robes and Moulton & Brown toiletries in the bathroom. The food was excellent (there is a sample menu on the website) and there was a large selection of wines but the best bit was the beers. They had Timothy Taylors Landlord and Best Bitter, Theakstons Best Bitter, Dark Horse Best Bitter, Moorhouses Elslack Ale and Thwaites Wainwright as well as a range of keg beers, lagers and ciders - Heaven!!!

Possibly the best roast dinner in Lancashire!…read more After a short walk around Pendle Hill we popped into this establishment. This is an upmarket place and it was busy with folk having Sunday lunch so we sat in the bar area, but they were willing to accommodate us if more were eating. Therefore I cannot comment on the restaurant areas of this pub. As this pub is now owned by the seafood group, there is a lot of seafood on the menu or the specials board which I would like to go back and try. I chose the Sunday Roast as it was cheaper than most things on the menu at £13.50 and a pint of diet coke would set you back £2.50. The Sunday roast isn't on the menu but on the blackboard. This is seriously the best Sunday roast that I have had in a long time. None of it was overcooked, dry, shrivelled. It was delicious and the beef was tender and tasty. The dessert didn't disappoint either, I had the knickerbocker glory. Whilst we were eating the main, they rubbed off the Sunday Roast off the blackboard. Glad we got there in time! This is a walker and dog friendly pub and there seemed to be a good vibe.

New owners have turned this pub around. It's now a fantastic, friendly village pub with great…read morelocal, freshly prepared food. Consistently good, would definitely recommend.

Went there for lunch today. Place order at 12:53. No food arrived and after 40 minutes asked if…read morewould be much longer. The server went to check and came back and said it was being plated. . EAt 13:55 asked again "where is the food" . Again went to check and came back with the excuse it was the burgers taking time.. We ended up getting refund and walking out. POOR service, no offer of a starter . People ad come in after us and eaten. This is the 2nd time I have been in here and the 2nd time have had to wait and it was soup we ordered, there is no wait for soup, its ready to go. I actually think we were forgotten and I think thats what happened again. Poor poor service.

After an 18km walk round Bolton Abbey, three hungry people needed some decent food down their neck…read moreand boy, did we find it here. A lovely country village pub with a roaring fire and a lot of people enjoying good food and great service (and dog friendly). The starters were go good the three of us couldn't choose which one we wanted, so a surprised staff member delivered their first (I'm sure) four starters for three people (there's nothing wrong with one for the table right!?). There was quite a strange silence fallen over the table as we devoured our starters. The creamy garlic mushrooms were amazing, the goats cheese peignet with pickled beetroot (for sharing) was delicious, and the pork spring rolls and pâté were met with equal delight. The mains of slow cooked pork belly (with roasts not mash), the steak & ale pie with chips and corn fed chicken supreme were all very well presented and more importantly, tasted amazing. The pork with LOTS of crackling was only let down let down by the lack of Yorkshire pudding (I know, not meant to have it with Pork dinner but I wanted one and it wasn't allowed due to exact numbers being made). The food was washed down with two bottles of white Rioja and followed by some beautiful desserts of chocolate brownie and Baileys Creme Brûlée with cookie. All in all, a perfect Sunday roast and for £122, was pretty impressive. Note: the staff were young but were absolutely honest and professional. It was great to see and they brought the food out promptly and couldn't have been nicer. A great find.

The place really is excellent, as you would expect for a pub in the middle of nowhere…read more.. We sat outside for an hour or so before lunch, just enjoying the views. It really was a pleasure to hang around here, despite being ever so slightly chilly (I'm used to the balmy climate of London). The views are awesome, there's wildlife everywhere and plenty of dogs around if you're a dog person. The lunch was in the cruck barn and this is really an. Exceptional building, it looks old despite being only 10 years old! The decor is perfect. Except maybe the projection of the menu, not the biggest fan if that (it was hard to read). The food was impeccable, I had the pigeon and venison and it was perfect, the table generally seemed very pleased with their food so I think everything else was good too! The roast looked incredibly, serious food envy there. The drink selection, as you would expect in a decent traditional Yorkshire pub, was local and very very good. If you're in the area (or even just in the north east) then I would definitely recommend coming here for some food. Beware the roads however, super difficult to drive around.

We were staying in a caravan park just down the road and needed a place to eat in the evening. We…read morecame across this delightful pub within a few minutes of searching. We spent the remainder of our holidays here, every evening. Nestling by a brook full of eels. The pubs dog, Jasper, loved to just stand in the cooling water on the hot evenings that we experienced this July. Sufficient room to sit outside with plenty of tables. Service is second to none. Professional, efficient and, more to the point, friendly. Great selection of real ales, my favourite was the Cromwell. Now to the reason for frequenting this hostelry, the food. A reasonable menu taking into account the position of this pub. A good varied choice of fresh seafood, burgers, curries and steaks. We tried most of them and they all were extremely tasty. All cooked to order. Great mussels in white wine. Behind the bar is a blackboard describing their Naga 'Viper' curry made with, 'officially', the hottest chilli pepper. Underneath is written 'Curries ordered 528, curries eaten 400' LOL. I love hot curries but, even I, would not attempt it. We hope to make a return visit next year. Many thanks to the 'guvner', his wife, the staff (especially the chef and kitchen staff) for making our short holiday break a total delight. See you again.

This place is awesome! If you are looking for an authentic British pub with alot of character and…read moregood ale you gotta come here.