Shibden Mill Inn

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   Mark

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Having visited the Shibden Mill inn for a number of year the weekend before Christmas we are excited to attend again. Unfortunately this years experience was somewhat disappointing, the starter cod Croquette was cold in the middle. Our mains arrived, my turkey was curled up and crispy on the edges. This was replaced. The replacement was not much better. 2 wafer thin slices of turkey, day old roast potatoes. Photos are available. We complained to the waiters only to be told “they are cooking for over 100 people today” must be too many. A gesture of £5 was deducted from the bill. This does not come close to a good will gesture based on the standard of food received. A toby carvery would have been so much better.
   

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   paul

   Manchester

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Please remember there is a service charge on the bill of around 10% Yes, It can be take off and pay a tip of your own ... but thats leaves an arkward conversation at the end of a good night with company ...
   

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   Jo

   Yorkshire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Easy to book, warm welcome, excellent service and fantastic food. Privacy yet coziness in beautiful setting
   

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   Jane

   VIP

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic food, service and wines as usual. Always one of our favourites
   

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   Frances

   Herefordshire

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My husband and I enjoyed an excellent Christmas lunch here today. It wasn't too noisy, despite some large groups there. The serving staff were friendly and helpful and the food was top class. The rooms were nicely decorated with muted colours for Christmas (nothing garish.) It was altogether a super experience.
   

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   FionaB

   Yorkshire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food, festive ambience and great service !
   

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   Ange

   VIP

   Manchester

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely cosy warm traditional pub. Lovely food and great service. Outstanding wine list and good pairing with the food.
   

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   Emma

   Yorkshire

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   This was my first visit to Shibden Mill Inn based on recommendation. Overall the food, service and ambiance were good but I wasn’t wowed. I would return at another time in the year to try something different to the festive menu - after all there’s only so much you can do with Turkey and Christmas pud. The dishes were well presented and the pub had a cosy warm Christmas feeling. Service was efficient but lacked personality I said ‘I’ll have a cocktail to start as it’s my birthday’, and the waitress replied ‘okay’ which showed a lack of interest. It was fairly busy but the waiting staff didn’t seem stressed, it was a relaxing atmosphere. Overall we had a lovely evening, but for the price I expected the food to be the real star of the show. We appreciated the wine pairing suggestions and loved the wines we drank. Thank you.
   

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   Stephanie

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   This wasn’t our first time at Shibden Mill, it’s usually one of our favourite places. Today changed that! We were sat on a table of two in the corner of the bar room which when seated wasn’t a great start as it was extremely loud due to a group of men sat drinking at the bar, this carried on through the whole meal. We ordered drinks and then food, the bread and butters were 10/10 could not fault them at all. The starters arrived not long after the bread, the cod croquette was just like a really big fish cake which wasn’t overly nice so my other half ate the rest, his trout dish was really tasty. A girl then brought the mains, a separate girl came over and said she would bring the veg which she did, she put them down on the table saying nothing then walked away. Through out the whole meal no one asked if everything was ok, if we needed anything, if we needed any more drinks. We were just out in the corner and forgotten about. We had to collar someone to order another drink and then also to bring extra gravy. Staff would come into the bar area and congregate around the till then disappear. Hospitality was none existent for us. A while after we were seated there was a table of 4 seated next to us. They were asked a few times if evening was ok, when their mains arrived they were asked if they needed anything, they had extra gravy brought out with their veg and even asked if they would like any sauce. We felt completely neglected by the team today which isn’t the usual standard for Shibden. We have ate here quite a few times and today has put me off returning! If I could of removed the service charge from the bill I would have. We were planning on having dessert but after the extremely poor and ignorant hospitality we just got the bill and left. Shibden Mill do better!!
   

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    Ross

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    It is always a pleasure to com to Shibden Mill. The food is always great, the interior is warm and cosy and the staff, friendly and super helpful. This year it was even more of a pleasure, as teh place we had stayed in teh previous night was a let down on so many fronts - especially the food. Which was more expensive than Shibden and far worse. We will be back and I am looking forward to it already. Thanks for having my son, daughter and I
    

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