Calderdale Calderdale
The White Lion

The White Lion

United Kingdom, HX7 8EU, Calderdale

Pub • Fish • Steak • Salads


"Just arrived back from a two night stay at The White Lion and couldn’t praise it high enough. Our first time staying here and from the moment we arrived the staff were all so friendly and helpful couldn’t do enough for you. Lovely young lady shown us to our room which was in the courtyard behind the pub (room 7 it was really lovely, decor was great, bed was so comfortable and bathroom was a great size plus everywhere was spotlessly clean. Free WI FI during your stay is a big plus, room refreshments were a great variety too. A brochure of Hebden Bridge was a nice touch in the room as well. The pub is in a great location central to the town. We jumped on the B3 Brontë bus minutes walk away from the pub to visit Haworth for the day too which was fab. I have to say the breakfast was the best full English breakfast I have ever had (and I’ve had a lot in my time compliments to the chef. The staff waiting on us on both mornings although on their own on each morning did an amazing job seeing to everyone’s needs I couldn’t fault them at all they were really friendly and helpful considering they were serving each table on their own they made sure each table was looked after properly so a big shout out to those girls. On our second night we had booked an evening meal and again food was outstanding! My Hubby had the Steak and Ale pie and I had the rump steak burger with a side of onion rings (by far the best I’ve tasted, batter was really tasty, crispy with a hint of salt perfect! all in all a lovely meal. Staff again was really friendly and helpful. I honestly couldn’t fault a thing our whole stay was just perfect and I will definitely be booking again and recommending to my family and friends. Thanks to everyone at the White Lion for making our stay in Hebden Bridge a memorable one!"

Thai Sawaddee

Thai Sawaddee

59 Bradford Road, HD6 1RS, Calderdale, United Kingdom

Thai • Asian • Vegan • Chicken


"We had dinner here on Friday night and it was really good. If Thai West and Thai Sakon are your 5/5 benchmarks, this is a comfortable 4/5. It’s a small cafe layout rather than a restaurant (wipe clean table tops, no alcohol license , with attentive service and pretty fast food arrival. We were the only ones there at 7:30pm and there are only four tables, so I recommend it to others who are hard of hearing like we are, because you won’t struggle to hear! Clean and comfortable, no gorgeous surroundings but the prices are low so my expectations were more than met. The food was great. Good quality chicken and duck meat, lovely king prawns. Light and crispy tempura batter and crisp fried bread in the starters these things that are easy to do badly were done very well. The Jasmine rice was absolutely delicious, sticky and fragrant, I could eat it all day and all night! We had a set meal for two people; £40 buys you a mixed starter and three mains of your choice with Jasmine rice and egg fried rice on the side. Mixed starters were tasty and fresh, a good range of food perfect if you want to sample a range of dishes. The Tom Yum (I know that’s not quite right but can’t remember the name soup was mildly spicy and *very* tasty. Other reviewers have commented that it’s made to Western tastes and I agree. The green curry was delicious with what I can tell is excellent quality coconut milk (makes all the difference! but definitely on the sweeter and milder end of the spectrum as opposed to the firecracker that I understand it would be in Thailand. I feel like they might benefit from offering a curry with a more traditional heat/sugar level as an option; that would be so great as a lot of us know and respect a traditionally spicy one. The Pad Thai is the dish people will judge you by, and it was fabulous. The beansprout:noodle ratio was dialled too far into beansprout territory in my opinion, but what do I know? I just love rice noodles : All in all it was a very pleasant experience and I look forward to getting a takeaway from here soon. When compared to the other Thai takeaway in Brighouse (chaiyo , there’s really no comparison. Thai Sawadhee is a thousand times better in terms of flavour and ingredient quality."