The Old White Bear, Crosshills - pub details
Address: 6 Keighley Road, Crosshills, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 20913) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Cononley (1.7 miles), Steeton & Silsden (1.8 miles), Keighley (4.5 miles)
Brewery: Naylor's Brewery
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Stephen Naylor on 1 Mar 2005
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> Current user rating: 7.5/10 (rated by 13 users)
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Crosshills Social Club, Crosshills (0.3 miles), White Lion Hotel, Kildwick (0.5 miles), Eastburn Inn, Eastburn (0.7 miles), Kings Arms, Sutton in Craven (0.7 miles), Bay Horse Inn, Sutton in Craven (0.7 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Old White Bear, Crosshills
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| Maybe I visited on a good day but my rating would be simply a real gem of a pub. Excellent beer brewed on the premises. Good food although the specials had all been taken by the time we arrived (which was pretty early - about 18:00). Surprisingly high number of drinkers in the bar for such an early hour on a Saturday - must be a thirsty lot in Crosshills. Well worth a visit Afterwalking - 2 Feb 2012 21:29 |
| Been in a couple of times. Always a friendly atmosphere and had a couple of real ales on that were fine. wooly2708 - 11 Sep 2011 21:26 |
| "I believe the pub has a really friendly atmosphere, polite and friendly staff, good, reasonably priced food, prepared by two of the best pub chefs in the area. Admittedly there is room for improvement, but I believe the owners and management are always open to constuctive criticism. Pubs are closing at an alarming rate and if you don't use it you lose it! " a) Two of the best chefs? One of them is notorious for being unable even to cook water without burning it. The other is good. b) Ale at competitive prices? The quality of the Naylors ale (bought directly from the brewery, so never mind the Enterprise Inns red herring) has declined sharply in the past six months. It's now generally a thin version of what it once was - though the Porter is still first class. So if you want to buy weak ale at £2.10 you're welcome. The other beer prices are scarcely competitive - other locals certainly match them and the Boltmaker's in Keighley betters them with a superior Timothy Taylors. c) The interior is dingy, dusty and if not exactly dirty then grubby. Tables aren't regularly wiped over, the upholstery and curtains need replacing. d) The service is going downhill. The Manager is the worst kind of server - hasty, superficial, unable to relate to any customers. Since the departure of Adam and Emma the other staff have been at best adequate. e) This place was not that long ago a gem. It's slipping fast. The management / owners don't give any heed to complaints. I know - I've tried. So I tend to travel further afield now for good ale, good food and good atmosphere. There's no point in telling us to use the pub or lose it. If it's not up to the mark it'll die anyway. Greywolf - 29 Jan 2010 11:00 |
| I've called into the White Bear several times in the past few months and I like it - the pub and the people who go in it seem very genuine. An interesting old building and inside open fires, an unpretentious atmosphere and what seems a good mix of friendly but discerning local clientele. Decent real ales from local Naylors brewery. Never eaten there. Cravenite - 27 Jan 2010 13:35 |
| Seems that pitbull is still prepared to frequent a pub that's dirty, short of staff and expensive! Obviously a very discerning customer. I believe the pub has a really friendly atmosphere, polite and friendly staff, good, reasonably priced food, prepared by two of the best pub chefs in the area. Admittedly there is room for improvement, but I believe the owners and management are always open to constuctive criticism. Pubs are closing at an alarming rate and if you don't use it you lose it! The "laugher" has all the quality traditional pub goers look for, old world charm, good ale at competitive prices (bearing in mind they have to buy their ale through Enterprise Inns, an organisation that has done its best to hasten the demise of English pubs) friendly and interesting customers and yes a bit of dust! But I believe we would all regret its loss, so pitbull wake up, smell the coffee and go drink somewhere else! dilligas - 26 Oct 2009 11:01 |
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