The Punch Bowl - Craven

This restaurant is fantastic and highly recommended. The atmosphere, experience, and service were all lovely. The owners, Heather and Mick, were also delightful.

It is such a shame that this once vibrant and welcoming charming village pub has been allowed to become run down . Opening when it pleases , sometimes not at all . We have known this pub for many years and it is heart breaking to see it barely trading as a pub . One wonders what the owners will do with it next . We stayed locally recently and in the whole week we were there it was open once , Thursday night 6pm-8pm . Really feel sorry for the locals , who always supported the pub , and for the many tourists who will be very disappointed when they arrive and find the doors shut . We even tried to contact the owners to ask when they would be open but they couldn't even answer . If you want a decent , traditional pub in the area try Royal Oak at Hornby .

While staying in the village, we have visited this pub for a quiet drink on the last 3 evenings. The owners are very friendly and the atmosphere is lovely. They are exceptionally dog-friendly, even providing water and treats for our dog. The music playlist is great and we enjoyed a nice meal on Saturday night - simple but tasty scampi, chips, and peas. Although there were no vegetarian options on the menu, they happily prepared a veggie meal for my partner. The log burner in the corner added to the cozy and welcoming atmosphere. I would recommend this pub to anyone.

The restaurant is cozy and charmingly decorated with a nice beer garden. Although we didn't dine there, we had a delightful and inviting experience stopping in for a couple of drinks during our late Sunday walk.

Staying in the village went for a meal on the Wednesday evening. Our dog was made most welcome with a bowl of water a bowl of dog biscuits. The staff were extremely friendly helpful. I had an unusual starter of Morecambe Bay shrimps on a crumpet, most unusual but delicious. This was followed by by the thickest, most moist sea bass ever served with new potatoes green vegetables followed by a homemade mint chocolate mousse which was light delicious. My husband had chicken wings fish chips which was really good. Will definitely return if in the area again.