The Sparrowhawk
Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QG
The Sparrowhawk is situated on the fringe on the Pendle Forest and easily accessible from the M65. It is thought to be a farmstead dating back to the 17th century, but today it functions as a country pub that serves fresh and tasty modern British food, local cask ales and good wine. In good weather customers love to spend time in the beer garden, chatting over a drink or a meal. Fresh ingredients are sourced from Lancashire and its surrounding counties, whenever possible, to create the menu's wholesome dishes, served everyday at lunchtime, dinnertime and all day at the weekend. Precede mains of beer battered haddock and hand cut chips or confit lamb shoulder with creamy garlic mushrooms or potted Goosnargh duck.The Sparrowhawk is situated on the fringe on the Pendle Forest and easily accessible from the M65. It is thought to be a farmstead dating back to the 17th century, but today it functions as a country pub that serves fresh and tasty modern British food, local cask ales and good wine.
In good weather customers love to spend time in the beer garden, chatting over a drink or a meal. Fresh ingredients are sourced from Lancashire and its surrounding counties, whenever possible, to create the menu's wholesome dishes, served everyday at lunchtime, dinnertime and all day at the weekend.
Precede mains of beer battered haddock and hand cut chips or confit lamb shoulder with creamy garlic mushrooms or potted Goosnargh duck. Lunchtime and evening sandwiches of Atlantic prawns and honey roasted ham and a traditional roast beef and Yorkshire pudding Sunday lunch are exciting additions to the menu. Desserts encompass the ubiquitous sticky toffee pudding and Sparrowhawk's own ice cream.
Events of live music and wine tastings are organised regularly.
English, Gastropub, Modern British
: 12:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 21:30
: 12:00 - 21:30
: 12:00 - 20:00
Reservations: 01282 603034
Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QG [Map]
£18.00 £28.00
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for two courses, coffee, half a bottle of house wine and tip/service)
REVIEWS OF The Sparrowhawk
Katy (22 January 2008)
I visited the place for lunch with two other people. We were seated quickly and given menus and our orders were taken. I had king scallops on risotto to start with and the others had mushroom soup. At least half an hour later, the dishes arrived - my king scallops were completely cold, and not good. The risotto though, was very nice. The soups were lukewarm at best, but tasty enough. The sear marks on the risotto from the scallops, showed that they must have been hot when the food was plated. My main comprised, crisp roasted belly pork with neeps and tatties, caramelised onions, red wine jus and apple sauce. The crackling was off the pork and stuck into the mashed potatoes. I love crackling and eagerly bit into it, to find my mouth filled with cooking oil. It has clearly been fried in cooking oil to crisp it up. There was no red wine jus at all, neither was there any apple sauce. The neeps were missing and instead there was some still crunchy shredded cabbage, completely tasteless, and undercooked and the onions were not caramelised. The potatoes were ok, and the pork was nice and thick with a good layer of fat. My main course bore no resemblance to the mouth-watering description on the menu. We ate here on a quiet Monday lunchtime, so there was no excuse for the cold food. I won't be going back again.
Sarah Beckley (16 December 2007)
The food was lovely with good portions. We had to wait a while for the food though, as the service was slow, but it was worth the wait. The children enjoyed it too, which is always a bonus. I didn’t like where we were sat much, as we were next to an exterior door the staff regularly used, so it got drafty. All in all, it was very nice and we would go back.
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More Info for The Sparrowhawk
Children welcome
Air condition- Reservations
- Groups allowed
- Outside seating
- Cover charge
£13.60
£13.60
Not included
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