Welcome to The Fox Bar & Bistro in Ripponden, between Halifax and Oldham and just off junction 22 of the M62.
The Fox is run by Patrick & Melanie Thornber whose experience is gained within some of the best loved restaurants in the area including La Luna, Ricci & Capones, Gimbals & The Design House.
Here at The Fox the eclectic menu has enough choice to satisfy whatever your tastes but Patrick is particularly proud of his fresh fish and seafood selection.
All of the food is feshly prepared from the best local ingredients available in house and presented either in our relaxed downstaris dining area or our elegant upper floor.
Whether it’s for a romantic meal for two, private function or simply to socialise you’ll be sure to find what you need at The Fox Bar & Bistro.
To Start
Pan Fried Fillet of Cornish Mackerel
On a salad of Fennel, Fresh Crab & Citrus
£6-25
Handmade Duck Spring Rolls
with a Carrot, Coriander & Sesame Seed Salad and Sweet Chilli & Hoi Sin Sauces.
£6-75
Mascarpone Garlic Baby Button Mushrooms (V)
With Toasted Ciabatta Soldiers
£5-95
Shell-on Giant King Prawns
in Chilli, Garlic, and Parsley Butter with Chargrilled Ciabatta Bread
£7-50
Crispy Fried Baby Calamari
with Aioli Dip and Dressed Rocket
£6-50
Moroccan Spiced Lamb Koftas
With Mango Chutney & a Cucumber & Mint Raita
Pan-fried Black Pearl King Scallops
Wrapped in Serrano Ham on Minted Pea Puree
£7.50
Starter Size options of some of our Main Courses are also Available.
Fresh Fish
Roast Stonebass Fillet with Chargrilled Asparagus
Confit Cherry Tomatoes, Soft Poached Free Range Egg
& Hollandaise Sauce
£14-95
A Kilo of Freshly Steamed Scottish Mussels
cooked either in Chilli Garlic and Tomato Sauce or Classic Mariniere.
Starter £6-95 Main £11-95
Whole Roast Seabream
Stuffed with Chilli, Lime, Lemongrass & Coriander
with Fragrant Basmati Rice.
£12-95
Bouillabaisse - Red Mullet, Cod, Monkfish, King Prawns & Mussels
With Saffron, Potatoes, Gruyere & Aioli Croutes.
£16-95
Seasonal Dishes
Crispy Confit Belly Pork
With Bramley Apple Compote,
Pomme Puree & Roast Red Onion Jus
Handmade Spiced Sweet Potato & Pecan Raviolis (V)
With a Dolcelatte & Spinach Cream Sauce
£11-95
Pot Roast Corn-fed Chicken Breast
cooked with Olives, New Potatoes, Sun-dried Tomatoes & Oregano in a Red Wine Jus
Braised Neck of Yorkshire Lamb
With Lemon, Mint, Peas & Broad Beans & Orecchiette Pasta
Please note: Fish & Seasonal Dishes above include your choice of an additional side dish from those listed below
Hand-Cut Chunky Chips
£2-50
French Fries
Rocket & Parmesan Salad
£2-95
Mixed Salad
£2-75
Freshly steamed Seasonal Vegetables
Buttered New Potatoes
£2.50
Garlic Ciabatta Bread
From the Chargrill
Chargrilled 10oz Gammon Steak *
with either Chargrilled Fresh Pineapple or Two Fried Eggs, Mixed Salad & French Fries
£9-95
‘The Fox’ Burger *
Char-grilled 8oz Home Made Beef Burger
in Toasted Ciabatta Bread, topped with Melted Goats Cheese &
Balsamic Red Onions. Served with Hand-cut Chips.
£8-95
Local ‘Far Barsey Farm’ Sausages on Buttered Mashed Potatoes *
with Red Wine Gravy & Crispy Red Onion Rings
Yorkshire Steak Selection
We only serve finest dry aged Local Yorkshire Beef.
This ensures tenderness & succulence of the meat, giving a rounder, fuller flavour.
Chargrilled 10oz Ribeye
Chargrilled 8oz Fillet
£21-00
Both served with either Hand-cut Chips or Fries, Grilled Tomato and Field Mushroom and Dressed Watercress
Sauces: Dolcelatte, Green Peppercorn or Classic Diane
£1-95
(served on the side)
(* Denotes dishes which are also available on the two for £15 Bar Meal offer)
Homemade Desserts
Chocolate & Frangelico Fondue
With Fresh Fruit, Marshmallows & Handmade Cantucci Biscuits
£6-95 for two to share
Individual Yorkshire Rhubarb & Stem Ginger Crumble
With Fresh Vanilla Crème Anglaise
Raspberry & White Chocolate Pannacotta
With Homemade Shortbread Biscuits & Fresh Raspberry Compote
Crisp Crème Brulee
With Handmade Cantucci Biscuits
(Your waiter will advise todays flavour)
Chocolate & Honeycomb Cheesecake
With Dark Chocolate Sauce
Individual Forrest Fruit Pavlova
With Chantilly Cream
‘The Fox’ Chocolate Mocha Tart
With Espresso Ice-cream
All £4-95 each
Trio of Just Jenny’s Ice-creams
£3-95
Why not try a glass of delicious Dessert Wine to complement your Dessert?
Elysium Black Muscat 2009 (70ml) £3-95
With provocative Rose & Lychee Aromas from the Black Muscat Grape Variety accompanies Chocolate well or Vanilla, Red Fruits and Traditional Puddings. (Mel’s Favourite!!)
Chateaux de la Roulerie les Grandes Brosses 2009 (70ml) £3-95
Light, but quite bold gold colour with delicate Peach, Grass, Honey & Apricot aromas. Rich honeyed sweetness on the palate with a hint of Eucalypyus.
Cheese Selection
A Selection of Michael Lee’s Fine British Cheeses
with Biscuits, Fresh Fruit, Celery & Quince Paste.
Port with your Cheese Board?
Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port (50ml) £2-95
Taylor’s 20 year Old Tawny Port (50ml) £3-95
The Fox ‘Mini Menu’
All of our Children’s options are simply smaller versions of the dishes on the main menu.
Mini Fox Fish & Chips with Garden Peas
Mini ‘Far Barsey’ Sausages & Mash with Crispy Onion Rings
Mini Tuscan Lasagne with Hand-cut Chips
Mini Saffron Cream Fish Pie with Fresh Vegetables
Mini Spaghetti Carbonara with Bacon and/or Mushrooms
Mini Penne Pasta or Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato & Basil Sauce and any combination of the ingredients below:
Feta Cheese, Yorkshire Ham, Olives, Mushrooms, Peppers, Onions, Garlic, Chicken Breast Chunks and Cherry Tomatoes.
All £4-95
Bar Meals
Homemade Individual Steak, Ale & Mushroom Pie
with Hand Cut Chips or Freshly Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Spinach Curry (V)
with Warm Flatbread, Basmati & Wild Rice
Saffron Cream Fish Pie with Cheddar Topped Mashed Potato
& Freshly Steamed Vegetables
‘The Fox’ Fish & Chips
Beer Battered Baby Haddock, Hand Cut Chips & Garden Peas
‘The Fox’ Caesar Salad
(with either Chargrilled Chicken Breast or King Prawns)
Cos, Pancetta, Croutons, Anchovies, Parmesan & Caesar Dressing
Starter £5-95 Main £8-95
Pan fried Calves Liver with Smoked Back Bacon
on Bubble & Squeak with Red Wine Gravy
Wild Mushroom Stroganoff (V)
With Baby Gherkins, Saffron Rice & Sour Cream
Spinach, Ricotta, Sun-dried Tomato & Pinenut Crespelles (V)
Baked with Tomato Sauce and Fresh Mozzarella
(Served with either Hand-cut Chips or a Mixed Salad)
£9-50
Fresh Pasta
Fresh Blue Swimmer Crab or King Prawn Linguine
with Chilli, Garlic, Cherry Tomatoes, Flat Leaf Parsley & E.V. Olive Oil
Traditional Tuscan Lasagne
(with Sliced Ham & Chopped Boiled Egg.)
Served with either Hand Cut Chips or a Mixed Salad.
Penne Arabiatta
Spicy Salami, Olives & Cherry Tomatoes
cooked in a Chilli, Garlic, Tomato & Basil Sauce on Penne Pasta.
£9-75
Spaghetti Carbonara (V)
Mushroom and/or Bacon in a Cream, Garlic
& Parmesan Sauce on Spaghetti.
Fresh Seafood Linguine
A Selection of Fresh Fish & Shellfish
cooked in a Chilli, Garlic & Tomato Sauce on Linguine
Greek Spaghetti (V)
Sautéed Peppers, Onions & Garlic with Olives, Tangy Feta Cheese and Tomato & Basil Sauce on Spaghetti
Any Two Bar Meals or Fresh Pastas
for only £15 Monday to Friday 5pm to 7pm,
Fri/Sat Lunchtimes 12-2.30pm and Sunday 6-8pm
(Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or voucher please)
Sandwiches, Pittas & Ciabattas
Available in the Bar area only, every day until 6.30pm
Classic BLT
Back Bacon, Cos Lettuce & Beef Tomato,
stacked with Mayonnaise on Soft Brown Bloomer Bread
Greek Pitta (V)
Tangy Feta Cheese, Olives, Peppers, Red Onion & Cherry Tomatoes,
on Chargrilled Traditional Soft Pitta
£5-75
Yorkshire Ham & Cheddar
With Homemade Tomato Chutney on Soft Brown Bloomer Bread
‘The Fox’ Haddock Teacake
Beer Battered Baby Haddock Goujons
in a Soft White Teacake with Homemade Tartare Sauce
Cajun Chicken Ciabatta
Cajun Spiced Chicken Breast with melted Mozzarella
in a spicy Tomato sauce on Oven baked Ciabatta
£5.75
Crayfish Bloomer
Juicy Crayfish tails in Homemade Tangy Marie Rose Sauce
with Rocket on Soft Brown Bloomer Bread.
Hot Roast Beef, Lamb or Pork
With Proper Gravy on Oven Baked Ciabatta Bread.
(subject to availability, please ask your Waiter)
Sunday Lunch...
Join us for a fantastic, family friendly, home cooked Sunday Lunch.
£8.95 for one course
£11.95 for two
£14.95 for three
Either choose from our main menus or enjoy Roast Topside of Beef, Loin of Pork or Leg of Lamb with home made Yorkshire Puddings and all the trimmings!
New - Extended Bar Meal Offer
Our incredibly popular Two for £15 Homemade Bar Meal/Fresh Pasta offer has now been extended to include Sunday Evenings 6-8pm.
Now available:
Monday to Friday 5pm-7pm
Friday and Saturday Lunchtime 12Noon – 2.30pm
Sunday Evenings 6-8pm
Sunday Breakfast at the Fox
By Popular demand, from Sunday 25th March 2012, we will be serving Sunday Breakfast in the Fox Bar!! 10am-12.30pm Only.
Including…………….
Freshly Ground Coffee, Home-baked Croissants & Muffins, Full-English Breakfast (with Far Barsey Sausage, Lishman’s Black Pudding), Eggs Benedict, Omelettes and American Style Drop Pancakes with Maple syrup made to order…………………………Sunday Newspapers, Free Wi-Fi and Outside Seating. The perfect end to a Sunday stroll!
Sunday Breakfast
Served 10am – 12.30pm Every Sunday
The Fox Yorkshire Breakfast
Two Free Range Eggs (cooked to your liking), Far Barsey Sausage, Lishman’s Black Pudding, Two Rashers of Smoked Back Bacon, Hash Brown, Grilled Tomato & Field Mushroom & Heinz Baked Beans.
The Fox Veggie Breakfast
Two Free Range Eggs (cooked to your liking), Vegetarian Sausages, Hash Brown, Grilled Tomato & Field Mushroom & Heinz Baked Beans
£5-50
Eggs Benedict
The classic of Poached Eggs and Yorkshire Ham on a Toasted Muffin,
topped with Fresh Hollandaise Sauce
£4.75
Smoked Salmon & Scrambled Free Range Eggs
on Toasted Malted Bloomer Bread
£4-50
American Style Drop Pancakes
Fluffy Drop Pancakes with Maple Syrup and a Knob of Butter
add Two Rashers of Smoked Back Bacon
£4-95
Made to Order Three Free Range Egg Omelette
With any two fillings of your choice, served with two slices of Toasted Malted Bloomer
Breakfast Ciabattas
Warm Soft Oven Baked Ciabatta Bread with
Far Barsey Pork Sausages or Smoked Back Bacon
Add: Mushrooms, Fried Egg or Sliced Tomatoes to your Ciabatta
60p per extra item
The Fox Fruit Board with Yoghurt
Fresh Seasonal Fruit & Berries with a Pot of Low Fat Fruit Yoghurt
Freshly Baked Croissants with Butter & Conserve £2.00
Warm Pain Au Chocolat £2.00
Various Breakfast Muffins from £2.50
If you’re looking for a Function venue then look no further. Our upstairs room can be used for anything from a business meeting to a Wedding Reception and whether it’s just sandwiches and coffee you’re after or your own custom made fine dining experience we’ll be able to help.
We don’t use set buffet or function menus because we think your event should be as unique and individual as you are - with this in mind we’ll take the time to understand what it is you’re looking for and tailor make the perfect solution to meet your tastes and budget.
Our convenient location makes us ideal whether your looking for function room in Halifax, Huddersfield or Oldham or simply one with easy motorway access as we’re just of Junction 22 of the M62. Give us a call or drop by for a chat to discuss your requirements and we’ll be happy to help.