Just had dinner at Thornill Arms in Calverly and it was very pleasant. We were looking around for a pub as we just couldnt be bothered cooking and the pub does traditional honest pub grub at reasonable prices so we thought we would give it a try. We were not disappointed and came away with full bellys and happy. The food is traditional food, not fancy, what you order is what you get which is great as I sometimes think pubs take things too far with their flamboyant menus. We will be returning again soon!

i would like to give all the staff at the thornhill arms a very big thankyou for their quality of service and food ,plus the fine wine and beers which were on offer.it cant of been easy feeding over twenty five people all in one group , but you put on a great meal for all of us and sent us home more than satisfied with the kind hospitality.

kind regards "one of the browns"

We went there last night to eat the food was magnificent . They have a good selection on the menu and the service was good.We will definitely be going back

We went there last night to eat the food was magnificent . They have a good selection on the menu and the service was good.We will definitely be going back

Been to the bar this afternoon thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Staff very pleasant and helpful.

Lovely atmosphere and delightful place. Will come again.

Copy of letter to be sent to the landlady today .........

I am writing to say how appalled and disgusted at the way myself, my husband and my dog were treated in the Thornill Arms last night.

After 10 years of frequenting the Thornhill, we are suddenly turned away for bring in our small, elderly dog who has come to the pub most weeks for the entire time that we have been. Many years before you arrived I might add.

We were treated as if we had “called in while passing” and not as regular visitors, which you are well aware of. Your reason for asking us to leave was that “dogs are not allowed for food hygiene reasons”. Having done some research on this, I can make the following quote "There is no law stating that dogs cannot be in a pub or indeed for that matter a restaurant. It is up to the management and their discretion." Food Standard Agency.

I accept the fact that some pubs are unhappy to allow dogs in and make this clear by whatever means necessary. However, you know that our dog is no bother to anyone (in fact most people have not even known she was there) to just have a change of heart about this with no apparent reason is deceitful and underhand. Clearly, you have had a change of mind about our visiting the pub, but do not have the guts or the decency to be truthful about your actions. Instead you quote a law to us that does not exist, and try to pass the pub off as a restaurant/bistro. You appear to be extending your eating area to downstairs as well as up now, and so I assume that it is your intention to concentrate on the dining service that you provide and discourage pub regulars. You are successful in this in so much that you have lost custom both from us and many others that we know who visit the Thornhill on a regular basis. These people are as astounded as we are at what happened last night and, in the current climate whereby pubs are closing everyday due to poor attendance etc, we all find it unbelievable that you have chosen to h