Barnsley
The Strafford Arms

The Strafford Arms

Park Drive,S75 3, United Kingdom, Barnsley

Meat • Steak • Cheese • Chicken


"We visited with friends yesterday (15/5/22) after a trip out to a local beauty spot and had booked in advance. We arrive 30 mins early so sat in the garden with some drinks. We went in at our booked time and had to wait 20...mins for the table. Once seated, we were not asked if we wanted any more drinks and we had to ask a passing waiter to take our food order. The meal arrived in a timely fashion but was not of the best quality and certainly not worth the extortionate prices! The chicken roast was the best of the bunch and was enjoyed by those of us who had it. The lamb roast was fatty and tough, the wagu burger was ‘ok’ (the bacon was described as crispy it was not and the fries were smothered in Parmesan and were basically on a par with McDonald’s fries At £21, this was beyond overpriced!! I would say the biggest rip off of the day however was the kids pizza hot dog and fries. It was a tiny finger roll, one half size hot dog sausage with a bit of cheese and chorizo on and a few ‘McDonalds style’ fries. No side and not enough to fill a child. How much did they charge for this meal that I could have thrown together for 75p? £7.50!!! Absolutely beyond a joke! At no point did the staff ask if we wanted any more drinks and when we complained about the price of the hot dog, the waitress just said ‘well that’s our prices’!! We had every intention of having another bottle of wine and more soft drinks and also desserts (probably another £70) but we were so disgusted by the service and quality (and cost) of the food, we left. £130 for 4 adults and 4 children for 1 course and one drink each! We eat out regularly and are happy to pay for good food and service, but we would not give this business any more of our well earned money and will not return."

Waggon and Horses

Waggon and Horses

Main Road, Barnsley, United Kingdom

Fish • Meat • Beer • Steak


"Came here with family for some lunch after long walk. We'll start with the place itself: It's lovely. What a fantastic location! The beer garden is perfect and overlooks the reservoir which I bet is lovely at sunset. The actual building is so nicely kept...and is timeless inside. The bar is fantastically furnished and looks great. Our only gripe was the placement of the toilets. The women's is up a very steep flight of stairs but we suspect it is a listed building so it's doubtful anything can be done to rectify that. Moving on to the service. Mixed, very very mixed. We were greeted' by a boy who had a pair of headphones in at the bar. He told us to get a menu and someone would be out to see us. We did as instructed while the boy continued looking at his phone at the bar. We waited about two minutes for a young woman to come and take our order and she was a massive improvement over the boy at the bar. She was polite and very helpful with a family member's allergies which is always a good thing. We placed our food and drink order with her and she relayed it to the boy on the bar. Took him minutes to do drinks. We were sat near the bar so we could clearly see the bar wasn't busy, he seemed more bothered about whatever was on his phone than anything else which reflects really badly on such a lovely little place. When the boy had finished the drinks he plonked them in front of us with little care and left us to make up our mind which drink was which (also left us to get our own beer mats which we thought was pretty lazy). Moving onto the food: it's nothing short of fantastic. We ordered a fish and chips, steak pie, meat and potato pie and a mini meat and potato pie. It all tastes fantastic and came out piping hot. It also came pretty quickly too (about mins) which was fantastic. The girl from earlier who brought the food was really lovely and polite and came to check back on the table to make sure everything was ok. We only regret that we didn't have room for dessert. Food was quite pricey but it was of really great quality so no complaints at all there. We were brought the bill promptly after asking for it. Total came to just over for four people with one round of drinks. The drinks were really quite pricey and that was our only real issue with what was being served. Overall; fantastic food and, bar the boy on the bar, really quite lovely staff. We saw other members of staff ferrying food and they all came across as polite and attentive. We will certainly be coming back, we just hope we're served by a better bar man next time."

Chiu Hing

Chiu Hing

273 Hough Lane, Barnsley, United Kingdom

Chinese • Fast Food • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"Hello fellow chinese enthusiasts, A week ago we travelled to the beautiful town of Barnsley to try this fine establishment, and I must say Barnsley is not as beautiful as advertised on tv. However, this chinese delighted us and our tastebuds also. To start with, we ordered salt and pepper chips. These were unlike any other salt and pepper chips we have ever witnessed and indulged upon. This place has made a name for itself, nevermind manny on the map it’s more like Barnsley on the map, due to this takeaway! Bossman seemed very average to the naked eye, but he made the salt and pepper chips different to anyone has ever made them in the history of chips. My ex said they were different to any others, they lied. Bossman dif not lie, I love people who speak the truth, like bossy wossy. Although he did not crack a smile, he holds a very special place in our hearts. We thought they were perfect, however our 3 year old son named Dave Kebab said he wished for a few more onions since he is a little bit of a weirdo. But ignore him, like we do. Next up is the noodles, I counted 127.5 noodles in the small container, which is pretty standard as we always do the pre meal noodle count. I’m glad they know the standard measurements for noodles. They were pretty plain, like Jayne my ex. Let’s just say she wasn’t very adventurous;)x if you’re reading this I love and forgive you! Buy our merch in the comment section, fortune cookies, was £5.99 now £5.98, buy 1 get none free! Last but not least was the chicken which was gorgeous, glorious and gardening! DAVE GET BACK TO BED! Sorry our son just came down crying about gardening, we meant to say green! This chicken was very nice and the use of veg was vegarious which loosely translated in Malaysian means Ducklings. Which is relatively decent. It was crispy on the inside and fluffy on the outside, like a duckling. We would recommend this chicken to all of our friends, but we don’t have any, we dedicate all our time to you guys making sure you always get the food you deserve! Remember to like and subscribe, this isn’t the life we chose, but it is our life we give up for you for just the small wage of £1.76 per hour, to share! Believe me having chinese for breakfast, lunch and dinner is hard! It’s not like in the movies. I always had that dream like my daddy before me, so I started eating chinese and telling stories! ‘I only see my goals I don’t believe in failure.’ Michael Jackson 2021 To conclude go to this chinese please, you won’t regret it, the price is extremely cheap and the food is lovely. Bye bye driver."