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."

Cannon Hall Garden Centre And Thyme Bistro

Cannon Hall Garden Centre And Thyme Bistro

Bark House Lane, S75 4AR, Barnsley, United Kingdom

Bistro • Coffee • Salads • British


"Wow- I’m so angry! Please someone reassure me that this is not normal behaviour! I’ve just been told by the restaurant manager here that I shouldn’t be in his restaurant/bistro because “I’m not all there in the head” and I “shouldn’t have been let out!”I’m absolutely astonished and find it hard to believe that I would be spoken to in this way anywhere in public let alone by the restaurant manager!This all happened because I had forgotten the last part of my food order and was told by the lady at the till that if I needed to go back and check then I’d have to queue again as they were too busy. As I hadn’t paid and wasn’t willing to queue again I told her not to bother putting the order through. I didn’t really want to make a big deal out of it. On the way out I was confronted by the manager; red faced and sweat on his brow, who asked me what the problem was and asked me if I was “Alright in the head?!” I was so shocked and taken aback by this remark that I didn’t really know the best way to reply! Doing my best not to get angry I told him that I was upset and really wasn 't used to being spoken to like this, to which he replied, “well if you can’t handle being in a busy place like this then you shouldn’t be out!” He then kept badgering me, asking who I was out with and he didn’t want me in his restaurant and that I should get out ... All of this in front of families eating their dinners! Anyhow despite feeling really angry and quite upset by this point I thankfully managed to keep my cool and so went on to leave through the back gate of the restaurant where I’d been pointed to go outside. The manager must have realised by this point that I was trapped in a fenced area here and therefore needed his assistance for me to escape- On the plus-side it was pretty funny seeing the look on his face when he had worked out that he needed to come to my rescue in order for me to leave through the naughty door! Here in the car park I was greeted my partner Vicky and the kids who had managed to make their escape unscathed through the regular entrance. 2 or 3 minutes later the security guard/car park attendant came over to check with us that I wasn’t planning on returning.. He was a lovely chap with a friendly Australian accent and seemed genuinely concerned as he could tell I’d had a mouthful from his boss.. a real gent! He had been sent across the car park to tell me not to come back but thankfully he was a lot more diplomatic and good enough to recommend another local place to eat!it’s not often I write bad reviews but given the circumstances here and my general disgust for anyone that would ever seemingly discriminate against those with special needs.. I feel that in this instance it’s well-within reason. (Whatever I’d done to convince this guy that I wasn’t completely 'all there’ in his words is beyond me!"

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."