Blacker Hall Farm in Wakefield

Excellent food and service. Must book

Well worth a visit. Great produce.

We’ve been customers here for years but a bit disappointed by the charges to the farm especially after spending £70 on Sunday dinners and some food from the shop. The farm seems to have shrunk in size and on top of paying £13 to get in we then had to pay another £4.50 to feed some of them. I do hope changes can be made here and maybe a free pass issued if you spend over X amount in the shop or restaurant.

Very Over priced and sells food from other countries. Net very good on local produce. Won't go again

No sighs to say not dog friendly in farm shop and embarrassed me and said leave. So rude

Brilliant Farm Shop. Quality Meat. Just moved to Wakefield and hoping to make this my place for Meat. However at these prices, think I will have to keep driving to Mirfield.

First time visiting since Christmas and are usually regulars. I saw about the new charges to the farm and was disappointed but open minded, as it is such a nice spot. However after visiting today I couldn’t believe how different it is! Not only cost £9 to get in but barely any animals in the field and we were round in 10 minutes. I would have expected more now there is a cost…not less. Sorry Blacker Hall, you need to re-think this.

Go every week. Cannot think of sufficient superlatives to describe the produce. Seen this place develop over the years, but only for the better.

Great atmosphere, lovely and tasty food. We had a very efficient service. A bit pricey but worth it.

Good farm shop with good restaurant and take away hot food. Good choice of meats, pies and veg. to buy and take home. Nice place for kids where they can enjoy the animals and some outside activities.

Me and my daughter and grandkids went for the first time and it was really enjoyable, letting the kids hand feed the animals that were on site, will definitely be going another time.

We usually go to blacker hall farm as it’s local to us. Now spring has sprung we couldn’t wait to have some food in the cafe and more importantly head round the very small but very pleasant farm animal trail. We spent a small fortune on 4 hot drinks, 2 sticky toffee puddings and one slice of chocolate cake with the cream substituted for a tiny scoop of ice cream which bumped up the price by a whopping £4.25 - what a joke!! We waited 30 minutes for these to arrive. The total came to £40. Then we were really disappointed that they have now begun to charge for the small farm experience £3 each. Last summer it was clear for all to see that families were bringing their own picnics and not spending a penny in the shop or cafe and just coming for a free walk around the farm, but for loyal customers I think their should be a minimum spend in the shop or cafe to get free entrance round the farm. Why punish all of us because of the greed of others. If we go again we won’t waste our money in the cafe and will go straight round the farm. Or better still go to cannon hall farm - only a bit dearer and so much more to do and see including adventure playgrounds.

Fantastic meals and farm shop is quality x

Great Sunday dinner especially the gravy really lovely, great customer care we all enjoyed our food, children’s menu was also very good

Everything good quality but expensive.

Great quality food. Nice farm to go with kids. We paid to feed lambs, great experience.

Liked the courtyard, perfect for coffee and breakfast. Bit pricey but good quality

It now Cost £3 per person even kids have to pay to go in and less animals to see today also £4.5 for one bun the prices have gone up Not a decent day out for the kids anymore

A nice little children's petting farm with sheep, goats and donkeys among other animals. The tea room is very good. All the staff are friendly and helpful. The farm shop is very well stocked.

Gutted they charge £3pp to see the animals now, the best part about this place was seeing the animals for free. Once you've spent money on a coffee, then treats for the kids or food from the restaurant and food from the farm shop, oh then you've got to pay for food for the animals, it ends up costing you a fortune. Such a lovely little farm, with an amazing farm shop and great restaurant. Sand pit, little tractors and other kid games on the grounds. Seeing the animals for "free" made it feel worth it. A cute and small farm, which has become really commercialised, taking money off at every stop. Would have been 5 stars if the animals were still "free."

It was my first time here and what a place. Went for breakfast in the main restaurant and it was delicious! Service was great, our server Millie was such a cutie, down to earth yet professional and attentive. All the staff were great and very friendly. Fantastic farm shop with loads of choice, chocolate shop on site and if that wasn't enough cute animals!!!!!! Something for everyone

This is a farm shop that serves food. The children's are was quite small but good for the time of year. The food us amazing both fresh and cooked on site. It is worth paying extra for local products.

Great little farm and barn for toddlers. It is now £3 each or £10 for a family of 4. Worth the money. Super friendly staff and you can get close and friendly with the animals. Small play area with a sandpit and some peddle tractors within the farm. Lots of grass to enjoy a picnic when the sunshine arrives :)

Superb fresh meat and good choice of other foods too.

Very nice food and staff members were very helpful

Had Steak and eggs for breakfast absolutely delicious, staff were lovely too, even though they were really busy.

They have started charging to see the animals, which while not overly expensive (£3 per person, £10 for family of 4) just something to be aware of if you have been before, you don't want to find out when your kids are shouting to go see the animals

Not the place it once was such a shame. It has become really expensive for what it is the entry fee £3pp is not worth it at all for what is on offer.

Nice selections of food, drink and fresh produce

Food is amazing, and the setting is incredible. Perfect day to spend with children along the farm trail. (Edited as the farm now costs £3pp, which is ridiculous if you were visiting with grandparents and only one under 1 baby) Unfortunately I'm not sure if we will return, seems to have become more about profit than customer satisfaction, and more commercialised than before. Disappointing. Unfortunately, the restaurant and farm shop staff are incredibly slow, and some are very rude. We were served by young gentleman in the restaurant. He brought out our drinks and missed the same drink off twice. When we asked about this he attempted to slyly swear at us under his breath, unfortunately not quietley enough. He clearly had a terrible attitude and made myself and my family feel uncomfortable for the rest of our meal. When we were leaving the car park, this same young man went speeding out of the car park, causing us to have to jump out of the way as he sped off without a second glance in our direction. (Young man, curly ginger hair) Disappointed this behaviour goes on in such a lovely place. When we raised this with management, their advise was simply to 'leave us a review'.

Called for breakfast. Good menu choice with some 'different' things to choose from the standard type fayre i.e halloumi breakfast bowl (wife's choice) and the hot superfood bowl (my choice). Both meals very tasty and promptly delivered. Staff interaction was friendly. Overall a decent visit.

I booked afternoon tea for two for my friends birthday and it did not disappoint. We had four little sandwiches each with various fillings. Four sweet treats and a scone with jam and cream plus unlimited tea and coffee. Lovely food and friendly hard working staff. We had a wander around the farm shop and the animals. For a small fee you can feed the animals. It’s changed a lot since my last visit and definitely worth a visit with children.

Not quite what it once was. Too much emphasis on take away now I feel and prices continue to rise sharply.

Santa trip, very cold but the staff are helpful and friendly

Like every other "farm shop". I'm not convinced everything is local at all but is certainly over-priced on-par with other modern farm shops. Fare is good quality though and we enjoyed the pastries and cakes etc although it's a rarity due to price.

On previous visits we have thoroughly enjoyed our Sunday lunch here, we always requested the balcony table near the till, it's lovely, not many people walk past so that's why we choose it. On our recent visit we discovered the table which normally seated 4 was split into 2, which is all good and well but when you compare it to the downstairs tables you can see they are noticeably much smaller, I did comment when shown the table about it must be a struggle to put 2 x cups 2 X teapots then the meals the gravy and the veg on, the member of staff didn't pass comment, our meal arrived and my husband put the teapot on the floor, I also took the plate which held the gravy back to the young lady at the till, again I pointed out the lack of space and how ridiculous this was!! Sorry but we won't be back, seems profit over customers satisfaction

Fabulous food. Quickly seated. Friendly and welcoming staff

Staff was lovely and attentive, especially the young lady who kept checking in. Afternoon tea was delicious.

Popped in to get lunch before getting on the M1. I had carrot soup and a tuna jacket potato. Both were amazing! My partner had the pulled pork sandwich and said it was very good. The actual shop is huge, and lots of good produce. There's the Barn Kitchen which was very busy so I suggest booking a table. We picked up food from the hot counter and there is a nice covered area where you can sit outside to eat.

Picked up the Christmas food, should really shop here through the year for occasions but a bit far for weekly shop

Lovely shop, can get a little cramped when busy with shoppers but a lovely selection of produce.

I've been before for breakfast which was passable. Lunch on Sunday was not to be recommended. There was no mushroom pie, one of just a couple of vegetarian options. I settled on fish and chips. I've no idea what the fish was but it was absolutely tasteless. The batter that coated it was also utterly tasteless, not even a hint of seasoning of any kind. The prices are beyond exorbitant considering the tasteless food. I will not be visiting again.

got our sandwhiches wrong, didn’t have hot chocolate so we had to go to starbucks after and always so noisy in the restaurant

Amazing produce and a nice trip out

Limited menu choices in the restaurant, but better range to buy in the farm shop.

Decent sized car park, the farm shop is really good with friendly staff and the food was so nice definitely worth a visit and the farm part with the animals is a nice walk to take the kids

Great veg, terrific a beer selection, excellent meat and fish counter. Well worth a visit and shop. Heated outdoor area to enjoy a coffee

Good quality farm fresh food. Can't go wrong.👍

Had my Birthday meal today ,31st December.. it was absolutely perfect, thank you staff for been great hosts x

First time visit, stopped off here for meat on my way home and it was ridiculously expensive and it was also gone off when I got home and opened it, won't be going again its just a expensive middle man by the looks of it, they must of give me the old stuff 👍

Cracking place to visit. Breakfast in the restaurant was spot on. Great selection of local produce. Pies and pastries galore. Addicted to ploughmans pork pies.

Visited the farm today with our grandkids to see santa, arrived a little early but had plenty to do with the activity pack given by the elves, after seeing santa and we got to choose our own present from the workshop we went to feed the animals, it was a great experience for the kids, just one thing that spoiled it, but it was a really big thing, going in to see santa, the room was very poorly lit, I could see the grandkids faces and they looked terrified my eldest held my hand so tight they were terrified, I just think that Santa's room was a little bit more inviting and festive the experience would have been so much nicer.

Had afternoon tea with my husband. Ordered a traditional and a high tea. Everything tasted fresh and staff were friendly and asked if we needed more tea/coffee. Nice christmas treat.

Nice coffee and toasted tea cake in the cafe/restaurant and the produce in the shop looks excellent.However some of the prices are a bit eye watering!

Good food great staff makes it a very popular place.

Products excellent check out personnel could be more friendly

Came for the Little Farmers Trail. It was very basic, not much to it. Good that it’s free, but food is expensive for the amount that you get. Shop is great as always.

A wonderful breakfast today in a impressive restaurant. The menu was also impressive. I had a breakfast burger which included a sausage meat pate and bacon from Blacker Hall Farms own pork, egg, hash browns and Monterey Jack cheese in a brioche bun, delightful and filling. My friend had a small full English which looked more like a large one and was equally delicious. Can’t wait to come back, farm shop full of wonderful fayre well worth a visit!

We regularly have Breakfast here, we have had very mixed experiences of late. We ordered food & drinks, this arrived super quickly but the scrambled egg in the bowl was stone cold. We managed to catch the waiters eye who apologised & took the egg away but left the toast which also went cold while waiting for the egg to come back. These things happen but when the egg was brought back it wasn’t a fresh portion, it had been re heated in the microwave.. the egg was the shape of the bowl & had lost all its moisture. We ate what we could & the waiter arrived with a selection of mini deserts as a way of apology.. which was a nice touch but we would have rather enjoyed our breakfast. These things happen, prices here have recently increased twice and are now in line with The Ivy & Betty’s of Harrogate for breakfast & this is where from now on we will be booking our breakfast treat. Real shame!

Expensive place but real quality throughout. One of the nicest places we've ever stopped off at on the way home from anywhere. Wouldn't hesitate to visit again

My wife who uses a wheelchair was invited to our granddaughters baby shower.She discovered when she got there it was upstairs in the cafe with no accessibleity so she was plonked on a table downstairs alongside my daughter and other granddaughter away from the main group no effort was made to find an alternative where they could have been together .Facilities for the disabled are very poor

Absolutely no accessibility provisions for people in wheelchairs at the restaurant. There's a ramp leading up to it but no way for someone in a wheelchair to open the doors on their own, and a huge ridge in the doorways that took a lot of work to get over in the wheelchair. Was booked for a baby shower which was in the closed off area upstairs, and the person booking it for our party had asked if there was wheelchair accessibility to get upstairs and were told that there was a lift, which turned out to be a lie. This left an old lady in tears as she couldn't celebrate the baby shower of her first great grandchild and was stuck downstairs away from the rest of the party with two of us sat downstairs with her. Even the "disabled parking" is just normal parking spaces with a disabled sign in front of it, no space to allow for people in wheelchairs to get in and out, luckily we managed to get parked at the end of the row however this was on a. Big slope which made getting in and out of the car difficult. Completely spoiled what should have been a special occasion. The afternoon tea was nice and the staff were lovely but it doesn't make up for being lied to. Had they been honest and upfront when it was booked then we could have booked somewhere that was wheelchair friendly.

Great place for the grandchildren

Frankly not as great as the hordes of visitors would suggest. I get the food is supposed to be premium quality but it just doesn't warrant the money they charge. Had a breakfast for three of us, yeah it was pretty good but was it worth over £20 a head for three breakfasts, three fruit juices and three hot drinks? Hell no! Sausages were great, bacon ok only, black pudding amazing but they need to teach the cook how to cook a fried egg! To be fair, and for balance, the serving staff were great. Final joke was asking for 40p for a paper bag in the shop. I'd be supportive of that price for plastic, but paper? I doubt they cost more than a few pence each. Obviously I'd usually take my own bag but we were originally only going for breakfast. I doubt I'll return, simply not worthy of the hype!

Nice food, not very wheelchair friendly I’m afraid. Ice cream parlour was a bit skinny 1 little scoop lol Overall nice place but wouldn’t go back with a wheel chair sorry

Great place , lovely food and little animal farm 🚜

Went for some food with family, having been before I was really looking forward to it and knew what to expect. I ordered their beef burger this time and when it came it was presented really well, tasted good, however had so much grease dropping out of it onto the plate, baring in mind this is the only thing that I ate. Later on that evening when I got home I could still feel the food almost sitting at the top of my stomach and felt really heavy, an hour later I was violently sick and continued to be so for the rest of the night until around midnight.

Absolutely beautiful food great service lots of variety good value for money

Staff are lovely, food is of great quality and overall a great experience, would definitely recommend. X

We were bought a gift card to use by a family member. We then came to eat and they told us it had been used before, despite neither us or family member having been here. Noone avaliable to resolve on the day. The offered a discount, but not to honour the voucher we had been bought and which had been paid for in full. Will not return, feel very let down.

Sorry but for £14.45 it was more than disappointing. The breakfast was ok, but nothing special. It came a bit too quick i.e. all pre cooked like a buffet in an all you can eat hotel. Eggs are give away of this when that slight rubbery texture prevails. Service good but sadly it was simply just Overpriced for what was served up. I get the attraction with the wonderful farm shop but I won’t call again after being served up average for premium price.

Hi blacker hall , we have two dissatisfied, items, one was we had the pulled pork, asked for some crackling, but didn’t get any.also the fruit scones were almost plain, with just three currants in one.😞disappointing to say the least.we travel a long way to get to you.

Lovely food, nice selection of neKs and light bites. Nice atmosphere in the cafe Farm shop well stocked with lots of lovely cakes, meats, pre-prepared meals

First visit today with my 2 year old. He loved the farm. We fed the goats and they were very gentle. Breakfast in the restaurant was fantastic. The staff were really friendly. The only thing it’s missing is a play area/couple of swings as it was a bit cold and wet for the sand pit where you have to take your shoes off

Busy and attractively presented, with a large selection of quality food and drink. The premium prices which reflect the excellent quality and provenance of the locally sourced goods.

Have not been here for a while as I thought it had gone downhill a bit. Todays experience however was very good. The menus are decent, although I am not vegan or veggie and don't know how well catered for they are. The food was delivered promptly and was tasty and hot. Staff were good. One thing did let the experience down though and nothing to do with the staff. A couple of young mothers with a couple of young children (one in a high chair) left devastation behind when they finished their food. There was food all over the floor around the high chair. There was no attempt to tidy up the table either. I do not expect them to leave the place spick and span but there was no effort to even clear up the larger pieces of food that had been dropped. Neither was there an apology to the staff on leaving. Is it an age thing?( I am in the elderly bracket).To me it is just politeness to make an attempt to leave the table tidy whether or not you have children with you.

The barn kitchen is one of our favourite breakfast spots. The food and drinks are always delicious and the staff are welcoming and friendly. They have a very good menu selection and everything is high quality. The venue itself is also wonderful. We come almost weekly and have never had a bad experience.

An amazing mix of groceries under one roof. Fresh meat from the farm or locally sourced producers, Fish and shellfish, fruit and veg, baked goods and deli items. Lovely restaurant (often v busy) and hot food and sandwiches to takeaway from the deli counter. Also offers click and collect, and drive through options. Children's area with farm based activities. This is a regular stop if we are travelling up the M1, and we are always glad to make the short detour. Highly recommend.

Fantastic place to visit with the family loads to do great food and reasonable priced farm shop

Not a bad farm shop, as usual don't expect anything cheap. Good cafe, the outside one, could do with a clean up.update good quality products, very busy on a wknd, book if you want the indoor cafe. Still needs a refurb on the outside cafe.

Really nice atmosphere, great food in the restraunt and farm shop

This was a fun place to visit. Seeing the animals and getting to pet them was great. The animals especially the goats were very friendly and kept coming up to us. The staff were lovely and welcoming. The farm shop was nice and I recommend the milkshake machine. There is free parking on site, It can get quite busy at times, but there is lots of space to park.

The wait staff were exceptional. Very helpful and polite. The afternoon tea was delicious and reasonably priced. The staff in the shop were also very helpful with regards to answering by queries and helping us safely pack out potted plants.

Called in the farm shop today as we were passing at lunchtime, I’m coeliac so always look out for some nice treats, how disappointing it was, there was the teeniest tiny shelving of normal supermarket biscuits, dry pasta and not much else, I would rather there been nothing than this very poor effort. Went to the cafe for lunch, sounded like a decent selection of GF food, opted for the falafel salad, normally came with a flat bread, when the food arrived I noticed my bowl was hot, not a good start when it was a cold salad, the 2 slices of very poor gluten free bread on the side of the dish felt like toast on 1 side but soft on the other telling my my food had been under the warming lights waiting to be served, who puts a salad u der warming lights! My husbands Caesar salad was also in a hot bowl. There’s lots of decent bread out there now that is GF, try using share par baked rolls, if you offer GF food it needs to be edible, neither me or my family will ever visit again. Oh and when someone asked if everything was ok I did tell her, she was stunned into silence and walked away, why ask if you don’t want to know when there is a problem

I personally wouldn't visit again I'm pretty much 50/50 lots of positives the petting park for young kids is great the sand pit loads of picnic tables and all looks amazing on arrival friendly staff ..went for food in the main restaurant (not booked )to be told there would be at least a half hour wait according to the computer plenty of empty tables wasn't given the option for outside didn't see this area until we had walked around..so had a decent sandwich in the takeaway part ..but I really went for the farm shop itself which is incredibly expensive I get they have huge overheads, staff and facilities etc ..but the prices are literally almost triple what you would pay elsewhere..and im not just talking about supermarkets

Excellent food and service try the breakfast steak and eggs fantastic. Kiddies area outside brilliant

Great range of foods and drinks. Cakes are fab! Service is fantastic, welcoming and inviting.

An absolute must visit for children these school holidays, free entrance to farm trail where they can see feed and get to see lots of farm animals , and games as you walk round 😀

Sandwiches were great up until a few weeks ago, lots of filling on great bread. last few occasions though the sandwichs have been really dire which barely any filling, definitely not worth £7.

Lovely run farm. Went to the restaurant for brunch. Was delicious. Service was good. Everything was clean and tidy. Good atmosphere.

Great farm shop stocked with lots of lovely produce and gifts! We sat in the outdoor dining area and had some freshly made wood-fired pizzas. They were hot and delicious. There’s plenty of parking and very child/dog friendly!

Beautiful and lively place! Lovely stalls, good animal farm for children and very good farm shop with plenty of choices. Recommended to spend hours here. All staff are helpful and seem to enjoy working here and there is a very nice atmosphere to the whole place.

Bought 6 beef pies each one had nothing but fat in it. Basically no meat. Shocking. 5 guests disappointed. Will not buy pies again from there

My life is now complete now you have started selling the chocolate crunch cookies again 😋

Excellent Sunday lunch, enjoy visiting BHF for various things. Knives need to be sharpened and plates should be warmed, but small issue as overall excellent.

This could have been a lovely hour or so instead a bit of a let down.The first experience to let the farm shop down was the carpark total gridlock cars parking wherever they liked some dangerously so, looked for disabled bays couldn't see any cars where parked on the roads outside making it dangerous to exit. It was advertised as Yorkshire day so packed went for the stalls they had promised about 8 small stalls very uninspiring items for sale. We decided to eat at the Restaurant we waited a good 8 minutes to be told by a very snappy lady who informed us all tables booked hardly oneone upstairs and most of the outside free when I said it would have been nice to know it was booking only I was told well you should know it's been like this for years it was our first visit not very good customer service. Farm shop very expensive ok don't mind that if it's good quality it's for a treat although the 2 pies we bought where nice definitely not worth the nearly £9 cost but the lady on the pie counter was lovely a complete credit to you. All in all could be a fantastic place but really needs to be thought out better

Really lovely shop with Butchers, fish counter, fruit and veg , bakery..... Also a chocolate and icecream shop too!

Got a sausage sandwich and asked for tomato with it. Got one dried up inedible half a tomato, pointed it out to staff but still got charged £1.95 for a half of a tomato. Overpriced and underwhelming

Visited the farm and the farm shop. The farm was the perfect way to spend an hour, there were plenty of farm animals that you can see and visiting the animals is free. The farm shop had a wonderful selection of produce on offer. I purchased the chilli burgers which were delicious and worth the price.

Excellent place to visit and have something to eat.