Edmunds Arms in Barnsley

Had the fish and chips meal at The Edmunds, the fish was massive with crispy batter. My friend had the bean chilli which she enjoyed. The pub was quiet when we visited, but may get busy at times, so maybe it's best to book a table . Nice place and friendly staff, plenty of parking. The decor could do with an update as a bit old fashioned, but a nice village pub.

Just been for dinner with friends, good value for money, excellent food and atmosphere, nice to be in a venue where you can talk without loud music or phones ringing constantly. Landlord, Landlady and all staff very pleasant and they always have time for a chat. The only issue I found if you have mobility issues is its not very good to get over the threshold of the main entrance but staff are always happy to help. Would have no issues recommending this venue.

Yet another lovely meal at the Edmunds came before Christmas and again for a family meal and it did not disappoint. Home cooked food with home made chips were delicious, nice friendly staff. As this is a Samuel Smiths pub no TV, music, phones or devices which was nice to spend time talking to each other for a change! Looking to book our next meal here soon.

Excellent service and food. Good atmosphere. The pies are wonderful and the lounge or dining room are clean, warm and comfortable. Ample parking.

No stars for food as didn't eat. Love this pub, it's a proper local pub. Only get to go when I visit my mum Missed it when it was closed. We had a G&T and a pint £7 ish but definitely less than £8

Visited for a Christmas get together with friends, excellent food, staff very friendly from walking in to walking out, couldn't do enough for the customers, highly recommended

We were just passing and decided to see if they did food, only the two of us in the dining area, lady behind the bar was lovely, drinks reasonably priced, ordered our food, the lady who brought our food was the landlady who was very friendly, the food was delicious and plentiful, well cooked and presented, we have been told the Sunday lunches are great so will be returning for one of those. Thankyou for the welcome and our delicious tea 👌

I'll be honest, The Edmunds was second choice but next time it will be first choice.

Four of us booked in for a Saturday night meal, when we got there the car park was empty, (bad sign) once inside we were surprised to find we were the only ones there apart from two local guys in the taproom. The meal was fine, and the girl serving was fine, but apparently the Brewery that own it, (Sam Smiths) don't allow mobile phones, no background music, or tvs etc, so we sat there for two and a half hours and not another soul came in, so no atmosphere at all, we used to go there 30 years ago and you had to book well in advance to get a table. The management have got it all wrong! We won't be going back!

Went over two years ago and endured the worst customer service I have ever had. (See previous comment for details). I am, however, fair. I heard the Edmunds had a new manager so, after 6 months of thinking about it, 4 of us were sent out as the recce party. A change in staff makes an incredible difference!! A lovely, warm welcome with a bit of chat, the lady in the kitchen came out and discussed what was on the menu, we made our choice and excellent food appeared a while later. Suffice to say the Edmunds Arms is now back on the "Approved" list.

Another great Samuel Smith pub. Nothing like a Samuel smith cider on a warm day. Lovely outlook here across from the church. Nice drinks, good staff :)

Love this pub, great selection of drinks and food. Used it for years. Lovely friendly service. Absolutely hate locals/regulars that think they are more important than anyone else and insist and are allowed f to stand in doorway inside the building and smoke, makes the whole place stink!! So rude, but yet easy to sort, please do as no other faults.

I would like to say a massive thank you to the Edmunds Arms and its lovely Staff. Today, we had the Wake for my Mother-in-law at the Edmunds Arms and it was excellent. The food was really good and there was plenty of it. The Staff could not have been more obliging and the room that they allocated for us was perfect. It just couldn't have been any better. We would highly recommend this Pub for such an occasion.

Beautiful staff, lovely place, great drinks 6/7 for me

Always loved the Edmunds Arm. Would give it 5 stars if they hadn't decided to exclude dogs inside. Beautiful village dog walkers pub. Used to struggle to get sat down inside on a Sunday. Now has 4 guys inside at 1pm. Crazy. Beer great. Prices great. Staff great.

I’ve been going in here for years on and off but my visit 2 days ago will be my last. I don’t know if the pub has been taken over but if it has I thought a brewery like Sam Smiths would have more about it than this. I walked in the pub at just gone 3 only to find unattentive bar staff and a girl behind the bar in her PJ’s dropping glasses off from I assume the private residence. I than saw countless youths coming and going and there was a distinct smell of someone smoking coming from some near the bar. The pub was dead yet I found myself struggling to get served. Needless to say I will not return if I wanted to be surrounded by kids I would go to Brewers Faye. This could be such a nice pub but I fear it will be yet another to fall victim to a dying trade

Seemingly gone are the days when you can walk into a pub and be met by a friendly face. What I was met with today was nothing short of shocking. We wanted food but that seemed to be impossible. We are rudely informed that the kitchen was closed and would be for a while. We order drinks and was greeted by a grunt. I know that due to the current situation that prices have to increase but you would usually expect to product to be quality. I’ve seen more life in water than the Taddys I ordered. There were empty glasses everywhere and the pub was filthy. There is also a strong smell of someone smoking somewhere in the pub. To top this off the pub had the feel of an underaged youth club with what can only be described as kids all over the place. But the true icing on the cake was the regular appearance of someone In pyjamas screaming into her phone behind the bar bringing empty glasses from somewhere certainly not anywhere in the pub because it was deserted. If this is what a Samuel Smiths pub has become I fear for the company which has always been a byword for the traditional pub

Superb food and staff would reccomend

Enjoyed my time here, it was so welcoming and felt safe as precautions due to pandemic were in place, lovely staff especially Reece would recommend to everyone if they want to go to a pub where they can socialise and have a good time.

It is with glee that I wirte yet another fancastic review for this pub/restaurant! We have been visiting the Edmunds Arms now for a number of years and have become somewhat of a regular. I have left many a fantastic verbal review with the managment. However, after seeing what I can only describe as a pathetic review left by some ''childish disgruntled customers'', I thought it was my time to get my view across. Reece and the team and Edumunds Arms are nothing short of fantastic, even though these horrible times of COVID-19 the staff have been welcoming, accomodating and as always excellent hosts. However, on Wednesday (12th August 2020) evening we witnessed something quite comical. There was an unnamed, customer sprawled across the bench seating barking orders at the staff, being very rude and displaying generally unacceptable behavior. All because the restaurant was busy and their requests were unable to be met. I wanted to personally say that Reece and team and fantastic hosts and I hope that they are not undetermined by the vastly untrue and negative reviews that have been left by moronic individuals. 5* PUB, 5* SERVICE. Well done for being part of the 'Eat out to help out scheme too'!! To the invidual I am refering to: I did not appreciate my picture being taken without my prior consent, I am a fellow customer of the pub and do not wish to be included in your ill attempted rant. I also find it incomprehensible that you have named individuals who work at this fine establishment. In my personal opinion, this amounts to slander. Also, I hear you have not visited the pub since before lockdown began - well, we have. I can confirm to you that the staff at Edmunds Arms reacted swiftly, professionally and have had to adhere quickly to new policies created by Government. Remember, it is just as much out of their control as it is yours. All you needed to do as apply a little logic and understand everyone at the Edmunds is doing the best that they possibly can.

It is with heavy heart I write this review. I have given the Edmunds Arms, Worsborough Road, Worsborough, good reviews in the past but last nights Customer Service and communication was totally unacceptable and has irretrievably ruined the relationship. I telephoned at 14.46 and asked Dawn for a table for 5 at 7pm that night. She informed me there was a large party in for 7pm asking us to come earlier. I explained I would need to ask others if they could get there earlier. I informed Dawn it might take a while to contact them and get replies and did I need to confirm a time now. She said it would be OK to arrive and order when we got there. We had all arrived by 6.45 and asked the person behind the bar, Reece, if we could order. Reece, wearing a “Let us talk” T-shirt mumbled “We are too busy, you have to book” (See photo to identify the hoards cramming in the pub). I explained the situation, Reece very helpfully(!) asked if I had phoned another pub that is on Edmunds Road, (interestingly there is a pub on Edmunds Road, Worsborough Dale – about 2 KM away - and easily confused with the Edmunds Arms as it is called The Boatman’s Rest!!) Having looked up my phone records I confirmed it was the EA at 14.46… and Reece went around the other side of the horse-shoe shaped bar. After @ 4 minutes he re-appeared, and we asked what was happening. All I can describe is there was a “professional” rolling of eyes, a slump of shoulders and a deep sigh – body language for “I don’t need this, go away”. He agreed to talk to the kitchen for us. When he returned, he again went to the far side of the bar, with no eye-contact or verbal communication. Eventually he emerged from behind the mirror and we asked what the kitchen had said. This was met with silence then “Nuthin’ I can do”. We offered to just have a chip butty each. Reece turned and went back to the dark side. We had now been in the EA for an hour and asked to see the Manager. Sue arrived and said we should have booked. I explained the situation and Sue nodded her head and walked to the dark side. A few minutes later she returned and informed me that I was wrong about my telephone conversation and that “Dawn doesn’t lie” Asked if she was accusing me of being a liar she replied “I am not saying anyone is lying”. To move things along, I agreed the phone call could be mis-remembered by both parties. I then highlighted the highly impressive communication and customer service skills Reece had exhibited. She defended Reece saying, “His communication is good”. Strangely, she could not give me any explanation as to why she was unaware of our request for chip butties. We asked Reece why our request had not been passed on and he replied, “I thought you were being sarcastic”. To maintain professionalism and temper 2 of our 5 now left the pub. Sue said that 7pm had been particularly busy (@10 in the restaurant and 7 or 8 eating outside) and we should have booked, or Dawn leave her a message. She said that if she had known about this earlier, she could have done us something after the rush!!!! Being calm and polite, I did point out the saga had begun over an hour ago and our offer to have butties had been evaluated and prevented by Reece and his excellent communication skills. I expressed my disappointment at this poor service as I was not used to it on my regular visits. At this point Sue admitted that she recognised me and knows I have been there for food and or drinks for over 3 years. At this point she went away, and Reece continued communicating on the dark side. The only apology was a less than heart felt “Sorry” from Reece re his mistakenly thinking our Chip butty request was sarcastic. No apology for the miscommunication over the phone call No apology re complete lack of customer care or skills by Reece No apology re lack of communication between bar and kitchen At no point in the entire evening did Reece smile at anyone, even when a new customer entered and bought their first drinks. On top of it all we went to EA on Wednesday evening because we like it there, even though they are the only pub in the area that are NOT in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme!!! I must now agree with others reviews that the EA is getting worse. Our work bubble will NOT be returning.

I never like to leave poor reviews and feel that I am always extremely fair and open minded always trying to give hard working and often young staff the benefit of the doubt. However.... having visited the Edmunds Arms and reflected over the past 24 hours I really need to express the level of disappointment at how we were treated by the "staff" and i use the phrase "staff" very loosely. We were a party of 5 and having been told earlier in the day we did not need to book we arrived looking forward to some nice pub food. We ordered drinks and I began looking at the menu on the bar only to be grunted at that "you can't have food, you haven't booked". My friend explained that he had spoken to someone earlier and she said we did not need to book. The "gruntee" then went to the kitchen to ask if we could have food. Upon returning he just disappeared behind the back of the bar and said nothing. When he appeared again 10 minutes later i asked him if our request had been successful, he then said they were too busy, to which i looked round to see a virtually empty pub. (We did find out later that they had a party of 10 and a party of 7 to cater for..... yes that's 17 people !!!! ) Becoming slightly bemused i again asked him if he would ask the kitchen again, my friend even showed him the proof of the call on his phone as he seemed to be intimating we were just chancing our luck ! With a large sigh and a drop of his sloping shoulders "Charlie Chuckles" departed for the kitchen, as he was on his way i said "if it helps we'll have 5 Chip Butties". Deja Vu ensued and he again returned and said nothing, simply doing his best Paul Daniels impression of disappearing in a puff of smoke which he seems to have perfected to a tee. After what seemed a lifetime (10 minutes !!) he once again he reappeared from the back of the bar to which i asked to speak to the person in charge. Looking at me like i was speaking a foreign language he left to plough his now familiar furrow to the kitchen with all the energy of a Tortoise carrying some very heavy shopping. At this point a very nice lady appeared smiling and very apologetic and to her credit she did say we could have food later in the night, unfortunately it was too late for us, especially after Mr Charisma had wasted almost an hour playing "hide and seek" behind the bar. We would have had better conversation with Marcel Marceau ! When I explained that we would have been happy with a Chip Butty (and had said as much) the lady looked at me surprised only for my favourite Bartender to pipe up and say in his best Lurch voice "I thought you were being sarcastic" !!!! Not being known for random acts of violence i made my apologies to my friends and left stating i would not be returning. Its such a shame that this historically beautiful pub is being let down by very poor customer service the like of which would make Basil Fawlty proud. However, the highlight of the evening was clearly Mr Charisma's T shirt sporting the slogan "Lets Talk".. No doubt given to him as someone with a sense of humour who thought the customers might like it...... in the words of the aforementioned Mr Daniels.. did we like it.... not a lot.

Not cheap anymore.. All drinks have gone up at least a pound! Who is daft enough to pay £4.20 for a pint of purebrew Lager.

Nice pub . Good food and several beers and lagers to choose from.

We are in the modern era, but are not allowed any digital devices in this pub or the use of chip n pin card, they need to move with the times if they want to keep up the moving pace .

Great pub, but don't go if you want to use your phone, all electronic devices are banned..unusual yes but the beer is kept well.

I Have been using this pub for quite a number of years, the last couple of years it seems to be on a downward spiral as far as management and male bar staff are concerned, one of which is probably unemployable anywhere else, hides somewhere behind the taproom bar, refuses to respond to calls for service from the best room bar, the other is just a really bad advert for any pub, looks dirty , lazy , lacks any communication skills at all, both have never heard the words PLEASE or THANKYOU

What and where is the Edmunds Arms?

Old school traditional English pub

Let's hope that now the landlady has left the building we can all begin to enjoy our visits to Eddie's again. I know some of the brewery rules are a bit silly, for example the banning of mobile phones, but it's a traditional boozer with extremely well priced ale, it needs a decent menu and a decent landlord/landlady to get the place back to some sort of normality and then hopefully everyone that stopped visiting will return

Very dated and tired pub.Told I could not look at photos on phone as it was a brewery rule what century do they think it is.

Sam Smiths pub good cheap beer very friendly staff

I have been frequenting this pub for a few years now. It’s certainly seen it’s fair share of publicans that’s for sure, some good, some not so good. However I would just like to praise the fantastic friendly couple who are currently doing an amazing job. The beer is always very good and well cared for. The food it’s lovely and always cooked fresh to order. The staff are polite and friendly. The pub is really clean and has just been treated to a nice little makeover, to freshen things up. Prices have always been good. Keep up the good work guys!

This place is now our local and we love it. Been coming here for 5 years. Managers come and gone but Fiona & Andy are great can't do enough for you. All these rules not a problem we make our own entertainment. 👍

As a group of around 8 we use this pub as a meeting point to catch up every few weeks. Done this for years and pub is great with good cheap beers.Offsetting all this is the installation of the latest landlady for about a year. Over that time it’s become obvious to us all what a dour woman she is.She calls it banter but every time she comes over to our table she tests us like naughty school kids (we’re all in early 50’s...) and tries to belittle any one or all of us.Over the year she’s been installed, we’ve noticed the number of people has dwindled to a fraction of what it used to be and based on last nights remarks from her it will do so by a further 8 or so going forward.So if you per chance read these reviews at the Sam Smiths brewery head office, please find a decent landlady or landlord. The pub is great and always has been but I cannot spend anymore of my social time getting slapped down by this woman. I’m out to enjoy myself with my friends and it’s no longer enjoyable.Till things change, I won’t be using this pub again...Andy

Just had a Sunday lunch here and it was lovely. it was piping hot and very tasty. You get a choice of three meats and we all had the beef which was really tender. Very good value and great service.

Good beer at a nice price. Friendly atmosphere.

Great community venue, excellent bar and service

This is a great pub friendly atmosphere and staff and a great cheap pint on a hot day my only criticism is it’s only cash payment this place needs to move with the times ie either card payment and Apple Pay the business they must be loosing not taking payment by card etc I dread to think so move with the times please

Low prices good food great pint

Great pub, great beer. Great atmosphere.

Lovely pub, lovely atmosphere & friendly staff

Lovely pub nice meals worth going 🥰

Had battered cod and chips with mushy peas and tartare sauce. The batter was incredibly light and crispy. The chips were excellent too. I made a complete pig of myself and scoffed the lot!

Over and above service and quality of food at our Dads funeral gathering

Old worldly pub, great prices, in a lovely location.

Went for a christening buffet. Nice country pub nice selection of ales. Worth a visit as I've heard their food is good.

Cheap drinks quiet location somewhere nice to out in warmer weather

Not aloud to use your mobile phone what's all that about lol

Lovely welcoming staff...highly recommend top quality service, brilliant atmosphere x

Great land lord and lady! The food is hot, yummy and presentation excellent! We can’t recommend the food enough just great English favourites served up very well... 3.5 pints plus 2 main meals followed by sticky toffee pudding all for £24 brilliant. Staff really friendly too what more could you ask from a pub in a lovely village!

Went for Sunday lunch and can honestly say it was the best lunch I have ever had in a pub or restaurant! Gravy to die for, home made Yorkshire puddings, veg cooked to perfection and all for £6!

We like to visit this pub on a regular basis but could the new landlady please just keep her voice down. We go for a nice, reasonably priced, quiet drink and prefer not to hear her shrieking at customers

A lovely friendly ' proper pub ' nice food as well

Hot turkey sandwich came with cold clacky bread out of freezer, cold anaemic stuffing and tepid turkey. Beans and cheese jacket potato came loaded with cheap beans and cheap cheese! Was a poor experience and won’t be returning!

I've not eaten here but the beer is always good and well recommended with a relaxing atmosphere

This has been my local pub for years. I'm not a big beer drinker but I do enjoy going out to eat. I used to eat here 2/3 times a week 20yrs ago. But due to the owner declaring the food that can be sold must come from one of his own producing company this now means that only PING food is served. (microwaved) Put bluntly I ain't eating that muck. This has resulted in god knows how many managers and local people not frequenting the pub like it used to be. I personally like the beer having drunk it for nearly 50yrs. The pub left alone by the breweries upper management and allowed to sell good home cooked food would be one of the best in Barnsley. I believe Sunday lunch is home cooked but I haven't tried this so I cannot comment. But for good drink at very reasonable prices it can't be beaten. Well worth a visit.

This is one of the last proper pubs about with down to earth customers +++++

Awful food.all bought in.no atmosphere in the restaurant. Won't be back.

Great pub! Really friendly owners also fantastic food

Christmas day visit, busy but had a seat after 20 mins. As it is a brewery owned pub, the prices for drinks are excellent. Alpine lager £1.40 a pint, wow. Living in Spain and dubai, never had such great value. Lucky locals.!!

If you like Sam Smith's beers and larger this pub is well worth a visit. There's no music or tv's is Sam's pubs which suits us fine.

Poor quality food and took 25mins to get a cold sandwich after being asked twice what bread we wanted

Love it.nice atmosphere.try the pure brew larger.

A lovely pub full of nice people, like two locals we got talking to, Roy 82 and his mate Kelv and his wife Linda. Had a great ole time. Lovely characters.

A real, genuine, down to earth pub.

Great as always soverein bitter1st class

Very cosy atmosphere pub typically of Samuel Smith pub value for money the pub in rural areas of worsborough village very good public transport links good choice of traditional beers of Samuel Smith brewery worth a visit I definitely going back again 😂

Been calling here on an off for almost 40 yrs.... OMG... The toilets stank of Pxxx.. Almost enough to kill you... A 50p bottle of bleach would have cured it. I did something that I'd never done in 40 yrs... Ordered a pint, sat in beer garden and threw half of it away on grass... Awful...could not manage to drink it all.

Lovely old fashioned pub, cheap drinks, plenty of parking

Horrible wwomen at bar had a dress on we saw everything she had under it put me off food all pants on show everything she shud not be allowrd tp do that its off putting

Women who serve where less than a slapper felt horrible shows all pants hated it

Nice pint, sunny day so sat on benches outside....... I would be happy to go again

Sam Smiths Pub. A great place to meet up with friends in the sun

Temporary management in situ - beer okay and still ridiculously cheap at £2 a pint but disappointed at the lack of food .The place was much quieter than previous visits but we were made to feel welcome by the locals.

Beer was always good but it is terrible now the landlord Andy as left

Great quiet pub, no jukebox, no TV, no kids. Fantastic customer service and superb value for money. Tonight 5 blokes ate and drank all for £58!!!

Fantastic place, cheap as chips

Love this pub great atmosphere full of chat with no music and no swearing policy works a treat my Saturday night love it

Below average standard food. Pie so burnt couldn't eat it.

Great beer good price friendly staff.

Choir service at the church scheduled for 1830. No one turned up So plan B kicked in. A half pint at the bar. Pub seemed more popular than the church. Good beer, great landlord great customers. Great hour spent. Will return next time the vicar falls to turn up, which will probably be tomorrow. Cheers.

As a creature of habit I decided that perhaps it was my hearing and sight that was at fault for my last visit, so I, and my mates, decided to go for another evening meal at this, our most visited eatery. The beer/lager as good as ever, superb product at very sensible prices. So far, so good; The next step on the road to heaven was to find out that proper, fat, homemade chips had been returned to their rightful place on this menu. Sadly, the road to heaven took a fork and we found ourselves on the road to hell. Great pies, delicious gammon, scrumptious steak all served with cardboard apologies for chips. Now, don't get me wrong, the chips are the same as you get at an ordinary restaurant - better than the tasteless string from Kay Efces or Mack doughnuts, but not good enough to be placed alongside the rest of the food plated up here. The chef is of high quality, the food he serves is delightful, apart from these krapi things apltly named after our European cousins. I have been told by 3 different sources that the decision to go with pre-cut, frozen, dehydrated potatoes is so that they have better portion control. Apparently these chips give less margin for error in portion size than free-range wonky potatoes. Perhaps the bean counters and widget measurers should have a meeting with their local Fish & chip shop owner to find out how they manage portion control, forecast volumes required and quality standards to be achieved by talking to the owner. Anyway enough is satisfactory and we will, from now on, be eating at another pub about 2 miles away from the Edmund's that does do proper, fat homemade chips. Please let me know if the Barff-brains in HO see sense and fat chips make a return....

Friendly staff good drinks well worth a visit

no nonsense simple bar food small choices but hot plenty on the plate lovely café late to round off overall great value for money

Friendly public house, decent atmosphere with good cheap beer.

I have been eating here once a month, or more, for over a year and enjoyed it so much I have introduced friends and family to dining here.

We arrived just after 1730hrs and ordered our food and drinks. I had the Beef and Ale Pie and my partner Chicken and Bacon Salad. When the food was ready we were shown into the Dining Room and wee ate Top Quality food. This Pub is off the beaten track but is well worth a visit.

Sampled the Sunday lunch at the Edmunds Arms. Fairly average, small portions but at £8.50 I suppose not bad. Dated dining room but friendly staff

The buffet after my mums funeral was excellent. The food was lovely, as were the staff. Thank you to you all

Lovely little Yorkshire pub with friendly staff. Buffet food plentiful and a nice mix of sandwiches, snacks, chips, breaded mushrooms and desserts. Beer garden open to all.

We've never eaten here, but the beer is good and the beer garden is a sun trap in the warm weather. A great pub in which to while away a Sunday afternoon.

Went with a party of 12 for a meal after a local funeral and was pleasantly surprised at the large size of the portions and the very reasonable price of the food. We had steaks, fish, lasagna among other items things. Check the specials board behind the bar as items not on the menu are always available. You have got to have the chocolate brownie. It is the most amazing brownie I have eaten anywhere. Wonderful, old local village with a peaceful atmosphere. Plenty of parking and friendly staff.

Good country local pub feel to this place

Adding another Samuel Smiths to our portfolio.Best Sam Smiths I've been in good crowd excellent beer £1.90 great service from the bar staff even enjoyed a joke with us at my expense. Large rooms for comfort menu look excellent will sample next time which will be very soon. Donald Trump

Sam smiths pub so value for money an good ales

Went for Sunday lunch friendly waitress food sound beer ok bar staff forgot to put there teeth in & unfriendly but fair price beer & food

Good beer and good food when kitchen is open. Best to ring before to check.

Lovely pub in a nice quiet village, really friendly staff and the Sunday lunches are really lovely.10/10 garden to rear with benches at front and back

We four lunch once a week in the Barnsley area. On arrival we had to walk through a screen of smoke at the entrance[why are smokers allowed to smoke around the entrance to the pub]. We asked for a bottle of wine, only to be told that Sam Smiths[the owners of the pub] do not allow the sale of bottles only glasses. We inspected the menu, there was nothing on it that we wanted to eat, we went on to the Boatmans Rest and had a great lunch.