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A very busy evening but still the staff were very professional, friendly, helpful and cleaned our table has we have food intolerence. Food is always very tasty and affordable Would recommend a visit.
Mindy W . 2024-10-11
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Martin excellent member of staff .if I could give martin a 11 out of 10 I would grateful to all staff but he stood out regards
John Sean N . 2024-10-08
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5 out of 5 for The Norman. We had a lovely meal and it was great value for money. Martin is always great when we visit, makes us feel right at home.
Justine N . 2024-10-08
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Absolutely fantastic food excellent staff wonderful and very friendly complements to the kitchen staff would definitely recommend it to family and friends
Keith B . 2024-09-25
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We had the pleasure of being served by Daisy, and she was absolutely amazing! From the moment we arrived, she made sure we were well looked after. Her friendly demeanor and attentiveness really stood out, making our dining experience truly enjoyable. Daisy went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed, and her service was impeccable. Highly recommend asking for Daisy if you want a fantastic experience!.
Chloe W . 2024-09-16
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We came on Sunday & it was terrible. Long queues at the bar. We ordered food at 3:40pm & our starter didn’t come until 4:30. Main course didn’t arrive until 5:20. Staff didn’t seem interested. We visited as a family of 6 for my husband’s birthday so was even more disappointed. Food was terrible too, £4.79 for 4 cheese nuggets starters, chicken kebab meat was really pink & medium rare steak was tough & well done. After going for years & knowing the food wasn’t the best I think this was the last time we will eat here.
simerryjosh . 2024-08-17
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We've been here many times before and was told there would be a wait,, over an hour ,, but the thing I need to mention was the gravy ,,, I love my gravy ,, but I've never had gravy as bad as this before , it was like dishwater, & when it cooled it was just so full of horrible fat , disgusting !! It's not hard to make gravy !!!
ian s . 2024-08-14
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Great service with lovely food, nice and quiet family time with my son. Everyone very friendly and helpful 🙂 quick service too
Joanne H . 2024-08-13
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Very friendly pub, the staff are very nice and friendly. Teagan was very helpful, collecting glasses, keeping it nice and clean. She was very friendly with us especially with my two children. Hard working. The food is always good, if there has been a problem in the past they have always solved it. Will definitely recommend to anyone.
Nicola D . 2024-08-11
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Great lunchtime sandwiches. Friendly and helpful bar staff. Martin our waiter was cheerful and polite even though they were super busy and could do with an extra pair of hands!
Kath Wilkinson . 2024-08-08
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It was nice to sit inside for a pint and something to eat, great service. Looking forward to going again at the weekend.
Mark H . 2021-05-19
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Disappointed with our visit today. We were greeted by a staff member advising us to book in, i.e track and trace, however she was virtually on top of us showing us what to do (no social distancing what so ever). Once booked in, we got our drinks and found a table. However, shortly afterwards, we noticed people just coming in, no track or trace booking in, no staff member at all advising customers etc.... Customers using both doors, no staff challenging it, whats the point eh...
Mark H . 2020-09-19
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Well worth a visit, good food reasonable spruce good atmosphere and safe, good selection of beer larger and wine pleasant staff
Justme6648 . 2020-08-24
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Returned once pub had reopened (2 weeks after lockdown restrictions) fast service, nice food as always and very quiet inside pub, visited around 4.30pm, good social distancing and screen up at centre of bar for ordering food. Meals enjoyed by all, will keep visiting.
MissCLS7 . 2020-08-12
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Lovely place, however my daughter ordered a kids burger meal and the burger was overcooked and the bread bun was cut for it to fit in the lettuce wiltered annd very dry.
W7641OKamye . 2020-08-10
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We went as a party of 4. All of us ordered different items from the menu. Good service and lovely food.
NorthStar27004332776 . 2020-01-24
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Went with friends. Saturday afternoon. The food was excellent and service and staff too. Only downside was the toilets. They need to be refurbished.
MrsL84 . 2019-12-28
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Booked my grandma's wake here on Friday 20th December (mad Friday) would just like to say a massive thank you for the food it was amazing and your staff couldn't do enough for us even though they was rushed off there feet with mad Friday drinkers thank you again
Lisabfc123 . 2019-12-23
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I have been coming to The Norman every night and I decided I fancied a Sunday dinner as it is a Sunday and they have non left. Disgusted and the rest off the menu is sh***. Not happy. Do not recommend.
L2145CEamandaa . 2019-12-15
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We always come to The Norman , as it offers a good range of food, reliable service that is prompt and served with a smile. The staff are attentive and check all is good. The prices are reasonable and competitive with other like venues. Well worth a visit at any time of the day.
robertmarian64 . 2019-12-11
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Just orderd a drink in norman pub was charged too much asked if barmaid would checl it she went to fetch bar manager who was very ignorant and threw my change at me which landed on the floor and a customer picked it up for me asked to see manager who came out and wasnt intrested what a way to treat your customers disgusting way to treat customers
Road402084 . 2019-11-22
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Heard the chief had changed decided to take out the family out for tea. Was absolutely beautiful food!! The old Normam is back to life!!
Dommywinter93 . 2019-11-18
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Friendly staff and great, affordable food. Keeps getting better and better. Food has improved massively
Leethor . 2019-11-14
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Someone suggested lunch at The Norman after our morning at the farm with the children as they'd heard that the menu or chef had changed. I had the new fish butty which was lovely.
STS40 . 2019-11-06
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Booked just in case as it was a Saturday and got a great table.It was a nice evening so quite a few people outside.Barstaff and waiters very attentive and the food was great.
grahamo954 . 2019-09-04
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Called here other Thursday and both meals we ordered where fast and quite nice
401deanc . 2019-07-26
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We have visited a few times lately, today we visited for food. Never again. Rude staff. Terrible food. Dry and burnt burgers and dirty vegetables that looked like they were months old.
LSB1810 . 2019-07-06
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Stop off at the Norman most days during the week on a afternoon.nice pint of beer served mostly by a lovely polite and efficient barmaid Samantha.Eat there occasionally nice meals nice service.
knock . 2019-07-02
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Called in Saturday for tea had 2 burgers ( The Cowboy) and a drink for £12 = £6 each. Excellent value and very tasty. Staff where great and very polite. Good place to take kids as there is a good sized enclosed play area and beer garden at the back of the pub.
Neil64B . 2019-06-23
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Ordered from the 3 plates for 8.95. What a huge mistake. There was a delay, however that's ok. We don't mind waiting. When the food arrived it was so bad it was funny. We're still chuckling now! Nachos up first. How can you serve the nachos with melted cheese cold. Everything had just congealed to solid. Tasted ok though. Chicken strips......ok. bland but ok. The chicken wings.......where were they! 4 small frozen wings microwaved with a drizzle of spicy sauce on. 4! Let me repeat that 4! Ping ding food not reasonably priced. Would have complained but we were laughing too much at how bad it was. How can a chef allow that food to be given to a potential regular customer I don't know. Could be management related. All I want to know is who ate all the chicken wings lol. In future I'll stick to wetherspoons for a nice mixed platter
X7308THrobertt . 2019-05-28
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Ordered a mixed grill and a fish platter. The fish platter was lovely but the mixed grill was very disappointing. A really small portion and the chicken was very dry. When we mentioned this to the manager he was flippant with his reply. The people on the next table also complained about their food. We drink here at least once a week but after today we will never eat here again.
Leslee1313 . 2019-04-04
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Myself and my family used to really enjoy this pub, but unfortunately the new owners seem to have lost sight of what made this pub so welcoming.
thomas v . 2019-03-27
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Just popped in for lunch with by hubby. Lovely food and drinks. Our server was Steve very friendly and quick to clear our empty plates which is always a bonus!
Donna B . 2019-03-26
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Brought my older parents both in their 80s, mother enjoyed her chippy tea burger, brought a change to her usual fish and chips order, well done Norman inn for making Joanzilla happy who's never really that easy to please :)
Manda C . 2019-03-26
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Quality food and ale at a reasonable price.service with a smile and staff are very welcoming (Kim) will be returning for this 5 ⭐️Service
Dan H . 2019-03-23
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I have been to the Norman on many occasions and it's usually good value for money with nice waiting staff. However, last Thursday myself and my two adult children went for lunch - the time around 12.30pm. My daughter ordered a starter (prawn cocktail) and when it arrived it looked awful - the prawns were translucent - I've never seen prawns like those. I took the plate to the bar and asked if they had been cooked as my daughter couldn't eat them. The (older) man behind the bar was rude and dismissive and said loudly so that everyone could hear - "I recommend you don't order these again here as that is how they always look" ....and, "we've served thirty of these today and no-one else has complained." We then had to wait around 30 minutes for the second course - my son and daughter both wanted to leave by then, but I asked one of the young waitresses where the food was. She, and this man then came in with the three meals which had obviously been stood as the plates where very hot and my son's meal was hot but dry. Whilst we were waiting for our food, the man came to the table and put a one pound coin down and said that was the difference in the cost (a two-course Meal Deal). We all left totally disgusted and totally convinced we had been made to wait for our meals because this man's nose was put out of joint!
Optimist2019 . 2019-03-16
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After an emotional day, the £300 buffet was discusting, it looked like someone was sent to aldi last minute with £30 and rushed the job, even getting a coffee took 15 minutes and was cold when it arrived, £10 a head for the buffet, when you can get a full sit down meal for less than that,we feel robbed.
Karen H . 2019-03-15
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Had lasagne garlic bread n salad the lasagne was nice but the salad was limp asif it was days old and the garlic bread was cold n soggy as if just been defrosted 1st time I've been won't be going again missus mixed grill was a joke too
Andy S . 2019-03-10
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Wow, Saturdays 2 for 1 burger offer
. 2019-02-23
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Moving back into the area we decided to try this place. On our first visit we brought our niece who was visiting from Hungary and had a really pleasant experience. There are small light bite meals which are just right for me, although i did fancy scampi but felt I couldn't possibly eat twelve.
. 2019-01-20
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Had a lovely meal here - friendly welcoming staff, good food with a great selection to choose from. Would definitely come again next time we are up.
Catherine T . 2018-12-07
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Our visit was a very enjoyable experience. Warmly welcomed by the bar staff & quick service on ordering our meal which was lovely. I will be visiting again.
Gillb335 . 2018-11-26
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First visit after 30 years away, what a change, great décor, good friendly staff.
Steve_the_Tyke61 . 2018-11-06
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I use this pub more or less every week. I support adults with learning disabilities and they eat here all the time.the staff can't do enough to make them feel welcome and part of the community.i would just like to thank Kim and the rest of the staff for their kindness.keep up the good work
Christina B . 2018-10-24
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We tried here for a change from our usual Wednesday night. Very reasonable prices. The regular Wednesday offer of curry and a drink for £6.45 sounded excellent value. Rice and naan bread were fine but the Chicken Balti was far too hot and lacked flavour, My partner was not enamoured by the cheese and potato pie and chips. The pizza however went down well with the two partakers. Not sure if I'd visit again but if I do I'll choose something different.
david54196 . 2018-10-24
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Called in for an impromptu meal. Ordered pizza a dessert. Half an hour later asked where food was only to be told they had burnt the pizzas and wet e starting again. Didn't have time to wait so got a refund. Accidents happen but at no point was an an apology or explanation offered . Wish I had read the consistent theme of reviews. They need more staff!!
travellingwomabt . 2018-10-23
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So, a friend recommended the Norman Inn due to it having a separate vegan/vegetarian menu. Plus, the B12 burger has shown up on more than a few Instagram accounts I follow.
FGadd . 2018-09-29
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Normally we dine out at the bluebell at manvers, but the dire service and food resulted in head office sending some vouchers where we had to find a new place to dine.
gt4thug . 2018-09-28
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Visited with friends, just had main course. Quite a good selection of meals, enough to suit everyone. I had steak pie, which was good. Good pub food, pleasant atmosphere.Very good value.
johnnunn73 . 2018-09-12
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We have been several times and taken advantage of the lunch club menu. Cheap as chips and a varied enough selection to suit most people. 3 courses and a drink for less than most gastro pub starters can't be beaten. If your looking for Michelin star it isn't but for a treat and a convenient lunch it's fab. We have yet to sample the main menu or Sunday menu but would recommend based our own experiences...
chrisrI6597GA . 2018-08-10
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Me and my husband decided to try this place as it's local and we wanted to sample their Sundays dinners, I wish we hadn't bothered wasting our time. We ordered our food at 2:38 noting there was a 30 minute wait on food which is fair enough during busy periods. When our cutlery arrived at 3:15 We assumed our dinner wouldn't be long after.... We remained patient until 3:50 when after waiting an hour and 10 minutes we still didn't have our dinner. My husband and I agreed we wanted to go elsewhere and requested a refund. Our complaint was looked into by a manageress where it became apparent that we were "forgot about" and our dinners were being eaten by another customer!!!! We got our refund and were offered a 10% discount on our next visit..... I don't think so as we will never return.. it's a shame as friends and neighbours told me they stopped going as it had gone downhill and asked me for feedback on if it had changed since the refurb I told them about our experience so they also will not return. Could be a great pub if they changed the staff to ones that knew what they were doing.
natantkas . 2018-07-23
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Just another great meal, very friendly staff and good atmosphere keep it up and a kids play area in the garden
Andrew E . 2018-07-14
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Came with my friends and our children, were told there would be a 45 minute wait on food, which wasn't a problem. Waited and the food arrived hot, but there was not much taste. The two tables next to us had empty plates when we arrived and still had the same plates when we left which were attracting flies. The floor was full of food and to top it off they have completely ripped off farmhouse inns cakeaway idea.
vicksvapourrub . 2018-07-12
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This has a nice outside areas. Children friendly Nice menu.good food .pleasant staff.very friendly pub.nice decor and diferent seating areas.
debs_reynolds699 . 2018-06-30
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Food average , staff lovely but toilets dirty, dusty and disgusting.. sinks not clean and need attention
nicdw2018 . 2018-06-21
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We booked a table for 8 as we are moving away from the area and Mum wanted to take all her friends for a meal. I ordered at the bar and explained that 2 of the meals (steak and ale pie) were from the Lunch Club, which was 2 courses for 4.95. 2 ladies ordered starters and they were ages coming. Once they'd finished again we were waiting ages for our main courses. When they came one lady was served, what looked like 2 fish fingers in an enamel dish ( the type you'd use to feed your dog) . She complained to the waitress and said that wasn't what she'd ordered. She's ordered Fish,& Chips Bites. She was told that's what she'd got, she had to order some chips and peas to go with it. I had ordered steak, rare, it was medium, but I was so hungry by this time that I didn't bother saying anything. Once we'd finished, I expected a waitress to take away the plates but after sitting for ages I went to the bar to order puddings, 2 of which should have been paid for from the Lunch Club menu. When I explained this I was told that the pies had been from the main menu and I'd been charged full price, then they said I had to pay for the puddings on top. I told them I'd definitely said I wanted the pies from the lunch club menu but she said as the manager wasn't there then she couldn't do anything. I was getting angry by this point and said they'd got it wrong and I was having to pay extra which wasn't right, she eventually said she'd knock 20% off the puddings. I feel we still paid more than we should and certainly wouldn't go there again. The meal lasted 2 hours because of all the waiting between courses, every one was complaining about it
Kathryn S . 2018-05-14
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Staff friendly enough. Food ok, nothing special very processed tasting ..bread abit stale.food served in cheap rusty camping bowls.
Frances H . 2018-05-09
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Food was poor, soft drinks were flat and when we asked for others they were no better. Lasagne looked and tasted terrible,bacon on the club sandwich burnt as well as the bread, waste of money. The place was very quiet, not surprised really. Won't be returning...
danielmcmanus2018 . 2018-05-01
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we have been coming to the norman for years it is the best it as ever been the food first class the wine & the beer fantastic all the staff gives 100% the prices good and fair keep it up many thanks
brigriff . 2018-04-14
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Prices are brilliant too.. Portions aren't the biggest but what do you expect for the price.. Definitely will be coming back! :D
Stephen K . 2018-03-24
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long time since been to this pub visited sat I had jacket with chill it was nice the sauce was a bit runny but nice my hubby had all day breakfast meals value for money yes we will be going again thanks
julie j . 2018-03-17
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Portions not very good for adults. Excellent service given by staff - would visit again if portions were a little larger.
susan h . 2018-02-28
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called in today with my husband as we had popped in by chance the previous week to check out the premises. We chose the Lunch Box menu available between 11-3 or 12-3 cant quite recall. Either 2 courses for a certain price or 3 courses for an extra £1. We had leek and potato soup very filling as a starter and I had cauliflower cheese tart and my husband mini fish and chips . We both had sticky toffee pudding as dessert. The service was excellent and as we couldn't manage the third course for a while we sat and enjoyed the ambience until we had room for dessert. Thee Norman has been refurbished since we were last there a number of years ago and has a classier atmosphere about it these days. Enjoyable meal and all the food was piping hot.
maureen w . 2018-02-21
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lovely food....the cauliflower cheese tart was spectacularly tasty! efficient, prompt and very pleasant service. Excellent value for money.....2 courses for a fiver between 12 and 3pm! good choice and good sized portions. thankyou, I will be back!
Julie E . 2018-02-05
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We have been regular customers of the Norman for many years and the food has always been of a good standard, however on our last visit (30 December 2017) the food was as always decent but after many years of HP brown sauce they have changed to some generic awful sweet plumby rubish . I have been told that they no longer serve Heinz salad cream. Why spoil a decent meal for fractions of a penny. I know this nothing to do with Clair or Mark but why ?????
John H . 2018-01-01
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5 of us went for a meal today, I was the designated driver. Out of the 5 of us, my drink was the dearest. Pepsi Max £2.55 what a disgrace. Pint of bitter is less. Where are the drinks for designated drivers as required by the licensing committee?. I asked the bar staff and they agreed it was daylight robbery.
Barnsleyguy . 2017-12-15
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Caters for any age group and great kiddies area. Food is delicious and staff very attentive.
Julia L . 2017-10-13
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First time at the Norman and was really impressed with the amount of food on offer, so much choice.
Olives_OClock . 2017-10-10
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A very pleasant place to eat in or outside, very comfy good atmosphere nice helpful staff good array of food hot or cold
mcgob . 2017-10-02
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Heard good reviews so decided to give it a try. Decent decor , floor a bit sticky . We went on a quiet day ( weds ) drinks 241 not made clear only on certain ones. Food was adequate . Had to wait quite a while for my meal and family had nearly eaten when mine arrived . Had to go looking and prove i had paid for another meal. Best part was desert but expensive for ice cream with choc sauce.
cuckoonicola . 2017-10-01
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I went here with my work colleagues for a friend's leaving do. We had previously booked and reserved a table,it's a good job we did because it was packed. It was grill night unbeknownst to us (thursday) . If you order a grill you get a free drink which was good. I had a steak which said on the menu comes with onions,mushrooms and cheese on top... ours came with bbq pulled pork . We didn't bother to quirry it as it was so busy and it looked lovely anyway and it tasted great.
Dawn L . 2017-09-29
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Myself and my friends must come here at least once a week. The atmosphere here is great and relaxed and genuinely friendly. It is good to have a cheap meal and some cheap ale. I wouldn't come here to expect a 5* meal but would recommend to come and sit with a few friends and have a nice time and have a drink and something little to eat.
cossyboo . 2017-09-18
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Took a party of 8 relations to the Norman for a special lunch time meal and was really surprised how much this place had improved. It has recently been refurbished and has made a massive difference. The staff were very friendly and the food was perfect. There is nowhere where I have visited that could compete with value for money.
Jack R . 2017-09-09
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Me and my mum always have the same thing! She has light bites gammon n last visit she said it was awful she must have had this meal here over 20 times today she said the gammon was the nicest it had even been. I always have Cajun chicken which is called Deep South last couple of times it's been bland tasting with lukewarm chips today the food was piping hot and the Cajun chicken was lovely and spicy!
bonjovi5555 . 2017-08-20
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I visited this restaurant last week and didn't regret it. Food was lovely and staff were amazing. In particular, Luke and Emily were extremely helpful and they are a credit to the place. I want to thank them for my perfect visit! I will definitely be back.
gholmes94 . 2017-08-06
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Don't waste your time or money.Family dinner with pitta bread pizza burnt garlic bread cold beef burgers and limp toasties the paperwork on the burger made me laugh too.No fruit shoots in the fridge so ended up not getting the kids value meal and ended up paying for Pepsi.Would recommend retraining the staff on the till who got 2 outta 4 orders wrong.Avoid like the plague.
Brad H . 2017-07-27
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Fantastic pub with great food and decor the manager is really better since he had the personality class at the circus never stops smiling. Will definitely be visit again
keepers l . 2017-07-20
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Decent pub for a catch up with family & friend , the food is fine for the price . The manager never smiles and always looks miserable , good job the other staff are all lovely.
Scousebird2008 . 2017-07-17
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Met relations to catch up service at the bar lunch time 12.00 10 customers at the bar 1 person serving for drinks & meals i was there nearly ten minutes we all had light bite meals which were enough good thing was £1 for a choice of certain drinks when ordering meals bar guy was literally run off is feet 1.15 went back in to order more drinks still had to wait nearly ten minutes again when I commented to him he said not bad for a fat guy ye he won't be that size for long staff all pleasant service a little slow but thee amount of people a couple behind said it is slow not enough staff was the commentate all a nice sunny visit will try again
John C . 2017-07-12
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Always ways good quality food for a very good price, great value for money. Great meeting place for us locals for a meal and catch up.
Stephen H . 2017-07-11
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Ordered a Salad and a mixed grill, took us 10 minutes for us to get served at the bar.. waited 45 minutes for food when was barely busy.. salad was just leafs (expected lettuce), 3 olives a bit of mozzarella and a little vinegar bottle.Mixed grill my fiancé ordered was size of a kids meal, he asked for medium rare steak which come well done, asked for a new one which came rare about 10 minutes after and chicken was dry as cardboard.Enjoyed my pint at least then left starving, wont be going again any time soon.
HattieMadden . 2017-06-25
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Heard awful reviews but decided to give it a go.My friend ordered steak and I ordered gammon. Pub was quiet but we had to wait 45 minutes for food.Mine arrived with boiled egg not fried (wtf?!?!) and chips not French fries. Sent it back - the waiter didn't have a clue what he was doing, no apology or anything.My friend ordered medium rare steak - was more well done than anything. She had onion rings missing - I had to go find a waiter to ask.My dinner arrived again 10 minutes later, no apology or anything.Decided to get ice creams after, the manager serving on the bar was very abrupt and did not smile once! All in all a very poor visit, we feel poorly and would never recommend this to anyone! Please don't give it the benefit of the doubt like we did!
Rebecca200891 . 2017-06-15
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I've previously reviewed this pub as excellent but now I may have to change my mind. This time I visited with my sister.I ordered a rump steak with French fries. As I went to place my order I was informed that there was a 45 minute wait for food. With hindsight I should have left but I have had such good experiences with this meal that I decided it would be worth it. It was not. Although the steak was nice, the fries were overcooked and too crispy and I had to pay an extra 50p to swap my garden peas to mushy peas. This i feel was very wrong but nonetheless I paid it as I was caught off guard whilst ordering. My meal came out 40 minutes after ordering and still had garden peas on it therefore I had to send it back and wait even longer.My sister ordered Mexican nachos and had to leave the majority due to its presentation. It was all thrown into one bowl and layered like a trifle. Therefore if she did not like one ingredient, she was stuck as it was all mixed in together. Unfortunately this happened as due to the guacamole and sour cream congealing with the cheese, it made a horrible taste and she had to leave her meal. I was very disappointed as I know this can be better as I have had lovely experiences here. But tonight's experience was enough to put me off I'm afraid.
misskeeleyj . 2017-06-02
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We always eat here. Don't try and get gourmet food. You won't get it. What you will get is good food at good prices. If you want al le cart go else where and pay the price. This is a good pub at good prices. Simples
willywonker123 . 2017-05-28
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Children's meals appalling value, disgusting and inedible small meal £4.49! Portion was appropriate however the poor quality, taste and appearance of the food was not worth £4.49. Next time we'll go to McDonalds. Service unfriendly. Staff seem to be very busy standing chatting away from the bar and unable to smile at customers?Very nice decor, just a shame it's terrible overpriced food and not a very welcoming atmosphere.
lovemyfoodbarnsley . 2017-04-25
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We have visited this place again and again and I really can't complain about it. Basic pub but always nice and hot. Place is relaxed and staff are friendly. Isn't really a place for a full dinner out fine dinning but great for lunch for a quick tea on the way home.
CharlieJCI . 2017-04-21
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We turned up half hour early. The chef said it was ok. Top chef. He got straight onit.Hit the soit with the breakfast. Kids meals were brilliant.Nice pint
r14oss . 2017-04-14
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Service at the bar was pleasant. But food took about an hour to arrive (I think they were shelling peas) All Day Breakfast - the bacon was crisped, beans had a skin, chips were rubbered. Steak n ale pie - generic frozen nothing special, peas, only just cooked & chips fair, gravey had skinned could have had better pie chips n peas from the chippi.
Ang L . 2017-03-19
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Went for a wedding anniversary to eat at 7-8pm. Food came out fairy quick, I ordered rack of ribs. It was clear the rib had been heated up in a bag and some warm BBQ sauce was poured on top. Also portion sizes were slightly small I'd say. Parking is excellent and pur is very large with plenty of seating. Maybe the chef had an off day...
SimonRobinson56 . 2017-02-14
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Werent told there was a hour wait when we ordered, we saw other tables who had ordered food after us receive their food, when we enquired at the bar after an hour we were told another 20 minutes. When the food arrived the chips were old and almost cold an the chicken was burnt over cooked & dry. I've eaten here alot and 8/10 times it's nice but not today. I've never written a bad review on this pub before by needed to this time.
bonjovi5555 . 2017-01-29
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If u read correctly this will be a surprise !! . Last night myself and wife went for a meal (regular visitors) and the hunters chicken my wife was served was shocking , black / looked awful / and dry , now as we are reasonable and realise anyone can make a mistake we pointed this out to the staff , now this review is about the good reaction and service we received to put this right and after being replaced it was perfect as normal. Well done to all the staff / management for taking the feedback how it was meant and for being polite and correcting the issue quickly. We can recommend this place for good pub grub and friendly service
andynYorkshire . 2017-01-20
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had tea there tonight ,lovely staff, quick service. we chose from light menu which was more than plenty. i had macaroni cheese with lovely fresh salad and garlic bread. hubby had cottage pie with chips , carrots and peas. we had glass of wine and large coke with ice and lemon and all for under a tenner.lovely family pub
ap61686 . 2017-01-10
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Called here for lunch a few days before New Year. We decided to try a selection of the sharing dishes. The pub was very busy so our food came from the kitchen piping hot. The staff were very pleasant and the food very good.An added bonus was the drinks are reasonably priced so definitely will call again
BarnsleyBarnsleyboy . 2017-01-02
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Had a lovely meal at a very reasonable price food came hot. Portion size was good and staff are friendly
Dawn D . 2016-12-23
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we went for sunday dinner it was terrible frozen veg which was still hard dry meat and was all sat in a large yorkshire pudding which was swimming in veg water when we was asked if everything was ok we said no it was terrible the member of staff remove our plates and was never to be seen again the kitchen needs new cooks as the foods is so bad I would not feed it my dog
cjsanders579 . 2016-11-28
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My husband and I have visited the Norman many times and always received good service and good food. Unfortunately tonight has spoilt that record. I ordered the steak and ale pie with crispy pastry, with chips, garden peas and gravy and my husband ordered chicken tikka masala.. Not sure what was served on my plate, it was either suet pudding or over microwaved pie but it was heavy and for me nearly inedible. Meat was overcooked and chewy and the pastry was awful. I was really disappointed as I have cleared my plate on previous visits as I find the portion sizes just right for me.We will probably visit again but I certainly will not be having the pie. Visiting with my family means different choices and I don't recall complaints about anything else.Service was ok and apologies were made for delay in meal being served but we didn't feel it was long enough to wonder where it was. First time we have not been asked, during the meal, if everything was ok but it looked as though staff were in short supply.
Jean R . 2016-11-11
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Fab new menu prices and daily offers good some old favourites been brought backStaff really friendly and can't do enough for you Thursday after 5 steak night with free pint
Kay G . 2016-11-07
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The place looks much better now that it has been renovated! The staff are all friendly the good is great and very well priced. Great choices of drinks and foods! Only thing that lets this place down is the carpark is always full, but it isnt a huge carpark anyway.
Jack G . 2016-10-29
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My family and I have had consistently good service and value for money well cooked food from this establishment. Friendly and personable staff.
marcuswatson736 . 2016-10-23
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Nice and clean inside and out. Food didn't take long to come and looked great. Chips where luke warm but everything else was piping hot. Puddings were gorgeous! Will be returning
Melissa S . 2016-10-17
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Well it was an experience. The bloke running the place gave an aura of discomfort with a huge lack of understanding of the English language. I felt sorry for him that the proprietor had left someone in charge that was unable to understand an order. Two customers ended up walking out because they became too frustrated after they had to write down the order and then have guy just staring at them but into the void. I waited as I was simply filling time anyway. Wish I hadn't, the fish was awful, just meh slimy and gross. Not had fish this bad in a long time. Won't be going there again. Also whilst I was there an angry customer came in complaining that he hadn't answered the phone to take orders. The phone was going alot and he just stared at it. From what I gathered, because of his limitations of the language, he ignores the orders.
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