Owston Hall Hotel Restaurant in Doncaster

This is our second visit. First one was Sunday lunch on Mother’s Day. Tonight we had an early dinner. It was soooo nice. We visited a few years ago and it was average but it is under new management and it has really upped its game !! We loved it staff attentive efficient. Food delightful. Will certainly be returning. My current favourite xx

Very good food, certainly the best I’ve had in the area…….they obviously have an excellent chef/s. All let down a bit however by the service in the restaurant . Only x2 staff on a Saturday evening, one who was just too inexperienced (not his fault obviously!), the other on the verge of being quite rude! Only scores 4 because of the great food!

Wonderful afternoon tea, a piece of art It was wonderful

Lovely peaceful setting. Lovely afternoon teas

Friendly professional staff outstanding afternoon tea

Stayed 3 days and 2 nights for golf break, Dinner bed & breakfast + lunch on Sunday Food was excellent all 3 days especially the Sunday lunch. Mark and his staff were brilliant. Cheerful and efficient and helpful all at the same time.

I went with my family and had an amazing time. The restaurant style was traditional and elegant. The afternoon tea was the best we ever had. Every item was delicious! We would definitely visit again.

Arrived on a sunny afternoon, staff were great, not over bearing and quite refreshing, such a lovely manner to greet guests. The meal was superb and excellent value. We will definitely return. Thankyou for a lovely afternoon

Third visit in 3 weeks previously service and food good. Monday 1st two young lads doing bar and food service they had no idea how to provide these. Didn’t know anything about menu just laughed and smiled a lot. Waiting ages for drinks then had to collect them then treated to talk on barman’s allergies. Main courses nothing special considering price toffee pudding had been microwaved to extinction and no sauce. Lots of people in jeans In lounge only one other table In restaurant. Very disappointed as we all live nearby and thought we had found a nice place to eat.

First visit here. Came with family members for afternoon tea Beautiful setting, fabulous food and wonderfully friendly service. Will definitely be visiting again and sampling the other menus.

Sunday lunch was brilliant really good food excellent value for money ey 3 course meal for £30 All our table enjoyed the meal. 100% recommend. My only fault which isn't major I feel the pork loin dinner should have had 3 slices not the two. But other than that delicious.

First time visit for Sunday lunch. Surroundings very pleasant. 3 courses for £24.95. Food very very cooked, good portion. Yorkshire puddings excellent. Lemon tart outstanding. Not your run of the mill lunch. Staff friendly and professional. Couldn’t fault any aspect

Attended a black tie evening with my family and friends. We were all made very welcome on arrival and the manager came and introduced himself and helped us order wine for our table. The food was exceptional and they dealt with the food allergies and vegetarian needs of our family with ease. The entertainment for the evening was a small vocal group who kept everyone entertained and involved through out the evening. Overall an excellent experience and I would recommend the restaurant highly.

Amazing meal My family and I were highly impressed the meal was today at 1pm We had a private room All our meals were pre ordered And everyone was happy from start to finish Special thanks to Mark the general manager whom went above and beyond to attend to us all From planning and making everything perfect Starters 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Mains🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Absolutely fantastic well done 👍 and the place was fully booked but the service was superb x

Afternoon tea with a friend, gorgeous surroundings inside and out, wonderful warm welcome from professional staff in the dining area. Food superb. Would recommend to anyone.

Absolutely stunning! One of the best meals I have ever had. Great service too. I cannot highly recommend this place anymore to anyone. please go and visit if you are in the area, you will not regret it. There is a snooker table to play in a separate room too

Lunchtime Group booking for 8. Lacklustre welcome by a female member of staff at bar. Short mid-week lunch menu (Not shown on the website - just 'Dining' under Menus) Orders taken at table by same member of staff. We were the only diners in the large dining area (some refurbishment/repairs/decoration would be welcome.) Problems started as meals were served - The member of staff inadvertently knocked over a pint of Peroni and it soaked a large part of the dress and trousers of the couple sitting opposite. Of course, the member of staff was devastated and she promptly sourced cloths, a mop and attempted to dry the table and floor. Meanwhile, the other member of staff in the kitchen proceeded to serve the meals whilst 3 or 4 of us were still standing to allow space for 'drying-up!' Where was a manager to come to both support the young and evidently inexperienced member of staff as well as using their seniority and experience to attempt to help resolve the matter there and then? Meals served, a replacement Peroni brought, we were left to make the best of it! An experienced, professional manager would have returned very shortly to check that the meals were OK, whether the now, very moist couple may want a 'drink on the house', to share and show that they (the manager) was sincerely sorry for the accident and that they hoped it wouldn't totally spoil the rest of our meal experience.... NOTHING! No-one came to check whether meals - or we - were OK! Worse, there was a staff change-over around 3 pm and the younger staff member was replaced by a male manager. Had she shared what had happened on the changeover, then the manager would have surely come to the table at once? Nothing! We were left over half-an hour before he finally arrived to invite us to order any deserts. No explanation of the changeover. He then brought a floor-standing 'A' Board on which had been chalked the Desserts' list. Inevitably, those at the other end of the table couldn't see the items! It didn't occur to him that this could be solved by him reading out the items to us (or better still, for a smaller 'A' board that could be placed on the table!). He left us for a while to let us sort it out! We chose coffees and then the Bill. It was at that point we realised that he apparently knew nothing about the problems! I expressed my amazement to him and explained that I'd leave it with him to consider the most appropriate way to respond. After quite some time - perhaps whilst he sought to contact the other member of staff or Kitchen colleague - he offered a 10% reduction plus an invitation for the couple to have their damaged clothes dry-cleaned at Owston's expense. When he returned to table to explain this, he commented that perhaps it was the height of Peroni glasses that may have contributed to the problem! He simply did not show any sign of sincere apology or regret on behalf of Owston! In fact, almost no emotion at all! We'd split the bill between cash and 2 cards. He failed to offer receipts for the cards and was then unable to produce a receipt for the first card! I had to ask him to write down his offer of covering dry-cleaning costs - If the staff could fail to share events like ours on transition, I was concerned that there could possibly be a failure to recall the offer if it was left as a verbal offer. Restaurant visits aren't simply about food quality - it's about the whole experience from the welcome, the service - and the professionalism to deal sensitively, promptly and appropriately when accidents happen. A quality restaurant experience can be judged by the manner in which the establishment copes when things don't go smoothly. Owston simply didn't reach the mark!

I was invited to a thank you meal by some people whose relative I have been supporting during Covid lockdown. The menu was brief which means two things I have found; 1. that they do a few things well 2. it is all they feel they can do at present. My starter was a Charcuterie board, others had fried squid. My wooden board was well filled but it was no more than 3 Italian meats, some pate, cornichons, olives and bread. The fried squid and aoli was not generous. My main was to be fish but only when ordering was I told it was not available. Instead I went for a salad. I was brought a bizarre salad that I had not ordered of Halloumi, blue cheese and bacon. I'd ordered avocado and halloumi and the waitress seemed surprised I was not prepared to eat what was brought. The salad I got was really bland. We all skipped dessert but no one asked us anyway. No one checked me in so Covid secure? I was the only person, except staff and those who invited me wearing a mask inside the building. Lots of places are reopening and trying to make a mark. This was a significant disappointment and not good value (I saw the prices). One of my hosts said he ordered the burger as surely they couldn't get that wrong and he enjoyed it.

Thank you for a lovely birthday afternoon tea. Full marks for delicious afternoon teas provided by Owston Hall as a takeaway. We all enjoyed them - none of us could finish a whole one at once. We certainly got plenty for our money - and it was reasonably priced. The scones in particular were so light they almost floated off the plates. I paid extra to include "Fat Rascals" and I have to say they were better than the ones from "Betty's". Recommended.

First meal out after lock down was to Owston Hall. It was lovely. Very pleased with the food and service. Felt very safe in this lovely environment.

The food we ordered was excellent but the young lady who was behind the bar and took our orders was very very slow. The restaurant was exceptionally quiet. The decor was ok but the windows need some tlc.

Stayed here recently to visit family, given the facilities and style of the hotel it looked excellent value. The staff overall and food in the restaurant were both excellent as was the hot roast sandwich in the bar.The pool area is looking a bit the worse for wear and is in need of a revamp, broken floor tiles, mess and looks like it could do with a good clean. However, the sauna was great and jacuzzi worked just a bit cold. The bedroom we had was massive with an enormous bed, only heating is a small electric panel heater which came on at pre set times so not always warm, the bathroom however was an ice box, big towel rail but it was never on and the window wasn’t shut so a draft was blowing through, finally managed to shut and lock the window, after a lot of hassle, which made it a bit better but not brilliant.Overall good value for money and will stay again, will make sure towel rail worked next time.

We had some very nice meals whilst we were there the breakfasts are superb. We ate in the conservatory which looks out over the golf course.

I visited for afternoon tea to catch up with some friends I hadn’t seen for 30 years. We had a lovely afternoon and the afternoon tea did not disappoint . It was huge - each person having a 3 tier stand of sandwiches, scone, jam, clotted cream and cakes with tea or coffee. Most places you would share this with some- one else. Some of us also had a glass of Prosecco. The afternoon tea was excellent value for the price and tasted divine. Most of us had a “doggy bag” to take home.The ambiance and service were lovely. They were also busy with a wedding and golfers drinking after their game and managed all this very well. I would return and recommend.

Owston Hall was the venue for mine & the hubby's 1st date 7.5yrs ago. It was then the venue for part of my hen do and our Wedding Venue. Every year on our anniversary we book a table in the restaurant (have been on other occasions too). Yesterday we celebrated our 5th anniversary and left hungry, disappointed and gutted that our anniversary tradition had ended. The 'Friday special' which my husband had decided on was unavailable despite us being the only patrons there and only 8pm. He ordered something else naturally, only for the waitress to return and inform us one of the side dishes he ordered was also unavailable. On arrival of the starters, the salt & pepper squid was raw and promptly sent back and the roast beef salad was a little fatty, lacked quality. I had the steak for my main and it was 'acceptable'. Sadly tho, I have eaten better in a harvester for half the price. The waiter looked as happy to be there as we were with the quality of the food.Sooo disappointed at the declining quality offered. Sadly, we wont be booking here for our 6th anniversary.

I stopped here for a golf weekend and I don't have any criticism for Owston Hall. The room was clean and tidy, the staff were friendly/helpful. The golf course is well maintained, the gym and spa facilities are great. The chefs certainly know what they are doing because the food was phenomenonal. This place certainly should be a 4 star hotel.

Lovely venue for a lovely Ruby wedding. Meal was beautiful, table settings were perfect and the staff pleasant and very patient. Would definatly like to go back

Beautiful Sunday lunch with lovely polite staff nothing was to much trouble hot tasty food brought out quickly and efficiently we had the 3 course for 25 which was good value for money (just a shame the children are only half price upto the age of 8) stunning hall and gardens felt like we was out in the country somewhere else would highly recommend

We were gusts for an evening meal. The building is spacious and elegant, being of The Regency style and interior. The waitresses were very friendly and efficient. The dining area, most pleasant. Food very good, with a good range of starters and courses.

Have visited twice in the last few months, once for Mothers Day which was an excellent treat for Mum, and then in November for a romantic Birthday meal for two, Excellent service by attentive, polite and smartly attired staff, and helpful and professional head waiter Overall a very enjoyable experience, we will repeat asap

Good selection of food and wine.Best to book a table at the weekend.Food is presented well and tastes great.

Decided to book a night away with wife to a local hotel. Picked Owston as we also wanted to book some spa treatment.

This is a great place to stay for a long weekend of golf. We have been coming here for about five years now and enjoyed it every time. Great food and individual rooms with a very late bar if you like to stay up late. It’s in a great location only about one hours drive from Oldham. It also has a good indoor pool with sauna and a gymnasium if you want to exercise.

Stayed here on business and nothing but disappointment. The drive upto the hotel is nice and it looks good from the outside. I checked into the hotel and was sent to room 24 in the couch house. The room was tired, dusty and not very pleasant including mold in the shower.

Great home cooked food, reasonably priced, attentive service. The hangar steak comes highly recommended. Will return.

This restaurant is set in beautiful surroundings. The service is great, fast and efficient with a smile. The food was lovely. A nice selection of choices on the menu with a daily specials board. We had a calzone pizza, a rib eye steak and belly pork dish. Everything was perfectly cooked along with nice presentation. Well worth a visit.

We stayed for one night in the hotel. Our room wasn’t huge but adequate only problem was the heat we had to prop the window open to cool down to get to sleep. We chilled out in the lounge and bar area very much a golf club atmosphere. Food in the conservatory was good and plentiful. Some areas of the hotel could do with upgrading but a nice 3 star hotel with a pool, spa and golf course.

Nice food reasonably priced. The waiter was surprised to be asked if there was any rare beef available and replied with "it's Beef, not steak". Apart from that no issues and an enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.

If your thinking about booking a wedding at the Owston read our experience first and this is just on booking a date.

What a place fantastic 5 star all the way from the golf course to the food and accommodation highly recommend...

Lovely surroundings, but food was cheap rubbish I've had better from greasy cafes, the management seemed to be lacking somewhat also.

Very disappointing Owston Hall Hotel...! Arrive and check-in at 5pm. Ask if there is opportunity to upgrade but told no rooms available as very busy. We tell reception just after 5pm that our curtains are falling down, they say they will Get them sorted. We walk back to the coach house in the rain at 9pm to find curtains still hanging off. Try to phone reception but find phone in room not working. So, walk back in rain to reception to explain room is not ready still. Then get told that a room is now available in main building ?? When I question why is room now available but wasnt at 5pm I'm told block bookings in place?????? But everything is ok because we've now been upgraded ???? Well it isn't as far as I'm concerned. I would of been happy with our original room. had we not had to repack at 9pm them get wet in rain and check-in to another room I'd of been very happy . Appreciate it's not the receptionist fault but not the country club hotel stay we're paying for or expected. Now 9pm and unpacking again after drying off from extra walks in the rain... not at all happy !

Wonderful surroundings, lovely ambience and manicured grounds.

My daughter too my wife and I for afternoon tea Each guest got a three tier cake stand with four different sandwiches on lower tier a good sized warm scone with jam and clotted cream on middle tier and the top tier had four different buns there was an endless supply of tea and very pleasent atmosphere thoroughly recommend this if you want to treat someone to afternoon tea

I recently visited Owston Hall with my best friend for her 30th Birthday and all I can say is "wow". Our experience was totally amazing. We were greeted by the friendliest funniest man on reception, Sean. He literally is the heartbeat of this hotel and he was the perfect host. The room was lovely and welcoming, the spa area was relaxing and the food was fabulous. All the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful and all happy in their work. I would definitely recommend the hotel if you're looking for an idyllic beautiful setting.

Although the restaurant was quiet we thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. We were looked after very well and enjoyed a chat with the owner Jamie. The quality of food was excellent although the delicious fish pie defeated two of us. The tiger prawn starter was exceptional. All in all a lovely lunchtime experience.

Absolutely disgusted to have been made to pay for a meal that I couldn't eat because of an emergency appointment at the dentist for an abscess. Adds insult to injury, needless to say I won't be going there again especially as it was a party of 12 and they would have made more than enough to cover my meal. Feeling ripped off !!!!!

Lovely food, great atmosphere. Always enjoy visiting this place. Very accommodating and great service with a smile. Nice recent refurbishment and attention to detail. Would definitely recommend!

I stayed 5 nights at Owston Hall for a business trip. All of the staff I encountered were helpful and informative, my room was great value for money and very clean. Could not recommend this hotel enough - for leisure or business. Will definitely return.

I have to say I've been stopping here most weeks for a couple of months now with work.

Fabulous stay the staff were so lovely welcoming and polite. Nothing was too much trouble. Free wifi too.The bedroom was cleaned daily and left immaculate every day. The food was beautiful and served hot. The golf course was good although not a difficult course I'm told. The spa was beautiful and plenty of treatments should you want any. I did not have any as I ran out of time. Special thanks to mark for giving me the info on the history of the hall . Think it would be nice if the owners were too put something up about the hotels history and some photographs in reception. Lovely stay and would definitely recommend it and would come back.

One of the best Sunday lunches I've ever had. Brilliant service, food gorgeous and well presented, lovely place and views. Can't wait to go back

Lovely hotel. However the chef couldnt cater for myself as I am a coeliac. For the prices they charge its a disgrace. What sort of chef cant rustle up a basic gluten free dish !!!!

Absolutely everything perfect, from welcome and Prosecco on arrival, followed by fantastic meal, and fabulous buffet, all run with military precision by Sharon.. Thank you we had a great day Al and Nik

Went for the weekend to visit family for grandsons christening most of the dtaff very polite apart from one member of staff very rude when partner said his drink wasnt quiet right. His customer service disgracefull. Slaming drink down on bar. We dont complain about anything but his service was awful. I eill be fonding his name and reporting him on my deoature.

We turned up on Mother's Day, on the off chance they could help us for lunch. The Staff were really helpful , and we were found a table. Excellent food and a friendly atomoshere. Classic yorkshire fare with a twist

This is a hotel grill bar (ie informal) style restaurant. There is a good selection of starters, mains and desserts, and everything is nicely presented, well cooked, and tasty. I had crispy tiger prawns (3) to start, which were nice, but they could have done with a stronger flavoured sauce. Crispy noodles added to the dish. Aromatic duck as a main was tender and nicely crisped up, and it came with some pak choi. A nice cheeseboard finished off a pleasant meal. Overall, it was good value, nice simple food, cooked well and presented nicely.

We visited Owston Hall for Christmas Lunch 2015. We booked the function room adjacent to the bar for 15 people. The atmosphere, service and food was excellent. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we will definitely be booking it again for Chritmas 2016.