Potting Shed Bistro in Barnsley

Only called in for a coffee but what a lovely place

Last night, my wife and I attended the Bistro Evening. We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of it. The food was superb! The service was excellent and the wine was delicious. It was so refreshing to eat out and enjoy every course. We finished off the evening with an Irish Coffee, old school I know, and it was lovely. Eating out these days has become very expensive, but I feel that our meal last night was great value. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Top notch food and service at a good price. We’ve been here a couple of times and it’s now our favourite spot to take family and friends. We will definitely be trying one of the bisto nights, as their breakfasts and lunches are divine. Don’t forget to pop by the free petting farm while you’re there at the top of the hamlet.

Interesting but limited menu. Nice atmosphere. Would definitely go again.

A lovely place, food and staff excellent

Just a great relaxing venue for a cuppa and cake or full menu,and their evening specials are a must .

Menu too fancy. Would have preferred at least 2 options that were plain. eg sandwiches. You are overdoing the food. Why Brioche for brisket sandwich? Bread detracts from the excellent meat and gravy.

Lovely place, very busy when we went. The staff and service are excellent. Very happy people. I hope they get paid well because the prices are extremely high. Because it was busy when we were there, it was extremely noisy. More like a canteen than a restaurant.

A lovely place to eat, a tasty menu with good vegetarian choices at very reasonable prices. The service was very good and everyone very friendly in a beautiful setting. Also on the site, it was great to be able to handfeed pigmy goats, visit a little garden centre and some other boutique shops.

This is an update on my last review. I have discovered if I ask for an extra shot in my americano here then it is quite passable - I shouldn't have to as coffee should be all powerful. Today it was very good. I had a piece of Bakewell tart and asked for it to be slightly warmed - very good - however the rest of the desserts in the display were very lacklustre and lacked finesse

Well this was unexpected. We came for the goats but the Scones stole the show. A wonderful dog friendly café. With honestly the best scones I have ever had. Honestly two mouthfuls in, myself and my partner were in awe. Soft, warm buttery and fluffy. Milkshakes for my 8 year old went down a treat. Honestly this place is fantastic, dog friendly with a dog menu.

We needed somewhere for lunch on our drive up to the seaside and stumbled across the Potting Shed. Unlike the name suggests, this is not a small shed but a huge, comfortable restaurant and cafe located in a large converted farmyard barn. The inside is simply stunning and worth a visit if you're into interior decoration or are considering converting an old building. The quality of the food also matches the interior and you can expect locally sourced products, cooked to perfection and served with a smile. The staff were genuinely super - efficient and professional, and were able to cope with the wide mix of customers. There were young mothers with prams, older couples, large families and dog walkers and yet everyone had plenty of space in the different rooms and everybody was welcomed. A great find!

Menu is a bit limited but the food is good

Wow and not wow in a good way! Ordered a chicken club sandwich with salad £13.50 what you get is 3 slices of cold stale toast dry re heated chicken 1 slice of bacon load of lettuce and egg paste that was ment to be egg mayonnaise. It looked like cottag cheese only tiny little pieces no flavour at all. I ordered a kids fish and chips which was swimming in grease there was about 6 chips on her plate. Ordered chips at £5.50 nothing special even with the huge amount of salt and vinegar I put there still wasn't any taste the gravy I ordered to dip chips in was rank! Beef stoke from what the brisket is cooked in i'm guessing with water no thickness no other flavour awful experience I paid £35 and I would of rather of gave that to a homeless person than waste it in there. I won't return and I know for a fact I'll strongly advise people to give it a miss. Times are hard and prices are rising I understand that but for the poor quality and quantity of food they robbing folk. I don't know how they can stay open with that kind of food and price

A nice little coffee shop where I have visited multiple times over many years. Great for a spot of breakfast or lunch. I haven't dined here in the evenings so cannot comment on dinner or any events they have held. Breakfast choice is good, they do offer a nice selection of bread, not the cheap sliced bread from the supermarket. Unsure if they buy in or it is made onsite. The only suggestion I would make is they do not add the butter themselves, twice now I have had to send my toast back as it was saturated in butter. My friend had the same but didn't feel comfortable bringing this up to the waitress, as I know a lot of people don't like to speak up or give feedback. I on the other hand will, I think it's important. They understood and were accommodating, bringing me a fresh round of breakfast toast. Staff come across friendly and welcoming, the atmosphere is good, they even have a little fire you can sit by if you want a cosy seat. They also sell cakes and scones for take out, always a bonus.. Again unsure if they are made onsite or bought in. Would recommend you try this place if you are in the area.

Called for lunch, ordered a chicken ceasar sandwich with Waldorf salad, chicken was reheated sliced chicken and Waldorf salad was just a great dollop of mayonnaise from a jar with peanuts and grapes… never seen celery apple or walnuts and any lemon juice. Was not edible. My friend had avocado and she said hers was purée - not fresh and no flavour to it, Water was a serve yourself into egg cup size glasses. All in all , one to give a miss to.

Worst place ever. Ordered a steak sandwich off the specials board. The meat was such poor quality in that you couldn’t bite it the sandwich. You then had to cut and it was just full of sinew which you couldn’t swallow. Very poor and not cheap

Visited tonight for the bistro evening. Varied menu, plenty of choice. Beautiful food with generous portion sizes. Warm, friendly, attentive staff. Lovely ambience. Will most definitely be back...Great, thank you.

Very busy so service was slow. Regarding the food unfortunately I have a reflux problem so not able to eat much. However the fish was well cooked and enjoyed it after removing the batter.

Fabulous visit as always. Fish and chips were amazing . The cakes always look amazing but I never leave room sadly!! Staff are always friendly and attentive. Love it here.

Only problem with this place...it's a long way from our home!! Popped in to break up journey from Northumberland to the West Country. Absolutely delicious lunch, fabulous choice plus lovely staff. Cannot wait to drop by again on our next trek up country. Well done and thank you!

Beautiful area lots on nice views of the surrounding countryside and river. Reccomend the icecream from the cafe it's top notch!

Simply AMAZING!! The food was unreal, I wanted to bathe in the gravy that came with my meal 😂 the portions were very sizable and the price reasonable. Beautiful presentation too! The deserts are to die for! Such a great selection! Staff are lovely and remembered us from the previous visit 😊 The venue is very cute, it was so nice to sit in the garden by the river, catching the sun and listening to ducks play in the water 😊 Can't recommend them enough and will be coming back regularly!

Really lovely place, especially sitting outside on a sunny day. Staff are welcoming and friendly. Service is good. Relaxed atmosphere.

Great cafe, nice garden centre and friendly and helpful staff (also got toilets!)...

I really love the potting shed, and whilst a bit on the pricey end, the adult meals have always been tasty. However, I am really disappointed with the children's sandwiches. Very limited options, portion sizes too big ( totally off for children) and the cheese literally tasted of nothing, my daughter refused to eat it it was so bland. The first time we ordered I assumed they had run out of cheese and used mozzarella, but the second time was the same. Unfortunately, this will probably prevent us from returning often, which is a shame. There are some great platter style kids meals that would fit in with the settings vibe, smaller portions for children and more balanced options. The ice-cream is still amazing, would recommend.

Wonderful place to visit we both really enjoyed our meal here

Great little place with fantastic food and service.

Had a fabulous lunch here bank Holiday Monday. Staff always friendly and attentive. Food delicious and setting is lovely. Always a lovely treat coming here. Can't fault it.

Not great, food expensive and clearly trying to be trendy. I need to follow a GF diet and so was told that the brisket was GF if I paid 65p extra for GF bread. I did but I quickly wished I hadn't done. The brisket was barely warm and tasted most peculiar. It was stringy, lumps of fat everywhere and deeply unpleasant. It took 3 attempts to get the correct drink order and cost far more than it worth £3:50 for a 330ml coke. Really disappointed with the food and service

Great food, lovely selection of cakes, make sure to book to avoid disappointment as it fills up quickly.

Really nice experience ice cream was delicious 😋

Booked a table as it gets busy here. Our food was gorgeous, service was friendly and efficient and there's a nice lively atmosphere in the restaurant. Will definitely be coming back soon.

Great little find! Had a lovely time. Came here to met friends. Had a lovely meal. Good service and hearty food. Free parking too. Would recommend.

Such a nice place, amazing food and staff,and u can bring your dog 🐶

Not cheap. But very nice. Great service.

Reluctant to tell folks about this one. Great little spot for lunch - very very generous portions. Lovely staff. Combine with a bit of shopping.

Not the best value for money - food tasted as though it had been cooked then left to stand a while before serving. Can’t say you get good quality or quantity for the price!

Booked for Mothers Day meal for myself and my daughter. We arrived for the "second sitting" at 3pm and staff were just setting up the tables. We checked in and were told we were sitting at the bottom of the steps in, what looked like, its normally the "dog cafe". We were very disappointed and I spoke with staff and asked if we could be seated upstairs. We were told that all tables for 2 were in that area and that diners with dogs, at the side of us, would soon be leaving. We had no other option but to sit there. It smelled of damp dog, and was very draughty, as we were literally next to the entrance. The table was very wobbly, and although someone came twice with wedges, we had to balance it throughout the meal. The staff were friendly, as they always are, and the food was ok, but if we had been told about this seating arrangement when I booked, then we would have gone elsewhere, Very disappointing.

Always a great place to call for lunch and a drink.

We thoroughly enjoyed our 3 course Valentine’s takeaway. Lovely flavours, generous portions and every bit as good as last year’s.

Just called in for a coffee☕️ . Nice place

Love having lunch here with my friend. The food is delicious and beautifully presented. The staff are very friendly and helpful. A great selection of delicious cakes too.

Had a lovely meal with my nannan, sister, her partner, and young son. The waitresses were very friendly and all cooed over my nephew, and provided extra gravy for my nannan which was very nice of them. Food was lovely and large portion sizes, would definitely come again. Not loads of vegetarian options but enough that I had a choice of what to eat, the falafels were very tasty and not too dry either which makes a nice change.

Our first visit along with our son, his partner and their baby son (at their recommendation) for Sunday lunch. We had a lovely experience, with excellent food and service, including warming our grandson's baby food. The place was very busy and it was impressive to see how a relatively small number of staff dealt so efficiently with looking after everyone. Hard to pick a favourite main course, but the adults all enjoyed the ice cream/sorbet. We would highly recommend it, and hope that we get to go back.

First time try of the Bistro evening. Excellent. Great menu choices, lovely staff. Very generous portions and well priced for value for money. Food was excellent, well presented and well cooked. Will be returning.

My first visit yo this restaurant, first impression was great service and good food in pleasant surroundings. They're definitely on my list of places to go to for Sunday breakfast.

Good food well cooked. Polite, efficient, friendly staff.

Attentive staff, very welcoming. Delicious cakes!

What's not to like, exceptional service, happy, smiley staff, delicious cakes, coffee and a roaring fire. Thank you

Called in and very busy and lovely setting. So such a shame about the food. Very disappointed with gluten free options. Only one choice of cake. Didn't feel staff knew much apart from having gluten free bread. Lack of help to what was actually suitable for coleiacs.

Always lovely for coffee, cake and ice-cream. Increasingly become busier so often have to wait but always a good visit, garden centre a traditional one

Good food and very friendly staff. Dog friendly.

Lovely coffee and cake served all afternoon, serves hot food until 2:30pm

Great Christmas Day lunch. Lovely atmosphere and service second to none.

Don't order a simple thing like Toast It came like it had been cooked at a transport cafe too soggy Pieces Of what looks like. Asda's Brown sliced. Bread with Melted butter on it.for £3

Absolutely beautiful, food, atmosphere and staff. Very good portions. I am a repeat visitor, it's spot on.

The potting shed is a warm and welcoming place to visit for lunches and teas.

Whether it is a light lunch or a special occasion this is the place to go if you are in the area. Delicious food and charming environment.

Popped in as was passing and will be back. Fantastic cafe, service spot on and breakfast, was one of the best I have had in the local area. All the staff had smiles on their faces and couldn't do enough for us.

Always very nice, beautiful cakes on offer a good cuppa, friendly warm atmosphere. Not had any food apart from cake but I have to say what I saw looks well presented. Families seem to like it, perhaps it's the ice cream they have on offer.

Met a friend for coffee and cake here yesterday. Haven’t been for quite a while. It wasn’t particularly busy( it was 2pm) so I guess quietened down at this time. We had to ask, after some 20 minutes if anyone was taking our order. We ordered tea, coffee, scone and lemon drizzle. The cake was quite dry ,scone was ok. I know prices have risen, but here they are ridiculous, and not value for money. Won’t be visiting again.

Really lovely staff and fabulous food.

Amazing little place tucked away. Great food, great choice of cakes. The atmosphere is lovely. You've then got the garden centre to look around and the small petting area. They have some lovely shops too.

Spur of the moment visit exelent breakfast friendly staff great

Very nice place only popped in for cake and coffee but will go back. Not just a coffee shop it's a garden centre got kids entertainment clothing and optician plus more.

First time trying and wouldn’t return, I first ordered a lemon drizzle which I took back as it was dry and exchanged this for a coffee and walnut cake which I left the majority of. I’ve left feeling very queasy. The menu states the cakes are between £3.00 and £3.25 yet our bill was £17.20 for two coffee and two cakes. I would have been happy to pay this if the quality lived up to to the price tag. We won’t be returning. The building itself is lovely it’s just a shame about the rest.

Prompt service but this may have been as it was quite empty

Nice little cafe to get a cake and drink

Two very fussy vegetarians extremely satisfied. The best food we have eaten out in a long time. Only had to drive five hours to get it aswell 🤤

Lovely place to go for breakfast.

Just lovely food, great service with a smile.

Nice place to visit restaurant a dear but it is very nice. They is a petting farm as well.

We only had lattes in this cafe. My wife thought it was the best latte she'd had in a while. The cafe is in a beautiful, rustic location. The cafe was relaxing and tastefully decorated.

Always a pleasure coming here - lovely food

Lovely garden centre with a cafe, small animals area and other small businesses.

Good food, friendly staff and good atmospher.

It's amazing. The kids enjoyed the animals(£1 a pot of food for animals) plus you can find good bargains in the garden center

A lovely place to visit. Beautiful surroundings. Very good service and excellent food and drink. Reasonably priced. Very clean. We sat outside in the rear garden on the side of tge stream. Ducks and geese nearby. Very relaxing.

Prices are getting very steep. As previous reviewers have commented, other local venues aren't this dear. £12.60 for 2 coffees and one brownie. Shan't become a regular customer.

Very good service you provided nice place to visit 👍

Had an exceptional lunch here today with some friends from the area. Menu was great as was the service and food quality. Tuesday and so busy which was lovely to see. Just a shame we didn’t have more time before heading South, as the surrounding shops looked fab.

Lovely food, great service combined with a fantastic venue. There isn't anything else to say apart from thank you. 👍😀

What used to be great is becoming rapidly average and frayed at the edges. Outside needs a good jet washing and a good sweep up. Very disappointing that there are no longer gazebos and tables outside, surely this is the way forward. Cakes are now very expensive compared with other venues. Location, interior, coffee and food quality are still great, but the overall experience has deteriorated. I go much less than I used to. Somebody needs to arrest the decline, its not beyond recovery!!

Perfect lunch in a perfect setting. Absolutely stunning food! Extremely friendly staff. The most amazing deserts very YUMMY 😍! Would highly recommend a visit for lunch. Can’t wait to visit again!

Absolutely ripped off with the food prices. £37 for Fish and chips and a ploughman's that had one slice of ham on the board or and two small bottles of pop. Then if you want to spend £4-35 on a single scoop of ice cream for desert then go for it. Thanks but no thanks someone is taking the piss with the prices. Won't be returning/Won't be missed.

Staff is always friendly and welcoming if it’s for a latte or meal. The desserts are very tasty. I always enjoy a latte after my massage.

Lovely lunch today. I selected the Ham, brie and rocket sandwich with salad. As I’m not keen on Brie and rocket I asked for just the Ham sandwich - no problem. The Sandwich accompanied by Tomato Jam pink slaw and salad was lovely. My Husband had the Falafel vegetarian meal which he thoroughly enjoyed. Very Hot day enjoyed our pint of larger with our meal. Thankyou very friendly staff.

Called in this morning and ordered 2 coffee's and 2 bacon sandwiches (£19), it was busy inside so we sat outside on poorly maintained and tatty garden furniture. After waiting for 15mins for sandwiches to arrive, we waited another 15mins before going to see the waitress to find out where our drinks were, it was obvious that she had forgotten them. While waiting for them to arrive another couple said they'd waited 30mins for their drinks. Premium prices with poor quality service.

Lovely atmosphere. Staff polite and curtious.

Lovely atmosphere and great service 👍

Wow, pretty much everything I wanted is on offer here. We popped in on two occasions - post walk cake and coffee and breakfast. The cake selection is fantastic, and you get an absolute wodge of cake for the money. I had the treacle tart, which was everything I was hoping for and more. The breakfast sandwiches are massive and delicious, just the thing to set you up for the day. Staff are super courteous and friendly. I wish I had had space for gelato - again, massive selection!

One of my favourite places to go for brunch, beautiful breakfast menu and great prices. Family friendly too and welcoming to dogs which is an extra bonus!

Just had Sunday lunch. Chef recommended the brisket (£17) and said that I wouldn't be disappointed. Sorry chef. I only had one mouthful. It tasted off and I've still got serious indegestion 90 minutes later. Beware of chef's recommendations - still had to pay for it. I hope it goes to a good home (one of the many dogs knocking about). Many years ago you could get a really nice burger and home-made chips. Now its gone so-called up market (is brisket really 'up market?). If you are responsible enough to recommend something then you should have the authority to scratch the bill if it goes wrong. And I'm pleased that you can't hear the blowback from my stomach.

Enjoyable family meal in the area where dogs are welcome. We nearly all had something different thanks to the excellent choice in the menu

it's a great little spot next to the river across from the bridleway, and next to a bijou garden centre. The food is great, and it's even better in winter when the fire is lit.

By chance we found this location at a lovely sunshine Good Friday . Parking all around , restaurants look small from outside ( after we find out they have few tables on side conner & also on the brook side ) Friendly waitress , luckily get us a table even many of it reserved . Reasonable prices, fresh cooked meals, very happy with ours dining . Sure will return . We spend times around after , lovely farm on top area .

We just like to drive out on a lovely sunny Good Friday , maps search get this place . Spends hours around , Free farm so love it , and garden centres, clothing stores.. .. after that dine in this gorgeous restaurant. Friendly services & delicious foods . Sure will return . ( more parking space driving in ( up hill )

Called in with my mum, who was in a wheelchair , easy access, and the staff were helpful, The coffee cakes and ice cream were delicious 😋 😀

Good food. Staff brilliant. We`ll be back.