Strafford Arms in Barnsley

Always a lovely atmosphere but vegan options are sometimes hit a miss, risotto was very salty. My partners pie was lovely though and the chips were amazing.

Staff member was rude. When we went to go in and get drinks to sit outside in the sunshine she rudely said ‘do you have a booking?’ When we said no, we’re just getting some drinks and sitting outside she said ‘well that’s alright then’… not very welcoming at all. Packet of crisps was extortionate too.

Nice enough pub but over £11 for 2 colas a pack of crisp and a tiny bag of nuts is expensive

I love this place. The staff was welcome and patient with kids. The food was delicious. I would definitely recommend this place.a/ k

Love this place. Gorgeous alternative style afternoon tea. Been a few times and does not disappoint.

Previously been fantastic every visit, couple of weeks ago went for meal for 2, the soup starter was very peppery and heated, not the usual celeriac soup, fish and chips usually very good, not this time, the fish batter was very greasy and at the end of meal there was a pool of grease , and to top the evening off, my Mrs was ill couple of hour later, been a regular for years, but now looking elsewhere, not once was we asked if meal was OK, slow staff and didn't seem to care, just another job it felt like, not the usuall i expected, sorry but totally let down on this occasion,

Beautiful afternoon tea. The only improvement could have been maybe a couple more savory sandwiches.

My daughter wanted to treat her Mum to a meal Strafford Arms for Mother’s Day. I was just the chauffeur for the evening. They both enjoyed their meal and were very pleased with the service they received. The atmosphere was very warm and welcoming they said. They would both like to go again to the Strafford Arms

Really nice place to eat, food was lovely. We all enjoyed the afternoon tea

Great service fantastic food and great value for money ! The menu is amazing always using great locally sourced meat and vegetables and cheese's the real ale is great too !

Lovely pub out in the Barnsley country side. A very popular pub and so would recommend. Had cod loins which was really tasty. A nice atmosphere as it was busy and so could see it was a popular eating place. Varied menu. The afternoon teas looked a popular choice.definitely recommend. Need to book as saw quite a few people turned away.

Beautiful food and great service

Used to love the food here, but it's gone downhill. We ordered the roasted cod with linguini, smallest piece of fish possible, with loads of very slimy linguini. Not appetising at all!! Staff were not very attentive, didn't seem to be any manager in charge, Very disappointed. They seem to be more concerned with afternoon teas now? But its impacted on the Resturant meals. Poor. Won't be coming back until improvements, & we used to eat here at least once every 3 weeks.

We was refused a table when half of the restaurant was empty. Extremely rude, would not return. Even if they had bookings or an event, the manner in which we were spoke to and dismissed was not professional or enticing to return.

Fabulous afternoon tea with great service and ambiance. Delicious food served beautifully in a lovely setting . Only one complaint we were offered a children’s afternoon tea which contained less than an adults but were charged the same £22 . Would recommend and will be back .

Always really enjoy coming here but it seems to be going downhill again like it did a few years ago , it’s such a shame , don’t think the new manager knows how to manage staff and customers

Lovely food and a lovely place just to sit and converse.

We love the Strafford Arms, the staff are professional, warm and lovely, the atmosphere is is very relaxed and the service, drinks and food are all wonderful, id recommend booking as this special place is a bit of a well kept secret, thanks for making our evening wonderful!

Eat here quite a bit, enjoy it 9 times out of ten. Went for Sunday dinner today, I won't be doing that again. Tiny portion of meat, Bland gravy and poor mash *which is an extra charge as a side. Dare I say it I'd rather a Toby carvery Sunday lunch. The pub being so nice is relied on to make up for a few faults here, always thought the same..

Restaurant was cold, food was poor, service needs improvement. For starters the waitress simply said is this yours to my wife, we asked what it was and she showed us the plate. Then same question for second plate. Surely the waitress could just say who’s is the goats cheese? Clearly no training being given! Chicken satay starter luke warm but edible (not nice), other starters were good/ok. Main course beef was poor quality and cold, struggled to cut the fat off. Yorkshire pudding also cold. Had to pay extra for mash with Sunday dinner. But the insult to injury was being charged for extra Gravy that we were not ordered to try warm up the food because we’re were given cold meals. Paid the bill and left without desert as it was all so bad we didn’t want to risk it. Nobody ever asked if any of the food was ok, despite us seeing plenty of staff and it wasn’t particularly busy. If a place doesn’t do check backs on the food it’s because they don’t want to know! Sad as it’s a lovely place and could be so much better.

Amazing service, bryony was so nice. I have allergies that were noted and took on board, certain things had to be changed but nothing was too much trouble.

Lovely pub but the food is not of the quantity it used to be. My wife had the duck which was mostly gristle and fat and hard to cut. I had the seafood mixed grill which didn’t sit right after finishing, subsequently I’ve been throwing up for the past hour. Fair to say will not be revisiting again.

Lovely afternoon tea . Would recommend.

Me and my family came here for my mother's 65th birthday on 20th of his month her birthday wasn't untill 21st its lovely food their was 8 of us intotal I alone spent £30.10 and that was on the 8oz rump stake a drink and a child's brownie desert. It's lovely food but the portion you get for the price isn't worth it £21 pound for a stake with about 10 chips and no pepper corn sauce wich you had to pay an extra £4.50 on top of the £21 most other restaurants don't charge extra for sauce,s you also got a large mushroom and some tomato,s and half a tree of green salad stuff. So for this reason me and my family won't be returning here too over priced for what you get very disappointed about not having pepper corn sauce with the stake also you don't sell strong bow darkfuries too that's also a disappointment too. Also the desert are way over priced £8 for a brownie And £3.50 for a child I'd rather pay £3.50 instead of £8. My star rating is me being generous And honest in my post I think that you're need to lower the prices of the food a bit and start to add sauces to the table free of charge and add pepper corn sauce to the stake and not over charge it as an extra iteam also add more chips too and ask people if they want mushroom,s to be added the plate too.

Lovey restaurant, food not so. The steak pie with puff pastry which we've had on numerous occasions, seems to have become a potato and gravy pie. 4 small pieces of steak in mine, only 2 pieces in my husbands meal.At £17.25 Really not worth it, please revert back to the previous ingredients.

We’ve been visiting the Strafford Arms for the last 15 - 20 years. It’s a fabulous pub, but unfortunately, in our opinion, over the last year or so, the quality of the meals and the service has declined considerably. The meals we were presented with on our last visit were very poor and I doubt if we will be returning again until we hear better reviews. I’m sad to have to make theses comments, and I I hope this criticism will be acted upon constructively.

Had a very nice meal last weekend after visiting Wentworth castle. Both our meals were lovely and were served promptly by a very attentive waitress. We will hopefully visit again soon next time we’re in the area.

Fantastic for a celebration family lunch. Friendly, elegant atmosphere, and gorgeous food - the Sunday lunch menu was varied without being complicated and everything was cooked to perfection - tender roast beef, divine Yorkshire pud, and crisp baby veges. To start I had an outstanding white onion and celeriac veloute soup, which was simply magical - velvety, fragrant and divine. Highly recommended.

Me and a friend went for the Wonka Afternoon Tea, the pub itself is so cosy with the fire going, you can see the chef working away up at the top, just a lovely pub all clean and the staff were fab, will be going back very soon

Me and a friend called for an impromptu lunch today . Was lovely food and service

Visited before and never disappointed. Took my son for the Wonka afternoon tea. The place is lovely, real wood fire and decor make the atmosphere really cosy and welcoming. The staff really make the place, so friendly and clearly like their job and want to do a good job which is sometimes rare and really does make a difference. The afternoon tea savoury bits were lovely, with the right portion sizes and each very tasty (chips are the best!!). Some of the cakes were a little dry and some of the other teas I saw coming out looked a bit better with extra things on them but overall was really nice. Good selection of draft beers and wines. Overall - good location, lovely inside and staff are great. Will definitely be back soon!

We went for New Years Eve dinner. We had the chateaubriand (rare), red orange sorbet and Tiramisu. I don't have a big appetite but enjoyed every mouthful. The staff were attentive and friendly. Highly recommended.

Tad expensive for us . Small portions n canned peas used for mushy . Gonna try the wonka menu then give opinion again

Excellent service and good food. Would definitely recommend.

Whole experience was outstanding. Staff were brilliant, nothing was too much trouble to help with our disabled aunt. Service was attentive and wholly friendly. Food was excellent. It’s a favourite of our family when visiting our aunt.

We had our Christmas lunch here for the second year. The staff were all really welcoming and friendly. It has a lovely cosy atmosphere. The starters were great. The main course also very good, well cooked and good portion sizes. The dessert was also really good, especially the duo of desserts. We loved the activity pack for the kids and the envelope of games such as charades and ‘who am I’. We will definitely be going back again next Christmas Day. Thank you to all the staff.

Such a great place, providing a family friendly atmosphere and with fantastic staff who made us feel welcome. A lovely place to have a drink after a country walk. Thank you

Stopped for a refreshing drink - Will be back for a Sunday Roast in the not too distant future...Looked scrumptious Update on the above comment... Still not tried Sunday Roast but popped in for an evening meal and drinks - Beut 😋

Visited The Stratford Arms with a friend before Christmas. I’ve only heard great things about this place so I was very excited about our visit but left rather disappointed. The atmosphere and the decor was great, it felt very inviting and cozy. I ordered a couple of starters, mussels mariniere as a starter and a salt & pepper chicken bao bun as a main. My friend opted for a white onion & celeriac veloute soup to start followed by a beef burger. My mussels were served in a small bowl with a couple of slices of stale bread rather than fresh crusty bread as advised on the menu. No side-plate was given for the shells nor finger-bowl as you would expect this dish to be served. Upon asking for the above, the waitress had no idea what the finger bowl was nor wanted to find out, just handed me a small side plate for the shells. The mussels themselves tasted lovely but the bread and the service was a major let down for me. My friend did like his soup but his bread was also stale so we both left these. Our main courses were equally disappointing. My bao bun was served with raw red cabbage and red pepper slices instead of a red pepper slaw and the chicken was overcooked. My fiend’s burger was so over baked that it was black in colour and he said that the best part of the dish was probably the fries. We decided not to have desserts so asked for the bill and left. I personally don’t think that I will return to the Stratford Arms and certainly won’t recommend it as I was expecting way more based on the recommendations that I had.

Nicely set out and good choice on the menu. Didn't feel rushed.

Fabulous Christmas Afternoon Tea !!!

Called in for Sunday roast, food was stale and tasted like it was cooked 4 hours before we arrived, service was painfully slow. Took 30mins to clear our mains, we decided to skip dessert and won’t be returning

After reading some good reviews we decided to try the Strafford for my husbands birthday. We arrived in plenty of time for our 7.30 booking and had a drink in the bar whilst we waited to be seated, after 15 minutes we were assured that our table would be ready shortly, another 15 minutes then the waiting staff realised we were still there. Finally sat down then promptly asked if we were ready to order!!! My seat wasn't even warm, it all seemed to be rushed after that, just finished chewing our starters and the main course arrived, food was nothing special for a hefty price, some dishes were served luke warm, when mentioned this to waiting staff we were told "I'll pass it on to chef" it was quite clear that they wanted us out of there as quick as possible, in fact the bar full of after dinner drinkers were asked to leave at 10.50, on a Saturday night, will not be returning.

Good food, some delays in being served, a little on the pricey side.

Great place for food and drinks

Had festive lunch. Very nice and hot and got plenty. 3 courses

This is our second visit for a meal and we opted for the Sunday lunch today I had the Gammon and my hubby had the Chicken both were beautifully cooked the only thing I would say is the chicken piece is tiny compared to the gammon I would struggle to say the Chicken option is worth £20 !! . The service was great and Charlie and her team are lovely and friendly. The sticky toffee pudding is to die for I can highly recommend that .

It was my first time here and all I can say is what a great place food was Excellent service was also excellent we will definitely be back.

At the end of October, four of us went to the Strafford Arms for the first time for their Viva Mexico themed night where we were promised Mexican Small Plates, Mexican Cocktails and live music with a mixture of English & Spanish songs. The food was exceptional with decent portion sizes (small plates definitely weren’t small! – just how we like them lol), the drinks were lovely (and flowing easily), the live music was heavily English biased but was still nice to have (although a little loud for some). We enjoyed; PULLED LIME & TEQUILA CHICKEN (GF) £9 – this was our favourite dish in terms of flavour, could have eaten another plate of this! FULLY LOADED NACHO FRIES (GF) £10 – another fave of ours, wow what a bowlful! Really enjoyed how much was on this plate, definitely filled us up. Didn’t spot the chips underneath all the nachos and toppings at first haha. SHREDDED LAMB SHOULDER EMPANADA, CHILLI SALSA £12 – a nice portion and spicy salsa was good, would have liked a little more filling? CHORIZO, BLACK BEAN & CORN SALSA £8 – a nice, refreshing dish Traditional Margaritas – strong & salty 😄 It was great to see many gluten free options. The service was really good, staff were friendly and food service was speedy. A lovely evening. had by all It was the first time we’d been to this cosy, country pub and I would return to try more of their food.

Had lunch in the quirky but extremely comfortable bar area. Service was friendly and prompt and steak-frites delicious and outstanding value.

nothing special food wise but the staff are excellent especially the drinks waitress

Lovely place. Food was very good and staff were brilliant.

Visited after receiving a gift card and splashed out on the Chateaubriand which was incredibly tasty and cooked to perfection. Like any restaurant goer, I secretly looked at other dishes people had and it all looked amazing. Loads of people had the afternoon tea boards so they must be pretty popular. All staff were friendly and accommodating and outdoor space looks decent. Only side note is that parking spots are a bit tight, so be carefulif you drive a tractor.

Very busy Sunday lunch service with a couple of large groups eating. After an initial wait at the door of around 5 minutes the staff walked us to our seat for drinks before dinner. Food was very good! I unusually chose fish with a salmon and prawn starter which I as very goody main was salmon en croute. It was enormous! And very delicious. My wife had beef which she said was lovely. Plus a huge bowl of veg to share. Lovely glass of malbec although a tad pricey at £10! All in all an excellent meal. Would recommend to anyone.

Very good experience and food was very good

I booked online for my birthday meal for 5 people at 6pm. We were running 5 minutes late and I received a call from the restaurant, saying they stopped serving food at 6 and said would have to order straight away. Why would a restaurant let you book a table at the same time their kitchen shuts?? I would have booked earlier if I had known as from the moment we got there we felt we were being rushed the entire time and they wanted us out as soon as possible. We ordered roast dinners and the beef was very chewy for both people who ordered it, and the Yorkshire puddings were burnt for everyone. The roast chicken was lovely and moist and I recommend the chocolate brownie for dessert. We ordered a second round of drinks that never came also. The one positive was that the waitress was polite and helpful, especially with ordering desserts. This was disappointing as I was looking forward to bringing my family here as I had had a lovely time visiting previously. I really wish they had not let me book a table when the kitchen closes as that definitely took over the whole dining experience which is a shame.

Wonderful afternoon tea . Party before my granddaughters wedding.

I hope this is taken in well meaning intent. The wait staff were good and prompt. My issues were with the food. We had lunch, Chicken Gyros. Food was mediocre and not piping hot. I know the fries go inside the wrap but they had been there so long they had gone completely soggy. I don't know how because we weren't kept waiting. Ordered a kids Tomato and Cheese pasta. It was literally that with a slice of, at least once reheated, garlic bread. (It was hard and after the meal it was completely solid I couldn't tear it). The tomato sauce tasted like straight passata, it was sharp and my child didn't eat much (she loves pasta). We didn't complain because I didn't think the chef had done it wrong per se, I'm sure that's how he does it, but it just wasn't to our taste. Wouldn't order again, but would go back to try something else.

The decor is busy but fascinating. The food Incredible. I had a beef burger, and the bacon was honestly overdone, but it didn't matter as it was still amazingly tasty, with such a lively bacon flavour. My wife had the lamb and couldn't stop professing her admiration of the flavours. Skip the parmesan chips, the normal fries are just as tasty The lemon posset however should not be missed, again, wonderful flavours and with the most amazing, pleasantly soft shortbread!

Very quiet, just popped in for a drink

Advertised as open until 11pm. I got here before 10pm and it was closed.

A great visit was had by all.Great food great drink selection great service.

Lovely pub in great location food excellent.Would recommend booking table as very busy.We were a walk in and intially told as they were so busy we couldn't dine there.But to her great credit after it quitend a little the fabulous landlady asked us if we would still like food so a big thanks

Nice pub with nice food Will be nice in winter when they have to open fire going

Lovely friendly service food great Clean

very pricey food for not great quality, along with pretentious atmosphere - hmm ...

Very expensive for what you get.

Booked to eat at 12 on Sunday ( doors opened at 12) warmly welcomed to our table and nice interior. Order for drinks taken and arrive quickly. Food ordered with a good choice, most of our party of 8 chose the shared mixed Sunday Roast. The hot plates arrived first then serving platters to choose meat ( chicken, pork, beef) roasties, Yorkshire puds and veg. Lovely presentation a little fussy managing so many plates on the dining table. Food was delicious ( pork a little dry) rich gravy very nice. We enjoyed the meal and atmosphere as the pub and restaurant became busy around us. I would recommend

A bloody lovely pub. Great staff, good choice of drinks and the food is excellent as well. Do yaself a favour and pop down to The Strafford for a great wallet emptying experience!

Very nice pub food was amazing the staff serving are polite and helpful loads of room to sit outside and enjoy the nice weather

A very disappointing visit. Dirty chair, a fly buzzing round, poor meal, couldn't cut the beef , you have to pay extra for mash potato too , on a Sunday lunch ! Could only taste the strong gravy. Not a good meal.

Lovely place especially for a special occasion.

I’ve never been as disappointed in my life with a meal like I was served today not only did we wait ages to be served the supposedly stew pie sorry it’s stew and potato pie now except I think they forgot the meat My daughters was even worse as I actually got some nice gravy We won’t be going back

Afternoon tea was very disappointing. Some of the food seemed like leftovers from the weekend before. Shame as it was a birthday celebration, won't be going back.

Very overpriced. Expected a nice high quality burger as I paid £17 pound for it. But the burger was burger van/ frozen quality and not as described on the menu. Very disappointing.

The food was horrible and way over priced for the quality. Wetherspoons has better food

Always beautiful food, lovely atmosphere, excellent service. I'd go here every week if I lived closer (we came from Doncaster)

Lovely afternoon tea amazing food I will definitely go again 👍😁

Nice pub out of the hustle and bussle of traffic, food was a-bit over priced for what it was, chips were absent of any taste, thick cut tomato slice in the burger caused burger to go soggy, slow staff response when wanting to pay the bill along with kitchen staff asking for service while ringing the bell… enjoy your wilted salads….

2nd time we have booked here for an evening meal and again it was great. Food is freshly cooked and presented brilliantly and all the staff are extremely attentive. Big thanks to James, Darcy and Alissa who served us on this occasion.

Food was ok but there was nothing I couldn't have got from Iceland for a fraction of the cost. Bit disappointed tbh Seafood Platter.

We visited Strafford Arms on our way south from York and it exceeded our expectations. Lovely pub with well made food and nice staff. Well worth a little detour from the highway for a lunch on your way.

We visited yesterday evening to celebrate an engagement , what a gorgeous meal all three courses were delicious.We will most definitely visit again thank you kindly.

Just being kind goes along way. One staff member was very rude and unhelpful. Food took a long time to arrive. The pub says “families welcome” - we felt very unwelcome. Would not recommend to other travellers or families.

Wish I could give it 2 Star because some of the staff were nice. After waiting 40min for you food in an empty Pub, it finally arrived. The chicken burger was extremely dry, the beef burger you couldn’t get a fork through it was so hard and both burger buns stale. Kids pasta meals tasted like a packed sauce. Packet chips not half bad, and the Neck Oil as good as always.

The best pub meal we have ever enjoyed, cooked to perfection , delicious!

Had afternoon tea here with my sister. All staff were helpful and friendly. Food was excellent. Would return again. Thankyou to all for a lovely experience.

Didn't eat, but the venue and staff are superb. Shame about the plastic flowers around the front door though. Maybe a couple of large hanging baskets with real trailing foliage would be better?

We visited as a party of 8 on a Friday evening. The car park is very tricky to negotiate when busy. Staff were friendly but the wait times were long due to the number of diners. Meals were underwhelming for the price.

Excellent evening meal for my daughters birthday pleasant and really helpful staff even took a few photos for us

Lovely pub with great food. Not cheap but I didn't expect it to be.

Unexpected hot food , not the usual cold sandwiches. Very tasty!!

Absolutely fantastic, the afternoon tea was amazing! Very unique, love the quirkiness of the miniature picnic bench. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Very organised and overall spot on. The fish and wedges were cooked to perfection aswell as the mini chicken burger. The selection of desserts is great as everyone likes different ones. The scone and the mini cheesecake were the best 👌 thank you I'll be visiting again x

Lovely place, nice atmosphere. I could imagine that it would be lovely to eat here, but the food isn't great for the price. The burger & bacon was cremated, which you can see in the picture. We would have sent it back (like the table next to us) but to be sent out by the kitchen, it was obvious that it was the standard of the grill. Have pride in your cooking if not. The fish and chips were better, the mushy peas especially were good, however the wedges were underwhelming. Needless to say, I doubt we'll be back.

Just had lunch and unfortunately the Wild mushroom with gnocchi was not good. Oily and under seasoned. Some of the mushrooms were too tough to eat. Didn’t complain at the time as I didn’t want to offend my friend who had suggested eating there. Shame as it’s a very nice venue

Absolutely amazing afternoon tea , loads of different things that are not on a normal afternoon tea. Amazing staff , made very welcome. Compliments to the chefs and all the team 🙂

Come here on Saturday to a baby shower in the outside marquee and what can I say apart from what a huge let down, food was £17.95pp so should have been enough of each item to go around but there wasn’t, my friend had to pay extra for chicken goujons and chips to actually go round everyone, this pub has lied about my friends after they have complained saying they had taken there own buffet trays in and crisps which I can vouch is 1000% not true, there wasn’t enough tables so a couple of her guests brought the picnic tables in to the marquee, staff where rude, left empty glasses on tables and basically ruined the day the atmosphere from them was shocking to say she had that amount of people who paid that price for the little bit of food they got and where all buying drinks you’d think the staff would have gone above and beyond for them, and then when they complain they get insulted and lied about from staff at this pub it’s totally unacceptable and I can assure you I certainly won’t be visiting again as I highly doubt none of her other guests will as they all had something bad to say about your staff and pub. I’d avoid having your event here at all costs as they will ruin it.

Recently visited the Stratford Arms for a baby shower, however I feel I have to comment on my experience. The food was very good and tasty it did however lack in amount for the price paid. I also understand that extra was paid for by the party host for some extra warm food due to some people not having any due to the amount available. Seating was very scarce and people who were attending the gathering had to carry tables into the marque as it was raining and there was nowhere to sit. Whilst the food was lovely I wouldn’t recommend anybody hosting a party / gathering at this establishment.

Fabulous family dinner 19 of us all food well cooked, served very nice by staff willing to help with the smallest need ,will recommend this place to friends

Had afternoon tea here a number of times. Always good, tasty food and decent value for money. Can be a little chaotic sometimes and we’ve had wrong orders delivered to us that needed correction. Friendly staff, parking can be challenging and tight spots, but offsite parking is available. Nice spot, especially when the sun shines.