Sunnybank Gardens in Doncaster

Absolutely brilliant experience! For a place that is not very well sign posted it’s amazing for small children. You can go on trampolines then on the bouncy castles and big inflatable slide in the barn for 3 pounds each and the go carts and mini wheel ride for 2 pound. Plus there’s a lovely little park in the middle of it all. The canteen sells amazing ice creams! The only downside was we couldn’t grab a burger because that wasn’t open. I would recommend this place to anyone. The chap who mans the pay point is amazing at his job.., very friendly very polite and helpful plus the owner is very good at manning the inflatable slide making sure big kids don’t jump on so the little ones get hurt. My friend and her son also enjoyed it. Just sad it won’t be open over winter. Keep up the brilliant work!

Saw a tiktok of sunnybank gardens so thought me & my friends would try it out. Lovely and polite man served us in the purple shed where you pay for all rides. Very reasonable prices may i add. Kids went on the bouncy castles first which could do with a good clean as they looked a little dirty. adults sat and had a coffee while the children played. Coffee and hot chocolate were awful. I dont mind paying more for things but when its cheap awful tasting coffee id rather save my money. Some of the other rides/activities looked a little run down but for the price you cant complain. The only thing we were disappointed at was the food. The only option is an overpriced burger van with tasteless food & a very rude woman that serves you. She Was arguing on the phone when we first went up to her (very professional) burgers tasted of nothing. Sauces were running out which we told her about & she said she didnt have time to get more but had time to argue on the phone 🤷🏼‍♀️ the woman had the attitude that she would rather be anywhere else than at work. Next we went for ice cream, ice cream was really nice, wide variety of different flavours and looked very clean. the girl who served us was lovely, polite and really chatty and did tell us that it was closing down for a renovation. I would return but in the hopes that the food stall and drinks stall is changed when the renovation is done. It lets the place down.

The children's activities at £13 for everything is amazing value my grandsons enjoyed it all and their delicious range of ice creams

Appalling attitude from the male owner today aggressive and rude. Place is filthy too. Stay away at all costs, spend your money elsewhere.

Visited for the first time on Bank Holiday Monday the 27th May. The place wasn’t too busy and had lots of inflatables and activities for the kids to do. You pay per activity but have a large time frame. For example we had an hour slot for the inflatables, I think it was £3 per child. It appears a family run business and staff are very friendly. We of course went into the Cow Shed and had an ice cream 🍦. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side and most of the activities apart from the inflatables are uncover.

We’ve had a family day out with our grandkids and had the best day ever, paid £13 per child for all experiences and total value for money.. we had food from burger van and ice creams from the parlour which are at total must have .. the staff on all activities throughout the day was amazing from start to finish and couldn’t of been any more helpful .. loved our day and will be back asap

As a family we are welcomed with open arms every time! The staff are just amazing with our children! Without a doubt one of our favourite places to go and to top it off they had my favourite ice cream back!!!! (Iron bru) thanks again and we'll see you again very soon!

We visited for the first time this Sunday. Every member of staff we encountered were absolutely lovely. Special mention to the two gentlemen who were brilliant with my son who is autistic. They were patient, caring, friendly and very inclusive especially when he wanted to constantly ride on the mini wheel. We found everything from food to rides and ice creams very reasonably priced. The ice-cream was delicious and your only problem would be which one to choose. We will definitely be returning it was a lovely few hours out.

Absolutely wonderful, as a regular it’s a must go summer location if in the area! The homemade ice-cream is to die for, and with so many flavours to try it’s such a revisiteable location!! With the recent addition of crumble to the menu it’s a delicious and perfect summer day out! Personally I’d recommend the Baked Alaska crumble or the Jammy dodger ice cream, both are absolutely beautiful! Couldn’t think of a more perfect location in all of Yorkshire for a nice sunny day out with family, friends or even a date! 5 Stars, a go to Ice cream parlour!

Our grand daughter loves it here - we have to get her there for opening so she can watch the slides etc inflate and get a blue wristband ! After a couple of hours on the slides, bouncing castles, playground, mini wheels, we then all tuck in to the fabulous ice cream where we are so spoilt for choice refuel, she then generally goes back to the playground before tackling the trampolines Everything here is very competitively priced and should be within most budgets. The hot take away food, sandwiches, coffee, soft drinks will not burn a hole in your pocket - the wine is just £6 for a large glass full and the beers are very good value And parking is free ! It does get very busy in the school,summer holidays which is testament as to why it is such a great day out.

Called in when passing to try the Ice Cream. Totally stumped as to which to choose from as everyone sounded good. Eventually settled on a Salted Caramel and a Twix. Both were absolutely delicious so much so that it was very tempting to go back and try another flavour....

Excellent cake and coffee. I visited with a friend and my dog for a weekend catch up and found the cafe clean and well staffed. Unfortunately I forgot my bag! I was relieved when I rang to find it was still there and the lovely staff kept it safe until I collected it a week Iater. Super delighted to find my £20 note was still inside too! Thank you,we will be back!

I’ve been visiting Sunnybank for nearly 10 years! I first found the place when my little girl was a baby and during my subsequent 2 x pregnancies I made it my mission to try every ice cream flavour on the menu (which I achieved)! It’s changed so much over the years , for the better and is an absolute haven for little ones aswell as adults!!!!!! My little boy had is party there last October and the staff went out of their way to make it such a lovely morning! I’ve not been well for 18 months and visited last week for an ice cream and for my 3 children to play and have fun! I was absolutely overwhelmed by the generosity Rebecca (the owner and face of Sunnybank) showed me and want to say a massive thank you!!! You’ll never know how much your kind gesture touched me and I’m so grateful!!!! This family run business is a gem! I’m case anyone is wondering …..pistachio is my absolute favourite!!!!!!

Used to love it here for a lunch in the sun. Great menu and food. But went today and it's just a burger van outside. Not for us. Hopefully there's a reason for this and the proper menu will be back.

Ice cream is yummmy but playbarn thinks for jumping for kids is very dirty🤮🤢 meny atraction for kids

We visited today and had a lovely lunch at Sunny bank. We opted for an egg sandwich and jacket potato which were lovely. We then shared a few different flavours of ice cream which were tasty. The staff were friendly and helpful. It’s useful that there’s an allergens list on a large board and they also have a few different flavours of vegan ice cream which is nice to see. My toddler spent some time on the play area and we also paid £3 for an hours play on the bouncy castles and inflatable slide.

Amazing place to stay for kids and to grab a quick bite. 100% dog friendly and they even do doggy ice creams. Service was quick and friendly and have a doggy boutique and clothing boutique on site too. This is a very nice little gem in Doncaster. Family owned business and catered to everyone’s needs. Cakes are Devine too. A++++ defo go again and thank you for welcoming our doggies

We've been coming here as a family for the past 5 and a half years and can honestly say it only gets better every visit! The staff are amazing with all 3 of our kids, particularly our disabled son, nothing is too much trouble! The kids love all the attractions. The food is lovely and the ice cream is AMAZING! My favourite is black forest! We can easily say it is our favourite place to visit rain or shine and will definitely be back again! Keep doing what your doing! It's fantastic!

First & last time visiting here. The overflow car park has many dangerous obstacles when walking to the venue, I.e. half planks on the ground. The food is awful - especially the overpriced tasteless salad. The chicken that I had with it was terrible. I didn’t like the taste at all. It went in the bin. I was also over charged by £3.50, due to it all being added up in the ladies head! The rides are for the older children. Not much for a 2 year old to do! My 2 year old also ended up with oil marks on his clothing from the park area! Not very happy at all. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. It is overpriced for what it is. Try to cater to the younger end too. By the way some idiots had their dog in the play area. Surely this is not allowed. I should not have to risk my child being bitten by someone else’s dog because the owners think it’s good fun to let the dog play on the park!

Visited Sunnybank today and was bitterly disappointed. When this place first opened it was a brilliant place to go for food and a decent coffee. Today the menu now appears to be based around burgers, hotdogs and chips - we opted not to eat and decided to have just ice cream and a coffee instead. Two minuscule scoops in a really small tub for £4 - sorry but this is well over priced in my opinion. My Americano was luke warm when I got it to my table so wasn’t impressed by that either. The outside areas appear to be focused on fairground type rides designed no doubt to tempt people with children to entertain. As a group we all agreed it has changed and not for the better. We’d gone on our lunch break from work so didn’t have time to wait and complain verbally. We’ll definitely not be visiting again any time soon.

Took my children here and had a lovely time, there’s plenty to do and the bouncy castles are charged per hour which is good value compared to most others I’ve been too, the kids loved it, the family who own this were very friendly, professional and have done a fantastic job with Sunny bank. There’s plenty of ice creams to chose from, good value all round. I read other reviews and some people have unrealistic expectations, this place is brill go and see for yourself. (Rebecca your son was wonderful on every encounter I had with him) thanks to all staff at Sunny bank today!

Great afternoon of fun. Lots of activities for children, reasonably priced! Would love to buy an “unlimited” band for the day though! Wonderful reaction to my Coeliac request for ice cream! Very clear menu board with all allergens listed. Cannot praise the Manager, and 2 young ladies enough. Chatty friendly and genuinely caring. We will definitely be returning. Thankyou.

Our first trip to sunnybank was lovely, I went with my mum and 3 year old and we had a lovely sandwich and chicken wrap in the cafe and my son had a little sandwich and snack bag full of fruit and a bag of crisps. It felt a little over priced but the food and service was lovely so it wasn't an issue. Having had such a lovely time we decided to go again for lunch. We arrived at 12pm to be told there was no food being served and that only the burger van was available. I am a personal trainer and the thought of eating something dripping in grease turned my stomach and I also didn't want to feed my son something so unhealthy. We left hungry and upset as my little boy was looking forward to a fun afternoon there. Its safe to say we won't plan to come again for lunch as we were very disappointed!

We had a fantastic time at Sunngbank for my sons birthday party. From first booking the party to leaving the staff were all amazing and really helpful. For the price the children all got a massive hotdog or burger with chips, ice cream, juice and...

Great service lovely cake and coffee was nice.?lady serving was so friendly and nice. Well worth a visit. Family really enjoyed their ice creams.

My eldest daughter phoned to see if they were open as on the website it said they were closed, she was told they were open today. I took my 3 daughters to the cafe for a treat only to find that the deli side was...

Nice place - variety of activities for children - clean grounds - ice cram was lovely BUT the severs need to be trained in cleaning the scoop

Been today for a quick bite and an ice cream, took out pooch as they had a dog cafe, well that’s what we thought First thing the dog cafe was shut and clearly not been open for a while, frustrating but ok, the big issue...

Wished we had known about this place before as we only live in Auckley, went for coffee and scone ( preferred toasted tea cake ) but the scone and jam was excellent. The interior of the cafe was lovely with excellent service, the wife spent...

Myself and my friend and our children went to sunnybank on Saturday to see Santa and indulge in an afternoon tea. From the start we were shown a lovely warm welcome by Mrs Claus herself and the elves, the effort they made throughout our visit...

Visited this afternoon to see Santa and have afternoon tea. It was wonderful. Mrs Santa kept the magic alive. Stories with Nana Elf and great service form the waitress elves! Amazing experience. Amazing food and amazing service. Oh and the ice cream is the best!

I visited on Wednesday when it was really hot and I could not have asked for anything better! Ice cream was to die for! Food was lovely just what you wanted! Service was great and they all had a smile on their faces.. I mean...

On Facebook and other outlets this place would lead you to believe it has a restaurant/bar called the cowshed and serving food and drinks. Would also lead you to believe it has a Doggy Diner for your four legged friends. This would be very deceitful....

Had a lovely afternoon here with our two year old. Such a great set up and lovely ice cream. We were pleasantly surprised to see the allergen information clearly shown for the ice creams (helpful when letting our little boy with allergies choose his ice...

Lovely ice cream but poor customer service One female member of staff asked us to move away from the ice cream counter with “wait down there” very abruptly and with no manners. We were only looking at the various ice cream flavours and there wasn’t...

Visited today 13/8/21 great place to visit with kids or just for a ice cream. Went on the crazy golf and it was fun. The ice cream was fantastic and so many flavours. I do hope you get you restaurant up running again although you...

Awful experience. Overpriced food. Areas closed Paid for inflatable slides, got to it and session was full waited an hour for the next then it got closed. Will happily never return.

Visited today …… just for an ice cream and the young girl that served me was lovely …..lush ice cream too ….. will def be back 😊😊😊

Had my sons 5th birthday here, and all the kids absolutely loved it. The kids got 2 & 1/2hrs on the inflatables and afternoon tea with icecream, it was brilliant value for money. The food was a lovely spread, and there was plenty to go arround. The staff were very attentive, and kept coming over and checking everything was ok and ensured the childrens juices were topped up. I’d definately recommend for parties and no doubt we’ll book again in the future.

First visit since pre lockdown. Obviously on a hot day in May half term it’s expected to be busy, but it was too busy. At a small venue like this a booking system with time limits would be much safer. The soft play was well organised, set pre booked time slots and not too busy. The rest however was chaotic, the bungee trampolines had no time limit so children basically queued in hot sun as long as needed there was no room to distance either. My son waited 45 minutes, surely a limit - 5 or 10 min would keep things moving. There was also no cleaning of equipment between use. The ice cream queue was ridiculous roughly an hour wait and again not enough room for distancing. A couple of smaller stalls outside would have reduced the queue considerably. Also expensive - £3 for play, bungees, 2.50 for golf plus £2 for go carts. Spent about £30 in 2 hours with very little to show for it. Inspite of the issues it is a lovely place which would just benefit from some tweaks.

Came here with my friend for afternoon tea and it did not disappoint. Lovely sandwiches, scones and cakes uth unlimited tea or coffeeand to top it off we got a £5 voucher to use in the boutique. The staff are lovely and can't do enough for you. Ice creams are amazing too!!!

Went twice to Sunnybank over the bank holiday. Such a lovely place with lovely food and brilliant ice cream. Met with friends on first visit and we got food and coffee from the stall outside. Then we took our dog and treated him to doggy ice cream. The staff were really good as ice cream queue was really big so pointed us to a smaller ice cream stall where we did not have to wait and she went off and got us some doggy ice cream so we did not have to wait- thank you! Lots of activities for kids as well. Lovely local place will go back!

Absolutely fantastic time today. Really friendly staff. Great food and scrumptious ice cream. Kids loved the go karts, hook a duck and the trampolines. Good prices. All covid safe. Would definitely recommend for a visit. Lovely place.

Visited Sunnybank Gardens with my daughter and two grandsons this morning and I cannot praise the place enough. Rebecca the owner and her family are very family orientated and go the extra mile to ensure inclusion for all. This was a first outdoor activity (other than walking) for some months and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will definitely be visiting again and again. I can’t praise this venue enough and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone wanting to enjoy a fun filled family morning/afternoon out.

This weekend gone was to have been our third visit here. Previously we had enjoyed great flavoured ice cream. Unfortunately, this time we did not make it to the front of the line ( A very popular place no doubt about it ) The hygiene awareness just was not there and we had to leave without buying anything.First, and this is controversial were a couple of builder type blokes and their families all not wearing masks. And I say "builder types" to imply that they looked fit, healthy and in no need of avoiding the mask general rule..... Subjective and, the fact they were not asked to wear masks or provide seasonings would not have deterred us. Then, a small girl offered her drinks carton to a staff member who took it off her, placed it in the bin and then wiped her gloved hand on her top before continuing to serve.I ma not sure whether one member of staff was meant to be doing the money exchange part and the other two were serving ices but, what appeared to be the person most likely to be in charge of the three went to fetch more ice cream tubs and the other two then were taking money, giving change and then serving ices without changing gloves. I thought at first they may be wrapping serviette around the cones which, when we got closer, I could see they were but by way of picking the cones up by hand first and only then wrapping the bottom of the cone with the serviettes. Thus, even if the bottom had been picked up from the start, there was still plenty of contact from gloved hands to cone to transfer infection.I go to town on this descriptor such that the establishment owner might pick up correctly on what is not going correctly in order that measures can be made.It is easy for some folks to think that wearing gloves is good enough but this is not so.

We went today to meet Santa:)My daughter was super excited ( she is only 2) and once again they have not disappointed. On the arrival the elfs+Mrs Claus came to greet my daughter calling her by her name, which was such a nice touch, they gave us a voucher for mini golf, playbarn, go carts & took her/us to see Santa. All wearing protective face shields and adhering to social distancing rules. The place looked so magical and my daughter had a little chat with Santa and his elf and she also got a present. She also had a chance to play with Santa under the snow making machine, which was so much fun and we took some good pictures. Don't forget to try their festive ice-creams! Mince pie ice cream was a hit!:)We got to the car to realise that it would not start.(this has never happened to me before so to say that i was embarrassed was an understatement! Especially that we were stuck in 1h christmas santa experience bay! ).The staff were amazing allowing us to stay until RAC was able to get there and making us feel sooo welcome even though we were blocking the bay:(. This was not the first and definitely not the last time we visited Sunnybank Gardens and i would definitely recommend the place and their amazing staff:)

Lovely place to visit. Great facilities for kids. Even have a Doggie Eatery for your pets. Excellent service and always with a smile. AMAZING ice cream all home made. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. A definate must to visit. +++++

I can not recommend this place any higher! We visit a lot of places with our 3 year old but rarely find a place we love so much we travel an hour each way to visit 3 times in 2 weeks. It is a beautiful place and our little girl absolutely loves coming here! The staff are helpful & friendly, it’s beautiful decorated, it’s always clean & tidy. We visited somewhere new today and left there to travel the hour to Sunnybank for our little girl to blow off some steam & have some fun! The food is lovely, the ice creams are delicious. Everything is so reasonably priced and it’s just a really enjoyable day out. My friend and sister have since visited and loved it as much as we did. I’ve recommended to all my friends & family & even my eyebrow lady & will continue to do so. The dog products are also fantastic & after chatting to the owner today to let her know how much we loved it we realised how lovely she is also. We will see you again soon, thank you!

Visited with my 7 year old son and my mum. We had a wonderful few hours. We played mini golf, hook a duck, go carts and there is a bungee trampoline thing. Plus a park. The ice cream is amazing and the staff cannot do enough for you. It is run by a lovely family. I love it here and can’t wait to come back especially now I see the play barn is due to re open!

We are so glad this place is open. The kids love it here. Social distanced que system, que went down very quickly. Staff super organised as always. Hand sanitiser available in many places. Kids enjoyed go carts and crazy golf ⛳. Hand sanitiser given before any activities. This place is always clean even before covid 19, toilets are immaculate.Despite it being a busy hot day i felt that sunnybank gardens have done an amazing job at keeping customers and staff as safe as can be in these hard times. Thank you and we will be back again soon. ;))

My family and I visited today for the first time. We had such a lovely time and the ice cream was amazing! My children are 4 and 6 and they both loved being there and didn’t want to leave.

We love to come here for ice creams as they have a great range of flavours and it is a nice setting. For this alone I’d give 5 stars but unfortunately we were disappointed after today’s visit. Initially it seems good, there is an outdoor queue for the ice creams & a member of staff was there to direct people to the available staff member. The problem was that, despite being very busy, we were the only customers in masks (inside). I realise that it is hard for businesses to police this but I heard another customer in the ice cream queue ask if they needed to wear a mask & a staff member said no. As far as I am aware, the government rules are that you can only remove face coverings when having table service? People queuing for ice creams to then eat outside are not in that category and should wear face coverings inside. With such a lot of people in close proximity we did not feel it was safe.It’s a real shame as I would recommend a visit in normal circumstances. The staff are friendly & we really do love the ice cream.

We are really fortunate to have this place really close by so can walk to it easily for a nice summer walk. Today we decided to nip in for lunch which for us as a family can be rather difficult with my wife having coeliacs disease and not everywhere catering to a gluten free diet (or not educated on the issue). To our surprise they were able to offer gluten free paninis (in generous portions). They also seemed knowledgeable when it came to customers with coeliac disease, knowing about issues with cross contamination etc with their ice creams and again alternatives were available from the freezer to overcome this. There are lots of flavours of ice cream to choose (definitely recommend lemon meringue and Jamie dodger) We had a nice couple of hours here allowing our children to play on the play areas provided with them also going on some of the paid for activities. The fellas running the paid for ride areas were so friendly with the children, encouraging and helping them on the bungee trampolines. Their manner with the children was really good to see and made our stay more enjoyable. All facilities were also very clean and everything well distanced to ensure that all customers were able to keep their distance.We look forward to returning again as always.

An amazing place to go for an ice cream or hot drinks. They never run out of ice cream flavours, I could go here every day for a month and get a different flavour.Away from the ice cream you can also sit outside where they have spaced out seating for families. The ice creams have immaculate flavours and you will never have a boring experience eating one of these masterpieces. The portion sizes are amazing since every time i have visited here, the ice cream are always down to the end of the cone which is perfect for the price of £2 for a scoop.They also have a mini golf course which i havent tried yet.

We visited over the weekend, we loved this place, all social distancing rules were in place, lots of signage and hand sanitiser, very organised and the best thing... the icecream is to die for, so much so, I returned with friends today for a second helping! My son played on the park whilst I enjoyed my ice cream, then a little round of crazy golf followed.... very child & dog friendly, lots of seating 2 meters ( or more) apart! the staff are lovely, will return again soon! Thank you x

We visited as a family of 4 for the first time. Upon arrival we could see it was overly busy. It was hard to stay 1 meter apart as there was too many people let in, there was a lady trying her best by herself to organise queues in line with social distancing but it was virtually impossible for her. There was lots of tables and people were still stood around so definitely over crowded. Unfortunately the playground area (childrens Park) was absolutely jam packed with children & unsupervised so we didn't go on that either as we felt it was unsafe at this time. The toilets are not being cleaned/checked regularly I'm presuming as there was no toilet paper or cleaning rota to see. This place will be great under normal circumstances but during this time with covid measures needed, we won't return. It needs more rules/regulations in place to protect customers and staff. Shame

Sunnybank, great staff, great food and wonderful ice cream of all different flavours. Take away at the minute but it’s a place I would highly recommend after a visit for the first time in person with my. My wife and 11 year old. Will go back once it’s back fully open. Thank you to all the lovely staff. *****

My partner has visited this place several times and shouts about how lovely it is so I thought I'd visit with her. I had Eggs Benedict. It was the best breakfast I have had for a long time. I would recommend this place to everyone. The service is brilliant and the the decor is lovely.

The play barn and outside activities are great for kids. However the snacks, drinks for kids do hit the pocket a bit. Can't review restaurant as not eaten here. The ice cream has a very good choice and not over priced

The ice cream is absolutely adorable. All varieties are nicely presented with "bits" of real biscuits and fruit on top. Dog owners can sit and huddle up together in a separate cottage. Why not full marks? Because you never seem to be able to get some of the bits on your scoop of ice cream. Pricey too.

We came as a family loads to do for the kids and even tho it was cold you an sit inside which is fantastically decorated. The ice-cream is also delightful

On first entering, the Cowshed is modern warm and welcoming. A large space, thoughtfully decorated.My second impression after finding our seats was that it was a noisy space. Trolleys and clanking dishes reverberate in the space. We found our food lacking in flavour. The peas on my dish seemed to have been sitting around for some time and the fishcake was bland. My husband found his chips rather tasteless, though they looked good. The ice cream bar appeared very popular. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I would try another meal there just to be sure they weren’t just having an off day.

We always go as a family Great atmosphere , lovely comfortable country side feel , we love their breakfast menu & lovely massive salad and club sandwich but nothing matches the beef stew with dumplings Plenty of ice cream flavour , we recommend the carrot-cake flavour There is soft play and outside seating area for a sunny day Can’t comment on the play area as our children are in their teens

This place is fab! You can go for coffee and cake, a snack or full meal. The staff are lovely. Fantastic ice creams which have to be tasted to be believed! Fun for the children In The barn which has 3 different bouncy castles and a sand pit. (£2.50 per child entrance)I’d highly recommend a visit.

We love this place. Been a few times and it never disappoints. This visit was just for a kid’s play on the bouncy castle outside, a few ice creams and three cups of gorgeous hot chocolate made by a young lad who heaped the chocolate in to make the best drinks on an nippy winter day you could hope for.

Been here every other week for 6 months. The interior is lovely but the staff are slow and last time i was in there they were rude and really just didn't care how upset they had made me. Quite surprising considering how many times I've been there. Won't return again though if they are going to treat customers like that. Plenty more places around the area.

Absolutely fantastic hosts & excellent food provided for a funeral buffet beautiful warm & cosy venue very friendly staff cleanliness 5 star well stocked bar for refreshments would highly recommend

Festive afternoon tea - great afternoon made even more special with the bowkers singers.. lovely reasonably priced and great service even with few staff around..

Booked into Sunnybank for a family gathering - 23 of us! Pre-ordered our food & although we all arrived at different times due to getting stuck in traffic/poorly children/feeding babies etc, nothing was too much trouble, the food was fresh and absolutely delicious.

Visited here as have read lots of good reports about the food....well they were definitely not wrong. The food is simply amazing, homecooked and very tasty. We all had a Sunday Lunch and everyone throughly enjoyed their meals. We also managed desserts (but only just). Excellent value at £12.95 a head.

Visited here for the first time to celebrate with friends for a colleague's Baby Shower with Afternoon Tea. The food was absolutely first class, plenty of food, the sandwiches were made with beautiful fresh bread, home made quiche, scones, fruit loaf, cake and even ice cream! Absolutely 5 stars for the food. My only criticism was that we were given our tea and coffee at least half an hour before our food arrived, and it held two tiny cups of tea. If we had waited for our food to arrive before we drank our tea it would have been cold. My biggest criticism is that if we wanted more tea or coffee with our food we had to pay extra for it!! I have never known this in all the places I have visited and eaten Afternoon Tea! It wasn't a case of being unable to afford it (£1.90 for tea and £2.30 for coffee) it was the principle that it wasn't included with Afternoon 'Tea'!! For this reason I wouldn't recommend it if you enjoy drinking tea or coffee with your Afternoon Tea, sadly this really let us down.

Always enjoy the food here very relaxed atmosphere, spotless but the best is the ice cream I love ice cream I could eat my own body weight in it and sunny bank do fabulous flavours liquorice and BlackBerry sounds yucky but it is gorgeous, they always have loads of flavours to choose from. If you like ice cream then this place is a must ,if you don't go then your just been cruel to yourself.

First time visit this morning and have to say we were impressed.

Perfect for families with small children. Lengthy wait for food which was mediocre . Safe with lots for kids to amuse themselves.

We found it too big and not attractive but the food was good. It is ideal for young families but not elderly couples like us.

Called in for lunch today ended up staying all afternoon. Food great quality and all extremely reasonable. Can’t remember last place we got decent kids meals at that price! Staff all chatty and pleasant today on our visit. Kids played happily in the play area and we payed for all 6 of them to go in the bounce barn. Staff were around and it wasn’t as manic due to the entry fee - I prefer to pay a little for the piece of mind that kids are watched by parents. It was a pleasant experience (not like other play areas).

Really enjoyed our visit. Lovely atmosphere and the food was very good The sandwiches were packed with filling and the cakes and scones were great. Sorry I was too full to sample the ice cream. Will definitely go there again.

Lovely. The atmosphere, the food, the staff all lovely. The ice cream however ....... exceptional. Well done sunnybank, my niece has been back twice since our initial visit

We had a delicious afternoon tea here today for 27 people to celebrate a member of staff who was retiring after working over 50 years in education, the majority of it at Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School. I would like to thank Amy for serving us lovely, tasty food and helping making it a special end for a valued member of staff who will be missed by staff and pupils alike.

Well having visited here many times before and left several 5 star reviews I left feeling a little disappointed for the First time ever at Sunnybank. The owner is lovely and again made an effort with the kids when we were leaving. Had a full English which was very good and the kids all had their favourite ice creams which again was good the food is excellent. The kids were in the play barn and we were told our time was up which I could understand had it been busy you get 30 minutes we to be fair had been exactly 30 minutes but no one else was in what harm would it have done to let them play a little longer. We spent over £25 in there in less than an hour and my little One left upset not understanding what he had done wrong having been asked to get off the bouncy castles Not the normal friendly customer service we have become to expect when we visit here at least Once a month not sure if we will now return.

Haven't been here for about 18 months, wow what a change. Kids entertainment looks pretty good, outside seating area and flowers are great, as for the main attraction...... The selection of ice cream is fantastic and the ice cream tastes as good as it looks. The Inside seating area, with bar and food looked great, we must go back again for more than an ice cream. Highly recommended if you are within 50 miles!!!

Today, 4 of my female relatives visited me and we went to Sunnybank for lunch. What a wonderful, relaxing afternoon we spent there. The food was lovely, very reasonably priced and at the end of the meal there were 5 empty plates - not a scrap in sight. The meals were Ploughmans Platter (2) - Whitby Scampi, chips & peas (2) - Steak & Ale pie, chips & peas (1). The staff were all very pleasant and friendly. The restaurant and cloakroom areas are spotlessly clean and the owners, Rebecca & Edward, have put a lot of time, and money into building a good business for both young and old. When my relatives left me they said they would be visiting again very soon and wanted to go to Sunnybank next time. Angela Lister 01.07.19.

We stopped on impulse as we saw a sign as we passed, our son had just had a great scan and we wanted to treat him to an ice cream. Lots of room to park and every area was lovely, clean and bright. We had a look around the beautiful selection of ornaments and planters and I chose a lovely one to buy. We took our boys into the restaurant and purchased some ice creams - our son has cerebral palsy and autism and is obsessed by ice creams so is a connoisseur- the ice creams were very well priced and tasted outstanding. The Cowshed restaurant is stunningly decorated and every member of staff were amazing m, friendly and helpful.

We were passing so thought we would call in after hearing good reviews about this place. Wow what a mistake we made i ordered 2 lattes that we couldn’t drink they tasted burnt and the man making them clearly had no training he was just throwing them together as quick as he could with no care my cup was only half full (not that I could of drank the other half). We sat down and both had pulled pork baguette and agin it was in edible the bread was stodgy the pork tasted like it had been reheated several times and then tossed in some of the worse bbq sauce i have tasted. The salad on the side was dry with no dressing. There was loud music so could hardly here ourself talk. As we left thought we would have a look around the garden pots but as we have a 10 week old baby it was full of people smoking outside so could get out of there fast enough

Been here quite a few times now with my family including my 2 little boys (aged 2 & 4)

So disappointed you were not ready for F.Day breakfast.really?not seen that coming?stopped serving at 10.45 as overwhelmed.but entertained as a manager dragged a member of staff out and started shouting at her.not good.

Well worth a visit for lots of reasons. The food is wonderful (and sensibly priced); the outdoor and bouncy play areas for the children provide lots of opportunities for physical exploration; and finally - the range of ice creams is a sight to behold!

Visited recently with friends. Can’t thank the owners and staff enough for their hospitality. Fantastic venue. Lots to do for the family and lots of fun, will definitely be back! The food was lovely, great quality and a great family atmosphere.

Been here many times for Breakfast, lunch, ice cream and crazy golf fun for all the family. Attended a function here last night had a amazing evening. As always a great food and service. Great atmosphere in beautiful surroundings . Can not recommend this place enough.

We’ve been to Sunnybank so many times now, with the family for lunch, popping in after school with the kids for ice cream, we’ve attended a private party there and this morning went with my husband for breakfast.

I ignored the bad reviews on here and decided to take my granddaughter for the first time. So pleased I did. It was very busy but the service and the food We could not fault! Good price and we weren’t waiting too long. We played crazy golf, went on the bouncy castles and had a great time. Very well run and we will return.

We visited today and had a fantastic experience! Everyone who was working there today were friendly, helpful and talkative...especially the young lady who served us ice cream. The ice cream was delicious and we will definitely be coming back.

On walking in the place is beautiful so was disappointed to find the food did match up to the decor. The steak & ale pie just had a piece of puff pastry placed on top of the filling and not even connected together as a proper pie plus the gravy jug was cracked. The jacket potato with cheese was very dry and could easily tell it had been reheated in the microwave and the cheese was tasteless. I didn’t expect such poor quality food, especially with the lovely decor and the high prices charged

Myself and my children went for a meal there yesterday and found the food tasteless and disappointing. I ordered two jacket potatoes and macaroni cheese. i spent almost £30 on food!! with one item being off the cheaper kids menu. that tasted like cardboard. My youngest didn't even touch her macaroni cheese not that i could blame her it was like tar. Children's lunch menu is seriously lacking in anything nutritious everything on there is like cheap pub food. I actually went for a nice afternoon tea with my girls but found that wasn't served until 2pm. The better places i have visited offer afternoon tea of sorts all day round or at least from lunch time but after seeing how much it was not sure id have bothered.

called here a few times while walking... cracking lunch....lovely place and nice sat outside in summer. went in for breakfast for the first time..... brilliant

Brought my 87 year old Mum here last week, as always was exceptional. There are many places closer to where I live but this is well worth the extra journey.

Have to say, I had never heard of this place and I was pleasantly surprised. Only stopped off for coffee and ice cream and both were very good. A wide selection of ice creams. The cakes looked good as well. At the time of our visit there were a couple of singers on who were very good. It was very spacious and well set out.

We love to visit Sunnybank just for the ice creams, there is so much choice and are always delicious. We tend to go on hot days & so it is always busy, as you would expect. Despite that, the staff are always friendly and the queue goes down quickly. My personal favourite is the Cadbury's Creme Egg ice cream! There are a few inflatables now which look good fun but our girls haven't been on them yet this year...we'll definitely be back though!

we had sunday lunch for a family of 10 here,now we cannot fault the staff, they were young but friendly and in my opinion overworked.the meal was poor, everything screamed catering for the masses.If the owner replies im not sure what the trolleys are doing to the ambience of your restaurant it seems to be harking back to the seventies,my only thoughts are that your tables are so close together that your servers would not be able to serve food without tipping it onto somebody.Did you ever think about having a carvery?anyway the food was I think more on the lines of a trip to a certain freezer shop, which is such a shame so much better could have been achieved

One things for sure when the sun is out this is a busy place !! having read the previous review I suspect that its success had stretched it in some way.... I visited 3 times over the BH weekend for ice creams and each time the service was prompt and the produce lovely.... the manager is a very hard working and honest person and so I am surprised about an earlier review about the money (maybe something can be sorted out on this?)...overall, I would recommend calling in and spending £3 on 2 scoops of ice cream of all flavours oh and don't forget the Sorbet's... try the Baileys ice-cream !! its top notch.... I sat outside watching staff grafting in the Spring heat trying their best to keep up with being busy and overall they did a fab job !! Keep up the good work...