The Bay Horse in Doncaster

Every time it has changed hands over the last 2/3 years we have hoped that it would become our 'local' again but unfortunately no-one seems to be able to get it back to the standard when Andy had it. We have been 3 times over the last couple of months but no more I'm afraid. On one occasion I had the lasagne which was a large portion but tasteless, no sign of Italian seasoning and the garlic bread was soggy as though it had just been defrosted. Another time my Partner had a burger which included pulled pork which was gristly and chewy and came with a large potion of frozen fries. It seems that large portions make up for the lack of taste and quality. The reason for 4 stars? Well you can't get frozen scampi, frozen chips and frozen peas wrong can you!

A party of 10 of us are camping near by and we came to see if we could have dinner. The barman accommodated us, was super pleasant and friendly with us all, including the 6 children that we had with us!! On top of that, the food was absolutely delicious and the price wasn’t overpriced at all. Great experience. Highly recommended. And will most certainly be going back!! Thanks so much guys!!! Thank you for having us!! Hudson & Watson families.

We visited the Bay Horse for tea last week, we haven't been to eat since the new management took over. We ordered 2 Lasagne's and asked for chips rather than garlic bread and 1 pie. All of the meals were delicious, portions were great, in fact we didn't need the chips as the Lasagne was a huge, the only negative was we didn't have room for pudding. I would definitely recommend if you like good quality pub fare, we have already booked our return visit it was that good.

Home cooked delicious food served in a friendly environment .The food is locally produced and perfectly cooked .Menu is varied with daily specials .

Excellent meal. Catered well for gluten and dairy free diet. Environment was comfortable and 🐕 friendly and good value for money too.

Very Very 'Average' food at a Very Very expensive price. Staff cant be bothered serving - used to be an excellent pub with great food - You can certainly tell the new landlord either hasn't got a clue or as I suspect can't be bothered. He is never seen personally in the business - as such the staff are useless and don't give a monkeys either. What a shame a good pub can now be so bad......... I'm sure it will be flats soon as the manager is trying to kill it

We’ve enjoyed several meals at The Bay Horse Inn, Hatfield since the new management moved in. We’ve experienced great food and service on each occasion. I’m so glad to see it gaining a reputation for good food again and long may it continue.

Known for great rabbit pie traveled miles to try it Open only for very expensive drinks and no food of any type Wont be back - Rubbish

Quiz Night - ( don't ask for food - it does not exist any more ) But try to buy a drink??? the staff were buy with paperwork and the only guy behind the bar refused to serve as he was doing a computer quiz. The few customers that were 'doing the quiz' were embarrassed at how badly they served customers and were very vocal about it. AVOID - ITS NOT WORTH A VISIT

Absolutely beautiful food , we had Sunday lunch and sweet exceptional. The service was very good and is never disappointing.

Lovely local pub, great atmosphere and amazing food. Staff were very attentive and polite. Will definitely be back soon.

Love this pub!!!! The home made cooked food is amazing… staff are friendly and helpful well done to new owners also been upstairs in there new function room/bar (the stables inn) and watched a rugby game 5*****

The food came out quickly after ordering, arrived piping hot and full of flavour! I ordered the sirloin steak medium well and was cooked to perfection! 10/10 would return!

The food was absolutely fantastic. Big portions so it's worth going if you're hungry! I ordered the chip shop platter and it didn't disappoint at all. Great service from all the staff. The only thing I would advise is that they create a starter of a bowl full of pea shoots because they tasted devine😍 lovely place, lovely staff and great food, what more can you want?

Visited Bay Horse with family and we we’re not disappointed the food was excellent. Could not fault the service food was brought out promptly and the staff were very friendly. Would return

Lovely setting for an traditional English pub. The service was excellent and the staff very friendly and willing. The menu a quite extensive and not for the faint hearted. However there was a light bite section so we had the Scampi Basket and the Gammon steak. Both arrived quickly and hot. Very tasty meal and well priced. This place is definitely one the for our regular list. Well done Bay Horse .

Visited this evening (Friday) with my partner. We ordered Stilton burger and lasagne the presentation of the food was miserable. The burger 15.95 was ok, nothing outstanding not visually appealing, it was slapped on a plate and served with chips… no finesse, no coleslaw no care a plate with some chips and a burger looking lost. My lasagne was bland and lacking in meat, pasta and flavour it was just covered in cheese I’ve had better from Asda. (12.95) couple this with two pints of beer moretti at £5.50 a pint we wasted just short of £40 - we gave feedback … the waitress said I will pass your comments to the chef… and nothing, zero in fact a couple on the next table said how poorly our comments were taken. If your in the area drive past and head for the canal tavern in Thorne, the food, service and value is in a different league compared to here.

Well worth the stop, not one scrap of food was bland, bursting with flavour. My only regret is I ate so much I couldn't keep going.

Really friendly vibe in a good village pub. Food was delicious and very generous servings. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Couldn’t recommend them more!

Such a great little place, old school pub/restaurant with amazing home cooked food. Had one of the sea bass specials, was outstanding, and the sauce really finished it off perfectly. Whole party really enjoyed there meals. Will absolutely be visiting again.

Poor selection of dishes available from the menus (delivery tomorrow!!) Cajun chicken which was available was dry. New staff completely run off their feet trying to serve behind the bar and serve meals. Having said this service was quick and it’s great to see the Bay Horse being used again. Hopefully just teaching problems.

Went for a Sunday Roast. The good points : Really attentive staff and very fast service. The bad points: The beef was inedible. It was thick and so tough it couldn’t be cut even with the knife. It was also pretty tasteless. It was a really disappointing but expensive experience. Would not go back there again unfortunately.

Went to the Bay Horse last night and we we’re not disappointed the food was excellent the service was first class and very fast so all together nothing not to like about it.So once again the Bay Horse is back on our list of places...

Went for Sunday lunch today and it was absolutely delicious. Choice of beef, turkey or pork. It was very well presented and tasted amazing with lots of lovely fresh vegetables. Food was served quickly and piping hot. Well done Greg, Charlotte, Dan & the girls....

We visited here for Mother’s Day, there was a group of 12 of us, we were welcome into the function room where we had plenty of room, own toilet to save going down stairs and the staff frequently came up to take our order, drinks...

Booked to take my Mum for the Mother’s Day lunch & glad we did, we was not let down. Was one of the best Sunday lunches we’ve had out in a long while. Came a few weeks earlier & enjoyed one of their pies too...

I went for Mother’s Day with my mother in law. The staff went above and beyond to make sure she had a great time. The meal was delicious. She was able to have a smaller meal (not every place allows it on special occasions) the...

Just visited for our Mothers Day lunch and it was exceptional. The soup was so tasty, the roast dinner was delicious and the cheesecake was amazing! Lovely warm welcome and lovely staff. Great service. Will definitely be visiting again. Would highly recommend.

Just been with the family for a meal after the place was taken over by new ownership. The food was absolutely stunning. Had the steak and ale pie, and when it came was a big portion, full of beef. The beer was good, we had...

It’s so good to see the Bay Horse back to its best under the new owners. The last few years have been a bit rocky, and it’s been sad to see locals and regulars not going in anymore. Thankfully, that’s all in the past. The...

Food and staff was First Class , couldn’t fault service, which was very friendly.The food was very good and the Roast beef was superb .Can fully recommend

Went for a family Sunday lunch. Fantastic. Great food, generous portions. Lovely old style pub setting. Complements to Chef Dan.

It has been a while since we ate in The Bay Horse. Covid and inflation had taken its toll on this once thriving local pub and restaurant. But it has recently reopened in new hands and the difference now is quite astonishing. We had popped...

We went today for lunch , met the new staff who were very welcoming . Great new menu with traditional items and some great new additions. My husband went for the ribs and wings platter , which was very big and had corn, coleslaw and...

Had a lovely Sunday roast dinner at the Bay Horse today, fabulous friendly service too. Didn’t have to wait long for our food either, we will be back.

As one of the regular customers here, I attended, last night, the 'leaving do' for Rob and Gina; thanking them for their hospitality and warm hearted welcomes. It was a great night, even though we were saying 'au revoir' to a good team. Having just...

We had booked a table for 7 o’clock we turned up just before 7 to met by a very quiet bar ! We stood at the bar for what seemed like Ages until the landlord turned up. No harty welcome to be honest he looked...

Under temporary management at the moment after the previous manager decided that it was no longer financially viable. A new simplified menu is now on offer as well as the good old Sunday Lunch. I have called in for my supper and the service and...

A very disappointing visit to favourite pub. 3 Sunday lunches undercooked and waited too long to be asked the question. 10% discount for half eaten meals hardly compensated. Not inclined to risk desert. Appeared to be no adult available to talk to. Thankfully there are...

The food was excellent, the portions were good and great value for money. Would recommend the rabbit pie and hunters chicken.

First time visit - lovely pub with home made food and good beer…, Steven was very chatty and welcoming. We ordered the chicken kebab, steak pie and lasagna…. We were all really happy with our food and will definitely be back. Plus plus 10% off...

Visited on an evening in the week, and there was one other bloke and a couple there. He had been waiting for his food for 40 minutes when we put our order in. After about 20 minutes my food was served, except it wasn’t mine....

Really good home cooked food and pleasant staff. If camping at Hatfield Outdoor Centre it is within easy walking distance and definitely worth a visit for food and or a drink or 2. I had the fish pie off the specials board which was lovely...

Stopped by tonight for dinner, no phone so no photos. 2 adults and 2 children - steak, gammon, lasagne and butterfly chicken. All delicious and freshly cooked, the homemade chips and onion rings were excellent too. Friendly and courteous staff, will definitely be back. Thank...

Popped in for some Lunch today with the family (5 adults). Not been for some time and walked in to find a very welcoming traditional pub with a modern twist. Darren was really friendly and recommended the Hunters chicken and the steak pie, so we...

Have been wanting a nice pub with homemade food after searching the internet for what seems hours we going this lovely little place, turned up and was greeted with smiles and good conversation stacey the bar tender is so pleasant and nice don’t think we...

Lovely friendly and welcoming pub. Staff were faultless. Food was proper home cooked stuff and delicious. Even handed out daffodils to every mum and gave a free glass of wine. Lovely afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend!

Greatly impressed with this pub. Have visited a few times over the passed year whilst staying in our caravan. Hatfield Outdoor Activity Campsite is within easy walking distance of The Bay Horse Always guaranteed a warm friendly welcome. High quality food freshly cooked, tasty &...

We booked the Function Room for my Son's Christening day and had a lovely time. The room was quiet with it's own bar. From booking to the actual day the communication from the owner has been brilliant, nothing was too much trouble and they were...

Visited the Bay Horse twice over recent days with my mate and his family & later with friends. The staff have been lovely, enabling us to access the building as my friend is in a wheelchair. The first time we sampled the food and it...

We booked a table for ten family members, nothing was too much trouble, had lovely family meal, excellent selection of meals to choose from, including homemade pies and childrens meals, The pubs speciality is the rabbit pie, which we ordered and was beautiful! Service was...

Nice dog friendly pub with lovely home made food, and friendly staff. Will be back. I had the chicken kiev (real chicken breast) and my partner had pie of the day, both very tasty with real chips. Dog friendly too. Great.

Waited ages for our carvery to come out to us and was in a rush in the end to get to the airport. The beef was served in big slabs which was a bit off putting but tasted okay. The potatoes weren’t cooked proper in...

Visited today with the family for the festive menu, 9 adults and 2 children. 5 had 3 courses and 4 had 2 courses, all beautifully cooked with great choices. The staff were super attentive, we had a fabulous family afternoon. The starters were a little...

Haven't been for a while. Didn't realise it was under new management. Unfortunately the food was very bland and tasteless. The starters and pudding portions were very small. Was charged full price for a child. We had a long wait before we were served our...

I had the lasagne, it was average. The salad was wilted and not much of it. One of the party had the belly pork, very small portion. The sauce was on the wrong plate. Another had the gammon and gave it 8 out of 10....

Booked Sunday lunch for 11 people at short notice. Staff could not have been more helpful. The young people who work there are a credit to the establishment. Without exception they were friendly, smiley, patient, good humored and efficient. Sunday lunch was good. It was...

Called in after reading reviews. Both had haddock and chips. Cooked fresh, good portions, homemade tartare sauce lovely. Atmosphere relaxed and friendly, will definitely call again. (And the beer is good, reasonably priced too.).

Expensive over cooked chicken , went for Sunday lunch as a family no beef children’s available only chicken which was overcooked to say the least I couldn’t eat all of mine as was that tough I couldn’t even cut it with the cutlery ordered 2...

Disappointed that the menu is greatly reduced but the food we had was up to the usual Bay Horse high standard. We will visit again but maybe not as regularly due to he limited choice of menu.

Went last night for food and the England game and was such an amazing atmosphere! The food was lovely and the staff were amazing especially Danielle she was on it, always making sure we had everything we needed we will definitely be back again.

One of the best ive been to everything just right very laid back, food people service.nothing to much trouble the staff and the nice lady behind the bar very attentive certainly one of the best.

First time back since reopening for Sunday lunch 19/07/2020. My daughter and myself were impressed not only with the food but how well they have coped with the current restrictions. Great food , welcoming staff. We will be back soon.

As the title says it was our first meal out since restrictions were lifted so I really didn't know what to expect. Welcomed when we first came in, asked to sanitise our hands and led to our table. All the staff were friendly and very...

Last night we had a takeaway from The Bay Horse. Excellent setup for social distancing. The quality of the food was excellent. We will definitely be doing it again.

Met some friends on a Saturday evening. A good menu with traditional, honest, home cooked grub. We all cleared our plates and enjoyed our hot, fresh individual dishes. The only minor criticism was over cooked eggs on one of the party’s gammon. For me the...

We went for first time since been taken over very friendly the pie was fantastic will be going again

We had a very nice meal yesterday. My wife had the turkey dinner and I had the liver. The food was good and the portion sizes generous. The refurbishment has helped to create a very relaxing atmosphere and the staff were friendly and helpful. We will return soon.

I took mum and her two sisters out for lunch there and it was really good food and excellent value. Lovely village pub with lots of history.

After a year of poor management the new management has refurbished the place keeping its old style atmosphere but in a more modern setting. Not eaten there so can’t comment but seems to be very popular.

We have just been for a lovely afternoon visit to the bay horse and the food was amazing!! I had the steak and ale pie and my boyfriend had the steak and kidney pie and they were the best pies we’ve had in a long time!!!! And the staff were so nice as usual!!

Just had a wonderful meal at the Bay Horse glad to see it is back to its Old self if not better great food and great staff thanks for a lovely night

Lovely pub brilliant meal both starters and main course the rabbit pie was lovely and so was the steak pie

Lovely food and lovely staff would visit again in a heartbeat the décor was up to date as well welcoming place

we have been a few times now and we havn't been disappointed, all the staff were very kind and helpful. the service was excellent and our food was too and it didn't take long to arrive .the bread and butter pudding was the best we have ever had. well done to all the staff, chef and management...

Recently refurbished so very smart and comfortable. Called for lunch. Staff were friendly and helpful. The food was excellent, locally sourced, freshly cooked and above all delicious.

Since Christine has taken the reigns at The Bay Horse it’s gone from rubbish to fantastic, she is putting her heart and soul into building up a good trade, and it’s working all the food is spot on and is very fresh and hot, it’s one of the very few places where you can get Steak & Kidney pie and even Rabbit Pie! You do need to book if you don’t, be prepared for a fair wait, the pub for dining is becoming more popular by the week....

Called shortly after Mid-day for Sunday Lunch, a good number of the Tables pre-booked, we were shown a table for two, and placed our order for the Roast Pork

My wife and I called in for lunch,I ordered drinks from the bar asked the barmaid for the menu.We looked through the menu I went to the bar and ordered Cumberland Sausage and mash for myself,and roast dinner for my wife the barmaid took the order.The waitress came and set the table,after a few minutes the waitress returned and said there were no roast or mash potatoes so we said to the waitress to cancel the order.The waitress said ok and returned to the kitchen,we then heard somebody in the kitchen shout they have cancelled there order.I find it hard to believe that the barmaid accepted our order to start with after us ordering of the menu.Obviously there was no communication between bar staff-waitress-kitchen staff.And don’t expect to hear comments like that from kitchen.If we had been told when ordering by the bar staff that certain things not available we could have accepted that.More communication between staff required.

Visited before the refurb with my wife and both had steak and stilton pie, chips and veg, pie was excellent with lots of meat, chips were homemade, a bit scrappy but again tasted excellent.

I'm not going to comment on what was said the pub was full 2 of the 3 plates in the party above were totally finished to say the complaint was from a member of staff from another pub in the village says it all I will let the food staff and fab surroundings speak for me

Visited for a family meal for the food to be undercooked and 90% of the meal was left, management very defensive on the matter being argumentative and even calling us a t**t. She thinks because she has supposedly many years experience within the industry that that is a good way to speak to customers, especially when 2 of us work within hospitality ourselves. NEVER AGAIN will I visit this place

I'd heard a lot of good stuff about the Bay Horse in recent month since the new management took over. I decided to go a few weeks ago at dinner time and again a couple of weeks later for tea.

Lovely refurb, great manageress - so friendly and bubbly. Food 100% home cooked far better than any chain restaurants. Excellent function room too.

Over the last months the pub has had a YO-YO of quality problems, since Christine has took the pumps, WOW food and drink back to the old days, warm friendly welcome great food excellent beer what more can you ask for, we wish them continued success and will continue our support, keep up the great work, well done to all.....

We hadn’t been here in a while as the last meal was terrible but we heard it was under new management and had been refurbished. So glad we did the decor is upto date and everyone was very welcoming. Our little girl wanted something that wasn’t on the kids menu and it was no problem at all. The food came nice and hot and it was great. The landlady came over and spoke to us and just made us feel very welcome.

Came here with the family after the place has been refurbished and got new owners. As soon as we entered Christine was friendly, warm and welcoming! The decor is amazing, the place looks so cosy with lovely blown up old photographs of Hatfield. The menu has lots of options including children’s section. I had the beef and ale pie and it was amazing! The beef just melted in the mouth and there was so much of it in the pie. Will be coming back to my hown town more often just so I can visit this place again!

I was worried when I heard The Bay Horse was getting a make over as I loved the traditional cosy feel of a true village pub but it's nicely done and hasn't lost all of its charm. I hope it gets its reputation back soon and wish Chris all the best. Our lunch was very nice so fingers crossed it's back on track again as the previous year was not good.

Thanks everyone for your fantastic comments as said normal service has resumed I want to thank all the friendly people who have visited over the last 3 weeks since we became new owners it's been a pleasure serving you and getting to know u allwe open again on the 23rd may so please come along and visit

Took my Mam out for lunch today for her birthday, we were going to go somewhere but she didn’t like the sound of the menu, so after discussion and searching menus on line we popped in to the Bay Horse in Hatfield on the off chance, we were not disappointed! After checking they had in what Mam wanted on the menu we settled down and the hospitality was great, the staff were very friendly, and couldn’t do enough for us. The food was fabulous between the three of us we had Scampi, Lasagne and Cumberland Sausage Whirl all served with chips, even Mam cleared her plate! The pie served to other customers smelt beautiful and looked amazing! We even decided to stay for pudding Apple Crumble, Rhubarb Crumble and Syrup Sponge all serves with custard, stuffed was not the word! They close on Monday 29 April for a refurb and open on 23 May we would definitely go back and would recommend people give this a try if they haven’t already done so! Thank you so much for a very enjoyable lunch 10/10

Just been to the Bay Horse after giving up on it in recent months. Fed up of being the only clients. What a turnaround. We went early doors on a Tuesday night, and by the time we left after a very good meal, the place was buzzing. The ambience has returned. It is a proper homely pub again. So please don't alter it too much. We don't want a modern trendy place, please keep its charm and cosiness, a rare commodity nowadays. Wishing the new owners well.

asking around we was recommended this little pub. and oh my god, we were not left disappointed. The food was amazing, although gutted not a full choice available due to an impending land lord change. The two young women behind the bar were friendly, and interactive with all customers. I later found out one was the manager due to be handing over which is such a shame. The young waitress was so polite and professional.

Just been to Bay Horse Hatfield for tea with my family how nice to have a very warm welcome from the new licences Christine and Clive who have just taken over from the other so called landlord. How nice to get our village pub back good luck Clive and Christine.

Called on the off chance for lunch. Our meals were Rabbit Pie/ 2 x Hot Roast Beef Sandwiches with a side dish of chips. All I can say it was one of the best Pub lunches I have ever had, I will definitely be going back again soon after its refurbishment it is shortly undergoing. The ladies toilets are prestine and smells so clean. Service was also excellent, I would definitely recommend this establishment.

Dropped in for a drink Saturday lunchtime and found a decent little pub. Good pint of Wainwright (Black Sheepwas also available).

Decided to try the Bay Horse on National Pie Day as it has about 20 pies on the menu and with all different fillings. It does have another menu as well but we care for the pies! We both opted for the Tipsy Moo (steak and ale) played it safe... but will be more adventurous next time! I got mash and my boyfriend got chips which looked more like roast potatoes but whatever they were they were beaut! Had to get a takeaway box for half my pie I was so full, wish I’d have had room for a pudding. Staff were so sweet and nice and chatty, the decor is like walking back in time but we kind of liked it, wish we’d discovered this little place sooner!

Absolutely disgusted at lunch today! First visit after a while and opted for what I regularly had, scampi, only to receive half the usual portion (4 pieces of scampi and about half a dozen chips). I queried this and was told that the lunchtime menu was now small plates. I checked the 'online' menu for the price and even though I thought it expensive for what it I was happy to pay. When the bill came it was the price I'd always paid, again I questioned this to be told the online menu prices were wrong!!! No apology, nothing! Needless to say I won't be eating there again anytime soon!

Wonderful home cooked food when you don’t have the time or inclination to cook. We have visited for decades, and the quality, standards, and atmosphere of a traditional pub still remains with consistently good pub grub! With the addition of the new pie menu, it gives a new fun twist to ordering and trying out all the different pies available. Unfortunately, Thumper, the rabbit pie we were all looking forward to, was so popular that they had ran out! Thumper had ran off! Pre ordering is available however, to ensure there are no disappointments is what we were informed by the landlady. We needed no persuasion to stay for the quiz which we thoroughly enjoyed for the first time. “Same time again next month!” Is what we agreed as a group of family and friends!

We have been eating here for more than 6 years and we’ve had some great meals. We visited 3 times under the new management and decided to stop coming because the availability of dishes on the menu and the quality of the food had gone down so much. Yesterday we decided to give it another try and I’m sad to say that we were bitterly disappointed. I had liver and some pieces were tender while other pieces were like leather, the mash tasted like it had been warmed up, I couldn’t eat it. The barmaid called everyone ‘darling’; I’m no prude but I’m not her darling. We won’t be going again. The waitress was very good, but the bar staff hardly acknowledged us.

Tried the food again a few months after we had a poor meal in the bay horse, they only had 1 porttof soup left and same with the mushrooms (soup was nice but very thick).