The Blue Ball Inn in Sheffield

What a find… fab home cooked Sunday roast , lovely old pub Really friendly good old fashioned pub not like you see very often Had 2 beef roast & a dessert (sticky toffee & apple pie (all piping hot ) So so good Great staff aswell lovely lady behing bar & young last waitress

Cosy traditional pub with many rooms

Me and my friend went to The Blue Ball Inn for our lunch and the food was lovely and very good value for money,two meals for £15 and plenty on the plate,a lot of the food is home made and this tells when you taste it,we didn't plan on having a dessert but we did and we are so glad as they were delicious,there is plenty of choice on the menu and the staff are very nice.The landlord is very friendly and makes you feel very welcome and that in turn makes the atmosphere in the pub very relaxed and pleasant,they also offer a carvery on a sunday which we definately intend to try.We will go back again and again and recommend it to anyone wanting a lovely meal in nice surroundings

Tuesday 9th July 2024 Today, I was fortunate enough to come to this grand virtually unspoilt pub/ale house and farm from the 1600s This pub has a labyrinth of little rooms, a jug and bottle counter, and 2 bars. It's a really nice landlady, and the local following is good. There is 3 good beers on and they are all well kept This is a place all real ale drinkers should make for when drinking in Maltons town centre

Haven't been here for over a year but now it seems a bit stabilized we thought we would give it another try. We were greeted with Tony the new landlord and made to feel very welcome. We ordered two lunch time meals, two for £15 and enjoyed it . I had the home made meat and potato pie, not forgetting the relish, lovely. Yes we will be going again , keep up the good work.

After passing this pub many times we called in for Saturday lunch and got a lovely surprise. As soon as you walk in the door you get the country pub atmosphere with the friendly landlord and staff making you feel welcome and comfortable. The menu is not massive but the food they serve is fresh and delicious all at a very reasonable price and served quickly and courteously. Everywhere is clean and tidy and the toilets were immaculate as were the gigantic car park and outside eating area. If you are passing please call in and experience this place for yourself I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Went for a walk around morehall res, then popped in here for some food. Really nice staff, really nice homemade steak pie 100% recommend popping in and having some food.

What a great, old style, local pub. Great interior, not grand, just great. Thank you

Dropped in for a drink - excellent real ale.

Brilliant pub. Landlady is lovely, and the pub itself has a wonderful atmosphere. Very traditional. Lovely food as well.

Most importantly, this pub serves great ale. You never fail to get a perfect pint of Landlord here. The food portions, as others have mentioned, are massive. Whale and chips are particularly good value and always great and tremendous value for money. Finally, again as oft mentioned, the building is great and the landlady is a real character. Thoroughly recommended.

Since reopening at the latter end of 2023, we've been several times. The food choice is great with proper pub grub. Had the Steak pie. Best we've had in ages. Atmosphere is always friendly and welcoming from the landlord and landlady as well as the bar staff.

Had high hopes having recently renovated The menu Was basic pub food and not done very well. Frozen food at inflated prices and the landlord one of the most obnoxious people ever met. Horrible man. The atmosphere was like an 80’s working men’s club just not fitting with the area. Was expecting a good home cooked meal, instead got a pile of frozen trash. The worst Do not waste your money.

called Saturday dinner food very good extremely hot staff very polite and really nice definitealy going back and soon

Lovely Sunday dinner. Roast beef was rare enough to be super tender and no complaints with the pork or lamb either. Plenty of fresh vegetables and onion gravy for those who wanted it. Will definitely be visiting again in the future

Great authentic and quirky boozer with good prices and always excellently kept cask beers.

Lovely cosy pub with great food. Although listed in Camera guide it has a very limited limited selection of real ales due to the tiny size of the bar.

Excellent old fashion locals pub. Tim Taylors landlord in good condition

Been a few times and food and service is always very good

Very pleasant, traditional pub with a beer garden and a Warren of rooms

Had Sunday lunch with my wife and son and enjoyed a traditional roast. Never been before but it was convenient and got good reviews. We weren't disappointed as the food was hot tasty and plentiful. This is a traditional local pub offering excellent value and friendly service. I got the impression that many of the patrons were regular diners which in itself is a recommendation.

Lovely little local pub with some amazing staff and the cutest biggest dog you’ll see

Nice to go to a proper pub one that has not been messed with. Friendly staff. Good beers and dog friendly.

Friendly,cosy little pub with a great atmosphere

Very welcoming and cosy. The steak is to die for!

Good quality well kept hand pulled ale and a few local characters. Characterful pub.

When I went for dinner mine food came out fairly warm I like my food hot they was no gravy offered so it was fairly dry wasn’t keen with the sauce that came with the chicken and the cheesecake was very nice just could of done with some fruit on it but thank you for it being gluten free would be nice if they was more gluten free choices

Lovely welcoming pub. Great beer

Food good, good atmosphere and being in good company.

Used this pub for years seen landlords come an go great people good customers like to wish you all merry Christmas and an happy new year Stan

Consistently good food, great value, service - can't fault it!

Delicious Sunday lunch! Friendly and relaxed atmosphere

First visit to this lovely quirky pub the food was home made and tasty 😋 with a nice pint and friendly staff 👍 will definitely recommend

After visiting today, makes you wonder if all these reviews are genuine. It’s a good pub but nothing like these ‘people’ are making out, sorry. More of a moan against here rather than the pub.

Wonderful oldie worldie pub. Fantastic!

This is a real old school pub and a wonderful find in this day and age. Landlady is a gem and the beer is kept perfectly. Though I have not had a meal here the food looks amazingly honest and good. You may need to book. Don't miss this if you love proper pubs.

Beautiful Sunday lunch we will definitely return

Fantastic land lord and landlady food is exceptional never go hungry Fantastic atmosphere friendly little boozer we just love it dog friendly if you r a stranger in the town

A Sunday lunch to be proud of, fabulous home cooked produce, piping hot and all for a very modest cost.....A massive big-up to Gary & Chris

An absolute gem. Pubs like this are the most British parts of Britain.

Reasonable local. Limited lager and real ale selection, but Timothy Taylor very good.

The best Sunday lunch in Malton. Great food, large portions and very friendly service - all for very reasonable prices.

We went for an evening meal only to be told there were several items unavailable on the menu. The food that we did opt for was only average. The barmaid was very nice and apologetic. The pub was clean but a bit tired looking in the dining area.

Fish & chips.... large piece of fish was very nice and lightly battered, chips were I suspect refried/re-heated The sediment in the vinegar was a concern.

We recently revisited this pub after some three years or so due to some very ordinary experiences. I have to say that we were pleasantly surprised at the improvements made. There are new furnishings, decoration changes and a different menu. My wife and I went for the 2 for a tenner menu and found the portions sufficient for our needs and the food cooked beautifully (real mash). There is a wide assortment of beers and spirits all served in a very clean environment. For those who have stayed away over the last few years I suggest you rediscover this pub and hopefully, it will soon be getting the trade it deserves. We will certainly be back!

Fabulous little old pub, one of those with lots of small rooms going off in every direction, Timothy Taylors Landlord was the best. Definitely going again.

This is the best pub, the best beer and the best food in Malton. This pub should be the food capital as the rest of Malton is pedestrian and slightly snobby at time, though I fail to see why?) apart from monthly markets which are great. I see someone turned up late for food. What a shame. Even kitchen staff have to have a break. Turn up on time and you will not be disappointed. Please don't expect haut cuisine but by God it is good. This is good much more than basic substantial food from Yorkshire.

The best place for food in Malton. Local, old fashioned pub that knocks out the very best in food. Exceptional dishes including fillet steak and trimmings £15. There is nowhere quite like Malton for food and the blue ball has it all

Absolutely amazing Seafood Paella, crammed full of juicy, fresh, plump seafood, fabulous tasting, without doubt the 'best' I've ever had.....and for an incredible £9.95, all washed down with well kept beer. Thanks so much to Chris & Gary

Great pub with good beer and a lot of character. Recommended.

Absolutely amazing Christmas Dinner. Fantastic value for money. Wonderful staff catered to all our needs

Very quaint little pub. The food was incredible and excellent value for money, and the portions were very big. The staff were absolutely lovely as well.

A little gem. A traditional pub, a highlight of out trip to Malton.

What a fantastic pub ,a must go to visit.

Sunday lunch - Huge portion, fast service, great value for money. Booking a table is essential as always full.

DISGUSTED!! If the rating system would allow this would be minus5* Booked a table for 7pm on a Tuesday evening on the recommendation of friends. Travelled from Scarborough to Malton but arrived at 3 minutes past. Yes that is 7.03 for a 7pm booking to be told in no uncertain terms that the kitchen was closed and the chef had gone home. All other diners had arrived early so that was it. The place was not full by any means and the sign outside was still advertising food. There are a number of questions here. What happened to customer service? Why did no one ring us if they thought we where a no show? Having worked in hospitality for many years there is absolutely no way that a kitchen can be closed and completely COVID 19 cleaned in the 3 minutes from our booked time to our arrival time. Which begs the next question of just how high, or low are their hygiene standards? In these current Covid times when businesses are crying out for customers and income this pub obviously is the exception as they can turn away custom without a second thought. On the way out of the pub we meet a group of visitors looking for somewhere to eat needless to say we sent them in the direction of a more friendly establishment.

Lovely meal staff friendly nice clean old fashioned style pub which we love

Fab fish and chips, really fresh fish, and made very welcome with the dogs.

Excellent food and a really nice host.

Lovely little pub full of character in a market town centre location. A good selection of ales and excellent service. The food here is superb, home cooked, good quality large portions and not at all expensive. Try the paella or even the fish & chips, you will not be disappointed, if you are theirs no accounting for some people's taste. We will definitely be back.

Loads of charachter, proper old style inn. Really well kept beer too

Stopped in for a cheeky little pinot grigio sat in the courtyard garden in the sunshine...unfortunately they dont do food on a Wednesday but we will go back to try another time

Great traditional pub lager and food excellent some great customers always have a good natter barstaff great

Amazing staff nothing is ever too much trouble

Lovely traditional and friendly pub. Dogs welcome, real fire in winter. Lots of different rooms that lend themselves to social isolating bubbles.

Great beer, great service as always.

What a suburb example of an English pub. Friendly staff, great beer and the traditional food was faultless, as you may gather I rate this place highly and would recommend it to anyone this was our first visit it won't be the last.

Another lovely Sunday roast- thank you. Can’t fault the food at this pub. We have had several meals and Sunday lunches now since we have been holidaying in the area for the last couple of years and we have always had excellent meals. Always been made very welcome by Chris. If you are in the area pay it a visit you will not be disappointed. Dog friendly too- thank you 😀

Proper pub, smallest bar I have seen. Good beer and atmosphere!

Fab friendly and great grub .. Tiny bar with a huge heart ....proper gorgeous traditional local pub 😍

This is a true old proper pub small rooms and bar dog friendly like pub should be and good drink

We had beefburgers which were overcooked and dry, the staff were very friendly and the decor is quite nice. Sorry but we will not be returning.

Super friendly pub, with good Guinness and Food My partner and I called in whilst wandering round Malton, and was instantly made to feel welcome by a lady called Chris (landlady) and the rest of the local customers who came in. Food was excellent and good value for the size of steaks, guinness was just right too. Lastly, in the current situation the pub had very clear signage and the nicest hand sanitiser.

What an amazing pub. A massive friendly welcome. At first they couldnt do food so we stopped for a drink. The wine was gorgeous. We then heard the cook had come in early so i had the steak and chips and my boyfriend fish and chips. WOOOOOW the steak was so delicious and cooked to perfection. My partners fish and chips were beautiful too. We left very full and very happy. Would really recommend. We are here on holiday and it was a real treat xx

We popped in here after a long walk. The selection of beers wasn't very exciting. Nothing much wrong with it but nothing much stood out either. In another city it might be a good pub, but I believe Sheffield has the greatest pubs in the world, so it lacks in comparison with some of them.

Had a meal out at short notice after kids stayed at friends. Hadn't been for a while but pub has had a refit and really nice interior. Staff were very welcoming. Both had pie, chips and peas and it was delicious. Good quality meat and homemade crust. For £8.95 each, it was a bargain. Would highly recommend it. Couldn't stay for the entertainment but was available if you had time.

Places like this need to exist and carry on existing. This is a proper pub with a guaranteed welcome and Christine will always try her best. You will always get a good quality home cooked meal here at good value for money prices. Real ales and a cosy atmosphere.

We visited The Blue Ball for a 3 course Christmas dinner on Thursday. I can’t recommend this place highly enough. We’ve eaten here before and the food is always excellent. We were given a warm welcome and served quickly and efficiently. The food was fresh, tasty, hot and plentiful! All three courses were delicious and included coffee and a mince pie to finish. What a great start to Christmas! I can also recommend a great Saturday night out with live entertainment, a free buffet and the chance to win a significant amount of cash with the golden cap!

Good food & dog's are welcome very welcomimg

Lovely welcome from the lady behind the tiny bar was a marker for how good this pub was. The quirky small rooms and proper old British pub ambiance were great....as was the pints of Yorkshire Moors. Free WiFi.....Friendly welcome....Great beers on tap....what more would you want?

Just had a refurb looks great. Food everyone was happy good portions. Staff all friendly will go back

Visited pub Thursday evening about 7.30pm. Place looked newly refurbished and clean Fairly quiet Pleasant young girl took our order .meat and potatoe pie. Rodeo burger. Arrived in reasonable time. Both meals very nice particularly the meat and potato pie which was delicious. Dining experience somewhat spoiled by a foul mouthed gentleman shouting accross the room. Surprised to see that this was a staff member! Shame, the meal deserved a higher rating.

Good old fashioned pub with friendly staff and good beer.

After the refurbishment I'm a bit disappointed with the place. It reminds me utterly of a wetherspoons, the country pub charm completely wiped out. It's a shame as it use to be a pub with a bit of character. The landlord (not to be confused with the manager) is very rude. Him and his mates are very rowdy, takes away from the family feel. We were disappointed to be shouted at across the Pub when we brought our dog in, very rude the way we were spoke too. We live 30 minutes away and had come to see friends. We were shouted at that there's a sign above the door. High up on the beams several feet too high for an average size person to naturally see. Forced to sit in a cold small room completely isolated from every other person in the pub. Valued this pub on it's family and dog friendly atmosphere. I wouldn't say this pub is dog friendly. I would say it's "token gesture", can't even get into the bar area with a dog. I wouldn't choose to come back after the refurbishment. With the basic Wetherspoon look and the lack of dog friendly bar space this pub doesn't stand out from any other. I'll stay closer to home where 4 legged family are better off and the atmosphere is more lifted.

Quaint pub lots of little room untouched in years, a proper locals establishment excellent home made food

Had a lovely meal. The steak was cooked to perfection. Will definitely be calling again soon.

Old-fashioned pub with good food and beer. There's no point pretending this is a trendy hangout for hipsters. In fact it's the complete opposite. But it is friendly, well priced and comfortable. If you want a traditional pub, this is ideal. Also if you're into the horses this place shows the racing all the time.

Saturday night, Sunday lunch, mid week lunch or teatime. The Blue Ball has it all, a lovely friendly atmosphere and great food at a reasonable price! Saturday night is always a good night out with live entertainment, dancing and free buffet, what more can you want!

Cosy traditional pub. Decent prices. Food very popular.

Great friendly local with well kept Tim Taylors

The staff are very friendly, lovely atmosphere, and the food is fabulous. Big portions as well.

Called in with a group of friends. After ordering drinks I ordered fried fillet of codwith chips and mushy peas, I declined the offered bread and butter. The portion size was ok for me, not to big or to small. The fish was very tasty with excellent batter, nice and crispy. Chips were very nice albeit slightly sell done, not a problem fo me, good mushy peas, very nice meal all round.

Did not do child portions but very comodating attentive service without being over bearing. Food excellent definitely worth checking out.

called in for lunch and was greeted by very friendly staff despite being a little late. The food was nourishing, tasty and plentiful and piping hot and the choice was very good.

Ignore every negative review...you get what you pay for! Yes we had a groupon but even at menu price it was well worth it. We got 3 courses for 2 people for £20 with wine on the groupon but will defo return and pay full. Lots of offers even 2 for £5(!) daytime menu! Food was lovely, homemade chips to die for and service attentive without being overbearing.... Can’t wait to try the carvery!

Had a Groupon gift to use. Very pleased with the whole event. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and the food was very good. Would definitely visit again.

We came here as a family group of 6, majority of our group ordered rib eye steaks which were cheap rump when they came, and one which was obviously a rip eye which put the rest to shame. Asked for a plain burger (without the cheese) however they had forgotten cooked with cheese etc, apologised and have the food to a random customer while i waited while everyone ate there meal for a new burger to be cooked. While in the meanwhile orders drinks, which yet again one of drinks had been forgotten about. When my burger arrived, i couldn't complain as it was nice, however the service and the other meals weren't up to standard Used to be a good place for a decent pub meal, bit came away feeling disappointed.

Got a groupon for this place and wasn’t disappointed had 3 course meal and glass of wine each for £19 , Food was of good quality and just enough. Wasn’t very busy so not much atmosphere but barman was very friendly and couldn’t do enough. Will deffo be calling back one day.

Fantastic home cooked good quality steak cooked to perfection. Excellent local pub with great value for money.

Bought voucher from Groupon, never been before but will definitely return. Had prawn cocktail starters which were plentiful and delicious. Husband had cod and homemade chips (yes not frozen), I had homemade steak pie with roasted veg which was huge. I had chocolate melt pudding with cream, my husband was too full but asked if he could his dessert home which wasn't a problem at all. The staff were lovely and very attentive and welcoming. Can't think of any faults tbh. Will recommend to others.