The Broken Bridge, Wetherspoons, Pontefract in Wakefield

Good service with friendly staff

Average service and good price Guinness Had to wait awhile to get served, but worth the wait

Another good Wetherspoons pub - very busy but nice and clean good service and all with a smile 🍻😊

As always another good spoons simply good value......

Northgate weatherspoon his one of the best I been to lovely and clean all the time no plates on the table and glass too the staff his very friendly what can I say and the food is excellent

food is absolutely disgusting and takes forever,instant mash,I waited over an hour to receive the food

I recently visited my local Wetherspoons, and I must say, it was a pleasant experience that deserves a solid four stars. Atmosphere: The ambiance was inviting, with its characteristic mix of vintage decor and a lively atmosphere. It struck a nice balance between being a relaxed pub and a bustling social hub. Perfect for catching up with friends or unwinding after a long day. Service: The staff were friendly and efficient. I was impressed by how quickly our orders were taken and served, despite the pub being quite busy. They were attentive without being intrusive, which made the experience all the more enjoyable. Food & Drink: The menu offered a wide range of options, from classic pub fare to more adventurous dishes. I tried the fish and chips, which were well-cooked and flavorful. The portions were generous, and the prices were incredibly reasonable—true to the Wetherspoons ethos. The selection of drinks, including local ales and affordable cocktails, was impressive as well. Cleanliness: The pub was clean and well-maintained, which is always a plus. The tables were cleared promptly, and the restrooms were tidy. Overall: Wetherspoons may not be a gourmet dining experience, but it excels in providing a casual, enjoyable atmosphere with good food and drink at fantastic prices. I left feeling satisfied and will certainly be back. If you're looking for a reliable spot to relax with friends, this Wetherspoons delivers!

Always had very good meals here cannot fault one. Beers are very good and well presented. Although like anywhere hotels included wear and tear is evident here but always clean on my visits nonetheless. The only complaint I have are of underage unaccompanied children using the pub as a thoroughfare or sitting on steps outside being intimidating. Overall a well managed pub.

Don’t go on a Saturday,staff haven’t got a clue as to keeping tables clean .lots of tables left with used plates etc on them .NOTE to managers give your staff a proper pre shift brief .staff seems unorganised when it seriously need not be like this .

I enjoyed my meal at The Broken Bridge. I will go again.

Food is excellent and great value for money The problem is the staff. Blond haired lady and another lady shouting from horsefair end of bar to washing hatch about collecting glasses. Blond haired lady would rather have a conversation with a punter than refill milk I. Coffee machine when four people are waiting and only one machine working. It really is poor.

Great boozer cheap and no bother

Rather a longer wait for breakfast than i expected, but most of the food warm except for the beans. I had a traditional breakfast with mushrooms and hot drinks for a little over a fiver. Nothing exceptional about the building from the outside, however, deceptively large inside with a small beer garden.

Breakfast was on point this morning, probably the best spoons I have been to. Not too busy not too quiet.

Good quality coffee at an exceptionally low price. Good quality breakfasts too.

Excellent hot cheap food in a very popular pub

We visit here quite a lot. Went on Friday and had food off the cheaper menu which is offered in a lot of wetherspoons. Excellent value. All day brunch and a pint £6.44. Where else can you get that? The food was very hot on hot plates served by a lovely lad who asked later if all was OK. Everything tasty and fresh. Only one gripe about the pub itself.....it's too 🥶 Everyone was saying it was cold. We are in England not Spain. Doesn't need air con on. All the doors were open so that was enough. Wasn't even hot outside.

Nice pub, good atmosphere. Staff helpful, professional. Food after ordering, arrived quite quickly. Nice sausage chips beans, was also offered eggs to go with it. My partner had a pasta dish which she said was lovely. Small beer garden at rear which was nice to sit in after finishing food. Woould thoroughly recommend this pub which os a Weatherspoons pub. Hamish.

Been here many many times service is great so helpful even made my coffe for me as I had a little one with me and the atmosphere is good for a lunch time pub lunch but and I hate having to put but after maybe 50 times here I had my first bad meal the eggs benedict wasn't good at all dry salad that was ment fir a rabbit the eggs where over done no yolk at all which is not how yiu want an eggs benedict tge sauce was ok not as silky as it should be a touch grainy but ok i still would recommend eating here just stay away for the eggs benadict everything else is not bad pub grub and very reasonable prices

I go into weatherspoons twice a week for lunch with friends, always been pleased with food,drinks & price range. Far better than weatherspoons in Wakefield to say that as just been refurbished?

Great place friendly staff good selection of beers nice atmosphere definitely recommended

Lovely food, friendly staff and quick service

Worst meal I've ever had and manager was awful.will never enter this establishment ever again

Only stayed for a pint the place was full of kids on lunch break beer was OK nowt special

Disgusting place for a breakfast. Went in at 8.30am to get a breakfast, 5 people at bar ordering pints of larger!! Breakfast came within 3 mins of ordering, all congealed and cold, requested no mushrooms, it came with 3 large mushrooms!!! Shocking place for food, DON'T GO THERE!!!! The company has stated this is a FAKE review, I can assure you this is not, It was a bad experience, so I reviewed it as said, just go in at 8.30am and see for yourself!

rudest staff and management. food was decent for a spoons but think their staff need customer service lessons

Called in just for a couple of drinks and a catch up with a friend, friendly pure staff, clean, well laid out, large and busy venue - very low prices

Nice Wethys, good n helpful staff. Big plus, everything's on the ground floor.

Good value, as all Witherspoon's are, very busy

Had a curry which was lovely great price including a drink..well mannered helpful young man brought out our food

Excellent busy Spoonz....with friendly staff and quick service after ordering breakfast via the app. A good start to the day.

I come in regularly and find everybody warm and friendly.. Couldn't do enough... Prices are good and so is the quality... Happy to come again....

Popped in for breakfast Saturday morning at 9.30am, ordered full breakfast without mushrooms, meal arrived within 3mins, not possible I thought, found out why it was so quick, the meal was already set on the plate, absolutely flat cold and with mushrooms!

After visiting Pontefract parkrun this morning about 20 of us descended on the Broken Bridge for breakfast. It’s a lovely large open plan pub and we rearranged the furniture so we could all sit together. The staff were really accommodating and friendly. The food came out fast to say there were so many of us and it was hot. It was one of the better Spoons we’ve visited.

Good experience here at the Broken Bridge. Would highly recommend and if you do go ask for Simon. Great guy and made our evening even more enjoyable with his hospitality!

It's a whetherspoons what more can you say decent food great staff and a bonus the toilets are on the same floor lol

Gives 5 years olds steak knifes to cut pizzas 🍕 🤔. Horrible staff avoid this place.

Great pub, friendly staff & great food.

A fabulous Wetherspoon pub run by Joanne and Terry. Food and drinks are very good indeed and a special mention to Emma in the kitchen also who is amazing. Will definitely return!

Fairly quiet when we were there. Nothing to complain about

Great food at reasonable prices. Really nice place with a pleasant atmosphere.

Clean, tidy, a bit 1990’s flashback to old Rovers Return in a way, to which suits the area completely fine, in my visit to Pontefract. I’ve learnt I must speak slower, as my broad Sheffield de Dar accent / Mancs (dialect) does not translate greatly across to the locals. Well having sustained a hand injury, ( argument with a dodgy patio door last weekend) 😂. I’m taking a break from been the director of DT Fire and Security for now. Traveling the Country. Places I haven’t been and seen. So this place the first I’ve come to, Well, I’ll give it top marks. Just a few little bits. The Chicken Gravy is Rather Banging when requested hot and fresh, I couldn’t eat my meal without fresh Wetherspoons chicken Graaayvaaay. 😎 It could do with a minor refurb as it’s a bit well worn this place, re-varnish the woodwork 👩🏼‍🍳 The bread and butter was spot on. Made a bacon & black pudding sarnie then dipped it in Fresh Graaaaayvaaay. That item should go On the menu. I did enjoy it. 😁 The dining area staff do a good job. Toilets spotless. Old uns happy. Well done Wetherspoons Ponte

Go to the broken bridge a few days a week after work ! The staff are great so friendly. The land lady Joanne is amazing always smiling and makes effort to chat and welcome you . What she's done to turn the pub round is amazing too (how it was 15 months ago ) it 100% and more better than it was . Joanna is one of the most friendly, caring landladys I know .

Very freindly staff nothing is too much trouble. Always a plesant visit . Jo goes above and beyond for her customers.

Cheep and cheerful, plenty of room and tables to sit down at. We do our regular "on Sunday we are ladies who brunch and drink a copious amount of lattes" thingy, hanging out for hours 😀

It's not the best pub, but it's certainly not the worst. Friendly staff members , pretty good service

I like it, probably one of the best spoons I've been to. Staff are always really friendly, food is always quickly made, tastes really nice especially for the prices, me and my wife have come a fair few times now, we really like it. Ps they make a decent beer shandy, I drive so no choice lol. Place is clean, toilets are clean, as I said before been to alot of wetherspoons and this one is the best in my opinion.

Very Friendly Staff good choice of Beer large pub clean.

We ordered food including 2 bacon sandwiches. When they came the bacon was uncooked and the fat was still white We mentioned it to the young man who asked if everything was ok and when we told him he said it was nothing to do with him . He took the plates cleaned them off and never even told the kitchen staff. Very poor service from kitchen and floor staff

Went to The Broken Bridge for Sunday lunch and genuinely enjoyed the visit. Yes, it's a Wetherspoons and by definition, you know roughly what you're going to get. However, the staff in Pontefract were very happy, extremely friendly and the food came out to us in good time. A couple of curries had been ordered and they were really very tasty indeed. The papadums were crispy and not at all greasy. The naan was well cooked and the curry was cooked perfectly. We left, well fed and ready to explore the rest if the town. Recommended.

Love the pub friendly staff Gemma is a absolute diamond friendly helpful it’s a joy to be served by her. Pub wouldn’t be the same without her she’s a great worker love her to bits

Good value and friendly staff . Food is excellent value for money and shout out to Gemma , who is always busy , but still has a big smile for all the customers.

Very good service, and staff always polite and helpful.

Absolutely beautiful Breakfast as always by Emma, food is spot on for the price, great value for money and very tasty. Emma always says hi and is so friendly. Thanks for the food coma 😂 Paul and Jordan

We have been coming into the broken bridge for ages. Since Joanne and Terry took over the service and friendly Ness is amazing the staff especially Gemma and Declan are Brilliant the food is delicious would recommend it to anyone for the friendly atmosphere

I Would Just Like To Say A Massive Thank You Too The La dlord And Land Lady And All The Staff,I 1I Come Here Everyday For My Breakfast Which Sets Me Up For The Whole Day, I Wod Like To Say Thank Uou To All The Kitchen, Staff Who Cook My Breakfast Everyday To Perfection And Too Gabrielle For Everything You Do Too Look After Us Thank You Too All The Staff, Your All Amazing

Love to go after work to wind down very friendly staff who we have a laugh and giggle with especially the Landlady Joanne and the lovely Gabriella

I absolutely love coming to the broken bridge every morning for my breakfast it's cooked perfectly just how I ask for my bacon. Well done thanks to Emma from the kitchen the staff are all lovely and friendly would 💯 recommend for a lovely friendly pub

What a place never again. So me and my friend went here weekend. Service was poor and place was a right mess. Place needs a good cleaner. Food cold and call that a latte never again. Place was more like a local youth club for kids and louts just wanting to drink and cause bother

I ordered small fish and chips....ham and eggs for my wife. When it came I was furious. On looking at the plate I thought the chef had forgot to put the fish on but, on closer inspection, there was a miniscule portion of battered fish, so small I mistook it for one of the chips..no joking. About 4" long and half inch thick...that was the "fish" I know it sounds like I'm eggagerating here but, on my life, that's what arrived, curled up too. The waitress went back to the kitchen and came back with another piece, the same size, alongside the first piece. ( Photos are with both pieces of fish showing..so imagine how I felt when they first served the one piece) The Manager also turned up and asked me to apologise to the waitress for the use of foul language and suggested I forked out some more money to get something like what I expected in the first place. My wife had finished eating her ham and eggs by this time and was getting at me for the swearing I had done. She agreed I had virtually been robbed, however. So that's done me for ever having food at Weatherspoons again. I wondered how they managed to sell cheap beer. Now I know how. Rob customers with the food.

good place for a chat with friends, low prices, cheap coffee ☕, good location 👍

Great venue, lovely food and friendly staff

Good place for food, but too many students in from new college. Always using fake IDs to get access to alcohol. They need to be barred.

Very good spoons, but was clearly understaffed. Took ages to get served

A member of staff (LADY) late 50s possibly the manageress, heavy build has seriously poor hygiene, Omg her breath was shocking, (foul) when she passed our table we could smell garlic and a strange fishy smell,, I for one won't go back there I lost my appetite immediately and left,,,

Breakfast was okay this morning but having to wait till after your food for your drinks to arrive is beyond a joke. asked for a kids menu and was told they don’t do kids breakfast but they do as they have them in every other weatherspoons instead they read what’s on over the counter, no good to my 4 year old very poor service need some customer service training

Went in one Thursday evening for some drinks the place was cold , asked the lady behind the bar if she could put heating on as it was cold and we were sat in our coats to keep warm , she refused and said she was warm , no way to treat paying customers

Great spoons. You really wouldn't expect it to be so large and capacious looking at it from the outside. The food and drink came quickly and to the quality we always expect from a Wetherspoons.

Visited to see a friend after they left I stopped for another got off a high stool to get another drink and was informed they didn't like the way I got off it and thought I had to much seriously!!!! a high stool, and u expect people not to get off them great. So had to leave not happy.

Needed a place to chill out and wait for an appointment and just happened to be passing so nipped in for lunch. Ordering with the app was easy and the food/drink arrived quickly. All I ordered was a small pizza and a soft drink and for a fiver you can't complain at all. Can't find any faults, even the WiFi was decent. The pub was tidy and clean. I used the loo before I left and it was equally clean.

Consistently good service. I like this spoons.

Called in for lunch with my dad. Wasn't disappointed, nice as per 👍

I've been to this pub before, I went with my fiancé this time, we both had scampi & chips, then we both had upset tummy !

Great for starter pub or just to go for food and a few pints with friends or family.

Standard wetherspoons, does what it says on the tin. 👍🏻👍🏻

great prices on beer and food the place is fab

Went for food Xmas eve, wasn’t overly busy but had to empty my own table prior to sitting. Ordered meals an send mine back as the chips were flat cold for it to be returned still same temperature. Didn’t bother eating them in the end, the steak was medium to well when I requested rare. My partner asked for tikka which didn’t taste like tikka at all. Won’t be going again for along time. Could have understood had the place been busy but it wasn’t. Staff just didn’t appear interested

A huge pub. Not much by way of atmosphere and hard to find a clean table.

It's not bad , just your usual spoons.

Had a Christmas breakfast with work colleagues great food great service can't really beat it

Busy busy busy but staff are quite good at getting people served. Only problem is they don't clear away tables quickly enough. Could do better in this area. But always a good bar to start

As a standard Wetherspoons pub, the Broken Bridge maintains consistent pricing and quality. The beer and cocktails align with the standard offerings from other locations, both in terms of selection and taste. The food at the Broken Bridge is noteworthy, with various options tried, and none falling short of expectation. The decor and layout contribute positively to the pub's atmosphere. Particularly during winter, the lit fireplace adds a cosy vibe, enhancing the overall experience. Despite these positive aspects, there are notable drawbacks. The state of the toilets is consistently disappointing, with the men's facilities often exhibiting hygiene issues such as pee on the floor, resulting in an unpleasant experience. Another inconvenience is the early closure of the beer garden/smoking area, forcing patrons to go to the front to smoke once it's closed, disrupting the overall flow of the experience. In conclusion, the Broken Bridge is a good Wetherspoons pub with standard offerings, great food, and a pleasant atmosphere. However, improvements in toilet cleanliness and the handling of the beer garden/smoking area closing time could elevate the overall experience.

Just another typical Spoons only the toilet is on ground level instead of miles away. Service was pretty quick considering it was fairly busy that morning with the breakfast and coffee drinkers who can’t afford Costa Starbucks. Clean and tidy considering it’s the size of an aircraft hanger. Warm enough to defrost an OAP.

I used to work here so staff always happy to see us and are always made to feel welcome. Very quick service and tasty food (as tasty as it can be microwaved) ha ha! Toilets on pub floor.. not 3 flights. Highly recommend for somewhere cheap and cheerful.

Staff got my order wrong, admitted they made a mistake, but no refund and had to pay for what I actually wanted on top of the wrong meal that arrived.

Very nice location but poor chilli portion on there jacket potatoes

Nothing special. Same old same old.

Food was disgusting never again thanks

Typical Spoons, foods actually pretty decent for what you pay. You know what you're getting, no complaints

Lovely cheap pint on a Saturday afternoon.......

Just called for coffee and tea great value and free refills

It's a Wetherspoons! They Are All Great at satisfying Your requirements.

Very nice food shame I kept getting desterbed while eating to look at the damaged seating fabric on the benches would of been better done out of hours

Food and drink to the usual 'spoons standard. Table clearance shocking - were left looking at our empty plates for an hour or so. Ordered 2nd round of drinks on the app and even when they were brought, they failed to clear the table.

Very poor American Breakfast. Bacon half the size it used to be, yet you still get 4 pancakes. Hash browns were dried out too. Manager fetched when I complained to staff member. Manager apologised for hash browns, but nothing to be done about shrunken bacon. Refund offered and accepted. Shrinking food portions affecting spoons too, it's not just supermarkets ripping us off.

One of the nicest Wetherspoons we've been too.

Met up with friends. Good price for drinks. Stayed outside service was nice

Was ok place needs an uplift, dark interior could do with a light ambiance

Nice place, Nice staff and service, Ate here, the food was great, As was the price ! Recommended Also a good central location. The odd name is Pontefract, translated into English, Ponte ( Bridge ) Fract (Fractured/Broken ) Cannot see a broken bridge nearby though.

Always our starting point when we go out. Broll pub and brill food