The Church House, JD Wetherspoon in Rotherham

We are always coming for breakfast. Can't complain. Nice portions. Only once food was cold but we forgiven this mistake.

I usually enjoy JD Wetherspoon for its good value and quality. However, my recent experience at The Church House in Wath-upon-Dearne fell far short of my expectations. I placed order #2661258755 on Sunday, November 10th, 2024, around 7:05 PM. I ordered a medium-rare sirloin steak, expecting a juicy and flavorful cut. Instead, it arrived looking unappealingly grayish-brown, and it tasted bland and slightly metallic, as if it had been boiled rather than grilled. I also ordered fried halloumi cheese, hoping for a crispy and salty treat, but it was overdone and rubbery. If there was a rating for the worst JD Wetherspoon, this particular restaurant would be a finalist. The staff should be retrained, or the management needs to address the food quality. I love the JD chain for its price/quality ratio, which is usually excellent. If I were not already familiar with JD, after this experience, I would probably never visit another JD Wetherspoon.

Always visited this Wetherspoons and never had a bad experience until today. We have never seen this young girl work here before but the attitude she gave us was absolutely disgusting. Online, it states that the pub shuts at 1am on a Friday, however, at 12:15 we got told to drink up, which we started to do so because we understood that they were quiet and wanted to go home. After about 5 minutes of being told to drink up, the young girl then approached us and said “I suggest you sip up”. As we began to leave, the same girl said “you have left a mess” and once confronted, moaned about a few straw wrappers on the table. I suggest that this girl chooses a different career path than hospitality, along with her manager who didn’t care when we approached this problem with her.

Went in for a beer and a bite. beer was cheap food was just ok, service was good tho and staff were friendly. Would go again but probably not eat 👍

Bit small for me, not very lively due to the time we visited but can imagine it gets busy

As good as a weatherspoons can get.

The meal was good also staff were very friendly.

Great spoons and really great prices, double bells and a pint was £4.19, wish I'd have took my camra vouchers would have been 50p cheaper then.

The toilets were disgusting and in a state of poor repair. Many of the cubicles don't flush.

A good family eating place... Weather spoons

Lovely spoonz...a relaxed afternoon in the beer garden, served quickly via app with friendly staff...would certainly call again!

Very welcome a very relaxing place and absolutely perfect environment

Great pub friendly staff and killer prices wat is not to lik

No atmosphere and guy serving beer wants to get another job, I usually enjoy the beer here but his miserable attitude put me off

Brilliant evening and really enjoyed the food and drinks

My girlfriend and I who has an assistance dog to aid with her mental health disabilities were kicked off the premises by the manager right as our food was about to be placed on our table. She was promptly ordered to take it back in and refund us, then we were asked to leave. It is illegal to refuse anyone service who requires a disabiltiy aid such as a wheelchair or assistance dog What actually goes through your mind? So messed up This was 2 days ago. I still haven't received my refund

First time at this wetherspoons. The staff were really nice the locals were too, giving me information where to go for loos and answering my questions on the building. Only went for coffee and toast but good experience.

I always find this place a little dark and dingy. Otherwise a typical wetherspoons

Went in asked what I wanted gave my order & then she realised people were queing the other end of the bar, and proceeded to go and serve them. Who ques at a bar. Walked out.

Good meeting place. Staff friendly.

Wath Upon Dearne is a short-ish drive from home and we thought we'd give breakfast a go at The Church House. Reasonably pleased we did, it was very nice indeed. Early indications are good. It's a lovely building and has been looked after exceptionally well. Neat and tidy, standards haven't slipped and the customer service matched up perfectly. The breakfast ordered was Wetherspoons Traditional. The general quality varies wildly from pub to pub within the chain. but this one was right up there. All cooked evenly and nicely, the beans were even hot and skin free, the true 'Spoons litmus test. Left the pub with no complaints, really enjoyed the visit. Excellent.

Great place to eat and drink t reasonable prices

Typical weathers but shocking atmosphere

You can always rely on a good service and a good night out. Bev the manager is excellent. Staff are good too. After covid the pub reopened abd the way it was run was excellent

So disappointed - day 3 of the Spring Ale Festival and not a guest ale to be had - just the usual suspects plus the Purple Moose guest which is not a festival ale. Got to ask why they spent all that time advertising the event unless the regulars have drunk the house dry in 2 days?

First time back in nearly 3 years for curry and quiz , curry was diabolical just fat lumps , manager didn't really care , apart from she was only refunding the curry money and not the drink?? Not very customer friendly and won't be getting my custom again which is a shame cos I brought five more people and really enjoyed the quiz ?! Shame🙄 , it's proper gone down hill , I really thought wether spoons cared about their customers, obviously not 🚫 just the ching of their tills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dogs aren't even allowed on the frontage, so I wasn't allowed to get a drink and sit outside. Not be going there till they change their dog policy.

One of my favourite spoons in South Yorkshire. Beautiful building from the outside and the inside didn't disappoint me. I enjoyed a very good breakfast, and asked for a popular ale, which was excellent (see photos).

Went for breakfast on my birthday really good food.enjoyed it highly recommended 👌

We have dined there regularly (once a week ) for several years now - always fine service and good value. Since Christmas though there seems to have been a negative change in staff and/or customer service attitudes and we won't be going back.

decent spoons, is a pretty building from the outside typical spoons inside food was alright

I accidentally moved my arm in the bar and smashed a wine glass. They refused to serve me and all of my work colleagues. I understand drunk and disordley behaviour but we were laughing about it and the woman (young, plump, bad make up) decided to just ban us. Power trip. Please train your staff. You missed out on hundreds of pounds of revenue. Ps I'm not that drunk!

Met up with friends for an early drink good place with good staff

Prices are still fairly cheap compared to some places.

Food was good. Prompt and polite service by staff. All round good experience.

The most weatherspoons place in the world, think of a typical weatherspoons, and there you have the church house! The food was surprisingly good to be fair, I had a full English breakfast and it held up well! The mushrooms were especially amazing, Would definitely recommend for a nice breakfast or a pub to hit on a pub crawl

Lovely place a big group from darfield came for a night out friendly

Very attentive person Lovely friendly people

A nice pub a little tired disabled toilet not very clean perhaps I was there on a bad day

First ever visit in the morning for breakfast. Went to bar and all was well. I paid for my meals and had to go back 7 minutes later before I could be served 2 pints.! Sadly that's where good service ended. Waited 25 minutes for 2 breakfasts. Hardly anyone in pub so it wasn't a ' we're busy excuse ' . I had to ask a member of staff and it was another 5 minutes before it arrived ( 30 minutes in total ) . Really hot plate but slightly warm food. It was clear that the kitchen staff wasn't paying any attention to meals being taken out nor was the bar staff. There was no apology or anything. 🤨

This is by far the worst weatherspoons I've eaten in. My pizza was burnt and the halumi fries were cold. Staff couldn't have cared less. Would not eat here again.

Ideally located, centre of the village - always clean and tidy and always well staffed. Not the long wait for table service like some 'Spoons and competitive prices for drinks and food.

Our 1st breakfast was great, the next day we ordered breakfast but the beans were off and had gone very vinegary staff replaced mine but my wife was put off by then and I never finished mine (unheard of), we never went for the rest of our hols and ended up in a well known supermarket, shame as we preferred Wetherspoons.

It's a witherspoon you get what you expect cheap beer good service etc. My only concern was the disabled toilet was filthy and stank of pee.

The server cleaning tables took a cloth out of his apron...glided it over the table with no spray cleanser at all....just distributing germs etc..

Always reliable. Good value food, fast service

Sorry dominoes next time I have a pizza craving I’ll be coming here! Great pizza tasty wings and a pint as well. Plus good value as well.

Quality food, great custom. Best beer garden

Brilliant place but could do with a rethink or make over like these micro bars.

Cheap and good quality food and drink would recommend to everyone.

It's getting tired and in need of a refurb. Friendly enough place and recommended for the prices.

Food was poor, no interaction from staff, couldn't even get a smile or Hi, A pint was knocked over but wouldn't replace it as it wasn't a kids drink, tried batting flies off while eating and atmosphere wasn't inviting. Safe to say we won't be visiting again

Clean pub and friendly staff. Plenty of outdoor space.

Very busy. Not enough staff. Long wait.

Great pub lovely range of beers at superb prices

Very good place to visit and have a meal and a drink.

Drinks are still reasonably priced but the food has gotten more expensive. Nice place and atmosphere, but don't sit upstairs cos the staff will refuse to bring stuff up

Good place to meet family & Friends.

Friendly and helpful staff and service is very good. Food is really good. I go there quite often with my daughter, my granddaughter and friend

Staff are very polite and helpful, cannot fault it.

Called in for breakfast. Nothing to write home about as my toast was just hot bread. I know electricity is expensive but the the toaster needed another minutes or so. Friendly server, we ordered on the app. Cheap and cheerful if that's what you're after.

Still my go to pub in and around Wath

It's a typical Wetherspoons but this one is in need of redecoration.

Both myself and my wife enjoyed the experience, helpful staff, made our visit a pleasurable one

Food was good well priced. Service was good. We had the large breakfast we enjoyed it . Will probably go again.

I'm sure it warrants more than one star but as I was in a car and didn't know the area I couldn't find anywhere to park to try it out and kept driving round and round. Not the best place for a Spoons. Walk to only...

Came in with my friends needing some good food and drink with us being at 50k on a 100k bike ride. We was served fresh food with quick great service with a smile, thank you!

Refurb needed. Stuff not always on menu not this restaurant fault all weatherspoons same. Bring back the hot sauce in a bottle please

This place hasn't change in the last 20+ years! Well overdue for a refurb! Real ales are a no go.....unless ya want to be up all night 🤢💩

Poor food ordered the mix grill was presented the steak lamb and pork all measured 1 inch by 3 inch 2 cm thick not filling or worth the money also the rump steak one side was just fat so was literally one mouth full of steak that was edible and that mostly was fat will not be visiting again

Can't fault the staff but just a boring atmosphere, not for me I'm afraid

Lovely food at very reasonable prices. Most of the staff were very friendly

Quick service and food hot, check what you should get from the menu!!

Nice little wetherspoon pub..had bangers n mash n was lovely piping hot n tasty! Staff friendly selection of drinks very good! Clean place.

Typical Wetherspoons food. Acceptable but nothing special. Sticky table and menus. Staff behind bar were friendly. Didn’t appreciate having to walk through the cigarette smoke (smokers standing at the outer door) as we left.

A lot better than at last time they've got proper beer now abbot ale not everybody likes IPA

If your going to The church house make sure you've got your woolies on ! it's freezing cold as they've got air-conditioning blasting out ????Had half a larger given in a wine glass !!!! Not good.

Not a very good experience. Pub was freezing cold meal was disgusting very disappointing

Went last night after performing at a show at Montgomery hall. We had arranged a separate section for us to have some food. There was 70 of us and all paid £5 per head. We all bought a drink and some more than 1. The staff were rude and unwelcoming. They didn’t make us aware that it was last orders and we went to the bar to buy a drink we were treat like second class citizens. I had wine and there were no wine glasses. When it came to the staff wanting to close I felt threatened and that they were going to take my drink out of my hand. Never going again

Could be nicer.. A bit run down.. Lovely outside area and nice flower baskets

Nice food Great staff Lovely outside space Very enjoyable time out

Lovely food and drink definitely going again

Another visit to this one, had me worried that the ale asked for wasn't going to be poured, went to a different pump than the tag was on.

O'rate service nice food and Acorn Gorlovka

Enjoyed food very quick service waitress very friendly will return

Cool off on a hot sunny day inside or outside with a nice cold refreshing pint, with a friendly atmosphere.

Fantastic prices ,foods good and very fair prices

Chouse, what a place for a cheap night out!

Very friendly staff and welcoming customers food is gorgeous reasonable price good portion of food

Very disappointed with the attached of the bar staff after eating 5 meals And drinking the table was full there was no room on our table so we moved the crockery And Emtey classes to the side of the bar And was told we were out of order And told we have to leave.

Friendly staff and constantly good food.

Service was shocking, barmaid was foul. Food was shocking with dirty cutlery and stale, dried out sauces. Toilest were only fit for the flys they contained.

Not bad same as all the other for food and drinks

Nice food and happy staff very popular with community

I come here every week and actually feel awful writing this review as staff are lovely and it’s my local. But I am hoping the senior management will take some notice and I challenge them to come and use the toilets at the weekend, then report that they think this is acceptable. Don’t get me wrong the toilet have needed a refurb for years and years and there has always been an issue with water pressure, hardly any in toilet and get soaked if turn a tap on. There is usually only one or two loos in a fit state to use (for years) due to lack of ability to flush contents. But today all 5 toilets full of excrement, to the point I actually feel sick. Come on owners of this pub, sort out the plumbing, you are letting down the name of Wetherspoons, your customers and your staff. It’s not rocket science, it’s a basic in a good establishment

Nice cheap food. Cooked the steak wrong. BUT cooked it again perfectly. Okay, yes as a family we were put out but for the price and us all being human and accidents happen....it was fine. Keep it up. Thank you for having us 😊

Fast service food was nice friendly staff

Bad management actually told my son to come into work when he tested positive for covid only to sack him. Which came as a complete suprise to say at the review he was told if he came in the next two week's he would be fine. Horrendous management

Was about to order food for myself, niece and autistic child but told that we can't as we had our puppy on a lead sat quietly with us outside in the large seating area despite there being nobody else in the outdoor area. I am in the centre lots and have seen dogs on the premises before including my friends dog.

Its a wetherspoons but probably best pub in wath centre. Staff are sound