The Francis Newton in Sheffield

Awful spoons. Always get something wrong and the service is horrendous. Tables are left dirty for ages and staff are rude. Never come here

Very expensive as got a parking fine for parking next to the pub. Signs hard to see and very bitter aftertaste for having a nice meal.

Staff were useless walking past tables full of dirty plates and empty glasses. We sat down and after 15 minutes and staff walking past the table 5 times I had to ask for them to remove the previous occupants dirty plates, however he failed to return for the glasses!! Food all came out at different times, wrong food brought out. Then when asked I asked for the rest of our order was told with attitude they didn't have it on the order ....even though the drinks that went with the food had been brought out!! She then appeared 5 mins later apologising and served a cold Korean chicken and rice and an extremely dry, burnt round the edge pizza. !!! By now we were running late and didn't have another hour to wait so ate what was edible and left. All in all a shocking experience.

Food was ok but staff were frankly useless food took forever when it wasn't busy food all came out different times nearly 10 mins between plates and brought the wrong food absolute joke

This spoons can’t be beat. Nice relaxing atmosphere. Good ambience. I look forward to all my hospital appointments because I know I can come here for a full English and a lovely quiet Guinness afterwards ❤️ Only problem is they are arsey about you smoking fags on that fancy outside bit. It’s not even that fancy.

Why do they keep giving me frozen tomatoes for breakfast?

Great pub always come for breakfast or sometimes evening meal when in Sheffield

Lovely place, good service....posh for a spoons , very nice

Really nice Weatherspoons. Opened at 8am. The car park costs money BUT DON'T PAY! Go inside and resister your car number plate on the machine at the bar and you get free parking. Nice breakfast, with bottomless coffee and hot drinks. Fast service too. The Francis Newton is in a lovely old building with lots of areas to sit in. So hard to get free parking in Sheffield, so this restaurant was nice to go to

I enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere of this establishment the experience was quite salubrious. I will return.

Not the best experience. Garlic bread burnt to a crisp as were the nuggets. Staff polite when food brought to the table but no one checked to see if the food was ok.

We have been here a few times but this will be the last time. I was given a dirty cup for my drink, when the food arrived we was given dirty cutlery and the food was the worst we have ever had.looked as though it had been cooked and left awhile. It was cold. No one came to ask if everything was ok like usual. Probably because they no it's not.

He estado visitando este pub durante años debido a la cercanía de mi lugar de trabajo. Mis dos o tres visitas más recientes con amigos habían planteado preguntas bastante generales sobre cómo se organizaba la dotación de personal los fines de semana (es decir, insuficiente), pero una visita ayer realmente ha sellado el trato en lo que parece ser una desaparición completa y completa de las instalaciones. El clima fue anunciado con mucha antelación como relativamente cálido ayer. El pub parecía totalmente desprevenido para esto en términos de personal detrás de la barra y el servicio de mesa de bebidas - cada mesa estaba llena por dentro y por fuera, sin embargo, había un individuo - UNO - trabajando detrás de la barra, una joven que era tan más que miserable que era casi incómodo. Sin embargo, tengo cierta empatía, porque probablemente no fue por su propia culpa que ella estuviera sola. Entonces, los tiempos de cola en el bar en un momento dado estaban llegando a la entrada del pub. A lo largo de todo esto, en ningún momento el Gerente se ofreció a ayudarla, ella continuaba llevando comida afuera y realizando tareas como camarera (había suficiente personal ya desplegado para hacer esto) en lugar de resolver las operaciones detrás de la barra que -en un pub real- deberían haber sido una prioridad. Ella ignoró completamente la situación. El servicio al aire libre era un caos. Varias mesas se quejaban vocalmente (y entre sí) de que la espera para tomar algo en la aplicación era más que ridícula - nos esperamos durante 45 minutos antes de ir al bar a preguntar dónde estaban. Le pregunté al Gerente que murmuró algo sobre comprobarlo. Esperé otros 10 minutos antes de preguntar de nuevo. En la tercera intervención, finalmente llegaron. La respuesta predeterminada fue “la aplicación dice que hay una espera” a lo que respondí “No, no lo hace”, que se encontró con “... oh sí, nos acaban de decir que no dice eso” - lo siento, ¿cuál es entonces? Uno de los vasos estaba sucio y cubierto de lápiz labial. Fue en ese momento que decidimos que ya habíamos tenido suficiente. La zona exterior estaba llena de platos sucios y vasos apilados en cualquier espacio disponible en las paredes - no se movieron durante todo el tiempo que estuvimos allí. Los clientes tenían que limpiar las mesas ellos mismos, lo que se sumaba a lo que se estaba acumulando: había servilletas y restos de comida por todo el piso. Nos dimos cuenta de que dos trapeadores y cubos habían quedado en el patio de las pasarelas, lo que era un peligro inmediato de tropiezo, sobre todo cuando comenzó a oscurecer, ya que eran de color negro. El gerente había pasado por delante de estos (y toda la vajilla sucia, etc.) varias veces durante la tarde y simplemente los ignoró. Sus prioridades eran más que totalmente equivocadas para la tarde y si alguien cayera sobre esos cubos, todos sabemos dónde habría terminado. Si tienes poco personal, cierra completamente el área al aire libre para el servicio de aplicaciones y prioriza la clasificación del personal de tu bar: es sábado por la tarde y hace calor, por supuesto, el pub estará ocupado. No te apresurarás a regresar hasta que haya cambios significativos en la dotación de personal y una espera para las bebidas que no sea tan larga que pierdas las ganas de vivir.

Sun out people out supping pity not enough staff to serve. Stood 10 mins at bar waiting to order 2 drinks staff got blinkers on. Sat down to order on app and took 25 mins to get a drink Bye bye . Wont be back

Usual wetherspoons fare Nice outside seating area.

Beautiful place good food lovely staff

After entering the door, no one pays attention to you at all, as if you don't exist. The waiter's attitude is relatively indifferent, and the speed of serving food is very slow. The service attitude is extremely inconsistent with the atmosphere of this restaurant.

Kicked me out for having a monster can

I normally have fond memories of the Francis Newton but today I was disappointed. The bar steward was quite frankly rude and unhelpful. After battling through her disgusted glare I managed to order my breakfast. It was pleasant. But I shall not be sharing any more of my custom here due the rudeness of this lady. I ate my food and swiftly departed. Furthermore there was food missing from my friends plate. This has left a bitter taste in a mouth that was previously sweet. Noah

Although part of my meal (chips and mushy peas) were cold, overall I had a good experience at The Francis Newton, in Broomfield, Sheffield. The Shift Manager "Yev", without being prompted, kindly refunded part of my bill to compensate me for the cold food which I thought was very generous and courteous of him. The pub is relaxed and comfortable, and although part of my meal wasn't up to scratch, the Fish and Chicken Wings were served hot, and all ingredients were fresh and very tasty.

To be honest the nightmare that is parking for an hospital appointment helped me discover this fantastic litte oasis. It also warms the soul to know that a commercial business isnt milking the public at their most vulnerable by charging over the odds for the opportunity to park. Its not free but totally reasonable and as pubs close by the hundreds its refreshing to meet decent staff and enjoy a bit of good grub! Well done team Francis Newton

Llamé para desayunos vegetarianos. En primer lugar, no había huevos disponibles, por lo que se ofreció un hachís marrón extra. La comida llegó muy rápido. Las hachís morenas estaban calientes, pero muy sobrecocinadas. Todo lo demás, incluido el brindis, estaba frío. Nadie se acercó a preguntar cómo estaba la comida. Terminamos nuestras bebidas y dejamos la comida en su mayoría sin comer en los platos. Nos hubiéramos quejado al salir, pero no había nadie a quien quejarse. No vendré aquí de nuevo.

Me he unido a Trip Advisor solo para revisar el terrible servicio en The Francis Newton (un Wetherspoons Pub) en Sheffield hoy temprano. En primer lugar, llegué a eso de las 12. 15 p.m. y tuve que despejar una mesa para poder sentarme en algún lugar (no me importa ya que es una práctica bastante estándar en Wetherspoons) y luego ordenar en la App a las 12 . 21 . El tiempo de espera que se muestra en la aplicación para las bebidas fue de 1 minuto, por lo que cuando las bebidas no habían llegado a las 12. 35 Pregunté a un miembro del personal y ella se disculpó mucho y dijo que lamentablemente hubo un retraso, lo cual fue justo. En ese momento, mi hijo había llegado, así que dije que iría al bar y nos pediría una copa mientras esperaba el servicio de mesa. Sin embargo, la respuesta que recibí en el bar fue terrible! Me atendió un joven con barba - no entendí su nombre, pero lo escuché decir que estaba en un turno de cuatro horas desde las 12. 00 p.m. hasta las 4 . 00 p.m. - y cuando mencioné que solo había venido al bar mientras esperaba el servicio de mesa, dijo “No te serviré si estás siendo grosero”. ¡Cómo ese simple comentario podría interpretarse como “ser grosero” es increíble! Si hubiera estado sola, habría llevado el asunto más allá, pero no quería arruinar el almuerzo con mi hijo, aunque huelga decir que en realidad no teníamos nada que comer en el establecimiento. Este joven en particular procedió entonces a tener una mala actitud durante todo el tiempo -y no solo conmigo-, por lo que tal vez la dirección desee tomar nota. En resumen, he sido un asiduo a este Wetherspoons en particular durante dos años, pero no volveré a ir allí.

Really tasty Shawarma wrap in the deli deal. Find this pub really nice for a wetherspoons. The guy who brought food out apologised for glasses on the table but understand cause of it being lunchtime

Four frozen chips described as baklava potatoes....with layers was just a joke as a starter at £2 a chip. So bad it was actually funny. Main was ok. Dessert was unavailable. Servers were nice people. Company was great but we supplied that ourselves. Friends apple pie lasso thin and floppy from the microwave it could have been mistaken for garlic bread. Was described as coming with custard. When asked where the custard was, we're told it was meant to be custard ice cream but there was nones it was just ice cream. 😂

¡CUIDADO CON LOS DISCAPACITADOS! Hemos utilizado el Francis newton para comer en una base semanal como titular de la insignia azul el aparcamiento para minusválidos era conveniente, de fácil acceso y gratuito. hasta este año, ninguna concesión de discapacitados ahora y mal firmada He recibido un billete de 75 libras hoy bien furtivos Eurocar parkings. Sin duda dirán que debería haber leído los avisos. Solo para que Wetherspoons sepa que no volveremos a agregar nuestros nombres a la larga lista de clientes descontentos atrapados por su compañía de estacionamiento Mabey, deberías tomar nota.

Great Wetherspoons x lovely atmosphere with open fires x Sophie was brilliant x really helpful x gf breakfast and never ending coffee in a lovely setting x thank you x

Young staff very pleasant pay for parking but get it off the bill spend a fiver

Staff second to none. Very pleasant surroundings inside and out, some of the snobs should give it a try.

Excellent. A nice building. Good food. Also free parking for three hours.

Food cheap and chearful, burger and chips with drink inclided not terrible for £6 Chips were a bit rubbish but burger was good.

Top end Whethers. Due to the demographics of the clientele, this is a great pub. It's at its best when the University is on holiday, otherwise it's Student Central at certain times. One of the staff described it as "a creche with alcohol"! The ale is always good and at proper northern prices. The food is OK as normal for the chain. Really there is nothing to fault. Wish other pubs would give this sort of value. Love your business model Mr Martin 😊

Staff are lovely but not dog friendly

A friendly barman gave us a free tea due to a parking mistake on our behalf

By far the best breakfast of all time and the best value

Great, quick service, checked on us during breakfast. Very clean 10/10. A better Spoons than most!

Understaffed 30+ minute wait for two drinks at 10pm on a Saturday

Saw a woman fall in the Francis newton they didn’t stop buying VK’s

Absolutely beautiful, especially one of the cooking staff!

Wetherspoon pub set in a converted mansion.

Starting to lose count but whenever I'm in Sheffield, we come here to eat.ime in this classic public house. Even after the gym at Xmas, great place.

Refused to serve my Romanian friend as they “didn’t feel comfortable” accepting her ID- simply ridiculous that such inequality can still occur in this day and age- in a spoons as well. Just truly shameful. tut tut.

Food was good, service quick, just a bit noisy but food more than made up for it

Not too bad for a weatherpoons

Great vibe, excellent prices of course, bit chilly

In one sense this is a run of the mill Wetherspoon's. But look closer and you will see The Francis Newton is a beautiful building in pleasant surroundings. As ever with Wetherspoon's, what they do, they do well. Breakfast for the price is faultless. I've paid less than £4 for a good pint of beer and a pint of Coke. Nicest 'spoons in Sheffield. 11.12.24 - Another visit and another great shout as the prices remain so cheap!!

Good food, good price, what's not to like

Not impressed with breakfast, and I've tried a number of different Wetherspoons. Nobody returned to ask if everything was ok with my breakfast (in other locations they do). Bacon was very burnt, but when I pointed this out all they said was that they'd make a note of it. I would have expected a new piece of bacon or something else to make up for it. Also, when I ate here a few days ago, nobody returned to check all was ok then either. Edit: Returned this morning (Sunday) and received a sticky, unclean coffee mug followed by cutlery with traces of food on. Tomatoes burnt like never before, and dried up, extremely salty bacon. (Sheffield Waterworks Wetherspoons in the city centre, by comparison, gets it right every time.) Shame, as the Francis Newton is such a beautiful location. 11 Nov: Given an unwashed coffee mug covered in coffee splashes. 12 Nov: Ordered my coffee mug at 10:57 and after waiting nearly 20 minutes had to visit the bar at 11:15 to ask for it. 25 Nov: Lovely breakfast but dirty cutlery... again! And this was also after a 22 min wait since ordering. 29 Nov: Coffee mug with dried egg yolk around the bottom. 03 Dec: Clean mug delivered with a smile and without the wait. So much better)) 👌

Like the atmosphere very much. The surroundings are wonderful. Food is delicious.

Great value for money. I’ve never ever had a bad meal at spoons , but it’s fair to say I’ve never had a great one either.

El Francis Newton es uno de los mejores Wetherspoons alrededor. En realidad es una casa de campo situada en jardines y jardines finos. Selección de cervezas y cervezas lagers, incluyendo algunas excelentes cervezas y latas en nevera. El personal era muy amable y eficiente. Un montón de asientos por dentro y por fuera, pero es agradable sentarse y disfrutar de la vista, así como el clima.

Rump steak in the mixed grill was tough with lots of sinews. Also brought the starter with the main course!

Good food , Great ambiance and service

Waiter chase was absolutely lovely, really nice and helpful and made our evening so much better.

If you’re with Chase you know you’re in good hands 🔥

Lovely warm welcoming pub.lots of room inside and out.

The festive baguette was overcooked and dry x

Can't fault it :) parking is a bonus too for breakfast and then a wander around the botanical gardens. Just don't forget to input your reg when you order at the bar

Always like this place, but the app didn't work properly. Good food in pleasant surroundings.

Nice place. Reasonably priced. Good food. But way to busy. Not relaxing. Like having a drink in the middle of Piccadilly Circus.

Mostly all nice but two friends got bad food poisoning from the chicken last night, we think because they ordered food a bit late it was rushed and wasn’t cooked properly!

Just been hit with a parking fine. Didn't see any signs. 1st time visit and thought it was pub car park. Do the pub get a slice of the fines produced? We work for nhs and went for a meal. No visible signs or even asked by staff if we had paid

My favourite eating place, we had fish and chips, wrap, jacket potato, and all day brunch, all fresh and hot, good price 😃

We got there and all the tables were heaped up and not cleared off, the food was bland and portion size was small compared to other Witherspoon’s

We asked the bar staff nicely to clear a table for us as it was very messy, he said it would take an hour to clean, so we bought the empty glasses up to the bar ourselves. He then had a go at us for doing his job and has refused us drinks for the rest of the night

Incredibly busy, but expected as much on a Friday night. Service was slow but they were clearly over-crowded, so I can't complain.

Very nice mixed grill better selection than meadowhall one the best spoons

Coffee machines don't work and you can't wash your hands

Great pub. Great prices and great atmosphere week long. Very popular venue especially with students.

The breakfast bacon was absolutely perfect. I'm not a bacon girlie but it was perfectly crispy and salty, I ate the whole lot.

Good range of beers and good value menu. Not far from Sheffield Botanical Gardens.

Didn't eat so can't comment on food but usual Spoons fare. Very nice staff. Good surroundings.

Look forward to the hospital visits in Sheffield, despite the 140 mile round trip, thanks.

We dropped in for a couple of drinks after work, the service was quick and friendly, the beer was great and the pricing was excellent 👌

Pretty decent for a Spoons. You sort of know what to expect... Decent beer, inexpensive if a little unimaginative food, a cheerful lunchtime clientele, good service. Happy with my quick lunch outside on the sunny patio.

so great for students, even when it’s busy it doesn’t take that long to get a drink. great service.

disgusting place, we will never be returning. Awful hostile staff, someone called Hannah served us and made us feel really unwelcome just coming for a friendly lunch. Someone needs to speak with this person and never allow them on the bar again.

Always busy. No atmosphere of it's own but when people are there it's sparkling. Add some sunshine and the garden is a joy

Great spoons with attentive and friendly staff. Orders always come quickly and has a great beer garden 👍👍👍

The Francis Newton is one of nicer Wetherspoons around. Actually it’s a country house set in fine grounds and gardens. Selection of beers and lagers including some excellent cask conditioned real ales and cans in fridge. The staff were very friendly and efficient. Plenty of seats inside and out but It’s nice to sit out and enjoy the view as well as weather.

What a joke of a place. Breakfast was dreadful, untoasted "bread" egg Shells left. The service was even worse than the food. Ignored at the bar several times, coffee machines not working. Combination of bad attitudes, poor work ethic and under staffed. Disgusting establishment.

Staff friendly and helpful. Food and drink was a great price, and was hot and tasty. Very impressed with this place.

Came here for breakfast today (11/09/24) at around 11.50am. Food was delish as always, but the lady that brought our food deserves praise. She was the nicest, sweetest lady. I took the mick out of myself jokingly & she told me I was lovely. I could've given her a hug. What a lovely lady.

We went for breakfast, thoughly enjoyed it. Always enjoy a spoon breaky.

Personal grosero y hosco; pidió una estera de oso simple después de obtener mi oso recargado y su respuesta fue “¿esperas que yo lo beba para usted también”... Iba a traer a mi compañía aquí para una celebración, pero no después de esa respuesta...

Very nice for a Spoons. Lovely outside area, bit of a country house vibe.

Excellent one of the best Wetherspoons I've been in

A good whether spoons which provides parking for a period with drinks or food.

A really cracking spoons tbf! Lush outdoor seating area with a lovely view over green space. I’ve given it a four star because I do feel the service could be a little friendlier but it’s a spoons so it’s honestly great for this chain. Also - be careful of the parking!!! I got a fine because I forgot you have to sign in, at the bar!!! I got disc reacted by the snacks! It’s SUPER easy to forget and the charges are VERY EXPENSIVE so do be aware!!!!

Good atmosphere better than most witherspoon excellent outdoor

Perhaps one of the better Wetherspoons, set in green surroundings on the classier side of the city. But it's still a 'Spoons... with so-so food and a slightly careworn feel. Younger members of the family like it for a cheap meet-up but it's not my kind of pub. Beware the car park which has an ANPR camera - you MUST register immediately on arrival or risk a hefty fine from the car park operator.

Went for a bottomless coffee. No issues with the coffee and service. However the decor, furniture and carpets are sad and tired.

Very nice outdoor seating area, we only sat outside. We did not go into the restaurant. The seats outside were very comfortable. They even had a no smoking zone in the outdoor area which is nice for the non smokers :). Lovely staff and quick service.

Nice outdoor area in the sunshine

Great pub for no fuss grub right on the gateway to the peakdistrict

Weathersoppn across UK has the same taste

Great value for money really nice environment clean and I must say the fish and chips are absolutely beautiful on par with fish & chips from the seaside would definitely recommend this place also lovely seating area outside when the weather is nice free parking & if you buy the buy one get one free bottles and don’t drink they leave the lid on so you can take it home all in all a brilliant place to be staff are really friendly 👌🏻👌🏻🥹

Not prepared for a busy night. A gig at the octagon meant busier than usual.

Food was hot and fresh 😋 very comfortable surroundings..if a little warm in there..

Let's be honest! It's a beautiful Wetherspoons. Incredible building and a fantastic beer garden. Cheap drinks as always, staff are always friendly and you are never waiting long if at all to be served. Food is exactly what you pay for a syou know as all Wetherspoons are the same. Strongly recommend on a sunny day :-)