The Horse & Jockey in Sheffield - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Sad to say but this is the worst roast dinner I think I’ve ever had. It was getting worse for food the past few times we’ve been but this was I think worse than a microwave ready meal roast! It all tasted of nothing but grease & was horrible bistro gravy. I smothered it all in horseradish sauce to eat it and I won’t be having food here again. Staff are nice and the pub itself it nice! So it’s a shame!

Lovely pub with a good choice of beers and a dart board 👍🏼

Great pub friendly staff fantastic service food

Wonderful Sunday lunch, all cooked fresh to order, exceptional value for money at two for £20.00 Friendly, polite staff. Dogs made more than welcome. All-in-all a fabulous time- Thank you

Nice pub. Often pop in after a walk. The food is nice and the staff are friendly.

Lovely Sunday lunch, pleasant staff, reasonable prices

The sausage and chips were very yummy 🤤🤤😋.it was quite busy. The seats were comfy and the football ⚽⚽ was entertaining

Thursday Pizza night was excellent and good beers.

Arrived and went to order Sunday dinners at 20 to 6 to be told that the kitchen was closed and was been cleaned down even though the website and menu’s inside state that the kitchen is open till 6, very disappointing

Friendly efficient service. Cosy atmosphere.

Went for the Xmas quiz. The place was packed. Great atmosphere even though I was too thick to win.

We have visited the Horse & Jockey many times before, but this was the first time we had tried the new menu since the change of management. Unfortunately, the food was really disappointing, and didn’t mirror the quality and value we had grown to love here. It very much mirrored something you could get at a Wetherspoon’s or cheaper chain pub, and lacked anything special- no more chunky home cooked chips, and a burger that was something easily recreated at home. This would be fine if the prices also mirrored a chain pub, but they suggest that you might receive something better. Having said all of the above, we have also recently visited when the Sunday roast is being served, which seems to have maintained its quality and also increased its portion. For that reason I’ve balanced the rating to ‘average’. At the moment my advice would be, go on a Sunday or go elsewhere if you plan to eat.

Dropped in for a pint and decided to have one of the burgers. Pub is under new management and the drinks and food were excellent. Well worth a visit if you are in the area!

Under new management, had a great burger and guest ale.

Lovely, proper pub. Nice seating out front, as well as a big seating area and garden at the back. Relatively limited menu, but tasty food and nice beer

Appalling from start to finish. Someone probably needs to ask why their tripadvisor reviews have gone from 4s and 5s to all 1s in the past few months. Pub was quite busy after match, but not heaving. Ordered a diet coke, lime and soda and glass of wine. All three were presented in a plastic pint glass. (Apart from, bizarrely, the coke, where I was given a glass bottle to pour myself - and I would guess that, if i was that way inclined, I could probably do more damage with a bottle than a wine glass). The wine in the pint glass in particular was odd. Asked why this was and was told it was because of the match. So I asked why there were people who had glasses on their table and was told that they had been in since before the match finished (but they had football scarves on). So I asked if that was why those people were getting new pints poured into the same glasses (which incidentally, we were never allowed to do when I worked in a bar, because it's appalling food hygiene). She said, no that doesn't happen. So I said, but you've just refilled a glass for the man standing next to me. And she went, well, we have to use our judgment who might be a football fan. Which apparently means that my 72 year old mother and her glass of wine are more of a threat than the lager drinker in the football strip, who definitely hadn't come out of the match.... At that point the ??manager said, oh, it's police guidance, we have to use plastic glasses, but it's getting quieter, so if you want a glass, you can have one. I accepted one for the wine. Throughout the whole exchange I was polite and respectful. I was just interested in the criteria being applied. After ordering, I went through the door towards the ladies. As I walked through the door, the barmaid (Chloe) was saying "and I said we don't fill glasses up, that didn't happen..." to the waitress, obviously mid-rant. I went to the ladies and went back to the table. The waitress then came over and said, we weren't talking about you, she was just really frustrated and telling me what had happened. And I said, well, that kind of is talking about me, isn't it, and no matter how frustrated you are, it's pretty shocking customer service to slag off customers somewhere you can be overheard... We'd actually gone for a meal for my birthday, so it was disappointing to discover that they were only serving pies and sides. My sister doesn't eat pies, so I ordered her chicken goujons without barbecue sauce, and a side of chips. When they arrived, there was barbecue sauce in a small pot, which we could have easily removed without comment, but then it was also smeared all over the plate under the goujons, for no apparent reason. By that point it felt like some kind of childish retaliation for the ongoing situation. My sister said that she couldn't eat it, and I said that I had asked for it without. The waitress rolled her eyes, which was just about the end for me. Her goujons eventually came back after her chips were finished. We didn't get the extra gravy we had requested, but by then I was beyond caring. This was after waiting around 55 minutes for our meal to be brought. Can I just stress that I have absolutely no issue with plastic glasses being used on police guidance, obviously. I have an issue with being told that the people who were using glasses had been there for some time (which was clearly untrue) that I was either mistaken or lying about seeing someone else having a glass refilled, about being told that the reason they had glasses while we had plastic was because, in the member of staff's view, our party apparently constituted a higher risk and being told by the waitress that they couldn't take glasses away from the people who had them if they refused to give them back, which was why they had refilled them (oh, you are refilling them now?) - which again, is completely untrue. I've worked in bars where the same situation has occurred, and when we had to move over to plastic, it was a case of taking them round, asking customers to pour their drink over and collecting the glasses. I have never experienced a situation where the police guidance was that plastic glasses had to be used, and this guidance was applied inconsistently across the premises. We used to eat at H & J quite regularly. I can quite honestly say we won't be going back again.

Lovely pub very friendly. Large selection of drinks and great verity of food to. Alway have great service when visit. Cya soon.

Great pub for pre-match food. No problems as an away fan, thanks.

We went on a Saturday lunchtime very limited menu, which was disappointing, we did order some and it was very tasty. Staff lovely.

Good choice of drinks ..poor menu, pub very cold, sat near radiator and it wasn’t on,and no toilet roll in ladies loo

Lovely pub with great staff and a nice atmosphere. Unfortunately the new menu is only pies which is too limited. There are no options for coeliacs (chips are the only thing on the entire menu that are gluten free) which means we can no longer come for dinner at our local, which is a real shame. Please be more considerate of people with dietary restrictions when planning your menus.

Why do you have so few bar staff working on match days??

Beautiful spot with great ales and pies.

Nice ales and good food. Had a lush new years eve meal.

We have drank in the Jockey as a friendship group every year on Christmas Eve since Stancill Brewery and now True North have ran this pub. We also frequent this pub throughout the year for food and drinks. This will be the last time. The pub was not busy and had plenty of staff. Sadly most of them were too busy chatting or dishing out dirty looks to clear dirty food plates and empty glasses from tables. We had 5 rounds of drinks and not a single empty glass was cleared from our table. Some of our table were drinking spirits and mixers that were served without ice. We assumed that the pub had run out of ice however on our next visit to the bar were told they did have ice - we just needed to order our drinks to have ice. Something I have never had to do in this pub or any other for that matter. The pub had ran out of a number of beers on tap. We were due to have pre xmas dinner drinks in the pub on xmas day however opted to find an alternative pub where we were made to feel welcome following this experience.

Went for Christmas dinner today. Staff were very busy but really lovely. Food was excellent. Very happy we trusted an important meal to the Horse and Jockey. Only very recently moved to the area but will definitely be back.

We originally ate here about 2 years ago and had burgers and tapas from an older menu - the food was very good and plentiful. We then had roasts here about 3 weeks ago and again the food was very good with the portions ok ish - note it was very quiet on a Sunday evening. The pub has been really nicely refurbished and was very comfortable to sit in. We returned again last Sunday after out daughter booked on line for our family as it was my birthday. This time it was very busy apparently due to a tractor parade driving past in the evening. Again the roasts tasted good as did the side dishes, but the portions were embarrassingly small. We assumed that because it was so busy and the pub wasn't prepared for it that the food was divided out more so that everybody got a meal. We've been to places where the children's roast has been much bigger than what we received. It ruined it for us as you should not eat a roast and still be hungry and we're not even big eaters. We didn't say anything that night as the pub was packed but I was determined to speak to the manager next day. I phoned and spoke to the manager and explained what had happened and she apologised and said about being unexpectedly busy with staff off sick and that she would relay to the kitchen what I had said about the tiny portions. I left it at that - I'd given her a chance to resolve the matter satisfactorily but her answers were not good enough especially about relaying what I'd said to the kitchen. I had previously recommended the Horse and Jockey to various work colleagues who live locally like us but we won't be going again and I hope no one takes me up on the recommendations - it seems if it's busy you might only get half a plate - maybe they need to make the plates smaller or just use saucers! I know everybody's struggling at the moment especially businesses and we'd like to help local ones in particular but what we were served up was a rip off and the manager's answers not good enough. What a waste - really good food but tiny portions.

We came for breakfast with santa, santa was fantastic and so much thought was put into the gifts, and my children had a lovely time. Food was lovely and such friendly staff, we will definitely be returning

Supper club time! Tonight we took ourselves off to the Horse and Jockey as we had heard great things about their Supper Club. November's edition was focused around a craft beer pairing theme which we couldn't resist and we weren't disappointed! Every course was ridiculously good, and expertly cooked. The beers paired perfectly and you could tell how much thought had been put into the pairings, with most courses including the beer in the cooking too or inspiring the flavours. I won't waffle on about what we ate as there's a photo of the menu, but I will say that the flavours of each dish were amazing, the pork was so tender you could have cut it with a spoon, and the pudding .... Dark chocolate ganache covered in marshmallow with a tinyrebel marshmallow porter was I think the best pud I've ever eaten. There is some serious skill coming out of this kitchen, and @chefalexdevaney 's passion and talent is clear. And for £25pp for 4 courses and 4 paired drinks it's an absolute steal. Food is served here every night , but the next supper club is back next on 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿26th January with a burns night and whiskey theme, and again on 🧀🍷 23rd Feb for a cheese and drinks night (We have already booked this one! As soon as we got home tonight! Let us know if you wanna join us!) Bookings for these nights would make great Xmas gifts too! 🎄 throughout the lead up to Xmas there are loads of events and offers on too including breakfast with Santa and a bottomless brunch I'm dying to try! (Last pic) Can't get enough of this lovely cosy pub. Get yourself down and booked on to these exceptional foodie nights. - not an ad we just loved it ! Thanks to the team @horsejockeys6_ . For more Sheffield reviews please follow @sheaf_foodies on Instagram ❤️

Good point decent food excellent service 👍

Popped in for an afternoon drink for the first time. Very warm welcome as we walked in. Ended up having the best Gourmet burger and chicken burger for a very along time. Highly recommended.

We had a family reunion at the last minute we called the horse and jockey to see if we could get a table they were really busy but squeezed us in, the food was perfect the staff absolutely fantastic and welcoming and nothing was to much for them, I'd like to say a big thank you for a brilliant night out at your pub

Really nice pub. Good range on the menu and the daily special offers are good. Tuesday was burger and a pint for £12. Chicken burger was huge and big portion of fries... Couldn't grumble for £12!

Nice pub, food ok, my chips where cold, but after complaing they were changed for nice hot ones, staff realy helpful

We had mushroom on toast, steak frites, ham hock and pork belly they were all lovely and hot, the starter was £5, the mains were £13, £14, £12, which I thought was a good price for what you got. The staff were nice and friendly and the place was clean I would highly recommend coming here

There is a classic pub atmosphere which is perfect for a Sunday and the waiting staff were very friendly. I had the veggie haggis roast, the dinner was delic and it's nice to get something new as a meat-free option!

Interestingly the Facebook page doesn’t allow you to “not recommend”, it forces you to write a positive review…. Awful experience on 13th October sadly, which will likely mean we won’t ever be returning. We arrived about 6pm, wasn’t busy at all perhaps around 3 other tables eating. We were a table of 4, ordered 3 sharing plates as a starter to share, with mains to follow. Everything we asked for first (at least 4 dishes) had sold out apparently at 6pm, which was weird but didn’t put us off (it really should have). 50 minutes later we are still waiting for the starters, so we politely asked what was happening and they then appeared. I was so shocked at the quality and state of the food. Portions were absolutely tiny (and we have been before) and looked like it had been thrown on the plate. Everything was completely cold so clearly they had been sat somewhere for god knows how long, I couldn’t believe we had been served it tbh, really couldn’t. So utterly shocking. Complained straight away and said we no longer wanted any of it, it was that awful. We paid for the drinks we had drank and left without eating. There was no explanation from staff as to WHY we had been waiting as we had done, and why we had been served cold food. No real apology either. So poor. A really horrendous experience which will mean I will save my money next time and definitely go elsewhere, which is sad to say as it’s on the doorstep and it’s lovely inside. But we won’t be returning, I don’t think I’d go back after that experience even if was free!

Interestingly the Facebook page doesn’t allow you to “not recommend”, it forces you to write a positive review…. Awful experience on 13th October sadly, which will likely mean we won’t ever be returning. We arrived about 6pm, wasn’t busy at all perhaps around 3 other tables eating. We were a table of 4, ordered 3 sharing plates as a starter to share, with mains to follow. Everything we asked for first (at least 4 dishes) had sold out apparently at 6pm, which was weird but didn’t put us off (it really should have). 50 minutes later we are still waiting for the starters, so we politely asked what was happening and they then appeared. I was so shocked at the quality and state of the food. Portions were absolutely tiny (and we have been before) and looked like it had been thrown on the plate. Everything was completely cold so clearly they had been sat somewhere for god knows how long, I couldn’t believe we had been served it tbh, really couldn’t. So utterly shocking. Complained straight away and said we no longer wanted any of it, it was that awful. We paid for the drinks we had drank and left without eating. There was no explanation from staff as to WHY we had been waiting as we had done, and why we had been served cold food. No real apology either. So poor. A really horrendous experience which will mean I will save my money next time and definitely go elsewhere, which is sad to say as it’s on the doorstep and it’s lovely inside. But we won’t be returning, I don’t think I’d go back after that experience even if was free!

Visited for drinks with my friends. There was live music and a good atmosphere, will definitely be back.

Just had the worst takeaway ever from here. Paid 43.00 for hardly any food - skewers were burnt and very tiny!! Would not use again and would not recommend.

Good beer nice staff and a good place to have a drink

A good traditional pub inside and few tables at the outside sitting area. The pub is serving proper food now and a number of beers and real ales available. 2 cocktails for £10 every day deal is not bad.

My first ever Sheffield pub, and it was great. Very friendly atmosphere and good prices.

Nice atmosphere. Very nice Sunday roast. Loads of outdoor seating. Good selection of beers and spirits... even some good bourbon, a rarity these days. Very glad I've got this pub nearby.

Gorgeous Sunday lunch as always!

First visit to this place and top marks. Good food and excellent staff too. Will definitely return when in the area. Thanks to the staff x

Friendly atmosphere, staff go above and beyond. Fantastic food at reasonable prices, all made from fresh ingredients. I will be going again

Brilliant live music, awesome atmosphere

Really nice pub recently been done up. Would recommend it of your in the area. Good choices of beers + larger and also of spirits etc. We also had food on our visit and the hanging kebabs are really nice and would recommend if you like kebabs.

Friendly staff and lovely pizza

First visit and very pleasant it was too. Lovely pie packed with meat, served with fantastic chunky chips, mushy peas and gravy. Very good choice of drinks, including some decent pale ales. The service was a little slow, hence the four stars. More than prepared to visit again and bump it up a notch. Nice decor and homely feel to this pub. I have been back a few times now and this pub never fails to deliver. There is a special offer every weekday. We had very nice burgers, buy one and the second is a pound. It will not be long before we are back again.

Fine right down hill, the food is shocking, dry, overcooked, tiny tiny little portions at inflated gastro pub prices. Feel sorry for the staff having to serve this study to be honest even they seem embarrassed and most of them are lovely. But if you're going for good food, avoid it.

Excellent food. Quaint venue. Enjoyed very much.

The meal was quite nice. The menu was limited but sufficient.

It's ok, but couldn't believe the ridiculous last orders bell at 10.30. How 1960s is this. My friends & were in before the match. We also were in after the match & arrived around 10.00. This gave us all of 30 mins drinking time. I know lots of fans who don't go in because of this archaic rule. If it is not changed we (7 customers) will not be going in either. Yours Disgruntled Customers.

Excellent food and service. Quite full and a little noisy, but worth it fir the food.

Fantastic pub. Great selection of drinks and lovely food.

I came in to the horse and jockey with my family on two occasions this week. One was for Sunday dinner and the other was for pie Monday. We shall definitely be returning after our experience…. Right down to being greeted enthusiastically by staff, also attentive staff that couldn’t do enough for you. The selection of drinks and cocktails was excellent, we had a cosmo, mojito and pornstar martini which were all delicious! The staff have excellent product knowledge and really took care and effort into presenting our drinks exceptionally. The food was IMPECCABLE…. The best Sunday dinner we have had and the pie was delicious! Food came quick and was really well presented. Puddings were fantastic also and there was a great selection to choose from. It was also much appreciated the effort staff went to accommodate to my family members allergen needs also…. This is something often overlooked and we felt that this place really cared about us and are dietary requirements which is fantastic. This place was recommended to us by friends and we certainly wasn’t disappointed! We shall definitely be returning to the horse and jockey. Thank you 😊

Great pub. Comfortable, great staff. Good food. Really nice outdoor space. Good selection of drinks.

I wrote a 5 star review for this local venue only 4 months ago. Last nights experience left me feeling cold. My teenage daughter celebrating her 13th birthday with her Mum, Dad, Sister and Grandmother was left in tears after a dismal evening. Service was lethargic in what was a largely empty pub. Our food arrived 1 hour and 20 minutes after our order was placed with the starters and mains arriving at the same time. The waitress got defensive when we queried why they weren't staggered courses as specified at the point of order. My husband (never one to gripe) returned his dried out, overcooked gammon. Sadly he didn't get to eat. Whilst the rest of the food was the quality I expect from a True North venue the experience was far short. The Manager was arrogant and unapologetic when our experience was pointed out to him at the end of the evening. Disappointed doesn't begin to cover it!

Nine of us called at the H&J last Saturday for our grandsons 12th birthday celebrations. We were initially struggling for room but that was soon sorted by an extra table brought in and added to ours. The staff work well together as a team and are very attentive to customers needs, a credit to this establishment. The food we had was excellent too. All said their pizzas were delicious, as were the pies with nicely cooked big chunky chips. A most enjoyable visit and highly recommended.

Visited with my mum on a Sunday afternoon for some lunch. We were greeted by lovely staff who were very friendly and attentive. There is a great atmosphere in the pub and there is a good selection on the menu. Mum and I both had a pie each, both of which were good and came with nice wedges and peas. For dessert we each had the 'special sundae' which was a big disappointment. I'd normally expect a sundae to have sauces, treats or fruit or something in it. This was three scoops of standard ice cream, a cake finger and a couple of small squirts of cream... For £6. Overall a nice experience but a very disappointing dessert.

Perfect place for a chilled date night, really tasty food and fantastic selection of cocktails to choose from. The ‘one in a melon’ cocktail was yum😍 staff members couldn’t do enough for you, overall a lovely experience and atmosphere. Would 100% recommend and return, our new go to place 🙌🏼🥰

Since its been a little spruced up we thought it rude to not pop in and see what the food was like. Inside doesn't look much different to be honest was expecting something a bit more modern. The tables are also insanely small, was hard work getting food and people around it. We went on what ended up being burger night so we got 2 burgers with the 2nd costing a £1. Decent deal, the burgers were good! I had the chicken and my partner the beef. Good chips. Bit stingy on the coleslaw- about a teaspoons worth which was a shame as it was nice. Beers are silly expensive compared to other pubs around, the same beer but about 2x the price. The only consolation to this it made the cocktails look reasonable and the one I choose was good! Would come again on another deal night to try the rest of the menu.

The Horse and Jockey is a new addition to Hilsborough, opening in November and during a tricky time, what with the current pandemic. We have been mid week for meals and drinks and never been disappointed so wanted to give their Sunday Roasts a go! Wow absolutely fantastic, couldn’t fault it. Portions were great and the meat and sides were delicious. One of our party is a vegan and said they roast was brilliant and very tasty. Our daughter loves the children’s meal and the staff were so friendly and welcoming! All plates were empty and bellies full! What an amazing local!!!

Went the other day, really lovely pub, recently refurbished. Great staff and beautiful food, good choice of beers, worth a visit.

Top beer, great service.pie peas and chips amazing.

Lovely outdoor area and to top it off a decent pint of Belgian Blue...

Edit - December 2021. Now a True North pub. Good food but expensive. Beers also very expensive for slightly above average quality craft beer.

Great service and great food! Happy to have a new local

Excellent staff with a wide variety of drinks

Ambiance, drink and food offering are fab! So happy this is round the corner!!

Dinner and quiz. Good food, fun quiz. Friendly pub

Nice grub and beer and atmosphere, staff friendly and attentive. 1 complaint, needs more heating, very cold. Turn on the gas or light a fire

What a lovely pub - new lease of life has been given to this great community pub. Lovely food, great beer & atmosphere... whats not to like!

Without a doubt the best pub in Hillsborough. Staff are amazing, drinks are perfect and the pizza they have on a Thursday is fantastic. I love love love this pub.

Great pub! Great selection of hand pulls and fantastic staff.

Smashing pub, good prices, lovely staff.

Taking Covid seriously and really friendly. What more could you want in 2020?

Great pub that always has a selection of Beavertown beers on. Every Thursday you can also enjoy a Netheredge pizza with your pint.

Good social distancing, lovely beer garden, and really good wheelchair accessibility

There is comfortable feel here. The beer is good and Thursday night brings Netheredge Pizzas! Some more tables and a bit of a re-vamp outside would be an added bonus, but frankly I'm just glad its still open! My favourite pub locally.

Thursday night is pizza night. Great as always. Wood fired pizza from Netheredge pizza co

It is a nice pub and friendly staff

Bloody expensive, £2.80 for a pint of Soda and Lime, disgusting!!!!!!!

Lovely atmosphere, apart from the customers vaping in every corner. Fine if you are comfortable with this, but it would be better restricted to one area as the air looked like a boozer from the 1980s. Beer is great, good selection and mostly well kept, snacks excellent and wide gin choice.

Great place with a good atmosphere. Good selection of real ales available at reasonable prices.

This is a great pub with very friendly staff. A great range of drinks and very affordable. The right hand side of the pub when you enter is considerably more comfortable than the left.

Great pub with some really good beers.

It's a really nice pub, Stancill just make a lot of samey, so-so beers and the guest ones are almost always the same

Dog friendly. Loads of space, lots of ales on tap

Great selection of beers. Live music

saw a dart land in the floorboard

Always great with a decent selection of cheap pints. The loyalty scheme is there if you fancy more than one! Make sure you get a card.

Enjoy going on Thursday nights. Good pizza and great beer.

Brill local pub, friendly staff, good atmosphere

Fantastic pub. Staff friendly and such a fantastic atmosphere. Would definitely recommend. Management and staff so attentive. Also pizza and prosecco night on a Thursday is a must. A hidden gem of Sheffield

We come here a few times each month as they’ve got a great selection of beer and a fab atmosphere. Lots of seating and good decor. In the winter they often have an open fire going which is nice.

Nice pub good beer. Stancill Blonde Just been to our first Pizza evening (Thursday). Excellent pizza from Nether Edge Pizza Co. Cooked while you have a drink. Very popular evening.

Lovely atmosphere and John Crawshaws pies.....perfect.