The Magnet in Wakefield

This is a good pub, we always enjoy our visits to the Magnet.

Nice place, friendly bar staff. Didn't try the the food. Although the Sunday roast looked good.

Had a family members Wake there the food was excellent, service very good.

Lovely cosy pub, friendly staff and really great food, will definitely be bacy

Pub/resteraunt/hotel and function venue. Expensive for the area and doesn't seem to know exactly what it wants to be, though food and drink is usually good and serves real ales.

Really welcoming pub. The staff are amazing. The Sunday dinner was perfect. I cannot fault it. Lovely food and plenty of it for us. It was warm and cosy and very welcoming.

So, firstly I'll address comments about parking. It is very tight parking, with not a great deal of spaces for this size Pub. Secondly, the signs to say the car parking is monitored are very clear. And as soon as you step foot in the premises, there is a monitor for you to register your car. They are also dotted around the restaurant so can't be missed....That's the end of the good things I'll be mentioning. Mothers day 2024. Initially all was good as we were shown to our tables, 17 of us in total, over 2 tables. We were given 1 menu per table, so this took time to actually get round to ordering. So some of us decided to go get drinks. The queues were bad, only to be told by the manageress that there was only one working till, as they had been instructed to turn off one till to save money!! Seriously, Mothers day being one of the busiest days of the year. When we eventually ordered, we had about 10 to 15 minutes to wait which was acceptable. But 3 on our table ordered steaks, yet I had to ask for Steak Knives and go find my own condiments. The menu clearly stated Steaks come with Tomatoes, mushrooms and salad. All 3 items were missing with our steaks. When we complained the manageress said 'sorry, but we are busy and we have no salad left'. What has being busy got to do with missing items from your plate, which is stated on the menu, that you will receive. If this was being busy, I dread to think what it's like when they are busier. 2 of the 3 steaks were not cooked to what we ordered and were full of fat and gristle. Other food came much later than our steaks when we had nearly finished ours. My sister in laws Yorkshire Pudding came, but looked like it had been cremated. Hence this was returned as it was not edible. My sons burger eventually came....with guess what....salad, which they claimed they had run out of. I don't think a rabbit would have ate it though as it looked a few days old. The final straw was my daughters sausage, egg and chips. She asked me to cut the sausage up as she couldn't......and neither could I. The sausage was rock hard on the ends and I couldn't even put my fork into it. I went to see the waitress and showed her this. She seriously gasped in horror and took it away. I stated I was not willing to pay for this. The manageress returned 5 minutes later claiming they ordered different sausages from another supplier so the chef became confused as to how they should be cooked. These looked like they had been put in the microwave for far too long. I received a £3.00 refund for this. And I said there were other issues but 'you live and learn' and wouldn't be returning. The best part of this experience was leaving to go home. Will we be returning, no!! Sort the food, sort the tills, sort the chef, get a better menu, and others may decide to give it a go. My hard earned money will be spent elsewhere. Beware, attend at your own free will.

The parking situation has put me off returning. Expect a parking ticket if you forget. Not good for a local pib

Amazing food. Loads of it. Great prices. Lovely friendly staff. Cant recommend enough. It was super.

Friendly staff. Awesome food and even a pokestop.. Best steak pie Ever. Still the best traditional food place around x had a roast dinner today. Always plenty of food. You won't be hungry. Still Awesome 👍

Food and hospitality 2nd to none..very good 👍

Went for fathers day as a group of 4 had a mixture of meat choices on our carvery and 1 had the pie absolutely fabulous meal and service also the men loved the little extra of a bun for afters . definitely be back thankyou

Called into the magnet on the way to wheldon rd for cas's last home game. I've travelled from bridlington so was in need of nourishment. The menu is traditional so everything will be familiar to people. The food was v. nice and the coors and carling pints were top motch.

Great pub run by a great couple.

Excellent meal! Friendly staff!! Great value! What more do you want??

Lovey please to go and get out for the morning can't beat if you like that sort of thing.

Limited menu but what they served was tasty and good value.

Food is very very nice I'd recommend the magnet all day long .

Great pubs with very reasonably priced drinks and food. Friendly staff.

Thank you for providing us with a wonderful and varied buffet lunch after the funeral of my mother in law. It was absolutely splendid and all who attended were thoroughly pleased with the food, the room and the service we have received. Thank you Alan.

Squeezed us in for a Sunday lunch. Very nice with large portions...

12 of us ate here for fathers day, really enjoy the Sunday lunch, huge portions, great value for money. Lovely helpful staff. We all said that we would all going back . Thank you

A fantastic Sunday lunch, really friendly and good honest home cooking. Remember to book Sundays get busy.

Good pub and a nice outdoor area

Fantastic service and food. Faultless! Friendly staff and always go above and beyond.

Excellent service and totally amazing staff. Nothing too much trouble. The food is great too. Prices even better. Sorry but I can't say a bad thing about this place.

Lovely food great service and hospitality

This is a great pub and the staff are excellent. Also has a really nice coffee shop with great coffee. Recently had a wake here for my father and they were so lovely and the food was amazing. Carvery always good and has great choice. Would highly recommend either for a coffee, a drink or great food.

Got order wrong and ape crumble was obviously microwaved and the crumble was so soft and mushy

Attended a funeral wake. Friendly staff and food.

Lovely staff. Great food. Enjoyed our private function

Magnificent venue for the wedding day.

Went to use this Hotel for a meal but found out it didn’t serve food on Mondays. Found out today it is for permit and I have been fined £100.00. Was there less than ten minutes..disgusting

Called in here as a pit stop while visiting family and they couldn't of been more hospitable! Welcomed our two dog with open arms and even gave them so left over meat from the carvery for free!

This was a fantastic place to go for a few pints after finishing work a the Maltkins where I worked sevral years and I'd meet up with my drinking buddies

Best pint of Carling around and the foods brilliant at a very cheap price!

Awesome thanks great food, great service, great time

Staff always amazing, can't do enough, had special today, roast beef dinner x3 beautiful, real Yorkshire puddings

Lovely, sat outside and was good. Food excellent, overall a good place to visit.

Don't come here. Rude staff and owner. Bit grubby and now they have a private company managing their car park so watch out.

A very nice pub very friendly staff 👌 👍

Friendly staff, waitress service, lovely Sunday dinner well worth the visit ,will go again 😀

Always really nice food and friendly staff.. We feel very welcomed here with our family.

A very clean and tidy venue staff very accomadating and pleasant will be back 😀.

Drinks are a little dear but the food is lovely and there's a really nice local friendliness to the place.

Lovely little public house, super friendly staff and the buffet the did four the event was amazing.

The staff at The Magnet are fabulous, we attended a funeral and they catered for the family. The whole experience was second to none. Thank you to The Magnet family!

Food was excellent staff very friendly and helpful will definitely recommend to anyone 👍

Clean friendly pub. Best pint of fosters mums had in a while! Clean toilets and the service from i believe was the owner was lovely ..made us feel welcome and even fetched my baby a toy to play with.

Really nice traditional roast dinner with plenty on your plate and amazing onion gravy really friendly staff that managed to get us a table at the last minute. Just popped in as don't live in the area and glad we did

Nice food. And nice pub friendly atmosphere. Nice staff

The steak pie was a little overcooked, or more precisely, had been sitting around for a bit too long after being cooked, but other than that really nice!

Lovely place, staff really good. Nothing too much bother.

Lovely local pub! The staff are friendly and the interior has a cosy atmosphere, as well as a large beer garden, toilets and easy parking available. Visited here for the first time with my husband and in-laws last week for a few drinks and Friday night games such as Family Fortunes and Sticky 13's; we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Highly recommended!

The food spot on nice friendly pub

We held my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary at the Magnet in the function room. All I can say is it was everything and more than we were expecting from the atmosphere,decor, finger-food buffet, to the prices of the drinks. The Manager and her team were so accommodating and friendly. This all helped to make the party a big success and run so smoothly.The room hire and cost per head for the buffet is in my opinion very reasonable too. I would definitely recommend holding a party at the Magnet.

Great atmosphere. Clean. Friendly staff and great quality ale.

Brilliant place and goes to the staff and owners 👏

Went for a meal and stayed on for the karaoke and quiz that they have every Friday. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Good priced pub, can sometimes be slow service especially when it is table service

Lovely food. Great staff. Nothing too much trouble. Friendly and professional. Would recommend

Lovely friendly place with great outdoors seating

Food is gorgeous. Beer reasonably priced and good choice.

They do a really good Sunday lunch and ample space to sit outside 👍

Had wake there. Friendly professional staff and service. Food reasonably priced and tasty

Fabulous food and hosts, wonderful seating area outside and pleasant staff

5* Service from Anita and Tilly this evening. Really friendly and helpful and the food is amazing. Would highly recommend!!

They've done a really good job with the outside seating area.

Have a lovely meal and staff are friendly

Visited this wonderful pub whilst travelling on our boat. Anita, the charming, friendly, funny landlady and her cheerful staff made our visit one to remember. The food was delicious and served promptly by smiley staff. The great Sunday lunch and the homemade biscotti cheesecake and cream are not to be missed.

Always friendly. Nice cold beer 🍺

very freindly lovley food very nice place 100 percent recomend this place

Nice pub and good service nice beer

Excellent pub with a good beer garden and the staff are very friendly 👌

We have been here a few times and every time the meals have been spot..... First time after lock down and the staff are doing everything to keep you safe and doing a great job of it..... will definitely be back again... thank you guys for making us feel safe and a fab meal Love jackie and frank land

Fabulous home cooked food..steak pie was like my grandma used to make... the staff were so on the ball and made u feel at home as well has feeling safe Glad to see your open again keep.up the good work Cheers Jackie and frank land

Made great effort to accommodate outside drinking. Would visit again.

Lovely beer garden and the moretti is like liquid gold

Great place to eat have a drink staff always helpful

Couldn't go in as it's closed just open for xmas and take away. Very helpful on the phone though.

The best pub in Castleford, excellent service, fresh food, made to the highest standard ,,the staff are the very best ,

Covid friendly place With great freshly made food And great ales

Great meal and service , would highly recommend.

New owners , fresh homemade quality food. Been here a few times now and will keep returning. Friendly staff and a cosy Covid secure environment. Free parking too

Lovely dinner,service second to none thanks again so good in here.be goin in again as soon as possible . Loved it

Brilliant staff covid safe tables well spaced out

Attended following a funeral, staff were great and very accommodating in as much as they could be with current restrictions. Food was lovely, hot and made fresh. I would definitely recommend the magnet for functions and food. A well deserved 5 stars. Thank you for your service.

Amazing food, brilliant service and fantastic staff

meal wasn't up to usual standard very dissapointed

Food was cold and rude staff. As I have bin again recently the new manager and staff are brilliant definitely going again

After another change of ownership we visited again and was really impressed with the improvement in food and quality. Changing rating to five stars

We didn't book but they got us in. Food was excellent staff was friendly. Real good atmosphere. ... thankyou

Very pleased with the place, the staff were very helpful and friendly.

Wonderful food wonderful staff wonderful atmosphere x

Great pub,great carvery,well worth a visit!

Great food ,friendly excellent service

Lovely and well cooked meals also home cut chips . The sticky toffee pudding was nice too.

Lovely lunch served. Been a couple of times now for carvery on a Sunday and plan more dates there in the future! and I'm attending a wedding reception held there in June 2020. Staff are friendly and the landlady is so kind and makes sure you're happy. The pub itself is cosy and relaxing atmosphere.

Great night out with lovely friendly staff.

I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Magnet to visit family.I really could not fault the food or mine hosts David and Anita who were most welcoming.Anyone complaining about the food and its quality have no taste buds in my opinion.I saw first hand how much work the new management put into the magnet.