The Old Smythie Restaurant in Rotherham

Delicious lunchtime meal. Fabulous food, service and atmosphere.

Lovely friendly waitress served 7 of us for breakfast. The breakfast was delicious!! Eggs Royale, Eggs Benedict and full English complete with black pudding and hash browns. Will highly recommend and definitely go again.

We had a beautiful wedding lunch for 11 people. The food was perfect, service wonderful and all dietary requirements catered for. A fabulous venue for a memorable wedding party. Thank you everyone.

I had previously visited this restaurant in June 2023 and had a wonderful experience, so when I was looking for a place to show off Yorkshire hospitality to some fronds traveling from London this seemed like the place to go. Warning bells should have sounded from the start when I was told the latest we could book a table for was 6.30pm. I assumed, incorrectly, they must be super busy. When we arrived the restaurant was empty. 4 of us wanted the Salmon starter after our order was taken the waitress returned to advise that only 2 were available. With such a limited menu the choice for alternatives were slim. The food was good the choice is small only 5 main courses and 5 starter options with additional 'pub food' type classics making up the menu, but excellent quality food. We settled in for a good meal and some catching up. When we ordered dessert and said we may want coffee and liqueurs after dessert we were told the restaurant closed at 8:00pm so if we wanted anything else to order it now and we could stay to 8:30pm. I asked for the bill!. I was not made aware of the closing time when I booked that table, if I had known I would have not booked for an evening meal.

The restaurant is nice and comfortable, my wife and myself visited for a anniversary lunch however, I had the sirloin steak what I got was a bit of meat attached to a load of fat, when I pointed this out to the waitress I got a "oh sorry about that", my wife had fish and chips she assured me they tasted fine although a bit over cooked, we both had a sweet Bakewell tart that was nice, to sum our visit up what we paid and what we got there will be no repeat visit, very disappointed

Our family met for breakfast, and ordered full English and eggs benedict . They were beautifully cooked.everything on the plate was good quality and fresh.the staff were very attentive. The old smythie is a beautiful building but the mix of decorations is confusing Football momentos next to art deco lights and asian artifacts is very ecletic.we all enjoyed the morning celebrating an 81st birthday

Superb food - absolutely gorgeous breakfast! Lovely accommodating and friendly staff.

Excellent Full English, quality ingredients, good service ,lovely brew , all in all couldn’t fault it. Some may think £12 for breakfast in a tad expensive, but if you enjoy it , worth every penny, there is also a lack of decent quality breakfast places on a Sunday in this area anyhow. Give it a try !

We went for Sunday lunch. The restaurant is comfortable and welcoming. My friend had the chicken and enjoyed it, however I opted for the beef. The waitress asked if I was okay with the beef being pink, I said yes of course. Unfortunately the beef was almost raw and was impossible to cut or eat. The roast potatoes on the other hand were nearly burnt. The stuffing and two carrots and the parsnip were cooked perfectly. The greens were also fine but served in a very small dish which made serving them out difficult. The food is plated up at a serving hatch, I was sat opposite so had a good view. Unfortunately the young man plating up the food was using his fingers to pick up the meat and Yorkshire puddings; he was picking up the slices of meat and moving them from one plate to another; he did have some serving tongs but kept forgetting to use them. Needless to say this put me off my food. This is not a cheap lunch and so was disappointing. I don’t normally leave reviews but hoping that they read this and make some improvements as this is a lovely restaurant to visit in a lovely village.

Chose this spot as a halfway meeting point for family to get together for good food and company. We chose so well as this place was warm and welcoming and the food was delicious. We went on a Sunday and its offering was Sunday lunch - we had all meats among the group and all reports back were very positive. Staff were very friendly and the place is in a pretty little village. Great experience!!!

Just had Sunday lunch food excellent pudding choice could have been better but still brill

Beautiful place very friendly staff , just had my husbands birthday there and was served by molly a lovely young lady . Really happy with it I will definitely be back

The most perfect Sunday lunch. Cooked perfectly, beautifully presented. Incredibly delicious, the Yorkshire pudding is so tasty. Roasted carrots, parsnips and potatoes with a good dollop of red cabbage and it’s definitely worth paying extra for the cauliflower cheese. All served by the wonderful Molly! Our favourite waitress. Have booked to try the breakfast next week, can’t wait. I have eaten many good Sunday lunches over the past 50 years and this is definitely one of the best!

Alex & Team I am writing to extend our sincere gratitude for the delicious food you prepared for us for my Wife’s surprise 65th Birthday on Saturday 9th March, The variety of dishes was impressive, each with an explosion of flavors that was nothing short of culinary excellence. The service was attentive and professional. Thank you for making our day a very special one that we will treasure. Best Regards Glenn & Lynne Stocks and family.

No body in restaurant so no atmosphere at all

We visited a while ago and although the food was quite nice, we would probably not visit again. We are a group of friends in our 60's and as we were finishing off our meals and drinks, we were discussing what time to ask husbands to come and pick us up so that we could call them to set off. We made the calls, and settled to finish our drinks whilst we waited. The man who had been cooking in the kitchen then came out and asked if possible could we "get them to come earlier" as they "had been there all day and were tired and keen to get home". This was very embarrassing and totally unprofessional on their part. We left straight away and this led to 3 of us having to sit in the car of a friend, in the cold car park, until our lift arrived. This is not the attitude to have when you are providing a service to the public, which is a shame as the venue is lovely.

Went for lunch to celebrate a birthday. Really fantastic tasty food, great portions. Friendly attentive staff and no problem when we asked for more gravy and custard 😂 Will definitely visit again. Oh and thank you for the Henderson’s Relish which is safely packed for our journey south today. See you all soon and thank you for making it a special memorable lunch.

What a delightful place. The decor is old english in such a beautiful village. Food was amazing and the waiting staff were fabulous.

It was a laugh 👍 Very average service, our servers knew very little about the food they were serving. I asked - what is Gravalas please? She didn’t know, Should this goats cheese be warm? She didn’t know, should I eat the skin of the goats cheese? She said I’ll ask. My wife’s soup was very cool, not cold but not warm either so they took it away and nuked it for a minute 👍 Food was tasty but nothing fancy. Can we get coffee please ? She said no we close at 8.00pm and it’s now 8.05, sorry. We paid and left, our bill was £159 for four. Don’t think we’ll be rushing back 🤨

Had a joint birthday with my mum here and the service and food couldn't get any better. The team here couldnt do more for you. They couldnt have been more accommodating of my uncle who is in a wheel chair and made sure it was accessible so all the family could enjoy the meal. My mum is a massive stress head and they kept her calm throughout despite last minute changes to her seating arrangements 😂. I've popped in a couple of times prior to this and the food and wine is always to die for. An amazing team with a fantastic attitude and the best food this side of Sheffield. Also - the Salmon Gravalax (please never take this off the menu).

Starting from the booking 18 family birthday celebration. Everyone's food was amazing, staff wonderful and attentive. Needs more positive reviews and marketing and people will come from all over. Superb and highly recommend. 11/10.

Myself and my friend visited last night for a meal. The restaurant is beautiful, a lovely relaxing place. From an excellent menu we both chose pies, my friend choosing steak and myself the mushroom. The pies were both delicious and arrived served with lovely handmade chips, mushy peas and a jug of gravy. The pies were very substantial with perfect pastry and the mushroom one was full of large mushrooms. It was absolutely gorgeous. We shall return to try the other dishes on the menu , hopefully soon. Lovely place, fairly newly reopened and I wish the lovely owners and staff well, its a quality place with fabulous food.

Lovely food and staff. Sunday dinner was very nice! They have a dog friendly area too and gave us water and a treat for our dogs. Will definitely be returning!

Definitely worthy of the fine dining description: all our food was of very high quality, perfectly cooked, beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. The service was excellent - polite and professional. The meals and wines are extremely good value, especially for tha quality. The restaurant is full of character and beautifully presented. We would highly recommend a visit to The Old Smythie and we will be returning very soon.

Lacked atmosphere,lacked variety on the menu,,although the quality of the food was good,the pie was good,the sausage and mash was disappointingly small,and the prices are above average, give it a try and make your own mind up, The staff were very attentive and professional

This is a lovely little place to visit. Breakfast was very tasty and cooked beautifully. Very polite staff and they've put effort into their Christmas decorations. Will definitely be visiting again ☺️

An unusual venue, friendly staff and good service. Decent quality food

Lovely meal to celebrate my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary. Beautiful setting, wonderful staff. Real pleasure.

Went yesterday for breakfast. The restaurant is a lovely place very cozy. The breakfast was dissapointing the 1 piece of toast was tiny and the baked beans was just juice and hardly any baked beans we did mention this to the waitress but was not offered another portion of the beans. Also the price of tea very expensive. Upon leaving the waitress approached us and said the chef agrees re the baked beans and apologises , well what use is that ??? Will not return .

After a lovely visit to Wentworth Woodhouse we went for a meal at The Old Smythie Restaurant. What a lovely place, very welcoming staff and very efficient. There was four of us and we all chose the steak & potato pie. The young lady who served us went to great length to explain that the pie was only pastry topped ie not encased in pastry. - but actually that suited us all better! When it arrived it looked so appetising, lovely presentation and piping hot. Flaky pastry on top of an individual pie dish. I was most impressed when I requested Dijon mustard and they actually had some! I have been to expensive restaurants and requested Dijon, they don’t know what I’m talking about! All four of us thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Lovely place would definitely recommend.

Never had a nicer Sunday Roast! Fantastic lunch , the food absolutely excellent and I recommend anybody who likes a Sunday Roast must go.

Absolutely excellent Sunday roast, perhaps the best in the area. Not cheap, but get what you pay for. Only suggestion would be that the atmosphere could be made to feel a lot more upmarket by not playing pop radio into the restaurant.

Popped in for breakfast. Lovely tasty breakfast. The young staff are lovely and friendly. Give this fabulous place a go. It's a lovely treat and spot on Also came for cheese tasting, which was awesome a while back.

Really good Sunday dinner and dessert, worth paying the little extra to eat here , as the quality exceeds the price

Best fish and chips I've had in a while.

Lovely meal with great service.

Really amazing place. Awesome food and great service.

There was nobody sat in the restaurant when we arrived at 11:30 a.m hoping to have breakfast. We cautiously opened the door and stepped inside to be met by a young lady with the brightest of smiles. We were warmly welcomed and ushered into the restaurant on the right side. The building is quite an amazing place - Dr Who would be impressed by how much larger it appears inside. We were charmed by the quality of fittings, table layout and one of a kind decoration. I have never been a football fan but even I realised how special the fittings were. Must be seen to be appreciated. We ordered two full English breakfasts and could see the chefs beavering away through the serving access. A pot of tea and a cup of coffee kept us happy during the short wait for arguably the best full English Breakfast we have had.talked to staff for 20 minutes and found out they have only just started opening for breakfast - hence nobody else there. My advice is get there before everybody finds out. I took my Mum for breakfast on Monday but sadly they are closed for cleaning on Mondays. The disappointment was soon forgotten as the owners were in doing the cleaning and another happy 40 minutes were spent in conversation with the lovely couple. My lack of knowledge of football was evident as I had no idea who I was talking to. Do a bit of research and hope they are on site when you visit. In short - fantastic place, amazing food, incredible staff and fascinating down to earth owners. Just go there - go now!

I went for breakfast with two of my work colleagues and the food was first class a proper Full English breakfast very tasty & well worth a visit if you’re in the area

Went for lunch today food is gorgeous I had the cheese leek and potato pie yummy,staff are very friendly,will definitely be visiting again.

Very good food. Keen and delightful chef. Would love to return, but a touch too far from London.

Went for a family meal and found the food amazing. Something for everyone and I’m not easy to please Everyone left a clean plate Staff are very attentive and nothing is too much trouble The cost is general run if the mill and for quality. I would say more than value for money Having a car park next door is also very convenient Will definitely be going again. Well with a visit if you’ve never been Now called for breakfast. Cannot fault, freshly cooked food and service with a smile from all Will be taking customers in future for breakfast meetings

Excellent Breakfast Staff were very polite and attentive, and the chef was lovely to chat to. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a high quality breakfast- especially the hash browns and mushrooms!!

We called in yesterday for Sunday lunch - absolutely stunning. We were a party of four and we were treated brilliantly from the moment we arrived by the young and brilliant staff. Food was simply stunning and three of us had the chicken and one...

Absolutely outstanding food and service. Faultless. Beautifully presented and cooked. Served by the lovely Abbie and cooked to perfection by the chef, Alex, who came and spoke to us about his business and all the incredible ideas he has including cookery lessons. If you appreciate...

Great cream tea! Enough cream to sink a battleship and fresh out the oven too !

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to The Old Smythie restaurant for providing an excellent buffet for my Mum’s 80th Birthday party at my house. The food was beautiful and the staff professional and really cared that everything was just perfect. Could highly...

The Old Smythie recently provided outside catering for us for a family 80th birthday party for 16 people. We ordered a buffet and the food, which was excellent, included roast beef, salmon fillets, fresh salads, homemade bread, sausage rolls and quiche and an enormous cheese...

The staff were lovely but the food was a bit of a disappointment, not much flavour in the food. £24 for the venison to get 3 strips of flavourless meat and a lump of cold mash. And the fried bacon and potato cakes were more of a sad shredded potato cake with no bacon.

I came here with a group of friends at the weekend and we had the most amazing 3 course meal. The food was cooked perfectly I couldn’t fault it. So much flavour and presented beautifully. We were served by a very friendly waitress who was...

I've been here twice now for dinner and lunch and have been astounded by the food as I originally didn't have high expectations. The best venison I've ever had to be fair. This is a new venture with a young team who are growing into...

Had a super time it was my daughters hen party and staff were amazing so helpful friendly and nothing was too much trouble really recommend a visit

We are so impressed with The Old Smythie. We have been for lunch in the week, Sunday lunch and today we went to an excellent cheese tasting. We can't recommend it highly enough - great food, knowledgeable service and a really nice location with loads of parking right next door. We will be back very soon.

Went to a Yorkshire Cheese Tasting, the quality (and quantity!) of cheese and accompaniments was immense. Excellent value for money, lovely relaxed atmosphere and really friendly happy staff. I cannot fault it!!

Popped in for lunch as a treat. Nice menu not over priced. Friendly staff. Nice seating area for a sunny day but we sat inside. Well worth a visit and glad we choose it.

I came with my mum to the Old Smythie and the whole experience was fantastic. I had lamb which was cooked to perfection and a lovely cod starter. Can’t fault the meal at all, you pay for what you get and you definitely get top snap. Service was quick and very attentive. Chef was great and came and checked on us which was very nice.

Father's Day Sunday lunch worst lunch I have ever had day's old and dry beef under cooked vegetables stuffing not cooked most of all a very rude chef

Went with my best friend for a birthday treat. The food was excellent so delicious. Molly our waitress was so lovely. The chiefs were excellent & one even came out to talk to us. Would definitely recommend & will definitely be going back 😊

Just called for a drink, stood waited for a bit and shouted for service then wandered into the other side, still no response from anyone so after waiting we went to the Rockingham instead. Being residents we wanted to support our local businesses but no service was offered.

Great light bites lunch today with friends from Wakefield. Good food with great company and excellent service, sat outside in the sunshine - perfect.

What a lovely night. We went on faye night as we got married ther 9yrs ago when it was the bistro. Lovely place lovely food and lovely staff. A tad expensive. Between 5 and 7..some tea time specials??. But fab

Excellent food, well presented and not over faced with the choice on the menu. It felt like whatever we picked would have been lovely. Excellent friendly staff and a nice ambience. 5 stars!! Will definitely revisit.

Lovely birthday dinner. Excellent food, wonderful friendly attentive staff. Relaxed atmosphere, great value for a special meal out. Wish this local family business every success.

Called in on 4th May as a party of four. One word - excellent. We were made very welcome by all staff and service was friendly and not fussy which we all prefer. Food was absolutely superb and cooked / served perfectly. We all had starters, mains, desserts / coffees and drinks and personally thought it was very reasonably priced but, more importantly, worth every penny. Very welcoming atmosphere and loved our evening. Would highly recommend and will return too.

We had a lovely welcome on our arrival, the food was excellent however we felt very rushed once we had finished our meal. The staff clearly wanted us to leave, turning candles and lights off around us and the waiter and chef changing into their own clothes suggesting the night was over. We were not asked if we would like coffee. We left at 9.30 pm and we arrived at 7.30 pm. It was disappointing having had a lovely meal.

From the time we walked in the afternoon to book a table to when we returned in the evening, I was blown away by how wonderful all of the staff were. They even remembered my birthday and bought me a card The cauliflower soup was delicious, the steak was cooked to perfection and the Bakewell tart was incredible. I can't recommend it highly enough 🥰 The only feedback back would be more selection on the wine, maybe pick a wine from Lightfoot shop and pay the corkage fee in the restaurant 😊

Me and my wife booked for Sunday lunch, it was a fabulous meal, roast sirlion of beef. Cooked to perfection. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, a lovely experience,will book again. Highly recommended.

Very disappointed. Poor service, very small portions and poorly cooked food. No wine with our meal, just 1 soft drink per person, and not everyone had desserts but over £40 per head. Would not recommend.

If you like quality food, locally and seasonally sourced you will not be disappointed. Fine dining in a lovely relaxed atmosphere (the Cod loin is to die for 🤍)