The Owston Inn in Doncaster

First time we have had a meal here would highly recommend great value for money the food was excellent plenty of variety The staff were really polite and helpful. A nice family day out looking forward to next visit

All staff are, attentive, polite, professional and a credit to the business. Slight hiccup with the main meal, however, this was corrected straight away and with genuine sincerity. King prawn Linguine and Calazone were fantastic, fresh and very flavoursome. Calamari starters also fresh, tasty. Overall, great value for money, I will certainly be returning and trying other items on the menu. Very well done to the staff and management for their professionalism and courtesy. The 2* on atmosphere was due to rowdy, loud customers and a dog, this in no way reflects the establishment but still part of the dining experience.

Six of us came for dinner on a Friday evening, and it was quite quiet. The waitress may have been inexperienced, but she forgot to note down one of the orders, and this wasn't noticed until all the dishes were brought out and one of the diners was missing a meal. By this time, the original server had left, and everything was rectified quite quickly, with the missing meal taken off the bill, along with a complimentary round of drinks for the table. They also didn't charge us for a meal that was dropped in the kitchen and remade (although it was served only a little later, and they probably could have gotten away with not telling us). The food was delicious, good-sized portions and good value for money.

First time at Dario’s all you can eat buffet Sunday, the food was outstanding and very welcoming and friendly staff. Would highly recommend, very reasonable prices the food and desserts are spectacular. Will be definitely come back.

The place is Darios, not the owston inn... If I could give it no star, I would! We booked a table for 6 over a few weeks prior, rang to make sure it was booked. Got there, ordered drinks, and then food, and that's where problem started. They brought 5 meals, then realised there was one missing! Apologised and said they can make another within 5 minutes, nearly 20 minutes later, when nearly everyone ate as slow as they could, it finally arrived. Then later oni found out that they had also dropped one of the parties meals. Because of their messed up, we didn't have to pay for 2 meals and a round of drinks for free. I would not feel any better even if they gave us everything for free, as my families were arriving from Canada and Hong Kong, so they had really messed up what should have been a good night!

Great food and staff. Plenty of space inside, a brilliant place to enjoy a meal and drink.

We had a wonderful meal here a few weeks ago. The food was home made and full of flavour. The staff were attentive and ensured we had all we needed throughout our visit. If you're looking for a lovely place to eat out I would recommend this place. The prices are very reasonable for the quality and amount of food you get. Go and give it a try guys 👍

First ever time there but great food and a nice atmosphere

Beautiful food. Lovely quiet country pub. An absolute gem. Lovely afternoon teas also available.

Very quiet at lunch time, maybe two tables taken and lunch took almost an hour to arrive, two hot drinks 20 minutes to arrive but the food was very good when it eventually arrived. Looked like one bar staff and one kitchen staff only.

Terrible!! Meat was dry! Over cooked! Veg was under cooked. gravey wasn't even stirred probably. Was still full of granuals. Make better at home! And is over priced! £14 to leave most of my food on the plate;

Had Sunday carvery. £14 for overcooked meat and raw veg and that's only for the regular. If you want the large it's gonna set you back another £4.

Expensive Sunday lunch won't be going again 2x medium dinners lime and soda pint of guiness £35 99!

Very poor service for the function room Saturday night.... I left at 9.30 and apparently the dessert came out after 10pm!!!!! The meal started around 7.30!!!!

Great meal last night thanks to Becky the chef food was amazing guys ,see you soon x

Always looked nice from outside so thought we would try it. Disappinted tbh. Average carvery. Booked but we didnt get told food was being served as they Forgot to let us know (they were talking!!) Not impressed with the lack of variety in the soft drinks either. No fentemans or fevertree or anything except schwepps. Place was clean and tidy though. Wouldnt go there again.

Disappointed in the food, travelled from Derby to take my aunt for lunch and we will not visit again. Breakfast was overcooked. Veggie plant burger was very nice but the order had to be changed due to dressing poured all over the salad. Venue was cold and the food took a while to get to us.

Lovely carvery but wish they had a small option we had regular but was quite large but very delicious n

We went for a lunchtime meal and found it was excellent value for money. We did however find that the room was a little on the chilly side. Perhaps a sign of the economic times.

Seen the pub many times but had never been in, been twice now, mid afternoon, in the last month. Great food, good size portions. The pies are fresh baked daily and are packed with tender meat and gravy. Staff very friendly and obliging. Also dog friendly

Nice food and a lovely little quiet pub. I really enjoyed our meal. Recently changed up their menus too. I had a mixed grill and it was lovely. Worth a trip but you'll need a car or taxi to get there due to location.

Coffee was very weak, had cakes on display that weren't actually available to purchase so could only purchase a full dessert from the menu.

Visited around 4 pm on a rainy Sunday, cavery only, but it was lovely. Nice atmosphere with wood stove burning. Dog friendly on non carpet areas.

Popped in with my mother this evening for something to eat, under relatively new ownership (AGAIN) so thought we'd give it a go, having had a quick look at the menu on the website in advance. Well, it turns out that website / menu belonged to the previous owners, and didn't really reflect the menu on site. TWENTY QUID for a steak and ale pie! Good grief. Genuinely wanted to ask the staff if it was a typo as I just couldn't possibly believe anyone could charge 20 quid for a pie in Doncaster, but they were busy returning some other tables meals to the kitchen for some problem or other, so didn't bother. Wandered up to thornhurst instead and paid 12 quid for an excellent pie, with some of the greatest chips I've ever had. Go there instead.

Thank you to everyone at The Owston Inn for the lovely afternoon tea. The food served was really nice with super fresh sandwiches, pork pies, quiches sausage rolls. Then it’s time to try and get through all the cakes. Scones with jam and cream, and lots of other sweet treats. This was all served with a large pot of tea and a pot of coffee. All this for £20. Well worth the money. I would definitely recommend this. 😀🥪🍰🧁

Fab food and service would definitely recommend 👍

Rung earlier to see if we could book a table for two for Sunday dinner “we’re not taking bookings but you can walk in” Arrived and a lady with a black eye greeted us with “have you booked?”….no we rung earlier and you said you weren’t taking bookings….lady looked confused so I reiterated that we had rung earlier and someone told us you weren’t taking bookings so we could just walk in and see what’s available….the couple behind us stated that they got told the same thing. Said lady still looked very confused and definitely unwilling to seat us as they had a shortage of meat at 2:30 on a Sunday….i didn’t realise my business would be such a problem. Shame.

Booked for 13 people they sent the menu to pre book the meals. Then a couple of hours before rang to say they sent the old menu and prices had gone up, but even on there website it was still the old menu. Had home made pie? That had gone up from £12.99 to £20.99 big jump in price and was not worth it. The pastry was rock hard and the meat inside was tough. So won't be going back again. Others had pre ordered ribeye steak to then be told after they started bringing the meals out that they had no ribeye left.

Disappointed.... pre ordered from a menu sent to us by the pub as we were a group of 13, a couple of hours before we were due to arrive, we received a call to say it was the wrong menu and the prices had slightly altered. Well that is an understatement fish n chip gone up by £8 to 18.99 and steak pie by £7 to19.99. Food was ok but not value for money and service was disappointing. The lady behind the bars attitude when we challenged the bill was rude, she gave the impression she just didn't care. I would not recommend this restaurant and we will not be returning.

Lovely food, good friendly service

Lunch good. Everything clean and tidy. Excellent service

Do not bother, after waiting an age for our food, sizzlers came out completely black on the bottom, that was sent back , no.offer of alternative or apology from management, dirty fries that were ordered did not come at all. No apologies from manager , just a stoney faced refund. Not at all impressed .awful

Lovely pub. Great for relaxing with company. We didn't eat as we arrived just before closing. They opening hours are traditional and sufficient. Great parking.

This Wonderful Dog Friendly Pub Serves Very Tasty Meals And Has Added New Dishes To The Menu. I Had The New Chicken Burger With Chips, Onion Rings And Green Salad. The Staff Here Are Very Welcoming. I Highly Recommend A Visit Any Day Of The Week, There Is A Good Sized Carpark And On These Warm Sunny Days Plenty Of Outdoor Seating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/10 Borderline Eleven.

After reading mixed reviews decided to try it... went at lunch time on the 1st September. Staff were friendly, no complaints there, but then it came to the dining experience the dining room was full of fruit flies, and walls were grubby. One meal was edible the other wasnt, they need to change oil the chips were soggy and dark brown (walnut coloured) as though the oil hadnt been changed in months. Appeared to be old refried potatoes the other meal a simple chicken burger was a disaster - it was very overcooked to the point the fillet was hard and dry and also the same dark brown colour as the floppy chips.. ( not like pics we had seen) normally would have said something when the meals arrived but as we had to be somewhere else we didnt.. so we ate what we could between us ,paid and advised them at the end of the meal... they seemed non plussed .. so 2 stars are for the nice staff 0 stars for the meals

Wonderful afternoon tea's and fundraising for firefly charity, big thank you to all the staff

Lovely carvery. Would definitely recommend 👌

Wonderful afternoon tea here, there was do much and and so much variety, even provided a bag to bring home anything you couldn't eat., which was about half of it. Well worth the money and will go again

Just been in for Sunday carvery, food was lovely, we really enjoyed it.Staff were friendly ,will definitely go in again for a meal.

I came for the first time a few weeks ago. Food was lovely, a long time for it to be served but worth the wait. Different story on my next visit. Chaotic, staff couldn't tell you what was items were on the menu. Very quiet but took an hour for food to come out! Food not as good as the time before. Disappointed and won't be back.

Had a full english breakfast here and was treated with great customer service. The food was excellent and will be returning on a regular basis. Fantastic experience, well done for all the staff 👏

Unfortunately not a good experience at The Owston. Visited after living in the area for a few months but found it to be overpriced. Staff friendly but not attentive, which lead to longer wait times, despite it being an incredibly quiet Saturday afternoon - only 3 tables inside. My lasagne was more like a melted cheese pie, with very little meat or pasta, which meant it was incredibly oily. I will say the homemade chips were nice and my partner did rate his steak. However, the biggest issue for me was the state of the toilets - 2 of 3 out of order with mess in the last one and half blocked. Poor facilities and hygiene are enough to put me off visiting again.

Really tasty food and plenty. Staff were exceptionally nice, it was a pleasure to visit and I can recommend to others.

Awful wait time. 45 minutes just for a menu. Overpriced drinks.

Great service and excellent food.

Park for the night on the way back north in our motorhome. Nice dog walk in the meadow adjoining the pub. Food was good, had evening meal and breakfast in the morning.

Very bad unfortunately...saturday night the place was empty , we ordered food , some of it cooked ok but for the money most was not ok. My mum ordered prawn cocktail and the bread was stale and hard and then we were told we couldnt order desserts at 8.15 because they were shutting up just like that...unfortunately I would say honestly steer clear..its a shame because it was a right money pot years ago but recently no one can make it work..its such ashame because the location, the surroundings and the inside decor is on point , sorry its not working ...by the way my 86 year old mum got home and was badly sick all night which I am putting down to the prawns with the stale bread stuck in... not good enough Owston !!!

I don't normally write reviews. We met with the wedding planner in January 2022 and went through the details of the packages they had. By march when we wanted to officially book they had new management. So we booked with the new wedding planner. By June we received an email advising they were under new management again. We met with the new wedding planner who then advised us to get wedding insurance incase something happened like the building burnt down. This didn't sit well with us so we cancelled. We was never told the deposit was non refundable but they have refused to pay this back. If you want somewhere that is stable go elsewhere!

Closer Saturday Night... Open Sunday Lunch... Not the best first impressions. Attempted to dine here and try for the first time on a Saturday night... But the place was closed, no signs no nothing, tried calling beforehand but obviously no answer. There was however a function going on so maybe not enough staff to cover both? Either way, somw kind of notice/sign/anything to let potential diners knownwould be great. For that (and soke tiny issues below) ... I cant go higher than a 4. So... By chance we were driving by the day after around lunch and noticed lights were on. So we stopped to try the food. Disappointing thst only carvery was being offered (Daddy not a fan of carvery) but we were hungry so we sat down. Very small carvery section and not alot of choice BUT it would seem these guus are going for Quality and not Quantity. Very good food that we had, meats were nicely cooked (tried the turkey, gammon and beef) and as a nice bonus... Sausages are part ofnthe self serve!! Veggies cooked cracking and the gravy was just about right. The small issues, no peas.... Sunday lunch without peas is sacrilege haha. Yorkshire puddings, the star of a sunday lunch in our opinion.... Looked fantastic, and thats it, unfortunately these were jist hollow crispy shells of yorkshire pud lookalikes. Pure imposters! One of the cooked hand balled cooked ready to eat food from pans intonthe carvery. Not good. And would reflect some of the hygiene practices that contributed to their 4 star hygiene rating. Some small tweaks to be made for a 5 in oir opinion but we will return for a try of the al a carte menu.

Good food served at this newly renovated pub

Went here for a family meal and the carvery was excellent.

The staff were friendly. We arranged a stopover with our Motorhome via Britstops. There are no facilities as advertised in the directory, although one of the staff said there was a cold water tap. Right on the A19, so road noise all night. Subsequently read a review from a month before detailing a motorhome break in, and unsuccessful theft where an attempt was made to tow the vehicle away. This is not a safe place to overnight.

Although under new management the vuality of the food is just acceptable it needs upping a bit.the staff were ok

Just been taken over staff friendly Food good. So good start. Hope they Čan keep IT up

Allows campervan / motorhome stopovers and on the surface it would seem to be ideal for that. Its proximity to the A19 and motorway network on a journey through the area, the large car park and the relatively ok reviews for food seemed the right combination for us. However, based on our recent experience, I wouldn’t recommend this location for that purpose. As we were inside the pub having food, only a couple of hours after parking up, thieves broke in to our motorhome, cut through the steering lock and, having failed to start the engine, began towing it away. This attempt was abandoned when we were alerted by a customer and the motorhome was then left at the car park entrance. Dreadful experience, with ongoing investigation by police, many phone calls to insurance company and the ensuing repairs to the vehicle to deal with.

Really nice food only problem we had we ordered puddings and never received them got to an hour waiting and we ran out off time so we had to cancel them an get my money back but couldn't fault the food we had

It,s OK desert lovley recommend the pie

Asked for medium well done ! Steak no blood ! Burnt as a crisp ! ! Count taste steak as the burnt Told supervisor she apologized and said were busy ? There weren't ? Ffsk omg xx

I have to say I was disappointed by our visit. Cannot fault the bar staff, professional, polite, venue itself was well presented and clean. The food was a huge let down.... Spring green risotto was very wet and soup like and lacked any flavour. The chips were hard in the centre and the Eton mess..... 2 scoops of ice ream covered in squirty cream from a can a few little pieces meringue and a solitary defrosted sloppy strawberry. Very disappointing

Really nice Sunday carvery, didn’t need to book. Beef was tender and well cooked, veg crunchy and not over cooked. Really welcoming and friendly staff.

Suprisingly nice! Food was nice, staff superb, lived close for 10yrs and never been, will definately go back.

Nice pub, very quiet, hardly anybody else in! Thought it quite expensive for the food that you got

First thing first when you pull up outside what a beautiful building, plenty of outside seating area, inside the pub was traditional pub restaurant, very welcoming, good range of food, I had steak and ale pie and chips didn't expect a plate full. The food beautiful one of the best steak pie's I had for a long time, congratulations to the chef, wife had chicken and ribs excellent, upset that we didn't have desert too stuff to try.lol Great food, great place, great venue, great price,

Lovely meal food is great, great service there was 24 of us we preordered and the meals came out very quick will go back

Lovely carvery at The Owston Inn..very good service and value for money. Will definetley return.

Great food, reasonably priced and very helpful staff. Well worth a visit

It was OK food, wasn't wowed by anything we had but at the same time wasn't disappointed with anything we ate either. Menu choices were plentiful, service was great. Prices were reasonable. Plenty of space inside and out and now is a dog-friendly pub. I'd go back based on what we had.

Beautiful meal, pleasant staff and lovely place. We will definitely be back.

Ordered the steak and potato pie the pie had been Microwaved the pastry was rock hard and all I could taste was Pepper I ordered mash potato with it but it Came with chipsThe vegetables were still rawAnd lumpy gravy When I told a member of staff all she said was sorry I hope its better next time we go never going there for food again

Loved everything about it. Staff amazing, very attentive, friendly and smiling, food gorgeous, excellent portions and very good value for money. Brilliant location with extremely large beer gardens, can't wait to home back with all the family. Would highly recommend 👌

Nice food the home made chips are very nice.

I had a very nice surf and turf. Great Value great portions. All home made. Loved it.

Food is of a good quality, however, they were short staffed on the day we went, and only had the lunch menu available, due to the staff shortage. Despite that , the staff that were on were amazing, they all worked very hard and kept smiling, and was working to their best. Atmosphere was relaxed, some couples walked out because of the half hour waiting time, we didn't mind that as it was a time to talk and catch up on things. #update# went today for a meal, new owners, I had the 8oz Ribeye steak, chips, onion rings, mushrooms,peas with Stilton sauce, I asked steak to be cooked medium, and that is exactly what I got, it was divine, cooked to perfection, pudding, was chocolate junkyard, superb, served with salted caramel ice cream, so lush. All in all it was a brilliant meal, will deffinatley be booking again.

Had a lovely meal at the Owston with Bridget Tony and Husband thank you xx

looks lovely, clean friendly staff :) we didn't eat or drink here we were looking for a party venue. they were very helpful.

Superb food and fantastic service

Won't be visiting again two of the orders were wrong even though it was written down food wasn't great better places to eat

Good food friendly staff. Good beer and reasonably priced. Will call again

Piss poor performance with the the management of their function room hire. Met a lady to discuss, we waited on a quote to leave a deposit but after chasing, she had left. New Events Manager was poor with her responses in regards to this and then reserved the date that we wanted, despite wanting to pay a deposit but not given the chance! Never responded to emails and was not helpful in re-quoting our event, then when turning up in person to get to the bottom of no responses, had booked our date! Fuming isn't the word, piss poor performance all around from Owston, I would avoid at all costs for any private hire events in their function room

READ UPDATE BELOW Stopped in as we were looking at houses in the area. Awesome food awesome staff will definitely call again. Steak and ale pie second to none. UPDATE Well what can I say we called back about 04-03-22 and it's under new management, food menu is not as good, portion sizes not as good and food served was definitely not upto the same standard, Condiments gone of all the tables. Most of all the price has rocketed £85 for 4 adults 2 small children definitely will not be going here again.

Rubbish food was like over cooked and to well done rice was like water this place use to be nice but would not waste my time or money eating here

Terrible food and service if I could leave 0 stars it still wouldn't describe how poor this was.

Lovely food but took a while to come out and never got cutlery until after put food was sat on the table no condiments onnthe table either had to ask ans rhere wasn't any other people in twice I've been in and its been the same ..think they need to learn to put these out first as its not hard is it I've worked in alot busy places and seems a bit of a let down..x

Just had Sunday dinner at the owston lodge all cooked fresh and brought to the table so no old veg on the hot plate all fresh. Really nice staff I would recommend it. It’s only carvery like on a Sunday it’s what we wanted so great review from us

The food was poor definitely would not return and would advise people to avoid, home made chips have never been home made. Absolutely disgusting. Be mindful when visiting I have had better meals in Wetherspoons

Under new management again. Worth a visit. Food is good.

The place looked pleasent, but the food was disappointing, I ordered a mixed grill, i asked for the steak on it to be cooked well done, it came to the table within 5 minutes? Which amazed me, to be cooked that quickly, it was barely touch warm, the steak was very rare, peas rock hard, gammon thin and chewy... Not happy with any of it, and price. Too much, Don't go.

Very disappointed Saturday night & only 3 tables in .Close at 9pm . There was 5 on our table ,3 got there meals after 1 hour & the other 2 got theirs 30 mins later. No apology .Will not be going again

Staff are lovely, manager is a joke.... Won't talk to customers if you want to complain

I was here Sunday no Carvery but you could have a roast dinner.We all had beef dinner it was disgusting A well done Yorkshire pudding two roasties a bit of cauliflower broccoli which was stone cold and cabbage the gravy was the best will I go back No Way and to top it all they never even ask if everything was alright I think I no Why

Food great staff friendly service great will be back again

Lovely meal, friendly lady behind the bar, she seemed to be doing everything! Reasonable prices

Very tasty food today and the staff, although run off their feet were very smiley and nothing was too much trouble

Lovely place to visit for a meal, which are first class, or just a drink and get together. Excellent menu and friendly staff.

Shared a lovely lunch with a fantastic friend. Welcoming and friendly staff, pleasant surroundings and good food at reasonable prices .

Love the atmosphere, food is great, staff are friendly and welcoming. My top of list pub.

Food OK. Staff friendly. No real ale. Need to update menu boards outside for Sunday dining

Very good food not to expensive varied menue good service

This is the second time I have called here for a quick meal. The first time a few years ago I didn't wait the place looked shabby, pleased I stopped this time , the place was clean and the food was good and decent will call again should always give everything a second chance

First time in. Staff friendly and lovely atmosphere. Kids fish fingers and chips delicious. Shared nacho starter very nice. Ordered 2 rib eye steaks. Wifes steak was ok, not a lot of meat but tasty. Mine was fatty and not cooked how I wanted it (Rib eye when done right the fat should melt into it). Didn’t even get a mouthful of meat, had to pick at it. Staff apologised and offered free desserts. We found the chips a bit tasteless and mushrooms/onion rings greasy. Just seemed like a pub chain meal. £53 for 1 kids, 2 steaks, nachos, 1 pint and 2 soft drinks.