The Royal Pub & Restaurant in Barnsley

Came with our 6 year old. Lovely meal. The children's menu, although not many options, was good quality and large portions. The tapas were also very good quality and good sized portions (maybe 2 each is probably enough, or 3 if really hungry). The staff were very friendly and attentive. Good atmosphere in the resteraunt. Will definitely come back.

Really disappointed with the attitude towards one pf our family members, who has a peanut allergy. Told us they have refused to serve people before, due to allergies because their kitchen has a 75% cross contamination. Made not welcome, cancelled a table for 10/12 of us.

Highly recommended the Tipsy Tapas a group of 10 of us all really enjoyed it, there was loads of food, generous portions it was really nice. The service was excellent no waiting & 2 young ladies serving were so very nice, nothing too much trouble. Very attentive as soon as our glass was empty they filled it back up, drinks flowing, well worth the money. Just one slight recommendation would be lovely to add just a house vodka & Gin to the drinks as some of us don't drink wine or prosecco, but beers & ciders were an option. Thanks for a great afternoon.

The food was inedible and there was a long black hair in a dish… We decided to choose The Royal this evening after a recent wave of positive reviews and a previous positive experience a year or two ago. As a local, we had heard it had changed owners and that the food wasn’t as nice as before- however we decided to give it a go. We ordered 5 dishes (there were two of us), 3 dishes arrived and they were all extremely average- the chips were covered in salt and the croquettes were slimy. After- we received our chicken skewers where there was a long black curly hair cooked into it- this instantly made my stomach turn as it is a health hazard and not expected! Finally, the steak which was outlined on the ‘specials’ menu came out- it was pure fat and completely inedible, we have never seen anything like it before! Avoid!

Couldn’t have enjoyed the food any more than I did it was fantastic!! Big shout out to Joe the chef the food was incredible and the gent and ladies serving were great also. Had a great time with my Mrs. Would highly recommend!!

We have been going to The Royal on and off for quite some time now. Me and my husband have been for the last two Sundays for their wonderful Sunday lunch. The Manager is more than helpful and the staff are always pleasant and professional. We recently picked up a Tapas menu as we are interested in trying this too. Prices are very reasonable so If you're at a loose end looking for somewhere to eat, I would definitely recommend a visit here.

Great food! Great service. Highly recommended the cheese croquettes and muscles! Meatballs, Squid and prawns should all be on your must try list!

Something has changed and for the better…. We stopped to going into the Royal as it was like the only way is Essex, skinny jeans and tight vests and that were the men ..…. It’s now more like it used to be when it first opened, far nicer clientele, the two girls that looked after us Kate and Amy were exceptionally tentative from start to finish… I’m really surprised at some of the bad comments on here & can only think that they must be some of the young chavvy only way is Essex past clientele… The cocktail menu is extensive and the tapas menu has a lot to choose from. The dishes that we ordered were exceptional, fresh, very tasty & really good sized portions. For two women having a catch up and having a bite to eat, we had a wonderful three hours there & weren’t rushed from our tables like you can be in some places, we enjoyed it so much that we are booking to go back again together and also planning to go with our other halves separately as well. Well done Kate and Amy and the kitchen staff for looking after us. The garden and the marquee are exceptional too, and the pictures that are on here do not do the royal any justice at all. I’m so glad that we have something on our doorstep that we can go to without being surrounded by fake tan and Turkey teeth 🤣

We had Easter Sunday Dinner here, the service was ok to start with, a little slow, the place wasn’t packed out ! Drinks eventually turned up, had to wait a while to order food. Starter to ages to arrive, but was hot and nice to be fair. The main meal took a long time too and when arrived was only warm, wasn’t asked if everything was ok or if we wanted any condiments ! Asked to take a pudding home which they kindly sorted out, but gave me the wrong pudding which I declined. All in all a very pub, but service and food leave a lot to be desired. :(

Group of 9 family members wanting to catch up over nice dinner. We thought we were in the restaurant but were in the bar area so seating was squashed, awkward and uncomfortable. Tapas very hit and miss! Some quite nice but most were tasteless and a couple of things just inedible No GF bread for the ceoliac in our group plus some of the GF items were not actually GF 🤷 Then a singer started up and it was so loud we could have zero conversation So basically a rubbish, expensive evening Will not return

I booked for a party of nine for meal for Good Friday and was disappointed when we arrived that we had been put in the bar and not the restaurant. I hadn’t specifically asked for the restaurant but would have expected to have been told when I booked that we had been booked into the bar area. Four of our party were on low stools and were generally uncomfortable throughout. After about 30 minutes a singer with backing music came on. The volume was really loud and so couldn’t have further conversation with each other. As a coeliac, I have to be very careful not to have gluten. I ordered two items from the menu marked as gluten free. The first, spicy meatballs, I was told, may not be gluten free as they were unsure what the meat had been binded together with. The second, patatas bravas, I was told, was fried in the same oil as food containing gluten - and so isn’t gluten free. I’m glad the staff told me, however the point is, don’t promote things as gluten free when they are not. I also ordered some gluten free bread, which was on the menu but they didn’t have any. On a positive note, the service was good. Our party had a mixed response over the food, but we all agreed that because of the overall experience we would not be going back.

I went last week with my Sister in law Was warmly greeted by a lovely lady who really couldn't have done any more for us. The tapas were delicious, so fresh and tasty. Can't wait to return. Thank you.

Superb tapas, had 6 between 2 people, large portions and all presented so nice, very tasty, enjoyable and good selection. Staff friendly. Would love to visit again and highly recommend to family and friends. Thank you.

Excellent food, great choice and quality. Lovely friendly service. The 3 for £18 tapas is very good value. A Nice pint too

We have been going to The Royal for years and always enjoyed our visits. Not anymore - this establishment has recently changed hands. There is a new menu that is neither one thing or the other! Tapas is still offered but much reduced choice and all seem to include chorizo! The quality of food is no where near as good as it used to be Can’t tell you how disappointed we are. We shall not be rushing back

Called in for drinks on Friday, been coming here for years and always enjoyed it great food, service etc but the whole place on Friday stank of cooking like a greasy spoon cafe and I popped in today also to pick up some food and again it was exactly the same, my clothes stunk after spending an hour there on Friday, it never used to smell like that would put me off coming again.

Arrived at 15:15 for Sunday dinner. Drinks order took but never came back to take food order. Had to ask to order and starters came 16:40. Mains arrived at 17:15 and had to keep asking to order more drinks. This pub has changed hands recently. The decor is now a bit tasteless in my opinion and the tables have lost their top coat of varnish and are now sticky and tacky. We regularly attend this restaurant for tapas but the new menu is now a lot smaller and portion sizes have followed. The meal on Sunday was nice (when it arrived) but not good enough to wait that long for. Portion sizes were small which was ok as we went in the discounted period of £14 for 3 courses. I’d be disappointed if I’d paid full price. Also a nightmare going to eat with children, who cannot understand how it took 2hrs to get their dinner! Pub wasn’t full, empty tables around us, so footfall couldn’t be blamed. Poor service I’m afraid, won’t be going back for lunch or tapas.

Not really sure what’s happened, we’ve been going for years and even held special birthdays there but something has changed. The menu is drastically reduced with nowhere near as much selection as there always was and some real favourites missing. We had a table for four and it was really quite cold in there. All of the staff are very young and not that attentive. We had to send back the cokes we ordered as they were just syrup. We were told there was a problem with the pump which is fair enough but then getting charged for pints of coke but only given two 200ml bottles each in replacement. Given it was already cold in there we were dismayed to receive stone cold plates to eat our hot food from. When the food came it was as delicious as it always is but there have definitely been some changes and not for the better. We won’t rush back and have taken The Royal off our “favourites” list which is a real shame for what used to be an absolute gem of a place.

This was our first visit and specifically went for tapas on Friday lunchtime. It was stunning!! Good portion sizes and the most authentic we’ve had outside Spain (and our friend had lived in Spain for 6 years so that’s saying something). The Chef/Patron was lovely and welcoming as was his partner. We will be back again soon.

Lots of changes since we last visited. It used to look like a country pub, I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like now. Some of what we ordered never turned up, we just told them to cancel it from the order. Some of the dishes don't resemble what they used to. A few too many changes a little too quickly and not all for the better. Ok but no longer our go to place for big celebrations.

Had the 3 course Sunday lunch, portion’s were small but that was fine with us as we don’t want huge portions, the food we got was very nice although the eton mess wasn’t an Eton mess just a bandy snap basket with ice cream but the service with really good , very good value for money with the offer that was included £14.95 for 3 courses

Food taste nice but the wait was ridiculous! Over 45 minutes and we'd not even had our starters, went and complained and was told it was because there was a big booking but we had the table booked for nearly a week Won't return

Booked online which was a very easy process. Upon arrival The Royal pub and restaurant we were greeted with a very warm welcome. We were seated in a very nice restaurant the very nice waitress took our drinks order and served them very quickly, a very nice Madri and Zinfandel. The Sunday menu as an excellent choice of meals. I ordered the Goats Cheese fritter for starter and believe me it was beautiful, for main it was the gammon two large thick cut slices of gammon cooked perfectly, the carrots and parsnips we superbly cooked along with a n excellent Yorkshire pudding. For dessert tried the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream and it was lush. The overall service was outstanding and the price was very reasonable we would highly recommend a visit. I’m stuffed lol.

Really poor service After 20 mins of waiting without been asked for drinks went to bar and got them ourselves….. waited another 10 mins then went and asked if it’s table service…. Got told they would come over to take order…. Another 15 mins later they finally took our order….. After we ate the starter and main, they took our plates and never asked if we wanted more drinks or desert…. Waited 10 mins to see if they would come which they didn’t…. Decided to leave ….. Wasent overly busy aswell …..

You can tell they have changed owners, changed the taste of everything on the menu and it has been ruined. 100% will not be returning and I will make sure to tell friends and family the same!

Wow this place used to be the best food in Barnsley, and what a let down it was this evening. I under stand that it has been taken over but you can really tell and not for the better. The food was perfect before why change something that didn’t need to be changed? This will be the last time we will visit and it’s such a shame!!!!

We booked two months ago for Sunday lunch on Christmas Eve. The plan was to have lunch and stay for the live music. We specifically wanted Sunday lunch not tapas and we booked the restaurant. On arrival we were sat at the end of the...

We have been going to the Royal for tapas and cocktails for years. While we have previously had good service and good customer satisfaction our recent trip was left with the complete opposite. We had booked our annual Christmas party at the Royal and were...

I understand The Royal has changed ownership in the last month and thought we’d give it a try for Sunday lunch today. New owner has reduced the prices but not the quality. We had a sharing roast platter at a great price - and this...

We have eaten at the Royal for years and always raved about it and taken friends. The last few times have been disappointing, but we have persisted. The service has got progressively slower and less attentive despite having the same staff. The last time we...

Came for tipsy tapas it was beautiful food. Georgina behind the bar has been fantastic and is such a hard worker. Thank you for making by best friends hen do special.

Me and my husband called in for lunch Saturday afternoon. I have been in with friends before, but it was my husbands first visit. We hadn't booked but as it was early we could get a table for two. The lady showed us to our...

We booked at The Royal for a special anniversary meal for 5 of us. What an amazing meal, we ordered lots of different dishes, too many really although all we left were 3 pieces of patatas bravas. The goats cheese was out of this world,...

Booked for 7pm on a Saturday evening - waited for 30 minutes for a glass of wine and pint after being seated (the restaurant had 4 tables in use)- We were not asked over the next hour if we wanted any more drinks- flagged down...

We have been visiting this the royal for a number of years and always struggled to get a reservation but today we got booked in , no peoblem on line . Walked in , the place was empty which is unusual , had to wait...

Delicious tasty food! Every dish was hot and yummy! We were a group of 4 and ordered different dishes between us so we had lots to compare. Not one complaint about the food, each dish consistently good and good portions too. The pate and coffee...

Excellent food and service, topped off with winning the quiz! Will definitely return for the food, belly pork was beautiful!

The most authentic Spanish tapas we’ve tasted since living in Spain. Every dish was excellent and great quality ingredients. All dishes were served piping hot and good portion size. We cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough. We’ll done to all the staff, see you soon.

Excellent evening for my 40th Birthday. The staff and the food were outstanding and nothing was too much trouble. The communication and organisation was perfect, Nigel and his staff made sure our evening ran smoothly. Highly recommend The Royal for a meal or special occasion

I have eaten tappas here quite a few times over the past few years, so I was looking forward to my last visit on a Thursday evening. The place was quiet, with only 2 other tables in use on our side of the restaurant. Food...

We visited for Sunday lunch and enjoyed it so much we went for Tapas the same week. Fabulous friendly staff and super food. Good sized portions in both cases. Highly recommend the Xmas specials. A super range of cocktails 2 for £12 so good value....

Tasteless food, poor quality and reheated frozen food. Some of the cocktails were premixed Really disappointed, heard so many good things.

Had a fabulous night celebrating a 60th Birthday. Lovely atmosphere, Great service, Great food. Will definately be returning.

What an absolutely fantastic night , wonderful food and was so happy that lots of gluten free, wheat free and soy free options on the menu to cater for everyone . Food was exceptional and staff were friendly, lovely and proffesional , and gave us...

Any Spaniard eating at this place would quite frankly be aghast, at what this place calls 'tapas' We had the potato 'bravas' which was just awful, the mushrooms in garlic had zero seasoning, and was just so 'oily' The only dish that redeemed itself were...

Lovely evening spent with wife enjoying tapas. Staff were busy but very attentive and nothing seemed to be too much trouble for them. Patatas bravas was fantastic! Can’t wait to return.

Food is delicious, service zero, staff not organised, we had eaten 3 dishes each and waited 35 minutes for patatas bravas to come out so just had a plate of them with nothing to mix, one dish which was my wife's main favourite never came...

I call the Royal my happy place... why ? I have one night a week off from work and go here to totally chill and have lovely food served by lovely staff, it is fairly quiet on a Tuesday but the atmosphere is still really...

I recently visited here with a group of friends. The service and food was excellent. The staff couldn't do enough for us. The only strange issue was we ordered 3 cappuccinos ,one came on its own, it didn't have much in and it wasn't on...

We visited yesterday for a joint birthday. Have had great reviews about this place but left feeling disappointed. Tapas dishes come out one by one, waited quite a while for two of our dishes and had to ask for them again. Had finished the rest...

We visited for our first night out as newbies in the area, and the people who work there are awful. Sour faced and make you not want to be there. Keep the chefs but get rid of the women there.

Was really looking forward to a child free meal with my wife but unfortunately we have just paid £101 to eat tapas at the bar with all the toilet and bar traffic on top of us and was thrown a roll of foil for the...

Was really looking forward to trying here as heard lots of good things about it. The food was good, not amazing. Unfortunately the service was very poor and spoiled the night, a few examples: - left to wait out in the wind and rain for...

Great place, great staff, great food,beer garden will be fantastic in the summer little cold for my old bones even with the heaters,can see i will be going again soon, in fact this Friday to try the tapas

Had Tapas was absolutely delicious, there was a dish missed too! Meal was spoilt by where we were sat! Sat on a small table right next to the bar which was a walk way for drinks, food being served & for customers to be seated....

We have been to the Royal so many times but last night the service was shocking. We had to wait for at least 30 minutes for our drinks to come and when asked where are drinks were they had lost our order. Other customers were...

Awful experience. Social distancing was non existent as was the service. We chased for drinks multiple times, first lot came after 45mins. Staff couldn’t be bothered. Food came with loads missing, no apology and it was that late we decided to leave. Some people had...

Good- Food was excellent. Well above average. Variety is awesome. Bad- Needs a Martradee Mucky table Waiting for first contact on arrival Missed a dish during service Expensive. 4 rating was generous, but chef is awesome!

We’ve been recommended to come here and visited tonight for the first tine Faultless service staff were friendly organised and helpful We ordered 7 dishes from one of the best selections of Taoas we’ve seen outside of Spain All the dishes arrived separately which we...

Meant to review before now. Was not comfortable at the time to put such a bad review on. Food ok however social distancing was non-existent, all tables allocated inside, no gaps. Busy and no PPe, outside staff and customers moving around getting too close so...

Last night went for dinner at 5pm. First thing, they are excellent with their safety measures due to the current status. Wanted to dine later but they were booked up. Shown to our table, quickly took our drinks order then left us to look at...

We booked in advance - table for 2, 4:00pm. We arrived at 3:50pm and shown to our table. After waiting 30 mins with neither a drinks order placed or a menu given, whilst tables who had arrived afterward to be served, we decided to leave....

Visited three times in the last couple of months, food is excellent and service is usually very good but can be slower when very busy. Have noticed that the portion sizes have got smaller on some dishes over time but overall fairly good. Great selection...

I had booked in advance to celebrate my daughter 18 birthday , said they would make it special for candles on the cake's specially made cocktails ,we got none of that & had to ask all the time for things to be , the service...

Food was brilliant, there was no social distance what so ever. The table next to us was so close. but when it came to the end of the night I young lady who served us our bill was very rude to my friend which was...

Had a Lockdown Birthday. Food was amazing. Nobody was disappointed believe me that's hard to do in our family 😁. Good system and hot when we got home. Thanks from the White Family .......

Blown away by the standard of the takeaway- So authentic and beautifully packaged- Love eating at the Royal because of the atmosphere but this is a very close second and I hope they continue this service after the restrictions are lifted- Keep up the good...

Take away tapas a treat please keep supporting this great local restaurant Take away just as yummy as eating in Enjoy it we need a treat

Went for a tapas early January on a Sunday evening. Found the place still busy regardless that it was just after Christmas. Food was average and so was the service nothing to write home about. Would return for drinks.

Visited for tapas and a drink with friends on Thursday night and stayed on for the quiz - which is usually very good, great fun but ..... Food was decent but slow as it was busy and the drinks well kept and reasonably priced but...

Went with my friend to the Royal last Sunday night, it was our first time - what a night! We ordered 7 plates of tapas to share and a bottle of red wine, all of which came to just over £60. The portions were very...

You will not be disappointed by this place. Went with friends for the tapas food and everything was excellent. Great choice of beers for the guys and drinks for the ladies. Friendly staff and very attentive. Good service and such a good choice on the menu. 5 stars.

Booked a table for 4 last Sunday. Superb traditional roast beef or lamb with all the extras including home cooked Yorkshire's. Hot plates, steaming food, unusual veg and delicious thick gravy. Great value too.

Called in the other night, Wednesday, and surprised how full it was for a Wednesday, I’ve been before so I know what to expect, food wise. It must have been talent night in Barnsley it was full with a lot of good looking Barnsley beauties, not that Barnsley doesn’t have plenty of beautiful women. The service was first class, we ordered 3 tapa and our waitress informed us it was 4 for 3 night so we ordered another plate, average cost £9 per dish, as an after thought I asked for a portion of French Fries £2.50, guess which one I got free, on the plus side the food was V. Good except the cod rissoles, bit mushy for my taste. Service was excellent bar service was friendly had a delightful G&T followed by a glass of house white. Pleasure to see a great pub so full and a credit to the area. Critically you can’t argue with a full house. My rating:Welcome 5/5 Food 4/5Atmosphere 4/5Price. 4/5

One of the best sunday lunches, ist visit so booked again to see if the food and service lives up to this occasion

Wow! What do you have to do. To get into this bar restaurant. My advice, book early. It seems that tapas food is a very popular menu at the moment.After a few attempts booking on line. I rang, and got a booking. And this was to dine at 17:00 on a Wednesday. Tapas is my favourite food. And I enjoyed every mouthful. Please. Book early.

Beautiful tapas, we had all sorts and can’t complain about any, from paella, to lamb chops, chicken skewers, Belly pork, garlic mushrooms. The food was lovely. They bring it as and when it’s ready and we love that. Just to keep bubbling over a glass of gin. It was great until after our mains when we wanted dessert. We asked for a drink, didn’t get one, went to the bar and got our own. We asked for a dessert menu, didn’t get one, had to ask a different member of staff. We then sat with the dessert menu for 45 minutes, until our taxi arrived, so left without one. Table service was really poor, it was busy, but still poor service. Food though, gorgeous!

We popped in mid week for an early dinner. Pretty busy for a Tuesday night. Extensive tapas menu to suit all tastes. Food was very good, as was the service. Reasonable prices too.

Came here for the first time, lovely food! Great service and tasty tapas. There was loads to choose from and it’s a great idea for the food to come out at different times so you can try everything. We will definitely be going back!

For years now the wife and I have wanted to try The Royal but just never quite got around to it. I'm glad we finally did.

We went with friends for Sunday lunch. Lovely restaurant, and friendly atmosphere.

decent paint and nice food! tapas is something different! very nice!! Sunday luch is top class! bit stingy tho! could do with more on your plate

I went to the Royal on Thursday for tapas with firends. The food was beautiful and very well priced for its quility! The waitresses were externally attentive, polite and knowledgeable, particually a girl called Lydia who was fantastic when catering for my partners dietary requirements! The other waitresses who I think were called Lizzy and Elinor were an absolute pleasure to chat to and are a credit to the restaurant! Overal, it was fantastic night, with a great atmosphere! We even joined in with the pub quiz in the end. Can’t wait to go back, highly recommended!!

On Saturday me and 4 friends came for our dinner, we knew it would be busy and would have to wait but we got there at 6 and asked how long we would be waiting for a table and was told an hour, we said that was fine however didn’t get sat down until 8:30, every time we asked staff how long we would be waiting they told us we were next to be seated but clearly this wasn’t true as many people came in and out. I am 8 months pregnant and was stood waiting for 2.5 hours and staff didn’t acknowledge us at all besides one staff member who asked me if I needed a chair after 2 hour. When we finally sat down my order was wrong, luckily our waiter was lovely (her name was Oliva) she was the same one who asked me if I needed a seat and she sorted out the order,Besides that the food was nice but if we knew how long we would be waiting we would’ve gone some where else, areound 7:30 we did ring other places to try go there for food but couldn’t get in anywhere, other staff besides Olivia were rude and not helpful at all.

Well the website says vegetarian friendly...that is not actually true. Visited 29th March with friends and after explaining that two of our party were vegetarian to a number of the staff we were told they would substitute some of the meat dishes for us, although we did get asked to sit together and when we explained would not be sat together we got a strange look. Whilst waiting for our vegetarian dishes I had to make do with eating the garnish from the other plates.

Visited with friends and from start to finish everything was lovely . This is some of the nicest tapas I have eaten ..,we ordered 13 dishes between 4 of us and there was more than enough Lovely atmosphere and attentive staff

We love visiting The Royal, amazing food, some many Tapas dishes to choose. Excellent service, friendly staff, highly recommend. Already planning our next visit🤗

Visited for Sunday Lunch with family. It was early so it wasn't busy but the Sunday roast dinner was lovely.

What a brilliant buzzing atmosphere with lovely staff and a brilliant choice of tapas and other food. I've tried the Tapas dishes a couple of times now and they are absolutely gorgeous, so tasty and varied. You will not be disappointed.

Had a fantastic tapas meal here with friends. The food was delicious and the staff were very friendly and efficient. We were a group of 6 and tried lots of different dishes and all were very nice. Would definitely recommend a visit here.

What a great night with live music, fantastic food, fab staff and crowd. Will be back :) Great menu selection on Tapas

The Royal was really helpful when I was organising a birthday meal for a friend.

Great food it is excellent Staff are great very helpful and friendly Nice relaxed atmosphere Fairly priced Good selection of drink including cocktails 🍹 Great for couples and meal with friends Five stars ✨

Came to celebrate a friends birthday in a party of 4. Staff were very quick to show us to our table even though the pub was busy. My hubby and his friend are both ale drinkers and were not disappointed with the great selection on offer.

Tapas & drinks for birthday. Really good atmosphere, good staff and good food and drinks choices. Only problem is there isn’t enough seating

As always the food was fabulous and the service top notch. Friendly and helpful team make this venue a pleasure to visit. All three courses were great between us we tried all choices. Sea bass was the favourite. Thanks Nigel see you again soon

Tapas are getting very popular and there are a lot of mediocre places around offering "tapas" but this place is by far the best around. Lovely, friendly staff too.

Went here with my mum for a few drinks. We chose a few different cocktails...Great staff. Drinks properly made and good atmosphere.

The Royal is a great place to go as couples or with friends. The tapas dishes are delicious and we always end up eating too much! They also do a great selection of drinks including cocktails and the atmosphere is always great. Well worth a visit.

My latest visit to the Royal, once again a very nice evening, but a bit of a spoiler, once of our tapas dishes was Crab, now usually it very nice, but this time unfortunately I think the chef had doubled up on the salt, we mentioned this to the serving staff, and we received an apology, anyway that explains the 4 on this occasion.