The Rustic Arms in Wakefield

Lovely meal, great service and atmosphere, will definitely go again and recommend.

Great Christmas decorations friendly staff and good selection of food.will be back.

Our family love this place and go often. Decor and atmosphere lovely ...food great and friendly staff...

Every single staff member - and we interacted with 5 on the day - was rude, had not one smile for us and made us feel like an inconvenience. We ordered at the bar, so we're definitely not an inconvenience service wise - you would have thought?! We got eye rolling when asking for the receipt, the table that we were told "was ready" for us, was sticky, unwiped and had used napkins on it - we asked if we could get something to wipe the table and it was seen as an inconvenience that we've asked in first place. We were very nice to the staff to see if we could coax a smile out of them, but nothing. The food was ok. We had starters, mains and desert + food for the dog. The starters and desserts were overpriced for what they were, the mains were okay but really really salty. Not once were we asked how we enjoyed the food. Further one of the staff, when bringing our mains, made an overdramatised gesture when stepping over our dog. We apologised for her laying and sleeping on the floor (not sure where else a Labrador would go, and they sat us at that table where there was no room for our dog underneath) and the staff did not react at all. We will definitely not return.

Brilliant atmosphere, food and drinks.

I took my mother in law for lunch for her birthday yesterday and it was lovely and cosy with all the trimmings up. The food was amazing and the service was great. Will definitely be back 🙂

Only vegetarian option available for Sunday lunch was veggie sausage. No fish. They wouldn't even consider making a cheese sandwich.

Me and my partner like to come for Sunday dinner most weekends but after falling pregnant we’ve recently struggled to find the time to travel up as it a 45 minute drive from where we live. However we really fancied a carvery and have been up the last two weekends and also made the journey in the week for our tea and dessert. Never had a bad meal and the staff are all so lovely and accommodating the food is worth the travel!

Glad it was only £5 a ticket for fishing the pegs are absolutely shocking the pond is a total mess needs tidying up! I can definitely I won't be back!

1st time visit was very nice we had pie very good food well worth a try was a Friday night think there was a quiz on later

Food was really nice and price was reasonable. We sat at the first table on the left as you go up the stairs..... Was really an issue as kept getting knocked by ppl walking past definitely not enough room for that table there, also it was a little bit to warm while eating hot food

Absolutely lovely. Food was top notch! I booked a table for 2.30pm but we were not seated until 2.50pm. This would have been OK if staff had explained but I only found out what was going on when I asked at 2.45pm. Other than that a great meal.

First time been in years. Enjoyed , food great , atmosphere great , will return again

Had Sunday lunch with family , had pre booked and was efficiently shown to table , food was lovely and staff were all helpful , would recommend .

Had a recommendation for Sunday Lunch and was really disappointed. Looks like a Toby.. Food was worse than a Toby.. My partner and I are vegetarians and the option for us was a vegan sausage. This was white.. and cold. It looked like it'd been microwaved.. It hadn't seen a frying pan or a grill flame. Veg selection looked good initially. Creamed leeks, carrots, mash, cabbage, roast pots, roast parsnip and peas. How they managed to remove all the flavour is impressive. Worst of all was it was all cold. We arrived at 12:30, so still pretty early in service. Luke warm is difficult to pull off even when the food is tasty. I don't want to seem overly critical though. The Yorkies were great and the meat did look well cooked for you carnivores. great pint of Guinness too. Give us non-meat eaters another choice or at least ensure that what you have on offer is edible.

Just called in for lunch . Brilliant! Nice food ,good portion sizes( brought half of pizza home) .Great friendly staff .Well done everybody

Brilliant food with a relaxing atmosphere 💯 be back again soon.

Just had a fabulous evening at the Rustic Arms in Ackworth. 9 of us in total for my mums birthday. Not one of us could complain about the food. We all gave it 5/5 and compared it to the Swan at Abberford for those of you old enough to remember that. Then….at the end of the night they sang happy birthday and a cake was delivered to the next table to us with about 20 people on it…I recognised that cake…it was my Mams for her birthday which we had just asked to be brought out. I quickly ran up and said “thats our cake” and a woman said “it isn’t, its ours” but I pointed out the bag that had the candles in that were stuck to the cake box. The poor woman had blown out my mums candles and was now cutting the cake up. The staff were quick to intervene and take the cake off her. To be fair it wasn’t the staff’s fault. They had apparently asked if the cake was theirs and someone in the party said yes!! …fibbers!! Anyway we put the candles back in the cake and brought it out again for my mum despite the cake being cut into two halves. The manager was very apologetic and professional and sorted the problem by refunding the cost of the cake which we immediately gave to the staff as a tip. It was a simple mistake which could have been avoided if the people in the party had told them that it wasn’t their cake. Hey ho! These things happen. Still have them a 5/5 review as the food was great. Sticky chicken was lovely as was the fish n chips. Well done management and staff for sorting it out and it hasn’t put us off. We will be back only next time without a cake maybe. 🤣

Not really impressed visited fb page saw posts from yesterday drive today to grab some food to see a sign as we walked in sorry no food today… good at advertising evens there food etc but poor customer service not advising no food today on the internet

Myself and partner visited tonight for a meal and we wasn’t disappointed, my partner got the hunters chicken…the chips/wedges was to die for they was a amazing, myself got the bourbon burger which also was amazing even though I wish I would of got the chips/wedges what come on the hunters, big compliments to the chefs, big portions for the price, we will definitely be back. Thank you for a lovely meal.

Myself and partner visited tonight for a meal and we wasn’t disappointed, my partner got the hunters chicken…the chips/wedges was to die for they was a amazing, myself got the bourbon burger which also was amazing even though I wish I would of got the chips/wedges what come on the hunters, big compliments to the chefs, big portions for the price, we will definitely be back. Thank you for a lovely meal.

Very noisy, lots of families and children running about

Very noisy, lots of families and children running about

Very nice place an a lovely fishing pond

Food not so good over cooked veg, two meals cold sent back but still not piping hot. Service great from servers, Management stayed out of the way. Busy place probably better for just a drink.

Greasy fish cold chips tough dry chicken lemonade like soda water all in all dreadful

Called in today Saturday 31st August for lunch. Opted to sit inside, wasn’t informed it was bar service so was sat a good 20mins before we took it upon ourselves to then ask. Out of the party of 5, 3 ordered Yorkshire pudding wrap and 2 opted for the baked haddock. Service took a while and when it came 1 haddock was lukewarm the other cold at one end, the vegetables were shrivelled up and way over cooked again one being cold. The veg looked dire on the yorkshire pudding plate too. The best thing on the haddock plate were the hassleback potatoes, also the warmest thing. Young waitress apologised and I can safely say obviously it’s not her fault, management avoided us like the plague after mentioning everything to the waitress. Hasten to say I will not return to dine at The Rustic Arms.

Went into was the end of the Sunday the only food available was a carvery and a kids menu. Most of the carvery was dry and cold looks like because it was the end of the day interest was lost in it 4:40pm.

This is a great spot on a sunny day. Oceans of outdoor seating, family friendly with play area. Some live music today. Nice to pop in for a cold one.

Expensive and took over half hour to arrive even when there were only about 6 people in. Could not eat burger as it was burnt. Very disappointed.

Unfortunately 2star due to Caterpillar on salad was still alive I understand things like this can happen but was quite expensive don’t expect that to be honest . Did not offer new salad or offer discount they was 22 of us that pre book today 21 meal

The staff are very friendly and the Rustic Arms is a lovely we sat in the beer garden so that the children could play. The food was very nice there were 5 adults and 2 children all the food came out timely to enjoy our meals together and even though we were quite full the deserts looked too delicious to not try and we weren't disappointed

5 STARS!! We came for food today, Was told there was an hour wait which we were okay with as the children were happy playing in the park. Food came in just over half an hour and was beautiful. The chicken for the kids weren’t the standard nuggets, so well worth the money. The adults meals were all freshly cooked and no processed rubbish. Would recommend to anyone!!

Great pub but even better than that there's great fishing ponds to rear some big carp in there

We like it here because it’s very family friendly.

Was presently surprised how nice the food was. Would definitely go again

We had been before but not for a while. The food here is very good and plenty of it. The service was amusing as the lady asked us which was which and then gave us the food the opposite way round which we didn't realise straight away. We sat outside as the weather was warm and we were glad of the shade provided by the parasols. There is a large outdoor beer garden and car park. Its a shame that you need a car to get there.

I visited here to carry out some work for my business, but previously me and my wife came here on our first date over 3 and a half years ago, excellent food, beautiful surroundings, and the staff are always polite and attentive. Jonny and Antony have really made an excellent job since taking the pub on

Food and service were great been going here a while but today there was a awful manager on called Ellie who was rude and unhelpful

We thought we'd give this place a second chance with food as the venue itself is lovely just extremely poor service and food, we came here a few months ago and was very disappointed having to wait over an hour and chase our meal, and received COLD food. We tried again today hoping for a better experience and again waited over an hour and the food only came out once we asked where it was. Again this was COLD! Serving both of us a cold steak... we then had to wait for another steak which they served on a cold plate (Ive never seen a steak served on a cold plate before, its usually a very hot plate or skillet) and numerous people around us complaining about undercooked food, long wait times and food just not arriving. Seems they have not rectified any issues since several months ago and we will not be eating here again. Such a shame.

Unfortunately the Sunday lunch that I have been told was exceptional was anything but, roast potatoes were basically mashed. The mashed potatoes were almost liquid. Not the best experience when getting your food and they are advertising for a chef to work there

What a wonder place! The food was exceptional and the staff were all very friendly. It was incredibly busy but you would never be able to tell as everything ran so smoothly. The most impressive thing was the amazing outdoor space! The kids had a wonderful time exploring the play equipment and outdoor area. Definitely a place to go with the children! We will certainly be coming back. Thank you.

We arrived early on, and we were the only ones except a table of 4 later on The service was only gir our good we had to order or drinks and good at the bar . The good took some time to arrive at the table, and them came out one plate at a time. The portions of food were great, and if hungry, it would definitely fill you . I would go back again to have something else from the interesting menu I feel the pub needs sprucing up, and a bit of customer service training might help

Food was acceptable - bog standard Sunday carvery. Our fairly large party was asked to vacate the table before we'd had chance to decide if we wanted any dessert.

Great food friendly helpful staff

From the moment we walked in, we knew we were in for a treat. The entire experience was wonderful, from the delicious food to the attentive service to the charming ambiance - Matt

Visited on the way home from the coast having driven past on numerous occasions. Checked that dogs were allowed and we were shown to our table. Drinks ordered checked the menu, fish and chips and a chicken gyros ordered. Advised of a wait even though it was early and the bar was not full. So nearly an hour later the food arrived, the first thing I noticed was the chips were all a medium brown colour, not golden or even yellow but a strange brown like dried on gravy? The batter on the fish was burnt in places and when I removed it I found it to be thick and hard. This masked the small amount of fish inside. I tried a chip which was hard as if over cooked, but it was infact cold? Most of the chips were inedible, the only hot food were the peas. My wife's food was a flat bread with chicken pieces, which she said was hard and the chicken was overcooked and again cold. The young lady running the bar and serving the food asked us if we were enjoying our meal? When told of the issues she said she was the senior member of staff on duty and would speak to the chef. She apologised and offered us a free drink, no refund no offer of another meal, having already paid we just left the food and the bar.

Not what I expected at all nothing rustic. About the pub. The whole place smelt of fried fish as that was the special. The girl behind the bar didn't want to be there and wasn't welcoming at all. Beer was kept well.

Lovely food, friendly atmosphere, great beer garden and have lots of live music.

Love this place, great food, dogs friendly

Really good beer garden and dog friendly. Food was nice but pricey (but I suppose you have to pay a bit more for food). New to the area and we will be coming back :p

Didn't dine, looks nice tho. Went to the fishing lake at the side of the pub

Last minute plans to go for drinks and a meal after work but didn't work out that way. After finding a table outside (had dogs with us) and then getting drinks, a return trip to the bar for a menu was next on the agenda. When I enquired about the menu I was asked if I had pre-booked, they were particularly busy so only serving food if reservations had been made. Obviously extremely disappointed at this from a place that generally takes walk-ins. Not sure that I will be returning any time soon.

Been to rustic arms before for Sunday dinner and found it gorgeous Decided to go for my partners birthday Saturday 11th May booked table in advance We had to pre order food in advance Got there and seated at 6pm starters came 1hr later all in dribs and draps and not all corrects Fish cakes over fried and overcooked Garlic mushrooms there was 2 little mushrooms in some sauce we complained to the waitress Me n my partner just ordered main course at 7.30 (1hr 30min after been seated) with no food on table we all decided to leave !! The food and service was terrible Manager was lovely and understanding gave me my deposit back Toilet no soap either I will not be returning shame as well could be a lovely pub

Sooo disappointed. The menu advertised is not what is on offer. Booked a table then when went to order told they weren't taking anymore food orders (table booked for 7pm ordered at 7.15) Reluctantly took order. Food arrived 1hr 10 mins late. Bog standard pub food. Nothing special. Do not order triple cooked chips they are not tripled cooked they are cremated and inedible. 15 mins wait to be served at bar. Needs someone with experience of catering/ pub industry to oversee the staff who clearly are struggling.

Drinks only but the beer garden setting is awesome

ALMOST didn't come due to recent reviews of poor food and service. Glad we did. Food came quick. Ordered three adult portions. Large fish & chips, BBQ chicken goujon wrap with fries and slaw and a gluten free pepperoni pizza. Pint of cider, pint of coke and pint of fresh orange - all came to £48 and change which I don't think is bad for three hot meals and drinks. Went back to bar for a cider and a 500ml bottle of Oasis which was £8 and change - I did think that was steep for a pint and a bottle of juice but 🤷 In summary, good quick service, polite staff, good quality food.

Absolute beautiful food & lovely friendly staff . We will definitely be back thank you 👌🌟 🍽

Poor. Evening started off well, booked in. Asked to swap table for a booth, sorted without issue. Food was mediocre to ok. Not cheap. Service poor, I was accused by somebody who was allegedly the manager of being rude and raising my voice. Absolutely not the case, spoilt my daughters birthday. Caused much upset at the meal, really poor service. Main course came out over 15 minutes, no cutlery. Nobody came back to ask how meal was. 30 mins after meal, we had to ask again for table to be cleared so we could have birthday cake. Very very poor service. Local place I’ve visited a lot, no more sadly. Some staff really good, manager really poor and not in correct role. Avoid like the plague.

The pub is airy, roomy and well decorated. The food though is questionable. I had steak and ale pie, the meat was okay. It was served in a ceramic dish, the steak was saturated in gravy and the thin layer of pastry was just floating on the top, more like a stew than a pie. Another member of our party had scampi and triple cooked chips. The scampi was okay, but the so called triple cooked chips were cooked then seared on a griddle, so much so, they were burnt and inedible. When it was mentioned to the waitress when it was served, she said 'That is how they come '. One of our party who had eaten there before and had eaten the chips, said that hers were nothing like these.

We were not told there were 2 sizes of plates. We finished up with child sized plates and food in a pile.

Lovely little place, nice park area for the kids, relaxing atmosphere

A great pub to take children. Plenty of space outside for them to burn off energy. A good choice of beers and wine. We'll worth a visit.

We had an amazing meal for my Dads 76th Birthday 3 of us had the Sirloin Steak which was cooked just the way we had requested it med rare. There was agood selction of food on the plate large mushrooms and half a beef tomatoe as well as triple cooked chips onion rings etc. The mushroom sauce was very tasty. Very good quality food and plenty to eat. Would definetly recommend. It was mid week so the restaurant was quiet as we went at tea time but very relaxing.

Fantastic pie, veg a bit too undercooked for my liking.

We called here at 2.40 . Told food was stopping for an hour but if we weee happy to wait would start again at 4 but could order at 3.45 . We did do . Very cold in here . Run down . When food came at 4.40 unfortunately it wasn’t worth the wait . Burger was dry overcooked. I had Mac & cheese it was very dry with so called garlic bread hard and overcooked . Not good I’m afraid snd not cheap .really disappointing . Avoid

Revisit - 20/03/'24 - sticky chicken @£16.95. nice , well cooked , slightly too salty & a little under ' sticky sauced' but recommended. A good portion of food , not overly bulked out with chips. Just the right amount. Slightly stingy with only 1 segment of tomato per salad serving ( we had 3 orders/ portions of this). Staff friendly, accomodating & polite. Nice beer. The booth/cubical seats need cleaning properly though, I found 2 crayons , skiploads of massive food particles & a small Guatemalan immigrant convoy complete with suitcases in the chair 'seams' as I swept it clean, á la Niles Crane from Frasier, before sitting down last night - seriously the seats really were a bit of a disgrace/letdown for the place. Clean toilets though, if that helps. + Plenty of parking. 10/07/'23. Sirloin steak + Scampi & Sticky Chicken with Cajun fries Free dessert on a Monday👍. Steak good size, but seemed anemic ordered med. Rare - came just under well done inside , outside seemed poached ! Scampi was not drained of oil , so left oil pool.on plate & tasted of ..well,.. hot oil ! Not recommended. Sticky chicken was really nice. Good portion & tasty. Update 30/06/22 - revisit - pizzas x 2 "anitpasta" & "carne de montagne". Just tasteless - very bland . No seasoning, far too much cheese, swimming in bland tomato sauce, very little topping . Not worth the money even at £12 for 2. Hanging chicken kebab good portion - alas chicken smelt of ashtrays and was inedible . Not recommended. Steak Wednesday ... Food terrific. Good quality. More than enough for the healthiest of apptites. Staff,friendly professional. Nothing too much trouble. Clean inside ,& out. & Immaculate Toilet area.

Fish and chip Friday has made a comeback! We do love Fridays at the rustics!

I would not waste your money went for sons 18 birthday the food was horrible undercooked an flat cold will never go again

💯 staff food the place well done to you all xxx

Beautiful place just a shame about the bathrooms. Always dirty. Slightly over priced but went for a bottomless brunch the last time which was great value. Very good variety of meals and drinks to choose from. Staff are very friendly.

Food was lovely, as we're staff. However, they'd had a busy Saturday and ran out of three consecutive choices I made from the menu. It would have been sensible if staff would have let our table know this when handing out the menus, rather than wait for our orders and then declare limitations. As I say, food was enjoyed by all.

Lovely old fashioned pub, excellent seating areas. Great service and really good selection of menu choices, different specials available on different days during the week. Highly recommend

Not bad scran in here for pub grub

Quite possibly the worst visit I've had here poor from start to finish struggling to see any positives to be honest. Really shocked the special a burger sold out at 6pm, multiple drinks off at the bar and inept staff on the bar who can't take an order and the cherry on top whilst the team member is checking with chef (term used loosely) the other server came to ask if the food was OK. No it wasn't the pizza was wrong the chips wrong the xl fish just 4 coats of batter that couldn't be broken and to top it off the chicken goujons couldn't even be cut

Food was cold and disgusting when it came out didn't expect to get three little dits of chicken in a gyros not worth the money they charge will definitely not be going back over all waisted of money

Fabulous staff Delicious food And even put roses 🌹 on table for my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary will definitely be returning

3 weeks ago NEW We have been coming to the rusticas as a family for about 2 years now. We did love fish and chips Friday until today. Recently the quality and size of the fish has litrally halved while the price has increased! The price of moretti has also increased to £5.45! Unfortunately this may be our last vist for a while now as its simply overpriced, especially with the reduction in quality. We previously recommended the rustics to friends and family but as of late we can no longer recommend. On a positive, the staff are always very welcoming and very helpful, ten out of ten for service.

Went for a bottomless brunch with friends. The cocktails were lovely. We was all quite amazed with the portion size meals we got. We had waitress Kayleigh, she was very attentive always made sure we was topped up with drinks. Highly recommend the bottomless brunch.

Absolutely disappointed went for a birthday meal party of 12 starters were lovely came out hot then 90 minute wait for mains that came luke warm and looked like a dogs dinner served in a bowl steak was like rubber burnt chicken fish like sawdust overall not a very nice meal only good thing to say was staff were very lovely

Fantastic food amazing staff a credit to there owner do the upmost to make a happy customer and very friendly we are now hear regular again keep up the good work girls always a friendly smile and greeting

Food undercooked and sent back. Came out again undercooked. Issue was raised with management to which they replied that they could not do anything. Very overpriced on some items and sauces are bland and tasteless. Chips were OK but it's hard to mess up simple items. Chicken tasted like it wasn't fresh, perhaps frozen. Would not recommend. Toilet facilities were not hygienic.

Had a nice meal, tasty but not spectacular.

I love coming to this place. The food is a bit hit and miss though.

Advertised as open. It was closed!

Great country pub run by an amazing LGBTQ+ couple which operate with a friendly team. Great drinks, great prices and great service. Highly recommended

Shocking meal, took to a table, wasn't told to order at the bar. Weren't told about specials ( had fish and chips on ) Steak pie was absolutely horrendous, flavoured with puddle water it seems ( chips were good though) Sticky chicken is just frozen southern fried pieces with BBQ sauce. Shocking! Left most of it and left after 40 mins Nice pint though

Came for a family meal service was good and food all came out together However the food was very disappointing and expensive for what you got The steak and ale pie was terrible the meat was clearly leftover roast in a pot of gravy with a puff pie crust tasted like it had never seen any ale Other food was just as disappointing pretty much on par with Wetherspoons but twice the price try if you want but bet you won’t come back shame as rustic used to be a good place to eat

Nice pub, great for a call in point on a dog walk. Decorated great for Xmas. Lunch was quick and simple, both enjoyed our sandwiches and refuelled to carry on our walk. Highly recommend

First visit and food good beer ok and surroundings good.. plescent afternoon meal

Well done to the Rustic Arms, you never fail us, we'll see you in January..all twelve of us for another delicious meal 😘

The place itself looks really nice and has good atmosphere. However the food is really mediocre & expensive for what you get. Tonight we got the burgers and I can confidently say they were the tiniest patties I've ever seen and for £16 it was a robbery. Straight out the freezer by looks of them. I think they overcharged us as well as no idea how 2 burgers, 1 starter and 2 drinks came to £52. Won't be back 👎🏼

Total shambles, pre booked birthday celebration deposit paid, time booked, meals pre ordered No one else in the place , still had to wait over an hour for our food . Disgusting food , over cooked , those that ordered chunky chips were told , mash or fries, no chips, only been booked a week ! Mash advertised as " creamy " had no butter let alone cream. I could go on....do yourself a favour avoid this place like the plague !!!

Megan was very warm and welcoming to our group of 6 people who came in late. Thanks for a great evening! Will come again.

We had a Sunday carvery today with my family and it was the best I have had and the cheapest, I would recommend this to anyone.

Cold parsnips, lumpy mash and beef was chewy. Then had to wait over 30 mins for desert, which we only got after chasing it up. It then came with half the toffee waffle ingredients missing and the raspberry ripple cake was so dry we couldn't eat it. Also temperature was ridiculous ppl everywhere fanning themselves as it was uncomfortably warm

Very poor, ordered before hand as there was a party of 14 only our party there yet we still waited an hr for food, steak was like cardboard, burnt burgers, warm and wilted salad, no coleslaw that was supposed to be part of meal, my side didn't come while 10 mins after meal, mash was dry and never seen butter, no gravy with pie and mash, dry chicken.. tried to order deserts 3 times to kept being told sorry don't have that.. also it was freezing inside had to keep my coat on..

We waited 2 hours to be served at best mediocre convenience food. Soggy at least 3 day old salad added insult to injury. Lumpy mash which was sent back and STILL came back lumpy. Pretty appalling really.

Wow what a wonderful place we where both blown away with The Rustic Arms Ackworth The staff where really polite and professional and couldn’t do enough for us My partner ordered the bourbon burger which was amazing very tasty we are normally put off by burgers in pubs because they are normally greasy but this one was full of different flavours I had the chicken gyros which was amazing too we ended up sharing our meals The pub as a great atmosphere and the deco is to a very high standard we will be back in the near future

Took the family for the firework display and it was brilliant. Amazing display. Great mix of entertainment. Good selection of food and drinks available. A really enjoyable experience.