The Sportsman in Sheffield

It was amazing, top quality service all night, even though the pub was fully booked we didn't feel like we were missed at any points, the service was still fast and efficient, and the food was great, and came surprisingly quick considering the busy nature of the night.

Incredibly friendly bar staff and cracking food, would highly recommend

Lovely pub, great beer selection

Great pub, great atmosphere, Michelle & Joe were great hosts

Not a welcoming place, lacking in common courtesy. A shame, as previous visits have been very pleasant.

Nice food and really good customer service

Lovely mother's day evening visit! Great food and service from Michelle, Joe, Lotte and chefs Rob & Jo! Will be back again soon.

Called in last week for a catch up dinner with 2 friends. I had the bulgur wheat and Avocado salad with Halloumi cheese skewer. The salad was really crisp and fresh, the salad dressing was tasty too, the only down fall was there was literally a tea spoon of bulgur wheat scattered over the top. When something lists an item first i would expect to find more of it in the dish than a spoonful. Other than this we had an enjoyable evening.

A nice welcome from staff, order arrived quickly, , parking in a disabled bay straight outside, made huge difference, only Improvement could be doors, quite hard to hold a door open and push a wheelchair in at same time!! Food was good, a much better experience than last time.. Inspired to go more often!!

Great service from Jenny and Joe. We popped in for birthday drinks at lunchtime on a Saturday. We had a very relaxing time and service was really friendly..

Tiene un viaje fabuloso para tomar algo con amigos. El bar estaba zumbando, era encantador de ver. Michelle y Lucy nos asombra que era un viernes por la noche.

El viernes por la noche apareció de nuevo en The Sportsman, buen ambiente, el equipo estaba ocupado, pero aún así recibió con una sonrisa y hola! Excelente servicio de Michelle, Lotte y Joe, volveremos pronto.

Had a lovely birthday drink , it’s an amazing local with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. A special thanks to Joe and Jenny for their great service ! :)

Second time here in past two weeks ! Always great service and big thanks today to Joe and Jenny ❤️ Happy Birthday Maisie 🎉

Salió a tomar el té el miércoles por la noche, buena comida y servicio! Cuidada por Lotte, Michelle & Tom. ¡Se fue justo cuando empezó el examen del miércoles por la noche, ya que esa no es nuestra escena!

In my view Michelle and Joe are the a-team. They always provide a super efficient and friendly service. We always enjoy visiting the sportsman when they are working, they are really attentive and care about their customers.

El personal grosero casi nos tira nuestras bebidas. La limpieza es un problema. Las mesas a menudo no se aclaran muy rápidamente y se dejan pegajosas.

Always looked after by the team, especially Michelle, Jenny and Joe. Great food, great local!

Appalling! The food was awful, cold on arrival, sent back, which was then warmed up in the microwave but served on a fresh bun, so chicken and a burger were both reheated in a microwave and stuffed back in a fresh but burnt black brioche! The burger was served with gravy on it that wasn’t even warmed up. Dreadful! The chef was shouting and we could hear him from our table. There was 8 of us all eating to celebrate my dad’s 78th birthday. Unfortunately it was ruined by the dreadful meal!

Valentine Night was fantastic. My partner had earlier left 12 red roses and a card. The great staff had set the table beautifully, also with red napkins, a candle and pink petals. What a surprise I had it was WOW. The meal was delicious the service as always was amazing, even a treat for the dog. This is our favourite pub with a great staff, excellent service and a lovely atmosphere. 5 stars

Went here with my partner for valentine's day and had a lovely evening. Great food and really attentive staff made me feel at home. Would definitely recommend.

Pleasant evening for valentine's special offer looked after very well we will be back

Brilliant pub, very dog friendly and the team really look after you!

Great local pub. Varied food menu at reasonable prices, friendly staff and a great pub quiz!

A down to earth proper pub with exceptionally talented staff. Shout out to lucy for always remembering my usual - proper sweetie.

¡No malgastes tu dinero! Créeme. ¡Necesitan un nuevo chef! Terrible cena de domingo Guisantes Zanahorias acuosas insípidas Pudín Yorkshire de cartón Packet gravy Una pieza de carne Patatas asadas que sabían a papas enlatadas asadas... .tan duras y empapadas en grasa

Never had a bad experience yet when visiting the Sportsmsn

The pub is lovely and warm and some off the staff were really nice. However we ordered our meals first the starters ….. I ordered salt and pepper chicken bites. They were nice but they were not salt and pepper bites they had chilli’s and spring onions on top of them. Our mains I had the hot and spicy chicken burger and my wife had surf and turf. The chicken burger was a normal chicken burger no taste to it and definitely not hot and spicy and the southern fried gravy did not come with it …. When I asked it came and it was horrible. My wife’s steak , she asked for medium steak it can medium well done and was really thin, and no prawns on her plate. We asked about the missing items and the girl who brought our meals said she would query our meals!!! As if you don’t know how your meals are supposed to be served !!! The prawns come and they were terrible. No one came to ask us how our meals were. We won’t be returning here for an over priced frozen microwave deep fried meal !!!

Even though my dad initially didn't want to celebrate his birthday, we decided to make a last-minute booking at The Sportsman at Crosspool in Sheffield. It proved to be an excellent choice for a mid-week meal as we enjoyed our experience very much. This was mainly down to Lucy whose service was exemplary. She combined excellent personal skills with a good knowledge of the kitchen/restaurant's daily operation, e.g. when haddock wasn't available she was able to offer sea bass instead. As an added bonus, she was very friendly and pulled a good pint! When the food arrived, we were not disappointed. Presentation and taste were very good and all plates were polished off. The fish and meat dishes were particularly good, whereas the vegetarian meal was just average. However, overall the whole experience was way above expectation and I would thoroughly recommend The Sportsman as a surprise treat.

Decent menu, great atmosphere and decent drinks selection.

Good service and excellent food

fantastic service and great food

We went to the Sportsman for Christmas Dinner this year on Christmas Day, and it really didn’t disappoint. The staff were welcoming, attentive and so friendly, and the food was brilliant! We loved the turkey and the chocolate brownie was a particular highlight for me. A huge thank you to the staff and the chefs for cooking it, I’d hugely recommend going to eat here.

went for Christmas and boxing day meals and they were amazing, so was the staff. Food came quick, hot and tasty all was enjoyed. Loved the decor too

Was very disappointed when seven of us arrived to find the table was not ready, with sauce all over, dirty glasses left on the table, I had to ask someone to wipe it, and it was not overly busy. Two had nachos which was tortillas out of a bag, no where near as good as I've had before.Three of us had steak which you could hardly get the knife through it was very chewy, the chips was dry and only just warm. Two had fish and chips that was only just ok. The food as really gone down hill in my opinion.

Perfect spot for our group of 9 (inc 5 kids age 3-14) to get together for a reasonably priced meal together before Christmas. Staff were great, food was tasty (not massive portions but all well presented), and atmosphere was cosy and welcoming.

Very disappointed to find our table for seven wasn't ready when we got there. I had to find someone to wipe the table which had sauce all over, empty glasses. We had to push the tables together ourselves and it was not overly busy. The nachos was no where near as good as they used to be, it was more like tortillas out of a bag. Three of us had steak which was very chewy could hardly get the steak knife through it and the chips was dry and only just warm. There was no onion rings just a few scraps of shredded onion. The food has really gone down in my opinion after being really good the last few times we have been.

The service and food were excellent at a very reasonable price. Well cooked, great portion sizes. Friendly staff. Clean and well presented, pleasant environment.

What a great place for a family meal. Lots of choice. All ages and diet catered for. Friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely visit again on our next journey to Yorkshire. Well done to all the staff at the sportsman.

Called in for the 50% discount and was well chuffed with the quality of food and the friendliness of the staff! The discount made it that little bit sweeter! I had a hot and spicy chicken burger witch i will definitely be calling back for. Big thanks to the chef and staff for making my monday evening very pleasent and enjoyable. Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu. Thanks to the sportsman team. P.S lovely pint too :)

I order via apps and the manager told me their chef gone already . So couldn't prepare my order. And asked me to cancel the order. Her attitude was like she ignores me as I am brown . She is racist. Astonished how racist people like her work as Manager !

Went for the Sunday quiz! Great fun with the quiz master being very entertaining with her eloquent presentation! Would recommend for a good way to spend the evening, well priced and poured pints.

Went to this pub recently for a bite to eat and a few beers. We loved everything about it! Very child friendly too. Well done to James and all the staff. We’ll hopefully be back some day!

Lucy the quiz speaker was amazing

Tasty beer, not fantastic toilets etc, and the floor had lots of food on it from a previous punter but worked for us, and is local

Went in for a quick pint on a Saturday afternoon. Lovely calm atmosphere, lovely staff and management. A stopping point always for me!

Awful!!!! Food absolutely hit and miss - run out of meals on menues - food when it comes is often rubbish (steaks you literally cant cut with a steak knife, shepherd pie that had the briefest glimpse of meat/filling with lumpy mash on top, portion sizes VeRY small compared to other Ember Inns. Went as a family of 6, 2 of us literally got served when other 4 had finished their meals. One older member of bar staff really rude and abrupt. Even an elderly chap who'd ordered a meal at 40% off - first they got his order wrong, then when he had to reorder this bar woman serving him just told him he’d used the 40% discount so he couldnt have that again ! Took calling for the manager for him to get his meal with the discount. Go to 2 other Ember Inns in Sheffield - both are HUGELY better than the Sportsman. Wouldnt touch it again with a bargepole - even at 40% off the foods not worth it. OK for just a drink as a nice pub inside - just a real shame about the food and appalling staff attitudes - especially for a local pub. If they cant do better that at present then they need new managers to sort out all their staffing (bar and cooks) problems - and they have many!!!!

Always stop for a pint at the sportsman, lovely staff and management, always a good atmosphere and a pub with pints less that £5 is hard to find!!

We came in last night and what is there to say about this place other than SHOCKING, a lady with long hair who was the manager and had the worst attitude, we sat nearly 2 hours with dirty plates whilst she stood talking and laughing out loud, I asked her politely to move our plates so we could order puddings and she gave me the dirtiest look and said she’d get one of her staff to do it, this didn’t happen for a further 20 minutes. We won’t return her and I advise anyone who’s planning on a nice meal here not to be bother, we’ve been coming here on and off for a few years and never seen the place so poorly managed. A real shame when this place used to be amazing

Incredible team working looked after me the food was delicious and a top selection of cask ales will deffo be coming back. Many thanks to Tom, Lucy and Michelle for a great day.

Lovely time at sportsman i recommend. Server Charlotte was very chatty and kind.

Great welcome, fabulous steak, gorgeous bangers and mash with a lake of gravy. Timothy Taylor's Landlord in great fettle and reduced by a quid, because it's Monday! My wife loved the house Chardonnay. Thank you everyone, we'll be back soon.

Warm welcome from Carly behind the bar.

Lovely pint of moonshine poured by Carly

Had my family in for lunch and it was lovely thanks lotte for being nice and sue bar staff for quick service

Great fun tonight. Good quiz with really lovely bar staff. Thank you Joe and Lucy for a great quiz night. As for car parking. There are literally signs everywhere....

Fab night as always, Joe and Ollie were great on the bar and Lucy hosted an amazing quiz night - highly recommend for a fun night out!

Great friendly atmosphere, service was great, Charlotte got our order and our other requests spot on!

Absolutely loved being in this pub with my kids this week and the staff were very kind- lotte and Jenny were very helpful

Visited the pub with the family for an evening meal - nice pub food with a good selection of beer, we were served by a very polite young lady, Lotte, who looked after us. Would definitely go again…👍

Great local pub right on our doorstep. Sunny spot with outdoor seating in the summer, cosy in the winter. Thanks to Lotte and the rest of the team for great service 👍👍

Rupert did a great job. Always reliable for food, friendly and clean. Thanks for a lovely meal.

Really loved our visit here! The food was great! Our server Charlotte was fantastic, made us feel really welcome and was accommodating throughout. Thank you!

Great food and service was amazing thank you Charlotte - very chatty

great food and staff were so lovely and chatty. Sue and lotte were lovely servers. RECOMMEND

I have visited The Sportsman on many occasions over the years for office Christmas celebrations and family get togethers. Its staff are very professional and friendly and always willing to help. The food is great too. The menu varies over the years so there’s the chance to try something new on every visit. The decor of The Sportsman is smart, warm and welcoming. The fish and chips was great and so were the Indian dishes.

Brought a visiting friend from Australia in. Pub busy cus quiz night, but Lotte our server recommended the gluten free options of food and beer. Great evening!

The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Accomodating to our special requirements as well which we were grateful for. The food and price was good as well so happily would go back.

Fantastic experience food was wonderful The team looked short staffed but did their upmost best to keep up standards.

We haven't been for a while bit came on our anniversary... The food was good.... However: I had 2 pints of Landlord and there was no sparkler on the pump thus the beer was flat as a proverbial... Looking at some of the other beers neither did they. Not the best experience

Popped in for a quiet pint. Staff very friendly, place was clean and welcoming. My only gripe was how the landlady barked at her younger staff in earshot of customers.

Visit the Sportsman at least once a month good selection of draught beer and lagers good choice of food and very tasty too! average prices want break the bank.

good spot for a family meal, great service, good choice

Great service from friendly staff will definitely be returning

5 stars for the service ! The bar lady was amazing made us feel really welcome with having a dog and was really friendly . Ordered two meals the vegetarian meal wasn’t great and the halloumi on the skewer was rock hard however after a long walk was to hungry to complain and I don’t doubt for a second that it wouldn’t of been corrected if I had . Overall was worth the visit

Food was excellent and not expensive, very clean and staff were fantastic and friendly

Great pub, amazing staff, outstanding hospitality 10/10 Tom and Joe are 10/10 pint pourers

Brilliant hospitality, staff super friendly. Tom and Joe were great. Food was served Fast and it was delicious. Would recommend 100%

Vibrant atmosphere, lovely place to be on a sunny day. Scampi and chips nice and fresh very tasty. Joe and Tom behind the bar both very warm and friendly excellent service.

Great Sunday lunch lovely staff, Tom lottie Sue service with a smile 😊

Great chat while serving and kind atmosphere. Server was lotte and she was lovely.

Kind service from Charlotte and Tom. great chat and atmosphere

Service from Charlotte was great (lotte) Amazing stuff guys

A very warm and friendly place. The staff are absolutely brilliant. I always love going there.

Very nice atmosphere , nice pub , good drinks and fairly priced . The pub had undergone a makeover compared to when I’ve last been in here and it looks very nice , I will definitely come back again !

My hubby and I Ordered a steak sandwich each for lunch,very pleasant girl took our order,she was taking orders and serving drinks We then waited one hour 10minutes for the sandwiches,tiny bits of steak (lukewarm) on half a ciabbatti,cold hard chips which we left The pub was not busy, Cannot recommend, very poor

Very disappointed with the food

I went to the sportsman for dinner with my son had a lovely meal sharon and Morgan couldn't be more friendlier and went above and beyond for my child as he as numerous allergies as he can become very upset when we go out to eat as there isn't always a big option but they couldn't do enough and he came out a very happy boy will definitely be eating there more regular thankyou again for your great service and kindness

DO NOT BOOK HERE FOR ANY FUNCTIONS! We booked the Sportsman for a wake but the service was appalling. The food was put out before anyone arrived, and had been left uncovered for some time so the 'hot' food was cold; there were no teas and coffees for our guests which had been booked; the manager tried to argue they hadn't been booked but who does not arrange teas and coffees at such an event? The manager didn't identify himself to us until prompted when I asked to speak to the manager. He said we couldn't have teas and coffees as it would affect his 'stock levels' and all he had in his diary was 'buffet' but there was water on the bar. Some of our guests had travelled a very long way to be with us and the last thing we wanted was for anyone to have to buy their own drinks. At the time of booking, we were advised on how many people to cater for and were told there was always more than enough food; there clearly wasn't. The so called 'hot' food was begrudgingly taken away but simply reheated (garlic bread was consequently brought back out rock hard and burnt). Given the health and hygiene regulations and the length of time the food will have been out, I strongly doubt any of what happened is acceptable. The food should NOT have been brought out until the main family arrived and even then, you allow everyone to get settled with a drink before bringing it all out. The plates were filthy, with dried food on them and we had to ask for these to be replaced with clean plates. The tables were sticky so clearly not wiped clean. There was no respect shown at any point and we were constantly having to apologise to our guests for the lack of drinks and terrible food. This was late afternoon so the pub was not busy and they knew how many guests to expect so there was no excuse for the terrible service. On what was a heart-breaking day, the service provided was an absolute disgrace and as an establishment you should be ashamed of your attitude and standards. The response when I paid at the end was a forced 'I'm sorry' which was only given after being prompted but this was far too little, too late.

Joe did great service. He was brilliant

As always a fantastic visit. We visited today with our 4yr old autistic son who loves to come for his fruit shoot mini cheddars and Lolly from auntie Shazzers box. Always a warm welcome and fantastic warm service.

Once again cant fault the management or pub, they absolutely go above and beyond, our little boy absolutely loves sharon and cant wait to see her when we come, he gets a lolly pop and in return sharon gets a massive cuddle from him, and he doesn’t gives those out to everyone. Amazing service, atmosphere and all round lovely pub to be in.

Perfect service. Amazing with children. Make you feel wanted. Perfect food. Perfect establishment. Sharon is fantastic.

Beware the parking fines when using the car park

Always a warm welcome and good food. Value for money. Morgan and Sharon are great hosts

Thanks to Joe for great service

The staff at the sportsman are fantastic, especially Joe! Great pub.

Decent, clean, decent bar staff, sufficient parking.

Joe Haley is a top guy great service

Nice but sadly lacking in draught non alcohol beers.