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.

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

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!!

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!!!!

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!

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

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

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 👍👍

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…👍

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Kind service from Charlotte and Tom. great chat and atmosphere

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

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

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

Very disappointed with the food

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.

Joe Haley is a top guy great service

Decent, clean, decent bar staff, sufficient parking.

Nice but sadly lacking in draught non alcohol beers.

Superb attention and fabulous service by Sharon

Lovely Pub i am not a local but went in for a Guinness no food very friendly staff and i would go back again Guinness was lovely

Visited for Sunday Lunch, great roast dinner and great service!

Lovely traditional English pub.. Good service friendly staff..Well done everyone will certainly come back..

We went at 4pm for food. Was not busy but you would expect your food to piping hot. It was Luke warm I had the gammon chips and pebbles ( peas ) but peas were rock hard and I got about 10 chips. Not the best meal for £11.95.

Lovely friendly staff. Tom was very welcoming! Nice food in a relaxed atmosphere

The shepherds pie was very nice but the vegetables were uncooked and inedible. We have eaten at the sportsman many times but this was by far our worst experience.We mentioned it to our server but no one came to deal with our complaint.

Nice environment friendly and welcoming staff. Added bonus it's dog friendly and they provide water and dog biscuits. The food is excellent

Busy, food looks nice, not too expensive food or drinks. Glasses are sometimes random as to the drink you get it served in.

Young lads behind bar were not really bothered whether they served you or not - coffee machine "not working" , hard to believe a food pub like this has no coffee facilities for its customers, no offer of alternative, The smaller things make the difference.

Lovely steak. Reasonable prices. Friendly atmosphere.

Lovely meal sat in the sun. We was served by a lovely young women called Tegan very well mannered and made us feel welcome couldn’t ask for more…absolutely spot on

Mediocre at best! Bought-in, frozen, processed fare which wouldn't go amiss in Iceland. Saturday evening and 3/4 of the tables not occupied, verify my comments. Friendly welcoming chap behind the bar, but the disheveled 'zombie' waiting on our table couldn't have been anymore miserable if he'd tried.....If you're not happy in your work then move on and find something else! Not been here for a good while and certainly won't be making a return anytime soon. P.S please don't patronise myself by copy n' pasting one of your generic replies, instead use your time to get on to head -office and start afresh with the sole aim of making 'The Sportsman' what it used to be!

Lovely lunch, on lovely grounds. Will be coming again as a family.

Came in with my son and the manager and Sharon went above and beyond.

Nice food Nice staff when problem arose chef went berserk to young lady only asking desert be changed to take away as wrong one brought she was very aggressive and made sensitive young lady very emotional she was part of large party as expected she didn't like it back when confronted back party left did not have dessert as young lady still emotional even though we all paid we have eaten there many times and my son and is business partners have eaten many times never once any problem before always Nice staff you always look after your customers but one for one staff member it spoiled the night (never again) again sorry to all the other staff

This is a prime example of the older generation trying to intimidate a young person. So, I was at Sportsman close to Crosspool Tavern for my sister's and niece's birthday. I went to order my food: BBQ wings, a burger, and Belgian waffles. I asked a woman who served me for a BBQ dip, and she said I could ask for it when they brought the food. I was okay with that. The lady explained that she was new and asked if I wanted fruit or a brownie with my waffles. I said brownie. Then, a man brought out my food, but I realized the BBQ dip was missing. I asked another male staff member, and he said it's 99p. I was okay with that, but he brought and was abit funny with me. I thought it was weird, but I ignored it. I also asked for my dessert to go. This man took my receipt and I told him I asked for the waffles and came back with a brownie and what looked like a small whipped cream in a box. I wanted to exchange it, but when the man at the till saw me coming, he turned around. Then, the lady who served me took my food and my dessert into the kitchen area to get exchanged . The man who was weird about the BBQ sauce came out and shouted at me, asking what I wanted. I told him I ordered waffles. He said, 'Well, everything is plated up.' I tried to explain that it wasn't my order and thats no my problem. but he kept repeating that everything was plated up, trying to force me to have an order I didn't even order. Finally, he said he'll go and tell the person who plated it up. Then, the lady who originally served me mentioned that he was having a bad day once again i said this is not my problem. After that, a big woman came out and started screaming at me, asking what I wanted. She shouted aggressively in my face, and I told her I ordered the waffles. The grown man was there, but he didn't say anything. Feeling threatened, I burst into tears, and everyone in the restaurant started laughing at me. My dad went to complain, but they lied to him, saying that I started shouting at them(anything to cover their backs), when in reality, I just asked for the waffles I even asked for them with nothing on to make it easier for them . It's really disgusting and awful that we still live in an age where people make stuff up about people and Intimidate people. Also, when the staff came to our table to clear the plates they lied about the situation. I also say people are dramatic about complaining about customer service but this is worst experience I have ever had in my life, this place deserves to be on Sheffield star due to bad customer service. I don't understand if you clearly don't like your job leave. I have read the reviews on google and trustpillot and there is similarities in peoples reviews such as the customer service. You give have ruined my weekend and my family's birthday. Also, the burgers came out me and nephew asked for different ones I asked for one with no tomato and he wanted his plain when the server which one is which he said I DONT KNOW.

Its a pub,50 £ for 2 set meals and 2 pints. What a rip of .

Never been to a pub restaurant like this went for daughters n grandaughters birthday how the staff talk to u is disgusting never never have I known this n been to a lot of restaurants disgusting u get something wrong own up to it what started as a good nite was spoiled thanks alot sportsman

A bit of a wait but the food was excellent

Lovely clean pub, food was really nice and the staff are very friendly. Our dogs were welcomed and allowed anywhere in the building.

We had such a lovely time here the food was amazing and the service 10/10 Liam Tomlinson was our server and what an absolute star he was, Nothing was too much him and the rest of the staff thank you for a great night!

Sharon & Morgan are fantastic great family pub excellent food every time would highly recommend been going to the sportsman over 10 years

Poor service, inedible food....don't waste your time or money

Too many dogs, smells of dog when it's wet outside

Was in Mother’s Day had a lovely Meal and the service was outstanding. Our waitress was a Lady named Sharon who couldn’t do enough for us. Definitely be back.

The food was cold and quite literally disgusting. The one older lady server was amazing and lovely however the other staff members had relatively questionable customer service. We was waiting for our food for over an hour as they were understaffed to the point they couldn’t do table service.

Roast chicken was deep fried! Roast gammon was dry! Roast Potatoes had been sat under heat lamp far too long and inedible! Yorkshire Pud not cooked and appeared warmed up under heat lamp! Veg were undercooked! Peas were good! Gravy was salty brown liquid! Not sure if this was a bad day for the chef but they need to get a grip - deep fried chicken......really? wish I complained at time but family told me to keep quiet however the amount of uneaten food sent back should have raised a question. I'm sure some food must be good as there are some good reviews - but we will not be returning to check. staff were nice by the way.

lovely pub with welcoming friendly staff only let down was the "roasties" on the Sunday dinner but would still happily return

Good atmosphere and good food, as usual.

I am always happy to sit by the fire, even though there are no logs! The dining area is spacious and relaxed allowing you to change tables if you need to.

Great service from Tom Lewis and Liam from bar staff

Booked a party of 7 , birthdsy occasion , staff lovely but food not so . Menu stated tomato and basil soup , ordered 2 then told after its was carrot, main course 3 people ordered not available , all minor but the food received was basic , the chips were not edible , such a shame for such a wonderful pub , we will not return unfortunately , get some home cooked grub on the menu and not terrible frozen chips , mushrooms and prawns

My wife & I called here for our 50th wedding anniversary meal we were really very impressed with the atmosphere and excellent service We will definitely return

It was lovely to enter a warm inviting pub. Such a lovely atmosphere the food was amazing and hot 🔥. Bar staff were very friendly. Will definitely visit again .

Bit of a nightmare, they cannot handle a full pub. Lunch with 2 small children. Arrived at 13.30 ordered via the app 13.40. 14.20 no drinks had arrived asked a member of staff was told they would bring them. 14.35 went to the bar and got my drinks as we were quite thirsty after waiting an hour. Kids at this point had, had enough and were hungry. We were told ours was just been plated. 15.05 food arrived. 1hour 25 after ordering. The food was awful, inedible. The vegetables weren't cooked, the roast veg tasted like vinegar, frozen Roasties tasted weird as oil was obviously over used. The meat, yorkie and cauliflower cheese were the only thing edible. Then had to ask for dessert after waiting 25 minutes for someone to pass. 2.5 hours later we finally left! With kids who barely ate anything and climbing the walls. £30.46 Were were refunded £9.50. The staff couldn't cope, there weren't enough of them obviously, management need to sort it out!

Staff very friendly and professional

Not too busy on a Friday lunch time. 2 course menu for under £10. Can't go wrong .

Been here a few times, I've never been disappointed and always enjoyed whatever food I've had here. Great looking pub, spacious, staff are always friendly, decent car park, clean toilets, reasonable prices. Overall you can't go wrong. It's good value.

Family trip out. Service was excellent. All the staff were very welcoming and lovely to our children and any neighbouring dogs. We really enjoyed our visit. Thanks very much.