The SPREAD at Darrington in Wakefield

Lunch for four. 4 great meals, all of us enjoyed each meal 👍

Not been for a long time called on the off chance food is good the Timothy Taylors was spot on had a laugh with bar staff who was very welcoming few locals in who was very nice to see

Definitely recommended. My last review hoped that this, my local, would become a good place to visit and eat and I'm happy to report that it is. It is informal with good food sensibly priced. It is popular and the staff are great. It strikes, I think, the right balance between a local and a destination gastropub and settles into the village very nicely. If you get a chance, give it a try.

Outstanding food, brilliant service, good atmosphere, but did I mention the food 👌,

Just got home from there. Took our dad for his 70th birthday. He has driven past a few times but never entered. Food was amazing. Staff were friendly. Without a doubt will go back!!

The food is BEAUTIFUL it's our new favourite place to eat..

Excellent service, staff couldn't do enough for us. The food was delicious and reasonably priced.

Nice quiet place, amazing food, great service

Great food with friendly service at a reasonable price. We will be back.

Stopped on our 6 hour drive home from lakes and wow. What a place to stop. Amazing food. Simoly superb. Would highly recommend

Perfect! Loved the fish and chips! Will be back again soon 😁

We've eaten here 3 times now - twice on Sundays. My husband loves the beef - it's served pink. I am a vegetarian! The good thing is the veggie lunch is lovely and has been different each time. The staff are attentive but not in your face... always worthy of a tip. The drinks are reasonably priced and the food is about what we would expect to pay. There is a lovely courtyard to sit in round the back & dogs are allowed at the front of the pub. Very impressed - will probably make it a regular place to go.

Nice pub with good food & great service

The food is amazing, my son and I had the two course for £15.99 each. My grandson had the childrens chicken burger with chip which also came with 2 scoops of ice cream for dessert. Staff are very accommodating, pleasant, very welcoming. Will definitely be returning. Thank you for a lovely experience.

Been to The Spread for first time today following recommendations from my daughter, who accompanied us. Excellent beers and the food exceptional in quality and quantity. Staff very friendly and interactive with customers in terms of conversation and having a laugh, especially with me. Cannot fault their enthusiasm and attentiveness to making our visit memorable. Will definitely return. Well done guys.👍👍👍

Great pub with friendly staff and excellent food 👌

Called in on the off chance for Sunday dinner. Service and staff was brilliant. Food absolutely fantastic. Good portion sizes without being over faced. Will definitely be back.

What a pub, any 1 star review is a hopeless bot

Enjoyed a fabulous meal here tonight for a family celebration. Service & food was excellent, lovely staff, would definitely recommend. 😊

Had very bad experiences from this place and I’m not the only one

Excellent food. Friendly and fun staff. We had a great night. Would highly recommend

Stopped in for Sunday Roast while travelling. So lucky to have picked The Spread just by chance. Lovely, friendly atmosphere and the best pub roast I have had so far in the UK. Perfectly cooked and beautifully presented.

Been meaning to go here for a long time, just off the A1. Really good freshly made food, warm and friendly welcome. We look forward to visiting again.

Food isn't served on Mondays and so we couldn't try any. I had the best pint of Taylor's Landlord that I've had in a long time and my Mrs enjoyed her Moretti. The lady behind the bar was friendly and even allowed me to park the car in their carpark before we went for a walk prior.

Great experience here today I have lass this establishment several times and wanted to pop in to say we did on the off chance and Wendy managed to get us a table even though she has 2 birthday party’s booked in The food was cooked fresh and was amazing Very friendly staff and love how the red sauce and mayonnaise comes 😂👍🏼 thanks again definitely will be returning

Great staff very friendly food extremely good 👍

Really lovely, relaxed and friendly atmosphere

An amazing country pub restraunt will go again and again and again

Gorgeous Sunday lunch, will be back for sure 👍

By far the best pub around for food (absolutely top notch high quality delicious meals, always great whatever we go for, yet such good value!), cosiness, atmosphere and service. Our go-to place!

Amazing food, staff couldn't do enough.

Called in for Sunday lunch, nice meal and it's a nice place for a drink.

Fantastic food great friendly pub atmosphere, love it here,100% once gone there,you'll go again,and again.

We called in for Sunday lunch today, and I can honestly say it was the one of the best Sunday lunches I have had in a long while. The food was impeccably presented and was deliciou. The staff were amazing, and nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely be going back

Always top quality food and drink here. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. I would certainly recommend if in the area!

Delicious food served for our party of 10 and service was great 👍

We walked in as a 'walk in' booking with our dog. There was a fire burning, Christmas tree which was atmospheric. Food all came out together and was lovely.

We had a nice dinner here the other day.

Had lunch today with friends. Plenty of choice on the menu. What I liked was that some items offered small portions which suited me fine. Lovely waitress who knew the menu well and could answer questions about the food being served. The food was well presented and served hot. Will definitely go here again as the pub had a lovely friendly atmosphere.

Excellent food; friendly service; slight issue with one main was sorted immediately; good prices. Thoroughly recommend. Only drawback was that we couldn't leave a well deserved tip, as we had no cash and adding a tip onto the card payment wasn't possible.

Fantastic place. Amazing food and wonderful service, highly recommend it. Xxx

Had a lovely time at the spread at Darrington. Food was delicious especially the sunday roast beef and very tasty large yorkshire pudding and I loved you got plenty of extra gravy. The atmosphere was warm and friendly and the service was great they did and excellent job, I highly recommend this place.

Only went for a drink while out walking. When we walked in all locals stared at us, a horrible atmosphere. Forgot one of my drinks had been standing at bar waiting for ages, only order 2

Fantastic what a transformation from last time I went will be going back for sure

Best cut of beef I've had in a very long time.

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Been today for a 3 course meal. The food is epic each course was really nice and home made no frozen food here. We will definitely be back and really impressed. Thanks

Beautiful pint of Timmy Taylor's Landlord! It was quiz night when we popped in and was busy - sounded like a popular night.

Nice little pub with good service and plenty of room to sit outside in the sun.

Wanted to have a seat and look at the menu first but waitress seemed put out by this. Seated in restaurant before we had decided to eat. Told we could order but would have to vacate table by 6pm, it was 4.40pm, food took 20mins. Chef must like aldente veg but mine was just hard. Table was so sticky that when we got up to leave my phone was stuck to the table. Did tell the lovely young waitress but nothing was acknowledge by anyone. Won't go again, just a bit pretentious for a village pub. Two main courses, chicken & a burger, pint of beer and a soda water & lime = £40.30!

Wonderful food, helpful and attentive staff, fantastic atmosphere. Highly recommended *****

Great to have such a wonderful place on our doorstep

We'd had great recommendations about the spread so decided to go and try it. Outstanding service, outstanding food , great value for money. Lovely atmosphere, a very pleasant way to spend time with family and friends.

Had Friday teatime meals as well as Sunday lunches, and I've never had a bad meal yet, a great selection of beers as well as non alcoholic drinks

Had an excellent meal at the spread eagle Atmosphere was lovely and friendly Staff were very obliging Lots of choice on menu Will ve back xx

After driven for miles to get there with our dog, was informed no dogs in restaurant and no food served in bar area very disappointed?

Just arrived at 7.50 to be told that the kitchen closes at 8 so they wouldn't be able to serve us. Total wasted journey. Why not just advertise the time you actually stop taking food orders and save your potential customers the inconvenience!

Excellent food, very attentive staff, and given a warm welcome by the owner.

The food at the spread at Darrington was absolutely amazing. There was a group of 8 of us who mostly had different things to eat. We couldn't all have been wrong, all had empty plates. The service was a little slow, but it was packed, so we expected that. But ,what made it worse for us as a group, we were finding it very difficult to hold a conversation over a very noisy German shepherd dog, that barked from the moment we got there. Eventually, after an hour of listening to this, I went to complain to the manager, who then ,just told the guy, she's complaining about your dog. It shouldn't have been me, he should have had the sense to tell him it was annoying the customer's. Lovely as the meal was, afraid we won't be back again.

Canny pint and canny staff easy 5 stars

Wonderful food so it's a good idea to book. This is a very popular place with good reason

Loved our steaks again ,also the home cooked chips (my husband would have liked a few more though). Perfect crispy onion rings. Highly recommend. Lovely friendly staff as always.

Called in for lunch without booking on Friday afternoon with our dog. Very friendly welcome, service was very good from the staff. Can recommend the surf & turf from the specials board, excellent steak. Good choice of drinks too. Will definitely return, thankyou all at the Spread.

Fantastic pub. Great selection of drinks, food is top notch and the staff are friendly and efficient. If you are eating, book a table in advance as it's always been busy each time I have been.

Pleasant staff good quality food service good

First time eating here and what can I say, the food was amazing. Staff were lovely. Its a nice cosy pub.

hidden gem just off the A1 i was genuinely blown away by the food! and it didnt hurt thatthey had tim taylors landlord on draft! lovely welcoming staff and an incredibly talented chef! 10/10 will stop in every time i pass now!

Very good friendly service excellent food

Great local pub, good variety on the menu. Pub food done well the way pub food should be done and owners take great care of the place.

Great atmosphere, staff friendly and food was delicious. Could not fault it. Will definitely return.

We had Sunday lunch, which was excellent. Staff efficient and friendly.

Amazing place. Great food. The owners are such lovely people.

Beautiful food 😋 attentive friendly staff 😊

Excellent food and staff,highly recommended

Lovely place,staff and food.not expensive.could do with more on plate

Dropped in at 2:20pm feeling famished after a bracing walk. Good to see food is served all afternoon as well as evening. The bacon and black pudding salad was a delightful starter to this 3 course meal. Chicken and Leek pie with asparagus and the softest mash you can imagine was next. Succulent chicken in creamy mushroomy sauce topped with a puff pastry hat. Finally the apple tart with blackberries and strawberry and Custard a perfect end to filling meal. All in all an excellent meal served quickly and with a smile. We have been here a few times now and always been more than satisfied by the quality of the food and service .

Popped in for Sunday lunch with the family. Really nice roast and certainly worth a visit.

Amazing. Got to say we came here Sunday. Although it was busy it was a good vibe and a good atmosphere. Didn’t feel any stress from staff which is a main thing for and they were very friendly. We was told about the PRE fix menu (great idea btw) and whilst there Sunday we said we had never tried haggis and they said they might consider that on the pre fix menu this week we went there Wednesday and they had put it on there pre fix menu, which was like kind of nice as it was nice knowing there open to new ideas and willing to try things out. Although we didn’t try it as the main menu is what I fancied more. And wow it didn’t disappoint not in any way. Chilled out on Wednesday with no pressure of having to rush your food. Nice feeling aswell. I would recommend this place to anyone we have been trying to find a nice pub local for a while we have tried everywhere! And I mean everywhere high end and low end to find the right place for us and here is where it is at for us. We will be coming here as much as we can. Literally just come across this place recently on Google never seen it on here before. But it’s 10:10 from me everything tastes fresh the pints. You can tell it’s a clean pub you can really taste the difference. Thank you all! And tbh fairly priced for the quality for the food.

Fantastic food and impeccable service.

Wonderful, friendly owners who offer a warm welcome Excellent food

Staff were very friendly and helpful, set us up with a table for dinner even though the restaurant area was full. Very cosy with the stove in the main room, several friendly dogs sitting around. Food was tasty and generous portions - onion rings in particular were great! We had to leave before dessert to carry on our journey on the A1 but they gave us some mince pies to take away, lovely!

Six of us had an evening meal Xmas menu extremely good thank you

We called In today on the off chance of Sunday lunch. We was very much rewarded with a lovely roaring fire, great service from all the waitresses and the best Sunday meal ever! We will definitely be back again in the very near future.

Fantastic pub, a warm welcome on arrival, a good selection of beers and lagers and home cooked food what more can you ask for.

Best meal for a long time !!!!perfect.

Working in Darrington so we decided to treat ourselves to a meal here on the last night. What can I say!! Hands down the best mixed grill I have ever had in all my 30 years of working away. Quality meat and the sides were just as good. Absolutely amazing. That chef is top drawer. I hope we get to work there again and soon.

Super food and a lovely pint would definitely recommend service was excellent too 👌

Superb food, and excellent service!!

Been twice for Sunday lunch and again this evening for Dinner. Great pub, friendly service and the food is superb. Highly recommended.

Fell across this gem of a pub. Fantastic food,beer is spot on and mine Hosts are friendly and interested in giving a great experience Brilliant Thank you Chris Wharram

Lovely family run pub,welcoming and warm hospitality and fab lunch,worth the little detour off A1.

Stopped for lunch on way to Thirsk, lovely pub/restaurant, very friendly staff and the food was superb, shame we could only manage toasted baguettes (light lunch) but will call in again if we are ever in that part of the country.

Excellent meal with friendly and very helpful staff

On a work trip, were staying nearby at the Wentbridge Hotel. Having become exhausted by hotel food, we were desparate for something better. My colleagues are fussy southern b*ggers so whine at the slightest food discrepancy. I personally just look for good value and something that doesn't give me the squirts or block my passages. By luck, we came across the SPREAD. The reviews give the impression that this place has great food. On walking in, you're not totally sure the reputation will be justified. The boss started grumbling and we thought about leaving. Once seeing the menu though, things get more interesting and promising. Suffice to say my fussy colleagues thought they had found heaven and started referring to "plates of food" - a common southern thing inspired by dumb food programmes on TV. If a southerner calls something a "plate of food", it means it's special. They were saddened that we couldn't visit again because home time was approaching. And, yes, the food is special. Great presentation, great taste and great value. Finally, the sticky toffee pudding is "to die for", or have a slight hernia for. The "swiss" ice cream was also good, apparently, as was the creme brulee. The staff? Great and attentive with customary Yorkshire friendliness and accents to boot. The chef - brilliant and deserves an award.

Delicious food and really friendly staff. Best meal in miles.

Great place to eat. We called in today for lunch and the food was fantastic. Really friendly place with a great atmosphere and great service. Would recommend a visit you won't be disappointed. The Timothy Taylors landlord was really nice as well.

Good lunch, very reasonably priced. A very friendly pub.

First class food and friendly atmosphere

Always heard that the spread had great food...But never came as it was in the opposite direction to me. Today decided to come for lunch. Upon entering it was a cosy laid back pub, which I loved... I hate pubs where it's full of loud people drinking for their lives! We got seated by the window in the bar area and opted for a Sunday lunch,. A pie bar snack, extra veg, and two desserts. What I didn't know at the time was the waiting time. Be warned there is a long wait for food. I was later told that it is because they are very popular and the kitchen is very small so it's hard to pump out high volumes of food... But trust me... It was worth the wait. The belly pork which the waitress helped me choose over beef was delicious, vegetables cooked just right, roast potato soft and full of flavour and that Yorkshire pudding... It was so light and fluffy!!! Partners chicken and leek pie snack... That was so tasty as well... Normally they can be dry but this one at the Spread was full of flavour moist and the pastry again yummy. We ordered dessert, I can never resist a creme brulee ...And I'm biased I will always say every creme brulee is good!!! My partner got the sticky toffee pudding...To me I'm like pah, no thanks...But wow... Would I be training my creme brulee if I said the sticky toffee pudding was better ! It was sweet but not sickly. It had. A great moist chew to it and the quality of the ice cream... And ingredients used in the home made food was excellent The young waitresses ... Don't be biased. Yes they are young but you can tell they live working there. And knowledgeable. Highly recommend I have found another one of my top fav places to eat in the world Thank you The spread, compliments to the chef today and the staff who served us

Really nice food, decent prices and very friendly staff