The best restaurants in Wakefield Yorkshire and The Humber

Friendly atmosphire polite service and a good choice of breakfast.

Ordered for the first time the other night and was really impressed, we had margarita and pepperoni pizzas, they arrived quickly , and the pizzas themselves were very nice, just the right amount of toppings which was full of flavour, they arrived nice and hot - we will order again 👌👍

Great food. Mega deal on Wednesday & Sunday £14.95 for 5 course. Great food and very clean

Never varied quality seems to be Thier watcchword

Fast service, excellent fish and chips

First visit here. Excellent service, food brilliant, will definitely return again.

Lovely food, cosy rustic vibe inside. The staff are attentive with good service. Good value for money for a meal out.

The first time I visited The King's Arms i was underage. Gas light and half of Tetleys bitter. The last time I visited The King's Arms i was older. No Gas and Ossett Brewers. Yet to try restaurant attached to pub maybe next time.

Really busy quite early on a Tuesday evening. First time in Wakefield on a business trip and the hotel menu is ultra limited. Didn’t really know what would be on the menu and perused the board for five minutes before deciding on the obligatory tikka masala on a meal deal. This came with naan, onion bhaj and a lassi drink. The counter staff were absolutely lovely which is so unexpected if you live darn sarf. Ordered my meal and stood back to wait. As mentioned it was busy but got even busier. At least four police crews turned up randomly for their evening refs, which is a bit of a clue as to the reputation of the establishment, obviously zero crime in Wakefield area! The meal took an age to come out and lots of people who came in after me got their food and left. It is all cooked freshly in an open kitchen. Mine came out in about 20 minutes after I had enquired as to its whereabouts. The food was very good, with a massive portion of bhajis and a very nice fresh bread. Tikka masala was a bit salty but still very tasty. The lassi was yummy tuck. I am back in Wakefield in a couple of weeks and will definitely go back to Abdul’s. Great value and decent quality.

15 minutes early pipping hot & delicious

Absolutely beautiful fish and chips, deffo the best in the region. Thick battered fish, cooked in beef dripping (like it should always be, nevermind that vegetable oil muck) and served in generous portions with fresh-out-the fryer chips. And the customer service is bang on too. 👍🏼

Great Indian restaurant on Ropergate in Pontefract. A good selection of all the traditional dishes along with some cracking specials. Service here is welcoming and efficient. They operate a bring your own alcohol and sell a selection of soft drinks. Definitely worth stopping by if you are in the area, one of the beat Indians I have had for a long time, will definitely return!!

Excellent service all round - well done team Bosphorus

You have really “Upped your game “ recently… amazing food with a great choice. 👍

My experience with The Hide was somewhat of a mixed bag. Let me explain. My partner and I decided to go here for our anniversary - we are both big steak fans and wanted to try something new. Upon arriving, the restaurant was very quiet - for a Tuesday I expect this and it served us well. The lady who served us was nice, if a little clueless about what they did/didn't sell but more on that later. We sat down at a window table and was pleasantly surprised by how lovely the whole restaurant looked from where we were sitting. We decided on a corner-window seat as we didn't know how full the place would get later and didn't want to get in the way. I sat directly in the corner and was slightly dismayed to see that I had sat DIRECTLY under a speaker. It was rather loud and I had to raise my voice higher than normal to be heard by my partner sitting only 3 feet away. The server came to take our drinks order, and this is where things started to sour slightly for me. As a steak fan, I am also a huge fan of a good red wine to go with it. I asked the server "What wines do you have?" her response..."Red, White and Rose" - I couldn't help but chuckle slightly, so I asked what reds she had, she didn't know. The first thing any server should know is what they are serving, what is available and how much it is, she knew none of these things and instead had to go across the restaurant to the till, to check. She came back to me there was a Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot - not exactly a billionaire's banquet as you can see, but I reluctantly got the Shiraz - it was vile. I then got a pint of some-thing or other, and that tasted lovely. Partner got a gin and a cider, and again, no complaints there. Next comes the food. Like so many, we had looked online to see what was available and had chosen our meal, when we arrived, very little of it was available and for a 'steakhouse' the choice was rather lacking. We looked at the "menu" - which was a small piece of white paper with some items on it and appeared to have seen better days. For an establishment as outwardly beautiful as this, it was a big let-down to be handed a flyer - rather ruins the atmosphere in my opinion. We both got a rump with all the trimmings and a calamari starter - no complaints there, food was lovely, steak was cooked to perfection and the trimmings were delicious even if the peppercorn was slightly too peppery for my tastes. We had a great time there listening to the slow atmospheric music which was being played - if rather loudly and paid for our meal. The meal came to around £80, which was more than reasonable for what we had. My last point of contention is with the server's behaviour as we left. We started to make our way over to the door to leave, and she barely looked up from her phone to say goodbye - found this rather rude considering there was no-one else in the restaurant. All in all, a rather mixed experience. I would go again, but I would sit in a different place and lower my expectations going forwards. Special mention to the chef however, as he was lovely and came to see how our food was - you don't see that nowadays and it was a welcome addition to our experience. Probably see you again on Valentine's Day The Hide, even if the experience wasn't an overwhelmingly positive one, I believe you can do better and I look forward to seeing you try.