Sheffield Restaurant Reviews (Page 40)

I booked a party of 32 women for a special occasion to visit the restaurant on Saturday night. I had gone to great lengths to pre-book all the food, which I didn't mind, as this made it easier to cater for such a large party. But I had made 2 mistakes and was told by the waitress in a very abrupt manner, that if I couldn't rectify it I would be charged for the extra meal!

I have to say at this point that apart from a couple of meals the food was lovely, but the waitress had an awful attitude all night. She was banging drinks and food down and sliding glasses across the tables instead of giving everyone a glass individually. She had a face like thunder all night. She was very very rude right from the moment we walked into the restaurant. We were a total burden to her and she made it quite obvious. She even apologised to one table for being stressed! She didn't apologise to me! I'm sorry to say but the majority of us have stressful jobs but don't treat people like she treated us. It was awful service.

The chef was adorable and he and his colleague worked hard all night to deliver our food. I would suggest replacing the waitress with someone who can handle stress. Thank God she's not caring for people! She'd know what stress was then. She spoilt the evening for me and I won't be returning and neither will any of my party. I can't tell you how bad her attitude was. If it hadn't been a special occasion I would have walked out and forgot the whole thing! By the way the young waitress was very sweet and polite.

I hate complaining but I do feel very strongly about this. You will lose a lot of custom with staff like her.

We have 28 reviews of Mamma Mia Pepe.

Been a regular visitor at the restaurant for a while now and I'm not judging from a few visits. This established restaurant is way better than all of the local restaurants in and around Killamarsh and the surrounding areas. It never fails to impress on any occasion. Took my family there, work colleagues, business acquaintances, who have always been more than pleased. I would like to say a very big thank you to all the great people at AKHTARS in Killamarsh.

We have 11 reviews of Akhtars.

Absolutely beautiful. Outside of the building doesn't look the best but the inside is lovely. Such a calm atmosphere and the staff were wonderful. No complaints whatsoever with the amazing food, and you can tell it is all cooked fresh! Will definitely be back and will recommend to everyone.

We have 10 reviews of Bella Donna.

Food poisoning, avoid!

I visited the restaurant last night with my partner and my Nan and Granddad. I bought them a voucher off Groupon for their Christmas present so it was something they were really looking forward to.

Me and my partner ordered pasta, my Granddad ordered steak and my Nan ordered chicken. A few hours later after getting them home my Nan was extremely ill with sickness and diarrhoea, she was being violently sick non stop and in the end had to call an ambulance. She had had nothing to eat since the morning for her breakfast and the hospital said that it would have come on a lot sooner if it was from her breakfast, therefore it had to have been the Italian meal she had eaten that evening.

I called the restaurant to inform them and to get a refund for the meal. We paid £35.00 for the voucher plus we spent another £35 on the night on supplements we had to pay extra for and drinks. Meaning in total for the night we had spent £70.00.

I spoke to the manager of the restaurant who would accept no responsibility at all and didn't even apologise. He actually became very angry and rude. What should have been a lovely evening was totally ruined and I was shocked that the restaurant owner was not prepared to offer us any compensation.

I would never eat at the restaurant again, however a refund would have been nice so that we could have took them out again somewhere else, as as you can imagine what was meant to be a nice Christmas present was totally ruined.

Please avoid the restaurant at all costs!

We have 28 reviews of Mamma Mia Pepe.

Our favourite pub - always a fantastic welcome and excellent food. 17 of us just had food after a nice walk and the service was excellent! Our little sausage dog, Maxi, always enjoys it, too!

We have 18 reviews of Swan.

Chose Ayesha's for a change from Chesterfield town centre. Was not disappointed.

Lovely reception, really nice food. Not greasy like some have said. Staff were really nice.

We are planning our next visit in May. Can't wait.

We have 6 reviews of Ayesha's.

Had a wonderful evening at this pub. Most accommodating hostess and polite waitresses. We were a party of 5 and all enjoyed the home cooked food. The restaurant was comfortable and pleasantly spacious. Would definitely dine there again when visiting the area.

We have 9 reviews of Angel Inn.

Reasonably priced food and enjoyed going to this pub on many occasions in the past. However, we were told that we could use the function room recently and then on the day the staff changed their minds and we were put in the worst possible place in the pub for a large party (30 of us).

Very dismayed with the service. So be warned - if you go and if you receive bad service then complain at the time because we have complained afterwards and not even had recognition of our letter.

We have 30 reviews of Fairways Inn.

Popped into Whitby's around 2:30PM. There was no-one in takeaway part, so I thought at first it was closed. I walked in and no-one acknowledged me, as usual, so I waited patiently for 5 minutes, then I was served by a youth who didn't acknowledge my waiting, he just said "what can I get you?" so I ordered large cod (it was average, not large), chips & peas to take home, which is 1.5 miles away.

As I waited for my order, I was expecting it to be nice and hot, but on getting home around 3 minutes later, I found them clot cold, and there was too much batter on the cod. There was no fish in the last 4". I called and spoke to someone and was told I'd get a call back. That was 2 weeks ago and no call from them.

I will not return nor recommend them to anyone. I agree that the staff are too busy joking around and mocking customers, or each other. They are miserable, no smiles or politeness unless you force it out of them.

If I owned it, I'd have a right shake up.

The chippy at Richmond Road beats their cod every time, with pleasant staff and better prices!

We have 29 reviews of Whitby's.

Took our mum for pre-Mother's Day lunch on Saturday, 26th March 2017, under the latest new ownership. First, the booking we had made hadn't actually been booked, so 5 of us were put on a table set for 4, and then forgotten about for a while. No kids menus were brought over so we had to get our own.

After 20 minutes no order was taken and, after flagging a waitress, she took our order begrudgingly ("it's not my section").

The lunch menu was incredibly limited (basically pizza or burger) and the food took ages to come. When it arrived, it was bland.

After finishing, we waited for our plates to be collected and dessert menus to be brought. A waitress eventually told us "2 minutes". 25 minutes later we were still waiting and by this time we'd been there for over 2 hours and eaten one course, with 2 young kids, so decided to call it a day.

We were continually overlooked in favour of clearing empty tables that weren't likely to be used any time soon anyway (it was fairly busy at first but half empty near the end). My mum was very upset and complained, and the only saving grace was there was no charge (and the service being so bad was almost comical if it hadn't ruined my mum's dinner).

This place seems to change owners every few years but the service has always been good with previous owners. This was our first visit under new ownership. Sadly we won't be going again in its current guise, and having spoken with a few other customers on their way out in the car park, I doubt we'll be the only ones.

We have 16 reviews of Waggon & Horses.

Wow the place looks good, clean and nice. Food was excellent. Our group had mutton with rice and peas, chicken wings, and the patties were fantastic. Loved the rum punch. Great music. We will be going again. Thanks, had a great time.

We have 2 reviews of Blues.

The staff were lovely. Very friendly and helpful. However, the food is... well I can only describe it as overpriced s***e. I have never encountered such bad value for money. Will never go back.

We have 14 reviews of Browns.

Food spot on, staff very nice and helpful. Midweek birthday meal for my wife. Starter combo and horseshoe of onion rings followed by lasagne. Piping hot, well presented, fair price.

Asked for cream with lemon meringue rather than ice cream and asked for a candle in fudge cake, which they did.

Do not be put off, the Sword dancer is excellent compared to other Hungry Horse pubs like The Red Lion at Todwick, which I/we do not rate at all.

We have 37 reviews of Sword Dancer.

It's so nice to see the Shepley Spitfire lively again. Kirsty, the new manager, has really brought new life to the place after it became, shall I say, less than pleasant to drink & eat there. Her partner, Jamie, manages the kitchen well, and the meals are excellent now, with a vastly reduced waiting time.

Yes, as with most places where new managers take over, they had a few teething problems with inefficient staff when they first took over, but it really is worth a visit now. They even have live bands on & discos.

Great for the kids, too, with special events like "Breakfast with Santa" and fundraising fun days.

This couple really know how to run a successful pub and have a great staff team now. I would certainly recommend it and will continue to enjoy my meals there.

Today's wait for a Sunday lunch was just 30 minutes, which, considering the people in there, was not bad at all. Well worth the wait because it was scrumptious. Thank you Team Shepley.

We have 3 reviews of Shepley Spitfire.

We went here last night. Food was nice and the staff were so nice as well.

We have 22 reviews of Cosmo.

We could not disagree more with the previous comment! As this is just opposite from where my parents live, in sheltered housing, we have been a couple of times before it changed management, for convenience. It was awful! Dreadful food, limited menu, unpleasant and rude staff (big sighs if we asked anything, for example).

We refused to go again, but we had heard such good reports since it came under new management that we "tried it" a couple of weeks ago. We were lucky to get a table because it was so busy, even though it was not a weekend. We overheard lots of people saying how nice it was. Our food was really lovely, incredibly tasty and the staff were very friendly and helpful. My parents have been since for lunch and I've just booked again for an evening meal.

The previous comment sounds like what it was like before.

We have 16 reviews of Waggon & Horses.

12 out of 16 people enjoyed or were OK with their meal, the other 4 were very disappointed. Also the food was over-cooked and came with the wrong sauces. The deserts were lovely, but we won't be going back, as there's usually more of us and some people were finishing before others had got their food.

We have 40 reviews of Meadow Farm.

Been to the Swan today, which was Mothers Day. Had a great time but then a member of staff asked if we were having desert. We said no, then were asked to leave our table and sit outside. Very rude and embarrassing. If you have booked a table you should be able to stay at your leisure.

Walked back into the pub and people were already eating at our table, so they had obviously ordered food at the bar.

Very disappointing. Should learn to treat customers better.

We have 18 reviews of Swan.

Whenever we're in Sheffield, my wife and I always make a point of visiting Broomhill's Balti King. The food is always of the highest quality, the staff are always cheerful and friendly, and the service is excellent. So much so that poppadoms, pickles and salad are brought to your table as soon as you sit down. From that point on, you know you are in a very special place where the customer's enjoyment is given top priority.

Let's face it. Many Indian restaurants are much of a muchness, with the same pleasant but unremarkable food, similar decor and music, and the same courteous but stiffly formal waiters. The Balti King, however, is different, uniquely so in my experience. From the minute you step inside, you're struck by an atmosphere of genuine warmth, and no sooner do you take your seats than the poppadoms, pickles and bowls of salad appear on your table.

As for wife and I tend to go for chicken tandoori - its flavour is unsurpassed. I can recommend the chicken tikka as an accompaniment, we always order roti and onion bhaji. Quite honestly, we've never tasted better anywhere else.

As you look around at the end of the meal you notice how much companionable conversation there is around you, and how the friendly waiters move around the tables, talking as they go. Listen to the music, and it hits you that the music is not traditional sitar (nothing wrong with that of course) but modern Indian pop music - a refreshing difference, as is the decor, which is decidedly not of the flock wallpaper variety.

What more can I say? Highly recommended.

We have 49 reviews of Balti King.

Not even one star... We literally called in for a quick drink tonight on our way home from having a meal elsewhere when we spotted a group of friends. So after purchasing drinks we went to sit with them, when we got approached by a member of staff who was very rude. She basically asked why we had sat down, that she believed we were in the way, as there was a couple sat opposite eating, and said because we were a large group, the couple must have found us intimidating whilst they were eating. (They insisted to us that we weren't & that they had finished.)

We weren't loud or over powering, we were simply just chatting. To say I was shocked is an understatement, it was totally uncalled for and after speaking to the manager he was just as rude. He said we were sat in an "eating" area, might I add our friends hadn't eaten and been sat there for two hours and it was 10 o'clock at night, and there were people sat everywhere!

The tables that were around were dirty, my glass wasn't clean and the toilets are disgusting. I certainly wouldn't eat there. Honestly go to the Acorn pub up the road - less pricey, much better staff and excellent food.

Avoid this place... really, really disappointing. They should be ashamed!

We have 14 reviews of Crown & Cushion.