Beatson House Restaurant — Restaurant in Barnsley

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Overall experience 9.4/10 Food 9/10 Service 9.9/10 Cleanliness 10/10 Atmosphere/Setting 9/10 Value 9/10

This House is through the roof!! A nice location. Ample parking at the back. Overall this was a very satisfying experience.

The service started brilliantly.We were greeted at the bar by the Head Waiter who instructed his staff to seat us at our prebooked table. Our drinks orders were taken and then the Head Waiter came over to inform of the Specials on the menu and the soup of the day.

A short wait for our drinks followed by our usual mix of starters. We had the scallops which were on the specials menu. These were cooked perfectly, sat on a cauliflower puree, a thoroughly enjoyable dish.. The Duck Orange Pate had a good flavour and was seved with a chutney, which slightly overpowered the pate and bread. The wild mushroom arancini, the only real disappointment of the meal, was a little bland, we couldn't really taste the mushrooms and garlic if there was any present though great texture. The marinara sauce they sat on was a good strong clean and fresh flavour.

We had the beef sirloin Sunday Roast main course served with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes , mash and vegetables. The beef was cooked to perfection and the gravy was exceptionally delicious. Mash was smooth and creamy and well cooked vegetables. The horseradish served with it had good kick, and seemed to be homemade with real grated horseradish. We had to try the seasonal bonfire parkin cake. Although nice and a bit different from the usual menu desserts it was in need of some more sauce or ice cream. The sticky toffee pudding was light and full of flavour. The blackberry parfait was a little bland lacking the punch of blackberry I was hoping for, but pleasant enough. Although the food was very good overall, it was the service which was outstanding at this place. We were offered drinks at exactly the right moment, we were checked on to see if everything was OK, the staff were all courteous and respectful, taking care to apologise for any interruptions they needed to make to offer drinks etc. The chap running the team was meticulous in his work and orchestrated everything impeccably. This would have been our first 10/10 for service but one of the waitresses brought our last drink holding the glass by the top with her fingers all around the rim. We will definitely be returning to try the midweek menu .

The Pecking Orders final verdict.

Being just a few minutes off the M1 motorway it's definitely worth a detour if...

Being vegetarian, I specifically chose to dine at this restaurant because it advertises itself on TripAdvisor as "Vegetarian Friendly" and because "the evening menu" on their website listed several vegetarian dishes, including one that looked very tasty.

After I arrived at the restaurant however, that dish was nowhere to be found on the menu. In fact there was only one vegetarian main course left on the menu, which was a mushroom dish, which I'm not very fond of.

I showed the server the menu on their website on my phone and the dish I'd been looking forward to, but the answer was that that's "just a sample menu". The problem is that it doesn't say that anywhere on the website; the link on the website literally says "View the evening menu", implying that it is fixed.

This wouldn't have been an issue if they'd simply made sure there were always at least a few vegetarian dishes to choose from, as you'd expect from a restaurant that advertises itself as vegetarian-friendly, but they didn't, and the server didn't seem to get why this was a problem.

I asked her to raise this with the manager. I don't think that happened, because I've allowed two months before posting a review, and the website is still exactly the same; it still says "the evening menu", it still lists the dish I'd looked forward to, and I'm sure they still can't be relied upon to actually serve it (it seems doubtful that they've changed the way their whole varying-menu system works as a result of my complaint).

In short, their website is incorrect about the food they serve, they don't seem to care about complaints very much, and they're not vegetarian-friendly like they advertise...

Had the pleasure of dining here tonight to celebrate our silver wedding anniversary (actually back in July - but due to circumstances beyond everyone’s control it happened tonight).

From the moment we arrived James was the perfect host - we were made to feel more than welcome, we were made to feel at home.

The atmosphere was so relaxed and James and Ava (hope I have spelt that right) were so friendly, so welcoming and so professional.

Had a relaxing drink in the bar area before going to our table which is always nice. James fully explained the various options available and was very attentive without being overbearing.

Our food was stunning, simply stunning.

Scallops and Pate to start

Cod wrapped in pancetta with butterbean, chorizo and red onion cassoulet and Fillet Steak with twice cooked chips - cooked to perfection for mains

Dark chocolate Delice for Dessert.

Service was stunning - professional without bowing and scraping (which I personally hate) and just plain friendly.

We were not rushed at all, just made very welcome. No hesitation in recommending this restaurant and we WILL DEFINITELY return.

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