The Huntsman — Restaurant in Barnsley

Lovely old style pub, lots of friendly faces. Table next to us was missing a burger on fully loaded burger but we remained positive. After 1 hour of waiting with a bored child and watching others get served before us who ordered after us we were very disappointed.The food was well being polite the burger was no better than a kids burger at McDonald’s. After a 10 year old eating it he was still starving it was 5/6 mouthfuls for a child. It would definitely not fill an adult was a bit laughable. The pie we thought was being cooked fresh due to the wait but was pre cooked. Creating the meat to be chewy in the steak and chicken pies. Meat and mushrooms cooked separately for pastry to go on top. By the time the meat had gone a burnt colour it was pulled out of the oven before the pastry was cooked doughy underneath. Obviously cooked in batch in a square tin, unfortunately school dinners taste better back in the days. The roasts were hard which the table next to us also giggled about, I think there was a review about them also. Sorry bad experience, new chef needed to save a great friendly traditional pub. The Larger, beer and service was good so don’t let our experience...

An increasingly rare find, The Huntsman's emphasis is on community and social bonding despite its semi-rural location, offering a plethora of amenities from its food, snacks, Thai food night, local honey for sale, pool, darts, outdoor seating, books, instruments, open mic night and other community events to give people every chance to visit. The drinks are good too if you enjoy cask ales, with several guests on rotation, mainly at very affordable prices. The interior is worn-in, but homely with musical instruments and memorabilia relating to hunting and local sports teams. The effort put into the operation should be highly commended in an environment that is causing such venues to close at an...

Great local pub well deserving of its CAMRA pub of the year rating. 11 of us descended by arrangement on a hot April day for Sunday dinner and we was treated to a warm welcome from the landlady and her all female team.

The food was excellent, and plentiful with Yorkshire pudding and 'real' gravy, what a treat and the homemade rhubarb crumble and ice cream was superb.

Two pints of Sleepy Badger stout was a great for washing it all down ready for a nice snooze, which sadly did not happen, as our hosts had other ideas.

The pub does not look anything special from the road, but looks can be deceiving and you pass this one by...