Canal Tavern — Restaurant in Doncaster

Tried to sit us in a table in the middle of the floor which was set for 3 people. We booked days before for 4 people for a birthday. They allowed us to move. A large family arrived (maybe 12 people) plus a family of 3 on the table we declined... they served us for drinks promptly.. 3 staff came separately to tell us the specials but we had to chase staff down for drink refills whilst we waited for our food.. the large family who came after had their food before us, along with the smaller family.. when we got hold of a passing member of staff they said it was 'because we ordered skewers' (1 out of the 4 did).. however the large family also had skewers which arrived some 20 mins before we chased them.. the staff then all looked skittish as though they'd actually forgot about us... eventually the food arrived, no one checked if it was okay but they eventually brought out the cake which a member of the group fetched...safe to say, it did not get cut but put back in the box and we swiftly left.. shame.. we was regulars but we won't return anytime...

15/11/23. Myself and my mum visited here today to see a friend of mine who has been laid to rest near by. We decided to try canal tavern for our lunch. Well what can I say. The whole experience was great. Shown to our table no pressure to order food looked at our leisure and was given plenty of time to order. Very very clean pub and very good customer service skills from all staff from bar to serving staff. So what about the food here? Well it’s a place that I will be coming back to very soon. Rump steak sandwich and I had the garlic mushrooms for starters. Cooked to perfection both meals. I will be going and and will try more types of food on menu. 5stars and much much more. Our friend who was laid to rest near by past away of a year ago from the date I date put above, just to anyone seeing this review we travelled from Barnsley to here and this lovely pub was recommended from my friends son and his daughter who are still in Thorne. We respected.

VISITED AGAIN 27/9/24 had the mussels in thi green sauce. Wow absolutely delicious...

We've just moved to the area, so the Canal Tavern is effectively our new local! We'd read all the reviews so, because my bro was up for the weekend, we booked a table for Saturday night. Glad we booked in advance because the place was packed! That said, we were seated at a comfortable table, where the service was excellent. Our friendly but professional waitress was on the ball, couldn't fault her. I was feeling hungry (greedy) so ordered the sweet potato and halloumi fries side dishes, both delicious. I opted for the veggie lasagne, which was excellent, accompanied by a well-dressed salad and very garlicy bread. Perfect! My friends had the beef and the halloumi burgers and heard no complaints from them either, although my wife was looking forward to the pie of the week being fish (it wasn't, alas. A vote for fish pie being a permanent fixture on the menu, please). With a buzzing atmosphere, excellent service and food that's a cut above your average pub grub, there's not a lot to fault here. I've already booked my...