The Queens Arms — Restaurant in Wakefield

if I could give zero, I would)

Hands down the least accommodating bar I’ve ever been to. Walked in expecting a normal night out and was instead met with an aggressive “what are you doing here?” straight to my face. Not exactly the welcome you’d expect from staff in hospitality.

From that moment, it was nothing but stinking looks all round. The atmosphere was dreadful – you could cut the tension with a knife. I sat at my table, looked at the menu, waiting for at least some kind of service… instead of a friendly hello or someone asking what we’d like to drink, they came over confrontational, like we’d done something wrong just for being there.

This was our first bar stop in Wakefield, and it set a terrible tone for the night. Zero warmth, zero respect, and absolutely no effort to make customers feel welcome. If you enjoy being glared at, spoken to with hostility, and made to feel like an inconvenience, then maybe this is the place for you. Otherwise – avoid at all costs.

Wakefield has plenty of spots where you’ll actually be treated like a human being. The Queens is not one of them.

Edit (Response to owner) : That’s simply not true. None of us walked in with our own drinks, and it’s disappointing you’d make that up rather than accept genuine feedback. We came in quietly, looked at the menu, and were met with hostility and stares instead of a welcome.

And even if your version were true — isn’t it your staff’s job to offer menus and make customers feel accommodated? The fact you’re blaming customers instead of taking responsibility says everything.

My review stands: the atmosphere was unwelcoming, the approach aggressive as proven , and the experience overall was one of the worst I’ve...

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Edit - in response to reply - we left the toilet in the state we found it in - clearly the toilets are not checked regularly, because we left them in the condition we found them in - my two children just had a wee so god knows what horror was in the toilet we didn’t use that we seem to be being blamed for. Despite this - an adult employed by this establishment giving my 6 and 8 year olds the middle finger is entirely inappropriate and immature. Absolutely vile behaviour by staff. No...