Address: Mexborough Arms, Whitwood Common Ln, Castleford WF10 5PT, United Kingdom
Phone: +441977516174
Rating: 4.7
based on 137 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was delicious, especially the BBQ pork belly - it was so tender and flavorful."
"For breakfast you can’t fault the full English, great quality ingredients and always really well prepared."
"I had a gorgeous salmon fillet with crispy skin and potatoes, the broccoli was also really nice along with the fresh pesto which tasted home made."
"We had the sharing platter as a starter and be warned it is huge. Absolutely gorgeous."
"The Cajun Salmon which is super tasty. It comes on a bed of boiled rice with some red peppers and mango on the side."
"The full breakfast looked amazing, but opted for scrambled egg and bacon. Beautiful cooked and seasoned eggs, quality, thick cut bacon."
"The meals are outstanding, varied menu to suit all tastes."
"Had the last Barnsley Chop on today's menu. Came packed full of meat, went back just a bone."
Cons:
"The pork belly was thin and deep fried which made it quite hard and dry."
"The chips are usually amazing from here but they were a bit overcooked, like really crispy and oily."
"The only disappointment was the cake! We ordered a malteser cake but it was just rich chocolate cake with a couple of maltesers on top and it was also very dry."
"Decent place, but we honestly expected the food to be much better based on rating and other reviews.... It was OK, nothing so special...."
"Food is usually very good, we ate off the specials menu last time and were slightly disappointed especially for the price."
"Got 2 bbq belly pork n chips, belly pork was pure fat."
"Food was just OK, quite a long wait though, the tea was tasteless."
"The food was awful, I like my sprouts crisp but these were hard, three small new potatoes no mash, Turkey, carrots which were also hard."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were also really friendly and accommodating, which made the whole experience even better."
"The team is on form, great service and quality ingredients again today."
"Service is quick and they are very attentive."
"Had my baby shower here yesterday and the staff were so helpful and went above and beyond to help cater for everyone."
"Food was beautiful, drinks were never empty and the lady who was serving us was fabulous and very attentive!"
"The waiting staff were really lovely, chatty and helpful."
"Service was absolutely perfect, lovely staff and speedy service."
"The staff are really lovely and chatty, excellent service."
Cons:
"Only downside was the service. We did feel like we'd been forgotten about especially as another table was getting quite a lot of attention from staff."
"We went the first time and thought the terrible service was a one off. They were lovely but absolutely terrible at getting our drinks and food."
"Slow service. Having taken our drinks order they walked away without taking our meal order."
"Food was really nice, however, we sat outside in the Marquee bit and it seemed that we was forgotten about."
"The staff were rubbish at attending to us, we had to keep asking for another drinks round."
"Most disappointed with the response from the staff both on the day that we visited and in response to our complaint."
Ambiance and Decor
Pros:
"It has a nice atmosphere inside and staffs are friendly."
"I recently visited for an evening meal and 5 stars is just not high enough. The decor and place is nice but topped by the friendly attentive staff and perfect food."
"The atmosphere is perfect and the food, staff and location is great."
"This is a secret I don't really want to share.....but some secrets have to! The atmosphere is fantastic and the staff are faultless, friendly and just downright practically perfect in every way."
"Went for dinner last night. Service was absolutely perfect, lovely staff and speedy service. Atmosphere was lovely for a Monday evening."
"This was a random visit after a stay in York. I didn't look at the reviews because we were in a rush to find somewhere. This brunch was beautiful and we all cleared our plates."
"Gorgeous breakfast. Lovely staff too."
"What a delightful place to have coffee and cake or lunch. Friendly and helpful staff, great food and lovely atmosphere."
Cons:
"We were sat in the side extension near the back door where the waitresses are constantly going in & out we had to endure a cold draught every few minutes."
"The restaurant inside is small but cosy."
"The only shame was I couldn't have a latte as they use oat milk on the steaming wand, too."
"The food was very good but very slow to come out considering we had pre booked for 8 of us."
"When here yesterday for my daughters bridal shower the food and service was excellent however we had to eat outside because we were a party over 8 which wasn't great it was a little chilli."
"Lovely food but it always feels like your rushing to have to leave the table and its very cramped."
"The meals are outstanding, varied menu to suit all tastes, advisable to book ahead, we did not and called in on a night out, luckily 2 seats became available."
"I booked a table for 3 people, however when we got there apparently it was only for one and half hours. Was disappointed as it was my friend’s birthday."
Price and Value
Pros:
"The afternoon tea is great value and in our opinion is the best in the area."
"Thankyou for a wonderful afternoon tea with a bit of a twist. The sandwiches are presented on 'rounds' of sliced baguette with a different topping on each."
"Excellent experience. The 10oz steak is to die for. The rest of the group loved the gins, a fare few of them. But the food was excellent."
"The quality has been consistently outstanding from every visit we have had over the many years we have been here."
"Excellent food and friendly staff. We had a sharing platter to start which was brilliant."
"Beautiful grilled halloumi salad,with delicious warm mango salsa, very tasty, fresh and a generous portion."
"Great food every time we go. Very attentive staff that deal very professionally with dietary requirements. Great choice of options on the menu and an amazing specials board."
"Fantastic food every time we go. Very attentive staff that deal very professionally with dietary requirements."
Cons:
"Food was OK, nothing so special.... The Salmon dish was a better option than the burgers."
"Not cheap but a nice treat for a special occasion (or when hubbys paying) 🤣."
"I found this little cafe on Google and we visited here to break up our journey for a two night stay away so pleased we booked a table in advance it was fabulous fresh food and lovely friendly staff! Cakes are wonderful can taste the freshness."
"Very nice place well presented food and drinks good service however I found it a bit pricey, very nice for a treat though."
"Nice spot for coffee and cake, with convenient car parking at the rear. We only had snacks, but the food menu looks great, and plans are afoot for a further visit! Don't expect a cheap corner café; it's not, but good value for quality food & service."
"Lighter bites: To start with, the lighter bites on the menu are way overpriced at £8.00+ then £1.50 extra to have chips and an extra £1.50 bit of extra salad/mango on your cajun chicken."
"The food was awful,I like my sprouts crisp but these were hard, three small new potatoes no mash, Turkey, carrots which were also hard, the portion was very small, the Christmas pudding was okay."
"Food was just OK, quite a long wait though, the tea was tasteless, the best thing about this place is the ambience and the smiling staff but unfortunately this is not a good enough reason to go to a restaurant..."