South Yorkshire pub and bar guide

Here's a guide to the pubs and bars of South Yorkshire - good or bad, we bring you the most talked about venues and the places you have to visit at least once. We've included a few user reviews, to give you an idea of what to expect when you get there. Or you can follow the links to see full details and all reviews for each pub.

The Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield

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Address: 62 Russell Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8RW [map]
Phone: 0114 272 9463
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Nearest train stations: Sheffield (0.8 miles), Darnall (2.7 miles), Meadowhall (3.1 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Dropped by for lunch. Excellent food, welcoming service and a fine pint of Barnsley Bitter, for some reason only two quid (and the meal was only a fiver). Everything a pub should be, deserving of the recent CAMRA award. Even had a conversation with two gentlemen from Matlock about pork pies. If I'd been staying in Sheffield for more than one day this would have become my base, unquestionably.
12 Mar 2010 10:16
We have been visiting Heffield off and on for a few years now. this was my first visit and boy was I p***** off I had missed out!! (In fairness I intended to visit on our last trip but it was flooded!!)

Fantastic selection of fantastic beer. End of!
23 Feb 2010 22:44
Just seen on the BBC News web site that this pub has been named "Camra Pub of the Year 2009" the second year in a row that they have won this award
17 Feb 2010 12:49

Harlequin, Sheffield

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Address: 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8GG [map]
Phone: 0114 275 8195
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Nearest train stations: Sheffield (0.8 miles), Darnall (2.4 miles), Meadowhall (2.9 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Large selection of well kept ale but the pub itself needs a serious make-over. Every shelf was crammed with charity shop - style tat ornaments. Maybe I'm missing the point and it's meant to be some kind of joke. It was like being sat in an old peoples home, so I didn't stick around for long. 5/10
4 Mar 2010 19:36
Great selection of beers, pub was a bit tired when we called in december but it had been a busy day by all accounts.
Tidy pint.
23 Feb 2010 22:38
Excellent choice of beers and great atmosphere. We've had to leave a couple of times on Saturdays when the live music made it impossible to have a conversation. Personally, I prefer the Harlequin on a week-night.
3 Feb 2010 23:37

The Fat Cat, Sheffield

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Address: 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8SA [map]
Phone: 0114 249 4801
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Nearest train stations: Sheffield (0.9 miles), Darnall (2.6 miles), Meadowhall (3 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Fantastic pub, great range of beer and the best pork pies on the planet!
23 Feb 2010 22:40
Visited on Friday to sample the advertised Devon brewery beers and what a grand afternoon in good company and meeting others doing the trail too. Friendly staff and a super pie dinner at reasonable cost to help the ale down. Enjoyed 2 beers from Gidleys, 2 from Gargoyles, 3 from Exeter, a 6.9% beer from Beer Engine, and 1 from Exe Valley. If the beer was not on the bar, there was no problem bringing the half pints from the cellar. Well done.
18 Jan 2010 09:25
Something of a trailblazer in pubs, providing smoke-free drinking before it became mandatory, fantastic range of beers and fine food since at least the late-1980s. Nowadays there are several other equally fine places to drink in Sheffield but the Fat Cat holds its own. More well-upholstered than it used to be but vibrant and always with something worthwhile drinking
10 Jan 2010 18:13

The George and Dragon, Wentworth

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Address: 85, Main St, Wentworth, Nr. Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 7TN [map]
Phone: 01226 742440
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Nearest train stations: Elsecar (1.7 miles), Chapeltown (2.5 miles), Wombwell (2.8 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Firstly Lime Juice, it's the Barnsley Brewery at Elsecar, not the Wentworth Brewery, which is indeed located in Wentworth. Secondly,
I have always found the staff to be pleasant, courteous and attentive .
Thirdly, the selection of beers, although dominated by the Wentworth Brewery of Wentworth, is often complemented by a microbrew from further afield and are invariably excellently kept.

The cheap remark about it only being popular because it's in a tourist hot-spot is sooo wide of the mark and churlish.

God forbid that this little gem of a country pub in the Rotherham borough should ever close its doors as there are few enough quality real ale pubs in the area as it is. I'll give it 9!!
31 Dec 2009 21:45
Went today (Monday) and ordered a sanwich and a salad at 13.00. An hour later and the food arrived, and this hour-long wait has been the norm on my previous 2 visits which took place in March and summer last year. This place is as busy as it is solely due to its location in a tourist hot-spot - would have been closed down long ago if it was elsewhere. (and FYI the Wentworth beer is brewed in Elsecar)
3 Aug 2009 21:16
a lovely old english country village pub on the main road through wentworth.
it is set back from the main road, with its own small car park. a few stone steps lead up to a small slabbed patio providing a handful tables with outdoor seating. I didn't see the beer garden but its said to be nice.
***
inside theres a small seating area near the bar as you enter, along with two other rooms either side, mainly for dining. The place has a nice original old fashioned feel to it, and smells appetizingly of food. I found there was also some stairs leading to an extra dining room upstairs.
**
the george is a "free house" and I noticed there are 6 cask ales on, a selection of both local and national. I called sunday lunch time and whilst trade was brisk, the staff were still friendly and keen to serve.
***
verdict:
I was very pleased all round with my visit, and I like this kind of pub.
I would be happy to call again here off-peak to try the meals.
an 8 from me.
30 Apr 2009 13:27

The Cobden View, Crookes

Address: 40 Cobden View Road, Crookes, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 1HQ [map]
Phone: 0114 266 1273
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Nearest train stations: Sheffield (1.8 miles), Darnall (4 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Attractive stone-built pub high in the West end of Sheffield, an area popular with students.
The pub is quite small and retains a degree of separation between its front bar room, rear games room and side lounge, although the three now all interconnect. Comfortable furnishings throughout and the games room features a pool table. Also Sky sports shown, accounting for a busy period on my visit.
As noted, the range of real ales is solid if not spectacular, with Bradfield beers a welcome addition to the big names-Farmer's Blonde in fine form on my visit.
The pub also had a free curry buffet which was also most welcome.
Not a must visit in Sheffield but a sound pub and worth a visit if on a crawl in the area-Hallamshire House and Closed Shop are nearby.
10 Feb 2010 15:15
Best pub in Crookes. Simple as. Great selection of real ales - Hobgoblin, Bradfield, Black Sheep, Deuchers - and some decent ciders, namely Stowford Press. Good pool table, screen for sky tv which is only in one area of the pub so the rest is telly free. Beer garden out back. Cosy and friendly with a good mix of students and locals.
29 Dec 2009 12:36
Best pub in the area by a long stretch. Bradfield ale, good pool table, beer garden and seperate covered smoking area, folk music, good nights. All top notch. Can't understand how it's only getting 6/10.
24 Sep 2009 12:19

Railway Hotel, Doncaster

Address: West Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3AA [map]
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Nearest train stations: Doncaster (0.1 miles), Bentley - South Yorkshire (1.7 miles), Kirk Sandall (4.1 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

A rather basic, dated and rather dull pub near the main station. Naturally it has a Railway theme with a few photos of steam locomotives and Doncaster station of yesteryear but the efforts do seem a little underwhelming. The main bar contains 2 large arcs of built in seating with a sports based TV in the corner whilst at the rear is a pool and darts area. The 3 ales on offer were disappointing and unadventurous – John Smiths, John Smiths Magnet and Tetley. That said I have never had Magnet before although I wish I could still say the same. Ironically the makeshift pump clip consisted of an old beer mat sellotaped onto a Deuchers clip which would have been a far more worthwhile pint. Not too much of interest in the general scheme of things but it was friendly enough and they have probably the smallest barman this side of the Hobbit House in Manila. The sort of pub that is handy for a missed train but that’s really about it
14 Sep 2009 13:54
Great location right next to doncaster train station.Bar,lounge pool room smiths & tetleys beers
3 Aug 2009 11:40
Pub next to station, good location for quick one before or after train journeys. We went before the racing on a friday and it was pleasant enough. Two cask ales on but werent brilliantly kept but drinkable. Maybe a little more care needed.

Good pool table though
6 Jul 2009 11:12

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