Reviews The Castle

Located in Sandal is this lovely classy pub which gives a nice cosy but modern vibe, and is also dog friendly! The staff were really attentive and catered for us promptly. There were a few items unavailable on the menu, but we were made aware of this before looking at the menu, which was good! There were still plenty of other options to choose from. For starters, we had the chipotle chicken which was very tasty and nicely presented. For mains, we both opted for the Malbec steak pie which was again, really tasty! You could taste the Malbec in the rich gravy and pie, giving that extra bit of flavour. It was served with mash and tenderstem broccoli, really nicely presented. Our starter was served very quickly (just 10 minutes after ordering), but the mains took around 40 minutes to arrive after clearing our starters, one hour after ordering. Not too much of an issue as it was a busy Friday, and it probably felt longer due to how quickly our starters arrived. We were very full but still opted for a dessert. Despite having lots to choose from, we both had the ice cream and home baked chocolate cookie. This was lovely although in our opinion it would’ve been better if the cookie was warm. Overall we had a great experience here, the food was lovely as well as the polite service and cosy vibes on offer.

Wonderful welcome, early seating. Perfect venue. Drinks offered immediately. Great menu Fabulous atmosphere. Food was presented beautifully and tasted amazing. We were not rushed in any way and when I had trouble finding my voucher , they were nothing more than patient and considerate. Thank you we will return

Had a lovely visit at the castle, the new manager was very welcoming, warm and friendly. Me and my partner are not from the area and she made us feel very at home. She made come great food recommendations which were delicious. Will 100% visit again and will send any friends and family there way.

The food and service are usually very nice, no complaints and with it being quite expensive that's what you expect. Our last visit however was not great. But they sorted the bill and were so very nice about it all. I think they perhaps had a new member of staff and that was possibly throwing them off their usual stride. We will be back of course. We all have bad days

Called in for a pint the other week, atmosphere was excellent, open fires and that wonderful smell, the food I sneaked a peak at looked very good. A week later we are back. Bar staff friendly and knowledgeable. I'm not one for menus, so starter and main chef's choice. Goat's cheese starter, lovely presentation with a fantastic flavour combination (salty then sweet). Main course belly pork on a sliced potato base with a side of greens, cooked to perfection, crispy skin to belly pork and fat rendered down to melt in the mouth, potatoes held shape and not mushy. Partner decided on classic fish and chips with minted mushy peas, batter not as crispy as a chip shop (but they have industrial sized fryers), fish was perfect and good quality, chips (twice cooked) crispy outside and fluffy on the inside. If I could pick any fault it would be the minted peas, couldn't taste the mint, tasted like a completely different herb. I like a chef that will have a drink off me and chef definitely earned a pint 👌 highly recommended and we'll definitely be back.

Very nice food all round and service was excellent. Prices were roughly what we expected, but the glass of wine was expensive at ca. £8.00+ Better food than a couple of years' ago, maybe new kitchen staff?