The Best Restaurants in Castleford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2025)

We been here a few time now food is lovely and all ways well prepared will continue to keep going was served by Emma lovely and polite thanks aging

Excellent service from Andy & Paula and lovely atmosphere. Food is good value for money. The Christmas food was well presented. I opted for my usual Lasagne which was a little dry on this occasion but serving 30+ people at once is no easy feat . Would definitely visit again .

Me and my partner came in for some lunch on Monday afternoon and the service was fantastic, I couldn’t have asked for anything more from the staff (especially Emma). The food was also lovely and reasonably priced. Will definitely be returning.

Ordered the XL Mixed grill and the chicken and rib with the Sticky toffee pudding cheese cake. All good with short wait times on the mains but a longer wait for desert. Mains were cooked as requested however the onion rings were soggy and not crisp. Staff were friendly and polite.

Had a pleasant breakfast at ‘the blower’ this morning. Portion sizes were on the small side, but the food was tasty and service quick and friendly.

Called in for some breakfast. A comfy warm but busy 'Spoons' with quick friendly staff and the best hot food I've been served in Wetherspoons!...will certainly call again...

Went here for an impromptu lunch and was pleasantly surprised. I don't mean that in an awful way but I've eaten at harvesters before and it was kind of just a means to an end, but the food at this one was really good! The staff were so friendly too! Cannot go wrong for the price. There were 3 of us eating and none of us had anything to say other than praise. We will be back!

Great atmosphere, amazing food, fast service. Polite and friendly staff

Great all rounder from steady meals to family meals and events, great positive staff and our waiter Claire was amazing.

It was ok, I’ve eaten better food locally but I can understand the appeal due to the wide variety of choice for both main dishes and desserts. We found that the majority of the hot dishes were cold, and the desserts lacked in much flavour at all. We would return but we wouldn’t rush back.

I had the pleasure of visiting this fantastic open buffet, and it was a delightful experience. The selection of both Asian and English dishes was impressive, offering a perfect balance of flavors for every palate. Whether you’re in the mood for something light and fresh or hearty and filling, this buffet has something for everyone. Highly recommend it to anyone who loves a variety of tastes and quality food!

Have been to the buffet here several times now and every time it has been superb. A fantastic choice of food from soup, starters, mains and desserts. The staff are always attentive, clearing plates and making sure the food, cutlery, plates, etc are always available. It gets a bit manic at busy periods but the quality never suffers. 🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜

We went after 2 on Saturday when the mad rush of lunch time had ended. As we had my grandson, we had to sit in the children's area. There were a lot of tables which needed cleaning and had food all over the floor from previous visiting children. We had to ask for a table to be wiped over, the bar assistant did this for us as the servers appeared a bit overwhelmed (and grumpy, one older lady said its not her area to the guy behind the bar) The food was nice as it usually is, just a little dry on some of the carvery options as it had been under the heat lamps for a little while. I chatted to the lovely lady who carved the meat. She had only been there a few weeks. She was very friendly and lotto talk to which was OK as it was quiet and no one waiting behind me. My grandson loves the play area, which entertains him whilst we wait for food to arrive. We used the app to place the order, and the carvery tickets arrived with the drinks. The guy behind the bar is always really lovely and helpful every time we visit. He can't do enough for you and always has a smile. (He has a large red beard, nice chap) There are plenty of parking spaces in the free car park. I had the small carvery, which is very filling, especially if you're like me and can make shutters on the edge of the plate and pile it well 😉. There are two gravy options, I like the plain meat gravy, which is lovely and thick. My grandson also had a carvery, and my daughter had hunters chicken. She's quite a fussy eater but this is one of her go to meals when we visit.

Had the carvery Fantastic value for very generous portion. Ordered a cake away Ordered 2 portions but 1 portion would have been plenty enough for 2. Was served by a server called Ian who was very helpful, friendly and a very funny guy will definitely come again and would highly recommend

We came out for tea with the kids and was served at the bar by Ian. Lovely friendly bloke. The food was great. We ordered cake away for afters and wow the portion sizes were more than generous. Ian told us to sit back at our table and he would bring the cake out to us which he did along with bags to take it away. Can't fault the service it was amazing from start to finish.

Jenny and Ian created a very welcoming atmosphere and served us very large portions of both the carvery and the cakeaway! Jenny was very upbeat and polite. She brought me directly some more vegetables to my table as I was waiting for some more from the kitchen, she didn’t have to and I really appreciated it. Ian was very friendly and set aside our cakes until we finished our mains. Great service from them both! Thank you!