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

Eaten in here three times now. The food has been top notch every time. Obviously well managed, the staff and service are very well organised.

Excellent meal and service here. All five in our group had different main courses and all were excellent; local produce, good portion sizes, and served hot! The fish pie was full of chunky fresh fish and seafood. Would recommend for a family meal out!

Upmarket country pub with a decent selection of 3-4 rotating hand pulled ales. We've dined here many times and have had varying experiences but our latest meal was very good. Prices are on the high side for pub food but generally the quality of the dishes reflect the higher cost. The scotch egg was average but the pie was outstanding as was the pork.

Robatary has always been a great spot for me and my friends. Unfortunately, the dish I always have had fallen short. The Crispy Chili Chicken with rice was just too salty for me to eat. The other food my friends had was still nice though. Don't get me wrong, the restaurant was till great, a good selection of drinks too. The place was clean and tidy. I will be back, but I hope the food is less salty!

Great night out at robatary, we went for a family meal and the staff were very friendly and helpful, the service and food was excellent quality, very clean 👌

Great service and absolutely amazing food, really friendly waiting staff. We had the charcuterie board and bread platter as a starter and there was so much on it! So many different flavours. The Jambalaya packed with seafood. The churros sooo tasty and fresh. It was a really pleasurable experience. Thank you Qubana!!

Delicious food and drinks. Lovely live music and great atmosphere. Highly recommend⭐️

Having ignored this place for a few years for no particular reason I finally gave the place a try on my latest visit home. To say I was impressed would be an understatement. In the space of a week I came here four times, for drinks and food.A Cuban themed restaurant and bar looking very smart and hitting way above anything else Wakefield has to offer. The drinks, of which I had several margaritas over the different visits, were the best in Wakefield. The food was absolutely gorgeous (great choice of varied dishes). Service was friendly, helpful and professional. Prices were very reasonable considering the quality. I imagine at peak times the place would get very busy so for meals it might be best to book in advance. They also have a terrace bar and also a private dining room in the old vault which doesn't cost any extra but booking advised. They also have live music in the evenings occasionally.I really can't fault this place, it really is one of the best restaurant/bars in Wakefield. Fourth visit... Everything still amazing apart from the margarita I had, not sure the bar person knew how to make it, another member of staff gave her a quick run through but it didn't taste the greatest and the presentation wasn't as good as previous visits. No doubt I'll be back to try again in the future. Fingers crossed. Fifth visit... Food still amazing, service still brilliant (lady with piercings, she was amazing, friendly, helpful and welcoming),the manager still makes a great margarita. Cheers.

The tastiest meal I’ve had for a long time. The goat curry is to die for. I dined here alone and the staff made me feel so welcome.

Food and service weren't amazing but it was Christmas eve, maybe everyone just wanted to go home 😂 It took a while to get us seated and we didn't get served at the bar while we were waiting for our table because they only had one member of staff behind the bar and he had a backlog of drinks to make, so we just stood around for almost 10 minutes. When we finally were about to be served, the waiter asked us to follow him to our table so we still didn't get a drink. The food was nice but nothing to shout about. We all said we wouldn't rush back again, but it might suit other people more than it did us.

It's a while since we have been to Valentino's Wakefield which is a pity as it was truly amazing! When we arrived at three in the afternoon on a Sunday we had the place to ourselves, but after a while it did start to fill up. I don't recall what everyone in my party had to eat but for me it was Fish Bites (very tasty) for starter and my main course was Pollo Valentino's. Perfection! I had to skip dessert due to lack of space, so I settled for a quiet cup of Earl Grey tea! The atmosphere at Valentino's is also worth noting as being somewhat special. The guests are made to feel comfortable, there is no rushing about, no pressure to order. Everything seems somewhat casual and laid back yet in the backbackground the team at Valentino's are working tirelessly to deliver a first class service. There is only one Valentino's Wakefield and for me they fully deserve a 5+ star rating. If you have never been there, give it a try!