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

Wow! Just been took over and the new landlady and her team are off to a great start! Staff are super efficient and friendly too. The place is wonderful and so welcoming. Cosy corner, comfy settees and plenty of tables to dine at. A great experienced chef in the kitchen bringing out some great food with more to come when the kitchen opens fully very soon! Super dog friendly but areas to sit without dogs too. Loads planned by the sounds of it too from theme nights, food tasting, music etc. Great range of beers and wines to suit all tastes, cannot believe what has been done in just 1 week! Looks like we have found our new venue!

We stopped here on the way further north for a pit stop and very pleasantly surprised. Very welcoming pub. Spotlessly clean, friendly service and we both had an excellent burger. Also made our dog feel welcome with treats and pooh bags available at the entrance.

Spur of the moment, as we drove past, we thought we would pop in for some pub lunch. Inside was spacious, clean, and plenty of spaces to sit at. Despite the kitchen being refurbished and the venue having a limited menu, the food choice was decent. We went for the meat feast pizza and chicken strips with Mayo dip. (See pictures attached) The service was quick, and the food was great. Pizza wasn't greasy. Chicken strips were cooked just right. The price was reasonable. The only thing I could mark it down for is the atmosphere, but with it being quiet here if you like quiet, then here would be perfect for you. Would recommend visiting for a quick bite to eat if you were ever passing by.

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea. Everything was delicious and full of flavour. Friendly service and nice atmosphere on a busy Saturday. Only £15.95 per person (£5 extra for a glass of prosecco or a gin and tonic). Available Monday to Saturday between 2 - 3:30pm, you need to book in advance. They also offer 2 for 1 cocktails 2 - 4pm daily so you can combine the two deals. Nice way to spend an afternoon!

We meet friends here several times a year - four of us altogether. Location very good for this as we each take an hour to get here, combining it with a morning visit to Nostell Priory. Menu is extensive and very varied meaning we can all find something we like including some creative vegetarian dishes. It is also dog friendly which is very important as we always bring our dog. We wouldn't visit if it wasn't! And dog friendly areas aren't tucked away but spaces you'd pick to sit without a dog. The lunch menu and Wednesday menus are particularly good value and as a member I receive other offers during the year. Staff are friendly and professional, welcome excellent. When we visited yesterday our server was Craig and we couldn't have had better service. Really look forward to our visits there!

Not been here for a while, very attentive and friendly staff but took one star off as we had a very long wait for food but she did apologise. The food, chicken and chorizo paella and slow cooked morracon lamb was of a very good standard. We would happily go back again.

Me and my partner like to come for Sunday dinner most weekends but after falling pregnant we’ve recently struggled to find the time to travel up as it a 45 minute drive from where we live. However we really fancied a carvery and have been up the last two weekends and also made the journey in the week for our tea and dessert. Never had a bad meal and the staff are all so lovely and accommodating the food is worth the travel!

5 STARS!! We came for food today, Was told there was an hour wait which we were okay with as the children were happy playing in the park. Food came in just over half an hour and was beautiful. The chicken for the kids weren’t the standard nuggets, so well worth the money. The adults meals were all freshly cooked and no processed rubbish. Would recommend to anyone!!

Very welcoming and accommodating staff, who were very attentive but not overly so. The food menu was interesting and varied. Everything we ordered was tasty, hot and well presented. The drink selection was comprehensive and nicely chilled. Very dog friendly with a selection of snacks and drinks available for canine friends. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a nice cosy pub atmosphere. We will definitely be coming back.

Wonderful place. Had the pleasure of catching this place on the way home from a Sunday day out. We had our dog and were looking for a place that we could have Sunday dinner. The meal was hearty and there was plenty of choice. The staff were very welcoming and the whole place is VERY dog friendly, but still clean, tidy and homely. If you get the chance, I recommend highly

I had been past this pub many times during my working life but had never been in, so on the way back from Leeds one evening one evening in December with my wife and daughter we decided to go in for tea. It wasn't busy and we were told we could sit where we wanted so we chose a table next to the window. We suddenly realised how cold it was in there and mentioned to one of the staff how cold it was. She told us the heating had been off for two weeks after a gas leak and wasn't fixed yet, the only heating were fan heaters above the doors and being a pretty big place they were not making much difference. We did move further into the middle away from the window which was slightly better. I must say the food was very good, I had fish with chunky chips, my wife and daughter had hunters chicken. The food was hot and sure it was freshly cooked and not like some of the places where it's warmed up in a microwave. We chose the to have the main course and pudding menu which gave quite a discount, basically getting the deserts for 50p. The staff were polite and friendly, the pub was clean and very pleasant. We will go again when the heating is fixed or in the warmer months.

Absolutely amazing Sunday lunch. Will definitely return. Our dog is on the puparazzi board too 😁

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!

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

Got served mainly by Ian and it was amazing service. He was very kind and polite, he was talking and having a chat with everyone and having a laugh. He was very kind and very helpful. Donna was very helpful too, really good help. Amazing service, amazing food. Outstanding place, would 100% 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.

Me and my partner like to come for Sunday dinner most weekends but after falling pregnant we’ve recently struggled to find the time to travel up as it a 45 minute drive from where we live. However we really fancied a carvery and have been up the last two weekends and also made the journey in the week for our tea and dessert. Never had a bad meal and the staff are all so lovely and accommodating the food is worth the travel!

Gem of a place situated off the beaten track. Friendly staff, lovely well presented pub/restaurant with lots of seating to cater for all group sizes. The food was delicious and is quite reasonable in price considering the quality and portion sizes. The Rustic Arms also has a great outdoor area with a wooden playground for kids. Would definitely recommend but hope it doesnt get too busy😁😉

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.

Very popular, friendly staff, good food choices & a free salad bar all at reasonable prices, what's not to like? Free parking is available by entering your car registration once inside. The carpark could do with some extra lighting as it's quite dark!

Food was good, service was cheery, can't complain about the prices. My only gripe is that the toilets could do with a good scrub!

Great food and lots of variety the bar is fully stocked from fosters to a various premium beers and ales along with a great selection of bottles also the atmosphere is buzzing with sports been shown throughout the day there is gaming machines great outdoors area for kids to play with plenty of tables definitely worth a visit

I invited my elderly parents for Sunday dinner yesterday the 20th of November and it was absolutely delicious, it was served quickly and professionally by cheerful happy staff. Our plates went back to the kitchen clean, compliments to the chef and friendly staff. It is pet friendly and in the summer they have a nice sundeck to the back of the pub with a kiddies play area. Thank you for an awesome Sunday. We will be back!!!!

Amazing food and service from the second you walk in. We were greeted on arrival with someone taking our coats and taking us straight to our table. Really impressed with the atmosphere and decoration of the inside. Little finishes in the loos with high quality hand wash/cream is also a nice luxury touch. The food was big portions for both me and my husband (starters & mains) so not sure why other reviews have stated this as it was the complete opposite! You could tell high quality ingredients have been used in the meals, as everything was so tasty, and to see the chefs cooking on the huge grills from your table, made it even more impressive. Service was quick but not rushed and it really felt like a "finer" dining place rather than your average restaurant in Garforth and somewhere perfect for a special occasion or a date night. Overall a fantastic experience and can't wait to return!

It's banging. I reckon they've addressed some of the concerns of the early reviews well. You'll see that most recent reviews are 5 star. Portions were great, and I am a hungry man. They have their own dry ager for steak and 5 beers on tap, surely you can't say fairer than that? Mixed grill was an absolute delight and for the superior quality, it was great value for money too. Service and atmosphere were lovely. A much needed gem for Garforth.

Hey, we had an amazing time at that new restaurant we went to. The food was incredible, the service was on point, and our waitress was super friendly. Everything was cooked fresh and tasted delicious. It was totally worth the price. We'll definitely be going back!

First time eating here, food was exceptional, decor was brilliant and the staff couldn't have been better. Izgara has to be one of the best looking restaurants in Yorkshire. Really well designed, spacious and smart. Thoroughly clean throughout, the decor was fantastic too. Food - amazing flavours, great portions and very good quality ingredients. Some of the best lamb chops I've had in a long time.