Harvester Winding Wheel Castleford

We met friends for lunch, having pre booked online. From the moment we entered we were made welcome and everything was explained to us. We were shown to our table, perused the menu and were dealt with by Jean who was amazing!. The food arrived in a timely manner, was well presented, hot and very tasty. We did not feel rushed or pressured at any stage. Overall a very pleasant experience!

Not been here for a very long time. We didn’t book a table so unfortunately we weren’t able to sit in the restaurant where it is table service. We did however sit in the bar area will no table service which was fine. We ordered at the bar and was given a bowl each for the salad bar. Our food wasn’t long before it arrived and was very nice. The only disappointing parts were no one came ti see if our food was ok or to clear the plates away. We finished our meals and ordered desert and when this arrived no one took our plates away so everything was piling up. Looking around all the tables that had been occupied were just covered in empty plates, bowls, glasses and were still like that when we left. Even on our way out the outside seating areas were just left covered with empty glasses. Not really ideal and a bit of an eye sore!

We went for a meal late on a Friday morning and staff were welcoming and the place wasn't too busy. We were able to get a table for 3 without booking. We visited with our 1.5 year old and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately we were seated near the kitchen and the extractor fan was extremely loud to the point that we were having to shout just to hear each other talk. This noise combined with us and other guests shouting destroyed any relaxed atmosphere that could have been made. The menu options are great and they have a kids menu that caters for under 4s, however even though we ordered from this menu for our 1.5 year old, his food was served on a plate that was far too hot to touch, even for adults. The plate was placed in front of him as I was informed that it was hot so I had two quickly move it out of reach to prevent burning him. However the server did notice it was hot and did provide an extra plate for us to use that was cold. Overall the food was fresh and nicely cooked. We enjoyed the food but we didn't enjoy the atmosphere or the experience and we would hesitate before visiting again because of the noise from the extractor fans.

The manager was very welcoming when we arrived and checked that we had entered car registration to avoid getting a fine. The waitress was extremely helpful and nothing was too much trouble. The breakfast was excellent and one of the best we have had. If we are ever back up that way we will definitely visit again. Highly recommended.

The venue was nice and the staff were very polite and helpful but the food was average at best. When you're paying over £16 for a burger you'd be forgiven for having high expectations. The burger and chips were presented very well but that's as good as it got. The burger meat itself was extremely bland and tasteless there wasn't even a sear to at least get a chargrilled flavour to it. I left nearly half of it because It was just a texture in my mouth with no flavour or enjoyment whatsoever. I wish I'd crossed the road and got a double cheeseburger from McDonald's. My partner got chicken skewers which again all looked really nice and presentable but the meat wasn't fresh chicken breast it was the frozen preformed meat you get from Farmfoods. She did comment that the sage n onion chips were very nice. My daughter's cheese pizza from the kids menu was the only food that didn't look nice, it looked like it had been in the oven for three shifts. My Son had BBQ Chicken but yet again it was more performed chicken meat. Both kids didn't touch their main and just ate their chips and salad bowls. They did enjoy the build your own ice cream sundaes but it was little consolation after having to pay so much on a meal none of us enjoyed. In summary the venue, staff and presentation of the food is great but the low quality ingredients is preventing this restaurant from being somewhere I'd like to visit again.