Wortley Arms

Selling what should be low-priced local beer (Bradfield Blonde) for £3.20 a pint, yet not noticing that it's noticeably "off" is not the way to entice customers to have a meal - especially when nobody had thought to put the heating on, a band sound-check in effect put the actual restaurant room out of bounds, and the flimsy single-sheet menu indicated that it was substantially over a tenner for so little as a burger.

For the manageress, or whoever she was, to respond deeply patronisingly and sarcastically when I mentioned that it was a poor pint - when I had courteously avoided boldly stating that it was "off" (or contaminated with cleaning fluid?) - rather took the biscuit.

Strongly recommended by a couple of friends, I took my father, son and daughter for lunch. Apart from the waitress, who was lovely, and very helpful, we were all completely disappointed.

We wanted steak, which for some reason wasn't on the menu and so chose gammon, which was quite dry and served with the drab and not (or so it seemed, fresh vegetables, apart from the chips). It was very expensive for what it was and nobody enjoyed it.

The next week I cooked the same meal for the family, which was far tastier, the gammon succulent and enjoyed far more by everyone. Certainly wouldn't go there again.

The Wortley Arms pub on Halifax Road has introduced a brand new a la carte menu. The new menu features a mixture of time-honoured classics and contemporary dishes all created with fresh ingredients and locally sourced produce.

Choose from dishes such as belly pork & black pudding with tomato and apple chutney, chump of lamb with sweet potato and braised ox cheek with root vegetables.

The desert menu also features a selection of treats including dark chocolate and bourbon fondant and warm Bakewell tart.

The new menu is now being served in their first floor restaurant, Montagu’s, from 7PM - 9PM Monday - Friday and 7PM - 9:30PM Saturday.

Sunday lunch is also served from 12PM - 3PM. To make a booking call the Wortley Arms on 0114 2888749.

The Wortley Arms is launching a monthly event to celebrate delicious food from all over the world.

For one night a month the pub will be doing something a little bit different to its usual menu and will host a regular evening dedicated to the many flavours, aromas and delights of cuisine from around the world.

Taking place on the first Thursday of the month, the event will launch on 7 August with "A Taste of Thailand". The menu will feature traditional Thai canapes for guests on arrival followed by a 3 course meal.

The Wortley Arms owner and master chef, Andy Gabbitas has been a professional chef for 29 years and his cooking skills have taken him all over the world and into the kitchens of some of the world's best known celebrities. It is Andy's own experiences and travels abroad that have inspired the new menus and he is sure his regular customers and perhaps a few new faces will enjoy sampling the array of dishes planned.