The Summer House Sheffield

Featured reviews

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Disappointing Sunday lunch. Long wait to order and food took ages to arrive, looked good but was luke warm. After an hour too hungry to send back and was offered extra hot gravy. Staff were apologetic about delay. Some recognition of long wait / cold food would have been appreciated. We used to love this place but won't be back soon.”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “A fantastic new menu at the Summerhouse which we tried for the first time on Sunday some delicious new dishes full of flavour and celebrating seafood inspired from the states. Well done Jack and the team some great new dishes and always a warm welcome 🤩”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Absolutely incredible food, enjoyed every single bite and can’t wait to com back already. Service was a little slow on drinks/getting the bill however it wouldn’t put me off going back at all, the food was too good!! Very reasonably priced & lovely decor.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Mixup with the bill (albeit in our favour), hence a star held back for service, but it was easily and politely sorted out. Otherwise service was very good. The food was, however, excellent (burger brilliant, skewers great, bento box good). Also liked the Gambas pil-pil but it wasn't actually like any Gambas pil-pil I've had before. Very tasty, but maybe change the dish's name? Overall the place deserves the much-maligned "gastro-pub" label. Such a great place, but one which we'd never been to before. It's quite a while since I felt so instantly at ease/home in a new place. We will, therefore, be back, and I fully expect to be updating the ratings to 5* across the board at that point.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “I’d like to say these are one offs but after the latest visit in a long line of disappointments they’ve had enough chances. The Summerhouse used to be amazing 2/3 years ago but in recent years as prices have increased the quality and portion sizes have gone down. Food is mediocre, takes ages to arrive (30/40 mins for a few salads) but doesn’t taste particularly fresh. Regularly arrives lukewarm or dry as if it’s either from the day before or has been on a warmer for hours. They add service charges onto the bills but they don’t actually provide any sort of service. Some staff are friendly but there are one or two who are quite standoffish and make you feel like you’re putting them out. Everyone’s allowed a bad day but there’s one person in particular who’s bad tempered and unapproachable every time. On a quiet day you can be waiting 15 mins for a drink order to be taken, (word to the wise; order your food with the drinks or you’ll be waiting another 20 mins for a food order to be taken). We understand cocktails take time but when we only order soft drinks we’re still waiting 15/20 mins, even when it’s quiet. There’s no chance to give any feedback or a chance to rectify the issue/s during the meal, because as soon as your plates are down they ignore you until you’re literally walking out. Don’t bother waiting for them to ask if you want any more drinks/desserts/the bill. Just walk up to the till, again, this is their standard practice and has been experienced several times. We used to really enjoy coming here and the food used to be really good but after our recent experiences, particularly the past year, we will be saying goodbye for now.”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Great place to meet friends or as a couple. Extensive menus. Fantastic decor. The food was very good, big portions too. It was very quiet on the day my friend and I visited so very little atmosphere. Our waitress was lovely and very chatty! The car park was a nightmare tho. No where to park but lots of work vans in there.”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “The decor is stylish and gives the impression of fine dining, but sadly that’s where it ends. We weren’t made to feel particularly welcome on arrival as we hadn’t booked, despite calling minutes earlier and being told tables were available. Service was slow from start to finish, from taking our order to food arriving. The food was nothing special — basic pub-style dishes that didn’t justify the prices, with mains just under £20. Even the washrooms were unimpressive, with questionable “white jasmine” handwash and a rusted radiator awkwardly placed under the hand dryer. No hot water either. The final bill was £119 for four mains, two sides and one 250ml glass of wine, including a 9% service charge. Having worked in hospitality for over a decade, this felt like a place relying on looks rather than quality. Not somewhere I’d return to or recommend.”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Food was great, regular lamb sunday dinner and gluten free beef sunday dinner. Fabulous gluten free Yorkshire pudding! Tasty stuffing, plenty of veg, served hot. Service was a little slow on drinks orders in particular (although the espresso martinis were good on arrival!) and nobody came to check on us after food had been delivered/started eating. Table water was a little cloudy and not chilled for first bottle. Second bottle was chilled and not cloudy, different server. The layout and decor is nice. We sat at a two seater with a bench for one seat and chair for the other. The bench was a bit higher than the seat so felt a little awkward/uncomfortable but otherwise good.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Prebooked a table for 7 with a set menu, arrived at the agreed time. Had to wait 30 minutes just to get water on the table 🙄 only 1 bar staff working the whole house, poor staff organisation, food was presented lovely, although it was a long wait for courses to be served. I had brie starter, a little overcooked but still delicious. Main course I had steak it was cooked perfectly. Brownie and ice-cream for dessert, delicious and rich gooey chocolate. A little overpriced I feel but it was a Christmas menu”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “I was very pleased to see the Summerhouse when I left the Dore station en route to the Abbeydale Industrial hamlet. I just needed a coffee so was able to order that at the front desk and popped to the loo whilst this was prepared. I sat inside at the front of the establishment which was lovely. There were also lots of seats outside. It’s beautifully decorated and feels quite luxurious with rich deep coloured cushions. I didn’t have anything to eat but the menu looked really good.”