I was in a party of 3 that dined at the Yorkshire Rose in Huddersfield. The venue is a good size…read moreand has seating inside and outside. The aesthetics of the venue are good and the waiter service was good.
This leads me to the food and the cons of their service. This review is based on my dining experience.
It was a Saturday evening and I had noticed that half a dozen tables, at the most, had been occupied.
The food order was initially for the hand battered Atlantic cod and chips, bbq burger and the cauliflower and red pepper curry.
I say initially because the party then discovered that the fish and curry choices were not a available. The order was then changed to include the classic burger and the vegetable chilli.
The food arrived and the party tucked in. I ordered the vegetable chilli that had a 2 chilli rating. Next, I will repeat the name of the order again but this time with emphasis on the name as being a "vegetable" chilli. The reason that I emphasise it is because the offering was very light on the vegetables. See for yourself in the picture. I forked the meal in search for them... Also, and possibly a mistake on my part, I'd read a meat-free mince as being a quorn or plant based mince though that also seemed to be missing from this serving thus, I assume, the narrative is meaning that it is literally, not included...free from being in the meal. It was certainly not of a volume that was noticeable. The tortilla chips in the picture are as they were served. The odd whole one but mostly broken. To add to it, the tortilla chips were also soft and warm. They didn't crunch, tasted cheap and old. The sauces was palatable and I can only figure that the chilli heat rating was because it was served with jalapenos...
The observation issues were raised, before eating the meal, with a waiter only to be informed (after they had checked with their management/chef), that the offering was standard for the venue leaving this customer very surprised and disappointed.
Overall, and trying to find a postive here, the taste was okay (no higher) for the serving (the exception being the tortilla chips that were poor).
Next, I will assert that the prices for the meals and drinks are high for what you receive. The said called vegetable chilli cost a whopping £10.95!. Also, the non alcoholic ale was not in the fridge and served from the back which added to the growing perceived standards of the venue. Based on the reaction of the serving waiter of not finding the alcohol free ale in the fridge, I didn't feel it was the first time it had happened.
Overall, the aesthetics of the venue itself are good though I can't resist using the saying of "Don't judge a book by it's cover". This is a deceiving venue and i definitely won't be dining there again. Based on this experience, I would encourage the venue to review the management team because it needs improvement!