Review Canal Tavern - Thorne

This was my second visit to the Canal Tavern and it has had a revamp to make it even nicer inside. It's a lovely location and on a sunny day would be an ideal location for a walk along the canal. There's a varied menu with some classic pub dishes and some more interesting ones. I had a new item on the menu, crispy Chinese chicken spice bag, I wasn't sure what to expect but it was delicious, lightly battered chicken pieces and fries with stir fried onions and peppers with a jug of Chinese curry sauce. Other people with me had burgers, gammon, scampi and lasagne. All the food was well presented and tasty. There were 8 of us so the food took a little while to arrive but this was a good sign it was fresh. There was some music being played but it was reasonably quiet which meant it was a nice place to sit as a family and chat. The staff were friendly and the drinks were reasonably priced.

Visited for a Sunday Carvery after being recommended by family and friends. The food was fantastic, so tasty and plenty of it. Price was even better...£11.95 for an adult carvery! Worth every penny. Staff were so friendly and polite, nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely be returning.

15/11/23. Myself and my mum visited here today to see a friend of mine who has been laid to rest near by. We decided to try canal tavern for our lunch. Well what can I say. The whole experience was great. Shown to our table no pressure to order food looked at our leisure and was given plenty of time to order. Very very clean pub and very good customer service skills from all staff from bar to serving staff. So what about the food here? Well it’s a place that I will be coming back to very soon. Rump steak sandwich and I had the garlic mushrooms for starters. Cooked to perfection both meals. I will be going and and will try more types of food on menu. 5stars and much much more. Our friend who was laid to rest near by past away of a year ago from the date I date put above, just to anyone seeing this review we travelled from Barnsley to here and this lovely pub was recommended from my friends son and his daughter who are still in Thorne. We respected.

Food was really nice, I had the Chicken and Black Pudding pie, and the filling was delicious. The pastry was disappointing as it was unfortunately quite hard. The Garlic and Thyme Mushroom starter was exceptional. I would highly recommend for anyone in the vicinity if they were wanting food, and my friends thought their steaks were outstanding.

Nice food here always. Recommended the hanging kebabs for anyone's first visit.

Excellent service. We hadn't booked, but they managed to find us a table, even though it was extremely busy. The food was great and good portions. Atmosphere was friendly and we stopped for a few more drinks in the bar area. Certainly worth another visit next time we're in the area and would highly recommend.

Wow, came here a few years ago and loved the place… didn’t eat but loved it…. But met family here yesterday for lunch… wow we LOVE the be New Reno it looks amazing! Our food and service was top knotch! Can’t want to visit again from Canada and come for lunch! Absolutely delicious. I had the pork belly bites, my husband had steak and Stilton pie (couldn’t taste the Stilton but still absolutely delicious) and our family members both had fish sandwiches !!!! Everything was amazing 🤩

Lovely food and atmosphere, very good prices and the staff were very friendly. We will definitely be going back and have recommended it to family as its a great day out for a nice meal and a walk along the canal.

Excellent value Sunday roast! Choice of two meats (£15) extra for lamb. You're seated and given a list of meat/veg/sauces. Server collects your order and it's on your table within 5 minutes! Food is piping hot, everything very tasty, nice melt-in-the-mouth beef, lovely cauliflower cheese. Only thing that let it down was the gravy felt like it lacked seasoning and a deeper flavour. Service was excellent, nothing was too much trouble. Deserts all beautifully presented and modestly priced (£6.50)

This place looks unpromising from the outside but the inside is lovely. The main dining room is down some steps from the bar area so not wheelchair accessible unless there is an entrance directly from the canal. We sat in the bar area because we had our dog with us. We only went in for a drink but had to try the cheesecake after seeing someone else's!

Had a meal for six here. All of the food was of a high standard. Excellent service throughout. The value was fantastic. 6 main course, 2 deserts, a few beers, wines, etc, and a couple of wines. Bill, including the tip, was £25/ head. I will definitely come back when I'm visiting family and friends.

I've passed this place many times but went in for the first time last night 30/12/23. What have i been missing? Food was slow to arrive but it takes time to prepare a good meal. It was worth the wait. Our party of 4 all had different meals and not one complaint! Will definitely be going back. Staff were very nice. Our spend per person included some drinks, main and dessert. A little gem at the side of the bridge.

Lovely food we had Sunday Lunch and it was cooked beautifully. Good sizes portions and the Sticky Toffee pudding was divine. We had two dogs with us and they enjoyed the experience. Staff were doing very well under pressure as the place was packed. Great Cider!!

Great find....Wednesday 5.30pm arrived on spec, already fully booked. Thankfully they found us a table in the newly carpeted snug, not a regular dining table but great for 2A & 2C. Lovely friendly service & delicious food. We all had food envy of each others choices. Steak & Stilton Pie blew us away, it was amazing. So deep & filled to the top. Would travel the 150 mile or so again just to order that Pie - seriously. Highly recommend ringing ahead even if it's midweek, we thought a Wednesday evening would be quiet...how wrong were we! 10/10 on every aspect.

Service a little slow but had parties on and the lovely staff were very apologetic. Food great steak perfectly cooked waitresses were all helpful and lovely. Only dropped a star as staff struggled to keep up. Venue was full... which says everything!

I attended a wedding here. The function room was very spacious and had a real party atmosphere about it. It was clean and the staff were very polite and friendly a real credit to the place. The reason I have only given 4 stars is for these reasons, the parking was minimal and considering the place was set up to hold 150 guests plus the customers in the public bar it was not enough, the bar in the function room was very small and cramped making it difficult for people to wait for drinks. Despite this the staff coped very well and did a great job trying to make sure that people weren't waiting too long.

New menu, delicious food very good

Excellent starter and main meal, great service and nice atmosphere. Well done we will return again soon.

The Canal Tavern is well known in the area and I visit it when I return to my home town. On this occasion I took my father who is now 87 and lives in a care home for a lunch time treat. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. We both decided to have shepherds pie on this occasion and the food was both tasty and hot. I think that the only thing that lets the venue down is that the decor is starting to look a little tired (light fittings, general looks) I would like to add though that it wouldn’t stop me from visiting again or from recommending the tasty food to others. The gem that the Tavern has is the functions suite at the rear of the property which I don’t think that they make the best use of and which could be put to a lot better use and raise the level and attractiveness of the venue.

Visited yesterday. It was the 1940s weekend. All the staff made the effort and dressed up, had the 40s hairstyles. Had a carvery which was excellent. Would recommend this place to anyone. Thankyou Canal tavern excellent day.

Just had a family meal for my nieces birthday and what beautiful food and lovely staff , highly recommend xxx

We visit Thorne three or four times a year and always enjoy eating here. Never had a bad experience. The food's always been good and the staff are really friendly and accommodating. (Decent range of ales too!) A great, family-friendly pub.

yesterday hada lovely birthday meal at the Canal Tavern the meal was absolutly lovely the meat was cooked as we required it the staff was very good i will give it 5 stars

Generous portions but way to much meat, must advise for smaller portions at carvery next time, otherwise spot on taste wise

Had a brilliant anniversary meal at the tavern sunday accommodate d 13 people everything was 1st class, good food , good service nice pleasant staff,will definitely be going again .

Popped in to get out of the cold while we waited to view a flat nearby. Staff were really friendly and welcoming. Will come back again some time.

Great food, great atmosphere and friendly staff. What more could you ask for?

We always pop in on a Sunday for the carvery when we vist my parents. Lovely tastey food always piping hot and nothing is ever a problem for the staff.. we went in yesterday and had a fab meal.. Thank you .. just wish we had a pub like this in Salisbury. . x

What a beautiful meal the food was really lovely, very helpful and accommodating, we took our Autistic grandson and mum in a wheelchair, the staff could not have done anything more for us. Will difinitely be back.

Went in for the Sunday carvery with my wife and was very impressed with the food and the service would happily recommend to my boaty friends.

Absolutely fabulous sunday lunch yesterday. Superb. Good value fresh tasty food

Excellent food really warm welcome Vanessa jo and Nic from sheffield def recommend and come back