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The Royal is managed by the owner, Nigel West and so is able to offer great service at great prices, combining a unique, authentic Tapas menu served in the stylish yet informal bar area or in our dining restaurant. Our Tapas dishes have quickly won a glowing reputation as "the best outside of Spain".

The restaurant & bar serves only the very best of locally-sourced produce & delicacies directly imported from Spain, cooked to perfection, in a relaxed atmosphere. Our Tapas menu extends to over 70 dishes and can either be shared or taken as individual meals and is served from 5pm every Tuesday through to Sunday.
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Suitable for larger tables we have two fixed price Tapas menu's at 15 & 20 per head please ask for details. Our Tapas are cooked and served in the traditional Spanish way, using fresh ingredients. Each individual Tapa is brought to your table as soon as it is ready. Some take longer to cook than others so there may be a delay between the service of each dish.
The Royal offers the very best of authentic Spanish Tapas served either in the bar are or our 36 seat restaurant using only the finest local ingredients.

Our raw meats are supplied by the nearby award winning Cannon Hall Farm Estate Farm & our Spanish delicacies are imported directly from some of the finest Spanish food suppliers, all cooked by our talented & dedicated Chefs who have worked extensively in some of the very best restaurants in Yorkshire.
Our bar at The Royal Barnsley focuses on the finest of drinks served in a lively, stylish & sociable environment. Fine wines & champagnes are served alongside the best of Yorkshire Real Ales, Spanish Estrella Lager & Sussex Ciders. A huge selection of premium brand spirits are available alongside a great selection of cocktails.
Reviews (10)
Mojie
Mojie
Jan 20, 2022
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Great selection of plates of tapas and generous portions, ideal for sharing.
James Dixey
James Dixey
Jan 07, 2022
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Really ponderous service, got our last Tapas dish 15 mins after everything else so were all sat eating potatoes. Felt like we were hidden in a corner and forgot about. The food was pretty good and the staff friendly on the rare occasion we encountered some. My wife went 6months before and had a great experience.
Mark Finney
Mark Finney
Jan 06, 2022
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Table service only for drinks is commendable but having to give names and numbers on entry undermines my honesty. Lovely decor and atmosphere but drinks very expensive. A pint of Carling at £4.50 is a deal breaker for me (50% more than Weatherspoons prices). I appreciate different pub types but £1.50 per pint more can't be justified to me.
Stuart Wynne
Stuart Wynne
Nov 25, 2021
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My wife and I recently moved to the area ,and have been looking around for some of the best plot eat near us ,came across the Royal in mapelwell and yesterday managed to get there for Sunday lunch, very happy we went staff pleasant,food and plates hot,menu good choices the roast beef was excellent only comment I have is give a soup spoon with the mussels which were very nice indeed and cooked perfectly,thank you and will be back again to try the tapas very soon
Samantha Windle
Samantha Windle
Oct 29, 2021
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Amazing from start to end, waitess and bar staff were so attentive and the food was amazing!!!!!
Sara Gledhill
Sara Gledhill
Oct 17, 2021
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Date night with my hubby, first time at the royal beautiful outside area and wonderful staff the only down fall was we both came to eat tapas the menu advertised Gluten free dishes so this was perfect for my coeliac husband, after ordering we were told actually nothing is gluten free. Surely you simply can not advertise GF this could have made my husband very ill if I had not stated to make sure it was GF to the waitress. Please think about re-doing your menu to avoid simple costly mistakes to coeliac visitor . This is not a bad review by any means just simple advice to keep customers happy 😊
Beate Finch
Beate Finch
Sep 14, 2021
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Absolutely loved it .planning already to go back .Will book a table as it gets very busy .
Simon Kirkham
Simon Kirkham
Sep 01, 2021
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Tuesday night is Tapas night and quite simply the food is brilliant and authentically Spanish I believe they also do it on a Saturday night but was booked up for two weeks. Having now been we can understand why it's booked up. Large outside space for eating under a circus style tent plus space inside.
Heather Stephenson
Heather Stephenson
Jul 23, 2021
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Second visit here and just as excellent as we remembered! Staff lovely and friendly. Food superb. I’ll definitely be back.
Phil Johnson
Phil Johnson
Jun 14, 2021
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Had a meal last night our first time at the Royal. Really lived up to the good reputation it has. Six of us had a very varied selection of tapas dishes and none of them disappointed. Will definitely visit again.