Lakeside Restaurant in Kirklees

What a fabulous venue for my daughters wedding. The room was dressed superbly by Marton and the dedicated team, they really couldn’t have done more than they did, fantastic. The food/menu we selected was delicious and all cooked and presented perfectly. The surrounding picturesque setting was ideal for the photos. Would highly recommend.

We went to Ponderosa Zoo today, while there we got hungry so we decided to step in to the Lakeside restaurant. First impression when we got in was quite good, until one of the staff members came. The man was pretty arrogant and we've been told that he would not have a table for 4 adults and 3 small children for at least another hour. We asked if can we eat outside as there was plenty of tables and none of them was occupied. We've been told that they don't serve food outside. Ok fair enough, we booked a table for an hour later and we went back then. The staff, again, was arrogant and disorganised. I had impression they don't know what to do. After we sat down we were waiting for 10 minutes to order drinks. Then when we ordered drinks ( water and three glasses of coke) we were waiting for at least another 15 minutes to get them. Finally, we got the bill. We asked a young girl if they've split the bill like we asked, she said we need to use our own calculator to work it out. It never happened to me in any other restaurants. NEVER. After what we were told and how shocked we were we worked it out, paid the bill and we all said we won't go back there ever again. When we got outside we were shocked again as people just sat outside having lunches OUTSIDE where they apparently are not serving food. I wouldn't recommend going there to anyone.

What an amazing little find. Can not believe we have only just found this place. We had such an awful experience at our local resturant the previous night ( which we will never return to).Today we could have been made to feel more welcome by the team here. We have a one half and 2 and half year old. We where made to feel so welcome, so relaxing, (which is so difficult with two toddlers) on top of the really great service which can honestly say every team member delivered, the food was absolutely fantastic all fresh, served by welcoming friendly chef. Then the cherry on the cake for my husband had to be the price. We had 2 starters at our local before we left and this cost the same price and we where all happy and full. You need to visit. One best days we’ve ever had out as a family. We will be back.

Nice Sunday outing at pondersea finished off with a lovely carvery and pint beside the lakeside 🍴🍻👌

Quiet a decent carvery, nice surroundings . Friendly staff. Veg nice and fresh and Yorkshire pudding good. Chap serving meat was a bit miserable and tight with the portions.

Visited on a Thursday lunchtime during the school holidays. Although the Ponderosa Zoo was busy, the Lakeside Restaurant was fairly quiet. The restaurant is spacious and has a bar with comfortable seating. The kids menu was restricted to items such as chicken nuggets, mini fish and chips and a couple of pasta dishes for £4.95. No drink was included and no puddings were available on the menu. We had jacket potatoes with tuna from the main menu which were ok but expensive when compared to other similar restaurants. Would not visit again. A picnic would seem to be the best choice when visiting the zoo.

Lovely food and a nice building to eat its reasonably priced with nice staff I definitely going again

Wow! Came yesterday for the first time in a few months and opted to eat at the cafe as we didn’t fancy a sit down meal. Food was brilliant and we enjoyed looking at all the animals on the farm. Special thanks to Jess in the cafe. She was lovely with my youngest who has autism. She was very helpful and an all around lovely young lady. She is a credit to your team.

Fantastic food, staff and venueWe have just come back from a lovely Sunday Carvery at the Lakeside Restaurant, celebrating a birthday and fathers' day.From the very friendly welcome from the manager through to the attentive staff and chefs, you can't fault the service.We have visited a number of times before but the food and set up was particularly good today. It's perfect if you have children too as you can make it into a day visit by going around Ponderosa, seeing all the animals and playing in the parks. It also has an indoor play area in case the weather isn't great.It's a perfect place for a family day out, particularly if you want to combine it with an excellent carvery on a Sunday.The restaurant can also host functions and weddings and with the gardens and lake area, it really is a lovely setting for a special occasion.

I got married last sat and had our evening reception here . Mark the new manager went above and beyond. The restaurant looked stunning. The food was beautiful. The staff were lovely and so respectful. Mark even went out of his way to search for my sons lost dinosaur tail, and kept food aside for guests that had got lost on their way. He also helped unload and load all the preparations for the wedding ect. Guests were welcomed by staff with a drink and smiles. The tables that required moving for the dance floor were moved with out any one noticing. The scenery at the venue couldn't be more beautiful and perfect for the photographs. I had so many compliments on the day about the venue, and food. People that had not been before couldn't believe how beautiful it was. I couldn't have imagined celebrating on my wedding day any where else !