The Bridge Inn Bridge Street, Wakefield WF1 5RT

"The Bridge Inn, which used to be Thd Ruddy Duck , has a good sized car park and a nice appearance from the outside. Once I walked in for dinner on Thursday evening, it looked a lot like The Ruddy Duck with high tables and stools as opposed to normal tables and chairs. The place is nice and clean. The feeling was that of a pub restaurant as opposed to fine dining. Ordering food was done either through an app or by going to the bar. Unfortunately for me, the app was not working, and I had to order from the bar. When you ordered from the bar, it was not possible to run up a tab to settle at the end of the meal. Instead, I had to pay for drinks, then the main course, and then dessert. The service at the bar was very nice, as was the service from the individuals who served the food we had ordered. The food was cooked to the desired level but was truly disappointing. The onion rings were not crisp, the peas were not from fresh or frozen, and they had little taste or consistency. The chips were OK but rather soft. The meat on the mixed grill was OK as well. The dessert pudding of Chocolade Fudge Cake was served warm as requested. It was the best dish of the night. All in all, I preferred the old Ruddy Duck in comparison to the new Bridge Inn."

"The first time we visited was around two weeks ago. The service was great, food was perfect and overall a great experience. This second time round wasn't as good. Unfortunately we decided to use the app. It works as it should but its layout is confusing and could be made more streamlined and more enticing with a few adjustments. Once we had ordered through it we got our starter within reasonable time, but whilst eating this we had a member of staff tell us an item was out of stock. This cant be helped and we were fine with it. Whilst he was here I had to ask where our drinks were as we were nearly done with the starter and we were parched by this time. After this we finished our starter and drinks and waited for what seemed like forever for our mains, the whole time having to stare out our empty starter dishes. The times we were interacting with the staff was a good experience and they were polite and helpful. The food and drinks were very nice, but what let it down was the speed of service mainly I think. Overall I'd say we would be happy to go back as we know it's easily fixable issues and the food there is very nice."

"Love this place. Staff are always friendly and helpful and the food is always amazing and fresh. If the weather is nice its lovely to eat outside with the view of the canal and boats passing."