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Hours
Sun
11:00 - 19:00
Mon
8:30 - 20:30
Tue
8:30 - 20:30
Wed
8:30 - 20:30
Thu
8:30 - 20:30
Fri
8:30 - 23:00
Sat
8:30 - 23:00
Ratings and reviews
3.5
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CUISINES
Bar, Barbecue, Asian, British, Pub, Street Food
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wine and Beer, Digital Payments, Accepts Credit Cards, Family style
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Market Kitchen is home to 11 food outlets and a bar. Serving up traditional café favourites, together with a wide range of street food options a coffee shop and a dessert bar there's plenty of choice to be had. You'll find Market Kitchen on the first floor of the new market hall, with space for over 500 people and a terrace offering a view of the new public square.
CUISINES
Bar, Barbecue, Asian, British, Pub, Street Food
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wine and Beer, Digital Payments, Accepts Credit Cards, Family style
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3.5
63 reviews
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Jane B
Barnsley51 contributions
Feb 2020 • friends
Went there Saturday evening on a football match day. Food was varied-Thai, Indian, Pizza, Balkan, Deserts and the choice of drinks was plentiful. Food served on plastic or cardboard trays with plastic cutlery which wasn’t the best way to eat. Because of the concrete ceiling and the musician it was very noisy. Couldn’t have a reasonable conversation. It was fine and suited our purpose for the evening. Won’t rush back but it’s is something different for Barnsley!
Written 23 February 2020
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Clare A
Walton-On-Thames2 contributions
Aug 2021 • family
We bought a meal from the Khao Niew Thai stall on the evening of August 24th 2021. This cost about £40 for a family of 4. The food was good, but I was really disappointed that it was served in paper containers with plastic cutlery and I felt it cheapened the entire experience. Try harder. Also our table was dirty but no one came to clean it, despite the presence of a “Clean me” card on the table. Drinks from Cucina were overpriced, but we asked for tap water and got a jug which helped. Terrible music.
Written 30 August 2021
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Orla B
Barnsley257 contributions
Mar 2020 • couples
This place could be awesome with a few tweaks.
Great vibe, amazing food with so many choices.
The one thing that lets it down (only on Saturdays as Sundays is fine), is the time it takes to get a drink. Way too long at busy times, and loads of people just give up and walk out.
The fix is easy. A few more bar staff and serve from all sides of the bar, rather than the one side they currently serve from.
Sort this, and they are onto a winner. If not, I hate to think how bad it will be in the summer if it carries on the same way.
All the bar staff are great btw, and work so hard. They just a better process.
Fingers crossed.
Written 14 March 2020
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Value_Seeker
Barnsley125 contributions
Feb 2020 • friends
We've been to the Market Kitchen a few times now and really love the area near the Cucina Sky Lounge. The variety and quality of food available is really good and the bar area very nice. Food is ordered at the various outlets and you are given a buzzer which vibrates when your food is ready to collect. Everything we've tried so far has been really good and I'm looking forward to visiting in the evening when there's live music playing. The only thing which spoilt our last visit was a table of women and children who were sitting very near to us and the women were allowing their children to literally run round and round and round their table with no respect for other guests who were enjoying a drink or a bite to eat in this lovely chilled out setting. Other families were there too and were having a great time without feeling the need to run around out of control. Please parents respect this wonderful new addition to Barnsley and don't allow your children to turn it into a play area!
Written 21 February 2020
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Richard G
Barnsley9 contributions
Jul 2020 • none
Just been today on a Wednesday evening to the Market Kitchen, felt safe all the time, tables are spaced appropriately, all of the food and drink stalls have had measures installed to protect staff and customers. The food was just as delicious as we remembered pre-COVID and the two pints we had tasted were even better! Get yourself down there and support this place as it’s great!
The floors and tables were really clean too. There was a singular table that had some cutlery and utensils left on it but these were cleared literally as we sat down on a neighbouring table.
Staff were very conscientious. All in all we had a great first post COVID meal!
Written 8 July 2020
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richard
1 contribution
Aug 2021 • none
I went here to treat my kids, well what can i say, half a hour to get my food, the kids yes kids no adult in view ( so cheap labour) so they could not be bothered, and what we got was really dissapointing.
I paid £19 for 2 desserts and 1 milkshake and ice latte for my kids. The portions were really small and cheap whippy ice cream on the plates. All i can say is the owners must be making a fortune of cheap labour and small portions.
Written 22 August 2021
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Russell L
Barnsley64 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Looked forward to our visit but left very disappointed. Bar prices quite expensive, only 1 card machine which took an age and was faulty, music too loud and poor quality, and when we were ready to order food some vendors stopped taking orders and others had waiting times up to one hour. Drinks were very good quality however. Never again
Written 23 February 2020
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@ivvcha
Barnsley30 contributions
Sept 2021 • none
Ordered a starter of calamari on a busy Saturday afternoon. I was advise it came with nothing and if I wanted any sauce I’d need to order separate. Ordered some chilli sauce (Mind, there is no prices of sides displayed on the menu or online!) Don’t get me wrong, calamari and the sauce where both fresh and delicious, however later looking at my bank statement I realised that I was charged £5.50 for calamari and £3.50 for side of chilli sauce which came in a pot I could dip 2kg of calamari in not just 5 rings. Really disappointed with this rip off pricing practice, as this started cost me £9 and that’s an average price of a main dish. Perhaps £6.50 for a portion of calamari that includes a small side of dipping sauce would bring me bag to this place.
Written 18 September 2021
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Nicky
Barnsley2 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
We attended Paul’s Cafe and I ordered some food which came with a hot drink.
Believing that the drink came with the food I left with my table buzzer and no drink.
After 20 plus minutes I went to the desk and asked if my food was ready to which they stated “ we have been shouting you”.
It transpired I was sat out of range for the buzzer system.
My food was under a heater and was Luke warm and when I asked for a coffee I was looked at like I was asking for a second …
Advice for the staff…
Not everyone at your shop has been coming for years ….
Advise them to take their drink straight away
Advise them not to sit too far away as the buzzer system has a certain RADIUS!!!!
The girl who serves you should instruct the girl on the hot drinks tower you need a drink.
Basic stuff ( effort) to get rite rather than blaming customers…
Not sure if I would put my cash there again
Written 3 August 2023
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demonwrangler
Barnsley638 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
It's a collection of different cafes and restaurants. We loved Jar Bar (Greek and Balkans) and Quack who specialise in aromatic duck. But had freshly prepared food locally sourced and completely delicious
Written 20 January 2020
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val b
7 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
Had fabulous lunch at Meze would definitely recommend great food reasonable priced great service. However bar prices very expensive £7 for a glass of Luke warm wine by staff not really interested in serving. Disappointing!!
Written 8 February 2023
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FOODIE51_13
Nottingham119 contributions
Oct 2021 • couples
Visited Meze Tapas restaurant for lunch.
Not impressed. Mixed vegetarian platter £9. Stale pitta (some rock hard!). Tomato salsa tasted suspiciously sour - didn’t eat it.
No glass, cup or straw with canned drink. Suggested I try the bar.
Wouldn’t go back.
Written 7 October 2021
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Paul B
Kingston-upon-Hull116 contributions
Jan 2022 • couples
What a complete waste of money. Plastic cutlery that snapped as soon as you tried to use it. Bottles of water but no glasses provided. So two pizzas and two small bottles of water £24. The pizza was like eating Yorkshire pudding bland and tasteless.
People walking all around the dining area and for that matter downstairs in the market Hall many without masks and no attempt made by any shop assistant or security guard to question them. Young men in their 20s not wearing masks!
Most of the staff did not have masks on either and I love her so gloves worn during food preparation and for that matter I never saw any hands washed.
Take my advice avoid the place and do not use near a pizza.
Written 5 January 2022
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aratelli
Chester-le-Street360 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
Stumbled across this when we visited the market below (Saturday afternoon approximately 3pm). A staff member recommended Market Kitchen as we were wondering where to go for nice cocktails.
Lots of small food outlets (we didn’t the food but dishes that were coming out - kebabs, Asian food, pizzas looked delicious), very spacious, price of wine and lager reasonable, cocktails delicious. Good range of music at a reasonable volume.
Lovely roof top terrace over looking the centre - can’t wait to come back in the summer months to sit outside catching the rays with a cocktail in each hand!
Written 19 February 2024
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1Jessica2014
Barnsley4 contributions
Mar 2020 • friends
Market kitchen is great for Barnsley, chilled atmosphere, modern decor, fab cocktails and nice eateries - Thai, Indian, Turkish (I've heard the gyros pitta is amazing), pizza. They even offer vegan pizza which is lovely. Will definitely visit again
Written 14 March 2020
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