Salt & PepperPolish Restaurant 01226 284341
The Salt & Pepper shopfront on Doncaster Road, Barnsley: a black fascia with white lettering above a timber-clad window and planters.

Doncaster Road, Barnsley

Polish home cooking,
made fresh every day

Pierogi, żurek in a bread bowl and schabowy that covers the plate, in a small family-run dining room on Doncaster Road, just east of Barnsley town centre. If you have never eaten Polish food before, ask - we will talk you through the menu.

Open Wednesday to Sunday, from 12 noon

Call 01226 284341 Get directions
  • 4.8from 226 Google reviews
  • 5Food hygiene rating, inspected April 2026
  • 2021Cooking on Doncaster Road since
  • Women-ownedFamily-run, and LGBTQ+ friendly

The food

The dishes people come back for

Polish names first, because that is what they are called - with a plain description underneath for anyone eating this for the first time. These are the dishes diners name most often in their reviews.

  • PierogiPolish dumplings - meat, potato and cheese, and sweet ones
  • Żurek w chlebieSour rye soup in a bread bowl, with white sausage and egg
  • Kotlet schabowyBreaded pork cutlet, fried golden
  • GolonkaPork knuckle, slow-cooked
  • BigosHunter's stew - sauerkraut, cabbage and meat
  • Kluski śląskieSilesian potato dumplings
  • Placek po węgierskuPotato pancake under goulash
  • Zupa dniaSoup of the day, made that morning

No prices on this page and no printed menu card, because we would rather show you the real one than a guess. Ring 01226 284341 and the kitchen will tell you what is on today, or come and read the board.

Żurek served in a hollowed bread bowl on a slate board, with a glass of beer and skewers of bacon and gherkin.
Żurek, poured into the loaf. You eat the bowl afterwards.
Two golden breaded pork cutlets on a plate with mashed potato, a fried egg on top and a side salad.
Schabowy with mash and a fried egg on top.
A breaded cutlet on a plate beside small bowls of grated carrot salad and beetroot.
The surówki - grated carrot and beetroot - come alongside.
Two dark plates of pork in a creamy mushroom sauce with boiled potatoes, tomato and greens.
Pork under a creamy mushroom sauce, with potatoes.
A bowl of mushroom soup on a dark board, surrounded by fresh mushrooms, herbs and bay leaves.
A mushroom soup of the day, plated by the kitchen.
Sliced bread on a wooden board with a bowl of pickled gherkins and a bowl of pale spread.
Bread, gherkins and something to spread on it, to start.
Two dark plates, each with a breaded croquette on mashed potato with tomato and herbs.
Plated for two, the way it leaves the pass.
The restaurant's dining room at night, tables laid with white cloths beneath a lit Salt & Pepper sign.
The dining room, laid up before service.

All photographs are the restaurant's own, from its Facebook page and Google listing.

The dining room after dark: white-clothed tables and timber chairs beneath a lit Salt & Pepper Polish Restaurant sign.
This is a little hidden gem in Barnsley. We had a warm greeting from the owner and given a window table. It was our first time to visit a Polish restaurant so was a bit unsure what to expect. We need not have worried - the menu is self explanatory and if you're in any doubt the owner will explain. Glyn Melia, Google review, June 2026

What people say

4.8 out of 5, from 226 reviews

Every review below is a real Google review, left by a named diner. Nothing here has been edited beyond trimming for length.

★★★★★

Simply the best! Best Polish food in the region, no contest! We traveled from Doncaster and were blown away by the quality and the lovely service. The place has such a great soul and beautiful decor.

Dominika PapierzGoogle Local Guide, May 2026

★★★★★

We had our wedding reception there, the food was amazing, a real taste of Poland. Both English guests and Polish loved the food. The atmosphere was electric and the staff and owners were truly amazing.

Anna MiernikGoogle review, November 2025

★★★★★

What can I say? The food was amazing, it's traditional Polish food in a relaxed atmosphere. I would recommend this place to both English and Polish people. And the dessert was out of this world. Top marks to the chef.

Karl SimmonsGoogle Local Guide, November 2025

Reviews read from the restaurant's Google Business Profile on 15 September 2026, where the rating stood at 4.8 from 226 reviews.

Catering & events

The room does bigger nights too

It says Catering & Events on the front of the building, and the reviews bear it out - one family held their whole wedding reception here and fed English and Polish guests off the same kitchen.

If you are feeding a party, a christening or an office, ring and talk to the owner about numbers and what you want on the table.

Call about an event Email us
The front of the restaurant in daylight, with window seating and planters on the pavement.
Opening hours
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday12:00 - 19:30
Thursday12:00 - 19:30
Friday12:00 - 20:30
Saturday12:00 - 20:30
Sunday12:00 - 18:30

Find us

Address
22-24 Doncaster Road
Barnsley S70 1TH
Phone
01226 284341
Email
Barnsley.Restaurant@gmail.com
Facebook
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