The Golden Ball
📍 2.2 miles from AESSEAL New York Stadium
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
The Golden Ball Inn in Whiston, Rotherham, offers a welcoming atmosphere for both home and away football fans. Its proximity to Rotherham Central Station and the New York Stadium makes it a convenient pre- or post-match stop. The pub features a spacious rear garden, ideal for socialising, and a cosy interior with log fires. While there's no explicit mention of live football broadcasts, the venue's traditional pub setting and community orientation suggest it may cater to fans seeking a relaxed environment. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
Recent Fan Reviews
Such a lovely pub! Stumbled upon this pub on a google search so happy we came here! We didn’t book but luckily got such a lovely table! (I would recommend booking though!) Food was great quality and service was great! We had Louise and Bev as our servers they were lovely! Will be back! There’s a free car park too!
Sunday dinner at the Golden Ball was absolutely lovely. Even though it was incredibly busy, the wait staff went above and beyond to get us a table and squeezed us in. The drinks were nice and cold, the food was delicious — the trio of meats Sunday dinner was especially good and highly recommended. A huge shout-out to Gracie and Kenzie — both were so friendly, attentive, and made sure nothing was too much trouble despite how busy it was. Fantastic service all round. We’ll definitely be back!
This is a really nice pub, with a lovely atmosphere, the staff were brilliant with the right balance of attentiveness, superb food that was only let down by not being piping hot, and my only real gripe is also temperature related, when we visited on Sunday evening, the whole pub was absolutely freezing cold, so much so we moved table twice trying to find a warmer spot. This is my only reason for scoring it 3 stars
Great atmosphere & a fantastic pint. The kitchen is massively letting this place down. The Chef is getting the basics wrong (if you’re reading this, don’t get annoyed, feedback is a gift for business to improve). 2 adult main meals and we left most of it & went home to eat. Triple cooked chips - soggy oven chips Ham pie - mostly dry pastry and a flavourless filling of fatty lumps. Roast potatoes on the Sunday lunch appeared to be boiled rather than roasted. Rest of the vegetables were limp and flavourless. Any kitchen that can’t execute roast potatoes, chips or a pie needs a shake. Potential to be a cracking little pub if they get a professional in the kitchen or just someone’s nanna that knows the basics.
Great find! This pub/restaurant is huge, and serves really great quality food. The staff were really busy, but still carried out their duties with a smile, and we're friendly and courteous throughout. Their Boxing Day 3-course menu is exceptional value too. Would definitely recommend, if in the area. I'll definitely be returning.