Friendly service with a smile at Salt's Diner. Popped in for a quick coffee and cake with my family whilst visiting the gallery. The coffee is supplied by one of my favourite local roasters, Dark Woods and was strong and tasty as I would expect. We ordered chocolate cake, a frangipane and a Strawberry Streusel cake, which were all delicious. Good value in a great location. Will be back soon.

Great coffee and hot puddings. Friendly and welcoming staff.

Nice diner/cafe atmosphere. A lot of people and can get a bit noisy with the sound of kids. But all in all great place and decent coffee and scones + Building has a lot to see. Would visit again! Lots of free visitor parking

We arrived at 12pm, there looked to be around 10 tables free and just one person in front of us in the queue, so we joined it. We were quickly asked how many people were eating, and expected to be seated soon. The person seating people was funny to watch, clearing tables, looking at his notes, ticking things off now and again, shuffling menus, generally doing things to make him look busy, it kept us entertained for a while at least. We realised that some people must have booked in advance, as they arrived at the front of the queue and were seated - fair enough but I wish this had been communicated to us when we arrived!). The queue was quite large now and we were at the front, so we continued to wait, getting less entertained by the antics of the guy seating people. After half an hour, we were seated to be told that there was a half an hour wait on food orders - WHY NOT TELL US THIS HALF AN HOUR AGO!!! Anyway, having waited half an hour, we decided to wait again. The waitress was pleasant and good. The food was mediocre. Not good but not terrible. The menu choice was very limited. The price was quite expensive for what we got really. This would have been so much better with some communication... Better still if they didn't bother reserving tables. All the guy had to do is tell us that the free tables were reserved, we didn't feel very welcomed.

Extremely busy and vibrant diner. Quite large capacity with lots of tables. I had eaten elsewhere so cannot mark on food or service.

Needlessly overpriced. I ordered one of the specials, the mackerel pate, picked cucumber and baguette for £12.75. The food was nice to taste, but nothing more than I could make at home, mackerel pate doesn't take much culinary skill. However my main gripe was with the bread and price. I was expecting a full hearty baguette, but it turned out to be thinly sliced and toasted bruschetta, not what was advertised. Receiving the plate I felt ripped off, for £12.75 it definitely fell into the main meal category, this was clearly a starter, what's more mackerel is one of the cheapest fish you can buy. I don't mind paying more for food so long as I come away having had enough. But paying higher price for small quantity comes off as the restaurant skimping. On the plus side after I complained the staff did put it right and brought some more food, and dropped the price to £11 on the black board. But it shouldn't take a customer to tell them it's overpriced, they should be reviewing their food and pricing before it hits the menu. I also never received my baguette.

Good place for lunch at the heart of Salts Mill. Very good salad for lunch and a bottle of local beer. Another of our party had fish and chips. Looking around this was very popular with others dinning here. Not on the ground floor but there is a lift. This is an attraction in a huge space, so even at busy times it rarely seems full.

Four of us had drinks followed by dinner and it was almost 5 ⭐ ... Firstly the drinks , bar staff etc were fine and quick service. Secondly once we sat for dinner it went downhill slightly in as much that my wife had a 12" hair in her salad ..... to be fair it was rectified but should not have been there in the first place. Shame really as overall a nice evening with great beats from the dj 👍

Always an excellent time is had at the Diner Great food, friendly efficient service and fabulous surroundings. Well worth a visit

Fancy and tasty! Good service too. Pizza was nice. Weird to think heavy-duty textile machines were once in here.

I went for some lunch whilst visiting the mill. I didn't end up eating, I was seated but then waited 15 minutes with nobody taking my order. A group of 4 came and sat on the table next to me and had their order taken even though they came about 10 minutes after me. It appeared that because I was on my own nobody was interested. It was fairly quiet and there appeared to be a lot of staff looking for things to do except take my order. I visit Salts Diner regularly and feel the service has got gradually poorer over the last 12 months to the point where I won't return.

Basic food overly greasy served adhock by people disinterested in being customer centric, forget orders/leaves things out, very noisy reminds me if a factory canteen and not value for money, had better for what they are selling. Charge for dairy alternatives when you cannot consume dairy.

Very popular and, understandably as a result busy with a long wait prior to being shown to a table. The menu that we read whilst stood in line and chose food from was, by the time we got through, no longer being served as only for breakfast. The menu has no descriptors - our child wanted a brownie - but was upset with the unannounced addition of vanilla (real and strong flavour) ice-cream and a berry (raspberry? cherry?) sauce. We, adults, consider this a favourite outing but it was spoiled for us when a child was left unhappy (and we had to visit McDonald's, who saved the day, after!)

Really nice place! Simply but tasty food. Professional staff and managers - there were a small hiccup in the system with the tickets for our drinks and food, so ended up waiting quite a while, but they handled it so quick and professionally! Fantastic coffee and ever so polite staff.

Went for a family lunch on a bank holiday weekend, fortunately timed it well enough that we managed to get a table immediately, although huge queues by the time we left. Friendly & efficient staff with delicious and affordable food, very fresh and tasty.

Salts Diner is a great place for a bite to eat because of the setting and service from the staff. It's a really cool restaurant - really open plan in the old Salt Mill with the kitchen in the middle. The staff were very attentive and friendly. The food was OK, but I would have expected something a little more for the prices on the menu. We had pizza (the special) and it was very simple and something I could create myself at home quite easily. Nothing mind-blowing. The cakes all sounded really good but I'm not sure how "freshly home baked" they are. The scone was really tasty and slightly warm, which is a really nice touch, with local butter! Yum! The whole place is branded with a dog, by David Hockney, who also has work in one of the galleries. The dog on everything (including the waiters' and waitresses' tshirts) is quite funny and adds an extra bit of character to the place. The rest of the building has galleries, shops and an exhibition with a bit about the history of the place, which is interesting. All in all, Salts Diner is a nice place for a bite to eat in Saltaire.

Based in an imposing, superbly repurposed mill building. Lovely, friendly staff. Good, prompt service. Nice food. Plenty of parking.

Couldn't recommend a day at Salts Mill enough. We had lunch at Salts Diner; which was well worth the queue for the lovely food and excellent service. The atmosphere in the diner itself along with the views from the window AND George's friendly service genuinely made our day and completed the experience. There was so much to browse in the antiques shop we probably could've spent a couple of days looking through the trinkets and collectibles. Also elsewhere in the mill had a great interaction with Graham who was working in the shop on the ground floor. Couldn't recommend it enough to someone who admires the work of David Hockney and good food.

Tried their iced latte and lemon curd cake, both of them were amazing

We had a lovely lunch here. Initially they said they would be able to serve the sea bass special without bacon but then came back to tell us that bacon is right thru the dish. Instead of having to choose a new meal they offered to make an individual sea bass just for us! There are also lots of veggie/vegan options - much better than many similar places.

Unfortunately the meal that I received was not up to the usual standard. Fish and chips were well below the standard. I hardly touched the food. Service however was good. I was still charged for the food even though I voiced my opinion to the supervisor.

All good reviews for Sunday roasts…but they mean nothing without a menu to look at prior to booking!! And if there is one…it’s one the most guarded best kept secrets!! Jeez not asking much is it? 🤦‍♂️

Definitely worth waiting for! Slight wait but super food and staff.

Lovely pizzetta. Good service. Decent value.

Amazing setting, great food and drinks all at a reasonable price.

Had to wait a while for the table and not cheap but good food and drink in a lovely old mill

Very good food and delightful service, and in a lovely place to visit.

Service was superb, friendly without being intrusive. The menu is short but what they do is very good. The cakes and desserts are where they excel. Here is my gripe… What would have been the best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever had was ruined by being served with vegan vanilla ice cream. I’ve nothing against vegans or vegan food, I enjoy a lot of it, it’s just that vegan vanilla ice cream isn’t very good. The daft thing is, the sticky toffee pudding itself is not vegan!

Very disappointed and NOT to usual standard. Had lunch in Salts diner today have dined here many times before and have always been satisfied with the food and service, but not today. The food was well below what we had come to expect from Salts. We chose sausage and mash, the sausages were not to their usual standard. They tasted like cheap catering sausages not at all enjoyable. It will be a long time before we dine here again.

We decided to have lunch at the diner in the mill; it was a rather busy Saturday, so there was quite the queue. The staff were friendly and polite; however, the younger staff appeared quite disorganised and slow. I believe the waiting time and overall service could have been managed better with a more experienced team; however, I appreciate such employees keep such businesses staffed. Once we were seated, the staff tended to our needs within a reasonable time; the food took longer than you’d expect, but again we appreciated how busy it was (still not a great excuse). The food is of excellent quality in the main; however, the product slipped slightly due to the high demand. I recommend trying it for yourself but expect delays during busier times. I hope the management will consider my feedback to make the minor improvements required to get a five star rating in the future.

Lovely, large old woollen mill converted to gallery/shops, very nice cafe etc. Interesting Victorian village of Saltair which is a UNESCO world heritage site, with almshouses, park, canal, train station.

We ate in the restaurant and the food was simply delicious. We were served by attentive and very cheerful staff. Do not eat here if you simply want a quick bite to eat. This is a place to sit and have a relaxing meal. Before and/or after the meal you should take time to explore the exhibits that are open to the public, as well as many various products for sale.

Great service, fab food!