Went to Bar Ha Ha last night for a meal (not my idea), and TBH the food was horrible (cold chips, cold peas, burnt minute burger, limp dead salad), did I just catch them on an off-night or is it always that bad ?

The food is over priced and rubbish all the time. Last time I ate (and it will be the last time) I just made it home before my body decided it really really did not want that inside of me! The wine is OK but I have eaten there three times and its been afwful every time. NO it was not my idea, I would not have gone back after the first time!

I've found the food at lunchtime is generally much better than the food in the evening. They do the snacky type things very well, but the main meals are not great, and I had a similar experience to you nick, the food was cold and the service was slow.

I was realy looking foreward to the burger thinking it would be big, thick and bloody after reading all the bumf on the menu about how they use a big jar lid to size it, what actually turned-up was like a large meatball, and burnt.
It went back to be replaced by another identically sized burger that was slightly less burnt. I asked why I couldn't have it "rare" and the waitress (who was very nice) said they came "pre-done", which is odd when they claim to make them in-house.

Anyway, won't be going back.

My friend is GM of HaHa! in Ealing. So of what I know of the compnay they'd listen to your complaint - did you mention your disappointment to staff/manager? Everything is bought in fresh and cooked on premises to order - well it is in Ealing!

I eat in Sheffield bar often and have always found it great - and before anyone asks - EVEN before my friend started working for the company!!!!!

I did complain and they just replaced it with equally crap food. The time before the salad that came with the burger was a single piece of onion!!!

They just don't care and I would rather just not go back.
:)

We had some of their lovely cold french fries the other day.

Just a thought - with all these new restaurants and bars that have opened in Sheffield over the past few years, you have to wonder if there are enough chefs and waiters/waitresses with the necessary catering and customer care skills to fill all the new jobs.

I've eaten there a couple of times and found it to be OK.

That was at lunctime and evening - typically around 1300hrs and 1830hrs.

No real complaints, food and service met expectations.

No connection to the bar or staff!

Joe

Is this bar the one on the corner of St pauls parade and the peace gardens. If is I've been once and it was dreadful.

Ive been once with work for dinner. Food was ok, but VERY overpriced :O Ridiculous ! I'd avoid going just because of the non-value for money

I went not longer after it first opened. The food was nice, but was rather expensive and the portions were a tad small.

Haven't been back for food since, simply as there are other bars & pubs that do food that I prefer.

I don't really ask for too much - simple, home cooked food in good sized portions at a reasonable price, with good ale to wash it down!

I've always had good food from there, and that's coming from a veggy for whom the words "good food" and "eating out" rarely go together. I've only ever eaten when it's quiet though, so maybe that's the key.

Only eaten there twice and both times found it well overpriced for what wasn't very nice food :/

Originally posted by nick2
I was realy looking foreward to the burger thinking it would be big, thick and bloody after reading all the bumf on the menu about how they use a big jar lid to size it, what actually turned-up was like a large meatball, and burnt.
It went back to be replaced by another identically sized burger that was slightly less burnt. I asked why I couldn't have it "rare" and the waitress (who was very nice) said they came "pre-done", which is odd when they claim to make them in-house.

Anyway, won't be going back.

I've eaten at Ha Ha too Nick and was equally unimpressed. There really is no excuse for any piece of meat to come "pre-done". Surely the company can afford to employ people who are able to cook a piece of meat to one's taste? Additionally limp salad screams one thing... heat lamps! When I ate at Ha Ha it was only at lunchtime and I ordered what they claimed was a smoked salmon omelette. Smoked? Try more like poached! And don't even get me started on their espresso....

NB: Their Bombay G&Ts are to die for however!

Maybe it's called Ha! Ha! for a good reason.

They're having a laugh at our expense?

I've eaten a couple of times there, daytime and although the food was okay, you didn't get much and it was expensive. The words, off and rip, not necessarily in that order come to mind.

I went in for a meal last July and have not been back since for food due to having to wait 1 HOUR for the food to be brought to the table.
This is not the first time this has happened either.I do still go there for a drink as i like the leather seats at the bottom end as its good for a relaxing evening drink(if not having food).

Just one look at the price list has put me off eating at the Ha Ha Bar. It's something like 7 quid or more for a burger and chips! Sounds like rip-off prices to me. However, after reading these comments and observations, not sure I'll give them my patronage even after winning the lottery tonight!

Well, i think we all know to voice our opinion with our feet now, and not go back! When i went it was the typical rubbish that everyone else seems to have had!!!

last time 9and the last time) I ate in there I paid about £5 for egg and chips. Eggs must have been cooked under a match for about 2 seconds and were clearly undercooked even for insanely runny, chips were awful too. Another mate ordered a salad and it took them 3 attempts (and 40 minutes) to get the right one.

This was on a Saturday afternoon.

NEVER EAT THERE

First time I sat down and after 10 minutes of being ignored by staff I left. Thought I'd give them another chance. Bottle of beer warm as a cup of tea, 3 falafels for £4.50 looking a bit lost on the plate (no pitta, no salad unless that covers 4 rocket leaves a s). Never been since.

I find this rather odd. I've eaten at HaHa many many times and have never had a bad meal.

I've eaten there before and didn't find the food to be undercooked, merely overpriced and unsatisfying.

Spoke to some mates about this at the weekend, it was 50/50, some had had a good meal some had had a crap one. A couple of people had the same beefburger experience as me, a small burnt meatball, when they were expecting a huge juicy burger and cold chiups seemed to be fairly common.

I think they should decide if they are a bar or a restaurant and organise the place accordingly.

Eaten there twice. It was really bad the first time, the service was ok, but the food was tasteless. Several months later, having forgotten how good/bad it was I decided to give it another try and was equally disappointed. The service/staff seem fine, it's just (!) the food. By the way, the first time was 2ish and the second time probably 5/6ish.

I also have had a bad experience with the food in there before but ended up in there with some friends on Saturday afternoon.

I ordered home made fish finger’s, chips with mushy peas. All my friends meals arrived , even the ones who had ordered after me and I was sat tapping my fingers for quite a while so I wentto the bar and complained, just as it finally arrived.

Ended up with cold skinny chips that had no taste, processed peas, ergh and tiny fish fingers that tasted like stale bread.

To make things worse I put loads of their brown sauce all over it to try and make it taste abit better and then discoverd I didn’t like the taste of their brown sauce either it tasted like poultry offal!

Ended up leaving most of it and it cost me £9quid what a rip off, left the place still starving vowing never to return there again.

Found the bar staff quite rude and unhelpful too.

Originally posted by nick2
Went to Bar Ha Ha last night for a meal (not my idea), and TBH the food was horrible (cold chips, cold peas, burnt minute burger, limp dead salad), did I just catch them on an off-night or is it always that bad ?

Went there for work xmas meal last year.. I thought it was pretty rank as well.

i agree too, overpriced, crap food and service isnt good. i went with a friend and we thought we would have the japanese platter 'for 2' to share. it was more like half a portion of 1 persons meal.
i know someone who applied for a job there and the application form just asked weird questions, something along the lines of (and dont quote me) 'what is your favourite car' etc etc. maybe this is why the service is bad?!

It's not just us either : http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/greedycow/food/restaurants/ha_ha.shtml

I hope they are reading this and make some improvements becasue the bar itself is realy nice, it's the food that lets it down.

To make the place even less attractive they have a resident lech! Me and a mate have been in the place a couple of times for a 'quiet' drink and have been 'bothered' by a weedy, pony- tailed grey-haired guy who appears to think he's God's gift to women. He's a cross between Julian Clary ( not looks ) and Kenneth Williams, in his voice and mannerisms. According to a guy I know he frequents the place in the vain hope of meeting the luvvies from the theatre and women. It's put me off going in the place - creep.:gag:

Most of these posts back up my decision not to bother any more with the Ha Ha Bar. The last time I went, I left feeling they were just taking the Mickey. £7 for a cold fish finger in a bun!!!

Nick2, it looks like you're trying to be fair here, but really, a 50:50 track record doesn't present very good odds does it?

Such a shame - lovey decor, atmosphere (if you don't mind pony-tail man), but a complete rip-off.

Was going to go last wednesday with a friend for a drink and some food in the sun. Ordered drinks before looked at menu (big mistake) took one look atprices and at some of the plates that people were eating from.

After necking drinks wandered across road to pasty shop had 2 lovely beef and stilton pastys and a couple of voddy mudshakes from somerfields while sat in peace gardens for less than a "burger"

hungry now

Originally posted by Olive
Nick2, it looks like you're trying to be fair here, but really, a 50:50 track record doesn't present very good odds does it?


It's just a shame, when there are so few decent places to drink and eat in town, that they don't seem to think customer satisfaction realy matters.

I have only ever been once on a quiet saturday afternoon.

Service slow with no apology or reason given
food cold and chicken undercooked. When I complained I was told they were "busy" and they would get me another - still no apology given! :mad:

Decided not to stay and went to Wetherspoons instead. Service good, food much nicer and much more reasonably priced!!

I was in HaHa on Saturday for lunch with two friends; the service was very slow, after half an hour I was told that they didn't have what I had ordered.

I've always been happy with the service before, but it went down in my estimation at the weekend.

I was also quite shocked when I ordered a large mineral water and a lime and soda and was charged £4.75! :o

Went with a couple of friends a few Saturday's ago. All the meals turned up - except one (hers arrived when we'd almost finished). Side orders of fries arrived after we'd eaten the meals too. Food was ok, but service slow.

Avoid this place like the plague if your hungry, food is just awful and the portion's tiny, expect a lengthy wait after you place your order to await your cold tastless food:gag: , unhelpful inpolite staff and overpriced food.

Has anyone on here actually complained to management about the poor quality of the food and service in Ha Ha Bar?

Is it just exclusive to the bar in Sheffield or are their bars in other cities equally as bad, I know Ha Ha have just opened a bar in leeds Millennium Square, has anyone been?

Originally posted by skyfitsboy
Avoid this place like the plague if your hungry, food is just awful and the portion's tiny, expect a lengthy wait after you place your order to await your cold tastless food:gag: , unhelpful inpolite staff and overpriced food.

Has anyone on here actually complained to management about the poor quality of the food and service in Ha Ha Bar?

Is it just exclusive to the bar in Sheffield or are their bars in other cities equally as bad, I know Ha Ha have just opened a bar in leeds Millennium Square, has anyone been?
I haven't been to the Ha Ha in Leeds, but they know they'll have to deliver the goods, as in Leeds they face fierce competition from the vast array of cafe bars, food outlets etc. With cafe bars and eateries like Hard Rock Cafe, Babycream, Nandos, Ma Potters, Browns, If, Sports Cafe, Firefly, Aire, Living Room, Slug and Lettuce, not to mention 8 Starbucks, 4 Cafe Neros, quite a few Costas, 2 Pret a Mangers, 12 or so Subways and many many more in close proximity, its gotta be good. Likewise Ha Ha in Nottingham is also faced with loads of competition.

Originally posted by nick2
Went to Bar Ha Ha last night for a meal (not my idea), and TBH the food was horrible (cold chips, cold peas, burnt minute burger, limp dead salad), did I just catch them on an off-night or is it always that bad ?

I went here with my mother. SHe complained about her main so we got free pudding. The pudding we chose was a pavlova. This comprised a cheap meringue nest with squirty cream on it and some defrosted fruit. Absolutely awful. They should be shut down. You'd be better off in some truckers' diner.

Originally posted by nick2
It's just a shame, when there are so few decent places to drink and eat in town, that they don't seem to think customer satisfaction realy matters.
With their new bar in Leeds they'll have to think customer satisfaction matters. One of Sheffields problems is the fact that there are few decent places to eat and drink in town compared with Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham, and in those cities, customers can go to lots of other places if any particular bar fails to deliver on quality.

I've just found this on their website.

We really want to hear from you!
All mail is read and passed on to the right member of the team and will be replied to personally...
If there's ANYTHING you want to get off your chest or if you have any questions or enquiries please do contact us.

General Enquires - kat@hahaonline.co.uk

not Haha's, but a similar story.

I had a meal with a few other people at (i think) the brown bear. Just up from the crucible.

I ordered a main course and desert.

Which arrived in reverse order.

When I complained and said that my ice cream would have melted and hot cake have gone cold by the time i'd eaten my main, i was told that I should have ordered them seperately as they can only bring things out together...
I won't be eating there again.

Originally posted by firecracker
With their new bar in Leeds they'll have to think customer satisfaction matters. One of Sheffields problems is the fact that there are few decent places to eat and drink in town compared with Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham, and in those cities, customers can go to lots of other places if any particular bar fails to deliver on quality.

On the bright side once the new bars and restaurants open within the Leopold Square development and underneath St Pauls Place, they will be more choice for eating in the city centre.

Ha Ha's will have to improve their service then if they want to retain some customers in their Sheffield bar.

Shame we are not currently spoilt for chioce like other cities are.:rolleyes:

Ha Ha is owned by Yates I believe.

Maybe you could complain to their head office?

I think it is shocking frankly, but I have avoided it quite sucessfully since it first opened and my friend who worked there dished the internal gossip.

I've found it slow for food but their egg and chips has always been very hot though somewhat expensive for egg and chips!

Or should I say french fries.

I have been several times I think the quality of both food and service have gone downhill in the last year or so.

An omelette (which is quite simple to cook) should not seem like it came out of a plastic bag from the microwave.

I much prefer Lions Lair, Vig and Pen, Trippetts or even All Bar One when it comes to being served fresh food!!!

I've only been in for drinks & snacks, but have heard so many bad stories from friends that I would never eat there, and am amazed that anyone still does.

One friend ordered food. Almost an hour later, he collared a waitress: they'd forgotten to pass on his order. He didn't get any apology or compensation for this.

Another time, somebody asked for wine "sorry, we're out of that". Tried another "sorry we're out of that too". Turned out they didn't have any red wine in the building! WTF?

Another time, somebody ordered fudge pudding. Waitress said they had run out, then came back and said they had one portion left. When the portion came, it was tiny: either they'd given him the offcuts or scraped the remains off somebody else's plate. They tried to charge full price for it, but relented when he complained.

Somebody else had an item on the bill charged twice...

No, I won't be eating there in a hurry. If I want nice food in the town centre, I go to the Wig & Pen, a little pricey but worth every penny, you get what you pay for.

I worked in several restaurants, pubs, bars and bistros between the age of 13 and 20 and I have never ever come across a worse service than this place. It is appauling. (but hey its cool so all you trendies keep going and stay out of my way-sheep)

Originally posted by robbie
(but hey its cool so all you trendies keep going and stay out of my way-sheep)

Most people have said they won't be going again, so they might bump into you in Yates'.

Originally posted by skyfitsboy
Avoid this place like the plague if your hungry, food is just awful and the portion's tiny, expect a lengthy wait after you place your order to await your cold tastless food:gag: , unhelpful inpolite staff and overpriced food.

Has anyone on here actually complained to management about the poor quality of the food and service in Ha Ha Bar?

Is it just exclusive to the bar in Sheffield or are their bars in other cities equally as bad, I know Ha Ha have just opened a bar in leeds Millennium Square, has anyone been?
Just been to the Ha Ha in Leeds. Not eaten anything there, but it looks very classy inside, and as if plenty of money has been spent on it. And it opens until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights.

Originally posted by nick2
I was realy looking foreward to the burger thinking it would be big, thick and bloody

yuk! lol!:loopy:

Originally posted by nick2
Most people have said they won't be going again, so they might bump into you in Yates'.

if anyone ever sees me in Yates' (short of te free Guiness offer coming on again) please feel free to shoot me.:D

I've been in once but for what it was it was terribly over priced never been in the place since. I prefer a jolly subway when in sheffield these days:partyhat:

Nice location, shame about the quality of the place.
Subway is ok, although still a bit pricey too and once uve had one sarney, uve had em all.

Disagree, you can get so many different combinations and dfifferent bread. I don't work for subway honestly. I just think its especially good for when you're on the go.

I went there once on a date, ended up with food poisoning and had to cut the night short.

Thanks Bar Ha Ha, thanks a bunch for destroying my bowels costing me a shag!!!

Bar Ha! Ha! Now there's a place. Where the pretentious of Sheffield flock like scabrous pigeons to feast on the few crumbs of narcissism cast about the cobbles outside.

At the end of the day it only up the road from the Yorkshire Grey (which is quite possibly the most depressing bar i have ever visited) so why the inflated prices, and gallic-style presentation?

Originally posted by Scotty_78
I went there once on a date, ended up with food poisoning and had to cut the night short.

Thanks Bar Ha Ha, thanks a bunch for destroying my bowels costing me a shag!!!

Could have been worse, you could have followed through whilst on the job!

Originally posted by The_Sharp
Bar Ha! Ha! Now there's a place. Where the pretentious of Sheffield flock like scabrous pigeons to feast on the few crumbs of narcissism cast about the cobbles outside.

At the end of the day it only up the road from the Yorkshire Grey (which is quite possibly the most depressing bar i have ever visited) so why the inflated prices, and gallic-style presentation?


The question must be: Which type of pub - if any - do you like? The Yorkshire Grey is one of only a handful of traditional pubs left, and that's not going to be there much longer, in the city centre.

Ha! Ha!, for all its faults is a typical city centre bar. Admittedly not to everyone's liking.

But if you don't like it, or the Yorkshire Grey for that matter, then I'm sure nobody is forcing you into visiting these places especially if the price of a pint at more than £2.50 is likely to turn your lower lip upwards.

Originally posted by mikey
Could have been worse, you could have followed through whilst on the job!
Thank you for that image.

Well, I suppose one thing you can say for Bar Ha Ha - it's got an appropriate name, Scotty's story certainly gave me a good laugh.

"Ha! Ha!, for all its faults is a typical city centre bar."

I can only liken it to a couple of bars in Sheffield city centre. Anyone that happily pays more than £2.50 a pint really ought to wear a sandwich board saying 'Please put your hand into my pocket and divest me of all my hard-earned cash'.

"But if you don't like it, or the Yorkshire Grey for that matter, then I'm sure nobody is forcing you into visiting these places"

No, but if they didn't exist then there would be potential for a BETTER bar. They are taking up valuable space that could be utilised by people wanting to build reasonably priced boozers and that don't give people food poisoning. Fact.

I'd rather see a statue of Hitler in the centre of town than Ha! Ha!

Originally posted by The_Sharp
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I'd rather see a statue of Hitler in the centre of town than Ha! Ha! [/B]

There's the mural of Arthur Scargill down Snig Hill. Won't that suffice?

Originally posted by The_Sharp
I'd rather see a statue of Hitler in the centre of town than Ha! Ha!
Perhaps we could petition the council?

What about the Hitler Bar?

A classy little establishment providing a warm, second world war ambience. The bar could offer a selection of cleverly named cocktails, and the staff could all wear jack boots??

Originally posted by mikey
Could have been worse, you could have followed through whilst on the job!

Too true, although she did seem quite dirty and may have been up for a little felacio!!

Originally posted by The_Sharp
What about the Hitler Bar?

A classy little establishment providing a warm, second world war ambience. The bar could offer a selection of cleverly named cocktails, and the staff could all wear jack boots??

How about a theme night, intead of a foam party they could have a shower party. But instead of water they could fool everyone and blow out smoke?

I visited Ha Ha on Saturday for a late lunch / early tea (under duress) and wasn't expecting much recalling (and carrying on about) this thread.

I was very pleasantly surprised. We went to the upstairs eating part and were quickly given menus and drink orders taken (they had Kelham Island Easy Rider - too cold, but good to see in a City Centre 'bar').

To eat I had tiger prawns on cibatta with chilli and garlic - plenty of prawns, nice and fresh, too much chilli for my liking - followed by a stuffed chicken breast wrapped in ham with baby potatoes (delicious). The prices were only a quid or two more than Wetherspoons but the food was much fresher and nicely presented and so I felt much better value. Kristian and Loxley_Lady enjoyed their meals as well (fish fingers and a huuuge breakfast).
An extra gin appeared on the bill that we (surprisingly enough) hadn't ordered but when we pointed it out they immediately went and removed it and brought us a new one.

Maybe things have improved? I will definitely be going back! :)

An extra gin appeared on the bill that we (surprisingly enough) hadn't ordered but when we pointed it out they immediately went and removed it and brought us a new one.


I'm sure that was an easy mistake for them to make. After all, they're probably used to serving their gin in a small glass with a mixer, not by the pint :hihi:

HI I work in town and go to Ha Ha Bar for lunch occasionaly, but over the last few months the food has really gone down hill. I have asked for food to be returned and the dishes have not been very clean. Decided last time I went that I wouldn't go back again. Very sad cos it is a nice atmosphere. Noticed a high turnover of staff as well.:(

Last few times ive been the food has been terrible, they need to sort it out

Went to Bar Ha Ha last night for a meal (not my idea), and TBH the food was horrible (cold chips, cold peas, burnt minute burger, limp dead salad), did I just catch them on an off-night or is it always that bad ?


o dear!! when i went the other xmas with work they decided to pour syrup all down teh back on my new white armani t-shirt!! i wasn't amused as you can imagine.. BUT they didn't get al the stain out so i got £120.00 refunded and my t-shirt back.. which i got clean myslef with some special spray so i had my shirt and £120.00 in my back pocket... and they didn't laugh either hehe

The chocolate brownies are great.

The staff are up their own arse. I've served them all.

when i went to ha ha bar for my birthday i loved it the fun was rite gud and the place was nice an chilled out evry 1 is friendly i am hopein 2 go again soon i loved it there.:D

The chocolate brownies are great.

Perhaps they buy them in ?