*Do not recommend* We visited here at weekend, and were so disappointed. The food was awful, definitely not worth the money.We hadn't been for a long time, believe it has new owners,but went on the basis of how fantastic the food USED to be, NOT anymore. Starters was crispy chicken,it was so dry, barely any chicken in the coating.Mains was a carbonara with bacon - 1 tiny piece of bacon & the rest just pasta, the other was chicken with peppercorn sauce, barely any chicken, and the bit there was like what you can get for a cheap sandwich filler, sauce was as runny as water, veg when it arrived was undercooked. Didn't bother with dessert just wanted to leave. No atmosphere anymore either, very sad as used to be lovely.The waitress was nice but sadly will not be visiting unless things improve.
Helen Molyneux
Great meal here. First time for us. Some renovation - place a bit tired but good great.Parking: Plenty of spaces and on a quiet road
Damiana
We visited this pub twice recently. First time the food was so good that we decided to come back the week after. We had the 2 course meal made of pie and freshly cut chips and a really sublime lemon cheesecake and a parsnip soup with toasted ciabatta for the first time . The second time partner had a burger which was thick, juicy and well cooked with a starter of mushrooms in creamy sauce, I had the salt and pepper squids with cauliflower soup that was super delicious and we had ,to conclude, again taken the cheesecake as we couldn’t stop thinking about it for the whole week ?.To sum um: food is lovely, portions are massive and it seems to be fresh from farmers and butchers, atmosphere is great not too busy and very friendly staff, pub is very clean and gives out a relaxing old fashioned farmhouse atmosphere.I’m not too sure why the bad reviews but we will definitely visit again.
Gemma Darbyshire
Me, my husband & daughter visited at the weekend. On first appearances was expecting great things….Service was ok but the food wasn’t great. I had soup which was vegetable but resembled baby food & was very bland. Main was steak pie served with 9 chips which tasted of old chip oil, homemade mushy peas which I think was just squashed garden peas with added water. My daughter’s meal was inedible, she had a burger which was burnt & mash that could’ve hung wallpaper. Hubby said his was ok but he was hungover so would’ve eaten anything wasn’t cheap either, we wouldn’t go back
John A Lamb
Called for lunch today, 31/1/24.My wife ordered a cheese toast on a baton, arrived with chips and salad. She took one bite and the "toasted" baton was and contents were cold, chips overcooked, total meal returned . I had the fish and chips lunch time menu, chips warm, fish the size o a fish finger, appalling.Cancelled the dessert order. The manager/ chef, I use that term loosely, never even came to apologies. Front of house were no better.One to avoidJohnNewton le Willows
Margaret Oneill
Visited this venue last Sunday. 7 persons all eating from the 2 course Sunday menu. 6 members of our group were OK with what they had, I on the other hand, was not pleased with the main course of battered fish etc.The batter on the fish was inedible and I pointed this out to the waitress. The cost was deducted from the bill but there was no apology at all. On our way out we had to pass a lady whom I took to be the owner or manager and had she made some comment regarding the dish not being satisfactory I would not be making these comments.Would be reluctant to visit this establishment again.
Saphire 67
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Graham Archer
Excellent service and very nice atmosphere. Not a lot of flavour in my beef stroganoff. Bread & butter pudding slightly overcooked and heavy.
Victoria H
Teenagers appeared to be in charge on their own.Ordered drinks without ice - came with ice - twice.4 of us ordered dishes which had egg and Hollandaise on top.Mine (fishcake) had a drizzle of tartare sauce on plate, but NO egg or Hollandaise. I returned it and received no apology.When I received it back, the salad and fishcake had been transferred to a new plate (the salad still had tartare sauce on) - but at least I had egg and Hollandaise. Still no apology.However, all 4 dishes had barely a teaspoon of hollandaise on.Extremely disappointing.Several of us ordered beef stroganoff for our main course - it was ok, but definitely NOT stroganoff ?Very very disappointing. Baffled at other people’s reviews - however they do appear to be mainly from 1+ year ago.We live locally and will not be returning in a hurry.Parking: Large car park
Dave Taylor
Great local pub with cask beers and good traditional pub food.Has a real fire and is a good location for local walks up harrock Hill.
It’s a long time since we’ve been here & have always enjoyed our food. Although it was Sunday lunch time we hadn’t booked but we were quickly offered a table for two & offered the menu. We decided to go for the cannon of lamb in a mint jus with sides of seasonal vegetables & boiled & roast potatoes (in Rosemary & garlic) & a Yorkshire pudding. Our only complaint was the size of the portions (the cannon was actually a lamb shank). The Yorkshire pudding was massive. The jus/gravy wasn’t really enough though (could have asked for more) to cover the lamb or fill the pudding. Am glad we didn’t have a starter or a sweet as we couldn’t finish our meal as we felt ‘stuffed’ ! The staff were attentive & pleasant & despite being busy we didn’t have long to wait for our meal. I was surprised at the change in decor (though toilets were unchanged)! The level of cleanliness wasn’t brilliant (our table was quite sticky & I do think it’s become a bit scruffy looking
Explorer44736769047
Visited Sunday, food was lovely, nice home make food, came out good and hot, pleasant staff and thank you to the chef Matt, you did an amazing job. Keep up the good work and service
elgol56
Been many times but our recent visit left us very disappointed. Service was very slow and the food was not up to the usual standard.
Ray Taylor
Visited this place with friends for lunch not very happy with the service, food not the best ( POOR). Had to wait for every course so won't be going back anytime soon.
Charles Critchley
Lovely pub and food with very friendly staff. Will be back soon.
*Do not recommend* We visited here at weekend, and were so disappointed. The food was awful, definitely not worth the money.We hadn't been for a long time, believe it has new owners,but went on the basis of how fantastic the food USED to be, NOT anymore. Starters was crispy chicken,it was so dry, barely any chicken in the coating.Mains was a carbonara with bacon - 1 tiny piece of bacon & the rest just pasta, the other was chicken with peppercorn sauce, barely any chicken, and the bit there was like what you can get for a cheap sandwich filler, sauce was as runny as water, veg when it arrived was undercooked. Didn't bother with dessert just wanted to leave. No atmosphere anymore either, very sad as used to be lovely.The waitress was nice but sadly will not be visiting unless things improve.
Great meal here. First time for us. Some renovation - place a bit tired but good great.Parking: Plenty of spaces and on a quiet road
We visited this pub twice recently. First time the food was so good that we decided to come back the week after. We had the 2 course meal made of pie and freshly cut chips and a really sublime lemon cheesecake and a parsnip soup with toasted ciabatta for the first time . The second time partner had a burger which was thick, juicy and well cooked with a starter of mushrooms in creamy sauce, I had the salt and pepper squids with cauliflower soup that was super delicious and we had ,to conclude, again taken the cheesecake as we couldn’t stop thinking about it for the whole week ?.To sum um: food is lovely, portions are massive and it seems to be fresh from farmers and butchers, atmosphere is great not too busy and very friendly staff, pub is very clean and gives out a relaxing old fashioned farmhouse atmosphere.I’m not too sure why the bad reviews but we will definitely visit again.
Me, my husband & daughter visited at the weekend. On first appearances was expecting great things….Service was ok but the food wasn’t great. I had soup which was vegetable but resembled baby food & was very bland. Main was steak pie served with 9 chips which tasted of old chip oil, homemade mushy peas which I think was just squashed garden peas with added water. My daughter’s meal was inedible, she had a burger which was burnt & mash that could’ve hung wallpaper. Hubby said his was ok but he was hungover so would’ve eaten anything wasn’t cheap either, we wouldn’t go back
Called for lunch today, 31/1/24.My wife ordered a cheese toast on a baton, arrived with chips and salad. She took one bite and the "toasted" baton was and contents were cold, chips overcooked, total meal returned . I had the fish and chips lunch time menu, chips warm, fish the size o a fish finger, appalling.Cancelled the dessert order. The manager/ chef, I use that term loosely, never even came to apologies. Front of house were no better.One to avoidJohnNewton le Willows
Visited this venue last Sunday. 7 persons all eating from the 2 course Sunday menu. 6 members of our group were OK with what they had, I on the other hand, was not pleased with the main course of battered fish etc.The batter on the fish was inedible and I pointed this out to the waitress. The cost was deducted from the bill but there was no apology at all. On our way out we had to pass a lady whom I took to be the owner or manager and had she made some comment regarding the dish not being satisfactory I would not be making these comments.Would be reluctant to visit this establishment again.
Love this place?
Excellent service and very nice atmosphere. Not a lot of flavour in my beef stroganoff. Bread & butter pudding slightly overcooked and heavy.
Teenagers appeared to be in charge on their own.Ordered drinks without ice - came with ice - twice.4 of us ordered dishes which had egg and Hollandaise on top.Mine (fishcake) had a drizzle of tartare sauce on plate, but NO egg or Hollandaise. I returned it and received no apology.When I received it back, the salad and fishcake had been transferred to a new plate (the salad still had tartare sauce on) - but at least I had egg and Hollandaise. Still no apology.However, all 4 dishes had barely a teaspoon of hollandaise on.Extremely disappointing.Several of us ordered beef stroganoff for our main course - it was ok, but definitely NOT stroganoff ?Very very disappointing. Baffled at other people’s reviews - however they do appear to be mainly from 1+ year ago.We live locally and will not be returning in a hurry.Parking: Large car park
Great local pub with cask beers and good traditional pub food.Has a real fire and is a good location for local walks up harrock Hill.
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It’s a long time since we’ve been here & have always enjoyed our food. Although it was Sunday lunch time we hadn’t booked but we were quickly offered a table for two & offered the menu. We decided to go for the cannon of lamb in a mint jus with sides of seasonal vegetables & boiled & roast potatoes (in Rosemary & garlic) & a Yorkshire pudding. Our only complaint was the size of the portions (the cannon was actually a lamb shank). The Yorkshire pudding was massive. The jus/gravy wasn’t really enough though (could have asked for more) to cover the lamb or fill the pudding. Am glad we didn’t have a starter or a sweet as we couldn’t finish our meal as we felt ‘stuffed’ ! The staff were attentive & pleasant & despite being busy we didn’t have long to wait for our meal. I was surprised at the change in decor (though toilets were unchanged)! The level of cleanliness wasn’t brilliant (our table was quite sticky & I do think it’s become a bit scruffy looking
Visited Sunday, food was lovely, nice home make food, came out good and hot, pleasant staff and thank you to the chef Matt, you did an amazing job. Keep up the good work and service
Been many times but our recent visit left us very disappointed. Service was very slow and the food was not up to the usual standard.
Visited this place with friends for lunch not very happy with the service, food not the best ( POOR). Had to wait for every course so won't be going back anytime soon.
Lovely pub and food with very friendly staff. Will be back soon.