After a few hours wandering through nearby Etherow Country Park and its surrounds (as we got a tad lost!) we happened upon the Andrew Arms and popped in for a spot of late lunch.
As you enter there are doors on each side - one for the bar and one for the 'lounge' - the former is a small, quiet seating area whilst the latter is more spacious with a large TV showing sports. This is where they lose a star as not only was it cricket (major yawn), it kind of spoiled the atmosphere of this quaint pub. But what do we know, we're out-of-towners and this is a locals' favourite drinking spot.
Thankfully, they were still serving food (it was about 14:45) and they still had tables available, so we plonked ourselves down next to the fire, ordered well-earned pints and looked through the menu.
It's a Robinsons Brewery pub, so they mostly serve their beers; Unicorn is a decent one to order.
The food was the absolute highlight though - hearty and delicious. Their 'Pie of the Moment' (which was actually a choice of three pies - I chose Steak & Ale) was probably the best homemade pub pie I've ever eaten.
A satisfying end to a lovely day out - would certainly recommend. read more