Probably the best carvery in bolton. Lots of variety of vegetables and potatoes and 4 kinds of meat…read moretoo! They also do an all you can eat breakfast during the week which is a challenge. But for 4 quid it's really good value and the quality of sausage is very high! I am a regular here and would recommend it to everyone!

I love a good carvery, and who doesn't? The Toby Carvery in Ainsworth is a pleasure to visit. The…read morestaff are polite and attentive and the atmosphere is nice. But who cares about all that? It's a carvery, you've come for the food! And you will not be disappointed. Good sized portions from the 'chef' even on a busy Sunday and plenty of nice veg to choose from. If I had a larger stomach I'd have gone back for more veg it was that nice! But I was good and saved room for dessert. The sundaes are fabulous and I think whichever you choose you'll be delighted with the size (it's a carvery, it's all about size!) and more importantly the taste! So if you're in the area and feeling hungry I highly recommend it. If you're not in the area and are thinking of popping into your local carvery, STOP! Get in your car and give this place a try. You will be pleased you did!

Brilliant boozer! Does all the stuff I like to drink, very local to me being around the corner…read more Staff always very friendly and food is very nice too. Keep it up guys!

While I have been coming to this pub intermittently over the last 10 years- it used to be a bit of…read morean old mans boozer- very local. Since it has been taken over it has improved so much! It is a family friendly well run pub with reasonable prices and a good atmosphere. If you are in the area and want good pub food with quality ales- I recommend a visit!

If you get to the Black Bull at 12 noon you're in with a chance of getting a table, but leave it…read moretoo late and you're in for a wait! The food is really great, and if you're not all that hungry you can choose from one of the half portions available. Even the half portions are decent and the prices are favourable too.

Another fabulous experience at the Shoulder again! Lovely lunch and the wait staff are just the…read moresweetest. Always checking in with you making sure you're happy. Great prices too. Food was delicious as usual.

I used to love it, over lockdown it was great too doing takeaways. However tonight and the last…read moretime about a month ago was really awful. Tonight they messed up the order. They never checked whose food was who's, then my sons dinner never arrived. Nobody came back to check. I had to go into the pub to chase them. About 10 mins after me complaining they arrived. They really didn't care. The previous month they had a ridiculous system implemented which seems to have gone, where they force you to order food from the table and not the bar. So you would have to order your drinks separately. They said this was to prevent people leaving without paying. They made a mess of this as well. Regardless I offered to pay it all up front at the till to ease their minds. They said that was not possible. It's all gone a bit wrong up there.

This is our local! We love it in here! It is a traditional pub.It is so welcoming and friendly. It…read moreis split into 2 rooms,the lounge and the vault. It is only a small pub but can pack plenty in,especially at weekends.There is seating outside,which is fantastic in the summer! They just started a beer festival this year which was a great success! With plenty of real ales as well as the usual,it attracts a varied crowdfab!!

A thriving traditional pub, selling a large variety of beers and drinks, bar snacks are on offer…read moretoo.. Staff are friendly and the atmosphere in here is good welcoming There is a small seating area outside the front of the pub which does get busy at the weekends and summer nights.. Parking is not available here but taxis are

I had dinner here with my wife and parents. The food choice was excellent and the service was…read moreattentive and friendly. The overall atmosphere is very lively but not so noisy that we couldn't easily chat over our meal. The actual food tasted fresh with lots of flavor. The portions were generous. The appetizer selection is one of the most varied I have ever been presented with. I chose Cuban Money Parcels. Delicious. I was surprised and delighted with the food and the service. Parking was also easy with wide spaces.

We had a few pints here before the FA Cup match for Cambridge @ Bury. The service was good enough…read moreand the atmosphere welcoming. Didn't try the food so can't comment on that.

This is a great great local - and I should really stop here and finish my review…read more And that is where I left the draft of my review about 8 months ago when it become my new 'local'. And the main reason is I really wanted to ensure that it was a suitable pub to get five stars. It jolly well does, from a good selection of drinks and nibbles including a good jukebox, the pub is comfy and has two poochs that make them selves at home. My personal choice is pint of starapramen for a relatively small £3 :-D The gents toilets are standard pub toilets cold but clean - I cannot comment on the female ones. There is a pool table that is well lit and played on a lot so that means it's serviced so a nice table to play on ! Go on have a visit and delight yourself in what a pub should be like !

Called for a drink and to see what the gf food was. Wow surprise proper gf menu see pic…read more Small range of cask beer and the one I tried was very good. There are many facets to the pub/hotel from a couple of small rooms to what appears to be a large dining area. Outside seating us both at the front and the back. Spot the chickens

Great local spot, very cozy with plenty of seating for the pub area and the dinning area. Plus…read moretasty food and festive drinks.

Little friendly pub, everybody seems to know everybody and there's a big crowd for Sunday lunch…read more We've just popped in for a pre-lunch drink after doing for a walk round the river. There's a wide variety of ales and which are not too badly priced. There's a beer garden to the rear and the River Irwell runs past bathe front door. Very quaint!

Great night here for bf's birthday…read more We started in the downstairs pub area and bf tried some of the ale brewed in the basement, which he said was very good. The bar staff and manager were really friendly and also nice to each other, which gave an overall very positive impression of how the Clarence is run. Upstairs in the attractive restaurant area we were seated by the window and were quickly approached for our drinks order by the server who was brilliant throughout the meal. She was very pleasant and efficient and gave me helpful advice on what to order. We started with the generous-sized black pudding and leek croquettes with a pear and porter sauce which bf loved. Next up I had the roe deer and bf had strip steak. Bf extremely happy with the steak and also commented that the chips were "American standard." I ate most of his perfectly cooked greens. My own dish was really interesting - it was cooked perfectly and also featured a little pie which I was not expecting! The menu has many good points. It's varied both in type of dish and price, so you can come for a special occasion or weekday dinner. It features local elements like the Bury black pudding. It has a good range of steaks. And it has more unusual dishes like the roe deer, venison in my experience being comparatively rare on Manchester menus. Drinks-wise, we enjoyed the light Sauvignon Blanc rose and some kind of delicious port-like dessert wine which was basically like drinking raisins without the plastic aftertaste. Unfortunately we did not get to sample the cocktail bar as it is only open Fridays and Saturdays but bf says it is v nice and if you dine you can normally get in for drinks, even though it's otherwise members only (£250 a year). Will have to return for that, and also for the great-sounding Sunday lunch! Overall well worth a little excursion to Bury and a no-brainer if you're in the area. Only word of caution is that there may not be a lot of choice for vegetarians, so check menu on website before you go.

The best Sunday Roast in North Manchester!!…read more Such a lovely pub, it's hard to believe that i've lived a few miles from here all my life and have never tried it. Downstairs is a traditional pub and a few tables. I can imagine it gets very busy at the weekend. The restaurant, upstairs, is lovely and very large. After looking at the menu, it was clear that the sunday roast was going to be the winner, so i opted for the beef Sunday roast with yorkshire pudding and all the veg! We also ordered cauliflower cheese on the side as an extra. Overall i couldn't fault the meal. It was excellent and the service was impeccable too!