Great food, real ale, fantastic service and a friendly atmosphere. Can't beat it. 5 Starsread more

This friendly/relaxing pub is definitely a good place for some good quality traditional pub food or…read morea refreshing pint. Its rural outset is a perfect setting to take in the views when it's warm enough or during the Winter its a great place to sit around the log fires dotted around the interior. Cosy and very comfortable interior attracts local regulars along with ramblers from the nearby countrysides to the tea-time families and groups. Great place. Warm welcome. Definitely worth trekking too.

We got invited to a wedding reception at the venue closeby, so we went to this pub for a quick…read morebite to eat. Food was pretty good. My folks had the sunday lunch while I had the roast meat sandwich with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding and dipping gravy, plus a sticky toffee pudding. Prices were pretty low as well.

Excellent fresh locally sourced food and a range of fine ales friendly staff an managementread more

Been twice in the last month. One with a party of 15 and other than running out of soup briefly it…read morewas a great visit and 2nd time just 4 of us and very nice food. Had duck first time and lovely and steak and prawns next time. They were also very accomodatobg to my girlfriend who has a dairy allergy

A great pub with a brilliant rock soundtrack and a fantastic atmosphere of fellow music…read moreenthusiasts! Service on a Saturday night can be a little slow, but it's a small bar so really no more staff could be employed. Unfortunately they've recently buggered up the sound system, for some reason they decided to waste lots of money changing over the old Bose system, which was smooth as silk even when loud, to a system with cheap, tinny and grating speakers making it not as much of a pleasure to frequent. I've never known somewhere to spend money making something WORSE that it was before!

Great pub, great beer (Abbot Ale on tab) Also late opening…read moreat the weekend Smoking / terrace which is great in the summer

Lovely place, very friendly and has a spotty dog called Derrick who's also very friendly and quite…read morea character. Has a great outdoors area for the kids which is enclosed so is very safe and it's in a very picturesque setting, it does have a restaurant but I've not tried it yet but I soon will. I went there for a drink with a friend and was made to feel instantly welcome so I shall certainly be going back

Having set off to go swimming in Wilmslow, only for son and heir to fall asleep in the car, we…read moreended up driving on to Biddulph Gardens (lovely) and were recommended the Egerton Arms for some dinner on the way home. It's a proper pub/restaurant with a beer garden, proper English menu (I had lamb's liver with mushrooms, the wife had braised steak in ale), proper drinks, proper clientele and proper staff who knew what they were doing. Junior even managed a peach and toffee sundae. A definite find if you're driving along the A34 near Congleton.

This beautiful country bistro / Gastro pub is a great place for a family lunch…read more The menu is vast and there were plenty of options to suit everyone. They range from starters and large main meals to smaller 'soup and sandwich' options. The game pie I tried was amazing - juicy and tender meats with a lovely crisp pastry on top. The chips, outstanding too!

This is my favorite country pub in Cheshire by far! The food never disappoints and the atmosphere…read moreis terrific. I always visit when I am in the UK and have been visiting for he past 35 years.

Beautiful little country pub with super friendly staff and absolutely fabulous food. Not had…read moreanything here that we didn't absolutely love. They have over 130 gins behind the bar and the owner is a mine of gin related information :-) Really excellent - but get there early to secure a table!

The Beartown Tap is an award winning, 'proper' pub, for the drinker who appreciates quality real…read moreale. A regular in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, it's throwing distance from the local brewery (beartown brewery) and has all their good stuff on tap in addition to cider and Erdinger (served in special glasses). There are also a wide variety of (some extremely strong) foreign bottled beers to sample. Inside, the pub is well lit and there's no TV, juke box, pool table or other distraction from your beer drinking experience. The decor consists of press cut-outs, evidence of awards, bottles and pictures of the local rugby team. On the down-side, the cramped bar area gets crowded at busy times and the outside area isn't very impressive. This is the best pub in Congleton.

The Ash is a proper local pub, serving food all through the week (apart from Monday, and on Tuesday…read morelunchtimes), with a top notch carvery on a Sunday. The owners, Dave and Sharon, are very friendly. They look after their patrons, and put on live music and host karaoke nights regularly. The main bar and lounge area has a small stage at either end, and when we came here there was a guy singing lots of eighties covers (very well, I might add). Service with a smile, in cosy and warm surroundings.

Really enjoy it every time we go to the ash the food and the service are fab. They have great deals…read moreon food throughout the week (we normally go for the 2 meals for £10 monday to thursday) and the carvery in my opinion is the best in the area. I have seen a previous comment which doesnt reflect the experiences we have had there so please dont let it put you off as you would be missing out