Once upon a time this was a great little pub, then it was taken over by a local chain oh dear. It…read morehas an okay atmosphere, if a little souless. The food, however, leaves a fair bit to be desired. Service is pretty slow, a massive menu therefore a lot of frozen food. Some quite cheap 2 for 1 deals - with good reason. A nice beer garden for the summer, but generally not that great.

Cosy pub with fair food. We had to wait quite a while for our food but it was good when it arrived…read more There are better pubs which have better service and better food. Prices seem to be average.

When it's good, this place is decent. But when they make a mistake, don't expect them to take your…read morecomplaint too seriously. Two of our 'veggie bowl' dishes came with the wrong dressings. This was easily fixed because thankfully those two ordered the dressing on the side. But I ordered the slow-cooked pork belly, and what I received was disgusting; it should have never been served to a customer. The plate was swimming in a thick layer of grease, and the skin of the pork was thick and flabby - completely inedible. Our waiter also lied to our table, saying that my dish did not come with vegetables, when it arrived with the exact same things we ordered on the side. Both the ones on my plate and the ones on the side were swimming in grease - saturated with butter. Having lost most of my appetite, the waiter (who seemed to find the whole thing funny and was very patronizing toward me) brought a flower pot full of chips as consolation. This was after I said I didn't want anything else. This was a terrible experience and we will NOT be returning.

This place is owned by Fayre & square so the food is very good at 2 meals for £10. This is the…read morequickest I have ever been brought food. Let me explain. Girlfriend went down and ordered food and drinks. (Total time 5 mins) she came up and sat down with the drinks. I then stood up to go the toilet and the food was on its way. I was so impressed i decided to leave a tip. which is unusual for me as i usually find something to moan about lol.

Very expensive for what you get £3.80 for a carlsberg and you can tell there lines have never been…read morecleaned not worth what you pay can't comment on the food but they have scared me away before I got chance to try that

This is the absolute best Italian in Wigan by far. The food is high quality, fresh and made to…read moreorder. They are always happy to accommodate any special request that I have ever had, from changing pizza toppings to practically making up new pasta sauces to changing meat based dishes to vegetarian ones. They are always very friendly and provide excellent service in every way. The prices and portion sizes are very good especially for the quality of the food.

We went on valentines day. Nice food, appalling service. We got a late night booking at 9pm. They…read moresaid they close at eleven so we'd have ample time for our meal including dessert. How false! We'd planned to have a three course meal there but we were only able to have a starter and a main. The food took ages to come. Our main meal was served about 35 minutes into the meal. Come 10pm the staff couldn't have been more rude and were desperate to throw us out. Tutting away at us saying loudly "When are they going to leave?" to each other. They came over and told us in a very rude manner that we could have dessert...IF we wanted but they made it clear to us that they would rather us leave instead. We were only in there an hour from start to finish. We were waiting such a long time for the food to come. If they were so eager to close early they shouldn't have offered us a late booking in the first place. They told us that the bar was still open if we wanted to relax after our meal but we were so offended by their service we declined. Wouldn't go again, haven't been since and certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. If you want a really good romantic Italian in Wigan this isn't your place.

Yes we had a really pleasant meal with good service from really attentive young staff…read more The big problem being our young waiter asked us not to tip as the management keep the lot. Shamefull. I would have been happy to dine here again but not with greedy owners taking advantage of young ones like this.

The Colonel should pack up his things, because Yardbird is offering some of the finest chicken that…read morehas ever graced my plate. After spotting this recent newcomer to the Liverpool food scene on Twitter (where else?) I instantly knew I had to go. Run by the same folk behind new favourite Motel and the controversially named Death Row Diner, there are plenty of similarities between the venues, but just enough differences to stop you from ever getting tired. Inside is relatively small for something I can see booming once word really gets out; there's bench seating for eight x 4, though you could certainly fit more on if you were all pals, and then some window seats at the side. The decor is fun and eye catching, with window decals announcing that "everyone loves fried chicken" and promoting their corffee & doughnuts morning deal (refills on filter coffee and one of their homemade doughnuts, if you're interested). The menu is simple - chicken, with a few vegetable based options, and a clean and simple drinks list. Very pleasing to the eye. You plonk yourself down, deliberate over what to order, then head to the bar. We both had a coke to drink, but I also tried a blackberry collins, which was just delicious. Sweet with a gin kick, served long, it was a real thirst quencher as well as a little alcoholic treat. They do a range of these, including mango and strawberry flavour, and only set you back £5. Okay, and now for the good stuff - what we ate. The other half went for the Dead Man's Fingers; chicken breast, coated in tangy buffalo sauce, served with blue cheese dip. Simple but so satisfying. We also shared some cauliflower florets which were doused in the same sauce, and salt & pepper fries with gravy. And I mean proper chip shop gravy. Delicious. I just had to go for the Chicken, Bacon & Waffle with habanero hot sauce - the latter of which looked not alike something from Ghostbusters due to the green! The three pieces of plump, fried chicken were amazingly moist and tender, and really different from the plainer breast from the other plate. Great to see some actual differentiation in taste. The spicy sauce cut through the saltiness of the chicken and bacon, and the sweet waffle just completed the perfect combo of salty, sweet and spicy. The 'kitchen' is basically one man just doing his thing, so you get to hear the magic of the fryer throughout your meal and see the food keep getting served up. Oh, and everything is served in tin foil plates - just to add to that naughty feeling you're already getting. Go. And take me with you.

After failing to find a place that serves food after 6 on a Sunday (?!? Come on Liverpool) we…read morehappened upon Yardbird. The menu was intriguing, comfort food from the southern states with a special twist a la northern England (chips served with gravy, the Beatles on the radio) so we popped in to check it out. The food was out of this world, fried chicken with biscuits and gravy, buffalo cauliflower, apple and celery slaw. I almost wish I was hungover because this would have been the absolute cure. 10/10 whiskey sour aswell, hard to find. Go there at once, don't even think about it.

We attended a wedding reception here yesterday. The food is fabulous, and the wait staff is…read morewonderful. A special shout out to the waiter who called a cab for us. He was attentive throughout the day and did a fantastic job handling all the guests. A perfect place for a reception.

This small neighborhood pub/restaurant was a beautiful surprise in the middle of nowhere. The menu…read moreshowed a lot of tasty and healthy options in which I only could choose one and I chose the salmon pie. There was more mash than I would've wanted or expected and thus one star loss and the warm ale lost another star but overall it was pretty damn good. I would go back again and again if I lived in the area just to try the different menu dishes. I hope they do well, I heard it's been a tough location for business with a change of ownership of about 3-4 times. Good luck on them, their food is worth the visit.

A nice space with lots of room for groups but I guess we should have been tipped off when it was…read morefairly empty at 6pm on a Saturday that it's not quite as good as it looks. The staff were friendly and dealt with a delay in my meal very well - apologies, explanations and a free glass of wine. The food was mixed. It's all a great price that encouraged us to order lots. I thought the ribs and wings were pretty good and the nachos were ok but the cheese was a bit too strong (probably cheddar, although I appreciate it's hard to get monterey jack cheese in this country) and others complained about the small amount of guacamole. They featured sour cream and chive instead of plain sour cream - not the best choice in my view as it confuses flavour/appearance but an interesting twist. My friend is gf and they brought out a table of allergies v dishes which was very helpful, they also offered to (and made) her a burger without a bun. She and my other friend who had a burger weren't overall that thrilled with them though. My chilli bowl was unfortunately not good - very dry and no real spice to it. It was basically cooked mince with plain rice. This is touted as one of their classic dishes so they need to review the recipe/preparation (I note another reviewer had a much better experience 2 years ago). All in all this has the ingredients of being great with some tweaks to the food.

When you're hungover, what food do you go for? Are you one of the growing number of people who…read moreactually rely on fruit and toast in the morning, or are you still hankering after meat and bread when you've had one too many? If you're after a hearty meal to soak up the alcohol, the Arts Club on Seel Street should be your new favourite hangout. We wandered in on Saturday for my first birthday meal in Liverpool. There was hardly anyone in, which was surprising - my guess is that, if it was based one street over on Bold, it would've been rammed. A music venue at night, the food here is really quite delicious. There are small plates and starters, burgers, massive bowls of chilli, fried chicken and biscuits etc. We went for a chilli dog each, triple fried chips, and mac & cheese (with bacon). Now this was proper chilli, with hunks of beef in a rich spicy sauce, and the meat was super soft. The pairing with the hot dog was perfect. And with the mac & cheese? Even better. Triple fried chips produced plenty of crispy edges, with just the right amount of seasoning. Service was really friendly and laid back, giving just the atmosphere we needed to relax after the train journey in and before exploring the city further.

Came for a Sunday dinner to celebrate a birthday. Staff were lovely, however they did seem to…read moreforget we were there for a while. An hour for food! However when it arrived (beef on the bone), it was nothing more than sensational! We love this place and the food is exceptional!

A nice, spacious pub with a choice of different seating areas. It's had a makeover which means the…read morestyle is not terribly unique (a mixture of 'New England' wooden panelling and brick rustic) but it is well done, and there are plenty of tables. The food was reasonably priced we had a veggie and a 6oz steak burger, which came with plenty of chips, for £8 and £8.25 respectively. (In fact I think the veggie burger came with sweet potato chips delicious, though I wouldn't want them all the time.) You didn't need a starter or dessert! They also had an excellent beer on from Marston's, 'Single Hop', made with New Zealand Wai-iti hops, which was simply amazing cistrussy and dry, but not especially bitter. Very, very drinkable. London Pride was the other real ale. The only downer is the staff weren't fantastically attentive, but were friendly when you'd got their attention. But I'd happily go back there again.