Fantastic food, great specials board a really great British pub, sadly too few about nowread more

AMAZING!!! As far as I remember this place has won pub food…read moreof the year ever year since Ive lived in the area. Super tasty quality food, I noticed that on the menu it even tells you which farm the meat came from, or where the ice cream was made etc. The Greek Lamb and the Gammon are both brilliant. The portions are huge and I'm always left with enough food for another meal but save room for the Holly Bush sundae because you wont ever have a such a selection of tasty locally made ice cream :) The prices are great too, last time I went it was around 30quid for the 2 of us.

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.

The atmosphere and decor are exemplary to what you would expect from a thriving fine dining…read morerestaurant. The staff are friendly and professional. The fillet of beef was to a good standard and of a good quality. If I had to improve the dish I would ensure that the steak was cooked on both sides and have a nice sear on both sides to lock in the juices. Also more of the lovely reduction. Finished with coffee which was a lovely end to the meal.

Authentic pub with a good choice of real ales, and good atmosphere. Only wish I'd tried the food so…read moreI could provide a more thorough review.

A lovely little country pub with a twist…read more In amongst the standard fayre The Wheatsheaf has an extensive vegetarian and vegan menu. The vegan menu is mostly pub grub favourites but fantastically prepared with real attention to detail. Lasagna; burgers; lentil fritters etc. You can also choose from a variety of faux cheeses and can have such rare treats as vegan cheesey chips; cheesey garlic bread; bespoke vegan pizzas and so on. From memory they also have vegan beers. Highly recommended but make sure you book well in advance as it's (deservedly) popular. ****** SADLY THE WHEATSHEAF HAS NOW CLOSED ******

From the owner: A real ale pub offering good homemade food. Our meats are locally sourced as are our ales. We have…read morean excellent menu for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs too. We do allow well behaved dogs into the pub but not during food service, you are more than welcome to have them in the garden.

Even though we live all the way over in Leeds, we have now been here twice in 2 weeks on account of…read moreHot Steve's family live in Mow Cop and there have been a couple of family meals out where the Bleeding Wolf has fitted the bill nicely as a restaurant capable of coping with a table of 10+ diners. Extensive menu with lots to choose from I've had the mushroom stroganoff and the scampi respectively on our visits the chips are chunky and deliciously cooked. Portion sizes are deceptively large so you'll have to be mindful when you order as the puddings are worth leaving room for. Being an expert on these things, I'd heartily recommend the chocolate and guinness cake over the chocolate fudge cake much richer and gooier without the sickly sweetness. I'm going to have to google the recipe Nicely decorated, friendly staff, clean loos and reasonably priced good quality food what more could you ask? What's that you say? An interesting back story into how the pub got its name? They've got that too you'll have to visit to find it out though : )

On a snowy Tuesday evening in January and with the aid of our trusty Sat-Nav, we went in search of…read morethe Cock Inn, a place reputed to serve great homemade food. The car park is in the front of what is a fairly large pub, courtesy of its large dining room extension in 2000. Having negotiated some fairly narrow roads to get there, it was good to get inside the warm cosy surroundings and peruse the menu. The bar area of the Cock Inn was packed with locals and the bar itself had a wide range of drinks on offer, sadly driving, I had to stick to coke. The dining room was large with a variety of seating, tables in the window, to make the most of what I suspect is a tremendous view, large tables in the centre for groups and cosier tables for couples. The beamed ceiling awash with what looked like Christmas tree lights, and even trees that appeared to be coming out of the floor, decked with the same lights and the occasional Robin. Sounds strange, but it really did work, the feeling of a calm relaxing environment was great after a day's work. Menu wise, not huge, just right, we skipped the starters and went straight for the main courses, a good variety around the £10-11 mark, like gammon, various different pies, cod and other slightly more expensive dishes like rump of lamb and steak. I went for the fish pie, clearly homemade, a large portion packed with fish (cod, salmon etc), perfectly cooked in a creamy but not overpowering sauce topped with mash potato and a sprinkle of cheese, comfort food personified! My wife had the steak and ale pie, packed with filling, gravy and a thin pastry top, so good. The accompanying peas, carrots, new potatoes and cabbage were the perfect sides. Probably full enough to stop, we ventured to have a dessert, because we were so enjoying the food and the ambience so much. Classics like a cheese board, sticky toffee pudding were on offer, but I had the chocolate fudge cake, with ice cream, slightly disappointing, could have done with being a little more chocolatey. My wife had the homemade apple, date and ginger crumble; an unbelievably good crumble, arguably the stand out dish of the night, I was lucky enough to be able to finish it off, so often desserts flatter to deceive, its nice when a dessert lives up to its billing. On the completion of our meal, we immediately booked in for Sunday lunch in few weeks time, we were very impressed!

From the owner: The Cock Inn is a Village Pub in The Staffordshire countryside. Hanbury is a Quaint little Village,…read morenestled in the National Forest and very near too the Fauld crater. A massive hole made in 1944 with one of the largest explosions now to man. The Cock Inn has the prime vantage of it's location, taking in breath taking views of the weaver hills, Where Alton towers situe's. An Extension to the Restaurant was Made with large glass windows helping everyone enjoy those views. Our Rustic style, oak beamed and bricked finished restaurant, fits in snug with our rural surroundings. We pride our self on no nonsense food. It has to taste Fantastic. You pay for the taste. We are Family Run and Not tied to any Chain, which gives us that advantage of being able to give you a nicer, warmer welcome. su casa es tu casa.

Mid-sized pub, whih is located away from the town centre, and therefore doesnt get the same loud…read morepassing trade as some of the other pubs in town do. The food is wonderful, very high quality, and depending on what time you eat, very good value. The lunchtime menu is very good (it includes most of the the same things as on the main menu), but the meals are cheaper, althouh they dont seem to have any less food on the plate! You can happily leave Wilbrahams Arms at dinner time stuffed from a 2 course lunch having spent less than £6 which i think is fantasti. The staff are all welcoming, friendly, and the service is quick, and i've never been served the wrong thing. Because it is away from some of the other pubs in the town, i find this is a nice pupb to go to for a meal and a drnk for a special occasion, rather than just because you are already out. There are a lot of picnic benches outside and the garden is large so you can easily sit outside ithout being disturbed by anyone else sat around you.

Large robbies pub which serves great food - curry, pasta, pizza, sizzlers etc. Large selection on…read moremenu, and specials on boards opposite bar area. Quick service. Good range of beers, ales, etc. Lots of tables to sit at near the bar, or in the extension/conservatory. Gets busy at weekends, so always best to book a table. Weekly music provided by Willies Jazz band. Toilets are always extremely warm, due to central heating pipes running directly though. Also there always seems to be a disinfectant smell as you walk in the entrance, due to the toilets being right next the the entrance. Clean and tidy toilets though!

This is a lovely traditional pub with many quant features like wooden beams and low ceiling. The…read morelandlord is a nice chap and the staff are all friendly. It is set off the cobbles in the town centre and it does have steps up to both doors so access isn't fantastic. The local restaurant Cafe Symphony has recently taken over the food side of things and this has meant a significant improvement! The food is great and choice is wide. They've even got themselves a decent coffee machine making it a pleasant stop for a lunch time coffee and bite to eat. The toilets are very clean and there is a baby change facility a nice surprise for a pub!

First the good stuff - the food we ordered was absolutely excellent; perfectly cooked, piping hot…read moreand plenty of it. Congratulations to the kitchen staff for a very enjoyable meal. Now the bad stuff - the old barman was rude, sarcastic and obviously modeled his customer service on Basil Fawlty's own inimitable style! He seemed to go out of his way to be off-hand and his patronising remarks when we asked about the menu were uncalled for. We are well aware that the Black Bear has stood the test of time for hundreds of years but no pub these days can afford to rest on it's laurels (the amount of for lease/for sale boards nailed to previously thriving pubs is testament to that). It's not rocket science to greet your paying customers with a smile, not a snarl, and they will recommend you to others. This pub is old, quaint and characterful - sorry barman, you were just old, rude and in need of customer service training. If you don't like dealing with customers then stay behind the scenes and let somebody with a personality take over. The Black Bear loses a star from us for bad customer service which is a pity because the food was so good.

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!

O' Leary's; sounds Irish, doesn't it? Well, that's probably because it is an Irish-themed pub,…read morefunnily enough. I'm not the world's biggest fan of Irish pubs generally, but O'Leary's off Nevill Street is probably the best one in Southport (it may also be the only one these days, but that's beside the point). The pub itself looks quite small from the outside but as you enter it does open up a bit, offering drinkers more than ample space to drink a Guinness or two in relative comfort. The drinks selection isn't too exciting but it is all reasonably priced for the area, even the Guinness. The atmosphere in here as you might expect can get quite lively at times, particularly on Paddy's Day, and there's even live Irish music on sometimes to help get you in the mood if you need any more encouragement.

Very good Irish pub it situated down a side street…read more The staff are very friendly it looks a bit rough from outside but when you walk in your made to feel very welcome. There two levels but we stayed down stairs. It not a bad pint and reasonable prices I liked it in there and defo returning back there when we visit Southport again.