Great location with stunning views to sit back enjoy whilst ploughing into a very well cooked…read moredinner. I have had both the honey and ginger glazed belly pork and also the steak and kidney pudding. I would say the pudding was my favourite but only as it comes as a larger portion. They also have a good selection of beers with the Black Sheep and Xingu the standard two and a special ale most of the time. I got to enjoy the Butcombe rare bread which was amazing. I would highly recommend it especially on Wednesdays as it is their Pie day awesome!

A village inn chain pub / restaurant…read more Set in the idilic countryside in bingley this is a great place to bring some friends / family, sit in the beer garden and catch some sun (radiating off the snow?). The hills around Bingley are spectacular and the view is second to none in this little village. The menu is the same as all other Village Inns, including chefs specials. The food is good and hearty, with some tasty starters. Cooked well, although the lamb was pretty tough. Overall the eating was good. Although there are better pubs, serving quality cooked meals, in the Village Inn family (Namely the Calverley Arms). Worth a visit for the view and pleasant beer garden.

The establishment is exceptionally clean and well presented and has wonderful parking facilities…read more The bar staff were super polite and exceptionally accommodating. The chef/food; Quite frankly, was embarrassing. I would not eat here again. I ordered a steak. The menu describes it as being served with sizzling onions and seasoned chips. Firstly the steak; I asked for well done. There was blood in the middle. I had no option but to return it. It came back chronically burned. The chips were not seasoned. The portion was tiny and there were so many bad ones with huge black eyes in them that when I went through them to remove the bad ones there were only 17 chips left on my plate. As a chef myself, I would not have presented them with black eyes and bad potato clearly showing. Next came the onions. First critique is that they were badly chopped. All different thicknesses and shapes. Again, no care in the presentation, but, also causing a problem in that they couldn't be evenly cooked.They arrived raw. Not a bit raw but completely raw. There wasn't even a slight colouring of brown on them. I politely pointed it out to the waitress who took them. Again, the second time, they were raw. I took the plate back a third time and said it says sizzling onions please will you ask the chef to cook them properly for me. I don't like raw onion. They came back so black and burned that they were inedible. Absolutely jet black! He had his heat too high and absolutely destroyed them. My friend asked for a salad and specified no tomatoes. It came full of tomato. We picked out 7 pieces. I genuinely think this chef is untrained or, lazy and doesn't want to put the time required in to cook things appropriately. It was immediately obvious that he has his heat too high and is cooking for quickness rather than quality and presentation. It's a shame as it is a great venue.

You've got to love pub names, haven't you. The 'and' combinations. Okay, so this isn't a…read moreparticularly noteworthy combination, but it reminded me of when Alan Partridge was a sports reporter on the excellent news spoof show The Day Today, where he covered a horse race and the horses had names like 'Three-Headed Sex Beast'. I'd love to come up with pub names and be creative. 'The Antfarm and Wormery'. 'The Snake and Apple'. 'The Rat and Vivisectionist'. 'The Griffin and Minotaur.' Here we have simple old Horse and Jockey, which resides in its splendid form on the ever popular Chorlton Green. And it might be mock Tudor, but as you can see from previous reviews, this isn't something to sniff at. It looks lovely, what more do you want? In Chorlton you'll find the operative word is 'family-friendly', remember, this is the 'burbs, and here be anklebiters. But hey, kid-haters, don't let that put you off. You'd be missing out on its summer sun-trap and winter crackling open fire. An all season pleaser? Who could say no? It's a roomy yet cosy place that can be hired for functions and parties, and the list of cask ales is seemingly neverending. Just come in and try, that's the best advice I can give you. Food ticks all the boxes - locally sourced, seasonal, reasonably priced and cooked fresh. Crispy Yorkshires, fish and chips, soups and crusty bread, open sandwiches, salads and snacks, some excellent veggie options and don't get me started on the lush puds. But treacle tart, poached pear, chocolate terrine, granola cheesecake? *Drools* It's apparently haunted, if ghosts float your boat. Pahaha, ghosts... float...

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!

A lovely pub in the delightful village of Waddington. Set at the brow of the hill in the centre of…read morethe hamlet, serving lovely food and real ales (the Thwaites beer range was very impressive, including Wainwrights, Bomber and one guest ale). The place had a relaxed feel to it, with good service and a nice decor. Definitely worthy of a visit.

Currently staying here, the pub is really nice and the food good also but I would not recommend…read morestaying here. the noise from the door to the kitchen when it closes vibrates to the bed and make a loud thud sound. I explained this the the manager who was unaware but it looks like another night of thuds until around 11.30pm. I was hoping he would try to dampen the sound but...

I first visited the Kenlis far more years ago than I care to remember now. Back then it had a bar…read morebilliards table and the whole concept of pub food, with the exception of a cellophane wrapped ham sandwich or a pickled egg, had yet to be invented, certainly around this area anyway :-) All these years on though the Kenlis is still very much the same as it was back then. The bar billiards table has long since gone, replaced by a pool table, and the pub now serves food, but it still retains a quirky uniqueness as a result of being privately owned and run. There is a pile of board games in the corner of one room and newspapers and magazines are available to browse, novelty teapots adorn the walls and you can buy chocolate from behind the bar or jelly beans and sweets from a vending machine. There is a children's play area outside and it is also a hotel with a few rooms at reasonable rates. The food is inexpensive, we didn't dine but the menu included standard pub fare; steak pie, roast dinners, burgers, steak etc. A couple of cask beers were on including one from the local Bowland Brewery which was very pleasant. It is a big imposing building seemingly in the middle of nowhere, in fact it was kind of well known for being difficult to find in the days before satellite navigation :-) It is also close to the canal and there is a visitor mooring for a couple of boats by the bridge ( Bridge 54) or alternatively it is possible to moor on the towpath although it can be a little overgrown at times.

This lovely pub, sat near the canal in Barnacre, Garstang has a lovely beer garden and great local…read moreales. the food I believe is all home prepared and home cooked on the premises and is served in plentiful quantities at a great price! Pool table, darts and even board games will keep the family entertained - and I believe they even have entertainment on each month. Worth a stop off if you`re in the area.

Pleasant enough, they don't believe in tiny portions :-) Not cheap, but very much value for money!…read moreI was asked twice if the table was just for you which I noted, but the place was packed to the gunnels ands I had to wait for a little while to be seated. It seems to be about the only place to eat in Eccleston, although there appeared to be an Italian Pizza/Pasta place down the road, I was disinclined to go in as it had no outside menu, and was hiden behind a large hedge. Not very welcoming. The pub however looked much more inviting. The staff looked stressed, and there was a minor squabble in the kitchen as I arrived. It's door is right opposite the main entrance, so there was no avoiding that! I was disappointed by the lack of Ales (just 4 shown, but one was Boddingtons and another Timothy Taylor so I don't count them), but the one I opted for was ok. They do a promotion on a Tuesday with all real ale £2! I missed out, by one day, dammit! Photo by By Jane Willis

This is a lovely character pub and eating house situated not too far from Camelot theme park…read more The menu is reasonable and food is always well presented. The downside is that the tables feel overcrowded, making it hard to move around and service takes a while which i am sure is down to this. Toilets could be better and the floor was uneven the last time i was there.

I visited here after a gruelling trek through the peak district. Ok... so it was more of a pleasant…read morestroll around Dove Stone Reservoir, but it was still a relief to arrive and find warmth inside a good old local pub. It was a busy Sunday afternoon as ManU v Liverpool was on the television so the entire town rocked in at about the same time we did. As a result, there was a slight push and shove to get to the bar and our food took a little while to arrive but it was worth it. We managed to score a table in the corner, away from the tvs, and settled in with some excellent local ale. The staff were friendly and took our food orders efficiently and warned us that there was a 40 minute wait for the suet pies. We were ok with this. Unfortunately the 40 minutes turned out to be over an hour but considering the number of people in there and the top quality nosh that arrived at our tables we were happy to wait. It was gooooooood food - big servings of warm, hearty food that you expect from a local pub. We were all patting our bellies by the end of it, feeling very satisfied. Definitely a winner for anyone out walking in the area.

After a lovely walk around nearby Dovestone Reservoir, our group ventured into Greenfield village…read morefor some much needed pub grub. The King Bill has great kerb-appeal, being built in the early 19th century - so has plenty of character. There's a sizeable free car park next to it which was an added bonus. Inside, what was probably a three-room pub back in the day is now open and more spacious-looking. To the left and right as you enter there's table seating (one has a coveted wood-burning stove). The bar area which has TVs showing the footy got very busy whilst we were there, so your visit might not be as quiet as you'd have hoped. Six hand pumps including three local ales from Greenfield (Silver Owl was a cracking pint) and Millstone breweries are served together with some seriously hearty home cooked food. The portions are generous and everything was delicious. There was a bit of a wait but the quality of the food more than made up for that.

The staff are very pushy with you buying things and everything is not worth the price on the menu…read moreand overall just not a nice place

The Bluebell is a young persons pub, the staff are friendly, the place is contemporary the music is…read moreloud. The beers served are Carlsberg, Carling, Fosters, Kronenbourg, Stella, John Smiths Smooth, Guinness, Strongbow Cider. They have Beers Gardens (front & rear), they have Wheelchair Access and a disabled toilet Live entertainment and a very nice menu, which is reasonably priced. great place to be on a long summers night, cosy place to be on a cold xmas night.