Xmas day at the beefeater heatenpark was a brilliant experience food was second to none. service…read morewas excellent couldn't do enough for our us one of the best experience I've had in a long time. Going again boxing day because the food was brilliant looking forward to my second tasting M.wallwork

This is one of the closest establishments to my parents home (within 5 mins walk)…read more Recently renovated it has a cosy bar area as well as a number of dining areas Good selection of beers and a formula menu from which the kitchen consistently turns out decent quality fare This place is very well managed, and a delight in an area where attentive management is at a premium

Spire is a restaurant which achieves an "in-town" feel but is actually situated out of town. The…read morerestaurant has achieved many awards including Liverpool Restaurant of the Year - all of which are deserved in my opinion. The menu is a mixture of Modern European and British food which isn't too pricey for the calibre of restaurant - a main meal will set you back about £16. The interior is clean cut and modern with an atmosphere that immediately puts you at ease. I think this is a difficult task considering that Spire is home to some of the best chefs in the North West.

Over in Wavertree you'll find the Michelin-recommended Spire, which is certainly worth the effort…read moreto find and the additional expense of being such a highbrow restaurant. However there are plenty of fixed price meals with multiple courses that are excellent value, so even if you're feeling a little light in the pocket department you can still enjoy a highly accolade restaurant. The service here is really top notch, it can occasionally be a little slow but it's friendly and attentive and that's what ultimately matters. Even the owner gets involved which is always a good sign. There's a wonderful atmosphere and the decor is more than gorgeous, but it's the food that's the star here, especially the crispy squid starter with chilli sauce and pak choi. Mouthwatering deliciousness. There's no particular food 'theme' here other than painfully hip and modern, hence why you'll find gnocchi and mushrooms accompanying turbot on the same menu, but I loved all the combinations. The portions aren't massive as you'd expect from a restaurant like this, but they're certainly sufficient enough. The unhurried ambience really adds to the quality of the place and you feel like you can relax, and the staff seem to genuinely want to listen to you. The desserts are stunning as well. All in all, all boxes ticked - attention to detail here is paramount and that's reflected in the quality.

I had high expectations. In my countless stays in good hotels over the decades, I have never been…read moreturned away from their restaurant, and in this case I rang up twice starting at 1pm trying to make a reservation as a hotel guest - no luck and no politeness, disappointing. So for night two I called first thing in the morning and successfully made a reservation. In retrospect I shouldn't have done :( Arrive at the restaurant, bar area to the right, restaurant to the left. Walked toward the desk to announce ourselves and was surprised to see 1. no view of the river (or even windows that I could see) and 2. the restaurant was virtually empty! Why all the fuss of me striving for two days to get a table?? Ridiculous! It was still half empty when we left. The next disappointment was the menu. Not only very limited - but if (like Mrs G) you are allergic to mushrooms, blue cheese and shrimp etc., plus trying stay low in salt there is VERY little to choose from. we went ahead with a steak for me and a salad from Mrs G from the bar menu. We ordered some "mixed breads" which unfortunately the server touched with his fingers right in front of us - no thank you! I should have learned my lesson before - my own black peppercorn sauce is wwaaayyy better than anything any ordinary chef can manage and this was again the case. Not bad but nothing special at all. Would never visit this restaurant again. All that fuss and then I had to walk over the bridge to a nearby Spar convenience store to buy some wine and snacks to enjoy in our beautiful room. We are fans of the hotel, but not fans of the restaurant. Sadly the young lady in the bar was not a good singer, and even sadder we could hear her in the restaurant :( Review #106 2019

We had a voucher here off my sister for our engagment for a two course Sunday lunch…read more It's a great resturant the decor is really modern and it's the type of place I like to go. We got seated next to the window and I was happy about that as got a nice view. I had a haddock fish cake with sweet potato for starter it was so tasty. For main.I orders chicken supreme with couscous tomato and feta it was delicious I enjoyed every bit I would definitely reccomend. I had a peach belini that was lovely too. Overall I would definitely reccomend this resturant for a special occasion. The staff were lovely and everything was served to a high standard.

If you're walking near Rivington Pike then the Yew Tree is really close by - it's popular though as…read moremany of the tables were reserved when we arrived bang on noon on a Sunday (despite there being hardly anyone in). There were some small tables towards the back though, nicely tucked away, so we plonked ourselves down here for lunch after a very wet and windswept walk. Their menu is full of the usual dishes you'd expect from a gastro pub, with starters ranging between £3-6 and main courses £12-20. I opted for their Hot Rump Steak Sandwich with fries from their Bar Menu (£8.75). It took rather a long time to be served; whether the kitchen couldn't cope with the influx of diners or there was a big issue we weren't sure. The steak sandwich was alright, but nothing much to write home about. We were so hungry that we wolfed what we'd ordered down. They serve a couple of locally brewed beers here too - Rivington has it's own brewery. Nice enough, but if we were in the area again, we'd probably drive a little further out to try somewhere else.

Three of us headed here after a soggy walk up to Rivington Pike. We walked in the door on a Sunday…read moreat noon and were greeted slightly begrudgingly by staff who didn't seem thrilled to serve customers. Anyway, despite not booking we were shown a table at the back. The kitchen apparently wasn't open yet but we took the time to change out of our wet walking gear and order some drinks at the bar. The coffee was surprisingly good and the beer selection was nice and local. We were finally allowed to order food at the bar and the guy serving was friendly and helpful. He was one of the few who actually seemed to be doing any work. Despite only ordering a soup, a sandwich and a sausage, our food took over 30 minutes to arrive and I had to ask them where it was. My soup was tasty although verging on cold and the two lumps of hard bread looked more like giant croutons. I asked for an additional slice of bread and was promptly brought it without any fuss or extra cost which was great. The food on the menu wasn't cheap but it seems to be of a very high standard. The menu is huge for a Sunday menu which might explain why it took so long for it to be prepared. Overall it was a nice pub that potentially thinks a little too highly of itself. But tasty, none the less.

My mother and I were at your establishment in sale for lunch on Tuesday 11th April…read more It was very busy and we could see you were very short staffed. However the two members of staff who served us were so efficient, very pleasant and nothing was too much trouble. Their names are Lewis and Annie. such a credit to your team.

Love it here. Reasonable prices, friendly staff and very nice grub…read more I always go here for special occasions and anytime I can't be bothered to cook at home. Lunchtime specials are well worth the visit! Well done all there!

I recently had dinner here for a very unhenparty style hen party. It's a nice little addition to…read moreHope Street, defo a step up from that old Mexican place. It has a cosy / bustling kinda atmosphere, I recon it'd be a good Sunday joint. The food was good (fancy pub food with a bit of a Mediterranean thing going on) but the main courses came out so long after the starters that we were a bit over it by that stage, but hey the starters were all great and we were all pretty happy on the wine, so. They sat us in the back room by the kitchen, which was a little cut off from the rest of the place but good to spot there's a garden out the back. Good to know that the Cracke isn't your only option now for those sunny days. Worth checking out again.

Hey, remember El Macho on Hope Street? Yeah well it's gone. It seemingly vanished quicker than…read moreLucan on Concorde and in its spot is the Clove Hitch, named after everybody's favourite kind of knot. This new bar and restaurant is a great little nook of polished wood and squeaky floorboards. It has all the distinction of a European eatery construed from a knocked-through dwelling but with none of the smarminess that usually accompanies these kind of establishments. Definitely one to try. It's just a shame I have no stomach or I'd be perusing the menu as we speak.

Fairly busy brunch of Wetherspoons. The front part of the…read morebar is a standard Wetherspoons, but the back one is a bit unusual - alleyway-like design. Being Wetherspoons it's fairly cheap, however, food portions are quite small. It was the tiniest jacked potato, and cheese filling almost felt non-existent.

This is not 2 bad of a pub pretty large inside with a big bar can get very busy tho especially when…read morethere something going on in wigan. The staff not 2 bad but can be a bit rude they like serveing the regulars first the beer pretty cheap and the food prices are not 2 bad eathere I have eaten in here a few time and I can say it not 2 bad. The only down side for this pub is that you have to walk 2 flites of stairs to the toilets not good when you had a few beers especially coming down them lol.

This could be my perfect bar. They have a huge selection of beers/ales when we were there they had…read more12 on draught (including Brooklyn), and 60 bottled beers according to the menu. They serve delicious pieminister pies (http://www.pieminister.co.uk/ ) for a fiver, and all sides are a quid (mash,minty mushy peas and gravy). We turned up at 6pm on a Saturday and struggled to get a seat, so get there early if you want a table to eat. The staff were very knowledgeable on all the beers and there was a great atmosphere.