Blacksmiths Arms in Cheshire East

I'm not sure if it's always this bad. We came for a Sunday roast. Took over half an hour to get served and when we did the girl that took our order said someone else needed to help with it then just never came back..we had to go find someone in the end to take our order. The food came in under 5 minutes which I'm sure is not a good sign ! The potatoes oozed grease when you bit into them. The greens had barely been cooked. A nearly cracked a tooth on the parsnips. The stuffing never came so we had to ask for it. It was cold and rock hard when it did come. Will never come here again and would recommend no one else does if you don't want to waste your money. Shame because the pub itself is lovely.

lovely meal here to night atmosphere was nice and relaxed service they could do enough for you and the food was fantastic

Super pub with friendly staff. Great food and a well kept cellar.

I've been coming here with my parents every week for years and we've never had a bad meal. The staff are warm, welcoming and friendly and a wide range of food and drink is available. Would highly recommend a visit.

Excellent service and staff couldn't do enough for you, will definitely be returning again.

Visited here whilst on holiday. Lovely little pub quaint and clean inside. Food pretty good but not big portions. The salad was particularly nice with a peppery sauce. The main thing that put us off was one particular staff member who looked fed up . It wasnt particularly busy inside but no reason to look like you didn't want to be there. Would go back just to try a few more dishes .

Lovely meal and service from Ella and Talia. Highly recommend dining here!

We booked a table online at very short notice last Sunday evening and were accommodated very promptly and efficiently. We arrived soon after and was directed to our table immediately. The service from this point was absolutely excellent, everything we ordered arrived promptly and as we requested. A big thank you to Jess for this as she looked after our table and was brilliant The food was excellent, cooked and presented very well indeed. We will be returning again in the future

I recently visited and had a fantastic experience! The fish and chips were exceptional—better than any chippy I've tried. Crispy, flavourful, and perfectly cooked! For dessert, the apple was a delightful finish, bursting with flavour. A special shoutout to Talina for her excellent service; she was attentive and friendly, making the visit even more enjoyable. I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for great food and top-notch service!

Came in the summer and loved it. Just walked out starving. Pie was all pastry with a quarter of a carrot and a tablespoon of mash. My boyfriend’s meal was tiny also. Did complain but not offered any compensation. My partner wondered if it had changed manager. Lo and behold as we drive out it says under new management. Will not be going back. Disgustingly tight portion.

Really lovely pub and helpful, friendly staff. Although food was tasty felt portions small. Husband's fish pie very small, my sweet potato skin(1 half) filled with mashed sweet potato mixture nearly £7.Most people know the price of sweet potatoes so seems a huge mark up. Saying all that food cooked well.

Asked for a medium rare steak sandwich. Served very dry and overcooked. Beef and ale pie, more gravy than meat.

I always enjoy eating here. They cater well for gluten free people like myself and the food and service are great.

Lovely pub, nice atmosphere, food is also good. Welcome your pooch too, with treats on hand. They have a good outside space too and plenty of parking. Our go to place for family meals👍😊 Recently we had our mother's wake there and they were lovely.

Around 25 of us descended for brunch yesterday after a party the night before. Although some had pre-ordered, another 6 turned up and ordered ad hoc. The team were amazing, they got the food out quickly, negotiated puppy and high chair and lots of people. The food was, as always, delicious. This pub is the best in the area, consistently great food, a warm welcome and great tolerance of our made puppy. Wonderful.

Great food excellent service will be returning 😀 👌

The food was good, staff were nice, friendly,

Its changed for the better at the minute...faultless. Just been in ordered a mixed grill, rubbish , steak 2oz chicken 2oz and gammon 4oz with 1 sausage and 15 chips. What should be a hearty meal turned out a child's size portion. Not impressed.

Brilliant atmosphere, great staff and food was beautiful!

Great food, the staff are brilliant they sat us for our needs family meal and wheelchair access were required. Will definitely go back. Good pricing also.

Ate here a few times recently. Highly rate this place. Really reasonable price for meals. Very accommodating with any need for change to the menu with dietary needs. Fantastic service, always made to feel really comfortable. Overall fantastic place, highly recommend!

We stayed at a supposed 4 star hotel up the road from this pub. Their restaurant menu was not up to scratch. We came here instead one evening, and the food, drinks, and staff were all great. Highly recommended.

Great food, great staff. Always feel welcome coming here

Plates and food could have been hotter

Returning from the Isle of Man on Sunday 30th June 2024, found ourselves approaching a familiar sight the Blacksmiths Arms. Had a meal few weeks before and waxed lyrical about that experience on Trust Pilot. Today we wanted to experience a Sunday dinner and neither my wife nor I were disappointed with the quality of the service, food and ambience. We were attended to by Luna, who was excellent in her explanations and service. I had the trio of roasts, my wife roast turkey. Dessert followed with Bakewell tart and custard for myself and my wife was blown away by the quality of the sticky toffee pudding and her request of custard instead of ice cream was not an issue. I finished the meal with a glass of Jura, a personal favourite and perfect complement to an enjoyable meal. Our complements are further extended to the chef, the unseen hero in this establishment.

Chose the chicken duo on this visit & it was very tasty. Found the chicken fillet was a good size & cooked well & filling, so much so no room for a pud. Staff very friendly & efficient. Pleasant place

Lovely lunch today with friends, highly recommend

Only stopped for a quick beer with my Grandson, but a very nice place so thumbs up

States dogs welcome on website but they are not allowed in the pub, not even to order drinks to take outside, therefore not welcome! Also you can only eat on the grey chairs not on the grass area therefore confined to a smaller space and restricted tables. This again is not welcoming if you have had a lovely country side walk and dog in tow. Unfortunately due to too many restrictions, you’ve lost a regular customer and I’ll go the pub down the road.

3 of us chose main meals with 1 shared starter. The chicken croquette starter was delicious. 2 of us complained about our main meals and 1 chickened out from complaining. The 2 mains were taken off the final bill. The staff did not comment on the meal which was left mostly uneaten but not complained about. Sadly, we will not be returning despite the location and building which are faultless, with pleasant interiors and great garden with patio.

We called for breakfast as part of our car club event. We pre-ordered and Harry and the team made it work like clockwork. I'm sure we will be back.

Lovely country pub on the edge of Macc. Great wine selection - love the Douro! Food was amazing - especially the pork belly! Staff were all very smiley and helpful Hadn’t been for a few years as moved out of the area but we are closer now and will be regulars I’m sure!

Popped in for lunch with my family on Friday. We were first ones in. We have eaten here several times before but this time the food and service was abysmal. Took for ever that our order was taken. We ordered 2 mixed grills, chicken combo and beef burger. Holy moly, the mixed grill was just awful, chewy and dry. Even the gammon didn't even have any colour on it. The chicken combo was awful, everything was covered in tarragon and something else extremely unpleasant. No-one asked how our food was. Took 20mins after we finished before anyone came to clear our plates. We still ordered dessert which arrived in 15mins from ordering. The dessert was better than the main but nothing special. Such a shame, we spent £120 and left very disappointed. At home now with stomach aches all round. Won't be going back there again.

Harry and his team make you welcome and the food is delicious. I am a vegetarian and the options were very good 👍

Lovely Saturday night - extremely busy but handled really well. They didn’t let the level of trade affect the service at all. Food was lovely, staff were amazing

Fantastic doggy friendly pub with great food, fabulous gluten free menu and superb friendly staff. Would definitely recommend 🤩

Fantastic Sunday dinner. Recommended the rib of beef by the manager and was not disappointed! Lovely olde worldy pub, great food and service and really friendly team. We will be back!

Nice atmosphere, good food and Helen and Ella were lovely friendly staff

The past 2 years have seen the Blacksmiths improve beyond recognition. The food is excellent and the staff are friendly and attentive (without being intrusive)... and all this is delivered with consistency. It has gone from somewhere I drive past to a place I book a table in advance.

The family a 3 course meal (main and desert in pics) for mothers days. Fantastic food and great friendly service from Harry and the team. Also eaten here a few weeks ago on the regular menu where there is plenty of choice. Highly recommend. Keep up the good work all.

Such an amazing place been a few times . food fantastic, service fantastic

Popped in on a Saturday morning for breakfast which was spot on. The Sunday roast is also delicious. Staff are great and always a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Would highly recommend!

Was recommended to visit the place & certainly wasn’t disappointed. The staff were great, the food even better, the starters & the main were delicious. An excellent spot that I look forward to visiting again..

Been here for Sunday lunch before which is excellent. Had the steak and ale pie last night and OMG was not disappointed and at a very reasonable price..

Four of us had Sunday lunch here food was very tasty and well presented reasonably priced for high Quality Foods pleasant staff We Would definitely be returning

Just visited with all the family (group of 13) for my mothers birthday. As always the service was great, friendly, happy, polite staff. Food came in good time of ordering especially considering the size of our group. Everybody food was great although the gammon was abit to salty for my liking but all depends how you like your gammon. Puddings were perfect as always. The Vanilla cheesecake was 👌 Brilliant value for money and will definitely be back again soon.

Nicely presented and well run pub. With good service and food.

Definitely a high class venue. Everything about the meal, venue and service radiated a warm and friendly professional atmosphere.

Food not as good as usual but service very good. Pleasant place to go.

Sits above all other pubs in the henbury and broken cross area, great service. Food was nice and it was a nice atmosphere. Dog friendly bar too 😄

Excellent fish finger ciabatta and an interesting IPA.

Lovely place and excellent food.

Food very good. Service very good. Atmosphere....cold...zero outside....nice fireplace...sadly no fire but customers eating in their coats to keep warm. Pity.⁹

Busy Monday lunch, and the two front of house staff were amazing. The food was great, no mad wait, lovely place

Visited for lunch after visiting Flora. The restaurant staff were really polite and friendly and the food was great. It is a shame I cannot give 5 stars but unfortunately the manager was short and curt in talking to staff over filling up the coffee machine with customers present at the bar area, as guests I do not expect or want to hear this and I feel was not professional as a manager. The staff were fantastic, the place was clean, food great but the manager unfortunately on this occasion failed. Something to hopefully take away and learn from. I wouldn't work for her as I do not feel there is enough respect.

08:46 We would like to thank all the staff at the Blacksmiths. The food was excellent, the service was friendly and the mains and sweets were of a high standard with excellent presentation. Very dog friendly with water available and free treats. We will definitely visit again when we are back in Henbury. Thanks again.

We had lunchtime at the Blacksmiths, very pleasant service but I got the wrong meal, as I would have to wait I accepted the meat dinner even though I ordered fish, the waitress was very present so we let it go, it wasn't as nice as I would have liked, the sweet was delicious and well presented. It could have been better, we are trying to support local businesses as times are hard.

I enjoyed a delightful lunch here today complimented by a good glass of nicely chilled wine. I chose the steak and ale pie which was delicious as were the chips although the veg was slightly over done for my taste. The service was friendly and fairly prompt considering how busy they were, including our bus trip. I also indulged in a Bakewell tart with ice cream which didn't deliver the standard of the pie, sorry. I followed my meal with a pot of very good tea served in a pot which was sufficient for 2 cups. The bar was tastefully decorated for Christmas and the atmosphere was very festive. The toilets were very clean as were the premises. A very pleasant visit, thank you.

Stopped off to meet a friend/colleague, was pleasantly surprised, Friendly helpful staff

Went to Flora for on a trip with friendsand decided to have lunch at this beautiful pub,Everything was absolutely spot on,food delicious,staff very friendly and helpful,I think there was only 1 person in the kitchenso really deserves a medal because they were quite busy.Well done all of you.Ladies group visited 14th.November.

Just had the Sunday Lunch, it was absolutely gorgeous 🥰. Thankyou xx

Excellent food and lovely staff

Nice food ,great price and cosy

A great Sunday roast. All the staff were lovely

Service a bit slow but pub was busy Sunday lunchtime. Food good.steak ale pie had very hard pastry almost impossible to cut into .vegetables very overcooked but not a bad meal.

Visited the pub earlier today. Lovely food, staff and owner are friendly and very helpful, dog friendly which is a bonus - will definitely return.

Great place until It stopped taking cash.

Gutted they've changed the menu - been loads of times over the years & always had halloumi, chips and peas (alternative to fish n'chips) but this now isn't available. Had halloumi on ciabatta and it was delicious so after initial disappointment, no complaints! Fast delivery and lovely staff.

Stopped off for lunch with my son. Excellent speedy service . Food was OK I had pie which was delicious, but the mash and veg left alot to be desired. My son had kids chicken burger which he enjoyed and ate the lot . We both had cola which was nice and cold with a nice amount of Ice and a slice. Was disappointing to discover they don't take cash , I think that option should be the customers choice.

It was an excellent sunday lunch aftee the Traction Engine Rally

lovely welcome from harry, jordon, and staff lovely food and harry got me a BLT which is not on the menu on a sunday but made me one very nice thing to do

Lovely relaxing atmosphere and very nice food

Had a lovely time at the blacksmiths as usual. The food was nice but our service definitely made the night. We were served by Jordan and he was just amazing, had a laugh and definitely felt cared for. 10/10 would recommend Jordan and the rest of the team at the blacksmiths

Went for lunch with the family. Good choice of food for a chain pub. The specials were very good. Korean chicken was a delicious platter of kimchi, fried chicken, roast chicken and salad with rice. The pulled lamb flatbread was quite delicious too. Service was extremely polite, efficient and helpful. Many thanks to Holly for being a wonderful hostess. All the dishes were freshly prepared and served quite quickly too. The best of all was a very reasonable bill at the end, excellent value for money too

My wife and I had a very pleasant meal at lunchtime today. It's no surprise, as we go there from time to time, even though it's not that close to home, so we know will will have an enjoyable meal. The food is good; the service is good and the atmosphere is very pleasant. In fact, I can't thing of anything about the place which isn't good. We will obviously be visiting again before too long.

We went for a weekday evening meal . Quiet atmosphere but a few people in. Very welcoming staff. The decor was conjusive to a relaxing vibe. Food prompt and faultless and very tasty. A good experience.

Had a family meal on a Saturday. It was a nice atmosphere and not too busy. Food was pretty average really which was a shame as it was mid range prices. I had the fish & chips which was OK, the fish batter wasn't very crispy though. in fact, I have had nicer fish and chips at Wetherspoons tbh. Two of the party had different burgers which they enjoyed, and hubbie had the gammon. The service was OK although we did request some water for the table that didn't arrive

Very nice atmosphere with friendly staff

Very nice place to take the family

Friendly staff and typical chef and brewer food.

Sunday lunch with a varied menu. Food was excellent only surpassed by the wonderful service.

Food is always 10/10 & Jordan provided excellent customer service. Would definitely recommend :)

Table of 8 (4 adults, 4 children) Really nice meal, service was great and a lovely atmosphere! Would definitely visit again when passing

Excellent service great staff great bannter

Had a great meal this evening. The food was lovely. Thanks to the chef Alfie. Also service was great too. Thanks to Colin and the other gentleman too.

Great service and great food and a beautiful pint of Guinness/peroni and a lovely garden to enjoy the afternoon

I had See bass for £17 not worth the money at all, taste off nothing, was extremely disappointed in this meal, l was Still hungry when l left

We visited the Blacksmiths Arms for the first time today (June 2023)…. What a lovely experience. The bar and restaurant are very comfortably furnished in old English county style with plenty of space around the tables so things arn’t too cramped. The food was very well presented and cooked which is exactly what we expect from this Chef and Brewer brand. Holly & Jordan looked after us really well from start to finish. There’s a very large car park attached to the premises which together with a nice beer garden to the rear make for a relaxing experience. We will definitely return.

Huge beer garden with room for kids to run and play.

Well laid out pub,staff very knowledgeable and friendly

Nice pub/restaurant. Typical pub fare. Some items frozen which is not good for a higher restaurant price range.

Sunday Dinner Really great Sunday roast One beef and one pork Lots of veg, stuffing with the beef was unusual We only had ice cream for dessert. No problems, staff friendly. 5*

Best breakfast ever, amazing homemade hash brown. Staff were so friendly and helpful , nothing too much trouble , even choices of plant based and alternative milks, well impressed.

It was a lovely place food is okay , chips are not home cooked and the steak and ale pie is quite big and has a lot of pastry

My fiance and I went to Blacksmith Arms for a Sunday brunch and we loved the breakfast. Both full English and veggie breakfast were delish and a great customer service too. I would highly recommend it!

Lovely country pub, had a fab time being served by Jordan, looking forward to my next visit my family will be coming along next time !

Great food and lovely staff. Beautiful inside too.

Fantastic! Lovely restaurant with a country pub feel. Welcoming Team, great food, warm relaxing "up market" experience. Special thanks to Jordan who was wonderful! Exceptional customer service delivery....well done Jordon! Please send my thanks to him.

We came for lunch and had stunning scrummy food. I had scampi and my sister had cod n we both loved it, we will defo be visiting again. Good value for money 👍👍

was served by Amy and recieved great service, the food was lovely and had a really great atmosphere!