Bottle & Glass Inn in St. Helens

This pub is relaxing and welcoming. The food is excellent and varied. The staff are friendly and will give an opinion on the best on the menu. Our waitress Cerys is a friendly, pleasant and advised us on the main menu and dessert, especially the sticky toffee pudding. Well worth a visit

Have always enjoyed this place until Saturday, very disappointed now the starter of Pork belly bites (around £8) was 3 very tiny pieces of pork with no crackling! it came with some leaves and i had to ask for the caramelized onion chutney that had been missed off! come the main I ordered the chicken and bacon ciabatta which was quite a large ciabatta with 1 tiny piece of streaky bacon and 3 pieces of chicken that barely covered 1/2 of the ciabatta! When i pointed this out to the waiter even he was aghast at the sandwich and had it remade. This time it had about 3 pieces of bacon alot more chicken , tomato and lettuce. If you are going to charge the prices you do to try and skimp on the quality is a mistake! After being a regular for years now off my list

Really enjoyed the food, service by a girl Cerys and she was absolutely fantastic, couldn’t do enough for us and very friendly

visited this pub four lunch, nice place and staff very friendly. Food was really good and we enjoyed it. had the steak and ale pie with mary and peas very nice.

This place is brilliant, and it's because of Jema, who is so helpful and kind and a first-class professional. If we were to give marks out of 10, it would be 11 , just amazing.

Traditional English pub, well established, pleasant staff, lunchtime menu reasonably priced.

Lovely decor, helpful staff, good food, well done Bottle & Glass

Great country pub,food and beer

Nice pub, food is nothing special,just above average pub food.

Went for breakfast Gemma was very helpful full English excellent will definitely come again

I had the gammon which I have to say was so tasty and cooked to perfection. My eggs where also cooked the way I like them Gemma was our server who was very attentive. Nick was the chef hat's off to her. A beautiful meal.

Lovely pub,lovely food served by lovely people 😁

Lovely place to dine in. Food great as are the staff. Thanks Gemma. See you again soon

Lovely food. Sea bass perfect. Peas fresh. Gemma our server was lovely. Will be back

I had an amazing time at the Bottle and Glass! The food was excellent and the staff were welcoming and attentive, making us feel right at home from the moment we arrived. The atmosphere was cosy, and the service was excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant and can’t wait to come back!

Great pub with a cozy vibe. Friendly staff, tasty drinks, and good food. Nice spot to relax or catch up with friends. Music isn't too loud, so you can chat. Would visit again!

I've been dinning here for over 25yrs and the food and service has always been excellent 👌 just remember to book a table 🙂

Sunday roast with my family . Great food even managed a dessert .

This is one of the closest places to our workplace where you can have a lovely meal so I have been here a few times. Food is always fresh and good portion, staff is nice and the place has a lovely atmosphere. It is a place where it is nice to eat and have a chat with family and friends and prices are good, too.

Disappointed in the food. The brocoli and peas were very al dente. My friend sent the Hake back as it was slimy. I've been here before but I was disappointed on this visit. Service staff were very nice.

Thought the food was excellent. You may have a little wait but it is well worth it

Good food and service. There is now a good selection of veggie dishes to choose from (and no fake meat - thank goodness). Will definitely be back.

The Sunday roast never fails to always be amazing.

food and wait staff are always lovely we've been multiple times now and will continue to come back

How to sum this place up in one word, AWFUL. Think the manger needs to work on not annoying the customer as they are booking in with ridiculous statements like " your table isn't ready" when the pub/restaurant is half empty in a silly attempt to get you to spend more money on drinks. Used to be a great place to visit but we won't go again.

I must confess that it was not our original intention take our Sunday lunch at the Bottle and Glass yesterday. However, our customary establishment had been incapacitated by an electrical fault. And so began our quest to seek an alternative. A member of our party recalled receiving a recommendation for your good selves, so we made our way post haste. Upon arrival we were greeted at the desk by two of your beautiful staff. Despite the already bustling assemblage of guests, you were able to find a table for our four. Taking our seats we were swiftly attended to by our delightful waitress who took great care of us throughout. Thus, the begging of our culinary experience. The drinks and food menus were an adventure of options which catered to each companion splendidly. We opted for a varying selection of your roasts, all delightful and cooked to perfection. Myself, taking the pork which proved to be a marvelous choice. After finishing we were charmed by our waitress into exploring the desserts menu which we would ordinarily decline. The pistachio tart was sublime. Having finished our meal and reluctant to leave the warm and friendly atmosphere we elected to take cocktails in the bar. These were professionally prepared by the excellent barman and provided the perfect end to our visit. Leaving with contented bellies and smiling faces our party unanimously agreed that the Bottle and Glass in Rainford would hold our loyalties forevermore. To avoid an unbearable disappointment we have already booked our visit for next Sunday. Thank you to each and every one of your fabulous staff for a delightful afternoon.

Waited 40 minutes for breakfast to arrive at 11 a.m., given free additional drinks for the wait which was nice. One breakfast was cold, egg slightly undercooked, runny egg white, and the Hollandaise sauce was lumpy and later advised the breakfast should have been hot as it had been remade. This was refunded on advising issues. The various staff members who interacted with us were friendly and attentive. We have been 4 times before at various times of the day and had an excellent experience. We will return, not sure if the chef has changed, not the previous standards this time.

Booked online, asked for a quiet corner table which we got. Lovely clean restaurant with delicious food which was well presented and reasonably priced. The lady that served us was lovely and couldn’t do enough for us. Haven’t been for a long time but will definitely return.

Bit far out so designated driver required as didn't see any public transport sign's nice pub good atmosphere well happy

Bit of a joke this place. Only visited three times (including today) and on two occasions there was no food available for whatever reason. Would seriously suggest you check in advance if going there to eat as it is pot luck if there will be any food available.

Only had a drink in there good pub to have a quiet drink

Recently visited bottle and glass for lunch, not been for a while but usually always had a decent meal there till the last visit; really very poor and no longer surprised the place was quite empty for a weekend lunch. Had a special which was chicken leek mushroom and cheese pie with chunky chips; we’ll to start it wasn’t a pie; in fact it was a pastry case with a cheese mushroom and leak sauce in the bottom, this had been topped with cooked chicken and then a puff pastry top all warmed up separately; chunky chips were 4 pieces of potato wedge skin on, served with gravy. Also served with a few leaves of rocket, a few slices of radish and two dried out disgusting pieces of asparagus with woody ends; salad wasn’t dressed but who on earth serves a “pie chips n gravy” with a salad, really, when did gravy go with a salad; the plate was £17.99; it was a p**s take and frankly poor. Not surprised it was empty, won’t be heading back there again. Used to be ok for a decent enough meal, no longer IMHO

4 times to get a plain burger. Service not the best unless you like eye rolls...

Got there at 18.25 and was given our table that was booked for 18.30. Got our drinks at 18.50 with 2 dirty wine glasses. After asking a girl with blue hair to change it, there was no words said by her, no customer service, no apologie, to shy for customer service imo! Then ordered food. After eating our starter we waited till 19.30. Plates still there and hungry for our mains. After complaining to the manager who looked like a teenager. They then let one of their customers do their fighting for them! (A Karen!) After no apologie off anyone, we were asked to leave. I bet there will be no reply to this, but I urge the owner of the place to look at the cctv and rectify the issues they have. Me and my family will never return again.

I absalutley love the delicious food in the bottle and glass and does not disappoint I visit because it is a short walk from my house and it is dog friendly. The food is delicious the last time I went I got a burger and it was divine I love how it is dog friendly and wheelchair accessible. The bar serves many drinks and it has some of the best beer

Had a very strange experience here today. Arrived at 12:20pm as a party of 5 (fifth person was a baby in a pram, no highchair needed). The pub had a few tables in but not many for the size of the place. A staff member looked at the booking system and said they only had a table at 12:45pm, so we said we would wait at the bar and get a drink as I presumed all the vacant tables at the time had bookings coming in. It got to 12:50pm and we had get up and ask could we be seated at a table to which the staff member looked bewildered and sent us to one of the many tables that had been vacant the whole time we were there. Throughout our visit the pub still did not fill to capacity. Menus were just placed on table with no care or mention of the specials. I don’t think any of the staff could really be bothered. I was honestly so confused as to why we had to wait half an hour for a table (with children) when there were tables available the whole time. Now the food…. I have been here before and the food has been good, but this time was very very mediocre … I had the mushroom and ale pie and at £15 odd was an absolute rip off. Three tiny mushrooms inside the obviously bought in frozen pie accompanied by packet mash that was weirdly chewy and chefs hadn't even bothered to fluff up to at least make it look homemade. Chefs seem to be scared to use seasoning also. Whilst we did get a check back this was done when we had nearly finished the whole meal and took staff a long long time to clear plates. We noticed a few tables had already left before their plates were cleared. Have been a few times but won’t be coming back after today.

Amazing! Gluten free menu available too for coeliacs

Love coming here it never disappoints! Relaxing atmosphere, friendly service and the food is delicious!

Food was average at best. Veggie options dreadful, basically a regurgitation of the same ingredients. We sat outside and people came along and parked right outside the pub rather than in the car park, so literally next to your table. Used to be such a beautiful building but now ruined by horrible white-ish paint on the original stone. Saving grace were the very nice staff. Can't help feeling that could be so much better though. Great location but missed opportunity to do something really special.

Food was excellent, went during lunch time on a reservation and it wasn't insanely busy. Music wasn't too loud. Good service, and great place

Great food. Initially, the service was fantastic. However, I had to go in search of a waiter to clear our tables, and bring a desert menu, and then again when we were ready to leave and wanted to settle our bill, a real shame, a good atmosphere in the bar as it was busy, the restaurant was quiet due to it being midweek, decor creates a nice ambience

Very disappointed with the service today, so much so we left & went elsewhere. Have been going to the Bottle & Glass for years, always great service & food, the dirty look and eye roll from the girl serving at the bar was so blatant, I was shocked. We hadn't booked a table & i asked if it was okay to sit near the bar & if it was bar service, I felt I had interrupted her conversation with her colleagues and this poor attitude was the result. Such a shame.

Lovely pub, great food and friendly staff. Will definitely be coming back.

Only a couple of tables taken but very slow service. Waited for coffee & pudding order to be taken but never happened so left. Cheese toastie was very bland despite description. No tomatoes on salad & cucumber done as ribbons. Disapointed

A massive thank you to all the staff last night who served our party of 11 from 8pm. From being greeted at the door to serving our food clearing away was outatanding. They were very attentive nothing too much trouble with a caring friendly attitude. The food was lovely all hot an fresh an even squeezed in some desserts. They made it a lovely end to a fabulous day of my daughters PHD Graduation. To put the icing on the cake he proposed to her in the Restaurant at the end of the night. 😘😘

Beautiful food, served quickly with a smile. Nothing not to like👍👍

Went here for Father's day. Our meals came out cold, then we got it back hot, the rib beef was not edible, the beef was 90% fat. Child meal was very greasy too.

we often come here and usually love it but this visit the food wasn't the best we had the roast and wasn't impressed yorkshires where rock hard filled with stodgy stuffing and the roasties where dry followed by the trifle which wasn't very nice either hardly any jelly and lacking sugar .. hopefully it will be a better visit next time

I visited last week. It is my local pub and I visit regularly. Food and drinks are all fab but I would like to leave a review about how caring the staff are. My cat often follows me to the pub and waits outside. When I last visited my cat had come and when I left she wasn’t around so went home. Ten minutes later a member of staff (Becky) to my house with my cat who had appeared at the door looking extremely distressed. She was pregnant and disoriented. I am so overwhelmed that not only did they recognise my cat as belonging to me but that Becky took the time to bring her home. That is a truly caring pub. And an hour later my cat had given birth to two beautiful kitten. I didn’t even know she was pregnant. I am so grateful xxx. Thank you Becky and the Bottle and Glass.

we like it here. one of the best places for many a mile, although there aren't many, there are a few give it a try, you won't be disappointed

dropped in on the off chance of getting a sunday roast, was welcomed very politely, was told there was a 45 min wait, so we ordered a drink at the bar, within 20 mins we were shown to our table, myself and my wife ordered the trio roast, probably waited 5 mins to get our food, and WOW what a sunday roast it was cannot praise it enough, each meat melted in our mouths, the stuffing was deeee-lish, will 100% be coming back to the Bottle & Glass inn, loved the sevice, stunning little place, what a find, thank you all for a lovely afternoon, I tip my hat 👍Tony & Michelle from warrington. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Great prompt service and friendly staff. I was part of a group, and our food arrived swiftly.

Great food ...lamd rump with new roast potatoes and veg..staff are really friendly..enjoyed a quiet night out with my wife...will be going again...relaxing quiet atmosphere most enjoyable.

Excellent food and service. 5 of us had a stress free evening. Thank you Jayne for looking after us we had a lovely evening. 5 of us thoroughly

Great new menu As usual fantastic food and service (courtesy of Libby) Good value especially after the Tesco vouchers discount. Worth the half hour journey from Southport.

Not much else to say. Empty plates all round.

Delicious meal, great atmosphere and varied well priced menu. Service was excellent and food was great. Would recommend.

Lovely pub, plenty of space and fabulous history information. Trio of meat roast dinner had a good selection of food, although it was cold when I got it. Kids starter came with cucumber and carrots, they had been out a while. Kids meals were good sizes and hot. Overall it was lovely but cold food let it down.

The food was great. I was stuffed after a starter of pork & apple terrine, main of steak and ale pie followed by a strawberry and elderflower sundae. Staff were welcoming and whilst busy always checked if we needed any more drinks.

Lovely little pub, staff polite and friendly. Not had food

Came on a Wednesday in the pouring rain with a baby, drove to the Bottle and Glass. Place was empty. Told no food slots until half 8. Left hungry

A beautiful place, good drink selection, but food is overpriced for the quality that you get.

Good honest food, lovely staff, no going wrong here.

Went for lunch with a friend on 19th May. Service was non existent, waited to order drinks no one came, had to go and find a member of staff so we could order drinks. Then ordered our food, waited over thirty minutes, the pub was not busy. Seabass and the new potatoes were nice, vegetables overdone. Sat for forty five minutes with dirty plates still on the table, again had to find a member of staff to clear the table. Table was sticky, high maintenance cleaning hadn't been done as cobwebs were quite evident. So sad to see standards dropping .

A quiet comfortable table for six, service excellent and friendly,Everyone at ease; Pleasant atmosphere. Food (my perspective) first rate Most enjoyable. Shall return.

Great catch up with old friends. Food excellent. Staff friendly and welcoming. No rush to get us out of there...albeit we were the last out. Staff were chatty and accommodating.

Lovely Sunday lunch with the family. Accommodated usbun the bar area with the dog but was very comfortable and the staff were friendly, food was delicious

Gorgeous food & even better staff, Christine is amazing, has a great laugh and very down to earth, thank you Christine! Will definitely be back again!

Amazing Sunday lunch! Get the slow cooked beef! Christine was wonderful with her recommendations !! Will definitely be back!

We turned up to the pub at a quarter to four on a Sunday afternoon and sat on in the bar area, we asked if we could order some food and was told that we couldn’t order any food as the kitchen was overloaded, I have been in this pub At busy times and today wasn’t busy at all, disappointed 😞

Amazing Service and Amazing Food. Great big Portions. And very polite staff. Loved it here. Christine was a lovely host to our table and made us smile an Laugh. This made our experience even better. Food could not be faulted.

Very average. Food was quite disappointing, and not as described. Premium price for a slightly below average pub. Wouldn't go back.

Perfect in every way, the staff, the food and the beer all 10 out of ten. Highly refined and totally recommend. My guests from Northern Ireland were well impressed. Compared to the standard around the UK we were all pleasantly pleased

Good Pub with nice selection of food and drink. Food was good and service friendly. Could have done with a little more heating because the pub was slightly chilly and a couple of us had to put our jackets back on. Otherwise a good meal out. Will no doubt be back.

It's been a while since my last visit, but I would say that what used to feel like a friendly, local place to meet and eat has become rather bland.

We went for a Sunday roast. My advice is go to the local Toby Inn - better food and value for money. Meat was well cooked and tender, but the crispy roast potatoes were not crisp, Yorkshire pud was soft and stretchy, veg various were in the centre of the plate and drowned in gravy. We felt we had wasted £50 ( food and drinks)

becky made our experience amazing. she kept us entertained and made us feel welcome the whole time. 10/10 service

Went earlier in the week the girl with the blue hair was so friendly, helpful and made the atmosphere so much better.

Really beautiful country pub great surrounding with superb food and staff. Highly recommend

Visited after being recommended in the Secret Glamping welcome pack. It certainly didn’t disappoint. Warmest of welcomes with excellent service and excellent food. A real gem and would definitely visit again. It’s a shame we don’t live closer. A fantastic early evening. Can’t recommend enough.

lovely food, great service and reasonably prices, such a cosy atmosphere

We came to the bottle and glass for a family meal to celebrate our grandmas birthday and she was made up to say the least. Food was great service was quick. I must say I don’t normally tend to leave a review for places but Grandma insisted I do it on her behalf. You guys have really impressed her 😂 My grandma can be pretty indecisive when we’re out to eat and Nat (our waitress) was so polite and patient with her, even going as far as to help her with the menu because she’d forgot her glasses. Grandma settled on fish and chips and she LOVED it. I had the smothered chicken which was really nice and the food came out pretty quick. We stayed for a few drinks afterwards and not once did we feel rushed Thanks for making her birthday one to remember. No doubt my grandma will be back, myself included.

What a fantastic place this is. Came here for Sunday lunch and it didn't disappoint.Probably one of the best Sunday lunches I've ever had. I would highly recommend this pub to everyone. The food was hot and very well presented and the service from the staff was impeccable. Well done and thank you for a great afternoon.

Food was great and the service was even better. Really really awesome staff. They were all so welcoming and helpful. Very attentive and gave the whole place a brilliant atmosphere. They were all so happy and it gave the place a wonderful family atmosphere. Big shout out to Nat, Jess, Phil, Kev and our amazing waitress Becky. I apologise if I have missed anyone out. You are such a great credit to the establishment. Will definitely visit again.

Disappointing .. we have been coming here nearly 40 years and it's nothing like it used to be! The menu .. including specials was not inspiring and seemed expensive. My choice .. lamb with dressing .. was disappointing but came with nice broccoli and an overload of rather odd leathery cold potatoes and barely half a forkfull of lettuce which hardly deserved a mention on the menu. The three way pudding .. a small dollop of quite nice Eton mess .. a solid but tasty jam rolly poly and excellent HOT custard reminiscent of much loved school dinners was let down by a tiny sherry trifle that had no taste let alone of sherry and was overwhelmed by bland squirty 'cream'. We think the lunch menu might be more inspiring .. but we don't know because the menus were wisked away rapidly and staff were only seen again when they wanted paying. While we were waiting to leave we had time to notice the threadbare carpet with food stains that looked like they hadn't been cleared for many days. A very quiet night with the crowds sensibly staying away!

I called in and requested a table for one....no problem and was asked to sit in the bar area. I chose to be out of the way and sat in the corner. I habe been to this pub/restaurant several times over many years and it has a reputation which is consistent and mostly positive. There is good parking and dogs are allowed in the part of the bar I was sitting in. I have no problem with this as it is great for dog walkers to drop in for a pint. Ordering for food and drinks takes place at the bar, some other local establishments do this differently and it does make a difference. I must say the customers in the pub were lovely, very friendly, typical of Rainford. The staff were businesslike and although polite and welcoming just didn't smile enough. That sounds silly I know but again it does make a difference. To start I ordered the seasonal special, Asparagus. It's a dish I know well. Nice enough but, and it is a purely subjective judgement, not quite right. The sauce and egg are a nice touch but just lacking overall in how I know it can taste. Apologies if I am being picky. Sitting in my corner location does leave you a little out of things and the service was slow. Not necessarily an issue...it depends on your mood and reason for visiting. I was a little miffed at having to root aounf in the black condiments box put on my table for the knife and fork. I predicted that having used my fork for the starter I would have to leave my seat once the main course arrived to ask the busy manager for another. She was a touch stressed which transmitted to me, even though the pub was not that busy. The main course was....fine. Sirloin steak and fries. Well cooked...perhaps a little over cooked in the fries, a little too crunchy possibly. The steak itself was tasty but compared to other local offerings (all be it at a slight cost increase) a little chewy and fatty around the edges. Fine but not outstanding. I have been really harsh I think because this is a lovely pub with good food but on this visit it didn't shine quite as it used to. I have awarded 3 stars but others might be inclined to go with 4. Go on another day and it will be brilliant....I just know that on this visit it could have been better. Thank you.

We have been sat here for 35 minutes and nobody came over to take an order since handing us menus and telling us they will be right over so we left as we had a meeting to get to

Terrible service , waited over an hour for our meal to arrive no apologies from the staff / manager when people arrived after us , they were served with their meals as we sat there ! very disappointed never had this experience before we have been numerous times will not be returning .

Being Good Friday we both had battered cod. I think they battered it that much into submission the batter was rock hard. They obviously cook it many hours earlier then just warm it up when ordered. Disappointing for a pub restaurant usually of high quality.

Went out for a family meal on Easter Sunday... I appreciate its a busy day.. food was very average and was cold when served . I complained and had my meal reheated.. other party members ate theirs cold. This is the second time we've been disappointed we won't be returning again ..

Waited 45 mins no one came ordersf drinks at the bar waited agan ordered one starter and two mains the mains came but no starter we were now hungry by this time our mains which were nothing special mine was miniscule my husbands was ok then the starter arrived no apology no offer of a coffee at least no customer service at all a very very disappointing experience will never go back

I have to say the food was really disappointing, I’ve never had hard very dry mash potatoes before! I wouldn’t recommend it personally

Me & me partner turned up for lunch we didn’t have a booking put they still accommodated us, lovely country pub staff were lovely, never really have a starter but today we had started, main course, dessert and coffee ❤️ OMG we couldn’t move we were stuffed but we enjoyed it

Haven't been to this pub for years so thought we would try it again It is still a lovely and cosy pub but the food was very disappointing! The fish was mostly batter and the duo of chicken was awful and not even that hot The service was pretty poor as well and it didn't look that busy when we were there It is such a shame that it has gone down so much but we won't be going there for food again!!

Me & me partner turned up for lunch we didn’t have a booking put they still accommodated us, lovely country pub staff were lovely, never really have a starter but today we had started, main course, dessert and coffee ❤️ OMG we couldn’t move we were stuffed but we enjoyed it

Been here a few times but not for a few years. Decided to book in for a meal on our way home from the safari park. The food was dreadful, the steak pie was without steak. The mash was powdery as tho it was instant mash and my daughters pizza looked exactly like a frozen Chicago town pizza from Iceland. Thanks but no thanks Bottle and Glass, we will take a detour next time.

Lovely little lunch only gripe is £7.20 for 2 draft cokes

Have been here before and always enjoyed our meals sadly today was disappointing. Roast beef very stringy and chewy my grandson when he commented on his chicken strips wasn’t impressed. Service very slow. 2 out of 7 meals ok

Good food, fantastic service from Christine Great evening would definitely recommend

We arrived about 30 minutes early for our booking and the staff managed to fit us in straight away! The food is delicious I’ve been here a few times now. One of the best pubs in the north west!