Childe of Hale in Halton

2nd time been to the child of hale mothers day and today the manager and the staff are fantastic such a loverly mellow place to go thankyou to all the staff ...

First time to this nice pub ,food was lovely staff lovely we will be coming back .

Popped in for lunch..good food and good service

I booked a meal on 9th February 2025 at the pub. I had been to the pub on numerous occasions and have always been impressed and so I arranged a group meal for a group of 10 friends at 1430. We arrived early and were told that the table would not be ready until the booked time. We were also told that we would not be able to order until the table was ready for us. We therefore were happy to have drinks at the bar while we waited. We sat down at the table at 1430 and ordered immediately. When the meals had not arrived at 1510 I enquired when they would be ready. I was told that the waiting time for meals was half an hour, I replied that we had been waiting for over 30 minutes. The meals finally started to arrive an hour after we had ordered with the last of them coming out well over an hour afterwards. The quality of the food was acceptable but the delay was totally unacceptable. I spoke to the Assistant Manager who referred me to the Manager as he said that he would have not booked a group of 10 in for that time. The Manager replied that the delay with our meals was due to the fact that the restaurant was busy. We remonstrated with her saying that the length of delay was totally unacceptable. There was no goodwill gesture offer such as a free dessert or drink just a very grudging apology. I have since contacted the proprietors of the pub and they have not had the courtesy to even acknowledge my message and letter. Extremely disappointing especially as I was bringing friends along who I had recommended the pub to.

Despite : Booking in advance for a group of 20 Ordering our food at 2:30pm as requested by the manager It took over 30 minutes for food to arrive When we complained at 3:10 the food was taking too long we were told" there's half an hour delay on food" Sorry. Unacceptable. No one accepted responsibility for this delay including the manager. No good giving us Hesd Offices contact details- you should have managed this situation better. What should have happened: Manager explains at 2:30 there is a delay with food and apologises Offers a free drink/dessert as a way to compensate. Based on this poor experience we won't be returning

Visited the Childe of Hale for the first time in many years for Sunday lunch. Lovely helpful staff, so friendly and welcoming, very tasty roast dinner and steak and chips, meat cooked to perfection and generous portion sizes. Finished off with gorgeous dessert and coffees, thoroughly enjoyed everything and all for a very reasonable price. We will definitely make this a regular place to visit, in such a lovely setting too. The staff are so welcoming and food is lovely, you will not be disappointed.

We’ve just had a Sunday roast and it was absolutely delicious, highly recommend.

We have been going to the Childe of Hale for over 25 yrs. As a family we have enjoyed the hospitality, excellent food, lovely warm atmosphere, and friendliness of staff and regulars. Unfortunately on our last visit we were bitterly disappointed with all the above. The only member of staff we were greeted by and spoken to was Ian the manager, who is an excellent host. The atmosphere was lacking. We waited nearly an hour for our food which was luke warm and tasteless. We didn't recognise any regulars and felt the place had lost its sparkle. Such a shame as in the past we have travelled to especially eat here for special occasions and just for a meal out. I hope sincerely that the Childe of Hale gets its sparkle back and a new chef would help.

Staff are always polite and helpful, the gluten free menu has a wide range of items to choose from, the fisherman’s feast is a favourite of mine, there is a dog friendly part of the pub also, great for a warm drink after a long walk

30 of us went to the Childe of Hale pub last night. We’d preordered the Christmas fayre menu. The food was amazing. I had the hake option followed by a vanilla cheesecake. Delicious. Everyone said that they really enjoyed their meals. Thank you to Donna, Alan and staff.

Great pub to visit. The staff are always friendly and the food is really tasty. Great selection of food, beers, wines and spirits

Lovely warm pub in Hale, good service, nice staff & lovely meals

Just called into have a quick bite to eat and a drink, Sunday afternoon. Quite busy and sat down in available seats. Didn't realise dogs were only allowed in bar and were politely asked to move and were directed to a free table in the bar. Guy who I think likely to be manager very polite and friendly. Ordered food and a drink and really enjoyed our time there chatting to other customers and friendly staff. It was my wife's birthday and it was great. Thanks for a great service.

Best fish and chips I've had in a long time

Great staff vary professional service

Went for Christmas meal with friends, beautiful 3 course meal great value for money

Excellent pub after a long walk along Mersey Coastal Path, staff where cheerful, polite and friendly.

Fabulous good and staff. Little on the chilly side. Wear a warm jumper

Beautiful place to visit, food was great and staff very helpful.

Been here several times for steak and it was lovely. Opted for a change this time and had fish, scampi and fishcake which I'm afraid to say we're very bland and like something you get in the frozen isle in Tesco. Was quite dissapointed :(

Lovely pub . Lovely grub!. Great staff. I would like to say how grateful I am. I had 'organised' a large group walk for the lighthouse trail and decided we'd have tea at Child of Hale pub afterwards. I say organised loosely as it grew quickly from 8 to 18 people from nice idea to let's just do it next Sunday with the more the merrier attitude. I realised, even though. Id not been here before that was his was likely to be problematic as it's not a huge place, and it's popular. I called on the Friday to see if I could reserve a table for 12...hoping the other s could book for themselves. Sure enough too many to accommodate at short notice. But I secured a table for 8. The other four secured a separate table but wasn't guaranteed to be seated in same area. Then another 4 friends secured a table and the last two also secured a table. So was very very pleased we all would get a meal after our walk. The walk ended up shorter with the rain and some just stayed in the pub for a drink instead until we got back. But to our grateful delight when we did. We were told all 18 of us where seated in the same area 😁 Was so happy as the point was bringing all our friends together. And though the walk didn't come off quite as planned , we got what we truly wanted, the association together which the staff made possible. I had a lovely roast chicken dinner at such a reasonable cost. Friends all said they enjoyed their food too!! We will definitely visit again with better organisation and more notice to the pub!! 🫣😁 Thankyou. Very satisfied.

A long time coming 🙈 staff were amazing 👍 starters/mains & deserts were fabulous as usual, cooked & served to perfection 👏👏 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

great service good home made food 😋

I used to come here years ago and they did the best fish and chips. I went recently for a birthday celebration and the fish and chips wasn't on the main menu, but as a 'small bites' dish. I ordered it, and what I was served was a frozen fish that I wouldn't even give my cat. It was disgraceful. I was very disappointed.

Really enjoyed the food we dinned here before went to the airport well worth a visit highly recommend food was great nice bar staff great service

Lovely place, great food get lots for your money, very friendly helpful staff, would go again

Took my partner for Sunday lunch. Friendly welcome, food was lovely and reasonably priced.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff!

After a very wet walk around Hale and the Mersey we stopped off here for lunch. Sunday Roast was recommended with a choice of Chicken, Beef or both. We opted for both and wow a huge amount of food all beautifully cooked, asked if we wanted extra gravy which we always do and not many places offer. Such good value for, will be returning.

The service was abysmal and the food worse. People came in after us and got there food before us. Young kids with no customer service skills!!!

Great evening with my family as usual. Service is second to none. The staff are great. Nice and relaxing environment. Thank you.

Birthday meal was lovely staff excellent service, dog friendly, 🐶😊

Good place for a drink and watch planes

Great pub in Hale Village. Clean and bright. Friendly staff and good beer. Sat outside. God specials board but didn’t eat this time.

Friendly and efficient service. Meals very reasonably priced and staff went the extra mile to cater for different requests.

Fantastic pub, great staff and amazing food. The gammon is absolutely delicious. Great prices for what you get. We were all happy with our meals. Will definitely be going back again.

Not our first time at this venue, always great food and great service. Attended with my wife, Uncle and aunt. I ordered Carbonara, probably my favourite meal. I've had this dish all over the UK, I can say in all honesty,"This was the best Carbonara I've ever had." Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal. Excellent value for money. Will visit when next in Liverpool,(October).

Just a great place to visit....staff are welcoming & it has a lovely atomsphere The food & beer are top notch too..😉

Not a Gastropub! Lovely pub in a lovely location, sit in the sun and watch the planes fly overhead approaching Liverpool John Lennon Airport. We have visited this pub as a group of girls celebrating birthdays etc on many occasions and have always been pleased with the food on offer. Our latest visit didn't live up to previous experiences here. We arrived as a group of eight, we bought drinks and browsed the menu. I noticed a not so pleasant smell and quickly realised it was the placemats, they smelt so bad that we had to take them off the table as it was quite overpowering. We all ordered and the food arrived at our table altogether which was really well done as we could all eat together. A few of us ordered fish & chips, they said that the chips were undercooked but the fish was ok. My friend and I ordered the Gammon, again the chips were undercooked, the Gammon was extremely salty and the onion rings were also undercooked. Another friend ordered the sausage & mash, when it arrived it looked lovely. My friend tried the sausage and then asked me to try it, it tasted watery and really not very nice. She had a discreet word with the waitress who said she would replace the meal. My friend again tried the sausage and then asked another friend to try it, she couldn't eat the sausage as she had no doubt that the sausages didn't taste right. She spoke to the waitress and said she would just have the fish & chips as we had all eaten by this stage. The manageress did refund the money to my friend for her meal which was appreciated. The waitress that was working that day did an amazing job, well done! Sadly after our latest experience here we doubt that we would return.

Had a lovely meal with some old friends on a Saturday lunchtime. There were probably at least 20 choices on the menu including light bites and baguettes. We had fish and chips, tuna baguette and steak baguette, all were good sized portions and very tasty. The young lady who served us was very attentive, friendly, polite and helpful and put us at ease. There was a nice calm atmosphere inside and as I was leaving, I noticed a lot of people enjoying a nice drink in the beer garden. Thankyou.

Very limited vegetarian and no vegan options on the food menu

Lovely meal well worth the money lovely friendly staff

Stopped in on the way back from Liverpool had a nice meal.

Lovely food and great service highly recommend

Great food with efficient service in a quaint setting. Just down the street from the statue of England's tallest person.

Great little pub. Great outdoor space and inside area. Double bar and great staff accomodated a walking group no problem for dinner. My only recommendation to the business is more card machines due to long waiting times as two bars awaiting to use the card machine

A vist for lunch only. A fantastic meal with a good price for a plate of plenty. The owner and staff are so welcoming and friendly. An experience to remember.

A group of 20 of us visited on a Sunday afternoon (we pre-booked) for food. The food service was superb considering that it’s a fairly small pub. They managed to get all sorts of different dishes from the menu out to us at almost the same time. The food was generally very good, fairly priced and good portions. The beef roast dinner I had was good but not brilliant. Some vegetables were very hard and some of the beef was on the tough side, perhaps having to involve a microwave at some point due to the numbers in our group. Some of the cutlery wasn’t the cleanest. It was still good though and they particularly nailed it with the gravy.

Sat outside for a beer after visiting the lighthouse and very pleasant it was too.

Would never eat here again. I orded ale steak pie more like a cheap pie, . Chips freezing cold ,disgusting .

There were 6 adults and we all had different meals, fish and chips, scampi and chips, fish cake and chips, gammon and chips, steak pie and chips and mash and sausage. Dessert - sticky toffee pudding, cheesecake, chocolate fudge cake and icecream, chocolate Sundae. We could not fault any of the above at all. The staff were helpful, polite and friendly couldn’t fault anything at all. This was our first visit and we will definitely will be back in the future. Thank you

Excellent food and drinks, service very good. On a Wednesday afternoon.

Lovely old pub/restaurant,lots of history too.Nice menu that caters for all,plenty of beers and wines too.Lovely.

Well placed for a stop when riding to Liverpool, right under the flight path from John Lennon if you like it loud sit outside

Lovely little pub for a drink and food when you go for a walk down to the lighthouse.

Nice bar, good sun trap, good to ride to

My family and I have visited this pub on numerous occasions over the years . The staff are always friendly and efficient. The food is consistently good and great value for money . Would always recommend it . Thanks

Great food, great pint proper pub food and very friendly staff

Excellent friendly service the roast dinner was excellent the beef was so tender well worth the money you can see it’s popular with the locals one of Britain’s pub success would definitely go again

Ate in the restaurant 3 times whilst visiting Hale and the food and service was excellent every time! Very extensive main menu with lots of variety! Dessert menu didn’t disappoint either! Lovely friendly staff and very reasonably priced

This place is lovely and very cosy and feels very family friendly, food was delicious and the Sunday roast selection is brilliant and must say the gravy was the best I’ve had in a pub lunch and a special thanks to the staff who were brilliant very polite and friendly and nothing is to much more them definitely

Been coming for a while now and it always delivers. The food is fantastic, whether it’s lunch or evening menu. Great selection of drinks, reasonably priced and the staff are courteous and helping. Ian and Donna in particular always make you feel welcome.

Been coming here for years and it never disappoints, the food is always fresh and tasty. Ian and Donna are great hosts and make you feel so welcome. I think I need another visit.

Lovely food and warm welcoming atmosphere. Have been several times and will be going again.

Good views Child of hale was 9 feet 3. Tall

Terrible experience with a member of staff. Rejected and told where to go.. there is no pub across the road.. Nor is there any trust left in my heart 💔

Nice food and lovely staff, can be busy at weekends. After meal can have a little walk

Very relaxed, midweek visit for lunch. Excellent staff, delicious pub lunch.

Very pleasant staff nice food even better beer 👍👍

Sorry but very disappointed with our meals. We ordered chicken bacon salad that was very poor, the salad was sparse and a little limp,then two fish combo which again just looked like the cheapest of fish deep fried 🙈 so on a hole not too impressed.

Have been frequenting this fine establishment for roughly 2 years. As a travelling contractor, pubs like this are a godsend. Friendly staff, no local local mentality, with great banter. Beers are poured with pride, and have unfortunately for the other local pubs, ruined the chance I'll go elsewhere. Food is always on point, and served with a smile, just make sure to get in before they finish serving. It's a popular destination, amazing considering its out of the way location. They've just introduced a new lotus biscuit cheesecake. And I'm concerned for my health. Its just too good. Thanks for always looking after me.

Fantastic service, great food, always a friendly smile from the hard working amazing Team at the Childe of Hale. A lovely traditional pub with traditional tasty food and superb value. Four of us enjoyed a perfect meal this evening and will be back again. A huge thanks from us.

Lovely food & amazing service, all of the staff were so helpful and attentive (especially Ian). Nothing was too much hassle for them. Would definitely recommend and will be back again soon. Thank you ☺️

Nice place to stop by for a little snack and drink after a walk on the Mersey shoreline.

We had a nice lunch at the childe of hale pub and then a lovely walk through the village to the light house,

It's friendly and warm atmosphere makes it a pleasure to pop in.would recommend it to anybody passing by the local area to try it

Fantastic pub, love the food, the staff are really friendly and attentive, does get real busy so booking a table is recommended. Shout out to Ian.

Enjoyed a wonderful evening of poetry, song, bagpipes and of course Scottish food (Haggis, tatties and neaps - all served hot and with a tasty sauce/ jus - and fruit dumpling for desert) to celebrate Robbie Burns, with the Royal British Legion. Thank you to Donna and staff at the Childe of Hale pub for their warm welcome, excellent and friendly service and delicious menu. Always a pleasure to visit! 😊😋

Lovely, clean dog-friendly pub, nice hardwood flooring. Delicious steak and peppercorn sauce, highly recommend!

A lovely little pub in the heart of Hale Village, they offer a good drinks selection, good food and a friendly vide. We are regular visitors and look forward to our next visit

Best ever local pub . Beautiful location.beautiful staff . Ian hanna.molly .maddie. Donna. Grace Go the extra mile for you. Wonderful friends In there . Always welcome . Home fro. Home . Just need keep the electric heater on in the shed donna lol don't be tight . Lol love yall John collette zeus . Love yall . Big time

Second Christmas Day at The Childe of Hale and once again it was amazing. Ian and the team are always very welcoming and the food is always lovely. Wouldn’t go anywhere else

Always like coming here getting a friendly welcome and great service

Food was absolutely amazing. We eat out a lot and the child of hale staff treated us like royalty. The place was so warm and friendly . And the price of the food was outstanding for the quality of the food and atmosphere. We are looking forward to going back next week. Thank you THE CHILD OF HALE . GREAT TIME .

Yet another visit to The Childe of hale, and always enjoy the food, the atmosphere and the banter (off Ian)

Good food, friendly pub. The music was too loud to allow good conversation however. They kindly let us stay overnight in our camper van, and we would definitely come again when in the area.

The Childe of Hale offers a pleasant atmosphere with an accommodating on site car park. As you enter, the friendly staff and unique decor catch your attention. The place is clean, and the variety and quality of the food and drinks are commendable. My wife and I enjoyed our meal here and plan to return. A small note for visitors there's limited phone signal and no WiFi available. However, the food menu provides great value for money.

Food is lovely, service great + so friendly staff

It was an amazing experience. The food is extremely good. The place is clean and classic. The staff is very very friendly. I would say that it was the best service I’ve ever gotten! Would like to specify Molly and Grace, they were kind, very friendly and extremely helpful! 10/10 would recommend everything in here.

Nice little pub with a good warm atmosphere and elegantly decorated. Drinks are priced alright and the food is priced well. Taste wise it’s standard pub quality but portion sizes are good. Staff is also friendly.

We have been a number of times and we LOVE the quality Steak & Ale Pie, also the Ribeye is very nice and BOTH are excellent value. The chips are really nice and fresh every time. In fact the service is phenomenal 👏 and the staff clearly work very hard. They have ensured we are now new regulars for an evening meal whenever we get chance. They are very welcoming, attentive and the Pub certainly has that old fashioned friendly vibe with traditional pub food and lovely drinks. A real credit to the staff. It also has Easy Parking, its great value and definitely worth a visit. Thanks

Nice quiet pub in a beautiful village. Surrounded by Thatched roof cottages. Food was reasonably priced. Value for money.

Tried to book a group of us in after a walk we had arranged on Sunday. They have 60 place settings but were unwilling to accommodate our booking and really unhelpful with 5 days notice. Apparently it is because it is a weekend and it is busy. I would say that would be more reason to accommodate a booking of a party of 15 walkers who wanted to eat there and would bring guarenteed custom.

I am from Canada and was introduced to this pub in 2020 and returned again in the summer of 2022. Absolutely beautiful pib in charming Hale. Food and service excellent. Will return again and again when I'm in England.

Rude staff - they need to learn to smile and food was tasteless, think they forgot to add the chillies to the chilli beef. Waited 10 minutes before they took food order, won’t bother again

Exellent food great location well worth a visit

Nice pub but food was awful. Fish and chips,described as batter crisp cod.It came and it was a piece of frozen fish, deep fried, greasy and over cooked. I could have had that at home. The other meal we ordered was steak and jacket potato with peas and crispy onion rings. The portion size was small but served on a massive plate which made it look worse. Very disappointed. Won’t be visiting again and won’t be recommending the Childe of Hale to anyone.

Very disappointing ordered the steak . Asked for it to be medium , it was difficult to cut not cooked properly. The presentation was very poor no efforts put into it at all. Will not be going back . Complete waste of time and money .Aviod going here and avoid disappointment . Needs to up its game big time !!

Great for a nice chilled drink and food , staff always friendly and full of advice on the area and history. Have been a few times after going for a walk. I've been there quite a few times

Staff were rude! Asked for a sitting of 6 for my family they said straight away no! We drove all the way to be told no! A disgrace