Ego at The Punchbowl, Sefton, Liverpool in Sefton

The food was lovely and we had great service from Carys

Pub is in a beautiful location. We dined outside as it was a lovely day and brought our dog, explained he was nervous and staff were very understanding. The outside space is quite large with tables spaced out. Our server was Harris who was lovely and very attentive, nothing was a problem for him. Food was served quickly and delicious! We have put our full review on the Coffee Dog Co App as this recommends the best dog friendly places.

This is my 3rd time at the resturant, and on the whole it was an enjoyble experince. The issue I had was with the food sadly as the mushroom starter had very little cream, if any and was mostly water. The onion ring served with my steak was raw and tasted of raw batter mix, making it inedible. For the money you pay, it was disapointing. Since the group was there for a birthday, I didn't want to ruin the atmostsphere by pointing out wasn't up to standard, and bother Julie, the waitress who was occupied with her work. I understand that the resturant might be busy, but for quality you pay, I would hope that more care was taken before food was served. I would this place recommend to anyone.

We visited for a Sunday dinner and the food was lovely. Service was exceptional, Harris served our table and was super attentive and helpful in offering alternatives and sharing his knowledge of the menu. The host upon entry was also fab, I'd left some notes regarding preference of table placement and not only did our host accommodate our requirements but he also made me feel completely comfortable that no request was too much! Would definitely visit again, thank you!

Setting is nice and atmosphere is friendly enough. Food is overpriced and very bland. Went for the roast and they had run out of most of the meats by tea time and the rest of the menu has a limited choice. I went with a pizza which had little to no taste which was very disappointing. My partner went to the one in Stockton heath and said it was a mile above this one.

Service from the waitress was very good, the food was basic pub food.

Lovely restaurant in a beautiful location

Fabulous food as always and great service from Nina our waitress. She was knowledgable about the dishes served and regularly enquired if we needed more drinks

Great food as always beautiful setting staff very attentive and caring especially our waitress Carys thanks from the parents of the OTHER Carys!!

Food was delicious; excellent selection for children and young people. Bit pricey, but you get what you pay for

Nice roast. My son loved his make your own pizza.

Beautiful place, food delicious 😋 staff very friendly also dog friendly .

We always come to ego, it local and always a really nice experience. On this occasion we were served by Olivia, who was so lovely, friendly and professional! She is a credit to you!

Great service lovely pub but the food wasn't the best . Chicken ceasar salad was drowned in dressing and so small and the falafel wrap was so dry added 1 x beer 1 x glass wine = £46

Had a family meal here and was served by Harris. What a great bloke. He was so friendly, chatty and polite and provided great service on a busy Saturday evening. Food lovely and plenty of options for vegan and gluten free. Have been here several times before and always good but Harris really was the icing on the cake. Will definitely be back.

Harris was great, really personable and fun service. Thank you!

Lovely birthday meal last Saturday. Food was delicious and Harris provided an excellent service, very professional with a good sense of humour. Look forward to our next visit.

Service excellent. Harris served us, and he was very attentive and cheerful. Food was delicious. Cooked to perfection. Had a nice quiet table as asked for. Very relaxed, lovely experience.

Excellent service from Harris and delicious food!

Family 40th birthday get2gether on 17th May. Great atmosphere, amazing food, all staff are fab, extra thanks to brilliantly funny Harris who looked after us and had perfect timing on the birthday cake! Thank you all so much, see you again soon x

Harris was a great host and amazing food. Thanks for making my 40th great even when you over heard our lemonade and guinness conversation.

Absolutely brilliant service food was amazing as always

Harris was a warm and attentive server!!!

Great service from Harris and fantastic food. Will be coming back.

Harris provided excellent service, friendly & knowledgeable. Food was delicious, sat in the garden with a wine in the sun, perfect.

As always we loved our time at Ego. We come here atleast once every two weeks. Today we had a few starters to share between two of us and as usual it was outstanding. We sat outside in the beautiful beer garden and our server Harris and Tom were super friendly and proffesional. 5* every time

Food was lovely and Harris took great care of us, highly recommend

Food was great staff were great and friendly

Thank you for looking after us today Olivia Great Wednesday lunch offer at Ego at the Punchbowl Food lovely and the service great

Great service once again x quality food.

We went for lunch o Saturday afternoon. It wasnt busy indoors or out but it took 40 minutes for each course to arrive which is unacceptable. We were given no warning or apologies. This was our go-to place for lunch but I certainly won't be suggesting it in future.

First time visit but thoroughly enjoyed it

Really nice and helpful staff. Food was great when it arrived. Big groups elsewhere... Popular place!

Friendly welcome and would recommend the lamb

Fabulous location, staff absolutely fantastic, food spot on I would highly recommend

It's OK but food abit pricey for what you get, skinny chips with steak and a small half of tomato looked really boring on the plate however the starter was worth it sourdough bread chicken pate ....

Great, as always. Staff are very friendly and food is great. I would LOVE to see them serve Neptune beer, seeing as they're a local brewery 🤞🏻

Lovely food and great atmosphere. We were served by Carys who was really pleasant and looked after us.

Really disappointing visit in April. This place is quite expensive without any vouchers. The food unfortunately was cooked to a really low standard. Some dishes like the lamb was overcooked and the pizza undercooked and soggy. Starters were under seasoned and underwhelming and we didn't bother with the deserts. The services was slow. It's put everyone off from returning.

I and my wife and I visited on our anniversary recently for an evening meal. Starters were pâté and goat cheese. For the mains, she had the seabass while I chose the duo of pork. Everything was perfectly cooked and delicious. The atmosphere was relaxed, with no annoying music and even on a Tuesday night was relatively busy. Our server, Julie was lovely and attended to us brilliantly. Following the meal we relaxed in the beer garden and enjoyed our drinks in the warm sun of the evening. Top marks to all 👍

Only called in for a cocktail great Pina Colada thanks

Julie was so friendly the service she provide for my partner and myself was really good polite and professional The food was delish the starters and mains were amazing compliments to the chief

Called in for a roast dinner and the food was lovely i was served by a lady called Edyte her service was excellent she made sure we had what we needed and was prompt with her service. Will call in again highly recommend

Great restraunt and service. Highly recommend

Awful service. I had chosen Ego for my birthday celebration as I have been before and enjoyed it. This time I was embarrassed that I had brought the family here as the service was so slow. You only get one chance for a special celebration and even though most of the food was lovely it was spoiled by how long we had to wait for it. Despite having pre-ordered our 10 meals we waited 30-40 minutes for the starters to arrive. The same for the mains. There’s clearly an issue with the management of orders in the kitchen, why ask for pre-orders and then not prepare the meals at the time you know they’ll be required? There didn’t seem to be a specific waiter / waitress attending to our table either, when we wanted more drinks someone had to wave at passing staff to get attention. The meals for our two and five year olds were delivered after all the adults had been served their starters and mains after I asked where they were. Judging by how hard the thin chicken escalope was when I tried to cut it I think their meals may have been standing around quite a while, I accept I should have chased the staff for them earlier though. (Assuming I could catch someone’s attention!) All in all a very disappointing experience.

Love the food great atmosphere.

Fantastic service from Ross! Food was delicious and the place was clean and very well presented. Food was also well priced (£32 per person including starters, mains and drinks). Venue was also dog friendly which was a big plus for us! I’ll definitely be coming back here.

Really nice place, the staff are excellent, so helpful and friendly, food was very good and prices very good. Highly recommend.

Carys was so lovely, big thank you

Always a good meal at the punch bowl

Avoid at all costs, the heavily tattooed manager throws his weight around like a bouncer. I was told the only option, as a non-diner, was to sit outside. Expensive too, nearly a fiver for a bitter shandy. Delusions of grandeur.

Fabulous meal and drinks with great service

Great food and offers. Join the Ego Club for 20% off 'a la carte' menu.

Had an afternoon in the sun served by Harris! Food and service was incredible! Made for a great afternoon! Credit to Ego thank you!

Harris gave our group 5 * service. Many thanks.

Excellent and friendly service from Harris. Lovely afternoon tea!

Very attentive service from Harris throughout our visit.

Always a chilled , relaxed atmosphere, ran smoothly and professionally by Tom and his staff , Harris who served us was professional, friendly and well mannered and looked after us , Sunday roast was delicious 😋

Tom and Harris delivered a perfect experience on this beautiful Sunday afternoon at Ego in Sefton. They go beyond what we expect every visit and make our eating experience a 5 star visit. Best Sunday roast around, thank you, we will definitely revisit.

Carys was attentive and friendly. Food just right and although busy well served

Fantastic meal today, service excellent, Carys went the extra mile to ensure a special birthday lunch was made that extra bit special!

Good prompt friendly service, good quality food, served hot,

Great food, fabulous service by Carys. Looking forward to coming back

Lovely for lunch and dinner served by polite attentive Harris

Wonderful location and atmosphere. Starter was great. I enjoyed the main, but the fish seemed a little tasteless. However we had a wonderful evening and will certainly be going on a return visit. The staff provided excellent service and we didn't have to wait very long to get our meal.

Revered a table on phone for my wife's birthday, we weren't told we'd be in the dog friendly section , not a dog hater but prefer to eat my meals without be near dogs been fed food from a table by there owners , bit of warning wouldn't go a miss 😉

We had Julie as our waitress who was great. Gave us time between courses but didn’t leave us waiting too long which worked well. Lovely birthday celebration for my nieces.

We decided to go to ego for my wife's birthday ,service was slow getting the feeling they want you to drink moor when our mains came we just started to eat my wife found live fly in her food the waiter took it away and brought a fresh rump steak ten minutes later I was left to eat alone so was my wife when her food came back to the table ,when we went to pay they discounted the food by £ 11 very poor , this place is seriously overpriced and is just a little step up from pub food with a big price tag

Had a great time here. Food was good, the service was great and the staff were friendly too. Not far from the meadows so, nice place to stop off after taking your dog for a walk

Harris was amazing for us had an amazing time and he was always there making sure we was okay and the food n drinks where to standard thank you Harris !!

Celebrating my partners birthday. We had Harris serving us all night and he was a good credit to the team! He was full of advice about the menu and a good laugh too!

Harris is a credit to the team. So lovely, funny and made the meal so enjoyable.

Everyone needs a Harris in their life he made our meal extra special

Always a pleasure to eat there. Ross, Thomas and co are a great team and our waitress Edyla was pleasant and attentive.

Lovely lunch time meal with the fam, Evie gave top class service. And Grace and Nina were lovely. Thanks gals ♥️

Service was the best it has been in the last few years I have been visiting this fine establishment. The duo pork is now one of my favourite things on the menu, chef did an amazing job thank you.

Lovely quiet table. Plenty space and lovely food

Lovely dinner but best of all Harris’ service was the best! He made our night so special he made our night

We were served by Carys who was very friendly, attentive and efficient. The food and service was very good.

Very good food and service. Extensive vegan menu and they are excellent at conf allergies.

Harris was a great server and we had a lovely experience this afternoon. Would definitely recommend a visit here but should book.

Had a lovely lunch today with a friend. Food was lovely and the waiter Harris was very attentive and friendly. Would highly recommend a visit.

We were looked after by Paddy tonight, he was really friendly, efficient and professional and helped make my birthday meal extra special. Our food was delicious, so compliments to the chefs too, they do a fine job! Thank you! ☺️

Visited today with family members, from popping in a few days earlier to reserve a table the staff were amazing friendly polite professional.The food was lovely, hot and fresh, service was great.Thank you to staff Tom and Olivia sorry can’t remember other names Thank you to you all .

We had a family lunch at the Punchbowl on 21/2/25 and was served by Carys. She was efficient friendly and helpful going above and beyond our expectations…a real credit to your company

Food was great, Harris was the best waiter.

Aw Harris is lovely, so attentive and kind. Xxx

Liv and Paddy looked after us really well. A great experience.

Went with my wife and daughter for Sunday lunch and it didn't disappoint. Food was lovely and service really quick and friendly.

First time we have been to the Punch 28/02/2025 , we had to send both main meals back as one was 'cold' it wasnt a salad by the way, and the other cold/warm, both were replaced within minutes 🤔 dont think we will be returning

Cary’s was really friendly! Great service :)

We were served by Carys who was very pleasant, friendly and professional. She took our orders in a well ordered manner, didn't have to keep asking us to repeat ourselves and served us quickly. She asked if we were happy with meals but didn't hover like some servers do.

Great food. Superb service. Thanks to all concerned for a smashing night.

Good service and decor. Food tends to be over elaborate at the expense of taste. For example the cod loin is overwhelmed by the rich creamy risotto.

I visited with two grandchildren, one of whom has food allergies relating to peas and nuts. Very disappointingly he could not have his desired meal of "make your own pizza" as the dough could not be guaranteed to be free of gram flour. His next choice was chicken with fries - he could not have that either as the oil in the kitchen is used to cook falafels. he had to settle for chicken with potatoes which when it arrived was two thin pieces of chicken with some salted potatoes (which he didn't like). My other grandson had penne pasta with tomato, small portion of pasta with a dollop of tomato on top. At £9.95 each for those meals I think the quantity and quality left a lot to be desired. On a slightly more positive note the serving staff were really helpful and apologetic but the underlying thing here is they do not cater for children with allergies - what child doesn't want fries or pizza?

Went today with my lovely family, food was amazing and the service from Harris was second to none, really great value for the afternoon special, would definitely visit again very soon

Very attentive and friendly waitress Carys

Excellent food quality in a pleasant surrounding. Good service and a well stocked bar. Impressive menu and a popular venue. 5 stars from me.

Great food excellent service by Harris

**Edit - further to Ego's reply on this review asking me to email them, I did send a polite email, giving them a right to reply privately, they never got back to me**Visited 20/01/25 as a group of 5. Unfortunately we seemed to be forgotten about in a corner and I had to go and ask a waitress to come over after almost 20 minutes so we could get drinks. When we tryed to order food, 3 out of the 5 chosen meals were not available, which we were not warned of, and this was 5:30pm ish. Then one of our 5 deserts didnt arrive and when I managed to flag a waitress down we were told they didnt have that either. I had a 50% off mains / kids meal voucher but having stupidly paid without fully looking at the bill I have found they only took it off 3 of the 5 meals. The food is always great here, and I will hopefully come back if I can convince other family members to try again, but this occasion was not the best experience sadly.