Golden Lion in Wigan - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Thought I’d give this a go for Sunday lunch menu but was very disappointed. Asked the waitress what the meats were on the Sunday roast (she had no idea and had to check) we went for the safe option the turkey, when it arrived it looked like frozen veg had been used, the food lacked taste and was very bland. No seasoning was used and even the gravy taste of nothing. Very disappointing, I really don’t understand why it was quite busy but maybe other diners weren’t having the Sunday roast. Best to try somewhere else and save yourself some money.

Sunday lunch was not great ! Tasteless and majority of it tasted like basic frozen food . Not impressed! I definitely wouldn’t recommend it … Won’t eat there again to be honest !

Good food, bit more expensive than other alternatives in the area. But we’ll worth having an visit to! Try the unholy pizza with roasted union and pickles… hahaha

It was very busy but slow at clearing the pl lates took half plates away then good 15mins before rest

Excellent food but poor service waited 1 hour for main meal and Bearley 1/2 full

Lovely meal plenty of choice fair prices

Always a great visit lovely place to chill.

Just left Golden Lion after a fab meal for 4 Met up with family members for a delicious lunch Not been for some time but definately will return Staff pleasant and really helpful Many thanks

Great place good service will definitely go again

Great service. Friendly & attentive staff. Drinks are really reasonably priced drinks. Nice atmosphere too. Our new local!

This place has undergone an extensive upgrade that has made it a much brighter lighter and open gastro pub that feels more like a county pub with warm welcoming local feel.

Golden Lion has been refurbished since I was last in. Lovely decor. The food was delicious. Service friendly and efficient . There are no issues with parking.

Great refurbishment, access could do with a ramp other than that a very enjoyable time. Staff friendly and helpful food good value and very tasty 😋

Food was absolutely gorgeous 😍Would highly recommend! 🙌

We Love This Joseph Holt Pub/Eatery, It's Not Far From Our Home, Having Said That. We Always Take The Car (As It's About 1½ Miles Away). The Food Choices Are Good 👍🏻 & Best Of All, They Serve Down To Earth 🌎 English Food 😋. Can't Comment On The Beer & Wine As I'm Always The Driver.

Good atmosphere good selection of beers and the food is really good, it's been done up recently and it's made a big difference, I definitely recommend

Took my Mum for Dinner, The food was Lovely, fresh, Piping hot, We both had Fish and Chips and it was so nice. The pub looks nice and so spotless. The Staff we're brilliant really attentive and extremely polite, weekly dinner there from now on.

First time in since the revamp, food was fantastic, will be going here in future rather than having to have microwaved Turkey Dinosaurs, chips and beans at the one 100 yards down the road.

A very clean and cozy local pub. I love the Mazala and also the herbs fry chicken wings. I have not yet tried the steak, so I reserve the fifth star for next time trying the golden steak.

Visited the Golden Lion this evening turned out to be an extremely disappointing visit and most certainly won’t be visiting again. Myself and my daughter waited over 50 mins for our food was told when ordering food there was a 30 mins wait which I accepted but was more like close to an hour, I had to get up and ask a member of staff if they can check on where our meals were, no apology from staff member but said she would send someone over to our table. Young waitresses advised ours was the next table to come out from the kitchen. Meals took a further 15 mins to come out and other tables were before ours. Once meals came I was told they had no Yorkshire puddings left for my Sunday dinner while presenting me with the dinner surly they would have known before starting to make my meal there was no Yorkshire puddings left? Extras we also ordered didn’t come out and had to ask for them. Requested to see the manager only to be presented with the first member of staff I spoke to, was quite surprised she was a manager, aired my frustration to the manager. Manager went in the kitchen to check what had gone on. Returned to our table and said “yeah the kitchen staff said they couldn’t find any Yorkshire puddings but I think they made up that story! So can’t tell you what’s gone on” Which was completely unprofessional of her. Offered complimentary drink or dessert as a standard form of apology which we declined as we wanted to just eat our food and leave. While eating our meals the table next to us also complained about how dry their chicken was an sent their meal back. All in all very poor experience and won’t be returning.

Food nice but to hot in dining area. Felt sick after food so hot 🔥 x

Refurbished very well and the food is as good as always. Got better since lockdown and was good for years before. There is pizza now.

Really nice place, nicely decorated and good service with reasonably price decent food.

Sat24feb Met up with friends for a 40th birthday. Lovely atmosphere in the pub,really friendly bar staff and great food service. A big thank you to the pub manager for being so nice Sorry I didn't get his name We will definitely be returning ,thanks Golden Lion x

Absolutely amazing service food was delicious , staff were so friendly definitely a pub to visit often 👍

It's been great since it's been done meals same in most holts really nice staff really friendly

Absolutely stunning pub excellent food and service not to be missed

Fantastic pub, warm, cosy and very friendly... Amazing staff and excellent food massive portions....loved it thank you very much xx

Fantastic, excellent value for money....cosy and warm atmosphere, friendly staff, lovely food decent portions....really nice pub thank you x

Only been I once thought holtes pubs were cheap 5 pounds 50 for strongbow 2 50 half of larger started going next door to robin hood 3 75 cheaper for same drinks

Went did Sunday dinner today (11.2.24), not as busy as I have seen it before but the food was really nice. Served quickly after we ordered and everything was nice and hot. Have had a few disappointing meals recently but we will definitely be returning here.

Tried the breakfast.....nice enough.

Food average but just normal "pub grub" Staff service good.

Great pub very welcoming and great service can get very busy

When the pub was reopened after being refurbished late 2023 the food was lovely and we couldn't fault it. However just recently we've noticed the standard has dropped. Chips that are still hard, not fully cooked and pastry that's wet and soggy. Whatevers happened to the kitchen staff. Won't be going again.

Absolutely fantastic evening with my partner and children. Staff are always friendly, food is fairly priced and really nice. Great selection of both food and drinks. Thanks to the team at the Golden Lion 😁

Just been for Sunday lunch, it hasn’t taken long for the food to go down hill. veg alright the rest was tasteless and dry. Waited over 45 minutes for the food. Overheard the people on the next table complaining as well. They had the Sunday dinner as well. They need to buck their ideas up. Very disappointed

Waiting 2hrs 30mins for food with baby and mum with dementia. Party of 10 of us.

Went back here after their recent refurb to check it out. On previous occasions we have found the staff to be miserable and very stand offish. Unfortunately nothing has changed in that department. Bar maid totally lacks any and all personality and sucked the life and happiness out of my day. Food was average, atmosphere was terrible, I won’t be bothering again.

We held my mums Wake here today, the food was lovely, staff very attentive and they were happy to help and answer any questions when I was making the arrangements. The pub has recently been refurbished, it looks lovely and is a friendly relaxing atmosphere.

The food was good, and the service very good a pleasant evening.

Since refurb I have been here several times and the food has been consistently excellent! The food was cooked perfectly, portion sizes good, lovely friendly staff and great environment. Really cannot recommend highly enough - great refurb and lovely friendly atmosphere!

Place has been made lovely but the food was awful sum was cold sum was clearly burnt and was still sent out for us we did complain and was offered a free dessert really should av had a refund we left half of it very dissatisfied

Christmas Dinner was lovely, generous portions(all 3 courses). Nice relaxed atmosphere, staff friendly and attentive. Definitely book again.

Absolutely amazing gorgeous Christmas Day dinner. Presentation was lovely and great big portion size on main. Was worth the money as you came away feeling full. Quality of food was spot on. Well done to the chef and the lovely friendly team.

Lovely food. Good staff. Excellent value!!

Lovely little pub with great staff especially niall.

Had fish and chips, chips raw, batter raw, mushy peas covered with scraps that tasted like metal shavings. Appalling

Amazing roast dinner. Arrived withoutbooking. Fed 6 of us 30 minutes later. Will definitely be returning

We were seated next to a table with a dog which is perfectly fine but my friends were allegeric to dogs, they moved us on request but I think people with dogs should have a designated area for dogs other than that it was perfect.

Great service, we wanted Cheese board which wasnt on the menu but they accommodated us with no issue, perfect evening, great food will definitely come ago definitely recommend.

Birthday tea for our Son 15 of us x food to suit everyone and was delicious. Staff brilliant 👏

Really impressed with the new Golden Lion. We just had the breakfast and it was lovely. Full English and a coffee for 7.50 can't beat it .Other friends have been in for food and also say how impressed they are with the renovation and the food. Let's hope it continues.

Refurbishment is lovely. Staff are all pleasant and helpful. Food not so good. Chips were awful. Hard and not cooked through. Lovely waitress brought a fresh dish but they were exactly the same. Beef baguette was soggy. It's not a cheap eatery so would expect better. Won't be returning.

The make over is great and a lovely atmosphere. The front of house staff were very friendly and couldn’t do enough. All the food was delicious from starters, classic mains to the pizza! Hats off to Anthony, one of the chefs, his food was delicious! Will be going back again and again.

Really nice refurbishment, whoever the tables with benches are very uncomfortable, need proper chairs when your eating.

As a HGV driver I regularly stop here when in the area parked overnight. Brilliant Menu, not once in the 50 plus times ive called in has there been a meal anything less than bang on. Bar staff are fantastic, can't do enough. Nat, Wendy, Nial & Jack especially. (See them the most often!) - even sit and chat to some of the regulars now. It's now my local away from home. 😁 The recent refurbishment has worked wonders for the place. Give it a try. You won't go wrong. Keep it up guys. ❤️

Beautiful interior after the refit. Food was amazing and very reasonably price.

We quite like the revamped look. It snice that Holts is spending money on their estate. The new menu still has some old favourites and its a pity that the featherblade - excellent - has had its accompanying sauce "dumbed down" as some complained that it was too spicy - rubbish, it was very tasty. Sadly, the complaints with no taste always win out when someone tries something new.

I had the gammon to which I must say was the best by county mile I have ever had. The wife had the pizza which was excellent. The sister in law had small bites .hats off to the staff .

Lovely place just been upgraded

So glad In the end the horseshoe ringley didn't have our meals cause we was accommodate lovely at The Golden Lion for Patricias birthday amazing meals and cater for vegetarians amazing thank you and refurb looks fab xx

Had a meal which was lovely but did take a while to come

First time visiting since the revamp food was excellent decor is really nice planning our next visit shame the pizza oven throws so much smoke out at to move seats as sat near door and they had to open door to let smoke out hopefully they will be able to sort this out

We went to the Golden Lion on the opening night after the refurbishment. We all really enjoyed the food, the steak was cooked perfectly. Fast service and happy staff. We will be back again 🙂

Golden Lion has very recently had a refurbishment it looks fantastic very cosy and warm looking very modern clean and fresh. Needs to be seen to be believed.well worth a visit. The food and service was excellent too. No loud music whilst we were there late afternoon.

Went tonight for the first time after the refurbishment Good pub food, nice wine and lovely atmosphere The staff are polite and chatty Lovely local pub

Turned up and walked in, just got stared at by the people in there, after walking around and seeing nobody at the bar i asked if they know where anyone is and they rudely said can you not see we are closed

Dog friendly pub..... Staff are welcoming and always time for a chat

A lovely bar great service and the food cooked to your liking

Food was excellent. We were a large party on a Friday evening and we were really pleased with all our meals. So much choice! Piping hot , every plate was left clean. The service was excellent. Black pudding starter is delicious. Can't fault the menu small plate special deal or 2 and 3 courses deal.

The A666 between Clifton and Kearsley has a few nice pubs but I count this one too among them. Bit of a hidden gem as it's in an unassuming location. Right next to the A666 and the M60, behind a school. While that means it cannot boast a beer garden etc, the atmosphere inside is very welcoming. Clean, calm, cozy but certainly not morose. Nice place for a family meal or a meeting with friends as it's possible to hold a conversation. In some neighbouring pubs that's not a given, but yeah I realise that makes me sound old! The food is good value and the service is very friendly. Especially recommend the pies, cold cider and sorbets after - yum.

Great food and atmosphere staff were excellent loved the stake

1800 Friday evening pub almost empty. Only saw 2 tables eating food. Didn't eat there, so I can not comment on the food. Nice friendly man and dog in there. Paid £17 for a bottle of wine from a barmaid that didn't look like she wanted to be there. She didn't even offer a wine cooler. Poor service. Expensive wine.

We use this pub regularly but not anymore the prices have shot through the roof and the new menu does not reflect the price hype on a plus the staff are Brill WONT BE BACK AGAIN

the food isn’t amazing it’s what you would expect- overpriced pub grub. the drinks are expensive! the tables are sticky and the surroundings are not welcoming

Went to this place about 3 weeks ago. Honestly the best place for a Sunday roast in Swinton. Loved it. Worth a visit

Food was cooked to perfection served nice and hot could have done with a few more chips though would go back again

Very friendly and nice atmosphere like going.

Didn't have food but what I saw it looked amazing

Excellent food and very very friendly staff. I've had a lovely dinner with my family.

Food lovely staff friendly and helpful 😊

Horrible service, more than 30 minutes waiting for them to take note, we left without eating or drinking anything. I do not recommend it.

Never been here before but really nice food would defo go again comfortable friendly staff and atmosphere well rated 👌

Nice place for a few beers and a chat.

Only one disabled parking space available on car park, otherwise, five star. 👍

Nice place good food nice staff

Really enjoy visiting this place great for a catch up with lovely friends

Good ale good atmosphere and reasonable priced food. Will frequent again

Visited here for a Mothers Day Treat, food beautiful if not a little overpriced unless having a 2 course special then quite reasonable, puddings gorgeous, used to come here a lot when it was more a pub than a restaurant but gone quite upmarket now for a Holts, only one problem, it was very warm, quite uncomfortablely so, but would visit again if just for food.

Had a gorgeous Roast Beef dinner here earlier & staff were very attentive & friendly.

Lovely clean pub with great friendly staff. Visited here a few times and always have good service. Food gorgeous and hot too. Can definitely recommend and will be coming back. Thank you for a lovely evening 😊

Been coming here now for at least 2 years and never had a single problem. The staff are rather friendly, professional and they also go out of their way to keep the customers happy. The food is always immaculate! It always come piping hot, well presented and the taste always exceeds expectations. A well deserved 5* review from me and mine 👍🏻

Always gorgeous food, Great customer service, Friendly Dog friendly, Child friendly. Come in at least once a week and never disappoint!!!! Sundays absolutely fantastic from here too!!! Very very welcoming!!!

Food excellent and staff very efficient and friendly

Food disappointing and has been last couple of times we've been

Lovely warm pub with great food, just not much parking spaces

Good service and excellent food.

Scampi was hard got a teaspoon of peas could do with more food on plant, all day Breakfast was not nice

Great sunday lunch. Good prices.