Hare and Hounds in Sefton

Returned for food, lovely to see Steph was still here although a lot of new faces, friendly efficient service as always 😃

Excellent drinks served by friendly staff

Brilliant food, drinks and atmosphere

Cosy afternoon next to the fire ! Lunch spot on as always, still my fave pub in Maghull .

Nice and warmly environment. Good ambiance and nice and warm. Good food and drink. Staff are great

Lovely pub staff friendly and helpful food excellent

The worst experience ever from the drink ordered G&t watered down served without asking with a splash not bottle by a male with dirty nails , next cold food raw not medium steak unedable. Avoid avoid avoid 🤮

Great venue for our group, great Manager! Colin the Manager is amazing! When our coffee group, with no notice, lost its venue he welcomed us with open arms! Colin and his staff have made us feel at home with a warm friendly welcome every week we go on a Tuesday morning at 11am. We are all so happy meeting up here now and feel this is our new forever venue for our group! We can all meet in a lovely environment where we are able to sit together but be separate from the rest of the pub. There are approximately 20 ladies who meet up each week. Colin has arranged bingo which the ladies enjoy and will be doing a Christmas quiz this week, we can't thank him enough for going above and beyond for our group. Big thanks too for the wonderful bingo prizes. Have a lovely Christmas Colin, Steph and all the staff! 🎄

Very friendly atmosphere staff are fantastic

Colin the Manager is amazing! When our coffee group, with no notice, lost its venue he welcomed us with open arms! Colin and his staff have made us feel at home with a warm friendly welcome every week we go on a Tuesday morning. We are all so happy meeting up here now and feel this is our new forever venue for our group! We can all meet in a lovely environment where we are able to sit together but be separate from the rest of the pub. There are approximately 20 ladies who meet up each week. Colin has arranged bingo which the ladies enjoy and will be doing a Christmas quiz this week, we can’t thank him enough for going above and beyond for our group. Big thanks too for the wonderful bingo prizes! Merry Christmas Colin, Steph and all your staff, see you Tuesday! Marina and the ladies xx

Breakfast with Santa was very disappointing. We have been to many over the years where they have provided entertainment, singing and dancing for the kids as well as meeting Santa. Unfortunately there was no entertainment making the 2 hour time-slot very difficult to fill. If they do it next year, they need to make sure there is some entertainment in between breakfast and the kids meeting Santa because it was incredibly boring for them. It was supposed to be 11am - 1pm but families were gone before 12pm. It just wasn’t exciting or magical enough . Although the establishment doesn’t usually offer breakfasts, they were advertising ‘breakfast’ with Santa so to have no choice in what to eat was ridiculous. My nephew just wanted jam on toast but we were told that as they don't usually provide breakfast, they don’t have jam. I just think if you’re offering breakfast, there should be more to choose from than just a cooked breakfast. The gift given from Santa was a bit rubbish too, my nephew is 7 and my niece 7 months. They both got the same gift. There should have been age appropriate gifts. £10.99 each was a waste of money, especially as 2 out the 5 never ate breakfast.

My wife, daughter and I came for Santa breakfast. It was excellent - great food and service, and the Santa service was exceptional. Thanks again we’ll be back next year.

7 of us “ ladies of a certain age” enjoyed a wonderful Christmas lunch today at the Hare and Hounds. Quality of food and service was 1st class. All hot and well presented. We chose in advance a wide variety of courses and all were perfect. I think we had 5 vegetables and Yorkshire pudding with a wide variety of main choices. Similar choice of desserts. Extremely good value and friendly service. Only reason for 4 star for atmosphere was it would be better if more people were there but that will come I think when the word gets around. Definitely recommend and we will be going again.

Been before. This visit was for a birthday. Nice place, although cold with doors opening and shutting. No lasagne which is our grandsons favourite. Apart from this a good night.

I visited the hare and hounds and the staff and the food were incredible. Will definitely be back.

Best pint of Stella in Maghull! Bar staff nice and friendly. Lovely, cosy pub 😀

Nice friendly atmosphere bar staff really nice best pint of stella around dog friendly free parking big beer garden cozy country pub feel food amazing favourite pub in maghull

Our number 1 must have is Hot food, both our starters and main were Hot and we're very nice and well presented

Chicken burger dry and chips overcooked Tasteless and disappointing

1 member of Staff rude and not customer friendly on the bar. Pulled a face as she had to make a cocktail. Not sure where to begin with the food! Ordered 4 meals, staff member put 1 through incorrectly meaning that 1 person in my group then had to wait more than 20 mins for her correct order, which when arrived was still wrong, that is after waiting over 25 mins for food. 1 chicken was so badly overcooked couldn't cut through with the knife. Shepherds pie did not come with Roasted carrots as advertised and the veg with it, cabbage and peas not cooked as hard. Hence why I wouldn't recommend to anyone, we were treating a family member and we all ate at different times. Not an enjoyable experience for the money paid.

We went for a few drinks and ended up staying for food. It was gorgeous especially the gammon. Desserts went down a treat with the kids too. Our waitress Mia was very helpful & kind.

Loved it. Nice meal, nice atmosphere, warm and cosy . Will go again soon

Always a great night at the haries, food lovely, atmosphere fab and of course the drinks always go down a treat 😋

Had a suprise 90th birthday party for my Mother in law on Saturday 26th October 2024 from 3pm - 6.pm from start to finish the staff couldn't do enough for us so helpful and friendly we choose the gold buffet which was excellent very good choice and plenty of it it catered for everyone's taste it was fresh and hot where needed. We take our Mum in there for a meal everytime we visit her from Salford as its her local and she always compliments the food she was absolutely delighted with everything on her birthday thank you so much to everyone involved in making her day special. I would 100% recommend the Hare & Hounds Maghull

Excellent food and service. Great, friendly and helpful staff. What’s not to like?

Great dog friendly place with a varied menu. Some decent gluten free options too. Popular with locals.

So good to have friendly staff back on! Rachel served us and we had a good banter. Would have given 5stars but the Madri isn’t as good as the Estrella

love ember my favourite place especially the hare and hounds and the Richmond tavern

As a regular to this pub the food is always great and service is always friendly and quick. I would recommend visiting this pub. Rachel the assistant manager is extremely good at her job.

Lovely place food was nice customer service was good

Food was fantastic , staff were beyond helpful and everything was quick and lovely .

lovely friendly staff, had a great time :)

came for lunch with family . Service was brilliant food was great highly recommend.

Steak,chips2onionrings half a tomato and 2 mushroom. The steak was so difficult to cut even with a steak knife. The rest was in my opinion frozen food and bad cooking.

Went here for a family members birthday, decided to have a bite to eat while we were there. Food was of a good standard for the price but I have to say the service was outstanding. We were looked after by Rachael and Gaye-anne and nothing was too much trouble. Everything was done with a smile on their face and they treated my 6 year old niece like a little princess 👑. Some top banter with them all in good fun just made the evening complete Can’t praise them enough, really top job

Love the way the staff take everything in their stride here, there was a workman fixing a fridge and they ran around the outside of the bar to get to the other side, we were asking about a Xmas day booking and shown how to put it through online by Steph, seems like they are fully booked though because couldn’t find a slot, told to keep checking for cancellations and availability might reopen soon must be popular for xmas day though

Came here to celebrate a birthday, food was superb and staff were so friendly! Would definitely recommend.

Friendly and attentive staff, nice food, good pint of estrella

Great staff and service. Always friendly and nice atmosphere.

Great food, good customer service

I have recommended a lot of my friends to visit here because the food is excellent and the service is great.

Pub grub pub prices nice friendly staff 👍

This is my first time here and it seems a lovely spot staff are busy with it being a Saturday. Beer garden is lovely. It’s busy as the weather is lovely. Car park is quite big so plenty of space. Good array of food and drinks and it’s an Ember inn too.

Absolutely fabulous ,staff superb,great food 👌 , highly recommended

My friend and I spent a lovely couple of hours in the H&H last week. Rachel and the team are always welcoming, friendly and helpful. Our meals were really tasty and reasonably priced. We will definitely be back soon ☺️

We mix a bit of food with the Wednesday night wacky quiz. Tiring fun and silly

Can't wait for the Psychic night

The smell of the food when we arrived made us hungry and we weren't disappointed the rib beef roast was divine the beef dripping gravy whatever we ordered with the steak was the best ever and the size of the chicken breast covered in bacon and BBQ sauce was huge. The staff were very attentive and friendly we will be back

A lovely friendly atmosphere clean neat and tidy helpful pleasant staff drinks great price and the food is always fresh hot and delicious Sunday roast perfect

Extremely poor quality food thrown together on plate. Complaints met with excuses. Returned food as cold and uncooked, treated as inconvenience by disinterested staff. Don't bother going there!

Steak sandwich was dry Mac and cheese was cold was like they microwaved it after getting it out a freezer chips were so greasy garlic bread was barley garlicy not nice at all do not recommend

We were in hare and hounds last night from 6pm to 9pm. The first pint was fine but after that we were served beer in warm glasses which makes the beer flat and not enjoyable. It seems to be coming an issue of late.

I had the sausage and mash it was amazing my husband had the gammon was fabulous chips were lovely I would give it a 10/10 the bar staff a fantastic make you feel very welcome and there customer service is spot on very friendly you need to come and try the food fantastic

Delicious meals today - beef lasagne, mixed grill & hunters chicken with excellent service from Colin & the team.

Poorest Meals ever. DO NOT GO HERE. Hair in food, uncooked chips, uncuttable steaks and chicken. Disgusting service.

Food ok but place was boring and unfriendly

Delicious lunchtime special and great value for money! Only ordered ham egg and chips for a quick bite… fabulous service and lovely thick cut gammon! No cheap packet ham!

Been there today Lovely food and friendly staff shame that a man on his own jut with a drink spoiled it . He sat next to a family all enjoying lunch and this disrespectful man had his phone on so loud watching videos it was rediculous so rude we felt so uncomfortable with the noise and we were 3 tables away from him.

Had my mums wake in here. Lovely understanding staff on booking and attentive staff on the day.

1 meal was lovely the lasagne was burnt

Great atmosphere and great prices. Basic pub food but tasty enough

Good selection of beer. Ordered the Halloumi Skewer which was tasty. Could do with more vegetarian options though. Service was excellent.

Place is getting worse, Yes it's cheap pub food but it's failing to reach this low bar...no pun intended. We are crossed this off our list of local places to grab our lunch/tea

Great staff and Customer Service from Colin and the team

Great food, welcoming staff, would highly recommend visiting to enjoy the fantastic atmosphere.

Food was great really enjoyed it, staff very good and attentive...

Love this pub, friendly atmosphere as soon as you walk in bar staff so friendly and welcoming, lovely beer gardern which is a great suntrap for customers, food was lovely and my partner said his was lovely too definitely worth checking this treasure out

Good choice of food when available not to expensive . Nice pub for quiet meal

Very nice staff welcoming and meet your needs service is reliable drinks are enjoyable food is moreish I always visit here and I will always return thank you Rachel and your team

Rachel has exceeded My expectations and all of her staff members they are a great team always go the extra mile food is amazing I return each time and leave knowing my experience was exceptional xthank you

Rachael was outstanding. Friendly, funny and great banter looking after us. Thanks

Lovely breakfast, great service. Very friendly staff, Rachel was lovely 5*

Good atmosphere - Colin the manager is very attentive and hard working nothing is to much trouble for him. A nice pub to unwind and relax

Would be a zero for all if possible, booked a table for 12 people in advance, paid a deposit and also let them know the food order in advance, on arrival we had to wait half an hour because our table wasn't ready, waited 1 and a half hours in total for our food only for it to be the worst kibble ever handed up to us, everyone of us were shocked and disappointed with the food and lack of service, some went home hungry because their meal was not edible, totally destroyed our family gathering, we were regulars at one time but won't be returning again.

Phoned in advance to see if they were doing roast dinner ~ yes we are. My partner didn’t fancy roast dinner so ordered fish and chips, I wanted the duo roast but not with gammon but with beef (which was also a Sunday lunch option). There is no way on the system that you can have a chicken and beef and pay extra. The gammon had the biggest bit of fat on it and was overcooked and more purple than pink. Roast potatoes ~ the best bit, nope they were frozen cooked roast potatoes. My partners fish and chips was swimming in grease, we patted the fish down with two paper serviettes which were sodden with grease and the fish was still ouzing grease out when you pressed a fork Down on it. Nobody asked how our food was despite staff members walking past and the place half empty and we’d lost the will by then. My partner was starving so home we have come to cook dinner. We won’t be back.

The service was exemplary and the waiters were fantastic. The staff are a credit to your organisation. We all loved the food and will definitely come back. Thank you for having us

Visted the hare and hounds on Friday the 8th of March as I am being taken there on mother's day only to find no Guinness, smirnoff, madri or brandy Hopefully things will be resolved by mother's day

Yet again a wonderful experience. Food beautifully cooked & hot. Staff are always polite & respectful to us ‘Seniors’. Today we had the lovely Rachael looking after us, she is so cheerful & always helpful. We come here for lunch every Thursday & really cannot fault it. Thanks Rachael & all the staff xxxx

Amazing place, staff pretty amazing too

Lovley pub very friendly staff! Got the vegan cheesecake and it was lovley ! Definitely recommend!

Well, this was the very first pub I frequented - in 1972 as a 16-year old !! After 3 Brown Bitters and a Rum & Black I was anybody's :-) It was a great place back then and I'm delighted to see it lives on. Maybe I'll get the chance to visit one more time next time I'm in the UK before the reaper comes a calling.

Had the Sunday roast delicious very good portion size and plenty of gravy at no extra cost!

Great - professional, friendly and attentive staff. Really nice ‘pub grub’. Fantastic ‘booking’ system . Good offers with the Ember Inn’s app.

First time visiting this pub for all of us. Nice enough atmosphere and the food was OK. The best part about our lunch was the desert. A female member of staff couldn't be bothered to get an extra bowl for the pasta for my friends toddler. She said "the kitchen is too far and we don't cater for children"! If the pub doesn't cater for children, then I wonder why the pub has high chairs specifically for children 🤔 🙄 Customer service is key and I can only put it down to the fact that the female member of staff didn't want to deal with my interacial couple and their children. Such a shame. Picture is of the Apple Pie with caramel sauce with vanilla ice cream 🍦 would we visit again, we'd think about it.

Impromptu tea out, lovely atmosphere great value 2 courses. Staff welcoming and friendly well done 👏

Food was good value. Service was good as well.

nicer than I thought it would be

Lovely local pub but food has always been awful which is a shame as we Love visiting, booked for new year knowing food wouldn’t be much but was somewhere close to home to enjoy NYE. Staff pleasant worked really hard but so many of choices of drinks where unavailable as they ran out of everything even pressecco and limited cocktails disappointing on such a special evening

Good food, great service , boss pub

Wouldn't rush back. Food very average, 3 of us wanted steak, failed to tell us on arrival, there was no beef. Chicken tiki less than minimal, cold plate. the chicken a friend had was dry. Had a time clock on the table which we weren't aware of, so lost time waiting for our table, but next booking arrived, so had to get off . Overall, would have cooked way better at home. Very Diss pleased.

Service really poor and the food was so bad we hardly touched it

Nice pub, always busy. Food usually ok but this time it was awful. The burger was rock hard and cold, cold chips, all sent back. Alternative offered but didn't risk it so went hungry. Vegans paid for a full meal but only got burger and salad, no chips so they were left a bit hungry. We've decided to still go for drinks but not food

Booked in for a festive dinner. Must say the food was excellent for a pub meal and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. Manager recommended the beef rib and it was delicious. Good selection of Gins of which I tried a few oops.

Lovely place and very nice food

Food was lovey and reasonably priced, had nice afternoon sitting in a nice warm pub with good beer

Went to a charity evening to support Mens Mental Health. A great evening superbly organised by Molly, ably assisted by Cad and AJ. Huge amount of money raised and a great night had by all. Fab entertainment provided and we are blown away by the generosity of local people and businesses for the support they have shown.

The food was great when we have been over past few months. No complaints and new menu has some great items on it. Staff are lovely and happy to help.

My wife and I had a great time here. The food and atmosphere were great and we really enjoyed the food.

Lovely atmosphere, food was great, will be visiting again 👍

This is walking distance from my home so I pop in now and again. Always has a nice atmosphere, mixed age clientele, friendly service.