Lymewood Farm - Farmhouse Inns in St. Helens

Best breakfast buffet been to in ages had everything you needed well worth a visit will be going again. Went for a carvery today and it was one the worst I have had in a long time. Didn't eat it and juat left. The mash and stuffing you could of sucked up straw was so sloppy. The Patatos was hard in middle and looked like warm up, pigs in blanket was black and the bacon was so hard was like been left to go cold and tryed recooked it again.

It was ok. Busy so I didn't get attention from the staff. I'm assuming depend on the chef the food taste varies

.x. absolutely love coming here for carvery 🥰 .x.

Very welcoming, greeted with a smile. Food arrived quickly, cooked perfectly and good sized portions. Got cake to take away which was also delicious. Would highly recommend 😀

The gravy had spilt in the bag

The food and service yesterday was outstanding when we arrived and entered the premises the manager Kim greeted us with a smile showed us to the table and gave us plenty of options on how to order our food. The food arrived quickly perfectly cooked and was delivered with a smile. Good size portions And we even took some cake away would definitely go back.

Th amount of meat with these dinner is appauling for how much you are paying for. 90% veg 10% meat completely unacceptable

Items missing, restaurant refuses to answer phone

the food was ordered 2 hours before asked for 3pm delivered 3.30 food was cold not even warm had to re heat food itself ok

took over 1 and half hour to arrive this spoiled the meal just because over hungry. the food was ok

Service at the counter was deathly slow despite me being the only one there. Only asked for 2 coffees and a slice of cake. Server didn't seem to know what they were doing but were pleasant enough. Wouldn't rush back.

can never seem to get an order right always missing items this time it was a full meal

Fantastic breakfast here 5 star

Very busy all day long staff were friendly food was plentiful

Served by Mirelle who was amazing and catered to our needs when we asked for an item we couldn’t. See very happy and friendly

Came here today with my friend and our 2 children, it was an absolute disgrace, when the food come out it looked disgusting. I mentioned this to the staff and her response was "that's just how it is" I didn't eat my meal as it was just as disgusting tasting as it looked. We ordered ice cream for the children and after 35 minutes had to go up and ask for it. When it was brought over 15 minutes after we enquired the plates where not removed from the table and it wasn't a massive table either. I understand that when staff see children they assume the worst of them. We always clean up after our children and despite the awful service we still did as we don't believe it's up to the staff to clean up food off the floor. Not one time did someone ask us if the food was OK. If we needed anything ect and when your paying close to £60 for 3 meals and just met with hostility it was just highly unnecessary and made us very uncomfortable the whole time we where there! I'd save your money and go elsewhere.

Half a cup of gravy for nearly £14 with a meal this size awful. That aside food is great

Sunday afternoon, so very busy, loud but atmospheric. As a party of five we ordered two carvery meals, and three normal. The meals arrived after eleven minutes. Staggering considering the amount of people there. However the carvery queue was 28 minutes, so we only ended up eating dessert together. We wouldn't let that ruin the experience though. The food was nice enough, despite the busy nature, and the staff were incredible. Effective, kind, polite, never stood still and brilliantly efficient. Nothing was too much trouble for them. Thank you. X

Really enjoyed will order again thank you

Food was inedible and not worth the price

Often go here for a carvery lunch. Lots of pub grub on main menu. Also do Breakfasts & takeaways. I'm able to use my BLUE LIGHT DISCOUNT CODE HERE. Choice of 3 meats (Ham, Turkey and Beef), yorky pud, lots of vegs, sauces, gravy. Great desserts/cakes if you have room. Or Cake away! Usually not too crowded. Order at till or on appany special requests catered for. I always ask to sit in the booths. Large car park. Kids area. Helpful staff.

Really enjoyed my meal, thankyou.

Had carvery very nice It was a pensioners quiz and bingo afternoon

Food was excellent, thank you 😊

We were able to sit down straight away.. but very confusing if using the app to order food.. drinks took 45minutrs to get to us.. quiet a few of the family members were poorly in the night after it.. the women's toilets were absolutely horrendous.. poo on the walls.. no toilet paper anywhere.. the sinks are rotting away from the soap and water just flooding the place.. it needs a proper clean up and better management time.

Very busy on Sunday, long queues but food was worth it 👌

Excellent large family gathering for a special birthday. Great choice of good from menu or carvery. Small children's play area.

First time ordering a carvery for home. Absolutely delicious!!!! good amount well actually a huge portion, no room left for my cake, yet I’ll enjoy it with a nice cup off tea after my dog walk. The female delivery driver was extremely polite and even my therapy dog got a few extra cuddles & stroke. F

Lovely place food was excellent

Great family pub can get quite busy. Has decent carvery plus a traditional menu with big range of desserts that you can cake away. One of our go tos for a meal out for good value.

The order & service were excellent : )

We had the cheese burger with fries and coleslaw, which was ok yet the burger meat could be better. You can exchange the fries for jacket potato. I decided on the home made lemon cake with ice-cream for dessert; this was delicious and a good portion (I took half home), hence I considered it a reasonable price. The staff were friendly yet the service was slow considering there were not many customers at the time we went and ordered. We will go back, but I think I shall stick to the carvery as it's always so tasty, all freshly made with a good selection of everything. If I had chosen this it would have been four stars👍

Can only praise. Lovely meal and courier was very good

Been going to the lymewood for a while. Excellent food well priced and the staff are always warm and welcoming. The pub is kept clean and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for a good atmosphere, good food without breaking the bank.

the meal was cold I wouldn't order again

8th March 2025. A family of 4 Had the main menu Saturday evening Kim was efficient friendly and attentive to all our needs as she always is as we're all the Staff food was excellent tonight really perfect big shout to the chef tonight got it spot on

This place is very tired and in need of refurbishment. The seats were torn and the table top was loose. Food was poor.

The food was lovely, I had the fish supper, Fish, scampi and 2 battered sausage with Chips and mushy peas with a gravyboat full of curry sauce. It was really nice. Kath had a standard roast dinner with all the bits an bobs. She had 3 different meats and and plenty of it. Been here a few times, bit dissapointed they've took the 12oz ribeye steak off the menu but the food is all good quality scran,and I highly recommend it but book first or you will be dissapointed as its busy all the time with 2 hour waits on a sunday if you havent booked.

order arrived on time.. we spent £45 on 3 full carvery. we only received 1 and a portion of fish chips . Tried ringing the restaurant whilst driver still at our door, however, just kept ringing out . We ended up having to drive to the pub to rectify the order, not happy and won't bother in future, might as well go and collect yourself and ensure order correct upon collection

Serves a purpose but not the sort of place you'd go for a special occasion

Interesting layout/Service, bar tables felt dumped in the middle of the pub so people knocking into you all the time, good selection of beer/ cider, food looked good but wouldn't touch self service people breathing on the food 🤢,

Yorkshire pudding was very dry couldn’t eat it and the food was cold , very poor quality for the lymewood

Do make regular trips here as the food is often great, but this place can be hit and miss, sadly this is mainly due to the staff, some are great and some are terrible, it just depends on the day who you get. The food is the best part of the pub, hot and tasty with a good variety if your not a fan of the carvery. If you could sort out the dead wood in some of your staff this place would be a gem.

Lovely pub only complaint would be when working the Carvery make sure your gravy and condiments are full, don't just keep serving the meat.

Went for a carvery turkey was very bloody and vegetables were so hard couldn’t chew them they might aswell been raw

Lovely presented meal however; quite cold.

Ordered a too good to go and staff were great. It was raining so we ordered drinks and ate it inside and the manager was very chill about it. We apologised for using the cutlery and he said it was okay and made us feel welcome. Thank you Buffet breakfast was lovely and warm and had lots of flavour thank you :)

the food was quite frankly awful. the veg and potatoes were all cold and varied from undercooked to mush. also only received one half pot of gravy for two meals . won't order again. Very disappointed

Food not bad mash is from a packet

Great place for a carvery meal.

The person serving on the carvery counter was rude and snatched our tickets off us, he asked me what do you want, I asked for all 3 meats he tried to cut the turkey and said do u really want turkey, then handed me my plate, as we was sitting at our table a young girl was staring at my granddaughter all the time and made her feel very uncomfortable, we will not be coming back

Carvery is ok, absolutely packed Sundays be prepared to que 45mins for food, during week is much better

Lovely place to go for a carvey . If there are a few of you , it would be better to book a table as it gets very busy

Buffet breakfast was very good, very fresh. Got there for opening time on a Sunday and there was no delay at the tills, nor was there a queue at the buffet. Catered for a decent sized group of us with no problem. Will be back.

Been going every week.firnthe past 15 years Great place food and staff excellent

Great food, nicely presented. Enjoyed it

The carvery here is always value for money. A great choice of vegetables, gravy and sauces.

Upon arrival we was greeted by a polite young male named Bailey . Our food was wonderful from the carvery section followed by some delicious desserts brought to us be the very same Bailey . Bailey was very apologetic when he couldn’t cater to my sons dairy allergy as unfortunately they were out of lemon sorbet . Well done Bailey

Food ok for a chain, long wait for service

Good quality food delivered in secure packaging.

Booked table for 4 in adult seated area, given table no on arrival, made our way to table, table not ready had to ask staff to clean, children sat in area, ( not a problem but did book an adult only area), food great but given 3 stars due to poor service

Great service and welcoming . Great staff

Friendly helpful staff even though busy..food was quick and great value

The food was cold and burnt food and charged £17.76

Stopped half way though a long drive for food. Pleasant and good food.

Before I'd even tasted the food could tell it wasn't going to be that good. The roast potatoes were dry as a bone and stone cold, and so where the supposedly fresh ones. Bringing food out in plastic containers so I'm not surprised. The meat was nice enough, but the veg was cold and overcooked. Now going onto the stuffing, never seen anything so soggy that I actually thought it was porridge at first. Now we'll go onto the price - £36 for 2 standard roasts, a pint of Morretti and a kopperberg. Place was clean but when staff see you waiting to be served with a menu in your hand at the bar but go and serve someone else thats a little rude, I'm not really into that. Don't think I'd be going again 😕

I appreciate it was breakfast however there was no one to welcome us when we arrived we just had to make our own way in and sit somewhere The food was not piping hot as expected and you felt had to rush to eat it while warm The toaster didn't toast the bread properly it had to have 2-3 cycles before the bread was toasted The staff that were on were having loud conversations about their duties and shifts the full width of the pub quite loudly also shouting Things like "get me some more milk" as well This along with other details shared out loud were clearly heard by myself and I suspect all the diners around our area Also when leaving no one said thanks and goodbye I know it's a little thing however in my experience it's the lasting impression that people remember had I walked out having been thanked and bid a farewell I may have reflected upon my visit differently

i have to say it was not there falt it was late ,road works the food was ok the pie the pastry was to thick for me so i may order somthing differant next time

was very tasty but could have done with more pepper corn sour so the chicken is less dry

It was busy at first,due to the time we went,that aside the 3 of us had a good time,the carvery was great the steak we asked for was medium rare it was cooked great,all the food was good,we even had 3 piece of red velvet cake,that we took home. It was a good way to celebrate my birthday The place was clean the staff friendly,they even found pigs in blankets without the blankets for 1 of my family who does not eat bacon. I would go there again to celebrate my birthday. Want to say thanks to the staff for making it stress free

Went for Staff Christmas Breakfast. Decent enough

I have had a lovely experience today. First of all Lewis on the carvery was very attentive and knowledgeable. All the food was full, fresh and very tasty with lots of options available. We all was served with a smile. The atmosphere was lovely, lots of family gatherings celebrating different occasions. We all will be back again very soon.

Had Boxing day dinner. Nice little pub/resteraunt

Food out off this world .. cakes not as maney to choose from as there once was

The staff were very friendly and polite. The food arrived really quick and was pleasant to eat, one waitress even gave my twins some ice cream and interacted with them, definitely will return for another family meal.

Absolutely shocking..order came cold very little meat and £15 of deserts that didn't arrive, trying to get in with just eat to make a a complaint is impossible not happy

Absolutely brilliant we had christmas dinner at 12oclock and the staff were so welcoming just like a great big family we will definitely be booking for next christmas 🎄 😊

Lovely place. Sunday carvery is exceptional but Saturdays later in the evening was mediocre. Other food was good though

Superb carvery with extra pigs in blankets.

Excellent value for money. Friendly and professional service. Very good food. Would recommend.

Food was brilliant, would highly recommend got severed by Dan good service.

Wonderful staff from entry to exit.

Had no sausage for the breakfast buffet and bacon wasn't very good.Staff very helpful though

This has to be the worst place I've eaten in a very very long time. The service from the office set was utterly horrendous. You have to wait by a booth to be seated, and we waited and was seen by a waitress and got told to wait. There were two waitresses when entering, neither of them busy, yet several minutes had passed before we were even seen to. Ordered food via the app, and food becomes out of availability once it was put into the basket. Drink prices are expensive where the coke we ordered was £3.50, and the glasses wasn't even full. Ordered a white peach lemonade which tasted nothing like peach, and looked nothing like advertised in the picture, it was more cordial looking. When food finally arrives they have mixed up the plates and didn't serve the meals as described on the menu. Mine was supposed to be chips and coleslaw, but I got additional salad on my plate, whereas the other dish was supposed to be salad and coleslaw, but came with chips and coleslaw. Now to get to the very worst part. The bean burger. This was no way cooked thoroughly, it tasted like savoury chewing gum. I think a child could have created something tastier using play dough. After the meal, I said this makes me wish I'd have just ate at home. Next time I need to charge the car and eat, I'll sit and charge the car and eat at home. Anything else would have been better than this dire place. Really really DO NOT RECOMMEND!

Food was very underwhelming. We opted for bean burgers they were the chewiest things ever and I could've sworn just defrosted in microwave not cooked. They used wrong sauce on them and put the side salad on another plate with wrong meal. Only upside was that we then ended up with fries extra. They ask you to wait to be seated yet there was barely anyone in and you order on app anyway, yes there have been table that had reserved on it so you'd naturally avoid those. Unnecessary wait at the door...

I enjoy breakfast here. I just wish they did more vegan/gluten free. The staff are lovely. The coffee is great and the surroundings are convivial. I visit for breakfast with my husband every couple of weeks... Yum! ☺️

Food gone shocking in this place! Used to love coming here and food was always really good! But unfortunately last couple of times I’ve been the food isn’t good. Burgers are like cardboard, changed the chips to fries and they aren’t cooked long enough. Menu says you get coleslaw with burgers but the past 3 times I’ve been been given no coleslaw. Not sure if they’ve changed management or what but not as nice as it used to be! 😩😒

Went for a meal with my son, excellent food , great atmosphere ,didn't wait long for food considering it was busy and friendly staff, would highly recommend

Excellent food and fantastic service. Especially by Corey who went above and beyond to make sure we had an enjoyable experience and rushed through an additional delayed order

Nice clean pub, there is a really good selection of food and the prices were ok. 8 think I made a mistake by ordering a salad. Some of the food on the plate was a little past its best but still edible, there was a decent amount of meat on the plate from the carvery. My friend had the carvery and it looked ok but she said there wasn't much choice with the veg, the meat again was good. But this pub is known for its cakes which my other friend had. It was a large piece of carrot cake and it looked lovely and tasty. I'd definitely say go for the cakes if you want something a little different.

Pretty decent farmhouse inn, carvery looked really good but we opted for steak which wasn't the best although edible. Cake away was great, and the staff really make this place what it is, really friendly and helpful

This used to be my favourite carvery, but it is quite a few years since I was there. So I decided to have a ride there, and treat ourselves. We opted for the carvery, and that was a huge mistake, I do admit the meat,gammon, was spot on, unfortunately everything else was not. The roast potatoes and parsnips were were burnt, cremated in fact, the boiled potatoes were'nt cooked and the sprouts were poor specimens. I have given you one star for service, bacause we served ourselves. I even noticed someone behind the counter touching a dog, while serving food. That in any books is a big NONO

The food was cold won’t order again !

Food was quite good , service was slow at the bar ( it wasnt very busy either)and it took about an hour for staff to clear the tables after we had eaten !

food barely warm very disappointed no corn on the cob or coleslaw and salad bacon was all fat chips cold total waste of money this time

Sorry this place was not upto it's normal standard was kept waiting by the door asked by 2 staff what the booking name was n the first person never came back while checking on the table situation the 2nd did come back n we where lead to stand by the play area while they cleaned the table. We order food which never came for 45 minutes then they forgot to do the kids starters waited again for the mains for everyone, another 15 minutes wait in the meantime we ordered more drinks which came to the table with the wrong thing. The meat on the carvery, was cut so paper thin wasnt worth eating as no tasting it, the veg on the carvery was so over cooked it was sloppy, the parsnips were very greasy as where the roasted potatoes. Never bothered with dessert as by this time just wanted to go home as th kids aged 2 n 4 had gone past eating there meals, we know it's a bank holiday but if you take to many booking n dont have enough staff on then that's where a lot of the issues lay could see the faults due to the amount of dirty tables being left. Greenking get this place sorted so we can go back again without all the hassle we did give them time due to bank holiday, but will think twice about going back here n wouldn't recommend here, try one of the other g/k pubs near by

Booked 2 specific tables for boxing day as my son is autistic and won't sit on chair has to be a bench sitting. Only to get there and be told they moved us due to a bigger party so we got put else where. Explained that we had to have a bench so got moved again where we then had our backs to family members. Plus I found a hair in the prawn cocktail. our table wasn't set nicely either compared to other tables didn't even have napkins. Also didn't get the extras we ordered with our meals

We had precooked a table for 4pm. (4 adults and 2 children) The table was far from being ready when we arrived which wasn't ideal having a 2 and 3 year old with us. When we were seated. We ordered fairly easy on the app. After 45 minutes waiting for starters, we asked were they were and they magically appeared. But the kids starters didn't arrive and I had to ask again for these. The same happened with the main meals, they had obviously been sat there for a while as the food was dried up and hard when it arrived. My children are very well behaved but got bored of waiting for the food and were in the play area where there was 13 year old kids throwing stuff and being boisterous in a play area for under 5s.. i come here quite often but I'm afraid I won't be returning. We wish we had stayed at home.

Good service and food.Always a busy atmosphere.

Yorkshire pudding with carvery soggy