Malthouse Farm in Chorley

Fantastic night as always, the food was great. Ahmet looked after us all night. Mixed Grill was absolutely delicious. The service in this place is 100%

Always great service and food. Debs and Sharon go above and beyond to look after my Mum and I. They are so friendly so we come back every week because of this.

Always great service from Debs and Sharon. They go above and beyond to look after us.

2nd time have been here for lunch, this time staying at Premier Inn next door. Food, good pub grub, no faults. Staff excellent, very friendly, helpful and made you feel they had time for you. Highly recommend. Will be back. Thank you.

food was very nice service was amazing staff are so attendant especially our waitress beth had a fabulous time would definitely recommend

Fab service and really nice food. Dog friendly x

Well this is our second visit in 2 weeks. The food, atmosphere and service was 10 out of 10. Our waiter Ahmet was absolutely fantastic. Our drinks arrived quickly and our food was delicious. Such a lovely chilled evening starting with the wonderful Sharon sorting our table for us and then Ahmet looking after us during our visit. I would give 10 starts if I could.

Dog friendly, my partner had gammon which she enjoyed, I had pie with gravy in a pot however the gravy was lumpy and too much pastry. There was dried food drips on the salt and pepper pot and on the pot the cutlery came in. The apple tart and custard was the best we have ever tasted, worth a visit but they have to check crockery more often for food splashes/drips.

Stopped in for a quick drink, service was great and drinks were brilliant

Unhelpful host. When the couple in front get offered the option of a table inside or outside, promptly sat, then on his return says "sorry I can't" when we asked for a table for 2, (something very mysterious must have happened to the other table option offered to the previous couple) No offer of taking a seat outside to have a drink until a table becomes available or anything other than sorry I can't. I know it was busy, I was fully aware of that, but he was the most inhospitable host I've ever had the displeasure to speak to and we left like a couple of outcasts. Bit rubbish really.

Went for breakfast. Set on the canal side. Breakfast was excellent, and the views from the canal side garden were great.

Pub next to canal at bottom of a flight of locks. From towpath, cross canal at next bridge up and follow path through trees then down road to car park entrance. If you get the weather can sit out and look over canal. Locks can be busy but quiet when I was there. Spacious inside, gets busy especially when weather good. Open for breakfast as next to premier Inn or similar accommodation, so earlier than other places around the area, useful for walkers and boaters. Food reasonable.

Arrived at lunchtime without a booking. My daughter said It was the best meal she had ever had. We were served by Ellie, and she was great. We will definitely come here again. Great GF menu 👌

Love this place great food helpful bar staff friendly and warm .. and the location is great .. outside seating at the side of the canal with great views be amazing in the Summer .. a must go to place we know we will be no doubt about it

We had a warm welcome from the Manager and staff as soon as we walked through the door. We had a great fish and chip lunch. The service as always was attentive from Ahmet. We are looking forward to seeing you all again in July.

A very disappointing experience. We ordered 4 meals, 1 was brought incorrect so had to wait ages for the correct meal to arrive. It was lunchtime so we ordered off the lunch section, a steak sandwich - the steak was very tough. A chicken sandwich - the chicken was dry and cheese toastie - struggled to find cheese on half of the sandwich. We asked for a jug of water and the waitress proceeded to knock over a glass that was half full with lager shandy, disappeared and went serving another table, leaving us to mop up her mess. No discount applied to the bill…. Will not be returning.

Very pretty pub, area. And the weather was kind. So could sit out and enjoy scenery.

This place is becoming one of our favourite places situated in a beautiful place with amazing views and a professional set of quick staff friendly and helpful. The chef is outstanding his food is impeccable and the portion sizes are excellent a must go see place thankyou to Elle she was great and friendly and happy to help great place love it

Amazing staff, gorgeous food. Always my go to place especially when the sun is shining with a canal view! Loved the sunny weather and sitting outside enjoyed the chicken leek and cheese pie, finished off with a sticky toffee pudding and large glass of wine.

The Perfect British 🇬🇧 Pub still exists 🫡👍🏻 (And the dog love is insane ❤️) (Including a treadmill for walking inside if it rains…..😂)

On entering asked for 2 fresh orange and lemonade, was told no lemonade. Asked for 2 cokes, no coke. Settled for 2 teas. Starters ok, 2 Sirloins were served luke warm, garlic butter wouldn't melt. 1 Sirloin full of fat and gristle a steak knife couldn't cut through. Complained and starters were deducted from bill, still had to pay £54 for 2 Sirloins and tea. 1st ever visit and won't be returning

I had my birthday lunch at the Malthouse and was greeted warmly when we arrived and brought to our table for two which had a happy birthday sash across the table and a birthday card from Sharon and the team, such a lovely touch. Debs who served our table was amazing, hospitality written right through her, brilliant service and not just for us, as I watched her smile, greet, and look after everyone there. Well done Debs and thanks for making this day special 😊 👍🏻

Well what can I say, this has to be one of the best Sunday dinners I've had for a very long time, it was that good we went back the Sunday after!! Staff were amazing, it is a beautiful location, so this weekend we are going to try out the Saturday menu and I know we won't be disappointed. The only small disappointment was on the Sunday lunch menu online that I downloaded for the family to mull over it states it comes with swede mash, a favorite of my daughter, but when we received the menu on the day this item had been removed and that was a bit disappointing for a few of the family. The bread and chive butter as a complimentary taste bud teasers was a very nice touch. Well done to a quality restaurant 👏👌

Lovely spot, nice walks along the canal. Nice place to sit outdoors for a drink

Whats happened to the classic roast at the Malthouse Chorley? From the popular Trio of Roasts to a Duo of roast which is quite frankly awful! The roast rump of beef was wonderful but served with a yorkshire pudding you could have placed on your feet and competed the London Marathon with! Hard carrots no longer honey glazed and soft, awful roast potatoes and tasteless cabbage! To add insult to injury your given a slice of baguette with a cheap margarine with over the top rosemary pieces in as a tactic to fill you up prior to the arrival of your small portioned roast dinner for £18.25!! We love the staff, they keep the customers returning, and the location and canal view are sublime! Dont lose your customers by squeezing for that last penny of profit, it simply wont work!! We look forward to the return of that Roast dinner we all used to fondly talk about.

Great pub, excellent food and service. Not the cheapest, but good value for money.

Ordered the sea-bass. Disappointed food just warm and small roast potatoes hard.

Fab service abd food as always. Love thus place. Debs is an amazing waitress highly recommended

Food and service were really good. Will be back with the family

Second time we've been here. Food is good but the staff are horrible. Rude grumpy and unhelpful. Both times we've been the staff have put us off. Such a pity

Food was delicious. Service was mediocre. Waitress needs training in customer engagement and a smile from her would have been welcoming. She was miserable.

One of the best Full English Breakfast I have had

Busy Monday evening. Front of house staff are great. Good but not as good as previous here.

Was staying in the Premier Inn just for an overnight travel break. A 30 second walk from the Prem and I was in this lovely warm and inviting pub. Was busy but was shown to a table by friendly staff. I was then looked after by Issy. I told her about my allergy from the onset and she got me the NGC menu and was pleasantly surprised to see a "proper" menu and not a load of sheets of A4 paper stapled together. Well all I can say is all the food ( I had 3 courses) was absolutely fantastic and I would like to extend my compliments to the cooks. The service I received whilst in the pub was second to none and was really made to feel welcome. I can't thank Issy enough for her professionalism.

The Malthouse Farm Pub everything that you need to have a great lunch . Great staff thus great service, wide range of drinks, meals, puddings which tasted very well. The atmosohere was not artificial, the interior was lovely in its appearance and style, charactful. Just great, thanks 😊. Outside see the photos

Felt very comfortable coming here as a person with severe allergies. Staff are lovely and the atmosphere is cozy and welcoming. Will be returning regularly!

Roast potatoes warmed up , grilled sea bass not grilled ! The food was cooked without care I’d say ! The host was fine as was the staff but the food was grim ! Bill came to just over £50 ! Never again

An excellent lunch today at the Malthouse Farm Pub. Recently we have disappointed when eating out at various pubs as food appears to be produced to suit the outlet rather than the customer and service often leaves something to be desired. Today we may only have been ordering burgers and fishcakes but these were really tasty and fresh and service from our server Debs was excellent. Debs was very friendly and efficient with the pace of service just right for us to enjoy a leisurely lunch without being rushed or having to wait for attention at any time. Well worth a visit.

Went tonight and my starter (barbecue chicken strips) was cold and didn’t taste fresh along with my mum’s starter of garlic mushrooms. My mum and auntie’s gravy on the mains were cold and they asked for it to be heated and when it came back it was still cold. Also the pastry on the steak and ale pie was hard. The waitress asked when she took our plates if everything was okay and we told her but nothing was said in response or an apology was given…she didn’t seem to know what to say We spent £106 and the quality didn’t quite match this..if you’re charging £15.50 for a steak and ale pie meal and £14.25 for sausage and mash..you would expect the quality to be up there to reflect the price otherwise it’s cheaper to make or at home!!

Just stop off here for a bite of lunch. the steak and ale pie was really tasty. Staff really friendly. Highly recommend this place.

A star for service and food is reasonably priced. Food was disappointing even though the menu looked good. The crispy squid that wasn't soggy was too salty and the garden patch medley is a good idea pooy executed. Even my 8 year old said his burger was like a brick. Sorry.

Valentines meal out. Lovely meal, really nice service. Very nice surroundings. Soup of the day - butternut squash - well made and well presented. Mixed grill - perfectly cooked, not at all fatty and good sized portion with good quality ingredients. Garlic bread - good sized portion. Garlic mushrooms - again good choice. Dessert was a let down - spiced trifle - bit of cake with some cream and a sliced strawberry. - disappointing for the money. Saw a few other dishes being served - great looking dish and chips and also pie meal (great sized pie). We will be back but would avoid the spiced trifle.

A nice countryside pub where the staff are the stars of the pub. I was served by Ahmet and Bev/Beth. Apologies to her if I got her name wrong. Really good friendly service with a smile. Thank you.

This place is an absalute winner all the way staff brilliant food fantastic nowaiting around food nice and hot i came yesterday staying 2 days with my wife have been doing some chemo at chorley hospital so to come here befor and after treatment and to be looked after by all the staff was fantastic im back for more treatment on the 27th feb will not hestate to call in againthanjs so much bill n jackie

Wonderful experience served Ahmet food lovely service excellent would definitely go again and recommend to friends enjoyed the evening

After a successful first visit a few weeks ago we returned for lunch. This review is based on both visits. Food quality is good, service was great on visit one, not quite as good on visit 2. Specifically ordered skin on fries. When the meal arrived they were clearly not (See pic). I asked the waitress about it and she advised that they were skin on fries, but just not much skin on them lol. She should have just apologised that they didn't have any instead of insulting my intelligence. No biggy, and would visit again, but points dropped for the lie.

Another lovely visit to Malthouse Farm, always made to feel welcome. Food as usual was fab, and a great kids menu too. Service (by Kirstie) was outstanding! Thanks, will be back again soon for our next meal out.

Lovely atmosphere. Food was nice and hot, desserts finished us off,ha-ha. Erin served us she was so nice a credit to the staff. Thanks for a lovely experience Erin.

Excellent service even if just calling for a coffee

Amazing attentive staff. Lovely breakfast! Perfect location. Thanks

Wonderful atmosphere, very pleasant staff & attentive to your needs. Food always excellent & they even wrote an anniversary card for us with some table decorations so thank you so much, wife was happy so everyone was happy if you know what I mean😉. Only niggle I have is drinks are way overpriced, I can get same type of drink for a lot less at other places so keep that in mind & don't get to carried away on making profits over regular custom.

We stayed in the premier inn next door , but eat our meals at the Malt house farm , at least 3 times , Patrick served and seated us. Few times , he was very professional, I had the cod loin 2 times , My husband had mini beef wellington , fish and chips another time we both had the breakfast , all of which we throughly enjoyed.. food excellent, waiting staff very polite clean , professional, very important for me .. Toilets we clean again very very important for me , I am in a wheel chair everyone was more than help ful , we were there for a funeral and one time 8 of us eat there ..

Dry roast potatoes, more like reheated leftovers. A grumpy waiter didn't help. We left disappointed.

We’ve been before and food was lovely today all the meals we ordered were greasy, soup was tasteless and my main was too salty. Disappointed as we were looking forward to it.

Went for lunch and had a very good meal. I have never been disappointed with the Malthouse. Good atmosphere and friendly staff and good service.

The portion was very small, and the steak was very chewy. Little bit disappointed.

birthday celebration, arrived to find they had decorated the table and a left a birthday card.

Just had a beer but nice place and staff..✌🏼🍻☺️

Lovely food at a good price. Nice pub in a nice area

Had a lovely meal with my family here. Cannot thank Kirstie enough she was amazing and made sure we could get a table after being stuck in standstill traffic for 3 hours with our young baby. She accommodated us in every way possible! The food was amazing I definitely recommend the glazed pork belly and salted caramel sundae! Wonderful time all thanks to Kirstie a huge thank you to her again!

Beautiful interior, great fun and wonderful service

We chose this place to meet up because it is approx halfway between where I live in Scotland and where my friend lives in Wales. This obviously meant there were challenges at this time of year and my friend wound up running over an hour late! The staff could not have been more helpful and were so welcoming and friendly. I cannot recommend this place highly enough!

Lovely welcome and great seating position. Excellent waiter service. Delicious food and lots of it! Fantastic atmosphere on Christmas Eve!

10/10 for value for money, quality food and customer service 👌 highly recommended 👌

Sharon and her team are amazing. So very friendly and welcoming. Nothing is too much trouble and the food is amazing!!

Lovely restaurant and good service. Nicely decorated for Christmas, too. Didn't have a reservation, but they managed to accommodate us even though they were so busy.

We went on Christmas Day for our lunch, it was fantastic, food was delish from start to finish. Would definitely go again on Christmas day. Lovely cosy atmosphere.

Great food and friendly staff and good service

Family Christmas meet up. It was a lovely afternoon. The Christmas meal was very good. Thanks to all the lovely team who work here 🥳

Booked online but arrived early. Our table was sorted within minutes. The service was exceptional and the food was of the usual high standard and all at a reasonable cost. Looking forward to our next visit.

Lovely Christmas ambiance for lunchtime treat using free wine birthday voucher. Food and sevice were excellent. Wine would have been a bit expensive if it was not on the offer.

Just finished 2 course Christmas Sunday evening meal at Malthouse. Not the best for the price and nowhere near upto scratch. Based on many previous visits would have expected a lot higher standard, especially given extortionate prices. Lower rated reviews are unfortunately accurate, i'm disappointed to say. It was very pretty and cosy but extremely quiet...not a good sign so close to Christmas! Fairy lights and decor were not enough to compensate the poor basics! Focus on food/service before the lighting! Way too dear and lack of attention to detail. (Expected to pay more as Christmas but not to that extent, surplus extra's such as pigs in blankets should be included on Xmas dinner). Food quality was nice and young waitress lovely but she had to apologise way too many times for the mistakes of the chef/bar. My friend had small broken glass shards in his drink (not a broken glass so god knows where it came from; garnish maybe...as replacement was missing the greenery). He crunched and swallowed thinking it was maybe ice at 1st, then realised not. Pulled bits out which cut his nose when he scratched it! We then had to ask for that to be refunded on bill...wasnt done automatically. We were very pleasant and understanding with waitress as not her fault, but we should not have even been expected to pay for that. No 'out of stocks' given until after we ordered so i had to choose diff starter which was fine but always good to know in advance. That was then a £2 surplus. I had a basic turkey dinner but had to ask halfway for stuffing as it never came on the plate. Cauli cheese was basically just cauli which again was £3 surplus and very disappointing. As mentioned 'pigs' were extra. Friend then had to chase up his 2nd drink. Based on all this, it was way overpriced, probably hence why it was dead at peak time. I'd give it 2.5stars tops for food taste/quality, waitress pleasantness/apologies and decor but thats being kind! Wanted to push to 3 stars but genuinely couldn't justify it. £75 for a wine, 2 soft drinks, 2starters, 2mains & 2 sides each plus all the errors/complaints. Not sure if theres been a change of management but seriously step it up malthouse, read and take into consideration the reviews as you're losing regulars! Won't be rushing back. Might consider trying again next Summer for the beer garden.

Annual festive get together with friends, always first class menu, food and service. The staff are reliable and have been there for years which shows it’s a good place to work the atmosphere is always really nice and inviting but extra special at Christmas time.

Greeted warmly, table was decorated. The restaurant looked beautiful, very Christmassy! Food served swiftly, even accommodated some changes, food well presented and piping hot with generous portions. A lovely experience for ten of us, many who had never visited but said they would definitely come back in the future! Thank you

We booked a Festive Meal lunch for 4 people and pre-booked the food .We arrived early and escorted to our table immediately..The food was delicious. We all ordered main couse and dessert. Debs was our server and couldn't have been more attentive for the whole time.Most enjoyable experience..

Lovely Festive menu dinner. Well cooked and tasty.

Visited yesterday from my wife's Birthday, great atmosphere, stunning location right on the canal. The staff are friendly and welcoming, very good food and not too pricey either. Very dog friendly, well set out place, will be back very soon 10/10

Another very pleasurable evening with great service and delicious food. Well done to all

Great food in a lovely environment with a nicely decorated restaurant and friendly staff

We ate here for the first time a few days ago with my family and loved it! The place has a lovely cosy vibe with great food and Ahmet provided incredible service. We might’ve found our new favourite pub!

Good value relaxed atmosphere Good service nice setting by canal

Where do I start not been for over 12 months, the staff where slow stood around for 10 minute before a member of staff came to us and took us to the table ordered drinks and the meal, the food wasn't great not like the time's before as this was a regular place we usually went to very disappointed. I don't think I will be going back .

Lovely food in a relaxing place, staff where very polite . Prices are on par with other higher market restaurants. Very worth it

Updated Nov 24 The food is CRAZY good! Book a table or you'll miss out. Apologies, I didn't put the flash on my camera so pics don't look the best. The food was outstanding. Lambshank cottage pie with cheddar mash. Festive handpressed burger with chutney. Updated January 2024 Checked in quickly and professionally by the lovely Claire: Gammon Eggs Chips Peas: Gammon looked like Salmon, tasted amazing, plenty of chips, pineapple looked thinner than a catwalk queen but had the flavour of a couch potato, amazing, PLUS, I couldn't even count how many tasty garden peas on the plate! GREEN ARMY!! 7 mins between full plate to crossed cutlery. As usual AMAZING! Isla very friendly quick service too 😃 Forgot I'd had the beef brisket (I think) Was delicious! Updated July 2023 Ordered the Duo Korean Chicken Main Meal. CRAZY GOOD! Quick and friendly professional service as good as ever, highly recommend booking a table early on as it's so popular and for the quality, extremely reasonably priced. Stayed in the Barn Suite, THE best room I've stayed in all of Prem Inns, Food was amazing and staff super friendly, crazy big carpark, Left my bag there by accident which had a LOT of cash in, all retrieved with no issues, That is huge to me, Would have given 8 stars but can only give 5

Had a night over with family as a catch up. Food average. Nice service throughout the meal but was surprised last orders called at 10.30 and staff sat around with coats on at 10.45.

Excellent food, ambiance, staff and especially good even in social distancing with staff visored up and adhering to all guidelines. So pleasant to visit and dine here all year round

Tbh my roast beef was like boot leather.

Food portions very small. Service and atmosphere fantastic though.

At about 5pm on 23rd November, I went to the Malthouse Farm Pub for a pint and a meal. The place wasn't especially busy and having obtained my pint, I went to sit at a table, because nobody was manning the house desk and there was no sign saying, "Please wait here to be seated". I was intercepted by one of the staff and shown to a table. He could have chosen several others and none were reserved. So I sat down, only to be asked to move two minutes later. My fish and chips arrived and were nicely cooked. Perhaps the 5ml portion of tartare sauce could have been more generous? The beer was indifferent and over priced at £5.10 a pint. It was the kind which is okay cold but not okay when it warms up. May I make two suggestions to the management....? Firstly, are you a pub or are you a restaurant? Given the beers you certainly not brewers as implied by the name of your chain. These days, most places are both, but if you want to control where people sit, why not use the little sign I mentioned earlier? It left the staff in a state of constant confusion, which leads to my second suggestion. If you wish to offend a customer, one particularly good way is to ask them to move, having just shown them a table, especially when you had plenty of options. I'm sure this establishment has many redeeming features noted by other customers but it is being let down by indecisive, dithering management. Thanks but I won't be back.

I feel I should leave a 4/5 review because I've eaten here loads and always liked the food and staff but I need to leave a negative aspect - why on earth would you stop Sunday roast?! What sort of pub doesn't do normal roast beef or roast turkey (like you used to do). We used to come every Sunday for a roast and now we don't because you don't offer one. I know you do roast chicken but it doesn't really come with sides you'd associate with a roast. It was also extremely dry. And "duo of roast" but it's with pork belly (since when was pork belly a roast sort of thing). We went to another of the same chain near Ormskirk who had the same roasts as always (the menus used to be identical) so we are a bit confused why Malthouse would choose to remove what you'd think would be the most popular dish of the week. I'm hoping they return in December so we can enjoy them for a couple of Sundays before they remove them again. Surely we can't be the only people disappointed you've removed roasts?! But other than this aspect we can't fault you so I didn't really want to rate you badly. We will if you don't bring roasts back ;) lol only joking

We were visiting family in the area and needed a decent meal. So we booked Malthouse Farm. We were very impressed with the vegan and vegetarian options and really enjoyed our meal. The staff were friendly and attentive. The only issue I had was we were served bread before our meal, but it came with butter, as a vegan I feel there should have been a vegan alternative.

Having gone to the Malthouse farm on several occasions since it opened I have to say the meal, the service and the atmosphere at tonight's meal was the worst it's ever been. My husband and I both decided on the fish and chips, the fish was greasy and tasteless and the chips were non descript, some were cooked and some were hard not upto the usual standard at all. It was ages before someone came to ask how things were and we waited ages for the dishes to be cleared and asked if we wanted a dessert. Normally the meals are sufficient and no dessert is required but on this occasion we both decided to have the bakewell tart with raspberry coulis. The tart was blackcurrant and there was no raspberry in site. It was dry and over cooked. Again not upto the usual standard. When we asked for the bill, the guy said he'd bring it over. Fifteen minutes later it still hadn't arrived so we ended up having to go to the till to pay because otherwise we would have been late for the cinema. When I booked we had plenty time to eat with time to spare but after the service being so slow, everything was rushed and we ended up missing the beginning. Such a shame as I'll not be recommending this place to anyone..

Visited here for the 1st time after hearing good reports. Unfortunately our experience did not reflect this. The service was poor and the chips that came with my food were only warm when given to us so had to be eaten quickly. Don't think we will be back again ☹️

I was a bit disappointed with the meal. Soup did not have enough flavour, and there was more gravy than meat in the pie. It had a nice flavour to it, although the pastry was really hard at the bottom.

Stunning pub on canal. Had a really nice meal with friends and the staff were extremely welcoming and very attentive harry was so good

Visited this week and was served by Lucy-what a lovely girl she is a credit to your team!!

Externally beautiful building, adjoining Premier Inn complex, and canalside. Nice outdoor seating areas, perfect for sunny days. Internally pleasant, but some table tops need re-varnishing. Friendly, efficient team. Good menu choices, food nicely presented.

Fantastic lunch and service by Debra. Food was beautiful, couldn't fault it. Canal side looks gorgeous and am looking forward to sitting in sun. Highly recommend.

Good food, great value and friendly, attentive staff.

Been here several times and never fails it's standards. Specials menu good and varied, always worth a look.