Real Axe Smokehouse in Bolton

Poor service for starters. Lots of staff walking about but seemed more interested talking at the bar than checking on customers waiting to make a food order. I got up and asked someone to take our order! Massively overpriced, poor tasting nachos at £9.50! I make better at home! Mains came and one dish was okay the other was very poor. Chips were also very over salted. The trend of serving food on plastic trays needs to end now, puts you off from the get go. Such a shame because we’ve been here before and had the food as take out during covid but this was one of those times when it puts you off and we won’t be back.

Really fun night out, and something a bit different. Paula was our coach and made sure the evening was enjoyable and safe. We also stayed for dinner and she was our waitress, and made sure we were really looked after, so thanks Paula. Special mention to Jamie who, after several attempts, helped us get out of the car park at the end of the night when we found ourselves locked in. Axe Throwing and Escape Room all in one night - what more can you ask for?!

Healthy competition between our team on a fun night out. Mark coached us well and Jamie cooked us some great food. Second time here and will definitely be back again.

10 Of us visited here from work - mark looked after the axe throwing and Jamie the bar Axe throwing is great fun and yiu can quickly learn to do it Bar area really nice and lots of drinks to choose from BBQ food tasty Would certainly go back

The food here is fab - the app makes it easier to order too without having to recite what you want from the menu.

TLDR: Amazing place. Excellent food and friendly staff. Read on... Visited on a Thursday, early evening, for the kids to do axe throwing. It was quiet, but that was good because the kids got loads of time with the axes. They loved it. I'm booking back in with my friends it looked that good. Our host for the evening was Naomi, she was awesome. Looked after us from start to finish, drinks, axe throwing tuition and then food. Speaking of food.... Amazing. Even if you don't fancy axe throwing, go for the food. BBQ Feast for 2 is epic and good value. Really good atmosphere and all the staff were friendly and welcoming. Thanks to Sean and Jamie working hard in the kitchen on a hot day. We'll definitely be back. Thanks!

On the 30th July I had the wedding of my dreams at real axe! Completely non traditional but brilliant! Our guests thoroughly enjoyed axe throwing, it made the day to be honest. We had 2 buffets, the first was a selection of various meats, fries, slaw etc and the second was burgers, everyone raved about the food, it was spectacular. We have been here quite a few times now and I have nothing but nice things to say about the staff, everyone is lovely and they genuinely want people to have a good time. Special mention to the GM Greg, who was fab from start to finish. He accommodated our day within a very short time scale due to us being let down by another venue. He made us feel at ease as he was very confident he could pull off a fabulous wedding for us and he did. Nothing was too much trouble and a genuinely lovely bloke. If you are looking for a unique wedding venue or just a cool place to eat and have some drinks. Definitely consider here, it’s awesome!

Disappointed at the poor customer service. We had an afternoon of axe throwing booked. Unfortunately, 3 of the group tested positive for Covid. One ended up in hospital & 2 were very ill. An email & a message, via the website, were sent to Real Axe advising & a request for possible options. For whatever reason, we have received nothing from them, no email, message & nothing was said when only half the group turned up. All in all a very disappointing experience which is a shame as those that did go enjoyed the experence.

Easy to book ,laidback environment and friendly staff The whole party loved the axe throwing and the food after was amazing very generous portions Definitely would book again Thanks

Well what can I say. This place is awesome. Took my son and friends for a birthday party axe throwing session and we had Paula as our coach. She was fantastic with the kids and got them all involved with a little competition (well done Toby). She was a credit to the place. Then afterwards we went and had BBQ. I love my BBQ as much as the next man but Woody the head pit master knows his stuff. Brisket to die for can still taste that sauce. Well I will be back again for more BBQ and a few beers next time. Was great 5stars is not adequate

I had Paula for my coach/staff member for real axe and she was amazing made me and my mate feel very welcome and comfortable. Learned us how to throw axes proper haha. Very social able would highly recommend real axe to anybody was really fun.

Took my mum here for her 68th birthday, anyone in two minds, just do it! Friendly welcome on arrival and a great atmosphere. We were introduced to our axe throwing coach, Mark, who was very friendly and following our safety brief had us throwing axes in no time. He was very attentive and we all had a great time, the 75 minutes just flew by. We had some food after which we all enjoyed, my mum said it was the best day out she’s had in ages. We will definitely be back.

We had an amazing time at the Real Axe Bolton. The girl who looked after us was fabulous, she was called Naomi. She was really good at showing us what to do and we really enjoyed throwing tge axes and competing against other couples. The food was also amazing also as its a smokehouse and it was really tasty, will definitely return soon. Highly recommend this place for a fabulous night out x

Four of us went yesterday, we didn't know that they didn't serve food from the main menu before 4pm so was a little disappointed however, ordered the ribs and filthy fries and it was gorgeous, plenty of meat on the ribs, brisket on the fries it was like having 2 meals, big servings and absolutely melt in the mouth food! I ordered cocktails and they had run out of one of the ingredients so they went to the local shop to purchase it. Nothing is too much trouble, staff are so friendly and they alone are worth the trip. We'll certainly be coming back, thank you for the amazing service!!!!!

We had the pulled pork, ribs and filthy fries; we lived for a few years in the southern states of the USA and Real Axe could definitely hold its own in the home of smokehouse BBQ. Their customer service is excellent too; we had a very bad experience with UberEats - the driver dumped our food on someone else's doorstep - but Real Axe immediately cooked us a fresh order and delivered it themselves, with no extra cost and a complementary bottle of wine. They've gone straight to the top of our Favourite Takeaway list, and we hope to visit the restaurant very soon.

The axe throwing was good fun! Ben explained everything well and made it fun! Would recommend getting a private lane with friends so that you know the people you play with. Food was ok, nothing to write home about.

Great time even though we where absolutely shocking at throwing. Food was really nice don’t order the 666 wings they seem doable but their not. Ben our trainer was also really good

Ben did great instructing axe throwing and did so smileing. He set the mood for the entire experience. Had dinner at the restaurant after. The wait for food was a bit longer than a normal standard, but it was worth it. Large portions and delicious...

When booking I didn’t really understand how things worked but if you message on messenger they do respond, booked when half price for the axe throwing, staff very friendly, axe throwing was a new experience, had 12 mins left and asked if we wanted photos...

We booked online but the waitress had no record of us. Nonetheless, a table was available. We waited 20 minutes for 2 drinks. Our food took about 45 minutes to arrive. Fries piping hot, but the meat tray was luke warm. We told the waitress...

The food was horrible. On questioning £13 for the crappy vegan burger (pictured) I was served, I was told "at least we cater for vegans, lots of places don't bother" The meat dishes were thrown-together slop. We waited well over 30 minutes to be served...

A good evening entertainment with great service and coaching. The atmosphere was first class and everyone enjoyed the axe throwing which was great fun and a real laugh. Stayed for a few drinks and food afterwards with the pulled pork first class. Would highly recommend...

A great place for drinks & axe throwing with friends but unfortunately food was disappointing, the brisket was dry, tough & hard to chew not melt in the mouth how it should be. The wings weren't too bad, they were large & plentiful. The service...

Such a brilliant night. First of all had an amazing meal courtesy of the lovely chef Jamie served by Naomi and Kim. So friendly and helpful. The food was incredible. Then on to ace throwing looked after the lovely Jess. Thank you all so much...

How has this place only got 5 reviews? Visited here today did the axe throwing first, great fun had a great laugh doing it, and super lovely girl (plaited dark hair, glasses, sorry i forgot her name but she was fab) guiding us through it....

I love the chicken wings and drip beans at Realaxe, super tasty flavours and tastes very original too, can't really compare it to anything else in Bolton. Can't wait to be back :)

Definitely a place to visit if you like BBQ food! The slow cooked meats are excellent, ribs delicious & falling off the bone, portions are pretty big too. We have tried most of the menu, except the burgers and have enjoyed it all + they...

Had a take during lockdown so thought we would go for a meal there was 4 of us the table was rather large so had to shout to our friends as quite noisy the food was great very tasty will be back soon

Came with a group of friends for a 21st birthday. The staff were really friendly. The axe throwing was loads of fun and the winner (me) even got a small prize. The food was really good value for money and really tasty. We had a...

A different experience with axe throwing and food. The food is very average, drinks are average in price. We had the burger and ribs which where ok, but not the best we have had. We watched the axe throwing which looked good fun, but not...