Retreat Adlington in Chorley

Great place reasonably priced and tasty lunch.

There is a great choice of food on the menu, food was excellent and the staff were lovely.

A lovely reasonable meal. Lovely setting. Good service.

We had our anniversary meal here, and we're not impressed. The man that greeted us and took us to our seat was pleasant. We were also served by a younger man with specs, who brought our drinks, he had no customer service skills. Our mocktails were extremely sugary and the tandoori chicken was so salty I couldn't finish it. The menus had sticky food residue on them. We asked for dessert menus and those were handed to us with back turned against us, zero interaction, so we just decided to leave at this point, without even looking at the dessert menu. The food is average, so is the service. Standards are low. We're never coming back.

Lovley atmosphere nice lunch menu reasonable priced found the desserts delicious they were a little expensive 😋

Amazing food! Lovely staff and the food was perfect. Had the Sunday sharing roast and was more than enough for two of us, will definitely be back!

Went for boyfriends birthday meal, tomahawk was cooked to perfection, pork belly and halloumi burger was also fantastic, the Port & stilton sauce was so nice too.

Shocking service came for a work meal all party had and finished meals but mine net came offered a drink to say sorry but no food took another 30 minutes to which I obviously stated take it away like I want to eat when all party is finished shocking and v poor service.

Came here for my partner's birthday meal, service was fast and staff were lovely. My boyfriend ordered the tomahawk which was cooked to perfection & I ordered the pork belly and halloumi burger which was also fantastic. 10/10

Very enjoyable evening, no complaints. Excellent service food and Guinness.

The only criticisms. No spoons for side dish, but if I asked I am sure I I would have got one. The serving platter could have been warmer to keep food warmer longer. All cooked to perfection and delicious. Much better value than M&C platter. Really good.

Visited for Sunday Dinner. Specifically asked for food to come hot. The waitress noted this on our order, but, still it came cold. They took mine away to remake whilst my partner in true British style didn't want any fuss. We ate our meals seperately. A terrible eatery though the young waiting staff tried very hard.

Simply wow. The Sunday lunch sharing plater was just at its Best the portions were very generous good tasting gravy staff very polite and smiling all round 😀 the price was very reasonable 😀 will go again top mark all around well recommended

Great place , great food and great prices - staff really lovely - we had a lovely afternoon - Thank you 👍

Went today with a party of 6, we all had the Sunday roast sharing platter - which was delicious. Fantastic service we'll definitely be back.

Came for Sunday lunch and had the new sharer board. It came with the most moist tasty pink roast beef and some beautiful roast chicken . The servings of meat were very generous. It also came with roast potatoes , roast carrots, cabbage and broccoli and we ordered extra cauliflower cheese. The Yorkshire pudding was light and huge! Unlimited home made gravy finished it off perfectly . Absolutely amazing and only £15 each for the dinner and an additional £4 for the cauli. Couldn’t fault it one bit and told the owner/manager ? So . Defo one to go back to

chose this place last minute for my boyfriends birthday meal with a few friends we loved the food and the price is worth it for what you get.

Service great 👍 atmosphere good, decor lovely. Food dissaponting.

We had the £10 lunch menu meal and I could say that's just about what it worth. Small pot of shin beef cottage pie with veg that was the best part of the meal, the cottage pie was full of fat. But the place was jam packed so maybe we were both unlucky as both of us a load of fat in the cottage pie. Tiny glass of wine was also included in the price. But £5.95 for a beer is where they make their money.

I had a cocktail which was fab food really good and I will be returning again soon

Very impressed, great food, lovely restaurant and the service was excellent. We had the £10 lunch offer which was really good value would definitely visit again.

Just had an amazing lunch at The Retreat. The food and the menu selections were superb. Our table waiter was very friendly and the atmosphere was great. The tables were clean and the toilets were immaculate. Our first visit but it will certainly not be our last. We look forward to visiting in the evening and to bringing friends with us.

What a lovley little place this is , inside is designed beautifully the decor and atmosphere is lovley . The food was absolutely amazing , and the staff are all brilliant . Will definitely be coming back ☺️

What a lovley little place this is , inside is designed beautifully the decor and atmosphere is lovley . The food was absolutely amazing , and the staff are all brilliant . Will definitely be coming back ☺️

It's a really lovely place. Good food, good service in a lovely looking place. Suggest

Good menu options, food very nice

We went here because of a recommendation and we are so glad we did. We have been twice now and it has been perfect on both occasions. Food absolutely superb, staff really professional and friendly. Fast service. Just brilliant. We have recommended it to others now too. Definitely one of our new favourites.

What a fabulous place. Food was fantastic, atmosphere was wonderful and the staff were super attentive and helpful. I would certainly recommend Retreat Adlington.

It's ok, a tad over priced I'd say. Cheese pie, 12 chips and a small pan of mushy peas £18. 12.30 pm and they had ran out of roast beef

Have visited regularly over the last couple of years but this was by far the most disappointing visit. Tandoori chicken skewers were essentially tasteless, very little spicing or seasoning and the tiniest bit of dip provided to try to liven it up. Swapped out the Cajun chips for truffle fries and noticed got charged £1.50 for the pleasure when Cajun, truffle and others are all with a £1.50 surcharge so surely swapping the Cajun fries it comes with to an equivalent shouldn’t have invoked the charge…. My son had the burger which was he said was nice, as was my wife’s beef kebab so maybe I just picked wrong. Still, not the quality I’m used to at Retreat so won’t be rushing back.

Came here for my anniversary meal tonight and it was nothing less than perfect the staff were all very friendly and attentive and took the time to make our experience personal, we shared a tomahawk steak with a few sides and the head chef cooked the best tomahawk I've ever tasted In my life aswell as everything else it was on point, will 100% be coming back 11/10 experience all in all.

We visited The Retreat for Christmas Day lunch. I have to say it was perfect in every way! From the moment we arrived we were met by happy, smiling faces and a feeling of instant Christmas cheer! We had an elderly family member with us and as we were seated upstairs great care was taken helping her to the table. That was really appreciated, thank you. This is a restaurant that understands it’s the finer detail that makes something extra special. The service was incredible, extremely polite, efficient staff who never stopped smiling and gave you the impression they really wanted to be there. The food was out of this world. Great quality ingredients, served piping hot and with a lovely wait in between courses which really added to the dining experience. I have to give a nod to the gravy! Oh my goodness! Just the most delicious ever! As previously mentioned, it’s all in the detail. So a massive thank you to all of you at The Retreat. Your hard work and professionalism made our day really special. You should all be so proud. Well done! Can’t wait to return.

Delicious food and great staff.

Our first visit and definitely will not be our last. The food that we ordered was from the festive menu and was outstanding. Full of flavour and excellently presented. The were very friendly and courteous at all times. Highly recommended

Every year we come to the retreat for something to eat for the start of our Christmas do . The atmosphere is so good at Christmas and food never lets us down . Would have been a 5 but my beers I had came with hardly a head on it . Definitely worth paying a bit more for the stunning place and atmosphere 🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼

Randomly chose this restaurant as a last minute birthday celebration for a friend. Food was actually remarkable, very impressed for the price list. Atmosphere and interior design was very relaxing. Service was quick, customer service was great. Cindy, our waitress, was very polite and pleasant.

We had breakfast with Santa it was fab from start to finish staff were lovely decoration was lovely food good gift were really good from Santa even biscuit decorating price was good would really recommend can’t wait to next year

Very nice place and the food was lovely.

Excellent value for money and lovely food.

Went for lunch. It's a great deal, delicious food and lovely service.

First time of going the retreat but definitely won't be the last . Absolutely love the building and atmosphere. the food was fantastic. The service was top drawer. See you soon!

Service very slow but friendly staff. Wasnt busy even for Sunday lunch. Rather pricey.

Food okay, but very slow service.

Went for the Sunday roast, beef cooked to perfection nicely set out carrots were amazing home made Yorkshire pudding best roast iv had in a long time. Beef croquets were a must as a starter.

First time visit for Sunday lunch and very pleasantly surprised. Beautifully converted from an old church, the internal design and colour scheme make for a comfortable contempory setting. The staff were welcoming and efficient.. The menu was a choice between a fixed table d'hote or a reasonable selection of a la carte items. From the fixed menu, the roast beef was lean and tender, the vegetables cooked and presented well. The second course toffee tart was quite delicious and, washed down with a selection of drinks, the whole was very reasonably priced. Ok, this was only a Sunday lunch, but compared to the usual pub experience, this is a far better option. We will certainly return.

Super addition in the town and very popular with people far and wide

Really great value lunch. Seabass and a glass of wine 🍷 for £10.

Food was lovely and service was fantastic, a little bit dear though for what we had, but over all a good experience

Good service. Delicious fish and chips. True value for money

Very tasty, well cooked food; plenty of choice; good value; polite, friendly and efficient staff; relaxed atmosphere. I was impressed by the booths outside too. How lovely they would be on a summer's evening. I feel I've stumbled upon a gem.

First visit for a birthday celebration. The Retreat is a lovely dining experience. Food is delicious. Staff are friendly and helpful. The interior is cosy and yet modern. Well worth a visit. I will be going again

Staff helpfully moved us upstairs as we were seated right under the speaker. However, upstairs didn't feel any better, bad music blaring to the point of being difficult to hold a conversation. They had explained they could not turn it down. My friend had the beer battered fish and chips, at my recommendation. The fish was large, fresh and nicely cooked. I ordered the thai chicken curry. This was absymal - a roundel of rice, which I recognised as pre-cooked packet coriander rice sachet. On this has been poured a dribble of clear green curry flavoured juice, with some green beans on the side. Atop this pinged pile were two chicken fillets in some sort of coating which bore no relation to the rest of the meal, having seemingly just landed there. They were almost impenetrably leathery and flavourless - again, I suspect, pinged from frozen. I can't identify any element of this meal that could have been rightly called a curry. The food here has steadily gone down over the years and, although they are pleasant, it is obvious the staff have checked out. I shall not be returning.

Girls meal out all starters were enjoyable..2 mains weren't as described ..no cheese on the steak salad ..and the 2 skewers were very poor value for the price barely any size...should have come with dirty rice but was like a microwave golden rice with no spices ...not very nice waitress asked and came back with a small tub of sauce and a small pot of a new rice which was a little better.

Really pleased with the retreat, good prices amazing food and friendly staff, attentive but not in your face, I'm definitely going back and could become a regular. The lunch deals are just great. Barry

Bit late in posting, came to the Retreat for a family gathering in June there was around 10 of us. Lois the Waitress is a real assett to the Restaurant. Chatty, friendly and attentive. Most of us had the £10 lunch deal I had the kebab and fries, can't fault it what a fab deal. The cocktails are good to, lovely decor. Thank you Retreat for making are family get together a success 🙌.

After it being a few years since my last visit, this was a related birthday meal with my son's friends. Having booked for 7pm, we were finally taken upstairs to our table @ 7.15 & even though we'd pre-booked our food, didn't start to receive it till 8pm. Drinks flowing (which is how these places make their money), we had our mains by 8.30 & puds eventually, for those who had room. Good food & staff who served us, thank-you. However for the high prices you pay, same old story, a bit of decorating wouldn't go amiss in the seating area & as for the ladies' toilets, lovely peacock on the wall, but serious consideration is needed inside, know you don't go have your meal in there, good job really, as they let the place down. Won't be rushing back, sorry.

Went for lunch today. £10 for meal and a drink. Absolute bargain. Food was lovely. Very friendly staff. Place is beautiful inside too

Lovely pub, great food. Service could be improved. We had to push back our table by 30 mins as we were running late, which they were fine with, but when we arrived our table wasn't ready so we got drinks at the bar, then we were rushed off the table at the end for another booking a shed to eat dessert in under 5 minutes. The other party hasn't even arrived yet. Apart from that it was great, would definitely go back.

Our waitress Lois was attentive, friendly, smart, humorous, 80 yrs old(!) and more efficient than some 20yr old restaurant staff I've come across!! Tasteful decor throughout....love the giant peacock in the loo!

Food was so good, the staff is very friendly and polite. I would really recommend going there

Poor selection of vegetarian dishes. Wouldn’t recommend the halloumi burger. Pleasant outdoor seating and friendly staff but overpriced, poor quality food. Would not return.

We have been to the retreat on many occasions, so this review reflects from the earlier times pre-2019 until now. The change in the food is the most obvious point of note. You are now served main meals on 'baby' plates. The content of the food is very poor. Tasty as it may be, you find your plate filled with items you are not going to eat. For £22.00 I received two small pieces of chicken, two small pieces of Monk fish, two small king prawns, and the rest were made up of chunks of chorizo and well burnt peppers. My wife's meal was the same. In the past, we have brought family and friends who have all complimented the retreat. But as I have said, this was pre-2019. The value for money now is very poor, and the menus are wipe clean affairs. It's not good for a resteraunt of this standing. The blame lies directly with the management and owners who are trying to claw money back from the Covid days. Unfortunately, you have now lost our business, and we were frequent customers. Arrived home having spent £76.00 for two main meals. Two small wines and two beers. Still hungry. This review is a very honest review from a local couple who are not best pleased not to have the Retreat in our list of local venues anymore.

Lovely food. Had lunch .Nice pleasant room .Old church converted .staff very friendly .Definitely go back.

We booked an outdoor pod for my husband’s 60th birthday to celebrate with friends and family. Beth was so helpful in organising the event and rang on the day offering us the bar instead as it may rain. We decided to stay outside and chose not to have the roof up as we didn’t anticipate rain. We didn’t think it would be so windy and cold though on the August Bank Holiday weekend and ended up moving inside after about an hour anyway. The staff could not have been more helpful all round including the bar staff who made it very easy to order drinks to be put on a tab. The pizzas were delicious. They cut up and served the birthday cake without prior notice. They let us stay after the finish time. All in all a great afternoon and Retreat made it very easy for us. Thank you.

Bar benches and table, very uncomfortable to sit at

Service friendly, food excellent quality. Reasonable prices.

Had Sunday Roast Beef dinner, which was excellent. The staff there are very friendly and provide excellent service. Lovely decor.

Lovely lunch here. Very reasonably priced.

Excellent food and service. Relaxing family meal in great surroundings.

Lovely restaurant in Adlington. Eat mid afternoon. Lovely food and Lois is a great friedly waitress.

A very upmarket dinning experience with excellent food and a great choice of menue for small or larger party dinning. Service is always very professional and they make you feel that you have dinned somewhere special.

Came here as a recommendation from family, lovely food, staff are very friendly and quick service, we came around 5.30pm and it was not overly busy. Prompt service and great atmosphere.

Last came here when it first opened and really enjoyed the atmosphere. This time however it was dead on a Friday night. The menu has shrunk to a “summer menu” and everything had an oriental flavourings to it. Opted for a pizza which was nice but would have preferred something more interesting. Lack of vegan options. Just all a bit drab.

What a lovely place to spend the evening with my family! Food was good and Very polite and attentive staff will definitely go back , thankyou

Ann unexpectedly great place in this little town. Lovely decor, buzzy atmosphere, attentive well trained staff and lovely food. Highly recommend

Saturday at 5.30pm Welcome service is great but all goes downhill from the moment you sit down. The service is rubbish. After 15 mins we finally got our drink order in and then the food. It took a long time to both order and be served. There was just the 2 of us. We ordered a garlic bread to share, a starter and burgers. They brought ALL the food to the table at the same time. It was ridiculous and way too much. I sent back the burgers so we could eat our garlic bread & starters first. When the burgers came back they had obviously just been under a hot plate. The buns were hard and roasted and considering it was the restaurant who brought everything to the table at once, and for the price, I would have thought they could’ve at least made some fresh fries. I had to ask for S&P and sauces. Nothing was offered. It was absolutely terrible. I had my very elderly mum with me and went to the Retreat as she doesn’t get out much. I just wanted her to have a nice time. So I just paid and left as I didn’t want her to be hearing any complaints.

Of all the branches I've eaten at.. This was the worst. The service was so bad.. However the food was excellent. Despite the bad service we gave a 10% tip for the young lad.. He didn't even say thank you.. Very ungrateful. It was my birthday dinner, but the bad service spoilt my night. Staff were not friendly, or warm at all. Will not be going back to this branch. Never experienced such bad service.

Fantastic place to have lunch or an evening meal with family. Courteous staff and pleasant. The biggest issue for myself was that they have stopped serving Pheasant plucker etc ales... But that's just a personal opinion! 😋

It was a very special birthday for me. My daughter and her boyfriend took me and my husband. We had a lovely meal, the staff were very friendly and attentive. We highly recommend.

Very nice food, happy with service will definitely come again

We enjoyed our meal and it was a nice quiet atmosphere but small portions for the price of dinner,hubbie had to order a side dish of potatoes

Absolutely amazing food and cocktails service was brilliant so friendly and relaxed my favourite place ❤️

Absolutely love Retreat😍 fantastic food and great atmosphere! Great choice for kids, too.

Love the staff , food and overall ambiance of this lovely restaurant Great for big parties 🥳 too

Lovely place, food was delicious. Wide range of gins and cocktails too.

Called in for an early tea (4pm) wasn't very busy which suited us. Was able to have one of the light meals which was delicious and didn't have to wait too long for it to be served. Staff very helpful and friendly and the meal wasn't over priced. Will be going again.

Fantastic selection of gluten-free food. The fish and chips were amazing! Will definitely be going back for more.

Thank you to all the staff for making my big birthday lunch on 17 march so memorable Celebrated with family and friends everyone remarked on how lovely everything was the service was great and we all had a wonderful time x

The Retreat is very popular. There were many diners. We were sat for over 15 minutes before we were asked about drinks. I felt that was too long but my main complaint would be the very noisy 'music.' I personally felt it was too loud and with a heavy beat. I had trouble trying to converse with another in my party who was sat opposite me. Only a matter of a meter or so, but I had to cup my hand to my ear to hear what was being said. It was my first time and for me my last. Others clearly enjoy yhe Retreat, it just wasn't for me.

The restaurant is beautiful and initially the staff were attentive but then the service seemed to tail off. We were left waiting a while to order, there were no follow up drinks orders. Our mains were okay, but we had to go and find a waiter to ask for the dessert menu as there just didn’t seem anyone to be anyone around. No one ever came back to take the dessert order so we just paid for our mains and left. It’s a shame as everything else was nice just the overall service let it down unfortunately.

Great sunday roast dinner, and fresh coffee to die for !

4 meals out of 7 where sent back not good.

Our waitress was lovely, shame I didn't get her name

The food was lovely and they managed to tweak the menu to accommodate my food intolerances. I would recommend double checking that the meal is as described as on the menu for GF and Vegan as I came across a few mistakes/depends what is delivers that week. The food is a little expensive for what it is!

This place has gone down hill over the last few years. We were here with friends recently and had a table booked for 6:15, we arrived slightly early so were told to get a drink at the bar while we wait for our table. We were stood at the bar for 15 minutes before we were served and were then told to take a seat and the drinks would be brought over. 10 minutes later we could see the drinks on the side of the bar but no one taking them, the beer got so flat the bar staff whirled straw in it to get the head back!! In the end I got up and collected the drinks myself. It got to 7pm and we had still been seated for our 6:15pm table so again we got up to ask when our table would be ready. 5 minutes later we were then shown to our table 50 minutes after our original booking time. The waitress who took our food order was lovely and the wait for drinks ordered through her didn’t take as long. The starters were fine, non of them blew us away you can get similar standard of starters in some good local pubs. The mains were a let down however, the meat on the kebabs were so dry and chewy we left most of it, the bun for the back and blue burger was not available and the tomahawk steak was overcooked slightly. For a bill that was £170 for 4 people this didn’t hit the spot to be honest. When you are charging that much for an evening meal I at least don’t expect barmen to adding gas back to beers using straws!!!

Lovely place to enjoy a nice meal. Good choice and not to pricey.

Came in here on Valentine's Day with my partner for lunch. Staff were friendly and the lady who took our order pointed out to us the lunch deal which we both decided to choose I had the seabass and my partner had a burger. Our food was very nice and we were both happy with the £10 lunch deal for food and a drink

Lovely decor, place was immaculate from start to finish. All staff friendly and would 100% return, recommended to family and friends.

Lovely ambience.....Great menu ..friendly staff ..free parking

So, so slow when it comes to service. Been multiple times and it's always painfully slow. Food is decent but honestly probably don't return now as sick of having to wait 1+ hours just to get a main.