Retreat Bromley Cross in Bolton

We chose Retreat as it is a very pleasant setting and the location was convenient. The food was good quality and the portions were adequate for a lunchtime meal. Service was attentive but they didn't get everything right even though it was very quiet. Prices are a little higher than other places in the area but not outrageous.

Not the best service and food, plus a 10% service charge on the bill which we didn’t notice. The staff were nowhere to be seen to get more drinks so we decided to leave and pay on the way out and all of sudden they popped out of nowhere.We paid up and left disappointed we didn’t get offered a drinks menu the food menu was so dirty and covered in food.Average and over priced.

i can't fault the food , everyone enjoyed what they ordered , but it took 50 mins to be served .. the chairs were so high i had to climb on them and it was difficult to get close to the table because my feet didn't touch the floor and they were very uncomfortable to sit on .. the music was too loud , when you are having a meal and chatting all you need is something calming and quiet in the back ground .. the restaurant itself is really lovely .. i would go back but i think if i did i would ask for the music to be turned down .

Weve been coming to the restaurant each Saturday night around 6-7 for the last 3-4 weeks. We always ask for a booth and the restaurant always accommodates. The experience is really good and the food is excellent but what makes this place really stand out is the staff. Most of the staff are very young but they are all so professional polite and attentive and they are really very impressive. Alot of young people, especially those working in this sector, get a bad press but the staff on the Saturday night shift are exceptional. The cocktails are great too especially the pornstar martini which I am becoming addicted too!

We would normally go to places like this in an evening but as we hadn’t met for ages then lunchtime seemed a good time. We were welcomed nicely as we entered the building and as we had a booking we were shown straight to a table. We ordered drinks and food and it appeared in a thrice……quickly to those who don’t know that word. The food for all 3 of us was excellent. I’m glad we went.

Lovely friendly staff, totally attentive at all times Food beautiful…..between us we had fish & chips, Greek salad, pizza and chicken ciabatta, all was well cooked and presented, piping hot and delicious The crème brûlée was to die for Prices very reasonable This was our first visit but surely not the last ❤️❤️❤️

Ignorant, rude and unwelcoming person working front of house, one of the waitresses was friendly and polite, but the attitude of the girl on the front desk was enough to make us walk out. No wonder there’s tumbleweed blowing through your bar if thats your customer service standard . Girl stood behind the reception and completely ignored us, after five minutes of being ignored I was told they didn’t have a table (the restaurant and bar was virtually empty) so we walked out. I may be having a bad day, but a smile and a welcome and a friendly acknowledgment costs nothing, that’s your job is it not? It came across that customers are an inconvenience, quite pleased I didn’t waste my money here! Congrats on trashing your reputation!

Nice atmosphere. Great food and staff very welcoming in particular, the manageress who greeted us at reception and showed us to our table. Will return.

We came in on Friday night as a last minute decision! Wasn’t a problem and was seated down quickly by the lovely young lady in charge. Food was presented nicely and brill atmosphere!

First visit to this place. The food was lovely and couldn’t fault the staff however some attention to detail is needed. When we arrived the table was dirty so had to ask for it to be cleaned, the menus were tatty and the folder the bill came in was filthy. We will return and hope that these little things are rectified to make the experience better.

Lovely ambiance lovely staff most of the waiters where very young and polite but the food was absolutely awful pies not homemade and dry veg over cooked the thia green curry was like dish water payed an extra £4 50 for extra chicken took the pie home for the dog even he wouldn’t eat it will not be going again the young waitress asked if everything was ok and being polite we said the wine was nice but fell on deaf ears

Visited retreat Bromley cross on Wednesday afternoon. Lovely atmosphere and great service by Becca she truly is a star to your restaurant. Love the Seabass risotto, will be recommending this to our friends. Thankyou

Booked a last minute meal out on a Sunday. Restaurant looks great on the outside and even better in. We had a booth which was very spacious just for the two of us. Decent chill out music and nice lighting throughout made a great atmosphere. The food was very tasty with generous portion sizes and also great value. The staff all smart and clean they are polite and helpful . Our waitress Alex was superb and definitely deserves a pay rise. 🦘🇦🇺 😉 We will be back with friends and family.

What a wet and rainy night it was so the best place to be was in a warm restaurant. We definitely got it right. Nice friendly atmosphere. Great staff and excellent food. The only problem was a till that fell over but with a little application they got over it. A great night all in all.

Took advantage of the special Dinner menu for Jan. £13.50 for 2 courses. Went on Monday evening, expected it to be quiet but there were quite a few customers so good atmosphere. Food delicious, Mushroom Pot starter and cheese and onion pie with chips and mixed veg all, hot and tasty. Great value. Staff attentive and friendly as usual.

I’m a regular customer to this restaurant with my sister-in-law or a group of around 10 ladies. Today I was with my SIL for lunch. A special offer was meal and drink for £10 The drinks were wine, beer, cola or lemonade. I was driving so no alcohol but I didn’t want a sweet drink with my savoury lunch so asked for a tonic instead. The waitress went to ask if that was ok - No- I asked for the manager who told me he couldn’t substitute tonic as they had a special arrangement with suppliers. My observation- isn’t tonic at £2.05 cheaper than wine/beer? To keep a customer happy isn’t it bit mean to be so inflexible? The food is very good, we enjoyed it - shame about having to pay for the drink.

Drove passed a few times. So we decided to see if we could get a table. Really lovely building, walking in feels relaxing and warm. Sadly the experience wasn't great. Firstly Kira was an absolute delight and was so helpful when our drinks went missing. She was very apologetic about the mishap. The Starters were OK, yet the mains were,, well,, dry and over cooked sadly. Place feels like it's run by kids with no real training. We were missing cutlery and had to ask about sauces for our meals. We asked Oliver for coffee and dessert menu. We waited and waited yet he never came back with 1 and so gave up on the idea of coffees. When he did come back we just asked for the bill. At the time we took it for granted the bill was correct. Yet on later inspection we saw we had been over charged on the drinks. The same drink cost 2 different prices. Also we were charged for 2 pints instead of a 2 half pints and to add insult to injury a service charge had been applied for not a great service by the young chap. Kira who brought the food was smashing. We just think the young lad needed to be more tentative. The place wasn't very busy at the time, perhaps training may help.

Came Christmas Eve. They were very busy so things were pretty slow (completely understandable). Every credit to Oliver who served us upstairs. He was incredible. Super professional and just couldn’t do enough for us. Food was tasty. I had the seabass risotto and my mum had the linguine. Lovely cocktails too!

amazing food, service was great and food came out in good time. will definitely be coming back again!

We visited the Retreat at Bromley Cross and we really enjoyed it. The food was excellent all nicely presented and very tasty, we both had the Sunday menu and thoroughly enjoyed it was beautifully presented. The restaurant is lovely and the staff are very helpful and polite they work hard and are a credit to the Retreat. We have been to the other two Retreats but we find the Bromley Cross one more inviting both with the staff and the restaurant ambiance.

The Food was wonderful and delicious and the service was great too. will be definitely returning in the future

We visited The Retreat for a family meal. Our experience was a fantastic one. Great decor and the surroundings / vibe is great. The service by all the staff was exceptional and the food it's self a full 5/5. We have already booked again.👏👍

Excellent in every way. Service, food and the place is wonderful. Will definitely be visiting again in the near future.

A lovely place to take family and friends for food and ambience. Pleasant and efficient staff always happy to help. If you don't get front of house right, no matter how good the food is, it won't be a great experience. I'm happy to report it was all good.

First time had fish and chips fish look like it had been Spread on with a knife.Second time burger looked like cheap bargain ones.beer tasted bad told 2 members of staff about no comments.Third time beef skewers could not cut showed manager said it was the butchers fault.Drinks where far to over priced Will not be going any more .BEWARE.

above average food excellent service beautiful building but always check your bill as they add 10% service charge to your bill without telling you.No mention on the web site nothing ! If there are just two or ten of you it still goes on. The point being when paying by card you tend not to check the bill first and usually leave a tip then when you get around to checking your bill you find you have left two tips one on the table(as usual) and then a large one added to your bill without you knowing. Surely anyone can see this is just out of order if not illegal. such a shame because everything else was fine.

Lovely outside area, went because advertised on social media that was half price Prosecco today. When asked at the bar they said this was a different venue but not stated anywhere this was the case. No glasses or plates from the chips we ordered collected in the 3 hours we were there and when I asked for some to be moved it was like I was asking the staff member to chop off an appendage

The four of us had a decent enough meal generally. One of us was disappointed in the steak as it was cooked much more than requested. Good pizzas, regulation burger. Asked for a bottle of wine, wasn’t shown a wine list and were astounded to find we had been stung for £30 a bottle when we got the bill. Not impressed with the automatic tip added to the bill, didn’t see it at the time as I didn’t have my reading glasses with me. Lovely waitress , Lucy? All in all, a very expensive lunch for a pub venue

Lovely place, friendly staff, nice food. 1st time visit and we were pleased enough to return. They charged just under £8 service fee without informing us. It is a legal requirement to ask customers if they wish to pay the 10%, which they did not. We will not return and not recommend. Be aware and check your bill Disappointed at not being informed

We’ve been to the other 2 restaurants in the chain and thought we’d try this one for a change. The interior is lovely very similar to the one in Adlington. The service was good however my food wasn’t so very disappointed. I ordered a chicken caesar salad and the chicken was hard and dry ! I mentioned it to the server when she asked our opinion and she apologised and took the price off the bill. That said, the rest of the family enjoyed their various meals. The desert was delicious though chocolate fondant and ice cream. I think I’ll stick to the restaurant in Bolton and Adlington as the food there far better than this experience.

Had a fantastic time at Retreat Bromley cross! Staff all lovely and very attentive. Food top tier and the atmosphere was great, cant complain. Tried the new menu also, can highly recommend. Great value for money !

Fantastic service by a young team for our family meal, nothing was too much trouble! The food amazing, hot and wonderfully presented. Will be returning!

Pleasant staff but considering the restaurant was quiet had to wait 40 minutes after our starter for main course which was very poor for the price ( had burgers which didn’t resemble menu description). Poor gluten free choices ( I’m a Coeliac) & no GF Yorkshire Puddings so not interested in Sunday roast ( can buy frozen ones from supermarkets - why don’t Retreat keep some in the freezer? ) At least the GF bread has improved since last visit but won’t be returning or recommending.

Myself and my partner visited on a Sunday evening, I had roast beef and he had Moroccan curry, both amazed! Reasonably priced for quality of food

Table for 9 Saturday we all thought food OK but service very slow being so busy would come again but not on a Saturday night

The place itself is so aesthetically pleasing, it was decorated for valentines when me and my partner visited and was full of balloons, fairy lights etc. Even without the decorations it would be amazing, it’s so modern and looks like it’s only just opened which...

Drinks good, good value for cocktails also. Food however was disappointing. Burger clearly made from frozen. Plain taste, poor quality meat. For the price I would expect fresh meat. Pitta/humous starter pretty standard nothing special. Would come just for drinks next time. Service was decent.

Called in for lunch over the Christmas week off , delicious food and very friendly staff , we sat in a lovely booth upstairs , would recommend a visit

Attended for drinks with a group of friends. Disappointed by the lack of communication of the timing for last orders. When asked earlier in the evening, we were told there was no definitive time for last orders. When I went to order another drink I...

Great atmosphere, friendly attentive staff,food was really nice ,we will be definitely be back very soon

First visit, Monday Night. Fantastic building. Great Welcome with friendly staff Service at the table was a little slow despite the lack of customers Food was well presented and tasty Menu wasn’t that exciting but was due to change in the coming weeks Special occasion...

I ordered the sea bass fillets with Mediterranean vegetables and noodles and sweet potato mash i received one sea bass fillet noodles and probably a dessert spoonful of sweet potato mash which was spread on the plate no vegetables £21 because it was one of...

As we have family at Bromley Cross we thought it would be rude not to try this restaurant, mind you it’s been a couple of years before we actually did. Well it was really worth it so we’ll be back. Staff excellent and so friendly....

First time coming here with my boyfriend for our 6 year anniversary! The FOH was welcoming and friendly and made us feel comfortable. Our server Andrew was constant with his service making sure everyone is satisfied and happy. He was always friendly and kind. Definitely...

Lovely food and service only spoiled by a very drunk and foul mouthed woman at the next table.She was obviously having a altercation with the other woman at her table.

Came here for date night with my other half and have been back with 2 sets of friends since. I have to admit I haven't tried anything other than the skewers because I love them so much! Beautiful place and beautiful staff. Definitely my favourite...

We are staying at the last drop hotel and very nearly cancelled our booking after reading the reviews. No idea what people are talking about, the service, food and atmosphere were impeccable. We had a booth upstairs, ordered sushi to start and then seabass and...

Visited yesterday for lunch with my son and daughter. We chose The Retreat Bromley Cross because of the tapas menu shown online. When we arrived we were informed that tapas is only available from 5pm, this was disappointing as we wanted something a little different...

Went on steak night again. Beautifully cooked steak served with onions, mushrooms and tomato. Choice of chips or fries. Chicken skewers looked good too. Great service and atmosphere.

Just been from a lovely meal. We were celebrating a70th birthday with the family. Out of the five of us, three has starters. The crispy beef strips with noodles was delicious. For the mains, there was a wide choice taken, seabass, duck pizza, burger, halloumi...

Definitely the best of the three retreat restaurants - the food was well presented and tasted great. I had a steak and my partner had a pizza, both of us found our food excellent. Our server, Mia? I think she said her name was Mia,...

Booked a table of 7 for my son’s 18th birthday. Food and service was excellent, restaurant immaculate. Lovely decor and not too crowded. Would highly recommend

21 of us had lunch today and many of us ate from the light lunch menu. The food was excellent, the staff were very accommodating and we had a wonderful time. As a group we eat out every month and rarely are we served so...

My partner and I dined here on Sunday 26 June 2022, having booked a table the evening before. On arrival, the waitress asked if we would like a drink. I asked if they do Pimms and she said that they do. I therefore asked if...

Really good meal and great service, Retreat has really improved and well worth a visit. Four of us visited and enjoyed every dish.

Food great. Staff brilliant. We are so fortunate to have such a fantastic restaurant in Bromley Cross. The outside seating is special.

The food and service was excellent we didn’t wait for anything even though it was a busy Saturday evening. The staff were very attentive always on hand for drinks etc. We all had different meals and all were delicious couldn’t fault anything at all.

Gone downhill alarmingly quickly in all areas since last visit. Staff look like they have been plucked out the local college and all seem to have no training at all in service. Must be to try and save money on wages as they have no...

Really disappointed went out for my dads birthday meal. The starters were lovely nothing wrong with them. Came to the mains they made my food wrong and forgot all about it and had to make it from start wen it’s came out everyone else on...

Really, really mediocre food and service. Overpriced too with no atmosphere, no surprise it was nearly empty either

Visited for drinks with a group of friends all adults over 40, we were polite and well behaved, the bar staff were so rude and sulky, I wasnt even sure they were even old enough to be serving alcohol. They were all kids moaning within...

I have passed this restaurant several but never had the time to visit. Upon recommendation from my daughter we visited for Mother's Day. The menu was good and the standard of the food was delicious. The ordinary menu was of a similar varied and attractive...

Went out with a friend for a Friday night meal. I was very disappointed! The decor is amazing but the food was very basic, rock hard cheese and onion pie. Has to send it back and asked for fish and chips which was ok. Staff...

We came here one evening for a meal, the service was extremely slow considering the number of staff working and the number of customers, we had the burger and the Pork belly ribs, the burger was dry and basic with no garnish and extremely overpriced...

Another enjoyable meal at The Retreat. Delicious food, Tomato Garlic bread is the best, very tasty with thin base and the tempura veg. excellent as were the the fries. Service excellent. So fortunate to have this restaurant in Bromley Cross.

We visited retreat for a couple of drinks in the bar, the inside of the restaurant is possibly one of the nicest in Bromley cross, the service was amazing the guy behind the bar (Ant) was very professional as we were able to reel out...

Repeat customers who will return. Food is always great. Service is spot on and such a lovely atmosphere and building. We last went around Christmas time and there were santa hats for everyone. Nice extra touch and staff are always brilliant.

Please someone tell the chef to lay off the salt. Three out of four meals we had were left half eaten as they were just too salty. Don't have the pork belly rib, its just a six inch piece of fat caramelized with hoisin sauce....

We had to wait a while for our table we booked. We wasn't called when it was free we had to ask was it ready. The chicken burger was lovely and tasty. We had a chicken and beef kebab. This was very dry. Not worth...

We called in for impromptu birthday drinks at The Retreat tonight, we normally just come in for food. We were served at the bar by two fantastically friendly and professional servers called Joe and Alex. They listened to our orders and were patient and kind...

Delighted to be offered the option of dining outside in their heated area which was beautifully laid out and with sufficient heating to keep us warm. Was a little disappointed when I read the menu to see there were no olives options, limited fish selection...

We visited as a family of four (two adults and two kids) on Saturday early evening. I requested to amend my booking last minute which I was able to do fuss free. The service was excellent, all the waitresses were really friendly and efficient. The...

As expected, to pay the price on Christmas day, but the food was an absolute let down. Cold soup starter, beef wellington looked like a Greggs steak pie. Very disappointed ☹️ ☹️

It is a very nice restaurant and the food was delicious. I went with a group of 6. I will definitely go again and is on my list to with friends.

Food was a lot better than last time I came but once again, it was the service that let the place down. My husband had to get up from the table 3 times for attention, once for the Dessert menu, again to order dessert and...

This place is a nice building with modern interior and friendly staff. We dined here with friends and we were looking forward to a good meal. Two out of the four of us were happy with the food. I did specifically ask if the chips...

We found the restaurant to be a lovely setting, excellent food and excellent service!! I will definitely return!

From start to finish the experience was awful. We walked in to find large goups of very young, loud and boisterous people stood around the bar area, not all all the first impression from what i had been told was a classy restaurant. The atmosphere...

Terrible service from start to finish arrived at restaurant waiting in bar area till 15 mins past booking time even though we could see table ready no one asked if we would like drinks at start so went to bar all all 13 of us...

What a disappointment. Came for a birthday celebration and we were expecting much better than this! The restaurant was very noisy with the music being too loud and quite a few tables full of rowdy drunken guests, it was more reminiscent of Wetherspoons on a...

We have been to all the retreats and Bromley cross a number of times. I would say since civics the selection has been reduced. Food was nice and staff service was excellent. Only last comment is the lights, too dim to see anything and they...

Food was absolutely gorgeous. As were the cocktails. The restaurant itself is also lovely, in a gorgeous setting. The staff however severely let this place down. Having to wave at staff to get their attention because they were too busy leaning on the wall having...

We had eaten here a few times. However, this occasion what not as good as previous visits. In fact out 6 restaurants visited in the last 6 days, this would be 6th. Whilst the food was excellent, what let the place down was the lack...

This lovely restaurant deserves 5 star rating. Excellent food. Excellent staff. Very warm ambience. Would recommend to anyone. Very impressed.

Had the best experience here! Staff were all so lovely and helpful, i’m always really apprehensive about eating out as a Coeliac but there was a gluten free menu with lots of choice and designated frier etc. and our waiter was really clued up. So...

Would love to give this place 5 stars, it's a bit different to the usual pub restaurants in the area. Lovely decor inside, good outside space, plenty of staff on. We had our temperature taken on arrival and gave our details for covid etc. Our...

All was very well organised, we were shown a table upstairs on the balcony. Service was very prompt and friendly. The starter of black pudding and scallop on a cauliflower purée was devine. Main courses of a joint dish of meat skewers and the chicken...

Went for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had chicken piri and meat koftas skews with chips. Good value and service.

Chateaubriand and frozen chips. Do they really have a chef here? Would a chef allow a Chateaubriand to be served with frozen chips?

Booked first post lockdown at Bromley Cross and it did not disappoint! Drinks were lush, food fresh and tasty and the staff were amazing!! Nothing too much trouble! Heaters and blankets provided and overall excellent!!!! Highly recommended.

Thought we’d get a nice meal in before lockdown. Wrong! Ordered a Morretti - No Morretti! - I’ll have a San Miguel. I’ll have Calamari for starters and Sirloin steak for mains - no Calamari and no Sirloin Steak! Absolute joke. Another San Miguel please....no...

Great staff they where friendly and welcoming, great food I had the burger and my friend had the chicken skewer and we had no complaints

First visit here. Thought we'd try it out while the way out to help out offer was on as it's fairly local. Initial impressions good, hand sanitizer at the door ( although no staff around to make sure everyone used it). Temperatures taken at reception....

This is a lovely restaurant with lovely food. Perhaps even more importantly, we were treated like human beings, which seems to be something that has gone out of the window recently. Lovely wine, great food- if slightly over priced but would recommend

I found this restaurant on Tripadvisor and booked a tables whilst we were in the area. Well the venue itself was lovely, the staff were great and the atmosphere was like being on holiday. The food was wonderful can truly recommend the halloumi hanging kebabs. Excellent

Food was excellent staff friendly fish wow lovely best I've had me and my family are going again very soon for afternoon lunch

Lovely venue- the sun was shining down on my turkey breasts as i opened my mouth ready to take a lunchtime filling. I was drooling over the menu, dabbing the sides of my mouth, mopping up my saliva as i decided on my main. I opted for a chicken ceaser with chunky chips- others chose soup, a chicken skewer and a chicken sandwich- in retrospect i could have eaten the lot as although the food was tasty the portion sizes were tiny! I may look like a small porcelain Russian doll with a tiny frame but i don’t eat like one. The house wine was delicious and took the edge off. The toilets were sparkling which again was a positive. But the portion sizes really need expanding especially given the prices are quite steep... unless the waitress is having a munch as she delivers it to the table- i wouldn’t put it past her- the side eye she gave me when she demanded i take my own drink off her tray.

Recently visited this restaurant for the first time and was pleased to see staff were taking customers temperature on entering. However, this was where the care ceased. Staff do not wear visors or masks at this restaurant and stand within inches of customers when taking orders, enquiries and serving food. Absolute zero social distancing. During our time here I witnessed way too many occasions of staff standing to close to diners. One diner was questioning his bill and the server literally put her head next to his while discussing. We have visited quite a few restaurants recently and have been very happy with the precautions put in place and care and concern for the customer and their health was evident, unfortunately not here. This is such a shame as the food was delicious and I would normally return and recommend to friends and family. Sadly not on this occasion. Management, please get to grips with these concerns, so easy to rectify.

Booked for dinner to celebrate my husbands birthday. Excellent Covid precautions in place. Temperature taken on arrival and tables spaced out. Busier outside than tables inside. Food was excellent. We had starters and mains. I thought the prices were a little more than other places in the area but as it was a special occasion I was happy to pay. Nicely decorated inside. We were sat downstairs just felt it lacked atmosphere. Would return but for a special treat.

We went to Retreat in Bromley Cross tonight (04/08/2020).Food was fantastic.Thank you to the chef, staff and manager. Reza