Steam, Bake & Grill Restaurant in Halton

The food was delightful - compliments to the chef and the service was excellent - Even though all the staff were nice and friendly- the two young lads Owen & Jamie provided an excellent service and both worked very hard. They were friendly and helpful - Nice to see these days - will definitely visit again.

Plenty of choice, good fresh cooked vegetables daily. sweets a little disappointing prepacked not home cooked.

The staff were friendly and efficient. The food was nice, i can recommend the sea bass. The only down side is the atmosphere, it felt like a works canteen so not a place for a romantic meal (even with the Christmas decorations that were up in October. Prices average or the meal types but they were cooked and presented well. Breakfast was good too.

There were lots of choices for breakfast from a hot buffet, or cereals as well as toast and croissonts etc. The evenings offered a roast every night plus lots of other alternatives.

Had to dine here as staying at the hotel. Nothing else nearby. Food is awful and as bad as the hotel. I tried to play safe and had a steak and kidney pie with vegetables. They were frozen and cold when biting into them. Upon ordering I asked for peas and extra veg which I paid for but after waiting whilst eating some of this gloop the waiter said they had run out of veg?? I left the meal as it was inedible to return to the nightmare of the room in such a terrible run down place. The entire stay was a nightmare! Don't eat or stay here unless you want frozen veg and a terrible overall experience.

Wow! If you can eat just about anything then you'll be ok. This should not be referred to as a restaurant but as a canteen. The carvery option doesn't come close to any pub we've ever visited. Steer clear, it isn't worth the money (and we got it complimentary!!)

False advertising to even call this a restaurant.With some of the lowest quality ingredients available, costing regular hotel restaurant prices, words cannot express how disappointing this site is.The adjoining hotel is grim, and your journey to the restaurant is indeed a awful trip through a poorly maintained site.The carvery is just bad. deserts are bad. But the soup - actually ok.Everything else - bad bad bad. Service is a mixed bag. Don't expect anything to restaurant standard. Feels more like a charity offering food for the homeless at Christmas (I speak from experience). It doesnt get much worse than this.

We (Me, mum, my sister, daughter and Grandson) went for boxing day carvery, we should have guessed it wasn't going to be great as we were the only people there, We got there at twenty past one and told they stopped serving the carvery at two o'clock, we commented on how empty it was, we were told it had been like that all afternoon!!! We ordered our drinks and went to get our starters, pureed vegetable soup served in really cold bowls, the waitress asked how our starters had been, we mentioned about the soup, the waitress told the chef who then came out with a thermometer put it in the soup pan then went to walk back into the kitchen, we asked if he thought it was ok, he said it was quite hot really and it will have been with the bowls being so cold it would have made the soup go cold very quick. The carvery was no better, although the plates were hot!! The meat, pork or beef were both very tough and chewy, none of us ate the meat, the veg was just warm and had obviously been sat under the heat lamps for a very long time and there was a layer of skin on top of the gravy (yuk) Needless to say we didn't bother with dessert!! I would NOT recommend the restaurant here at All, I can't give an opinion on the hotel itself as we did not stay there and I certainly wouldn't now.

Had Rump Steak and Piri Piri chicken. Food very good. Staff very good. Vary large restaurant but had meal in about 15 mins. Wine in expensive and very good, has San Miquel on draft.

Breakfasted at 09.00, very good range of food, juices etc but over cooked by the time we got there. Bacon desiccated, eggs rubbery. No tea pots, fill your cup from thermos. Cold by the time you added the milk. Kept banging head on low level lamp fittings every time I left the table. Staff indifferant to clients.

Where do I start.......The barman/waiter had absolutely zero personality.It was like he was doing me a favour serving me.I had a tomato and basil soup and a sandwich for 9.95.It was shockingly salt was all I tasted.it came with a salad with no dressing and corn chips that where stale.The sandwich (mature cheddar ham and chutney)was as bad slimey cheap ham and corn chips where more mature than the cheese.....overall one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had in a hotel

The food was the best bit about a very poor hotel stay. Ordered steak which wasn't cooked to my liking/request, but I ate it, as my partner would of been sat eating whilst I waited for mine to be re-cooked. Breakfast was nothing to write home about, but was plentiful.

My friend and I ate here on a recent visit to the adjoining hotel. There was plenty of choice on the menu and overall we enjoyed our meal however the meals were very overpriced.

luke warm self serve food, impersonating a carvery but failing miserably doesn't even deserve one star

Never again. Went for the spa day with afternoon tea service slow and its needs a good clean. Horrible.

Food was really nice, however waiting staff weren't very accommodating and had to wait over half an hour just for a drink.

Was there as part of a work function so didn't expect the red carpet, but something edible would have been nice, rubber chicken, mushy watery baked potatoes (how do you even do that), the staff were dour and snappy in the restaurant, maybe they get too many coach parties through, this place has gone downhill since I last visited, I'll bring a packed lunch if I'm back with work.

Breakfast good, but evening dinner ok with limited choice. Soup fine, bread rolls awful. Carvery type dinner ok, with sweets limited to cake which had been frozen

The best breakfast ive had at a hotel in the UK. They have prided themselves by using really quality ingredients..the baked beans tasted like heinz! The eggs cooked to utter perfection. We had dinner and the carvery dinner was fresh and delicious. Ok the soup starter was disappointing But it was uphill from then on.I had the salmon which when i got to the counter was half eaten and the server duly offered to get me a new one. He cut me a big portion and i picked my sides. They had 4 cake style deserts, cream and some tinned fruit. If this was a restaurant which wasnt part of the hotel i would definitely come back.

The menu in this restaurant at this hotel looks very nice, and sounds lovely until it arrives. Starter - mushrooms on bloomer with Stilton. Well that's what the menu said it wasn't what arrived. What arrived was a bin piece of bread with a heap of rocket to cover the bin parts, two huge mushrooms stuffed with two small mushrooms and a balsamic glaze drizzled right across the plate from one side to the other for no reason. Main - lamb rump. The waitress kindly asked me how I would like it cooked, I asked for medium, became chargrilled burnt to a cinder within an inch of its life, poor thing. Sadly I didn't finish it as I couldn't cut through it. Dessert - creme brûlée. As you can imagine eating the above, or not, I opted for my favourite pudding and have to say I wasn't disappointed it was very nice. However I have seen this pudding many times before in my local pub I know that exporting from Booker cash-and-carry so really the chef didn't need to do anything apart from stick it on a plate and pass it to the waitress to take to me! Overall pretty disappointed, my advice is just go straight for dessert

Me and my boyfriend booked into the restaurant on valentines evening. The waitress that was checking us into the restaurant didn't have a pen so not a great start. She then took us over to a table, where we sat down and waited for a drinks order to be taken, about 15 minutes later a young girl appeared with a piece of till roll ripped and a chunky marker pen. Not very professional as I work in a hotel and have worked in restaurants before I thought you were suppose to have a check pad and a normal Pen.She took our order very politely we received our meals about 45 minutes later, I ordered the sirloin steak and my Boyfriend had ordered the Lamb. As I cut into my steak I could tell already that it was over cooked and the mushrooms were raw, they looked like they had been put in the deep fat fryer for about 2 seconds. I called the waitress over and explained what was wrong, she apologised and sent it back to the kitchen, she returned about 10 minutes later with a fresh steak which was cooked beautifully in the end however the mushrooms were so hard this time you could bang them on the plate and hear a banging noise by this point I had gone past caring, I just wanted to eat. We ordered dessert and that was delicious. We did complain to the Host at the front of reception but she just have a false apology. The next morning we went for breakfast in the restaurant looking forward to having a hot cooked breakfast. We sat down with the breakfast and non of the so called hot food was even luke warm. Just a disaster if you ask me from start to finish. This restaurant and hotel really needs to up its game as I work in the hotel industry and know theses are not the standards of a good restaurant and hotel.

The dinner came in very late, about an hour wait between starter and main course, there was no update but the waiter apologised for the delay. The fish I was served was cold but I know it is not always a good idea to complain about your meal when it is not being cooked in front of you. The made good effort in terms of decoration so it is not all bad news

The restaurant was clean and the carvery three course meal was nice and reasonably priced The lounge area was a little less pleasant and the menu was a little over priced I thought

Breakfast was lovely, plenty of choice. 10 pound per person. Cooked breakfast, toast, tea and coffee, cereal, porridge, fruit and much more.

£7.50 for rubbish. Stale bread, even though it's for toast, still not excusable. Their fruit is far from fresh. Every piece is canned. Tea and coffee is self-service. Whilst not being a problem, it would nice to be directed. Hot breakfast is over cooked and then over cooked again under the heat lamps. No offer from staff should we require poached, boiled eggs or if we required a vegetarian option. To be honest, the breakfast area was extremely busy. There were 3 in total including my colleague and I. We did strike up a conversation with one 'lovely, charming waitress'. We went to sit down by a window, to be rudely told, only use the tables with cups. Well that told us. Bit of a captive audience where the hotel is located, but I'd rather travel on the 56 eastbound and go to Lymm McD's or Moto's latest service area

Terrible! Bad food, dirty dishes, Knives forks. The waiters have very little to do with their business and more into chatting with eachother. A seriosly dirty, bad place. All the glasses at the table had lipstick on them. If you have breakfast there, then u needvto select a plate that you can actually find clean enough to use, maybe 1 of 5 is o.k. Never go there again!!!!

We had the joys of the 3 course £12 carvery whilst staying at the adjoining hotel. I'm a firm beleiver in you get what you pay for, but one slice of meat with your cavery!? Come on!! The choice was turkey, turkey or turkey. You were given one piece which the server said was the choice (either that or "2 small slices" which I can only imagine would look at home in the fridge at Asda with a Bernard Matthews label on). No yorkshire, carrots , sprouts and broc for your veg and not a lot else. Soup was ok in fairness to start, dessert was a help yourself to some cash and carry style gateaux. All in all, disappointing to say the least.

Carvery was very poor - tasteless. We had to ask for more meat to be put on the plate, as the chef had carved 1 slither iof gammon, and 1 slither of beef. People were always waiting for the self serve items like potatoes and Yorkshire puds to be replenished. Also had a meal from the a la carte menu, which was much nicer. Not somewhere that I would choose to eat again.

The food filled you but had very little flavour. You felt that most of the dishes were brought in not home made.

went to this place as part of the hotel, the meals are reasonable and you get a lot for your money. the drinks are pricey but its a hotel bar- so priced accordingly. you get the 2 or 3 course meal for around £25 depending on what you get. I would recommend the carvery more choice and the breakfast there was great. full English with trimmings, fruit bar with yogurt, toast and pastries.

Excellent food and brilliant chef. A really nice atmosphere. Lots to eat. Breakfast good value for money. I recommend with no reservations. Staff friendly. Please give it a go we'll definitely be back.

We visited this hotel has part of a National Holiday. We were not impressed. The food was of average quality. Would not vist this venue again

Book elsewhere.. I really have nothing good to say about the place.. Terrible.. Plates dirty and food quality awful.. Ate elsewhere 2nd night of stay x

Waitresses were very friendly and helpful. Food was OK, however the ham was very salty and I had to laugh when the reply to have you any Yorkshire puddings was they had run out the day before...how difficult are they to make? Still at £12.00 for a 3 course meal, it was good value.

Whist the restaurant is relatively spacious and bright the food is simply average. The carvery offers limited choice and the starters and puddings choices were very poor. Breakfast was pretty average with a reasonable variety of food. The taste of both the coffee and tea were exceptionally poor.

After my last disappointing visit, I was very impressed with the standard of service from the team at Steam, Bake & Grill Restaurant, especially my waitress Amy. From start to finish Amy made my experience worthwhile, even offering me tea and coffee! The carvery was nice, but the beef was slightly too tough, but would definitely visit again.

All food is steamed, then baked, then grilled.... vegetables are simply mush. Salad bar is just yesterday's left overs and there isn't a single piece of fresh fruit in sight.Also watch out for the coffee and cooked breakfast - it is foul. Awful coffee, cheap sausages, undercooked bacon, eggs taste old and the tinned fruit has seen better days.Cutlery and glassware washing leaves something to be desired too. I would love to see their hygiene rating - your local kebab shop is probably better!Oh and don't order too many drinks (as in my previous review) a pint of tetleys was nearly £5 (yes £5!!!) and a small house red was 5p off £6.

A bit disappointed with the car very, we ate late. Next time we come we are planning to eat from the menu.

Pleasant greeting by reception staff. Cold walk down glass corridor to find our room. Enjoyable swim/spa room. Pleasant meal good choice. Staff very good. Wine not very good clearly cheap.Good selection of breakfast items again friendly staff

Slow service, vile wine, and I honestly think the chef had walked out and perhaps left one of the wait staff cooking. Ordered a blue steak and enquired where it was after waiting an hour. Finally arrived and it was medium well with soggy chips. Needless to say we drove to a nice local pub the next night that we stayed in the hotel. You honestly couldn't pay me to eat here again

Was ok but staff were quite intimidating the way the stood and kept staring, food was mediocre and ok but you get what you pay for

Good food but not up to standard in other areas such as rock hard beds no wifi unless you are fortunate to be allotted a ground floor room . No telephone in room despite having telephone sockets in. Arrived at lunch time and the coffee shop was closed!

I opted for the 3 course £12 carvery option, which was disappointing to say the least.Starters of soup, ribs and chicken drumstick available. Ribs were barely meat, and what was there looked reformed. The chicken was still pink yet the coating was burnt. All kept warm by candles!!!!Then the main, roast beef. Usually a favourite of mine. Beef was tough you needed a hacksaw to cut it, the veg was still partially frozen and hard, and the potatoes were hidden under so much salt and still frozen in the middle.Then pudding. None of the cakes were labeled to to tell you what they were. I opted for the crumble labeled as mixed fruit and toffee crumble. The crumble topping was the best part of the meal, however the fruit was orange and something I was unable to identify.Far from impressed, and don't think I'll return even for the breakfast I've paid for in the morning.

had a pizza between four of us for a quick snack which was very fresh and lovely.filled a gap before hitting the shops.also had a delicious breakfast which couldn't be faulted.

Ok we were staying nearby at a hotel and it was Carvery again, we had eaten elsewhere after our first night and thought we would try here rather than the hotel and it was a Carvery.Ok it couldn't be worse than the hotel we were staying at, how wrong we were the food was Bland and the Carvery was poor, we were hankering for the hotel after a few mouthfulsWe won't be back and we won't be recommending this place

The carvary was the worst I have ever had all tinned or frozen veg and over cooked tough meats, starters of chicken drumsticks one night and spare ribs another we're only just warm and the breakfasts were chaotic you need to buy the chef a bigger frying pan both mornings a dozen or so people waiting for fried eggs and the chef came out with six and Sunday morning at 8.30 I waited nearly 15 minutes for eggs only to be told there were no fried eggs only scrambled which were very watery and I rather suspect as did one or two other people that they were powdered eggs. All in all it was a very disappointing weekend and we shall not be staying again or recommending the hotel to friends. Clive Dobson

The carvery was very nice. Lots of choice. Soup and/or ribs starter. Usual variety of deserts.We ordered the house white which turned out to be an Italian Chardonnay. If I'd paid £3 in a supermarket I would have been disappointed - this was £14!!!

Saturday night carvery - over cooked - undercooked, over seasoned it wasn't good at all, Sunday night 3 course meal, pretty much the same, staff worked really hard someone justs needs to taste food before it comes out

The food served on both nights of our stay were poor. The food tasted and was presented like the food one would get at as a school meal. We had a carvery on one night and the food was lukewarm.

good choice of food for evening meal and breakfast.good service.would have been nice to have had the choice of chips on the evening meal buffet

A serve yourself buffet restaurant, the quality of the food was great in my opinion and you can have as much as you like. There was a carvery when we went with a choice of lovely meats and plenty of veg and potato options which were regularly topped up with freshly cooked food, different starters and desserts too, I would definitely go back.

It's a big place so can feel empty - meals are probably mostly pre-preapred bought in and served quickly and with a smile. Not expensive for a hotel, very expensive compared to a local little Italian. I expect most visitors are conference and hotel stayers, I don't think it's a destination place,you wouldn't choose (I think) to come here for a special romantic meal for 2 but it was OK.

Huge choice of starters, main course and three different deserts. Equally impressive choice at breakfast. Soya milk and gluten free bread available. Lovely staff.

Dont eat there go out and have decent food, staff are unfortunately dealing with sub standard things, very busy, staff friendly but definitely over worked

food ok, just average, bit bland, staff were nice, was very cold in there, customers sitting there in coats!

Both the evening meal and breakfast were very plentiful and delicious. The staff were all friendly and helpful and the ambiance was perfect.

A school dinner style carvery on Saturday night was not what we were expecting!!Dry meat and soggy veg.Breakfast slightly better

Our party of four friends booked a table for 9:15pm at the evening carvery. Now, if you would expect a choice of meat at a carvery, DO NOT go here!! We had a choice of pork, gammon (more pork) or nothing. They had run out of roast spuds, there were a few cauliflower stalks in the bottom of the dish and if we were prepared to wait there would soon be cabbage available, whoopsy-doo, cabbage is coming soon! Yes, I did say that we had booked a table for 9:15pm, but nobody took the trouble to inform chef (assuming they actually have a chef). Of course, if you happen to have an obsession about pork and cabbage, well maybe this is the place for you. Unfortunately,Trip Advisor don't have a rating below "Terrible" or I would have chosen "Disaster".

We stayed at the Daresbury hotel on the 11th of October 2014 with a Groupon voucher (£59) for one night on arrival there.was a long queue which we waited in for a matter of minutes as there was a wedding on that day.We were given a complimentary bottle of wine for booking the hotel.The room was very nice but had not been cleaned properly over time in the bathroom area.We ate in the restaurant for dinner but could only book for 8.45pm which was quite late. (Book by phone prior to arrival)The carvery was really good with a good variety of the usual roast. I had gammon which was excellent. The roast spuds were a bit hard for my liking but everything was plentiful. Some of the dining furniture is in need of replacement but at this price who can complain.The breakfast next day was very good but sausages need to be change as these had no taste. Black pudding was the best I've had for a long time.Would I go again. Yes

good choice of meats chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, fish.Vegetables could be more choice but not overcooked and refreshed frequently. Lots of cakes for desserts. Nice choice of wine. There was a large coach party eating but the staff sat us in a quieter area and service was very good.

not such a great visit ,help yourself buffet style reminds you of school dinners , for such a big hotel that its in, its not such a good restaurant

Loved the food and the staff were attentive, they only negative was the chairs - they really do need covering!

we had the carvery and it was awful the meat was nice (but only 2 choices turkey or beef) no yorkshire puddings, rubbish granule gravy & frozen veg. starter bar was a jok - watermelon, pakoras, spring rolls or pate with no bread! the dessert bar was no better, frozen/defrosted gateau type cakes & not even good quality ones. £2.75 for a pint of diet coke.

No real atmosphere. Starter was only Luke warm, mains was tasty, dessert was okay. Different menu to the bar and a lot of self service, carvery, cold starters, cold desserts.StFf were friendlyish, a bit abrupt but efficient enough. Drinks were average prices.

quality of food was poor for price. Staff need training and lesson in being civil to customers. A little effot with clientel goes a long way. Staff obviously prefer social media and texting than serving paying customers

Used this restaurant as part of a deal and was pleasantly surprised .The restaurant was comfortable and the food was good too with a good selection of meal options ,We also got a bottle of wine inlcluded in our deal .Breakfast was standard fare plus certain items were available as cook to order which was a bonus .

Liked - nothingDisliked - everythingDon't waste your time or money on what they class as food, it's only saving grace was the poor staff!

The chairs were in desperate need for re-covering! Food uninspiring. Breakfast was OK even if not very warm!

I wouldn't use this restaurant if not staying at the hotel. The food is reasonable no more. The staff seem forgetful but try to be helpful. The restaurant needs revamping

The food was okay but small portions. Had to send the steak back but was offered carvery as replacement. Breakfast was only average, the cereal was poor and didn't like the sausages but the bacon and fried eggs were okay and there was some fresh fruit.

Without doubt the worst place i have ever eatenIf i could rate it less than 1 star i would. Such a disgrace

Cold food, no where to sit, unhelpful staff. Told at 5.30pm that we could not eat til at least 9.30 pm despite having prepaid for the meal.

A neighbour recommend a visit to this place, she raved about the selection of starters, that the roast dinner was superb and the proffiter rolls scrumptious. Began to wonder if we were in the same place....Starters consisted of spicy potato soup... (not spicy at all, basically just blended up yesterday's left overs with extra seasoning), cold spring rolls, coleslaw, potato salad and a very insipid tuna pasta....The roast dinner choice was beef and gammon, with a selection of overcooked veg, (carrots, broccoli and cauliflower ) hard new potatoes, grey roasties and gravy that had congealed fat floating on it. The gammon was raw, the beef overcooked and tough enough to resole your shoes......Thinking that maybe the proffiter rolls would redeem the whole meal, we were confronted by 3 gateaux. Black forrest, chocolate fudge and a strawberry, served with a jug of single cream,,,No PROFFITER ROLLS...My recommendation would be drive on by.......

Shockingly awful food. Very limited menu to start with, and all food looked like it had either sat stewing for hours or was cooked by someone with no knowledge of how to cook. The mushroom starter was pathetic. A piece of dry "toasted" bread with a field mushroom the size of a. 50 pence piece, topped with a brown mush that was meant to be Stilton. I have never seen Stilton look or taste like that. Also served Luke warm, and throwing a handful of rocket on top does not really constitute a salad. I had low expectations on the belly pork. And they weren't exceeded. The meat tasted burnt on the top, and in my experience the meat should fall apart not take a fair bit of exertion to cut through. It was like a piece of leather. The veg was like mush. Must be how the coach parties of old folk like it. However I prefer some flavour and texture. The staff were great and I felt sorry for the waitress. The manager did a good job of resolving. We ended up ordering something from the bar menu next door, which is the better option.

Arrived to dirty corridors, food everywhere. Mainly uneaten. Plates & glasses dirty. Food was poor. Got a deal for £59 inc meal and a bottle of wine. Menu was a leaflet - limited choice and poor quality

booked a weekend with a two course meal. Got carvery with the option of 5pm or 10pm meal. It was not great. I'm used to the great expectations of a Toby carvery so they did have a lot to live up to. Rooms where good but the food was sh@te. Not good.

No choice of menu on Good Friday evening. Only a roast or fish. A long wait. Food WAS satisfactory however once we were able to obtain. Staff forgot to bring our drinks.Hotel in which the restaurant was based didn't have any details in our room.

This is I presume the new name for the restaurant I visited for Christmas Day luncheon. Went in 2011 and it was lovely however 2012 different story the meal was dreadful everything just slapped on the plate and if the meal being bad was not enough they overcharged us by £40 and the reason I have waited before reviewing is to give them chance to refund us but it never happened. Christmas 2013 I will be cooking my own Christmas Day meal and will never again go to the Daresbury.

Booked as a treat. Daresbury used to cook the best steaks on their open grill area. Village has taken over and trashed the restaurant. Nothing worth eating on their laminated menu, and certainly no wine menu offered and nothing decent to eat with a good bottle of wine anyway.