Swan & Chequers, Sandbach in Cheshire East

Friendly staff and the place is always really clean.

Done out well after the refurb, loosely themed on the tube. All in all a good bar, but can't give it 5 stars since it doesn't have Guinness. Edit: now has Guinness, 5 stars

Friends and I went for breakfast it was fab there was a little wait but everything was lovely it was very chilled

Refurbished tastefully.Pleasant town centre venue.

They call Happy hour , well why are the prices so High and their they need re training with their hospitality manner and respect for there customers who pay their wages.

Monday morning breakfast treat……..Absolutely terrible service, one member of staff on. Ordered 4 breakfasts and 4 coffees £68! Expensive but thought we’d give a go. Coffee ..warmish, turned up after 15. Breakfast 20 minutes later. We asked for salt and pepper 3 times to be told I’m busy I’ll sort in a minute. S&P was SLAMMED on to the table after we’d nearly finished. This was noticed by other members of the public sat near us!!! Shocking!!!!

Was lovely, bar food took a long time arriving.

Fantastic place serving great food and drinks. The staff are always lovely, friendly and happy to assist with any queries without fuss. Love the decor and choices of and furniture which add to the atmosphere of the place. Highly recommend ++++++++👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Good pub, reasonable prices, happy friendly staff.

Very friendly and helpful staff 👍 Enogh space between tables with a pram

First time in since refurb... £6 for a pint.... Enough said.. Had one and left

Big pizza ordered for two. Not able to finish in one sitting. Fortunately the staff helped me with a carry out. Fantastic food and staff are very accommodating.

Very nicely refurbished, good atmosphere, and pleasant place for a drink. Had intended to eat there, but they stopped serving food at 6pm.

Staff were excellent. Not a huge menu but still spoilt for choice. Delicious

Fantastic place and great atmosphere. Dog friendly and really nice and kind staff

Amazing lunch on a rare day off. Good food, good staff. Excellent background music. Really really enjoyed popping in. As solo diner was lovely to feel so looked after and taken care of. Would recommend to anyone for good food and a chilled atmosphere.

Spend all their time making cocktails so it takes 20 mins to get a pint. Avoid at all costs if you want a quick drink!

Just had a few drinks . Sat out the back which was very nice . They have a good selection of beers on .

Nice place with lovely food, drink and helpful staff. Really felt that we mattered.

Strange place that seems confused about what it wants to be. Needs to figure it out soon as there are lots of other popular pubs in Sandbach! Visited and bar staff disappeared half way through making my order, reappeared, ignoring me and another waiting customer to chat with someone sitting at the bar, disappeared again inexplicably, and finally started serving someone else before finishing my order until I reminded them otherwise. Outdoor seating area is spacious, modern, and clean. However, there is also a massive painting of Winston Churchill on the back of the building that is just bizarre and unnerving.

Very nice spot, the interior is smart and welcoming, with a good range of drinks. We sat outside and had food for the first time today. A good selection of dishes, more of a light bites and burgers sort of place but done really well. Gluten free options are clearly marked and good kids menu

My first trip to this place was nice, just had a half price coffee , will be back again sometime.

First time visit. Friendly bar staff & the food was delicious. Surroundings are lovely with some of the old features retained 👍 well worth a visit 😉

Such a lush evening. Staff absolutely go above and beyond. Would recommend the quiz. Really lovely evening.

Fantastic bar with great atmosphere. Cannot wait till summer so we can enjoy the rear garden properly.

Very nicely renovated with quality furnishings and helpful and friendly service. The menu is quite limited and not to my taste.

Great atmosphere, dog friendly staff are welcoming. We had breakfast here, it was well presented and really tasty.

Food was great service was good.

Stool at an empty bar on a Saturday night, waited 8 minutes and still no response off the bar staff and walked out. The staff behind the bar were more interested in talking to themselves. No wonder the pub was empty.

Visited Swan and Chequers briefly for a coffee, stayed for two. Service good, nice atmosphere. Didn't try the new menu but it looks good.

Great atmosphere and excellent service

Nice place, can get busy at weekends.

No atmosphere, expensive drinks

bar staff sold the beer She explained offers on later and offers on in the morning with coffee in the morning. Great staff

This place in the past was a totally forgettable joint. Honestly if you ended up in the Swan then the night had taken a turn. Not to say it was ever bad but it just wasn't good! Anyway the new owners have turned the place around, the food menu at first glance seemed a bit sparse but we stayed and we couldn't have been more wrong. The chef knows how to cook, the taste of the food and the presentation was just superb and not at all what we were expecting. He's got it nailed, do stuff that you can do well and then excel at that. Everything from the fish cakes to, well everything was incredible. Not forgetting the perfect (and I mean perfect) mulled wine and the really cracking service that made us feel right at home. Defo going to be a regular haunt now.

We went for breakfast with santa with our grandson Was brilliant!!

Nice pub in the centre of town, nice atmosphere and attentive staff, little on the pricey side, but worth a visit.

nice pub again good real ale trooper very nice

We enjoyed a coffee in great surroundings after the Remembrance day service. Lovely new refurb.

First visit to the newly refurbished Robinsons' venue. A lot of love and attention has been spent on the building - well done Robinsons for saving it. Needs to mellow a little, lighting a little too bright for both day and early evening. Food offering good, but execution lacks a little bit of a flourish. Am very pleased this Sandbach institution is open again, I will be back.

Great staff and service. Beer very good !

Very nice pub, nicely set out & a good crowd in there

Real ale pub again no standard beers need to remortgage to spend the night there but alright for a couple

Our usual carvery was full so we tried out here. Absolutely delicious, everything on the plate. Quick and friendly service. Nice coffee and atmosphere. If I were them I'd offer the option of an extra large portion size for a supplement for us greedy people ;)

First time visiting this establishment and likely the last. Only had drinks so cannot comment on the food. First impressions of the decor were awful, and it didn't improve. It really does look like the inside of a public toilet from many years ago. No atmosphere whatsoever. However, on the plus side, the young gentleman who served us was really very nice, pleasant, and efficient, we couldn't fault him. Such a shame about the decor.

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Beef was so tender, vegetables cooked to perfection. Biscoff cheesecake finished our meal off perfectly. Lovely refurbishment too, although we’d not seen it before. Would highly recommend and will definitely return if in the area again. Thank you

The coffee is top notch, but it would be good if they had WIFI to allow for people to use a laptop when its quieter during the day.

I've been in a couple of times for drinks love the decor very cool... Beer prices need to be more realistic but will look in again.. so far so good

Went for coffee and cake Sunday morning. It's been decorated really nice inside. Very friendly staff. Coffee was lovely and cakes delicious. They also had a vegan option 😀

Lovely decor but slightly on the expensive side

Very nice surroundings. Very expensive £6.50 for a pint of premium larger. Went for a bulk buy x6 bottles of Corona for £20. Didn't eat here but heard people complaining about the price and quantity of food at the bar. A very nice place shame about the prices !!

Love the style of this venue, like places you would visit in Manchester but on the door step! Service and prices good. We had the garlic flatbread with cheese, was okay but needed a bit of seasoning. Great outdoor seating area. Will return soon!

Wow, absolutely stunning refurbishment, the vintage industrial mix works beautifully and makes this pub look like it should be in the Northern Quarter 9f Manchester, a wonderful vibe for Sandbach and the interior works really well with the beautiful historic building. Having peered into the windows during the extensive refurbishment, we couldn't wait to visit and finally got the chance today. The vibe was warm and friendly, the owner who we chatted to was a really nice chap and the Pineapple Grenade rum was superb. We had a late lunch/early dinner and my husband opted for the whole softshell crab burger whilst I had the halloumi and roasted vegetable burger. Both were perfect. Great flavour, piping hot, good value... Everything we want from an unfussy, but good quality pub meal. I've heard plenty of people moaning locally (folks really don't like change do they?!) about the interior and prices. In our opinion the prices aren't high. They are extremely average, and given the quality of the food, well worth it. I suppose it just depends what prices you're used to, but we found it cheaper than the Wheatsheaf across the road and similar to DV8 down the road and about the same of not slightly cheaper than most of places we choose to eat at - we don't want 'cheap' food, we want good food. Great food, stunning interior and lovely outdoor space mean will definitely be making this a regular. Huge well done team!

Decorated nicely, but a little expensive for what it is. Has an overall nice feel.

Went in Friday for food and a drink with my wife. Very disappointing. The food was very bland in taste and was costly. Wouldn’t recommend eating here.

Do not like the new decoration of the pub. Looks like a butchers shop. One lady said it looked like the inside of a gents toilet! It is supposed to be based on the underground in London during the 1950's...... WHY? THIS IS SANDBACH!!!!!! Ridiculous!!! Should of set the scene as a Victorian pub inside to match the outside. No evidence of Churchill ever visiting Sandbach during the War, never mind the Swan Hotel!!!!! Lovely seating area outside. Food limited and expensive. Certain Lagers are expensive. Clientele mixed. Just waiting for the bad language to start!!!

Best ale in Sandbach these days.

Seems great ,staff and very good

It was Early doors when we were there girl behind the bar was very friendly and helpful, beers were in good condition the place was very clean and tidy

Very busy and the bar was over crowded, making it so that the entrance was difficult to get through and to order anything.

Friday night is karaoke night but its on too too loud if you want to enjoy the singing or get up yourself then its great but if you want to sit and chat to your mates then its impossible. Shame really

Great place great atmosphere and the place had karaoke so I would recommend

Smells of bleach no atmosphere , needs a refurb , and cheaper prices. Could be a decent pub

Saturday Karaoke - stop for one beer

Great traditional (veteran friendly) pub

Very poor service waited 2hours not going say any more go shampan

I had a nice time there stafd very nice

Fantastic service, friendly staff, and the best landlord in Sandbach, why would I want to go anywhere else

Great night. Good crowd. Staff are brill.

Town Centre pub with music, karaoke reasonable beers at reasonable prices. mixed local crowd.

The only pub in Sandbach that hasn't been refubished and gone upmarket

Nice 'working mans' pub with clean interior and nice real on tap.

Best pint of mild in cheshire dark smooth

Open at 7.30 in the morning for Rugby watching. Thank you.

Best pub in town! Dj string fellow is a DJ 😂😂

Best boozer in town by far. Ace landlord and brilliant staff

Racist land lord no 1 likes him i can see why

Star wars bar...Sandbach has some nice pubs, this isn't one of them.