Talbot in Wigan

The food looked nice, pity I did not get to eat it. Appalling manners off two members of staff, especially the female, they need training on how to speak to people. I do have an allergy and I know how to control it, I certainly don't need staff telling me. Steaks are normally coated in excess seasonings and I wanted no seasonings on a steak, not alot to ask. I was so embarrassed and appauld at how I was spoken to infront of a group of people whom I was meeting, I could not eat the meal and did request a refund. I had recommended this place for our meeting but certainly won't be returning. Never experienced anything like it and I have visited many Marston pubs.

I really wanted to give this place a few chances as SOME of the food is really decent, however every time we've been, wether it's busy or quiet, the food takes absolutely forever. We also decided to eat here with our family on our wedding day due to the location and the fact it looks nice inside, however we quickly came to regret it. We reserved a table for the whole party, and didn't get more than a 'Hi, table is over there for you'. It would have been nice to have a bit of congratulations or acknowledgement. The food also took close to an hour, which dampened everyone's mood, I would much prefer food come out as and when it's done as opposed to all at once but taking so long. I ordered a steak which was SO fatty and chewy, I had to saw through it despite ordering medium rare. I ended up eating a handful of chips and onion rings. I genuinely believe it's the lack of staff that means everyone is rushed off their feet and every single visit, I see guests complaining about wait times. It's a shame. If you want to sit somewhere nice and have a burger for a couple of hours, then great, but for any other food, and the service in general, I would say avoid. We won't be coming again after the experience on such a special day.

Went here to meet up with others for a funeral. Nice inside and pleasant staff.

Absolutely 💯 enjoyed Sunday dinner with friends here!

One of the nicest Sunday dinners I've tasted for a long time. Really impressed with the service, atmosphere and whole experience.

Went today meal and sweet excellent great value for money.Staff so friendly and the atmosphere so relaxed. The pretty lady Melissa was so charming and gracious.Fully recommended you must try.

5-Star Review for Leona ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Leona, the newly appointed barmaid and waitress, provided absolutely fantastic service during my visit! She greeted us with a warm, genuine smile that made us feel right at home. Throughout the meal, she was attentive, making sure everything was just as we wanted. I ordered the gammon steak and specifically asked for double egg and double pineapple—Leona made sure that request was spot-on! It’s rare to find someone who goes above and beyond, but Leona nailed it. Thanks to her, the whole experience was flawless. Looking forward to coming back again soon!

Superb, I go at least once a week, all the staff are attentive especially Jane, who can't do enough, always has a smile, and goes the extra mile...

Very nice food grate workers very polite

Nothing exceptional on which to comment, however felt that the gammon wasn't 8oz as per menu - my guess would have been 5oz raw and max 4oz cooked

Staff very welcoming great manners the staff went above and beyond when I proposed to my girlfriend

What a lovely pub, and jane really helped us, and with our little puppy, great experience, will be back

Was a lovely day out spent with the family. Got served by leona and she was very friendly and welcoming. Deffo come again

Friendly helpful staff. Lovely clean place.

it was fantastic, great hospitality, really friendly staff very helpful especially paige

Really nice place, pleasant staff great food

Decent food, good service, paige was really helpful

The Talbot is a sports bar that serves above average fayre. It can be a little rowdy, but what would you expect from a sports bar. Plenty seats. GF choices on the menu and an app to order food/drinks. The food is traditional pub fayre, highly recommended. Not a local in the traditional sense but worth a look.

I paid for fish and chips twice on Friday the 6th of September. Iv notified the bank and iv been told the pub won't reimburse me. £25 for 2 fish and chip that was luke warm was bad enough but £50 becouse of there card machine mistake was cutting. It's a bloody piss take.

Turned up at the Talbot pub got lunch .my partner and I had sausage and mash .I went for the chicken kebab with peri peri sauce .it was outstanding food with great hospitality. The food came within 15 minutes whist it was a busy time .full compliment to the Chef Martin and his co chef.not to forget the bar staff and the waitress who made us feel so welcome .recommend anytime .please pass all compliments to the staff

Superb. Paige is a great asset to the team. Thank you so much!

We went to the talbot in Atherton It was buzzing open mike and a Brill atmosphere Neve serves us she was lovely very helpful and friendly Brilliant customer service in such a busy environment 🙂🙂

Talbot has now created a nice family atmosphere, polite and cheerful staff, food first class, will go again.

Great relaxing pub very good staff especially a lady called Mellisa she was very polite and gave a good service, would recommend a visit

Great place for food and drink. Mel gives great service. Would recommend to anyone :)

Visited on the weekend. Food was lovely and service from Melissa was top notch 👍🏻 will definitely be visiting again

Great atmosphere, food is lovely and well priced. Me and my family were served by Mel and she was very welcoming and helpful, would recommend😊

3 friends had wonderful meals ,food a lot better than it used to be ,can't wait to visit again.

Great pub great food well done to the chefs (Ross) and the waiting on staff

Really nice food, they have a pizza oven so you can watch your order being made, tasty pizza too

Excellent service, lovely staff always happy and helpful love how you can bring your dog too.

Service was fast and efficient, callum was great

We visit this place very often, visited tonight and the food was bang on, cooked by Danny and Ross. Served by Paige and Kiera. Couldn't recommend enough

We went yesterday 22/08/24 and it’s fair to say the state of the toilets completely put me off eating! There was poo left in every single toilet with sick still around the rim of one of them, they looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in god knows how long. Then we was waiting ridiculously long for our food, think it’s fair to say we was no longer in the mood for food.

is amazing, great food, friendly staff, katie is amazing!!

Dirty table to start had to ask twice . Pizza was good but steak and ale pie was half empty and didnt taste of anything which also was a second choice as they didn't have any steak left at all . The chicken burger was inedible it was dry and stringy . When complained the waitress actually said she had came in with 7 family members and 5 meals was cooked wrong or inedible . Quite sad as used to be regulars and food used to be good . 👎

Nice clean environment Helpful & Cheerful staff Sunday roast was delicious lots of it & Fresh & Hot Even Better because we used the special Offer of 30% off Mains , which you can get off website We used to visit this place regular few years ago , but stopped because it went down hill So glad we have given it another go , Who ever is running it now , They’ve got it just right Regards Sue & Graham

Katie made sure all our food was perfect, such a lovely host

Are server was katie , very pleasant and Friendly, are food was brought to us very quickly after ordering, and was very tasty , always good here , Katie made sure everything was okay and we were satisfied.

Big shout out to Katie lovely girl so welcoming will defo be back

Never had a bad meal. Meal size is brilliant. Great staff very friendly can’t do enough for you. Nice atmosphere

Absolutely amazing from start to finish and nothing was too much trouble and such a welcoming atmosphere 🤗

Firstly I want to thank Paige for being so understanding and helpful especially when I couldn't get my discount code on my phone to work she made time to help me.Which I appreciated so much.The food was lovely and we didn't have to wait long.Thank you once again Paige.We will be back x

Amazing place never been before they do stone bake pizza and it was superb thank you to all the team for being amazing they never stop working and always have time for a chat great beer garden in summer Bill the guy who makes the pizzas should have his own shop there that good x

Excellent service by Debbie! Lovely member of staff!

Came for drinks today and service was fab from Debbie she's always friendly and happy and serves quickly we love being served by Debbie

Brilliant place.. good vibes staff are very helpful peopl Debbie, jayne and Anne very lovely ladies

Amazing! Was served by Callum and he did such a great job, he really made the evening. Of course the food was excellent as well and the place looked lovely too. Great night all around, thanks all.

Writing this from my sons phone but my what a great experience this was! Only came in for quick bite to eat and a drink on a Friday evening and was served by such a hunk by the name of kallum or something? Strange name but such a polite face and gentlemanly demeanour, will definitely be coming here again, not just for the food but also the amazing staff.

Lovely food and great service, thank you Callum

Thank you Callum for the amazing service. Made my whole family’s night

Really nice ,friendly affordable good quality food nice atmosphere would recommend again very enjoyable evening .food was excellent

Great experience. Polite service from all staff. Enjoyable food. Clean and presentable location.

Sorry I bothered. Been to a funeral and said to my elderly mum we.d go to the talbot for a sandwich. Ordered at the table. Waited. Waited. Waited. Others that came after had their food. I was still waiting. Only ordered a sandwich with chips as there wasn't much choice of sandwiches for mum. An hour later I had to ask where my food was. It came out. Dry is an understatement. Chips were nice. But we waited that long when the food arrived it didn't even look appetising. Not going back.

This was a buffet arranged for after our uncle's funeral at Howe Bridge Crematorium. It was easy to arrange and everything was prepared on time. The area reserved for us was private and very suitable for our needs. The food was well received and there was plenty of it. The staff were polite and accommodating. Overall we were very happy, thank you.

Food was awful, it was extremely dry and looked like it had been sat out for a week. The lady on the bar on the day I dined was polite and friendly.

First time iv been in. Staff are very friendly. Lovely food 😋

Went yesterday with my mum, it was dirty, food and other bits under bench seats, the toilets were disgusting, toilet roll on floor in each cubicle, sanitary bin overflowing, toilets not flushed and dirty under rims, sinks not clean. One girl taking orders and serving Menus were dirty and way overpriced, used to be a lovely place to eat. Will not be going back

Not been here in over 8 years, but wow, what a great steak with my surf and turf, I cannot believe how good it was for the money we paid! I got it exactly as I had requested; rare, bloody, juicy in the middle, like the VR steak that Cypher in 'The Matrix' was munching his way through, which was just right, perfect. This was the best steak that I've eaten for as long as I can remember, at this particular price point. I've been to places which charge upwards of 30-40 quid for a steak like this, which is why I usually cook my own. We only popped in for tea rather than sit in traffic and I'm glad we did. The place was gearing up for a lively Friday night but they were able to serve up a really tasty meal for two, which didn't cost the Earth. Thanks to all and I cant wait to return, with cash rather than the card for tips this time (my fault, hadn't anticipated the situation, I apologise). Thanks so much Talbot staff. Coming home from a funeral isn't quite how I imagined finding the best steak place in Wigan/Leigh/Atherton, but it was a real silver lining for us. Thanks again.

Great location and fantastic staff.

Early doors and very quiet 👍, but a pound a round dearer than my lacal.

Restaurant was empty, just a few people drinking. Took over an hour to serve us poor quality, Luke warm food. It had obviously been forgotten by the kitchen but we were told it was "just being plated up" before taking a further 15-20 minutes. No apologies for the delay, won't be returning.

Very busy when I went. Short wait on food but expected as very busy.

Excellent customer service at the Talbot this evening some of the best I've ever had. I'd like to make a note of Anne who was incredible and a true credit to the restaurant. The food was beautiful I had the Spicy Beef Burger and it was indeed divine would highly recommend to anyone looking at whether to try the Talbot for their next time eating out.

I booked a table for 12 for my son's 18th. My first impressions were great it felt homely, family orientated, and felt very welcome. The staff were amazing. There was a young girl of 21 working there, and she's a credit to the team! Always smiling, and nothing was too much trouble! The food was amazing, and we all got our food together. We couldn't have asked for a better night. I would definitely recommend friends and family and I will be returning very soon!.

Had a mix grill normally like it here but asked for steak well done but sausages was cremated think they need make it clearer that if you ask for well done everything will be well done, staff are lovely here and nice atmosphere ,

Lovely staff, clean, tidy sitting areas. Was quite busy at 4.15pm. Hardly a table spare but an area had been cornered off as reserved. We ordered surf & turf plus a mix grill. Steaks were cooked to our liking. We have eaten here before and will go again.

Good food , friendly staff.. I'd give it a 5 star but they didn't do a 20oz rump

Lovely service very attentive staff wonderful warm food helped by jane

I feel a bit mean giving negative reviews but if I spotted it other will and you might not realise. We've been before and will come again. The food is good. Decent selection decent amount and tasty. Service is good. Plenty of space and not a long wait time. The only negative is the amount of cobwebs on the ceiling by the heater and aircon vents. Clearly being overlooked. This is the visible face of the restaurant so it doesn't inspire confidence in the unseen side. That said tables appeared clean and it won't stop me coming back.

Brilliant pub serving lovely food at good prices the pizzas are very good better than dominoes the quiz on a Tuesday is great with really good prizes well worth giving it a try.

Nice and friendly pub,staff are polite and helpful especially Jane and Spencer who are usually on at the times we go in.

Our server was Spencer, he was polite, helpful and very pleasant, a nice change to the customer service we have enjoyed in other local venues. Although this was the first time we have visited the Talbot, with that quality of service we will definitely come back again. Thank you. Spencer..

Great food friendly staff name of Jonathan.

Spencer is always friendly and polite and looks after us. When asking for gluten free options he was knowledgeable and very understanding. Love the staff here, make us feel at home & welcome.

The service and speed of food was brilliant. Unfortunately we were unable to have fish and chips as the fryer was not working. The alternative was scampi which was fine. The rest of the party were pleased with their meals. We had desserts and coffee too which were good. Possibly the table could have been less sticky despite being wiped. Overall we were satisfied. Thank you and we'll visit again as it's local.

Had a lovely meal, the Cheddar, Leek& Potatoe is so nice, Katie was professional and polite and didn't wait long for our order

Lovely girl katie who served us

Thank you The Talbot, we had a get together after my mums funeral and we were very happy with the experience. The Talbot reserved us an area in the pub, everything went smoothly and we ran a tab for everyone's food and drink, which the staff dealt with really well. All the food and drinks were of good quality and brought out together, which to me is a big plus. Thank you Talbot.

Great food warm atmosphere friendly staff definitely recommend to go 🙂🙂🙂

Food was absolutely lovely the staff are none stop and happy to help with anything lovely atmosphere

Went here at the weekend, great atmosphere and really friendly staff. We were a bit unsure about ordering a kebab from a pub but it was delicious. We had the salt and pepper chilli chicken one with garlic mayo and my husband had a steak with beer and cheese sauce. We both cleared our plates and sadly didn't have room for dessert but we will definitely be back!

Visited with the family for our tea. It was really busy but the staff helped us find a table. The food arrived and was lovely. Really nice place.

Fabulous Sunday lunch and excellent service food served piping hot. Lovely staff and a nice atmosphere great beer garden weather permitting.

I came here with my partner and one year old son. Plenty of choices on menu for us all. Food was quick and tasty! Fab service. Will definitely be back

Came here for the first time on Saturday, amazing food and wonderful service from the staff. Will definitely be visiting again

Very quick service, a lovely atmosphere and great food

Great food, fantastic service and staff very friendly. Best pub around

I ordered salt and pepper chicken kebab. When it came it was cold chicken thigh meat with lots of skin and fat on and not much flavour. I couldn’t eat it so returned it and asked if they could change it for a hunters chicken or put chicken breast in it. The returned it to me with plain (flavourless) chicken breast meat cubed which had clearly been warmed up in a microwave. I couldn’t eat it by this point I felt sick. We took the dog with us he ate some of it but even he couldn’t eat too much of it.

Wasn’t expecting the restaurant area to be filled with drinkers, chairs taken from the bar area packed out the dining space even more while the bar area was nearly empty.

Ordered from table on app. Drinks where brought over quick Food was hot and great value for money Whole area was clean and welcoming

Shown to our table promptly and courteously. Food came within an acceptable time. Was good and hot and delicious. Would definitely visit again in the near future.

Went to the Talbot at the weekend had a amazing time had a lovely pizza made by Ross the service from Ann molly was very good definitely recommend the Talbot

This is such a lovely pub with amazing food. I visit whenever I come to see my Grandad and we are happy every time. I wanted to particularly comment on the Steak & Ale pie which is superior to any other I’ve tasted. The interior is very nice and I love the lights everywhere! The atmosphere is great in here. The staff are super kind, couldn’t fault them at all. Would definitely recommend to everyone :)

Came to talbot tonight for my weekly pizza off bill and it was amazing yet again and the service off Ann and molly was great too

The staff were fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble. As a Gluten Free diner I always feel like I'm causing trouble but to be supplied with a massive menu which included brilliant desserts I was in heaven. Even though the pub was busy, it was clean and well presented. Keep up the good work.

Very pleasant , clean and the food was excellant

Great Service, the food was excellent and a great atmosphere

Ann & Molly the beat. pizza as banging from Danny definitely coming tomorrow 🤍👌🏽

Anna Bell my little tinker bell 🔔 is great service only come in here for this beauty great everthing but bought 2 cokes for 8.50 nerli dropped dead