The Bears Head in Cheshire East

Food was delightful and the service from Bethany was excellent will certainly be returning it’s becoming a firm favourite

Great food, just how a country pub should be. Thanks Steph for making my mum's birthday memorable 💖

Steph is epic 😎 what an absolute legend amazing service 👏

Steph is amazing. The best waitress I have ever had. Friendly,.talkative and engaging. Honestly all staff at this pub are amazing and super friendly.

Incredible place. Excellent food, friendly staff & cosy family orientated atmosphere.

Great place for new years celebrations

Had a marvelous lunch here today. Very well looked after by Steph and Kirstyn. Very friendly and efficient service.

Excellent food & service. Great pub

Really lovely, friendly pub....we're regulars 😊

The food was nice. The staff were pleasant. But we had a problem. Whilst we were eating the starter, which we had received only 10 minutes maximum, earlier, the server brought the main courses. We were still eating the soup. I felt we had no choice but to allow them to take it away. Also, the soup was very watery and had almost no flavour. Only half of the soup had been eaten at this point. We told the server we were still eating the soup and she apologised but proceeded to serve us the main courses regardless. We felt it was impolite to refuse them and also thought they would just sit and go cold if we did. Then the staff were setting the breakfast items on the table next to us, which was very offputring and quite rude. We could have been seated elsewhere if this was to happen but they sat us right next to the table. There was room elsewhere. The food was nice, though.

Really nice meal and great service by Ellen :)

Came in on Friday night and it was really busy but I was looking after by Grace. Her service was impeccable and she was happy and smiley the whole time. Oh and the food was great too!

I stayed here for 2 nights on a solo work trip. from check in to dinner both nights Bethany was super! I’m 100+ miles away from home and she made me feel very welcomed. Great customer service, good food and a comfy bed all at a fair price.

Superb Sundays roasts - beef, lamb and pork belly . Lots of potatoes ,veg and hot gravy .

We had a great afternoon, excellent food, drink and accomadating staff.

Steph was ace; really good fun, attentive and friendly.

Steph was a fantastic server, super friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble.

Very good. Super service by Steph

Ellen and Alex , Jamie the kitchen staff were excellent , ensured me & my wife were happy and nothing was to much trouble very enjoyable meal and service . Reasonable priced meals to we Just turned up on Sunday 5th and they accomadated us without a booking , even tho they had bookings in advance. Will return again 👍.

Amazing service and food!! Visited on a quietish Monday evening but both the ladies working were very attentive and looked after us very well, have visited a few times and will be back!

Called in without booking a table and had a lovely meal served again by Ellen who ALWAYS looks after us to the highest standard. Thank you all yet again.

Friendly, helpful staff. Great food. Warm, and inviting in general.

Boxing day meal. The food was amazing and plenty of it. Had 3 courses and we all agreed that it was one of the best meals in a pub we had ever had. Go!!!

Very busy day but dealt with a table of 11 efficiently and friendly staff Great choice drinks and food

Rooms a good size, food is nice and service is great.

Lovely place, great food but a bit hot and stuffy. Sanitising mats in urinals triggered my asthma.

Great breakfast for 38 adults & children on a Sunday morning. Booked in advance. Friendly, helpful staff and super service. Great breakfast options too!

Great job by the second best Mike in Vintage Inn! Merry Christmas

Food was fabulous, our doggie enjoyed her sausages too 😋

Had the chicken skewers they were lovely and the manager Emma was a great host would definitely recommend !!

Had a Christmas long lunch with an equally old friend and we were expertly looked after by our highly qualified Katie who patiently listened to our advice. She hadn’t sought it, but 3 bottles in we told her anyway. A very enjoyable afternoon.

Beautiful service from Ellen. Thank you so much. The food was delicious.

Came for a lovely family meal and it was incredible! Food was excellent and Ellen was lovely! Couldn’t recommend more! Thanks Ellen for the amazing service!

Fabulous find. Great value for money. Cottage accommodation perfect. Warm and cosy. Great breakfast. Definitely will be back!

My first visit and staying in the on site rooms. Food was first class especially the fish cakes highly recommended. Great friendly staff.

Lookedin prior to our stop over there nearer Xmas. Lovely decs, nicely busy, good ale ( well kept Wainwrights ), tempting menu, warm, cosy, easy parking and superb gents. Fab half timbered exterior and sympathetically restored interior. A pleasure to visit.

Absolutely amazing service. The staff couldn't do enough for us and Matthew behind the bar makes the most incredible passionfruit martini's

Disappointed to be charged service. Would have left a greater tip.

Thanks very much Steph, great service.

Food was lovely. Staff very helpful and knowledgeable on the food ingredients as we had 1 person with allergies. Steph was great

Nice food but nothing special, great service. Served by Steph

Great food & service, thanks Steph

Great food and staff were so warm and welcoming especially Steph.

Steph was very friendly and welcoming

Absolutely lovely meal and staff are so warming. Steph and the team are brilliant.

I have just had the most delicious meal! There is so much choice on the Nibbles menu, the Festive Roasties 🤌🏻 All the staff were so very welcoming and friendly, Emma impartiality looked after us, we had a wonderful chat. I haven't been this impressed eating out in some time! Thank you all very much

Great food as always. Very busy night and short staffed but they coped really well. Steph very friendly on the bar. Decorated really nice for Christmas adding to the already lovely ambience in this old coaching house

Lovely meal and excellent service! Had a really lovely waitress called Steph who served us :)

The Sunday roast beef lunch was delicious and the service was great! Lovely Christmas atmosphere. Great pub to park, walk to Brereton lake then back for lunch!

Service is excellent and the food is also lovely. Staff are very friendly especially steph!!!! Thank yoh

A couple of gents were seated opposite us, which was fine, but they were working and having a video conference at the same time. We were having a lovely, quiet, festive lunch. They got quite loud at times and some of the language was colourful. I do feel that for future information it may be a good idea to keep people in different rooms .

The atmosphere is great but spoiled by very poor service and bland food - not everything was on the plate ie bacon chop no pineapple - fish - no lemon. We wanted desserts but had to Pay £10 more because we didn’t order it with our mains and keep our tab open! They do lunchtime offer 3 course for £23 it looks good value but then they don’t advise to ask staff to keep tab open. When we asked for refund of the difference they refused saying it was too difficult to do!!! They delivered desserts before clearing plates which were left on our table for ages!!! Generally very disappointing particularly as pub was virtually empty by then!!! Andrea

Walked in and didn't get acknowledged as I was standing at the bar, not even a ' I'll be with you as soon as possible ' obviously understaffed. I walked out as it appeared my custom wasn't important.

Steph was very friendly, helpful and made sure to look after us on our visit.

Had a delicious Saturday lunch with my family. Steph served us and looked after us very well. We’ll be back soon.

Always heard it was a top notch meal. However. The meal I had was so salty due to the gravy that I was given. I like gravy so it all got dumped on with high hopes. Struggled to eat it.

Steph provided wonderful service at the bar and Ellie was amazing at sorting out an issue with room

Fab night celebrating my dad's birthday, Steph was fantastic and even brought out a little cake and sang for us to celebrate! Food and drink was lovely and great pub atmosphere!

Great evening meal for 5 made even better by the very lovely Steph who was attentive, charming and very witty. We all thought she was wonderful.

Amazing food, chips were the best I've ever had, the banofee dessert was the best dessert I have ever eaten, and the server (Steph) was really friendly, wonderful service and made our evening brilliant. I cannot wait to come back here

Me and my wife attended a family funeral at Alsagers and the wake was in the Bears Head we found the buffet was very sparse as at least 10 or more people ended up with nothing to eat in my mind it should have been better managed by your staff to top up plates as needed for amount of people there

Lovely atmosphere, great food, Steph was a wonderful server tonight delight to chat to, would love to come again

One of our favourite places for Sunday lunch.

Just popped in for a coffee. Service was good and Steph was very friendly.

Great staff Steph and co food good value for money

Lunch today So pleased could have our small dog with us Two staff who served us excellent Service excellent Food very good. Good variety for all on menus Thank you

Warm welcome and quickly shown to our table. Very busy at time of visit so expected a little delay. Very good choice menu . Portion size good. Meal arrived in good time though not overly warm. Looked nice but green veg very soggy and overcooked. Roast carrots, parsnips and roast potatoes tasty but appeared to have been sitting a while……?air fried. Vegetable wellington not great. It was more like a very firm stuffing, very pale, was solid to cut and tasteless. Roast beef ok but a little gristly. Good Yorkshire puddings and good gravy. It is a shame as pub welcome, staff and environment good. Maybe wrong choice of food after busy day…..

The food was cold and inedible, followed after by microwaves and even more inedible

Overpriced and terrible service they got a lot of things in my meal wrong

Brilliant burger and Steph was great! Lovely cosy fires too!

A lovely meal- thank you Steph!

Lovely Sunday lunch, great service by Steph!

Lovely lunch stop in rural Cheshire on our way to a party. Chicken pie to die for! Thanks to Steph and all the team.

Fantastic meal and excellent service from Steph today. Highly recommended.

Great little country Pub in South Cheshire. The food was excellent (Fish n Chips and Cheese Ham Pie) and the service was fantastic. Steph really made us feel welcome. Thanks. Ian and Mum

Amazing place for a pint and food after a walk around Brereton lake :-)

Very good pub, great customer service and food

Staff really friendly, good atmosphere and relaxed for a single traveller.

Extremely helpful and polite staff, couldn't do enough for our large family.

Made very welcome from Step Food very good by Alex and Jamie . absolutely lovely ..quick service

Very happy with everyone’s meal, great place for families our ages ranged from 80’s down to 2 years it was perfect for all of us.

Very attentive and professional service. Great food. Dog friendly

Dropped in for a bite to eat following a walk around Brereton Pool. Great food and service. Steph was very attentive, we were served quickly and thoroughly enjoyed the baked Camembert and mini chorizo!

Steph served us and she was exceptional. First class service! 😊

Stayed for two nights while attending a funeral. Emma and the team were fantastic, really kind and helpful and the food and accommodation was excellent.

Everyone always so helpful especially kim :)

Very well looked after and could not do any more for us for a surprise 80th. Food and drink good well done Team, Steph, Grace and Sophie. Richard

Amazing service, great food and reasonable prices. Steph, grace and Sophie were amazing

Great food lovely people keen served me. Lovely place great birthday meal

Amazing food! Steph was very accommodating and friendly, went above and beyond to make our meal experience enjoyable. Thank you!

Steph was an amazing waitress and super attentive. Food was delicious! Thank you

Steph, Alex and Lawrence and Matt are the driving force for our all our stays enjoyable at the Bear’s Head. Thankyou

Came to the Bears head today to meet some friends for drinks we were greeted by Steph when we arrived. What a very pleasant young lady the bar was quite busy but Steph took time out to acknowledge we were waiting and served us when our turn came around she was really knowledgeable regarding the different kind of drinks on offer and explained where we could sit as some tables had been reserved. This was a really pleasant experience in a nice atmosphere.

The food was lovely and staff very friendly! Food came out super quickly and piping hot, which was amazing. I’ve had the vegan chickpea burger which was really fresh and tasty. Steph, who served me seemed nicely chatty and friendly! I’ve stayed a few times at the Inn as well and the rooms are very nice and clean! The checking in has required more waiting around each time than i’m normally used to, so i’d keep that in mind if you’re in a rush. Also, some of the rooms are facing the main road so it can be slightly noisy. Overall it’s a really nice place to eat and stay in.

We had a great lunch. Steph was a fantastic serving, very chatting and friendly but respectful of our business meeting.

We have been coming to the Bears Head for years and although it can be a bit hit and miss regarding the experience it has generally been OK. However, I don't if its changed ownership or they just cant get the staff but my last experience was appalling and also our family's last ever visit. We waited over 20 minutes before anyone came to the table to acknowledge our existence, the glasses were dirty, still bearing the lipstick of the previous owner. When we asked for clean glasses they were taken away and returned...still dirty. The food was inedible, with exception to the broccoli, which was the only thing that was cooked properly. The roast potatoes were so greasy that they became mush as soon as put my fork in them, the mash seemed to have been microwaved to the extreme, the cauliflower was sitting in water and completely tasteless. One member of staff, a young lad, seemed so disinterested in being there, it was almost comical. Sad to say, we will not be returning and an association that has lasted almost 20 years has come to an end.

This is a beautifully decorated old inn that serves fabulous and delicious food in a traditional country pub setting. Service is friendly, helpful and prompt. Recommended to all.

Fantastic food and a most warming reception from all the staff at the Bears Head would definitely recommend a visit for a charming environment and a first class meal

Went for family meal although all the meals were fine apart from my wife’s salad. How can you get a salad wrong . Won’t be going back

Steph was an excellent server, top motch