The Brown Cow in Bury

What a lovely little place!! First time here today as me and my friends needed somewhere halfway to meet so chose here. Situated in a picturesque woodland park this was the perfect pub for a winter Sunday lunch. Friendly atmosphere, dog friendly - food was fresh and spot on. I had the hunters chicken and it was piping hot. Brilluant price for what you get. Will definitely be back here!!

Two evenings in the Brown Cow provided us with a friendly atmosphere, good food and friendly service. Dog friendly too.

We came here on 7th October, as this was my Granddaughters 7th birthday, and her choice as she loves the garden. The food was absolutely delicious. A friendly atmosphere. Would definitely come here again.

absolutely horrible and discounting staff.

This is a wonderful old pub in an idyllic setting. It's preserved well and has a wonderful atmosphere. The staff were lovely and the food is cooked fresh. It takes a while but it's worth the wait. Thanks to everyone for a lovely lunch

An excellent hidden gem. Well worth a visit

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What a lovely surprise, first time here. Cosy pub. Friendly staff and locals. Delicious food and good beer.

Love this pub and always go in when staying on the Caravan Club Site next door. Good real ales and the food is excellent and great value for money. Staff are really friendly and welcoming Its one of those pubs that you wish was near where you live, if it was I'd never be out of it..

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, excellent food, my wife and I were staying on the campsite adjoining the pub, went in Saturday evening, pub busy, good prices for food and drink, I had a mixed grill, absolutely delicious, been here 3 years running now and I dont think prices have gone up in that time.

My god this was lovely. Scampi fries and mushy peas , and kids pizza and chips. 2 drinks. £20 ten pieces of scampi so so nice and a blackcurrant and lemonade the best ever. Lovely setting I’m well Over the moon, can’t wait to go in again. Oh and they said 15 minutes for food and despite being busy it wasn’t a second longer.

Well the grandkids had their share of the beer garden, food was brilliant and the staff were professional and the service was excellent. With me being from Bury, born and bred, loving my Boddingtons. But they have others ales to try.

Horrible bar service, too expensive.

We fancied some lunch somewhere and remembered this place. We weren't disappointed. A plentiful menu with lots to choose from. If you can't find anything on this menu, then you are indeed fussy. Note during the week they stop food at 1. 45pm and re open the kitchen for evening meals.

Nice beer garden dog are also welcome in the boozer

Ordered a latte expecting a nice milky coffee. Instead I get a 'latte' made from a powered sachet. And to add insult to injury it was one that was pre sweetened. Disgusting!! The staff were really nice though otherwise I would have given a 1 rating.

The dinner was spot on. Incredible value. We ate on a Monday night as we were staying at the campsite next door. The food was well cooked (credit to the chefs) and very tasty. We would have no hesitation on going back if we were in the area.

Busy little pub. Only had drinks. Lots of customers as next to caravan park. Dog friendly.

Excellent pub. Service, beer, value & food 10/10. The steak was premium quality. I've paid 4x more for a steak at other places but not one of the 'gastro' establishments could match this. O, they're happy for you to bring man's best friend.

Fish large and superb . Gammon 16 oz delicious , rag pudding amazing .sticky toffee pudding jam roly poly and crumble and cream excellent. Great staff well done

Staff are OK, couldnt tell us what was in the veg soup as it tasted of mint , lasagna was well done an to much lasagna sheets an not enough mince an flovour, staff need to be able to tell you what's in the food when the chef is off

Nice welcome atmosphere and good food. Very dog friendly.

Nice welcome, and sat up back out the way from the busy bar due to the football. Unfortunately the food was a real let down. Served food without any cutlery and no offer for condiment’s, I had to go grab them from another room off of another table and ask the Barman for the cutlery Black pudding was over cooked and dried out. Had to scrape it out of the skin, of which i was unable to cut apart due to it being waaay to tough and only given a butter/breakfast knife to eat with… The 14oz sausage was black burnt and crispy on both sides, and all I could taste was burned casing and just ruined it completely, also Due to blunt knife could not cut away the meat without making a real mess and gave up. Absolute waste of food and definitely won’t be heading back. No one checked on us or asked how the mains were. On leaving the bar staff were not there to say anything to so we just left. Burnt both sides and they still served it. Also very rough cobble stones leading to the pub, so beware if you’ve stiff suspension. You’re in for a vibe fest ha! Also carpark is pitch black at night so you’ll need your torch. Beautiful location, just real slack standards or food and the beef Lasagna was a 5/7. Ok but definitely not great.

Brilliant cosy place. Great value for money 💰

Lovely atmosphere, great food and friendly staff.

Always get a great roast in here and now try the 2 or 3 course Christmas menu, great service, lovely food, good pub atmosphere, dog friendly too

We’ve been to this lovely pub a few times this week whilst staying on the campsite. Great prices, lovely people and good music too!

Went in twice for dinner during our stay at the Caravan site. Very warm welcome, decent range of beer and good selection of food. It's not going to be a fine dining destination but for good hearty food in a pleasant environment it delivers. Definitely going back

Amazing food, portion sizes are more than enough to satisfy even the hungriest people.

Excellent place! 3 of us came here tonight and staff were proper friendly and food was excellent. Really good vibe and excellent location for it. Good menu (see pics) with plenty of vegan/veggie options which I like to see! Pies and lasagne were all excellent and the halloumi fries were brill!

Lovely food and very welcoming. Dog friendly which is a big bonus for me. Music set at a good volume to both listen or talk

Lovely meal at a reasonable price. They found us a table as it was very busy.

Very pleasant olď fashion traditional pub lovely place to have a quiet drink after a walk round the burs.

Friendly and busy little pub in Burrs Park, Bury. Right next to a caravan site and the East Lancs Railway. Good pub grub and a nice selection of beers. Dog friendly too.

Such a friendly no frills pub. We loved it and the food was excellent. Roast dinner on a Sunday and great breakfast. Very reasonably priced. Drinks not expensive either. Live music on Saturday was a bonus. Will definitely return and would recommend. Dog friendly too.

Great little pub! Food was excellent, drinks not overpriced staff very friendly. Will be visiting next time we stay on burrs park !

First visit after many years away, great service and atmosphere, also appears to be well used by local, staff extremely friendly and helpful

Arrived at lunchtime on Sunday, very fated and old fashioned inside,ordered food and 2 drinks, advertised was roast dinner, i opted for the lamb when it came it was a lamb shank which I wasn't expecting, it must have been one of the boil in the bag ones, it was awful, the rest of the dinner wasn't that bad but wasn't home cooked, everythimg was frozen, husbands soup was like a bowl of dish water with a ton of pepper thrown in, I don't think it had ever seen a butternut squash, ordered a black coffee that never arrived and had to ask 4 times for it, definitely won't return we will stick to the beautiful cafe facing the pub

Disappointing food tonight, had mixed grill & sausage was burnt, black pudding over cooked, peas hard, lamb chop burnt. Overall very dry. Wife had lasagne that was all pasta & lacking sauce, Brother-in-law had Hunters chicken that was very waterery. Not asked how the meal was, Sorry but will not be returning

This place could be better, very basic and in need of a revamp. Very old fashioned inside. The food is basic, I ordered the hot beef baguette, it started on the menu that it was topside beef but was far from that. It was more like tinned beef in gravy which was lacking onions also started on the menu. The baguette was not the nice crusty fresh type just a cheap part baked effort. The drink I ordered was blackcurrant and soda which tasted somewhat musty.on the plus side the toilets are extremely clean. Could be much better. Definitely wouldn’t recommend.

Very well run and organised establishment. Excellent food.

Really unpleasant staff stayed at the caravan park told us no food yet lots of tables Then on Saturday popped in at lunch to book and told us was full,felt disappointed as the staff on Friday evening told us to pop in at lunch on Saturday Very rude staff only for locals

Food excellent and Tina was a fantastic host, highly recommend

I found staff lovely in this pub food average I had to climb over half dozen dogs to get seat before ordering food now I am not dog hater but prefer to eat away from dogs I think personally if your haveing pub full dogs at least asigh one part of the pub for dogs owners dogs don't go together with pub grub not very heigenic but apart from that you were made welcome thankyou.

Excellent food and the staff were great. My only gripe is that it is rather a small pub and there are too many dogs. They are sprawled all over the floor so you have to step over them with drinks in your hands and even when you ask their owners to please move them you get some strange looks.

Lovely little pub. Been many times. Nice pub atmosphere. Not full of sports and loud music. They has sports and music, but not everywhere and was easy to ignore/tune out, which is what I like. Food was good. Proper pub food with good size portions and gluten free options. Kids food was good value. Overall a good experience

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Nice place and location. Called in for a quick drink.

Great little pub with one of the best mixed grills I've ever had

Badly in need of refurbishment.. some of staff are really friendly others grumpy

Great service and food and ales.

Food excellent. Great atmosphere.

Called in from caravan site for a meal with friends, although dog friendly, more dogs than people, one young lady serving behind the bar, waited a while for food, mine was the worst I have ever tasted, will not be going again.

An ideal place to get a drink and something to eat after a walk with your dog/dogs with a large beer garden including a play area for children this venue offers an excellent dog friendly environment. We had starters a main course and plenty of drinks.

We were staying at the caravan site next door for 5 nights and went into the pub twice and had food and drinks staff and service was excellent and reasonable price 👍 will go back

Great little pub with good service and the biggest beer garden ever

Good pub with beer garden. Great when suns out

Lovely pub staff very nice and helpful 👍

We were really looking forward to eating at the pub after recommendations however, after waiting over an hour for our food we politely enquired as to how much longer it may be. The response we got was very poor to say the least. No apology, just it's on now, whatever that meant we don't know. When it finally arrived it was ok. If we go again we will ask up front as to how long it will be!

Great place to stop for a bite to eat after a lovely walk around Burrs country park

Love love love this place !! I was in heaven with all the dogs (I have 4) food gorgeous served with a smile lovely laid back atmosphere for our 2 year old grandson he loved sitting on the bar talking to everybody Very highly recommend 👌

Visited after making booking, staff very pleasant on arrival drinks and food orders taken at the bar. Very reasonably priced I thought. After waiting just over 1 hour after enquiring the meal was delivered. I had a slice of cheese pie must admit nice cheese a few chips and same in garden peas. The other meal lasagne ( even less chips) no veg or salad , the meal had run all down the sides of the dish. Sorry to say presentation is not in the chefs fort’e. The cheese pie would have been improved with some sauce, the lasagne was sloppy and tasteless. Not the best sorry.

Visited twice this week. Good pub grub at sensible prices, nice selection of real Ales, again at "northern" prices. Plus friendly staff

Fantastic place to visit as you have the benefit of some lovely walks on its doorstep. Food not the cheapest but of a decent quality and the staff were superb. Great for dog walkers as I found out, with a huge beer garden to the rear.

Slow service. Very unorganised. + food was below average. 4 staff wondering around . Clueless.

Very friendly staff. Great food. I thoroughly recommend the beef suet rag pudding. We were staying at the CAMH club site next door.

Waiting 50 minutes for food , saw people who ordered same time get there food after 30 minutes. Staff were ignorant, we asked where our food was they said " we are busy, expect 45- 60 minutes". If they had told us this we wouldn't have ordered in the first place. We ended up getting a refund after asking for it.

Lovely polite staff, fantastic beer garden

Lots of staff and good service, just a pity some of the clientele spoilt the afternoon.

Thank you for the lovely service. The food was really nice thanks for the water for the dog we will come again thank you

Good for beer food and sun in beer garden

Good post paddle food and beer.

Lovely pub and grateful food. Very dig friendly.

Brilliant Staff, atmosphere, food, and drinks , great evening we had there.

Great pud great beer great food And the dogs loved it to big bag of dob biscuits £1 very happy dogs

Nice food. Only served lunch from 12-1.45 so make sure to get there early. Lovely stop in burrs 😌

Fabulous dog friendly pub, with good beers and great pub grub.

What an excellent pub. Good food, pleasant staff and a real old world pub

We met friends who were on the campsite and we had reserved a table but the weather was glorious so we ate outside. Each of us had something different and we all enjoyed our choices. I had lasagne with garlic bread and salad which was a really generous serving and very tasty. My husband had the beef suet rag pudding which was very meeting and good.

Proper local with real ale, Sky / BT sports and good home cooked food. Really good bar staff (Helen and Tina) and a large beer garden. Mix of people from the caravan park, day trippers and locals. Fair priced food and drink, recommend booking at busy times.

Fantastic meal and afternoon with new friends and lots of dogs lovely staff Will be back again

Lovely home cooked food. Nice beer, great atmosphere

Went for lunch on Friday. The pub was very busy but the staff worked very hard to serve everyone. There was a young lady behind the bar who was very pleasant and welcoming despite being rushed off her feet. We had to wait a little longer than usual for the food but this was because the pub was so busy and it didn't spoil our visit despite my Father in Law moaning about the service. The food was nice and I would definitely recommend this pub to people. The prices for the food were very reasonable too. The staff did really well and did not let their hard work affect their customer interaction. Thank you.

We always eat once at the Brown cow when we stay at Burrs Wood Country Park campsite, The food is good hearty & plenty of it, it is always hot & tasty but I’m not sure it would do you any good eating it every night. A real friendly local pub which always welcomes visitors. At weekend I would say you would need to book in advance.

Great beers, dog friendly, nice range of pub grub at reasonable prices, friendly staff who love dogs.

A proper pub that serves good beer and proper pub grub. Happy days!

Super friendly and great service. Lovely atmosphere. Full of dogs too.

Good, honest pub grub. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Good food, great choice of beers. The staff were very welcoming and we could take the dogs in with us.

Fantastic food, cosy and warm atmosphere 😀 Dogs welcome 🐕 Great pub, definitely will come back . Cheers 🍻 👏

Great, cosy pub. Lovely food and friendly staff. Fantastic place to end your walk in the park

Stayed at the nearby caravan park and myself, my hubby and our doggie visited this pub on both nights. Very comfortable pub, lots of friendly locals in and lots of dogs which was really nice. We ate here on just one occassion - had the fish and chips which was really tasty. The pub is run by Tina the manager who made us and our doggie feel very welcome . We will definately be returning to the campsite and will definately pay the Brown Cow pub another visit. Highly recommend

Went to this pub on new year's eve had a meal and stayed for the night brilliant atmosphere karaoke was good very enjoyable.

Great country pub in a glorious setting of the country park

Lovely pub, next to the CAMC Burrs site, old school but good atmosphere.

The pub was warm and had a comforting atmosphere, the fish and chips and the chilli rice and chips were both hot and tasty, dogs are welcome , all in all fabulous food, welcoming staff and a great experience

Great dog friendly pub, perfect for resting the pooch after a walk around the Burrs country park. Popular with caravanners for evening meals.

Always a great experience. Not posh but really good pub food in a very relaxed environment. Full of walkers and campers with their dogs. If you don’t like dogs then it won’t be for you but for us a pub needs dogs and long may they continue to be welcomed. Food consistently reasonable value and never had a bad meal. We are going to try their Christmas meal in a couple of weeks and looking forward to it.

Food was poor, dry burger, greasy chips.

Love it handy for caravan club park