The Castle in Cheshire East

My favourite pub in Macclesfield (and Mac has a few crackers). This one has friendly enthusiastic staff, always has 3 cask ales on the go... All in perfect temperature and condition, always a couple of local beers and one from further away. Add to this the, made on the premises dinner plate sized pork pies, served by the slice with piccalilli. Oh and somewhere that makes me look forward to cold winter nights... open fires, comfy, cosy, warm rooms, a perfect escape from the weather when you've done your chores in town. Thank you Sue Guildford for recently added photos. You can see it's a traditional place, no sports TV required thank you.

Nice beer nice garden nice staff

brilliant. very felt so at home.

Can't comment on food we didn't eat there, but what a top pub

Amazing locally sourced food made from scratch in house including small plates, snacks , weekly specials and Sunday roasts, constant rotation of interesting casks and keg beers. Food and drink from smaller independent breweries and distilleries, brilliant atmosphere and clientele, dog friendly. Lovely staff and inspiring owner, best pub in Macclesfield! 🏰🍺🍴

Nice old pub with a few beers on cask

This was a trip down memory lane for me, as this was a pub I used to visit regularly many years ago when I lived in Macc. It's a very old pub, so full of character and stories to tell. Old wood, stone walls, stone flag stones, fireplaces and exposed bricks the place just wreaks of age and history, and holds the essence of endless good times. It will not disappoint. Food served but we just had drinks.

This is our 2nd visit to here. The barperson was extremely helpful and answered any questions we had. The hidden outside area was great as it was hot outside, but some of the area was shaded. Will try the food next time because it sounded nice

An absolute asset & gem. Becca runs this place for optimum comfort & joy! 2 Mezcal Martinis on request & mixed to perfection ❤️

Nice old fashioned quirky pub. Lots of different beers and drinks to choose from. Friendly helpful staff.

My usual Monday night watering hole. Great beer, chat, food looks great but not eaten there yet.

Yeah, nice little beer garden 😀I have been once before in the winter . Reasonable prices on drinks ,I have not had food there, but I might try next time I'm in Macclesfield

I come up to Macclesfield to visit my friend and I've always wanted to try here but for some reason we never have,we did today and I loved it,it's a super cute pub draped in history,the menu looked great,we only had a drink but we'll definitely go back for food,the lady behind the bar was lovely,if you haven't been in a would definitely recommend trying it.

Wonderful grade II listed pub originally built as houses in the 18th century before being converted in to a pub over 100 years ago. Was closed for about 7 years but the current owners have done a superb job. Small front bar and another bar further in and then more seating up a couple of steps. Several original fittings add to its traditional beauty and quirkiness. Excellent cask ales.

Do Monday lunchtimes get any better than a pint of RedWillow Feckless and a plate of delicious food? I don't think so 😊 The food & beer is consistently excellent here, the atmosphere good and the staff are friendly & helpful. Recommended 👍

Good Olde World pub with great service and good beer

I have been calling in to the Castle since it was reopened under its present management. Good beer, good food, friendly and efficient staff in an exceptional building. I'd advise any visitor to Macclesfield to visit. Nearly forgot, dog friendly with newspapers 🐶👍

Popped in for a drink. Definitely one of the best pubs in Macclesfield. Great selection of beers

Great old pub. Cosy, atmospheric & great choice of beers.

1st time and won't be the last great little place for a drink with a huge choice of beers . Friendly atmosphere, open fire, staff great. Didn't eat this occasion but will on next visit

Love this place. So cosy and great tradition pub atmosphere

No food is served but the service, niceness and atmosphere there make you feel really welcome. I'm going to revisit many times given the chance :)

Love this pub, old and quirky. The candles instead of lights give this pub an authentic victorian feel. The staff seem friendly and helpful too.

Popular place & really quirky inside. Getting served can be tricky. But well worth it though- cocktails looked great & even for the non drinkers you can get a hot chocolate

Great place to drink and chat. Several small rooms surround the traditional bar, welcoming open fire and friendly staff. Limited food menu but good quality (Tapas style)

The food is incredible in every way!

One of the best pubs I've been, and I used some!

Always a friendly welcome from staff. Real fire in the winter. Plenty choice of cask and keg ales, lagers and ciders. Great atmosphere.

One of the best pubs I’ve ever been to. Super friendly staff, cosy, delicious simple food and good beer. Holds events and feels part of the community. What every pub should aspire to be

Great pub in Macclesfield centre.

Great beer, good atmosphere especially for a Tuesday night.

Historic Old pub from Victorian times, so lots of nooks and crannies and loads of character. Great range of beers and craft ales. I didn't try the food but oh said its really good.

Fantastic little pub with a great selection of beers and fantastic staff.

Great atmosphere and good selection of beers

Not quite sure what’s going on with management and staff but the service has really slipped during recent months - not the same amazing service and friendly staff as earlier in the year. I ordered a pint of cider and was given a goblet of Aspall with over an inch of foam on top. I asked the barmaid if she could top it up and she discourteously replied “that’s how it comes” and giving no other explanation. As far as I know Aspall cider isn’t supposed to have a head that looks a Mr. Whippy on it.

Great place. Great beer Great atmosphere if s little on the small side.

Friendly staff and a good beer selection.

We loved it so much we came twice! The food is just so good, small and simple tapas style menu. What they can do with pork is close to magic. Xx

Absolutely wonderful staff, great choice of REAL Ales and real food at the bar. Favourite pub right here xx

Friendly helpful staff, Great Atmosphere, Good prices.

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Great cosy pub can be very busy at times

Just a great proper pub with a tasty menu Friendly and helpful staff, and one of the best selection of beers and ales around. Truly how pubs should be!

Excellent beer particularly the Chapter brewery bitter!

One of my favourite pubs to visit whenever I visit Macclesfield!

Great food and even better beer.

Such a friendly, well run establishment. The staff are very knowledgeable about the products and incredibly welcoming. Fabulous food and drink and sourced weĺl, with tempting bar snacks available. Highly recommended a visit to this gem.

Nice cosy real ale pub and it's dog friendly

Stumbled across the castle. So glad I did. Great atmosphere and love the way it has 4 levels. They really know how to make a lovely "Dark and Stormy " as well. 👍🧉

Great little suntrap beer garden up steps at the back. Also covered smoking area on lower terrace. (Ladies) toilets very clean. Food- unfortunately the rarebit was burnt and, I thought, was a wee bit pricey.Really cosy little place . Met some nice mellow people there.

My first time there in years and I was pleasantly surprised. A lovely friendly cosy pub, had a great time and will definitely return.

Great quirky little pub like a labyrinth with lots of history. Friendly helpful staff and a good selection of bar snacks and beers. Definitely worth a visit.

Beautiful pub, traditional yet modern. Fantastic service, real ale, high quality cider, amazing cake, tea, coffee and pork pie and piccalilli. Looked after us in the best way, so thank you so much and delighted we have you in Macclesfield x update.... still going strong in 2023

The best Sunday Roast, along with a lovely bottle of Chocolate Block, outstanding.. staff always happy and welcoming..

Good friendly pub of many rooms.

The best pork pie I have ever had! Even the jelly which I'm not generally keen on. It melted in the mouth. Gorgeous.

Friendly multi room pub. Small but well kept 3 beer selection. Food served.

If you only come here to drink you’re missing out on the food. Excellent snacks to go with drinks and you can order 1 nibble or a full meal. Thumbs up for trying to serve some interesting food with drinks. Only thing I’d like is 1 or 2 more beers to select from.

Brilliant pub, the beer selection is excellent and changes regularly, the food is superb, the staff are lovely, and the atmosphere is great

A decently sized pub with a small selection of both good keg and cask beers, outside and inside seating with some comfy couches to relax in.

When George Orwell wrote about The Moon Under Water, his perfect but fictional pub, he probably did so without ever having visited The Castle in Macclesfield. If he had done, he could simply have recommended readers to come here. It’s about as historic as a pub gets, with three small cosy rooms and a larger one at the back. It has a modern ethos with a small plates menu that caters for veggies, vegans and those like me that enjoy black pudding. There is also tea and coffee for the secular drinker that doesn’t want to try any of the three tasty cask ales that are available. Bizarrely, this pub isn’t on the list of some of the Macclesfield pub guides that I found on the internet. It’s a hidden gem down the backstreets of the town centre but very close to the train station. Every visit to Macclesfield should include a visit to this pub.

Lovely pub, great ambiance and the staff are so welcoming and friendly. The beer and food is top notch and they have plenty of board games to keep you busy.

Absolute gem of a pub! Great staff, great atmosphere. If you haven’t been you are missing out!

We love this pub. The staff are just brilliant and the local ales they have on offer are always changing. Accompanied by fresh baked pies and cakes readily available at the bar. Just a true little gem! 👍

Excellent pub, great range of beer, good food, warm welcome and fab environment!

Great local pub, friendly people and interesting, tasty food choices

Nice atmosphere, didn't even realise it was there until I visited with my sister. Good beer and friendly staff

Great pub with friendly staff. Real ales are very well kept along with a good wine selection.

Excellent choice of beers and a great atmosphere.

Warm atmosphere, friendly staff, good beer and a fire going. What more could you ask for.

Fantastic pub, really cosy and a great selection of beers. My favourite pub in Macclesfield.

Beautiful pub which has thankfully survived without too much tinkering/ hollowing out of the traditionally arranged parlours and rooms. Great atmosphere, and inventive pub snacks on offer. Highly recommended.

Great atmosphere, good selection of drinks. Busy and cramped, but enjoyable

Lovely pub. Friendly atmosphere.

Cosy little candlelit pub nestled in the middle of Macclesfield - friendly staff and clientele, always at least one secret gluten free option (ask the staff) on the taps and very often more than one.

Great venue with good selection of beers and nice atmosphere

If you didn't know where it was you might struggle to find this pub. Persevere and you're in for a great pint and bijou cozy atmosphere. As such, it gets busy quickly.

Great little pub to visit in Macclesfield. Well worth a visit.

the castle was closed for some years and reopened about two years ago, it is very well kept as it was and on a saturday night it was full of locals it is a five minute walk from Macclesfield train station

What a smashing pub. Great friendly staff.

Fantastic pub. Great atmosphere, friendly bar staff, home cooked food including pork pie! Well worth a visit.

Great place lots of small cosy rooms. Good beer.

Lovely, well restored pub. It's a step back in time but in the right way.Friendly staff some really good cask and keg beers - great little place

Absolutely appalling service from rude bar lady who had no skills in speaking politely to customers. This was bolstered by very arrogant owner who has no ability to see anything other than what she believes herself. Sad state of affairs

A quintessential English pub. Three ales on - a pale, a bitter and a dark. Wonderful atmosphere and staff. Flawless.

Professional Pub. The best of British food and drink. The concept of a pub re-thought. A gem in the heart of Macclesfield. Everything about this pun is quality and the service and staff are down to earth and genuinely there to ensure you enjoy your experience. 10/10

Very friendly place Nice staff and relaxed atmosphere

Brilliant, lively pub with lots of interesting drinks and many little corners to colonise. They do trad beers, craft ciders etc, and I had a perfect espresso martini.

I love what they've done with the place! (Cliche over) They've kept the traditional feel, so it's very cosy, relaxing, comfortable. A warren of different rooms, smaller rooms near the bar at the front, a sofa area up the stairs, and then a covered outside area, topped with a great hidden sun-trap above that! Great selection of beers on cask and tap, lovely home cooked bar snacks. The vegan sausage rolls are divine and I didn't even know they were vegan! Very dog friendly.

Lovely old pub, staff very friendly, food very good, very nice place to visit.

Every bit 5 stars. From the delicious pints on offer to the sausage only menu, via pleasant staff and the cosiest of settings. Strong recommendation.

Nice place Old historic. Popular Hard to find Was Popular in the evening Was quiet in the afternoon.

Just tried the smoked mackerel pate with beetroot and horseradish. One word. Wow! Outstanding. What a great little traditional English Pub. Well done to all the staff. Cheers

I do understand why people like the castle but I was put off by the staff, they seemed a bit discourteous and almost as though I didn't exist, they served three people before me who had just come in, maybe they were regulars? I have to say that the owners have spent a fortune on doing up the pub but in a way it looks like nothing has been touched so that's a good thing. Pubs like this need a visit as it's like going back in time.

Kind of pub I'm more at home with,me and my partner were made very welcome nice touch

Hidden gem of a pub, cant believe I've never been here before, rooftop garden is wonderful

How a proper pub should be . Great Ale. Friendly . Good atmosphere .

Friendly staff. Pub is small and very British!

very small but excellent atmosphere and plenty of drinks choices

Short walk from station. The Castle is a lovely pub slightly hidden from view. Small front bar has the hand pumps. Multi room pub. Good pint from Alchemists brewery..Pictish. Great vibe.