The Cock O' Budworth in Cheshire West and Chester

Food isn’t as good as it used to be unfortunately. Especially when compared to other pubs in the area with similar prices.

Had a lovely Christmas menu . Food was lovely and hot . Lovely quirky place lovely friendly staff

We went for lunch today. We have been before and always enjoyed the food. Not sure what was going on today food was poor service was slow considering about 20 people in there. It appeared there was 1 portion of chips between us all and they had been counted out on the plate! In stark contrast had a great meal in cat and lion a few weeks ago part of the same chain. We also asked if the mash could be changed for chips - it could, but we would still be charged for the chips! We even asked for a festive menu which never appeared since prior to going today we were going to book for Boxing Day. Don’t worry we don’t need the menu any more. We are trying to support a local business might as well go to Wetherspoons in town! Less than half the price and better quality.

Super friendly staff, looked after us really well. Delicious food and great atmosphere.

Fantastic chicken Sunday lunch with a full half chicken which was really moist and great portion size. Manager and staff are really friendly with a great atmosphere and best value in the area.

Attended awake every thing was fantastic thank you

Excited to visit a Holts pub, not for beer but gluten free food. The menu has been changed beyond recognition. There are only 2 gluten free items on the menu. I had Spanish tortilla, it was twice cooked, tested of nothing other than the unwanted sauce thrown on top. Other dish was chicken skewers which were over cooked. Everything was served with lots of pardon peppers.

Great food lovely atmosphere Nice and clean friendly staff

The staff are so helpful, and the food is excellent.

Recently renovated, the Cock is now a great place to stop for lunch. plenty of parking on the forecourt. Inside, it is split in to a number of different area presenting you with choices of the restaurant or more cosy bar areas. Food is imaginative with some interesting twists: chicken skwers served with intersting sides and, for example, moroccan hummus. Also the rib-eye steak ciabatta with a fried egg (and fries of course). Nice food, served nicely and reasonable prices.

Accommodated 7 of us for dinner at very short notice following a huge mess up by Pizza Express in Stockton Heath. Food good, service excellent and reasonably priced.

Lovely staff and brilliant service, the food was brilliant and had a unique yet great taste. The pub is a great bit of history, definitely recommend!

A super gastro pub. Just had the roast beef Sunday lunch, amazing 🤩 Excellent staff and service 👌

Very good service, friendly and attentive staff. Delicious and tasty food! Would definitely come back again.

Lovely country pub with a good menu. Good food and a lovely beer garden. Staff pleasant and helpful.

Use this fine establishment regularly and it is Great. Great food, joey Holt beer so all good, and landlord/manager Paul (Baz) is just the nicest bloke around. Best pub in the area and there's a couple good pubs nearby so that's an achievement ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Worst food the Sunday dinner was the worst I have had it was so dry and vegetables were so hard and pigs in blanket were black and burnt what a waste of money £47 pounds

Great place for a drink in the sun. Will be back to try the food next time!

Great menu, loved the beef ramen and burger and chips! Always a friendly service from the staff and good value so thank you 🙏

Very poor Sunday roast.Roast potatoes and veg rock hard ,obviously from earlier in the day.Very little mash potatoe!! Will not be returning.

Great pub with lots of character. First time at this venue but it won’t be our last. Lovely pub with lots of different rooms to dine or drink in. Very polite and attentive staff. Food was top class and it goes without saying, you get what you pay for.

Had really nice meal on a Tuesday evening to celebrate our planning permission after going to the George and Dragon to find it closed - glad it was, as we had a lovely meal with great, friendly service.

Really enjoyed eating here last night. Wet and miserable outside, log fire and friendly staff inside. Food was well prepared, fresh and tasty. Comfortably busy. Returned for Sunday lunch on Father's Day with family. Roast pork lunch was excellent, as was the service. Visited July 24 lunchtime to try new menu. Ribeye steak ciabatta was tasty and plenty big enough. Enjoyed it.

Called in for a quick pint and food on way home , good selection of beers 🍻 and food was amazing, atmosphere warm and welcoming, will be calling in again , well done 👏

Eaten here on three occasions the first two were very good experiences, we ate here recently on a Sunday (early afternoon) The sharing roast platters for two are no longer available which was disappointing. I ordered the fish and chips, I’m certain it said it included mushy peas and salt and vinegar scraps, the peas were on the plate when it arrived but no scraps, I was hungry so didn’t pull them up on this and thought that I could have been mistaken anyway, peas were only luke warm, very small fish portion and just something similar to what you can buy frozen from a supermarket and not many chips. The portion size was very poor for the price, around £16.50 from memory. The two roasts that were also ordered, one chicken and one beef, apart from not enough gravy, the feedback was positive. Maybe a small jug of gravy on the side could be considered. One steak pie, no complaints there, but again in my opinion it was a poor sized portion for the price paid. The remaining meal got served as the one not ordered, apologies were made by the waitress and around 5 minutes later the correct meal arrived. Service was slow on the whole, but the staff were very polite and friendly which is a positive. On the whole it was overpriced for what we received, hence no tip was given, and we are usually good tippers. I will monitor the feedback on here and will probably try it again if the reviews significantly and consistently improve.

Haven't been there for awhile glad we went back really enjoyed it.

I went here yesterday 8th July 2024 We were a party of 5 adults 1 child: We were met by a friendly team member, she was very helpful. The food was delicious, I had a great tasting cheese/potato pie. The only food missing from the mains was a ‘fish dish’ which I would have liked to have seen. Other than that….. Everyone enjoyed the food 5 stars! The friendly, helpful staff 5 stars! Give this place a try you won’t be disappointed:

I was terribly disappointed in the food, been to this restaurant plenty of times for the Sunday Roast however, no roast turkey or sharing platter this was replaced with half a chicken on the bone, the beef was wafer thin and fatty, Yorkshire pudding tasted of grease and not the normal size. Roast potatoes were soggy the small amount of veg was hidden under the meat and hardly any gravy. Understated the restaurant changed in June and is now solely owned by the brewery. Waiter staff lovely but when you pay good money for a roast you expect it to be worth it. Not the only disappointment customer table next to use too commented on the quality. Finally no cider other than fruit something else they have got rid of. Sadly will not be eating her again .

Been here many a time and recommended to family and friends but this afternoon was very disappointing.. very lightly cooked chicken, 2 roast pots, a spoonful of mash… slither of gravy, minimal veg just not worth the £50 myself and partner paid .. feel really let down and will not be recommending again.. we’ve had better at the Toby carvery for a 1/4 of the price! Did not complain whilst there but after thinking long and hard I will do so via email!! Has this changed hands? Chef??

me and my boyfriend cane for food out but we didn’t want anything on your menu because there was nothing on the menu what we wanted.u need to improve your menu before we come back again.sorry to say

Ordered two fish sandwiches. Wasn't clear that there were chips with it on the menu (neighbouring table did the same) so ordered chip to share. No mention by the bar staff that they come with chips when ordering. Food arrived with semi warm provided chips, after conveying that we weren't aware it came with them, he offered to send them back. My partners fish was mainly hard batter. When asked if everything was ok late on in the meal my partner conveyed our thoughts and nothing was really said back. Not dealt with at all. Have eaten here 5 or 6 times. Should we go back???? Doubt it

Had a birthday celebration here the food was fabulous and the service excellent made to feel very welcome thank you 😀

Pork Belly Sunday roast is delicious, all the sides tasted like they were just cooked and really high quality. Huge Yorkshire pud had that moorish soft pastry taste. Large Garden area out the back with plenty of tables and kids climbing frame etc. Very quiet around here so it's a glorious place to be on a sunny day! Only areas of improvement I can think of are some of the tables outside need to be sanded & painted, the pork could have been 10-20% more succulent (it's still up there though) and maybe the same with the mash but that's a personal preference. Oh, you really need to advertise the Yorkshire Puddings on the website, if I'd known about them I would have stopped looking at other places immediately! £22 for Roast, the best Yorkshire pud in the world and a drink. 10/10 and will be coming back.

We found the menu a little limited

Warm and friendly welcome, fast service, food was astonishing.

Been twice now really enjoyed it, only thing I would say,should be more choice on the menu 😋

We’ve been a few times and I think it most certainly deserves a 5⭐️ review. The roast dinner is absolutely beautiful, all fresh with the biggest Yorkshire puddings I’ve ever seen. Really good food, great service - highly recommend ⭐️

Lovely old pub. We were staying at Belmont Camping nearby and it was nice to be able to walk there. About 15 minute walk. Very welcoming and friendly staff. We ate in the bar, as we had a dog. The restaurant area looked good. Food served quickly and home cooked. Pie, fish and chips were very good. Children had fish goujons which was nice but pricey at £8.95. Would recommend.

Lovely location of pub. Our food was nice.The lady serving us was so helpful nothing was to much trouble. Thank you to you all for a pleasant experience.

Don't get to visit here often but never disappointed with food. Wonderful & quirky building with a fantastic atmosphere, large garden at rear & seating at front. Food was amazing, freshly prepared & cooked and DELICIOUS! Went all out as birthday treat so 3 courses, drink & coffee.

Brilliant,good was great service very good attentive staff, lovely place

Thank you to Paul and his staff.They cancelled a meal on my party in December because of circumstances beyond their control.Paul did however offer us complimentary meals which we finally used last week.The coal fire was a delight and the food was good with the service excellent.

Booked a table online. Ordered food hadn't arrived after an hour. Asked if the food had started to be cooked, if not we will happily go. Was then told if we want to go we can do and not be charged for the drink we had. Strange and poor customer service. Was our first time visit. Can't comment on food as we didn't have any

Allways fantasic food and service

This pub is a little gem steeped in history. Very English and very cosey. My wife and I really enjoyed our visit. The food is affordable and plentiful, and the staff are chatty and friendly. The manager kindly told me about the history of the pub which was so interesting. If ever you're in the area, I recommend a visit for a shandy and a meal.

Fantastic. Food and staff are amazing. 😄

Cant leave a minus review so 1 it is. Popped in and asked for table for 6 people with 3 dogs (dog friendly pub) was told by a waiter that he would find out while grinning, came back said there was only a 4 and a 2 table available which he pointed out in the bar, we asked when a table big enough would be free, again waiter grinned and said I don't know and then said about 8.30pm so we said we would take the 4 and the 2, the grinner then disappeared again, came back with the "manager" who said the kitchen was under alot of pressure and they couldn't accommodate us....while we stood outside and ordered a takeaway I read the reviews about food quality and prices so think we dodged a bullet and a high bill....manager needs to read reviews as hes been complained about several times, staff need to learn manners. Won't return there again. Very rude management and staff..... they need to remember that customers pay their wages.

An amazing sunday roast with the biggest yorkshire pudding ive ever seen. Very friendly staff Highly recommended

Our first visit finally my daughter asked me 2 try this place not disappointed great history loverly roaring fire great bar area parking garden and dinning area food was great fast service and made 2 feel very welcome

Fantastic food, fabulous service definitely be back to try more

Recommended by our friends as suitable meeting place approximately 1/2 way between our homes. Excellent suggestion, cannot fault anything ( except maybe no Guinness 🙂). The pub, staff and certainly the food were all excellent. Will definitely visit again and happily recommend to anyone.

Fantastic Sunday Roast.Took me Mum for Mother's Day and we loved it. Great service with a smile from Ellen 👍😀. I really recommend this Place for a visit.

Excellent food in lovely surroundings with very good customer service. We will be back I recommend the sausage and mash and the banana split.

Heating was on in the conservatory so we were nice and warm. Good food and prompt table service. Lovely staff and enough parking spaces.

Couldn't get served. No-one seemed to care that we were waiting at the bar for 15 minutes.

Had lovely lunch here on 15/2/24, with friends after a walk. The staff were very helpful and attentive. The pub was warm with a real fire and comfortable seats. Price of meal reasonable compared with other pubs. Would go again.

Fabulous food, Fabulous staff. A lovely relaxing lunch. Brisket of Beef brioche bun and the Pub Club sandwich. Lovely.

We had lunch on a Saturday. Staff were friendly and efficient. They food was nice. It was a bit cold in the pub and it did lack a bit of atmosphere.

New owners when I went in for my Birthday dinner. Opted for the triple meat Sunday lunch.

Lovely food. Just strange that the nut roast (ve), that comes with vegetable stock gravy is only served with goose fat roasties and no alternative offered so we had to pay for cauliflower cheese as an extra rather than instead of. And no Yorkshire pudding with the nut roast? Not much of a roast really if vegetarian/vegan.

Excellent service with reasonable quality food but well presented. Lunchtime so little ambience.

Stopped in for a break mid-walk and couldn't resist trying the Sunday roast. So glad we did because WOW! Everything was delicious and the yorkshires were (no joke) the size of our heads. They treated our dog like an absolute king too and gave him some turkey free of charge which was so kind. Fab food, fab service and a really lovely atmosphere. 100% recommend

Great food managed to get is on even though we were walk ins and it was busy, Sunday roast was very good

Fabulous meal. Will visit again soon

This is the second Sunday roast we’ve had in a couple of weeks & it’s up there with the best. A warm welcome & cosy feel with roaring fires. Good service, friendly & efficient staff & tasty food…excellent all round.

Great pub, great menu, friendly staff...enjoyed our visit.

Very nice meal with friends excellent food and service, chips were home made and tasted it sounds a little thing but this does make a huge difference to a pub meal.

Visited whilst staying at Belmont Hall Campsite. Ordered sandwiches for lunch. Portions were large and food was amazing. Dogs allowed in the bar area and treats available too. Sunday Yorkshire pudding burrito was huge and definitely recommended. Great pint too. We shall definitely be back!

Great food and fantastic service.😃

Best Sunday roasts around. All served in an atmospheric traditional country pub with good service and good wine. Highly recommend.

Excellent food, drink and service from start to finish. We booked a last minute (5 days ago) meal for 21 of us to celebrate a family birthday on New Years Day. The service we got was second to none and the food was excellent. We chose widely from across the menu, with steaks, fish and chips, salmon, beef, salads, sandwiches and children’s meals. The food was excellent which mirrored the service. Would definitely recommend for a family meal and the function room was a great space. We will most definitely be back.

This pub is on top marks. Lovely food beer and atmosphere. Well recommend.

Second visit and consistently good this time. 8 fab meals and great service. A shame we live so far away! Steaks cooked perfectly and good portions. We chose widely across the menu and everyone agreed - we will be back again!

Lovely lunch on boxing day, staff and manager absolutely excellent and attentive, food was lovely highly recommend

Lovely Christmas Eve meal with the hugest Yorkshire pudding ever. Beautiful salt & pepper calamari starter too. Friendly staff (particular shout out to Ellen) and good service. Will be back before our stay is over!

Lovely Christmas Eve meal with the hugest Yorkshire pudding ever. Beautiful salt & pepper calamari starter too. Friendly staff (particular shout out to Ellen) and good service. Will be back before our stay is over!

Lovely food, great atmosphere, a little slow, but worth waiting for

We enjoyed a lovely Sunday roast dinner here. The atmosphere, service and food were first class. Would definitely recommend it and we will return soon.

Lovely food great place great Sunday lunch 😋

Fabulous Christmas meal with friends at the Cock o Budworth Food fantastic Service excellent Highly recommended A *

My first time here, but definitely it won't be my last. A beautiful country pub with lovely staff serving outstanding food. I had "COD, MONKFISH & KING PRAWN THERMIDOR, roast potatoes & buttered greens 23.00" which far exceeded any expectations I might have had. Everything seemed freshly prepared and cooked, and was memorably good. I highly recommend a visit.

Stunning plates of food, I had monk fish, cod and prawns potatoes and vegetables. My hubby had the braised beef, mash and greens Excellent service, lovely atmosphere Cooked perfectly, we will be back. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I went last night with my friend and wasn't happy. First of all, I've ordered some French Rose, when they brought it over and disappeared... it was something completely different. I went over to the waitress who was with the manager. I explained and the manager told me it is because they've ran out and thought this one would taste similar. How unprofessional and could have told us right from the start. You see my friend only wanted Rose, so I went with the flow. It was that USA one that tastes horrible, not a fan. Didn't offer any form of discount or anything. When my chicken kebab arrived, it was so tasteless and chicken itself wasn't great, tasted cheap. Rice was bland. I would have been happier with a cheap Maccies than that messed up service and rubbish food. Never going back! I will be telling everyone how unprofessional their service is and need to improve on quality of food if you're paying that much!

Been here twice now. The food is fantastic and portion size is good, you come out feeling full. The menu is interesting, slight touches of an Asian influence. The manager will guide your choice if you need him to. Food quality is excellent, there is nothing to fault. You know how sometimes you eat out, really enjoy the meal, then on the way home decide it wasn't quite as good as you thought at the time? Well, that doesn't happen here. The atmosphere in the pub is very relaxing, it would be easy to stay all evening. If you don't go, then I am afraid you are missing a treat!

Excellent Sunday lunch ,reasonably priced lovely cosy atmosphere and the giant Yorkshire puddings where amazing! Will definitely be going back

Really lovely meal last night in front of a warm cosy fire. Service was great too. Please support this pub if you can

Visited for a friends birthday on 4th November. We had a fabulous evening, lovely food and wonderful service. We had visited earlier in the year and the pub/service has improved massively since then. Would highly recommend a revisit if you've been before as this time it was fantastic!

Great jem hidden away in cheshire .Food was great ..staff were friendly and efficient Nice decor and surroundings Would go again 8/10

First time at this lovely place. My husband and I Absolutely loved the Roast dinner and crumble to finish. Not only did the food look good, the taste was The Best roast we have had at a pub restaurant, by far. The chef is only 24 apparently.. very talented! Delicious food. Can't wait to come back in the next couple of weeks 🤗 We ate every part of that meal & pudding . Thank you

As good as it gets. Lovely place, lovely staff, food exquisite. The Lemon Tarte with marmalade dressing was inspired, bravo to the chef 👍♥️

A bit expensive for what you get tbh.. It will be a few years before we visit it again ... We used to have a lovely time there ...

Visited yesterday for a special family occasion, the food was absolutely delicious and enjoyed by everyone. The service was great. Cold when we went in but once the heating came on it was pleasant to sit there. The only thing I would say is that you ask on the booking if celebrating and I did add this but nothing was done for this occasion would of been nice to have a special touch at the table.

Very friendly service nice wine the food was good but the sub roll was a bit on the dry side but did not spoil the meal

Beautiful roast dinner, everything so tasty. Full chicken between 2, so good !!

very friendly staff, food was spot on and reasonably priced, lovely pub

This is a great pub, nicely decorated and friendly staff. The food is excellent with a good menu.

Great renovations and new menu. One of the best roast dinners around. Large portion sizes and fast service.

First time here since it was refurbished following covid. In the old days it did a good luch but not now. Slow service clearly due to staffing issues and overpriced food for the quality and quantity. The Chicken pate starter was ... £8.25!!! It was the smallest and thinnest piece of pate I've ever seen with one slice of thin toast cut in 2. Far to much butter on the plate for some reason and badly presented with tatty cress. My main course was a fish barm with french fries (fish croquet!!) smothered in tartare sauce. That was £9.75 and a side of chips at £4.50. Never again !! even though the Holts draught stout was good. Even the tiny container of ketchup was so small that it was difficult to get the teaspoon in. The tomato ketchup wasn't heinz probably a cheap and nasty catering ketchup. There are several pubs within a couple of miles that provide better service, better food and all at a lower price.

We had a great meal for 4 on Monday evening. Food was excellent, wine very good Rioja and service friendly. Having recently had a very disappointing meal at another pub on the A559 that we usually take friends to, was relieved to find good standard here. Marked down on atmosphere because it was very empty though probs not fair given it was Monday!

Excellent service and food along with a lovely chat with the Landlord about Ales I had the roast beef followed by the sticky toffee pudding (forgot to take a picture sorry) followed by a flat white can highly recommend and will definitely visit again