The Cross Key Inn in Oldham

Always amazing, great food, atmosphere and staff.

Had a lovely Sunday dinner here. Service is warm and friendly,quality of the food is spot on. Very generous portions and a good atmosphere. Craft beers on offer and ice-cream sundaes 🍨 are amazing. Charming old pub.

Brilliant historical pub up int' hills.

Lovely historic pub. Good beer, good food, good landlords. What more can you ask?

Great pub in a lovely location, good selection of Ales and great food. We travel up almost weekly and always have a good hearty meal. Recommended!

Excellent friendly professional bar and waiting staff. The food was not great. Burger buns were very hard. Chips were a little overdone. They did not seem home cooked. Our dog was allowed in the back room.

Roast beef was pre packed plastic beef with frozen Yorkshire pudding, Luke warm gravy, cheese and onion pie ok, cold baked beans and Luke warm chips. Pint of dark ale was rank,tasted of vinegar, staff were polite and out to please. Won't be going back any time soon, shame as it's a nice olde world pub

Visited as a large family group in December. We pre-ordered well in advance, but despite that there were issues on the day with missing options and a lack of consideration of alternatives for the GF in our group (who couldn’t even have gravy on their roast dinner, let alone other limitations). Each course at least one dish came out later than the rest (one was over 10 minutes late). The service was really slow and we had to ask for assistance a few times. The staff were all lovely and I think they were just over-stretched, but given pre booking etc. the wait times and issues we experienced shouldn’t have happened. really disappointing and put a bit of a downer on our family get-together.

If you lament the gentrification of the High Streets head to the back of town and find a nice traditional pub like this one. It's got a great outside area for the summer as well as multiple different sections inside. There is a separate function room, which is an excellent space for large group bookings. Parking use readily available in their own lot. I've never failed to find a park easily, but there is free street parking in the surrounds, if necessary. The volume inside depends on the day but it's generally easier to converse than in many other local pubs.

Absolutely lovely pub, we turned up 10 minutes before the kitchen was due to shut but the girl serving was more than happy to accommodate us, she was so friendly and polite plus excellent service. The food was delicious tasty and value for money, I recommend the rump steak with home cooked chips. The steak was thick generous potion and cooked to perfection. The pub itself was warm cosy and friendly.

We called off here for a Sunday roast after a walk in the hills with our dog. First impressions were that the pub was busy, warm and friendly and dogs were allowed. We ordered drinks and looked through the menu. No mention of Sunday roast or price for it. The waitress told us the choice and took our order. We also ordered some sausages for our dog. Would be nice to see a menu for dogs like other pubs but the offer of sausages were what was on offer. The roast beef dinner was not what we had hoped for. Bland sums it up. The beef was definitely preheated and precut. The gravy thin and tasteless. Mash was dissapointing. Roast potatoes were not roasted but deep fried. Doubt the Yorkshire were homemade and the veg selection all boiled within an inch of their sorry lives. The chef/cook obviously has no passion or skills to pull off a decent Sunday roast. I've been a chef for 42 years and know the corners that get cut in the kitchen. Words of advise... Roast tour potatoes. Roast your veg. Whole carrots and parsnips this time of year. Cook the beef fresh and carve it to order. Make a proper meat gravy. Make decent Yorkshire puddings and maybe a nice cheese sauce on the bland plain cauliflower. We told the waitress on payment how bland it was and she said she would pass this onto the chef/cook. We won't be returning for food.

Nice cosy pub with warm fire, great food and very friendly staff. Dog friendly too.

Really cosy atmosphere. Dog-friendly. Simple, good quality pub food. Perfect for a family get together. I recommend the homemade pies and proper chips.

Had a small funeral here today. Everything was spot on c/o an m/p pies were a 10/10 also lovely chunky chips cooked perfectly. Service an staff were excellent. Definitely recommend this pub. Will be calling again very soon to sample the rest off the menu.

Great country pub. didn't have food but it looked great.

Food was excellent as always, had a large fish, chips and mushy peas which was a (very) large portion and thick cod, chips homemade I left very full. A*

Thanks to all at the Crosskeys Inn for your great efforts today ,the food and service in the Barn was superb. Will be back.💆‍♀️👍

Sunday dinner The beer is well kept, however, give the food a miss its tastless warmed up cash and carry food, the gravy having the consistency of water like comes from a kettle and a jar. Whoever is in the kitchen needs to rethink their choice of work,as its not in catering.

Called in for lunch. Massive, delicious sandwiches. Was mid week lunchtime so not very busy. Good attentive service.

I have been a customer at The Cross Keys for over 60 years. Yesterday they catered a lovely afternoon buffet for 70 guests, following the funeral of my wife, Margaret. We filled most of the pub. The bar service was quick and friendly, the open fire gave us a warm welcome. The quality of the drinks and the buffet were excellent and very good value. First class, all round. Thank you Jeanette and all staff at this great country pub. David Gartside and family.

Love this pub. Great place to stop when out walking. Food tasty.

We create our own atmosphere in the great pub in great surroundings. Excellent range of ales

Lovely food. Very friendly and attentive staff. Great pub with a great atmosphere.

This is a lovely pub. We booked a table for lunch and mentioned we had a dog, when we arrived we got a lovely welcome, and even Ruby was catered for with a bowl of water and a dog treat waiting by our table. The food was plentiful freshly made and excellent value. I really enjoyed the Cajun Chicken Salad with lovely home made chips. The staff were very kind efficient and friendly and the surrounding countryside is just beautiful. We enjoyed a great walk up to the Pots and Pans to work off the lunch !

Visited the beer garden at the end of the local Chip Chase on a Sunday, so joined an unusual crowd of happy, tired fell runners. Hung around and the fit folks moved on and were replaced by locals. At all times there was a welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff and they served a good pint and pork pie too.

What a lovely place, defo will come back. Fantastic atmosphere, staff brilliant, attentive, and friendly but really professional. Amazing value and gorgeous food. Pork pies delicious, obviously fresh salad and yummy pate. Extremely dog friendly. Thanks for a fab afternoon. Where else are peacocks just roaming around......😀

Very nice quiet pub simple small menu and great food . I've had the lamb and mint pudding twice now it was that nice

Visiting regularly since early 2017 when accidentally discovered this lovely pub whilst walking. Always enjoyed the food (rarely order any main apart from the cheese&onion pie! Had it twice again last week!). Menu has decreased in size since pre-Covid (but same with so many others). Staff always friendly, both on phone and in person. Good drinks range.

Great cheese and pie Lovely and friendly

Food was delicious and the staff were friendly

Haven’t been here in years and won’t go again! When we arrived the pub was quiet apart from a large group of people who were obviously going to be having a meal. We ordered our food, and the starters came fairly quickly. When our plates were being cleared the girl said “there is going to be a delay on your mains because we’ve got a large party in”. Not good. Why weren’t we told before we ordered? We might have chosen to go elsewhere. When the mains did eventually arrive I had a pile of chips on my plate which were revolting. They were soggy and like a pile of mush. Totally inedible. Around 8 pieces of scampi and a very boring salad. All our chips were the same. When our plates were collected I told the girl that the chips were inedible. She did offer to get me some more but by that time I had eaten the scampi and salad. I asked her to tell the chef that the chips were very poor. We asked for the bill and waited ages for it. When it came we asked for the card machine but that wasn’t forthcoming either so I eventually had to go to the bar to pay. The girl behind the bar asked whether everything had been ok with the meal and I said not. She didn’t know what to say. Nobody at any point offered to reduce the bill or make things right in any other way. Very poor. Won’t be back.

Came for lunch with my family, to start with the bar staff was just stood there and seemed a little slow. We sat down after asking for a table for food and was then asked if we wanted a menu. Food ordered, after around 45 mins wait our food came which was the wrong food, it then cook then another 30 minutes to produce basic baguette and chips. The food then came out cold, no meneber of staff wanted to come and ask if the food was ok clearly knew it was not. 6 times they walked passed and looked over after we had finished and was arguing who was going to come over to clear our table as let left the majority of food. There no was apology and was rushed out after we had paid! Will not be going back

Had a hot beef sandwich with chips and salad. Everything was spot on. Lovely staff gorgeous place to sit outside in the sun.

Great atmosphere, easy to walk to from Uppermill. The menu was varied, fabulous homemade food that were generous portions served by friendly staff.

A great simple menu and excellent Ales, in a lovely old Inn, what's not to like?

called in for lunch with our pooch, the meal was spot on real homemade chips, roaring fire and pleasant staff and we will be calling again soon.

We stumbled across this place after a stroll along the canal in Diggle. The staff were very friendly and the food was excellent. It’s nice that they do smaller portions of pub favourites, but it was almost a full size and was well cooked. My husband had the lamb and mint pudding which he said was delicious. We will definitely call again next time we are around this area.

Went to the Cross Keys for the first timein a well. The tableware bookedfor 5.30pm and we arrived on time. We were seated at our table and asked the waitress to give us a couple of minutes while we decided on what we wanted. We ordered our food at 5.45pm, by 6.15pm, we asked how long our food would be and they said that itaouldbe another 15 to 20 minutes, mean while two tables which had ordered after us got their food. We asked the waitress what nonalcoholic lagers there were, to which she answered that she thought that she thought that thry didn't have any nonalcoholic lagers. We asked her to find out, she returned stating thatnthey didn't have any non alcoholic beers but they did have Guiness 0 and Birra Moretti zero. A comment which drew numerous looks from the other clients. Anyway 6.30 and our food arrives, my wife and I both had Sunday roasts and the plates were both chipped and dirty. When we challenged the waitress she said that thr plate wasn't dirty. We refused to eat the food until we had fresh food on clean plates, the waitress took the food away, we then had to wait for a further 20 minutes. When the food arrived, it was confirmed that the food had been freshly prepared and were we happy and we said that we were. 10 minutes now a waitress who had served us came back and said "are you happy now!" I was so close to putting my knife and fork down, I thought she was rude and clearly had no skills in doing the job. The food on the whole was tasty, hot and was nice however the lack of service and acknowledgement that errors had been made means I wish I had asked for money off the bill (something I had heard other people had done) and also I will.not be going back a real disappointment

Very poor food quality. Chips soggy, greasy and cold. Egg on gammon was hard and burnt black underneath. The fact it was obviously not right but was sent out of the kitchen says it all. Avoid.....

Took my mum for a birthday meal booked a table for 3 people. Mains came one was not what was ordered so had to be redone. The the other had burnt egg on gammon ordered peas but got salad. Chips were greasy and soggy. Ordered a round of drinks which they forgot to bring so we had to ask again. Dessert was very tastless and we ordered a child's sundae for mum but they brought a small ice cream. Was still charged for the sundae. Found the service poor and very expensive for the quality we had. Will not return.

Visited today, lovely little pub off the beaten track, lovely friendly atmosphere, food was good, chips were amazing ( seriously good, try them!), I had a pint of Manchester Craft beer which I've had a few times elsewhere but this was the best pint of it I've had, they obviously know how to keep their beer correctly. Our only negative is ( and some people don't mind this at all so don't use this against the pub, it's just personal choice), I think they had just lit the fire and it was a bit smokey inside and our clothes now smell of smoke. Apart from that, the place is great, give it a whirl, definitely try the chips and the Manchester Craft beer. Keep up the good work guys.

Popped in after a walk, great to see gluten free options , staff really attentive good product knowledge, lovely atmosphere with the fire. The best chips I've had in a long time ,proper chips.

We were staying locally in the Shepherd’s Hut, walked down on a Saturday evening for Dinner, lovely atmosphere warm and inviting, Staff very good,lovely food too, we returned on the Sunday for a Roast, delicious. Would recommend.

It’s a lovely place - very cosy with lovely real fires. But the food (and menu) are not good enough. Good pies made fresh but then frozen scampi, soggy chips (although fresh) and completely tasteless watery chicken curry. Be great to see some improvements here - lovely owners and friendly atmosphere let down by mixed dining experience.

Nice beer nice pub too early for food

Great service . As a group of 6 plus a pram turned up without booking and the staff were really helpful and made room for us even though they were extremely busy and most of the tables were taken or booked . Lovely atmosphere and big log fires made it even more welcoming. Food was fantastic too and just what we needed after a long walk. Definitely be going back again .

cheap tasteless food at expensive price. Chips swimming in powdered gravy-not asked for, not in a jug! peas cooked in microwave, on cooling turning to bullets! no mint sauce. cold coffee.last time we go here No excuse for trash

Beautiful setting, great food and a perfect pint of Guinness, staff all lovely would highly recommend.

I don't need to say much in this review except try it for your self. Excellent food, excellent portions and excellent service. (Best chips around)

Out the way in a gorgeous location. Food is always bang on. Proper homemade food cant beat it. Always warm clean and cosy.

The food and drinks were great. Just had a problem finding a space without dogs. It's nice to have a meal without yappy, smelly dogs .

Came here on Sun 14th Jan, staff were very welcoming, very keen to help you and awesome service from the staff , couldn't do enough for you! Food was great and plentiful. Will definitely be returning in the future. Well done!

Ordered Fish finger baguette. Every piece of fish was grey, with not a single piece of the 4 having any white fish and the chips were not cooked properly. My stomach has been off all night.

Always happy to eat here, food is great pub grub, good sized portions and always tasty 😋 A good selection of ales and a roaring fire, what more could you want.

HORRENDOUS treatment by new staff! I met my husband and kids (after a stressful day if Christmas shopping) and I mistakenly left for home with our credit card. Instead of discussing the matter in a reasonable fashion, the bar staff assumed my husband was attempting to leave without paying. He proceeded to man handle my husband back to the bar to pay (grabbing his shoulder ). This is clearly entirely unacceptable behaviour. We live down the road and have been coming here for years, spending hundreds and hundreds of pounds, but I can safely say, we will not be returning or spending ONE more penny at this establishment. Disgraceful behaviour.

The food was delicious, service was great. I'll definitely go again.

Absolutely fantastic place to eat. Very clean and welcoming from all staff and management. The staff are lovely food excellent. Three of us dined and we had the lamb chops, Sunday roast and the chicken curry and no complaints from any of us. Our server is called Harriet and was in every way the perfect person. Nothing was too much for her and every question we asked was answered. Definitely will be back again as the lamb shank looked good😜

We call in after a lovely walk for a beer and a hot chocolate. The atmosphere was chilled with two lovely fires on. The service was really friendly. Misses loved the hot chocolate and said she has never had one better. Top job guys.

After coming to this pub from Holmfirth for the best part of 25 , The Roast Dinners turned up with a mere suggestion of gravy on them , so asked for a gravy boat ,which was small and half full , then finding out I was charged £3 just for that . Disappointed is the best word to describe that..must do better or won't be calling again

We came here today at around 3 ish and they surged us straight away and offered drinks so hats off to that but also they deliver food very quick until they got 2 of the meals wrong and one of the sides wrong to we noticed some of the tables were wonky and that the roof was on a slant but other than that the rice wasn’t even cooked and there was hair in foods so overall a bit of a shambles.

Under new management. We were not told that there would be a long wait for food which was about an hour. Waited 30 mins for drinks to be brought to the table. Had to chase everything up, then charged for other people's food. Manager did rectify and we only paid for drinks but we had to cancel the rest of our plans for the evening. Food was very average. Wouldn't recommend until they get their act together.

Lovely food generous portions well presented and freshly prepared.great ambience and excellent staff couldn’t have been better .

Welcome back boys it’s been 5 long years without you. We were so pleased to find you back in charge. Lovely and clean, welcoming staff and piping hot food, we are sure you and your new team will soon have the Cross Keys back to how it was. Looking forward to having our regular table every Friday again. 😊

What a fantastic experience at The Cross Keys. We had our team lunch there on a sunny Friday afternoon - the staff were super welcoming and attentive, making us feel right at home. The service was top-notch, and they handled our group of 20 seamlessly. The food was delicious and well-received by the team! We got to wrap up our lunch with a drink in the outdoor seating area. Overall, we received great food, excellent service, and a relaxed atmosphere. We'd definitely recommend it!

What a fantastic experience at The Cross Keys. We at Ripple Group had our team lunch there on a sunny Friday afternoon - the staff were super welcoming and attentive, making us feel right at home. The service was top-notch, and they handled our group of 20 seamlessly. The food was delicious and well-received by the team! We got to wrap up our lunch with a drink in the outdoor seating area. Overall, we received great food, excellent service, and a relaxed atmosphere. We'd definitely recommend it!

Brilliant service and excellent food with the new managers hosting Thank you guys!

One of the best pies/puddings I’ve ever had. Get the lamb and mint with homemade chips if you come here! Clear teething problems ref new management and lots of new young staff on bar and waiting so you’re partially accepted food taking a while, forgetting cutlery etc but nothing to detract from how nice the food was. Would recommend as long as you’re no hurry which we weren’t :)

Unfortunately when we visited a table of 6 had just ordered food before us, we waited for 50 minutes for our lunch arrived, no one was sat at the table next to us but glasses and plates were still on the table when we left, the bar person apologised for the delay as on 1 chef was on duty Good portion size but average at best Maybe we caught them on an off day? Quirky old building

We had a table booked for five o'clock, waited at the table for 20 minutes but had to then ask for a menu, food was not very nice, staff didn't seem to know what they were doing, place didn't seem very clean, wouldn't recommend it to anyone, which is a shame because under previous owners it was always a great night with fantastic food,,such a shame, will not be returning.

Great to see Dave and Craig back at the Cross Keys

Great stop off on the MTB's for a Guinness 👌

Service is getting worse. Last few times we’ve been, nobody seems to know what’s going on and there never really appears to be anybody in charge. Food is average at best (and that’s kind). There’s also dog s*#t everywhere outside. There’s a kids play area out back which is broken and neglected. Desperately needs cleaning inside and out.

Nice pub food was good felt a little like the locals all stare at you

Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Veggie roast dinner was very tasty too.

Limited menu but a really nice place

Lovely meal and service - we had tasty food and the service was great. The landlady went above and beyond to help accommodate our family making it easy to take a baby there and feel relaxed - thank you so much for letting my daughter in law feed her baby quietly and comfortably

Awesome pub! Beautiful location.

Beautiful pub in scenic setting

Food not up to scratch. Poor pub food at best.

Just been here today for a birthday dinner with family the food was excellent well cooked and lovely and hot and the young staff were excellent and service was friendly and polite

Lovely pub shame the food isn't the same .had drinks and then waited for 1hr 10mins until it came ,can only be described as very poor never had nachos soggy before and tasteless chips cheese and onion pie with barely any onions in pastry undercooked all I can say is won't be going again inspire of barman knocking 10% off bill after complaining used to go quite often but kitchen needs to up its game ,very disappointed.

Waited an hour and a half for basic frozen food, not worth the wait

Lovely pub in the saddleworth countryside.

Really great place with fantastic staff.

Good folk club on Wednesdays, in a Good traditional cosy pub.

Could not want more from a pub. Good food, a folk club, runners, walkers, climbers, bikers warm fires, a welcome and history.

Friendly and warm! Bar lady was very friendly and even brought our dogs some biscuits! Great location at the pots and pans walk. We actually couldn't tell whether the place was open until we went right up to the door. It's quite pricy and the music was as if we were at a wake... sorry! Overall the place does the job :)

Went there for a baby shower. Food was fab and we had a lovely time.

Best pub I have been to in years, staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly - Absolutely recommend this place, food is quality too.

Great location great service and gorgeous food 💕

We popped in for lunch. The welcome was warm and friendly. The atmosphere and food were excellent and the service second to none. Dog friendly as well. We couldn't have picked better. Thank you and thank you for the sellotape to fix my friend's glasses 🤓

Delicious meals! Cosy room with roaring fire. Good value. Worth recommendation.

Top pub ,nice place in summer to sit out

An attractive cosy pub, but no use if you're a veggie/vegan

Haven’t been here in quite a while thought we would take friends and have meal I will say we were disappointed. We had a table for 4 reserved and when we arrived there was a large group on the tables next to us also dining...

Great welcome and attentive service that wasn't intrusive. Enjoyed the food.

My favourite pub in Manchester! The food is SO good, the staff are SO friendly and the pub has an incredible homely atmosphere! The perfect place after a walk across Saddleworth! I’ve had the roast which was 10/10 and the steak pudding twice which is beautiful! Truly the perfect place for an escape from the city!!

Awesome food....great atmosphere.

Christine was excellent. Loved our meals as there was 14 of us . Thanks a lot from Gayle

Lovely friendly atmosphere and waitress who appeared to be doing 3 jobs in one whilst feeling unwell was amazing It was very busy today and she kept apologising for our wait. We noticed she served behind the bar, took orders and appeared to be doing more than one job yet still polite and happy No complaints and food was excellent