The Gun Inn in Tameside

Booked for Christmas Day (not a cheap meal) and it was an extremely disappointing visit. The landlord confirmed for 1pm and when we arrived the restaurant was empty. 25 minutes later the waiter informed us food wasn’t being served till half 2. I did show them the message with a 1pm time stated, but they knew nothing of it. We went down to the bar and an hour later the landlord came to tell us to go up to the restaurant. No apology was forthcoming for our wait. Tables were cheaply decorated considering it was Christmas Day and that should have warned us what was to come. When it finally arrived, the food was bland and very poorly presented. Prawn and avocado cocktail was half an avocado and a few prawns on a plate. Christmas dinner was turkey, potatoes, a couple of parsnips and the smallest pig in blanket ever seen! Sprouts and carrots were then unceremoniously plonked on table in cereal bowls. Service was inadequate to say the least and they were clearly new and had had no real training. We then waited over an hour for dessert and they then mixed up the orders. Some people left as they were fed up of waiting. When it was time to pay the balance, I was too angry to say anything. However, I did message the landlord the following day stating I wanted to give him ‘right to reply’ before writing a review. He messaged back an apology saying he was sorry he had forgotten to tell us of the change in time, he also said he had had to intervene in the kitchen and as a result, was now chef-less! He also said he would welcome us back when he had a new chef for a meal (without charge)! The experience would have been disappointing if it had just been a regular meal but the fact it was a special day was also really upsetting. Clearly customer satisfaction is not a priority and I would strongly recommend you choose a different restaurant. Please don’t waste your time and money.

I had the cheese onion pie was best I ever had ! Jess the manager is amazing also very well organised and great pub in geral highly recommended.

Fabulous food. Will DEFINITELY be back. Food is the best pub food we have had in a long time. Great value too. Staff very attentive and friendly.

Booked the function room for mums surprise 80 th birthday. We had 50 guests , Beautiful room ,atmospheric clean ; comfortable ideal venue Belinda provided the buffet and worked very hard throughout the day . Very accommodating for all of our needs , music lighting etc We added decorations and flowers. I highly recommend The Gun Inn as a venue and Belinda and her team and will definitely use for any future events Thank you Belinda Ian and your team For making our party so special .

Just been to the gun Inn this lunchtime. The welcome and service given to us was just wonderful and welcoming. The meals were well presented and absolutely delicious. We wish the new owners every success as they well deserve it Looking forward to visiting the gun again soon Thank you

We stopped off here for a drink and a bite to eat on route to Manchester. We were welcomed by a very friendly barman and ordered a drink to begin with. Looking at the menu we decided to eat, lots of nice things to choose from. We both ordered the beef and onion baguette with chunky chips. Food arrived in a very reasonable time and the chips were indeed chunky! Baguettes were really good and we were both very happy with our choice. Great price for the quality of the food, we would stop there again!

We live locally and have seen the Gun's ups and downs over the years. However, we keep trying and are usually disappointed and don't go back. Most of this is due to first impressions, smokers in the porch, locals standing at the bar looking at you like you're intruding on their private space. Generally not good. But; we thought we'd give it a go last Friday and were mildly surprised. The atmosphere was nice, mixed couples and families, we only had fish and chips but they were well cooked and tasty, the service was ok and the staff pleasant. What a change. We need a good local pub in the village and the new management seem to have made a good start. Downside was outside seating area was one big ashtray. Not nice to sit in on a sunny evening.

Went to the Gunn inn a few times for Sunday lunch and it was lovely. All home cooked and great service. Since we have been I have heard there have been issues with the kitchen equipment so I hope it is sorted soon as we really enjoyed it.

We live locally and have always supported the Gun Inn. We called in tonight with our 10 year old for an early tea. Food was not being served and the language at the bar was disgusting, certainly NOT what you want to listen to with a 10 year old. Disappointing all round as the new landladies promised great things when they took over