The Halfway House Royton in Oldham

The halfway house has been refubished it looks beautiful the meals where excellent well done the only tiny cristism is make the meal bills more explanatory as we all paid separately

Would give 0 if I could. Absolutely atrocious meal with my family. 2 out of 3 meals were not edible, the steak was full of fat and extremely chewy and the chicken was impossible to cut with a STEAK knife and even more difficult to chew!! The 3rd meal was a lot later than the rest of the meals. As for the staff and the manager!! We had to wait 15 minutes for our order to be taken and when we asked the young girl of their would be a wait for the food she said “ well umm yeah” in a dismissive tone. Once we had finished our food , after not being checked on the whole meal and ignored when trying to get attention of staff we told the server about the issues we had and she simply replied with “well I asked at the start and there wasn’t no issue so I can’t do anything now because you have touched it” we then asked to speak to the manager and when the owner came he was unbelievable rude and obviously needs as much customer service training as his staff and doesn’t know how to treat customers in order for them to return! As we began the to speak he abruptly cut us of saying his food was “ okay” and his staff were “ perfect” , and that we’re were not getting our food for nothing as we ate a little bit of it. We were not making a complaint in order to get free food but to acknowledge the issues with the food so they could resolve them but did not expect to be met with such disgusting customer service from not only the staff but the owner of the establishment! I would not recommend this place to anyone due to the way we were treated. Absolutely awful , save you time and money and go elsewhere where you are guaranteed good customer service! We used to go all the time with the old owners and never had a complaint but since the new owner has taken over it has gone down hill and is a sinking ship, and unless he changes his staff and his attitude I cannot see them doing well because shouting at customers will not make them want to go back because I definitely know I will never set foot in there again it’s no wonder there were very few tables in on a Saturday night !!!

Visited two times, each time was excellent, starters garlic mushrooms, fish and I had cheese and onion pie, was very nice. Staff very polite and helpful, great night, defiantly would go again.

Wednesday 13th March, we 8 ladies wot lunch, and a 9 week old baby....had a lovely lunch here, food excellent, lots of gin to choose from, I started with the rhubarb and ginger Whitley Nield with light fever tree and Jeanette had the WN quince with fever tree tonic. I had the braised steak baguette with salad and fries, lovely. Service excellent from the lovely Sarah, for 8 and a bit people, service was prompt, polite, courteous and friendly, we lunch here around once a month, deffinately coming back!

We had a family meal here on 9th march for a special birthday.There where 13 of us the food was lovely could not fault the service we had 2 waitress waiting for our order one took the starters and left to have them cooked the other waitress took our mains.A very quick service.Would recommend halfway house for lovely food and valve for money.I did not give 5 stars only because one of the steaks was cooked med not med rare,but on telling the waitress it was rectified immediately.

Live locally to this place and previously ate here every Sunday for many years with family. Visited a couple of months ago after repeated changes in management and it was just ok as we couldn't be bothered to cook...it was just dinner or tea mid week... nothing special. Thought we would try again this evening and it was appalling from start to finish. Quality of food was very poor and service was shocking. Staff with seriously bad attitudes and no clue about customer service....I will never waste my money in this place again...even for a drink. Aviod this place. If you want decent family pub grub stick to the Horton Arms just down the road. No wonder this place was empty, only three tables eating....says it all.We had a couple of garlic bread to start which was ok. We ordered burger, battered fish...as they don't offer any fresh fish on the menu, braised lambs liver from the specials board and childrens chicken nuggets with chips and beans. WOW is all I can say...we waited over 20min for the garlic bread to arrive and another 30 min after the starters had been cleared away for the mains to arrive. My husbands meal arrived in a baguette...which wasn't what was ordered so this was returned, 10 min later his meal arrived which I can only describe as a bowl of slop! Dried curly meat swimming in gray, steaming hot from the microwave served in a large pasta dish.......it looked disgusting! Wouldn't even feed it to my dog... My sons chicken nuggets arrived without the beans and didn't look appealing, he even mentioned that Asda nuggets tasted better....so god only knows how cheap these were to buy. Beans arrived another 10min later, so food was cold. I ordered battered fish which was fine, but you can't really go wrong with fish & chips and burger and chips.Nobody around to move the dirty plates on the table and drinks served to our children in the bottle without a glass......I could go on and on. But the best has to be the attitude we received when they eventually came to take our main meals away after waiting another 25min after finishing.... we were asked if everything was ok...so my husbands response was a polite "No not really" he mentioned how his meal looked and all we got was "Well I did ask earlier if everything was ok". Which is no way to speak to a paying customer! Clearly this women has no idea how to treat customers and is clearly in need of some customer service training and etiquette. We coudnt get out quick enough! To think we planned on staying for the night, which we very quickly decided against, and bribed the children to have a treat from the shop on the way home instead of ordering any desert. This has to be one of the worst experiences I've ever had in a pub and we've eaten in all the local pubs for many years.In summary- Staff lacking in customer service and argumentative with bad attitude, poor quality of food and service was appalling.Empty restaurant says one thing to me....and it was right! Like I said....avoid this place and don't waste your money. There are far nicer pubs in the area- Horton Arms being one of them along with Morning Star...I would even go so far as to say "The Summit" Pub is better than this place. It's such a shame as this place used to be fantastic. Unfortunately you would have to pay me to eat here again and I will make sure all my family & friends are aware.

Good well cooked food in a good local. You can eat in the restaurant or have a bar snack while watching sports on one of the many TVs. Good stall create a friendly atmosphere. Recommended.

While the pub itself is a little dated and could do with a bit of TLC, we could not fault the food or service at all. We visited on a Sunday (3 adults, 3 children) to eat. We did go early, 4pm, and were the only ones there but as soon as it got nearer to "tea time" it quickly started filling up. The pub side was busy already as the Man City match was on the tv's.Between us we ordered Scampi, Hunter's Chicken, Fish and chips, chicken burgers and a kids pizza, and not one of us didn't enjoy it. Each meal was hot, tasty and even the kids commented that they would like to go again. The only "flaw" was that a few of us ordered lemonade to drink and it was almost flat. I like my pop fizzy. All in all, we personally had a very enjoyable visit and did not experience any of the negative reviews seen on here. We certainly won't hesitate to eat there again.

Very disappointed, food was cold and tasteless, service was poor, definitely would not go again, and certainly wouldn't advise anyone to visit.

Visited the Halfway House on spec. Managed to get table and decided on the 2 courses for £9.50 Sunday Carvery. Choice of 2 meats Beef or Turkey I choose the Turkey and my wife had the Beef. We both throughly enjoyed the meal my wife commented on how tasty the beef was and plenty of it. My turkey was equally as tasty again plentiful. After much of a do if we could manage a pudding!!!!!! We both went for Sticky Toffee Pudding with custard what a way to finish off a meal and came away feeling very stuffed and a very reasonable bill.

Having use to go a lot to the halfway house which went off we stop going someone told me it had improved so my friend and I decided to give it a go wish we had not bothered I had rag pudding the meat was brunt and hard and the pastry was like rubber when asked by the waitress if it was all ok I told her and all she said was can I get you another one DON'T THINK SO my friend had cheese and onion pie which was better than mine but she only ate the middle because pastry wasn't the best we did have lattee coffee which were ok but will not be going again full stop.

Called in with a group of family and friends. The place was not busy. The food I had rag pudding was awful. I have previously eaten this same meal here and it was great. Not sure if the staff have changed. The service was awful. We had ordered sweets and had to chase. Will not be returning until I hear it has improved. The atmosphere in the restaurant was not great.. it felt like a house being emptied. not surprised it was nearly empty. for such a nice building it is so sad to not have great food on offer.

The landlord Vinnie was so friendly, food was excellent, we had Sunday lunch, added bonus was the real ale ++++

Attended the Halfway House very recently following a funeral. We found the location with plentiful car parking to be good. The pub provided lots of spacious areas for guests to sit together.

Called in without booking on Sunday plenty of empty tables. Waitress was friendly - we ordered drinks which came quickly. Ordered 1 starter of garlic mushrooms, then 1 cheese and onion pie with chips & beans & 1 Turkey & 1 Beef Sunday lunch. Mushrooms were fine. Both dinners were cold & they’d run out of mash ??? we asked the waitress to heat them up, both came back very quickly & were at best luke warm. My stepsons pie was ok but again not hot. A different waitress asked if we wanted dessert we said we’d have a look - think she forgot about us - when she came back eventually she apologised & went for a menu we decided to try the chocolate gateau with HOT custard. Guess what the custard was (I wouldn’t say cold but definitely not hot) we finished our wine paid our bill & left. Such a shame as local to us & we would have eaten here regularly but we won’t be back.

We went for a meal and had the worst time ever! Two of our party had the stir fry I really thought it would of come out sizzling...no.. think stewed stir fry veg swimming in oil! Yuk! Was supposed to come with garlic bread which after we had finished our meal it finally arrived and was a hunk of bread with garlic butter spread on it ! What’s that about? My husband had fish and chips he said the worst ever especially the mushy peas which were straight out of the fridge! It would of been lovely to have them warm.

Visited with family recently 4 adults 2 children, thought we would give it ago as it had changed hands and we live local and had noticed a lot of improvements going on in the pub. Food was good, menu isnt extensive. Waitress must be new she didn't really know much when you asked her she kept running back asking. Only down side for us was the wifi isnt strong enough in the eating area so keeping the kids entertained is hard, service was slow food took about 45 minutes to arrive and there was only one other table in who were already eating, drinks were ordered but never arrived, asked for more gravy for my meal after reminding the waitress by the time it had come i had finished my meal. Hoping these are just teething problems for the new owners. What i would really like to see in the pub outside area as there is masses of space is a kids play area, this would really attract the family's I think as the pub is in a residential area near a school so the area is full of families. This is definately an attraction that is missing.

Booked a meal here has not been for some time but heard it had changed hands. I ordered the seafood platter which was very nice,had a warm chicken salad again very nice but was disappointed with my dessert which was strawberries and cream which was £5.95 which when the dessert arrived was in a small dish and more cream than strawberries which I felt was expensive compared to the rest of our party and thr desserts. I ordered a coffee which was served in a mug which after a nic emeal I would prefer a cup of coffee.The people in ou party enjoyed their meal but little things like not having a steak knife when you are having steak,the restaurant is clean but quite sparse and it needs some pictures and things around the walls.

new décor and lovely garden the food was excellent and staff were smiley and efficient. Well done to the new management. Will definitely go again.

Lovely to see the Halfway House has been revamped in good taste, the beer garden has had a fresh new look & all round looks lovely throughout. Had the butchers shared platter with side of hand cooked chips & onion rings highly recommend, really tasty freshly cooked food & good service, kids menu great value for money & even we loved our daughters hot fudge cake with vanilla ice cream. Will be returning soon and would definitely recommend

Had a lovely meal out with my family today. We heard the Halfway house was under new management and the place had started a revamp.

We came in March and I said I wouldn't come again, since its been taken over by Nick it is so different. The food was amazing and the staff were very friendly. Definitely recommend it...

Had a lovely meal here for Father’s Day the lamb was amazing. The improvement is amazing in the quality of food since it’s been taken over by new people will definitely be returning again

In the UK from Phoenix Arizona staying at my mum's house just over the hill from this place. When we passed a sign outside it said new chef, new menu, new staff so after a family wedding on the Saturday we decided to take mum there for food on the Sunday afternoon. Bad decision. We should have paid attention to the "new staff" part of the sign. To say the service was incompetent would be a compliment. We were a party of 6 and ordered the warm breads appetizer followed by 6 main courses. One main course required a change because my mum can't eat chips and ordered potatoes instead of the chunky chips. When the server took the order it appeared that the concept had been received and understood. It then took about 45 minutes to deliver the warm breads without the advertised extras and the main courses started to turn up about another 30 minutes later. Of course the one changed main course turned up with chunky chips which the server tried to pass off as roast potatoes when questioned and one main course didn't turn up at all but the staff were completely unaware of this until I went to enquire where it was so it arrived 20 minutes after the other main courses and it arrived with chunky chips identical to the "roast potatoes"!!! None of the issues were acknowledged and the final bill included every single item. There are many alternative pubs in this area and I would recommend The Turks Head or The Puckersley as just two much better alternatives. The food itself was ok so I guess if they can fix the staffing issues it might be ok but we will not be back.

Have tried this place again as its local but it was really shocking, the restaurant was cold, the food took an hour to arrive, asked for extra Gravy and the food was finished before it arrived.

I would not give this place any rating.

We were going to The Halfway House for the Key103 pub quiz in aid of Cash for kids so thought we might have tea before the quiz. I checked out the reviews on TA and was in two minds whether to have food as the reviews were not the best, we decided to give the food a try and we were not disappointed at all. The service was great, we were looked after and we only had to ask and the staff delivered. My husband had rag pudding with chips, peas and gravy (£8.95) I had cheese and onion pie, chips, beans and gravy (£8.95 + £1.50 for the gravy boat) and our friend had lasagne, garlic bread and salad (£8.95). My husband had a bread and butter pudding for dessert (£4.95).

Don't bother going, i have been a few times, it's local so keep giving it another go, each time am always disappointed. Sunday lunch adult consisted of a child size plate, a few carrot sticks, 2 stems of brocolli and a roast potatoe, beef was nice and large Yorkshire but come on can they not add a bit of mash and some more vedge? Don't go if you are hungry and wouldn't even call it gormet.

I visited here with friends on 30th December. Very quiet. Lunch menu was poor. I had pate to start and it was £4+ it wasn't worth the amount they charged. I seemed like a shop bought wedge and one slice of Brown toast. Presentation was rubbish. However the waitress serving was very nice and service was good.

The menu and food were good but there is no atmosphere. This was a busy place but now there is now very poor. It need new decor ect

Awful business. Firstly me and my partner paid a deposit and sadly couldn't make it but we're still charged in full for our meals, my family let them know when they arrived that we weren't coming and altho last minute if the waitress had communicated this to the kitchen the meals should not of been cooked.

Visited the Halfway House for a Family Christmas meal. Two of the party had to pull out at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances but we were still charged for the meal. While I appreciate it was last minute the deposit paid was more than adequate to cover the cost of the only components of the meals which should have necessitated cooking in advance.

A party of eleven went to the Halfway House for a birthday celebration. Staff were happy for us to decorate the eating area in advance with banners and balloons. In addition they stored a birthday cake and presented it later. The staff were professional and helpful. Everybody enjoyed the food without complaint. We had a great night and would definitely recommend it to anyone.

wouldn't return faced with a drunk who would not allow us to eat our meal land lady couldn't cope left meal been uneaten very disappointed

Called in with two others for a catch up mid week. It was a bit quiet but the staff were friendly and the place is well decorated. A bit of low background music may help the atmosphere but will revisit without a second thought.

Called in recently to try the new menu, very disappointed. The roast dinner was more like a child's portion which came with one new potato and no roasted and the meal was just about warm. The children's pasta meal has very little tomato sauce with it and my wife's meal was very poorly presented. The last time we ate hear the food was poor but thought it may have improved, sadly we were wrong, won't be visiting for food again.

Not impressed at all, food was just warm, my friends chicken wings were raw inside, waitress was covered in tattoos and seemed half asleep, service was poor to say the least, won't be coming here again.

It was pub grub at quite high prices...had better elsewhere ..had Sunday lunch no roast potatoes just boiled with skin on which I hate ...beef was tough...husbands lamb chops were tough...the gravy however was delicious..so,there is a positive.

Had a lovely meal here. The service was friendly and efficient. The food was really well cooked and wonderfully presented. We felt relaxed and well looked after. The chicken wings as a starter was just the best. The generous mains were super and the drinks added a great addition. Well done the Halfway House.

Fuimos a la casa por primera vez, era sólo 2 mesas para comer, así que nos preguntábamos qué tomó mi plato (sopa) de 30 minutos. No estaba mal cuando llegó no era el principal. El ambiente y el servicio, aunque hay mucho que desear. No volveré en una prisa.

Aquí no ha sido llamado aquí antes con mi madre y mi hija. . Estaba tranquilo, ya que a mitad de la tarde. Realmente espacioso y limpio por dentro. El personal muy amable. Parecía muy moderno y limpio. Zona de estar muy grande. como en el exterior. . pedimos desde principios menú de aves. Lo que significa que obtuvimos. 2 comidas principales por £13. No puedo quejarme en 95. Nosotros mismos. y pedimos postres y cafés. No tengo ninguna queja. La comida era muy agradable y, sin duda, comer aquí. Gracias presentación chef es genial así

There was only 5 teams on the quiz all sat no more than 5 yards from him But he had his speakers so loud This has happened before but he won't turn them down which ruins any chance of conversation

Food and service good. Surroundings look a little tired now & in need of updating. Value for money menu, enjoyed & would go back.

Mi esposa y yo tuvimos prometieron tener un árbol plantado por quien murió primero bajo la "vida para un esquema de vida". Por desgracia, mi esposa falleció el año pasado, así que plantar aatree fue organizada en Tandle Hill Country Park. Algunos de la familia viajábamos mucho, así que necesitaba para organizar algún tipo de comida antes de la ceremonia.

Just had a lovely sunday lunch here. Although this place is local to us we haven't been in much but today on passing we decided to go in. Lovely food, place and staff were polite and friendly xx

Fuimos a cenar con mi marido y mi hija Viernes 19 de mayo a las 7 de la tarde. Mi hija pidió el sur de pollo frito y estaba cruda, así que lo mandaron de vuelta. Nos dijeron que no estaba cruda, ya que es bastante común en el hueso de pollo para tener rosa en. Mi hija estaba ofrecieron una alternativa y así elegir patatas fritas de camote. Aunque el personal era educado nos decepcionó aún la comida del sur de pollo frito que no había comido, pero no nos cobraron el suplemento patatas fritas. Sin embargo todavía decepcionado al haberse cargado para una comida que no había comido.

Con miedo, porque tengo sentimientos encontrados sobre el lugar favorito para mi familia que he dado anteriormente malas críticas. Dah Dah! ! ! Fabuloso, familiar y eran lo suficientemente inteligentes para pedir por adelantado lo que te guste del menú. Así que tuvimos un gran servicio. No sólo eso, no sé quién es su nuevo chef, pero toda nuestra comida era estupenda. . No es una queja de 13 de nosotros. Gracias chef, tan bueno para conseguir buena comida localmente. Por favor mantener este nivel.

Visited the restaurant for Sunday Lunch and wasn't disappointed. Had the 3 course Sunday dinner. First course I had Chicken Strips (very tasty) 2nd course was the Lamb dinner (excellent) 3rd course Sticky Toffee Pudding again excellent. Well worth a visit.

La comida era muy buena y el personal era servicial y amable. El chef conversó a mi marido y mi marido bromeó diciendo que la única cosa que hizo que su comida mejor si hubiera habido 2 huevos en vez de uno, el chef dijo que deberían haber preguntado y él habría sido feliz de obligar. No puedo recomendar el Camino Casa suficiente. Incluso si es tranquilo, no dejes que esto te desanime.

Fui después de una familia de bautizo y algunos de nosotros queríamos comer. Pedí con un miembro del personal y pagar antes de estar de vuelta en nuestra mesa. Un buen rato más tarde volví a ver el orden y nadie era consciente de que había pedido. Un hombre joven explicó que pusieran la orden.

Superb, tried the pie and pint night, £9.95 absolutely lovely, great service. I went for the fish pie and would not normally pick this option but glad I did. Thank you x

Just tried the fish pie at the halfway house... I don't even like fish pie but this was something else... ten out of ten from me

I visited with my family and the staff were rude and the food was undercooked and we got the wrong drinks

Wow!!!! I never write reviews..... I am still sat in the place!! Food to die for... GORGEOUS!!! Can't wait to return! 😜

We had an excellent Sunday lunch , beautiful presentation and full of flavour . The pub is nicely decorated and welcoming it was very quiet for some reason but I would definatly visit again and recomended it to others

Disfrutamos de la comida aquí, no estábamos seguros al principio, puesto que el lugar estaba vacío! La comida fue servida con un servicio amable, presentación era genial y todo estaba delicioso, no me puedo quejar! No entiendo por qué era tan tranquilo, pequeño gran descubrimiento como a otros lugares de la zona estaban llenos!

Very poor. Waited over half an hour after ordering a steak and fish and chips. Food burnt but cold!! Not even busy and two other tables complaining. Not enough Staff in my opinion and will definitely not return.

Estuve en el pub de nuevo con la familia entre Navidad y NUEVA YORK, y tenía ganas de otra agradable comida de bar después de mi última visita en octubre (ver reseña).

Been several times since the new management and chef have taken over. Great choice on the menu. Great entertainment every Friday and Saturday. The staff are very nice friendly and helpful. Recommended.

En una visita nostálgica de Royton y Shaw visitamos este Pub para un almuerzo tarde. El pub estaba muy tranquilo, con unos pocos clientes actuales y no llenar más tarde unos 3. 00

Fuimos a la casa de ayer (9/12), guau. . . . . . . .

Mi familia y yo vinimos a cenar en la última noche de mi visita a casa.

La última vez que visité este pub a principios de 2016 en una de mis visitas a Oldham a visitar la familia de mi mujer. La competencia para las comidas tradicionales de pub parece particularmente feroz en este rincón de Lancashire y la Media casa no fue un destaque en aquel entonces.

Not been here for ages, last time it was ghastly. However this time it was good. Around 6.30ish. It's a nice place, lots of easy parking. We ordered, waited a while but when the food arrived it was better than I expected. I had salmon on salad. The salad was fresh and nicely dressed and the salmon cooked just right. Everybody else was happy with their food: scampi, burger and fish and chips.

Nuestras hijas bautismo celebración celebrada recientemente aquí y quedé muy impresionado. La comida del buffet era absolutamente encantador, no carne de paquetes procesados, recién cocinado pavo, carne y jamón que estaban cocinados a la perfección (Felicitaciones al chef) incluso trataron de mantequilla francesa con nuestro pan. Nuestros clientes estaban más que felices. Nada de problemas, sólo tenía que pedir y servicio rápido. Personal incluso para poner las decoraciones a tiempo para nuestra llegada. Sin duda celebrar otra función aquí y volver a comer. Sin duda lo recomendaría a familiares y amigos en el futuro.

Dos veces he comido aquí, dos veces ha sido terrible. Pedimos a los propietarios que contacte conmigo para evitar tener que poner esto aquí pero no sirvió para nada?!? Carne grasos cubierto de pimentón ahumado o algo, arruinado! Quemada de Kiev! Goujons niños pollo sabor como una gran bola de grasa pura, horrible! Verduras y patatas para ponerla en el lado quemado... encima, el personal no están un poco individual interesado, y parecía no tener ni idea! Incluso nos dijeron que no vendían una bebida que uno de nosotros habíamos bebido 10 minutos antes!! Tan decepcionante, realmente es hora que alguien sensato tardó más de este lugar y lo hizo el éxito debería ser.

Went to this pub.owners are rude and food was terrible. Avoid at all costs. No clue how to treat customers right

Had a mixed grill and have to say was probably the best I've ever eaten. The meat was fresh and cooked perfect. Really enjoyed it. Will definitely be back

Came for a bit of lunch with my dad today had the steak and was gorgeous, cooked well and tasty too. Will definitely be back

The service was very good, we has the 2 course deal for £8.95, starters was very nice, prawn cocktail and garlic mushrooms, mains where disappointing, my cheese and onion pie was not a pie, put a dish with cheese, some onions but my main issue was it was full of new potatoes and tasted of that sweaty cheese, my wife's fish was ale battered so she was not happy either, then to top it all we had a dessert, only to find them alone cost £10, it's not the worse place in the world, but left there wishing we would of ate at home.

Excellent food, all home cooked. Home made chips to die for. Nice to see this pub back on the map . Couldn't fault anything.