The Hollybush in Flintshire

Nice pub food, not great to have people at the bar vaping while we were eating, put a tarnish on the occasion.

Nice local boozer. Beautiful pudding selection 👌

i came to meet some friends yesterday for tea. i arrived at around 7:45 and their kitchen closed at 9. i was told they had basically closed the kitchen. only thing they offered was a bowl of chips? i don’t get why they closed off pretty much the whole kitchen an hour before it shut, and 3 hours before the pub shuts. my friends told me that when they arrived the person who served them didn’t seem happy that we hadn’t booked when the place was absolutely dead. they had their drinks plonked down in front of them with attitude. we were planning on staying for a few drinks but left because we felt like us being there an inconvenience. however aside from this we do have to say the food was very good. we ordered a beef sizzler and the beef was tender, came with a brilliant portion of chips, rice and salad! and the sauce was good. the chicken burger was lovely!

Visited Friday 22nd 7 diners and Monday 25th march 8 diners. On both occasions food and service was excellent and value for money. Michael on Monday gave excellent service, great front of house representative. Sorry didn't get names of staff from Friday's. Would definitely recommend.

Tonnes of parking. Lovely friendly service, nice ambient vibe, cosy on a grey day with the fire going. Good food, served efficiently and with a smile. Enjoyed our meal and will be going back 👍🏻

Where do you start booked table for my self and mum /sister for catch up been coming here for years for family get togethers as soon as walked in didnt get chance to take coat off what would you like to drink. Waitress brought drinks over do you know what youd like hadnt had chance to look at menu. We ordered soup to start no taste.Ask waitress oh wheres the lady with short hair and other guy with short black hair she said oh they dt work here anymore. Said to family doesnt seem the same here it was all rush rush no sooner finished soup our main was straight out i had welsh beef roast really 1 carrot tablespoon of red cabbage 1 new potatoe 2 roast potato beef that was thin 1 slice yorkie gravy. Sister had beef garlic mushroom sizzler really mum had fish chips unreal. I said to the people on the next table what is this has it been taking over, they said yes you could tell the food wad nothing like we have had for years from there service rush rush. Complained when waitress come to get plates half of the food was left. Serious wont be going back. Manager came over gave mum 50% off.And apologies. We will never be again been going for years and always had 100%meal service and lovely staff. What a shame Holly bush was 100%. Food and service unreal

Popped in for lunch today, greeted by friendly staff who were very attentive throughout. Food was served very quickly, and was lovely. The pub was very clean, great atmosphere. No faults at all. Enjoyable visit, will definitely go back. Highly recommended

Waited 40 mins for the food to arrive. Asked for steak burger to be medium cooked. It came very well done and dry. Very disappointed. Won't be going again

Visited Monday lunch time in a party of six, received great service and everyone was happy with the standard of their meals, it was very busy for a Monday lunch service.

Went for a meal to the hollybush last night six of us I had a mixed grill. Best mixed grill I ever had to be honest. We all loved the food.

Food was lovely l had the lasagne and lemon meringue with ice cream Staff very friendly Michael was cheerful and helpful Great atmosphere 😊😊

Food was nice. The mixed grill was very filling. Meat was cooked how I asked (thanks chef Steve!!!). My only criticism, and I have this in 80% of other places I visit is frozen chips. Scrap them guys and get some proper potatos! We were served by Michael who's very friendly, helpful and full of energy. He's easy to catch because you hear him before you see him 🤣🤣🤣 I know Michael from 2 other pubs and he's a hygiene freak & wouldn't work somewhere with a minging kitchen, so that's a good sign!

Lasagne pretty bland and dry.found a piece of plastic in it so put me off,couldn't eat the rest,told a member of staff who said she would tell the chef.that was it,no money knocked off bill,nothing.wont be returning

Visited here today for sunday lunch and it was such a lovely place. The staff went above and beyond. We had my little brother with us who is 4 and has different needs, the staff could not do enough. Even ensured none of his food was touching and brought out crayons and colouring sheets to keep him stimulated. There was a young lady in particular whose name we did not catch who understood and was absolutely amazing. So we would like to say thank you to this young lady lady and all the staff tomos will be returning xxx

Can't fault it why go anywhere else

This place was one of our favourite places for Sunday lunch but after yesterday's experience we were so disappointed we booked the table for 2pm at2.20 one of us had to go to the bar to get someone to take our orders then a 25 min wait for the set lunches to arrive this was poor with only one small new potato along with three roasters peas one sprig of broccoli and shredded red cabbage gravey and cabbage water poor after we finished we asked for dessert menu had to ask another waitress as first didn't come back we ordered bread and butter pudding with custard so vile we couldn't eat it never seen custard so runny and no flavour at all Definitely NOT going to visit here in the foreseeable future

Service was very poor Waited nearly an hour after our order was taken Some of the veg was frozen not fresh as it used to be & a lot smaller portions Then had to ask the waiter to come & take our dessert order then had to wait another 25 minutes but a waitress did come to our table to apologise for the wait 2 of my friends ordered dessert with custard - the custard had no sugar in We were NOT impressed with the new management We will not be going again unless they improve greatly

Service slow had to ask for menus,Just not really good enough.All of it.Food was just bland.Wouldn’t go again waste of money.Could cook better myself.Sorry.

Michael was a wonderful host the food was delicious and would recommend it to all the atmosphere was great and was very reasonable priced

My third time coming here and the first two times were wonderful but this time just really wasn’t it. Idk if they have changed chefs or something but my chicken burger was overcooked, as well as the fact that I had asked for nothing on it and it came out with cheese all over the chicken. The fries were overdone and I had to add a lot of salt to get any flavour at all when eating them. Very disappointed

Lovely food, and friendly, attentive service Definitely recommend

Food is and has been lovely, but after the owner got changed the service was apauling.

Use this pub all the time, but recent visit left me disappointed with service. Not enough staff on the floor and had to go to the bar for drinks and sweet. Other tables suffered with poor service - hopefully just a staffing problem on this visit

I use the venue regularly and love the place. Today service very poor and the next table waited ages just for drinks. Sadly need to look somewhere else to eat.

I had the fish and chips, the fish was white and the chips were gorgeous, my husband had lasagne, garlic bread and salad, for dessert we had bread and butter pudding with chocolate chips, I had custard and my husband ice cream. I highly recommend it, staff were very helpful and welcoming.

Always enjoy the food here. We were a bit disappointed with the portions on our last visit. Halloumi sizzler had only 3 pieces of cheese, chicken burger was 1 small fillet. Tasted lovely, but it wasn't off the early bird menu so paid full price.

Decided to eat here because my wife needed to eat gluten free. Felt quite assured by the server that the food would be ok and the chips are cooked separately. Overall we had a good experience with very large portions. It was a very quiet night being a Monday so were well looked after by Cat and Matty. Will go again.

Recommend by son & partner for a birthday celebration. . Despite arriving early the service was very slow, place started to fill with families so we didn’t mind the wait. My wife and I chose the “famous steak and ale pie I’m not sure what arrived a while later it appeared to be a beef casserole and a piece of rectangular uncooked pastry. I asked the server what it was supposed to be he took it back to who ever prepared it , I was informed it was steamed pastry in all the years I have eaten around the world I have never came across anything like it , totally inedible my granddaughter Mac and cheese had all appearance of evostick glue & the consistency of chewing gum , we decided on a pudding to finish after waiting for 40 minutes we gave up hope of getting it , imagine my surprise when I came to pay the bill even though we’d cancelled it .has a parting shot our server commented to come back again, my reply was not in this lifetime

The service was great, attentive and friendly staff. We both enjoyed a well cooked, well presented main and dessert. The amount of food and the price gave good value for money. Nice to see a restaurant giving an ample proportion, rather than charging a huge price for a huge amount I'm never going to eat. We had several soft drinks, the lime cordial was excellent quality rather than the cheap wishy washy quality often served elsewhere. The hot drinks were generous quantity. The table and cutlery were spotless, the toilets very clean. Really enjoyed it, will definitely call again.

Thought we'd drop in for a quick bite to eat whilst passing and I'm so glad we did 😊 A roaring fire and the warmest of greetings, can't go wrong with that for a start 😊 As for the food, we both opted for the rump steak ciabatta and a portion of the cheesy gourmet chips... absolutely delicious! Asked if ok for the steak to be medium and that's exactly what we got! Beautiful side salad and coleslaw on the side and the chips were scrumptious! I have to give a special mention for 'Mikey' what an absolute breath of fresh air! This really is the way you do it, the warmest welcome, the friendliest conversation... what an absolute gem, a real credit to your team😊 Looking forward to returning again soon, Thank You very much😊

Excellent meal, attentive staff. Good atmosphere, great pub for a meal or a drink! We enjoyed the festive dinner with friends.

15 of us from the Deeside Oddfellows thoroughly enjoyed our lunch at the Hollybush on Thursday 18th January 2024. We hadn't pre-ordered but the food was served quickly and with friendly, cheerful staff. It was tasty and plentiful and we shall definitely return. Highly recommend. Thank you for looking after us so well 😊

I’m not one to leave reviews but I couldn’t not for our experience at the Holybush. I booked here for a surprise 30th birthday meal with over 30 guests and I just wanted to say how amazing everyone at the Holybush made it! The food was just absolutely outstanding, best meal we have had in a long time and the staff were equally outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble at all and everything just went so smoothly from start to finish because of them. The service we all received was just exceptional, even prior to arriving, the correspondence back and too arranging everything was just made so easy and straightforward. I honestly could not recommend the Holybush enough, whether that’s a big booking, just a family or a couple. I can assure you, you will not be disappointed! Thank you all so very much for making it such a lovely evening. We will definitely be coming back and I can pretty much guarantee our other guests will be too!

Been a while since we've visited and we were delighted to find that it's now back to how it used to be. Service was nice prompt and friendly, portions were generous and very nice, unlike our last visit, fab keep it up we'll be back.

Had a lovely sizzling beef meal myself and friends had beef pie and chicken sizzler all gorgeous.didn’t have pudding myself but friends had crumble which they enjoyed

Very disappointing today, last few times we had been were terrible service

the food was very delicious, the staff were very polite and did not have to wait long for the food or drinks to come. would come here again.

Asked for cajun chicken skillet and it was creamy didn't taste of cajun

This review is for 2 separate visits. Visit 1: me and my daughter. All good. Food and service was great. No complaints at all. I had chicken and ribs, and it was huge! I was very pleased 😁 Visit 2: family party of 12 people. Sadly, I don't feel they coped well with this size party. The food delivery was a bit slow, and some of the meals could have been nicer (based on previous visit) we gave constructive feedback on one of the puddings, and they did take hat on board, which is what you would expect from such a venue. They also need a few more staff in general. Although they may have had some off sick? I would return, but not with large group. I'd suggest keeping numbers to 6-8, to ensure you get the best service/experience.

Came here xmas eve as we have done the past few years as the food is lovely and big portions.Unfortunately there was no effort to put table cloths down or actually lay the tables before we got there.We were just handed a mug with cutlery...

Lovely family meal, food was delicious and staff were very friendly and efficient. Mixed grill was huge as was fish and chips.

Family meal for 7 Staff very friendly and food very nice .We all had a nice meal , I had a mixed grill and struggled to eat it all , no room for pudding (sigh) lol Recommend

Been here for the Xmas fayre (last year) & tonight; really good food, with plenty of veg (carrots, peas roast/new potatoes, cabbage, parsnips). Meat cooked well, & reasonably priced wine & beer. Relaxed & pleasant staff (thanks Nia & Steve). We live local, so it's...

If your having mixed grill don't have a starter. Great dish well cooked and tasty. Couldn't finish it all. Had a sausage at home later. Burgers and Liver all good. Prawn cocktail starters good also. We will be back.

Highly recommend! Been a couple of times now and the food is always amazing, the kids love it here! Staff are also very friendly

Nice meal & catch up with friends

We had an amazing meal ,we came from chester too eat here after hearing the meals are so good and they were and didn't doissapoint . We had the burger and risotto steak and childrens mac and cheese all lovely . The service was great...

Food and service were great! Friendly staff, great atmosphere and would highly recommend. The steak poe I would definitely recommend!

Amazing food with speedy, friendly service. The fish and chips were the best I have ever tasted so hats off to the chef. Will definitely be returning soon

Poor service from the get go. Really slow to bring starters out which we're mediocre at best. When the mains come one in particular was inedible (fish that was smelly, tasted vile and definitely not fresh) and the others again, nothing more than mediocre. Clearly...

Couldn't find anything to complain about excellent all round

Just like to say had a spur of the moment idea to go for lunch at the Holly Bush on way home from shopping trip to Broughton, so glad we did. We had a,walk in,thankfully there was seats available for lunch. Food was amazing,I had the jacket potato, salad with mushroom and Stilton sauce 😋 omg it was delicious 😋 😍 👌 Hubby had Ham,egg,chips, tonnes of tasty thick cut ham,he loved it. Reasonable price's, service was friendly and food arrived piping hot and very quickly. Definitely recommend 👌 will return soon. Food is just top notch⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️plus..........

Starter mushrooms and garlic lovely had lasagne which would have made a good doorstop no sauce or layers of pasta very disappointed.told server who didn’t acknowledge my comment and also when I paid I mentioned and nothing acknowledged.

I've had lots of enjoyable meals here over the years but just had my first disappointing one since the change in ownership. Popped in for a late lunch with my sister...grateful they were able to accommodate us with being a walk in. I used to enjoy having the lighter scampi dish previously but noticed it wasn't listed anymore, just the full size. I asked if it would be possible to have the scampi as a light bite but with a jacket potato instead of the chips as not a huge fan of chips. Swapping was never a problem before. The waitress went to check with the chef then came back to say it was okay but as the jacket potatoes were big I could only have half of one. A little surprised but not wanting to be more of a nuisance and pick something else I said that'd be fine. When the food arrived I was even more surprised to see a small dish with 5 pieces of scampi in (always had at least 8 previously along with a side salad), a small pot of peas and the smallest jacket potato I've ever seen. Thank goodness it was a whole one at least and not half. No tartare sauce which I thought was a must with scampi so asked for some (unfortunately food was almost cold by the time it arrived). I was hungry so ate what I had but it would have been more enjoyable hot and if the portion had been the size it used to be, not a child size. My sister was also disappointed with her meal size. Food was tasty hence the 2 stars but just not enough of it, even for a lighter bite.

Sunday lunch was very disappointing , chewy beef . Small oval plates , no market place menu . Won't be recommending to friends as I always did previously .

The chicken was choowy and gross and it was a little rore but everything else was nice 👏 but I won't come back here

Had a very nice meal here. We all had different foods and we all enjoyed what we had. Service was very good. Plates were hot as they should be. Would definitely go back.

Lovely pub great food service great .

Beautiful food and lovely pub. Fitted us in at short notice as very busy Saturday night. Rump steak and Stilton mushroom sizzler was delicious.

Friendly atmosphere, the food was amazing the portions didn't disappoint I had the gammon. Staff are really friendly and helpful, big shout out to Dave for a great experience highly recommend this place. We will definitely be return soon.

Pub food, but very good food. Recommend the mixed grill.

Visited last night for the first time in a while. What a transformation, food was delicious. Really good value for fresh home cooked food. Our server Nia and Cat were friendly and attentive. They had a quiz going in later on but we couldn’t stay,...

We was a party of 7 when we arrived that seemed to annoy the staff as they had to move tables The menu is very basic and overpriced considering the is a very budget pub. The food was very average when we got. The staff...

Last time I dined at the Hollybush the food was its biggest let down, this time (sunday eve) we just wanted someone else to cook tea. Place was warm and wellcoming as usual but it was the very poor std of food that lets this...

We arrived having pre booked a table a week before, we were given a small table in the bar area in a corner underneath the dart board well away from the main dinning area, we pointed out that this was not an exceptable table having per booked, we were told this was the only table available so we decided to leave. If the Holly Bush thing is an exceptable way to treat customer we will not be returning any time soon. John Bannister

Just moved close to the Holy Bush and Its so awesome to have such a NICE Pub near by. New management has brought in a great menu and Chief Steve is putting out brilliant food. AWESOME Food, Service, and Atmosphere I'm differently going to be a in there a bunch.

Update. The establishment is now under new management, and its even better than it was before. The food quality is much better and is well cooked and presented. We had a really enjoyable evening. This time we were a party of 4. __________________________________ A party of 10 of us had a really great meal here. We have been many times before, but the food was superb, and we all got served at once. About a 1 hour wait in total, but they were busy and the order was correct and very good staff.

We visited for the first time mid October and had a lovely meal. We returned for the pub quiz night and really enjoyed ourselves. It was our first night out without our 4 month old baby, so we were a bit nervous, but were so entertained that we were glad we went. We had a lovely meal, chosen from a varied menu. The halloumi sizzler was lovely and my partner enjoyed the mixed grill. The quiz itself was free and a chip butty is even provided. We didn’t have to pay for the quiz which we were really surprised about! It was a great balance of difficulty in questions and the host was awesome. We even took part in their new higher or lower game and really enjoyed that. The staff are all really great and efficient. We are looking forward to returning soon!

Having seen that the hollybush has recently been taken over we just had to try it one lunch time during the school holidays. I have to say I felt we were off to a bad start when it took a long time for someone to...

Took my lovely friend Barbara for lunch. She chose THE HOLLYBUSH, I'd never been before. I chose the steak pie, chips and seasonal vegetables Mmmmmmm. Barbara had the liver and onions. Had to have pudding 🍮. Creme Brulle and homemade cheesecake. Good value too.

The Hollybush are under new management after the last awful lot!! The menu is much improved and the food was delicious great value for money. So pleased that the Hollybush us back on track.

Had a lovely time this evening with Monty he had a playmate, the food was outstanding

Excellent experience. Great service lovely staff and fantastic food too. This place has been totally transformed of late and the menu is amazing! Would recommend to anyone to give it a go.

Lovely tasty food and you can tell it’s freshly cooked and not bought in pre-made. Definitely calling again.

Never had a bad meal or service in the 15 ýears of going there. When family visits from NZ and USA we always go to the Holly Bush John Bennett

Friendly staff.....Nice atmosphere and surroundings.....Yummy food. Thankyou x

Staff were very welcoming and the restaurant area was very warm and comforting. Nice open fire made it cosy. Then the menu wasn’t to big but enough to have a good choice. We chose 9oz burger and WOW it was delicious and tasty, didn’t taste like normal pub grub it tasted like it was freshly made and tasted like real home cooked food. We would highly recommend a visit and we will be revisiting.

Haven't been here for about 3 years but was very pleased we chose here. We came at lunchtime and the atmosphere was very relaxed. The waitress was very nervous, but it was only her third day. She was very lovely, polite, and very attentive to us. The food was very niceand considering we chose the light bites menu the portions were a good size. I would definitely be back and would recommend it here to others.

GLUTEN FREE AVAILABLE :- Writing this having just got home from The Hollybush in Cefn y Bedd. OBVIOUSLY, if there were to be any gluten in my food, I wouldn't know until tomorrow, BUT, having spoke to the CHEF (Steve) earlier and his son has dietary needs, I felt safe in his capable hands! The batter on my fish was so light and crispy and the chips and peas as you would expect really. Service from the waitress was, again, as expected and all were chatty too! My wife (non Coeliac) had a Southern fried/buttermilk burger with skin on fries, coleslaw and onion rings and she rated as a high 8/10. All in all, a very pleasant experience, so, VERY WELL DONE TO ALL !!!

My review on Google of The Hollybush, Cefn y Bedd, Wrexham :- GLUTEN FREE AVAILABLE :- Writing this having just got home from The Hollybush in Cefn y Bedd. OBVIOUSLY, if there were to be any gluten in my food, I wouldn't know until tomorrow,...

Roast lamb, very tasty. I would also highly recommend the crème brûlée. Service excellent, thank you. Will definitely be back

Had the sizzlers and soft drinks. Quo

Excellent pub food and friendly and attentive staff, I had the lasagna and it was the best I have had in a long time! Can’t wait to return to try the rest of the new menu, the new owner and the manager David are doing...

Visit with large number of family. Food ok I had gammon cudnt eat most of it was all fat! We did pre order the food and some did enjoy there's.. our steak was just brought out..didn't ask how we wanted it cooked and it was...

Went for lunch no problem getting in without booking so was very pleased ,staff are so polite , friendly and helpful especially Rebecca who got me my meal without onion's thanks Rebecca

Me and my Husband have just had the Fish &chips.the batter on the fish was the best we have tasted very light with plenty of fish,it was served with mushy peas tarter sauce plus a slice of bread.rebecca the hostess was very polite plus she...

New owners new chefs food was brilliant tonight at last back to the way it was thanks all

Very little food selection closing due to management change we heard.

Had a starter of garlic mushrooms very nice but would of been nice with a little garnish on the side. We had the roast beef dinner absolutely awful. No taste wots so ever and the gravy was like water would not reccomend. Staff could do with a smile on their face and look a bit more enthusiastic. Shame really as this used to be a very popular place and the food used to be amazing

Always a good meal, properly cooked, not microwaved been using them for 15 years never had a bad meal.

Friendly staff and excellent food, would recommend and visit again👍

Food totally from a tin or frozen I used to eat quite a lot but never again I believe new owners next week shame feel sorry for them

Used to eat at the Hollybush at least once a month until I moved away. Visited last night and I was disappointed to see the grim decor, the cold lighting and the staff didn’t even ask if our food was alright. I ordered the Cajun...

What to say always an incredible service with amazing food

Amazing service by ollie one of the kindest lads you will meet and will go out of his way to help . Verry good quality food highly recommend the smash burger and scampi and fries

Bad attitude from the bar staff ignored me for 5 mins then insulted me Infront of my son!! Ended up leaving I was really upset possibly the worse hospitality I have ever experienced AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Bad attitude from the staff probably the worse I have ever had she was very rude I left the pub upset, all I did was go to a table!! We’ll if you did as you were told you wouldn’t have this so rude AVOID AT...

Just finished our meal, fabulous pie, chips and veg. Meal was massive, no room for pud this time, will have to come again now 😂

Few of us ate here today. Lovely roast dinners & desserts. Service slow. Loud music playing, we couldent hear ourselves speak. Totally spoilt it. Paid the bill n left. Myb its cos a BH.

Very nice staff, got a late booking for 6 we enjoyed the food, would use again 😊