Based on 399 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 399 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 498 in 1309 in Cheshire East
Nº 111 of 253 Other cuisines in Cheshire East
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Wonderful people, staff amazing all day, Had my mums wake here, wouldnt ask for a better place, thank you
Joshua Hammond . 2024-07-19
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Called in on the way through. Very friendly pub. Fish was delicious and the steak & ale pie. Only criticism is they come with seasoned chips. Rather be told that and had a choice and could have been crispier.
E Coppock . 2024-07-18
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Food was exceptional! Nice pub with a garden with a climbing frame for the kids.
Andy Baldwin . 2024-07-12
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me and and group of friends went to the lawton and had an amazing night on karaoke, owners are so welcoming, it’s the place to be
Tia Jones . 2024-06-25
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Been down for the football got great food at half time great atmosphere for it. Definitely recommend.
Daniel Lewis . 2024-06-25
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Excellent celebration birthday meal. Party of 10, we all chose Sunday Roast. There was flavour in every bite. Highly recommended, everyone in our party throughly enjoyed it. Excellent service, family friendly pub.
Sue L . 2024-06-23
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I had a banging BLT meal. The staff were really friendly would recommend!
John Kelly . 2024-06-14
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A few years since I last visited and was pleasantly surprised we were made very welcome and spent a few hours enjoying and reminiscing with the landlord
Keith . 2024-06-13
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Beautiful fish and chips Unicorn spot on
Geoff Andrews . 2024-06-12
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Lunch for 6 yesterday absolutely fabulous food and brilliant service……Thank you Rob and Yvonne 👌❤️
Glyn Holyfield . 2024-06-12
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Great pub, brilliant service very friendly
Sian Henderson . 2024-06-12
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Just been here for breakfast with my other half and to be honest it wasn't the best experience. Booking was for 10am we arrived and was told there was no chef(athough he did arrive a few minutes later) Ordered 2 breakfasts that should of had Hollandaise sauce on them food arrived no Hollandaise so we raised this with the manager after we had finished and he did apologise blaming the chef for lack of prep.No reduction etc on the bill so we paid in full and left. Pretty poor as far as we are concerned and wont be going there again.
martin carne . 2024-06-03
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Lovely stop with beer garden and friendly service
Me n 'im . 2024-06-02
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Awesome hosts and very fresh food. I had rib eye and highly recommended
Anil Passi . 2024-05-31
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Lovely homemade proper pub food, the thick cut chips were perfection, all 5 of us were extremely happy with our food. Will be back!!
Heyo A . 2024-05-24
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Nice pub, gets busy in the bar. Drinks are quite pricey. Haven’t eaten but decent looking menu.
Nicole Bloor . 2024-05-18
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We didn't eat but went to have a couple of pints and a catch up. The guy behind the bar was THE most unwelcoming barman I've ever seen, not rude (just) but no conversation at all. Then it happened a group of lads and girls with an average age of about 17 came in, were drinking and screaming obscenities at each other. As you can imagine we didn't expect this at all and neither did chatty man behind the bar. He screamed back at them to stop swearing but to no avail. We were a bit stuck because there aren't many more pubs within easy walking distance, so we stayed but never again!! Nice looking pub ruined by idiots!!!!
Peter Cairns . 2024-05-18
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Thursday lunchtime....so a little quiet. Bar staff really friendly. Great menu and the food was excellent!
Paul Glover . 2024-05-16
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Called in for family lunch today. 4 aduls and two children. Landlord very polite and accomodating. Food was ammazing and you could tell it was cooked from fresh, not pinged in a microwave. Homemade flatbreads were amazing. All the food arrived together without a long wait. Wiil definitely return.
Martin D . 2024-05-11
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Top pint, very reasonably priced. The food was very good. Fitted us in, without prior booking. Definitely go again. Great outdoor area also
Jason Lewis . 2024-05-10
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Visited tonight with our 2 granddaughters. Both fussy eaters. Very welcoming and the food was really good. Didn't have to wait long and plenty of it. Would recommend.
Maxine H . 2024-05-09
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Fantastic meal. Great food. Beautifully presented. Lovely warm welcome from Yvonne. Superb roast beef dinner. Yvonne s Lawton Mess sweet berries with crumble absolutely delicious. Will definitely visit again.
Michael Hesse . 2024-05-09
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The 3 of us really enjoyed the food. The lamb lasagne was impressively presented and had a nice rich ‘lamby’ taste. I had the ‘lobby’ which is essentially Irish Stew or Scouse. It was full of flavour and very enjoyable. My Mum’s fish and chips were plentiful and the fish crisp. The chips were homemade and very nice. However. they seemed to struggle on the basics of having enough glasses to serve the right drinks in which was a bit naff. There also never seemed to be any ice, apart from wet slivers. No good in a vodka & lemonade…which incidentally came served upon the second round with lemon cordial in because they were struggling for lemons! Finally, the landlord upon our arrival at the bar had a face like he didn’t want to be there. Not welcoming at all. He warmed up a bit as the night went on and we parted with £115 for our drinks & scran! His wife on the other side, was bubbly, effervescent and very friendly.
Simon Anderson . 2024-05-09
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Good beer, good pub grub, good friendly atmosphere, good service. what more do you need from a local pub. 👍👍👍
geoff higgins . 2024-05-08
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Went for a family meal with our kids for the first time. The staff were so friendly and kind to our children. Food was fab!
Faye Rwatschew . 2024-04-27
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I came here yesterday with family and we really enjoyed our meals! We didn’t have too wait long and they tasted amazing! I would 100% recommend it’s a lovely little pub!
Caitlin Barber . 2024-04-11
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The food was absolutely awful I even got food poisoning the chicken was more pink than a Barbie dolls outfit it’s shocking I’m only 17 and decided to take my mum out for Mother’s Day since the new opening we wanted to see if the standards are just as high as they originally were I personally remember the owners as a child but they didn’t recognise me rob was rude and had no customer service how can you own a pub yet have no customer service and food that gave food poisoning like I said it was pinker than a bloody Barbie dolls outfit it’s disgraceful stay away and spend your money somewhere worth instead
Summer Trainor . 2024-04-06
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Had the tomahawk sharing platter. A couple of friends tucked in with me. The steak was delicious and the side plates were lovely. A few pints of Guiness followed and we had a top night with a great atmosphere all through! Top marks.
Steve Johnson . 2024-03-29
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Absolutely banging, I came here around 5 years ago swore I'd never return and have recently heard its under new ownership so myself and my partner thought we would give it a try as it is a 5 min walk from our home and can happily say our experience was 10/10. The owners were so acomadateing and couldn't do enough very happy and we are already talking about a return visit.
Timothy Palin . 2024-03-29
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Never had a bad experience at the Lawton arms. Would highly recommend it for a quiet drink in the evening or a family meal.
Caitlin Blain-Smith . 2024-03-28
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Very small meals, and very expensive for what you get. Look warm food. Spent nerely 95 pound for 3 people, not very good at all, will not be returning.
Carol Beech . 2024-03-26
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Bit of a flop really. Went for Mother’s Day, expecting a nice meal with good atmosphere and good food. After checking out other reviews, it looked like a great place to go. First problem was that the ‘Mother’s Day menu’ was pretty boring. Nothing special that you might expect for the day. Then, after finally placing order after another long time for us to even get our menus, it took about 30-45 minutes for our starters to arrive. Starters were nice, but took a very long time to arrive compared to other places we’ve been to. Secondly, it took a total of 2 hours from us first arriving, to finally get our mains (kept an eye on the clock). Arrived about 1:10pm, got our mains at 3:07pm. Mains were mediocre. Fish had black bits on, chips were burnt, and mushy peas were sloppy. The kind of meal you’d expect at either a Weatherspoons or somewhere similar; for a lot cheaper. Not a highly rated village pub. Plus, my step-daughter’s chicken nuggets & chips were the same quality as frozen ones you can just knock up at home in the oven. Left her upset and just wanted to go home. You’d get better fish & chips from your local chippy; which is definitely better value for money. A couple of us had ordered a pudding but we just left after having only half of our mains cause we didn’t fancy waiting till the evening for finishing our visit to finish. To add to all this, it wasn’t even busy in terms of customers that came for a meal etc. So no idea why it took so long. Plus, a family who came in after us, got their food first. End of the day, it’s a huge shame because the pub is very nice and clean, and well decorated etc. Looks like a place that could do great food. But it’s clearly more a place where you just go to get drunk with your mates; that’s the main focus in my opinion. Food is just something on the side that’s there if you want something. Plus, someone was in there with a tablet on their table, watching a video on full blast. Which left us having to shout to talk to each other. All in all, definitely wouldn’t recommend the food there. But if you want to go get hammered, hope you enjoy. Receipt wasn’t even written properly. Listing items that we didn’t order in the first place. Very disappointed, and won’t be returning. My impression is that “They’ve paid for their food, doesn’t matter to me if it was s*** or not, we’ve been paid now so no longer my problem.”
Jason Bentley (Swampy) . 2024-03-12
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Food is mediocre and service was very slow. Really not worth the wait. More of a drinking pub that dining pub. Won't be returning
Carl Poulton . 2024-03-12
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I don't usually write reviews but this was the worst dining experience I have had in a VERY long time. I booked online and I also rung to confirm the booking and ask them if they had a menu to view online, they said they did but I couldn't find it anywhere. I then sent a message and email asking for a menu yet received no response. We had reasonable expectations as it seemed to get good reviews. We arrived for our reservation and 5 of us were squeezed onto a table for 4. It took ages for staff to bring us a menu and even longer to order our food. Our starters came after a long wait (they were nice enough) but our mains took nearly 2 hours. Needless to say they were not worth the wait and were terrible. Burnt chips, soggy fish, sloppy cous cous, dry meat and rock hard nuggets. Having worked in AND managed a kitchen before I honestly don't know how you can screw up such a basic menu. Do not trust a chef that can't even fry chips or a piece of fish. On an additional note, there was also two extremely rude men who sat opposite us, one with his tablet on full blast watching football the other swearing and talking loudly (this didn't seem to bother the staff) We decided to leave our meals and leave asap to get some proper food that was properly cooked and in a much nicer environment rather than listening to a bunch of chavs effing and blinding. When we reluctantly paid they even tried to charge us for a dessert we never had. I would steer clear of this place unless you want to get bladdered and don't care where you are or what you eat or are desperate for the toilet.
Em-nd-M . 2024-03-10
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We arrived for our reservation at 1:15 we had to wait for ages to even get a menu and when we received it, it was very dull. If I'd have seen it before hand I wouldn't of booked a table at all. I did email the pub and sent a message to their fbk page asking for a menu but had no response. We didn't receive our starters till 30 minutes after we ordered them and our mains took nearly 2 hours. I am heavily pregnant and we also had a child with us. We eventually left at 3:30pm and left nearly all of our food as it was pretty awful. The chips were completely burnt the fish was soggy, my MIL said her food had no taste and her partner said his food was nothing special. When we enquired where our food was we got told its coming. 20mins later it eventually did. They even tried to charge us for a dessert we never had. Whilst in the dining room a pig ignorant man decided to watch football on full volume on his tablet and his friend was talking and swearing loudly. Yet it seemed perfectly acceptable to the staff. Just an absolute joke. Thank you for ruining our mothers day Lawton arms, we now ordering a takeaway for tea as we have barely eaten.
Emma Smith . 2024-03-10
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Bit of a flop really. Went for Mother’s Day, expecting a nice meal with good atmosphere and good food. After checking out other reviews, it looked like a great place to go. First problem was that the ‘Mother’s Day menu’ was pretty boring. Nothing special that you might expect for the day. Then, after finally placing order after another long time for us to even get our menus, it took about 30-45 minutes for our starters to arrive. Starters were nice, but took a very long time to arrive compared to other places we’ve been to. Secondly, it took a total of 2 hours from us first arriving, to finally get our mains (kept an eye on the clock). Arrived about 1:10pm, got our mains at 3:07pm. Mains were mediocre. Fish had black bits on, chips were burnt, and mushy peas were sloppy. The kind of meal you’d expect at either a Weatherspoons or somewhere similar; for a lot cheaper. Not a highly rated village pub. Plus, my step-daughter’s chicken nuggets & chips were the same quality as frozen ones you can just knock up at home in the oven. Left her upset and just wanted to go home. You’d get better fish & chips from your local chippy; which is definitely better value for money. A couple of us had ordered a pudding but we just left after having only half of our mains cause we didn’t fancy waiting till the evening for finishing our visit to finish. To add to all this, it wasn’t even busy in terms of customers that came for a meal etc. So no idea why it took so long. Plus, a family who came in after us, got their food first. End of the day, it’s a huge shame because the pub is very nice and clean, and well decorated etc. Looks like a place that could do great food. But it’s clearly more a place where you just go to get drunk with your mates; that’s the main focus in my opinion. Food is just something on the side that’s there if you want something. Plus, someone was in there with a tablet on their table, watching a video on full blast. Which left us having to shout to talk to each other. All in all, definitely wouldn’t recommend the food there. But if you want to go get hammered, hope you enjoy. Receipt wasn’t even written properly. Listing items that we didn’t order in the first place. Very disappointed, and won’t be returning. My impression is that “They’ve paid for their food, doesn’t matter to me if it was s*** or not, we’ve been paid now so no longer my problem.”
U3270DBjasonb . 2024-03-10
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This is our first visit since the new landlords. The food is excellent, we enjoyed every mouthful. We had the brownie and thought £7.50 was a little high in price for what you got .. but it’s homemade and very tasty. Great atmosphere and very friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble. Would be come again … 100%
Jai kinsey . 2024-03-09
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Great atmosphere, amazing service. Food was great. We had steak and ale pie, lasagne and cheeseburger, the food was amazing!!
Christina Bogges . 2024-03-09
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A while since we've visited but def worth coming back, excellent food, compliments to the chef. Also a wonderful welcome and service from the staff. Thank you xx
Kathryn Easter . 2024-03-02
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The food and service was incredible, the atmosphere is like no other and all the staff is are unbeatable. Best food I’ve had within 50 miles
Leon Bentham . 2024-02-21
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Arrived for breakfast on a Sunday morning and weren't sure at first if it was open. Went inside to a deserted pub. Chef came out, who was lovely and took order. No choice its full breakfast or nothing which was fine for us. No menu or price for it anywhere. Asked for orange juice with it but he said they don't have pure orange only J20. Bit odd but went with it. Coffee machine wasn't working properly and he did say check if its warm enough when he brought the coffee. It was cold and he was really pleasant and went to make another. Felt sorry for him as he was trying to cook our breakfast, prepare Sunday dinners and make drinks all by himself. Only us in there so he did turn the TV on for us. Eventually a man came and stood behind the bar but never spoke or acknowledged us in anyway. Sent beans back as they were cold where again the chef was very accommodating but the eggs were hard and the butter to hard to spread. Sausage had really thick skin and bacon was smoked. Cutlery given to us in Christmas serviettes in February. Just showed a lack of attention or care. Toilets had no paper in and the floors in both cubicles had big wet patches as if the toilet was leaking. Went to pay and didn't even get a goodbye from the man behind the bar. Shame as area really lacks anywhere good for breakfasts, especially on a Sunday morning but for us won't be back.
Uglybird3613 . 2024-02-07
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A very enjoyable Monday lunchtime meal. Service was warm and friendly, the barmen was able to recommend a decent wine and the food was home cooked and delicious. Wish I had room for pudding but I would need a big appetite. Would recommend
Nina Cooper . 2024-02-05
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The five ladies who had lunch at the Lawton Arms on Thursday 1st February would like to thank the landlady and staff for the wonderful hospitality and service they received. The food was excellent and they are looking forward to their next visit. A big thank you.
Gwendoline Buckley . 2024-02-03
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Great pint and a pie guys, thanks it was delicious 😋 highly recommended by Alan & Adrian
Alan Astley . 2024-01-30
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Popped in for a late lunch/early dinner. We were greeted at the bar by the landlady who was most hospitable. We were looking to eat and they offered to open a tab at our table and to bring the drinks over once poured. After the meal the landlady came over and spoke to us for a good while which made for a very welcoming visit. We will return.
OnAir50223822495 . 2024-01-26
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Visited here recently for lunch. New landlady was very welcoming. Very keen to make us feel welcome. Food was excellent and plenty of it! Landlady told us the desserts are all home made!! Beer and lager nice but the red wine tasted like it had been opened a while in the bottle. Gentle hint to the landlady maybe provide small bottles of wine which until opened will stay fresh. On the whole very very nice.
Janet KELLY-MACDONALD . 2024-01-22
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The food is the best I've had, nice and fresh. The atmosphere is great and the staff are very friendly. Dog friendly which is great
Ryan Hough . 2024-01-14
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What a disappointing meal! My mum, 83, decided to treat me, my two daughters, my sister and nephew to Boxing Day lunch. My sister had checked that there would be varied menu … there wasn’t. She checked the price and was told it was £60 a head … on the board it said £30 each for three courses … not a good start. The waitresses were young and inexperienced…not their fault, but the wrong time of the year to be taking on new staff; they were simply not prepared properly, didn’t know the relevant information and couldn’t help. We just wanted a main course, and as said previously, despite having been told prior to booking that there would be a variety, there wasn’t …just a roast. So we all ordered a roast … with obvious leftovers from the day before; cold, hard roast potatoes, burnt reheated Yorkshire puddings and cold mash. My daughters and I had to get home to Cambridge so we ate lunch as we had a long drive home … so we didn’t complain. I’ve thought long and hard whether or not to write … but what good does it do to say nothing? We’d been looking forward to our meal and it wasn’t cheap! I know it was Boxing Day … but either do it right or not do it at all. We won’t be back.
alisong_12 . 2024-01-07
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Nice little traditional Robinsons pub, reasonably priced worth a visit.
Jim Austin . 2023-12-28
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New management so popped in with family and friends for a catch up. Rob and Yvonne were warm and welcoming, We were made to feel at home and drinks were all spot on. Have been since and just as good.
stevejL3115BC . 2023-12-27
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Only ones eating for lunch food took 20 minutes to come out, waitress had to keep asking what they didn't have on. Great pub but the food service let it down
James Wilkinson . 2023-12-23
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Had a delightful lunch today with my friend . Food was lovely and the chips were really good . The waitress told us they are twice cooked . The staff were inviting and friendly. And I found out out they have a few Christmas Day dining spaces left. We fully intend to go again and I lan to go with my husband.
Janet McArthur . 2023-12-20
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Just called in with my wife on our way home today, Sunday 10th Dec. We weren't sure if the food was still being served. As we entered it was obvious there had been a change, ( all the lights were working ). We asked if the food was indeed still being served? Immediately we were presented with a warm welcome and an answer, of, yes of course I will get you two menu's. Would you like drinks while you are ordering. We sat at a table ordered our food and had our drinks brought to us. The food arrived, and we started to eat our meals, the food was the best we have had for a very long time, everything and I mean everything was cooked perfectly and the gravy was to die for. We were asked as we ate our meals " if the food was right, was anything wrong". There was nothing, nothing whatsoever wrong here! The food was plentiful, cooked and presented perfectly and the staff could not have been more helpful and courteous. Thank you All, we will call again. Alan and Linda
Alan . 2023-12-10
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Poor service long wait for meal quality and size of meal not as anticipated.Needless to say won't be going back again.
Chris Ward . 2023-12-09
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The pub was quite quiet when we went in. The service was good and thier bonfire display us fantastic.
laura baskeyfield . 2023-09-07
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Lovely service by a young gentleman who cared and chatted through out our stay. Food was great and atmosphere very friendly. Thank you :)
Emma Kok . 2023-08-20
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Excellent food and very polite attentive staff.
Charles England . 2023-08-20
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Very nice food, thank you for a good meal
dprice300 . 2023-08-01
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Called in for Sunday lunch while passing, food was tasty, and good value. Not many people in. The only down side for us was when we wanted a second drink, went to the bar, no staff. They were all sat down messing on mobile phones. Had to walk up and asked to be served.
Tourist37443127718 . 2023-07-25
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Went today for breakfast (usually go to Casters), had tried to book via telephone 3x yesterday but line had gone dead after a number of rings so we therefore arrived at 10am. The restaurant was empty with a few people in the bar area. I asked the server if we had needed to book and what had happened and she said she would speak tk her boss. The boss was the chef in the kitchen who shouted stating we would have to wait at least 20 minutes and I should have left a message , when I explained I didn't get that option he continued to shout that this was untrue, the phone was by the bar, he'd been on all day/night and if would have been answered. After this and bring made to feel a liar and very embarrassed in front of family and other customers we left and had a lovely breakfast elsewhere without sny wait time or booking!. With that lack of manners/customer service it is certainly one to avoid - so many other great choices in Alsager
515gillt . 2023-07-22
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Great food but beware not open for food on Mondays and timed sometimes on Tuesdays ! Open the rest of the week ! Can close early on Sunday ! Look out for the excellent specials !
geoffc318 . 2023-06-12
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Moored up outside The Broughton Arms in Rode Heath (as this was the nearest mooring spot to the Lawton Arms) with a 20min walk. Lovely welcoming staff, fantastic homemade food, and really decent prices. We both had the Steak and Guiness Pie which was amazing. The meat was so soft and tender and plentiful. We had cheesecake and chocolate brownie for desert which was amazing! If we lived closer we would definately make this a regular place, but we will have to settle for visiting the next time we pass through the area. Well worth the 20min walk.
Michelle P . 2023-06-02
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Great value. One barmaid was amazing. However, another was sitting amongst customers and interrupting them.
Kevin Barker . 2023-05-16
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Always lovely and such good value
Elizabeth Symcox . 2023-05-04
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I am a coach driver and go very often some great baggins to have
William Bennett . 2023-05-01
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Small cosy pub. The food was exceptional. Service a bit slow but they were very busy. We would definitely go again
Ellie239 . 2023-04-14
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Found this pub whilst having a drive around. Great menu and prices. Chicken fajitas were lush. Partner had ham egg and gorgeous home made chips. Pug friendly too! Returning for Sunday lunch soon. Nice seating area away from the snug. Friendly staff. Mar23 - been back a few times. Great food still and one of our new faves.
Elizabeth Buckley . 2023-03-16
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First visit but won't be the last. Really good food.. One of the best fish and chips I've ever had. Good selection of cask ales and friendly, attentive staff.
Chris Walker . 2023-03-05
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This is an excellent pub and always has been. Great food but even better kept beer.
CheshireBowman . 2023-03-01
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Great food fab staff highly recommend...
Kevin Moss . 2023-02-27
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Very friendly and superb food 👌
Lesley Dargan . 2023-02-07
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Another good meal and friendly customer service
Wendy Cosby . 2023-02-01
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Called in on a whim on a rare weekend at home and so glad we did. Genuine friendly helpful staff who couldn’t do enough for us. Lots to choose on the menu but went for the steak which was stunning, vege and sauces also delicious. Cozy surroundings, sport on for those who wanted it but not loud and intrusive, there was also background music playing quietly. If the trains had been running we’d probably have been in London Birmingham or Manchester, However not a problem at all and I’d like to think the country’s wealth is being redistributed coz people are of course still spending just in other locations. Thanks all we’ll be back soon
W2364IMdavidb . 2023-01-08
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We are local to this pub, but haven’t visited since new management took over. Every Christmas we cook our own Christmas meal, but this year we decided to give me a break from cooking and enjoy Christmas. My hubby walked over end of November to enquire about their festive menu and was told it will start from December. So at the beginning of December he rang up to book a table of 5 for the festive menu for 24th December for 1pm. A lady rang him a week or so before Christmas Eve and asked if the booking still stands to which he said yes, we’ll see you Christmas Eve at 1 pm. Christmas Eve came, we went and fetched my hubby’s elderly mother and walked over to Lawton Arms for our festive lunch. We were shown to our table, but I noticed the menus were everyday ones so I went to enquire about it at the bar, as there was just a vegetarian curry on offer for my vegetarian diabetic mother in law. My question was - do you happen to have the festive menus please? To which this man replies shouting - it’s bookings only, you haven’t booked, there’s no festive menu if you haven’t booked (or something to that effect). Taken aback, I said we have booked and I attempted to tell him the details but he carried on shouting over me. So I said, if you could just let me speak please… but he shouted “I am the manager and I am speaking now, and I’m telling you there’s nothing ready because you haven’t booked you have to book it!” I tried telling him but he was just horrible, it upset me. It dawned on me that we won’t be having our festive meal, I had nothing prepared at home. We left the pub massively disappointed, felt really cheated and let down and upset. Now, I would understand if they made a mistake and forgot about our booking or were supposed to tell us that we need to order the actual food in advance and forgot. Yes I would have been disappointed but to shout at us like we were some rats that just walked in expecting hod knows what, that was uncalled for. No apology, of course. I later messaged them and was told to “Call Ian”, which I did, but there was no answer. Luckily we have a car, so we managed to find somewhere else to eat. But we will never return to this pub and won’t recommend it to friends or neighbours while this unpleasant man is in charge. Well mister big manager, you’ve done yourself a disservice there!
Katarina P . 2022-12-26
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Just called at the lawton arms pub as were recommended by a friend we had steak pie and fish and chips and I must say I’m very impressed , very friendly pub and the food has no Complaints form any of us, to be honest we’ve been the pub before and said we wouldn’t go again but changed staff and owners, we will def be back soon
Angela H . 2022-12-23
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Great welcoming atmosphere good food and drink at reasonable prices
Stuart Morris . 2022-12-10
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I live locally but never been to this pub before. It was great that they served food all day , as most only do a lunch time slot. The pub is very welcoming with friendly staff and locals, one of who’m had a very friendly dog called Stan who greeted us at the bar. It was great that the bar area was showing the World Cup. In the dining area it was very cosy . I ordered the steak and Guinness pie, it was packed full of tender delicious steak with a puff pastry lid. The hand cut chips were so flavoursome and seasoned. I had a medley of vegetables, including sugar snap peas, carrots, tender stem broccoli, it was absolutely delicious and the best pub meal for a country mile, and I’ve travelled to many . I’ll certainly be going there again !
Tina S . 2022-11-29
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We used to like this pub and only a few months ago the food was lovely but sadly it seems to have gone downhill seemingly since they’ve had a new chef. He doesn’t dress like a chef, looks scruffy and unhygienic,, cooking food then walking into the bar, stroking a dog, does not look the part at all. The fish and potato wedges they served us today was greasy and undercooked (some wedges were raw) But when we told the lady behind the bar she looked angry and said “I don’t know what to say to that” strange attitude. She actually expected us to pay for it and When we quite rightly refused she threatened to get the manager onto us! Very unprofessional and rude .. we won’t be going again!
Sally Ann . 2022-11-28
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Lovely food, lovely atmosphere x
Emma Hinde . 2022-11-28
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Wow well what can I say,came here as a firework team and the food was top notch all home cooked felt very welcome Tony the chef the owners and the staff are a credit to this place,we then came as a party of 17 yesterday and again can't fault the food and staff,highly recommend the steak
Craig Ribbans . 2022-11-16
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Great food, served beautifully at a good price. Excellent pub 👍
Martin . 2022-11-04
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Food served red hot and enjoyable and generous portions, couldn't fault it.
Dorothy Brown . 2022-10-25
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Loverly food and great service. Glad we found it.
Pete Roberts . 2022-10-24
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Had a lovely lunch today. Food excellent as usual. Service was very good. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Would love to see lasagne on the menu. Just a favourite of mine!
Dawn Steen . 2022-10-15
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Very good pub grub generous portions friendly service
Frank Pennell . 2022-10-14
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What a lovely refurbishment, lots of seating, very cosy, welcoming, friendly staff, great variety of food, would definitely recommend
Stuart . 2022-10-03
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Delicious Sunday roast . Lovely staff . Highly recommend this place 👌
Mark Allender . 2022-09-25
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Went for a birthday meal for my mum tonight and the food was amazing. The staff were really friendly. It was very busy but the staff handled it amazingly and it was very quick service. Highly recommend this place x
Agnes Szasz . 2022-09-01
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Good meal steak was very good however very busy so service was a little slow however, staff kept us updated Happy to return again
Carl Thomson . 2022-08-07
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Great pub with 2 outside areas one for family's and one for no kids Proper home made chips Great handpulled ale and drinks selection Food price very reasonable
Daniel Ward . 2022-08-06
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We went out for a midweek treat for our tea we ordered really early 4.15pm as we went with our toddler. We sat outside in the sun so he could enjoy the park area and we were told we could order food and they would bring it out to us well We were still waiting an hour later when my husband went to ask they apologised and said 5minutes by this point my little boy was moaning he was starving after another 15minutes he went back again the lady apologised again and said it was on its way. When we finally got our food it was clear it had been sat under the light in the kitchen a while but because my little boy was starving we had our tea. The food was nice warm not hot my husbands battered fish had gone soggy with being sat in the kitchen waiting for someone to bring it out. I had the special sandwich it was filled with grease again it contained melted cheese if had sat there a while and all the grease had oused out from the cheese. My little boys chicken nuggets were nice though he ate the lot so overall it was disappointing and we won't rush to return. They did offer us a round of drinks for how long we had waited but by this point we just wanted to eat and leave as we had our little boy with us. We understand that Everyone gets short staffed from time to time but atleast let your customers know there's a problem.
Emma Harrison . 2022-08-03
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Lovely food and service today, thanks
Karen Thomasson . 2022-07-27
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Really excellent meal today. So lovely to have fresh home cooked food not chain. Good portions and friendly service.
Jacqui Higgins . 2022-07-24
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Food is lovely but service is a shambles
Philip Perry . 2022-07-09
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Very good pub good price good food
Martin . 2022-07-02
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Great food and very reasonable. A hood family pub.
Matt Gardiner . 2022-06-29
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Polite friendly staff brilliant food
Chrissy Jones . 2022-06-14
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Stopped off here for a quick drink untill the menu court my eye and iam so glad it did the food was amazing (some of the best food iv ever had) the staff where very welcoming and the pub/restaurant has a nice look and atmosphere. This is a gem not to be missed.
pooly 83 . 2022-05-31
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A lovely comfortable pub offers food a warm and clean environment a popular pub
RedDwarfism . 2022-05-26
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Recently refreshed. Excellent freshly prepared food and friendly service.
Janet Levin . 2022-05-11
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