The Lion of Vienna in Bolton

This pub is amazing but it's shut down so I hope this pub opens again after reafernish met is dun

Really good pint. And cheap as well.

Shabby, smelley, cash only pub. Sorry not for me.

Always been a fan of this pub, Taddy is a brilliant lager. Highly recommended.

Not much choice considering it's a pub

Excellant food and friendly staff

Lovely good food and a nice beer staff are most helpful and the landlord is a pleasant man pub set in lovely surroundings with plenty of out door seating was most enjoyable as was the food 👍 thanks 😊

Great place..Humphrey wants to close your local...Rat.

Welcome back after lockdown, Humphrey Smith put the beer up 90p a pint and still no music or television. Can't use electronic devices and no swearing.

Very friendly pub with great staff and wonderful real fires, just like a proper pub should be in Bolton!

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, serve one of the best ciders I've ever had. Would recommend if you're looking for a relaxing drink.

Fantastic good all round shop staff are great.

Great to see old friends excellent bitter

Nice old fashioned pub, no bells and whistles. Shame about the brewery.

Good size venue, happy staff and a good selection of ales

Had a smashing meal! Inexpensive yet delicious!!!

Nice atmosphere and clean and well presented inside. Disappointingly there was no cask ale, only keg and bottles.

Nice lager and a good old fashioned pub. Nice staff and plenty of parking.

It failed on the cask beer front

Great ales, lovely atmosphere attentive bar staff .....very co-vid friendly

Nice cool drinks on a warm summer's day. Staff are friendly and welcoming.. will visit again 😁

Nice pint of Tadcaster lager and polite barmaid,

It as gone expensive after lockdown.. very 🤫 quite.. not great.

Could do with taking card payments

Edited the rating as it used to be cheap, after Corona the prices have sky rocketed

Great beers at very reasonable prices, also has a good beer garden 👍🏻

Nice & friendly ,could do with a facelift inside looking a little tired

Excellent ale and the best lager in Bolton at excellent prices. Nice building and nice landlord

Nice big friendly pub, but they don`t sell the bitter (sovereign) that i normally drink..

Adult only environment, no devices and fabulous beer....what more could anyone want ?

No frills, inexpensive and good quality beer from a small, independent British brewery. The stout is fantastic!

We visited this Sam Smith's pub on the outskirts of Bolton on a Saturday evening and were very disappointed to find the place full of noisy children. The landlord allowed customers to vape in the pub and despite Sam Smiths policy on mobile phones people at the bar were not only using them but also charging them there. There was a very loud screaming girl who turned out to be a barmaid. Altogether not a very nice atmosphere and Mr Smith needs to sort this place out as soon as possible - he needs to enforce his non-swearing, no phone policy and definitely stop vaping inside the pub and also to stop children spoiling the ambience.

Found this place in Bolton and it’s huge. It’s in its own grounds with a very big garden at the front. It does do meals but it has a limited menu. It would be perfect for a function of any kind as you can see by the photos. Also I personally think the name of this pub is a fantastic name best I’ve heard in a very long time.

It's our local pub I suppose but we always seem to go further away and I can't say why. It's a good pint, or two, and the landlord is friendly.

Very friendly staff. Nice cheap beer and comfortable seating. Only thing I'd say is don't look down at the floor! It's in a bit of a state but it doesn't take anything away

Brilliant pub, welcoming landlord and staff, excellent food and beer all very reasonably priced in a relaxed warm atmosphere especially in winter when the coal fires are going.

This large Sam Smith's pub has a large beer garden as well as several comfortable rooms. Old Brewery Bitter is available at a very reasonable price of £2 a pint with several lagers not too much more expensive. A welcome sign on door informs visitors of Sam Smith's policies on Behaviour standards. Although we just went in the evening to enjoy a few pints in the beer garden there was a sign advertising food until 1800.

Opposite Bolton School this pub has architectural merit nice places to sit inside and out. In winter open fires burn in both lounge bars. It has good bus links and extensive car park. Refined but not snoby! Part of chain that has inexpensive drinks but not necessarily those brands you are used to. Worth a try.

Good beer and lager but lacks atmosphere

Love it here its my local, the staff are well nice and so are everyone in there would highly recommend. Try the cherry beer its well nice

A good friendly pub with a good selection of beers, wines and spirits albeit they are all Sam Smith "s own lines but they're all at very reasonable prices.

Friendly staff and good ales made it a good experience!

Great beer and staff had a good night just chatting with mates

Clean friendly cheap and a good pint

Named after Nat Lofthouse who scored 4 goals for England against Austria in Vienna. He also went on to score 30 goals in 33 caps for England.

A bit dreary and in need of a brightening up refresh but otherwise ok

Every time we pass this place, and that’s a lot because we live literally around the corner, I think what a lovely building it is. If you’ve never been in then you should just to check out its charm.

Cheap beer .. staff ok but scruffy.. bit 5 amp

Traditional Sam Smith's pub with lounge & pool/sports room. cheap as chips

Neat pub, friendly service and good price for drinks.

Great day beer and pleasant staff shame about the moaning postman on a Wednesday night

Good pricing. Kitchen doesn't stay open to the prescribed hours though. Closed 40 mins early. Benches outside are good though

Sam Smiths pub, so you'll either love or hate the beer. Everything from the mixers to the beer and wiñ seems to be Sam Smiths. I enjoy it, but I have close friends who feel it's a taste they've yet to acquire. Get there before 6.00 in the evening and take advantage of the small but tasty menu. A favourite of mine is the liver and onions, nearly as good as what my mum used to make when we were kids. Nice outdoor seating area and a lot of local characters! 😁

Absolutely full of drug taking thugs

Who wouldn't love a Wall's Vienetta?

Decent pub and good beer at a very good price. Spoilt by a landlord and staff who seemed to be longing to ring for last orders

Nice atmosphere. Cheap drinks. Cash only and no frills place.

Nice enough place, I was only there for a pool competition.

Nice pub good beers friendly locals

Great place friendly staff an the prices are good

Nice cosy atmosphere, with good food and drink, and friendly staff

Very cheap beer. Nice staff. If u want watch sports not the pub for u no TVs. 2 pool tables n a 1 arm bandit 1 side n a lounge other side

The best bar and great craic great people

Nice cheap pub. Good atmosphere

Good atmosphere and friendly staff. No music though

Cracking beer cheap and strong lovely landlord nice and cosy in winter with open fires

Two characters of the Lion of Vienna

My partner & I went for lunch at The Lion of Vienna during the afternoon of 30th August 2017. The staff was very friendly, and gave a prompt service. There was a good variety on the menu, including a good selection for vegetarians, I had the mushroom, cranberry & Brie wellington and got to say it was very tasty indeed. It had a family friendly atmosphere, and made to feel welcomed. We had a lovely lunch, and definitely would go back.

Awful hole. Only good thing was position to see runners during ironman event

Lovely atmosphere, very comfortable, friendly people. Phil the landlord is a wonderful person. It is spotless and the outlook when you sit outside on a sunny day is the impressive Bolton School

Amazing local pub in Bolton. Brilliant staff who always make you feel welcome and at home. Never any trouble and has a safe atmosphere.

Great place, nice surroundings.

Very friendly good food cheap drinks a proper local pub. nice thats there is no juke box or tv with sports on 24/7

Very reasonably priced Sam Smith's Cask ale.

Lovely atmosphere, warm and welcoming and lovely food

Our local, blummin good pub and cask bitter is best around Pat loves the organic larger. £4.90 for both pints, who could ask for better. Come on down you wont be dissappointed.7 Phil the landlord is a gem.

Excellent local pub with friendly efficient staff

Nice pub gud beers friendly bar staff and locals

This pub is an amazing place with unbelievable interior of Charles Rennie Macintosh design; the best quality beers, stouts and wines at unbelievable prices and Phil is a great and committed landlord.

Nice pub, clean beer and a good choice. The lounge has a Macintosh theme and comfortable. This establishment could do better with some minor adjustments, but I will visit on a regular bases.

Quiet and relaxed atmosphere, cheap drinks.