The Nelson in St. Helens

Long wait to be served at bar but the Fish & chips was well worth the wait, lots of drink selection in a well supported pub & restaurant.

Had a meal of fish and chips and a couple of pints pre gig a few weeks ago. Brilliant, proper pub. Lovely Staff, decent fayre and a cracking pint. I don't drink in St Helens on a regular basis but I would definitely come back for another feed and a beer or 3!

Good pub plenty of tvs. to watch sport on nice friendly staff

Great friendly clean pub. Perfect.

Fantastic food and great atmosphere 👌

This is by far the best pub and chipery around. Decent selection of drinks and top quality food all served with a smile 😃

Called in for some dinner and service and food was first class.

Always enjoy the Nelson's fish & chips. Good service & staff

The food is amazing 👏 there is a real chippy linked to it and the food served is from there. Although there are more than your normal chippy meals available, there's a selection of food for those with allergy and food issues. Debbie from the kitchen was really friendly and helpful.

Great place to go to watch sports on tv big screen and lots of tvs

E1.50 a pint! Loving these villages 😍

The meal was delicious, and the service was delightful. I would highly recommend this establishment. I enjoyed the sausage and chips.

Lovely friendly place very nice staff food was gorgeous as normal

I have not eaten here for a while, but the food was always fresh and enjoyable . Staff are always pleasant and professional. Nice relaxed atmosphere for a few drinks .

Food good, service great. Just a shame menus were in need of a good wipe clean.

Nice pub & good food. Recent staff changes have resulted in food being taken to the wrong tables. Our coffees were put on someone else's table one week. Another week I waited 30 mins for a latte & 15 mins another week. Suggest wait at the bar for your coffee, rather than staff bringing it to you. A small machine latte is expensive though at £3.45.

Lovely local pub, great customer service staff, or really welcoming and polite would highly recommend amazing atmosphere when St's are playing

The last time I came here, I had the lasagne, and it was one of the best lasagne's I've ever had, amazing food.

We both called here on spec before our show at the Theatre Royal. We was pleasantly surprised the food was delicious. I had the steak pie, chips , peas and gravey. My friend had the Nelson burger, both meals was excellent and good quality, portions and filling 100% what we ordered. Lots of choice on the menu. The staff were excellent, polite and helpful. Nice fresh decor throughout, very modern. Would definitely recommend and call back again.

Staff work hard the food is nice, but no IPAs or cask beers which is a shame

My local, always good to watch the football just missing a pool table. Yes! Now they put a playlist on instead of the radio!

Wow! I visited the Nelson Chippy in the Town Centre on Saturday afternoon (11 May) for the first time. I'm diabetic, so fish and chips is restricted to a once-a-month treat for me. The chips and peas are excellent and I was served a fish the size of a Whale that even Captain Ahab (Moby Dick) would have some difficulty landing! The premises are hygienic and uncluttered and the service is very friendly. At £8 my meal was great value for money too. Very highly recommended and I'll be using The Nelson Chippy again! I could get used to this!!

Nice friendly atmosphere and a good selection of ales. Ideal place to watch sport

Just called in for cask ale, very limited (2)

Good service good beers good atmosphere

The Nelson Chippy does the best chips in the town centre! Always good portions and the tastiest chips there are. Also excellent opening hours, they're open from late morning straight through until evening.

Always lively especially before saint's games

the young lady be behind the bar was very nice helpful friendly but manger could do with some lessons on how to speak to the customers her attitude is not very nice

Viva La K's Buy I wonder if the world knows by The K's brilliant album 🔥🔥🧡🧡🔥🔥

The Nelson on Bridge St in St Helens Merseyside is a really nice pub great atmosphere good beer & food pleasant staff a good all round public house like in the Old days

Went in earlier in the day to look at booking a table early evening. Was told wouldn't be that busy and no sport was on. Got there early evening and was absolutely packed with people watching sport over the loudspeakers and not one table to sit at. Worse still was told the kitchen was closing 30 mins early as there was only one person working. We canceled a table in Manchester as we wanted to stay local. Had one drink and left. Won't be going in here again as we usually go in for drinks and wanted to try the food this time.

The chippy is so nice! The best chips and gravy in St Helens! Decent pint, too! The pprices aren't too bad and the staff are friendly despite being really busy whenever we visit.

Nice pub, friendly, and welcoming. Foods are brilliant, especially the chips and curry.

Great food value for money . Nice friendly staff and a nice friendly service

Local friendly pub, that also has a fish n chip shop.

Warm and friendly prices very reasonable and good sports coverage

Excellent pub,great food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great place which we use as a starting point. Particularly great if you need to see or hear your all important sport event. 😀

Fantastic pub. Great selection of music played for those of us with eclectic taste. I am yet to eat here but it always smells delicious and always 2 or 3 different sports on the multiple screens.

I attend the Nelson with family members regularly. The food is chippy style due to having a fish and chip shop attached. The food is good quality and tasty. The atmosphere is average, I only say this as every time I've attended every TV has boring horse racing on. And I mean every TV.

Excellent. Christine and her team run an exceptional pub. Good, well kept beers, fantastic food, and all served promptly with excellent customer service. With the added bonus of a nice outdoor seating area, a perfect sun trap in the summer but also a good covered seating area in the winter. I would definitely recommend a visit

Went to the Nelson pub last night with my Dad for food and a drink, It's was a really nice Atmosphere and the food was amazing 👏 xx

Great place to go meals are good great idea having a chippy on premises always packed well worth going

Awful service, rude staff, Xmas ruined 😢

I would never eat here again waited an hour for food that i wouldnt have give my dog it had been cooked probably when it was first ordered the member of staff behind the bar is rude and shouldnt be working with the public needs to learn some manners hence too say i wont be going there again.

Went for a Christmas meal with work colleagues. Service was very slow. Meal was booked for 6 p.m. We were still waiting at 6.45. When the starter finally came it was 3 chicken gougons and a small amount of salad. Main course was a slice of turkey, a slice of gammon, 2 potatoes (supposedly roasted?) Carrots, cauliflower, 1 pig in blanket, a miniscule bit of stuffing and gravy. Plus mushy peas??? £19.50 for 3 courses. Christmas pudding which was obviously microwaved. Sorry but will not be recommending

Called for a few pint. Two couples. We decided on the fish chips and mushy peas. Top notch and the best I have had for many a long year. We all agreed. The place was warm, welcoming and spotless. The staff quick and efficient. Well done.

Isn't it funny 🤣 when liverpool on, music stops and big screen down. Everton on, music continues, no big screen down? ??

Lunch for 2 with wine for 1 and 0% cider for 1. The hotpot can definitely be recommended. Friendly and helpful staff, and a smile as well. A Christmas menu now available, no Sunday roasts while this menu is on.

Food was great. Nice pint. Friendly staff. Overall enjoyable

Was in yesterday ( very busy) some guy at the side of me knocked a glass off and smashed all over floor, after telling several members of staff it took at least 40 minutes to brush it up . Accident waiting to happen.

Been going to the nelson pub for our lunch every Friday lovely staff brilliant food warm atmosphere look forward to our weekly trips xx

Excellent value for money food, won't get a Michelin star, but most of the time the food is spot on and the prices are competitive, staff are very friendly

Lovely meals and staff are very good to I’ve been here many times and love it

Great pub,cool atmosphere,lovely foodgreat for watching sports

Awesome pub, staff food everything would definitely recommend if your there for rugby we went for weekend and luckily found this close to hotel first night

Absolutely brilliant!!! It’s been a long time since I’ve been back in my home town and I’ve never had better service! Before I even got to the bar, the barman (Oliver) knew my drink order! Incredible. And the lady before (Sorry I can’t remember her name) but huge credit to the staff! Incredible service! Will leave a generous tip! Well deserved.

Nice pub but my boyfriend sat on what looked a comfortable chair he turned to talk to me and the back legs snapped and he fell and cut his hand on a rusty pipe sticking from the wall. Accidents happen but when we told the bar the girl came out looked at the chair laughed and went oh yeah it's broke and gave him a rubbish plaster so be careful where you sit.

I am registered disabled I I was told I couldn't come in because I couldn't walk straight I am waiting for 2 knee replacements I have arthritis in my lower back and my hips I fell 6 months ago I can't use my right hand I was told I am not allowed into the pub because I can't walk straight I fold my walking stick up and put it in my coat pocket I was told to go away

Not tried the food yet so can’t comment but many have highly recommended it. The beer is a little expensive in my opinion but not scandalous. Plenty of tv’s for sport and a little beer garden at the rear. Bar staff was very efficient on my one and only visit. Would recommend based on that one visit.

Food was great and service was fast love the place

Since moving to St Helens a few years ago, the Nelson has been our favourite pub. Great beer prices, good for sports (TVs everywhere!), relaxed feel, nice garden area. Never had any problem in there - would recommend to anyone in Saints :)

Excellent atmosphere, great beer, great food and reasonably priced. Fully recommended a visit; we will definitely visit again.

Went today with family, staff were very friendly and helpful. Fish and Chips that I had was brilliant, everyone else said there food was excellent. Well done team Nelson

Great food and great staff. Pity about customers vaping inside when people are eating. Hope the new outside area doesn’t become a smoking area

We went in for a family meal and staff were really accommodating with my child. The food was delicious and came out in good time. We had a few drinks and watched the live sport they had on. Really good atmosphere and very clean! Will definitely be back again soon.

Lovely place to eat their fish and chips are the best I. Town

We lunch here regularly and always enjoy the visit. Service is very good as is the food. We have never been dissapointed.

Got to Nelson at 7.15 ordered food at 7.20 then told not doing anymore food. Make your minds up about food times Nelson.

Great lunch with friends.. Great menu

So friendly Clean Cannot say much else Great type Pub for just drinkers

Beautiful food, nice atmosphere

Good food staff so friendly and nice and just a relaxing pub were you can go for a quiet drink.

Great pub with all the live sports on lots of tvs , the fish and chips are very nice, highly recommend x

Went to the neksoncwith my husband for lunch the food was lovely my husband had the fish wich must have been the biggest chippy fish he's ever had it had not much batter on just as he likes it will definitely be going back for lunch again this week good value for money and pleasant staff x

Great pub good atmosphere, plenty of TVs to watch different sports, good selection of beers, and the food menu is good.

Online menu doesn't show beers. Atrocious!

Called after going to the cinema,as is our wont, and had a lovely meal in this town-centre pub. Lovely home-made food,excellent service and a very varied menu.Very good vim too. H8ghly recommended.

Went today with my daughter. The service was good and the food was lovely. Would recommend. Will definitely visit again .

Food is great, don't drink alcohol though, so can't say anything about the booze. Always has been a great Lancastrian establishment though 😸👍

Friendly staff, great place for a drink.

We go for lunch most Fridays with our daughter. The pub allows us to book a table which is really useful since she has to be back in work within the hour. It is mostly quite busy, but the atmosphere is nice and friendly. I enjoy my individual hotpot : )

Excellent service lovely beer garden good prices

Great for a chippy tea with a pint , fish chips mushy peas for me , the wife had steak pudding chips and peas all good , service quality and price were excellent. The ' draft ' vinegar was a bit weak should have tried the packet vinegar instead. Two dinners two drinks at just over £20 a real winner for us. My only gripe is I forgot to add curry sauce to my oreder ......... Next time.

We visited The Nelson on a day where Britain was having their hottest heatwave and this pub did not put their air conditioner on???? Yet you could clearly see the newly installed air conditioner units hanging from the ceiling? so it was pretty frustrating sitting there having a drink and roasting in the heat with no relief from any air conditioning or fans. It is a nice place to grab a beer and the beer garden out the back is adequate, a good place for smokers – just don’t go to the Nelson on a hot day.

5⭐Excellent food especially their fish chips & peas:)👍 you can also get a gluten free version. "Scrumptious"😋✌️out

Really nice pub, good atmosphere and decent staff at the bar. It's a shame it was quiet

Very nice place, food is great good selection, plus it has its own chippy next door so there's a fusion of pub grub and chippy. Menu has its usual puddings but honestly they have cakes at the side of the bar and they are out of this world. Friendly staff very helpful. Highly recommend 👌

Friendly pub very nice place food was very good will be going back soon

Very expensive, eaten 3 times , I had a Sunday lunch and it was boil in the bag roast beef, another occasion was the best spam fritter chips an pea's and gravey,,, all I can say is I could do boil in the bag anytime

I like The Nelson and surrounding and service is mostly very good. Went on Thursday and decided to try the Lasagne, I was quite dissapointed with the quality and presentation, it was in a bowl swimming with far too much cheese, microwaved as it was stuck to the sides of the bowl and the ingredients were very very poor, it was more like a bowl of mushy pasta, there was 2 thin slices of garlic bread and a measly amount of salad, my total bill with drinks for 2 was just under £17 which was very poor value for what was received. I may reluctantly try a meal here again but if the food is this bad again I will go elsewhere. My review is based on the quality and value of the meal, the bar service and surrounding are excellent.

I like The Nelson and surrounding and service is mostly very good. Went on Thursday and decided to try the Lasagne, I was quite dissapointed with the quality and presentation, it was in a bowl swimming with far too much cheese, microwaved as it was stuck to the sides of the bowl and the ingredients were very very poor, it was more like a bowl of mushy pasta, there was 2 thin slices of garlic bread and a measly amount of salad, my total bill with drinks for 2 was just under £17 which was very poor value for what was received. I may reluctantly try a meal here again but if the food is this bad again I will go elsewhere. My review is based on the quality and value of the meal, the bar service and surrounding are excellent.

Went at night before last bus so was quite

Worst Sunday lunch ever all gravy and peas .. Disgusting.

Came out as family of 4 for daughters 18th birthday but why should I have to order a meal for a child of 16yrs old just so she can have a glass of coke on a Sunday afternoon (I could understand if I had a child under 10 years old). Me and the Mrs have visited this this pub several times as a local pub but will bypass this pub when out on our own in future, and although said sign on the door qhich is fine but who actually looks at a door sign unless their children are very young these days, ridiculous establishment woyud not even give a 1 star on that basis.

visited on friday 18th march 2022 for Cheltenham gold cup day. had some drinks and ordered the fish and chips . great food. really enjoyed it

Quite busy but no problem getting a table

We used to really enjoy going to the Nelson just after it had been refurbished, it was always consistently good, but just lately, we have noticed the quality of the food has dropped off a little and not as hot as it should be, we ordered fish and chips, I should also mention here that when we are eating food, we shouldn't have to put up with a lady sitting opposite to us, thinking she is entitled to smoke an e cigarette!

Very friendly atmosphere food competitively priced and good quality would recommend

Pub and a chippy in one.. Better pubs and Chippies around if you don't mind separating the experiences.