The Players Lounge in Halton

The Steak was a local “Cowards” steak .. it was a nice thickness , cooked correctly to order . A good steak. The onion rings were very overcooked and just bits of crispy batter . The chips were defent sized and cooked fine. The mushrooms were minute and both of us thought we hadnt received any as they were tiny and a minute portion. No tomato. The drink was a Real Ale , a Golden Ale, very tasty and as usual well kept and presented. This inn received the CAMRA Area award for this past year. The young staff were excellent and well trained , and attentive to everything . My 6,500+ followers on here will know my reviews are unbiased and warts and all , if the onion rings had been much better , this would be a 5 stars review. I reccomend the Norton Arms Inn for a nice meal and ambience. I am not related to any member of staff , and received no benefits for my review as always . Congratulations to the young waiting staff on a job well done, and to the kitchen for the Main course Steak. We will visit again soon. We will visit again soon.

Our walking group had lunch at the Childe of Hale on 13 May. What a great pub! Ian the Manager was so helpful and accommodating when I called in a couple of weeks ago to ask if I could bring a group of walkers. Using the pub car park as our meeting point was no problem and he also arranged to let us in to use the toilets before the pub had opened. We had a fabulous walk along the coast as far as the runway of Liverpool airport then back to the pub for lunch. The menu was very varied and the food was delicious and served promptly. Well done Ian and all your staff. 10 out of 10!

The food was very well cooked and nicely presented. The batter on the fish was a little oily for me, but definitely not worthy of a complaint as the fish itself was lovely. Service was great, really friendly welcome on arrival and very cheery throughout the meal. One thing we did notice was there was no background music, but it certainly didn’t spoil what was a really enjoyable evening out.

The people were friendly so I feel bad giving a lower rating. The scones looked nice but I didn't try them so I don't know. I had a sandwich which was not very nice unfortunately. Maybe I should have come earlier in the day! There was very little left in terms of options when I was there.

Walked in walked out. Terrible bar service, Terrible seating and despite advertised as a sports bar no Premier league on.