The Railway at Bromley Cross in Bolton

Lovely staff here!! Nicola is a gem!

We didn't eat here so can't rate the food. It's a lovely place. Aesthetically pleasing. Great selection of drinks. Great service. Dog friendly. Just a touch cliquey. Would still return

Great place lovely staff and live music as well

Food was very good, lovely staff, nice atmosphere would come here again

It was ok drinks were tasteless we got some cokes and it was just fizzy water took them back but we were given the same again with a tiny hint of flavour the syrup wasn't changed couldn't be bothered fussing so just drank them food was nice enough can't comment on the atmosphere as it was beginning of lunch and no one really there so no atmosphere to speak of I did like the decor and theme though and it was clean and tidy so not all bad

The food was good and priced fair but the place was obviously used by the ignorant youths of the area who all spoke on the top note and weren’t too particular about the language they were using so I will not be taking my wife there again

the food was lovely and the atmosphere in the pub was amazing

Really rude waiting staff. Was told “I don’t know why you’ve come in here” because it was 30 minutes before last orders. I am absolutely appalled at the attitude of the bar staff. Will not be returning. She was being really weird about it

Amazing experience as always, polite and friendly staff and delicious food at good value! Definitely recommend

Great local pub with friendly, smiley staff. Beer garden is fab- just need more sunshine to enjoy it!!

Today was more first time here. Just passing and thought we would give it a shot. Thought the staff were a bit surly at first but i was definitely mistaken when she came to us with a big smile that lit up the room. Got the small plates as starters. Well WOW.. They were amazing.. onto the mains and ordered the noodles and the scampi.. All i can say is that this was the best pub food we've ever had! Hands down a winner. I'm a little worried that the bar has been set so high, however we will return soon and go for round 2😉. 1 extra bonus points for doing a take out for and an absent family member and another bonus point for having level 42 playing and excellent music during our visit. We left very. Very happy!! I have a real urge to leave 1 star to stop others from finding this gem and making it harder to get a table 😅. Our sincere thanks for money well spent!!!

Called in today food was excellent.,friendly staff well presented. Really worth a visit. Thanks elizabeth and Christine.

The Railway Pub is a gem for football fans! Not only does it provide a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere to catch the game, but it also goes above and beyond with its hospitality. The highlight? Free sausage butties at half-time! It's a delightful treat that adds to the experience, making every match day even more enjoyable. And the generosity doesn't stop there—they even cater to our furry friends. My sausage dog was thrilled to receive her very own sausage, making it a memorable outing for both of us. The Railway truly knows how to create a fantastic and inclusive community experience. Highly recommended!

Do you know I was a little unfair with my review re the fact so many people were vaping inside. It is true this issue needs sorting and was clearly going on.There is no grey area it just not allowed. A proactive stance does need taking clear signage ( I didn’t see any - “First time you will be asked to stop, second time you will be asked to leave!”) BUT this venue is a good visit, they put free food on for the football, the staff were attentive and efficient and I would recommend. it is a shame people feel the need to impose their exhale on others ( knowing full well they are doing wrong) but I am afraid if not challenged or clear policy they will take advantage. Felt quite aggrieved by the issue but calmed down a bit now since last night and the polite response.

A brilliant pub. Good food and drink, friendly staff. Would 100% recommend

Lovely place local to home... Bar staff was lovely, think Ellie was her name

Lively place decent range of food and drink Staff really warm and friendly has garden dogs welcome

Amazing roast dinner, quick service, friendly pub.

£6.05 for a neck oil seems a bit steep, it’s a shame as the decor and atmosphere seemed really inviting

Great service, clean and well maintained. Great staff and food was excellent.

I want to compliment the Railway BX for the amazing job they did in hosting a recent family party for my daughters birthday. Great communication, great venue, great atmosphere, and the food was amazing. The 4 piece band were brilliant and got everybody going. Staff were friendly and attentive, including Head Chef Cardy, who was nothing but helpful on the night. A special shout out to Rachael, who was obsolutely brillant from start to finish and ensured the night was as successful as it was. A real credit to the Railway. 100% recommended to all.

Nice decor, good range of gins and beer including craft beers. Some good and some poor food ie. Excellent fish and chips but terrible vegan fish and chips 🤮 I don't recommend the vegan fish, tasteless and stringy with watery mushy peas. Pity as they've tried to introduce vegan and vegetarian options, but they need to re- assess and try some different options. We've just called again and I've downgraded it a star as thd fish and chips has gone downhill, the fish was chewy and far too much batter surrounding a small fish, chips were also chewy, definitely not crunchy, felt that they'd been sat too long after cooking. We won't be back in a hurry

Nice meal with friends and family today excellent service

Food was served quickly. As usual, one has to order food and drinks at the bar. The food I ordered was tasteless, and expensive, apart from the starter, Duck Spring Rolls. On ordering my drink, I said I wanted a non-alcoholic drink, but by mistake got served the 4% alcohol version! By chance, I noticed it was 4%, told the lady at the bar, and she told me she got the wrong one out! Not impressed.

Food was good but a very noisy atmosphere and only a small car park

First time lunch with a friend. Very nice atmosphere and staff, lovely food (macaroni and salad, 2 for £16, special lunch offer). Much enjoyed and will return.

The food was very nice, and priced very reasonable. Staff were friendly top Charlie!

We've only been for drinks, but it was popular and busy. A special mention that the waiting staff are fabulous and hardworking.

We decided to go somewhere for a steak today.... We picked the Railway as the reviews were pretty good. Our food took around 40 minutes to arrive at the table. As soon as I tasted my 1st onion ring, I knew we'd made a mistake!! Cold and dry. I cut into my medium steak and realised why the food took so long.... They'd been cooking my steak for the whole duration. Dark brown inside and tasteless. Nobody came to the table to see if we were happy with our food and I couldn't be bothered calling someone over to let them know as I'd waited long enough for my food. I will not be coming here to eat again, which is a shame because it looks like a great place for a drink and a snack in the sun. Please show your staff how to cook meat and up your portion sizes as the plate looked too big for the amount of food. Bigger onion rings and a few more chips would have got you another star!!!

We had a booking for a birthday so reserved tables in advance. It was a very busy Sunday afternoon and not a spare single table available and they were solid with bookings. Although we were a large group the staff were very able to look after us. Food was good although and little slow for some of our party who had quite a wait for their servings. Lots of large tv screens watching the football games. Food and beer are reasonably priced, and they have a good selection of Beer's Wine and Spirits.

First time visit, absolutely amazing place, very friendly, food really freshly cooked, definitely come again

Really nice pub, great food and friendly staff. Tasty food at a good price. Spot on.

Great staff, great entertainment.

Fantastic food and service. Dog friendly too. Staff friendly and and attentive.

Drink stop on walk, warm friendly service will call back again without the dogs, idea place to meet with friends great for family’s

Lovely pub with great food and good wine! The only downside to this visit was I went in unplanned, and my mobile phone battery ran out. The staff would not allow me to plug in my phone for a few minutes to call my husband who was picking me up (when I rang to let him know I was ready). I didn't know his number. This caused an issue as I ended up having to charge my phone in my car... Awkward, but at least I had that option available to me. It would have been horrendous if I'd had to walk home on my own with no phone. I get it was my own irresponsible fault for having a low battery which then ran out, however, I don't think charging it for 5 minutes just to get it on would be very cost intensive to the pub (and I did ask rather than just plug it in).

We all Really enjoyed the food, service was excellent, very pleasant and helpful. Atmosphere was great. Only reason it didn’t get 5 stars is they need to put ice cream with the desserts. Will definitely be returning.

Great food and service with a smile. This place is good for a family meal or a night out with freinds. The new owners are lovely people and value their customers.

Absolutely fantastic bar with and incredible, friendly atmosphere! Incredible quick service from the bar team! Couldn’t ask for anything better! Amazing choice of beer at decent prices… could not recommend a better pub in the Bromley cross area! The new owners are well and truly smashing this!

Went in with a few friends for dinner the staff were lovely and very polite the service we received was to a good standard I ordered a mega mixed grill and I definitely got my moneys worth would recommend to anyone and I expect to be back there again in the future

What a lovely pub this is! Beautiful inside and out. Great atmosphere, lovely staff and lovely owners. We have been here in the afternoon for coffee and we have been here at night when a band was playing, they were brilliant. We will be making it a regular of ours 😀

Fantastic food and staff are very friendly. I had the macaroni and cheese and sticky toffee pudding which were lovely. Will 100% be back again soon.

The service I received was absolutely amazing. The staff were so friendly and they accommodated for my pram. I ordered the 3 for £16 small plates and the Singapore noodles. The food was incredible for the price. 100% recommend

Came here with the kids, so much to chose on the main menu and also lots to chose from on the kids menu. The food was excellent and the deserts were gorgeous. The staff were so friendly and accommodating for my son who was in his wheelchair. We will defo be returning to try the grill menu and the sunday dinner

Really nice looking pub with quirky interior. Good food menu, brilliant food & great service! lovely staff hundred percent worth of your money. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolute lovely experience, fantastic food and lovely atmosphere! The fish platter was a favourite of ours, delicious! 10/10 will be coming back!

Fantastic food and staff are very friendly. I had the margarita pizza and the biscoff desert which were 10/10. Will definitely be coming back soon.

Went for my daughter's Birthday for drinks early evening lovely atmosphere the staff were lovely and smiley proper reccomend the Railway.....5 stars

Had some lovely food off the new sunday menu.

Called in for Sunday Lunch food and service was excellent sticky toffee pudding was amazing highly recommended will definitely be back.

Nothing seems to have changed except the service at the bar is shockingly slow now , don’t understand way these bars hiring staff that are clueless to service?

Had a bite and a beer nice place pleasant staff not sure on pizza though

Excellent food, service was great. Will definitely be going again

Outstanding service, food delicious, staff friendly. Comfortable & interesting surroundings. Definitely worth a visit. We will be back

Food was nice,not amazing. Only ordered 2 meals and they got 1 wrong. Defo pub grub .would return but definitely other places nearby much nicer

We called in The Railway on Boxing Day after a local walk. We only had drinks but having seen the menu we will be back for a meal. We also witnessed a very loud yappy dog ( see previous review). We welcome the reopening of The Railway and will be supporting it but the owners of this dog are doing the new owners no favour at all , by their dog annoying other customers and probably staff as well. If they can't train it to be well behaved they should leave it at home as they are putting the management in the difficult position of either telling the dog owners to leave or losing other customers. We will be back for a meal but I am afraid if that dog or another like it is there we may be forced to go elsewhere in future.

Unfortunately we decided not to have lunch due to the selfish people sat. Rhind us with their yapping dog! It did not shut up, nor did they shut it up! We left after 30 mins with a headache! All for having well behaved dogs but...

Pub is the same as before, just they have football on now so it has gone chavvy, food was shocking which is a shame as it was lovely before it closed. Standard microwave food now

First time back following closure. A very pleasant experience, staff friendly and polite, the meal we had was excellent. Decent pub food and not overpriced. Need to get San Miguel on tap.

Just had a lovely lunch. Great value main main meals and all pipping hot. Top marks for value. Great local pub. Well done. Thank you to the railway.

Family meal excellent service lovely pub food worth a visit 🥰

Went Monday night. Food was delicious. The mash was so tasty. Mon - Thur 2 for £16 on certain dishes. Great value. Decent potions as well. Great atmosphere. Was busy for a Monday night. Good to see

Went to the Railway for the first time since it opened. As I entered there was no where to "check in" for my booking. I was greeted by a man at the bar asking "if i was ok". I was pointed in the direction of my booked table. No one advised that ordering was now at the bar. My partner went to the bar to order drinks and waited a while whilst staff talked behind the bar. I asked to move tables as we had a baby in the pram and was blocking the walk way. I had to ask servers to clean the table from the previous customers. Again when we ordered at the bar staff were talking amongst themselves and ordering took a while. Mine and my partners food came very quickly however, our friends then waited another 15 minutes without explanation or apology. The food itself was very poor. Chips were soggy and meat dry. None of us could finish our meals. When the server then came to take our plates she asked if everything was okay with our meals. We advised not she replied "fair enough". On the whole i was very disappointed. I was excited to return to the Railway after many months of being closed but i would not recommend.

Lovely friendly pub, popped in to get out of the rain. Very welcoming, lovely friendly staff and the owner wes friendly and chatty. Dogs welcome too.

We didn't order food on this visit, just drinks which were served with a smile and a warm welcome, we'll be happy to go again

Really wanted to like it, food is below average pub grub, can't imagine anything is made onsite? Nice for a drink.....

Lovely to see the place reopened. Called yesterday for a couple. The menu looks interesting so we will be back so very soon.

We stumbled across this pub by accident and what a great pub , will definitely be returning

I cannot for the life of me understand why the reviews aren't 5 star for this amazing pub. I've been three times with my girlfriend and the dog , the food is one of the best pub foods I've ever tasted the pizzas are unreal,...

Terrible service, average food and the place is freezing...

Firstly the place was freezing despite the heating apparently being on full... The young lad serving us was lovely and trying his best but we waited 20 minutes for our drinks and had to ask for menus to be brought. The lady who appeared to...

Still a fabulous venue, really wish that they hadn't had to reduce midweek hours, really needs to be supported. A fabulous asset to our community.

Came in for lunch whilst on a walk. It was quiet when we arrived but got steadily busier, yet the young lady called Ruby who was on food service was brilliant. She was very attentive to everyone she served, even with those she couldnt offer...

Awful food each time I’ve eaten there. Shame because it’s a lovely venue but the menu is lacking in quality. Consists of food that can be thrown in a fryer quickly by anyone. Hopefully one day they will get a chef who can come up with a menu of quality cooked dishes.

Loved it! Good food , excellent service and very reasonable prices for food. Would definitely go there again .

Nice pub good food and dog friendly in the bat area

This was a really nice pub, quirky deco and great staff. The food was really yummy! We had the 'porky pit' burger and fried chicken dishes. Nice to see a variety of Gluten free options too on the menu. Definitely recommend 👌

Busy and popular railway themed pub. Open plan feel with restaurant and bar areas. The latter is dog friendly and serves food. Bar tables are on a 1st come 1st served basis and cannot be reserved. Order at the bar and food/drinks are delivered to your table. Excellent and friendly service. Easy to set up a tab at the bar. We visited on a Saturday night and it was very popular and busy. Great food and great guest beers (changed regularly). V.small car park. Highly recommended.

Very expensive, wouldn't be able to spend all night in there.

Popped in on the off chance that they would still be serving food and very glad we did. Very friendly and helpful staff, an excellent hearty meal and very good service. Beer was good too! Well done to everyone at the Railway!

Great find gave it a try from our usual place and so glad we went, the food was fantastic the staff so lovely and friendly. Disappointed we didnt have room for a pudding in the end too stuffed. Maybe next time and loved the fact my pooch was able to join us. Thanks we will be back 😊

Good atmosphere, lovely staff, menu choice wasn't massive but food was very good. We went at 6.15 and was already busy.

Really good food, good deals and friendly staff

Food is always good here, kids love the pizzas, I love the pizzas... Nice selection of wine. Staff friendly and good with the kids even when they get a little loud

It’s nice and the food is nice BUT….. where do I start, came here and already knew what I wanted as I had stalked the menu 2 days prior. Asked for an orange as a drink was told “it’s Thursday we’ve not had a delivery and no orange” ok sound. But this one thing turned out to be a repetitive series of events. Got the menu and was told no cheese pie, no ciabatta breads and something else wasnt available. Both ordered honey glazed ham and chips. 15 minutes later was told no egg to go with it (it’s £1 for a box of them round corner). I said oh it’s fine there’s pineapple isn’t there still, WELL not today Satan. No pineapple either. Ended up ordering something I didn’t even want and should have gone retreat. Going to cry myself to sleep tonight dreaming about the honey glazed ham I never had. If this is a normal Thursday fiasco then my tip of the day would be: Don’t sell food on Thursdays? Crying as I write this and my Nan was also crying all the way home too. She prob still is now to be fair. Weep weep. I dunno what I did in a past life to deserve such bad luck but I’m thinking maybe I was a murderer possibly. Would go again but will ring prior to ask what is and isn’t available. Especially if it’s a Thursday.

Dreadful food and poor service, staff messing around laughing and acting childish. I don't know what training the so called chief has had as the food example the home made pie was obviously bought in and warmed up and tasted old and the gravy goodness...

Great menu, excellent food, friendly service with a smile. Highly recommended.

Quirky interior lovely food good atmosphere.

When to this pub 30 years ago, completely different to the rough pub back then. Very classy, good beer, food and atmosphere

Great experience for breakfast in Father's Day, lovely food and a pleasant atmosphere. Drinks did take a while but they were busy at the time. Would definitely visit again.

Had a lovely evening with friends, service in the restaurant was excellent

Great food definitely worth a visit

I like the place, but this time I was out off by other customers vaping inside at a table next to us. Then, when we moved to another table, someone was vaping near us again.

Called in to say good bye for now to my other daughter Jade as she goes back home to Oz tomoz! They even let Teddy in! I never ate there but the food looked good!

Busy lively pub. Nice surroundings. Clean toilets. Pleasant beer garden.

A Phoenix Pub, the New Look Railway is fantastic, this was my first visit since the transformation (I've moved away from Bolton and had a great evening last night meeting up with an old friend) Attentive service, extensive menu, tasty food all in a great setting with a very pleasant atmosphere.

They've turned an old pub into an attractive, themed gastro pub. Steam engine sound effects in the toilet! Good food as reported by others with me, but my burger was a bit dry as if it had been cooked a while ago and kept warm. Not the cheapest place to eat and drink but worth a visit.

Had a fantastic time last night the food was amazing and the bar staff was super friendly a gentleman called Danny was so nice advised us on different gins which was lovely and the cocktails was amazing too we can't wait to go again and the ladies and gentlemen who came with our food was lovely and nothing was to much trouble and had great atmosphere all night

A great pub overall. Well priced, food served in good time and big plates of good tasting food. An observation more than problem, the starter portions are really large, possibly too large, and the children's mains are no different than adult sizes

We've only had drinks and nuts here so far but the Atmosphere is great. All the staff are very friendly. I love the way it's done to resemble a real railway.