The Roebuck Inn in Oldham

Came with lots of ladies from our zumba class for our christmas do. The food was excellent. The serving staff were excellent in all departments. Serving food,bringing glasses and water jugs. clearing tables after each course. tremendous.

Food lovely as usual. Fantastic to be able to have this family run enterprise locally. Sue and Mark (the owners) are always welcoming and hospitable. The menu caters for all tastes (in my opinion) from a Sunday Roast to Salt and Pepper chicken burger with sriracha mayo. Yummy. Freshly prepared food. Not out of the deep fat fryer like some establishments. Try their pie of the day (on the board or ask what it is). Deep filled and lovely pastry. This has never failed to please. You can take your pooch with you, mine used to love it. Sat under the table watching the world go round.

I was there earlier in November on a Sundsy afternoon when the weather was extremely gloomy, misty and murky - the pub was essentially in the low lying clouds, and we wouldn't have been surprised to find ourselves at The Slaughtered Lamb (a la American Werewolf in London), but the laughter and chatter didn't stop when we walked in, and we were immersed in a nicely busy, warm and friendly atmosphere. My son and I just had a couple of guiness, but the food we saw being served up looked very appetising, with big servings, and plenty were eating. We've been before and I've heard the food is very good, and we'll be sampling it soon. I got the impression most people knew everybody else, but the staff and locals were all very friendly, made a fuss of our 2 dogs, and coupled with the traditional decor made for a cosy retreat from the grim weather outside. My previous visits had been confined to the beer garden at the back,(on sunny days) which has plenty of tables, a play area, and offers great views of the City centre and its skyscrapers - comfortably in the hazy distance,with plenty of green fields and scenery in between. A really nice pub, I'd recommend it.

Food was homemade style, stunning views, nice down to earth atmosphere, the only downside was some of the staff, not knowing the soup of the day or pie of the day, and sticky tables and on the toilet door, also the young lad behind the bar ignored you at the bar.

Highly recommended for food, drinks and the views. Especially in the summer months in the beer garden with far reaching views.

Excellent country pub,great food ,friendly service,lovely atmosphere and fab views. Great outdoor space if you have children,good menu selection and all the food is great produce. Very reasonably priced good selection of beers and wines.

Amazing food ..was so full that none of us could manage a pudding :)

Absolutely beautiful with amazing views! Highly recommend

Lovely food and fab staff we go there often

Was searching for options in the area for some pub grub. Everywhere seemed to be offering the usual uninspiring menu and we were thinking of just going home. Until we saw the Roebuck menu. Superb! We chose the Fillet of Beef Stroganoff and Braised Beef. Both cooked to perfection and full of flavour. Can't recommend these two dishes enough. For desert we had the apple and berry crumble with custard. Amazing. Really good value for money too. The two mains, 1 dessert, two pints of ale and two large glasses of red wine all for a little over £60 which, I think, is excellent. Staff were brilliant too. Very helpful and attentive waiting staff. Friendly and approachable owners. Absolutely can't fault this place and will definitely be back soon.

Excellent food, very friendly staff, well worth a visit.

Generally this pub/restaurant is good. But when customers arrive with pets/dogs and let them sit on the seats, the staff should take polite action as per the notice by the doorway that a blanket or something must be placed on the seats for the dog if required. Its just not fair on customer without a pet to get dog hairs on their clothes. If they refuse then politely ask them to put dog back in the car or leave. The notice is clear. Also perhaps stop the young children running and screaming around the bar area, customer come here for perhaps a quiet drink and or meal without all this screaming.

Recent find we live a few miles away. We booked a table for 10 & a 3 month old for Sunday lunch. Excellent views from up there and a gentleman took our order. I hadn’t seen him previously so I thought he was part of the Sunday team. No he said my daughters run the place I am the owner been here 38 years!! I could have got my coat! Excellent food, service and staff ( all the boss did was take our order) Overall a great a great Sunday lunch which doubled as a birthday meal for me

Food was lovely and plentyful, brilliant staff x

Always worth a visit if you can get in! Food excellent, everything cooked fresh, served hot. Menu amazing, Plenty of choice, suitable for everyone...would definitely recommend.

Great food and great atmosphere. Wonderful evening sat outside.

After quite a few years revisit was well overdue. Place was packed could only get a table in bar area and that’s at 530pm ! Soup was a delight piping hot Potatoe and leek with a gf roll . Mains I had the lamb shoulder with mash parsnips veg and red currant jus. Lady had salmon creamed leaks with veg . Excellent Kaiken Merlot with a port and brandy followed by cheese board . An excellent few hours , great food excellent service and a roaring open fire 🔥 perfect evening . Will be back Update 11/09/24 Food still very good cannot fault it but service gone down a bit … owner as always a perfect gentleman but young waitresses not very attentive and hopefully this point gets to the owner second time now meal disturbed by young children running about obviously linked to staff with one female with a loud voice shouting after them . People don’t want to see that when paying to eat a meal in peace . On the positive food still great but noise in bar with small kids and poor service spoilt the experience.

We came up for a nice and friendly late afternoon meal and drinks. The food was good and staff great and gave us a warm welcome for a change and also to regulars and newcomers. Then the "Creche" arrived. Young children charging and screaming around the bar area and into the meal side and back to the bar, one of them had a tablet, sitting at the bar with the volume up and what seemed full blast and the staff seemed to be looking after the children instead of looking after customers who were waiting to be served. A responsible adult is urgently needed to look after these out of control children and to keep the noise/volume down.

Food average service terrible staff not helpful just standing around with elbows on top of bar very disappointing

I was treated to a farewell bite to eat by my son on an early Friday afternoon. Being of a certain age, I've been to the Roebuck many times over the years, probably with big gaps in between so I'm not a regular. What I can state, without exception, is that the steak pudding served here is the best in Oldham, and probably further beyond. I didn't have a starter as they are substantial and came served with chips and mushy peas. The steak filling was full to the top of the pudding and had obviously been cooked for hours, melting in the mouth. The suet pastry was just perfect. You have to wait thirty minutes when ordering one as they have to be steamed but definitely worth the wait and the opportunity to try the blonde bitter which went down very well. It's been a successful pub/ restaurant for many years and will continue to be so. The staff were welcoming, the location is lovely and I wouldn't hesitate to go back if I was in the country.

Attentive staff, food is second to none. The best Rag pudding ive eaten since my Dad made one for me.

I'm not usually a Karen and would normally just move on with things but I think the upper management of this pub require a bit of constructive feedback on their own demeanor. Been in here for food a couple of times and all I have to say is I agree with the lady's earlier review - you're only as good as your staff. Only reason we went back was for the food but we will not be back because of the service. From the minute you walk in the door there is just an unfriendly atmosphere and worst of it all the main culprits are upper management - Landlord and landlady. Both incredibly obnoxious and unfriendly. It says dogs allowed online but the minute we sat down with our pup the landlady proceeded to scowl at us from across the bar - baring in mind we were tucked away in the corner and the dog wasn't bothering anyone. Another family walked in (seemingly local as they were letting on to people in the pub) and put their dog on the seat next to them, so we followed suit and did the same. The landlady proceeded scowling and rolling her eyes as she walked past and eventually came over to give us a blanket to put the dog on and said "people" were complaining - you mean yourself? The blanket is absolutely fair enough however the landlord and manager both seen us walk in with the dog and didn't say a word so how were we to know. My mum had accidentally knocked a glass over as the table was sticky and she tried to slide it out of the way so the waitress could lean over and put her plate down, which in fairness, wouldn't have happened if the waitress had just walked round the table to my mums side anyway. Well, the reaction was something to behold. It was like accidents never happen in there! The landlord started helping out and he turned to the waitress and said "was that you or her?", landlord landlady and waitress all looked totally fed up that they had to help and it felt totally unaccommodating. Granted the landlord came over and replaced the drink begrudgingly. We actually felt that unwelcome we cancelled our desserts got the bill and left. As we were walking out we walked past the landlord who totally ignored us, and the manager said bye only because we did. In all honesty the vibe I get from this pub is that they are only friendly if you're local but if you're a passer by they have no need to be nice. Hats off to the lady with the red hair, I didn't catch her name but she was the nicest member of staff in the building and I think everyone in there should take a leaf out of her book. The only thing keeping you guys going is the fantastic chefs in the kitchen, as your service is sub-par at best.

I'm not usually a Karen and would normally just move on with things but I think the upper management of this pub require a bit of constructive feedback on their own demeanor. Been in here for food a couple of times and all I have to say is I agree with the lady's earlier review - you're only as good as your staff. Only reason we went back was for the food but we will not be back because of the service. From the minute you walk in the door there is just an unfriendly atmosphere and worst of it all the main culprits are upper management - Landlord and landlady. Both incredibly obnoxious and unfriendly. It says dogs allowed online but the minute we sat down with our pup the landlady proceeded to scowl at us from across the bar - baring in mind we were tucked away in the corner and the dog wasn't bothering anyone. Another family walked in (seemingly local as they were letting on to people in the pub) and put their dog on the seat next to them, so we followed suit and did the same. The landlady proceeded scowling and rolling her eyes as she walked past and eventually came over to give us a blanket to put the dog on and said "people" were complaining - you mean yourself? The blanket is absolutely fair enough however the landlord and manager both seen us walk in with the dog and didn't say a word so how were we to know. My mum had accidentally knocked a glass over as the table was sticky and she tried to slide it out of the way so the waitress could lean over and put her plate down, which in fairness, wouldn't have happened if the waitress had just walked round the table to my mums side anyway. Well, the reaction was something to behold. It was like accidents never happen in there! The landlord started helping out and he turned to the waitress and said "was that you or her?", landlord landlady and waitress all looked totally fed up that they had to help and it felt totally unaccommodating. Granted the landlord came over and replaced the drink begrudgingly. We actually felt that unwelcome we cancelled our desserts got the bill and left. As we were walking out we walked past the landlord who totally ignored us, and the manager said bye only because we did. In all honesty the vibe I get from this pub is that they are only friendly if you're local but if you're a passer by they have no need to be nice. Hats off to the lady with the red hair, I didn't catch her name but she was the nicest member of staff in the building and I think everyone in there should take a leaf out of her book. The only thing keeping you guys going is the fantastic chefs in the kitchen, as your service is sub-par at

First time at the Roebuck for a while and glad we decided to go. We were there for Sunday lunch and I was lucky enough to order a suet pudding even though it's not on the Sunday menu. My partner had the lamb shoulder and both meals were absolutely delicious. She had a potato skin starter which was OK but nothing special. Neither of us could manage a pudding but I did manage to eat all the suet pudding :) Read a few comments here lately about poor service, I disagree.

Lovely place great staff food was great service was excellent

A group of about 12 had dinner, we had a choice of two courses for £18 which was excellent value and the food was all very well received. I would've been pleased with any of the starters but my choice of duck spring rolls with a sweet chilli sauce was very good indeed. For main I had halibut, which was delicious. The meat and potato pie was also well received, and was an excellent portion. The salted caramel profiteroles were also recommended. Service was friendly and efficient. A nice cask ale too.

Don't usually leave reviews but you only have to read the recent ones to confirm that the Customer Service has completely disappeared from this place (which back in the day was fabulous). The waitress was rude and abrupt from the minute we arrived and after a series of catastrophes the owner confirmed that it really is time to 'hang up his boots'. After complaining on a number of things he basically said 'what do you want me to do..get on my hands and knees? What a rude man he has turned into. My husband's 60th birthday turned into a shambles because of this place...we walked out and will never return! Thankfully a nearby establishment accommodated us at 8.15pm and we had a lovely meal there and a nice pint of Cask Ale (unavailable at the Roebuck)....Maybe the Roebuck could learn a few things from neighbouring establishments? Wetherspoons Strinesdale should be the new name..although that's a little unfair on Wetherspoons

A great afternoon. Everything was excellent 👌

Had a lovely meal on Saturday night. Had a fabulous night .

Had a fantastic meal at the Roebuck, Sunday lunch was perfection, as always my steak was perfect, thank you to Amy who looked after us today, the staff are always great x thank you 😊 cheers to Sue Mark and Becky, chef 👩‍🍳 😀

The food was absolutely delicious, the three of us loved our various dishes. The service on the other hand was not great, I had to ask for a drink three times and when we asked for a desert menu, we finally got one and we waited 25 minutes to order, in the end, I got up and paid the bill without anyone else coming to the table

We celebrated my husbands 60th birthday party at this establishment. There were twenty six of us in the upstairs room the food everyone said was good but some people didn't get vegetables with their meals the service was so slow and what can only be described as absolute chaos.There didn't appear to be anyone in charge of service . We spent £1000 on Saturday night and not one person asked me or o my husband if everything was alright and when we were loading the car up at the end of the night the landlord and landlady were sat in the bar with their friends and didn't utter a single word to us ! They couldn't have cared less whether we had had a good evening or not ! No wonder some public houses are struggling when you have people like this running then . Mein hosts they most definitely not ,!!!

Amazing food with excellent service, very well priced well worth a visit or 3 will be back many times to come Fantastic views.

Top as always .family run pub and it shows

Reserved online and table was ready on time. Service was quick and efficient but lacked a bit of friendliness. We were served some really nice dishes but two were spoilt by over-use of salt. Desserts were okay quality. Car park would benefit from Blue Badge bays.

5 of us went to the Roebuck last week and everyone enjoyed it and will be calling in again soon.

I've been to this place more times than I can count. Good selection of booze, consistent high-quality service, and food. The homemade cheese and Onion Pie is possibly the best in England. It beats Albion Farms hands down, and if you've had that one then you know how high I've set the bar!

Lovely lunch and attentive, friendly staff.

I’ve been a regular here for 20 years, food always good , open fire when it’s colder outside , and usually a couple of well kept cask ales on.

Lovely view and good place to take your dog 🐕 with you

Lovely food, cheese and onion pie was delicious, definitely recommend The staff were also fab efficient and friendly, will definitely return☺️

Excellent food, cooked to perfection!!!

Great food and the staff are excellent

Fish and chips was a little bland, didn't come with tartare sauce or a lemon slice, otherwise nice, service fast and efficient, atmosphere is nice and the view is fab.

Great little pub with good views outside. Food and service excellent

The Hidden Gem of Saddleworth. Always great, freshly prepared food. Great wine with a decent selection of draught ales. Very friendly staff and owners. Highly recommended.....5 Stars all round.

Lovely pub just 20 minutes walk for us. Dog friendly so a nice stop off during a walk. Dogs welcome in the bar area and the nice beer garden. We've been here in the restaurant area celebrating sons birthday. The steaks were lovely and the staff are really busy and attentive. Never waiting long to order another drink or get the next course.

Went a couple of weeks back as I work here so decided to treat my parents Starters and mains turned up within 20 mins of ordering Suet pudding gorgeous along with the scampi and Salt and pepper burger A Real atmospheric pub with fast service and lovely friendly caring staff Nicely situated in the heart of Strinesdale with a lovely beer garden Highly recommend!!!

Bank Holiday lunch. Fixed me u which, is sometimes a godsend. Quickly made our choices. Ceaser salad for the other half, and I had my favourite of patè. Then I went for lamd and t'other had turkey. Not full, so we both had the Eton mess. Now that did finish us off. Service, it's usual friendly and efficient. We'll priced 3 course lunch, and as usual, we will be back.

Amazing food, can't rave enough about it. Very busy, so book ahead, but well worth a visit. We will be back again. Place lovely, food amazing, staff really nice. Well done folks.

Family friendly pub , great food , absolutely beautiful scenery and views great location, owners and staff are fantastic.

Good selection and several specials. Tasty food, scenic setting too.

Love it here food is amazing . Sue and Neil have made a place to visit x

Always good. Never been disappointed 👍

Very friendly staff, good atmosphere and good quality food. Great views out from the restaurant at the back, pub dog friendly. Would recommend

Enjoyed the Son's birthday with a steak each here. Can't fault it, staff friendly, food lovely and a nice selection of beers. Menu choice was good - nothing to dislike plus just a short walk from where we live so the bonus of walking off the meal ;-)

We walked in at opening time on Easter Sunday (we were on a walk) and just nipped in on the off chance a table was free for a drink. Despite the amount of staff (must have been about 7 staff) we were just left to kind of look about and a bit lost. I approached the bar and asked if we could sit anywhere that didn't have a reserved sign. The woman behind the bar did not smile once it was as though she was doing me a favour just answering me. Not friendly at all! Another woman managed to find us a spot but the woman behind the bar honestly was the most unfriendly person you could tell she just did not want to be there at all. Not eye contact no smile and quite obnoxious in the way she spoke. Won't be returning. Youre only as good as your staff and yours are stuck up and obnoxious

Lovely Sunday lunch menu with a 1, 2 or 3 course meal deal. Very reasonable prices and fantastic food with several options for kids too. Fantastically wholesome home cooked food and brilliant portion sizes. The cheese and onion pie was absolutely amazing. Not too many onions either 😁 Absolutely stuffed - highly recommended

Lovely traditional restaurant, nice atmosphere, good service and delicious food.

This is a welcoming traditional restaurant with great views, nice atmosphere, good attentive service and delicious food.

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon , good food and good service, we always have had fantastic meal , thank you for your hospitality and service

Enjoyed my lunch, really good 😊

Our table for 3 was pre booked for12.30. We ordered drinks from the bar and was seated at table 23 as the view was amazing overlooking Oldham and beyond. We ordered our food and it came within 1/2 hrs. I was amazed at the food I had as it was beautifully presented, hot and very enjoyable. I had the Minced Beef and Onion home made pie. It sure was filling and very moreish. Plenty of garden peas, chips and gravy. My other family members had lovely meals and no complaints. Bravo to the owners, chefs and waiting staff for fabulous hospitality. A little gem of a restaurant in beautiful location. I am sure we will be back to sample more of your exceptional home made fare on the not too distant future. Thank You All.

We had a lovely meal with family, we all very much enjoyed the food and the service was good. Great place to celebrate a birthday

First time eating at The Roebuck, and it won't be the last. Food was delicious, staff were friendly and attentive. Excellent!!!

Amazing food, little bit of waiting time and clean up time but staff are amazing for a very busy pub. Prices are very responsible

First time at this restaurant. Service was good but food was very very poor. Two of us had braised beef which was so dry and not enough gravy at all and no onions. One had thinly sliced pork in pepper sauce but turned up just lumps of meat and was absolutely tasteless. Would not recommend at all. We didn’t dare try a desert in fear of it being just as bad as the mains. Nobody even came to ask if everything was ok with our food and nobody said please and thankyou when paying. Not even have a good Evening or a goodnight as we were leaving. Not deserving of a tip at all. In the future drive on by straight to the old original down the road!

Really looked forward to visiting this restaurant after having read many favourable reviews. Unfortunately the meal was a great disappointment as we had to wait just shy of 1 hour for our orders to reach the table. The dishes themselves were just about palatable. When it came to dessert, what a disappointment, 3 guests had ordered crème brûlée, which were inedible as they tasted heavily of smoke, the same was true for 2 portions of apple crumble. From this experience I cannot recommend this restaurant. The waitress agreed to remove all the desserts from the bill.

Food was outstanding.Very tasty home cooked food, huge portions and reasonably priced.My favorite place to eat!

Lovely pub with a very relaxed atmosphere. It was a windy, rainy Tuesday evening and we walked in to a roaring fire. We were seated and served quickly with drinks. We were made aware of the specials for that day and given the full menu also. Every meal was fully described on the menu. We waited no time at all for our food to start coming out of the kitchen. Our meals were plentiful and tasty. Great food, lovely friendly staff, good prices, we definitely had good value for money. Only able to eat 2 courses. We will be going back and I would recommend

Just came on the last minute but had not booked, even though they were busy they managed to find us a table, (booking is preferred so not to be let down). We both ordered the sirloin steak with sauces, the food was pretty quick even though they are busy, cannot fault the food it was 100%, the staff were also very helpful and cheerful. Will be coming again but next time we will book first.

On a very busy Saturday night, I ordered a delicious tartiflette and green salad. The only drawback was that the tartiflette was so rich, I presume due to the amount of Reblochon in it, I couldn't eat more than a third of it. I was offered the rest of it to take away but, stupidly, I demured. It was probably one of the finest dish I've eaten at The Roebuck.

The staff were really friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere was nice and relaxed. The food was absolutely delicious, and the portion sizes were generous. Great value for money. The views were also great. Couldn't fault it.

Staff, food, atmosphere, services beyond everything. What it was there it was very good and tasty. Lovely place. 😍

Fantastic food, polite and patient staff. Lovely atmosphere, we shall return.

Had a day out. I didn t expect to be so good. From the entrance to the services. Good food, lovely staff and everything on time. Thank you

Always good food and polite staff. You need to go and enjoy the food and the hospitality

Excellent food & service thank you x

Enjoyed excellent food, service and warm atmosphere, with good house wine. This marked a special occasion for us, and The Roebuck Inn is our favourite go-to venue, whenever we visit our son in Oldham, and want a treat! Huge thank you to all the lovely staff. ☆☆☆ Richly deserved 5* ☆☆☆

Best meal out I’ve had for a long time! Excellent food cooked to perfect

Just wholesome amazing food shoulder of lamb is awesome 👌

The food was horrific it was cold burnt and had no flavour. It tasted like it had been microwaved really don’t recommend going here, we had the Sunday dinner and I can say it was the worst food I have ever had

was staying just up the road with me parents . so popped in for a meal, excellent food big portion. lovely clean toilets as well.

We went xmas eve for a family dinner ,food was nice and the garlic mushrooms and black pudding starter was delicious.

Great family friendly pub, good wine selection. Pre ordered and was well organised. Chips and veg served separately to share and was plenty. Was all served pipping hot and in good time.

Had Christmas Dinner on Christmas day. Beautiful food ,lovely staff . Everything was spot on . Like a well oiled machine just perfect .Well done Sue and staff .

It was very busy as Christmas.... Overall food was quite good although my 'plant based' steaks were a little overcooked. Considering the amount of people that were in our party, most people were very happy with their food.

Fantastic. Oldie worldie pub with orsom views. Staff brilliant. Food brilliant. Price brilliant. Will definitely be visiting again.

I'm a picky eater but when I saw steak on that menu I knew I was in for a treat it comes at a price of 18 pound for just the main course but is 100 percent worth it. I asked for it cooked medium it was cooked perfectly and it tasted so good and my family enjoyed the roast dinner and said it was very nice I really recommend coming here.

The food is lovely. Enjoyed the three course Christmas menu. Good portions, hot and great service. Excellent value.

Absolutely fab food!!!! Haven't been here for years and suddenly decided to give it a go for our anniversary meal. We were not disappointed! We were warmly greeted at the bar and shown to a lovely table with amazing views. The staff were all really pleasant and nothing was too much trouble. I ordered the pork fillet in a sherry sauce which should have come with chips but I asked for new potatoes no trouble at all and they even brought me butter and herbs to go with them. We were with friends who were equally impressed and we will definitely be back The bill was very reasonable too. What a lovely couple who own it, thanks again guys brilliant.

Unfortunately wasn’t for us on this occasion. Service a little slow and the steak wasn’t very good quality. Desserts took over and hour. The cheesecake is too sweet and is more like a meringue than a cheesecake. Will try again on our next visit as the staff are lovely and friendly and it is a nice atmosphere.

Lovely food and staff ,really nice ale too on a busy sunday the staff did great

We’ve been coming to the Roebuck for about 30 years. It was the place to go where you were always guaranteed to enjoy a quality meal. More recently, perhaps due to how hard times are in this industry, standards have dropped. You used to get a complimentary bread and butter basket when you were seated, but this doesn’t happen now. They always had the best homemade chips around, but the wedges they’ve been replaced with taste frozen. My mum’s fish dish had been dinged. Vegetables to share for 4, where sparse. The pub is always cosy because of the fire but restaurant has a drab, cold atmosphere, which is very outdated, despite being redecorated. Another bug bear is that the owners are miserable. Not that I expect a fanfare, but there’s never any acknowledgment, despite going for 30 years. All in all we won’t be returning again sadly.

We had a family birthday dinner and the food ,@ service was amazing, we all loved it and would certainly love to have the next treat at the restaurant

Just excellent, food is delicious,service is excellent,lovely country pub in a quiet but great position can't complete it enough

As always...great service and excellent pub grub. A real treat.

Beautiful food .lovely staff great price .highly recommended.

Amazing food,left absolutely stuffed

Lovely bar/ restaurant with pleasant and helpful staff. Really good food and well priced. Had ordered the sirloin steak which came with chips, vegetables, tomatoes and mushrooms and struggled to finish the plate. The staff were attentive without fussing over the top of you. It was clean and well maintained, with amazing views from where we were sitting.