The Rose of Lancaster in Oldham

Oh god! This has gone down hill ! You can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear! . We took our daughter, husband and grandson . I had to send back my starter it was cold. And the rest was very mediocre , we often go the duckworth arms in Ramsbottoms which is a lees house , it is 100% better than this , actually maybe management should send its kindergarten staff to the duckworth arms for training especially the chefs

Nice English pub. You can also eat here.

I had tofu fajitas and they were edible but bland, not sure how they sucked flavour out of onions but they did. Wait staff however were friendly and helpful

Quite a long wait, starters and pud were great but my main had a taste of food that had either been reheated or kept under the heat lamp too long (chips). Nice place though and I have eaten here before with no issues so maybe just a one off.

Ordered spaghetti bol absolutely vile mush mince tasted like it'd gone through a food blender no taste whatsoever

Went for a drink with my daughter after an 8 hour drive to visit her at uni. Asked at the bar for a plain Bulmer cider. Was given a glass and the bottle, went to our table and poured it. It was a berry cider - really sweet and not what I’d asked for. Took back to the bar. The young man serving said he’d sort it but would ask the manager how to sort it on the till. Manager came out and said couldn’t do anything as I’d taken it from the bar. Explained that I’d poured the drink at my table. Said there was nothing he could do. So left the drink at the bar and went and sat down with no drink. After 10 mins he brought over the cider I’d ordered and paid for, and made a point of telling me the member of staff had had to pay for it. I then felt bad and went to give the young lad money as didn’t want that. He said he hadn’t paid for it. So the manager had made it up to make me feel bad. Really not impressed.

The KITCHEN service was very very very slow .With only 4 other people in the lower eating area and a few on the top section we had to wait 50 minutes for a main course only to be served. It took so long my wife had to leave by taxi whilst I remained to finish my meal and settle the bill. Once again food was good, front of house service was good but a very disappointing delay from the kitchen.

Called in for tea and the food was lovely. The fish pie and steak was cooked to perfection. Very generous sizes and the staff are friendly. Great atmosphere with the doors open and the sunshine pouring in. A really lovely location for tea in North Manchester.

One of the best place, along Leeds/Liverpool Canal 💕🌟💕 lovely food, lovely staff and happy atmosphere 6 stars

Not been here in a few years. Nice to see not much has changed. Staff are lovely and just want you to enjoy your dining experience. I ordered the Sea bass dish and was pleasantly surprised at having two fillets rather than one, gosh it was melt in your mouth. Along with Garlic (tiny) prawns, sauted Potatoes Broccoli, green beans & parsley sauce it was simply lovely. Now I'm a pudding girl always have been and so was happy to see one of my favourites Sticky Toffee pudding with Custard. I was slightly disappointed at the portion size as 4 mouthfuls and it was gone that's my only criticism. Had there been a bigger portion that extra star would be there. Would definitely go back but opt for the other pudding my friend had. His portion was big.

Came with my friends for an early evening meal. Staff very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious and generous portions. Would recommend.

Excellent customers service and excellent food

Only stopped for a coffee, sat outside. Lots of seating pub looks lovely.

When I recently left a negative review on our experience here, I was emailed asking for my number to “discuss my comment” to which I responded with my mobile phone number and received absolutely nothing! That was 8/10/24 it’s two weeks later

Clean, tidy, well run and food was great

Was in the restaurant a couple of weeks ago and we had a great time. Food was excellent and the place was very busy.

I like this pub. Main room is set up for food really but the staff are nice and the food was ok really. Been in twice in a week and can't complain. Had a tower burger it was really good but the messy fries were lovely. Called back in for more of them 👌

Personal opinion but the menu isn't as appealing as a Couple of years ago,when chicken in a basket and meat chilli used to be an option. Thanks for adding chicken in a basket to the specials menu, my wife appreciated it. I can also recommend the steak and ale pie 👌 The service was excellent thanks.

Amazing staff can’t be faulted Anthony leads a tight ship and all credit to him, others should follow his example Family friendly Good pub grub Definitely recommend

Great pub with friendly staff and great food, nice outdoor area as well. Dogs are also welcome in the vault and outside area.

Had a fantastic meal.at the Rose ,the food & the service were excellent ,food cooked to perfection would highly recommend.

One of the best pubs around, would recommend!

Great food, great pub, great atmosphere, recommend.

Nice pub with great outside area

Nice called in for a drink first time in years was good .

What I had was straight out of frozen packets and cooked. The chips were of really cheap quality too. Price certainly dis not reflect this Dreadful lunch with my grandson

Came to the rose of Lancaster for a quick meal with my partner and was also about to enquire about a wake for 100 people in the next coming week. Upon arrival I was asked to remove my cap to which I did no issues, the waitress then sat us at our table and poured the drinks. Whilst sat with the menu deciding on the food, the waitress returns with our drinks and then tells us we need to go and sit in the bar side as I was wearing a pair of essentials jogging bottoms. I don’t by any means dress scruffy or shall I just say it…..like a chav, we then got up and left as it seems to be ok to wear your work clothes in the bar and as stated we where planning the wake and trying to have a quiet bit of food and it was loud with the work lads having a drink after work. I’m actually shocked by this, it’s a JW lee’s pub in the middle of Oldham, I’ve never been asked to leave a table in my life and I work, eat and live in one of the most affluent areas of Manchester. Safe to say I won’t ever return to the rose and I’m sure they’ve lost a lot of business over behaviour like this including the group and day we had planned

Food in this pub chain is never great but for what it is, they serve it well here. Sat outside and quite a few tables were messy fir sometime but eventually someone came to collect glasses and tidy them up. Bar staff all very nice.

Brilliant not been for ages but we enjoyed our lunch filled us up for the day

The food was fantastic I can highly recommend the homemade cheese pie. Atmosphere was great and you can even take your dog

Awesome place fantastic food, friendly staff, 1st time visit, we came from SOUTHPORT, there was 6 of us 4 adults, & 2 children, nothing was to much to ask for... It was a 73rd birthday celebration & 2 fathers Day celebrations... I would highly recommend....

Great food, best tasting fish ever. Service people could not do enough for us first class all round.

Wow! the landlord is a law unto himself! Having drinks with a friend during a Monday afternoon with a friend to be told I was ‘making other customers feel uncomfortable’ pub was pretty much empty. Had just sat a chemistry exam and was having some down time. Spent a fair amount for a ‘quiet’ Monday’ afternoon. All other staff were lovely and friendly. Think the landlord needs to get over himself. Very bad attitude!

Always a good visit here, food and service excellent!

Great staff, great value on a Wednesday. We visited on Wednesday lunch time which was quite busy. The service was quick by friendly, well trained staff. The food was really good, tasty with great portions. I had cheese and onion pie with mushy peas. There is a choice of gravy or cheese sauce. I had the sauce it was lovely. The pie was one of the best I’ve tasted. There is a Wednesday deal of pie and drink, which makes it incredible value. My friends had lasagne which they said was delicious. It wasn’t so easy to pay individually at the end, their system struggled to do this. But, they found a way to do it. Would thoroughly recommend this lovely pub.

Nice food but just really slow service.

The management and staff make families very welcome, good food and drinks with a friendly service, ideal for a drink and food with friends, in a relaxing atmosphere. The manager does his best to keep standards up and idiots and fools are not welcome!

Good to be out, nice friendly staff and food was lovely 😍 Just bobbed in for a cheeky pint with the dog, a few people in just chilling...Nice atmosphere 😀 Going in with my son and our City tops was a good idea 🩵🤣👍 ⚽️

Just back from the Rose,i must say this wasn't one of our best visits. We were here for a family meal,we arrived around 4.30pm,nice warm sunny Sunday,few drinking outside,few watching the last games of the football season in the back room,then the lower restaurant wasn't overly busy/we did have a table booked. We were shown to our table & our drinks order taken,looking at the menu,i didn't fancy a big meal,so went for the grilled cajun chicken,a fish & chips, seasonal salad with seabass,chicken flatbread with sweet potato fries,couple of children's meals.. Ok so it was a Sunday afternoon,but we did have quite a wait for the food to come out,but not to mind. Well,my chicken was a little bit dry,the fish was a little bit rubbery,not chrispy batter?.. Flat bread was hard around the edges & children's sausage a little bit burnt on the underside... But as hunger had hit us we ate,we did pass comment on the fish to one of the waiting staff . Still we stayed for dessert,2 biscoff cheesecake with honeycomb icecream,icecreams & a coffee with small sticky toffee pudding.. This was the best bit of the meal... Overall,the staff were very helpful,this occasion won't stop us coming back again...

Log fire gives it a homely atmosphere.

Lovely staff , great food . Well recommend 👌

Great atmosphere, good family atmosphere dogs welcome,

There for the first time with friends our table was booked for 6 30pm we arrived early. Only had one starter came pretty quite. Received our main meal at 7 30 pm didn't like waiting all that time .That said fhe meals were nice when we got them .Husband did complain about the wait at 7 20 ,like I said we got it at7 30 deserts we're quick though .The manager did and say sorry for the delay .Will we go again don't think so .

Excellent choice on menu friendly staff and although quite busy didn't wait long for food

What a beautiful place! Roomy, warm and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was amazing, home cooked, piping hot and delicious! Definitely worth a try, and we'll definitely be going again.

We had the Sunday roast . There where a choice of meats and a good selection of vegetables cooked well.

A group of 10 had a family meal here, it was good service. The menu had plenty of choices to please everyone. I had the steak and ale pie it was nice. Also had the Biscoff cheesecake for desert which was tasty

Love this pub, excellent service and food, good pint of guinness.

Great food atmosphere. Staff are lovely

I visited last night with my sister and had great meals unfortunately my sister took ill the landlord could not do enough for us helping us phoning a ambulance getting his wife to help as well. Thank you for your help and will defo be back.

Lovely, warm friendly pub. Went in for a pint. Highly recommended.

The landlord asked me to sit in the other room as he said they don’t allow tracksuits I told him I was not wearing tracksuits as I don’t own one. I was wearing baggy corduroy trousers He still made me sit in the other room Where the walls was covered in mould Bar staff was nice. Landlord needs to sort out his establishment out before judging someone based on their clothes I will not be back

Good salad and a decent sandwich, but hot food was poor. Overcooked, dry and portions were very modest. Service was polite, friendly but kitchen a bit slow. Nice and clean. Good easy parking.

A bit pricey..but otherwise excellent service and good atmosphere..

Fantastic pub, with fabulous food. Always made to feel incredibly welcome and the best pint of MPA around!

This is our favourite place. Amazing food, attentive staff who work hard and check on you without being overbearing. Manager takes pride In the business and treats his staff and customers well, hence why we return. Atmosphere is homely and friendly. I love that there is a dress code. We always dress up for dinner as you should. If you want to be a scruff and make zero effort stay at home lol.

Extortionate price in a pub for a bottle of wine.

Good food good service and reasonably priced overall very good

Lovely fish and chips great service great atmosphere love it will be coming again

We've been going to the Rose now for a number of years, and it's still great. It's by far th ebest pub in Chadderton.

Had a lovely meal again. We had booked a table and glad we did as it was very busy. The staff are very efficient . The steak Philly cheese sandwich was lovely and the food is a reasonable price

Thank you Anthony for helping to make mum trip out extra special Food and service as always exceptional Excellent value for money Great atmosphere Great family pub Highly recommend Thank you Anthony and all staff xxxx

Would not reccomend, walked in and was ignored by several members of staff. Finally after about 10 minutes someone said they’d be with us in a few minutes. Eventually the manager approached us and told us we could sit in the vaults and eat? Why would anyone want to do that?! And that they don’t allow people to wearing jogging bottoms after 5pm, I’m sorry but who are you to tell people what they can and cannot wear? It’s not exactly like your pub is anything special for people to dress up for food. Disgusting behaviour and an absolute pathetic policy. So we walked out, will never return again and looking at the reviews looks like a lot of people won’t.

Went here for lunch 1 Friday.... lovely!!

615pm on a Friday night called in with Mrs for some tea . I was wearing all black under armour top and bottoms and adidas trek all black no markings or names . Restaurant had two people in it as I enquired about a table I was REFUSED ! Said no tracksuits or trainers . I am 60 years of age 🙄 so off we went . Big mistake I eat out a lot and tip well won’t be back. Your a Lee’s pub with a delusion of grandeur ! In Oldham wow heard it all now . Won’t be back Reply by landlord now I understand and agree he is correct so will change my review to 4 stars Apologies I was wrong in this instance Added to this review was a recent visit when I was dressed appropriately for this pub . Ordered food quick happy staff service not an issue . Pub spotless and obviously kept well . Food though although well presented was just ok not good enough to be on our must go again list . Saw what I can only assume is the landlord in a JW Lees bodywarner chatting with a customer who wanted to book . I’d be concerned large eating space place was empty . Yes nice pub , not cheap , well run but food is average . Example 3 cheese cauliflower cheese an additional charge but boiled florets with a bit of cheese sprinkled on and microwaved isn’t proper food . Landlord get in your car pop up to the church inn uppermill, old pub, not that clean , people rough as toast wear what they want .! But boy is the food spot on .

Go to the Rose on a regular basis. The ambiance is always good and the staff friendly. Anthony is always welcoming presenting good ale and great food.

Great place to meet up for a meal and drinks. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Incredible food, nice comfy setting, accomodated needs perfectly. Good to eat a meal in front of a log fire

Just come back from yet another visit to The Rose of Lancaster. As it's our daughter's 13th birthday & only being a stones throw from home,here we are. Seven of us in total,table pre booked for 6pm,we arrived on time & as usual it was fairly busy,between eaters & drinkers. We sat in the lower restaurant area,cosy they say. I had taken a quick look at the menu before setting off,they were still on the winter menu,i decided on the butter chicken, with rice & poppadoms(could do with 2?) A mixed order from,kids burger, small fish & chips,flat bread,lasagne,steak melt,3 other dishes??..with an icecream to finish. Downed with a round of drinks,staff were great as always,nothing is to much trouble. The Rose is always a firm favourite,so I'm sure we'll be back again soon.

Fantastic atmosphere. Got to be one of the best pubs anywhere. What a friendly place. Had fish and chips and they were fabulous.

This is one of the worst meals I’ve ever eaten. I ordered chicken and it was unseasoned and dry, it was really disgusting. We spoke to a young girl and asked her a refund, she said she would get the manager, which was fine. The manager then came over to use and told us not to be rude to his staff, we absolutely were not rude, the only rude person was him. We got a refund and left, I would never ever come back to this pub and it’s a shame because it’s a lovely location but the food was dog meat and the manager was extremely unpleasant.

Bog standard overpriced pub grub with unreliable service hours. They often close the kitchen earlier than advertised because they’re not busy and want to send the kitchen team home rather than pay them. The beer is Lees and therefore good. They bar staff are young and friendly.

1st visit definitely will return. Family meal everyone enjoyed .

Not been here for a few years, due to a really bad meal so thought I would try it again what a transformation, I had the tower burger was absolutely fantastic taste was amazing cooked fresh service from the young lad on 3rd January sensational he will go a long way in the industry , please everyone try this place again you will not be dissapointed at all , well done we will be back

Excellent meal Boxing Day , excellent value and amazing staff Brilliant job Antony as always

Booked a table for 3, but one of the guests was unable to make it. So we were shown a table for 2 in the middle of the room where the lights were very bright and the music was very loud. Ordered two Christmas festival dinners with all the trimmings. I noticed that 2 customers were sat at the table reserved for us. We were told we could not sit there as needed the space. I noticed the booth table had become free and asked if we could move there and was told yes. When the food arrived there was no yorkshire pudding or parsnips. Pigs in blanket was one of. We asked about this and was told that they would get us a Yorkshire pudding each which arrived sometime later. Very disappointed with this meal and even more disappointed with the service. Not once did any member of staff ask us if everything was okay with our meal or if we needed any more drinks. Customer service was dir especially as the restaurant was quiet. A member of staff came to clear our table and again we were not asked was everything OK with your meal.. Just do you want desserts. Yes we would like to see the menu and 15 minutes went by and no menu given to us. Instead we saw this member of staff taking an order for another table and we were completely forgotten about. The staff need training in social and people skills as checking on customers should be part of the service. I asked to speak to one of the staff who was near our table to let her know that we were both very disappointed in our meal and the service. All she could say was I am sorry.. We are regular customers and this experience has definitely put us both off coming back for a while.

Came here for some after work pints and the it was a great experience, very cosy pub

What an absolute delight. Staff are excellent. The landlord is such a nice guy. I got talking to him and he told me ll about the charity work the pub does. Berr is great as is the food. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff. Highly recommend!!Log fire gret food, great beers what's not to love!!

Booked a table admit didn't read the email confirmation. Was us and our friends got there early girls really nice and went to seat us. Then this rude male came over and said to my husband he can't come in as he had track pants on. He thought he would be reasonable and say just so you know for next time etc he went on to say we had to leave. We had two young children 2 and 4 that had not eaten yet bear in mind was 6pm. The male then said to me he will not come back in unless he appolgies to my face. I told him that won't be happening and thanks for ruining our evening catching up with friends who we don't get to meet often due to work commitments etc. We left and went to smoke yard in oldham so thanks to male for this as we had a lovely evening and lovely meal else were who were happy to take our money and provide excellent hospitality to us. After speaking with a few people apparently the owner is rude and obnoxious and other people have experienced the same. I would also like to add that this a pub and was full of people in work atire from building sites etc. I would expect a dress code for the centre of Manchester or a nice restraunt but not a local pub. It appeared that it was his choice of your face fitted to go in. What people wear is not his choice every person can dress individually. How does he know of someone isn't wearing track pants becuase they have a injury underneath and a brace on etc. I would also like to add if he wishes people to dress smart maybe he needs to dress smart his self and upgrade his decor.

Great pub with great traditional pub grub.

After seeing all the good reviews and recommendation from a friend, myself, partner and 8 year old daughter booked a table to have a Sunday roast. When we got there we were told by two young ladies who first said we can sit at a table that was reserved or at another table in the corner so we chose the corner table as we were about to sit down they sheepishly said that we can’t sit in the restaurant area as they have a no jogging bottoms and cap policy but we can sit in the bar. So we went to the bar side and it was busy with people watching the footy, so we went back in the restaurant and was greeted by seem to be the manager who was being defensive saying this has been their policy for a 10 years and how it was on the booking confirmation, the only thing I said was that I could see people wearing the same and he was like litsen let’s not argue I’m not racial profiling. I honestly wasn’t arguing or even prepared to, I was looking forward for a lovely Sunday evening out with my family I wasn’t going to let something like this spoilt it so we walked out. I didn’t think I would need a dress code to go have a Sunday roast in a pub, I wore joggers cos I’m a fat cow and wanted to be comfortable lol. If someone says they are not racial profiling without any accusations they must be, it’s like when someone says I’m not being funny but they are! Anyways, we went boat and horses and food and service was amazing so we were happy in the end.

After seeing all the good reviews and recommendation from a friend, myself, partner and 8 year old daughter booked a table to have a Sunday roast. When we got there we were told by two young ladies who first said we can sit at a table that was reserved or at another table in the corner so we chose the corner table as we were about to sit down they sheepishly said that we can’t sit in the restaurant area as they have a no jogging bottoms and cap policy but we can sit in the bar. So we went to the bar side and it was busy with people watching the footy, so we went back in the restaurant and was greeted by seem to be the manager who was being defensive saying this has been their policy for a 10 years and how it was on the booking confirmation, the only thing I said was that I could see people wearing the same and he was like litsen let’s not argue I’m not racial profiling. I honestly wasn’t arguing or even prepared to, I was looking forward for a lovely Sunday evening out with my family I wasn’t going to let something like this spoilt it so we walked out. I didn’t think I would need a dress code to go have a Sunday roast in a pub, I wore joggers cos I’m a fat cow and wanted to be comfortable lol. If someone says they are not racial profiling without any accusations they must be, it’s like when someone says I’m not being funny but they are! Anyways, we went boat and horses and food and service was amazing so we were happy in the end.

Lovely place to eat 😋 food is so fresh and delicious, the waiting staff are helpful and friendly and the whole place has a good ambience. Would certainly recommend

Another lovely meal, friendly staff, and great atmosphere, we will be going again

Christmas lunch was great. Really good value and the service was excellent. Wel worth the money.

Family visit of 8 for a pre Xmas dinner. Food and service were both excellent as was service from at the bar even with the restaurant being full with a number of large Xmas parties ongoing . We all had a great night, will definitely return and no hesitation in recommending

Great pre drinks before Hacienda returns!!

Lovely food. Would Recommend the cheese and onion pie. The gravy was exceptional. Lovely and cosy at Christmas time.

The quality of the food was decent pub level, no more no less. The portion sizes were good, the meal was served promptly, and the waitress was efficient and reasonably friendly. Downsides were that the room was initially very cold, as the heating seemed to have only just been turned on; there was loud Christmas 'muzak' coming out of the numerous speakers dotted around the room (why? it just makes everyone shout so they can be heard above such a cacophony); and the chips were obviously oven chips, not really good enough for a £15 meal.

A well timed break on our canal walk just in time for lunch. The cheese pie was delicious 😋

Visited today for Sunday lunch. The service was the worst I've experienced. There were only two of us so not sure why. We ordered drinks and had to ask for them again as the first order didn't arrive. Starters arrived no problem, the main course arrived but we still had the dirty plates from the starter. The staff didn't check if we wanted any other drinks or if everything was okay. The food was okay but not as nice as previous visits, we couldn't wait to leave.

This is a lovely pub that sits right next to the river, atmosphere great, fantastic log fire right in the centre of the pub. Not too expensive and food is good also.

I took some business colleagues, and they were very impressed with the atmosphere, the food quality and the friendly nature of the staff and management, They are keen to revisit next time they are in the area.

fantastic hospitality, service, food, and drinks, warm and friendly cosy atmosphere with open flame fireplace 11/10 - highly recommend

Very Nice Pub, Nice Food and Very Nice Staff!

Went today all staff and food was excellent. My girl has disabled issues but felt very comfortable see you again. Ate too much lol

We were catching up with some friends for tea. We had booked a table. The food was very good and the service prompt. We had a lovely meal at a reasonable price

We were here again,not my choice,but never mind. I don't usually do sunday dining out,places are usually far too busy,but on this occasion the pub wasn't to bad,football on in the tap room,many tables taken in the top & lower restaurant area,we had already booked....

My son in law booked online to take me for an early dinner on Saturday evening. We turned up, accompanied by my ten year old grandson, only to be told "track suit bottoms" (which my son in law was wearing) were not allowed in the...

Absolute gem of a place. So welcoming, family friendly and such a great atmosphere. We had 2 courses the Sunday Roast and Sticky toffee pudding, both delicious. Highly recommend