The Stanley Arms in West Lancashire

A lovely pub in Bickerstaffe. The menu is varied and provides good choices for everyone.. My favourite always has to be the Steak and ale pie.. Amazing value, yummy pie too.. Tasteful decorated, but still has the charm of a traditional English pub.. The service from the staff is fantastic, polite and tentative to your needs. Great atmosphere..There's plenty of parking . Make this your choice if you've never been here before, you won't be disappointed.

We found the stanley arms when we were looking for a change mentioned it to my daughter who had been with her friend and said we should try it and we were not disappointed food and atmosphere was loverly

Not what it used to be. Roast was pretty basic.

Excellent experience and lovely canal

Don’t know if it was an off day but the roast was bad and my father in laws pie was an end piece with no meat in it. My wife had to give him some of the meat from her roast. Beer was good though.

Having moved up to the area . We have now been here a couple of times and what a lovely atmosphere . The food was beautiful and I asked for child meal as I can’t eat much and it wasn’t a problem . The food was beautiful on both meals . The staff are a great team , they look happy , very attentive ,polite ,pleasant and chatty and a big thank you to steph who went above and beyond to make sure our experience was a good one .. we were not rushed like other restaurants . Been back few times now and now booked again for Father’s Day . Well done girls x

Always lovely food, never disappointed, staff so friendly too. Highly recommended .

Food and service excellent as usual.I think previous reviews must be about another establishment. Never had a bad meal here.

Drop in standards, please read the reviews before you visit. I had the half chicken, and to be honest it was awful. Dried out, and so small this was more like a chicken leg, and I've had bigger and tastier from the fish and chip shop. Stanley Arms you can do so much better!

Very friendly staff but sadly let down by the food. I had the half chicken, which wasn't really half and was very dry and overcooked. Poor food and overpriced, I wouldn't recommend.

I have read recent reviews about the Stanle Arms and honestly cannot understand the negativity. I have been at tea-time today with my family. We travelled from Wigan after being recommended by other family members to go for a meal. We booked in advance and its a good job we did because the pub was packed. Two courses for just under £20 was fantastic value. The meals are generous portions and everyone enjoyed their roast dinners. I had a vegetarian curry which was lovely. The choice of desserts was really good. Highly recommend the Biscoff sundae, delicious. The pub is being refurbished but it was only the car park that was a bit of a problem but this was due to two cars parking inconsiderately. The staff are lovely and efficient. Definitely visiting again.

Great selection of beers and really generous portions of food.

A really nice place with good food on Sunday. Well worth a visit. Recommended

Very nice food and staff are friendly and efficient..quick service. Building having work done and needs updating as very old inside but traditional. Top class pub food and as good as restaurant quality.

Came in today for a family meal the service was awful we asked for them to take the order never cleared plates away we had to ask for hot drink & dessert & we asked for the bill the girl never came to our table customer care was zero today will be looking to go else where from now

A really nice place with good food and service. An easy recommendation

Show area looking fantastic Going to be a lovely development

Really great English Pub. Great atmosphere. The food was amazing. I had the special Butter Chicken and the gf had Gammon. The staff were really nice. We were a little gutted with the work going on at the rear as it was a lovely sunny day but I guess it'll be YOU that enjoys the work their doing once their done 😉 really worth a visit.

We used to visit all the time, mostly on a Sunday as we enjoy their extensive menu and Sunday roast. The last few times we have been - it’s been ridiculously busy and if you know the Stanley Arms, there’s not much space. Eating your meal whilst having people standing around for a table is really rude. People knocking into the table whilst my children are eating is poor management. The customer service seems to have slipped too. We ate here yesterday and whilst the meals were ok, the desert was absolutely awful. Inside the cheesecake was part of a bracelet. If my children had of chosen this, they could have choked. There wasn’t much of an apology, the young girl took it away and then another young girl brought a new one “complimentary” she said. 🙈🙈🫣🫣 At this point the restaurant was even busier and no one could move. I needed to pay the bill and get out. We won’t be returning.

Absolutely gorgeous you can't fault the place.

I have been going to the Stanley for years as the homemade food is always lovely, the steak and kidney being one of our favourites. Unfortunately on our last 2 visits both myself and my husband found the pie very disappointing mainly kidney with one or two small chunks of steak, obviously cutting back on costs. Come on Stanley get back to the quality food standard you have given in the past.

Fantastic traditional pub, everyone is lively, wonderful service.

Wow…. Just had an early tea with my 2 grown boys. Fish was huge and delicious. We are home now, stuffed and grinning at how full and content we are 😊👍

Roast dinner was absolutely delicious well worth a visit.

We are here tonight as a party of 9, we had pre-booked but added an extra person last minute & they were great about it. The food was amazing, so fresh & tasty & the service was really good. We will be back again soon thank you 🤩

Great pub, lovely food. The staff are very friendly and professional. Highly recommend going for lunch during the week

Went for a Sunday lunch. Really good. Excellent service.

Nice countryside pub reasonable prices lovely home cooked meals

Very pleasant and welcoming, the food was lovely and the atmosphere was great,all in all a very good experience.

Food good . 7.30pm booking. Turned coffee machine off and wouldn't make custard Then told at 25 to 9 that they were closing at 9!

Nice pub. Decent food (home made steak & kidney pie spot on). Great service; everyone friendly, helpful and couldn’t do enough to help us. Very busy, and tables quite close together.

Family get together for mothers day. Very busy, but excellent food and service. The roast dinner was lovely and the roast potatoes delicious. Staff were very helpful and courteous even though they were rushed off their feet.

Outstanding pub food, great service and lovely atmosphere. I have been many times for lunch now over the last few years and haven't been let down once.

A cosy country pub with a good atmosphere. Have known it for many years and Still return to meet up with old friends regularly

We went for Mums birthday, in February lunch time. There was alot in there, & sevice was excellent. Good valve for money. My Sister asked question on how hot curry was. When it came it was the way she explained it to her. We are going back in 3 weeks for my birthday. Cant wait.

1st visit , very quaint pub and very nice. Staff and service excellent and food very enjoyable. Will visit again for sure.

Typical English country pub, very pleasant. Good range of food and drinks.

Spot on pub restaurant always busy we didn't book but were lucky to get in 6 adults Sat afternoon. Food excellent at really good prices all freshly cooked with real chips not oven chips, menu has plenty of choice from sandwiches to jacket potatoes to main meals. Staff excellent waiting on bringing you your drinks save waiting at the bar as it does get very busy here.Been visiting here quite a lot over the years and will continue to do so.

Food was ok but very unimpressed to hear the staff discussing other customers in an unpleasant manner .. won’t be returning

A visit with my parents for an evening meal, the staff are friendly, very helpful and pleasant. The pub had the coal fires burning it was so cosy. The food was delicious and piping hot we could not find fault and we finished everything on our plates. Can't wait to go again.

Just had a steak from here very nice will definitely be back. Staff help full as well up the tics

Great food , staff and atmosphere highly recommend

Great pub, always busy which is a good sign.

Very helpful staff. Fantastic disabled toilet so helpful.

Made to feel welcome and lovely staff

Really nice place food excellent service very good can't wait to go back 😀

Very cosy Pub. We normally go on Sundays and have a roast dinner. The food is always delicious and the staff are helpful and friendly. There's a good selection of food on the menu and also beers and wines. I highly recommend but I would always book at table.

Gorgeous pub lunch ,great service, and delicious food .A great bonus for me. They have a gluten-free menu ,so I'm so happy .

Not been for years was excellent and fantastic beers

Really enjoyed our meal here first visit will be coming back, the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Been to Stanley umpteen times over the years but after going yesterday we don't think we'll be going again. Meal was nice but sat with our coats on as it was cold inside. The people next to us were also cold and we exchanged our views on it. They used to have the lovely fires glowing on cold damp days which added to the ambience of a country pub. Warm and welcoming. There was no atmosphere at all. I asked a young waitress why there were no fires on a cold wet day. Her answer was basically that they (the staff) decide whether to put them on or not because it gets too warm for them !!!! especially when there's a full pub. Isn't it for the paying customers to enter a country pub and sit at or near a table with a glowing fire on a cold damp day and remove their coat to enjoy their meal? Not sit there wrapped up in their coats because the staff get too warm whilst they're working. Seems it depends on what the staff want.

Sat with coats on as fires were not on. I asked why and was told from a young waitress that it gets too warm for the staff whilst working!!! Incredible!!! Surely it is the paying customers who should be able to sit in comfort without their coats on to enjoy a meal. Never again.

As always, excellent service, food and staff. Can't recommend highly enough. Advise to book a table to avoid disappointment

Great place to eat, very friendly staff and food is superb. Always seems busy so book ahead

Really great tasty pub food, reasonably priced. Good friendly service. We just walked in on a Friday lunchtime and were lucky to get a table. Would advise booking especially for larger group.

Lovely pub with delicious homemade food. Will definitely return. Thank you

Home cooked but overcooked potatoes and vegetables, mint sauce like water and liitle meat, thin and tasteless. I ordered lamb but it could have been beef for all I could taste. My friend had lamb and was thicker cut and bigger portion. They may well have given me beef by mistake Gravey tastelass. People say british food is bland and tasteless, it is if served like this. Waitress didn't appear interested. So didn't pursue. Should have gone to somewhere cheaper as it couldn't have been worse

Extremely pleased with this lovely old traditional pub. 3 of us turned up for lunch, not having booked, and despite being v busy, it was no trouble to get a table and get served v promptly. Lots of choice on reasonably priced menu, we all had something different and were all very happy with our meals. Well done Team Stanley!

Busy pub for food, booking recommended and usually essential at weekend. Good range of real ales, gins etc. Gluten free menu.

Good food and reasonable prices

Great little pub with good pub food classics

Lovely place,been going for years,staff Very friendly, and home made food is delicious! Would highly recommend

Great roast dinner in the stanley.been going here for years now never had a bad scran .

First time visiting this establishment, I was very impressed with everything about it from food to staff. Highly recommend the Stanley arms to anyone who wanted a lovely meal and chat.xx

Excellent food for the price, excellent service,will go again.

Nice and friendly staff with excellent cask beer

One of the waitresses is VERY rude no manners at all. Shouting at customers all over the beer garden and very sarcastic

Thank you Taylor and all the staff for a great late lunch for mums 80th birthday x Great food and excellent service - cocktails great too

Friendly atmosphere and service made to feel welcome. Food was good and great value for money 👍

So disappointed with our experience. Took my elderly mum and were going to have starter and dessert as a main course normally too much for her. Explained this to waitress who said it was fine. Took about 15 minutes for starters to arrive after ordering. Not too much of a problem. About ten minutes to clear away our plates and ask for dessert menus which were just thrown on the table. After over half an hour waiting for our order to be taken we gave up and I went to the bar to ask for our bill which came VERY promptly. Yes it was busy but staff spent a lot of time chatting to each other rather than dealing with customers. We won’t bother going back. Ps we went to co op and bought our own dessert!

Fantastic place to go for lovely home made food and had a cold drink too, also a good place to visit by car with family and meet up with friends too.

Attentive service from the waiting staff and a good atmosphere in which to enjoy Sunday lunch. However, the overall food offering was lacking. The roast lamb was ok but it was accompanied by five roast potatoes! Not a parsnip in sight. Little or no imagination with the other vegetables: shredded cabbage and mashed carrot and swede. Disappointing.

Very basic pub grub, had the half chargrilled chicken which was on the small side, not much meat on it and very dry. Chips excellent. Mrs had the beef lasagne which was very greasy. Service, beer and gardens excellent.

First time at The Stanley Arms last night. Lovely staff, amazing food. Highly recommend. Will definitely return.

Walking into this pub was brilliant as it felt so homely and traditional The menu is very varied and good quality food at a good price

Boss staff, boss food, boss ale. Pubs dont get much better

Great food at an affordable price. Pleasant staff. Good beer and all in a traditional pub setting.

A good example of a British pub/restaurant. Being a Sunday the main offering was roast dinners but they also had a reasonable menu to choose from. The waitress service was quick and efficient and the food was not too long in coming. On Sundays all meals include a dessert which were tasty and plentiful. I live in Sheffield but make a point of visiting the Stanley arms when I am in the area. I used to take my mother there. She had limited mobility but the access was reasonable and they used to give us tables that were easier for her to sit at. If you use the 'back's door entrance it puts you on the higher level of the pub which is level and close to the toilets. Good fo those of limited mobility. Overall the Stanley Arms offers wholesome food and a good ambience with attentive and pleasant staff. Forgot to mention a good range of beers and other beverages.

Organised a surprise Birthday / Retirement Party for my Mum 29.7.23 . From start to finish the whole day was amazing 😊 the staff were brilliant and were so helpful with us throughout the course of the afternoon . Everyone who was invited (40 people ) said how lovely the day was and the food was amazing . Mum was so surprised and happy to see all her family and friends here . My daughter had organised everything with Nicky from the food buffet , the numbers , time we were arriving to the time we left . They also sectioned off part of the pub for us . Steph who was seeing to us on the day was brilliant as well , nothing was too much trouble for her . I would definitely recommend the Stanley . Thank you so much Nicky , Steph and all the staff , you made our afternoon 😊 ❤️ If I could rate you all more than 5*s I would !

Lovely food service second to none Fabulous place

Incredibly welcoming. Clean, spacious. Great atmosphere.

What a lovely pub,great food and great friendly staff and a good selection of beers,highly recommended.

We visited for a family birthday, most people gave lots of good feedback. Unfortunately for me, the food was sub standard. I had the chilli con carne but it was difficult to distinguish any of the ingredients as it was basically a 'mush'. The rice was a bit 'clumpy' the chips were fine. I would go back but not for the chilli.

Lovely food and pleasant staff. Nice to eat outside. Only one complaint, the noisy extraction fans. I am told it's because the fans are off kilter and need realigning! You learn something every day 🤣. Otherwise a nice place to be in lovely surroundings *****.

It must be good. Friday lunch, so full we couldn’t get a table. Will try again next week.

Been here a few times, the staff are always friendly and helpful. Food is always lovely, served hot and quick even when they have a full house.

£15 nearly for a grated cheese salad. Very tiny half chicken. Thought it was a pigeon. Dry and burnt.

lovely food that seems to be home cooked reasonably priced with a light bite menu that the portion was generous. beer garden a bit noisy with kids running around and squealing and i never saw any staff approach parents to ask them to keep noise down. There are 2 x small carparks but you can also park on the road. Would recommend.

Came for lunch with a friend and was very pleased with the food and the service. Possibly one of the best steak and kidney pies I have had. Also a very good prawn cocktail

We popped in for a quick pub tea with the children, staff were friendly and gave my girls some colouring sheets and crayons, food was lovely especially the homemade chunky chips.

A lovely meal, great service and friendly staff, thank you

Amazing food and amazing service from lovely staff, never disappointed with this place.

Always a very pleasant experience. Food always excellent, service always excellent. Love it

Overall it was a lovely day, food was great with a good choice on the menu.

Waited far too long for a pre booked table, then waited far too long for our meals. I understand it was very busy. Sometimes you should be told of the wait to expect. But to get your table late then wait nearly 1.5 hours for mains is out of order,,.

Long wait for table despite booking and long wait for order to arrive

Been a few times. Lovely village venue. Great service and a varied menu with lots of popular classic pub dishes. What more could you want!

Hmm disappointing presentation of food not wonderful as if it was a chore and staff seemed preoccupied and uninterested

This is a good pub for food and a good selection of beers and very Popular

Great beer and food served nicely in a traditional setting