The Stretton Fox in Warrington

Fabulous Sunday lunch. Some had Beef and others had Turkey. Meets were fabulous. Lots of gravy and only slight negative was roast potatoes were hard to cut. Deserts fabulous too.

Easy to book a table and a reasonable menu. There's plenty of free parking and it's very well located andceasy to find. We booked a table the same day we wanted to dine without any issue. We were sated together in a large table by a window. The menu was good, but many items were sold out, which limited our options. However, the food was tasty, and the service was friendly.

Poor bar service...totally disinterested bar staff. Asked for a table in restaurant but nothing available apparently. Asked could we eat in the bar.. apparently not. But other people in the bar area were served food which seemed very bizarre..it was before 6pm. Was told they had staffing problems yet seemed to provide food for other customers. We left and went to the Cat & Lion and had a lovely meal and waited on by friendly attentive staff

Be careful when ordering from lunch menu as if you get the meal and dessert, order meal before 5pm and then order the dessert with waitress after 5pm they charge you full price! Was so disappointed as contacted Vintage and nice lady Becky tried help with situation but with no joy. Just want others to be aware as its expensive enough when eating out without this extra expense. Wish the waitress would of explained this but nevermind.

Really nice cosy place! Very busy but you wouldn’t notice. Seating laid out really well. Had pie of the day. Would recommend every day!

Very good service, food was amazing good to see good pub food done very well

I thought the place is great, booking is recommended as I noticed you was very busy. The service was very very slow,the waitress didn't acknowledge my looks for a while, and when I finally got her attention I had to order as much as I could to make sure it was done. This was done with the drinks and food ordering. Then again for puddings, I asked for the bill at the same time as I knew it would take ages. Again waiting for the payment to be taken I had to ask another waitress to take the payment. This wouldn't put us off going back, however next time if it happened it certainly would. The table we was given was ideal I wish I knew the number as I would always sit there, due to my son having adhd and. He gets over whelmed, he could sit on the floor and hide from others. ( one to think of for future bookings for families with Sen). Other than that food and drinks. Lovely

We called today for Sunday lunch It was very disappointing we had a very small amount of vegetables With our meal when we mentioned this to the lady serving the meal she advised that she would let the kitchen know also I am not a fan of gravy served in a bowl We have had Sunday lunch at vintage inns before and been very impressed with the food But this time we left after lunch still hungry. What a shame

Great food. Gluten free fish and chips amazing.

Holly was Fantastic. Thankyou. 17 of us all accommodated well. X

Lights a bit bright! But the service was brilliant - really attentive. And Sunday roast was delicious

Our server, Holly, was lovely and attentive but not intrusive.

Tried this place tonight Never again Tried to sit us in a dog friendly part of the bar Then everything we asked for on menu they told us they never had it This place use to be a busy great restaurant and bar Now only half the amount of people with terrible service

We came in the summer and agreed never to go again due to everything we chose from the menu they didn’t have available. Six months on ,we tried again… shock! The exact same experience. 3 attempts to order our choice from the menu, the last choice was a pizza and that wasn’t even available??? Shocking! The service doesn’t even make up for it either. Never again, avoid if you want a pleasurable meal out!!

Lovely evening excellent staff especially Emma

Lovely helpful staff and a great lunch, the light bites menu is great

I went for lunch with a friend who has autism, it was getting loud where we were sitting. The staff moved our table to a quiet area with no fuss and plenty of understanding. Thanks very much, you made a trip out for lunch so enjoyable and chilled.

Excellent service from Emma. Pleasant and helpful. Sea bass was also excellent.

Really warm + welcoming. Great place to meet loved ones for a catch up

Lovely food and friendly staff especially Emma :)

Spent a few hours here meeting up with a friend. Food, tea in teapots, lovely decor...

Lovely service and atmosphere. Helen was a great server.

Meat came out raw the veg had mould and was rotten service took ages to come out very short staffed and the staff looked very stressed

Nice place and food good but service slow

Great service, great food, would definitely come again. My daughter said this was liek a 5☆ restaurant Thankyou Holly for our service 🥰

Wonderful experience. They were kind enough to fit us in for dinner without reservations. The food, service and atmosphere were wonderful. Emma our server was delightful and very hospitable. Normally we go to the place across the street but the food is overpriced and not many options. The Fox was a wonderful change, we can’t wait to bring friends. Thank you!!

This is my second visit after being impressed with the food on a previous visit. However this time unfortunately it was not great at all. Service was very slow and food was very disappointing

Food is amazing Fast service Plenty of parking Staff are lovely Good value for money

Started off poor and never improved. We arrived and stood around for a good 10 minutes waiting to be greeted , whilst numerous staff just ignored us and walked past. Food order was taken promptly, but then waited nearly hour before we could get the attention of any staff. Ended up waiting a hour and a quarter for food to arrive. Food; some of it was cooked perfectly, other parts completely spoiled dried up offerings that had been under the food warmer all day. Three parsnips for four people ... First time here, I will never return.

Dirty dishes everywhere, staff walking past and not clearing tables. Staff ignoring serving us Slow service, waited 40 mins for drinks and 60 mins for food and also had to wait to pay. I should have just walked out. They wouldn't have noticed

Excellent evening and food waited on by Joe

Thanks for looking after us Joe, you did a great job 👍🏻

Brilliant place and literally off Junction 10 M56. Recommended and will be back as the food was amazing and service brilliant.

4 out of 5 meals were cold. 2 were sent back. We were too hungry to send the other 2 back. Food quality was very poor based on previous occasions when it has been good

Some of the chairs had bits of food on them , but they were busy food was nice and quick service

I CAME here for a ROAST DINNER and got SLOP!!! 🤬 WHY do they serve ROAST DINNER with PORK CRACKLINGS and FROZEN PEES AND SWEET CORN!!! 👺 THE ROAST POTATOS were made with CONCRETE HARD.

Our waiter Joe was very polite and helpful

An absolutely interminable wait for both service and food. We kept having to ask for someone to take our order, someone to get the bill etc and still it took forever. It should not take over two hours for two customers to have a main and a drink each in a pub. We won’t be coming back.

Warm welcome and great service by Joe! Thanks for a lovely meal.

We were served by Leah and she was absolutely lovely :)

We attend The Stretton Fox for a meal as we had been previously and enjoyed. We were served by a member of staff called Holly. She was very attentive and pleasant. The food as expected was well presented and quite delicious. I found the atmosphere warm and welcoming from the moment we entered the building. I would reccomend The Stretton Fox as a venue for any occasion or celebration.

Came with three friends and received service with a genuinely warm smile from the lovely Leah...what a credit she is to the Stretton Fox team. Thank you Leah!

Joe provided excellent service and was very attentive throughout the evening

A lovely evening with friends. Food was fab, service was brilliant (thank you Leah) and the company was perfect.

Leah was a most attentive server - she had a charming manner and kept us updated with our dessert order - definitely be coming again

Leah served us and made our afternoon lunch very enjoyable. She is very attentive with a happy smile.

Lovely meal with a friend, reasonably priced

Had a lovely meal here tonight. The servers, especially Leah and Joe were friendly and efficient. Food was really nice. Will definitely be coming back here. Thank you.

Leah and Joe were very attentive upon our arrival. Leah was our first waitress as her shift was finishing but she still got our drinks and ordered our food. Joe then brought myself and my wifes food and second drink. They were both well mannered and very friendly and Joe looked after us until we left. Would definitely recommend The Stretton Fox for the food atmosphere and the staff.

Food and service is superb, first time here for a long time, highly recommended, worth a visit visit again September and its still the same popular place, quality service and food, people are very nice too

Always good food - service hit and miss. One day great - next day terrible

Great food and fab service from Joe!

Had a table booked for Saturday evening. We were made to wait 10 minutes to be seated. This wasn't ideal for my elderly relatives. Once eventually seated, we were just completely ignored by staff. We ended up just leaving and eating at one of the many other pubs within a five minute drive. That's what I'd recommend to anyone reading this also. There was just no excuse for this.

Service was slow - took ages for the mains and desserts to arrive.The rib eye steak was not a rib eye and was as tough as old boots.The chicken schnitzel tasted as if it had been cooked weeks in advance.The cauliflower cheese was tough and the roast potatoes were like rocks.Having said all this the place is lovely with a nice atmosphere just a shame about the food.

Great country pub, good service and great choice and fab sized ‘mini’ puddings!

I have just eaten with my husband at the Stretton Fox. We were served by Holly. She was very efficient and polite. We both had beef roast lunches, which were very nice, although could be improved by another slice of beef. We will return.

Lovely meal, very quick service and food was warm and tasty. Super easy to nip into from the motorway and reasonably priced.

Very cool pub, very close to the hotel and you can walk there and back

Holly served us today. She was amazing. Thank you Holly. Also, the food was lovely.

Service was a bit slow but worth the wait

Unreal food, our server Helen was wonderful, food was out quickly, it was hot and most of all it was delicious! I had a roast pork belly dinner and it did everything and more than I expected! Will be coming back very soon.

Great place for a catch up with friends.

Our waitress Holly was a pleasant and helpful with the menu choices, our food ( Sunday Roast ) was really nice with a good selection of other dishes. I Would recommend this restaurant.

Brilliant visit as usual. Burger was spot on, and the Lamb roast was lovely!

Had a lovely Saturday afternoon meal here after walking Alpacas, Helen was lovely and looked after us 😊🦙

Busy pub with a good range of customary pub food and brews

Despite a very busy service Joe was very attentive and looked after us very well. He didnt stop all night. He's a credit to the business with his friendly manner. The food was delicious and we will be back.

I ordered two starters. The food was tasty but one of the starters was missing one if the ingredients: the rainbow couscous! When I asked, they told me it was 'under the houmous' ... But it so wasn't! They did eventually give me some couscous but with the attitude of they were doing me a favour. There was no apology for the wait, or for messing up in the first place. I felt awkward, so not a pleasant experience! edit: The reply from the Stretton Fox doesn't explain why one of the four ingredients was completely not there! My complaint is based not just on the missing ingredient, but also the strange explanation and missing acknowledgment that they got it wrong. That's all that is required - instead of implying that I should just accept the explanation that they've given. (They did bring me a small separate bowl of couscous after 15 mins.)

Food really good , would recommend

Lovely food and great service by Holly. Will be back again.

Fabulous food, decent Guinness, great service from Emma

I note that Managers have responded to poor reviews but don’t believe things will improve as the issues are due to very poor MANAGEMENT. . Food is way under par. No problem with our waitress today but we visited at approx 4:30 to 5:30 and whoever was duty manager had zero personality! the place was empty and they still couldn’t serve up restaurant quality food. prebought salad leaves , cold , dried up food. chips undercooked. just an awful experience!

Superb meal at the Stretton Fox, an old coaching inn set in beautiful surroundings. Great atmosphere with plenty of friendly pub dogs around. The food is genuinely excellent. The generous lamb cutlets were cooked exactly as requested—pink, with the fat perfectly rendered and crisped—and the accompanying mini lamb pie and rosti were very decent. The brisket burger was equally impressive, if not better. A good selection of real ales and a 10-year-old Bordeaux reserve, which I was not expecting to find there, completed the meal nicely. We’ll certainly be returning.

Enjoyed two lovely meals at the Stretton Fox. On Sunday and Tuesday evening's. On both occasions, we were served by Holly, who looked after us brilliantly and even remembered our drinks. The food, as always, was delicious, and the atmosphere was great. Would highly recommend a visit.

We went on bank holiday Monday two of us ordered two sirloin stakes was looking forward to eating this good job I ordered a starter when the main meal came out it was pathetic two small slivers of meat 3cherry tomatoes and a bit of rocket and that was it I feed my dog more for the price of 25 pounds each this was a pretty pathetic experience will not be going again I had to call at the local chippy to eat again.

Very good 👍 👏 luch time special any 3 for £10

I came into pub for a drink or two with my wife , my wife sat down and was stood at the bar for over 5 minutes, staff could see me but not even we won't be a minute sir we are really busy . This had happen a few times now , i realise you are mainly a food pub , but at the end of the day you are a pub and do sell beer , wine . I keep walking down with my dogs and often there is nobody behind the bar . So i left and walked to another pub got served straight away also a food pub but have people behind the bar who give you smile when you walk in

Had a really nice evening the other day with the family, such friendly staff especially Georgia who was really accommodating and welcoming to us all as we had never been there before. Food was very good and at a fair price aswell, will definitely be coming again!

Georgia was absolutely fantastic. What a beautiful, pleasant and efficient young lady. Really enjoyed our lunch.

Delicious food, I had seared sea bass cooked to perfection! Our server Emma was excellent, all staff members we had contact with were very pleasant and attentive. Good vegetarian options and some vegan dishes. Will be returning. Thank you Stretton fox for a very nice afternoon.

Georgia was a great server, loved my food as well.

Really nice food lovely service from everyone and we had a great time highly recommend

Great place after a long walk whether sat inside or out always welcomed eoyh our fury friends

My go to for catch up meetings as close to the motorway and fab service and food.

While the food was good, 3 hours for a 3 course meal is on the slow side even allowing for a request for a 10 minute break between courses. It took half an hour for the sweet to arrive even after our waitress saying she would chase it up. The food was good but not, in my opinion as good as other places in the area. I'm afraid we left rather disappointed.

Efficient pleasant service from Holly. Best roast I've ever had in this pub.

Unfortunately, the evening was spoilt with a fiasco towards the end of the meal. Our group ordered from the "small pudding and drink" option. After 5 or so minutes the coffees were brought and then a long gap (15-20 minutes, I would guess) and no sign of the puddings. I have never been in a restaurant where coffees are served before the dessert! Rather than let the drinks go cold most people drank them. We approached bar staff to ask where the puddings were and were told that someone would come over to speak to us. This didn't happen so I went and said I wanted to speak to the manager. He sauntered over and when I explained that we weren't happy about the situation he just said that the coffee comes from the bar and the puddings from the kitchen and cannot be coordinated! I said I was not happy with this explanation and that it is not normal behaviour in an eating establishment and that I would expect the coffees to be replenished and served after the puddings. His response was simply that if we want more drinks then we need to buy more! The puddings did eventually arrive and whilst eating these the manager came over and offered a half-hearted apology, but wouldn't do anything to make us feel better about the situation. Another of the guests tried to argue the point that we weren't happy and had not enjoyed the drinks at the time they were served and this just got the response that we shouldn't have drunk them then. Any other restaurant I can think of would have tried their best to rectify the situation and make us feel better about our experience. Unfortunately, the manager was not even attempting this and just dug his heels in and appeared to not give a damn about the impression that we left with. Clearly, we will never be returning to The Stretton Fox and would caution anyone else to if they are faced with this service and attitude.

Been coming here on & off for years, food is reasonable, nice atmosphere, friendly staff, I've noticed the prices have shot up quite a bit like most places, we visited Saturday lunch time & it was extremely quiet, worth a visit

The service was second to none. I chose a fish finger sandwich, which was served and was actually on toasted bread. This made it dry and disappointing. It felt like perhaps the bread was old, so they had to toast it. For this reason, I wouldn't rush back.

Food expensive for what it was. Desserts at a silly price. Avoid banofee choux bun which was really not good. Very nice staff and surroundings.

Lovely food, great service and really nice pub!

A most enjoyable meal, service excellent

Lovely meal lovely atmosphere & Holly took really good care of us. Ty 👍

Great central place to meet up with friends from around Cheshire. As it was a hot day we all had either bacon and chicken, or beetroot and feta salad and shared portions of chips. All absolutely gorgeous and so well cooked. We then all had a small pudding and coffee. My apple and blackberry crumble with thick tasty custard was incredible! Service and staff were second to non and we spent 3.5 hrs just chilling. A wonderful evening. Thank you.

Brilliant service from Holly, really made it a great experience.

The amount of time waiting for food itself makes this a 1 star place, but that’s not all, half the food is piping hot, half is cold. There’s always several items from the menu missing. The seating is all over the place. Honestly go McDonald’s and you’ll have a better experience.

It's a very cozy place to have lunch/dinner with a lots of car parks.

Nice food, child & dog friendly. Nice decor and impeccable restrooms.

Another visit at the Stretton fox and amazing as always , the mushroom starters and the crispy chicken starters were to die for , we then both had the signature burger which again was amazing . Becky’s service was so possitive and brought so much light to the area she was serving . Another sucessful and 5⭐️ at the Stretton fox

Laura looked after us. She was very polite and couldn't do enough for us. Steak cooked exactly as requested, good portion sizes and the most delicious colourful green and grain salad. Will definitely be returning in the future