The Wayfarer in West Lancashire

We were very impressed with the service provided. The menu was comprehensive and the food was amazing. Thanks to Carol who has exceptional customer service skills. Nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely go back and wholeheartedly recommend The wayfarer to anybody who loves their food! Jude & Alan Atherton.

Fantastic service from Carol. Amazing food. Great atmosphere. Just what I needed after a busy week. Good value and generous portions.

We were placed in the conservatory,from which we could see rubble /broken pieces of wood / metal ( all around the front of the building ) .. needs tidying up & clearing ! Not very nice to look out onto ,especially as we'd taken guests . Staff moving furniture around to accommodate a large group.then moved it back ,then moved it again THEN moved it back again ! all right next to us . Sadly ,we won't be returning ,even tho we have been before & sang your praises to our guests ,prior to our visit . Our serving staff were very professional & courteous ,shame these other areas are letting them down .

Came here for the first time yesterday with family. The food and service were very good. The fish was beautiful. Crispy batter and white inside. My husband liked the real ales on offer. We would have given 5 out of 5 if it hadn’t been for the chocolate tart. It is advertised as a sharing pudding but my husband and son both said it isn’t big enough for a sharer. We will definitely return. Like the fact it is also dog friendly as we had two dogs with us

We attended as a group of three for Sunday Lunch and weren’t left disappointed. My partner and I shared the two person platter and it was fantastic. Plenty to share with a good mixture of meats and vegetables with very generously sized Yorkshire puddings and gravy. The staff were attentive and polite. We were never left waiting long at all for anything that we required. Our food was with us very quickly. Very pleased. We will be back again.

Great place with great food and very good value. Went on sun and had the 2 course meal for £22.50. We had a roast dinner sharing platter which was really good and a couple of beers from there own brewery.

This accessible venue never disappoints. The menu of freshly prepared, local (often from the veg patches adjacent to the pub) food has something to suit everyone. The homebrewed beer is perfection with Rapscallion and Vaccine my favourites. The staff are the ultimate professionals: attentive but unobtrusive.

Popped over for a drink and decided to eat here. Ordered the house burger and it was fantastic as were the fries. The service from the staff was excellent too. I would definitely recommend the burger and will be eating here again soon🥰

Never returning!!!! 2years Iv lived over here. I had friends drive 6hours from London to come the beer festival it was planned months in advance. We asked for the restaurant in the back corner, not one other person was in the room everyone was outside for the festival after 6hour drive from London people was hungry. 40mins we was sat talking then we went to go the bar to put in our food order. The manager some women came over and said there had been quite a few complaints off customers over how loud we was. Just 40mins we was there an no one at the time was sat in the back room personally I think the manager doesn’t like scousers!!!! We had a £300 food order to put in after this comment off the manager we left sorry but not giving a place my well earned money where we are made to feel unwelcome. While outside waiting for taxis I only seen 3 other people outside waiting for taxis. They said they was asked to leave for being loud unfortunately these was another 3scousers. It seemed they didn’t want scousers in their pub. I will never return to this pub so christmas dinner is now cancelled. Thank you for a unforgettable experience

The worst fish and chips we’ve ever tasted. When it came out my heart sank. It was so dark you could tell it was overcooked. The fish inside had nearly disintegrated. We won’t be back

What a little hidden gem. We absolutely love this place. Can’t fault the food or the staff. We visit regularly and try different food and never been disappointed. We always look forward to our next visit

Second time I’ve been here and it was brilliant again. My wife and I shared the Sunday Platter which was huge and delicious, such good value for money especially with the yum desserts. The staff were great with the kids and they also loved their meals and ice cream. A family favourite for us now - we’ll be back!

Went for Sunday lunch. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I had 10oz Sirloin followed by a Blondie.Dad had Gammon followed by Cheesecake and John had Chicken, bacon and potato pie followed by Cheesecake. Yet again a very good chef who cook a well done steak without cremating, we all enjoy the food and it's definitely worth a visit 😋

Don't even bother with this place,they are ripping people off,myself&my lovely other half visited for my birthday. We ordered the sunday platter for 2 people&what a absolute disgrace,it came out with 3 small pieces of beef cut as thin as wafer ham&was the size of a small biscuit,one small chicken leg&a small piece of cheap pork which was covered in fat,i did complain&it was met with a shocked attitude. Only for my other half booking for my birthday I would of walked out. I don't normally complain but for £38 for the platter I was disgusted!! It's a good job i didnt take any pictures for there sake,anyway we didnt hang around for deserts for further disappointment. I wish we had visited Miller&Carter instead,which we normally do for birthdays,but thought we would try somewhere different. I would recommend this business deal with this issue of portions immediately or they won't have a business food wise!!!

Great food and fabulous service! A big shout out to Ebony who served us. She was attentive and professional, had a good sense of humour but not overly familiar. Having been in customer service all my life, I can’t honestly say that she is someone I would love to have on my team! Thank you Ebony

Superb service and food, piping hot and a lovely gift of a small vase of flowers for all the mums. The servers were all friendly and helpful. Great occasion will return.

It was only our 2nd time but the first time really impressed us and we weren’t disappointed. Very attentive staff which is hard to find these days and excellent food with beautiful detail . Have put the word out with work colleagues and friends. Thank you for making our Mother’s Day relaxing tasty and special

This is a fantastic pub with wonderful food and great service, we travel quite far to come here but it’s now a firm family favourite.

We had a lovely Sunday lunch at the Wayfarer. Always excellent quality and friendly service. The beef was lovely and tender. We will be back soon.

We were a family party of 16 celebrating an 80th Birthday with Sunday lunch. Everyone enjoyed their meals which were served by friendly efficient staff. We will definitely visit again

Melanie, Tara, Izzy and all the staff are always very friendly and welcoming. i always go for the Sunday Roast beef with lovely homemade yorkshire pudding properly roasted potatoes and fresh vegetables. Very pleased, a Great Pub atmosphere in excellent location. Anne

Nice welcome, showed to the table very quickly. The food was very good. We all had the Sunday Lunch the only thing that was lacking was there was a need for a little more beef two small slices was just not enough. Just think about maybe another slice to balance it up with all the veg on the plate Will be coming again.

We came here around lunchtime. We both opted for a small breakfast and a veggie breakfast, which was lovely. Staff were also welcoming, friendly, and helpful.

Lovely and welcoming pub on the main road at the foot of Parbold Hill. Plenty of parking space and a lovely garden if the weather permits. We eat of the fixed-price lunch menu which is excellent value for money fo portions that ar the perfect size for lunch. Food was cooked well and presented fresh. Staff very friendly. The pub has its own micro-brewery and they serve up some very interesting beers

Really lovely setting in a nice location, we dined on a Sunday so opted to have a 3 course menu. Starter & Desert were ok. Sorry to say that they weren’t overly tasty & we wouldn’t have them again (Garlic Mushroom Starter had barely any sauce & the Banoffe Tart / Pie didn’t taste of banana or toffee it tasted more like an egg custard) The actual roast dinner was nice, but it was cold & had barely any veg (Really nice Yorkshire puds & roasties) The pub & restaurant were super busy so this maybe why we didn’t have the best food experience. We will return again mid week as we did like the environment and the staff were really friendly - perhaps next time we will enjoy the food a little more.

Seen breakfast advertised for a while now and thought we'd call in the place was freezing even down to the hand driers in the toilet wasn't a good start waited ages for our breakfast tea and coffee was look warm The thim slice of bacon on breakfast was like shoe sole it was that overcooked Won't be going again

This is the third time we have eaten at the Wayfayrer. I was wrong to give it another chance. Poor quality food again. It’s fairly obvious that they need to employ an actual chef. It seems that the food is just catering supplier frozen / reheated rubbish. Don’t risk it, you will regret it.

Everything was good with a much better atmosphere at the tables in the bar area rather than the restaurant.

Booked a table of 14, which included 5 children under 8. Lovely atmosphere, lovely venue, and Amazing food, really impressed by the variety on the children's menu. Staff were brilliant, ensuring everything was correct as serving 14 people including children is not at all easy. Feedback from everyone in attendance was that the food and drink was great, and the staff could not do any more than they did. A massive thank you, and looking forward to returning in the future.

Wow what can I say. The beat breakfast eaten out ever. The food quality is great. Service was great. We will be back. We both had the large breakfast. I am very fussy so removed a few things but nothing was no trouble.

Pleasant surroundings,slow service but we weren’t in any hurry.Main courses fine but I couldn’t eat my “cherry bakewell crumble” because it tasted burnt and when the table was cleared I told the (I think)manageress so.When she returned with the bill there was no mention of the pudding and I was still charged for it.I didn’t want to make a fuss in front of friends so I paid up but needlesss to say won’t be returning. Very poor customer service.

19 of us, including 3 children, had a lovely evening celebrating my nephews 30th Birthday. All had starters that all came at the same time as did our mains . Great portions all enjoyed both courses. Fabulous service great waiting on staff very attentive. Highly recommended. Thank you

Really disappointed.. we had visited previously (year ago ) and really enjoyed it so returned . Ordered starters /mains /kids meals Starter was fine Main - steak was ordered medium came rare and inedible Kids meal - burnt and really poor quality Won’t be returning

I had a starter and main from their sunday lunch. The food was good quality with a generous portion size. Service was good but sightly disorganised. There were multiple people trying to take our orders after placing them but then it was difficult to get anyone's attention later in the meal.

Lovely Sunday lunch at this venue. Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding delicious. The fish and chips also amazing. Staff professional and welcoming. Thanks to manager Melanie and her team. Highly recommend.

We stopped here on the chance there would be a free table with our puppy as it always seems so busy and we’ve been meaning to go for a while. The staff were friendly and polite and seated us as we walked in which was great, however after 20 minutes wait, no one had come to our table and the place was rather quiet so this didn’t really compute why no one had served us even for drinks. We ended up leaving to go to our local which is a bit disappointing.

Excellent service, staff friendly and attentive, food was excellent, pate delicious, main course was wonderful, great value will definitely go again..

We have visited this beautiful pub before many times. Today's visit was to meet family and it was dog friendly which is great. However, the food wasn't as great as it has been before. The steak and ale pie used to be served in ceramic pots with a puff pastry lid, it was beautiful and only thing I will eat on the menu. Its not the same now, albeit still nice, just not as nice. The beer batter on the fish was thick and greasy also. I did want pudding and I wanted sticky toffee pudding but it was served with ice cream and not custard so I didn't have any. Probably won't go again. Staff lovely and pub/brewery great.

We held a small family wake here, the staff were amazing,, from Melanie who organised the whole thing for us to the staff who looked after us on the day, thankyou so much. The buffet was delicious and more than enough, they then boxed the leftovers up for us to take away, such great service. Nothing seemed too much trouble, what a great place 😀

I went to The Wayfarer in Parbold on Friday 25th July at 4.30pm for the wake of my very dear friend's husband James. There were 40 guests with a sit down meal of lasagne or steak pie followed by creme caramel or apple strudle. This was over £750.00 The meat was hard and under cooked and not edible and the lasagne was'nt brilliant either. My friend complained about this and the cost, but the propriater told her in no uncertain terms was not she leaving the building without paying the full amount, he was not in the least empathetic in anyway, shape or form. My friend had her last family funeral here and has regularly eaten here every week in the past for many years, she will not be going again and neither will anyone else. They have lost a lot of custom now and I would'nt personally recommend it to anyone now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh dear. What has happened to this place? It used to be good, food tonight was terrible.. we ordered garlic bread with cheese as a starter, it was burnt. That had to be sent back. All three main meals also had to be sent back....

No where near as good as it used to be- what has happened? Place looks scruffy, bottles on floor by tables , bun liners, screwdriver, on shelves, curtain hanging off… Food very poor, sent meals back, poor management. Surely someone is seeing these poor reviews?...

I really enjoyed my first few hours in The Wayfarer. The decor is superb and the bar staff were incredible - friendly and efficient! Now, I'm a guy that not only frequents many of the neighbourhoods local pubs on a regular basis, but has a...

We visited tonight 1.07.23 for a work friends retirement, i ordered the mushroom starter which i expected to be really flavoursome being garlic, to discover they were really bland and the sourdough was rock hard, i asked for some garlic mayo which the staff member...

Came for Sunday lunch with friends, staff very attentive. Had 3 courses, all food was delicious, hot and served quick. 3 courses for £23 which was fab! Will be back very soon

Went for a family event, food was good. Got the impression we were being rushed. Manager kept coming to doorway and watching us, she stood behind the buffet table throughout as if she was keeping tabs on what everyone was getting and was very blunt...

Ask to exchange chips for salad and was told they didn’t have any salad even thou salad to offered on menu. Menu lacks choice of meals. Staff were unfriendly and we were made to feel like we had to rush meal and leave. Expensive for...

Well below average been coming here for years but over the last 2 years certainly gone down hill. Amazing location and bar but the food and service needs serious attention

Lovely cosy pub. Food was lovely, I had the nacho chicken burger. My 2 children wanted steak so the waitress kindly asked the chef if we could have it as a children’s meal as a smaller version which they kindly agreed. Desserts were really good...

We came here for a family member’s birthday and the evening was lovely, topped off with the gorgeous food and the outstanding service! Our waitor, I believe his name is ‘Ash’ was amazing and took time to talk to us all at the end of...

Omg what can I say? This is absolutely amazing. The food is unbelievable and the staff are outstanding. Cannot fault this place. Absolutely love it. There were 6 of us and we thoroughly loved it.

Bad food. Bad value. Bad service. The steaks were dry and tough. When this was mentioned to staff we were given a small pot of sauce as a consolation. I would expect better than this due to the absurdly steep prices. Will definitely not be...

Very Dissapointed, starters tasteless, ale foggy as if the lines hadn’t been cleaned and steaks tough as a boot. On top of all that service wasn’t great. Won’t be back.

The Wayfarer is a lovely homely pub that always serves fantastic food and has a warm and welcoming atmosphere, but I am writing this review specifically after visiting for their Valentine’s Day 6 course tasting menu yesterday as they have gone completely above and beyond...

The last 3 times we have visited Wayfarer we have left disappointed, we keep returning thinking it was a one off. We called in yesterday for Sunday dinner. I had the garlic truffle mushrooms on toast for starter, it was very dry and I couldn't...

We called on our way back home from shopping. We were greeted by a very friendly smiling young man, who brought us our menus. I haven’t got a big appetite but was feeling rather hungry. So I opted for the “normal” fish & chips as...

Went to the Wayfayrers Friday night pie night. Brilliant. Chicken and mushroom deliciousness in shortcrust pastry for me, lamb in beer ina suet crust for my wife. Delicious rosemary flavoured chips. Apple pie and cherry frangipane for dessert. Really good service and a lovely atmosphere....

Visited with my wife for a meal to try the Sunday Lunch and potentially reserve a table for the the following Sunday for a triple family birthday meal with my mother in law being 97!!! Spoke to somebody in charge and explained our needs and...

Drinks with friends on a Sunday after a rainy walk. Can only rate the drinks and service but a lovely cosy countryside setting and decor. Had some of the local beers made on site which were v good. Service was friendly and inviting. Would recommend

We arrived at the bar and we were seated by a friendly member of staff. After looking through the menu we all decided on our starter and main. We were asked to order at the bar, so we did. I went through the order and...

My wife and I met up with our youngest daughter for lunch. Service was great, we were seated immediately, drinks order taken and shortly after our food order was taken. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. We will return…

Beautiful food and wonderful service! The staff were so welcoming and the food came out quickly and was delicious! Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Thought id give this place another go, last few visit’s disappointing, but had amazing meals years back. Same again, roast was dry and shrivled, cold, tasteless. This place has so many bad reviews recently due to the poor quality of food, and yet nothing ever...

Today the wayfarer was spot on. Fabulous Sunday platter to share of juicy chicken, crackling covered pork belly and tender pink roast beef. Accompanied by crisp roast potatoes, veg and a Yorkshire pudding you could go rowing in. Service was good and attentive. Will definitely...

Arrived there and the place was virtually empty. We gave our order for 5 people and had to wait an hour for the food. During this time we’d asked if it was going to be much longer and told a couple of minutes. 20 minutes...

Very disappointing evening at this pub which thinks it is now just a restaurant! We were meeting friends at this pub for drinks but were told that if we were not eating we would have to go into the teepee outside. Sub zero in there...

Great service Average food One of our party found a hair in her salmon and salmon was overly seasoned ruining the flavour

We have been coming hear for over 25 years sadly we won’t be coming anymore We went for an evening meal in bar area and the chips arrived after we ate our steaks with a quite sorry about that also the had dogs wondering round...

Last nights family meal at the wAyfarer was really good with fab food, good service and very well priced bottle of wine. The outtakes and remakes menu was particularly good - large portion of delicious ribs with kimchi and a bucket of sweet potato fries....

We arrived for a girls catch up meal on a Tuesday night and there were 7 of us. We were greated by a friendly member of their team and seated pretty promptly. Our drinks order and food order was taken and we really didn't have...

I must start by saying this has been our go to Sunday carvery place for many years but our latest visit was way off the mark. Firstly we were sat at the wrong table, it happens and then we’re given menus as we did. The...

Went to the Wayfarer on Saturday evening. the staff were smart, cheerful and efficient. There was six of us dining so a variety of meals were ordered even after looking at the prices on the menu for traditional (nothing special) pub food. The meals were...

We went for a family meal today and the restaurant seemed fairly quiet. The order was taken soon after we arrived but service was very slow. However I ordered the market fish of the day which was barbecued salmon with green bean salad and XO...

Having fallen out with the Wayfarer a year or two since, my friend and I decided to give it another try. Bar staff lovely, food arrived reasonably quickly but was very disappointing. Braised shin suet pudding consisted of far too much, too hard suet crust....

Where to start! Ordered the food. When the starters arrived my brother had got a quiche which came with ‘caramelised onion’. The onion was actually pickled onion and the base was solid. When they collected the starters we mentioned this but all we got back...

Went to wayfarer last weekend and to say i was disappointed was an understatement . The food was awful I had steak which was very small and thin with few chips and 3 small mushrooms 2 of the family had roast dinners which was both...

The food arrived after quite a long wait and was ok, nothing special really. The waiting staff were helpful and pleasant and took our order, brought drinks etc with no problems, the food let it down, such a shame

Just come back from The Wayfarers where I had lunch with a friend. We waited nearly an hour for two Caesar salads. It looked like there were only two people working. I know hospitality is struggling but poor service is not the way to win...

Visited here recently after hearing good reviews from people who've been here in the past. We ordered garlic bread for starters which was over cooked and tasteless. Our mains was gammon which was just OK. I was quite disappointed after my high expectations. Service was...

We have been to Wayfarer on many occasions but tonight I was bitterly disappointed. I have to order off the gluten free menu, which is normally really good. The choice wasnt great no fish, except for the poke bowl. It sounded OK, it came and...

I have visited this pub/restaurant a number of times over the years, although not recently due to being disappointed on my last visit. I decided to give it another go and try a meal at the bar (which is the same menu as the restaurant)....

We have visited the Wayfarer a number of times for a drink in the past. The kids had finished school, so we decided to take them for something to eat. Over an hour later - including three tables who sat down after we had ordered...

I've been wanting to eat at this pub for many, many years and, after finally getting the chance to do so, I regret not doing so sooner. My initial thoughts was a 'pricey' menu but, the quality of the food was exceptional. I was in...

The Wayfarer could be a gem as it in in a great location but the quality of the food they offer is more often a disappointment. On our latest visit and the last I might add after giving it numerous visits over the past few...

Food does not match the price tag. Gammon bland, Cumberland ring small, no vegetables served with the food anymore. All in all a poor experience and have been coming here for years for meals with family. Disappointed to say the least

We have been going to the Wayfarer for many years and loved it. Took friends last night after extolling its virtues and were sorely disappointed. The old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" definitely applies here. From what was a superb menu, we...

There is a really good pub struggling to escape from a below average experience here. At this point I would add that the female bar staff and the beer are excellent. The issues come about in regards to the food and food service. As an...

Poor service and average food! Booked a table via online system 45 mins before time with no problems. ✅ Arrived and was welcomed by a pleasant waitress and showed to our table with clear advices on Soup of the day and fish specials ✅ Waitress...

We had a really nice table, though there were eight of us, you didn't feel squashed. The restaurant was full, but you didn't feel you were shouting at each other. The food was excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The only reason...

Had a beautiful meal here, staff were very friendly. Great ales from Problem Child Brewing. Definitely returning!

Upon entering the restaurant, before we had sat down, we were asked what we would like to drink, without sitting down, let alone seeing a menu. The cocktails were appalling and had absolutely nothing to them. The popping candy was non-existent and the glass to...

Went with friends last night for dinner. Had two large parties in the restaurant. Food was good but staff seem very disorganised. Left without ordering dessert as all the staff were caught up with one party paying separate bills. Disappointing as in the past had...

went with friends for evening meal food was very good as was the service. reasonable selection on menu decor was a bit dated but fine

This is the first time we have visited The Wayfarer having booked it on chance as a Sunday Lunch venue following a walk in the area with a group of friends. The area is new to us so we had no expectations of The Wayfarer....

Easily the best roast in the area - good choice, good execution, decent staff, good atmosphere. Only slight downside is the car park can fill up quickly but I suppose that is also a good sign!

Hadn’t visited for a while and decided to go for a Sunday roast. No Yorkshire puddings left ….. how easy are they to make?? Saw lots of beef dinners come out of the kitchen after mine so it was more than worthwhile to make some...

Have always loved visiting this pub but it definitely wasn’t quite as good as previous visits . The service was good and we enjoyed our meals overall but the menu was more limited and the Thai chicken curry was nothing like a Thai chicken curry...

I have visited this restaurant on numerous occasions , i have never had one horrible meal or bad experince the food and staff have always been fantastic ! Its always been fantastic service from the waiting and bar staff . The food is immense for...

Just been for dinner going straight to maccies awful service maccies drive through has a better reputation

Arrived early but no problem - greeted by friendly staff and free Prosecco. Great food and perfectly paired wine. Plenty of booze in the cocktails so on for a winner.