The White Lion, Hankelow in Cheshire East

Great food, good atmosphere and spot on service. Love the log burner!

Lovely Sunday roast, highly recommend

Excellent Sunday roast dinners and very helpful staff

Really good food and a great location. Perfect Sunday

Fabulous meal and fabulous staff. Alisa was especially lovely and very informative

We really enjoyed visiting the White Lion, it's a cost pub with amazing Sunday roasts. Perfect!

First time visit and a lovely Sunday Lunch for myself and my daughter! Will definitely be coming back

We had a very nice light lunch at the White Lion. Food was delicious and the staff are very friendly and efficient. The pub is very community minded and supports local charities.

Delicious Sunday lunch with a warm welcome from all. Our server Alicia made sure we were looked after throughout the meal

Excellent place for a roast. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Will come again

Gorgeous food, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. We love coming for their Sunday roasts, the sharing roast is incredible (especially the Yorkshire puddings!)

Excellent service and food! We had the roast sharing platter for two, which was more than enough! Great value for money and we will certainly be returning 👍

Pleasant staff, lovely food and cosy pub!

First time of visiting and will not be our last. Faultless in every particular. Food great, service great and atmosphere was great from the minute we walked through the door. No hesitation in giving the White Lion 5 stars

The best British pub I’ve ever been to! We’re seriously considering moving here so it can be our local!! Food and staff are amazing… so cozy and atmospheric. Quintessentially British! 🇬🇧 Also pet friendly, they have doggie treats for your fur babies 🐶

Lovely place, absolutely stunning decor, food that we ordered was all well cooked and presented, good choice of drinks for what we wanted at lunchtime

Fabulous sweet sharer worth a try

Excellent service and superb food will definitely be back.

Thank you so much for a lovely meal.

One of the best gourmet pubs in the area. Fabulous food, lovely greeting, and our dogs were welcomed, what more could you want? Highly recommend

Pleasantly surprised at how good our visit was this time. Good food and excellent service .

Great food as always. Superb service from Lily who went above and beyond multiple times to ensure our drinks and meal were perfect and well supported by Caitlin.

We had a fantastic lunch at The White Lion, the food was delicious and great choice on the menus, friendly staff, excellent service, would highly recommend!

Our great local pub. New menu and we were spoilt for choice . Three cheese fondue to share was amazing and the steak pudding was so tasty , my husband couldn’t finish it, which is a first for him . Great selection of wines and beers . Staff are so lovely especially the two guys on the bar. Very lucky to have this on our doorstep .

The food here is fabulous! I ordered goat's cheese, pear and walnut sandwich - the attention to detail makes all the difference to what can just be a vegetarian option that is rolled out. The pear still had some bite, the walnuts were toasted, the cheese was fresh, really tasty. My husband chose meatballs in arrabiata sauce - very hearty and tasty. The surroundings are high quality and the staff attentive. Bravo, one of the best hostelries in the area, it truly earns the title of gastropub.

Went to wedding reception at the lion. Food and service brilliant. If in the area again 100% call in .

We stayed for three nights in one of the rooms, with our two dogs. The room was well appointed, spotlessly clean and very comfortable. All the staff were friendly and helpful; we were made to feel very welcome. We had lovely meals in the pub on two of the evenings. We will definitely be returning.

Met with a group of friends here for a meal. Limited menu, which wasn't a problem as everyone found something to eat. I had the sticky beef salad. The beef was tasty but there was way too much lettuce and very little of the accompaniments that were on the menu. My husband had the cod which was good but the samphire was inedible in places. The staff dealt well with allergies and options. Good pudding menu. Good service and atmosphere.

Lovely food and friendly staff. A great out door area and inside was very attractive.

Big, clean pub with a choice of cask beers.

We love that this pub is community owned amd we wanted to try it out. We went for breakfast which was lovely. The refurbished pub is a welcoming place to have a meal. We will be back...

Lovely pub, pleasant atmosphere. Really friendly and attentive staff. The food was delicious as well 😋

Sadly they do not listen to what people want

Lovely place but a little expensive.

Went here for dinner last Wednesday, to celebrate my daughter and mother in laws birthdays. I had heard such good things about it. The venue was lovely The service was very good, hence the tip. The food on the other hand was really very disappointing. To start with the chips were chewy, and very pale, as if they hadn’t been cooked properly! I mentioned this to the waiter who said he would let the chef know, but no feedback. The burger I had was really disappointing and the bacon was so hard it made a noise when hit on the side of the plate, I gave this and half the burger to my dog. My daughter had the meat sharing plater which consisted of 6 wings a burger and some steak, I believe the steak was ok but the rest wasn’t brilliant. My wife’s butter chicken was tasteless and had to wait another 10 minutes for the parmentier potatoes, again chewy . I paid the bill and left ,as I had been asked by my mother in law not to kick up a fuss All in all a very disappointing experience. I would recommend the venue but would say don’t eat here.

Welcomed on arrival well. From that point it went down hill. As a family of 9, we ordered an assortment of starters, ending up ordering 4 portions of skin on fries and 2 portions of chunky fries, we received 5 portions of chunky fries, we then asked about the skin on fries and then were told there isn't any. So we wasn't told and there were 1 short. When the chips arrived, they were all rock hard, given we had paid £24 for chips/fries alone. Not good enough for a pub to be serving something not cooked. Ciabatta was nice but that's it. Won't be returning or recommending to anyone.

As we were staying in the area and the pub was within walking distance and accommodated dogs we booked at 7:00 PM. Previous reviews were mixed but we decided to give it a go. We were told we could take any table as it was mid-week and not very busy when we arrived. We commented on the decor and atmosphere and were looking forward to our food chosen from a promising menu.Eventually they took our drinks and food order. Starters arrived after someone had noticed we hadn’t had them but when they arrived the calamari was cold, rubbery,soggy and inedible so I returned it and said just to take it off the bill. By 8:10 there were no signs of any main dishes so gave up and paid for our 3 drinks and 1 edible starter and left. One of the worst experiences of eating out we have had.

Its a shame that it is about an hours drive for us to get here as the staff are always friendly and helpful and the food always great This time we visited on a Sunday especially for the sharing roast and we were not disappointed fantastic value for money and it was amazing food

After a wonderful day out in Audlem at the "Festival of Transport" we stopped at the White Horse without a booking and were lucky enough to get a table for Sunday lunch. We ordered the Sharing Roast and couldn't fault the platter we received. The roast beef was melt in the mouth, pink and cooked perfectly. The chicken and pork were likewise both excellent. The roast potatoes and veg were all seasoned perfectly and and quantities were plentiful. A good selection of beers on offer and the beer garden in the summer sunshine was at it's best. Service was prompt and friendly. Definitely somewhere that we will return to.

Having visited here on two previous occasions with family and eaten a great sunday lunch, I was really looking forward to a return visit. Sadly I was really disappointed - the Sunday lunch was just awful- bland with slimy meat and soggy roast potatoes. The vegetarian option of cauliflower dipped/fried in plain batter and served with standard roast accompaniments was also awful (and a really weird combination). We complained at the time and received some recompense with complimentary desserts, but these also were pretty poor so didnt make up for our general disappointment. Sadly I wont be going back!

We booked a last minute table for Sunday lunch and what a treat it was! From the moment we walked in we were well looked after, the food was delicious and plentiful and to top it off there was live music from 5pm - this really made it special. We all had roast beef (the portions are generous and delicious) and myself and my husband shared the sharing dessert board which was just divine!

Beautiful pub with a standard offering. Service a little slow and impersonal.

We went for Sunday lunch. The service was good, the pub decor is really good and they have a good selection of cask ale. The food was great but a little disappointed that the veggie Sunday roast was just a mushroom…

A beautifully decorated pub run by the community. It has lots of different seating areas including a cosy snug type area. Was very impressed with the style, a modern take on the traditional country pub. The main reason for our visit was the Sunday lunch sharer boards we had seen on Instagram. Normally these can look better than the reality but it was superb. The gravy was rich and thick, there was half a chicken on the board, thick slices of rare beef and lamb as well for £18 per person along with delicious Yorkshire, cauliflower cheese, leeks and tender stem broccoli. The only notable thing missing was carrots which we had seen on other boards. The concept is great and unique and offers great value for money as the food. Service was friendly and the booking system using OpenTable is good. The bar offers three cask ales, two of which are Salopian and the taps have one Salopian beer called Lemon Dream which is lovely. Will return again with family to do the board again. Will also try the food on a weekday as well.

Young man front of house was lovely made us very welcome but the food was not so lovely. We had 2 burghers, 1 chicken burgher and 1 haddock along with starters. The burghers were very dry and tasteless , the fish was ok. Not a place I would re visit or recommend

We’ve driven past this pub a few times & thought we’d give it a go for Father’s Day. Decent selection of beers, nice beer garden & nice interior. Ordered the shared roast which looked great on the menu. Food not great, most of it wasn’t warm, Yorkshire puddings were stone cold, roast beef very sinewy & chicken was dry as a bone (had to take a drink with every mouthful). Service wasn’t great & was inattentive. Food arrived (not warm) & no plates or cutlery. Waiter went downstairs for cutlery but didn’t think to bring plates so another delay & trip downstairs. Plates stone cold & by this point our food (on a wooden board) was getting even colder. No serving spoons for vegetable dishes so another delay whilst waiter disappeared again - came back with teaspoons which was strange. Would have preferred to be on the ground floor where service might have been better, felt a bit forgotten about upstairs. With the poor quality of the mains & poor service we didn’t fancy ordering desserts so we paid the bill & went to the CoOp to buy desserts & took them home. When paying the bill we noticed that they hadn’t charged for drinks (presumably as a gesture of goodwill) but this wasn’t pointed out to us & no apology offered which felt a bit awkward. Overall a disappointing experience & doubt we will return. Shame, because it was a Father’s Day treat & it only comes round once a year.

Location and pub really nice however, the food was poor. Starters, gammas pil pil served with no bread, mentioned it to our server who apologised. Scotch egg was average, nothing special. Hoping our mains would be an improvement but was left disappointed, the beef burger was dry, the bun was rock hard. The crispy beef salad was awful, was mostly inedible it had that much ginger in it, packet salad leaves with grated carrot and some old beef. Food completely over priced for what is was. Won’t be back in a hurry!

We dined here on a Friday evening. Staff were really lovely and showed us to our table. Drinks and food ordered. Food was fabulous, we all had starters and mains. Managed to squeeze in desserts too! Very nice surroundings and atmosphere, only comment would be we had to chase to order more drinks but not a major issue. Highly recommend!

My wife and I and our Friends visited here we All had the roast lunches which were all ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS the service was magnificent we will DEFINITELY be returning

We were accommodated last minute for a table of 8. Excellent service - great food with a lovely atmosphere

Lovely bar reasonably priced. Would recommend.

Amazing food and great service ☺️

Had a Sunday lunch here and can honestly say it’s the best I’ve ever had! Beef was so tender and flavourful. Great service by the staff, lovely atmosphere and tentative. Will happily return again soon!

Another lovely meal at The White Lion; as usual the food, service and atmosphere was lovely. A great afternoon with family.

It's a lovely pub, owned, and run by the community. After extensive refurbishment with a good eye for detail, absolutely brilliant. We eat there quite often. Staff are very friendly and helpful, and this is carried forward with the standard of the food, our compliments to the chef.

Third time coming here and always throughly enjoy it here. Dog friendly which is always handy. Friendly staff, brilliant atmosphere, great service and reasonably priced. Lovely selection of beers and ales. Food is very nice as well and quite a reasonable selection. Can’t beat a pint of Staropramen, bit hard to find places that have it on tap! Will definitely be coming back ready for the summer, looking forward to the summer menu!

Excellent local pub, great food and service.

A lovely village and nice food I had a half a chicken roast. Was lovely.

Lovely Sunday Lunch. Waited too long between starter & main, felt we had been forgotten as 4 covers arriving after us, got theirs b4 us. That aside, the roast beef was lovely & tender, veggies perfect, so all was forgotten. Been many times, so will return, as always.

Took my Aunt who is 94 for lunch, impeccable food, beautiful decor and exemplary service, all the staff were charming , 10 out of 10.

Meal choice varied husband had fish and chips and it was fine. I went for the pork found the fondant potatoes very dry so should not choose again - husbands portion large mine small - sweets were good- would we go back yes but but not until the change of menu

Lovely atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff. The food was delicious, particularly the chicken wings and southern-fried chicken burger! Great selection of beer and wine, will definitely be back!

Had a wonderful Sunday dinner with my husband. The wine was great. The staff are really friendly and helpful. Definitely come again.

Fine meal, great service - will definitely return!

Sunday lunch. Three of us had a Sunday Lunch. Decided to go for a shared Sunday lunch platter. It was huge ! Thouroghly enjoyed the chicken, the pork , the roast potatoes and the veg. Found the beef a bit chewy but the others said they found it good. Bit noisy, with some young children in but very nice food.

I went here with my wife for my birthday. We were encouraged to book but on arrival we were met with a shrug and a “just sit anywhere”. We sat down and waited quite a while before someone came over and offered menus. We ordered starters of smoked salmon for me and venison chipolata for my wife. Excellent. My wife had the chicken burger for main and I ordered the steak with olive tapenade. It came with no sauce and non was offered until I asked which then took ten minutes to come. Also there was no tapenade. This took another few minutes (I had to go up to the bar to point this out). The actual steak was inconsistently cooked without the fat being rendered properly.The dessert was excellent for my wife but I ordered the cheese plate which was huge. Top marks, but a little bland and cold (needed to be at room temp and perhaps a different cheese selection). In fact it was pretty chilly in the restaurant all night and could have been more cosy. Honestly the food wasn’t THAT bad but for the price of the meal for two (my wife didn’t drink and I had a GnT and two glasses of red) of £104 I didn’t feel it warranted the cost. The staff of that night were enthusiastic and tried to please but needed a little more customer training for the cost. We’ve all got to start somewhere but on a Saturday night, I think the owners need to focus a little more in this area. If you’re going to charge this much for pub food it needs to be more special.

Beautifully presented pub, lovely drinks and great staff

Absolutely beautiful place, staff very attentive all the time, atmosphere lovely, food delicious, nothing to much trouble, have been many times, we look forward to our return

Had driven past this pub on many occasions but today we decided to call in. It did not disappoint, lovely country pub, friendly and welcoming staff. Decided on the set lunch menu and food lovely and freshly cooked will definitely return.

Quite a poor choice of proper beer and ales. You'd expect more from a country pub. Service inexperienced and not knowledgeable on basic things.

Warm, welcoming and a great atmosphere. Delicious meal and a really friendly team.

Good food, rather few customers for Sat night, hence lack of ambience

Still a great place to eat and would highly recommend. Portions are too big for me and some attention to basics would turn this into really good to great.

Been wanting to visit since the refurb a year or two ago. Really tastefully done and has a quality country pub restaurant feel. Cosy nooks and excellent food along with attentive staff. The covered outdoor area at the back looks great and can't wait to visit when it's a bit warmer. What more do you want?

I ordered fish & chips. The fish was lovely. Did not like the crushed peas. Just tasted like old dried up peas. I believe you should not mess with traditional pub grub. stick with the mushy peas. My friend ordered the steak burger. It was a real let down considering the price. He said it looked & tasted processed but he ate it and did not want me to eat alone. The whole dish was not nicely presented and eaten far better in chain pubs. A shame really as its a lovely pub. Also disappointed not to be asked if we enjoyed the meal.

Fabulous meal with a large group of friends pre Christmas. We were really well looked after and the food was beautiful and great value for the set menu. Certainly worth a visit.

We had a great brunch, it was really delicious.

Cosy place. Nice atmosphere, really nice service and staff. Chicken wings are super delicious!!! Fish and chips are very good, big portion The lamb burger was good. The lunch set menu is good value around £12 to £15 depending if you have a starter and the main or just the main.

Saturday afternoon meal, excellent choice across three menus, and we could mix and match to get our choices across three courses . Very warm and welcoming staff, lovely ambience and the food was superb , and excellent value . High standards of ingredients and presentation across a range of dishes. Meat, fish , vegetarian starters and mains were delicious, and the black cherry soufflé was one of the best desserts we've ever tasted . Thank you for making our pre Christmas lunch with our 90 year old mum such an enjoyable experience

Absolutely brilliant A1 in every way we were all welcomed by friendly staff and a warm comfortable atmosphere 😀

Very enjoyable experience, food ,service, atmosphere all good .Will be going again

Beautiful interior, great ambiance, very friendly and attentive staff, excellent craft beer and delicious food! It’s a very special pub, owned and loved by the community! If you’re in the area, you must visit!

Lovely atmosphere with warm friendly service, and great food!

First time and will be back, I could become my new local..

Excellent food and service. Would absolutely recommend 👌

Had a fabulous lunch at the White Lion today. Sublime starters - mushroom risotto & arancini. This was followed by gorgeous main courses, he had pie of the day - mince beef & onion & I had vegan "fish & chips" which was actually a battered banana blossom! Just a wonderful place with really lovely & friendly staff.

Lovely service, gorgeous home cooked food & a lovely warm cozy atmosphere! 100% recommend & will be a returning customer! 💯😍

The white lion is a great pub, however it is severely let down by a certain member of staff (I cant remember his name but he has a moustache and glasses). He is very rude and really does not cope under pressure when large quantities of people are in the pub and becomes very stressed and rude. This opinion is of many around the Hankelow/ Audlem & Buerton area who actually avoid going to the pub when he is working. Other than this, the food is great and the other staff are absolutely fantastic. It is definitely worth a visit (Just not when this Bar'Man' is there.

Noticed recently the fact that White Lion were serving breakfast, so decided to try it out today. Lovely, warm welcome and happy to have our dog with us. We were served promptly with 2 coffees the 2 full English which were presented beautifully, and more than I could eat. Great value for money too. We will definitely be back 👍

Had a family birthday tea here, party of 12. Sat upstairs in a private area which was nice and didn’t feel out of the atmosphere of the pub. Service was attentive and food was delicious, only down fall was the portion size of the chips served with the burgers…the men were disappointed 🫤Will return though and order extra sides to keep them happy!😊

Fantastic place and lovely to see business is good and there is always a lovely feeling when dining. Been several times over the summer and never been disappointed with the food or drink. Staff are lovely, friendly and helpful with any menu or drink questions.

We stayed one night at the White Lion and would definitely recommend it! Our room was tastefully decorated and immaculate. We had dinner which was great and the staff were amazing, so friendly and attentive. The only reason I have not given 5 stars was because they're was no breakfast availability on a Thursday morning. However we were given recommendations and had a breakfast in a lovely wee cafe, No. 11 in Audlem. I think I'm correct in saying this is a recent community venture and would encourage people to support them. Thank you to all the staff at the White Lion. 👍

Stayed a couple of nights Only 3 rooms, good quality NB check whether breakfast is available on your day(s) Great local pub, recently refreshed as "community pub" Selection of local real ales Outrageous well curated global selection of whiskies Attentive, friendly staff Good selection of well prepared food, lunchtime and evenings

Interesting community owned country pub in a pleasant location. Initial reason to visit was the local cask ale selection but this matched by the menu. Recommend the venison in season accompanied by Titanic Plum Porter.

We were staying nearby on holiday and they fitted us in last minute as a table of 9 and a dog! Really friendly and helpful on the phone. Great find, dog friendly and didn’t disappoint. The food was really tasty, good value and really nicely presented. We had two courses, and everyone cleared their plates or bowls. Something for everyone on the menu including meat lovers, vegetarians, allergies and children. All staff were very friendly, helpful and attentive. If we ever return to this area we will definitely be back!

I have wanted to visit this place for a while due to working there many years ago. We even travelled an hour to try it out. I was impressed with the makeover, the outside space is brilliantly done, the inside has been done very tastefully and overall I was very impressed with how it looked. Unfortunately the same couldn't be said for the food. I tried the butternut squash soup which just tasted of cornflour. For my main I tried the Cumberland sausage ring that was the strangest sausage I have ever seen and tasted!! It tasted like it was meat free, it didn't resemble a Cumberland sausage. My partner informed the lady of the issue with my main when she came to collect the plates. I couldn't fault the service and the two girls on the floor were efficient and apologetic when we pointed out the issue. She said she would inform the chef. After 5 mins she returned and informed me the chef had sampled the so called sausage ring and they too said it doesn't taste right. I find this some what worrying that the chef is serving food totally unaware of how it tastes!! The lady took my main off the bill as I hadn't eaten it. My partner didn't eat her starter mini sausages as she didn't like it but I didn't mind them so I ate them. My partner had the katsu curry which she said was just OK. Such a shame as what a great venue this is. The first and a last for us unfortunately.

First time at the white lion, staff are very polite and it's a lovely pub

Breakfast was great .. Lovely relaxing way to start a Sunday! Could have stayed all day...

Great food, great atmosphere, amazing setting

We have frequently visited the White Lion at Hankelow since it reopened normally for drinks and a quick lunch and we love the atmosphere of the pub and surroundings. We booked for a meal for my mum’s birthday on our recommendation. We were seated upstairs which wasn’t a huge problem but would say the décor downstairs is nicer. When it came to ordering we were disappointed there were no specials available so I ordered the duck from the menu sadly to be told that this had just sold out about 5 minutes after ordering. I changed my order to cod assured that it was a lovely dish. My husband and I both had the cod which was priced at £22 when it arrived we were both underwhelmed to be honest at what was on the plate with hardly anything to accompany the cod. The cod was tasteless and the sauce underwhelming and both of us wished we been advised to order a side dish as there simply wasn’t enough to constitute a main meal on the plate in particular for the price point. We did feedback to the waitress who was polite and disappointed that our food hadn’t matched expectation I opted for a cheese board to compensate for our main meal which was very nice. There are a number of pubs that we visit to eat within a 10-15 miles radius across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire borders we have some exceptional meals sadly our experience at the White Lion was not and was at a higher price point than some of the competition that we also frequent.