The Wilbraham Arms in Cheshire East

There is no reason why this should not be the best pub in the area but it falls short in several ways which could be easily rectified. We booked for 4 adults and a dog one lunchtime this week. After a careful study of the menu 3 of us chose the lamb kofta flat bread only to be told after our order had been taken that they were off the menu, so back to choosing again. One of the party then chose cheese pie and our order was again taken to the kitchen but apparently there was no cheese pie available. After 3 choices we finally placed our order. All this could have been avoided if the kitchen staff had communicated to the staff taking the orders and customers were told before taking time to make a choice. Another point that many people have mentioned is sticky tables which should be an easy problem to solve. The same goes for the menus, just replace them with ones that are easily wiped down. The last point is tidying outside, as you go through the rear door to the outside sitting area a daily brush up would make it much more appealing. Simple points to make a big difference A plus point is that the food was very good

Really terrible experience. We had been calling all week to book a table for Thursday night and got nowhere. My husband went down in person on Wednesday to check they were open and book a table as we had friends travelling up from the South with a dog so we needed to know for sure that we could get in. We were told that they served food until 7.45pm and that there was no need to book. Whilst the serving time close seemed somewhat early, this was fine. When we arrived on the Thursday at 7.35pm we were told the kitchen was already closed as they had too many orders. This was ever explained as a possibility when we spoke to them the day before.

Lovely food, staff couldn't do enough for us. Perfect trip despite a small hiccup with one of our meals, it was server with cold curry sauce which was quickly rectified 👍🏼

Lovely carvery great staff, Large car park in lovely area

We had booked for a table on our walk, and we got there a bit early before opening, but tables outside to sit on. It started to fill pretty quickly, all the food we ordered was delicious and cooked perfectly no complaints from any of us and we were a group of 5. Even some drinks came quirky. Would definitely go again.

We popped in for a late afternoon snack after a long dog walk. Food was good and prices fair, and staff were all very friendly.

Excellent meal ,good service, wine expensive £24,however a good night was had by all.

Visited for my wife's 50th as a party of 9. (adults and young teens) The service was great and the staff were very accomodating letting us decorate the table with balloons etc and allowing me to drop off my own cake, which they kept and brought out as a surprise at the end of the meal. . All the food was very good and came quickly and all together. In particular, the Tempura Prawns starter was delicious, and the Fish & Chips main was the nicest piece of fish I've had in a long time. A good wine and drink selection too with plenty of choice of beers, gins and everything else. I can't fault anything and would highly recommend The Wilbraham Arms.

The sizzling platter is absolutely superb.

Comfortable clean, no Idea about prices someone else bought my drink. It's alright.

Tasty food, great service. Would definitely recommend.

We reserved a table for lunch for 3 adults and a dog on Mother’s Day. We had starters and mains and found all our food to be delicious and plentiful. Being a vegetarian I was happy there were appetising vegetarian/vegan options and I found it difficult to choose one. We highly recommend the flatbread with spicy falafel, the flatbread with chargrilled steak and the Cumberland sausage.

We ended up in a bit of a situation and called this place asking for help. They were so accommodating! Really friendly staff, food was really really nice.

Staff were very nice and let us have the carvery after it shut and food was very nice

Five star review well deserved for Mother’s Day 2024. Great food, pleasant staff and all incredibly well organised. Highly recommended.

We had a party of 17 and not many places will accomadate a large booking. We sat in the conservatory area and had a few toddlers too so it was perfect. We were asked to pre order the mains.. The meals were delicious service /staff brilliant. We will visit again soon.

First time visiting this pub with my son, daughter-in-law and the gran children. First impression was the table was very sticky (seems to be a theme here) and the menu's looked like the dogs had been playing with them. My wife is vegan so chose the Vegan Pie. I joined her as in most, if not all places we've been to, the vegan food is fab. Let me say this Vegan Pie was the worst vegan meal I have ever had by a country mile. It supposed to be a filo pastry covering a 'no chicken' centre product. The filo pastry was damp and the 'no chicken' centre was tasteless and a solid lump of something disgusting. I raised the disappointment with the staff but they just apologised. For £14 what a rip-off. My min concern is whoever in the company selected this product and thought it was acceptable to serve really hasn't tasted the product and has no awareness of what vegan food can aspire to be.

First visit as we are not local to the area unfortunately we will not be returning the tables and menus were Sticky ! So were the menus. I have been a vegan for nearly 40 years and I have to say it was the worst meal I have ever been served . The staff never asked if any of the 6 of us had any allergies and when my husband asked for vegan options he was given a menu with green sticky tape on the vegan option which is a pie well a patty type mound in an undercooked piece of puff pastry definitely not with the £14 on a positive the chips were hot . So glad I live in the West Midlands they have good food establishments and plenty of places that offer plant based diets ….

Lovely atmosphere and good food laid on for a funeral tea.

Never give 5 for anything, but Greatto have a local pub 8n Alsager that serves proper food

The food was delicious . Vast variety of food choices. Clean toilets. Lots of seating. Amazing beer garden with play area and huge grass space.plenty of parking.

Fantastic pub with great food, lots of parking, and the friendliest staff. My friend and I headed here at the last minute after seeing it as top recommendation in Apple Maps (we came from out of town). We weren’t disappointed. It’s nice inside and the fish and chips were excellent. They’re fine with dogs, just make sure you ask where the dog area is! I stupidly left my iPad on the seat and didn’t realise till I got back to Newcastle. Thankfully, the staff were kind enough to post it back to me. Big thanks and would come again!

Came here after asking Apple Maps for a recommendation. Really nice friendly pub with plenty of parking and a nice atmosphere. We both got the fish and chips, so I can’t comment on anything else, but it was excellent! Dog friendly too, just make sure you go to the dogs-allowed area. We stayed for ages, and the staff were fantastic. i live out of town but I would definitely come again.

A lovely random stop today. After a walk in the village stopped at the pub for a drink and stopped for some food. Service was brilliant. Food was good. Great Gkuten free options 👌

We found this place by accident and we are so glad we did, friendly staff, delicious food and just an overall lovely place

Can't fault this place, the food was excellent and the staff are very friendly and accommodating

I remember when I used come here on Sundays when I was a kid.

Booked in advance for a New Years Eve meal and given a booking for 7.30pm. On arrival was shown to the reserved table and told that they had stopped serving the meal at 7.00pm. But, they could offer us cheesy chips and a bowl of Tacco crisps. We had booked for a proper meal, the booking was originally done in person and taken by the manager. The staff seemed to not care about the situation or the booking made, just repeated that they had stopped serving meals.

Had our Christmas day meal here and it was very good. Will definitely book for next year. Thankyou

Had the Christmas lunch , loved everything about it, catering for gluten free wasn’t a problem at all Would highly recommend

Good selection of Wines, Beers and Food all well priced...pleasant staff would recommend

Club Christmas meal. Despite the large number of us, the food was still of a high quality, and there were enough staff to ensure that we were all served quickly.

Really good place, good staff and food definitely recommend

Food was great, two had starters as a main, two had a main each and a starter to share. Everything all at the same time. We had two bottles of wine. There was a band setting up "The Repeaters" they were good both vocally and instrumentally. There was a large party in the conservatory and the bar area was half full. Most of the customers only wanted to chat and didn't pay much attention to the band, which was a shame for them. Staff were really good and attentive.

Friendly service and delicious lunchtime meals were enjoyed by myself and 2 friends. Would definitely recommend.

What a lovely experience wonderful food served excellently to a large party, it came to the tables hot which was just brilliant. Clean well presented pub with very efficient pleasant staff....well done

Quiz night is well supported and Ivan the quizmaster does a great job, bar staff always friendly and efficient.

Best cheese and onion pie ever. Lovely staff good beer at reasonable price. A must to visit for food.

Went to the wilbraham arms Saturday for mother in laws 95th birthday party food was tremendous staff great could not fault it only bad thing was the prise of the drink were very bad

Great place for food, very noisy in the bar area so when we moved to the conservatory it was lovely, especially for a birthday meal.

Great food and good service in a pleasant atmosphere. Update: went today for lunch (Oct 2023). Very nice, good service and excellent food.

Had a pint in beer garden after walking the salt line. Nice beer garden didn't have any food

Some of the best pub food I have had in a very long while .

Very friendly,lovely staff,lovely food outstanding,service,very clean,dog friendly, Excellent place, beautiful carvery for Sunday lunches,overall Fantastic place, Keep up the good work xx

Fantastic Sunday carvery. Thoroughly recommended and will definitely be back again

Went here for meal with friends and the food was absolutely amazing, the steak,ale and mushroom pie was fantastic, my wife had vegetable lasagne, service was spot on food arrived quickly and hot and the menu contained a great variety of meals, would highly recommend and will definitely be visiting again

A group of 14 of us had our lunch at the Wilbraham Arms a couple of weeks ago. The service was very good, our meals were all served at the same time & were hot & very nice. Enjoyed our meal, steak cooked just as my husband liked. Comfortable dinning area & loos were spotless.

The saff were friendy & the new guy on the carvery , yet part of the beef was grissly not his fault just check .yes we will be back

Terrible service, waited 50 minutes for our food. The next table to us received our order and they came 10 - 15 minutes after us. I went up to complain as we were running out of time to leave. Although they managed to get the food out to us pretty quick, unfortunately my wife had to leave her food to go and pick up our daughter instead of us both leaving. She came back with her and ate her cold food. How on earth do you just bypass an order that’s the same as the next table!!! No offer of a refund or drinks or anything else. The poor people next to us also realised what had happened, I explained it was not their fault but the fault of the staff here!! Think we will start eating elsewhere. (And no, at the time of us ordering they were not busy) if you are to eat here demand that they take the table number as they do not seem to use them and maybe just guess where people are?

Just popped in for a drink and the Robinson Shire horses were outside. Beautiful to see and really got a crowd in.

Had my wedding reception here 09/09/2023 the food was amazing the staff was brilliant couldn't fault the place, plus the play area for kiddies a big bonus. A massive thanks to Debs and her staff.

Stopped off for a bite to eat after a walk along the Saltline. The staff were extremely friendly and the food was lovely. The Cheese and Onion sandwich goes down well with a Latte.

Great food served piping hot & plenty of it. Value for money.

Really good meal ,staff were great

Had an evening out with our Mum, the food was fantastic. Black Pudding Scoth Egg 😍 Ribeye steak cooked Med/Rare perfectly. Would have got 5* but the coffee let it down, very weak double espresso tasted like water and the flat whites were warm milk. Attentive staff and great music from Griff. Would recommend you visit here if in the area 👍🏻

Amazing pub!! Very relaxed atmosphere friendly staff. Great beer! Everything a pub needs! 💪🏼

We haven’t visited The Wilbraham Arms for quite a few years as we have had a couple of awful meals in the past. However, we were advised to try them again as the food now was very good. We made an appointment for last night and were greeted by a pleasant waitress who took our order for drinks and the meals. We asked if the food was all homemade and she confirmed that it was, i.e. pies etc. We all had different meals and they were all very tasty, hot and well presented. In fact my husband who loves steak pies said it was the best he had had in a restaurant and all the other friends we were with agreed that the food was very good and that we would all come back. It had been mentioned in previous reviews that the tables were sticky and we did find and remarked about this ourselves. Would we go back, yes, we have booked for this coming Friday for a birthday celebration.

Booked the Wilbraham arms yesterday for a christening and couldn’t be happier, food and staff were fantastic and exceeded all expectations (even with a few coaches worth of football fans) well done guys thanks to you all it was a successful day 🙏🙏

Delicious food in a lovely pub ! Chips were superb 👌 steak, ale and stilton pie was amazing and full of chunks of steak. Definitely worth a visit.

I had THE best meal here and as a vegetarian meals out can be a bit repetitive. The mackerel pate was absolutely gorgeous and the fish pie was the best I've tasted. Wonderful, friendly and fast service so I'm definitely heading back!

We booked in for Sunday lunch and hoped it would be good! Food was okay but the tables were disgustingly sticky! Couldn’t lift or slide the plates without effort! Seriously bad. Pointed out to the waitress who said sorry! Not good enough.

First time visiting this pub. Should have been concerned when theres a sign saying do not remove your tops! Was surprised at the price of drinks given the quality of the place they were expensive. Went to sit down and although it was only 5 pm all tables had reserved in them. We found a table as were told we could use it for a short amount of time. Table was so sticky my purse, drink and menu all stuck to it! Decided enough was enough and went elsewhere. Will not be returning

Great venue/setting, Staff very friendly and accommodating, food delicious, reasonably priced, cosy in winter

Food is very good and great value. My husband loves the gammon there. I usually have the salmon. The lager is a bit expensive though so that is why I have only given 4 stars

Had a lovely meal & was able to take my dog in which was important to me. We missed the carvery but will return.

The recently revamped menu contains an interesting and tempting selection of choices. Excellent pint of Dizzy Blonde too.

Only my second visit to this pub and first time I have eaten here. Well, what can I say, portion size spot on, speed of delivery was very acceptable, range of menu was great but most of all, the food itself was brilliant and well priced. I was in a party of three who expressed exactly the same views. Can't fault it food wise, very good selection of drinks too but getting very expensive to go out for a drink these days. That is not the fault of the pub though as the prices in this establishment are on a par to everywhere else locally. Overall, great food, good drinks, great service and highly recommended.

Met up with my sister & hubby for a Birthday lunch : Staff most welcoming & polite, good menu to choose from - drinks & food arrived promptly We are so lucky to have this facility on our door step 🤙

Food and service were ok but it lacked atmosphere and the table they put us on number 5 was appalling it was sticky the waitress did try to clean it but it did no good my serviette stuck to the table when I tried to use it my glass of wine when I went to take a drink it had stuck to the table. It spoilt the night and I felt we should have been moved when I reported it.

Nice enough pub, modern and well kept, lots of outdoor space and seating and a small gated play area for younger kids. We've only stopped for a drink but it looks to serve a carvery. They had a bouncy castle there the first time we went so we took our daughter another day only to find that wasn't there anymore. Looks to have been fairly recently refurbished, nothing wrong with it, nice and chilled and off the beaten track.

Seems okay. The first time, I only had a quick drink. But staff friendly enough

First time we'd tried this pub even though we had driven past many times. It has a large carpark and plenty of outdoor tables ands seating should the weather allow. Inside, the pub is perfectly OK but not startling. We had good standard pub food at reasonable prices and the staff were efficent and friendly. So, I can't quite rate this as'Very Good', but it's perfectly good food at a good price

Good beer, great service. Didn’t eat but the food coming out looked really nice.

Pub was busy but we were still served quickly. Had the Roast Beef and this was really good. Been before and always enjoy meals here.

Great place to eat and drink ,lovely atmosphere

Went for carvery. It’s ok. Tables were sticky, menus also sticky, so didn’t get a very clean feeling. Carvery was minimal- only selection of veg was carrots and green beans. Staff were lovely, but Woudlnt return

Love the food Staff always smiling Drinks are always great Love the place

Was a nice place for food an having a beer . Good service and decent toilets Plenty of space

Went for lunch time meal. Ordered the fish finger sandwhich. Was very dissatisfied, The fish fingers were rock hard and very cheap variety hardly any chips 7 chips . Not nice at all

Been going here for many years and usually don’t have a problem but went for the carvery today, booked a table earlier in the week, the table we were sat at was right in the area reserved for those eating with their 4 legged friends, nothing wrong with that except I’m allergic to dogs! Spoke to one of the serving staff, explained the problem and asked if we could move, he went to the manager and was told no other tables available and did we still want to stay, we moved seats so I was sat furthest away from the dogs and a lovely couple moved their dog as far away as possible. We had our meal and left, normally we would have stayed had a coffee or other drink but not today, needed to get out ASAP as my chest was starting to get tight. This somewhat spoilt our day as now at home trying to recover. Surely now with dogs being allowed when booking a table the question should have been asked if sittings near the dog area would be alright. I can’t be the only person who is allergic to animals and knowing it wasn’t just a preference but a medical need the management could have done something. We all enjoy a meal there but it will be a while before we go again and then we will request a table away from the dog area

Joined friends for a meal. Service was good allowing for how busy it was. Great area outside for children and dogs also welcome. Staff friendly and welcoming Enjoyed a sirloin steak meal my only issue not cooked as requested but still enjoyable. Very enjoyable evening.

Food was good with a large group booking. Staff were very friendly.

Never been before food was really good will return

We had a meal for my sons 21st birthday and everything was fantastic, the food and staff were lovely. Would highly recommend.

Nice pub near the salt line so nice place to visit after a quick walk. Food normally good, drinks a reasonably prices. Ordered a kids meal once and was not as described (battered chicken not breaded)the food was deep fried sand rock hard, was not suitable to give to the toddler

Great staff and very nice food! Definitely recommend

We called today for lunch The welcome by the staff was very nice beer was very good the food was very tasty will be back very soon

Lovely staff, good pint, food-whoops; steak pie pastry burnt black, some veg cold. Prawn cocktail, plenty of salad, hunt the prawn😠

Nice pub food. Decent price. Staff I'd give 5/5. Nice place to go.

First visit to have a meal and it didnt dissapoint . Everything cooked to perfection... a generous plate full of food.. was well presented and hot when served. We really enjoyed it and will definitely return . Good value for money and would certainly reccomend.

Good food and atmosphere for a sad occasion. Thanks.

Very nice had a lovely 3 course Christmas fayre ....staff were also very nice

Warm, cozy, open fires, dog zone. Carvery available

Delish and doggy friendly. Loved it

Good pub nice to have a drink here after a walk on the SaltLine.

This was the second time we visited The Wilbraham Arms for our grandsons 1st birthday party which was held in the conservatory and the buffet that was put out was just as good as the meal we had when we first visited the place I would recommend The Wilbraham Arms has the venue is a great to visit with the family or just to chill in great surroundings and a great friendly team that make the place so inviting . Thanks Wayne .

Very nice pub with a great menu and the best carvery around 👍

Rude staff and food was average

Good selection of beers and a great quiz on Wednesday nights.

Fabulous, relaxed.. aside should be.