Based on 1.939 opinions finded in 2 websites
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To the Venture thank you for this delicous food it Was Good Quiltey my favorite was the starter and the main course thank you
Chris Mooney . 2024-10-27
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Today I brought my elderly mum here for some lunch . I just would like to share of our experience . We did not book a table but we were greeted by a lovely reception and felt the welcome staff went out their way and above and beyond to listen to my mums stories and chatted to her with kindness .it warmed me heart honestly .they could not do enough to make sure she / we had a lovely experience .the food was less than £20 including drinks from the pub classic option and my mum enjoyed her big portion of fish chips and mushy peas .I had steak pie mash with peas and good gravy .we really felt like the food was really good quality for the price and was so good . My mum does not get to go out to places to eat much because of her disabilities. We even were happy were the disabled toilet were situated for easy accessible use . the venture will be a place we will most defanatly frequent again. 💯👏
Karen Chadwick . 2024-10-25
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Met up at Venture with a few friends a while back. It’s a very clean and cozy place to hangout, have some drinks and good food. Will definitely be visiting soon.
Vincent Uzoechina . 2024-10-22
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Excellent bar. Food exceptional value and quality and ordering via the app is magic. 2 x fish and chips for £12.50. Brilliant.
Colin Hardie . 2024-10-22
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My friend came to go shopping. After a disastrous morning, we decided to go for a late lunch. We hadn't booked a reservation, but as it was on the way home and eaten there before we took a chance. There were quite a few in,some eating, some waiting for the football. The lady in charge of bookings was kind enough to find us a table. We noth decided on different meals. My friend had a starter, so I waited for my roast after he had finished. When our mains arrived as always, it looked delicious. Unfortunately, mine wasn't very hot, and the waitress kindly took it back, and it came back piping hot. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff are always polite and friendly. Thank you for another great experience.
Patricia Ogden . 2024-10-20
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Our first time coming, won't be the last, lovely food, great value, good service, definitely recommend booking if your visiting! We came at dinner time and it was busy!
Cee Mellor . 2024-10-20
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Cheap and cheerful! Vegan options are reliable as long as in stock. Won't stop me from coming back again though. Staff are lovely. It can get busy and loud though for anyone with sensory issues. Also due to popularity, parking fills quickly at peak times.
Emily Richardson . 2024-10-19
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Good food & beer friendly staff
Mark Finney . 2024-10-19
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Really nice food and friendly staff.
Kieron Ritchie . 2024-10-03
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Service was great, beer was good but the food was awful, it used to be really good but something has changed. My steak was more fat & gristle than meat, the chips were tepid, my wife's chips and chicken strips were terrible, we drank up and left.
James Walsh . 2024-09-19
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Nice place for food would of given 5 stars but always struggle to book via phone as they answer after around 5 attempts...I was there yesterday the phone was ringing the guy was 2feet away and never answered
Jared Yates . 2024-09-13
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Every meal I have had in the Venture has been 5☆
Bernadette Taylor . 2024-09-12
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Great pub. And just around the corner
Warren Bulpitt . 2024-09-05
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The food we had was so good I had lasagna it was very tasty and hot and presented lovely with side salad, garlic bread. My friend had gammon egg with chips and peas . Compliments to the chef /cook
carole d . 2024-09-02
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I had to edit my review after my last visit on Friday. They did a big change in the menu and offers. The food is not tasty as before and I found some of what I ordered extremely salty. Before they did this change was a 5 star cozy place for me but it is not anymore. This was my last visit there!
D I . 2024-08-31
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Lovely place to come with family and friends. The food is amazing, and the staff are so helpful. They do a great deal on burgers as well on a Thursday, this is our go-to spot. It can get busy so I would recommend booking
L. Anne . 2024-08-30
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Good food and great service with a friendly atmosphere
Simon Walsh . 2024-08-28
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Great place to eat,nice music and some ribs to die for!!!
georgiana b . 2024-08-26
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All ways exceptional food the lovely lady from Ireland was so chatty and made my family feel so comfatable and welcome
andrew white . 2024-08-23
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Just because it’s local, and value for money doesn’t mean they don’t go the extra mile. Simple booking, table was readily available on arrival, and allowed me to have flowers delivered ahead of time for our meal. Food was excellent, comfy seating, thank you Lucy and the team for your service. Will be back !!!!!!!!
martin w . 2024-08-21
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Everything was great had a breakfast good portions and was quick to the table. Willbe visiting again thank you.
Joy Kelly . 2024-08-18
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Great need great chicken wings 🤤
Richard Howard . 2024-08-17
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Went on Sunday. Sat outside as it was a hot day and no air conditioning inside. Had a Sunday lunch, which was the usual microwave style. Thought this as when ordered was told it may not be in stock (and this was at 12 noon) Also ordered a chicken mix which was good, but recommend that you do not order the chicken breast option as they were very very very tiny and tough. The chicken scewers were fine though. All in all, people usually go here for the grill options, such as steaks, ribs etc and that seems far better than other items such as what we ordered.
David Jolley . 2024-08-13
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Well this photo just sums up what the food is like,🤢 ordered two of the burgers after waiting over an hour they came out like this! cold looked as it was reheated !!!absolutely terrible service! Don't waste your time
Dean . 2024-08-02
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Excellent food, staff are friendly and go the extra mile. Good value for money, many offers Monday to Friday. Very busy at weekends. But has outside seating on those few sunny days. Well worth a visit to see what you think? I hope you'll approve!
Roger McClellan . 2024-07-30
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I only had cheese/bacon Beefburger, served with fries and onion rings, it was good, I enjoyed it, would have looked more appetising with a little salad garnish on the side. But it was ok.
Christine Ball . 2024-07-30
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Really good food and staff are lovely. Does get really busy though so it’s probably best to book
Rebecca Webb . 2024-07-28
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Really enjoyed the food. Good value for money. The staff were lovely, had lasagne but they'd run out of garlic bread. They offered chips as an alternative so cant complain. Would go again though
denise noy . 2024-07-25
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Always enjoy the Venture. Lovely food. Always nicely cooked and hot. Excellent service. Good value. Thanks
Amanda Johnson . 2024-07-24
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Good food.Better than your average pub chain .Not always easy to get a table on walk in.Thats a good sign though 😉
Andrew Geere . 2024-07-23
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Lovely place definitely recommend
Julie Brogan . 2024-07-23
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Member of staff was rude from the offset and we spoke to on shift manager who didn’t seem bothered. Ended up leaving and not eating here.
Lily Anna . 2024-07-17
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Its gpod for the money and certainly gets fully booked. Kids always seem to like it there. Best is give it a try but do not expect food like in a 5 star hotel.
michael collins . 2024-07-07
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Decent place.... Food took a while but was good when it came.
Gary Croft . 2024-07-01
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Came last night for the first England game and some food. Was such a good atmosphere and the food and service was lovely as always
Rebecca H . 2024-06-17
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Everything was perfect. Staff are brilliant Called in again on Thursday, and it was excellent again. Very consistent 👏
john Atherton . 2024-06-06
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It's within walking distance to where we live, so handy for us and our family and friends like to have a meal and drink here.
Joe Heaton . 2024-05-31
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The cheese burger was amazing the only down to it tonight was someone smoking weed and the dessert was tiny for the price
vanessa . 2024-05-30
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This was a nice pub style restaurant. The food was excellent and tasty. Very filling. I will be going back again It is a dog friendly place with outside seating on a deck there was ample parking and there was charging facilities in the corner in the car park
David Hodgin . 2024-05-25
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Brilliant place all round and great food 👍 👌
David Taylor . 2024-05-16
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Food always good but forgot r peppercorn sauce
David Baldwin . 2024-04-28
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Fantastic service, good is delicious. well worth the wait. Will be going again very soon. Drinks are great too
Matthew Brown . 2024-04-17
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Really tasty food and great service, we had the ribs off the new menu and they were amazing. New menu has some good additions.
Antho1892 . 2024-04-11
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Great local pub. Food was hot and fresh. Dog friendly
Ruth Emma . 2024-04-08
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Reasonably priced lovely food great staff. I'll be back
Jay Makin (Mackie) . 2024-03-21
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Menus were sticky. The tables were sticky. The counter was not sticky & looked mostly clean too. This place needs a thorough scrubbing. I'm sorry, but it was dusty and sticky and very dated. The toilets were very, very dated & well used. But, they were clean to be fair! On a drier day, you can sit outside & watch TV, eat, drink and be merry. The veranda is laid out lovely, with plenty of seating for a good-sized crowd. The staff are friendly. Won't knock them! What annoyed me most when I arrived was not having a single spot to park. All the free parking spots were taken by parents collecting their children from the primary school, just a stones throw from the Venture parking area. Some were even double parked! The coffee from the machine was dreadful. Drank half, even added sugar to see if this could help, but no, it was just awful. The food wasn't that bad. Very much what someone would cook from home. Although I'm sorry to say, I've had much better home cooked meals. It's only OK in a pinch. Sorry to say... I won't be going back again any time soon.
Jacqueline Brennan . 2024-03-13
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Great local pub and eatery. The staff are brilliant
Gary Jones . 2024-03-12
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Great food only gripe the coffee was look warm but rectified quickly.
Philip Green . 2024-03-11
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This is the best place for a family meal,really busy tonight and there was a slight mix up with our order for 5 of us but the staff were so helpful and quick at getting it to our table,the food is always spot on can't fault anything 😀 Be back to try the rest of the tatsy menu
Trip52591281246 . 2024-03-06
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Great food and lovely atmosphere
maxine leola Kenyon . 2024-02-29
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The staff are really lovely and helpful
Michael1995 . 2024-02-24
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Great local pub with good value food.
Angela Fishwick . 2024-02-23
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We did have a wait for our food but it was very busy and to be expected. The food was great. Would recommend
Vickie B . 2024-02-11
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Excellent as always, sure there was a wait for the mains but the place was really busy so to be expected.
Kevin Foster . 2024-02-07
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Really nice place to eat, nice bar staff, very friendly, the place is clean, toilets clean and disabled toilets, easy entrance for disabled 😀
Sheena Lawrenson . 2024-02-03
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Visited Venture during the week with my partner, we opted for the 2 for £11.99 offer and both had the steak pie. The meal was lovely overall... we were expecting a slice of pie each but got a whole pie on each plate 😆😆. Was certainly very filling, couldn't finish it. Very good value for money. No complaints from us. Also noted that The Venture is dog friendly so will be visiting again when out on our walks. Overall a nice friendly pub atmosphere to dine in, highly recommend. EDIT - Visited again yesterday with my dog for a quick bite to eat, food was delicious again and a thumbs up from my pooch who had chicken and sausages off the doggy menu and scoffed the lot 😀
#LT 101 . 2024-01-31
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Went today with the family (6 of us). Myself and my brother ordered the half Chicken Sunday dinner with the beef dripping gravy. The Chicken was very dry, the roast potatoes were overcooked and soggy, like they had been standing a while. The mash potato was stodgy and tasted like it had come out of a packet, and there was hardly any beef dripping gravy. I'm sorry to say we didnt enjoy it whatsoever. The other meals that were ordered were fine and everyone seemed to enjoy what they had, but the roast chicken dinner was a hugh let down.
Debra Deakin . 2024-01-28
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Was packed inside, but service was very swift and not much waiting. Food good and well cooked and tables clean. Will go again.
Geoff Jackson . 2024-01-27
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The food was very good and is also reasonably priced. Service was quick. Nice atmosphere will definitely revis
Hazel Worden . 2024-01-23
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We meet up here with friends for Christmas, the staff were brilliant, food was great and came out fast we will be back soon
michael riley . 2023-12-26
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Had a few ciders and some food on my works Christmas do enjoyed both
Stephen Woods . 2023-12-23
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Nice quiet evening food couple beers relaxing night
Robert Green . 2023-12-14
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They where very busy food was ok. Service was really good . They had music on much much to loud
elaine atherton . 2023-12-11
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My 1st time at this place , great menu . Staff were busy , very helpful
alex smith . 2023-12-07
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Small mix grill, steak was grisly and the gammon was extra salty!
Diane Heyes . 2023-12-02
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Really nice place to visit The staff are very helpful and friendly the food was great and I would recommend going along it gets busy so I'd always say best to pre book a table if you're just going for a drink there's plenty of outside space too.
Louise Wright . 2023-11-18
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Great evening with good friends
Stephen Porter . 2023-11-09
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Fantastic food great place friendly staff
Janet Houghton . 2023-11-06
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Food not the best pie was rock hard
Wendy Shaw . 2023-10-24
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Fabulous lunch, food was hot, drinks nice and chilled. Staff and friendly and very helpful.
Elaine Hall . 2023-10-23
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Food and service are great and reasonably priced. Usually quite busy and not the biggest of places and can feel a bit squeezed in next to people. Overall a good place to go aslong as you book a table.
Kyle Stewart . 2023-10-14
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Food was cold missing items. Nobody came over once food arrived to table. We had to chase missing items by the time it arrived food was cold. Standards have dropped recently. Shame as lovely pub.
Bev Robinson . 2023-10-09
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Great food, great price, friendly staff what more do you want from a flaming grill pub big thumbs up from me
neil morris . 2023-10-08
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The food at the venture is very good and the staff are very friendly and welcoming you to this lovely pub in Wigan the food is excellent ill be going again sometime probably near Christmas 🤶 I recommend this place for good friends and family members for small or big party customers that will come back time after time,! From Adrian Carr.
Adrian Carr . 2023-10-06
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Excellent choice of food and drinks, great value
Tony Dagnall . 2023-10-01
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Had a lovely meal here tonight with my family. The food we ordered was lovely, hot and reasonably priced. My sons chicken burger was slightly undercooked but was quickly replaced with a freshly cooked one. When ordering an ice cream for my grandson, the lady serving said it would be free because of the burger being replaced. They brought out such a lovely big ice cream with fresh strawberries and strawberry sauce. Overall we had a really lovely meal with outstanding customer service. We will most definitely return
Linda Benson . 2023-09-30
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The food was excellent and the service was great
Linda Woosey . 2023-09-29
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Came in ordered some drinks got a rude manager not good service at all !
Lauren . 2023-09-29
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Love brekkie here every week it's delish......
Maria-Jane Conway . 2023-09-24
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Nothing wrong with the meal 😋 atmosphere wasn't that good..could have been better
David Rigby . 2023-09-22
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Turned up without booking and despite being busy we were found a table. Food arrived really quickly and was delicious.
Nicholas Guy . 2023-09-20
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First time here & will definitely make it a regular thing. ALL staff courteous & friendly, nothing too much trouble. Food perfect really enjoyed ourselves.
TJ Rose . 2023-09-13
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Got a table straight away it wasn't to busy our meal was lovely steak was best we've had from there upto now anyway
Claire Ashcroft . 2023-09-09
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Lovely staff really welcoming and the food was amazing as always for 4 of us you couldn't get better else were for the price x
denise lavin . 2023-09-06
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Lovely good great service and a really nice place to go with friends family or your children brilliant place
GARETH SPALL . 2023-09-02
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Haven't been here for a while and was pleasantly surprised at how warm and welcoming the staff were and very accommodating,they welcome dogs and choices of food was a good variety and offers were great,I and my partner had the BOGNF offer on the burgers which were just the right amount for a lunch time meal over all would recommend to anyone and will definitely be going again pretty soon.
Tina Stanley . 2023-08-31
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Can't review the food as the previous two visits resulted in walking straight out again as there were no tables available. This place gets extremely busy and is a very popular pub with the locals. The range of beers is good but if you want food early evening, it probably is worth reserving a table. Hopefully, better luck next time.
Kevin Brien . 2023-08-28
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Just passing so we stopped for a quick drink and really enjoyed it, will be returning very soon to try out the food 😁👍
Brian Heaton . 2023-08-15
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Lovely food.The gammon was very good value.Loved the artist James Norton .The chef ,Steve,made sure the food was hot and very fresh.Thankyou
June Billsborough . 2023-07-31
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I love everything about this place. From the great selection of drinks to the friendly bar staff and the pretty girls that I'm a bit too shy to talk to hehe. I come here without fail every Sunday for my chicken platter and pub quiz thanks to Colin for putting on a great event. Unlike simple minds I'm here every week, even if it's a couple of days before pay day my last £2 is going straight on that bingo ticket. One day I'll win that jackpot and finally be able to quit my job and buy myself a Tesla. Instead of pretending when I park next to the electric charging points hehehe. Thanks Venture Loads of love, Curt
Nyall West . 2023-07-30
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CAN WE GET SOME SERVICE IN HERE!
Harry Muwan . 2023-07-30
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Stopped in here for some lunch after visiting the Summer Fair just down the road. The service was impeccable from all staff, including the (I think) manageress who stopped her own lunch twice to check if I was okay when queued up at the bar. A glass of coke I ordered was end of the barrel, quickly swapped out as soon as I mentioned it and new drink provided straight away. The food is what you would expect from a chain, not the worst but not the best yet I would still 100% come again if I was ever in the area for the service alone.
Kerryn Yarwood . 2023-07-30
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Very busy, we were a table of 7, staff were great and from the start were informed there would be a wait for our main courses which didn't matter as we were having starters anyway. All meals were plentiful and tasty, every one enjoyed and it's very reasonably priced.
kathleen purnell . 2023-07-30
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Love this place staff go above for all customer booking recommended has its always busy
Kelly Hardman . 2023-07-28
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Good all round, food, service and atmosphere, would recommend, we'll be returning.
Liam Foster . 2023-07-16
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First time there. Only went for drinks but food looked great. Great atmosphere and really friendly staff 👍
Marc Cunliffe . 2023-07-15
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I have been here a few times… for a pint it is quite a nice place, but as a gastropub there is less of a “drinking” atmosphere than a normal pub. The food here is below par, and I believe there are cheaper restaurants in the vicinity that provide a better meal at a better cost. You will be waiting for a long time for just a pint and your food.
Charlie Debley . 2023-07-13
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Been here multiple times and never have an issue. The food is what you expect from a green king pub, quick service always. Prices are what you expect in this current financial state.
Daniel Pacey . 2023-07-13
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I was at Venture yesterday with my sister. A very enjoyable experience..food was amazing..staff were so friendly. It was a very busy time (1.00) but it didnt stop staff from being really helpful & cheerful. Will definately be going again. Thanks to all!!
anne thompson . 2023-07-06
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Really nice service from the bar staff team, pub was quite busy but the service was quick and snappy, food came out in 20 mins despite it being busy which I thought was just brilliant. I have to say I was very disappointed with the platter we bought. £25 and it barely fed 2 of us. My wife and I are not big eaters at all and quite often can't finish a pub plate of food but we ate everything here and were still left hungry. The biggest disappointment were the chips. Barely enough even for one person. I feel their could easily double or even triple the chips and I wouldn't complain as badly. The beef was immaculate, chips were crispy, chicken was okay but a bit flavourless, Mac and Cheese was a measly portion for the price and the sausages were fairly poor quality and VERY dry, we couldn't eat the ends. I'm sorry to leave this review. I like Greene King and I will go again but I will order something different next time
Mark Gaskell . 2023-07-03
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Stayed overnight in our campervan right on the canal side at this great pub.Really friendly staff. Tasty food reasonably priced as was the drinks. We had a fantastic evening meal here and the brunch the following day was delicious. They have a fantastic chef . Probably one of the best pub meals I've had in a very long time. Thanks Crooke hall inn.👍🏿
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Agree with the other reviews about the smell and the poor quality of the beer, just wish I’d read them first. Normally an independent pub is better than a chain but this one would have soon had new management if it was part of a chain. Doesn’t serve food which is just as well because I doubt it would get a hygiene certificate. As for the smell, not sure if it’s the toilets or general damp but it probably says why it was so quiet. Takes a hardened drinker to be happy in here.