White Lion in West Lancashire

Lovely country setting. I only experienced the outdoor seating. Nice food and warm ambience. Poached eggs perfectly cooked, but should have been a little hotter.

We had been recommended to go to the White Lion for breakfast, and the recommendation was perfectly correct, wonderful! The service was impeccable, the food was delicious, the ambience was perfect, and the staff were delightful. We were treated so very well we will be back. We met Matt and Ellie, the landlord and landlady, and were made very welcome. Being a hot sunny day, we sat in the large and well-appointed outside eating area. Marvellous.Thank you to you both and ALL your staff. We will be back

Great place for breakfast, gets busy, so pre book if you can. Downside is the coffee, weak & tasteless.

Fabulous place just off the M6 which we always visit to or from Manchester airport or when convenient for travelling along the M6. Much better than motorway food, great hearty beef and ale pie, other pub food staples and other options. Great staff, well organized.

Excellent food and service. A lovely menu. Well worth a visit

Myself and a friend had a lovely meal yesterday!

Gorgeous food and lovely staff!

I absolutely love this place to meet up with friends. The little booths outside gives a cosy private eating area and is gorgeous on a bright sunny day but without fearing sun burn. If it’s cooler then the little heaters are such a good idea! The menu is very varied and no matter what I decide upon I have always found the food outstandingly tasty. Choosing what to have is the problem! The staff are always lovely and attentive and obviously love working there. Highly recommended

Been here many times but felt today was a complete let down. I believe it has changed hands and it shows, the menu is no where near as good as it was. We were seated promptly and ordered drinks but after that we didn’t exist… we finally managed to flag someone down after approx 30 mins as no one had taken our order… many had walked past and looked at our now empty glasses not no one bothered to ask if we wanted anything! We then waited at least another 45 mins for the food, I wouldn’t mind but we only ordered baguettes! No apology for the wait and no offer for any more drinks! My son’s order was wrong, tried to tell the server but she just walked off! Told him to just eat it as no chance of getting any service We wanted to order more drinks but impossible! At this point we had food and no drinks… we gave up, ate our lunch and just paid the bill. Complete waste of money and our bank holiday Monday.

Came here for breakfast to celebrate my wife's birthday. Was able to book a table for 12 so that we could all sit together. Breakfast was plentiful, lots of choice to suit all members of our party and the quality of the products was excellent. Table service was prompt and our server, Ruby was very pleasant and helpful. Will return. Thank you.

Went for breakfast on a busy Saturday morning on Grand National day. Attentive member of staff quickly read the room and moved us from where we were initially sat next to a rather noisy group to a quieter spot. This makes a difference!! Food was really good, I had Ellie’s breakfast.

My favourite place for a breakfast meeting The staff are always very friendly and attentive but not over the top. The Big Dave’s Breakfast is Huge 👍no need for extra toast etc Been many times and never disappointed. Might give it a try in the evening

Amazing food, amazing décor, amazing everything, shame that an ai logo was used because it greatly harms the environment and steals from artists, I'd be happy to design a new one though.

What a gem of a place, so lucky to have found it. The food is amazing, we ordered different meals (four in party) and they were all delicious. It’s not just the food that makes this place stand out, the staff were just a pleasure, nothing was too much trouble. It has been a long time since we have experienced that level of service, we will be back. Thanks to the chefs and lovely staff for making the day a lovely experience.

Oh my days, what a fabulous experience we have had. From booking, to arranging to drop off at 60th birthday cake and balloon the day before to the wonderful food and absolutely amazing staff. An absolute delight. Never been anywhere were all the staff were so lovely and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. I would highly recommend the Wite Lion, what a gem you have. See you soon.

Visité el León Blanco cerca de Standish es una gran ubicación con un montón de aparcamiento El pub tiene tantas mesas para comer que van desde el interior al aire libre pequeño jardín se desprende de todo para todos Así que el menú es una buena opción y atiende a todos La comida es lo mejor de los ingredientes locales y cocinado a su gusto en serio la comida es fantástica un gran equipo de cocina Pero lo que hace este pub es el personal que es tan servicial nada es demasiado problema y sin duda ponen las millas en caminar de vuelta y cuarto Así que si estás buscando esa comida casera de estilo cocinado con una gran selección de bebidas en un ambiente de pub rural con un servicio increíble No busques más una gran noche garantizada

Another fine meal good service and a nice pint of Landlord.

Brilliant food as always. Ruby who served us is a very pleasant young lady and is a credit to the business.

Food was fantastic very good service

Great food and plenty of choice. Very good portions and quick service by pleasant staff. Can't wait to visit again.

This steak and ale pie was bloody lovely. Would absolutely recommend. Our husky enjoyed her pulled pork and carrots from the dog menu too 😁

Hidden gem for food that keeps getting better over the years. The beer garden is amazing for outdoor covered dining

Excellent food and very good polite staff very good value for your money, the Sunday dinners are absolutely amazing

Fantastic find!! Food was delicious and served really quickly considering how busy it was!! Great attentive staff (plenty of them!!) Scarlett and Mia were fantastic at the outside station and never stopped clearing and cleaning as soon as tables were vacated!! Atmosphere was great and even locals chatted to me, even though I'd never been here before!! I'll be coming again next time I'm in the area!!! Worth a visit for sure!!!

Went here for mothers day. Great menu, staff, portions, service, price, everything. It was great.

Best restaurant locally, gorgeous food as always.

I ordered chimichurri beef kebabs but I got some well cooked beef kebabs, chips, mayonnaise, and salad. The missing ingredient was chimichurri?

Great food, value and service at the recently refurbished White Lion. Several nights are themed including quiz and poker nights. On Saturday live music is sometimes also played to supplement the great beer and food. The pub is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner always to a high standard. For lunch and dinner booking a table is advised because of the pub's popularity. There is a main menu and a light bites menu and food on the latter menu is plentiful at lunchtime. In addition to the inside seating, there are outside booths which are pleasant, especially in good weather. April 2025 - recently redecorated in November 24 the food and service is still very good.

Busy place, good menu, tasty food and friendly staff

Good sized portions Large choice of menu Reasonable prices Good staff and service

Wonderful meal in fantastic surroundings. Staff were attentive and helpful

We booked a table of 10 for a 40th Birthday celebration. The food was amazing, staff were brilliant especially Annabel who looked after us. We have been a few times to the White Lion, it never disappoints. Fantastic pub.

Really lovely food, great selection for everyone. We sat outside and they have heaters and blankets which is great. Been a couple times now and it’s great everytime.

Annabelle provided great service looking after a big group of us day before Mother’s Day. Come here every year for a brekky on Mother’s Day weekend.

Great food, service and atmosphere. Will visit again.

Excellent food and service, everyone really attentive and very pleasant, Thanks especially to Safi(hope I spelt your name correctly) who looked after us brilliantly

Great specials board. All mains and puddings very delicious. Very friendly staff.

We had the most wonderful meal and the staff were friendly and attentive. It was very busy and a testament to how good it is.

Three of us went and had drinks, three main courses and three deserts - 80 quid in total which was not bad value at all. Food and service was excellent. Wonderful setting too. Highly recommended

Great pub, great food, great staff. Always love coming here. The food is excellent and the staff are always friendly. The outside area is a great suntrap and brilliant for dogs. Great for any occasion.

Room very dark, service slow and the ploughman’s was awful, very hard bread, pate just a runny mess, hardly any ham or cheese, very disappointing and overpriced at £12.95 would not go again

5/5 5th MARCH 2025 ‘Wandering Wednesday’…. ‘ASH WEDNESDAY’ no meat for us day, just fish!….. So! this week took us back to the ‘The White Lion’ in Wrightington, Wigan…… for one of the best fish and chips meals we’ve had previously and today, this gem of a pub didn’t fail us….. Our server today was a lady named Vicky, she was very polite, courteous, smiley and attentive, thanks for making our lunch so pleasant. The pub was very busy as always, and no wonder with the dishes the chefs create, portion sizes are big and presented perfectly and you can see this with every plate that past us, my eyes were like a kids in a sweetie shop!! standards are very high in this eatery…. Thank you….x Starters: Neil had spicy sweetcorn and pepper, hearty thick soup…… with a wedge of homemade seeded loaf, along with plenty of butter. I had creamy garlic mushrooms on toasted, garlic ciabatta and it definitely didn’t skimp of the mushrooms, garnished with a tendril of pea shoots. Entrée’s: Neil and I both had the same, proper homemade chips, freshly battered thick, chunky Cod, with a wedge of lemon, the batter was lovely and light and the flakes of Cod fell apart, this was accompanied with a pot of mushy peas, tartare sauce and of course I had ketchup too! We then shared a cheesy garlic pizza and definitely not skinny on the cheese, it was lovely and stringy! All the food was PIPING hot and flavoursome…. It’s advised to book in advance and this establishment is always very busy and once you’ve been, you’ll totally understand why! Will we be back??? What do you think!!!

Ten lokal ma duzy problem z piwem. Juz nie pierwszy raz. Bardzo slaby gaz to nie jest cos za co co trzeba placic 9£. Widze po wszystkich klientach chociaz ja zamówiłem Camden Hells to obok dwie dziewczyny mają Peroni i jest ten sam problem. Piwo bez bąbelków to tragedia.

Sorry to say this because the waitress was lovely and very professional. But the meal was chicken and duphaisse potatoes which I have eat many times before at this restaurant. It had no flavour and was disgusting. Who the hec yesterday was cooking. As the replacement meal of fish and chips replaced in 6 minutes was disgusting too. A complete waste of £53.

Amazing breakfast, fantastic atmosphere very attentive and friendly waitress. The best there is! Just make sure you book in advance as it'll get busy!

Visited for the first time for breakfast this week. The food was outstanding, service warm and friendly and atmosphere quiet and calm. Thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely return again soon.

We had two Sunday roast lamb dinners which were brilliant. A staff member advised that they did breakfast from 10 - 12, so the next day visited for breakfast I had the large breakfast and my partner the slightly smaller, again brilliant. The quality of the food on both meals were superb and the staff couldnt do enough for us. .. very highly recommended 5☆

Food can sometimes be a little hit and miss. I had the lamb kebab and the lamb was tough, I wouldn't have this again. The gammon is lovely though. On the plus side the staff are always exceptionally professional and give a wonderful service. It does also have a lovely atmosphere.

Great pub, nice staff, great food. Car park is often full

called in before hospital appointment,we had the light bite fish and chips but it was bigger than expected and delicious

Great place especially if you are a dog owner, they have a doggy menu and a fabulous outdoor space. The indoor space is lovely too. The portions are really big and the food and service is really good.

I don't really write reviews but felt I had to with regards to the White Lion. The atmosphere, cleanliness. staff and food is to die for. Best food I have ever tasted in any public house. This place is a little gem. 10/10 from me.

Visited the White Lion last night for food and was greeted by Amber. Food was very good and all the staff we met were very friendly and welcoming. Amber in particular was a real gem.

Great staff top food will visit again

Visited for brunch. Menu choice is great, especially for kids. Service is always fantastic

Excellent and well priced breakfast

This is one of my favourite places to eat. It's a little out the way for us so we don't come as much as I'd like but when we do we are never let down! The food options are unreal, especially for me (as a coeliac). There's even more than 1 option of dessert I can have! It's decorated beautifully, the service is always spot on so we always leave a good tip. The food is always spot on and considering how busy it always is there is never a long wait on food. I've never know a restaurant to work so well in every area, who ever is running this place is doing a fantastic job and all the staff are smashing it. 10/10 from me.

Wonderful place that everyone should visit. Food is wonderful, prices are great. It has never failed to impress.

Booked a table for Sunday 26th of January for my wife's birthday. The staff were very friendly and helpful . The food was excellent. I had the cow and goat burger, which was cooked to perfection. My wife had the gammon, which she really enjoyed. The portion sizes were quite substantial compared to other establishments. Great value for money. Would highly recommend the white lion. We will definitely be back.

Great breakfast served with a smile 😎

I thought the breakfast was poor in comparison to other local establishments that do breakfast for a similar price. I felt the components of it were of poor quality. However, it's got great parking, a lovely outdoor area that we'll return to in the summer, excellent staff and amazing fast service. A plus that it allows dogs.

Absolutely incredible from the moment you walk in you feel comfortable the decor is lovely the staff are more than welcoming the presntation is just 10 star 🌟 oh and the food well let me start by saying get your coat on and go see for yourself!! It's remarkable 👏 🙌

Fabulous pub, amazing staff and very friendly indeed. Amazing food. Well done MIKE and the team

Food is great always big portions

We came on Sunday night for tea, the beef kebab was lovely and our server Mia was brilliant and so helpful!

Top place to stop! Excellent food, nice service, beautiful interior, big parking

We've had the breakfast experience, now we have tried the Sunday Lunch too.... and it was really nice. It was a snowy day so wasn't expecting it to be packed... booked the day before. The roast was nice... the beef was very soft, but thin.... so i would have liked a thicker slice.. but that's personal preference... the veg all fresh and cooked well. As always and with pretty much most pubs, the roast potatos are just not up standard... but this must be a storage or keeping them warm issue. But I will still be going again.

We called in here for lunch, we hadn’t booked and although the Carpark/pub was busy we were seated immediately and the service was fast. The food was very nice and full of flavour, will definately be back and would recommend The White Lion.

This is a great pub serving great food, the garlic bread with cheese was delicious, the cock and bull that I had was tasty, the lamb Sunday roast my partner loved and the kids cheeseburger was enjoyed too with great service.

Went for Christmas Eve lunch, food was amazing, friendly, competent staff. The owner went to every table to ensure his guests were happy with everything. Highly recommend 👌

Great place to visit for a drink with the dogs. Also has a doggy food menu! Service was slow and had to reorder drinks twice as we had been forgotten about. It was very busy but would visit again!

We were a party of 9 on the 21/12/24 not all had starters but our main meal [traditional turkey ect] was less than appetising mainly the turkey was a roll wrapped in undercooked bacon with stuffing in the middle not sliced as expected with stuffing separate as my wife does not like stuffing this was off-putting to say the least and 3 of our party have since had stomach upsets overnight, we have had many great meals here but this meal was dissapointing.

Wonderful meal as always, despite the storm we sat outside to hear the local brass band playing carols. Food was delicious and the team were helpful polite and worked hard. This place can’t really put a foot wrong, whatever time of year or occasion.

Nice place for a drink and they have a doggie area,not keen on the food

Just had the nicest pub meal I've had in years and years. Great variety. Fresh and hot and great portions. An absolute MUST if you haven't already tried here. There was 10 of us and every meal was outstanding.

Still brilliant. Great place, good menu and food well handled. Decent selection of proper beer too. The lovely staff are fantastic to deal with and share a joke.

Always a winner...food great...service tops...atmosphere very good...

Fabulous food the menu they have is enough choice, which means that the quality is good. Great friendly staff. We sat near the open fire 🔥 which was so comfy. There were only 4 of us, so I'm not sure how larger groups would fare, but the food arrived very quickly. I'm looking forward to eating there again. In the Summer there's a lovely custom build area outside. Sorry, no photos.

Family meal last night 8 adults 1 child 1 baby In pram very accommodating with the pram .Food was excellent great staff and lot's of them. Well done to all concerned can't wait to go back 👏 would highly recommend

Great pub which also has a lovely outside eating/drinking area. Visited here many times so group of 8 booked their Christmas menu and none of us were disappointed, the food was excellent. We all had a mixture of the set menu (3 courses) and the only plates that weren't empty were the ones where there was too much food as the portions are big and we needed space for pudding. Atmosphere was great and the staff were all friendly and smiling, not a miserable one in sight, which makes a change from other places. The pub was fully booked so shows how popular it is. Price for set menu was reasonable and we will definitely be returning in the near future. Note, it's dog friendly and even has a doggy menu.

Me and my work mates come here for breakfast every year at Christmas as it always feels very festive and the food never lets us down with excellent service from all the staff who are very attentive. Thanks again 🎄🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼

Visited again as part of our daughter’s football team Xmas party. Ellie and Matt provided food for all the girls that was superb, as always. The Mrs had a chicken and bacon baguette with slim fries. Packed with lots of filling and tons of chips. As usual I had the hot and spicy pizza. My god super tasty and full, and I mean full of chillies. Exactly how you want a hot pizza. The Guinness was very good as well. Poured right and very enjoyable. Cannot wait to visit again.

Excellent food, very friendly and efficient staff

Attended the White Lion today for Christmas lunch with my creative writing group . The meal was excellent, the staff were welcoming and very helpful. The tables were decorated to a very high standard and the whole ambiance of the place was beautiful. It is my first visit here but will certainly not be my last

Lovely place.. been a few times.. called in for lunch. Had Sweet chilli chicken stir-fry with rice.. from the Light Bite menu. It was Huge 😃👍👍👍

A really delicious meal in a very welcoming atmosphere. The staff ensured that we had everything we needed and the food was excellent. My gammon was very tasty and the Bakewell pudding was absolutely superb, so light. The White Lion is at the top of its game.

All really good, good food served politely in an excellent atmosphere.

Fab pub. Food was great and quickly served. Nicely layed out,inside and out

My dad and I ate here having prebooked for 6pm. Glad we got there before it got very busy. Many friends had recommended to me, and we weren't disappointed. The service was exceptional (thank you Amber), and the food even better. My dad's 10oz rump steak was perfectly cooked, and I had the cheese, onion and potato pie, which was delicious. Both came with lovely chunky 'proper' chips. Huge portions! Thank you White Lion for a lovely meal, we will come again and I will absolutely recommend to anyone.

Eaten here several times breakfasts and evening meals. Food has always been excellent and service likewise. You need to book in advance. Sunday breakfast is first class, everything is well cooked and service is quick. Prices aren't at all bad either. Go treat yourself.

Was closed and nothing on the website

My family used to live in Shevington many years ago. A couple of weeks ago I suggested as a family we should go to Bygone times and then have something to eat at the white lion. It was on a Sunday and the pub was packed. From the moment we walked in I was blown away by the staff, how friendly they were. Nothing was too much trouble and food was superb. This is how a pub should be run. The staff are an absolute credit and if I was a local l'd be a lucky old man. The cappuccino rounded it off nicely. Happily recommend this pub all day long

Lovely food and friendly staff great service lovely ambience would definitely recommend

tbh if you don't eat here, then you're not eating in the right place for breakfast

5* as is the normal. First class.

Called in for lunch with my wife and dog. Staff very friendly and accommodating . The food was served quickly and piping hot. We enjoyed our visit very much .Thank You.

Decided to have the Steak & Ale Pie. Would have given the meal 5 stars if the pie hadn’t been microwaved. The pastry was very rubbery and inedible, however the meat inside was good. Staff was friendly and the service was quick. If we do return I would try another dish. Easy to park.

We got a takeout sunday lunch and it’s the best by far . Will definitely do this again . We usually go to the restaurant for food but we have lots on at home so thought we give it a try . Thankyou White Lion

Great service, great lunch ...... we would like to come back on the way to Scotland

Felt very rushed. Beans not cooked. Pleasant staff .