Wickstead Arms in Cheshire East

Only had one beer (from a limited choice of real ales) and a pkt of peanuts. Beer was acceptable. Pleasant staff. Overall the place looks very tired and aimed at an older demographic.

Nice dog friendly pub, good attentive staff, but on the occasion we visited the food came out on plates that were literally red hot, 🔥🥵 the food was still cooking on the plates, could not begin to eat our meals for 10 minutes, this may have been a one off, so we will give it another try.

We've waited three years to manage to get a table in here as it is quite small and only offers walk-ins and is usually full. The Steak and Ale pie did not disappoint at £14.95, a half a pie slice with real cooked chips and peas. Beer battered onion rings were also light and lovely. The staff were fantastic, two lovely friendly young girls who served us, a credit to the pub. Cask ale selection is also decent in here, the rest of the lager selection is fairly standard such as Madri and Morreti, could benefit from a craft style IPA on tap. They only serve food at lunch which is a shame as we would happily dine here in an evening. Certainly one of the more affordable pubs in town these days for food and drink.

Incredible pub with amazing food and wonderful customer service. I have been more times than I can count and have never been disappointed - dog friendly (bar side only), welcoming and friendly staff, a wide selection of real ales and home cooked food all call for a perfect meal out in Nantwich. For those wanting a great night out at the weekend I also highly recommend. Live sports with music on Saturday nights, has often resulted in a few more late nights than intended!

Had lunch today and had the most amazing pie. Steak, Guinness and black pudding off the specials board. Never had a bad meal here, service, staff are always top notch.

Amazing Jamaican goat curry. Totally different to other curries. Great, proper chips. My wife had the steak, Guinness and black pudding pie - absolutely gorgeous and massive. On as a special for Patrick's Day, so you'll have to be quick! Super friendly staff. Really well with a visit.

The best food in Nantwich by far. I regularly go to the Wickstead for food and I’m never disappointed! I would highly recommend the pie and roast dinner! I think good food and service needs to be celebrated! Super affordable! One happy and full tummy customer

Great pub friendly atmosphere l, and good well kept beer....

Got to be one of if not THE best place to eat and drink in Nantwich. Specialty ales too.

Lovely pub.. Great friendly staff and delicious food....

Early Mother’s Day meal Brilliant excellent staff they really earnt there money can’t beat it quality home cooked food

Today is a sunny day ☀️ which’s rare in England. #SundayRoast in #WicksteadArmsNantwich 🌳 the Sunday Roast is of quality, and the services therein are exceptionally warm and good.

What a Wonderful, and pleasant day we all had. It was my Wife's Birthday, and we were told In advance about the food, and specifically the Pie's. We were Not disappointed. The Steak & Ale pie, was amazing. Very, Very Good indeed. Lovely atmosphere, great Service, Wonderful Food. The Wickstead Arms is now on my top 3 Pubs, (in the Country). Cheers

I attended this pub with my friend both FEMALES on a busy Saturday night. No security staff cover this pub. All was ok until a middle aged MALE who has clearly had too much to drink (he was with 2 other MALES) was annoyingly pushing me. After several times I asked him to stop and turned away to which he punched me in the side of my face. He proceeded to fight, lash out, shout and was extremely out of control. The bar lady Amber came to assist and at one point was held back by the males friends to prevent her from getting him out of the pub. She herself said she was frightened. Eventually after a brawl he was removed. To my dismay myself and my friend were then both asked to leave the pub via the back door (which leads on to the same street the male in question was on) at the exact same time which amber stated was policy. Leaving us vulnerable. Once I left the pub I myself called the police to report the assault as a further assault went on to happen. At no point did any member of staff contact the police for assistance. I contacted Emma the land lady of the pub several days later to discuss the events as a lessons learned exercise. Wow what a rude, obnoxious, obstructive lady she is. She had no idea what had occurred that night yet was talking as if she did. She claimed to have watched the CCTV. However only saw one female be assaulted not two. She was nothing but argumentative and defensive. I explained I had contacted the police and was merely trying to prevent further happening. I didn’t think it was ideal to ask two vulnerable females to leave at the same time as a violent male. As there are no security staff I do think the police should have been called. Having spoken to amber the next day she also informed me she had stopped serving the male a while previous due to him being too intoxicated, may be at that point he should have been asked to leave. Emma took none of this on board and also had me on speaker phone where Tom her partner was interrupting and was merely trying to bully me!!!! Both Emma and Tom treated the assault with no sensitivity or care and were just defensive to the conversation. I have formally asked Emma on several occasions for her licensing details to make a complaint and she was not supplied them. Therefore I feel a review is appropriate as she dealt with this situation appallingly

Fantastic service and the best Sunday lunch I've had in a while. Will be back

Only two girls working very hard serving at the bar and bringing food to the tables. Both very courteous and pleasant. Need more staff. Excellent food.

It’s rare to be reviewing a funeral Wake, but now The Wickie deserves special mention and have its place cemented at the heart of what turned out to be a terrific celebration of David’s life. A ‘Local’ as well as a ‘Regular’, for David, this place was a wonderful Harbour ; a trusted safe Haven…but more than that, a fantastic focal point for community interaction serving up a perfect blend of company, fun, security and friendship. A perfect venue - the only venue - for David’s friends & family to come together alongside his pub mates to share stories ! Emma runs a really impressive set-up. Here, there’s ‘heart’, there’s soul and there’s a real sense of belonging. Everyone ‘the other’ side of the bar is on their game, all with energy, purpose and big smiles. And ‘this side’ seemingly, has its fair share of notable characters ; those who create the culture, stamp their presence on something that makes it discernibly its own. And the food is the very best money can buy. Julie knows what she’s leading in the kitchen and what it creates, is pub grub heaven. Except ‘grub’ is a complete misnomer ! I defy anyone to taste a better steak pie than those served up at The Wickie. And judging by the terrific spread that was laid on at yesterday’s feast, the culinary mastery goes far beyond anything encased in ‘just’ pastry ! Fresh. Delicious. Totally satisfying ! Well done Team Emma. You did David proud - for so many years in life, and yesterday as he was settling in ‘up there’ ! Thank you.

Called in for Sunday lunch. We had the most amazing roast beef lunches we've ever had in a pub. The potatoes were really creamy, and the cauliflower cheese was to die for. They staff are always super friendly and helpful and will bring your drunks to the table so you can enjoy your meal whilst it is hot. Thank you ladies

Great local pub. Even more as its cheaper than most of its immediate neighbours. Will definitely be a repeat offender if consumption here. 🍻🍻

Great food, good choice of beer , very friendly staff and lovely atmosphere right on our doorstep, what's not to like?

Fabulous what a friendly place excellent food and very friendly staff you would have to travel a fair distance to find anything better than here ,home cooked food to order,good choice of ales as well would highly recommended a visit.

Food was great and the service very good. Will be going back.

Great pub for food or just a good pint

Visiting my Daughter, who lives in Nantwich, called in for first time, not be the last , food excellent, service also very good, bar staff polite, good atmosphere, Thank you

Lovely food, good prices, staff are lovely

3 meals and 3 halves of cask. Almost a 5 for the food. My homemade chicken tikka pie of the day was great, but could have benefitted from a little pot of curry sauce, just to add a bit of extra moisture. Other meals were both pretty much perfect: homemade veggie quiche and curry goat were the choices.

Only ever been here once and it was a Saturday night. It's lively with a good atmosphere but it gets extremely crowded. Couldn't move in one side. Obviously a decent pub or it wouldn't be full to the brim with people.

Called here on a Friday afternoon with friends for a few drinks. A very busy bar area and a nice atmosphere. Good range of beers and real ales are available. Friendly and welcoming staff. Dogs are allowed in the bar area (to the right of the front door) I would call here again.

Well kept real ales 🍻 pity they took the rugby off to put football on!, but hey ho, great pint of Plum Porter at a decent priceof £3.95 👍

Lovely food, the homemade pie was stunning and the extra gravy a must. Lovely and clean pub, friendly staff will be back and highly recommended.

Fabulouse food, steak and ale pie absolutely amazing fab embinence, great staff wonderful experience def recommend def be back 😋

The steak pies here are excellent. There's always a good choice of beers and staff are friendly. Tapas on a Friday night and Sunday Roasts on a Sunday.

Had a lovely snack of sandwiches and fries X beautiful

As regular users of the Wickstead we walked into town for sunday lunch. It's always been our first choice. We both ordered roast beef as fellow diners looked superb. Our plates arrived looking really nice as usual . The beef , plenty of it looked nice but after eating much of the meal the beef that was buried we coukd not eat as it was pink and chewey. We told the waitress who was very pleasant. We said we were not complaining but may be the chefs could cook it less pink. Won't stop me returning though. Hope it's just a one off . Still a superb pub.

We enjoyed a very tasty and fairly priced Sunday Lunch in the lounge at the Wickstead Arms today. The welcome and service throughout were fantastic. A cosy and traditional pub decor, with regulars at the bar but just as much welcome for someone new (and with a baby in tow). We hadn’t booked, but luckily there was a table. Gluten free Sunday Roast option. Clean and tidy including the toilets (no official baby change due to limited space, but a mat was available and the floor was clean).

Nantwich has a lot of pubs but yet to find a really good one

VERY friendly pub, Carolyn on the bar is lovely. Drank a couple of their range of six real ales - nice. Open fire too.....

Have been going for a considerable number of years, and really enjoy everything about this pub. Ideal location, good food, great selection of beers and very friendly staff. We always have the pie, which I feel is their best offering. This time, unfortunately, it was a bit of a disappointment. You can tell that the pies are lovingly made but I don’t know whether it has been microwaved, because the crust was extremely hard , and overall a bit dry. Perhaps if a jug of gravy was served separately, it would overcome some of that problem. Otherwise, a completely enjoyable experience. Will definitely be coming again in the near future. Thanks

We enjoyed some nice meals at the pub, but on our last visit i had the soup of the day and the wife had the quiche of the day. The quiche was nice but not very warm, the soup tasted nice but later in the day I was bad and can only put it down to the soup 🍲. They have a good selection of drinks hot or cold

Unfortunately on this visit the food was not up to the standard that we have had in the past, after about 2---2.5 hrs later I was really poorly don't know if it was the food or drink but one or the other was not right.

Just enjoyed a slap-up Sunday lunch at the Wickstead Arms during a short visit to Nantwich. Lovely, welcoming place, great food, friendly atmosphere. Had two dogs with us and they were also welcomed in. Good find! Thanks to all concerned.

Our grandson used to come here when he was a student at Reece Heath college, and praised it. Goat curry truly excellent, as is steak pie. Ham, egg and chips also good. Could not fault anything; highly recommended.

Really nice had steak and ale pie was lovely. Pastry was really light. Nice staff

Nice pub, friendly staff and well kept beers. What more do you want. Tried the food today and the Mutton Curry was immense. Massive portion and really tasty curry, great kick. Proper little boozer this place, brilliant craic with friendly locals Great community asset this place, organising trips out for its locals. The more I go the better it gets #properpub

Great pub meal, excellent service. Thanks to all staff/ management involved with this pub.

What find! Met some friends there for lunch and everything was perfect. The food was freshly cooked, generous portions and absolutely delicious. Service was attentive and friendly. We couldn't fault it. Thank you.

Lovely pub in Nantwich. Came for Sunday Roast which was very popular. Very accommodating and the roast was delicious.

What a lovely little find right in the town centre. We arrived in a busy Sunday afternoon for dinner. No pre-booking so luckily found a table. The roast dinners were fantastic and they catered very well for the vegi in our group. The food was all home cooked, including the puddings! Just a shame they’d run out of the cheesecake by the time I got there so I’ll have to go back. Great range of bar drinks and a real pub atmosphere.

Nice pub, we sat outside in the busy little street in the sunshine watching the world go by. Pint of nice/well kept ale and double gin with lemonade about £13. Quick and friendly service.

There was an awesome atmosphere for the rugby internationals on Saturday, shame about the result (Wales lost); the staff are always attentive, efficient and polite. We returned on Sunday for what is, without question, the best roast in town; plenty on the plate, presented impeccably and tastes amazing. Again the staff are first class. Thank you Emma, Julie and the team

Paid another visit to our favourite pub in Nantwich today- the food quality takes pub food to new level My usual- goat curry was just superb as was my partner's quiche from the specials board. All the food is freshly cooked in a ridiculously small kitchen - nothing warmed up ! - excellent choice of beers all in tip top condition All in all a brilliant experience.

Nice town centre pub, very good staff.

Saw this pub on a google search of dog friendly pubs in Nantwich. It lived up to the reviews. Nice clean pub. Friendly mum and daughter service. Good range of drinks. We had lunch: 1) homemade steak and ale pie, 2) cod and chips. Well prepared and tasted delicious. Our Jack Russel cross was also made very welcome.

Popped in for a light bite to eat and have a drink. The staff were so friendly. They very kindly split our panini onto separate plates as we find the portions quite large in places. The panini was packed full of lovely moist chicken and the chips were really hot.

great pub with food in centre of Nantwich

Went to Nantwich for a day out, and a walk around the lake then into town and decided to give the pub a try. Menu looked good and reasonably priced (+ dog friendly), weren’t disappointed! Food was good, service good and just friendly in general. Anyone visiting Nantwich and after a meal ( or a snack) won’t go wrong by paying the Wickstead Arms a visit. Highly recommended 👌🏻👌🏻

We called today for Lunch, met by a lovely lady, who served our drinks, we ordered the Jamaican Curried Goat and the Sticky Chinese Chicken. The food was delicious, while the service was extremely friendly, can’t recommend this pub enough, we will call again when next visiting Nantwich.

Spotted this place as we strolled round on our first visit to Nantwich, and am very glad we did. We were greeted with a warm welcome and an impressive menu. I had a delicious pulled pork burger but husband hit the jackpot with Julie's Goat Curry. A hearty helping of tender tasty meat in a deep, superbly spiced sauce - brava, Julie! Bill for two mains, side of chips (hardly necessary) large Merlot and a soft drink was £40. Service was prompt efficient and pleasant. Warmly recommended on all counts. Many thanks to all.

Nice friendly staff and good choice of food and drink.

Great atmosphere, excellent beer and tasty food, highly recommend

First time here, only had a few drinks but a really nice friendly place.

Great Sunday Lunch. Highly recommend 👌 👍

Very nice English atmosphere, they serve a typical Sunday dinner with various types of meat.

Lovely pub just off the main high st

Lovely local Pub in the centre of Nantwich. Very nice staff, good, reasonably priced beer and a relaxing atmosphere.We did not buy food here because we were saying at a hotel, but the meals which we saw others eating certainly looked good.

Great little old pub with very pleasant staff. Food was really good and great value. Dog friendly so a bonus. Fish and chips amazing 👍

We shared 8 tapas dishes between 4 of us last night and the food was superb, loads of flavour and spice, better than any Indian or Chinese in Nantwich and great value for money.

Nice dog friendly pub and welcoming staff. Only had drinks not food

Nice pub friendly staff with well kept beers

Food is top shelf, beer is good, try the steak pie! Staff are lovely. Recommend x

We were party of 12, for lunch today and we were looked after royally ! Amber took all our details in advance of our visit, then Sarah looked after us through the afternoon, taking orders for drinks then our food, she did this so professionally, with no mistakes and great knowledge of the menu, including a gluten free requirement. The food was delicious and fresh satisfying us all. In particular the berry crumble. We will be back 😋

Cracking pub on a side street in the town centre. Good selection of real ales. Food served and big screen for sports/other big events. Short walk from the railway station. Always pop in here when I'm in the area.

Wednesday 3rd May 2023 We visited this good real ale pub in Nantwitch The beers were really good 4 beers on handpump today The locals were of interestingly good nature in a really way😊 The barstaff was nice but camera shy and the pub itself was easy going playing listenable back ground music great place to vome and drink

Nice friendly boozer. Had lemon dream on. Bang on.

Staff very friendly and the food is great. We had the steak n ale pie. Best pie I have ever had.... Chips were good :) and the beer is kept well too

Second time we have been here ! First time left a good impression, friendly staff , fantastic fresh cooked food !! ( GOOD PORTION SIZES !!) Hence return visit and was not disappointed Recommended and will definitely be back again soon !!!

I’m glad we followed the recommendations on Google maps because this place was greedy. Honest pub food at a reasonable price and nice friendly service too.

Poor service, overpriced food (sandwiches) no better than cheap bread with a little side salad. Visited with partner, food arrived in dribs and drabs and was only 2 sandwiches and bowl of chips. £7 for cheap bread sandwiches.

Epic Sunday roast..choice of meats..veg options, desserts looked fab...homemade cheesecake looked yum!..great service quick ,friendly...would recommend !

This is a proper PUB with great beer and the food is brilliant, staff and landlady very friendly and Sunday Lunch 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

After a nice walk around the Riverside Loop we dropped in after seeing the good TA reviews. Nice cosy pub, good atmosphere and friendly staff who talked us through the menu. Unfortunately there was a couple of choices which weren’t available but still lots of...

We popped in today for some lunch and the food was excellent, great service and lovely atmosphere. Good menu choices with lots of vegetarian options, which is great to see. Highly recommended.

Lovely food lovely atmosphere lovely staff, I made a grand entrance and fell up the step and landed on my nose, the staff were so helpful. Will definitely go again.

This was my second visit in a few weeks for lunch and a few drinks, this time with an ex colleague friend. We sat in the bar area, as I had brought my small dog along, A member of staff brought over a blanket for...

Can't recommend this place enough I took my wife and 3 yr old in for Sunday dinner staff behind the bar and in the kitchen are spot on I didn't even get to take a sip my pint before the food was on the table absolutely steaming hot and the beef wow the portions were amazing I love a good fill plate of food and this fitted the bill will certainly return

It’s a warm and cozy pub with excellent home cooked food and a range of decent cask ales. To add to this the staff are very friendly and so helpful.

What a wounder - no goat curry anymore however my wife had potato and leek soup - THE best soup she’s had ever and I had ‘Staffordshire’ lobby in Cheshire and by god THE best ever !!. We love it here as the staff and...

Fabulous food lovely staff. Go and give it a try. 🙂

Just had a pint and a meal, both excellent! Reasonable prices, comfortable surroundings and the staff are friendly and very capable. Don't miss if you are in Nantwich.

Enjoyed really good, freshly cooked food and friendly service.

Lovely local traditional pub, good food & a selection of beer's. A favourite of ours on visits to Nantwich.

My business colleague chose The Wickstead Arms for our pre-Christmas catch up meeting. He isn’t local and based on previous reviews he had seen, he expected a gastro styled pub restaurant, and was a little surprised that the Wickstead is in fact a popular local....

Good atmosphere and good food at a reasonable price. This is chilli con carne half and half.(chips added with the rice)

Went for lunch ..great pub food I would recommend the chilli and homemade pie 👍

Nice dog friendly pub in the town. Full of character but apparently dont have Port. We had rum instead.

On a very cold Friday, we were looking for somewhere for lunch. We wanted a hot meal and husband spotted ‘Jamaican goat curry’ on the menu outside. It was warm and cosy inside. On being told that the curry was quite spicy, I went for...

a nother nice place small but have a good bar but also all about the food but all looks good

Another excellent dining experience!

My husband and I have just called in at the Wickstead during a walk along the river into Nantwich. We both chose the homemade steak and ale pie. Deep filled with delicious tender beef, all wrapped up in melt-in-your-mouth short crust pastry. It was absolutely...

Amazing Sunday lunch, lovely friendly staff who helped us find a table and accommodate a pushchair. Will definitely be back!