Willow Bank in Liverpool

Had some lovely food at a very reasonable price

Came over for a family get together as my husbands cousin and his wife over from Australia so rest of family from london birmingham, southport us Bolton ,had a good afternoon, Steven organised Food to have, we got there for one pm left at five thirty,.the staff were nice and friendly,

We were left quite disappointed today after our visit. This is somewhere we visit quite frequently for drinks, and it really is a beautiful pub. We have been really excited to go for food as I have heard great things. However the staff were very rude. When we arrived at lunch time we were told they weren’t doing food for half an hour, as the chef was on a break. Which is totally fair enough, we said we will come back. After we came back we had to wait another at least half an hour, but the way in which we were told was extremely rude. We were treated as if we were causing them a massive inconvenience for wanting to order food in a place which very openly advertises their food. We were told then food would start again at 2.15pm, when this time came we went up to order and asked nicely if we were able to order, the lady snapped at us and said ‘yeah but there will be a long wait’ and rolled her eyes. Every time we interacted we were just spoken to with such dismissiveness. When the food came the roast potatoes were burnt, so we couldn’t eat them. But we were lucky to even get food as one of the couples we were with got sent back three times when trying to order. Firstly they didn’t have any more beef, then when he went straight back up they now didn’t have any roast dinners, then when he went back up a final time after consulting with his girlfriend on what to eat he was told they were not doing any more food. After being up three times trying to order. They had to leave and go somewhere else whilst the rest of us ate our food. Having a background in hospitality I can totally appreciate when a place is busy and stressful, however I would never dream of treating my customers the way we were treated, regardless of stress. This all being said, we still really like the pub as a whole and probably will be back as we can appreciate it was perhaps an off day. I just think it is important that this is addressed.

Great boozer, been going there for 20 years.

Just got home after work drinks with the other half. Never been here before and was pleasantly surprised. Lovely pub, good beer, great atmosphere. Staff very polite and helpful. Checked the menu out. Will definitely return for a meal . !!

Good tavern, great atmosphere even when full of loud students. Good beer and very pleasant staff.

I came with some friends for Sunday roast, brilliant food and price. Great selection of drinks and very friendly and helpful staff with great knowledge of the local area. We will definitely be returning when I am next in the area!

Visiting the area for the day. Popped in for something to eat (3 adults 3 children) Friday lunch time. Got to be honest was a little unsure when walked in as gave a proper local old man’s pub vibe however went ahead with ordering food. Food was lovely and very reasonably price and it’s the first time ever I’ve ate anywhere that has ensured kids food was bought out first ! I wish more would follow this!!! Staff were lovely too, interactive with us all lovely and friendly (customers in there too was friendly and chatty) Lovely atmosphere lovely people lovely staff

A brilliant pub. Great staff, great service, great atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

Great pub, great staff. Big 🙌to Megan and gabby the best barmaids….

Great pub had some food and it was lovely, staff were great, will definitely be back with all the Manchester lads soon 👍

Popped in Tuesday and had a fantastic time. Pub was quiet as the students have all but left. The bar team were great. Food was spot on as always and at £2.50 a pint wow....

Lovely young lady think her name was Jodie, she made my night so helpful and all smiles. Made a lovely cocktail or a few for us. Can’t wait for our next visit hopefully she’s working that day. Food was spot on also.

Brilliant pub!! Great atmosphere and friendly staff, love the quiz every Wednesday!!

Decent prices and nice interior. Small garden out front but next to a busy road, still it's a decent joint

Great place. Good food and friendly people behind the bar. Enjoyed sitting on the sunny terrace

Friendly local pub with reasonable prices. Pints are good, not tried the food yet.

Always stop in for pint after bike ride. Decent ales and decent prices.

Great place friendly staff value for money recommend

Fantastiskt hyggeligt sted med super mad af den engelske slags. Vi har spist her to dage her nu og er meget tilfredse. Varm anbefaling herfra....👍👍

Called for a quick tea after bringing eldest back to University. Food was ok and staff friendly, but I’m not impressed by the staff allowing an obviously 13-15 year old girl vape with her mum while they had their food. Surely they should have said something.

Quick visit on a Sunday. Polite and friendly staff, quick service, no dramas.

Watched the Spacies band on Saturday night more please.

Been to few tribute acts at this venue atmosphere service and fantastic always have a really good time and would definitely recommend anyone to go for a quiet drink or a time when they have acts on 😊👍

Établissement coquet un peu en retrait d’une rue qui ne l’est pas tellement. Repas de midi un lundi de fin janvier, très peu de clients. Surtout de la clientèle locale. Personnel très avenant. C’est un pub, un restaurant et selon les jours, une salle de karaoke, un lieu de diffusion de matchs, etc.… La carte est étoffée avec plein de photos et il y a plusieurs possibilités d’avoir un prix réduit en combinant certaines commandes. Nous avons testé la saucisse cumberland servie sur une « tarte » et garnie de pommes de terres et « peas », la formule breakfast très complète (oui, servie toute la journée!) et le « hunter’s chiken ». Tout était copieux, servi rapidement dans des assiettes chaudes. On en a eu pour 44 euros avec 3 pintes, donc excellent rapport qualité prix. Nous y reviendrons certainement à l’occasion d’une prochaine virée sur Liverpool.

Been here a couple of times, the food is lovely and reasonably priced and the staff are great. The only issue I have is the food is hot and I can't shovel it in quick enough! Lol. Will definitely be back. Going to try a roast.

Nice old skool pub with decent bar meals and good prices. Good selection of beers too

Very friendly staff always very well coming. I would recommend any one who looking nice atmosphere.

It's really nice place to enjoy specially shannon always give us Great service!

Super cosy atmosphere, friendly staff, great deals on food and friendly locals. What's not to love?

Came here to watch the Liverpool game with my dog. Staff have been so lovely, polite and attentive. The atmosphere was brilliant. I will certainly be coming back again. Thank you for your hospitality 😊

Lovely flat white coffee ☕ and good atmosphere...

Booked the Willowbank tavern for Christmas Dinner for 30 people. Amazing service absolutely lovely and so accommodating when we had people coming late! Food was good value with large portions!

This evening we three senior's enjoyed a three couse special at The Willowbank Tavern. We were made so welcome on a cold November night and could not have wished for a better service. Once ordered, our food arrived promptly, was piping hot and absolutely delicious which together with the reasonable price ticked lots of boxes! A special mention to assistant manager Shannon and chef Donna who were attentive, friendly and clearly hard working. We look forward to visiting again - Thank you.

Went to watch my mates band play, was a great atmosphere

We went to watch a Tom Jones tribute in the Willowbank had a fantastic afternoon well worth the money the food was great and Tom was brilliant had good fun everyone up dancing can't wait for the Motown tribute in October well done Val and your fantastic hard working team

I always have the best time wether it's a quiet drink or a girlies night or day out

Nice little place with nice outdoor area. They also have a car park.

Super friendly staff.. great service and wholesome food! Chef produced some lovely fresh fish and chips.. well presented.. really pleasant atmosphere and warm welcoming old style pub! Highly recommended..

Lovely tea out with the family. We were one of the last tables from which looked to be a long hot day for the chef! She was lovely and accommodating for the kids, and it was empty plates all round. Lovely affordable pub grub. Thanks so much. It’s a tough game in this heat.

Great traditional pub. Served us tasty meals and drinks with friendly service.

Lovely friendly and professional staff. Some great value deals on here too. Large portions.

Good grub at reasonable prices!

Found on a website that they screened the F1 race but was told that forth tier football was “a priority”, the food was a okay and the staff was not the nicest.

Muy buen sitio en el corazón de la comunidad. Nos encantó la comida. Tienen una gran terraza. Servicio rápido y el personal muy amable.

Very good atmosphere.The burgers, fries and curry sauce were exceptional. The terrace was great, with local people. The service was super friendly, fast and 100% recommendable. Top ten!

We love the Willowbank ! Food is amazing, great value and always freshly prepared and caters for all age groups. Booze wise compared to most pubs (including Wetherspoons) is ridiculously inexpensive. The staff are very friendly and as an older couple we always feel welcome.

Food is superb. Staff friendly. Footy on massive screen. What more would you want. My new place for a pint and food.

I arrived at the willow bank on a busy Satursay afternoon staff were extremely friendly had a good laugh with the guys behind the bar and after a few drinks me and my gfdecided to get some food I ordered it and it came out really promptly and tasted great with an extremely reasonable price. Atmosphere was great ! Managed to speak to the landlord Val I believe her name was, she was lovely spoke to and my gf about the area. Would highly reccomend to anyone in the area for good food great atmosphere and great value for money

Lovely place and amazing prices, definitely recommend

Went for drinks after a uni cross country session and it was a great atmosphere, decent prices and great service by Shannon! Will definitely be back!

This is our local pub and we absolutely love it. The staff are amazing and so friendly, they will always go above and beyond. Prices are very reasonable and always such a lovely atmosphere. A great pub for students and locals alike.

Nice food nice pint of strongbow

Good Liverpool Greene King pub close to Sefton Park. 4 cask beers - and 2 ciders - on handpump when I visited. Lots of outdoor seating.

Great traditional pub, cosy warm great drinks good service

A proper pub. Partitions to separate the bar and saloon. It would make a good filming location. Some nooks to hide away in. Friendly staff and patrons a good selection of drinks. It has a generous car park. If you are tired of noisy or themed bars, this is a place to try

We all eent on mother's day with our mother for a little something different great choice, mum evan got a box of chocolates from the team there as it was mothers day. Beautiful touch guys.Great food amazing customer service, we all would highly recommend.

Lovely food and amazing service. Lovely relaxing time after a long day. Great environment. Recommend.

Great little pub quality real ales, good price, good food

The Willowbank has a warm welcome for everybody families, students and regulars.The range of cask ale is superb and are kept in good condition .they also show most of the sports on quite a few screens including outdoor area .Val and the team work so hard so keep up the good work everyone at the Willowbank Tavern

Lovely food, service is wonderful always a lovely welcome and staff are great.

Lovely atmosphere, great staff and lovely pub food.

Fantastic food and brilliant service. Very friendly pub. The pub was very clean and welcoming. I could not ask for any more. I will be returning in the future. Thanks a great time .

The Willow Bank has become my local and I always feel welcome. The choice of beers is great, prices are reasonable and the food is good too.

Lovely pub, brilliant atmosphere, dog friendly, child friendly which helps when you have children and lovely food. Staff are friendly overall a great place for a evening out or a nice family meal

We visited the pub lastnite for a family meal on our last nite of our holidays.from the minute we walked in val was so rude to us she didn't want to cook us any food and even told us that.when the meal arrived it was a total disgrace the Gravey was cold after we pouting it over what was meant to be a meat pie you could only describe as a lump of very dry pastry.the fish and chips arrived with two pieces of fish with six or seven chips on the side any one thinking of dining here avoid at all costs.they should not be allowed serve food the way it was presented to us.and if val dosent want to cook close the kitchen and learn how to treat paying customers with some respect we will definitely not returning on our next visit.

It's a proper pub with cask ales, bar and lounge and half decent decor. There are plenty of TV's to watch the football too. They serve food but I've not tried it as yet. Some of the regulars in the bar could do with a lesson in personal hygiene tjo.

The pub was small but friendly not really the food for me

Great day yesterday..Xmas Dinner was fantastic and the staff very friendly

Love this pub. Great food drinks and service. So friendly and accommodating. Couldn't recommend ot more. Love the team. Xxx

We had a lovely Sunday evening. The food was lovely. The service was absolutely faultless. The staff couldn’t do enough for us. Even though we had some fussy customers with us! 10/10 would recommend. I’ll be back on Wednesday for the quiz!

Great service, nice atmosphere and great prices

Have recently discovered this pub as my son is at Uni close by. It is our firm pub of choice. All staff are lovely and welcoming…even to our dog. Value for money is a must and this pub delivers! The food is excellent…the best food out of all Greene King pubs visited. We will continue to be regular visitors! It is disappointing to see such a negative review below. I am aware of the circumstances that day and no one would complain if they understood the situation. It’s a shame people are quick to complain without considering there may be an extremely good reason for an unexpected closure. I would highly recommend a visit and you will not be disappointed with the food!

We went to The Willowbank for my birthday lunch. The staff were very welcoming and friendly. The food was delicious with good size portions. The apple crumble and custard was amazing Thankyou for making my birthday special

The pub as a whole is nothing short of perfect. The staff offer a warm,friendly welcome and are attentive to the varying requirements/ needs of customers at all times. The drinks options are extensive(I drink real ale and am seldom disappointed by the range on...

The Willowbank is a great little pub with really friendly staff who are helpful and I can always have a laugh with them.

As a regular at the Willow Bank I find the staff friendly and accommodating. They are always helpful and it's a great atmosphere especially when the football is on.

Great place for locals and everyone else. Staff great, beer cool. Food reasonable and a nice sit off in the sun. Been there duration of world Cup. Great place to be for the games.

Attended for the football on Friday 2nd with my family absolutely fantastic place for food/drink management and staff absolutely brilliant and couldn't do anymore for us, will definitely be returning

Fab Pub. Clean. Great Beer & Food. Friendly Staff, Reasonable Prices. Beer Garden in front of the pub.

Pub promised it would be opening its doors at 9:30am for every 10am kick off for World Cup as it stated on the home page of their website. 10 of us turned up at 9:30 excited to watch our country Wales play, however we couldn't...

Had a gathering for an 80th birthday party there. Staff were endlessly patient and pleasant as we got settled. Food was good and plentiful and excellent value. We had a great time and will be back !!

Cozy and friendly , and a nice range of beer

Lovely setting and a great atmosphere with good food available

I love it here. The staff are incredible. Really dedicated towards all their customers and has become one of my favourite places to go. Could not talk about this place enough times x

lovely atmosphere! the staff are very friendly and I love the weekly pub quiz

Gorgeous little pub with amazing student deals!! Super friendly staff also and good grub

Nice atmosphere and friendly staff!

I’ve lived in Smithdown for a few years now and tried every pub there is in the area but for me The Willowbank is the one I keep coming back to. You get a warm welcoming with every visit from staff and just as a...

Brilliant food and even better price. Friendly service from Lorraine!

Gorgeous food, lovely pub. Val is an absolute angel

Met my girls today to celebrate my friends birthday, A massive thankyou to Val and the team for helping with cake, balloons and sorting a seating area . You really did make this day special. I'am a worrier and once I arrived I was super...

We was welcomed with a very warm welcoming and we was able to take our dog in with us So pets welcome we had food and drink We absolutely enjoyed our visit and meal I would recommend if u want a nice day out with your friends or family thanks for everything willow bank tavern xxxxx

One of my favorite places in Liverpool just became even better. The new menu is great! For me it's something like a tradition to eat here.

I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived tonight after work, and they had a menu tasting night. With a vegan choice of fish and chicken, which was good. I enjoyed the the hot dog chips and the corned beef Ash Pie. I am looking forward...

We called in at lunch time on Sunday and ordered a hot beef sandwich and a Sunday roast. The sandwich was nice enough, not like the menu makes out, it was served in normal sliced white bread, thin sliced beef and a small portion of roast potatoes, tasty enough. The roast dinner was a good sized portion, totally swimming in gravy, I would ask for it in a jug next time, the veg was hot, the turkey warmed by the gravy was tender. Reasonable prices, friendly service and a comfy pub.

Went a tasting session tonight at the pub. New menu starting Tuesday. Cheese and steak pies really nice. Good they thought of vegans as my friend said the new fish dish was lovely. Will defo be back soon. Well done Donna and Tony

Really nice food and really cheap prices

Superb real ale pub where a friendly welcome awaits from staff and punters alike! The standout choice for a quality pint. Food is great value too!

Val is the heart and soul of this pub. She knows it better than anyone. She is running a pub in difficult times and deserves thanks and respect for keeping it going! Val knows this pub better than anyone, she loves her regulars and knows...