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Great little pub with super friendly landlord and landlady. Dog friendly too. Always lots going on. Check the posters inside or their Facebook.

Lovely local pub. They allowed people to order food in because they don’t offer food themselves. So we ordered from the restaurant next door. Barmaid really knew her stuff. She recommended tasty ciders and combos. She has lots of knowledge on local ales and ciders. Live music most nights. Very lovely and friendly vibe. Best that we found in the centre so far.

Short Story: We went to Koko Bento in Lancaster for the first time today and had a really awful experience. Everything was normal, the service was nice and the restaurant was pretty quiet (went at 17.30pm ish). We were shown to our table by waitress no.2 and left to pick our food. When looking at the menu, we noticed that it specified if the chicken dishes had thigh meat. So my husband chose the "Mochiko Chicken Curry" because he really doesn't like thigh meat (makes him feel sick). When the mains arrived, he took a bite and said that it was definitely thigh meat and that he couldn't eat it. He flagged waitress no.1 and said to her that he was really sorry, but the main was chicken thigh meat and that he couldn't eat it, so please could he send it back and get another main. Waitress no.1 said that because he had ordered it and didn't ask about the meat, that it was his fault. My husband repeated again he was sorry, but he couldn't eat the food so could he change meal. Then waitress no.1 went and asked waitress no.2 (who was downstairs) who said it was our fault and that the ingredients were already used so he had to pay for the food he couldn't eat plus a new main. We said politely that this wasn't right and that we wouldn't pay for the main that my husband didn't eat. The other waiter then brang my main (which was good and I thanked him) and saw that it was getting a bit heated and he tried descalate the situation which we thanked him for. Waitress no.1 then rang the manager who wasn't in and tried to make us speak to this manager over the phone (while I was eating my main), which was pretty rude and inappropriate. After my husband said he didn't want to talk to a manager over the phone and that again he wouldn’t be paying for food he didn't eat - we were left alone by the waitresses. When I finished my main, we went downstairs to pay the bill.  Waitress no.2  was at the till and asked if we were going to pay for "everything" in an annoyed tone. And we calmly said we wanted to pay but wouldn't pay for the mochiko chicken curry that wasn't eaten. She then began to argue at us that it was our fault, didn't we know this was a business, we should pay because they had wasted ingredients, etc, in a raised voice, which was very unprofessional. We again said that yes, we could have double-checked about the chicken in the dish, but as it wasn't eaten that we categorically weren't paying for it but were happy to pay for everything else. She then told us to take a seat because she was ringing the police. We said that was fine and sat down at the counter and waited. The call went on for a few minutes before she ended it and walked back to the till and said we could pay now. The till has a screen where you can see the order items and the total bill. We could see she had taken off the mochiko chicken curry, and we paid the bill. My husband asked. "So the police said that you couldn't force us to pay then?". Waitress no. 2 then began to raise her voice at us, saying the same spiel that she had said before she rang the police. My husband said let's just leave it and go and told her she was being really unprofessional and that it was wild that she had tried to get us arrested over a dish we didn't eat. As we left the restaurant, she shouted that we were pathetic and told us don't come back. I said, "Don't worry, we won't ever come back" (sort of laughing because I was so taken aback and shocked by her behaviour to customers). She then tried to mock me as we walked out of the restaurant. I'm posting this to let other people know that this could happen to them if they don't like a dish they've ordered at Koko. We obviously won't be coming back, and it's a real shame that this was how the restaurant handled this as it was our first time eating there. It could have been sorted really easily, but that's not how it played out, unfortunately, and we ended up having a horrible time when we wanted to go for a nice meal together. I've attached a picture of the end of our meal, showing that my husband didn't touch his food. Thanks

Delicious Sunday roast, perfectly cooked with delicious gravy. Lovely, friendly atmosphere and great service.

Called in for a an impromptu Sunday lunch, it didn't disappoint, lots of fresh veg, lovely & hot & yummy gravy. Staff were very friendly & helpful too, would highly recommend a visit

Lovely pub with friendly staff and locals ☺️

It’s a great pub, what more can I say. Have a beer here

Brilliant food, we tried first time the munch box and loaded fries and it was amazing 😋. Highly recommend!

We popped in expecting the food to be OK, but it was amazing, possibly the nicest chicken kebab ever! Lamb good too. Salads, houmous etc. all home made and delicious. Staff very pleasant, all in all an unexpectedly great dining experience in Hazel Grove, would recommend.

I always pop in here for a latte and bacon toasted sandwich whilst my son plays football. Very pleasant and friendly staff. Great food and tasty coffee!

Absolutely spot on with everything they cook, and the team are very nice.

The pub is currently closed. Landlord has sadly passed and the pub seems to be closed with no sign of reopening anytime soon

Just discovered this best chippy around! Massive portions- even the ‘medium’ fish and chips was huge. Crispy battered fish, good white melting flesh, lovely chips! And the guys were super friendly and gave us a small portion of chips for free whilst we waited . Will be back.

Lovely beer garden on a sunny day. Beer is well kept, the staff are very friendly and the food was of good quality. Would recommend!

Excellent food and friendly, efficient Staff.