The best restaurants in Willaston and Thornton Cheshire West and Chester North West

Looking for an al fresco coffee? Quirky setting? Sunny aspect? Then look no further. The Platform Pedaller is located on the platform of the former Hadlow Road station in Willaston. The station has been preserved as it was in the 1950's with old metal advertisements. The cafe is currently outdoor but the proprietors are due to open the station masters house soon. Yesterday, our cycling group of 27 called in for coffee. Our customer experience was exceptional. I'll start with the coffee - superb blend dreamed up by Emily, who served us all quickly, efficiently and smilingly. The sunny aspect and traffic free location make this a great pace for a break. Easy access toilets in the old waiting room. Ideal for cyclists, walkers, dog walkers, runners and equestrians. Free car parking too. We will certainly be back!

Lovely little pub. Good choice of drinks and good atmosphere with quirky decor

Breakfast not so good but been for dinner which was nice

My husband, brother and had a lovely lunch today. Fresh tasty food, lovely service and a relaxing setting to enjoy socialising and catching up. I had the three small plate options and they were delicious and very filling. Brother had three different small plates and husband had the chef special salmon linguine which he really enjoyed. We each had a dessert too because the menu was just so tempting. We appreciated a complimentary bread and dips whilst we waited for our food and that was yummy too, another nod to the lovely customer service. We had a lovely time and every member of staff we came across, including the chef, was polite, happy and welcoming. We noticed the lovely beer garden on the way out so will definitely be back with friends to enjoy the warmer weather soon.

Took our train-obsessed eight-year-old here, he loves the setting with its railway memorabilia, and the food was great too. Prices are very reasonable given the quality.

Brilliant service, well attended by mark and the staff

A nice place to go with friends or family, a great atmosphere and really welcoming warm and friendly staff. I will be going here again.

Great pub and you'll find some gem hand pulled beers in here on occasion. Food, staff and service are great!

Please don’t waste your money here. Came with my dog for a quiet pint at 5pm on a Thursday afternoon and was served by the bar staff to no complaints and with ease. Thought I would stay for a second so went to order. Was spoken to so rude by the landlady who sat on a seat guarding the front door that dogs are not allowed. She embarrassed me in front of a group of customers that she was next too stating this even when I was served initially. I have witnessed dogs in the pub plenty of times hence me choosing to go there. The website and internet also confirms this. Have the correct policy and follow through with it with all customers rather than treat everyone differently. Terrible customer service this is by the person who is meant to run the business. Left shocked and won’t be returning id advise you do the same if you have a dog.

A great location for Cheshire Oaks outlet village & the Wirral. The rooms are clean enough & we did get a reasonable night's sleep until 5am, but the building, pub & surrounding land is definitely in need of some work & upkeep, it's all looking a bit tired.

A wonderful friendly warm welcome by the 2 ladies who were happy to answer and reassure me regarding allergy concerns, helping to make considered recommendations. The cafe was warm, clean and a great menu. Lovely quality food and drink. I loved my gingerbread latte, very festive!

Had Christmas Dinner today, prawns had gone off and smelt off really bad, turkey dinner was “okay” at best.. very very dry meat and overcooked roasties and wasn’t enough veg for everyone and food was cold… £85 pp is crazy for the experience.. first and last time unfortunately

Food was OK.. nothing special, just ok!

An extremely disappointing and poor quality take out roast, I understand that the quality may differ to eating in but at the same cost you expect a good level of quality and service. We paid over £60 for one beef roast, one lamb roast and some extras. Nothing was good, our gravy was spilt all inside the delivery bag, our roast potatoes were swimming in oil, the lamb was solid and tasteless, the beef was chargrilled and overcooked, we ordered extras to add to our main roasts, the cauliflower cheese was stone cold, swimming in water with just a pinch of cheese, the portion of extra roast potatoes we ordered came as 3 tiny little potatoes and our stuffing was so crusty and dry! Over all a bad roast. Safe to say we won’t be ordering a take out from the chimneys again.

Counter staff a disgrace. Looked sulky unapproachable and angry. If she can’t smile or look welcoming she shouldn’t work serving the cakes and dealing with customers.