The best restaurants serving British food in North West

I called in especially to taste scouse, the staff were lovely but the food is not great, I had scouse which I can only describe as bland meatless soup and my wife had a steak pie which consisted of crust and gravy no meat,very disappointed in maggy mays especially after every other place I ate in liverpool on my stay the food was great

A bit mean with the food , what was served was delicious but not enough, brilliant dog treats and the staff are so lovely and friendly

Popped here for breakfast on a Saturday morning with the family. I ordered scrambled eggs and bacon with toast and mushrooms. The only disappointment was the mushrooms are the large field type and not button. Toast and butter was lovely, bacon nice (thick sliced too), egg good and very nice fresh orange juice.

We decided randomly to try the Birley Arms for Sunday Lunch and so glad we did. Our Sunday roast was delicious with plenty of gravy accompanied by two glasses of red wine. The service was brilliant and staff very friendly. Would definitely go again.

We had our last visit to the Coach House because it closes on 31st May 2023. We have been here several times over the years but had to come for our last lunch visit before it closes next week. Mind you we had enough points on our Bonus Club card to get a free bottle of wine, but we said our last farewell to the staff, especially Pippa & we hope she gets what she wants when the place closes. It does seem a shame to demolish this restaurant & the Premier Hotel just to extend the car park for the Trafford Centre.

Excellent pub food and great selection of drinks. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. Would highly recommend the lasagne!

Was a resident for three nights in the first week of January '25. Excellent time throughout though quiet at this time of year, which is to be expected. Nice public bar area especially by the roaring fire. Lots of snow overnight Saturday (4th) so a white wonderland to awaken to in the morning; you can't beat that in these surroundings! Decided on an evening meal for the final night, fish & chips and it was 'delish' as they say. Will definitely be going back again at this time of year when time permits.

I think 1 star is very generous to this business. Stopped by the Mulberry Bush Café for a quick bite on the way home—big mistake. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a swarm of flies, which should have been the first red flag. Instead of turning around, we decided to order takeaway. That was our second mistake. We ordered a Chicken & Bacon Panini, a BLT, and two portions of Halloumi & Bacon Fries. What we received was an absolute disgrace. The fries were topped with a pathetic scattering of bacon and three tiny, burnt scraps of halloumi—if you could even call it that. The BLT was an insult to sandwiches everywhere: thick, dry bread, a full half of a tomato just plonked in, and a measly single strip of bacon per half. The salad? Chopped into huge, unappetizing chunks—though, to be fair, the 10 nachos dumped on top were the only remotely edible part of the meal. And then there was the panini. If you enjoy the taste of pure grease with zero seasoning or flavor, this one’s for you. It was so drenched in oil it could have been wrung out like a dishcloth. For nearly £30, this was beyond unacceptable. A complete waste of money on food that felt more like a punishment than a meal. Avoid this place at all costs.

Highly recommended. Popular restaurant. Regular visitor, morning and/or afternoon. Enjoy a coffee and cake or a delicious meal. Watch Chester Riverboats and/or Grosvenor Boat Club members rowing.

Good atmosphere and great to watch sports in

Very good quality food. Served to please the eye, as well as the taste buds. The hotel part of it is fantastic, a spacious room with a king-size bed and a roomy shower. Large carpark.

Surroundings are beautiful however we went for carvery and was very disappointed, wished I’d have read the reviews prior to going. Food was very disappointing, dry, hard, overcooked etc etc. I read the reviews now as I wanted to put a review on and people had the same comments I had about the food. Think it’s a lottery on food and service. Good luck on the day if you visit.

Excellent Lunch. We ate from the winter menu soon to be the spring menu, great value for money. 4 very happy dinners. All staff extremely helpful and friendly.

Went for a Sunday evening meal. The food was pleasant but nothing extraordinary. They had sold out of 2 out of 3 of the available roast dinner options by 6pm so if you want a Sunday roast it would be advisable to go earlier. One thing that let this meal down though was the service, they do not have enough staff serving tables. There is a call button system on the table for ordering but no body responded despite pressing it 3 times. I attempted to order at the bar but was advised to return to the table and use the button. We must have waited 30 minutes just for the food order to be taken.

It is a real hidden gem. Food excellent good selection for all. Pub is family friendly and welcomed dogs. I highly recommend this for family lunches and cosy evenings. Staff are brilliant.