The best restaurants serving British food in Oldham North West

My husband and I have been coming to the Wickentree for over 10 years and unfortunately we won’t be back again. We came a few months back and had a bad experience and meal but thought it may have been a one off but no today was even worse. My husband went up to pay and was told there was a 20-25min wait for the afternoon tea he said that was okay, the coffees were brought out soon after ordering they were lukewarm. After waiting 55 minutes for food my husband eventually asked about our food, the girl never came back to tell us the out come but 5 minutes later someone “rushed” out our food I say “rushed” as that’s what it was. All the food apart from the fish and chips were cold, the steak sandwich was just a piece of cold gristle and a bit of meal so much so my husband went to bite into it and the gristle just slid off the sandwich and it was hanging from my husbands mouth you couldn’t bite through it, so that was left. The gravy in the Yorkshire pudding was cold and congealed again that was left. They forgot to add the tartar sauce for the fish and chips, along with the clotted cream for the scone I had to ask for both of these items at separate times during my meal. There was no extra cutlery to cut the scone and add the cream and Jam so just wiped the one I had use for my meal on the napkin and then quickly found the scone was hard and stale when I accidentally dropped it on the plate with a thud. So at £30 per person it’s a lot to pay for 4 chips, a small piece of fish and then the rest of the meal was cold. They obviously forgot to send our meal out and left it waiting on the side then rushed it out with items missing. Not worth the money, won’t be eating here again and they need to employ more staff especially at dinner/lunch when it’s really busy. It’s such a shame as it used to be a really nice place to eat especially at this time of year with the Christmas shop downstairs.

Disappointing food. I had the tuna croque but it was cold and tasteless. The service was good as usual but that was the worst lunch I’ve had there.

This cafe is in a lovely location, it’s a cute building and has convenient parking but sadly that’s where the positives end. This place used to be run by people who come across proud of their cafe and the food that they served. fresh hand cut chips, home made pies, salads, home made daily specials and all the usual stuff like a hot breakfast, even a vegetarian breakfast. All done right, to the standard you expect. I used to go to this place with my partner once a week and we loved it. The cheese and onion pie with chips and gravy was up there with the best. the workers were happy and very competent at running a busy cafe that served up a variety of fresh food. Anyway this last time that we went, we couldn’t believe the change in the place, No chips, no salad available, when we asked for a salad we were told ‘we only have tomatoes and onion,. He won’t let us get lettuce incase we don’t sell it and it goes off’. This ‘He’ must be the owner, and i’m pretty sure it’s a different owner than the one who owned it 3-4 years ago. here are a few things about my most recent experience: the Place is cold the menu is tiny they don’t do chips the jacket potatoe and beans is microwaved to order, potato not cooked through and some cheap tasteless beans on top. no butter in the potatoe either. I assume ‘He’ won’t allow it Cheese pie isn’t the same as it used to be and it’s microwaved to order. i believe the insides have been reformulated so that it’s cheaper to make. no gravy any more. I assume He won’t allow gravy either it’s an absolute joke the place was freezing. i assume because there isn’t an oven or a hob in use at all ever. the coffee in all honesty has always been rubbish and it still is, boiling hot and barely any taste. but we didn’t go there for coffee so we didn’t care. the food was bang on every time The salt and petter shakers had 3 holes on the top, 2 of them were sellotaped over, i assume to save money as it wouldn’t come out as fast. there was a sign telling customers to only take one serviette per customer. can you believe it. Pay 6.50 for a microwaved potato that’s still hard and lumpy with no butter and some cheap beans, and ‘He’ is trying to stop me from getting too much salt and pepper and telling me i can only have one napkin. unbelievable! the number of staff was less than before, the place felt like a business on the edge of closing down, maybe this penny pinching miser of an owner is raking it in through his cost cutting measures and increased prices that he charges for rubbish food and drink. but how this model gets any repeat business at all is beyond me. so a message to whoever ‘He’ is. This place used to be fantastic, and now it’s a scam. There is no sense of pride and as a customer you don’t go there feeling like your going to get something nice for dinner, you feel like your just going there to line the owners pockets. rubbish!

Went on a recommendation and was lovely. Went at 10am for Saturday morning breakfast Great coffee and service. Persian eggs with chorizo were nicest I’ve ever had….family who all had the small English breakfast said was plenty and very nice. Will be back for sure!!!

Took my boyfriend in for breakfast as we was going to Rochdale , ordered a breakfast that came out on a small plate , egg was overdone and broke , ingredients where cheap .. but prices wernt . Miserable owner too . Won't be going again .

The best Sunday Roast that I've ever eaten.

Our server Olivia was fantastic, very helpful and always had a smile, the food was great and I always enjoy the atmosphere here.

We visited for afternoon tea on a Saturday afternoon. The greeting we got wasn't great. Spoke to 3 young girls before we were seated. We had afternoon tea which was average but had to ask for plates. No cream with our scones, just jam. It was unlimited tea and coffee but we had to ask for a second cup. No one asked if everything was ok with our food. The staff were very young but lacked leadership. Don't think we would return.

Excellent service. The food is always nice and atmosphere relaxing. Staff are always friendly and can’t do enough for you.

Over priced.. cafe run by silly girls. No coordination as to what menu was available and queuing time ridiculous. Won’t be going back

Lovely night at the Puckersley! really nice atmosphere, great music and the best cheese and onion pie 💓 thank you Puck! We will be back!

Great food and drinks with lovely service. Its a little pricey but worth it. The Japanese tea was lovey with very quirky tea pots. There was looses tea on sale too ... wish I'd bought some, but its a good excuse for a return visit.

Really slow service, it took twenty minutes to get coffee and cake. Staff weren’t attentive, they all seemed like they were on a go slow. Plenty staff, no service.

Amazing place, will be so sad to see it go in a few weeks. Love the food, staff are fantastic, and every time I have been they have been supportive, helpful and fully experienced. Considering some are volunteering, they are an amazing team. The food has always been way above average. Will miss this place.