Gastropub cuisine: the best places to taste it in Bolton
8 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Amazing place. The food is always really tasty and the staff are lovely and attentive. Great black pudding starter on the menu and the Sunday roast..."
Andrew Stockton
"Drove past many a time but never been in and so glad we did last night. Food was gorgeous staff were really nice and friendly. We wanted somewhere..."
Eileen Donald
"Great place to eat and enjoy good beer. Friendly and efficient staff. Can easily cater for parties and even..."
William Lloyd
"Nice old fashioned pub great staff and food is to die for staff in resturant very helpful cafnt fault..."
Suzie Collins
"Visited Bobs Smithy last Sunday . Food was served outside to us yet arrived promptly and piping hot .Eight happy customers by far the best pub lunch..."
Jon Cooper
"Great food and great ale. The refurb is just right and has refreshed the place without losing the country pub feel. Spot..."
James Lever
"I've passed here loads of times but never gone in. Well wished I'd have visited sooner
Food and service was fantastic
Would defo recommend a visit..."
Karen Ann Callow Gettins
"Been here before. Never a disappointment. The food is fantastic, especially the cheese and onion pie, and the staff are excellent! I would highly..."
Kirste Farrell
"We eat here at least once a week, never disappointed, nice place, friendly staff, crackin..."
Chris Worthington
"Great Sunday lunch menu. Great food, excellent service and still a nice tradional..."
Debra Derry
"Been for several lunches, the food is excellent, and Lorraine is always very helpful!
Two friends are Gluten free food and they always..."
Cathy Davies
"Great food, great service, attentive staff and reasonable..."
Sam Thompson
"Good quick service and good food, dog friendly and a good pint. Nothing more needs saying really. Will go again when in the..."
Kev Wilson
"Great atmosphere, excellent food and service. We've booked to go back again, can highly..."
Joanne Odins
"Fantastic food friendly staff , great wine list..."
Simon Horan
"ever good food . but a long wait between..."
Terry Ward
"Lovely place. Drinks a little expensive compared to other locals, but always a treat before we walk the moors! Great staff..."
Erica Morrison
"Really nice pub brill service nice home cooked food..."
"Excellent food and service well worth a visit def go..."
Katrine Hollinshead
"Tomorrow will be the third time in a week for lunch. Food and service excellent and they even let our pooch in and he loves it. Have to say has..."
Heather Campbell
"Its a lovely old country pub, that has been modernised, with lovely food, and very friendly bar..."
Christine Lee Wiggans
"I had a lovely meal with family food was superb and the staff very..."
John Nunez
"Outstanding food.
Very busy and that says a great deal. Most people are regulars... Again this tells you a great deal of the service, food and..."
Stephen Readey
"COVID measures in place but could have been handled better considering just trying to get a drink and sit outside.
Lovely pint of..."
Simon Brindle
"They are making a great effort to get the social distancing right and getting people back in the pub. The beer was good and the food excellent. And..."
"Best Fish and Chip we've had for a long time. Natter is light and fish is flaky and not..."
Mok Barbara
"Nice pub with good food and decent beer.
Staff are very friendly and go the extra mile to accommodate any allergies/intolerances etc.
Covid measures..."
Steve Hughes
"Amazing Sunday lunch, good value and service was..."
Kate Taylor
"My wife and I went last night for Valentine's Day. The food was excellent. We had a very nice bottle of red named "Dead man's dice" which went really..."
"Oauuu. What an experience and what a service. 5 * is not enough to rate the food and the service we had in there. We had an amazing girl night out..."
Madalina Obreja
"Ate here today and only one word...WOW!
We came as a family of 2 adults and 2 kids, the 3 course set menu was amazing. The kids had the chicken ..."
Gary Walker
"Such a warm welcome! It's the first time I have been here and I was made to feel like a regular, so comfortable! The food was delicious, plenty of..."
Alison Wilkinson
"Only went in for drinks, so I cannot comment on the food. Staff were pleasant, polite and helpful. Sat outside, the stool I was on was very wobbly..."
Maggie Savidge
"Food was well cooked and priced reasonably.
The staff were friendly and welcoming. We were in early so not a lot of people in. Only just started..."
Ian Tideswell
"So....popped out with our families today to get something to eat. I can only say I was blown away. Service with a smile, friendly and relaxed. Great..."
Gareth Murphy
"Brilliant hospitality on a recent christening/ naming ceremony nothing too much trouble, great outdoor area and play area for children, beautiful pub..."
Lisa lexi
"Took my mum n her best friend, excellent, the bar staff she was absolutely welcoming and friendly, the chef excellent, no faults what so ever. We..."
Su Kitchen
"Fantastic venue and staff!
We hired the venue for a naming ceremony and the venue did not disappoint!
Lovely space and outside area with a children's..."
Danni
"Lovely lunch here with my daughters and grand babies, food was excellent 👌 and the staff were lovely constantly checking if we need drinks ect,..."
"Had a brilliant meal here. Been a couple of times now and food is a joy. The apple pie dessert is spectacular especially considering we are not..."
Sian Hickman
"Been a few times now for food and a few drinks. Food is bang on, won’t find anywhere nearby with food as..."
Conor O'neill
"Once again, amazing food and great staff. I had the pork, mustard mash, crumb coated black pudding and it was just stunning. Hats off to the chef! My..."
Helen Grailey
"Me & Hubby went for tea... quite noisy.... drinks a bit expensive...but the food and service was amazing!!😋😋😉 we will come again though!!..."
Debra Porter-McKenna
"This place is a hidden gem! Warm atmosphere, lovely people and the food is incredible! Every single thing my friends and I tried was delicious! If..."
Silvia Sky
"Had the Sunday roast with homemade Yorkshire pudding. Good value excellent food. The staff were friendly and..."
Andrea Hutchinson
"Under new managment for the food. It's wonderful food, I've just had the best pie I've ever had there today, I had the steak and ale, followed by..."
Stephen Coster
"The fact myself and my partner have been back a couple times a week and taken all our friend's since we found this little gem a month ago says it..."
Daniel Atwell
"Amazing food and fantastic service from the..."
Millie.x.o Tiktok
"Great place to eat and drink, lovley espresso martini and great..."
"Delicious burger! Highly recommend. The place looks very nice and the bar-mans are nice. Good meat, good additives and very nice fries. The Service..."
Sławek “Suave”
"Lovely looking place, clean and tidy. Very prompt service. Food was deliciously fresh and tasty. Deffo going on our favourite list..."
Dave Gingell
"Great place for drinks 🍸 👌 we went to celebrate a birthday 🎂 was very busy and the music was too loud, couldn't hear the person next to me..."
Rachel Jenkinson
"Came Saturday 3rd December for our Christmas do. We all had food and drinks. It was very busy so our food was miss ordered but once it came it was..."
Marie Moore
"The food was amazing! Couldn't fault a thing, great food and lovely service. We made the most of the lunch deal on a Sunday and couldn't have been..."
Ellie Clayton
"Nice place... Food very good... Dined here before a show as not too far from albert halls... I would say it was very noisy indeed but other than that..."
jJOANNE ASPINALL
"Seated straight away in a lovely booth. Quick to serve drinks and food. Good quality for money and even with the large portions you can take..."
Chelsea Santha
"Place has come on a long way from the days of being the Harvey's Cocktail Bar!.
Rely couldn't fault the food, menu dose have a wide range of amazing..."
Ben
"I've never been to Bolton before, what a surprise. Went to the court house as it was the only place we could get a table for six at short notice. The..."
night_chills
"I was here recently for bottomless brunch and I'll be honest I was fuming at paying £40 for burger OR fries and only a very small number of..."
Tina xox
"Excellent food, staff and..."
Kathryn Boyd
"First time at this place and it didn't disappoint, there's a broad range of dishes on the menu with options for vegetarians. Try the burgers as all..."
Baz Patel
"Fantastic place great scones and cakes . There is a history about the court house behind the shop where you can bring your dog and have tea or..."
Hetty IRL
"I recently visited here with friends and family. I love my food and am very critical of food i receive from restaurant.
let me start by saying we..."
sagar jethwa
"Called in yesterday the food was amazing has always. Georgina was our waitress very helpful. The guy who sat us down and made the cocktails didn't..."
Gaynor Furness
"First time I'd been here and will definitely be going again, food was delicious and staff where on point..."
"Found this place via trip advisor-on our way home looking for a place for Sunday lunch. We weren't disappointed! Mid afternoon when we arrived,..."
June McTear
"The food was so good last Sunday we came back again this Sunday & it was excellent again, this is fast becoming my favourite place to fetch family &..."
Joanne Diggle
"Came here for lunch with, a group of 8 friends in total, on 13th October. Ate from the ‘light’ menu and was pleasantly surprised at the portion..."
Sandra Bunker
"Would definitely recommend, we celebrated my mum's 70th at the Tavern last night, the food was excellent the staff couldn't have been anymore..."
Michelle Mort
"Lovely staff. Very helpful and cheery. It was very busy for a midday Tuesday however there were lots of other Christmas meal diners too. The..."
Emily Dawson
"An amazing night for my hubbys birthday Service excellent Food excellent Good value for money Nothing was to much trouble with the staff would..."
Sheila Crossley
"Enjoyed a lovely meal with our friends three of had the Hake it was lovely and another had the salmon friendly staff always really good at the..."
Kath Pemrick
"Had afternoon tea with my daughter and grandparents. I highly recommend it. Had to bring some home. Will have this again...."
Justine L Donnelly
"We always enjoy our meals. my husband loves the liver the best he has tasted. And I love the home made pat'e. .staff are very friendly and..."
Valerie Frankland
"Love this place….superb food with all flavours at reasonable prices. The fish dishes are so tasty. Staff are amazing….friendly and welcoming...."
SUE X
"Always good food here with helpful..."
Mick Gammage
"Came here for the first time to have the afternoon tea with a friend. The atmosphere was calm & peaceful and the seats/tables were clean. The staff..."
S.S Patel
"Restaurant was lovley and clean, beautiful service and food. I went with my grandparents and they were so accommodating and friendly. We had 2 roasts..."
Grace Pullen
"Good quality food at decent prices. Was very busy for a Thursday night, but plenty of seats in the bar and restaurant. Happily recommend it to anyone..."
Baz Patel
"What a fabulous place to eat and meet. The food is stunning, served hot, tasty and promptly. The staff too are welcoming and warm . Highly..."
stephen ackers
"I Was taken here as a birthday treat. We had afternoon tea. They serve a trio of canapés as a starter, when we asked what they were we didn't like..."
Alison Grannell
"The best afternoon tea by far. Would highly recommend. Lovely staff too. I will certainly be returning..."
Jill Kehoe
"Friendly staff, quick and efficient. Wonderful food , will definitely be going..."
Beth Gill
"Beautiful clean surrounding and friendly service. Had a bit of a wait time but something had happened. There manager was accommodating and..."
Jane Riley
"Lovely place, nice food and the staff here are great. I would say however that the prices are on the higher side compared to other nearby restaurants..."
Vicky Wilson
"Went for family celebration, 7 people. Perfect to be seated at a big round table. Service is impeccable, food wonderful, not too busy, definitely..."
Leesa Hellings
"Lovely place with good quality food. Very clean highly..."
Anne Parkinson
"Foods good but the prices of the food is just to much compared to other places I've..."
John
"I was taken here by my sister and had a truly wonderful meal chosen from an interesting and varied menu. It was early evening, so a bit quiet as far..."
Harry Downs
"Very good food, great selection and smaller portions choice as well. Very comfortable and service was..."
Patricia Montgomery
"Reasonable priced food with friendly and cheerful staff. Nice atmosphere and if you ask staff can give you a quiet corner for romantic dinning...."
Johnathan Pin
"Fabulous food , great atmosphere and friendly staff. Made a wonderful fuss of our Grandson for his 2nd birthday tea. Setting the table with a balloon..."
"This was a really nice pub, quirky deco and great staff. The food was really yummy! We had the 'porky pit' burger and fried chicken dishes. Nice to..."
Vicky Wilson
"Great find gave it a try from our usual place and so glad we went, the food was fantastic the staff so lovely and friendly. Disappointed we didnt..."
Lisa Stoddard
"Ate here for the first time tonight. We had been to see our daughter and her partner's new home, and ate here because I'd heard good reports about..."
Deborah Gee
"Loved the atmosphere unfortunately they do not do cashback but do not let that stop you. Seriously enjoyed the brewing ipa..."
Kelvin Stanley
"Nice place to go for food and drinks..staff polite and friendly has a lovely atmosphere and the food menu has something for..."
Georgina W
"Called for a quick drink that turned into a little bite to eat 😂
Was quite busy, but quickly served.
Will call again to sample more of the..."
Bubblegum Blue
"Amazing food and really good for kids. Great atmosphere and the service was fast and spot..."
Dads Wee Dram
"Busy and popular railway themed pub. Open plan feel with restaurant and bar areas. The latter is dog friendly and serves food. Bar tables are on a..."
Les Wojnarowicz
"Popped in on the off chance that they would still be serving food and very glad we did. Very friendly and helpful staff, an excellent hearty meal and..."
Mike Hull
"They've turned an old pub into an attractive, themed gastro pub. Steam engine sound effects in the toilet! Good food as reported by others with me,..."
Billy Bookworm
"A great pub overall. Well priced, food served in good time and big plates of good tasting food. An observation more than problem, the starter..."
S Jones
"Food was good and service was reasonable. I would go again. I like that it's dog friendly and the quirky rail- related decor is a nice touch. The..."
Daisy May
"Great experience for breakfast in Father's Day, lovely food and a pleasant atmosphere. Drinks did take a while but they were busy at the time. Would..."
Matthew Eaton
"Fabulous meal, in gorgeous characterful modern style pub- restaurant. Not too fancy but very tasty food, reasonable prices. Great friendly customer..."
Ruth Helm
"Nice pub good food and dog friendly in the bat..."
"Had Sunday carvery yesterday at the Farmers. The food was lovely, plenty potatoes and veg to choose. Very reasonable prices. Great place to eat would..."
Jan King - Gradwell
"Really warm and friendly place. Ordered a simple meal from the menu and it was excellent, others were eating more exotic food (Italian seems to be..."
Ste Round
"Not been in this pub for many years.
Yesterday I called and I was impressed by the quality of the food and a couple if pints. Would..."
Dave Scott
"Love love love the new chef and his delicious food my daughter recently celebrated her 11 the birthday and picked the farmers for her meal 23 of us..."
Gail 'Kemp' Jones
"We went along last night for our tea - just good old fashioned home made grub - really nice - staff were - defo recommend the sharer..."
Andrea Egan
"We went in Sunday first time in a very long time for me my daughter was in few weeks ago the meal was lovely bar staff very nice . The chef was very..."
Lilian Worsley
"What an amazing friendly pub..thankyou to Deb and Wayne for your hospitalty .. food was amazing and reasonably priced .. I will be back ....."
David Johnson Whittle
"Such a welcoming cosy place with such friendly staff! We worth a visit! And the mega Sunday lunch is..."
Kimberley Po
"The finest pub food in exquisite..."
Brett Holt
"Had a lovely family meal, food was good quality and cheap as..."
Stephen Taylor-Smith
"Friendly atmosphere...Food was excellent,compliments to the chef...Great set of staff...I will be definitely recommending to my friends and family......"
Jamie Lovesherkids
"Great local pub , with superb staff . Highly..."
Phil Watkinson
"Fabulous experience once again. The staff are so helpful. Lovely food. And not..."
Sharon Flahavan
"The best meat and 2 veg in town will definitely return..."
Danielle Fielding
"Lovely place. Great food at great prices! Good..."
Stacey Hulme
"Delicious freshly cooked meals. We had the Sunday roast and we will will definatly be back. Thanks..."
Andrea Cain
"Lovely homecooked Sunday roast. Will look forward to returning to try something else off the menu. Thanks to chef..."
Amy Fielding
"I was taken out for tea by my daughter,we had a sunday roast. The food was excellant homemade and freshly prepared. The service was really good,..."
Annabelle Lunn
"The Steak in Ale pie is the best i have..."
Mick Spencer
"Brilliant service from lovely friendly staff, and the most amazing burgers I've ever had. Definitely a 5 star experience and will definitely come..."
Margaret Horsfield
"New chef and the food is superb and a great night out, always nice friendly welcome and cheap !!!!!
I'LL BET U CAN'T FIND FOOD AND BEER AS GOOD IN..."
Wayne Corless
"Call in weekly at least.... they have had a busy weekend. Bit of nice weather brings people out. About time... The staff are all trying hard to build..."
Bolton Born and bred.
"Went for a pub meal. Staff were very polite. Service was excellent, as was the food. Highly..."
Maggie Savidge
"Carvery is absolutely wonderful cooked fresh and tastes amazing excellent chef and staff very warm and..."
William Higson
"Lovely place. Families with children more than welcome. Polite staff and welcoming atmosphere. More than..."
Ben Stilwell
"Really good staff excelent food wide variety of drinks brilliant..."
Danny Yates
"Food and staff great.
decorating could do with an update.
Afternoon tea was..."
Caron Murray
"Popped in for coffee, nice friendly staff and customers. Food smelt..."
Sandra Masheder
"Great prices for decent beer was hit and miss for years but now new landlords seem to be pushing for..."
David Charnock
"Good home cooked food and ur night out is within a good..."
"Been here a couple of times. Staff are always friendly. The food is very good as well as fairly cheap. Will be..."
Jessica Yates
"Hadn't been for 2 or 3 years ... been today and was blown away by just how good the carvery was ... everything hot and fresh, the Yorkshire puds..."
Maureen Thompson
"Our carvery was gorgeous today! Didn't have to wait, got served straight away. Everything was cooked to perfection, lovely array of veg and tasty,..."
elsa parker
"Lovely place, friendly staff, great views sat outside looking over to the hills. We have visited four times so far and the carvery is always tasty ..."
Tania D
"The best roast beef, turkey, gammon and yorkshire pudding and veg I have ever tasted. Thank you so much for a wonderful meal. Mum and I thoroughly..."
Jayne Butler
"I was here on tuesday afternoon with work for a 3 course meal and it was excellent. The food was very good, and the staff were brilliant considering..."
Chaddy Trotter
"called in Sunday very busy but the girls accommodated us straight away. Fantastic tasty carvery lovely atmosphere. Thank you to the 3 girls out front..."
Judith leach
"Great carvery, I won't go anywhere else now. Staff are spot on, very friendly and welcoming. I would highly recommend this carvery to anyone who..."
Stephen smith
"impeccable service from the management team, if you want to be treated like family, I highly recommend the royal oak, they treated myself my wife and..."
John Turner
"We came over here for pink concert and the manager has gone above and beyond to make us feel welcome she was amazing ...the food and drink were..."
Joanne Furlong
"fantastic carvery the best in Bolton I would say. Staff are fantastic very attentive and friendly. my family and I love everything about this pub. a..."
Shelly Dodd
"Was staying close by and dropped in to try the carvery, was so good I went back again a week later! Can definitely recommend, good polite and quick..."
Richard Maskery
"Staff were lovely. The food was gorgeous. Sat outside in the sunshine with a fantastic view of Rivington. First time here, it wont be the..."
Janet H
"Great friendly service and a delicious and reasonably priced meal. We were made very welcome with our dog who was also paid a lot of attention by..."
Paul McCabe
"Really nice vegetarian carvery available. Service a tad slow but staff are run off their feet. Always pleasant and with a..."
flygirl
"I enjoyed the food, on the larger side but loved it regardless. The carvery that a guest of mine had allowed me to sample one of her potatoes which..."
Vlekka
"Beautiful carvery as always. Brilliant place for a good get together for family and..."
Gemma Watson
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