"I had gluten free fish and chips and it was sublime."
"The lamb shank was absolutely amazing."
"The menu has had an overhaul and there is definitely something for everyone!"
"The food was delicious and the service first class."
"Great quality food with fabulous views of the Bridgewater canal."
"Food excellent. Staff excellent."
"The food is and always has been out of this world with very high standards."
"Had a fabulous meal in The Bridge last night. It was the first day launch of a new menu and it was beautiful."
Cons:
"Unfortunately I ordered a veg curry which was quite bland."
"Sunday roast beef was OK. Yorkshire pudding, soggy. Vegetables OK."
"The Yorkshire pudding in particular was as I can only describe as cremated."
"The food was nice but the male waiting staff attitude wasn't."
"Afraid to say that the bridge has gone down hill quite a bit since the new takeover."
"The steak in my Philadelphia sandwich came well done despite asking for the opposite."
"We ordered a Sunday dinner sharing platter, firstly we were most disappointed with the amount of food."
"Sadly this is not the pub it once was. We first went after the first lockdown where the food was brilliant. Since then it had slowly gone downhill."
Service and Staff
Pros:
"The atmosphere was lively and the staff were attentive. Definitely will be back 10/10."
"Absolutely fantastic. The food was delicious and the service first class."
"The staff are always very genuine and polite, you can tell they take pride in being good at what they do."
"Visited on a recommendation and what a great call! Clare made us feel so welcome from the second we arrived.. amazing service!!"
"The staff were so friendly and inviting! It just felt like going round to a friends house."
"Staff were lovely and were really attentive and made sure we had everything."
"Very friendly and welcoming staff. Amazing view."
"Fantastic pub. Great new management have taken over this pub what a lovely couple."
Cons:
"Appalling service - waited at the bar for ages - staff were around but ignored us."
"New owners. Poor management. Booked Food for 8:00pm on a Saturday evening. Waited to be seated."
"We were most unhappy with the food. We ordered a Sunday dinner sharing platter, firstly we were most disappointed with the amount of food."
"Sadly this is not the pub it once was. We revisited today after reading about its reopening with new ownership hoping to find a rejuvenated menu. Unfortunately, we were left disappointed."
"Disappointing generally as it has been on previous visits. A very 'unwarm' welcome...made to wait an unnecessary period of time."
"Mediocre to say the least. Staff were running around like headless chickens."
"Service was nothing less than a car crash."
"Horrendous.... Staffs attitudes... Badly dressed staff no manners.... Over priced food...."
Atmosphere and Location
Pros:
"The pub has a good atmosphere and would go more often if it was closer to where I lived."
"Situated right on the Bridgewater canal you can just sit watching the canal boat chug by."
"Lovely location too on the canal, enjoyed seeing the boats go past. Dog friendly and there is a kids menu."
"Canal side pub that's perfect for a drink and some food. It's a gastropub with some strong food choices."
"This used to be one of my favourite places to go, We had a table booked, I'd say it wasn't busy."
"Great venue for meetings over a well-cooked lunch. Lovely views overlooking the canal, barges plus ducks."
"Great place! I live down the road and it's such a huge improvement compared to what it was."
"Justifiably a busy pub with a small restaurant. The menu whilst not extensive is adequate and what we had was extremely well cooked and very tasty."
Cons:
"The main problem and reason for the three stars is that the tables outside have no cover, there’s no canopy, in a country like England."
"Very mixed reviews about this place. The good parts, the manager was very helpful and sorted some play mats out for the kids."
"Disappointing generally as it has been on previous visits. A very 'unwarm' welcome...made to wait an unnecessary period of time to be given seats in what was a pretty much empty pub."
"I stopped by after work to enjoy the sunny weather in their outdoor area. Just as I'd taken a seat at one of the last free tables, one of the serving staff walked over, dropped a reserved sign on the table, then told us quite rudely the table was reserved and we have to move."
"We were greeted with a very generous amount of enthusiasm. Very cheerful and warm - great start to the evening!!"
"Food was ok, nothing special. Had to provide menu choices for my party in advance, and was told (in advance) my particular choices were not available, which seemed odd."
"Great food really friendly staff and service and a space for you to take dogs in with free doggie biscuits."