Address: Chester Rd, Kelsall, Tarporley CW6 0RZ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441829701680
Rating: 4.5
based on 152 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"An amazing selection of good for a restaurant in a small town."
"Lovely lunch in great surroundings, the food was delicious particularly the lamb and portion good."
"I had venison pie which was stunningly good."
"The food and drinks are amazing."
"Beautiful place, friendly staff and the food is fantastic!"
"The food is exquisite, the service is amazing."
"We’ve had four lunches here over the last year and none could be faulted."
"Fantastic food, including the Christmas Menu."
Cons:
"Food and service attitude was worst I have had in a long time."
"Ordered the mixed roast. Meal was cold, the 2 roast potatoes were dry and the meat was tasteless and fatty."
"Expensive and small portions."
"Portion sizes very small. Food very expensive for what it is."
"Lovely place, just felt food was expensive and not the quality I would expect for price."
"My husband had the steak and ale pie and it was rather disappointing, very very little meat and gravy tasteless and watery."
"Portion sizes are too big and it felt a bit of a waste as several of us couldn't finish the chicken in a basket."
"Food was okay, nothing special."
Service Quality
Pros:
"Staff were clearly stretched by extra people but they were also used to being busy and were still friendly and helpful."
"The staff are friendly but not over the top- just right."
"One particular staff member was extremely helpful, Nicola, she checked on me regularly but not constantly."
"The waiter was very kind, the food was tasty and didn't take a long time to cook."
"Staff were very attentive, friendly and polite."
"Staff are lovely, food is fantastic and the setting is amazing."
"The whole group had a really enjoyable meal here. The staff went out of their way to help and provided an exceptional service."
"Fantastic lunchtime meal at the Morris Dancer following a walk from their car park to Willington and back."
Cons:
"Was then left for 10 mins by which time my partner had almost finished her meal."
"Service was embarrassingly bad. Thirty minutes after being seated, we still hadn't been asked what we would like to drink."
"Food was reasonable quality although small portions for a high price. However, the big let down is the appalling service and staff."
"Pleasant staff but they were pretty slow and inattentive at times."
"Poor service. Waited over an hour for food before they realised it hadnt come."
"Waitresses more interested in chatting to each other."
"Service wasn't great."
"Service from Emma and the other staff is always superb."
Ambience and Location
Pros:
"Great place to eat and the fire in winter is so cosy."
"We come up from London and visit our friends locally who live within a 10 minute walk."
"Live in Manchester, first time here, would def recommend. Great atmosphere."
"What a delightful place to have a drink or a bite to eat."
"Called in for lunch. Glorious weather for sitting outside on beautiful terrace area overlooking lawns."
"Nice pub,1st visit since refurbishment, beer excellent, plum porter from Titanic."
"Awesome sunny day at the perfect pub."
"Great reopening of an old favourite, lovely to see the Morris Dancer returned!"
Cons:
"Had to order a steak knife to tear the fat off it."
"The service was good at the restaurant however my partner ordered the burger and ended up with food poisoning."
"Would have given it 5 stars because the place was lovely, it's just that as we were leaving, 4:of us said thankyou and bye but the staff didn't respond."
"The place is nice. But I had chicken curry which consisted of a couple of deep fried chicken dippers sitting in some thin curry sauce."
"A caterpillar in one of our parties food, a very long wait for our main courses."
"Refused to cater for a christening as the apparently do not have the room which is ridiculous as I have been to functions there in the past."
"The place has improved dramatically and the food is tasty, warm and well presented."
"Good food and service, with a very good selection of beers. Food can take a while to arrive."
Child and Family-Friendliness
Pros:
"The park next door is great for kids too. Lovely village park with stuff to play on. The zip wire is amazeballs."
"Staff are friendly, they have a great outdoors area with lots of room for kids to run around."
"We always enjoy eating here (and got married there back when it was the Lord Binning) but last Sunday for my birthday was even better than usual."
"They have got everything figured out here. Compliant (Corona) quick service with good food and drinks."
"The food and drinks are amazing. There is also a park right next to the morris, it's got loads of things for the children to enjoy and there is a lot of exercise machines for those who like to use them."
"A real mixture of food choices (apart from myself and me daughter) good Eastgate beer too."
"Staff and service 5 stars. Food 4 * only because one of the meals was a tad small. We took 3 dogs between 4 of us. All well-behaved tho."
"There isn't a children's menu but smaller portions of certain mains are available."
Cons:
"We received vouchers for £12 off a meal but you have to collect 6 of them and can only be used on Mondays - Thursdays and no Bank holidays."
"Children menu available as well as an extensive gluten free one. My kids had chicken nuggets and beef burger and I had the lamb hot pot."
"Lovely pub, very clean and nicely decorated. So great to go for a treat or to meet with friends."
"Was advised to go here by a lady at Morleys garden centre as did not know the area. Great place."
"Lovely warm friendly and welcoming local with a good choice of food and drink. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly."
"Busy but didn't have to wait long for the food. Generous portions and good value. Outside area clean. Not much for children to play on, only 2 swings and a tractor."
"Arrived for my mums and step dads (who is quite elderly and struggles walking) 25 silver wedding anniversary lunch. One of our family has a young toddler who wasn’t very happy at the time."
"Nice pub fitted out to a good standard, good selection of beers, kids play area with a tractor."