Address: Lumb Carr Rd, Holcombe Village, Ramsbottom, Bury BL8 4LZ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441706550792
Rating: 4.2
based on 117 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The staff were really friendly and couldn’t do enough for us."
"All staff friendly & eager to assist."
"Service was prompt, friendly & courteous."
"The staff are very friendly."
"The gentleman behind the bar who found us a table was very polite and helpful."
"Service was on point by both ladies who were working today."
"Friendly staff. Very popular with dog's and their companions."
Cons:
"Service was slow and inattentive, it was busy but they had plenty staff on."
"Tried about 4 times now as it’s very local and every-time the slowest service known to man."
"We waited over an hour for our food in a nearly empty pub, only to receive undercooked and under seasoned dishes."
"Service is the slowest I think I’ve ever seen."
"Slow service, rude staff, small portions with tough cold potatoes."
"Food was very poor sent one dish back for the other dish to be worse quality and the service was very slow."
"Poor waitress was rushed off her feet because she was literally the only 1 doing anything."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The ribs were phenomenal and I recommend to anyone visiting."
"Food is very tasty, admittedly portions tend to be smaller than other places but I’d rather a smaller portion which tasted great than a large portion of average."
"The food in this establishment is all home cooked. Attention to detail shows throughout."
"Packed with amazing flavours good portions, really well presented and the price point was spot on."
"The food was out of this world and well presented was reasonable waiting time for the food."
"The tastiest Homemade Steak pie I have ever eaten served with scrumptious homemade Chips and Fresh Veg."
"Absolutely beautiful food, and friendly staff, we will definitely be coming back."
Cons:
"Was really looking forward to chicken in white wine & cream sauce but it was mediocre; tough chicken, watery sauce, undercooked leeks."
"Half of his pudding was completely inedible and so disgusting that it put my off my food too!"
"The roast chicken wasn't what you'd expect, either. We were served a flattened chicken breast, also as dry as a biscuit."
"The food was horrible, my son had a hamburger and complained about the taste."
"Food arrived eventually, very bland and cold."
"The chicken was very dry the plate was covered in butter and gravy and the chips that my children had was very hard."
"Menu is very very deceiving all the mains like fish and chips, cheese pie ect all say home cut home made chips they was not they were 100% frozen steak thick chips still solid in the middle."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"Lovely outside seating area too especially if the weather is nice."
"Set in the quaint hillside village of Holcombe, this lovely pub has character as an old coaching house."
"It's a nice (steep) walk up the hill from Ramsbottom or a gentle walk from Holcombe Brook. Great views and fast and friendly service."
"Top location for a country pub."
"A good reward for walking up to the Peel Tower is a pint of well kept Timothy Taylor in a well kept pub."
"Cosy, quaint gastro pub in the old Holcombe village above Ramsbottom."
"The epitome of the English country pub. Fine ales and great food in abundance."
Cons:
"Booked a beer garden table for 9-11pm. No lights, no heaters, no entertainment. Left after 15 minutes because we were freezing and our drinks hadn't arrived."
"Outdoor seating area still needs lots of work, seating benches next to car park with remains of building work, sand and debris, on floor."
"The flooring is very crooked so beware where you step."
"Pub is ok but what a horrible display of the bins outside the pub!"
"I probably wouldn’t go back ever again until I look down the side of the pub and saw a family of rats run out of the side of the kitchen with a chef chasing them away."
"The owners manage the space poorly and annex rooms are often left dark and unheated."
"Dogs running all over the place off leads and actually trying to stand on tables without intervention from staff or owners."
Value
Pros:
"The food, though expensive, is very good and served well."
"Lovely food that was very reasonable."
"Much better value food than some others in Ramsbottom!"
"For the 4 of us including sweets, 5 pints of lager, 1 tonic water, and 3 coffee's £85. which nowadays I think was quite reasonable."
"Great value for money, fast service and general all round good atmosphere!"
"Good food at fair prices, we ate outside at lunchtime."
"You know if you go you'll have a good feed and it won't break the bank."
Cons:
"Charged £1.75 for cheese as they class it as additional topping on a burger."
"Food is so-so but very overpriced."
"If you paid half the menu prices you'd still only just be under impressed."
"The sandwiches and the Sunday dinner seemed very overpriced."
"Food was okay, but expensive for what it was."
"£8 for a sandwich. With no chips. If I could put a minus on for food I would."
"£2.50 for a 33cl bottle of water! £2.50!!"
Staff Attitude
Pros:
"Children were in having food and the staff were very pleasant with them."
"Staffs of shoulder are quite hospitable."
"Very friendly and cosy."
"Pleasant, efficient staff."
"Staff made us welcome and were very attentive."
"The staff went above and beyond to make a very sad day, happy!"
"Friendly, warm and cosy Country Pub."
Cons:
"No safeguarding in evidence. Waiters/Waitresses not wearing any protection, not distancing in fact the opposite was evident."
"Staff a bit sparce and a bit unexperienced and tables needed a clean."
"The staff are inexcusably ignorant and dismissive should you point out the culinary short falls."
"Servers were completely uninterested and unapologetic."
"Staff were miserable and uninterested- will not be returning!"
"Disgraceful management attitude."
"Shame, the staff let down what would otherwise be a lovely pub."