Axe & Cleaver

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1. Helen ★★★★★

   Decided to have a quiet midweek meal top celebrate my birthday and my daughter passing her driving test. Paul couldn't have delivered better service. he greeted us warmly on arrival and congratulated us both, which took me by surprise. He even had a birthday card and a congratulations card ready on our table. the service from Paul was attentive and friendly whilst the food was great too. we also took advantage of the tesco vouchers offer for a total bargain. thank you!

   almost 2 months ago
2. Janet Jones ★★★★★

   We phoned to explain we were late due to a travel delay, and they fit us in without any fuss. From the moment we arrived, the warm and welcoming atmosphere was obvious. Paul who greeted us was friendly and helpful throughout our visit. The menu offered a good range of choices, and what we ordered was delicious: flavours were spot on, portions were generous, and overall the meal felt good value for money. The Axe and Cleaver provided a consistently positive experience. I’ll definitely return — and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to others.

   almost 2 months ago
3. Nancy S ★★★★★

   Our first visit and won't be the last! Thank you to Hannah and the rest of the staff for the warm welcome, service, and the food. We had the best Sunday Roast. The plates were generous, with good variety of everything, and had different textures and flavours. Not overly salty too. We were VERY full. Went to walk it off at Dunham Massey garden. We'll visit again soon.

   almost 4 months ago

1. Eddy N C ★★★★☆

   Made to feel very welcome and the staff were lovely. We were sat straight away it was a nice cozy place. We ordered drinks and didn't wait long for them to arrive. Guinness was lovely btw. We ordered the food, 1 starter, 2 mains to start. Starter although was lovely it was NOT worth over £7! i ordered the pan fried prawns, it turned up in a tiny bowl with 4 prawns in it with some tomato sauce of sorts, 2 leaves of garnish and 2 small pieces of bread, I had to ask for butter that was so hard it destroyed the bread. When finished out lady server came to clear the plate and asked us to confirm "is it still only 1 main your having?" We confirmed it was 2 we ordered. She put the second on the order. If that had just turned up, one main meal, we would not have been happy. When the main meals did turn up it looked and smelt incredible. My lamb shank shephards pie looked great. As i was loading the plate i could tell that the cheese was melted via a microwave as it was tough and rubbery, when I took a bit the food was so hot, the roof of mouth blistered, it was rediculas. I had to wait over 5 minutes before it was cooled enough to try and enjoy. The lamb was pretty much fell off the bone, it was in with mint gravy which was also lovely. My partner had the chicken pie, she said it was lovely. When we finished, the table was cleared and we asked for the desert menu, when we ordered the desert, the server, the server which took the initial order laughed off mistake from the main ordered saying, I've definitely ordered 2 this time. The desert arrived and again, sticky toffee pudding and custard was heated in their nuclear reactor making it wayy above an acceptable temperature to eat, even 5/10 minutes after it arrived i was only able to start eating it. To summerise, the place was lovely, the staff friendly friendly, i would advise our male server to stop trying to be a comedian and make sure the orders are correct, as while there, he was the same with the table behind and also messed part of their order up too. The food was absolutely lovely, tast wise, but the starter needed more of it to be worth the money, and try and not use the microwave as much while heating food or melting cheese. We had 3 drinks, 1 starter, 2 mains and 2 deserts was almost £85, we were happy that they accepted blue light card which saved almost £10. See the pictures and make your own decision. I gave the food a 3 purely cause of the use of microwave making the food so so hot it uncomfortable to eat. Will I return? Yes.

   almost 5 months ago
2. Zack Eaton ★★★★☆

   Very lovely, would definitely come again. Great menu, good options, very affordable, kind staff. Only feedback was my partners mushroom wellington only had 4 mushrooms in. Other than that, top notch.

   almost 3 years ago
3. John Mackie ★★★★☆

   Spent bank holiday Jan 2nd 2023 here with my family for our last lunch out. I'm giving it a 4 star for its fabulous location, inspiring building and stunning, warm interior, it's the perfect country pub. The food was good and very tasty, only thing to mention for me was I would have liked a little more flavor. Kids meals are very good and they have a good choice for children. The service began very well indeed and I must add always has been in the past, although when we asked for the desert menu it took an easy 10 minutes to arrive, then when no one approached and a further 15 minutes past we decided to get the bill and leave and not have desert after all as we expected a lengthy wait. I will note the pub was not over busy at this point and I feel this was only a slight oversight from staff on the floor. Finally the beer, local, and tasty in particular the Big Tree amber ale. Worth a visit.

   almost 3 years ago

1. CharBella ★★★★★

   Lovely country pub, loads of parking, super friendly serving staff, AMAZING Sunday roast. The best roasties I've had in years. Well done chef!

   almost 3 years ago
2. Olliee Koko ★★★★★

   Really helpful staff and gorgeous food! Great atmosphere and relaxed too. We'll go back again ❣️

   almost 3 years ago
3. ALAN HALL ★★★★★

   Nice meal out at @axe_cleaver tonight... I had the very tasty boneless beef rib with some very rich gravy, mash and veg followed by a gorgeous bakewell tart and custard...! Tried the @jamesonuk orange whisky...! Very nice indeed...! SO nice I even created a new drink of a hot chocolate with a shot of the orange whisky in and Terry's chocolate orange would be jealous how nice it tasted...! Even had to call at Tesco on the way home to grab a bottle to have some more when I got home...! Thanks to the smiling Beacon Brian (Dawn) serving us with a smile and pleasant conversstion...! (Helping us top up the drinks bill along the way...!) Great food, great service, great company...

   almost 4 years ago

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