Reviews in Wigan

I'm vegan and normally it's hard to find places that know what vegan is, let alone cater for me. although this is a nice exception. I just asked what was vegan and they came up with loads of suggestions of food that they could prepare for me with no fuss and no awkwardness. Friendly, clean atmosphere and inexpensive, great food! well worth the visit.

Fantastic new large restaurant in the center of Wigan. Beautiful decor and an extensive menu. The quality of food matched the brilliant service. I'll definitely be going back soon and highly recommend the place.

I have been going to the owls for well over 15 years and have always enjoyed the meals both in the restaurant and the other side for bar meals. The bar meals were excellent and value for money however since it has been refurbished the meals have increased in price and decreased in quality. There is not as much choice just fish and pies. Fish and chips was £7.95 and when we asked the waitress where was the peas she said we had to order them seperately. We waited 45 minutes for our meals, this was due to having waitress service that takes your order at your table. We asked for two seperate bills and when we went to pay it was charged all on one bill. We informed the waitress that we wanted to pay seperately and she said can't do that because you would not get your meals together. Not a nice experience at all. We will not be going back.

I've been going to the owls for around four years and always have the same meal. i was really disappointed when i found that the menu has been changed and reduced, as the meal i have is no longer on there and there is not a great deal to choose from now. A lot of people i know have the same so while the menu is as it is i will not be going.

My husband and I dined at the Charnley Arms for our 5 year wedding anniversary on 28/01/2011 and thoroughly enjoyed our evening.

fantastic people, fantastic food. good price. all home made whats not to like? 5*'s

me and my mum visit the white lion EVERY weekend without fail! it is our favourite place to eat out. a brilliant menu of traditional meals and also more exotic dishes, i have never had a bad meal there! the service is excellent, the atmosphere is great and the location and settings are beautiful! i would highly recommend the lancashire salad (with blue cheese and black pudding), the antipasti (a sharer for two) and the ploughmans washed down with their pino grigio white wine!! brilliant!

I recently visited the wayfarer this January, having not been here for a couple of years. I was surprised to find that there was also a Italian restaurant as well as the a la carte and pub area. i was bamboozled with which of the extensive menus to order from. A very polite young girl informed me that if we sat in the bar we could eat from all the menus, which pleased us all as we wanted different things. My son is a celiac and i was very impressed when i was told that they cater for celiacs and even had gluten free pasta! Something that many establishments do not take into consideration. I thought id try the "Famous wayfarer fish&chips" And it lived up to its name undoubtedly one of the nicest pieces of fish i've ever had, with homemade chips and mushy peas YUM! My wife wanted to try the seabass dish, which again was perfectly cooked and accompanied with a tasty potato cake and delicious cream sauce( may i add that the fillet was generous in size) My daughter loves her steaks and every time we go out to eat without fail she'll always order one. She was torn between the ribeye and the fillet and decided on the 10 oz Ribeye. She was not disappointed, she asked for it medium rare and it was cooked perfectly to her liking, tender and packed with flavour, served with hand cut chips, fresh seasonal veg and pepper sauce. We were all pretty full, but after the excellent mains we couldn't resist trying a couple of the homemade sweets to share. The sticky toffee pudding (a favourite of mine) was beautiful, but that was blown out of the water by the chefs lemon meringue pie. It was amazing, well worth the 10 minute waiting time for it to be freshly baked and the presentation was like a piece of artwork. After a few years of not visiting the wayfarer I'm glad we came back. As good, if not better than before! With more choice and friendly helpful staff. We will returning again soon! Highly recommended

we visited the owles on 22/1/2011 the food was very good but the service was terrible we were told the wait was 20 mins we waited 40mins we were told our table was ready but we were not shown were the table was we had to ask another member of staff were our table about so we could go sit down for our meals

I knew that the Wayfarer was good from what friends had told me but it was even better than I expected. Each course was delicious and the lemon meringue pie to finish was gorgeous!

this place is great, very spacious if you have a wheelchair or pram, the hot and sour soup is a must. Don't be put of by the expensive decor, this place is great value for money

high quality Chinese take away great staff and i travel 5+ mile for this that's how good it is

excellent food and service at the coven

yes very nice place, would go again

i recommend the chicken nuggets as they are really nice and the best food ever and also the fish is nice :)

We are regular visitors to the Owls - along with various other "couples" who enjoy excellent food at very sensible prices. One of those couples, who are both strict vegetarians, absolutely love the food there and join-us fairly regularly. Indeed, I was just about to pick-up the phone and book a table for one day next week - when we will be dining there at lunchtime.

august 2010 had a lovely meal good service,sauces and rice very flavoursome and the prices are reasonable.

Owls at Standish reception looks very posh everybody dressed very smart mainly older people though. Menu was 3 courses for 6.95 which made me wonder about the quality. For starter I chose the whole black pudding with mustard and salad, when it came there was 2 slices of cheap black pudding with some horse raddish sauce. Then I had the Beef Steak Pie described as chunks of tender beef with rich gravy and puff pastry crust. It was like a tin of smart price oxtail soup with a crust over it I found 2 pieces of meat in there and they were fat and grissle sent it back and told we would get a credit on the bill for it. Vegetables served in a dish boiled potatoes cabbage and carrots were ok but no butter or gravy so very dry. Dessert was rich chocolate mousse…or a tiny pot of angel delight really. When we paid the bill they had knocked a pound off for the crappy pie, which was probably more than it was worth. I would advise not to bother with the 3 course dinner menu & I won't be going back, would rather pay a bit more for better quality food.