Swan in Warrington

Service was very slow but was quite busy. Chicken strips & Halloumi Fries were heavily fried & really quite greasy. Was ok.

Visited the Swan with my sister for the first time today and it was absolutely amazing. The food was delicious (I had lasagne and my sister had the steak and ale pie followed by cheesecakes for dessert). The staff were so friendly and welcoming and couldn’t do enough for us (it did get quite full towards the end of our visit which meant we waited a little while for desserts but this was to be expected). The vibe of the pub is like a country cosy cottage and there is plenty of outdoor space for drinks in the summer. I will definitely be visiting a lot more in future, a hidden gem! 🙌🏻

Absolutely gutted with today’s visit (before I continue with my review I just want to say they did knock 1 of the meals off the bill after complaining). We’ve been before with friends and it was AMAZING, we had the burgers and the lamb shank cottage pie so thought the Sunday dinner would be amazing. Came today and wasn’t greeted for at least 5-10 mins and was stood by the cold doorway with our baby girl. Was taken to our seat and ordered our drinks. First Peroni came and was flat, got a replacement but unfortunately wasn’t much better. We order the 7 hour slow cooked beef rib, that came with ‘garlic and rosemary duck fat potatoes’ which sounded amazing.. until it came and the roasties were aunty Bessie’s at best and definitely hasn’t been cooked long enough, the insides where dry and not hot. The beef short rib was purely fat, my partners couldn’t even touch his. Cauliflower cheese had barely any cheese and the pigs in blankets weren’t nice either. Gutted as our first experience was great. Staff weren’t very friendly either, I appreciate Sundays are busy but not one person had a smile on their face serving or taking orders. Sadly won’t return again after todays but couldn’t knock it the first time.

Myself and 2 friends visited this pub on Friday the 31st of January 2025 on entering the pub looked very nice but there was an overwhelming smell of burning incense. We were directed to a table by a waiter who seemed very blazè. A young lady took our order and whilst waiting my throat started to feel so sore from the overpowering smell of incense one of my friends felt exactly the same and my other friend said her eyes were really stinging. The food arrived and was just ok. The gammon was really small with a chunk of pineapple and a snotty white egg.....yuk! The pie was nice but the portion size was small considering the price. When the waiter eventually came back I asked him what the strong incense smell was because it was hurting our throats and eyes so much. Without any acknowledgement or concern about how we felt he said they had an open fire and burned perfumed logs and that he didn't even notice it anymore as he walked away. We asked someone else for the bill but after waiting 25mins we got up and went to pay at the bar. No one asked us if everything was OK and I myself suffered a very sore throat for 3 days. I have a lot of allergies and think the pub should consider this before forcing people to breathe in overpowering fragrances. Because of this we would not return or recommend.

A very busy pub snd restaurant with very friendly staff. We booked a table for 4 which was ready when we arrived. There is a good selection of beers and the menu has a good range of dishes. I had the game mixed grill with the best confit duck I’ve ever tried. It was packed with flavour and fell off the bone. The venison was cooked well done she was pretty dry, which was disappointing and the meal was not worth £23.49 by a long way. The fish and chips and tomato soup were also good, but the mixed grill was not worth the price. Getting drinks ordered from our table was easy, but the machine was broken, so we waited 15+ mins for drinks and had to re order. I went the bar for the next round which took a few minutes. A stunning pub with lots of character.