At The Swan Tarporley

Came here with my friend for my belated Christmas present staying overnight and having an evening meal. We have been before a couple of times and we were not disappointed this time round. As before, the service was excellent, the room was really comfortable and our whole stay was very enjoyable. Breakfast was fantastic. I had Eggs Benedict and it was one of the best I have ever had with eggs cooked to perfection and plenty of hollandaise sauce. I love staying here and can't wait to come back again.

We chose to eat here as we heard it was dog friendly and we have a rather excitable 7 month old golden retriever puppy. The staff were fantastic from the moment we arrived they gave us the table closest to the door (this was perfect as we were a bit worried about walking him past other people) and they offered him water and dog treats. They were great with us too with quick service and were always friendly and helpful. The food we had was really nice and felt like a real treat, I don’t think we would have been disappointed with anything from the menu. We’ll definitely be coming back here again!

Booked at 545 on a Saturday night for my Daughter and I. Busy night and good atmosphere. The manager was very polite and showed us to our table. Service was pretty slow however completely expected on a Saturday night. My daughter ordered the 3 nibbles for £20 and I ordered the main course of mussels and fries which we were both going to share as a meal. The food came out and the mussels were in a small bowl, about 8-10 mussels in total. I told the waitress there had been a mistake as I had ordered the main portion. She took them away then brought them back saying the chef says that is a main portion! 10 mussels for £16!! I asked for the manager who again went to the kitchen only to come back with the same answer. Now either the chef is extremely inexperienced in costing menus or he genuinely feels that this constitutes as a main meal! Either way I sent them back and asked for them to be taken off the bill. My daughter and I ate the rest of the meal which was very Underwhelming then went home and had a proper meal! To add insult to injury I was also presented with a bill which included service charge! Won't be returning.

We have known The Swan for a long time, as we live locally. We went for Dinner, what has happened?! It has gone very downhill in terms of service, value for money and quality of food. There seems to be no system in place, the staff don’t appear to have had any training. We had 30-40 min wait between starter and main course. Very overcooked duck. 15 min wait for a glass of wine. Slow and not worth the money, won’t be going again.

Three of us came for a Sunday Lunch after a 50km cycle ride so we were quite hungry. We came to the Swan by chance, knowing nothing about the pub and not having read any reviews. Our experience was very positive. Both the Sunday roasts were excellent, and the vegetarian Sunday roast was particularly good. The fish and chips were good too. In addition we found the staff very friendly, very attentive and very professional. We were lucky in that at 2.00pm the place was not busy at all so there were plenty of tables to choose where to sit and we didn't have to wait long for our food. Basd on our experience I'd definitely go again.