The Wayfarer - West Lancashire

Been coming here for years and always thoroughly enjoyed both drink and food. Since recent lockdown menu has remained standard, boring and uninventive. Can’t believe a classic dish of fish and chips could not be accompanied with tartare sauce! The reason given was the chef...didn’t have enough time to make it! Unbelievable! If you come to my house, I have tartare sauce, horseradish, ketchup, English French mustard, balsamic vinegar and even more staple kitchen cupboard ingredients. Food was average in taste, cost above average compared with other local establishments in the area. Would I return? No. Would I recommend? No. Would I try The Stocks in Parbold? Yes Would I try Windmill in Parbold? Yes. In a nutshell, Wayfarer, is overpriced and uninventive. On top of above comments, we had to wait an eternity for someone to produce our bill. Overall experience after a year of lockdown uncertainty was very very poor.

Family members sat for birthday celebrations . We had festive menu priced at around pound per person , food was cold over cooked dry and was the worst we have tasted first time here and last was sat down for hours and...spent pound definitely not reccomended

We went on Friday night to see Father Christmas. We knew it wasnt just a run in a grab a present type thing we wanted this to be an experience and we most definitely got it. The children were asked to complete a form...about whether they'd be good, what they were thankful for and what they would like for Christmas. On completion they were guided around and told the nativity story. They met the wise men, saw an Inn keepers door and were led to a stable where the baby was lying. They were given gold chocolate coins (which they were delighted with and finally led into a huge tent to sit and wait for their turn to see Santa. The tent gave me all the feels of Christmas. Music was playing, drinks were being served and the setting was beautiful (it is cold but its a tent, outdoors in December don't think you can sit around in your best glitzy party dress Then the kids got to see santa. They went in together and all the magic was there. I was convinced he was the real deal and the setting was just as you'd imagine this isn't some dodgy cardboard setting in a shopping centre!!! Santa was brilliant, he chatted to the kids for several minutes, made jokes that had my husband and I laughing and didn't drop any hint that he didn't know what he was talking about. The presents weren't massive but the kids loved them (light up lego pieces for my year old obsessed son and a light up snowman for my year old daughter). They're token gifts but the experience for us was worth every penny. We went for a family meal inside the Wayfarer afterwards which was faultless, comforting and the perfect way to wrap up a magical experience. I'd recommend anyone to go and would love to go back when the markets and ice rink are on.

We held a wake for my father at The Wayfarer and we would just like to say that from making the booking to finally leaving the management and staff were absolutely superb. We have had so many complimentary comments regarding the food and service from...our friends and guests. Thank you all at The Wayfarer for helping to make it a special day.

If I could give it minus I would Told to arrive prompt at allocated time Which we arrived mins early kept waiting in a tent minutes after start time the kids were told a story of birth of Jesus and the three...scientists, not allowed to say wise men shown a door (supposed be the inn) And a barn but's it a shed. Then children were guided to seating area to wait for Santa's wife to call their name after mins they were called Came out with gifts? Which were a book for the year old Now on sale at your local poundworld The year old fared worse he got one inch candy stick and pieces of Lego Which light up ,but they do not, how can Anyone give a child two tiny pieces of Lego is beyond me Also they advertise a staking rink it was not built The cost of this super day is per child Without doubt will not visit this place again