White Lion

Timeless 17th-c village tavern with classic period interior, up to half a dozen real ales and good value lunchtime food

Features

Speciality beers
Cask ales
Live Entertainment
Sandwiches
  • Sandwiches sold

Bar food times: 12-2 Mon, Tues; 12-3 Weds-Fri; 12-6 Sat, Sun

Typical main dish: ham, egg and hand-cut chips

Typical main dish price: £7.95

Average two course evening meal price: £14.00

  • Speciality beers
  • Cask ales

Price of cheapest bitter: £3.45

Name of cheapest bitter: Marstons

Quiz first Tues of the month

Child restrictions: Children welcome away from bar counter

  • Dogs allowed in the bar

The good pub guide review

With its thatched roof, half-timbered exterior and blazing open fire, this timeless and unpretentious old pub is the perfect antidote to the modern tedium of the dreary M6. The bar has heavy oak beams dating from Stuart times, attractively moulded black panelling, prints of Cheshire on the walls, latticed windows and uneven wobbly old tables. Up some steps, a second room has another welcoming open fire, more oak panelling, a high-backed winged settle and a paraffin lamp hinged to the wall; shove-ha'penny. Local societies make good use of a third room. Banks's Sunbeam, Jennings Cocker Hoop and Sneck Lifter, Marstons Saddle Tank and Wainwright and a guest beer on handpump and eight wines by the glass served by genuinely friendly staff. The gents' are across an open courtyard. In summer, seats on cobbles outside offer nice views over the pretty village. The early 15th-c red sandstone church of St Bertoline (where you can learn about the Barthomley massacre) is worth a visit.

The good pub guide food review

Honest pub food at good prices includes sandwiches, lamb henry with creamy mash, vegetable pie, sausage and mash, beer-battered fish, and puddings such as waffle with ice-cream and caramel sauce and sticky toffee pudding.

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Contact Details

White Lion, Barthomley, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 5PG

(01270) 882242

Pub Group: Marstons

Opening Hours

Weekdays: 12-11

Saturday: 12-10.30