
Cheshire Lines Inn
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About Cheshire Lines Inn
Cheshire Lines Inn is a pub on King St in Southport, holding the title of the town's oldest pub and backing onto a secret garden. Food runs Wednesday to Monday, with the Cheshire Lines Butchers Block for meat lovers, a ploughman's lunch built around sausage roll, pork pie and cheese, and a chicken and leek pie sometimes served with mushy peas. On Sundays a roast is served noon to 7pm, with turkey and beef among the choices and a smaller portion option on the menu. Weekends bring karaoke and live music, and seating stretches from the front of the building to the garden behind it. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings, dogs are welcome while you eat, and a book library sits inside for anyone settling in.
Good to know
“Southports oldest pub serving real ale, beer wine & spirits, delicious pub grub Wednesday to Monday 12-7pm. Karaoke and live music at the weekend. Family friendly and reasonably priced menus. Outdoor seating to the front and our secret garden in the back.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast lunch, cheshire lines butchers block, beef and turkey dinner and real ale selection.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast lunch, cheshire lines butchers block, beef and turkey dinner and real ale selection.
Customer Review Summary
The Sunday roast draws the most praise, with reviewers describing the beef and turkey dinners as generous, tender, and homemade, with one diner noting the smaller portion of the beef roast at £11.95 was still plenty. Close behind is the Cheshire Lines Butchers Block, called a must for meat lovers, along with good hand pulled ales and cider like the Old Rose. Staff and a landlady are repeatedly called friendly and hard working, and the outdoor Secret Garden gets mentioned as a suntrap. One recurring complaint stands out though: a reviewer who visited six times in six months describes food quality slipping, with watery gravy on sausage and mash, a ploughman's reduced to a sausage roll, pork pie and cheese, and a chicken and leek pie that was mostly pastry with no filling. Reviewers also note the dining area has been refurbished while otherwise staying largely unchanged over decades.
Customer Review Summary
The Sunday roast draws the most praise, with reviewers describing the beef and turkey dinners as generous, tender, and homemade, with one diner noting the smaller portion of the beef roast at £11.95 was still plenty. Close behind is the Cheshire Lines Butchers Block, called a must for meat lovers, along with good hand pulled ales and cider like the Old Rose. Staff and a landlady are repeatedly called friendly and hard working, and the outdoor Secret Garden gets mentioned as a suntrap. One recurring complaint stands out though: a reviewer who visited six times in six months describes food quality slipping, with watery gravy on sausage and mash, a ploughman's reduced to a sausage roll, pork pie and cheese, and a chicken and leek pie that was mostly pastry with no filling. Reviewers also note the dining area has been refurbished while otherwise staying largely unchanged over decades.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Oldest pub in Southport, friendly bar staff and welcoming atmosphere. Good selection of beers, food looked nice but we just went for drinks. The Secret Garden out the back is a great suntrap.”
- Google user
“This was my 2nd time coming to Southport for a 3-day event in 2 years, and I am glad to try this restaurant’s Sunday roast lunch which is served from noon to 7pm on Sundays. I took an evening walk last night to find this restaurant before I came back today, and the female bartender last night was very welcoming and friendly. She helped me reserve a table at 2pm today when I was going to take a break from the event, and when I arrived today the table was already ready for my arrival. When I walked inside I saw the table next to mine with 6 diners, and the food portion on their plate seemed to be quite a lot so I opted for the smaller portion option of the beef roast Sunday lunch on the menu, which was £3 less for only £11.95. I am glad I chose the smaller portion option since that was enough for me. The beef roast was tender and delicious. I loved the potatoes and fresh vegetables that came with it, and highly recommended it.”
- Google user
“What a great find last Sunday. The Sunday Dinner was fab. I had turkey and my hubby the beef. Both excellent and really good portions, careful they are quite big! Staff were lovely and friendly. It isso nice to find a local pub serving homemade food.”
- Google user
“4th pub on our tour of real ale inns of Stockport. Good Food, very nice menu. Though not so impressed with the ale options, so tried the Old Rose cider nice day for a Cider. Very refreshing. Probably not as good as others on our tour but yes we would come again.”
- Google user
“I’ve recently moved to Southport and the Cheshire Lines is my nearest pub to home. And what a great local it is. Friendly and efficient service from Keggs and a warm welcome from the landlady. Tried the food, which was delicious. I shall be returning again and again”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Location
Bars near Cheshire Lines Inn
- The Fishermens Rest4.61,7930.7 mi
sunday roast, cask ales, beef stroganoff
- The Crown4.18481.8 mi£10–20ReservationsGood for kids
fish & chips, sunday roast beef, pub quiz nights
- The Spitfire Ainsdale4.37333.4 mi£10–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
chilli chicken wings, indian carvery wednesday, full english breakfast
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Lines InnWheelchair accessible | 4.5681 | — | — | sunday roast lunch, cheshire lines butchers block, beef and turkey dinner |
| The Fishermens Rest | 4.61,793 | 0.7 mi | — | sunday roast, cask ales, beef stroganoff |
| The CrownReservations · Good for kids | 4.1848 | 1.8 mi | £10–20 | fish & chips, sunday roast beef, pub quiz nights |
| The Spitfire AinsdaleReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.3733 | 3.4 mi | £10–20 | chilli chicken wings, indian carvery wednesday, full english breakfast |
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