The Hesketh Arms, Churchtown - pub details
Address: Botanic Rd, Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 7NA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 8611)
Meols Cop (1.2 miles), Southport (2.1 miles), Birkdale (3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating, Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
Pub suggested by g on 28 Jun 2004
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> Current user rating: 4.8/10 (rated by 11 users)
> Local guide: Merseyside pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Bold Arms, Churchtown (0.1 miles), Shrimper, Southport (0.8 miles), Mount Pleasant, Southport (1.2 miles), Rabbit Inn, Southport (1.4 miles), Berkeley Arms Hotel, Southport (1.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Hesketh Arms, Churchtown
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| Just called in for a couple the other week when we were in Southport for a wedding. Having read the previous few reviews, I was expecting the worst,and was therefore delighted to find not only an attractive and pleasantly situated pub, but also attractive and pleasant young ladies behind the bar, who were prompt and efficient, and really left me nothing that I can think of to complain about! We didn't eat there, but friends had done so the the previous night,and reported very favourably. earlydrinker - 21 Sep 2008 16:40 |
| Ordered the most expensive steak on the specials menu, asked for it to be well done and it arrived in a suspiciously fast 5 minutes together with our other meals. Not surprisingly the steak was rare, so rare that it was almost mooing!! Pointed this out to the waitress who, without asking what we wanted or explaining what she was going to do, whisked the plate away. 5 minutes later the plate was returned with the same piece of partially eaten steak having been thrown back on the grill and cremated! When we told the waitress that we weren't happy with this she told us that it would take 20 minutes to cook a fresh one! We asked to speak to the manager and when he eventually appeared we voiced our complaint to him about the standard of food and waitressing. He immediately became angry and defensive, raised his voice and tried to accuse us of being rude, stating that it is normal practice in every restaurant to reheat food and again tried to deflect attention away from himself by accusing us, his customers of being rude for raising the complaint. He eventually walked away, calling over his shoulder with as little grace as he could muster that he would refund the cost of the steak! AVOID AT ALL COSTS UNLESS YOU APPRECIATE BADLY COOKED FOOD, UNHELPFUL STAFF AND LICENCEES WITH A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER. AnitaR - 21 Jul 2008 21:59 |
| Called in for a pint what a mistake waited at the bar for some three and a half minutes whilst a barman chatted to another customer knowing I was the only other person waiting to be served. I stood there like a lemon, I felt I was intruding I only wanted to buy drinks for myself and guests who had come to southport for the airshow on sat. So embarassed will not be returning. Smoothflow - 22 Sep 2007 17:56 |
| WARNING... ...SERIOUS RANT APROACHING... ... Were you you were in the right pub?....... The Hesketh arms....is a "DIOBOLICAL DISCRACE".... I first started drinking in there 25 years ago....... Not much had changed in all the years,it faithfully remained a local,peicefull,traditional quintisential English village pub.... They used to have a MASSIVE open Calvery on Sundays...and it was ALWAYS full of diners.... It was dimly lit,which created a soft and cozzy,warm atmosphere.... There was always laughter and banter amongest the customers,regulars and staff....so much so that regular lockins were a weekly ocourence...... Basicaly the "H" was a good old local comunity pub.... Wednesday evenings were Jazz night...or somtimes "Fag Ash Lil"..or "Blues Box" would be on and the place would be heaving,there were coach trips from far a feild,as it was that good an evening..... Live jazz music started at The Hesketh Arms in Churchtown, Southport circa 1985-6. The final jazz session at The Hesketh was on Wednesday 18th. December 2002. It was a very sad occasion because there were so many supporters to whom Wednesdays at The Hesketh became and has become an integral part of life. Then the bad news came,the pub was to be ‘upgraded and modernised’ with more of an accent on the supply of meals, and so the whole character was be lost forever. At this time the pub was acuired by Mitchells & Butlers,the UK's leading operators of managed pubs and pub restaurants.... When the Hesketh closed for its re-fit......The place was ripped apart thus destroyed the sole of the pub....... Ok...we.the locals..agreed it needed a spruse up...but not to the extent of what theve done ..... It now just looks like one of there many other pubs....in the same way a"Yates" or "Weitherspoons" look the same in any town.... But the Hesketh is not in a town...its in a quiet village...and it now just dosent fit in to its surroundings...... "ALL" the locals are DISCUSTED with whats happened to the place,and they all go over the road now...... Ive been in a few times and its diobolical compared to how it used to be....the only time its bussy is in the summer months due to the torisum....in winter when the passing trade dies off the place is dead......traditionaly ,its the locals and regulars that the pub relys upon to keep it going at this time...but there going elsewhere....... This is a comdemnation of how the re-fit and managed running of the Hesketh Arms by Mitchels and Buttlers has killed it... I supose to the tourists and passing trade,it can seam modern but traditional....but then they go back home.... Its us locals and regulars that have to live with this travesty.... A_Local_X_regular - 2 Sep 2006 12:28 |
| I am the new manager of the Hesketh Arms, Churchtown, and whilst Im aware some were not happy about the change, I can assure you we offer good value for money, all day, every day. I have been making some changes since I took over 6 weeks ago, and am enjoying the cosey village atmosphere Churchtown offers. I ran another pub the same as the Hesketh for 4 years, and was very successful, so I hope to change the minds of other posters here who have been dissappointed. Our new kitchen manager has just started also, and she is ensuring standards are kept at the highest level. Please visit and see what you think. anonymous - 27 Jun 2006 15:40 |
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