Hightown Hotel, Hightown - pub details
Address: Lower Alt Road, Hightown, Merseyside, L38 0BA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 12423) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Hightown (0.1 miles), Hall Road (2.1 miles), Formby (2.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 3.5/10 (rated by 14 users)
other pubs nearby:
Pheasant Inn, Hightown (0.8 miles), Weld Blundell, Ince Blundell (1.2 miles), Railway, Formby (2.0 miles)
user reviews of Hightown Hotel, Hightown
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| How things have changed since my original review 10 years ago. It was a truly great pub and has been my local for almost 40 years until 6 months ago. Used to be a great pint with excellent bar staff, and personally I like the manager although in honesty I can see how others may not. I stopped going primarily because there was NEVER any beer. Would walk down with my mates and get there to be told all 5 lagers were off FFS. About 50% of the time they didnt have Carling my preferred pint. Although I will drink bitter, mild, guiness I thought if they cant have my favorite well I will just go home. Rather dissapointing when you were looking forward to the craic with the mates. In the end I just stopped going altogether. On top of this a couple of the longer serving bar staff have survived and are still a joy to see, however the newer staff are rubbish. Can't tell you the price of your one drink without ringing it up on the till. In fact it suprises me that some of them manage to find there way to work. Maybe their carers bring them! can't see me going back as the Freshfield 2 train stops away is a great pub. Therocs - 30 Aug 2015 19:28 |
| I didn't get food poisoning and survived my visit to the Hightown. In fact, the food smelt very good. Sadly we only had time for a very swift half between trains. There were 6 ales on, all of them fairly mainstream - Unicorn, Bombardier, Spitfire, London Pride, Directors & Old Speckled Hen. The pub itself is large and has some nice, traditional corners to retreat to. Regardless of its food hygiene rating, this pub is still just about worthy of a visit. blue_scrumpy - 3 Nov 2014 17:36 |
| NEW ALL TIME LOW Food Standard Agency rating for the Hightown Hotel is 0 out of 5. Yes that's right 0 out of 5 !!! According to the FSA URGENT IMPROVEMENT NECCESSARY If you don't want to get food poisoning GO somewhere else. Fun_Time_Frankie - 7 Jun 2013 01:16 |
| I Have never felt the need to make a bad comment/review until now but after reading some of the other reviews i can see its not just me. Poor food, long waits and arrogant, ignorant manager called Geoff who is so far up his own a**e, he wont accept acknowledge any complaints "if you dont like it dont come attitude" Apart from the overworked bar staff i couldnt say a good word about it, it just gets worse year after year *** AVOID *** Hightown2012 - 4 Jun 2012 17:39 |
| Went there on the way back from Southport Saturday, not impressed but barmaid was friendly. My son played the Fruit Machine, won the jackpot and it did not pay. He was told to call the manager which he did many times and no answer so he went there 2 days later and the manager was rude and refused to pay him saying he had tampered with the machine which was rubbish. My son pbt in �25 to win $41 and is left with nothing. This man is a thief so beware do not be tempted to play on his machines. He should not even be working with the public as he is not a nice person. I will not go there again ever and would say to everyone else not to got here as the manager/owner Garth is a thief! suestein - 29 May 2012 09:53 |
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