February - Church Inn
Church Inn
90 Ravenoak Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7EG
John Sutcliffe writes that the Stockport & South Manchester award for February 2024 will be given to the Church Inn, 90 Ravenoak Road, Cheadle Hulme.
This charming old pub has been in the same family for over 40 years, and is noted for excellent food, with a menu changing every three months, and featuring tried and tested favourites, plus changing specials. Food is served until 9pm every day.
Regular beers are Robinsons Unicorn, Dizzy Blonde, Cumbria Way and one other changing seasonal, which in December during the Winter Warmer Wander was Old Tom. The comfortable, oak-panelled lounge bar and rear restaurant room have real fires in winter. The building is unspoilt, with small but good changes, like refurbishing the toilets. There is a small garden at the front and a large car park on the opposite side of the roundabout at the junction between Ack Lane West and Church Road.
There is plenty of room inside, including a small snug behind the bar, a covered area with large screen TV at the rear, and a large marquee that was introduced during the Covid epidemic to serve tea and coffee in the morning, and as an extension to the pub. In the evenings this also has a large screen TV.
Our congratulations go to the general manager Ed Bromley, his family, assistant managers and staff who maintain a very high standard of quality, but with innovation when needed. We hope that you will join us on Thursday 22 February 2024 from 8pm, with the presentation around 9.
Bus 313 runs hourly to and from Stockport. The 42B runs to Woodford from Manchester via Didsbury and Parrs Wood (but finishes midevening) or it is a 20-minute walk up Mellor Road from Cheadle Hulme railway station.