Halfway House

I popped in here once a week for the carvery, which was a good price for a student at Uni. We were always guaranteed our meat and unlimited yorkshire puddings, stuffing balls, and veg. I wasn’t the biggest fan of their beer selection, so I never bothered ordering one. I always left content knowing that I was able to eat a decent meal.

Childwall has a laughably small amount of pubs. About three as far as I can tell. Because of this, you’d expect them to put a bit more effort in or, contrarily, no effort at all because they know the punters have no choice.
The Halfway House would fall into the latter category. It’s not especially bad, a furniture-​cluttered, acorn-​coloured boozer, but it isn’t especially great either. It’s the kind of pub that you’d start in before moving somewhere more interesting except, as I mentioned before, you can’t. There is nowhere else. Get it together Childwall.

This place needs major shakeup with regard to carvery food & service. Have been with group of workmates, 2 visits annually & gets no better. Interested to read comments from pub customer who said they seem to be concentrating on the carvery, pity help us if thats the case. There was not enough cutlery on the tables, no napkins & nobody bothered to notice or put this right, tho waitress leaned over us to replace for next day as they want to close the carvery just after 9pm. Even the serving areas looked shabby, the night we were there they’d run out of meat, only beef left (that was tough in both senses). vegetables were passable but some soggy. Not a good experience, wont be giving it any more chances, the only reason we returned was that it was pretty convenient for all, but rather travel further & pay more for a pleasant evening than put up with that mediocrity again.

This used to be the place to be seen in but it now seems a bit dog eared and more interested in its carvery.
It still serves a decent pint bu the constant whiff of carvery can put the dedicated drinker off their beer.
Friendly enough staff but its lost its charm and special feeling.