snobsrus
March 8, 2025
Everything in Wolds Restaurant at Orchard Lodge, Flixton is amazing. Once again we visited this restaurant, this time for a special celebration of my wife and I having shared 51 years together. Every visit here becomes special the moment you walk through the door. A warm and friendly greeting from the owners can be guaranteed, followed by a convivial atmosphere in the snug, where a wide range of aperitifs are available. Then to the comfortable and friendly dining area. Here you will find the blackboard standing by your table and on which is displayed the menu for the evening, each option showing the ingredients and price. I invariably want all of them and struggle in my mind to settle for one. This, to me, is the sign of an excellent menu! There is always a vegetarian option and not one that merely panders to vegetarians, but an option even I, a resolute carnivore, would happily enjoy. Should you decide to visit, you must start with the delicious bread and butter(s) - so yummy. Desserts are not my thing (they are however, most definitely my wife’s, who usually starts by referencing the desserts before deciding upon her choice of starter and main) I always enjoy the desserts here too and again a modest selection of perhaps four options, all carefully prepared and presented. One thing we particularly appreciate is that the menu evolves all the time, so even if you were to visit every week, you would not run out of something new to try. My ambition is to incorporate a wonderful meal here with an overnight stay. It seems to me to be the perfect way to end a perfect evening; just to potter up the stairs and fall into a comfortable bed, with the dreams of waking up to an equally fabulous breakfast. Orchard Lodge is a credit to the area and a gem to find. I thoroughly recommend this place.