The Rivington in Chorley

Great place and good views and good food and service

Our favourite place to have brunch or lunch. Perfect place to go when you have completed a walk. The staff are always very friendly and efficient. The food is always good and reasonably priced. Would recommend to anyone.

Great choices of beers, looked like plenty of food options although I didn't eat

Sat outside overlooking the reservoir ,lovely views even on these dark days.

Fantastic Staff Fantastic food Great Atmosphere in the place

Definitely worth a visit. It's fantastic 👏

Our first time here. Certainly not our last. It was a rainy day when we went however would imagine on a sunny day its a fab place to spend a couple of hours.

Great spot for lunch or breakfast. The views are wonderful. Great beer too.

Nice looking and cosy inside on a chill ( cold) end of October day. #feels like 8° Checked beforehand and the web site says Dog Friendly! It’s not! You can sit outside in all weather on rotting wooden benches with your pooch if you want! No room inside anyway! Only stayed to finish drinks and left! If your only Dog Friendly outside you should say so.

Not dog friendly as stated unless you want to sit outside on dilapidated furniture!

Love this place..scenery and aspect. Wholesome food and coffees. Family run..friendly.

Visited here twice in two months, the first visit was a good experience and enjoyed a Greeleys Pork Pie, which was fresh pastry and lovely tasting pork filling made our visit worthwhile, coffee and good seating both inside and outside around the bowling green. The second visit was badly timed, we had a very long wait to be served because a party of 28 arrived, just in front of me who had made an advanced booking. They told me that additional staff were being made available so they could be served without disruption to other customers! This did not happen, no additional staff were on hand to serve other customers which annoyed me and those waiting behind me. After a long wait I was served, by a disinterested member of staff without any apology.

Good traditional food, great views, and walks.

Pleasent staff, clean tidy smart place, perhaps ok for a small function great views/scenery and location.

Good food, good service, perfect location.

Ahhh this place the old barn does nîce food by the dam the place does drinks ice cream like a pub and food too big But the best part is just sitting on the bench looking at the dam ahhh so bloody good was nearly over flowing water lapping up the sides To think here last year was nearly empty walking on the floor of the dam Nice place if never been you must go treat yourself.

A lovely versatile country place that suits cyclists and walkers, dog walkers alike with super trails to use. The pike, the pigeon tower, the barn etc and the gardens that have been restored are all worth a visit. Volunteers are doing an excellent job! A real gem of a place with super cafes around, nicely priced. A very good atmosphere and I can recommend.

Great view over the water. Good cakes and coffee

Rude staff with zero care for its customers. Never again! I expect they will give a rude response to this review as they have to the other reviews that dare to speak up.

Beautiful location. Quiet. Nice snacks rather than 'meals'. Staff are great. Great place to stop after a walk around Rivington. Would highly recommend!

Great place for breakfast or a snack lunch. Overlooks its own bowling green & superb views of the reservoir. Good breakfast, snack menu & excellent selection of cakes. Not open every day so check opening hours before visiting.

Me, my partner and 2 children came down from Warton yesterday to meet with family and have a bite to eat here before a nice walk around the area. Upon arrival we could see that they were busy with a function on and with it being a nice day there was lots of members of the public too. We queued inside for drinks and barms. It was 2.30pm and I was told they still served these at this time usually. The girl behind the bar explained they had stopped serving food because of the function but the pasties and sausage rolls were available so we ordered those instead. As we waited for these to be prepared, another person next to us began to order barms with another waitress so we asked that girl if they were still serving barms and she said yes. This happened just as the previous girl came out with our pasties so we said well we originally wanted barms but were told they weren’t being served now so we got pasties instead. As we explained this, a young man who was pulling a pint for another customer said with an attitude “she made a mistake, you’ve got those now so leave it.” I was taken aback by this smarmy comment from a member of staff. His body language and the way he spoke was uncalled for and put a dampener on the rest of our afternoon. Any other place would have easily taken the pasties away and corrected the order but no. It was a real shame and left our family member upset with the way she was spoken to and dealt with. She visits this cafe once or twice a week and we came on her recommendation so it’s a shame that the staff let our experience down.

Great views of the reservoirs from their seating areas outside and pleasant atmosphere inside.

Great place to go always enjoy here

No tea or coffee after 4pm was disappointed

Great place and awesome views on a sunny day

I love walking up here having a drink outside and taking in the veiw also a great place to have a catch up with friends ♥️

Brilliant full English for £6:50 including tea.,must be one of the cheapest around.,well worth a visit...

Loverly setting and popular site.

Wanted a burger and a drink, but it was after 3 so they couldn't make one, which is odd, got ice cream which was mediocre and very small portions, the person serving me did not know what they were doing and was clearly not comfortable dealing with customers. Overall a mediocre experience.

First time here (on a sunday afternoon), where to start, they are dog friendly outside, older benches, under the trees where we were sat, but usable all numbered, some with good views of the reservoir. The inside is a well presented and clean, with a bar, clean toilets for use if using The Rivington only, good atmosphere, service, I can fault the staff they where pleasant and welcoming, the only thing was when ordering hot drinks was when queueing there was not sign to split hot drinks and the bar, it was one of the staff asking if you want hot drink go to the end counter, and it seemed as if there was not enough room to put all the cups, due to two trays on the counter in the way, a small thing. Overall this is well worth a visit, and we got to watch a bowls game. Own small car park. Top of the list good value. We'll done will be back.

Small menu but lovely place & fab vues

Great place for a coffee or a drink good choice of food freshly. cooked would recommend

Nice cafe overlooking the reservoirs, going place to sit and chill

Met friends for a brew and a bite. I had a bacon and sausage barm and pot of tea for 1. (Next time I might ask for a mug, the tea was a bit weak in the pot). Food nice, prices reasonable, lovely venue. Popular, we were lucky to find a table. We were there for a few hours but no hassle from staff (it was getting quieter as the afternoon wore on) . We will be coming back.

A group of us had called in here almost exactly a year before and had a great time just having a beer and watching the scenery. This time we had organised and in informal bowling competition and this venue was perfect for it. We got there early on a Saturday morning so had coffee and breakfast which was top quality and good value. I must make a point about how good the Service is here And we were looked after in a quick and friendly manner. I am a bowling novice but still had an absolutely wonderful time. At Points it was difficult to concentrate on the game as the scenery is so spectacular and other people I know are now going to visit as a result of a video I showed them. the green is extremely well kept and was challenging for me but still fabulous fun. The owners of the club had a chat with us and it is obvious they really care about you having a great time and have very thoughtful about their business indeed. A return visit won't be long off that's for sure.

Excellent position near Rivington village and reservoir. Lovely to sit outside in good weather. Bowling green at the back.

Beautiful place with wonderous view. Food is nice and the staff are friendly.

Excellent place. Surrounded by nature. After a relaxing walk with beautiful landscapes you can eat at this place.

Great food and ice cold beer after a long walk or mountain bike ride. A good place to rest weary legs.

Lovely place to stop off for refreshments. Plenty of seating areas inside and out. (Pets welcome outside) Nice view over Rivington reservoir and an excellent bowling green. Decent lunchtime food choice, ice-cream, tea & coffees, cakes and of course a good selection of beers/ lagers and other alcoholic beverages.

A more peaceful tranquil place I've yet to find

Nice log burner and really good coffee

Great but kinda busy when we went

Stopped by just to relax, next time will eat here as well.

Perfect stop off for a quick pint while on our walk

Here for rest and enjoy the view, restaurant looks pleasant, beautiful views, would definitely come back to try food. I'm visiting here from Florida USA.

A quiet place to have a short getaway

Just called for a coffee. What a lovely place overlooking the reservoir. Had a coffee and a cheese toasty. Very good food and a pleasant relaxing place.

Lovely views, food and great coffee! Very reasonably priced. Was my first visit here and definitely won't be the last.

Retirement is the future. Lovely place for a bite to eat and drink, alcohol if you wish. Visited on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, had two barms, one egg ,one Turkey and two drinks coffee and a tea all for just over £10. Place looks modern and bright. Lovely 🤗

Perfect scene. You only need a coffee and a book.

Can't say much about the place, we went in for a drink but they didn't sell the cider that I like 😊

Lovely welcoming cafe busy with cyclists walkers and folk just out and about really.

Stopped for a snack of a scone each after a walk. Nearly fell over when was charged £8.40 for 2 scones. Appreciate the place has been renovated but that's ridiculous. Scones were nothing special if half the price. It's obvious the target audience are now non locals. People will soon wise up there are better close by.

Can't rate this place any higher, staff are great, the food is brilliant and the beers are out of this world 6 stars

A really good coffee stop with magnificent cakes.

Very nice licenced cafe with views of Rivington and Anglezarke

Lovely modern building with great views. Flavoured cider on draft which is a rare sight and a nice touch. Perfect little place to relax after a good walk around Rivington.

Went today, which was rainy and a bit miserable, but had a nice bite to eat. I had a Tuna Mayo sandwich, and my husband had a bacon and egg barm. The atmosphere is great, very warm and friendly.

Great stop off while walking highly recommended

Coffee and excellent cake served by very friendly staff. Good place to do and warm up after a walk.

Bit noisy lot of bicycle clubs use the cafe. Nice view of the lakes

Literally the best smashed burger I've ever had, absolutely outstanding, will definitely be going back!!!

Great location, good simple menu , brilliant service 👏🏼

Always has one or two good ales and isn't usually too busy. Can't speak for the food but it smelle nice

Cheapest food and drink for the area but decent quality and well cooked by good staff, the views are breathtaking,i live locally and will always make this my first port of call.

What happened to the lovely scones, the one I had today was cheap supermarket rubbish and also the veg soup just like bachelor's pkt soup.

Went during the weekend bowling session and was still able to get a seat. Coffee was nice and ok cakes.

What a transformation from the old bowling green members cafe, good food friendly staff

A beautiful place with amazing views, good food, friendly atmosphere somewhere to have a snack, burger or meal and as they are licensed it's a lovely place to sit in the sun and enjoy the views or go for a walk along the numerous paths.

A beautiful location by the reservoirs makes full use of the large windows at this location. Clean light and comfortable inside, real fire, some cosy seating and nicely spaced out tables and chairs for eating. Staff friendly enough and polite, didn't eat but stopped for coffee. I ordered a reasonably priced cappuccino. Proper espresso machine, not instant. So why the 3 stars? The coffee was awful. It was presented properly, chocolate dusting etc. But the coffee itself tasted old/stale. Was surprising and spoiled the moment somewhat... but the location is so beautiful. Sitting in those big windows seeing the storm whip up the reservoirs, I enjoyed the moment nonetheless.

Says open on Google but closes during the afternoon stood outside ringing venue saw a gentleman but ignored phone call until he saw us out side

Lovely coffee, proper cup of coffee. Shame they don't allow dogs inside, losing a lot of customers.

Six of us arrived for breakfast & had a very enjoyable meal with excellent tea / coffee at an extremely generous price. We will definitely be calling again!

First car park was rammed and hard work turning with all the other cars but what can you do that can’t be helped. It was so busy found it a little hectic. Found it over priced for what we ordered my toasties barely had cheese but mainly just huge onions which was too much for me really. We would go back for drinks but not food. We sat out as we had the dog infront of a door that said main entrance only instead of that one so we wouldn’t be in the way with the dog but everyone used the door anyway. Food came to the wrong table but that had just been marked down wrong when I told them where we was sat outside the door without a number. Chips was nice.

Visited yesterday and will definitely go back asap. The tables are comfortably spaced out so you are not crammed in. The views from the dining area are fantastic, overlooking the reservoirs. The staff and service is good. I feel the choice of dishes needs extending which would benefit the restaurant and it's customers. Very pleasant atmosphere.

First visit I loved it. Comfortable had a lovely coffee. Very nice decor. Toilets very nice 👌. Very nice staff friendly. Also did friendly as long as outside. Will go again when in my walk.

Lovely place and hearty breakfast. Fast and good service.

The Rivington is a really relaxing place to go to have a coffee and breakfast. Great after a long walk

Came in for breakfast. Food was excellent and coffee lovely. Only downside was a member of staff put cricket on all the TVs then disappeared! Admittedly we weren't there to watch TV but it would've been nice to have sky news or GMB on instead with their different articles.

Excellent food very good value for money been twice will be going regularly in the future

Than you for providing a place to eat and drink. Giving us humans the choice to sit quietly and not be constantly reminded that we are all dog lovers. We are not. Great food drink and service.

lovely place to eat and drink and so reasonably priced

Nice experience and good vibe to njoy with your family

Lovely views over the reservoir. Good breakfast at ok price.

New to this place but will call again

Great place with beautiful views. Staff are all very nice and give a great service.

It's a lot bigger than when I last visited the staff very good

Absolute gems to deal with from begin to finish. We held the most amazing 60th birthday party here. The staff were so lovely. Location is just beautiful. Thankyou so so much to all xx

I was out for a walk yesterday and thought I would see about getting a drink here as it looked beautiful and I thought it would be nice to sit and have a drink with the view of the reservoir. I'm vegan, I asked the guy serving if they had any oat milk available, he said they did. I asked if the hot chocolate had milk in, he said it did. I said "ok, do you have anything else vegan to drink" he just kind of looked at me and said "no". Not "no, sorry" or any suggestion of something else I could drink. Maybe I should have thought of an alternative but I just felt really awkward and felt a bit stupid for asking so I left. I might seem like a whingy vegan stereotype here but I just thought he might have been a bit more accommodating? What about people who are lactose intolerant? Do they get the same response?

Small portions but ok. For the money.

I have visited the place many times and the general standard of the food has been consistently poor. It's a shame because the views are great and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. If only they could up their game a bit. 10% more effort in the preparation would improve things 100%. Last visit I had a bacon, egg and sausage barm and it was nice to see the runny yolk but less nice to see the barm completely swimming in it. Why put it down on a napkin? Is it meant to soak up all the yolk? It's just a sticky mess that I don't want to cover my hands in. The bacon was a barely cooked floppy pink colour with the fat still snow white. Not pleasant. We also had a portion of chips which were average and 2 different slices of cake that were equally long on icing and short on moisture. We didn't finish any of it. I will still be a regular here for the cold drinks pit stops while walking around the reservoirs but I recently discovered the village green tea room just up the road that serves much better food in much bigger portions so I will be going there for food instead. If you just want a drink and a view then this is probably a good option. Edit: It was nice to see the owner of this business actually responding to my review but I feel I should just address a few comments. I didn't have a bit of yolk on my napkin, the whole of the bottom of the sandwich was swimming in egg yolk. There is a word for the way you tried to downplay it. "Gaslighting" . As far as failing businesses goes, the ones that succeed are the ones that care about the quality of their product and don't respond to criticism by blaming the customer. Unfortunately, since you have invited me to never visit again, this review will never change and judging from the attitude of the response I think I'm being pretty generous. As far as mentioning another tea room, it's in the public interest to know there is an alternative. I hope that readers of this review visit both establishments and make up their own minds.

What a view of the reservoir, we had hot turkey and stuffing on a wholemeal roll with coffee. Amazing fresh and tasty. I was surprised how reasonable the price was.

Great place to grab a drink and some food after a lovely walk around Rivington.

Great spot for a coffee on the way around the Rivington reservoirs.

Great atmosphere 👌 only had coffee, so I can not comment on food

Its a great place, very popular. I was a bit disappointed that the soup was from a tin. But then its not an expensive place. Hugely popular with walkers and cyclists due to the beautiful location.

Great day of walking and exercise. Great natural location.

This is a really nice place in a very nice setting. With the amount of people there it is a very popular. However it seemed more staff was serving on the bar than the coffee and tea section, not very organised in this area. We would visit again.