"Food fresh and cooked to perfection"

"its a world beater for the quality and service"

"fine, well-sourced and beautuifully presented food"

"what really made our stop special was the welcome we received"

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I went to Lock 57 for something to eat with my girlfriend and two friends. I must say that the service was excellent, never intruding and just leaving us to enjoy our food, but never too far away when we needed some more drinks. The food was amazing, kept really simple and served very rustic which just highlighted the flavours even more!!! My lamb shank was to die for and my girlfriends fillet steak was beautifull! Three courses for £17 was a BARGAIN. a definate recommendation!!!

The lamb shank is a firm favourite within my family!

Most recent visit was dinner (evening) for four. Excellent food - very nicely presented but still a good portion size. The lamb shank was superb and the puddings went down a treat. Clean plates all round.

Spot on service. Staff were attentive without being fussy or hovering.

We've also been for breakfast and afternoon tea. It's well worth the effort to find.

I can honestly say one of the best establishments I have been in for a long time.
Service Excellent, well mannered, know their menu, and very tentative without getting in your face.
Food, fresh and cooked to perfection as the menu suggests.
Surroundings a simple and relaxing tone to enjoy yourself without feeling rushed.
Price- its a world beater for the quality and service- absolutely spot on.

Our first attempt to dine at Lock 57 was blighted by its own success (or, more accurately, by our own incompetence) for, upon encountering this delightful Bistro during a circumnavigation of the Cheshire Ring canal network in early July we rather naively expected just to turn up and be fed. However, being a popular place, and it being a beautiful saturday in July, Lock 57 was full of diners enjoying an evening away from the World Cup. Rather than say 'yes' to our booking therefore overburdening an already busy chef, the proprietors quite sensibly, and very apologetically, turned us away.

Later on in the week we were a little more prepared and decided to take advantage of the excellent cooked breakfasts. Arriving well before the published opening times we were welcomed and within moments were brought tea and cafe latte, followed soon after by a beautifully presented 'full english' which, cooked as it was by grill, suffered none of the evil oiliness often associated with such fare, but filled up our hungry canal navigators just nicely. Those among the party requiring a lighter meal opted for salmon and scrambled egg on toast, which met with favourable reports about the flavour of the fish and fine texture of the egg. Fresh fruit juice followed to complete the picture. Apart from the fine, well-sourced and beautuifully presented food, what really made our stop at Lock 57 special was the welcome we received from the attentive yet unsmothering waiting staff who took our order efficiently and brought our breakfast to the table with care and politeness. I look forward to sampling the evening menu from Lock 57 very soon, but this time will take care to book early!