
I was looking for a place for Sunday lunch on the Wirral and being a Liverpool based resident I used Google and stumbled across the Cromwells website. A couple of things impressed me and made me want to visit and try it - the content and tone of the website seemed very positive and the sample Sunday lunch menu was very attractive and the prices were VFM @ £8.95 for 2 courses or £10,95 for 3.
As I ended up their with my friend Juliette, who was over from Manchester and we sat our designated table the waitress politely asked what camera I was carrying as the lady boss - Kay - was an enthusiastic photographer and had spotted my tell tale Crumpler shoulder bag. Suddenly I had a really good feeling about this place. I told the waitress to tell Kay I was carrying a Panasonic Lumix G1 with me and all the food shots for this blog entry were taken with that camera.
The Sunday lunch menu is written up on a chalk board and changes weekly but follows a fairly formulaic approach of three starters - soup, melon cocktail or potato wedges - mains always include roast beef and at least one other roast plus a selection of dishes from the a la carte main - puddings change weekly and the list comes on a small chalk board that is bought to your table but always feature a selection of ice creams for the most excellent Cheshire Ice Cream Farm. Like the ice cream, much of the produce used by Cromwells is sourced locally - indeed their website has a list of their suppliers.
Anyway on my first visit I had the homemade spicy potatoe wedges - simple but very effective like so many things in life where less is more

On my next visit I didn't fancy any of the startes and I asked the waitress could I have one of their most excellent homemade Yorksire Puddings with their roast gravy as a starter instead - the answer was yes - service here is very customer focused and if the request is reasonable they will try their best to oblige.

On my first visit I had the roast Lamb which does not come a Yorkshire pudding as standatd (it comes as standard with the roast Beef) but I asked if I could have one and the answer was yes.


All Sunday lunches are accompanied by a generous serving of potatoes and veg - superb roasties and boiled new potatoes seem to be staples as do mashed swede and carrot and roasted parsnips, the green veg was brocolli one week and wonderful cabbage another.


On my second visit I had the grilled fillet of Seabass with lemon juice and cracked black pepper - this was a mians from the carte but I was allowed to order it on payment of a modest supplement.

Desserts change weekly but always feature ice cream from Cheshire Ice Cream Farm - below is the homemade Lemon Tart with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

Vanilla and Rhubarb with Ginger Ice Cream

As you can see from the pictures the quality of the food speaks for itself at Cromwells and coupled with great front of house service and a VFM policy, it is no wonder that booking is essential for Sunday lunch. FoodManChan hopes to try the main carte one evening very soon - I really fancy the Black Pudding Topper starter - raditional Black Pudding made by The Bury Black Pudding Company, topped with Locally reared Bacon from Lewis’s Butchers, Greasby & mature Cheddar and the Homemade Meatloaf Mains -Traditional Homemade Meatloaf, made with locally reared farmed Beef & Pork from Lewis’s Butchers, Greasby. Accompanied with a Port & Redcurrant sauce.
They are running a two for one promotion on their a la acrte menu at the moment.
A great asset to Irby and the surrounding area - Cromwells gets a definite two thumbs up from FoodManChan



























































































































































































































































































































