Reviews in Chorley

Absolute gem of a pub, right up our street this one!!!!! Really friendly staff, my favourite ale (Windermere pale ale), superb food, great steak deal and dog-friendly ( gave our dog a nice pile of cold-cut beef!). Wish it was near our gaff!!!!

Food was good; price was good. Staff just plain unfriendly and actually quite unhelpful in ways.

4.0

Geoff

16 of us had a great meal tonight!

We have eaten here several times since Da Vinci opened couple of weeks ago, each time has been absolutely wonderful! The Italian chefs know how to cook proper authentic Italian food! We ate there last night and we thought it could not get any better, but the chef excelled above and beyond! Mike had a fillet steak of substantial size cooked to perfection, with proper home made hot chips and a peppercorn sauce, it was gorgeous! I had gamberoni sanape, which is king prawns plump and delicious cooked in a creamy mustard sauce served with rice and vegetables which was once again gorgeous! The drinks were lovely and cold and the food was hot and delicious. We have tried a few different things on the menu, cannot fault the food and choices. The front of house staff are all very caring, friendly and cannot do enough for you! We are very lucky to have such a lovely Italian Restaurant in our area!

Great

Prawn sandwich on a slate with salad and a basket of chips all spot on. Great real ale pub and amazingly all ale only £2.50 a pint.

Munchtime at The Malthouse Farm for new years day lunch. Loverly!

First time back since the refurb. Very impressed .Alas the set menu was a real disappointment. My starter of goats cheese and beetroot was so miserly I had finished before my hubby had seasoned his soup .Two teaspoon sized pieces of cheese and one less than an inch sized piece of pear.The rest was squiggles of sauce on the plate.His soup was okay but had one long stringy bit of ham in it ,which he couldn't cut .The turkey dinner main was okay, the veg was nicely cooked and hot 2 sprouts each ,the stuffing was one tiny slice,no chipolatas but nice gravy.Didn't dare risk the sweet course but the coffee was very good. Hubby likes his red wine but I was driving ,so asked for a small glass of white,not dry.It is the first time ever I have sent back wine,it was sour.It was changed,with not much said and I enjoyed the replacement. Sorry but we won't be back ,had to have sweet and cheese course at home .

family pub

The Dressers Arms is looking very nice after its refurbishment following a fire. Still retained some character whilst modernised. Fylde Rugby club Vandals team pop in here on the way back from certain away games. The landlord kindly lays on free chip butties for us. Fine beer and the food looked good in the restaurant.

I recently visited the Lark Hill Restaurant with a party of 6. The restaurant is stylish, elegant and yet not off putting or ostentatious. There's a balcony which gives a great view of the 9 hole golf course and beautiful countryside beyond.The welcome from the staff is warm and solicitous and the bar has a nice selection of bottled beers.Also, there's a guest real ale on draft as well as the usual quality draft lagers.Being vegetarian, I started with cauliflower soup. It was perfectly seasoned and exquisitely balanced. I'm no cook, but I could almost taste the skill.The next course, mushroom risotto, was perfect. All of us had a great dining experience and continued enjoying the convivial atmosphere over a leisurely coffee. Before and during the meal, our satisfaction was ensured by the friendly, diligent waitresses.Overall, a memorable evening was had by all of us and I'm looking forward to our next visit.

Had a brilliant time here tonight. Service excellent and food was delicious . Highly recommend eating here . Big thanks to Susanne and Dan for the warm and friendly welcome we will be returning again for sure x

Poor, was told how good this place was meant to be, very disappointed indeed. They seemed to be over booked and unable to cope with food orders. When asked about our table the seating hostess seemed a tad rude, saying how she had others to sit and attitude was off

My husband retired this week and his boss took us out for lunch here. We really enjoyed the meal, I had the delicious steak and ale pie, my husband had the sirloin steak and his boss had the gammon. We all really enjoyed the meal and my husband and I will be making this our restaurant of choice from now on.

OMG the best food I have ever had, the staff are brilliant. I go all the time, love love love it there. You haven't lived until you have been and had their food.

Extremely disappointing! Booked on Saturday 17th Jan 2015 for 8pm and was told if we arrived at 7:30pm we would almost certainly be able to eat in the restaurant. Arrived at 7:20pm only to be told by the barman that we were the 4th party who had booked but whose names had not been put on the reservation list. We were advised that we could have a table in an hour. Very poor service as all the young waitress could say was.... "We're sorry".No Manager to be seen or heard....needless to say we won't be returning!

Was going to go to Langs of Longton, priced there menu against the fat bull menu needless to say Fat Bull was alot cheaper when paying for four people to dine on similar products ie fillet steak with a sauce chips and vegetables.. Place was busy service was Ok, will be going back often only downer was we ordered Pancetta with smoked cheese as a accompaniment to one of the main courses, once main courses served it did not arrive,we asked for it 3 times still not brought to the table, low and behold it was on the bill, when we questioned why we were told because we ordered it, told it did not arrive was informed sorry we are busy if you had reminded a member of staff it would have been forth coming (bang head on wall moment). Still bloody good grub though place is not posh or pretentious like some restaurants around the North West

A party of five of us including my wife and our two grownup kids plus one of their partners dined off the lunch time set menu to celebrate my wife's birthday and our anniversary .The choice of courses were impressive, I went for the twice baked smoked fish soufflé , this came with a mustard sauce , it was wonderfully flavoursome and set me up nicely for my main course of slow cooked pork belly , this arrived served on top of the best Dauphinoise potatoes have ever tasted accompanied with braised red cabbage and seasonal veg ,The pork was as succulent as you would find anywhere , again a massive thumbs up . I rounded things off with a superbly made autumn fruit jam roly poly and custard . The other party members had a mixture of Pate , soup and black and white pudding Roulade for starters followed by one fish and chips and three slow braised shin of beef . All rounded off by homemade cheesecake , sticky toffee pudding and a interestingly named Chorley rocky road . Again no body could find fault with any element of their meals . the service was attentive and polite ., the price was an incredible £14.95 for three courses. This is the best value for money and quality you will find for miles around.