Reviews in Fylde Coast and Blackpool

Gennar Italian Restaurant Poulton Le Fylde - Excellent! white Rioja, Fegatini alla Veneziana, chicken liver starter, Vitello Provencale - Veal cooked in a mushroom, onion, garlic, tomato and cream sauce. [Served with potatoes and vegetables of the day], tiramisu (home made - absolutely to die for...!) - £19.70 per head... bargain!

Had carvery lunch with four friends last week. One chose the special chicken Korma which was delicious, the rest had carvery. Meat beautiful, vegetable choice great.Staff friendly and attentive. Great value particularly if using vouchers for 2 for 1. Can recommend highly.

Discovered this place by accident 3 years ago and now insist on going every year when we stay in the area. The food menu is wonderful...plenty of options(even my fussy child finds something!). The desserts are out of this world! its a friendly place, with great staff...prices are great..think for 4 of us to eat, have dessert and drinks we paid about 35 pounds. Best place to eat when your in that neck of the woods!

For years I have driven past this place. so for a change I booked a table for our wedding anniversary. How disappointed we were. As soon as we walked in the door we were rushed to our table, we wasn't offered a drink at the bar. On entry there was no atmosphere. Even though its newly decorated it was like something from the 70's. The two men who ran the restaurant just gave orders out to the young waitresses, addressing them as 'you'. I asked a waitress for a wine list, she didn't know what it was. The food menu was no different than any other Italian restaurant. When our food arrived it was average. But still we felt rushed. We had a starter, main, dessert and coffee in 1hr 15mins. When paying the bill the manager who was taking my money (£85 for 2 people) don't speak at all. No hello, please, thank you or even good bye. In all food ok, over priced. Service no better than a greasy spoon. With them being kids its cheap labour with no experience. Minimum wage attitude. Save

My son treated me to dinner at The Olive tree yesterday and every mouthful was delicious from starter to yummy dessert,I can,t recommend it highly enough and I can't wait to visit again .The service was excellent too ,discreet but on the ball.

Have frequented this establishment many times as Burlingtons and always been satisfied. Today, a much more modern restaurant but with undoubtedly a much poorer level of service. I believe in constructive criticism & not just criticism! We arrived at the restaurant at 4.30 and requested a table for 4, the restaurant was quiet but we were told we could have a table but would have to vacate by 6.30 . Not a problem until it took 50 minutes from ordering to be served our starters, one of the party had a traditional prawn cocktail, served in a tall glass with a knife & fork!!!! As time was not on our side we just got on with it. Along came the main courses and generally the food was very good, my daughter chose belly of pork with chorizo sausage, the one slice of chorizo was no more than 2mm thick, I was served with the sirloin steak as ordered, and credit where credit is due the stake was cooked to perfection, but was not quite sure about the quarter of iceberg lettuce that accompanied it, yes a quarter of iceberg lettuce (perhaps they were at a good price today, the desserts were ok and when served with the bill for just short of £100.00 we realised an extra starter had been included on our bill!!! Ah well where next?

We visited recently with friends. It was truly a memorable visit. The food was of very good quality and the ambiance superb- don't miss this gem by the WYRE!

I am sitting outside jk's now after just eating, I can only echo the comments that have been posted. Excellent food, excellent staff, and just enjoying the light show on the precinct. We will def eat here again and recommend it to all old young and families

The food is fine, the service however is shocking! We were frequently left for very long periods with no drinks or food and when mentioned to staff, one of them proceeded to shout across the restaurant at us in front of customers!!

There are over 15 regular teams who have been coming to the quiz at the Bay for over 10 years. All of them concur - it's a great Thursday night out!! Long may it continue!!!!

I recommend the Mandarin. The beef curry was gorgeous...

food was really nice first time and i'm even coming back on 20th for my hen night thanks for the lovely food will defo be tell friend and family thanks laura

Highly recommend this restaurant for excellent food and the service provided was above and beyond the norm. Our waitress *Mavis* was a star and very very helpful without being intrusive. Great lady. As stated the food was excellent, well cooked and presented and great value for money. We would recommend the Red Lion to anyone. We noted that children were well catered for too. Top marks Red Lion and Mavis

My better half and I got a little lost and ended up in Fleetwood (nice little coastal town). We searched around a few restaurants (one was charging £22 a plate, we assume they were having a laugh). In the end we chose The Mount over The Euston nearby and we were so glad we did. It has all the charm that corporations try so hard to mimic, really spacious and the staff were really helpful. It had loads of secluded spots so we didn't have to eat looking at anyone else (I like privacy but didn't expect it, was lovely to get it). We ordered a ranch burger (for her) and a Steak & Ale pie for me. The chips are standard pub chips nothing special but the burger was lovely. The bap was soft like it had just been bought for the bakers, not one of those cheap ones. The burger was delicious. I kept stealing some from my missus when she wasn't looking. My pie was great, really beefy and tasty, the pastry was good and I got veg with it. The thing was we must have paid about £10 and we got the biggest portion sizes I've ever seen. I kept stuffing my face even after I knew I had to stop cos of the pain in my stomach! My girlfriend was in hysterics watching me gorge on the food. Naturally we left a tip and wouldn't go anywhere else if we were in fleetwood. Also they had some nice cider with raspberry thing... looked like rose wine but was really gorgeous. Oh yeh and the pub looks out on the bay too so you get a great view if you want it too. This is one of two places I would take family that I know of on the Fylde (other is a Chinese).

3 Visits - 3 very enjoyable meals - 3 times excellent, pleasant service

Best restaurant in Lytham, never mind the Hastings or Portofino. This is the place you want. it's about dishes that blow you away with taste and texture, which you can never usually match with British or Italian unfortunately. You might want to go out for a meal of good quality food, but why not try ... spectacular? This should be your prime preference for a meal out. No joke, my claims are genuine. You'll soon find a dish to fall in love with. I know I have, on erm, rather too many occasions... :)

My family have been visiting the Red Fort ever since it opened over 10 years ago, and we still continue to enjoy the fantastic food and service there regularly. Thankfully we live within walking distance of the restaurant, but it remains a place that you should definitely make an effort to visit, for a great meal. On the menu that offers a wide selection of good dishes, you'll easily find a favourite, whether it be a classic curry, or a signature dish you may never have tasted before. They also cater well for vegetarians, as even my strict vegetarian brother loves his meal. The staff are friendly and helpful, adding outstanding service, to the already solid foundation of gorgeous food. We'll never really enjoy any restaurant quite as much, as this special place.

As I am in the trade and only get one night a week off my wife and I decided to dine the Cartford Inn as it has been awarded with the Highest Quality Award..... When we arrived we had to find our own table and collect our own menu as there was nobody to greet us. I ordered a simple 8oz burger and fries and a side order of onion rings. To my disappointment I got an uncooked burger which was cold in the centre. I then alerted the waitress who at once took it back to the kitchen. As an experienced chef I would have replaced the burger with a freshly cooked one, I would not have recooked the old burger. 8 minutes later I received the old burger with a bite I took out of it. There was no evidence that this had been re flame grilled or pan fried, I received no replacement cutlery. Unfortunately when the dish had been returned to the kitchen the waitress did not take away the side order. By the time my main course was returned the side order was stone cold. I then alerted the owner who said 'we cook all our burgers pink'. I explained that the burger was raw not pink, and that it seemed to have been recooked in a microwave. I was told 'I can assure we don't use microwaves for cooking'. The owner was somewhat unsympathetic and dismissive. Things may not always come out of the kitchen perfectly but it is possible to redeem the situation by the front of house staff. Unfortunately in this case the service at the front of house was also poor. A very much missed opportunity to improve the situation.