Reviews in Fylde Coast and Blackpool

Our family gathering of 12 for Lunch, 10 for accommodation and evening meal on Saturday thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, without exception. From the very start a sincere warm friendly welcome, then through to the superb rooms & decor, great thoughtful service, magnificent food accompanied by fantastic home brewed ales etc. and a wonderful breakfast the next day. They really have the full package of staff, decor, food, drink etc. finely tuned and fully deserve this recommendation. If Gordon Ramsey did this one we are all convinced that he would simply have absolutely nothing to do but enjoy it too!

we have been going to Mimmo's for over 5 years - the food, staff and the wine are always absolutely superb. I use the restaurant for my corporate guests from Japan to the US and they are always impressed. Mimmo and Vito really capture all that is great from Italian cuisine. They get top marks from us every time - even on very busy weekend nights! salute!

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I'm an ex Blackpool resident but now live and work in China. I brought my Chinese wife back to Blackpool last summer for a holiday. As soon as we walked into the Golden Palace, the waitress, John's daughter recognised me. I had taught her and her elder brother and sister. My wife and I were made very welcome, the service and the cuisine was absolutely first class during the many times we ate there. I was able to drink authentic Tsingtao beer and my wife commented that the place felt just like 'home. The ambience of the establishment is like that, John and his family make their guests feel at home and find time to check with clients to make sure that everything is ok. We'll be back in summer.

I think that i’ve worked at this indian restaurant about 10 years ago, i’m not sure about it, but, i remember the food was very tasty and people that works over there are so nice.

This is the worst restaurant in blackpool Sammy is very nosey and wants to know everybodies business I hope that they have got rid of the rats they had 2 years ago

A very competent restaurant. We have eaten here on a number of occasions and have always been very pleased with the quality of the food and service. Try the Drovers Platter or Cod and Fat Chips, you won't be disappointed.

We took a visiting friend here on Friday night and were very impressed. We sat on the lower tables, which was great for 2 of us, but not so much for my 6 foot husband! The service was impeccable, as was the food. Can wholeheartedly recommend!k

What a difference the renovation has made (you can tell I've not been for a while!). Used to look a bit seventies but bang up to date now and very comfortable. Went for a friend's birthday on a Saturday night and the place was jumping. As with most Chinese restaurants, the service was fast, friendly and efficient -- not a common combination in this country. Recommended, especially if you haven't been since it's been done up.

This is a great place, decor and food wise ! The staff however really let it down, no welcome, no smiles, you have to ask for everything !! I would not go back, but to be fair, the food was good !

went there for my 16th birthday party had a brilliant time, food was good and the waiters really looked after us

My husband and I went to The Mandarin after looking at their website. We were very happy with everything about it. The food was fab and lovely presented, it wasn't overpriced and the staff were very welcoming and pleasant especially Wayne. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone and will definitely be going back. Thanks for a great evening Wayne and all staff.

Visiting our son on placement near Garstang and hoping to give him a square meal or two, we found ourselves at Pipers. We chose the set menu which was superb value and immediately after the starter were so impressed that we booked straight away for the following night! On both evenings the meals that we enjoyed were not only delicious, but made with carefully chosen fresh ingredients, skilfully executed and beautifully presented. Good wine too !

Having lived in Manchester, i have experienced the city's china town, where Chinese food thrives in abundance. There are many 'all you can eat buffets' for around £7, and that means literally, all you can eat, it really is fantastic, particularly after a few beers, in fact it is just over indulgence, plain and simple! For £7, it is by no means haute-cuisine; you get what you pay for, factory style produced food for the masses, cheap cuts of meat are used and everything tastes more or less the same, nut thats to be expected for a pittence i feel!There are however also restaurants in china town where you can have a 'proper' meal, you pay more but some of the food is so fresh and delicious (Pan-Asia i always find is definitely worth going to if you're in Manchester.) Perhaps then, i have been spoilt, as returning to Lytham, my experience at Chu's was shocking enough to drive me to broadcast it to the world here; to get straight to the point, food was not hot enough,whats the point in having beautiful authentic dishes if your filling them with sub-standard, warm food; it felt like drinking cheap warm lager from an elegant champagne flute .The sauces were incredibly dull, i would place good money on the fact that the sweet and sour sauce was out of a carton; fine if youre running a take away, but a so called oriental 'cuisine' establishment, shame on you; youre laziness will come back on you no doubt. I have often read reviews written by people and thought, 'shut up and stop moaning', now i am one of them, what a hypocrite, however, i feel we the customers pay good money and should therefore get a good experience, of this i feel strongly. Finally, the pieces of chicken were SO SO SALTY...what were the chefs doing to that chicken?put it in your mouth, gooey bland sauce, hard (not crunchy) chewy batter, and oh, salt salt salt, i felt down right embarrassed and didnt bother commenting when the waiter (who was wearing a headset by the way and consequently looked like he would be more suited conducting a fitness video for people about to have heart attacks having had to much of Chu's chicken) un-enthusiastically asked if everything was ok, oh yeah its great thanks.....this salty after taste was going to set me back forty five quid for me and my partner, needless to say the food got left. Im sorry Chu's but sort your food out and stop mis-leading the customer about authenticity, it wasn't authentic, it was just pointless durge. Will it survive?Thanks to the pimms drinkers of Lytham who will go to a place because of how it looks as opposed to how it tastes, sadly, probably, yes. Still, at least the portion sizes were scarce.

Excellent! Recently stayed overnight on business and what a pleasant change to the usual chain hotels. Would recommend to anyone. Great food! Great choice of well kept real ales! Very comfortable room! All held together by welcoming and friendly staff. Superb!!

On a recent visit to Blackpool some friends I had the misfortune to try the ‘Bispham Kitchen’ for a meal. The staff were rude, service was poor, drinks glasses were dirty and as for the quality of the food, well many chips were looking back at me and there were several green chips so one has to questions food preparation. Friends who ordered different sized portions of the same meal were somewhat surprised to find little difference in the size of portions even though a significant price difference was made. We were obviously not the only ones disappointed as other patrons left leaving a significant portion of their meals untouched. Frankly this could have been cut straight from a Monty Python sketch, shame it wasn’t quite as funny for those involved.

this is not a good place to eat on looking at the front it looks clean , BUT ON ORDERING WE WERE SNARLED AT BY THE MANAGERES ,WHAT D YOU WANT !WE ORDERED PLAIN FISH AND CHIPS FOR ONE OF OUR PARTY AND PAID AN EXTRE £3.00 FOR SO CALLED JUMBO FISH AND CHIPS.WHEN IT EVENTUALLY ARRIVED IT ALL LOOKED THE SAME SIZE PORTIONS ,SMALL AT THAT BREAD WAS STALE GLASSES WERE DIRTY CHIPS WERE GREEN NOT A VERY NICE PLACE AT ALL STAFF ARE ALL POLISH MANAGERESS WAS REALY NASTY TO HER POLISH STAFF.MOST ALARMING THING WAS THAT THE MEALS SEEMED TO COME PAST THE TOILETS WHICH STANK TO HIGH HEAVEN !

I've visited the Great Fortune a few times both with friends and alone; which says something in itself! The menu, the food and the staff are excellent. The wine list is ok too and the pricing is just right with everything. I can certainly recommend the steamed Prawn and Pork balls for starters and the Spicy Peppered Beef for main is delicious. A must for all to try. A+