Reviews in Lancashire

Fantastic food - I've been many times with family and with friends.This is a very different type of Chinese food, a very clean taste, no gloopy sources.The staff are fantastic and will tell you if you have ordered too much, which is unusual. The decor is quite plain which is not a problem, the place is spotlessly clean and the price is good. I absolutly recommend the Cherry House

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 .

What a lovely afternoon was had by all our party aboard the Search for Santa Magical Cruise. Myself, mother, niece and great nephew thoroughly enjoyed the trip and all of us got to meet Santa and his elves and we also had a visit from Olaf (the snowman from Frozen). We were served mulled wine and mince pies and all the children received two presents from Santa after we found him along the canal. Thank you to all at Canal Boat Cruises for the best visit Santa I have ever been to.

Last reviews cannot believe. Fish fab chunky white haddock great batter nice chips best have had in along time. Will be going again.

Went a few days after opening, the staff didn't seem to know what they were doing. Asked for Fish, Chips and Peas. 'Can I put the peas in a carton, as it will leak from a thin cardboard container' Why not put the whole lot in a polystyrene tray, as they were clearly visible. The fish was awful, very strong tasting and soggy. It was haddock, we prefer Cod. Surely, they should have an alternative than just Haddock. The chips were ok, as were the peas. But nothing special. Was looking forward, to restaurant quality Fish and Chips without having to go out of the area. Sadly not, 2 stars at the most.

Four of us went to Winedown on Saturday evening. The weather was atrocious so it was great to get settled down in this subterranean wine bar. We drank a fair few bottles along with some fine cheese, meats and nibbles. Dougy the host was excellent and knew his wines. Will return and would recommend.

Just wondering if you do afternoon tea in the week and how much is it thanks Andrea?

Went for fish and Chips yesterday Lovely Crispy Fish batter was done to perfection and the fish dropped off in your mouth, chips bang on! Would recommend for a good chippy tea.

Excellent meal and superb service.

Visit this chippy regularly fantastic service and best curry I've found in Blackburn. Can't recommend it enough, value for money and super tasty food x

I recommend this plaice to everybody ,it has unique taste in all the foods that are participated with love in the cook .specially the Currys are specially made with delicious taste and variety in service and cook. the starters are perfect cook also the Naan is different to others with a taste of extras its the best in Blackburn..Mashallah . wish them the best in future .

Fantastic fish and chips the batter is delicious.

Sunday lunch cannot be bettered ! Nor the friendly staff.

Enjoy a meal out with work. Was in a large group and the service was friendly and the food was nice. Highly recommended.

Mawdesley is very much a posh Surrey commuter village dumped in to the flattest, drabbest and obscure area of Lancashire. The village has a reputation locally as being somewhere a bit snobby and inbred. Indeed you're far more likely to hear Home Counties accents around here than Lancashire ones. Parking up, opposite the tiny village shop, flanked by the most Range Rovers I've ever seen in one place, at one time - I entered the Red Lion with some trepidation. It had been a few years since my last visit, and that wasn't exactly great experience. Fortunately the new management appeared to have opened the place out. It now seemed that people outside Mawdesley visited there. Last time I visited it was like something out of The Hills Have Eyes. A sea of locals all gawping because "a non-local" had dared to set foot in their tiny village pub. Anyway it wasn't quite that bad this time, The local, yokels must have been doing whatever they do in Mawdesley - which aside from inbreeding and driving Range Rovers doesn't seem much. Anyway that's beside the point. The drinks I had were OK, the atmosphere OK. An improvement on last time certainly.

Lovely seafood pizza and tagliatelle frescomare for lunch yesterday. Service was good too. Very handy spot on the main road in Fulwood. They not have outside tables too. Shame I will have to wait till next spring to use them!

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I was excited to learn that a ''proper'' fish and chip shop was coming to Blackburn. I was very happy with the chips but not so with the fish. Haddock is my favourite fish and should be light and flaky but the fish from Mother Hubbard's was the opposite - very chewy and solid. I wonder whether the period between the fish swimming and the public eating has been too long.