Reviews in Lancashire

Excellent

We go every year to celebrate our anniversary. In all the 10 years we have been going both my husband and I have never been disappointed by the food or service. I would highly recommend this restaurant!

Visited this place while stopping at the Plato hotel, We were just doing some shopping and fancied a brew to warm up, as the weather was freezing my toes. But we ended up having a sandwich & a piece of homemade cake too. They have all different kinds of Coffees & Tea's and the cake was to die for & value for money, The young girl who was waiting on was really helpful when asked about the area, and where best to visit, and also on "talking us into having a slice of cake" : ) Well done

the food is wonderful the staff are very friendly and a great atmosphere, we go every new year and its amazing!!

Visited this restaurant after searching through Sugarvine, and so glad we did. The pizza in this place is what I call a real Italian pizza experience, it had every topping you can think of, and my partner had the pasta which was such a generous portion she (& I) couldn’t finish it off! It has a very relaxing atmosphere, and the staff were very attentive and the food was delightful, I couldn’t praise them enough. A great authentic Italian restaurant.

I have dined here about 4 times and have enjoyed the food everytime.We are going on New Years Eve,having rung round numerous places only to find that their special menus ranged from £30.-£50 pounds.We just want good honest food at good honest prices and I'm sure that's what we will get at he Traders.

This is the best new restaurant we have visited in years. Owner and staff very friendly and efficient. Menu extensive and prices very realistic. The quality of food is just wonderful. We have been about nine times in just a few weeks. All the best to them. Keith and Jan

Fab meal. Fab atmosphere. Fab night.

A beautiful and impressive building which is warm and inviting inside and is very child friendly (we had small children with us) . The food was delicious and service was excellent! I believe it has been taken over by Chameleon pub company, and it is very much improved in my opinion. I shall most certainly shall be returning!

Porcinis is an excellent restaurant all round. From the ALWAYS warm welcome, the decor and ambience, menu choice and the quality and flavour of the food. It is coming on leaps and bounds with a new additional menu to the a la carte and also takes hi life card. We have been coming here over the past few years and we have never had a bad experience. We are always looked after and it is even remembered what our usual fave meals are. Couldn't recommend it enough. Our only regret is that we cannot go at least once a week! Roll on the end of the recession. Go there you'll find a new addiction

Ocean palace has extremely good food , the best Chinese I have ever eaten. All the staff there are welcoming and helpful.

Have been here many times and is always fantastic, we went again on Wednesday night for my boyfriend’s birthday, and it was no exception. We ordered way too much (as usual) because the portions are always plentiful, but even managed to force down a dessert afterwards. My 2 yr old little girl was left to play around our feet as it was fairly quiet, and the owners didn’t mind so was a really nice evening all in all, and we spent a good 2 1/2 hours here & certainly were not rushed to leave. This is definitely a value for money restaurant and offers many varieties of set meals, oh and has a nice selection of wines including a lovely bottle of rose which helped us along the way. Keep up the great work, Thanks

Visited this restaurant this week. As a frequent diner of the old Red Lion I was very disappointed at the standard of cooking. The food was lukewarm to say the least and the quality of the beef was not good at all. Good produce is key to these village pubs and this is not present at the Red Lion at all The owners seem young and inexperienced and have a lot to live up to as this place once had a fabulous reputation.

Following reports that the new managers of the Red Lion had received spontaneous applause on two separate occasions recently from group-booking diners at the end of their Festive meals, four friends and I decided to investigate yesterday lunchtime. The bar area has been refurbished giving it a cosy, welcoming feel, and the newly re-opened restaurant in the conservatory has been given a complete make-over since we last visited over a year ago. The new landlady, Helen, made us feel very welcome, and head chef, Ross, who has a growing reputation in the area, did not disappoint! The Festive Lunch menu was £12.95 for two courses, or £15.95 for three. Combined with friendly and efficient service, this proved to be very good value indeed, with a choice of three starters and three main courses. We all had starters which were delicious and then I had the salmon which was beautifully cooked, crisp on top, but soft and tender inside. My fellow diners had the pork and the turkey and were equally impressed. Too full for puddings, we all opted for coffees to finish. The whole bill, with drinks, large wines and a couple of gin and tonics, came to £88. We all judged our visit to have been well worthwhile. Apart from the Festive and full A La Carte menus, we also noticed the Light Bites menu, which has apparently got people talking. My friends Sally and Paul have become frequent visitors for this and say they can’t believe how they do it for just £5 per person. We are planning to investigate this one for ourselves next week!

This great pub is losing trade as the management fails to understand the 'pub product'. This place is not a restaurant in the 'classic context', but a 'food pub' Customers using this type of operation do not want to 'wait here to be seated'; nor do they want to be escorted to a table which they may not like. We all know the system for ordering at the bar. The current management style is damaging the turnover because: 1 As customers now have their orders taken at the table, this denies the business the opportunity to merchandise their products at the 'point of sale'. 2 Customers who only want a drink are made to feel unwelcome. 3 People like to choose where they want to sit. 4 By forcing table service onto pub food diners,this creates an obligation to 'tip', which they may not normally do and, therefore, decline to return. 5 'Pub grub punters' go to places like The Roebuck, The Blundell and The Malthouse for an informal dining experience, .not a style of service that could be construed as 'oppressive' I did point out these observations to a member of staff who agreed with me, but went on to explain that it was The Manager's wish to upgrade the offer. The Malthouse was operating at approx. 40%. capacity when we left at around 9:30 PM on a Saturday night- which says it all really. With increased labour intensity and falling sales this Manager may not be able to sustain his desired levels of service..which are not required for this style of Pub....thet's what The Malthouse is; A Pub!!

Originally found this restaurant on Sugarvine and visited several times since, I only live in nearby Oswaldtwistle and didn't know they were here. The food was fantastic and the staff so attentive. There are so many Indian Restaurant's out there to choose from but I don't think I need to look any further. Thanks guys keep up the good work.

We visited Yu and You on the 4th December for my birthday. We decided to visit following numerous recommendations and the well publicised Gordon Ramsey competition win. To say that we were unimpressed would be an understatement ! now don't get me wrong the food was fine, but that was all it was. I just expected so much more, it tasted and was presented like all the other chinese restaurants that I had previously visited. The atmosphere was lively but this was good as it was a Saturday night and we had been informed that this occurs and was normal. The service was poor and we had to wait at least 30 minutes for our mains and when we ordered drinks these always took too long to arrive. If I was asked whether I would recommend this to anybody else I would simply say to them. "its a pricey Chinese restaurant and you could pick a number of other better value for money options"

We had a fantastic meal at the Wellsprings Inn this afternoon on our first visit. The staff and service were first class and the food excellent and very good value with 2 for 1 on the main courses. The atmosphere was very festive and with snow outside we felt like we were in the Alps. The only very minor problem was that the Ladies toilets were cold (my wife and daughter said !). We can't wait to go back.