Reviews in Lancashire

We went to Clog and Billycock the next day after their opening. We enjoyed the very British menu. I had whitebait for starters while my husband had the pork ribs with chick peas. Both were excellent and the quantities were big. I had the lobster from specials menu and hubby had mutton pudding for mains and they were deliciously cooked. Starting quibbles or teething troubles...I don't know but the waitress offered us to look at the desserts menu even before we got the mains!. And she did it twice?? Nevermind :) We had to skip the desserts as we were too full by this time. The wine list and beer list was good too. I recommend it highly, kids are welcome and its a great place for family meals. Its a very posh looking pub and they have refurbished the place with a bit of class and style.

Had lunch at the Railway yesterday, 16/09/08, and cannot praise it highly enough. The food was great and the staff attentive and caring. We had a baby with us and the staff seated us at a good sized table and couldn't do enough to help. Prices reasonable for quality of food too. Fudge with coffee to die for!! I'll definitely be back

I have just organized a surprise 40th birthday party for my husband in Tino's Function Room - it was fantastic! The Staff were brilliant (even at keeping the secret!) the buffet food was amazing - everyone at the party commented on how nice it was, and Mr and Mrs Tino really made it a special occasion - the function room is beautifully decorated and we were able to add our own party theme to it - i would highly recommend this restaurant/function room for a party.

A WARM RECEPTION,ALWAYS TREATED LIKE A LIFE LONG FRIEND, STYLISH AND CLEAN RESTAURANT, CHILD FRIENDLY, FOOD TO DIE FOR AND ALL AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. THE BEST ITALIAN IN THE PRESTON AREA.

Great 2 for 1 deal before 7pm. New Season comes close to being an excellent place to eat. The restaurant is cosy and generates a good atmosphere. The food is excellent, all freshly prepared and it shows, very impressive. The service though, at least on the night that we visited, left a lot to be desired. The front of house staff were courteous, but not overly attentive, our glasses sat empty for long periods whilst we tried to attract service and our desert never arrived. We could easily have spent another £20 on drinks etc. That said the food and the atmosphere were sufficient to mask this.

The Farmers in Eccleston has a fantastic and varied menu, we have been on numerous occasions and have never been disappointed. Being a vegetarian who is often disappointed with the lack of choice and imagination on the menu, I am always pleasantly surprised when dining here!

Tried the Clog and Billycock on Sunday night. I've always wondered why this place has not done well - and in this refurbished guise it ought to. So, first impressions are good - well laid out, welcoming, unfussy and good decor. Bit of a wait for a table but handled well. Pleasant service and good wine list. Nice varied menu. Starters were ribs, whitebait and potted shrimps - all good, good portions and well presented - to be honest the ribs were probably the best and the devilled black peas were a good touch. Mains were veal, chicken and toad in the hole. OK portions, well cooked and presented although the plank is a bit OTT ( you'll know what I mean if you go). Desserts were lemon meringue and a superb ice cream - both excellent. House champagne is good value and good. Overall I'd say this deserves to do well as it provides decent value without pretension. Starters and desserts ( in that order) were the stars.

the food was first class and the staff are friendly ,that is why I'm going again for my wedding anniversary on Sunday

Had a fab meal at Continental south meadow lane Preston. Desserts were so beautiful didn't want to eat it, glad i did twas divine, great to have a lovely pub to visit in what must be one of best locations in county

Very nice new restaurant by the Northcote team. Great location, service, atmosphere and food. We has 3 courses, all perfectly cooked and served - the tripe, trotters and black pudding was spot on.

We booked The Stork for a meal with our extended family of 35. Everyone had a marvellous time. The food was delicious and everyone commented on how fresh and tasty it was. The hospitality and service was excellent, it was a great venue and we highly recommend it!

I have been coming to Francos ever since it opened 30 years ago and even now that I live in the Lake District, I still make special pilgrimages down to the best Italian restaurant I've ever had the pleasure to eat in. It's not only the fantastic food, the staff make you feel like you're in their home. The atmosphere is always good and I can never wait to get back again.

Having just returned from The Clog And Billycock in Pleasington the first thing i am doing is writing this review as the experience is still fresh in my mind. The food was excellent! To start we had some deep fried cauliflower and sausages which were excellent! For our starters i had the ribs done in lovely sauce which came with some really nice black beans to garnish and my wife had the deep fried whitebait - equally delicious! Our main courses were hot pot and fish pie which were cooked perfectly and tasted great!! No room for desert as the portions were very generous. Will definitely be going again and recommending it to my friends!

Very average food. Dirty and stained seat covers. Rude barstaff. Never again.

this was one of the worst meals me and my family have ever tried ,truly awful and the food was overpriced . do not go here it is RUBBISH .They should have paid me to eat there food.

Yu & Yu is at first blush a highly desirable anglicized Cantonese restaurant in the very pleasant Ribble Valley. On further investigation, the substance is revealed to be far less than the form. Once you are over the exotic cars in the parking lot, ranging from Bentleys to Porsche Cayenne Turbos, the weak service, average food and pretentiousness will be all too clear. I have visited Yu & Yu maybe 5 or 6 times in the last couple of years with an average spend of approximately 60 pounds per person. In the Ribble Valley there truly is no comparison. The interior is like a “W Hotel” on steroids, the music is cool jazz / ambient music and the ikea-esque furniture creates an interior atmosphere that is by any account “cool” for the 20 and 30 somethings, all the way through to my retired parents. The food similarly, has not much to compare to. In my world, compare the food, at a basic level, to that of Guide Village Cantonese from the early 1990s. (Note that it should be pointed out that the food comparison is really only valid for my early visits to Yu and Yu.) Tonight, I have arrived home deeply disappointed. The food was ok. Not exceptional by a long way. The shrimp / prawn dishes contained few prawn, and were more Cho’s Takeaway than an impressive Cantonese restaurant (and 16 pounds for very few small shrimp with ginger borders on the ridiculous). The duck however, remains an impressive dish, though at 21 pounds for a half duck, so it should. (For reference, either branch of the Peking Duck House in New York, considered to be likely the best in New York, charges US$40 for a whole duck). The Vermicelli noodles had the spice of a limp cucumber, and the shrimp tempura batter was like chip shop batter from the Blackpool seafront after it has been regurgitated by a drunk football fan. The biggest disappointment however was the service. From walking up to the bar and asking for a menu, through to the coffees at the end of the meal (we gave up on the coffee: more than15 minutes wait with only approximately 10 other people in the restaurant, and 5 staff at 10.15pm on a Monday is unacceptable) the service was woeful. I spoke to the gentleman who appeared to be in charge after the initial appetizers about the service, but the improvement in service lasted barely a course or so. His father, who I understand maybe the owner, was sat at the bar listened when I cancelled the coffee at the end of the evening and did nothing. My personal viewpoint is that there are enough people with silly money walking into this place that there is a fantastic complacency here and that the management team doesn’t care. I had zero bill credit, left a “standard” tip, and only received a response that my comments were appreciated. For those who wish to flame me, I have lived in Hong Kong, and traveled and worked widely in Asia, and currently live in New York, so I have visited many of the comparable restaurants, in Asia and New York, and understand the balance between service, food quality, experience and price. In summary, in my opinion, Yu and Yu is overpriced mediocrity, with a bent towards miserable service. Management would be well advised to wake up to how much the place has slipped over the last couple of years.

I have been eating here since 1991. The standard of the food is consistently good as is the atmosphere and service.

The restaurant has nice decor and spacious so you don't feel crowded in by people. Staff were excellent, very attentive, friendly and polite - excellent service. A really good menu, seems these days I struggle to choose even a starter as restaurants over complicate, here had no such problem, a good selection of Italian dishes and to a very high standard. Also good selection of wines at reasonable prices. Is in a nice location, had a window table with a view of the hills, also away from the high st so parking was easy. A good dining experience and my new date who accompanied was impressed with my choice. Definitely recommend. Bob P August 2008