Reviews in Thornton-Cleveleys

Very nice restaurant, pity about the food very dry and came out of kitchen much too quick to be cooked to order, chicken pakora was like dry batter balls, tasted one left the rest, main course was bland , naan bread was like elephants ears much too big to eat, very nice staff, sorry would not go back,

Was recommended by Bill who was our driver to and from Liverpool Airport he said it was the best and well he wasn't wrong food service staff wine choice amazing.Will be back thanks Bill and thanks to all at the Pulcinella

China Lodge on a Friday/Saturday is always jam -packed. Takeaways come and go but Stan's place remains - never-changing- always big portions. Excellent taste and v-f-m. Why is it so busy? Go and find out.

I've been meaning to try this restaurant for the past couple of years and boy was it worth it. Two options, weekend special 3 course for £25 or al a carte. First impressions- elegant, chic you name it. To be fair at first i was dressed smart casual but other diners were suited & booted and i felt under-dressed. The internal decor was modern/contempory/stylish. Firstly sat down with drinks and an apperitife. Being shown to our table, the full beauty of this stylish restaurant becomes apparent. Most of us will never get the chance to dine in the elegance of fine dining in the more exclusive restaurants. Twelve is as near as damn it. Starter was The Mackeral, as a smoker your taste buds generally lose an element of taste but they certainly shone through i really cannot find words to describe that dish that would characterise the essence of it...amazing. Main course was The Duck. Again a sublime peace of art on a plate. Presentation, immaculate along with service. Finally the desert, i personally don't like chocolate but i tried the chocolate fondant just because you see it regular on cooking programmes. This from my expectations from tv was everything you could demand from an excellent dish. Conclusion- Overall price was approx £100 including drinks which when i got the bill was cheaper than expected by about £50. So i have a favourite restaurant but this place has just taken its place. AAAA++++

Brilliant Restaurant.! It is now a different place to when Roy had the building.The food is beautiful with many different curries on the menu that you will never have heard of.The staff are all really friendly and tend to your every need with a smile. we rate it 10/10

Go to the tavern at least once a week.Both Landlord /landlady&staff attentive to customers,food spot on done almost every dish on menu and not one bad meal had yet.good for kids with plenty of high chairs & even a selection of toys for the younger ones.carvery also excellent give it a try you will not be disappointed.Karen & Paul Thornton

Had a takeaway friday night and i would have to say that it was good. The sui mai were good, 6 of them instead of the usual 4 in other chineses. The salt and pepper ribs were also very good. Then the fillet steak with black pepper sauce. All in all a very good take away. Will definitely be going back.

My partner and I celebrated a special occasion at Le Bistro, the food, service and ambience were excellent and it was very reasonably priced. We will be celebrating lots more there!

Midweek shopping in Cleveleys, what could be better than nipping into a nice friendly local pub for a spot of lunch. Spotted The Dickens Inn,perfectly placed between the two major carparks, Took my little party of 4 in, and grabbed a seat, which sometimes can be difficult for us as one member of the family uses a mobility scooter, access was easy, and there was plenty of space for us to leave the scooter near the table. Ordered food and the first course was sitting on the table piping hot within 10 minutes, giving us time to start with a drink from the good selection on the bar. Second course served just as promptly and just as hot, which is always a nice turn of events, both courses were great - tasty, hot, and more than enough for a good appetite like mine, there was however one little complaint from one of our group, who is a fussy eater, that the Margherita pizza had "real" tomatoes on the top, which I'm told is "not a proper Margherita pizza" perhaps I should have checked that when I ordered. Ok, the atmosphere in the pub was quiet and the choice of music channel on the TV's may not have been to all tastes, but overall i would wholeheartedly recommend the Dickens Inn to anyone who happens to be in cleveleys when the hunger pangs hit.

I went here with the members of the Pendle Stroke group and had a fantastic time, the staff couldn't have done more for us! There were fifteen of us and everything went swimmingly. food and atmosphere were great. All of us will definitely be returning.

Ate at Twelves in early July based on the recommendations from this site. The food was lovely and the service was also very good. Found the set menu on a Saturday to be reasonably priced at £25, one point to note however is that they say you can mix and match with the main menu. I chose to change my dessert so expected to pay a couple of pounds extra, cant remember exact numbers but approximately worked out we paid £5 more due to the bill being split out followed by a couple of pounds for the more expensive dessert, luckily I didn't decide to change my main otherwise this would have been a lot more. Had I known this I probably wouldn't have bothered as I didn't dislike the desserts just wanted to get a different one from my girlfriend. Other than this the meal was very enjoyable with a reasonable selection approx 4-5 dishes per course. Would recommend and certainly not rule out another visit.

I just want to say a huge thank you to head Waiter Rialdo and Arian for the wonderful company they were Monday 14 July.As always the service was brilliant.A special thank you to the guys at the back for the food which as usual was gorgeous.Great night great company please let Rialdo and Arian know Gail and I have sent off for Britains Got Talent applications for both of them......the unplanned free entertainment was priceless!!!!!!!!

I went in to the steak house on the tuesday night to my amazement they now have a pool team, it was quite busy, the lights were dimmed and there was candles lit in the windows, wot a nice friendly atmosphere it was, we had a steak each me my mum and my daughter , flowers in the windows we really felt comfortable and welcome, wot effort are they gonna make next?

This place seems to be constantly improving! We came in March and were pretty impressed but now the Dickens is a steakhouse. The food is brilliant as usual and we were glad to see that they have modernised the toilets. A massive improvement and a new wooden floor round the pool table. All in all they seem to be going in the right direction. Paul, the asst manager is like a dynamo, rushing round making sure everyone is happy. (he told us to write that!! and he told us to visit this website!) 10/10

I went in for a little light lunch with my wife Maureen, it was polite and pleasant service, the Manager or Assistant Manager was walking round checking if everybody was happy and had everything they needed with their meals, it is very rare to see this kind of service nowadays as a lot of places want you in and out of their premises as quick as possible, we were made to feel comfortable and welcome we would be happy to visit you again. Thanks from Jim & Maureen from Bispham

Had a great meal here last night for my friends engagement. I started with the mozzarella wrapped in Parma ham with a fresh pesto sauce, followed by the pig. Both courses were well executed. Especially the crispy crackling. Service was excellent and efficient. Big recommendation.

Second visit just as good as the first.Food AWESOME.And we found a pile of BILL THE AIRPORT DRIVER business cards maybe we should ring his house and tell his good lady how naughty and rude he is lol.No he is a diamond a lovely guy who told us about the Pulcinella we will back at the restaurant after our holidays oh who is taking us...BILL THE AIRPORT DRIVER.Pulcinella is the BEST BAR NONE

I Visited this cafe in march 2008 . I didn't like anything about the service, the waitresses were both over 50 yr old and very slow at service and the food wasn't home cooked at all with the taste of it, the braised steak was warm and full of onions and the apple pie and ice cream for afters could of fed an army . I wouldn't recommend this place at all.