Reviews in Blackburn

Just had the best meal for a long time at the Oyster&Otter. My wife & I have just been to the above and can not praise this place enough. First class in food and staff with very polite owners a young couple. That is going to go far with this team, and Chef we will definitely be going again,& again & again well worth a drive from St Annes. perfect decor and seating with log fire for the cold winter days & nights

OYSTER AND OTTER - FENISCOWLES We saw this place advertised in Lancashire Life so we decided to try it. The Ribble Valley and surrounding area has so many wonderful places to go and eat so we thought to try another, newly opened place. I have split the review into categories which I, as a diner, would have found useful before visiting. Website: http://www.oysterandotter.co.uk/ A classy website that shows of the stylish nature of the restaurant with enticing photographs of food. The Menu is available online. (5 out of 5) Booking: I called to book which was no problem to do but when we arrived it wasn't busy so we had a choice of table. (5 out of 5) Parking: The car park at Yu and You is very large and there were plenty of spaces available very close to the door. (5 out of 5) Building: the restaurant used to be a pub and we saw photographs of how it looked before. The new owners spent about £500k to do the place up and you can tell as everything is quality and very fashionable. I really like the decor and feel of the place. (5 out of 5) Staff: We were served by Andrew, who coincidentally my Mother in Law knew and he was a fantastic waiter for us. He made menu suggestions, told us all the specials, got us a jug of water and even talked us through the history of the building and owners. He really made us feel welcome. (9 out of 10) Food: The restaurant is actually a fish restaurant and the owners have a long history with fishing and the sea. The specials board changes constantly with fresh catch including Lobster and Seabass etc and the menu itself has a wide range of tasty things. We decided to have starters: I had Pork Crackling with Apple Sauce which was really good but no where near as good as the Squid my other half and her father had! It was fantastic! Her mother had a twice baked cheese soufflet which she says was fabulous too. For mains I had 'The Pie' with slow cooked beef and Lancaster Bomber Ale which was great but i wish i had be brave and gone with the lobster. My other half and her mother had the slow cooked lamb which was amazing and her Dad had a HUGE chicken and chips which he couldn't finish! We then decided to have pudding and the chocolate pot was incredible too! Absolutely gorgeous but i will deffo have fish next time! (9 out of 10) Atmosphere: Relaxed but modern atmosphere with friendly staff and good chatter. (4.5 out of 5) Price: £25 per person Prices in line with those at the restaurants in the area which are reasonable, especially for the excellence in cooking and generous portions! (4 out of 5) Summary: We have found a new favourite in the Oyster & Otter, the food, service and experience are all well worth another visit - and we will be there once again on Bank Holiday Monday! Total Score: 46.5 out of 50 http://northernreview.blogspot.com/

fantastic place great food and good service,

Went for a meal with my boyfriend and the food is awesome!! Very friendly staff and very helpful as asked about special dietary requirements for my sister and they went through the menu with recommendations so 10/10 from me and Rob :)))

We arrived at 11:45 for a 12:15 lunch sitting, when we walked into the hotel we were seated in the lounge & shown a very interesting wine list, as we were having the 7 course tasting menu along with wine, we didn't want to have to much to drink before the meal began, so we went for 2 glasses of champagne. After about 15 minutes the manager of the restaurant came over, introduced himself to us and explained the tasting menu to us (He was aware that we were having the tasting menu as I informed them when I booked the meal) We were asked through to the restaurant at 12:15 and seated, we were offered some homemade breads & given about 15 minutes until the sommelier came over and explained the 1st wine to us & how it brings out the flavours of the 1st course. About 3 minutes after the course arrived. Amazing the presentation was by far the best I've ever seen & the taste was just incredible The same procedure was continued for the remaining six courses. 3.5 hours later we had finished the menu & were served coffees in the lounge This whole experience was by far the Best we’ve ever had, so good infact we have rebooked for 2 weeks time. All together the bill came to £420 and we wouldn’t have expected to pay any less it was worth every single penny. Amazing

we past this pub several weeks ago but only tonight dropped in and it was well worth it. the food was 1st class and the service and staff were great too will be calling in again.

The Oyster and Otter is a great looking pub/restaurant. Unusually they specialise is fish and have a takeaway attached. I chose the standard fish and chips with black Lancashire peas which were excellent. There were far more exciting options on the menu but as it was lunch and I was on my own comfort was needed. Will return with missus and indulge further!

Went on Fri 18th Mar 2011. Had Sheek kebabs to start which were delicious. The service was absolutely impeccable. My chicken biryani was too hot for my taste buds and we mentioned this and were offered a replacement straight away. The food wasn't as great as the service but I'd still rate the over all experience as 8/10

absolutely terrible. a total of 5 dishes were sent back to the kitchen, the service was slow - waited an hour for the mains. over rated & over priced.

Last tried this pub 2 years ago and was disappointed ,tried again today 6/3/2011 , and was really happy with the food , staff and service . Will be going again and be recommending to family and friends.

Absolutely terrible, I found a hair in my food, wouldn't recommend to a homeless person, waited ages for my food and waitress was incredibly ignorant. The pizza was ok but not great, interior is quite nice, overall, I hated it and thought it was a waste of money.

i went to the restaurant and found that the price was okay however there was no real character in their. food was satisfying . might not go again

I went with 2 friends a few weeks ago on a Sunday evening, about 6.30pm. It was 15 minutes before our order was taken and an hour after that before our food arrived. No apologies or explanations were given. I would never come here again.

Absolutely fantastic! They will accommodate anything - even when not on the menu. Brilliant food, brilliant service and really warm and friendly. We have been a few times now and have only had excellent meals.

Very poor quality, bland, uninteresting food, staff impolite, quite expensive for the poor quality. Atmosphere OK but I would not recommend- much better Indians available in the area. And finally coleslaw is not a very good accompaniment to popadoms.

Foods quite good. Made an order for dessert and coffee after main meal. Received coffee before puddings? I politely mentioned to staff that we made an order for sweets and was told we should have asked for coffee to be served after this pudding order(not in the most pleasant of terms). This attitude upset my mother who i was taking for lunch as we don't see each other often. When she also made a complaint about this attitude to the deputy manager he did his best to talk over my mother and refused to let her speak to the main manager. As this complaint was being made i was greeted by smug smiles by the waitress who i spoke to first regarding this matter. We cancelled the order and left the premises. We had recommended this restaurant to many friends in the past but wont be doing that again and we will not spend our money in a place were the staff made a point of giving us bad service on any occasion in the future.

Went to the windmill in the past and it was ok, but not been since it as changed hands, so my wife daughter and i went last night 5th/01/2011 and the choice on the menu was great, the food was great the service was great, so if you want top food at a good price check it out

Today myself and 3 others went to the windmill, it was great, fab food, so many choices, the staff were bob on, we all really enjoyed our meal, the new owners have made some fab changes and we'll defo be going again, I really hope it stays as good as it is now , ill defo be spreading the word .