Reviews in Blackburn

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

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.

We visited last night for the first time after hearing so much about it. The restaurant was packed and we were lucky to get a table straight away. The atmosphere was very authentic and we liked the way that we could see right into the kitchen from where we were sitting and could see everybody hard at work. I opted for king prawns in garlic, tomato and ginger which were served with rice and salad and were lovely. My husband had mussels in a creamy garlic sauce (both starters were on the special menu) The mussels were cooked to perfection and have converted me! With the starters being so good we awaited our pizzas with eager anticipation, however we were sorely disappointed. I can only describe mine as a sloppy mess which was a nightmare to eat. My husband had chosen from the special menu (smoked salmon crayfish and spring onion) and again although the flavours were good the pizza was spoiled by the fact that the cheese and tomato were so gloopy and would not even stay on the fork. That said we will go back as we had seen some lovely food go out to the other tables - we just won't be having pizza!!

went last friday lamb curry FOOD poisoning

Apparently this was just a take away. However now its expanded into a restaurant acquiring next door. The place is immaculate with service to match. I was very impressed with my chicken Jalfrezi, both its quality and portion size.

What a disaster! We booked a meal for 13....maybe this was an indication we were going to be unlucky. When we arrived they had not got a table for us all to sit at and we were subsequently split into three separate tables, not a good start. We managed to have our order taken after one hour. The restaurant only had diners at 3 other tables. Eventually after another hour 7 from our party were served and that was as good as it got. Needless to say when they had finished their meal and we were still waiting to eat, enough was enough and we walked out. The service was a shambles and it would have been much better if they had been honest and said they could not serve us.In fact it would have been quicker to order a take a way from the other part of the restaurant and have it delivered to our tables (as this seemed to be where they were concentrating). All our drinks were also taken off us ( the restaurant is not licensed) when we arrived and we had to wait yet again to be served with our own drinks. We shall not be repeating this experience!

Dont bother booking a table here if you want a meal within 2 hours! We recently booked a table for 13 people for 8.30pm. By 10.30pm only 7 had eaten! the other 6 got fed up of waiting having only had a poppadom each in 2 hours!! The service was an absolute shambles with only 1 of the waiting staff who could actually speak english! We will be sticking to the Balti Stan in Clayton-le-Moors in future!!!!!

Me and my friends have frequented Shahi Qila several times and had a good meal and the staff were great. Unfortunately the last time we went a few weeks ago we were not happy with food (over cooked and burnt) and the man who served us and cleared our plates was extremely rude and when we told the manager he just laughed.

The best indian food i have ever had. I first bought my take away when they opened and even though i have now moved out of Blackburni still travel to Roe Lee Indian. The food is hot, and very tasty.The staff are great and you can see the food being cooked while you wait.Would recommend to anyone.

The best Indian restaurant i have ever been to and i enjoyed the food .The service was excellent the staff were spot on. The presentation was brilliant,i enjoyed the chicken korahi,the curry was very tasty,the curry was presented to me in a unique way. keep up the good work and i will see you in a few days.

Restaurant is lovely.A very Good selection of starters which all seemed good.The usuall choice of mains with some surprising colours in comparison to other restaurant. My friends Jalfrezi was very green and quite mild to taste. We did mention that it was quite mild and as he had said when taking our order that Jal means hot we thought it would be hotter, The gentlemen would not accept that it was mild and kept saying dont say it is mild. They did bring out another one but by this point we had all finished. Some of the rices did all taste the same and looked as if the individual ingredients had just been sprinkled on as per order. Overall it was good better than most.

Very pleasant surroundings in a lovely area food exceptional staff very pleasant children made very welcome been many times well worth a visit!

The best in the business the food was brilliant the atmosphere was very comfortable and keep up the good work .pete

We took 7 friends there for my husbands birthday on 28th November. The food , mostly , was excellent, the service was absolutely DIRE and commented on by other diners the same evening. The maitre d could not have cared less; one of our guests , who has a dairy allergy, despite making special arrangements beforehand and specifically ordering dairy free on the night, had to send every course back.The staff seemed stumped by having cheese before . The wine waiters were giggling behind a screen and we finished up pouring wine ourselves otherwise we would never have got a drink. When I phoned the following day to say we had not been happy with the service, I was told " I'm only the relief manager" Black mark, Northcote, we won't be coming back.

I went here on Thursday and despite it being Valentine's day and it was packed out it was the best meal i have ever had, we had a fantastic time and will be back again very soon!! You must give this little gem a try!!!

If you want Brilliant Food, Amazing Atmosphere and Outstanding Service on one very large plate then this is the place for you. Located just off Preston New Road in Blackburn the spacious beautifully decorated entrance in an amazing start to what will prove to be a great night out. That mixed in with large dining space and a car-park to fit roughly 60 cars you will never be let down. Please bear in mind that this is a Buffét Restaurant and at only £10 for all you can eat (not including drinks/chips etc...) you will be surprised how little you will spend. Don't just take my word for it, go take a look for yourself. The Address is: Shahi Qila 6 Shear Bank Road Off Preston New Road Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8AP

Sylet is one of our favourite restaurant. my husband would go every night of the week if it was up to him. The lamb chops are amazing!!

This restaurant, serves THE best value for money meals I've ever had the pleasure of eating and believe me, every mouthful is a pleasure. The service is quick and friendly, and the hosts are always welcoming. The extensive menu brings together traditional and exotic flavours with something to suit everyone.