Reviews in Blackburn

Pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff. Found an improvement since our last visit in November last year but really feel that a few simple tweaks would make the food so much better at very little cost eg have a choice of mash or new potatoes with steak pie and fresh veg rather than chips and garden peas. The chicken stroganoff was lovely but serving it over the top of the rice ( I immediately thought the five had been forgotten) wasn’t exactly the best idea. Sorry to be a little negative but just a little more thought would really make a difference.

Our first visit to the Trader's since the take-over, and we were delighted with the improvements. The excellent lunch menu contained everything a pub lunch should have so we didn't need to look at the wider choices. Two of us chose the fish and chips and the other the steak pie, and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. With desserts of sponge pudding for one and creme caramel for two plus coffee, we left happy and looking forward to returning! The service was very good, and we spotted people we knew who were clearly enjoying the experience also.

Good food good service good prices can recommend. Well worth a try

Lovely food just could have done with being hotter

We came as a family to celebrate exam results. The food was (as always) fantastic. We were well looked after and had a great time thank you. The best chips for miles…

Visited with family for Sunday lunch and food was as enjoyable as ever, with a large variety on offer on the menu including 3 Sunday roast options. I thoroughly enjoyed the roast chicken breast and its accompaniments, plus the cauliflower cheese as an extra. Other members of our party had delicious meals too. Service was brilliant and we will return again in the near future.

Fantastic food, excellent service the staff were very attentive nothing was too much trouble, would highly recommend.

Initially on seeing the menu I thought it was a rather poetic description of the usual pub fare we see so often. But I was wrong each dish that we had was of exceptional quality and a far cry from the mass produced microwaved selection that often insult our palates. My compliments to the chef for a well thought out menu of high quality foods that really stood out from the culinary crowd. The best light and crispy batter and ‘proper’ chips I’ve had in a long time. Sadly the menu did not have all our choices available as they are about to change their menu. This in itself was an indicator that careful consideration is given to the quality of the foods on their menu. The service was also exceptional and nothing was too much trouble for the girl serving us. Thank you.

Visited 9th August and decided to have the duck. Turned up overcooked and returned 2nd duck also overcooked chef should know duck is served pink. In there defence this was my 3rd visit and first bad meal i was offered another meal but my wife and friend were half way through their meal. Wasn’t charged for my meal and staff were great and the food and drink reasonably priced. Won’t put me off visiting again has anyone can have a off day.

I visited on Friday with friends up from the midlands. We all really enjoyed our meal. They thought it was great value for money and excellent. The staff were excellent. There was nothing negative. Keep up this standard.

Visited on 01/08 food was great staff lovely highly recommend

I visited The Traders yesterday with my brother and sister to celebrate our birthdays. The table was booked for 1pm and we arrived at 12-50pm. We placed our orders for main courses which arrived at 1-45pm! I had asked one of the waitresses if they usually took so long to get their orders out and she said that they were a chef down and only had a trainee chef. The servings were minuscule and would have been insufficient for a seven year old! My sister and I agreed that we would have a pudding but were then advised that there were no sponge/ pancakes/ trifles of the day! A very disappointing visit, especially as we had not visited for some time and had received good reports about the place. I complained about the long wait and the small portions and received an apology. Could not possibly recommend this establishment to anyone.

Excellent meal, thank you. We were a party of five and we're well looked after. Really delicious food and great service.

I hadn’t been to The Traders’ for many years but when my mother in-law suggested it for ‘tea out’ on a Wednesday evening I thought it’d be worth a visit to see what’s what. I made an easy-to-use online booking via the pub’s website and we arrived about two minutes late. The pub was bustling but we were greeted very promptly and shown straight to a nice table. We ordered drinks at the table and they arrived very quickly. Loads of menu choices - not necessarily ‘fancy’ - more traditional pub fayre. Mother-in-law chose fish and chips, I chose the steak pie. Both meals, again, arrived quickly and were generous of proportion and not lacking in flavour nor presentation (such as is possible with those dishes). Overall, we were both quite satisfied with our visit and would have no reservation with regard to revisiting! I dealt with two members of staff during our visit, both of whom were pleasant, efficient and welcoming.

Friendly atmosphere and good service as on previous visits here. Good food, decent portions and at reasonable prices. One of our favourite places for a relaxed meal.

Another visit to the Traders on Tuesday, the food is always first class freshly made and served with a smile ,a nice atmosphere always greets you. .one of our favourite places.

Another visit to the Traders on Tuesday, the food is always first class freshly made and served with a smile ,a nice atmosphere always greets you. .one of our favourite places.

Great food, piping hot. Staff lovely & polite & very attentive.