Reviews in Chorley

I am writing this review not as someone who was given an awful service but as someone who was really disappointed not to be given a fantastic service based on it's reputation and prices. Over the last 12 years of our relationship my wife and I have dined several times at The Yew Tree for special and romantic evenings. A few times we have dined for our wedding anniversary and the previous times received a fantastic, attentive and special service which kept us coming back. At the beginning of August we booked our table well in advance and we were pre-advised by a friendly person taking our reservation that there was also a beer festival going on over the weekend. The week before I called to confirm our Saturday reservation understanding that the timeslot would have been at peak-time. Whilst on the phone I also advised it was our wedding anniversary and enquired if the beer festival activities (ie Live Band etc) were not going to mingle with the usual romantic restaurant area. The lady I spoke to sounded very stern and came across a bit abruptly but nonetheless reassured us that the event would be kept separate from the restaurant. When it came to the evening we decided to visit the beer festival event prior to our meal and it was fantastic! Nice ales and music in the sunshine - it was almost a pity to go inside for our meal but were still really looking forward to it based upon our previous visits. Unfortunately, this is where our evening went downhill starting with the fact that it was obvious that they had lost our reservation even though I telephoned the week before to confirm it. Normally on previous visits we were sat in the restaurant area and considering that I gave them 4 weeks notice of our reservation I was surprised to find that we were being sat at the front of the pub area next to the entrance of the front door where everyone else on the other tables were just enjoying drinks - not ideal and obvious that they had lost our reservation, quickly preparing our table with cuterly and placemats. With it being a happy occation we tried to remain positive and we ordered our meal which were two steaks, a ribeye steak to be cooked blue (which I asked if it was possible) for £17.95, a sirloin steak for my wife to be cooked rare for £18.95 and a bottle of wine for around £20. The rib eye arrived medium-rare which didn't 'massively' upset me and I don't tend to complain at restaurants. My wife's sirloin, however, arrived medium to well with hardly any pink colour in it. We normally are not the kind of couple who complain or send food back - once a long time ago I remember eating a steak almost cold just to keep the atmosphere happy. However, again being it our anniversary and the fact that the steak was almost £20 we wanted to raise the problem quickly but without attention. As there were no staff around us being in the pub area my wife had to leave her table and tell someone at the bar that her steak wasn't right - not great really. They took my wife's steak away and so I shared my steak with my wife whilst she waited for hers and at this point we decided as soon as her steak arrived we would finish up, pay and leave to get back outside to the fantastic beer festival. Nicely enough however, the lady who I immediately recognised as the (stern) one I spoke to over the phone was very helpful and straight away dealt with the problem and offered each of us a free glass of wine for our trouble. My wife accepted this and as I already had a large glass already I declined but the nice lady insisted on getting me something free of charge which I thought was really nice. I think the lady either ran the restaurant or was someone very senior in the building as she was very attentive as this point - plus the rest of the staff were wearing pink polo shirt uniforms. Overall, the staff ran rings around us when there was an issue but simply all we wanted was to arrive to be seated in the restaurant, to feel special in the usual romantic atmosphere and to have fantastic food. If this was the first time we dined at the Yew Tree, was told that it was more of a pub/restaurant and the prices were set at those typical of a pub/restaurant then we would have been quite satisfied but still probably avoided it for a wedding anniversary meal. However, paying almost £60 for two steaks and a bottle of wine, when both steaks were overcooked and for them to mess up our reservation it simply was not the evening we expected and we won't be returning anytime soon. We are both gutted because we used to love it at the Yew Tree. Others will come here and I am sure will have a fantastic experience but we won't be risking it again.

A lovely Sunday lunch we had yesterday and what attracted us to stop at this pub was the way the flowers were presented on the outside.The flowers looked lovely and the meal was definitely good value for money and quality.It has been included as one of our stopping-off places when passing by in future.

My wife and I have just had the misfortune to dine at this establishment and I have to say we will NOT be going back the food was terrible the service was poor and when we complained the attitude was pathetic. I will rate this place as 1 out of 10 and that's for opening the door.

We ordered two mixed grills, but when they arrived, sometime later, they were lacking something … sausage, gammon, egg, mushroom, tomato … we pointed this out and the lady who brought the food said “would you not just like it as it is?”. No we said, we ordered a mixed grill. “What’s a mixed grill?” she replied, so I read what it was off the blackboard. “Would you like me to keep it warm while I do you a sausage?” she asked. Looking at the chips that looked like they only very briefly seen the inside of anything hot, and the carrot mash looked very dry, we asked for our money back. This was when the land lady accused me of being a liar, when I said that it wasn’t what we had ordered and that we had waited over half an hour. At this point I considered showing her the till receipt that showed 2 mixed grills ordered 55 minutes earlier.

First visit Sunday,excellent food,friendly pleasant staff, will be back.

Can't believe how hit & miss this pub is. It must depend on who is doing the cooking. As in the past it was ok. but recent visits the meat is as been not fit for a dog & the house wine is cheap plonk very dissapointed a nice pub going down hill fast not worth the money for poor quallity

Out of date restaurant ,dark and dinghy,awful food{soup tasteless like wallpaper paste.roast beef packet sliced with a bland gravy that sets} cutlery and furniture looks like it came from an auction. Needs total revamp.

Love Lucianos at the Millstone every time we go. Went last night & totally relaxed as always. Food is fabulous, when ordering a steak it is always cooked exactly right, just what you ask for. Service & the staff are very attentive but not over the top, just right. The cocktails are spectacular. Always feels special when we go to Lucianos. Thanks for making this a lovely Easter weekend x

Regular visitor, food wonderful very reasonably priced. Staff and service excellent lovely friendly and cosy atmosphere.

We have been to La Casa de Salsa about four times since it opened and have always enjoyed the food and the experience. On our most recent visit however, the food was very disappointing, so sadly we will not be returning.

manager/ owner is really friendly and funny, staff are fairly efficeint and friendly, you can see the kitchen from the restaurant which gives a nice open feel. It's always busy with a fun atmosphere. Food is good, drinks are v pricey, parking is adequate. Sadly you can't tip your waiter as they pool all tips with all staff incl management/ cleaners etc. Makes me reluctant to tip as I prefer to tip directly and proportionately to how well I was served and looked after. Love it here though and I go on a regular basis.

Excellent value for money and staff very polite and helpful

Really nice food plenty of it had the 2 courses for 8.95 Sunday roast the plates was groaning with food the sweet was heaven the service we could not fault will eat there again.

I've just had my first experience of, an all you can eat grill and steak house meal. Very impressed with the service, quality and quantity of food for £22. £17 on the early bird menu. Clean, friendly, attentive, delicious food. Could not have asked for more.

Been going to this restaurant since it got taken over about 2 years and I go there around once a month and I most say that its one of the best Indians around. They have a dish called the mark bottomley special in memory of mark bottomoley which you have to try.I

Very nice place a little expensive not a place to end the night but a place to start your night few cocktails and maybe a meal before hitting the rest of town. food is fab and definitely would reccommed people to try a few cocktails :))

Best restaurant in Chorley! My family, friends and I regularly eat at the Italian Cottage. The menu caters for everyone's tastes at reasonable prices. They do a special 3 course meal deal on Thursday and Sundays as well as a pizza/pasta deal on Wednesdays. The service and friendliness of the staff are what makes it such a good place to eat. They always try and accommodate any requests you may have and nothing is too much trouble. My advice would be to book in advance as it is a very popular restaurant..

I booked my sons 8th birthday here and was very impressed so i booked a night cruise. They're adult cruises are a great laugh. We danced the night away. I will certainly return