Reviews in Darwen

Absolutely amazing experience, the food is by far the best I have ever experienced, the service was outstanding and venue is beautiful. I highly recommend CDJ’S to everyone for all types of occasions.

Absolutely incredible food! Sat at the chef's table and loved watching Dan and the team working together to create amazing dishes. Really beautiful restaurant and the atmosphere was great too. Superb selection of dishes and wines, will definitely return soon - if we can get a table! So lovely to have such a hugh quality restaurant nearer to home rather than have to travel to the Ribble Valley or Manchester. Would highly recommend!

Excellent food, service, drinks & atmosphere. We recommend the chefs table at the kitchen to see everything & everyone in action. Would highly recommend!

Everything about CDJ Riverside is 5*. The venue is beautiful and the food is absolutely amazing. Dan is such a wonderful chef, his dishes are just gorgeous and we will be back soon. If you haven’t already been, please go and experience it for yourself, you will not be disappointed

Wow! Absolutely stunning place and the food was fantastic. Stunning place and the staff are lovely. Excellent addition to the area. I will be returning again and again.

Absolutely outstanding! The venue, the service and the food were all amazing. We sat at the chefs table too. Great addition to Lower Darwen.. we will definitely be back soon! Book, you will not be disappointed.

Tried the new location out for lunch. We decided on the set lunch menu. Everything was excellent! Food quality, flavour, presentation accompanied by welcoming staff. The inside and outside decor and seating areas are superb! Well done to all the team behind this great new restaurant.

Absolutely fantastic food , brilliant staff and amazing chefs. So friendly and cant wait for my next visit. Highly recommend to everyone. Fantastic place in everyway xxxxx

Waited a long time for it to open but it is beautiful inside and plenty of seating outside which is very popular.Bar area busy but good service.The kitchen staff and Dan cooked a lovely meal but the ravioli portion was very small would have been better as a starter.Waiting on staff still looked a little confused but that will settle.They we’re all very pleasant.Have booked again for a Birthday meal.Well done and worth the wait.Just what Lower Darwen needed.

Brilliant! Just brilliant! We'll be back for sure. Congratulations, you're going to be a huge success

Beautiful venue, very classy! Amazing food! Wonderful ingredients, brilliantly cooked and presented. Highly recommended! We had the set lunch menu, which was great value for money, and provided a good, varied choice. Thank you. Already made 2 future reservations.

Had a wonderful meal and luckily the weather was on our side, so we sat outside in the beautiful surroundings. We will definitely visit again in the near future

Lovely modern restaurant with a very varied menu. The tapas is different to any other tapas I have had, very well presented and of a high standard. You can tell he has worked in a Michelin star restaurant and wouldn’t be surprised if in the future he is awarded one. Looking forward to going back.

Been waiting for CDJ to open in Lower Darwen. It was worth the wait. Went for Sunday Lunch.Everything from the welcome at the entrance the amazing beer garden, where we had pre dinner drinks.,to the meal,we were blown away. The Sunday lunch was delicious ,melt in the mouth meat,and super vegetables. We had to have a dessert, sticky toffee pudding to die for.Had more drinks in the beer garden to finish the evening. The ambiance was great,plenty of people enjoying the sunshine and company. Service good, to say they had only just opened. Looking forward to visiting again soon.

My daughter and myself have been waiting for so long for this place to open and wasn't disappointed. The three course Sunday lunch was outstanding, service ,fantastic, atmosphere , although we were a little early, was great . The new location was spot on and , to be honest, a three course Sunday lunch for thirty quid? What's not to like? Try it for yourself. Enjoy.

Food was very good and well cooked. As only just open there was some issues with the service but they were dealt with promptly. Our table was in the bar area (table 16) with Lou’s of people coming and going to bar and toilet’s so will definitely make sure future booking are for tables in the restaurant area. We will be using this restaurant and bar regularly and would recommend to others

We booked a table as soon as notification came through of the opening, it also coincided with my husband’s birthday. The decor is beautiful, the ladies toilets were outstanding. The service was really good considering how busy the venue was. The food needs its very own paragraph. Absolutely delicious the ribeye was melt in the mouth, the chips are the most flavoursome chips that I have ever eaten. My husband had surf and turf and equally loved his meal. Both steaks were cooked to our request. Will we go again? Absolutely. Well done and all the very best :)

Outstanding food, fantastic service and a wonderful atmosphere. I recommend CDJ to everyone I know and I have no doubt that everyone who visits will leave happy (and with a full stomach!). A great choice of food whether you're a meat lover, veggie or anywhere in between...plus the desserts are superb too...something for everyone