Reviews in Darwen

Had Sunday lunch with my family, I love this place, the food is excellent as are the staff & very reasonably priced. This is my 2nd visit & we will definitely be returning. They just need to update the website as

Lovely food although we had to wait a long time for it. But worth the wait !

First time here for valentines night.Arrived parking outside walked round to the entrance all decorated for the night. Greeted at the bar seating at the kitchen bar left side within minutes.The chef and staff were working very hard all night.Chef passed some king prawns over said a little thing to be going on with.we had ordered a set menu prior so a nice gesture. Food was Orkney scallops served hot very well presented.Main was chateaubriand for 2 with chips and vegetables. The main was cooked to perfection served with style. All staff worked tirelessly all night everyone in the kitchen from the chef to the pan girl dessert team steak guy prep team were spot on. A very well run kitchen with a head chef who worked very very hard all night. Well done you guys we will certainly be back and will bring friends.

Food was below average, definitely not worth the visit and not worth the wait. The staff were not very attentive, we weren’t offered drinks and had to get drinks from the bar even though we were seated in the restaurant area. We ordered steaks with chips which took a while to come out, and when they did come the chips didn’t come with the steaks. We ended up finishing our steaks before the chips arrived which was disappointing. I understand they have a tapas menu but I thought steak and chips would come out together we brought this issue to a manager with red hair, she was very dismissive and rude. Will not be returning.

Visited valentines night (and several time before) and was not disappointed!! Food and service was fantastic. We dined from the valentines menu and each of the four courses was as expected…outstanding.

Great Value on steak night at CDJ restaurant. Great rump steak superb chips and a great bottle of Prosecco at a great price for two people £60

Absolutely stunning restaurant, staff where lovely and very helpful there was 4 of us who each had a different meal and everyone enjoyed at a good price as well

Well! What can I say about our first visit to this new restaurant? My wife and I booked the three course seasonal lunch for my 60th birthday and we were not disappointed. Lunch was very reasonably priced at £25 for three courses. I opted for two starters and a main because I could not make my mind up and I shared my wife's dessert - happy days. The creations that were served presented surprises with ingredients, presentation and flavours, and being a keen cook raised questions that were answered for me by head Chef Tim. In my opinion the cooking, presentation and certainly value for money exceeded that of a certain famous Ribble Valley restaurant that we used to frequent over many years for celebratory meals. Turning to atmosphere and service; again I can-not raise any fault. The ambiance is not pretentious having a relaxed approach that puts one at ease. Service was smooth, relaxed and attentive and served with a smile and good humour. We will definitely be returning to CDJ and perhaps try their Tapas menu that has been recommended. Well done for Darwen and keep up the good work! Thank you CDJ and the team.

Had an overall lovely experience. Food was really tasty, although the roast potatoes were so hard we couldn't cut them in half which was only a small change. Also found some tinfoil in our sticky toffee pudding, we raised this to the waitress but it wasn't passed on to anyone else. I just thought the chef may had wanted to know. The service needs some work but lovely experience

We had lunch on Saturday and brought our 2 children, my husband and daughters first visit but my 2nd. My husband was blown away and cannot wait to come back. We had the tapas dishes and they were absolutely delicious. We did have a mix up with one of the items but its was very quickly sorted. We will be back very soon.

This is how you do food! Impeccably presented by highly approachable, professional staff. All at a price point that is, given the experience on offer, outstanding. CDJ is a hidden gem.

Excellent all round! There was 11 of us and we pre ordered, one of the choices we made unfortunately wasn’t communicated to the chef but the service was unbelievable, apologies were made and the meal was substituted with no charge, I thought this was a generous gesture. The food was amazing! Yes the room was a little drafty when we first sat down but it didn’t spoil our evening at all. We will definitely be booking again Thank you

We had a tough time choosing between the tempting tapas and the bar menu, but in the end, we went with classic Fish and Chips and the Pie of the Day. For starters, we enjoyed the soup with croquette and Duck parfait – both were exceptional in both presentation and taste! The fish and chips were fantastic too, with light, crispy batter and amazing fish. The cheese pie of the day was beautifully presented, but whilst everything accompanying was fab the pie filling was a little underwhelming in taste in comparison to all of our other dishes. Overall, we had a great experience and will definitely be back soon to try the tapas menu!

Food was really tasty, although a few of the chips were rather overdone. The problem we had was the temperature. It was cold and drafty, made worse by the kitchen door being open ? To allow steak fumes to exit. Unfortunately when asked about a change to an alternative table this could not be facilitated and we were told all tables were taken …. Even though there were many free at the time . Really disappointed in the response and inability/unwillingness to resolve to make the dining experience comfortable.

What a great place. Found from reading Ribble Valley magazine. The food was fantastic, great atmosphere and staff. We will definitely be going back and have no hesitation to recommend to family and friends

We came on Thursday 30th the food was lovely really good value,the only slight problem was the service it was a little disjointed I realise when having Tapas the dishes will come out as and when they are ready,however 2 of our party had the steaks which we amazing just a shame we had eaten nearly all the tapas before the steaks were delivered,we had to keep asking for drinks top ups etc. The staff did a really good job but just seemed that everything fell to one member of staff. This will not stop us coming again just a little constructive critism

As always service and food excellent

Took my cousin here for her birthday treat. She is a real foody and thought this could have been a Michelin star restaurant. The tapas menu was brilliant, a nice steady service of foods arrived, all cooked to perfect and delicious. Staff were lovely and attentive, I would say that some lack a bit of personality (hate to sound rude but some could crack a smile). The bar staff were really lovely when we moved to the bar section after food and enjoyed a few tasty cocktails to finish the evening. Looking forward to returning again soon.