Reviews in Fylde Coast and Blackpool

i am a regular at this pub for nearly 15yrs .the couple that run it now are the best it has ever been. they run a tight ship, but are always friendly the staff are well trained smart and very nice. i have never been in a pub so clean and well kept. it is nice that the landlady makes time to try and speak to all, and is not afraid to clean tables and pour pints

This was the second time my wife and I had visited Buraq, the first time was exceptionally good. While our experience was similar this time, I thought it wise to add another review for comparison and to show that Buraq is consistently good, which is important with similar priced menus available at many eateries across the Fylde. We opted to dine from the £9.50 (at the time of writing this) Sunday “eat as much as you want” banquet menu. It would seem rude not to. We were greeted by a member of staff on a break outside and again greeted in a similar pleasant manner upon entering the door. We were seated in the spacious waiting area and given the two available menus and asked what we would like to drink while we looked at the menu. There was a tray of pickles/dips on the table as we were seated and we were advised our starters would only be a few minutes. My wife asked for a couple of popadums which were provided free of charge, as was the jug of iced water (without asking). While I unfortunately cannot remember the names of all the dishes that were provided (it was a fixed menu, but you got everything on it) I can describe them. The starters consisted of (each) two mushroom pakoras, a lamb puri in a chapatti, a lamb kofta type kebab shaped as a burger, side salad. The mushroom pakoras were excellent (and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t like mushrooms), not greasy at all, very crisp. The lamb was excellent, I could have eaten it all day. Bar the fried pakora, none of the starters were hot, all warm (temperature not spice) likely because cold plates were used due to the salad. Buraq would be wise to take note and serve the salad in a separate bowl and use hot plates if they can. The main courses were: lamb , a sweet and sour chicken tikka dish, chicken jalfrezi, lamb dhansak (with pineapple), accompanied by boiled onion rice, a spinach and paneer dish, and a fairly large naan bread each. The lamb was excellent, sweet and coconutty, just as my wife likes, the jalfrezi was a medium temperature (spice wise), the accompaniments were all absolutely fine. All were piping hot. My wife finished with a strawberry ice cream (plenty of it, about 5 scoops) which we were not charged for (but in case that was an oversight, we left a large tip). The meal was rounded off by a coffee and a tea and two complimentary drinks of our choice (we chose brandy). The whole total (which included two pints of Cobra lager).. £26.50. A superb price, excellent and swift service again, and more than we could eat. We couldn’t have asked for more (except hot starter plates). Keep it up Buraq, we think you are the best Indian in the area by far. Apologies to Buraq for the mess my wife left on the tablecloth from the curry :)

Had a marvellous lunch, 2 courses for £5! Great value as the food was simple yet very tasty. The place is very busy at the moment so obviously many agree with me.

Food was fantastic, all so fresh and tasty. We had the full fish and were surprised when it arrives as it was a full seabass - without the inflated price tag. We are big fish fans and do not mind travelling to get to a good restaurant - now we don't have to. The wine wasa perfect temperature and a very nice sauvignon blanc which turned out to be the house wine @ £9 something a bottle! Great service, lovely genuine people. It's not in the best location but they have certainly made the most of the restaurant, if it was in a great location though you'd probably be paying an absolute fortune so prefer it the way it is.

Excellent service, contemporary comfortable surroundings, unbeatable quality and variety, and reasonably priced. All in all, the only place to go for Indian cuisine. We have now tried approximately 100 dishes since its emergence and have not had an ordinary meal to date.

We visited the restaurant for our first time last Friday, as we arrived we were greeted by the extremely friendly staff who were a spectacular to us all evening. The food was outstanding, hats off to the head chef, my husband went for the kleftico and I went for the melitzana, we thoroughly enjoyed both dishes and the Greek yogurt sundae for dessert topped off a delicious meal. If you want good quality food the olive tree is the place to go!

Best beer and food in Fleetwood.

I went in for indian food tried Naga chicken Curry it was very good food and it's worth value for money.

This is one of the best Restaurant in Blackpool. Nice food, very good service.

We went for Mother's day,the food was very good, and the atmosphere typical italian,for me Gennars is the best Italian restaurant in the area.

Without doubt the best Chinese I have ever visited. The food is good the service excellent Children are treated like human beings and not just ignored, I cannot speak too highly of this restaurant.

Very good went with my partner and two children.One of the better Chinese restaurants on the Fylde

food good to so so, I'm not saying this place is good but it can be all it needs is a bit of personality

The food at Gennar's is average.The service is average. The decor is average. In fact, everything about Gennar's is average. However, average is just not enough in the current economic climate. In order to survive these tough times, Gennar's needs to provide something more than average because, unfortunately, average takings won't be enough to see this potentially good restaurant through the tough times ahead. Average is simply not good enough anymore.

I’ve never been to China Red in Poulton before, and to be honest I’d never go again! It was a friends birthday, and she booked a table for 8pm. We got there on time, but we weren’t even seated till 9.15pm. NO Exaggeration. We ordered, and our starter came between 10.15 and 10.30! Now if waiting OVER 2 hours for food is not bad enough, our starters were pretty much all wrong! One person ordered noodle soup…we overheard they got the order wrong, and it was vegetable soup…10 minutes later it came back out with noodles in, and cold. One person ordered prawn toast, it had chicken in! The worst is a vegetarian ordered vegetarian spring rolls…it had meat in it!! Well that was it…we spoke about not being happy, and we managed to get 20% off the bill, only to be told that it would be best to just have a free round of drinks! Again we weren’t allowed to get anything too expensive! In the end we just gave in….The waitress who was trying her best, was getting in trouble from her boss because it was her fault that the food was late/wrong! But it wasn’t. I know this as she went through the order twice to make sure she got it right! It was his fault, because he didn’t have enough chefs or whatever. This is the worse place I have ever been to! The food wasn’t even worth the wait! And I would tell anybody not to spend their money there! Everything was poor!

21st March 09 - Chicken Liver Pate had mould underneath the butter - was told by chef that the mould was just green pate from the parsley in the butter sat on top of the pate (there was no parsley). Was then given another mouldy pate as a replacement, sent back again. Then I was informed that all the pates had been thrown in the bin. Asked for a refund and got a refund for the pate only. Terrible.

Excellent food. However, the Cartford seems to confuse 'atmosphere' with noise. The evening was ruined by the sheer volume whilst seated upstairs. Please enjoy the food but avoid being seated upstairs if you can.

Whenever you are ever in the vicinity of Poulton-Le-Fylde, near Blackpool, China Red is a must visit restaurant if you enjoy good Chinese food. It is a fun place with a lively bubbly atmosphere, the food is excellent and the service and staff are first class. The restaurant caters for special occasions, party bookings, couples and families.