Reviews in Lancashire

My husband and I visited The Fat Bull Sunday. What a really pleasant experience. Being a decent cook myself it was a lovely treat to sit and enjoy a couple of glasses of wine followed by an excellent meal. We got a really good feel for the place within 5 mins of arriving. The assistant manager was so relaxed and confident in herself we knew the food was going to be great as she promoted several dishes. She was not wrong! Every member of the team was really friendly and looked like they were happy to be there unlike some places you visit. Cannot wait to go again in fact we are going with friends this Sunday. I have told them they won't be disappointed.

We went to the grand opening of the Olive Tree Brasserie last night. First impressions were great! A perfect location in Preston at the Miller Arcade. Its cool and sleek without being over contemporary- which always dates so quick. It's airy and bright with its floor to ceiling windows on two sides. Open kitchen, bench and booth seating. Our canapes were a very good interpretation of the full menu. Juicy and succulent Greek and Mediterranean treats, served by young and cool waiting staff. I expect the restaurant will do very well and look forward to dining next time I'm in Preston.

Amazing food!!! Just returned from Waheed's with my dad after his friends at work told him to come. We usually go to another known indian buffet in Blackburn. I'm glad we came as the food and desserts were amazing. I particularly enjoyed the butter chicken and the desserts. So much choice. My dad really enjoyed the mango ice cream and he usually doesn't like desserts. We were looked after very well. The staff were extremely helpful letting us know we could have mint tea at the end included in the price. Whilst we had that the manager came over with freshly made Gulab Jamun (sweet doughnuts to myself and my dad) for us to try. They were amazing!!!!! I have to say it was extremely enjoyable and will defo be coming back :) thank you to the staff and manager for making us feel welcome

Amazing food! Great service and very friendly and helpful staff! Definitely the best restaurant in Blackburn! Will be returning and passing on the good word to friends and family! Keep up the great work guys!

On a recent caravan weekend when the weather was miserable, my wife, my young daughter and myself decided to lunch in the Sun Inn. On entering ,the barman made us feel welcome from the start, the pub felt homely with a roaring fire in the hearth and the ale was as it should be. The food menu was fine and the staff were very accommodating and understanding of my young daughters eating preferences, the food itself was beautifully presented and cooked exactly to our taste. Needless to say we stopped rather longer than we intended, it was one of the few pubs these days where we felt completely at home and welcome. A very well deserving 5 stars from us. Thank you the Sun Inn.

On Sat 15 Nov myself and a party of 9 friends visited Nino's for a family celebration. First impressions, yes, it's a beautiful place and our table looked amazing. However, we were soon very disillusioned as the food left a lot to be desired, such that one meal was completely inedible! My own choice (Paperino Pizza) was also appalling and consisted of 1 piece of shredded duck, 2 small pieces of crispy bacon which was then smothered in spring onions, thinly sliced cucumber and a few tinned mushrooms! All in all an extremely poor effort for an Italian Restaurant. I'd heard so much about Nino's but alas, won't be dining there again.

Nothing special. Got the earily evening menu tasted like some of it was warmed from lunchtime. Will not go back there again however that's what we thought on our last visit. Should have learned from our previous experience.

5*. The staff was friendly and the food was good too. I took my husband with me and he loved it. This was our first time and we' ll be coming back very soon....

We had a lovely meal today thank you.

This is the second time that we have been to Waheeds and we will definitely be going back. The food is great and the pots are always full. The pots are checked regularly and filled up as and when needed. The staff are great and friendly. The atmosphere is good and also the seating is good. My husband is disabled and one of the members of staff helps when taking the food back to the table. We are a party of four and as stated before, we will certainly be going back.

V good.

Not been to the Bay Horse for years and this was an impromptu decision for a late Sunday lunch. Preceded by a visit to Barton Grange garden centre (completely rammed in early November!) then after a few wrong turns we arrived for 2.45. Still very busy and the four of us were squeezed onto a small table but the meal was really excellent. All the table had the same – roast beef (which comes pink) and a divine apricot bread and butter pudding – and we all agreed it was the best Sunday Lunch bar none that we had had locally. Washed down by two fine bottles of Rioja!

When we went I had a burger (blue cheese) and my partner had gammon. The gammon was apparently very good, but I'm afraid the burger itself was fairly tasteless despite looking amazing. The prices for some things are steep so the taste of the food really needs to justify the price tag and my order unfortunately didn't. We have decided to try this place again in a few months time as they were having difficulties with the menu and half the menu simply wasn't available, it would be nice to see if improvements happen.

Went there to celebrate a friend's birthday. We were made to feel very welcome from the moment we walked through the door. The menu was extensive and we each chose something different for each course. Everything was perfect, the food was excellent, the timing spot on and the service attentive without being pretentious.

Excellent, friendly pub with welcoming staff. Visit this pub every saturday with family, young children. Always made to feel very welcome. Lovely log fire and excellent food. Would highly reccommend.

These prices are extortionate, lower the prices.

We went to the Highfield for a Halloween party on friday with the kids. Over a 150 turned up, what a fab night well run by all the staff a credit to the manager. We also had a meal before hand and was great value for money. Will return.

After much work, a well distributed family was brought together for a 73rd birthday. We should have know how dire it was, as this was halloween, and the place was like a ghost town. My partner went one side of the divide, to proceed to place the order, which were all confirmed as main courses, not starters. The lady then repeated the desired menu back to her. Unbeknown to us, two of the desired main courses were put through as starters. This affected me as I ordered three different buckets of wings. I ended up with two paltry buckets of three wings per bucket. Which upon tasting did not have the desired zinge as advertised. When challenged the delivery person said that the rest were coming. We asked for a burger with salad , no cucumber and no dressing and no chips. But lo and behold a burger was delivered to the partygirl including guess what? Chips and a fully dressed salad,with cucumber. I will admit on my salad I did not stress strongly enough how allergic I was to cucumber. Mine turned up un dressed in a smaller bowl and to some one as sensitive to cucumber. I could smell it , as the same blade had been used to prepare the salad. I went in search of the manager only to see three member so f staff larking around. I proceeded to advise the manager of the situation but after listening to me, his stance was that his staff were correct and that we as the customer were mistaken. He then proceeded to bring the member of staff into the conversation. I requested to continue with him and that this was between him and I. He continued to bring the member of staff into the conversation. The base line to this manager, that despite having a sign up in full view if the members of public, saying that camera's were being installed as 25.00 is going missing from the till, his staff were right and the customer was wrong. Whilst we walked out of an empty establishment, snide comments could been uttered by the staff behind the bar. I would never recommend this establishment to anyone , not even my dog!!