Reviews in Lancashire

My wife and I have been enjoying terrific food at the Kingfisher for years. Chef owner Mike Thomson delivers a consistently good product along with his wife Anne who runs a very efficient front of house operation. You’ll get top class ingredients cooked to perfection - last week we enjoyed a starter of Breakfast salad - smoked bacon, local black pudding & sautéed new potatoes on dressed leaves & finished with a soft poached egg - it was absolutely delicious. For main course my wife had delicious Grilled Plaice (almost out of the bay onto your plate) and I enjoyed the Fish Pie ( full of a selection of white fish, salmon and prawns). There is always a nice selection of fresh vegetables, new potatoes and do try the wonderful chips. We didn’t have room for a sweet last week but they are always very good. There is a very reasonably priced wine list too. As if this isn’t enough for a good night (or lunch) out you have a very modern bright and airy split level restaurant with picture windows taking full advantage of the fantastic views over the estuary to Grange and the Lakeland hills. Take a look at the web site for up to date menus and some nice photos of the restaurant. It really is well worth the trip I promise you and one final tip, if you plan to visit at weekend book ahead.

Great atmosphere, delicious paninis (chicken tikka & pizza are a must-try!!), free wifi, and bean bag seats! The friendly staff always come up with the perfect drink for every mood; from nutella hot chocolate, to a muffin shake; a white mocha, to a kiwi-kiss smoothie !! Simply Amazing !!

Went here for Sunday lunch over the weekend. I dine out on a regular basis and will travel a distance for a good restaurant - I cannot believe that this restaurant is on my doorstep and I have only only just found out about it. The food was excellent and the beef was memorable for all the right reasons. The service was friendly and hospitable. The restaurant design is very stylish - a complete contrast to next door. My only small critiscm was that the red wine was slightly on the cold side other than night we had a perfect Sunday with friends and I look forward to my next visit.

Had a gourmet overnight stay here recently. From the minute we arrived everything was just perfect.The room was great with a good attention to detail - all those little things that make you go Ooohh! The 5 course meal was amazing, from the champagne and canapes to begin to the coffee & petite fours to end in front of a real fire. We splashed out on the wine package which consisted of 4 glasses to compliment each course - not cheap at £37.50 a head but they were stunning and well worth the extra indulgence!!! I'm saving up for my return.

I ate here on Thursday evening with 10 other friends and we had a fabulous time, the place was packed out and this did not make any difference to the service….excellent!!!! The bill was a bit more than we expected but we all left happy, tipsy and full!!!!! Would highly recommend it!!!

HI, MY MOTHER AND AUNTY WENT IN THE WINE BAR AND ORDERED TEA FOR TWO, MY MUM LIKES HER TEA STRONG SO ASKED FOR AN EXTRA TEA BAG TO BE ADDED TO THE POT. WHEN SHE GOT HER BILL MAXWELLS HAD CHARGED HER £1.15 EXTRA FOR THE TEA BAG!!!!! DONT THINK THEY'VE HEARD OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH BUT MY MUM SURE HAS!!! BY THE WAY MY MUM AND HER SISTER ARE BOTH PENSIONERS.

We have eaten here several times, and always rate it for special occasions. Last night we went to the Indian gourmet night - it was superb, the best indian food we have ever tasted, we enjoyed dishes that we had never heard of before, and joy of joy beautiful Indian desserts all served with Truffles usual attention to detail and attentive pleasant staff, can't wait to try another gourmet night!!

Awful, truly the worst dish ever. We came in slightly earlier than planned and volunteered to sit anywhere that was convenient. The waiter growled at my wife and I. After this, we were then served a cardboard part-frozen pizza complete with cold chips...obviously everything had been taken from the freezer and quickly microwaved. The service throughout was snotty, slow and depressing. We paid the bill (which was extortionate) and have commited ourselves to never walking through the front door again. This used to be such a great place to dine, what has happened over the last year? Bad service, rancid food and just awful.

Hi.... ladies and gentlemen now i have really seen the flower blossom....... what a great place, great food, great people, great service...overall just so so GREAT!!! Keep it up Balti house....x

In the midst of this credit crunch this place is packed! that tells you something, it must be good. people are going out less and only going places that offer a great product at this time. I had a great lunch and will be going back!

Terrible food !

I believe the Italian Orchard is the best Italian restaurant by far, anywhere in the North. There is a lunch menu for only £8.70 for two courses and you have a choice of more than a dozen starters and a dozen main courses. I hate Italian restaurants that offer only pasta and pizza, this has very good quality and very good service - if you go there you would recommend it too!!!!

Me and partner had a sensational meal at this restaurant, my partner had booked a table on valentines evening and proposed which was so romantic, what made it especially special was the intimacy of the restaurant and the excellent service. I couldn't fault anything, it was absolutely perfect. Thank you New Seasons for a lovely evening and we will most certainly be seeing you again in the future.

Hello Readers, I must say I had a delightful experience at the Stork Inn, The food was divine and the service sublime. Although If I had slight misfortune it was meeting a young member of staff at the bar, I tried ordering a round of drinks and he blatantly ignored me, I asked to see the manager and I was told to f**k off, I asked a waitress his name and was told it was Rob Jacques, however, I wasn't about to allow one bad member deter my attention away from the extravagant meal I was about to embark upon. What a lovely experience I will surely visit again.

i hated it the prices are very high and food i wouldn't feed my dog. RUBBISH!!!!

The portions are generous and the atmosphere is good ,like a taverna.The home made pate makes ardennes look second rate , and is a must especially topping a fillet steak.The pizzas are traditional and not overfacing,full of flavour and conceptually magnificent.The place can be crowded with a lively atmosphere,testament to the food and popularity.well worth a detour. mark and sue

I am not recommending I was disappointed in today on visiting the boat yard. The meal was cold the chips were frozen.The used to be home made. The veg was tinned peas and frozen carrots. Not a bit like their normal standard, at all.

An excellent venue, with superb staff. Had an excellent meal off the new Table d'Hote menu and enjoyed the free champagne. As for the price of the wines, as mentioned by 'Cc', there was nothing expensive about them at all. In fact, all the wines were available by the glass, which is not often seen, and the staff were very knowledgeable about the drinks. Its not often you get to drink a refreshing wine in a 15th century building next to a blazing fire! The barman told me that the wines are sourced from Byrne's in Clitheroe, which will be my next stop to pick up some of the excellent rioja!