Reviews in Poulton-Le-Fylde

First time here and must say that Espanol way exceeded my expectations. This location hasn’t been a terribly happy one for restaurants recently but you can just tell this place is going to do well. There’s a real buzz about it and the food – a selection of tapas dishes plus various paellas – is really good, which often isn’t the case with Spanish restaurants in the UK. The staff are all Spanish and that just adds to the overall experience. Give it a try.

Visited this Saturday, good value. large nice tea sandwich and good quality crisp £3.95 .Very pleasant service.

My wife and I visited Pulci on 29/9/2012. We are only sorry that it has taken us this long to visit. A few other reviews mention feeling rushed and this not being a place for a lazy meal with friends. While I would agree you may not get chance for a long and lazy meal, that should under no circumstances stop you visiting this excellent restaurant. We did not feel rushed. We were seated, served drinks, had three courses and were out in an hour. The place was busy, very busy, yet the staff were attentive and not intrusive and very efficient. The host was friendly and spent time chatting with customers where the conversation was wanted. He was there to do what a host at the front of house should do - make sure everything was perfect - and it was. While we were there they had to turn away 4 parties who turned up expecting a table at this small intimate venue and also maybe double that number on the phone wishing to book a table. Booking really is essential. Bear in mind this was between 5.30pm and 6.30pm and you may get some indication as to how popular this place is. Why is it so popular? Well apart from the efficient and courteous service the food is outstanding.While the choice of food is slightly limited as it is one cuisine style, it is certainly not lacking, and this helps with the speed of delivery. Everything is cooked freshly as you would expect and definitely to a superior standard. It really is first class.As an aside, if you want a larger range of Italian dishes try the “full size” parent restaurant Pulcinellas also very popular located in Cleveleys for over 11 years.The Pulci venue in Poulton is small, but when we were there I still counted 8 staff attending to their duties, I could see the kitchen and the preparation area - which I like, nothing to hide.Being called Pulci Pizza it shouldn't surprise you that it is a pizza and pasta place predominantly.I love fresh Italian pizza and it saddens me to say that this was without doubt the best pizza I have ever had (40 years of trying them in many, many places). I had the “Big Al” and I could not fault it at all it was an unmatched perfect combination of taste and texture. Why has it taken 40 years for me to find a place that makes pizza this well?! The bbq sauce option was honestly delightful topped with the Italian sausage, salami/pepperoni, Parma ham and mozzarella.I had a simple garlic pizza bread with tomato to start, again 12" of perfectly cooked, light and crisp dough; and the garlic wasn’t over-done either (by that I mean not too strong/powerful).My wife opted for one of the specials to start, a fig stuffed with gorgonzola, wrapped in Parma ham, baked for a few minutes and drizzled with a light honey. Again, superb.My wife had a pasta dish as her main meal, lovely fresh rigatoni pasta cooked al dente with a sauce of cream, mushroom, pancetta and parmesan stirred through it.Our deserts were meringue with ice cream, clotted cream and a raspberry coulis, and ice cream with a shot of espresso and Sambuca. Both really good and enough yet not over-facing in either quantity or price (£3.50 at the time of writing).Prices in general? Splendid! As simple as that.Amazingly cheap pasta dishes, at the time of writing this they were just over £6 for the popular Italian dishes. The pizzas fell into two categories, standard and gourmet, both 12” but the dearest priced at half the cost of a popular national delivery pizza chain.Our meal (2 starters, 2 mains, 2 deserts, table water and a bottle of Peroni came to £32. Superb value and no special offers - standard price. They do take out too!The only beer available when we visited was bottled Peroni at a standard restaurant price. There was a good selection of wines, spirits and soft drinks. Table water was free and served in a bottle with a Grolsch bottle style top and chilled which was a nice touch, or in a jug for larger parties.Drinks seemed to be a standard price not shockingly expensive as in many restaurants.There were people there when we arrived and still there when we left, others came in and left before we did, so I honestly can't substantiate the "being rushed comments" on other reviews. Everyone seemed to eat at the pace they wished. The service is noticeably swift. No hanging around, not much time between courses so this does speed the process up somewhat in comparison to other venues.This restaurant is a breath of fresh air locally. There are many places to eat in Poulton but they all have their bad points and many are a bit long in the tooth.Pulci is a fashionable yet friendly eatery that you would more expect to find in London or New York.Full credit to the owner/Manager and the staff they employ.A truly exemplary establishment, I cannot recommend it enough.

Service very poor. Too many bookings for kitchen to cope with. Extension not as pleasant as original. Music more sj stable for a bar rather than eating area. Food when it arrived after fifty minute wait for starter was good.

holasoy un chico espanol, que esta estudiando en blackpool, estuve trabajando por poulton unas semanas, y me he quedado sin trabajo. me gustaria saber si podria ir un dia por vuestro restaurante y hablar on vosotros por si necesitais a un chico que os ayude con el restaurante. h etrabajado muchos a;os como camarero en espana. gracias por vuestra atencion, un saludo david

Having eaten from this restaurant before (takeaway about 5 years ago) I was looking forward visiting again for a friends birthday. But I very quickly found that the standards have drastically slipped in the years since my last visit. Firstly myself and my partner were standing at the bar for about 20 minutes before ordering our drinks which would have been understandable had it been busy but there were only 4 people in front of us, one of whom ordered a pint of Cobra only to be offered a pint that had been sat behind the bar for at least 10 minutes and when he requested a fresh pint, the waiter just said "no there's nothing wrong with that one". After being seated for a few minutes I was a little shocked to see a waiter pick up a fork that had fallen on the floor, wipe it on his jeans and place it back on the table next to me. My level of concern rose after some of us had opted for the banquet and soon discovered that the tandoori chicken was actually raw and bloody in the middle, after a number of us had complained about this to the manager, he told us that if we wanted the chicken well done we should have asked for it. Silly me, I didn't realise that some people prefer to eat their chicken raw. He didn't even remove the raw chicken from the table so it sat there all night. Following the chicken issue there were 5 of us (out of 20) who didn't eat anything at all so in an attempt to avoid any issues at the end of the night I spoke to the manager to explain that there would be 5 of us who will not be eating and to remove our meals from the bill, he simply said he would sort it out later. When we went to pay he refused to remove any more than 2 meals from the bill and then threatened to call the police if we didn't pay, he finally agreed to remove the 5 meals from the bill and we happily paid for the remaining 15. The managers attitude was absolutely disgraceful, especially following an issue as serious as raw chicken and at no point did we receive anything that even came close to an apology. It's safe to say that we will not be visiting Saffron again.

Had takeaway from here, absolutely disgusting, far too salty. Avoid, better places around.

I love Espagnol. The food is excellent, the welcome warm and the atmosphere is one of authentic Spain. Moises is a wonderful host and the staff are friendly, efficient and helpful.....they even tolerate my attempts at Spanish with good humour and helpful hints on pronounciation. We have just come back from Southern Spain and I will be taking friends to Espagnol very soon, so that they can enjoy a taste of Spain in sunny Poulton! Hasta pronto!

Last night as a family we had dinner at Gennars what great time was had by all.The moment we walked in the atmosphere was great ,the food ,service everything .quite sometime since our last visit but hope to return in the very near future .

We are lucky to live in Poulton-le-Fylde and we love to visit Willow since this lovely family took over. We visited today and enjoyed lunch(as usual), made to order; just ask and you will receive any combination you require. Nothing is ever too much trouble. The best in Poulton!

First time to Shelley and Moises's bustling little restaurant. Delicious meal, quality wine,excellent friendly service too. Will be going back again soon. :)

After dining at Pulcinellas for many years, I did think that Pulci Pizza would have a lot to live up to. However, this is a small restaurant that has really exceeded my expectations. It has all the great characteristics of traditional Italian cuisine, with the best food, service, that you would expect. It brings me back to the taste of Sorrento!

i love the food from Happy Valley. we always order the sweet and sour chicken balls. they are huge, fesh and piping hot. the sauce comes seperate so some of us have the chicken with curry sauce,you get 10 balls in a box. the chicken curry is beautiful and the serivce and delivery is great.

Our first night there and the service, the staff and the food could not have been better and we had a lovely night. Must be one of the best in Poulton and can highly recommend it.

Espanol what an absolute treat atmosphere fantastic delicious tapas and the paella a must have wishing you every success

Went for lunch on saturday with the mrs, it was excellent!! I had a massive pork chop with black pudding, mash and veg, the quality was really good. The other half had a sort of ploughmans platter which was also very good, high quality ingredients used and presented well. Will be back to try other things as it was a hard choice from a very varied menu.

Fantastic place. Great traditional food in a buzzing atmosphere. It's the atmosphere that makes up for the lack of seating spaces. Great night in a wonderful place!

Had lunch there today and was very impressed with the quality of the food and the friendliness of the staff, will be using again.