Reviews in Preston

We chose a quiet night as it can get busy at weekends. Cannot complain about the food, price or service. Enjoy the beer as it is well served in this establishment. A place you could comfortably stay for the whole evening.

For that "something special" occasion is how I would describe this flamboyant exquisite place. It offers beautifully styled & spacious dining areas with highly trained waiting on staff & high caliber chefs who produce food for the gods. A "must try" place. You will not regret it.

A vibrant atmosphere coupled with excellent menu choice. Well presented dishes cooked in authentic & traditional methods. Well worth a visit.

A truly enjoyable experience. You are made to feel special by the attentive staff as soon as you arrive. The food is more than your typical Italian cuisine offering their signature dishes as well as well known favourites.

Found Smiths Arms in the fog last night, Not our first choice but the pub we had intended to go to has a long way to go to meet the standards at the Smiths. On arrival we were greeted and welcomed by the barman as we made our way to the dining area. The food was served in good time and the portions and quality were brilliant. The staff were very polite and friendly and the lady, who we presume was the owner, ensured we were all ok. The only minor disappointment was the coffee which tasted a little like "vending" machine coffee. All in all, excellent food at good prices with good service. We will certainly be returning again - brilliant - thank you.

First time visit to this venue and had a fantastic meal. The beef in blackbean sauce from the "sizzler" menu was excellent. Very friendly welcome from all the staff, and excellent service. In conclusion, Great staff, great food at sensible prices and highly recommended.

We didn't book but may be best to as it was very busy at lunchtime on a Saturday, we got the last restaurant table. A bar menu and a restaurant menu had most options covered though you had to eat bar food in the bar, which was ok as the bar menu has sandwiches and meals on it, so if one wants a sandwich and the other more of a meal then you are ok on this menu. The tables in the bar are very low though. Service was good considering how busy it was. We were overcharged but quickly and professionally rectified, a genuine mistake as we did a 2 course from one menu and a starter from another, so it was a bit complicated admittedly. If using sat nav once iit says you are there and you can,t see it....go a bit further down the road. Overall we enjoyed it, it is quite an experience, the layout of the bar, central, is one of only 3 in England. Worth a trip.

Used to eat at the Sitting Goose a couple of years ago. Unfortunately on arrival last night the dining area was very cold and we would have had to sit with our coats on. Although they did put the heating on. So we decided to sit in the main bar area. The whole place including the menus looked very tired and uninviting. It didn't help with the view of the disabled toilet from our table and when moving our table, the line of chewing gum, underneath caught on my hands, yuk ! Sorry but we will not be returning.

We went on spec, on a Saturday night, and had a fantastic meal. The service was really smooth and the welcome was warm. The best thing about Ye Horns Inn is the way all the details were attended to. For example the butter at the table was soft and not straight out of the fridge and the hand driers in the toilets were nice and strong. However, this would have been no good on it's own without the wonderful food and drink. I had a beautifully tender piece of steak with virtually no fat. It was cooked to perfection and almost melted in the mouth. The delicious roast potatoes deserve a special mention as they were just the right proportion of softness inside to crunchy outside. I had a beautiful glass of Chilean merlot with my meal and my husband assured me the Bowland Brewery's Hen Harrier was Good Beer Guide quality. Next time I may have to drive so he can enjoy a pint or six of this excellent bitter! And all this for less than £30 a head. A great night and definitely somewhere we would go again.

I eat at the continental at least once a month, and I have to say that the quality of the food is always excellent. You always get the feeling that no corners are cut in the kitchen and this really does show. There is a specials menu that changes daily so you never become bored of the same menu. I find the prices very reasonable, for example I had a beautiful cheese crusted fillet of Scottish hake for £12 last week. A remarkably similar dish cost me £18 at a local Italians recently and was far poorer quality. The service is friendly and not over powering, which is as it should be in a pub. The wine list is good quality I would recommend the Malbec a bargain at around £14 a bottle. However the real beauty of the drinks at the conti is the vast selection of real ales, German & Belgium beers. There are few places that have anywhere near the choice. The staff are informative and well educated on the drinks and will always lend a helping hand if you cant decide what to have. The continental is by far the best place to eat around Preston city centre. I would recommend bookings as it can be extremely busy especially is the weather is nice as there is a fantastic beer garden.

i loved the food, i went there for my 17th! good customer service fast serving and good quality of food. Highly recommended!!! (:

Food was very good but not recommended for families with children who don't eat an adult portion! We were brought 3 adult portions for my children - the youngest two being 3 and 4 - eldest was 8. They did not think to ask if my children required a child size portion. I presumed anyone with an ounce of common sense would know such young children were never going to eat such a portion ( and yes it was evident that those meals were for the children). We were told off for not specifying we required child size portions (even though we knew they did child portions as we had enquired over the phone) but as a good will gesture were given £4 off a £104 bill! I explained no one would order an adult portion for a 3 and 4 year old - I was assured that people do.... so they can share it! Share it? Yes I can understand that, but share 3 adult portions between 3 kids - how does that work? We were made to feel stupid and spoken to like children. Good food does not outdo poor customer service. Perhaps it was a bad night, it has some excellent reviews on here, but I will never go back. It left a very bad taste in the mouth.

Excellent selection of takeaway Indian sweet and savoury snacks. I recommend the stuffed peppers. Forget supermarket snacks eat the real thing!

My friend and I were visiting Preston for my 18th birthday and we were looking at local places to eat, and when asking for recommendations this was the place to be. so half an hour before we arrived we rang the pub and asked if a table was available for two for eating and we were greeted warmly with a chirpy sounding chap on the phone. once we arrived at the pub there was an instant buzz around us, a lovely warm atmosphere which makes you feel very welcome, we were given a choice in seating and guided to our table. once we has settled, we browsed the food and wine menu's the prices were good value and the food sounded delicious, we decided to share a starter as we were hoping to order dessert. we ordered the honey roasted salmon on a bed of vanilla bean mash and it was divine! - and it only lasted for a matter of seconds because it was that good! following for main we both ordered rump steak priced at £12 which is very reasonable, the food was presented to us in very short time and in huge portions, a big bowl of chips each; mushrooms; tomatoes and a salad served with steak - Delicious! half was through me and my friend were disappointed - We were full. we were desperate to finish but we were stuffed! Afterwards we realised it was quiz night and for a laugh we joined. It was great entertainment and the locals were fantastic helping us newbies along. All in all fantastic night. recommend the continental to anyone and everyone! Compliments to all the staff that made our stay thoroughly enjoyable!

the deal menu is a deal under £12 for 2 people? fresh clean and friendly place

Just visited for a Sunday lunch. Good food and service - nicely paced service. Some of the food can be generously seasoned/spiced which may take a few by surprise.... but our 2 kids ate heartily and (could have) got change from £60 for 2 courses for family of 4 - so good value too.

There can be no knocking the food it was excellent. However the customer service was absolutely appalling. They lie and misadvertise their offers. We ordered two pizzas (no seafood) on their so-called special offer - all pizzas and pastas for £3.95 (excluding seafood dishes). When we got the bill we had to pay a £1.95 supplement. When I queried this the 'manager' said in an unpleasant tone - you had an expensive pizza, and then walked away from us. When we explained that no-where on the menu had it said that this pizza was excluded he threw the money back at us and told us to go and not come back, he barred us from the restaurant!!!! When we then demanded the service charge back he initially refused to give it to us, when I stated to call the police, the threw that at me too. He then repeated that we were banned and took a photograph of us!!! Yes we called the police! Complete nightmare, avoid at all costs.

I have been visiting pond and duk now for some time both with family and friends and i try to find fault because well they can't be that good all the time can they? well i have to say I'm eating my words, the food never fails to impress and the staff are helpful no matter how busy, my self and colleagues went on the 16th of December we were loud and there was a lots of us but they delivered and the bill was reasonable, i think if yo can do it at Christmas when its so busy you have my vote! so if you are thinking of going then do, they best way if you haven't been before is try the deal really cheap for the quality.