Reviews in Southport

Out shopping in southport on Monday we decided to have a late lunch. Strolling around town we happened upon le boulevard in Cambridge walks. I had mentioned to my partner that I didn't fancy a chain restaurant or a pub, but rather something a little more homely. This fitted the bill perfectly. Although a 'restaurant' it has more of a café feel, which is no bad thing in our fast food society.I opted for home made lasagne, which was delicious and came with a generous portion of chips and salad. My partner went for the chorizo burger which was topped with a grilled red pepper and cheese. This was served with wedges and salad. He was more than happy with it.I had a pot of tea and my other half a coffee. The bill came to just under 17 pounds which was amazing value for money.The menu here is pretty extensive, even offering a roast dinner seven days a week with a choice of several meats!If you are fed up with soulless chain establishments, give this place a go. Home cooked food, friendly staff and great prices. What's not to like?

We did not stay at the hotel but after having a meal it seems we had a very lucky escape - feel sorry for people who may have booked in for a couple of days - I would not go again if someone paid for me - food poor and the service was worse - never again.

Had a Fantastic evening at Lings on Kings. Can highly recommend the special buffet! Every dish was delicious and well prepared. Treated like old friends by the manageress. When the crispy duck and pancakes were served the freshly roasted duck was cut at our table, a very nice touch which we have never seen at a Chinese restaurant before. Towards the end of the evening my Mum accidentally spilled a glass of Red wine and the manageress kindly offered to have the affected top washed that evening to try and make sure that the wine did not stain it, giving her a brand new t-shirt to wear in its place for the rest of the night, and when my Mum collected it the following night it was like new - wonderful example of service going that extra mile. Thank you for giving our family a lovely evening

We visited this restaurant on 1st march 2014 we were greeted by friendly staff and were made to feel welcome. The food was delicious, it made our trip from Blackpool well worth while. We will definitely be bac.k

We have been going to a Chinese every week for a long time, but not any more it is Lings on Kings from now on .I would recommend going to Lings, the selection of food was the best that we have ever had. the crispy duck and the toffee apple is very hard to beat. can not wait to go again.

This place was great in the past. On a recent return to my home town, I popped in for my homed chips and proper Welsh rarebit. What a disappointment! Home made chips are gone. Bread is cheap, thin and tasteless. Coffee tasted like water. Coleslaw tasted cheap and flavourless. Onion rings cheap, minced onion type. Toilets were grubby and full of cobwebs. I could have gone to the Vincent for a similar price. All in all, a massive waste of money. Will never go again, despite specially going for over 20 years... Get your act together Gallery Grill.

Popped in to Harpers on impulse with my mother and my wife, never having been in there before. We all had cod, chips and mushy peas. I am very picky but my meal was fantastic; lovely cod with a nice light batter, tasty chips and I never left a morsel on the plate. I left a clean plate despite thinking that I wouldn't eat it all when it arrived as it looked so much. We all enjoyed our meals and will be returning often. Many thanks Harpers!

Excellent place in southport, we went here after the nabba Britain finals and was great plenty of food and special memories from the day here would recommend!

This is a seriously good restaurant. Décor to a minimum and ambiance plain and average, but food and service out of this world. It is a place where to go, eat and go home, and what you eat is generous and very reasonably priced. It would be nice if it had a bar area to chill out.

I've been to this restaurant yesterday for the first time moved by curiosity....after I've read Lucarne's review. Well, I am very grateful to this guy in a funny sort of way, because I found out for myself that this is the best Italian restaurant by miles in Lancashire. To my surprise I knew the chef when he was working in Manchester in the best Italian restaurant outside London, and he is still cooking top notch. I know where am going to eat regularly now! Thank you!

First time here and just on customer service alone would not be coming back. No interaction with customers and an unacceptable amount of time to wait for a meal 40 minutes it eventually came Unhappy customer.

Would not recommend this place owner has a disgusting attitude toward customers

Please tell me the ingredients to the delicious salad I had today, mozerella cheese, assorted leaves, sundried tomatoes and .... What? It was heavenly! On the downside, my hubby chose a meat pie with chips and it was COLD! Now come on, of you offer HOT FOOD, trade description and all that- it should be HOT! If you cant get that right - why bother? It was SO disappointing for us. He brought it to your attention but was told that you cannot rewarm the food, well to be fair, if it HAD been warm, it had been much earlier that day- so he was sent yo a microwave to warm it for himself while I say and enjoyed my delicious salad bowl, hardly a memorable experience for our first ever visit to Liverpool, wouldnt you agree? We are easily pleased, good tasty food when we want it, hot for him, cold for me, is that too difficult? Linda

My husband Mal and myself visited Lings on Kings last night to celebrate our wedding anniversary and are we pleased we did ! What fantastic food, probably the best Chinese food we have tasted. The ambience was great and Ling herself is so charming and friendly. Although it was a Monday night and we thought it may be quiet we were surprised to see the ground floor of the restaurant (which is on two floors) almost full., and what a lovely evening we had. he service was second to none, the food absolutely fantastic. I could not comment on one particular dish being better than another because it was all gorgeous. The service could not be faulted and we shall definitely be going to Lings again. Thank you Ling for such a lovely and memorable evening - it was great to meet you.

Lovely friendly staff excellent food. Lovely surroundings

Have not been here for a while so popped in for tea, had same as last time, Clam Chowder and Steak Rossini,both really nice, good ambiance and friendly servers, Really good food,

This is my favourite place to eat. It is truly the best place by far. The food is delicious, every thing is made with love and passion for food. The staff go out of their way to make sure you want for nothing. And are always very pheasent. I think dolce vita has been there for over 25 years and has always been run, managed and owned by mario and his family! They have also opened a bar just up the road called bar mio. A truly unforgettable night.

Good value and food. I have never been disappointed. The staff are very friendly and accommodating even with a large family get-together, their standards didn't drop.