Reviews in Wigan

Whenever we have eaten here, the food has always been excellent and the welcome very warm. Sarah in particular was always very friendly. Would recommend Sunday lunch, the Yorkshires are huge!! Not been for a while due to ill health of partner but it's a lovely place to be.

No.Not at all.I visited for the first time Friday with my partner after reading the reviews.I was led to believe this is a fine dining restaurant.Well in all my yrs of eating out this was a first for me it definitely is not.Never had french onion soup like onion gravy with some sort of powdered packet stock. A pie which looked like it had been dropped on the floor in a dish my gran would leave her teeth in !! Vinegar bottle filthy .Never Never again too expensive too dirty

wow what a fab restaurant ,staff so friendly and only £6.50 for a two course meal couldn't believe it ,and to top it up sofas in a separate room to watch world cup matches after i had eaten ,will be going there all the time

If you want your food served with a smile, hot and tasty... don't eat here! We don't go out for a meal that often so thought we'd give the Owls a go as it's local. If you want fast food but not the usual burgers then this is your place. Our starters of Garlic Mushrooms were actually tasteless onion soup with a couple of mushrooms. The main of Lasagne tasted of the cheese sauce on top and not much else, the included garlic bread was just tasteless and cold. The Rump Steak however was cooked well and fairly tasty and served with a substantial serving of chips (tasty & hot) and a bit of veg (cold and limp). Deserts of choc fudge cake (an extra £2.50) and meringue with ice cream and fruit coulis were probably the best bits, although the meringue was obviously shop bought and the ice cream was of the cheap variety. The staff couldn't have cared less, with our starters literally thrown at us and the cutlery dumped in the middle of the table. They were then whipped away as we put our forks down, main course was dumped in front of us then they eventually cleared it and once we had our dessert menus we were ignored for 10 minutes. When our desserts were brought out we got our first smile of the night! Overall we wouldn't suggest or recommend it but if you're after something cheap and quick this is your place. We will not be returning.

We went to the Owls on Sunday 9th May for a family birthday, there were 4 kids and 9 adults and it was very disappointing. The restaurant is in a great setting with a terrace and garden at the back (although lack of chairs / benches outside) and the decor / interior is to a high standard. There is lots to choose from on the menu and our orders were taken very quickly. On making the booking we were told that we had to leave the table at 4pm, we sat down at 2pm so had plenty of time to enjoy our dinner - or so we thought. The quality of the food was extremely poor, the starters of breaded mushrooms were cold and the salad brown and limp. The pate was just as bad with a hard edge and lack of taste - looked as if it had been in the fridge for months. Most of us ordered Roast Beef as a main course and this was served only just warm, roast potatoes were out of the freezer and a lack of green vegetables - only carrots and soggy cabbage. There was no service for drinks so one of our group had to queue at the bar for 13 drinks and was offered no help with carrying them over. The service was half hearted and we were asked if we had finished our main courses 3 times whilst still eating! They were clearly in a rush for us to leave. Only the children ordered dessert as we were given no menus and offered only ice cream or profiteroles. Most of us had coffee which was served with 1 UHT plastic cream instead of fresh milk. Overall terrible food and service experience in a place that should have been excellent considering the ambience and settings.

First class fish and chips and loads more ? Also very friendly. Would recommend to everyone.

This is the best Chinese restaurant I have been to , the decor is fabulous , the food excellent , wigan you are lucky to have this on your door step

The best Chinese restaurant I have eaten in. Great service and great food. Looked after through out the meal and not rushed. Would recommend you visit Shanghai Palace, I will be going again!!

I am happy to get takeaway from buraq, my bill was just over £20.00 and i got 2 papadon, onion, mango, mint sauce, 2 piece of onion bhaji and a bottle of beer and i got one lolly for my son and one lolly for my daughter. so i am very glad to get takeaway from buraq indian restaurant. i recommend everyone to go, if you think i am lying, go and check for your self. it is the best quality food aswell! container was full of the curry lots of meat and pinky pinky hot. so i am very glad. lots of thank to the owner.

One visit only and I was not impressed at all. i had duck that was quite expensive and it had a layer of blubber that was unappetizing and inedible. I mentioned this when asked if the meal was ok and the waitress took the 'blubber' on my plate and asked the chef who said it should be like this. I asked her if he would be able to eat this as I couldn't imagine anyone doing so except for a reality tv programme. I accept all meals are a one off and I could have been unlucky. My companions meals were ok but they weren't anything special and it was not cheap!

This is a new and welcoming Chinese restaurant, one I would like to highly recommend for that special occasion, or just a good meal out.

I together with my husband and 2 friends ate at the restaurant on Sunday and found the ambiance very pleasant. The starters of soup, breaded mushrooms and melon all were good. However, the main courses were disappointing. Plenty of meat, pork, beef and turkey all succulent but the gravy was without taste and cold. The vegetables carrots OK but the overcooked cabbage was sloppy. The roast potatoes not bad. There definitely could have been more colour to the dish with perhaps a few peas. Price wise OK but I would rather pay a little more and have extra well cooked vegetables. The choice of sweet was good. I will try again but before ordering will enquire as to what vegetables are to be served. One other thing I found a grey hair in my dinner, none of the party had grey hair.

a party of 50 went just b4 xmas all meals was gr8 the hot rock u must try we all enjoyed a good night .will bring my family back 4 meal as it good value 4 ur money

Best takeaway i have ever been to, love the food and the service is great. We come here every week.

francos is brill and value for money i have been plenty of times and loved it

this is by far the best Indian in Wigan, would well recommend

i have visited the owls at standish several times and have always found it to be fabulous.. The food is great and it caters for most tastes and most pockets. The staff are friendly and the venue immaculate.

My wife and I have been to the Buraq many, many times and have been impressed on each and every occasion. It scores highly in all areas: the owner, Mr Talib, and his staff set standards of friendliness and approachability which many restaurant owners would do well to follow; the reasonably priced food is never less than first rate and the restaurant itself is light, airy and well furnished. I have taken many friends, colleagues and clients there over the years and everyone one of them has been as impressed as I am.