Farmers Arms. Pub Restaurant in West Lancashire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fabulous meal, service was 10/10. Thoroughly enjoyed our food, we will definitely come back. Nice to see our local canal side pub still keep its charm while also creating a special very beautiful atmosphere to eat in. We will be sure to visit again soon as the darker evenings arrive. I can imagine how beautiful the restaurant will look all lit up with the table lamps 😍. Thanks to Leo for the great service, and to the young man on the bar 👍🏼

Called in today, and we chose the afternoon menu , £14.95 for two courses . The sea bass and seafood risotto were fantastic. Spoke to the new owner, who was really informative , pleasant, and welcoming. A special mention to all the staff and the chef for serving up fantastic food . Keep up the good work, and good luck for the future. We will be back.

Went there today and had a fabulous meal, great wine and excellent service.

Good food helpful staff, went with friends all had different meals and everyone said their food was tasty and well presented.

Love this spot for drinks.. very nice inside , quite big and has a lovely snug area and additional lovely canal side seats : love coming here !!! is it still open? Looks closed when I pass and would love to go again soon !! Thank you 😄

Beautiful place to sit and drink. Lovely restaurant. Reasonably priced Lovely food....edit...food went bad..no drinks in stock...now shut..what happened?

It’s closed now as it’s too expensive and there’s cheaper options in the village. Hop vine a pint of premium lager £3.70 in the day time , farmers £5+ no wonder it’s closed. Regular customers stopped going after the refurbishment, they were relying on people driving out for the day who don’t mind paying top dollar as a treat , ring”o”bells is now the place to go for the expensive treat drive out meal ! Hopefully next Tennant understands the market

Booked a slot for 3pm as they only had that avaliable for Sunday lunch ,drove from preston arrived Then told Beef was not avaliable very disappointed as we did not want pork or chicken told there are lots of other things to choose from but not what we wanted very disappointed, we waited to let them know why but he was to busy taking to a customer about there previous evening so we left not having chance to explain

google says its a little busy today, strange that. went at 1.30pm today, shut for maintenance, loads of PEOPLE BEING TURNED AWAY

Booked a table for Father’s Day lunch on their website, when we arrived the pub was closed with a sign on the door saying kitchen closed for maintenance. They had my number and email on the booking but no one tried to contact me to let me know they would be closed, I even received an email reminder of the booking the day before. Very disappointing after travelling 45 minutes to visit, luckily we were able to get a table at a nearby pub instead. Appalling service.

Had rump steak was cooked really well and delicious, wife had starter and main which she said was excellent also , good beer great setting , well done !

Brilliant location. Stopped here for a drink during bike ride , but decided to have food. I had duck. Nice seating area outside. I believe would be busy on sunny weekend. Because I visited early evening on Tuesday the place was very quiet. Indoor decor is very inviting and had plenty of room to accommodate a lot of customers. Spacious feel and good atmosphere. Friendly service. Place feels warm. 4 stars as I found it quite pricey. Food was good 👍. Many thanks

Thought this would be a nice place to visit on a nice Sunday afternoon, arrived and sat outside, I asked my son to grab a menu, to which he was told no, it was too busy! Funny that when an adult asked they gave them a menu. Rude staff…. straight away left!

After a canal walk with my wife we called at the FA for lunch, we sat outside in the bright sunshine, after that it went downhill very quickly. My wife ordered an open prawn sandwich which arrived with a meagre portion of prawns on a slice of white bread (bloomer?) . Does one slice of white bread constitute a sandwich? Poor in the extreme. I ordered the fish finger sandwich with a bowl of chips, the chips were brown and undercooked and were sent back the replacement chips were slightly better but still hard/raw inside. The fish finger sandwich was liberally smeared with mushy peas and overwhelmed the fish which was well cooked. The whole experience was dire and the FA is expensive we should have returned the lunch and requested a refund. Dire food at an expensive price!

We had seen bad reviews, although we called in this evening on a narrowboat where you can moor outside. I had the fish and chips(fries) and the fish was excellent, my partner had the fish pie , which was served in a metal container, ie not ping food, and she said it was nice, so no complaints . Two mains, bottle of wine, plus small sparkling water, about fifty two quid.

The chef needs to change as the food was awful ! Not a good experience tonight Before time dinning was amazing bring back the old chef ..

Beautiful spot right in the canal.But unfortunately the worst meal I have ever had. 45 minutes wait for our food. I ordered fish and chips and the chips were re-heats,cold and inedible .I sent it back and received exactly the same. Also the floor staff were unprofessional and really should wear a uniform. I won't be going back!

Poor food. Staff were very helpful and pleasant but the quality of food was poor. Fish and chips for two consisted of a very heavy greasy tasteless batter and very little fish, the chips were also tasteless and undercooked. Two of the choices of bitter were not available. Been many times over the years but will not be visiting anytime soon.

Such a shame as we thought this place had a good reputation. Starters were ok but the mains were very poor. Limited menu and certainly my food tasted warmed up or double cooked. Very dry. Sadly won’t be back and we need a new local food was sent back and partial refund for mine and my fiancées food. Staff and the environment were spot on to be fair

Sorry to report a very poor experience here today. The Sunday lunch was very poor, the service was poor. Not nearly as expected from other reports. The only good thing was the sunshine.

Absolutely awful service, got there at 17.05 table booked for 17.00 there were eight off us. Took for ever to get a drinks order taken, than waited for ever for them. We finally got out food at 18.05 which was only main course. The roast beef was tuff as old boots, the chicken was over seasoned, not very hot the only meal that was nice was the fish & chips. Chicken burgers over cooked. We only had one glass of wine, three glasses of tap water than 4 cokes. Not worth the £161.00 bill.

Just called on the off chance on our way home from Southport, had a Sunday Lunch, can honestly say it was so tasty, great friendly staff and superb service, well done Farmers Arms spot on 😆

A beautiful canal side traditional pub. Lovely, well kept ales and a great wine menu. Highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wednesday evening we arrived for food for my myms Birthday. Waitress was lovely. Placed our food order which contained gluten free options as both my mum and partner are gluten intolerant. The waitress came back to inform us the kitchen had ran out of gluten free flour to make the batter for the fish and chips. Both my partner and mum had to rr pick off the menu. One ordered the gluten free bacon and cheese burger the other a steak. Waitress again returns to inform us they had no gluten free buns for the burger. Back to the menu. New order placed. Waitress then has to come back again to tell me they had no bums for my plant based burger. I said that's fine ill just have a different bun as it's just a bun to which she said I don't think they have the actual burger. No its like OK ill change my whole choice. So chicken liver pate to start then halloumi burger for me. Mum's starter arrives followed by mine. I went to cut some of my bread to put some pate on o ly to find all my bread had mould on it!!! Calls the Waitress back who was full of apology. At this point we should have walked out!!! They bring me another and my partners starter arrives. Rather luke warm for the mushrooms. Mains arrive partners steak that was supposed to be rare was cooked medium rare, mums cod loin was bland and to say mu burger was ridiculous doesn't cut it. A 2 inch thick block of halloumi deep fried and shoved between a half stale bun that's been toasted to disguise it on a pointless piece of avocado and a bit of dry salsa. Had to cut the halloumi down as was inedible. After that my partner is now suffering with his stomach which is only after eating here and started with the mushrooms. Still awaiting a reply from the email sent. So I called past today as after inspection of the bill they still charged me for the plant based burger that was out of stock. And to say they charge £4.05 for a pint of coke is extortionate. The lady who I spoke to today has said the general manager will reply to my email, refunded me for my meal but still tried to justify the service saying they get fresh produce daily etc etc in all fairness wasn't good enough. We where told by one Waitress the head chef had walked out not sure on when but whoever is in that kitchen shouldn't be. As the only other table that was in at the time we overheard the Waitress tell them their pie was being remade as the first one had exploded in the kitchen. This place is definitely being reported to food hygiene agency!!!

Called in on a wet and windy day after a walk along the canal. Unfortunately, they were struggling as part of the roof had collapsed due to heavy rain. The lady who served us was lovely and asked us to sit in the restaurant as the bar area was closed due to the leak. We chose off the lunch menu, which now includes jacket potatoes. Sadly, the food was extremely disappointing. My husband had prawn and Marie Rose bloomer. Plenty of prawns, granted, but served on a limp piece of sliced white bread (and not, I suspect, even Warburtons!), no garnish. £9.95 I chose a tuna mayo “crisp jacket potato with dressed leaves and a pot of slaw” Cue one small jacket potato, no salad, no slaw, cold and most definitely not crisp. £8.95. Suffice to say, we won’t be eating here again.

We had a lovely meal with our grandchildren. Then they went to play in the play area. And the gate did not open properly and it move and back into my grandsons face. Split his lip. Next morning very swollen and bruised. I've sent one message and got no reply. Sandra Kitchen

Good food, but overpriced for pub food.

Where should I start - appalling from start to finish ! 7 of us went out for food - booked for 5pm. My daughter has a severe dairy allergy which they were made aware of from the start. We asked for an allergy menu and were told there wasn't one. We asked what she could eat and were told pick something and we will check with the chef. We were then told that of the very limited menu, they'd run out of three items. My daughter asked if they could check if the roast beef dinner contained any form of dairy at all including butter and was informed not. We waited the best part of an hour for our food and when it came it was delivered to the wrong table. It eventually arrived and was disgusting. The lasagne was inedible, the lamb was so tough it couldn't be cut and my daughter had a huge dollop of carrott and suede full of butter. When we complained to the manager we were told we could have something else but it would be a further 20 minute wait. Half the table had started eating. I was constantly referred to as love ! Not only was the food and service terrible but the place is dangerous. By law, they need to know and understand food intolerance and allergies and the serious implications. THIS IS ONE TO AVOID . I would appreciate Chris or Jon Nevin to reply in full to this review before I report The Pub to The Food Standards Agency as I notice The Golden Lion also has issues with intolerances / allergies. This blatant disregard for the law is unacceptable.

This was a family visit arranged by my brother and we were not disappointed. The staff were very polite and friendly. My meal could have been warmer and with not having any gravy as it was beef flavour it was still very tasty and would have no hesitation in visiting here again.

Called in for the quiz night but told they don't do it anymore. Shame. That was a good reason to go.

Pre booked for 8 people, menu online of old menu to what we was provided. ordered food to be told no duck , no rump lamb also no pizza half the menu was not available it was a Friday evening. When ordering you would think the staff should know what food isn’t available before you order nope they took our order to come back 10 mins later to say no rump for one guest so they ordered duck to then return another 10 min later to say oh sorry we have no duck that was for 4 of us ……. the beef stroganoff was tasty but the beef was tough and chewy, stake n burgers was nice …..we where offer a free round of drinks for inconvenience but as this was my first visit to the place I would not return poor experience slow service food could be better.

Really enjoyable Friday impromptu evening meal. Husband had chilli prawns ( best he’s tasted!) My rump steak was perfect.

We only dropped in for a drink but on a very busy Mothers and without a booking staff took the time to serve us one of the best Sunday roasts we have ever had!. Exceptional food and lovely surroundings. We always say that the Farmers should really be the best pub in the world....maybe with this team it will be! ...thanks to everyone. Dave and Rachel x

A lovely meal, and everyone very friendly

Really disappointed ☹️ Took over an hour for food to come to table and it was only a ceaser salad with chips ..latte coffee was cold food tasted awful Looked under staffed girls rushing around flushed such a shame as staff were very nice Unfortunately won’t eat here again

Popped in for a drink as expected the place to be fully booked. It wasn’t and so we thought we would try the food. Staff were friendly and showed us to a table which was fine although made it difficult for themselves as people could have been sat in the same general area of the restaurant rather than all over. Was shown a pile of Menus which seemed to have a lot of items on and typed in various fonts. This just seemed chaotic. There was a simple Sunday menu and we were informed of the various items they had sold out of. Order the chicken roast. Food was good quality, decent chicken, oven made roast potatoes but the veg was seriously lacking. Half a carrot half a parsnip and a twig of tenderstem broccoli. We walked along the canal to the Ship and noticed for £1 more the portions were much more substantial and included veg and the place was packed. Overall nice quality food but a tad disappointed with the portion size for the price.

Large modern pub. Went in very early so didn't see it at it's best

I had booked a table for a special occasion, my boyfriends birthday 2 weeks ago. When we arrived we had to wait 5 minutes for a table even though I had pre booked the table weeks in advance, we then had to wait 45 minutes before getting drinks and the high chair I had asked for, staff did not come over to take take our drink order I had to get up myself and go to the bar as we had been forgotten about. When I got the bar the bartender said “1 sec” then proceeded to serve 2 customers that arrived after me, I was shocked, it was completely rude. I was then told they would bring the drinks to the table- we waited another 5 minutes. Finally we ordered our food when the drinks arrived. We had to wait a while between each course as we ordered starters, mains and desserts. The restaurant wasn’t busy there were 5 tables when we arrived, one table was a big group but they had already had there starters and mains by the time we arrived and so had the other tables, so we wasn’t sure why there was a waiting time? We had ordered a children’s meal, with that the children’s pizza. When the pizza arrived it was served as ciabatta bread, which isn’t suitable for a 2 year old, our daughter didn’t touch the pizza she only ended up eating peas and chips for tea. In the end we hadn’t received any food until over one hour of arriving. Besides that our food was ok. Throughout the night we didn’t receive one check back on our food, otherwise we would have let the staff know about the pizza, we didn’t get any sort of recognition if I am completely honest. We waited that long for our deserts that my daughter was that fed she didn’t eat it when it had arrived. At this point there was 3 tables in the restaurant. I am really unhappy with the service provided considering I had booked it for a special occasion. By the end of the night and after all the waiting we were fed up and just wanted to go home, we couldn’t enjoy our meal liked we would have hoped and expected. Some of the staff were apologetic throughout the night but it still doesn’t change the fact we were not checked on throughout the entire night. For this reason I will not recommend or return to this restaurant. I have also raised this issue over email but it has been ignored.

Sunday 2 course lunch for 6. 3 drivers who wanted soft drinks - one coke, one Ginger beer, one Appletize. No Ginger beer and no appletize available. Main course no cheese & onion pie available. So 6 orders placed for dinner. 2 Pork belly ordered - delivered 2 roast pork dinners instead. By the time the replacement Pork Belly dinners came, 2 of us had finished our dinners. There is a notable difference in the portion sizes of different meals. The roasts and Pork belly were small - more like a child’s portion, whereas fish & chips were of a correct size - good plate fillers. The food was all edible, tasty and nicely cooked but the service and availability were both inconsistent. The desserts were a disaster really. One out of 6 not available, and no chocolate ice cream either. We ordered sticky toffee pudding which is served with vanilla ice cream. Ten minutes later another apology - we have no vanilla ice cream available. Would you like Strawberry ice cream with it instead? I should point out that custard is not an available option for any of their desserts so my question is how would you not have the staple vanilla ice cream available in abundance? It’s a frozen item that lasts for months! I have to say overall it was very disappointing- we had looked forward to eating at this Pub for weeks. Whoever is ordering supplies needs to spend longer and do a more thorough job, because it seems that this is a key area that failed for the weekend trade. Ice cream should never be an out of stock item at any pub. Especially when you don’t have other alternatives available. When you’re spending £180 you’d like to think you’re getting good value for money and good service. Sadly it was not the case today

Food was inedible and had to be sent back. The salmon was so obviously off, it was rancid. Husband had cheese and onion pie, dry as a bone and full of potato, no cheese or onion to be found. The chips he had were black with blight. We notified the waitress who agreed it wasnt good enough and gave us a full refund. We were also offered an alternative meal which we refused. You couldn't pay me to go back to this place. I would avoid at all cost.

The service has gone downhill. We used to enjoy going here. The quality of food has gone downhill. Won't be visiting again

Please accept my profound apologies for the review I posted recently. This was directed at The Farmers Arms Bispham not Burscough. Once again so sorry for the mix up. Hope this hasn't caused any damage to your business.

Was a bit empty when we went but food and service was good, at reasonable prices. Would go again.

First time visit very impressed huge area very comfortable. Really welcoming certainly worth visiting at the weekend for the brunch menu. Shame not available in winter months through the week.

Really enjoyed will definitely visit again.

We went the other night. Really nice food and wine. All good We will go again.

Beautiful little place. Food was lovely. Only marked down atmosphere as it was empty but I can imagine summer months to be booming. Dog friendly in the bar area

Really lovely meal. Greeted when we arrived and served properly. We had fish and chips which was cooked to perfection. Service good. Will go again with family. Highly recommend x

Haven't eaten here for many many year's and can't understand why, it was excellent from start to finish ,service was excellent and professional. Food was excellent also I had the ribeye and it was cooked to perfection my wife had the home made steak pie which I am told was delicious couldn't get a look in. Daughter had Thai chicken and her fella had fish and chips ,all perfectly cooked. We will certainly be returning

We've popped in for a drink before and sat outside but been wanting to try the food for ages and definitely didn't disappoint! All the staff were very friendly, we went on New Years Day after a long walk! Dog friendly was a bonus, very welcoming! Fish and chips were great, burgers great and the flatbread! We'll definitely be back!

We booked into this pub for a family gathering on New Year's Day; we'd eaten there a couple of times previously. We specifically asked when booking whether the full main menu would be available and were assured it would be. Upon turning up for the booking, the pub was almost empty and we were greeted by a man who gave the impression he didn't want to be bothered with us. We were told there was only a very limited menu available ("we've been busy" was his only explanation - well yeah, it's been Xmas...). The choices were really poor and even then, one option only had two portions remaining. So at 4.30pm on New Year's Day, we're left scrambling round trying to find an alternative within reasonable distance to accommodate all of us (which wasn't easy!). I get that NYD can be tricky and unexpected events happen - but they took our phone number when booking; the least they could have done is ring early that afternoon to advise that it would be a severely limited menu on offer and give us the choice to cancel, and time to sort something else. Terrible customer service and no surprise that we'll be swerving this place from now on.

Awful food, rude staff. Food was very bland, not worth the money. Expensive meal, wouldn’t come again.

Ultimo dell'anno volevamo mangiare fish and chips e per fortuna lo abbiamo trovato aperto : frittura asciutta senza ungere e patatine cotte bene, salsina con cetrioli ottima accompagnato da un simpatico mini pentolino con un podi piselli. Siamo capitati bene

The perfect stop off on our canal walk, service was excellent, food was brilliant and lovely warm atmosphere. Highly recommended.

The food was great, and the new chef has upped the quality even more.

A really great experience. The food and service was excellent. The staff are very friendly and helpful. A lovely pub with a good vibe.

12 of us went for a meal here and the food was 110% spot on The meals all came out at the same time and the young girls who were serving us went out of there way to help us with what ever we needed I will definitely be coming back for more food Highly recommended

We were one of two tables. Although staff were friendly service was slow considering the amount of customers. Food was good but was over priced for what you received.

My wife and I went to the Farmers arms Friday 01.12.23 for our date night, my wife had ribeye steak and I had the gammon. The service was first class, staff interaction was warm and inviting, our meals were super high quality cooked to perfection both steak and gammon just melted in our mouths. If you are looking for well priced top quality food, look no further than the Farmers, we are planning on taking all our family there soon.

A wonderful celebration of re opening with new chef. Food was delicious with generous portions. Arrived hungry left stuffed. Especially the calamari. Service was excellent especially liv. Really pleased with the quality of food which came out tonight.

Always a good experience. Great in the summer outside by the water.

Went with best friend to celebrate our forthcoming birthdays… Very Disappointing & Expensive, Food way below standard, sent back first choice main course after 2 mouthfuls, replacement meal was not much better, dessert was below average (chocolate sponge was disguised as sticky toffee pudding - “chef” should be ashamed. Atmosphere too noisy even with a few people. Really gone downhill since new owners took over. Won’t be going again I’m afraid.

Will not be returning to this rip off place again, ordered ribeye steak but it definitely wasn't ribeye like stated on menu more like flat iron with the shape and no veins of fat running threw.

Had a life saving lunch here on a Sunday bike ride. Being Sunday, I couldn't order a sandwich of any sort, only a meal. The place was very busy and unfortunately they lost my order. When it finally arrived the food was only very average, so i wont be returning.

Food was brilliant, lovely setting for a meal out with family.

Food is good, portion size is a little small for a country pub, especially the deserts. What really let's the place down is the service, especially the manager, there were multiple problems with our food which the manager addressed with contempt. We went the first weekend it reopened and put the poor service down to being new, shame to see it's gone further south, disappointing really the place could be amazing.

Live local, and never had a bad meal or pint at this place. Went on Friday night and had the best calamari and then best belly pork I can remember. Service is always spot on and prices are reasonable. One of the best eatery’s in the area!

Nice dog friendly pub next to canal. Good menu, nice meal and beer

Lovely place, unfortunately the food really let it down, there were around 10 people eating in our party and the majority of us were disappointed with the food, a couple of us sent food back as it was dried up or cooked too long. Portions weren’t great for the price they charge, over £6 for a chocolate sundae which was basically 3 scoops of ice cream with a bit of chocolate sauce in a gin glass…won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend

Had some food very nice nice and relaxing atmosphere staff really welcoming.

Lamb was bland, small portion of chips, kids starter was good, used a nice snug room,

Fantastic afternoon as always when we decide to visit the farmers. Might be once a year but worth it

Lovely place to eat or just for coffee or have a tes ,beautiful views of the canal

Friendly staff and good food. Lovely location next to the Leeds to Liverpool Canal with views across the fields

Nice place great location, just disappointing no mussels left or roasts dinner's left .

Lovely evening meal next to the canal

Nice big pub next to the canal. Food pretty good. Good beers.

A lovely place with a good atmosphere. However the food we was far from what I think is acceptable. The starter and dessert were fine. But the mains we had appeared to have been kept in an o en for too long. Tough roast potatoes and, dried up meat! Very disappointed.

Food was laughable, out the freezer, into the microwave and onto the plate. Not much chefs can do in places like this where low costs are more important than happy tummies. Girls working there and manager were sweet. Thanks to them for dealing with our issues as they did. Beautiful setting, kitchen just needs a revamp.

Lovely location on the canal. Great food. Plenty if parking.

Recently taken over. Servers all young. And they have obviously all been told to call the paying customers, "GUY/ GUYS". IT drove us all mad by the end. How would the same customers like it if they said, " GAL/GALS? SERIOUSLY...

Nice hour or 2 sat outside The Farmers .....best Nachos I've had in along time ...

Chicken bacon stuffing ciabatta was just a stuffing ciabatta that tasted of ...... stuffing no salad with it. Very bland, and it's a shame that the excellent location isn't backed up by the food.

Chose Sunday lunch menu - good variety for all 3 courses and competively priced. Delicious good, well presented and on hot plates (a must for me). Will definitely visit again

Food was inconsistent- fish and chips good but desert was a fudge cake out of a box, cold dry and bland. Service from most was nice apart from the manager who acted like he was doing you a favour by taking your order. This isn’t the first time he’s been that way either. Lovely setting but won’t be back unfortunately

Lovely pub and in a lovely setting. We really enjoyed our meals too, thanks

We we're visiting friends in the area today and came here for lunch for my husbands birthday. We've visited before and it's always been great but today was very disappointing! I had the chargrilled chicken burger with fries. To say the portion was small is an understatement! for £13.99! More suited to a child. The chicken on the burger was non existent and dry! There was about 2 mouthfuls of coleslaw in the smallest pot ever! It was like a McDonald's meal only McDonald's is nicer. We weren't asked once if everything was OK with our meals. The staff seemed nice enough, just not very attentive. Didn't bother with desert, we found a fab cafe on the way back to our friends and had coffee and cake there instead.

Had a few bad experience the last few times we have been here with food and drinks and some of the staff been abit rude. However decided to give it another go last night asked for a medium melbec wine and a pint of larger was charged £8.25 for a large glass of wine instead of a medium £13 for 2 drink 😱 so we decided leave again disappointed shame as it we use to really enjoy this pub but feel but feel it has not got a very friendly atmosphere

Dålig luft för att folk rökte annars var det jätte bra 👍🏽 Bad air because people smoke but other than that it was great👍🏽

Blown away Definitely on my list to revisit Chef was very chaty and had the opportunity to take a look at him in action in the kitchen Food was top draw and fresh as a daisy Kitchen was spotless Only down side to the visit was its not my local

Had the fish and chips the fish and crushed peas were fine but chips not great

The pub was recommended, and it didn't disappoint. Servive friendly and fast. Food amazing. Highly recommended

First visit since refurb,tue night,2 other tables in when we got there,took almost a hour to get starter of garlic bread and prawn cocktail (few prawns and bit of lettuce) in a cocktail glass, my main,lamb shank not very nice...skipped the desert,won't be going again

Called in for late lunch , food was excellent as this service , sweet to die for sticky toffee chocolate Sundae.

Lovely country pub on the banks of the canal lovely food and a great menu! Lots of choice for every palette! Very spacious conservatory with glass windows overlooking the canal and out door seating.. Great service too! . Also plenty of car parking space .. I can highly recommend this place!

Shockingly bad.. turned up at 3ish on Thursday 13th July. Lovely location,had a beer on the canal then went inside for food.. we both ordered lamb.. We'd been really looking forward to it having travelled from wigan to Burscough on the train and walking down the canal with the dog.. After a 35min wait (and it was dead) we were presented with 2 burnt plastic sparrows legs.. infact, it was impossible to even cut through.. Told the waiter we wernt happy, and to be fair he wasn't either.. got a full refund and went back to Burscough the HopVine for normal, realistically priced pub grub... The only positive is its in a great spot.. Beers not gand either..😖

Nice drinking pub in a great position, lovely on a sunny day! Good selection of real ale and other beverages. I had a steak baguette, it was pricey for what i got and didn't come with chips.

Sadly, the worst meal I have ever eaten. Ordered the fish with fries. When it arrived, it was so awful that I had to send it back . The batter was solid and claggy and it arrived with limp, lukewarm chips. The replacement dish was not much better. Thick tasteless batter and more lukewarm limp chips. By this time, the rest of my party had finished eating, so I was reluctant to complain again and I just asked for some fries, as twice requested beforehand. I was very, very disappointed as I have eaten here many times and been delighted with the food. I will probably not return again after Yesterday's experience

We really looked forward to our visit to the refurbed Farmers with friends but it was all a bit disappointing. On a positive, the onion soup and bread was very good but we found the other dishes served to be a bit lacking. The staff were all very nice but the service was poor. To be fair they were very busy and there were plenty of adverts for all the vacancies on display: difficult times I know but at just under £50 per head (with drinks) it was just a bit of a poor show. 3 stars is giving them the benefit of the doubt and others may well have a different experience but I doubt we would take the chance again.

Lovely food and service, well recommended