Freemasons Arms in Ribble Valley

We visited for sunday lunch and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We were seated upstairs which was very busy but with a lovely atmosphere. The food was exceptional, would highly recommend the sunday lunch menu. The staff were all lovely and the front of house, Andrew, was a great host - even providing a birthday card for me! We will be back

Andrew and team were really friendly, made us feel relaxed and went that extra mile for us.

Lovely meal, fabulous welcome from Andrew and on leaving lent a brolly for the inclement weather. Very much enjoyed the evening and will be back.

As always at the Freemasons it’s quality, quality, quality in all aspects of the experience whether it’s a meal or a stay in one of their delightful rooms. Service is friendly and professional where you are made to feel welcome and special. The food is amazing and so delicious with great attention paid to flavour and presentation.

Great food and great service would definitely recommend

Absolutely wonderful experience. All round 5 stars, front of house service and quality of food were perfect. Thank you.

Fabulous food. Professional staff. Parking may be difficult.

Exceptional food, such warm and welcoming service, fab atmosphere, we will be making the trip back up to Lancashire to experience this special place very soon, thanks so much for a wonderful evening.

Fabulous meal with friends Staff attentive and professional Andrew who is front of house is an asset to the new team at the Freemason. We will be back soon.

Great good, value and service! Had the autumn lunch menu and Andrew and the team really looked after us! Thank you for a fabulous afternoon we will be back!

Fantastic food and service. Couldn’t fault a thing

Food is always fantastic and the service is excellent! The wait staff are very attentive and the food is always presented well and tastes great. Perfect for a special occasion

A wonderful DBB at the Freemason s Four couples Amazing taster menu food out of this world delicious and beautifully presented we had a wonderful eve Staff excellent Rooms fabulous Breakfast wonderful All spot on

Had the 3 course lunch and one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Andrew, Izzy and staff so welcoming which makes such a positive difference to your experience. Fab place. Would definitely recommend.

We had the 3 course lunch menu on a Friday. The food was excellent, from the amuse-bouche to the desserts which we struggled to finish. This is high end 'gastropub' dining and great value for money. Service was exceptional throughout, Andrew gave sound advice on the beers and recommended two very decent wines to pair with our main courses. Highly recommended.

We had a lunchtime visit and after being warmly welcomed in a personable way - not a corporate trained way! we were shown to a table and our delightful experience began. We chose from the fixed price lunch menu and every single item we had was outstanding. Little snacks to start and warm home made bread which was actually more like a croissant - absolutely gorgeous. Starters were a visual feast as well as absolutely gorgeous. Main course was just as good and because everything so far was incredible we didn't dare miss out on the pudding despite being pretty full already! didn't regret it although my extended tummy did groan a little for a while. Honestly I love this place - can you tell - the food is just brilliant and such good value for the love, care and skill that so clearly goes into making and presenting. Front of house Andrew was charming and nothing seemed too much trouble - he even offered to walk me to the car with a brolly over us as the rain was pretty heavy when we left. Visit, you won't be disappointed if you like beautiful food and surroundings

Regrettably, the standard has dropped. We are repeat customers and our experience this time will probably be our last, unfortunately. The tasting menu is still offering summer, even though we dined on the 26th of September and my wife’s roast chicken had been sous vide, giving a unpleasant texture. Service levels were very warm, and I’m sure the new chef will hit their stride but it’s not what it was and for the price point, it’s not quite there.

As usual fabulous. Very good balance across all courses. Cod and beef very well thought out and well presented. Burnt honey - cor!

Superb tasting menu made the celebration of our son's 21st birthday very special. The service was excellent and the bill cost less than we expected.

Our third visit and wont be our last, incredible food the flavours, quality , the service me and my husband both said its the best meal we have had this year ! thankyou ! the Sunday 3 course is amazing and such good value ! Thanks see you again soon

Fabulous birthday lunch. Food was great and the team were very friendly and attentive.

Another delicious meal at the Freemasons. The service was exemplary, attentive and courteous without being overwhelming or intrusive. I have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant.

Sons 15th birthday, beautiful food and the service was First class.

Excellent as alway and Andy was so exceptionally. attentive , love this eatery ❤️

Mis-managed gluten free (coeliac) customer, first by serving unidentifiable beer, then combining GF bread roll with non GF roll stating “both gluten free”. Then admitted only one was. No confidence GF understood or respected by management, couldn’t risk being ‘poisoned’ by the menu, so left. It’s 2024.

Fantastic as always. It’s so obvious how much care and hard work goes into the food. Particularly liked the rabbit starter.

Poor service, poor choice, poor value- disappointing all round.

Fabulous food and service as always, Andrew went above and beyond providing umbrella's as there was a heavy downpour as we were leaving. Would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant always a pleasure to visit.

Food was amazing and the staff made you feel personally welcome and you were their main priority.

Outstanding food and service in delightful surroundings

Went for drinks at midday on a sunday and nobody else in. Told we can sit anywhere, then the owner or host stood and spoke AT us for 5 minutes talking about himself when all we wanted was a quiet drink. 5 minutes later he came back and asked us to move as others had come in wanting that table, made us sit at bar while he seated the other group and didnt come bck for 5 minutes, pretty much finished our drinks by then. Absolutely ridiculous, unbelievably rude and obnoxious. 100% never return.

We had a fabulous experience at the Freemasons in Wiswell...Its a beautul pub tucked away in a gorgeous village. The pub is beautiful and tastefully presented but now for the best bit . The food was amazing, the wine choice superb and the host Andrew was just a brilliant guy so friendly and welcoming. In fact all of the staff were lovely. After other eateries where we have been so dissapointed this place was heaven and if I could give it 10 stars I would

Nothing short of excellent, a dining experience beyond compare! We both opted for the tasting menu (highly recommended!), and were treated to 7 courses of gastronomy, from the ‘cruffin’ and ‘treats’ to start, through to the soup (wild mushroom), fish (salmon with gazpacho) and beef (sirloin, bbq cheek and tongue) courses finishing with pavlova and a chocolate ‘teacake’, every course was a delight to taste. The Freemasons is and rightly so a gastronomical venue worthy of at least one visit but you’ll definitely be back as we will be!

Just what you want on a late summer evening, a pint sat outside in the sun, and then a great meal put in front of you. The croquette’s were a fabulous amuse-bouche and then onto a delightfully light rabbit bolognaise and an equally light quiche. My wife’s chicken was exceptional and the beef pudding sat on a fantastic gravy and red cabbage, not exactly seasonal but nonetheless superb. You don’t often get this quality for the set menu price, worth every penny.

No sign of any dip in standards or quality since the esteemed Mr Smith’s departure. Food outstanding as usual and the presentation faultless. An excellent experience overall

As usual, a great experience at Freemasons. Food was exceptional and service excellent.

A Sunday lunch treat for one of Burnley’s finest OAPs. The menu was different to the sample menu online which can be tricky when there are a few changes to an already quite tight menu and potentially fussy diners. Wouldn’t it be possible to publish the actual menu a few days before? For starters we ordered a combo of salmon, lamb and fish/egg dish. Tasty. Whilst we’d waited we were served amuse-bouche of bon bons, beef dripping bread, and crackers with hummus. Then it was 3 roast beef’s served very pink and very tasty. Alongside each was a whole carrot, creamed cabbage, mash, couple of roasties, a slightly dry Yorkshire pudding and a rich tasty gravy of which there was not enough and we found it embarrassing they wanted to charge for extra! That’s penny pinching. Also there was a dish of cauliflower cheese for those who like their cauliflower that way. To end we had a combo of Black Forest gateau and a couple of burnt custards (that’s a thing not a mistake). Both very good. The ladies let themselves going with a waiter-led white Rioja. Service good and friendly. Just give us more gravy on the house!

The staff are just fantastic, the food is just wonderful. Our first visit, definitely not the last.

The restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere. We had the celebration of summer menu, every course was excellent and prepared to a high standard. The service was prompt but not rushed, the staff friendly and professional. If you enjoy good food The Freemasons at Wiswell is definitely worth a visit.

As always excellent food at reasonable price . very enjoyable evening .

The food was extremely nice but in respect of portion size this was too small for the price. The amount of meat was insufficient, and the side dish of chips was necessary, not really a choice. I think at that price the chips should have been included within the overall cost. The total bill for 2 main course and desserts plus tip came to £140, which was grossly overpriced for the amount of food on the plates. We have enjoyed some very nice dining at several places in the Clitheroe area, all of which provided larger portions at less price. Overall, a case of style over substance.

The Freemasons has sustained excellence for some years now and we have never been disappointed. Excellent, beautifully presented food and a top-notch wine list. Attentive, efficient and friendly service too. We use the Freemasons for birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions as our night out treat. We always leave delighted. Highly recommended.

Excellent lunchtime meal. Nice menu choice supported by attentive service despite us being at the latter end of the service. We will be returning to try the evening menu and ambience

Went for the early meal deal, great value. Lovely pub, great service, lovely food. Catered for our vegan/vege friend with separate menu. Busy on a lovely summer evening. Parking only on village road. Allowed us to swap desserts between meat and vege set menu to suit our preferences.

What a wonderful meal. "Snacks and cruffins" set the tone for taste. Each dish was superb. I had the steak pudding which was delicious 😋. Dessert black forest gateau. Yummy. I'm recommending it to anyone and everyone. Excellent service.

Fish course superb. Great value, high quality meal.

It was some time since our last visit so we were very much looking forward to our Sunday lunch. On arrival we were seated at our table and a small taster was brought and two breads with the butter. We were very confused as we had no side plates to put the bread on. Once we had finished another waitress arrived and set all the tables in the room with side plates. Our starters were very tasty and so were the deserts but the main course of roast beef was underwhelming with two tiny pieces of beef, overshadowed by a huge pile of mash potatoes and other accompaniments on the plate. The chicken main was under seasoned. At a price point not value for money. One final point some of the waiting staff were young girls wearing very short skirts. It is not appropriate to see underwear when they bend over the table to serve?

Okay, nice place, but drinks are apparently EXTREMELY expensive. We stopped on our walk last night to have a drink sitting outside, and I paid with my phone at the bar. I was amazed later to find that the pint of Wiswell Pride and a Malibu and lemonade had cost me £15.70! Am I out of touch, or does anyone else think this is a bit much???

Everything was first class It was our first visit and we were 100% satisfied with everything 5 ,* service ,food and location Thankyou forca lovely experience

A very lovely experience for my birthday! Lovely food and a nice ambience. Would recommend for a special occasion!

My wife and I ate at The Freemasons yesterday for dinner (Friday 9th August). The atmosphere, location and the pub itself was nice. The snacks and starters were great. My main of Lamb cutlets was poor. Undercooked fat on the lamb which couldn't be eaten. One cutlet was pure fat and again was inedible. My wife ordered the beef which was great. However, £50 was steep! The service was poor. The staff seemed to have little knowledge of the food. No member of staff came over to ask how the food was and the plates stayed on the table for around 25 mins after we finished. The dessert was great.

We have been twice in the last 4 weeks for Sunday Lunch, where the roast should take pride of place. Starters and desserts were ok'ish but the main was not! I had beef on the first visit which was ok, yesterday I had pork which was 2 tiny thin slices with 1cm of floppy fat, definitely NO crispy crackling: very tasteless. Then I do not understand why on both occasions there was a large dollop of red cabbage, on the plate, juice running all over the other items on the plate. It was like a school dinner from the 50's. The roast potatoes on both occasions were very leathery, pale, and had no fluffiness in the centre. No greens in sight, just a tasteless carrot. Overall very disappointing, for such an elementary plate of food.

Loved it and a cute little touch for a special occasion!

Stunning food and impeccable service. Rapidly becoming my favourite place in Lancs

Freemasons is in a loved village, has great seasonal menus and a calm atmosphere even when very busy. The food is great quality, professionally sourced and cooked. It delivers on every aspect. It's our family favourite every time.

Excellent as always, great food, service and aexperience

Service and food were excellent I was slightly perplexed at the complimentary bread and croquettes then got charged for them - yes I should I have questioned at the time…. I did have to question the bill too.

Superb food and excellent service in a lovely location.

Tasting menu the best so far !! Lovely courtyard outside for a pre dinner drink

Lovely meal. Nicely set out lots of space and small rooms. Staff very attentive starter and mains were delicious pudding was a bit of a let down compared to the rest but the portions were really good sizes so it wasn’t a necessity anyway (even though I am a big pudding fan!!)

Initially we had some difficulty in finding a place to park as Wiswell is a small village and the Freemasons does not have parking space. Having a problem with walking, it made it somewhat difficult to reach. Nevertheless the food was excellent; small portions, but delicious. Overall, a very good meal although slightly expensive.

Another lovely luncheon. Excellent food and wine. We are always made to feel very welcome. The surroundings are very chilled and make a visit very enjoyable. We will definitely be back soon.

Excellent value for money, stupendous food. Five stars withheld to avoid inundation.

lovely Sunday lunch, looking forward to trying other menus

Just had the pleasure of dining here this evening and what a find! Loved every morsel of our meal, and the pavlova dessert was divine! Staff were all lovely, the servos wasn’t rushed, over 2 hours for 3 courses which I like especially when you’re paying a lot of money! Worth every penny! They even did a special little birthday treat for the other half which was nice!

Table booked for 730pm. We arrived at 730pm. Sat at the bar for drinks. Nobody acknowledged us / at 8pm we had to ask to be seated. Wine ordered took 20 mins to arrive. Food was good. Feedback provided to manager / came across as not bothered. Used to love this place 🥲

Excellent service, outstanding food, superb restaurant, cannot fault, always delivers. Would highly recommend.

We had the summer 3 course menu, it was excellent all round. Highly recommend!

Everything was lovely - we had a super time - one request would be a few more veg on the plate to add more colour that’s all ! Thanks

Absolutely STUNNING Sunday Lunch! Everything was fantastic. The 3 types of chicken on the main was a particular highlight. All 3 being incredibly tasty and just that little bit different to what you may ordinarily expect.

Second time visiting in a month. Travelled 2 hours for lunch as it is stunning. Great food which is amazing value

Excellent in all respects. Relaxed lunch time visit. Dependent on the guest I do wonder if some would benefit from images of the food choices on offer, since the less adventurous may be apprehensive that they will enjoy what they have chosen.

went for a birthday family meal and it was fantastic, lovely place, amazing food. Will definitely visit again and we have recommended it to other family members. Only thing I thought was the children's meal could come with a vegetable side, as they are main item and chips only.

Absolutely beautiful food. We had the 3 course lunch which was delicious and very good value for money. Plenty of gluten free alternatives for my husband. They even surprised my husband for his birthday with complimentary chocolates. Will be going back!

Lovely place nice food Very gastronomical experience Lovely service from a pleasant team who served hot food freshly prepared

The food and whole experience at the Freemasons is incredible. They is a very special place.

Rally excellent food, particularly the twice-baked chees souffle, all beautifully presented, rather unsmiling service, too many annoying aggressive emails in the days , hours and minutes before my arrival checking I was coming, including one at one minute before my reservation time asking me to text back that I was on my way. I was parking the car at the time. There was only one other table occupied , which had two or three very noisy small children there.

This is the third time I have been here in a relative short time and was the first disappointing experience. First of all, we had chosen 16:30 in the afternoon to benefit from the Sunday roast set menu at 47 GBP, only to be told that it had been replaced by the 'Fathers' Day' menu at 60 GBP. There was no mention of this on the website. When we asked for some butter for the brioche, the waitress said that she would 'get us some more'. We never received any to begin with. We had to ask 4 different members of staff before we got a bottle of mineral water. Would it be too much to ask you to have one waiter/ waitress per table? The staff do their best, but it is clear there is no communication whatsoever between them. How about investing in some staff training? The 'Morecambe Bay' seafood starter was excellent and the Lancashire Beef was very good too. The sticky toffee pudding was small, dry and unimaginative. By chance ,it is the third sticky toffee I have had in 10days, and very, very poor in comparison to the others. So to sum up, overpriced food and poor service. Sorry! I think for the money spent, there are some far better options in the Ribble Valley.

Our first visit to The Freemasons, loved the feel of the restaurant, friendly staff & the food was amazing !

We have dined at the Freemasons on several occasions. As always we have enjoyed amazing food and wine. The servers are very pleasant. However, on this occasion we were very disappointed as we repeatedly needed to check if the food was OK for our daughter in law as she is Lactose intolerant. Both her starter and main course we sent back to be rectified. We informed our server of this on arrival but it appears the message didn't get through to the kitchen Despite this we had a lovely evening.

Booked here for Sunday lunch having read many good things about the menu and quality of food, we were not disappointed. The Sunday lunch menu is off the scale, menu options far superior to standard roast dinners and the quality of ingredients amazing. In addition the service was exemplary, faultless and with no service charge added to the bill as a matter of course. Highly recommend

Excellent food, wonderful service. A gem of a place. I'll be back soon.

The best dining experience I have had at The Freemasons and more importantly the best level of service I have received as in the past service has let down the overall experience. It was incredible.

Wonderful food in a relaxed environment. Would highly recommend.

Lovely meal , excellent cooking. Nice young staff on the floor , made for a relaxing evening

The Tuesday evening tasting menu is fantastic value, superb dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. Topped off with friendly unpretentious service.

We are so lucky to live local to this fantastic restaurant. The food we had was pure quality and exceptional cooking. The shin beef & chianti rigatoni was delicious, the cod with Bombay crust, curry sauce & sticky rice was so well cooked and genius combination. Finishing off with French Toast dessert with warm rum & raisins and banana ice cream. What a gastro joy. All great value for money for the Seasonal early supper special. Excellent service. Highly recommend.

We dined here Saturday lunchtime and felt very rushed. The waiter serving us was very young & inexperienced, he lacked manners & table etiquette, the food was just ok, not worth the money we paid either. We also noticed the food portion sizes had become smaller.

Another superb meal at the Freemasons last night. The food quality is superb, tastes were all excellent abd presentation delightful!

Michelin style and quality food without the star rating. Prices more reasonable as well. Service excellent, friendly staff, a really good experience.

This was our 5/6 visit to Freemasons but our first in staying overnight in Partridge with our dog. Lovely room - would be good to have a fridge as fresh milk turned off overnight. Room was a little warm - we struggled to turn temperature down. Fabulous bathroom! Cake in the room was a nice touch! Sunday lunch lovely. Breakfast on Monday was superb and excellent service. We’ll def be back!

Fantastic food, every element delicious. Come with an empty stomach

Excellent, interesting, well presented seasonal food for a very good value Spring package price delivered by friendly staff. Good beer and a wine list that'll be worth returning to spend the night for.

Fabulous lunch . Very good service. Will definitely return

Superb Sunday Lunch. Relaxed, informal service. Amazing food that could not be faulted.

Great Resturant, great food, great service, great ambience, only criticism was the food was not hot enough.

Best meal we’ve had in a while! Really happy we’ve found this place and will be coming back regularly! It’s exceptional! 🙌

Excellent food and setting. Love the atmosphere upstairs

As usual food was excellent and very tasty. Lunch menu extremely good value for such good food. Service excellent. No complaints.

Starters and deserts great but the choice on the Spring menu limited but the portion size very poor.