Lakeside Coffee House in South Ribble

Went there today with a friend for coffee. I have been numerous times in the past and this place has always been bustling, especially at midday...but not today. Surprisingly, only 3 tables occupied when I entered. My friend arrived soon after me. She was not acknowledged at the counter and left waiting for her order until eventually she was told it would be brought to the table. Christmas music playing through a speaker that was so loud we moved tables, as we couldn't hear each other speak. . There was a smog in the air, which thickened the longer we were there. Not dissimilar to a smokey pub years ago. We assumed this was from the kitchen equipment. Eventually we left as it was hitting the backs of our throats and making us cough. The cafe was being run by two staff, one in particular was young. We sat and observed their work. Dirty dishes, cups etc being washed in dirty water. My teapot had not been sanitised and had dirty stains running down the front from the spout. The inside of the spout was also dark brown. I'm afraid I was disappointed today and won't be rushing back. The cafe was is beginning to look tired and in need of a facelift and deep clean. Such a shame as previous visits here have been much better.

Went for lunch today, had cheese and ham toastie, was very average, coleslaw had bad sour smell and taste,waitress didn't clear plates and didnt care about coleslaw. Won't be going back

Only positives nice setting, nice wooden building and decent Xmas decor.. Staff never acknowledged us when we came in, didn’t give us any info, menus or even spoke to us, to say the customer service was poor would be an understatement.. Menu very limited with not much on, ordered a toastie, side salad had zero thought put into it and was minuscule… Very disappointing,…

Pleasant,small cafe,but gets very warm inside and no apparent ventilation.

Basic and not enough on the menu, tasteless

Great little cafe and you can see the ducks and animals on the farm!

Lovely wood cabin overlooking a lake with outdoor seating. Food is lovely and the staff are really friendly.

Ticked away off the main road. It would be lovely in the summer but it was a very wet and miserable day so not do much so!

Visited for breakfast. We haven't been for over a year and I think it's changing hands since our last visit. Honestly we were very disappointed by the food. The coffees were lovely and nice and hot but the food just wasn't worth the money. We had two breakfasts. Rhe sausages were so pale, bacon wasn't crispy, hash browns were soggy, beans were nuked in the microwave so bubbling hot on top but welded to the ramekin one the bottom. The eggs were crispy on the bottom but still snotty on top. It was all just a bit underwhelming. The place was dirtier than the last time we visited too. The menus were sticky and marked. The whole place could do with a deep clean and some tlc.

Lovely friendly place lovely fresh ingredients, toasted sandwich was well filled, would have liked it a little more toasted so that the cheese melted. However it was delicious and all the salad, coleslaw etc was lovely. Very happy non intrusive service.

Four of us went in, one went to the counter to order food, one person already there, three others soon joined, all four stood there for 15 minutes, all totally ignored. After the fifteen minutes my party and I left to go elsewhere. I would never again visit this place and I would implore others to do likewise.

Excellent hot chocolate and cake sitting outside in the sun very relaxing

We opted for a luxury afternoon tea - which we were told is the standard plus soup and a coffee renoir. The soup was carrot water, so tasteless. The coffee renoir was in fact half a coffee renoir each. The scones were very good, and you got a generous enough slice of Victoria sponge too which was ok. The sandwiches were nice but nothing extraordinary (certainly not luxury) - cheese and pickle, (nice) ham, tuna and egg mayo. We booked 4 plus a toddler, that hadn't been communicated to the surly teen serving us who made it sound very inconvenient that they had to move a chair to our table (in an empty cafe). At £20.95 you'd expect more than one drink too. Their socials are lacking in detail and I suppose we wrongly assumed we would get good value for money. The setting is the only nice part, a lovely little fish pond - buy the fish food from the counter and feed the huge fish and friendly ducks. Don't go on a Sunday expecting the shops to be open in Charnock Farm, it was like a ghost town. The children's afternoon tea was pretty bland too - crisps, sandwichesx2, the carrot water soup, a scone, muffin and cake. Not special at all.

The service was absolutely shocking. We went for breakfast & was told we were too late which is fine. But was then told food would take sometime as they had an afternoon tea party in & we should go next door very rude. If they cant cope with more than a couple of orders no point being in business sandwiches are not rocket science to make & do not take very long. How many cafes do not have the waiting staff using trays 4 drinks all brought out separately. Whilst we were there at least 10 people told to go next door there attitude is not very nice at all. I would not recommend.

It was ok with friendly and obliging staff. Average for both food quality and value for money. Pleasant outlook onto water and associated wildlife.

Took my step-mum here for her birthday and it was amazing. The food was plentiful and really tasty, so well presented. We had wraps, finger sandwiches with various fillings, potato wedges, tortilla chips, chocolate cake, cream cake and scones with jam and cream and tea and coffee. Absolutely brilliant. The staff were lovely and very efficient and friendly. I highly recommend it.

Delicious bacon barmcake and egg barmcake in a beautiful setting

Friend recommended this place, went today 13-8-2023 good coffee little disappointed had no pouring cream, had a cheese and ham toasty plenty of filling overall really good had a walk around the area so nice to sit and relax would definitely recommend this place a return visit is on the cards

It was okay. Outside there was a lot of litter and inside looked nice . Service was okay but we ordered a small toast and beans for my 2 year old nephew and it was served absolutely scorching hot and couldn’t be eaten for a while. I didn’t get an option of what crisps I wanted with my panini and for three people it came out at £35.. it was nice but wouldn’t visit again

Menu choice is Very poor, only cold sandwiches or baked potatoes, gone downhill since reopening, quality of food is good but poor selection, no toasties or panini's, new menu sucks not sure why⁉️❓❓❓ does as a stop of while out for a walk with my good lady 👎👎👎👎

We were told to inform the cafe if we wanted afternoon tea within 48 hours of our visit so I called on Tuesday to confirm that we would like afternoon tea on the Saturday but when we got there the staff said they hadn't been informed so it would take a while to make them up. When we did get the food eventually it was quite nice, especially the scone, and it was good value for money.

Booked an afternoon tea here for a birthday celebration having read previous good reviews and was not disappointed at all. Opted for the de luxe tea, varied selection of sandwich fillings, cup of soup,sausage roll , large scone with butter, jam and clotted cream and finally selection of full size not miniature cakes. Also included in the price was tea or coffee , the quality on offer was excellent and at what I regarded as a very reasonable price. I would add that the rural setting was quiet and ideal for those wishing to get away from a noisier environment and where you can sit and enjoy conversations without distractions- apart from the food of course.

This is such a lovely place the setting is wonderful so close to the lake with ducks and other animals, the afternoon tea we had was lovely, I would highly recommend

My first visit. My Mum has been before. We had the luxury afternoon tea. It consisted of: Savouries: Sweet potato, butternut squash and leek soup. Egg mayonnaise, Roast chicken, Tuna and mayonnaise and ham sandwiches, crisps and a sausage roll. Sweets: Large coffee renoir (From "All you knead" in Chorley). Caramel shortcake a slice of chocolate cake and lemon cake as well as a scone, jam and cream. There is also a good choice of hot drinks. At £15 per person it was excellent value. We couldn't manage to finish it all and had to bring some home! The premises are rustic in decor and are wheelchair accessible, outside seating is also available. A great spot overlooking the pond and a great place to bring children. Booking is required for afternoon tea, however walk-ins are welcome. I would definitely come again.

Really helpful they will bring your food and drink to your table and is well kept clean great place meet up with freinds and family with a duck pond and animals an donkeys to see

Nice place for a quick stop coffee & cake

Lovely spot, decent sandwiches at reasonable prices.

Great little place , it's busy most of the time , eating in or out, clean toilets, nice staff, play park for kids next door and the beautiful lake to take a walk around, parking again busy but we expected this

Had lunch here. Only a small little coffee house, with little lake right next to it, with ducks, fish. There's also donkeys, ponies, chickens there. Popular with young families at weekend. Simple menu, but portions very generous. My tuna cheese melt was really delightful. Had a coffee renoir too it was much bigger than my hand and it was about £3.50, that's not bad, is it? Location is great and if you fancy a drink instead, there was a pub next to it too.

Had Afternoon Tea for 4. Staff very friendly and couldn't do enough for us. Food was delicious and plentyful, was given boxes to take leftovers home. Lovely atmosphere. Ample parking. Set in gorgeous surroundings.

Great place for a little lunch with grandchildren, feeding the fish and ducks on the little lake. Donkeys and chickens etc. Really nice.

The nicest cappuccino in the area.

The Afternoon Tea was recommended to me. I live in America so for Mother’s Day I ordered 2 gift cards for each mother. On the website it asks for a shipping address when ordering and says you’ll be emailed when shipped. After a week and they hadn’t arrived, I emailed them no reply. I then asked my mother to go in and ask them. Apparently they don’t ship you have to go in person. Why have a shipping address?

Lovely café with amazing views!!! Latte lovely

Had afternoon tea here for the second time. Food was presented lovely. However I feel 4 huge cakes are really to much for one person! Would rather have less cake and maybe more savory as we only had 4 triangle sandwiches each. But a lovely experience. We were provided with a snack box to take out cakes home 🏡

Went for a family baby shower. Tea was cold. Food wasn't great wouldn't go again. This was in the cafe only didn't go yo any other part of the place.

Very busy but good and service was exerlent

We went for tea with Santa on Saturday. What an amazing experience!!!!!!! The staff were so attentive and the food.....well.....what can I say? The 1st cake stand came out ( we thought oh no, how can we make this go round 5 of us) sandwiches, cakes, gingerbread man. It was put in front of the 2 year old so she dived in. Then a larger one arrived and placed between the 4 year old and the 10 year old. We thought...perfect..just enough for the 4 of us remaining. NO.....an even larger one arrived for the 2 adults!!!!!!!! Gosh....had to take most of it home. The children got hot chocolate with marshmallows and even served the 2 year old separate so not too hot!!!!!

Had my daughters baby shower on Sunday lovelly place food good but they wouldn't let us close door and it was snowing outside everyone was freezing cold and a few people have been ill ever since .

Had my baby shower here.. The afternoon tea was lovely! Unfortunately the table set out wasn't the best as half of my guests had their backs to each other. Also, we were informed when we arrived that due to Covid restrictions the door would have to be left open, it was snowing outside and I spent the whole afternoon shivering, all my guests had to sit with their coats on! I thought they should of informed me of that and I could of dressed appropriately or just opened a window. I was under the impression from the description of the "luxury baby shower" that it would be quite interactive with games but there was only 1 fill out game and baby bingo at the end. Overall I left feeling a bit disappointed and freezing! I would definitely recommend the afternoon tea, just make sure you wrap up!

The general state of the place was dirty, floors were covered in food deposits. I was served my coffee, and some of it was splashed into my saucer on delivery; for this there was no apology, or not even change of saucer, my wife had to clean it with serviettes. The place, in general, looked tired.

Fantastic afternoon teas in a lovely setting.

lovely place clean and relaxing good value for money

Seemed nice but despite signs saying breakfast was served til 11.30 on Sundays, they wouldn’t serve us after 11. Shame, and takeaway food wasn’t that great.

Great service, helpful staff, tasty food. Thanks!

Just been in for coffee and cake, amazing service, felt very welcomed and all 3 girls were so lovely 😍 thank you and can't wait to come back

Unclean cafe area. Tables left uncleared, coffee cups strewn all over the place. Behind the counter looked unclean and generally unloved. Coffee was bitter and undrinkable. Will not visit here again. (We had already payed once I had seen the unsanitary conditions behind the till, otherwise I would have walked out before buying anything) a waste of £5. Will not visit here again.

You need to remove the tick on delivery from your webpage. IIordered paid for and received email confirmation of my order and was not notified that this service is no longer available