The Grove Lytham in Fylde

No orange gin...ran out. No flavoured alternative other than rhubarb. Staff couldn't tell me what tonic water brand they had. They didn't actually seem to understand what tonic water was (2 teens waiting on and 1 older bartender who didnt seem to be English so slight language barrier). All nice people but pretty clueless about drinks. No atmosphere. So many other options in lytham so won't be returning.

The menu does little to prepare you for the quality,presentation and taste of the foods at this venue.From a couple of foodies we both agree this is top quality. Small limited menu makes for an exclusive dining experience. Excellent service from the staff. Lovely surroundings and definitely worth a visit.

Out for lunch with friends and decided to go to the Grove, our mistake! Lovely waitress asked for our drinks and food order, we were happily chatting away. Our lunch arrived & looked nice, oops mine landed half on the table and half on the floor, their mistake. Could happen to anyone. However, it was the response of the staff that was poor and disappointing! The waitress was aghast, we tried to reassure her it was OK, let's just clean it up and get another plate out! The chilli sauce had landed on my friends dress, yes a cream dress, she went straight to the bath room to clean it but still not clean so she went to the barmaid & they improved it using soda water. Apologies were offered. However, my friends lunch had gone cold trying to sort her dress, no offer to replace it! We cleaned the chilli sauce and fallen food from the floor and table but so greasy we had to point out to staff that someone might slip! I had to ask if another meal was coming to replace mine! When it did arrive it was burnt to a cinder!! We had to go to the bar to ask for a coffee as they didn't come back to the table! Then we had to go to the bar to ask for the bill as they were clearly avoiding us, they didn't provide a bill, just told us how much we owed and said we hadn't been charged for the meal they threw on the floor and my friends dress! But who knows as we didn't get the bill! Well we won't be going back!

Avoid food. Expensive and taste awful. Soggy chips deep fried seafood basket overpriced for what you get. All day breakfast was average. On another note the cocktails are amazing! Shame the restaurant side of the place lets it down. The service was ok. Would go back for drinks but not food.

This was our first venture to The Grove and it will not be our last! Lovely atmosphere and very pleasant staff. Never seen Monkfish Tacos on a menu and always wanted to try them. I was not disappointed as they were delicious.