The Heritage Cafe in South Ribble

Popped in last minute for a brew no problem friendly helpful staff definitely go again and have a meal

10/10 hot sandwhiches and truffle fries were insanely good! Service was fast, polite and friendly from all the team! Can’t wait to go back ☺️

Good lunch stop- quick and easy access from M6. Very friendly and welcoming staff, light, airy and very pleasant garden restaurant. Very good coffee- sadly no room to have cake after tasty lunch Will come back again Thank you

First time here. Only called as grandson had been with his nursery school. Glad we did. Food was fresh, hot and tasty. Mocha and coffee were second to none. Staff were friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.

Beautiful surroundings. Excellent food and friendly service. Dog friendly too. Perfect.

Large portions (and we live in the US!) Great food Good service

Fantastic grounds and beautifully aesthetic location and restaurant. Lovely food presented very well.

Came for breakfast and the food and service were excellent. Special mention to Kem, Rebecca and Violet who looked after us, will definitely be calling again

Excellent food and excellent service by Kim, Charlotte and Violet.

My husband and I had breakfast at the Garden Room a few weeks ago while staying at The Samlesbury gatehouse for a few days. The food was so good and the atmosphere was bright and warm. The best part about the experience was our AWESOME waitress, Rebecca!! Rebecca was incredibly friendly, warm, and made us feel right at home from the moment we walked in. She went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. Her awesome personality truly made our morning and left a lasting impression!!

What a beautiful start to the day. Maddie & Janet are so welcoming and the breakfast was beautiful! We would highly recommend this place to anyone!

Our second visit today 🙂 , had tea this morning and then reserved a table for lunch with my daughter and her Staffy. Wonderful hospitality from Kim, Janet and Chloe. Food is delicious and the setting lovely. We will be back soon. Thank you

A Hidden Gem in Blackburn – Highly Recommended I’ve been visiting the Salmesbury Heritage Café weekly for the past month after my morning walks, and it’s quickly become a favourite spot. The café has a lovely, fresh feel with plenty of greenery and both indoor and outdoor seating options, which makes it a perfect place to relax. The atmosphere is always warm and welcoming, and the staff go above and beyond to make you feel at home. Janet usually serves us, and she’s absolutely wonderful—always greeting us with a smile and making sure we’re well looked after. It’s those little touches that make a big difference. Our go-to is the granola, which we order every time—it’s just that good! We’ve also really enjoyed the fruit teacake and eggs on other visits. Everything is clean, fresh, and beautifully presented. If you’re in the area or passing nearby, I’d definitely recommend stopping by. It’s a hidden gem that’s well worth a visit. Looking forward to our next visit already!

Came here on Saturday for breakfast, it’s a lovely place. The staff (Maddie, Beth & Janet) are really friendly and welcoming to our two grandchildren. The food was delicious. Would highly recommend.

This was the second time I popped in to the hall but had my breakfast first I ordered the same as last year egg Benedict it was just as good as last time your chef certainly knows how to make it I was served by Janet and Megan made very welcome by both will return again soon thank you for a pleasant morning ✌️👍

Had the loveliest breakfast at the garden rooms this morning! Kim was very friendly and really helpful! We will be back again Thank you

Great place for the summer. Enjoyed a great coffee and very nice atmosphere. Service was amazing.

Lovely warm welcome ,great service and fantastic food 😁

Hidden gem!! Great food, service and the atmosphere. Would love to come back. Thanks, Beth and Libby.

First visit here and will be back. Food delicious and thank you Libby, Megan and Janet for the friendly and quick service

Generous full English breakfast in a relaxing atmosphere - just what we all needed thanks to Libby, Gen, and Megan for a very warm welcome . We all look forward to our visit to the garden room at Salmesbury hall.

Visited yesterday and would definately recommend this restaurant

First time visiting this little hidden gem. Fantastic food and service in a beautiful setting. Definitely recommend and we’ll definitely be back.

Janet, Genevieve and Maddie served us today. They were all brilliant, friendly and efficient. We had a lovely time and will definitely come back again.

We fancied drink and perhaps afternoon tea at the hall, as it seemed a nice venue. The hall is magnificent, and we went on a very sunny and warm day midweek....The place was empty!!..We came across this venue which looked pleasant and decided to try it...Again there were only two people in, which seemed strange. Shown a seat and told by a lady she will take out order shortly. Looking at the menu it's far from cheap, and we began to wonder if it was value for money. An we waited, and waited, and waited!!!...No one turned up... The place was hardly busy, it it seems no one could be bothered. We got up and left...We cannot comment on the food, which appeared to be very expensive, but the service and attitude leave a lot to be desired. We would not return

Great service, great full breakfast. Thanks for looking after us.

Visited in February for grandads birthday breakfast. Lovely atmosphere, clean and relaxing with great greenery. Janet, a new staff member, was super lovely and helpful. Highly recommend; average price for good food. Visited here a few times.

What a lovely cafe, the food was sublime, the staff so polite and helpful. Highly recommend a visit! Thank you

Having previously left a fairly negative review I’m so pleased we tried again! The food today was amazing and the service was great! Staff very friendly, there was a young girl who was clearly new but she was friendly and doing a great job! We had two tuna melts - one on sourdough and one focaccia and they were DELICIOUS!!! We had lemon drizzle and a brownie to follow! Both were huge and very nice! Thanks for a lovely day!

Amazing food ! Breckfast to die for !!! You won’t be disappointed xxx

My wife and I stopped in for lunch while driving back up the M6. We had a wonderful lunch here. I had the steak and blue pie, and she had the haddock butty hot sandwich. Both were extremely good. The pie was delicious, accompanied by equally excellent chunky chips and veg. The meal was exceptionally good value. The venue is very nice and the staff were helpful and friendly. It is easy to reach from the M6, with free parking and toilets. The Salmesbury Hall next door is stunning and well worth a visit. There was an unfortunate false fire alarm which was a little unpleasant on the ears, but it was dealt with relatively quickly and didn’t affect our enjoyment of the meal.

Excellent breakfast served by lovely staff nothing was too much trouble.. very friendly atmosphere..

Great place to eat, food was lovely and so was the staff .

Beautiful views! The food was served timely & was absolutely delicious! The staff were lovely & couldn’t do enough for us. Myself & my husband both got a hot sandwich with chips & we were surprised at the potion size for the price….. really great value!

Fabulous breakfast here on Saturday for my mum's birthday. Lovely peaceful vibes, great food and service. Would 100% recommend

A really enjoyable lunch with my best friend in a lovely location with excellent service.

Had a lovely lunch here. The Cheese and Onion pie with chunky skin on chips was top notch. Friendly service too. Recommended

One of the best Cafes I have been to and the beauty service ever

Had a lovely lunch at the garden room. Delicious food and great service. Can’t wait for the next visit. Thank you :-)

Rebecca and Janet are lovely, so helpful and friendly. Thank you x

The staff are very friendly and the food is top notch 👍👍👍

We love this place, good food and drink at decent prices. Janet and Maddie were friendly and welcoming. Very accommodating thank you. Look forward to our next visit.

Lovely freshly cooked food and friendly staff.

Christina and lou were fab, the food was great & we were made to feel so welcome

Absolutely amazing nice decor, service and especially the food 6 stars if I could!

Had a really lovely lunch, the tuna and cheese toastie on focaccia with the soup was perfect. Staff are really friendly and the venue is so pretty. On the slightly pricier side but worth it for the nice venue.

Excellent meal again, interesting menu and lovely service. The food is a cut above the average , our pies and chips were high quality pastry with large chips and fresh vegetables. We were served by Beth, Libby and Rebecca who were friendly and prompt with the food, we will definitely be back.

Very friendly (Maddie and Janet) Really helpful with my daughters allergy requirements.

Excellent food and friendly, professional service…!

Lovely visit this morning. Thank you Christina, Lou and Rebecca.

It's a shame as Samlesbury Hall is beautiful as is the restaurant. We visited as a family of five today and ordered four adult meals and a child meal. The child meal was really more like a toddler meal (half of a very small sandwich - very small bread - with three carrots and three crisps - £6.50!!!!). T The adult meals were okay but again very overpriced. I had the beef brisket on sourdough with sweet potato fries (salad accompaniment was little more than four strands of lettuce and a crushed crisp) and this came to £17. I did wonder why during half term the restaurant was only a third full at lunch time and now I know. The prices are daylight robbery and I can't see how this business will sustain itself in the near future as the prices are exorbitant. My advice to the restaurant would be to offer decent sized portions and a proper salad if advertised. Children's meals should at least be a full sandwich or at least say in your menu detail that it's half a sandwich. Then customers don't feel robbed that they paid £6.50 for this! If you're visiting Samlesbury Hall I would avoid the restaurant (unless you've won the lottery recently) and eat lunch beforehand. Visit Dottie's pantry where the portions are exceptional for the cost and treat yourself to something lovely there.

Had a delicious afternoon tea here for my birthday 🎂 the staff were very friendly & helpful. I will definitely come back

Maddie and Janet were super, a real treat to the end of our little getaway! They were very accommodating of our two little ones as well which is always so nice to see

Great lunch for my dad's birthday, thanks to libby maddy and Beth. Service with a smile. 👍

Maddie and Janet were friendly and efficient. The service was quick

We came for a valentines weekend break and ate at the Garden Room, the food was amazing and staff very friendly and welcoming. Janet & Maddie went above and beyond to make our afternoon special. Would recommend to anyone fancying a relaxed and hearty meal.

We attended Samlesbury Hall Valentine’s Night event, stayed in a Shepherds Huts in the grounds and then breakfast in the Garden Room the following morning. Food was excellent at the event and breakfast. Would highly recommend a visit here. Staff were friendly and attentive. We will definitely attend more events here.

Great breakfast. Fast service polite staff. The baked beans where dreamy.

Getting married here in Sept 25, thank god we're not having a sit down meal for everyone. Food was atrocious and service subpar. Room was freezing too.

Our first visit to the Garden Room eatery at Samlesbury Hall, certainly won’t be the last.The atmosphere is very pleasant, the food is exemplary and Janet and Rebecca are awesome. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and highly recommend you to visit, you will not be disappointed.

Soup and a sandwich went down really well on a cold day. Janet & Rebecca were friendly and attentive without being intrusive and we enjoyed our lunch very much. Thanks Ladies

Just had coffee and a lovely freshly made scone with jam and clotted cream delicious, can recommend.

Excellent family meal! Really good atmosphere and the staff were so friendly and helpful. It was lovely and warm and we were made so welcome. Our puppy was allowed in which was a bonus! Plus extra large free car park was helpful too.

Nice place this, nice bright and airy, will lovely decor. The food was lovely we had breakfasts and weren't disappointed. The quality of ingredients was very clear. The staff were nice and efficient too. Recommend the full English and the eggs Benedict.

Lovely setting - great food! Staff very attentive and polite. Will defo come back when visiting the area.

Absolute hidden gem. Brilliant vegan breakfast and coffee. Staff were so helpful and friendly (Janet) Highly recommend

My husband and I stopped here for lunch whilst visiting Salmesbury Hall enroute to the Lakes. We found the two members of staff .. Janet the Manager and Chloe to be exceptionally friendly and helpful. The food was delicious, top quality and good value. They obviously very good chefs. We would highly recommend eating there. We will be back!

Excellent relaxed atmosphere with good food and great service from Janet. Thanks

We had lunch here today and we were so impressed- the service and food was amazing- we had the brisket of beef sandwich and soup, it was the nicest lunch we’ve had for a long time- we will def be back- our waitress Beth was lovely too- what a little gem 🤩xx

Janet was fantastic manager and Beth was delightful, the food was fresh and very tasty nice too see an excellent eatery for a change really impressed

Beautiful interior, lovely coffee and cake, pie and quiche really well cooked , chips a little under cooked and thin gray but will definitely come back again.

Lovely food, friendly staff and nice surroundings

Very calm relaxed atmosphere the food spectacular very filling staff where amazing and very friendly definitely get what you pay for would definitely recommend and come back again we got served by car and Janet

The service was excellent. Both Christina and Lewis. Were courteous, efficient, and friendly.

Our first visit to the Garden Room….was not disappointed. Food was plentiful and vey tasty. Christina and Lou were excellent hosts.

Lovely afternoon tea! Thank you Christina and Lou for the fabulous service!

Called in for breakfast one day this week. We both thought the food and service couldn’t be faulted. Lewis and Christina were both efficient and friendly without being overpowering. Background music was great too. We’ll definitely be back 😊

A lovely afternoon at the garden room. Food Nd service was amazing. Special shout out to Lewis and Janet who made our occasion perfect.

Lovely place for lunch. Janet and Lewis ( on work experience) were lovely and friendly and helpful. I genuinely would not have known that Lewis was on his work experience if I hadn't been told...very professional young man.

Excellent service and good food

Delicious breakfast in a lovely setting. Service is great. Staff (Lewis and Janet) very friendly and helpful

Amazing young Lewis with Janet served our table. Very polite and handful. Excellent food too. Thank you

Delicious food with some unusual menu choices. Excellent service from all the staff, including Lewis on work experience: you’d never guess!

Very friendly staff, great food and a lovely atmosphere. Definitely will come back!

Served by a charming young man named Lewis. He was very polite and friendly. The food was delicious. This is my second visit to this restaurant and I will definitely be visiting again.

Fantastic service from Lewis and Christina. They were especially accommodating with my daughter who has Autism and ADHD as they altered the menu a little to fit her sensory needs. Great atmosphere, lovely food and fantastic friendly staff. My daughter wanted to add our thanks to the chef who gave her chocolate sauce and chocolate bits on her ice cream! She also said the chef is a brilliant cook - high praise in deed from someone with sensory issues and being a fussy eater. Many thanks xx

Food was excellent. Lewis & Christina provided a great service too. I would recommend visiting.

First time visiting, ord the Sunday Roast Beef, which was lovely the Roast Beef melted in the mouth, Veg cooked nicely not over cooked, finished off with sticky toffee pudding which was light & tasty

really nice breakfast with good service by Maddie and Janet

Lovely and warm. Very clean. Quite amazing it's like a tardis. Very pleasant assistants who were helpful and attentive.

Lovely full English breakfast, friendly service and nice relaxed atmosphere.

Very pleasant lunch, quick and friendly service, highly recommended

We popped in for coffee, the greeting, menu and service was excellent so we ordered fish & chips. Wonderful can recommend. I especially enjoyed the hearty skin on chips which were great! The fish was excellent. Beautifully cooked. 👍

Absolutely brilliant. First time here and the food was brilliant, staff very friendly. Would definitely be back. Thanks again

Great food in nice surroundings

Lovely little place with cheerful and helpful staff, we had the roast beef ciabatta and chip t' cake with chippy curry sauce, a pot of quality tea.value for money and very tasty, would definitely recommend and return😁

The food was absolutely amazing, servers were so lovely and friendly. Would highly recommend coming here.

Really nice spot for coffee and breakfast. Nice staff, good food, well presented.

Just came here on the off chance the food was amazing the roast dinner was the best I have had for a very long time well recommend

Lovely breakfast 😋 service was amazing and nice large mugs of coffee . Will definitely return.