The Knowles Arms in Blackburn with Darwen

Love this place. The food is excellent but what really entices me back is the fantastic friendly and helpful staff. What a pleasure to be served with a smile and friendly chat. Well done Knowles Arms. You have nailed it.

We booked EGO for a funeral wake, with a buffet catering for about 150 people. The service was impeccable, the food superb, and the ease of organisation exemplary. It made the day run so well, and I cannot thank the staff enough.

As always, Ego at the Knowles deliver superb food, fabulous atmosphere and most importantly, excellent customer service. All those guys and girls go the extra mile to make your visit as nice and as relaxed as possible. They know how to look after the customer. Highly recommended.

The food as usual was really lovely and in fact everything was perfect. We both had medium fillet steak which was really tender and flavoursome. The onion rings were cooked in really crispy and light batter. The mushroom was large and well cooked and the cooked tomato was just the right consistency - not too soft that you can't get it on your fork and not too undercooked that it might as well be a salad! The skin on chips were also gorgeous. We had different desserts. I had the tiramisu and my partner had the brownie sundae. Both were very filling but a lovely end to the meal. The Merlot we had a lovely flavour to it. The service was quick and precise.

Having been for Sunday dinner on several occasions we were looking forward to a delicious meal. However, we were disappointed with the time the meal took to arrive , over one hour for roast beef dinner. The vegetables and potatoes were hard and the beef was a very poor cut, grisly and fatty. On informing our waiter he apologised stating they had received earlier complaints, one being the vegetables being overcooked! Clearly there was an issue in the kitchen with timings. The place itself was spacious, with a good choice of meals. Good disability access. Service was good. On this occasion we were very disappointed with our meal.

Friendly and helpful staff and excellent food. Shame about the noise level, but all Ego restaurants appear to be the same.

Still a very hugh standard of food and service since Mitchell's took over. Good menu choice for all. Sad to see the Moorhouses beer isn't on now but the Black Sheep was kept well. We will be back.

On arrival we where warmly greeted and asked to wait a short while as it was very busy,we got a drink from the bar while we waited.We didn't have to wait long and we where shown to our seats.My wife has to use a stick to help her walking and the manager offered his arm to help my wife up a few steps to our table.The afternoon tea was very good,a good selection of finger sandwiches and delicious cakes overall a lovely afternoon one which we shall repeat in the future.

Another great visit to Ego at the Knowles Arms. Attentive, friendly staff as always and superb food with a great menu. The atmosphere is lovely - this is our third visit and will be coming again soon! Thanks to all the team.

I had lunch here with some friends. Delicious food, excellent service. What more could you ask for? I will definitely e returning

As always food was excellent and staff were great. Cocktails 🍸 tried almost everything on the menu would highly recommend the kids make your own pizza had a great night 🍹🍻💃🎊

Had a family celebration here with mixed age group,including a wheelchair user and a child. Our food was excellent, service exceptional and all reasonably priced. We will definitely visit again and fully recommend.

Perfect afternoon catching up with friends we opted for the bar area to allow us relaxed dining and it was exactly that! Wine we always feel is a little over priced but the food is great! We opted for sharing platters and sides to graze whilst chatting delicious!

Food with friends for 3 of us. Service exceptional with a lovely young man serving us who was friendly and polite. Food amazing shame there was no fillet steak left but totally enjoyed the evening, food and environment and would return

First visit for a while but an excellent experience. A friendly welcome, the restaurant was busy but the service was great. The food was tasty, hot and served auite quick. There was a promotion on main courses from the menu so it was good value too. Thank you to all concerned 😊

My brothers and I went for a fabulous early meal loved it as always we will definitely be back.would recommended to anyone

Very good service. Price of food reasonable. Thoroughly enjoyable. Attentive staff. Polite and a nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend

incredible service. 20 guests, we were asked to preorder, they provided a link for me to send to my guests for them to complete themselves. when they brought the food over, they then stated the names of who it was for! the perfect organisation for such a big party. they made my birthday meal seamless and i couldn’t recommend the restaurant anymore. the staff were also so friendly and nothing was too much.

Excellent food and friendly staff and service and excellent value for money Would definitely recommend to my family and friends

Went for Sunday lunch, a few years ago went for drinks on a Sunday, I was impressed with what I saw regarding those ordering the Sunday roast meal. Well it was not the same as I saw previously, ordered roast beef, my wife ordered trio of meat and asked for her beef to be well done, the menu states “AGED PRIME ROAST RUMP of BEEF Served pink with horseradish dish” well my very small slices of beef arrived, (25 minutes after starters were cleared away) extra well done, dark and curling, barely edible, no horse radish sauce. I am not one to make a fuss, however when the waiter enquired as to how the food was, my wife promptly stated that my beef was not as described on the menu, they arranged to provide another serving, without fuss and in good grace, yet the replacement was much better than the original, it was not pink as per the menu, and the Yorkshire pudding that accompanied the meal for both of us, was hard and brittle, clearly dried out and became a batter biscuit and not a pudding, when you attempted to cut it, it broke and crusty bits flew everywhere. I van only assume the beef may have been pink when carved and the Yorkshire puddings at the correct texture but were left under the heat lamps too long which continued the cooking!!! So needless to say, highly unlikely to return. The staff on waiting service were very nice, pleasant and professional which was the only positive of the experience

We all had a lovely time starting with cocktails and beers in the bar then moved to the restaurant for our meal. The food was very good, service excellent and the atmosphere was also good. Will definitely been going again in the future.

Fantastic food, fantastic service and very friendly too.. also the staff went out of their way to let me have a pudding that wasn't on the menu of the day for my dietary requirements.. very much appreciated as I didn't feel I missed out on...

10/10 for the food and the service would recommend ego to friends and family value for money. Food. Excellent friendly stuff and managers thanks Paul 💯

Absolutely beautiful food, waiters and waitresses are so good at there job and everyone was polite and very understanding

We have been to Ego at The Knowles Arms a few times now, and this occasion lived up to the previous visits. It was my birthday, my husband wasn't working so we decided on a Tuesday night treat (great value too using my birthday voucher.)...

Another lovely meal with our friends at Ego Blackburn. It’s a great place to eat, the staff are very friendly and helpful and we will definitely be going back.

I cannot fault the service, environment and the quality of food, they were all excellent. I would recommend to all my friends!

We had a booking last Friday, it was busy so understandably service was slow but we didn’t mind too much, the staff were very friendly. Food was lovely but a little overpriced really. Two of our main courses didn’t come with any veg or salad...

We had an early evening dinner Friday evening so the restaurant was busy with a great atmosphere. Food very good with friendly attentive staff. Would recommend

We had a table booked here at 6:15pm on a Saturday evening. Two adults and our 5 year old, who was the only child in the restaurant. The employees working on the night could have not done more for us. They have wonderful activity packs...

We were a party of 7. All meals were excellent. Arrived hot and all together. Lots of clean plates. Staff were all lovely and were eager to please.

Relaxing birthday meal, went with my daughters partners mother, so, mums together, eating out before going to watch Gail Porter: (Loved her) Both events enjoyed and paid for by our kids. What more could a mummy ask for. 🙏😊 Beef Bourguignon; amazing texture and flavour,...

Never had a bad meal or customer experience yet. The staff are really friendly and knowledgeable. The food is amazing and fantastic portions for the price.

I had fish & chips really good & value for the money we paid. Definitely go again soon. Very clean, . Staff very nice as well.

The food was Beautiful, nothing to fault, My only gripe would be that the drinks are quite expensive, Guinness a bit steep at £6.35 but that’s it.

We visited to celebrate a birthday, Having been many times previously, everything was up to par. We were well received. Pre-dinner drinks were served promptly. Shown to our table, our orders were taken and the courses arrived in a timely but unhurried manner. Service was...

After having a couple of meals at The Knowles Arms we decided to visit with family so booked a table. On arrival we were taken straight to our table which was great for us as it had plenty of space for our mam who requires...

Ordered a glass of Pinot Grigio blush and was staggered, when charged £10.95 I consider this to be gross overcharging!! I

We visited ona Monday afternoon for my birthday, on arrival we were booked in and shown to our table, water was brought while we decided what we would ike to drink, the menu was explaned as a 3 different offers were available. Our drinks arrived...

After celebrating my birthday the previous day, we decided to go to ego as we live 5 mins away, booked for 4pm, shown to table, given menu and we choose Sunday lunch, drinks arrived 5 mins after ordering, starter 10 mins later, good start! It...

Lovely service- all the staff were welcoming, polite and sweet. The beautiful food- was lovely and tasty and it was nice to have different things than your average pub. It had really lovely atmosphere and decor. We would definitely return!

I booked the restaurant as it did have good both vegan and gluten free options for a friend. We even got there earlier than our table was booked for so we should have had plenty of time to eat and make it to our event...

Had a meal out with my wife, plenty of people in, so had plenty of atmosphere. A great restaurant, have been quite a few times and always something different on the menu to choose from. Well cooked and presented, staff excellent and attentive. Looking frward...

Visited yesterday, the 2 staff members who showed us to our table and then served us were so nice....welcoming, polite and cheerful. Best service i'v had in a very long time....thank you. The food was excellent and great value.

We went at lunchtime and took our 3rd old granddaughter who thoroughly enjoyed it. They had a special menu on with £5 main courses which was such good value for money. My granddaughter wanted a pizza to which all ingredients were brought to her and...

Our first visit to Ego in 2024 and delighted to say it's kept up to its very high standard of cuisine, service and friendliness. My husband chose a belly pork starter, followed by boeuf Bourguignon and enjoyed both. I had goat's cheese and paella mixe,...

Booked a few days ago for a table at 6.00pm on their Tuesday Steak Night. Arrived at 6:00 and was shown to our table straight away with no waiting, as has been on some previous visits. The service was very good with almost no waiting...

Lovely place, great food, booked last minute staff welcoming could not do enough. When over in Blackburn will be the place to eat.

Very enjoyable meal, excellent food with very attentive pleasant service. Would highly recommend a visit.

Thursday Kebab night. Ego at the Knowles had a nice atmosphere, with friendly staff and great value, tasty food. Will be back :)

We went for New Year's Eve. The food was excellent and the staff we're great. The atmosphere was also great. We couldn't fault it at all.

A very enjoyable lunch with our family. As always the food was lovely and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The January offers are great value for money.

such a nice relaxed smart civilised place in an area with so little else going for it. the atmos is so easy, the staff are awesome and the menu has plenty of quality and variety

Lovely evening! Food was delicious and we received a warm welcome as always! The NYE entertainment was great too - music for all tastes. The staff here are really friendly and professional.

We went for New year eve the food amazing our waitress Eve brilliant but the star of the show as to to be the entertainment we come every year but this was the best by far. We'll done

We came with our 2 sons (5 and 9), and our friend who travelled from Athens. We were greeted and shown to our table straight away. Staff very friendly. Food was amazing. Our sons made their own pizzas. I myself had Paella and it was...

’ll start off on a positive note, staff are always lovely and can’t do enough for you! Unfortunately though, the price of a glass of wine is extortionate for Blackburn (£12.45), so was the steak and my steak was as my fiancé called it like...

Fantastic dining experience from start to finish. Met by friendly, efficient staff. Great menu options but for starters 2 of us went for soup of the day (apple and parsnip) chef's idea it was imaginative and so tasty. Mains and desserts all very good and...

We pre booked our Boxing Day meal well in advance to be told on the night two of our starters and one main course were not available as they had run out ! Despite booking for 5pm it was 6.15 before our starter was served...

Paid for a glass of wine 10.95 Ridiculous pricing. It really should be evaluated as it’s not enjoyable to go out and pay this price

Visited for a late lunch with my parents and honestly could not fault the place or the staff. Everyone was welcoming and friendly, Dan our server was excellent and advised us of the great deals that were on offer. We all had the beef bourguignon...

As usual the venue was excellent. Orders taken and delivered efficiently by friendly staff. Staff happy too discuss my friends diet requirements and accommodate the present offers.

Great food....terrible delay. We booked for 3.30 table was being cleaned so we did not sit down to 3.45. Not the end of the world but that's why I booked! We ordered and food arrived at 4.30pm that's too long, and it was only plated...

Great venue, staff top notch very efficient and friendly, food excellent would definitely visit again in the future

great food( overall), the setting was very comfortable. The staff were all helpful especially Michaela!. Will go again.

Went for a Christmas get together with a friend - The restaurant was busy and lively with a great festive atmosphere. The service was excellent from being greeted upon entry to the coffee and dessert as was the food.

Disappointing! Been here quite a few times but unfortunately don’t think we will visit again! My husband ordered steak well done but it arrived very red in the middle so requested it to be cooked through a bit more it arrived back at the table...

High quality food, with excellent service perfect amount of tasty food having had Oliver’s and garlic bread half and half with cheese and tomato then onto the main chicken and chorizo hanging with dressed Sal and skin on fries all delicious, my compliments to the...

Visited this pub for the second time in a couple of weeks. I had king prawn linguine and Hubbie the steak and ale pie both off the lunch menu. I have to say it was the nicest lunch out we have had for some time....

Superb setting, lovely table, excellent staff service. We met our friends, another couple, for lunch. Food was superb - two of our party had stead which was perfectly cooked, I had a vegan option which was excellent and so few places offer them, other friend...

Lovely food and great service. Moroccan lamb was delicious . Staff were very obliging. We really enjoyed our visit

Went with a friend on a Friday night for her birthday and had a wonderful meal. Starters: Pil Pil Prawns , Garlic Mushrooms in a creamy sauce both came with two slices of toasted bread 😋 Mains: Hanging Chicken Kebab with salad, tzatziki , wraps...

The food and wine was superb and service also excellent. We chose from the Christmas menu which had plenty of alternatives. It was quite cold in the restaurant, that’s the only negative point.

This wasn’t our first visit to this restaurant but it will be our last. The food quality was not great and the portion sizes have been reduced since our last visit. Overpriced for what we had. The experience was worsened by the fact that we...

Three of us visited Ego at the Knowles and, once again, we had an excellent experience. Food was all good, wine prices reasonable, and service cheerful and friendly. We all chose from the vegan menu but only one of us is vegan whilst the other...

Service, food, cleanliness and menu choices excellent. The cocktails are City standard. Our neighbour's 80th Birthday was made very special.

My wife and I visited the restaurant for our weekly date night. The day before we received an email advertising Black Friday two for one cocktails so on arrival we ordered two cocktails only to receive two of each. When we questioned this the manager...

Came for a lunch with friends. The 2/3 course lunch menu is fab! Really good value for money for the 3 courses we had, all the food was fresh & cooked well, staff are attentive & friendly.thank you so much, fab place, fab atmosphere. We...

Been many times. Service good, food reasonable but not cheap. I had a complimentary birthday lunch which is very nice but the bill still cost over £50 for my wife's dinner and one drink, so had mine not been complimentary lunch would have cost over...

We had a lovely evening at Ego. The food was all delicious and the cocktails were really good. The bar staff and waiting staff are all friendly and helpful and really looked after us. They are all a credit to Ego. The atmosphere was good....

An excellent meal (again!). Very tasty with good sized portions and really nice, cheerful staff. Although neither of us normally eats a dessert, we enjoyed the ones we decided to try last time and ordered them again - just as lovely!

Hadnt booked but staff were so accommodating. Food was so good. We had roast and there is more than enough meat and other trimmings. Dan was great looking after us and Amber always more than pleasant and great. Will be back soon. The new starter of panko pork with black pudding is delish.... i dont do black pud! Visit and see

Always 10/10. The staff are always attentive, and the food is always delicious. Whether it be a rare date night or a family meal, we always enjoy ourselves and leave feeling very satisfied.

We went for the kebabs night, as usual the staff were lovely, they are cheerful and extremely efficient especially under pressure. The food was great and received extra salad when I said I don’t care for tortillas. The only concerns we have is the cost of drinks they are shockingly high for a lower priced food establishment. The one thing that hasn’t gone up very much in Supermarkets are wines and spirits I’m paying the same now as we were last year, and could get a bottle of wine for the price of a glass. It would be nice if they could have special offers at certain times as they do with meals. A great

The food was excellent and arrived at the table promptly. We couldn’t fault the service - it was exemplary. The servers were friendly and efficient, nothing was too much trouble

Great welcome on arrival and swiftly seated. Water delivered whilst we reviewed the menu and following a good explanation of specials our order was taken. Drinks arrived swiftly, staff very friendly, smiley and attentive to our needs. Food was lovely, a variety of staters then 3 kebabs and beef bourguignon accompanied by a variety of chips- plentiful, tasty and hot. Staff checked frequently to ensure our food was ok and to ask if we needed anymore drinks etc. Refreshing to encounter service at this level. Will recommend and return

This is our regular go to restaurant. We were told about the Spanish night and booked and it didn't disappoint! Great food, service and atmosphere. Fantastic night please ego arrange these as a regular thing!

2 visits, two weeks apart, both served gorgeous food, beautifully seasoned and presented. The staff are warm, welcoming and nothing is too much trouble for them. They consistently impress me at ever visit...this time was a birthday celebration, meaning I got my meal for free. We're back again this week for a pre-booked "Spanish Evening", sent out to me on their mailing list (which is never too onerous in my inbox to be classed as spam)

Food was tasty staff really attentive lovely decor would go again. Sunday roast apparently supposed to be really good.

A great venue for larger parties meeting for lunch. There were 9 of us and the service was excellent. All the meals came together. All staff friendly and polite. We shall return.

As usual a lovely meal, we both had fillet steaks and they were amazing. Managed to squeeze in delicious desserts too. Great friendly service.

Excellent lunch with my friend. I had the pate to start followed by chicken supreme. Both were excellent and the young lady that served us was very helpful and friendly. We will be back soon....

We all enjoyed our food which was tasty and not too over priced but the cost of drinks is way too expensive. Paying £26 for a £6 bottle of wine is ridiculous!

We visit the restaurant quite often and are never disappointed. The food is always good and the service is excellent.

Food, service and ambience were excellent. Went with my husband and a 17 year old. There was something for us all. Only downside, I walk with crutches & slopes were incredibly slippery. Need a good power wash, I could have fallen.

Always a nice time at the ego paul and his amazing team ensure everything is perfect all staff are welcoming and friendly the food menu is varied as is the drinks menu the ego has a relaxing ambiance

Excellent food and friendly staff and service and excellent value for money Would definitely recommend to my family and friends

Great food, great choice, fabulous staff. Used an EGO birthday voucher so half price too!! Just register on line with ego to receive offers and a birthday meal too.

I come here almost every month with a group of women in business. I absolutely love it. The staff are incredible. The food is amazing. It’s just a beautiful experience. Thank you

Another absolutely delicious meal. Steak night and it was fabulous. Never had a bad meal here and the staff are friendly and very efficient