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Based on 984 opinions finded in 3 websites

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Nº 276 in 546 in Lancaster

Nº 57 of 105 Other cuisines in Lancaster

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..oldroundchillifishporkchickencookedsteakcheeseonionchorizofriedsandwichcoffeecake

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A couple of well kept cask ales on

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Andrew Wilkinson . 2024-11-13

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Lovely visit here nice friendly family staff member served me carrying my drinks over to my table with my fibromyalgia being bad and having the shakes

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Andrew Bolton . 2024-11-09

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Such a warm, friendly and welcoming place. The food was delicious and the staff were great. They spoilt our dog with water and treats and we would highly recommend if you are in the area 😊.

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Karen Marsh . 2024-11-08

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Great food and friendly/professional staff, Been coming to this place for years and very surprised how the new owners have improved the place, food was lovely and the atmosphere was great, thank you 👍🏼

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gareth M . 2024-10-29

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Had a bottomless brunch Food was delicious and very filling. Staff are very friendly and more than helpful.

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Sandra Banks . 2024-10-28

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Visited for bottomless brunch the food was gorgeous plenty of drinks and lovely staff. I can highly recommend and I will be back very soon!

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Lyndsey G . 2024-10-27

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Staff were quick and attentive throughout the bottomless brunch without being invasive! Food was great and really good portions for their small plates I was spoilt for choice when choosing from the menu! Would definitely recommend for a bottomless brunch and will certainly be back again

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Meg . 2024-10-27

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Pulled pork tacos were made with a generic bottled BBQ sauce, they were lukewarm when they arrived and I wasn't even given napkins. Person taking my order clearly hadn't been trained properly and the whole ordeal cost me over £15. Would it have killed them to make the pulled pork with a different BBQ sauce that wasn't so sickly sweet? Probably got the cheapest stuff they could find. As for the variety of beers on tap, even your run of the mill sports bar has more options. The only reason I didn't give 1 stars was the fact the pint I ordered was colder than the food. I'd call this "new manager" a clown, but even clowns are respected professionals who know what they're doing.

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Ethan Parry . 2024-10-26

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I came in for a guinness to see how much it had changed since the last time I had come. And its so much better. The guinness is better and the service is better

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Alex S . 2024-10-22

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We stopped here for lunch today and were well pleased, both the food and service were excellent.

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Peter Donkin . 2024-10-19

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Great location, clean and friendly staff. Limited menu, well kept beer. No loo roll in ladies. No tv on which is great.

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Nix Meer . 2024-10-18

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Just popped in for a drink taken over by new people lancaster music weekend

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Robert Stirzaker . 2024-10-13

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I have to commend and publicise this place. A little Haven to come in on your own. The staff are super friendly. Seem genuinely pleased to see you. Always a pleasure to come and pimped cheesy gravy fries is a lovely snack 😋 This beautiful place has just reopened today Owner and staff super friendly they have a revamped menu and are motivated to keep a lovely ambience as well as a new fire for that lovely crimbo atmosphere. Please take the opportunity to visit its a lovely pub 😊 😀 🙂

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Denise Allen . 2024-10-07

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We had a large booking at this place 21/09/24, we had lots of family travel a very long way to celebrate a birthday to find out that the place was closed. We had no contact to say there was an issue. It’s very unprofessional and rude as a company. If the place was going to be closing surly ringing round to them bookings isn’t a difficult task.

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Melissa Wands . 2024-09-22

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Going down hill fast! Uninterested staff who spend more time checking their phones rather than looking to serve . Music is choice of whoever is working so switches from chilled to loud at their decision. This was a great spot but gone down hill fast in last few months. Noted its up for lease now !

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JOHNPAUL A . 2024-08-29

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Ordered fish and chips twice. There was more batter than fish and it was so overcooked that when you cut into it, it just shattered. What fish there was tasted nice but it wasn't a lot. The mushy pea's were served in the same size dish that the tartar sauce came in so approximately 2 teaspoons worth. What topped it was that we ordered extra curry sauce for £2. This also came in the same size dish as the tartar sauce and was cold, so probably just squeezed out of a bottle!! This place used to be great, serving some of the best food in Lancaster, however following our latest visit I think we will carry on past next time.

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Lee Callan . 2024-07-15

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Lovely place to eat and drink . Outside area lovely in sun . 19 of us would have been nice to sit together plenty of room but we were at different sides of room. Good service . Disappointed in chicken and chorizo … chicken looked and tasted not right .

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Diane S . 2024-07-07

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Athena did a fantastic job making us cocktails on a day out in Lancaster. She was friendly and helpful, and provided excellent service. Thanks Athena ☺️

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Lauren Hodkinson . 2024-05-20

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£10 per person lunch, great deal. Fish finger sandwich, fries and a pint. Tasty and fantastic value.

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Paul Maytum . 2024-05-09

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Gorgeous cocktails, lovely staff, great music! My fave bar! 💓

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Marianne Whiteway . 2024-05-09

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This was a nice place to enjoy a drink and food with a friend, but unfortunately the foods not amazingly good, The airy nachos was a little strange to us, the jalapeño poppers were nice and the chicken goujons were a bit over done and bland. Food wise I wouldn't truly recommend it, drinks were nice and loved the atmosphere and decor. I'd definitely return for drinks, I will try the food again one day I'm back and hopefully can change my rating.

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Dahlia Rose . 2024-05-05

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It is one of my favourite places in Lancaster to eat out and chill. It's got a nice vibe and atmosphere. Food is decent, and the portion sizes are very generous!

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Amy . 2024-04-17

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Loved this little Lancashire pub with a nice atmosphere, great cocktails including non-alcoholic ones and decent food. They even had gluten free items on the menu which I’m impressed with because I don’t see that too often in pubs.

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ekorusoy . 2024-03-31

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Popped in for lunch. There was an offer on so we made use of that. Drink and light lunch for a tenner. Food was lovely.

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Louise Ash . 2024-03-07

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I had the hunters chicken. Came hot and was really tasty. onions rigs were amazing. Will definitely order again.

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Samantha . 2024-03-03

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Love this place. Shane about change in menu taking off my favourite chilli beef quesadilla but bigger shame is the chunky chips - what’s happened to them? not very chunky and not crispy like they used to be. Bring back previous chips!! Just constructive comment, better to know and correct than lose custom?

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Tracey Sparks Bruce . 2024-02-11

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Great tacos but salt and pepper chips could've been better

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Daniel McTigue . 2024-02-05

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We advised the bar staff that our wine did not taste as it should. As regular wine fanatics and mystery shopper. My friend and I experienced a rude and unsatisfied visit to the study rooms. When questioning the staff, they simply replied ‘sounds like preference to me’. My friend and I were left flabbergasted and unhappy with the service provided. There was no given compromise or solution to our current problem. We found the situation to be very challenging and hard to navigate as young wine sommeliers. I hope that the server can better his customer service and wine knowledge so no other wine lover has to deal with this unfortunate circumstance. We are regular visitors of the study rooms and usual enjoy their wines fondly however this time was very different and the wine tasted severely off. We felt very attacked by this circumstance as we heard and saw him relaying the events to his fellow colleagues. I would not wish this service upon any good Brit of today.

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Caitlyn K . 2023-12-16

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Great food and they do the best strawberry daiquiris in lancaster!

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Sophie Williams . 2023-11-21

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Missing items from our order when we rang they said ‘it’s not our problem you have to go through the app’, very disappointed

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Erin . 2023-11-18

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Holds special memories for me here so a bit biased.

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Sammy perder44 . 2023-10-25

MORE AT Google

Lovely food, it was quiet during the week.

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Gary Westlake . 2023-10-11

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Small menu but it does what it says on the tin 😃

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M R . 2023-10-01

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I visited when it was fairly quiet, the beer was ok.

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Nigel Watts . 2023-09-18

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Drinks were cleared away 1 glass was empty but other wasn't finished we were sat there Something you just don't do ..very expensive

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kim courtney . 2023-09-10

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This was a nice place to enjoy a drink and food with a friend, but unfortunately the foods not amazingly good, The airy nachos was a little strange to us, the jalapeño poppers were nice and the chicken goujons were a bit over done and bland. Food wise I wouldn't truly recommend it, drinks were nice and loved the atmosphere and decor. I'd definitely return for drinks, I will try the food again one day I'm back and hopefully can change my rating.

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Evangeline Hart . 2023-09-01

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Variety of food options for vegetarian & small bits menu is very good. Prices are very reasonable 👍🏽

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Michael Chinn . 2023-08-12

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over rated and over priced waste of money

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Rachel . 2023-07-20

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Great place to eat, very generous portions, nice atmosphere and friendly staff 👍

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Mike Kingscott . 2023-07-14

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Lovely food went there with a friend and it was really relaxing! Would 100% recommend to anyone that looks chicken and chorizo dishes!

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GLinda . 2023-07-11

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Visited with work colleagues. The security staff was friendly & welcoming. The bar staff worked very efficiently minimising waiting time at the bar, which never seemed to be backed up, even tho it was busy. A good evening had by us all.

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Paul Jefferson . 2023-07-09

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Came here a couple of years ago and you didn’t disappoint then ! Visited today for my Daughters 21st Birthday Friendly Staff, couldn’t be more helpful,Hot food, huge portions!! Can’t be faulted in any way Thank you for making us feel special

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jenniefurber . 2023-06-04

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The food was expensive, not good and the service was bellow average, I give it two stars because I like how the place was decorated but that’s about it.

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Maria Iglesias . 2023-05-26

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Really nice, thought it would be less so and that it would be a quick turnover place. But the food came after about 20 mins, nicely prepared and presented. Wife went for three starters (which was an offer) and they came on their own little platter. I went for hunters chicken, was spot on. And we had some bacon fries.

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James Mayer . 2023-05-26

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Went in when it was quiet and it was a nice cosy place.

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Andy Clegg . 2023-05-15

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Always enjoy from here usually but tonight the fish was undercooked

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Lesley . 2023-04-18

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Enjoyed the selection of small plates served by very nice young ladies

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Lynda Hall . 2023-04-11

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Big portion for the price, service was quick good overall

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Sarah . 2023-04-01

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Great band on ,packed out good atmosphere 👌

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nina dobson . 2023-04-01

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We had the Bottomless Brunch and was not disappointed. The nibbles were lovely and plentiful and a good selection of cocktails. Table was not big enough to accommodate the food and the drink so was a little awkward, but overall a great afternoon and worth £25

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Deborah Taylor-Winn . 2023-03-27

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Food was amazing, really reccomend

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jacob . 2023-03-25

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Popped in here for a few cocktails and we enjoyed a relaxing experience.

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Mr Darwen . 2023-03-23

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They tried to make it look fancy but at the end of the day it's was whole lettuce leaves, Luke warm prawns, low quality smoked salmon and sweet chilli sauce from a bottle and they charged £11 for it. Absolutely terrible for the price. The glasses for our drinks were dirty with juice bits still stuck to the glasses.

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mayplelogs . 2023-03-12

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The food here is 10/10 just started coming here in February and have been 4x already highly recommended 👌

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Darren . 2023-02-15

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Food was OK and staff were friendly and helpful, but... the glasses were absolutely disgustingly dirty!! There was 4 of us, and every single glass was filthy.

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lee d . 2023-01-29

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Lovely little place perfect for many different relaxed occasions. Staff are wonderful, particularly Isobel who has been fantastic on the occasions I have been there. Attentive, welcoming and happy to help - it is honestly really great to be waited on by such a nice bunch. Value for money is an excellent and communication via Instagram made booking really easy! Thank you so much

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Caitlin Mitchell . 2023-01-22

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The staff are always very helpfull and friendly the staff are just the same very frendly and helpful

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Nelson Kay . 2023-01-12

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Came for lunch on Tuesday which The Studyrooms has 40% offer on main dishes and burgers. I ordered Hunters chicken which came with fries, slaw and onion rings. Other order was Fish and chips with mushy peas. Both dishes came after under half hour. The chicken was so juicy and tender, plenty of fries and slaw that I couldn't finish it! Other person loved the fish and chips. Drinks ordered where a small diet coke and medium rosè wine. Total bill was £23 which was great for what we ordered!

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Hayley-Ann Downs . 2022-11-17

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Lovely good food and atmosphere

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Pamela Brown . 2022-11-14

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Food was very nice, good selection of drink options, staff really chilled and helpful

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alan cope . 2022-11-10

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Won't order again, food over an hour late and cold. Tried calling multiple times and no answer. Avoid. Spend your money with a business that cares to communicate with you.

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Rachel . 2022-11-04

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Great place. It was the place to be at the music festival

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Susan Jones . 2022-10-20

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I like the vibe of this place. Have been here numerous times and it's always nice. We had food this time and all three of us enjoyed it. Huge portions! Reasonable prices, good service. A good place to chill over lunch.

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Patricia Edwards . 2022-10-20

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Good food and generous portions; and a couple of reliably good beers. Perfect environment for writing, too.

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Angel Wedge . 2022-09-28

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Love this place! We were in Lancaster for an evening before travelling up to The Lakes, the perfect place for small groups to socialise and eat some amazing dishes with a wide selection of beer and cocktails.

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George T . 2022-09-05

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Great place, very clean, bright and spacious, the food was fresh and delicious, staff were friendly and helpful, really nice pub in the centre of Lancaster, would definitely recommend a visit

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Jill Westworth . 2022-08-22

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Enjoyed a lovely meal at The Study Room Lancaster. Food excellent and service couldn’t be better.

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Dorothy Davison . 2022-08-05

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Very pleasant bar and atmosphere with nice outside area and live music when we were in

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Glenda Pears . 2022-08-05

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Last few times going into the Study Room we have had to ask for CLEAN glasses as the ones given have either had lipstick or greasy smears over them, never used to be like this always nice clean glasses.

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Roger Caw . 2022-08-04

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The main food items itself were great and good portion sizes (chips and crispy chilly chicken wrap). However was vastly disappointed with the size of the chocolate fudge cake size, considering the price. £6 for a tiny slice is a little extortionate!

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Mei . 2022-07-28

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First and last time going there. The place is nice and the food and drinks were good. However the staff are rude and snobby especially “the manager” who when we asked for cutlery literally threw it on our table from a distance.

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Eman Al-ammari . 2022-07-24

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Coffee and a cake deal for £4, ordered 2 cakes, a cappuccino and an americano, coffee came clearly just a shot of espresso topped up with water in the cappuccino tasted literally like dish water and I’m not usually fussy with coffee. Then we were told that our cake was ‘just defrosting’! Waited 5 mins for the cake and when it arrived it was genuinely disgusting and chunky, couldn’t finish either. Girl on the bar was rude and abrupt we’re not the type to complain usually as we both work in hospitality ourselves but this was genuinely a horrible experience and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone visiting / living in Lancaster - Tuesday 5th July 4:20pm

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Cate Woods . 2022-07-05

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went in for coffee and cake. our cappuccino came, which was a weak americano with some foam on top. who puts water in a cappuccino? two cakes on display must’ve gone stale as the bartender came out and told us she was going to defrost some cakes so they’d be about ten minutes. slightly concerning as you’re most definitely not supposed to defrost cake in the microwave, we did feel ill later but cannot be certain it was down to the cakes. servers were rude, sat at a table on their phones when we arrived and appeared frustrated at us arriving. it’s a shame because we’ve been a few times for drinks before and really enjoyed the drinks and service, would not recommend after this experience.

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Haydn Farrelly . 2022-07-05

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Rude customer service, my friend is gluten intolerant and when the food arrived, she double checked with our server to make sure the burger was gluten free to which she received the reply "I guess", then put the food down and walked away, which leads me to question their allergen procedures. In addition to this, plates were cleared from our table when we hadn't all finished, and the overall experience means I won't be visiting again.

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Frances Beauvoisin . 2022-06-30

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Very good food and environment. The staff is lovely.

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Mafalda Casanova . 2022-06-29

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Always have a good fresh hot meal

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Lesley . 2022-06-11

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Nice cocktails and not too expensive

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Rebecca Proud . 2022-06-09

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Been here many time its a really nice bar friendly staff and nice atmosphere

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Steve Valentine . 2022-05-29

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Nice place, staff are very pleasant

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Shirley Agnew . 2022-04-23

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Lovely food, great service and very fast delivery

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Carol . 2022-04-15

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Ordered the Mac n cheese. A kick of chilli which shouldn’t be in it! Absolutely tasteless of cheese rang study room only for them to pass the error to just eat. You made it not just eat. Disgusting telephone conversation from study room as would not reimburse my money nor replace with a second choice of a meal. Will NOT ORDER AGAIN EVER!

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Karen . 2022-03-08

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Nice food, good prices for city centre. Food was tasty. Tables a bit sticky and the music was a bit loud, but very clean ladies bathroom.

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Tracy Simpson . 2022-03-05

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Much more cosy and sophisticated than other venues on the same street, The Study Room is a lovely place for a nice drink and chat. I've never eaten there, but the food is known for being good value for money. It's on the small side, but attracts a much less boisterous crowd and is much less loud than other bars. Cocktails here are nice, and the prices aren't extortionate either. Lovely place for a chilled drink.

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Dan . 2022-02-07

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The food tasted OK, but was pretty cold by the time it arrived

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Adam . 2022-02-05

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Went for lunch and mocktails today, the food, drinks and service was excellent. The place was very clean and well decorated

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Nicola Gregson . 2022-02-04

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The food was brilliant, had the vegan chili dog. Only downside was one of the bar staff was clearly hungover and looked as if they didn't want to be there. Was waiting at the bar whilst they were looking at their phone instead of serving customers. Just seemed unprofessional. The other staff were great however.

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James Wilkinson . 2022-01-12

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Driver totally uninterested that he hadn’t been given all the items, why don’t they check the order before they take it

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Kevin . 2022-01-11

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Food was delivered on time and was hot plenty and was so scrumptious. Will def use again without a doubt

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wayne . 2022-01-07

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Only ever had food in the restaurant, so ordering through just eat our food arrived on time & was very tasty! Will happily order again & recommend

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Ross . 2021-12-31

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What s strange load of reviews. The Study Room is definitely one of the better ones to choose from compared to other places. Not quite sure what people are expecting but when we order the food is always tasty and much nicer than your average takeaway. If it arrives and its gone a bit soggy then that's life isn't it. Takeaways can't teleport

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Katie . 2021-12-24

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The hot dog was fine, although the bread was a bit soggy with travelling. I ordered a Caesar salad also, which was disgusting. The anchovies were bitter and past their best. The lettuce was soggy. The egg pieces had fallen to bits and the croutons were soggy and oily. Far too much dressing. Had I been in a restaurant I would have refused to pay for it .

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Denise . 2021-12-22

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Well. They delivered £15 worth of stuff to my £40 order, complete with a receipt with someone else’s personal information on it. And now NO ONE is picking up the phone, and I have called multiple times. Disgraceful frankly. We are not happy

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Naomi . 2021-12-19

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Cold bland food was really looking forward to a nice meal but not good at all £40 later and i unfortunately won't be ordering again 😕

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Clare . 2021-11-30

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Onion rings missing from order. Fries not cooked properly, tasted soggy and awful.

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Karen . 2021-11-14

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The food was lovely but it wasn’t piping hot Hate complaining.

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ami . 2021-11-14

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Im old, its loud brash and young with teenagers beer.

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Gegs Thomas . 2021-11-06

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Nice place with a modern/student vibe and is popular with students. Decent selection on the taps and in the cocktail menu.

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Jack douglas . 2021-11-01

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Quiz night...Great fun even if you are of an older generation 😀 great food and the ale was tasty...couldn't ask for anything more.

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Simon Williams . 2021-10-29

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Delivery driver picked up another order and drove all the way to halal to deliver and then come back to poulton in morecambe… food was freezing cold…

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Tyler . 2021-10-27

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The fries where rock hard on arrival and didn’t have one bit of potato inside & the grilled chicken burger wasn’t even grilled. The butter milk chicken burger was as bad but the kid’s spaghetti Bolognese was awful too. was a waste of £40.

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stacie . 2021-10-24

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