Traders Arms in Ribble Valley

We came to the traders on Saturday evening for food and drinks as a family and it was absolutely fantastic! From the moment we walked through the door to leaving late on, the service was second to none! A special mention to Chelsea and Kate who looked after us throughout and was very efficient, even though they were swamped (probably needed more staff if we was to be super critical) both polite, informative and very cheerful. The food was amazing, as a table we had chicken curry, gormet burgers, stroganoff, gammon and pizzas. All cooked beautifully and well presented! Thanks for a wonderful evening, we are looking forward to coming back.

Very disappointing experience. Staff were unwelcoming. The food was mediocre at best. This was our first visit which was prompted by a good review in a local paper but sadly we will not be returning.

First time in this family pub, it was quite busy so we thought this could effect the service, but know a young lady and young man looked after us perfectly, service was efficient and both staff were very pleasant. We were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food taking into account the prices of the very extensive appealing menu. The lasagne was tasty and well presented as was my husband’s gammon and chips. God willing this will not be our last visit.

The main course and starters were good and, as other reviewers have commented, the chips were excellent. The dessert was very disappointing – bland cheesecake on a hard, thick biscuit base – like something cheap from a bottom end supermarket. But what ruined the visit was the “welcome” when we arrived. I had reserved a table, online, ten days in advance, requesting a table by a window. When we arrived, I gave my name and was told by the lady behind the bar that our table was round the corner by the coffee machine. The table was in a gap between the coffee machine and some steps, with part of the table protruding into the thoroughfare… and on the opposite side of the room from the windows. I returned to the bar and said I had asked for a table by a window. As I did so, another member of staff came over and asked what the problem was. The lady behind the bar said, “Apparently, they asked for a table by a window.” I produced the printout of our reservation and commented, “There’s no apparently about it.” We were the told that the tables by the windows (of which there were several, unoccupied) were reserved! In the end we had to settle for a table not by a window and, in retrospect, I wish we had left before accepting it. The service at the table was good but overshadowed by the rudeness of one member of staff. We won’t be returning.

Our first visit here, won’t be our last. Being a Sunday, we naturally went for roast beef. Food was excellent. Home made and cooked perfectly. The staff here are great too, they can’t do enough for you. Highly recommended.

Excellent Sunday Roast here enjoyed by my wife and I. Very welcoming staff and the food was top notch with the best, crispiest roast potatoes I've ever had! We will defo be back again as it was excellent food and good value all round 10/10 and 5****

Previously been last year and it was good for a large meal but this time wanted a lite lunch which was as filling. Excellent and welcoming service staff. Plenty of choice with menus available. The garlic mushrooms were delicious but would have liked the bread roll a little warmer. Sandwiches were delicious with side salad and chips such great value. Dessert was delicious and beautifully presented. Good value and nice atmosphere

Chunky delicious cod fillet with amazing chorizo sauce and succulent lamb shanks! Great food as always 10/10 Highly recommend visiting here.

Yes it's very good for a casual meal and the drinks 🍸 very good. There's plenty of parking spaces available it easy to get to for birthdays or any type of parties.

What a lovely pub!. Arrived dripping wet and with muddy hiking boots - we were made so welcome. The service and food was great too. The chocolate pudding was scrummy xx

Came out of the blue as the usual eatery wasn't serving. Must admit I am impressed. I had the famous cheese pie. Delicious Partner had the sausage and mash, look to be fresh butchers sausages, she scoffed the lot. And the lad got the steak pie! Massive portion. Loads of steak! £53 all in all, with 2 soft drinks and water bottle Will definitely be back!

Nice cosy little pub, lovely food.. Shame about the staff especially the one behind the bar blonde bob hair so miserable we asked question and got frosty reply so left.

Probably the best Sunday Lunch I've had in a long time. Roast chicken, roast potatoes, 2 Yorkshire puddings, broccoli and carrot & swede mash. Chocolate pudding with pouring cream for dessert. Yummy Friendly but but not intrusive staff Forgot to take a pic of the mains but here's some desserts

We celebrated my Mums 60th birthday here on Saturday, 7th October, as a party of 10. We booked our table a few weeks prior & pre-ordered our food a few days before the day. We were welcomed by smiley, friendly staff. The place was really clean and modern. Everyone absolutely loved their home cooked, delicious food. Drinks prices were reasonable and the staff were more than happy to bring out the cake we had arranged for us after our meal. I'm so glad we chose this place on our visit, we were staying nearby in a holiday home, and if we're in the area again, we will definitely return. 10/10. Thank-you 😊

We had a beautiful meal for our friends farewell party. There was a dozen of us dining and the food was absolutely amazing so was the service from the lovely by staff Thank you so much for missing the evening fabulous

Excellent service and food. Family get together mid week, we'll looked after hy the team. Regularly visit because we xan rely on the food.

We visited the traders arms last night for the first time in a good few years. We live locally to Mellor and after a horrendous last visit we have been put off going until we heard great things. Myself and my husband are somewhat glad we came! The food was delicious and great value for money and the service was outstanding. The women with the blonde hair chelsea was just incredible, she was very busy however always found time to see if we was ok, we needed anything else, recommendations and overall just a chat. This definitely will be a new firm favourite for us after years of not coming. Thank you for a pleasant visit

Having worked in the 'Pub Trade' most of my life,I'm always amazed when they stop serving food with 3 or 4 more hours of 'trading opportunity. This place takes last food orders at 7.45pm, even on Saturday night. The net result of this was that the Dining Room was in darkness by 9.00pm; they were playing some excellent 80's music, with speakers only in the dining area and not the rest of the pub, with nobody in it to enjoy the music. The food itself was of excellent quality, with the spectacular Frank Littler's sausages and real chips to die for. I think that the addition of Gingham Table Cloths and 'T' Lights would make all the difference,plus the addition of "Grey Pound" favourites such as roast dinners, casseroles and braised steak and onion gravy would bring 'The Punters flocking in;also taking last food orders at 9.30 or 10.pm if open till midnight. This place could easily generate a further £20 to £40k profit per year.

Great Food , Great Service and Great Prices. Took Mum for a surprise Birthday Lunch and chose The Traders Arms as they gave a good selection of food to suit everyone, and for Mum who doesn’t eat Veg or Dishes with Sauces or seasoning there was plenty of choice besides the usual Fish and Chips on offer at most places . We arrived to a warm welcome, the food was hot and delicious, although I was a little disappointed with just the 2 Sausages with the Sausage and Mash . Mum had the Scampi which came with chunky homemade chips and they accommodated Mums needs and swapped the Garden Peas for Beans. The Mint Aero Cheesecake was as equally delicious and we left full to bursting. We will definitely be back

Yummy food. Went with friends and we all had something different off the menu. Friendly staff and lovely setting. The new owners have really made this pub outstanding. Thank you and well done.

A very full pub, no booking but within 15mins we were taken to a table and food came a short time later. Caesar salad one of the best I've had. Lovely skinny fries. Efficient friendly staff. Very highly recommended!

Myself, along with the mates come every Wednesday for food & the quiz. What a cracking night it is. Firstly the food is brilliant, great menu, ample portion and great value for money. The quiz master Connor is fantastic at what he does. The quiz has such a variation and the atmosphere is great. The 2 women behind the bar, chelsea & dawn are remarkable, they are swamped every Wednesday but are so efficient with bar service and always have a laugh with us, the buffet food is also brilliant to say you pay £2 too, there’s plenty of it and it’s always a hit with us all. If you’re after a laugh, a great quiz, a packed atmosphere with great food and great bar staff then pop down on a Wednesday and you won’t be disappointed. You have to get there in plenty of time to get a seat though as they usually all go, but fear not as the 2 ladies chelsea & dawn will play musical chairs to fit you all in. Great night

Food was lovely but the service was poor. I had to go to the bar for my drinks because the waitresses kept ignoring us. The bar staff looked miserable like they didn’t want to be there. Very poor experience, don’t think I’ll be returning.

Food great service from one of the staff not that good she didnt have a smile for us and didnt talk to us properly i made a comment to one of the other bar staff One big tip SMILE please we are paying your wages by eating out

Excellent car park. Good home cooked food. Excellent customer care. Desserts were super. Dog friendly in restaurant

Eaten here a few times now and the food and service are always excellent. Would highly recommend visiting. Good menu which is fairly priced and a good range of drinks!

Perfect pub food. Sometimes nip in on my own for tea if the Missus is away. Chicken curry half and half is as good as anywhere.

We visited here for a lunchtime meal. The food was lovely, we ate from the £9.95 lunchtime menu which also included a soft drink or coffee. Cracking value.

Went for impromptu lunch. Excellent service. Food was lovely and very good value for money. I chose the scampi and changed the sides due to my foodie intolerances and this was accommodated without fuss. Staff very friendly.

Pubs, esp in a village are designed for adults, with families. We brought our 2 grandkids 6 & nearly 3! The place was busy & our two sat reasonably quietly. Others' kids were rushing round, parents watching? We were well looked after esp by Ellie,...

Came back to the Traders after many years. I’d heard very good things about the new management. The service was friendly, the food was absolutely brilliant. Good wholesome pub food. I had the steak pie which was lovely, with a lovely rich gravy. All plates...

After my fathers funeral today, we went to the Traders for a buffet and drinks. Bit shout out to Lyndsey, the chef and staff, they were really friendly and helpful. Myself, wife and daughter are vegan and they made a separate mini buffet for us...

I don’t often pop on here to write a review but tonight’s meal here was really excellent. The girl who served us was lovely despite our variations from the menu (fussy children and husband) and my husband also managed to spill a pint of lager...

We went to The Traders arms tonight .The food was good the service was excellent . Would certainly recommend !

A young lad has cooked our meal and it was scrumptious. “LONG LIVE THIS CHEF” remember his name…Gabe !

Perfect roast beef brisket. Proper gravy. This place has been turned around by getting a few basics right. Used to be a graveyard now it’s buzzing.

A group of 8 of us had lunch here today and we were all really pleased, both with the decor and service. A lovely girl served us and everyone was very happy with their meal.

I live in Mellor and I’m delighted to see The Traders Arms back open again and thriving. Lovely food from a very nice menu, great drinks including my favourites Estrella and Aspalls. Becca served my Mum and I for lunch this afternoon and she made...

Don't bother. Made a mistake by ordering Sunday Roast at 5pm. Obviously started serving at 1pm so 4 hours under the spotlamp explains the inedible (moist Brisket). Rather stay at home and have beans on toast...cheaper and more reliable!! Really annoyed.... I have to give...

Visited last night - a large table of 20 when the pub was busy due to quiz night. We all had a selection of starters and main courses and all food was cooked from fresh and nicely presented. Everyone said their meals were lovely. Service...

We found this place by accident on Saturday when we were going elsewhere for food and decided to try it. We both had the mushroom starter off the special board and both enjoyed it. I had the chicken with black pudding and my husband had...

Had a lovely family meal on Sunday. Delicious mushroom and prawn starters and the chicken roast dinner was fantastic, real chicken gravy made it perfect. The staff are very attentive and friendly. Lucky to have this as our local, will definitely recommend.

New head chef and partner serving up great pub food. The starters and the Sunday roast were both wonderful and the homemade trifle was perfect. This place has seen a major turnaround in less than a month, credit to all the staff.

Hate writing negative comments but feel I have to. As we still paid £131.70 Ordered the Specials starter stuffed mushrooms only cooked on one side it was completely raw on one side, not edible sent it back and was assured it would be taken off...

A table for 16 can always be difficult to accommodate especially for our family. After a short notice Lindsay and staff managed to cater for all our needs. We couldn't have asked for better atmosphere and service. An enjoyable evening was had by one and...

Really nice food here, new owners & staff very friendly. We came here a lot under the old owners and the new ones seem to have breathed life back into the pub as it was busy, really good food at a good price. Will definitely...

Warm welcome. Lovely food every course was delicious and waitress was absolutely lovely! Would highly recommend. Some of the nicest chips and scampi! Chips triple cooked and scampi really light and fresh. The pate was delicious and the side salad perfect with a lovely dressing....

Our first taste of the food here since the new management took over and what a fab experience it was! I had an amazing steak sandwich and my friend ordered the gammon and chips which were cooked perfectly.Very reasonable pricing in a lovely, welcoming atmosphere....

Had the Ploughman’s- loads of good ham and a nice pork pie. Best Ploughman’s I’ve had for a long time. Replace the white with brown granary and it’d be perfect. Prices reasonable and good to see they’re using the village butcher.

Food was cold, didn't have what was on the menu and agreed for a substitute, which I could have cooked better myself. Oven chips, cold veg and just not nice.

Went for Sunday roast. Food wasn’t very good ,all tasted microwave the beef was thinnest pieces and tasteless. Service wasn’t good either.

A beautiful pub - very clean and most welcoming. However the poor quality of food totally spoiled the experience. If they can get this right then def worth a visit :)

We visited Traders for the first time this evening which on arrival was warm and inviting. The young servers were lovely and then our food arrived…..we ordered two meals which arrived very quickly but unfortunately the chips were cheap/ tasteless and there was a drizzle...

Had the two course set lunch. Prawn cocktail and mozerello sticks were both excellent and very fresh. Spicy pasta was also very tasty and fresh, however although the veg and chips were fresh I felt the cheese and onion pie wasn't. Will go again and...

We arrived as booked At 7pm for dinner (3people) waitress was very nice and took our drinks order a promptly brought them. We ordered our starters and mains food was slow to arrive 40 mins Two were excellent garlic bread and pâté (can’t get that...

Had a delicious meal in the Traders. I had a traditional meal of fish and chips. Proper Chips cooked to perfection, and fish was delicious . Husband had a marinara pizza, mmmmmm. Nice thin base, with the perfect amount of topping.

Went with a friend. The Pizza Caprese and the Haddock Siciliana were both delicious. The crinkle cuts have been replaced with good quality,tasty chips. It is Covid safe, without being intrusive - a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Will definitely go again

Went for a meal very disappointed crinkle chips small potions but expensive for what we had would not recommend felt rushed and not relaxing atmosphere .

Had a few meals here recently and not been disappointed but went with friends on Saturday night. As soon as we got to our table we where met with two dogs on the next table. Well I am sorry I don't want to eat with...

Went with the family on 50% off deal Was made to feel very welcome and very covid safe .the,staff were friendly and efficient but the wait for starters of 35 mins a little on the long side , starters were hot fresh and all very...

Excellent lunch. Friendly & efficient service & lovely food. Let's try & support our local businesses.

First visit to the traders in 14weeks , it’s well set out and COVID safe, we felt very safe . The food was excellent as usual, and the service was great thank you for making the visit enjoyable, would highly recommend

I've visited the traders a few times now since the new owners have taken over and have always found the new owners and staff very welcoming and courteous. The food tastes great and they have a good delivery service. I recently visited with my friend...

Visited with my mum for a few drinks for my birthday, amazing atmosphere and lovely staff and management. Was made to feel extremely welcome and drinks were very reasonably priced unlike some nearby restaurants. Will definitely be coming back soon, thanks!!

Stopped here last night for a meal having found planned place was closed. Excellent meal, excellent service by the young waitress and a lovely welcoming atmosphere. The starter was amazing the main very very good. Will return when back in the area. Highly recommend.

Very welcoming, excellent service, food hot. Garlic mushrooms very tasty and lots of it.Fish,chips n peas lovely and the fish is size of plate, no bones. No complaints here

Been twice recently with our dog, made to feel very welcome, the pizzas are so light and delicious and the chicken cacciatore is divine. Lovely pub, lovely atmosphere, will be back again soon

Now under new management and what a difference ! The food is delicious with a good choice for everyone and the friendly welcome just keeps us coming back for more. The Traders is now a great place to eat as well as just nip in...

As others have written under new management. Traditional English meals and Italian meals and takeout order service for pizza. I had house special carbonara. All 7 of us enjoyed the meal would recommend.

under new management again but looking like there is a recipe of success this time. The traditional menu is still there, but they now offer a selection of pasta and pizzas. I had the tagliatelle carbonara - a small portion - and it was delicious!...

We took out some friends who had not visited since the new management took over. The food was very good. We had to ask for someone to take the order as no one came over to take it. So that was the disappointing aspect of the visit.

I believe this pub changed ownership quite recently and the place is really buzzing.There was barely a table spare when I arrived at 7.30 on a Friday night and the car park too was almost full.Our party of 8 all had 3 courses and the food was good without beiing exceptional.My mushroom starter was very good but lacked a chunk of bread to lap up the juices.Mince and onion main course was plentiful and ok and ice cream to finish comprised 3 scoops of chocolate,strawberry and vanilla with a flake and again a good portion.Service was very good and prices are reasonable.If you have been disappointed here in the past try it again now as the new people seem to be making a big effort to reesatablish this place.

Since Pizza oven in, good trade on very good takeway Pizza's, lovely thin bases. Always busy BUT drinks expensive - ie Peroni and Vodka and tonic £10.85 up at Spread £9.90, whilst not a fortunes would be good as a local if prices more in line

In recent years the Traders has offered a fairly routine and limited pub grub menu, but with the new management comes a selection of Italian dishes with some of the best thin-crust pizza I've had in ages. The pub staples are still there but the Marinara did it for me. I was told that the new pizza oven was specially imported from Italy. A nice scattering of local couples and groups of friends. We went on a Wednesday night; there was a quiz later but we didn't stay for it.

Pub has got new owners who have added some lovely Italian meals to the menu and they have started doing takeouts. Exactly what our village needed.

I was looking for lunch while I was visiting Mellor, was directed to the Traders by a local resident out walking their dog. The pub is bright and clean, with a welcoming atmosphere, staff are helpful and knowledgeable, the menu is small enough to be manageable, while having something to suit everyone. It has Italian favourites as well as traditional English dishes, I had the " Trio of local sausages" which was served on mashed potatoes with fresh vegetables and a delicious onion gravy. My partner had the haddock with a Sicilian sauce,served with perfect chips, and was moved to declare it the best meal this year! All things considered (the prices are very reasonable) this is the best eating experience in the Ribble Valley. An absolure gem!

Had a meal for 6. Two vegan who they kitchen had no problems accommodating. Very good food, great friendly service and excellent value. Welcome to the new tenants who brought Italian, plus excellent tradition menu.

Nice to see this pub back on fine form. Food is excellent whether you go for the authentic Italian or English. Beer is well kept and the staff are laid back and friendly. Easy on the wallet too. Top marks.

After a day of driving, this place was a welcome reprive. All the tables and anything you would expect to see dust was spotless. Lovely staff and great atmosphere

We went without booking and was a bit wary when we saw how busy the car park was. We managed to get a table and the menu gave a wide variety of options. The new owner is an Italian gentleman and there is an Italian influence on the menu. The food was excellent with large portions. Service was good but maybe could have done with an extra person. Will definitely be back!

Went to the Traders Arms for lunch with work colleagues. We pre-booked our meal. What a lovely gastro pub. The food was lovely and the service was excellent.

we called in for lunch and were very pleasantly surprised with this pub. Has a lovely feel to it and a good menu, with a few different veggie options and reasonable prices. Decent sized portions and was well cooked and came piping hot. We all had something different and finished with 4 empty plates. Everyone was happy with their choices and had nothing but praise for the food. we dont often have a pudding, but the lure of Jam Roly Poly was too much for 2 of us and we succumbed. It finished the meal off perfectly. We will definitely be going back and already planning what I will be having next time. Well worth a visit.

Lovely clean pub restaurant very friendly staff my partner and I had the homemade steak burger really tasty,would recommend and will definitely go again

First night in the Shepherd's hut and hungry, Mellor was suggested but the recommendation though they served good beer the menu looked very expensive so we had a look through the village and found the Traders Arms, busy for a Sunday evening but as we booked in the afternoon we were OK. The bitter, Thwaites was very good but the food was out of this world, I can eat but what was put in front of me was challenging, I had opted for the mixed grill and it was superb, really there should have been a health warning, but I cleared the plate, my wife said there was four meals for me at home. My wife also enjoyed here Chicken dish, another good plate full. We'll done is all I can say, good beer, good food and good service.

Had a lovely lunch at the traders with friends to celebrate my daughter’s birthday, food was fabulous - due to return today

Very nice meal, plenty of choice, served hot and with a smile. Lighter bites is plenty if you are not a big eater. Very good prices for good home cooked food. Would Highly Recommend

Firstly it states on their website 'All our food is freshly cooked to order

We've driven past The Traders Arms so many times and never visited. However we decided to give it a try one Sunday evening. The menu has plenty of choice, accompanied by very good service. The food was all cooked to order, well presented and delicious - and reasonably priced too! We won't be driving past again - we'll be calling in for more of their lovely food!

I visit the traders on a regular basis whether that's, alone for a quick pint, with family great food or a lads nights. The staff are very welcoming, the beer is great, friendly atmosphere. Free pool on a Monday which my 9 year old loves.

I visited for lunch with two of my friends. The pub was very quiet but we were made so welcome by both the landlady and the young lady behind the bar. My two friends both had hot beef sandwich with red onion marmalade with chips and salad which they both devoured and was only £6.95 each if I remember correctly. I had scampi and chips from the smaller appetites part of the extensive menu and it was more than ample and just big enough that all three of us had room for the lovely toffee honeycomb cheesecake. A very pleasant two hours, we will be back!

The food and service were spectacular, my only issue would be the divide between drinking and eating in the restaurant. To have one of your biggest tables dead centre in the eating area is not a good practice, the level of noise coming from said table is quite unbearable and even worse to have it directly described as a drinking table by your staff is very concerning, it does not allow for a quiet and plesant dining experience and I personally believe you should consider your floor plan more carefully.

Been a few times recently and always had good food and piping hot. The menu is what I call pub grub. A lot of pubs have felt they’ve to go upmarket (not everyone wants this) Would recommend a visit.

Novelty of the new landlord/landlady has worn off walked in on a Saturday night whilst they had an act on and sadly only a handful of people at the bar, looks like they have obviously upset a few people as the last night we went in you couldn't move, it would be such a shame o see a decent pub go under... thwaites need to seriously have a look at who they are employing to run their pubs

Went for a quick bite here with friends who live locally. The building had recently undergone refurbishment and looked clean and fresh, comfortable furnishings and very pleasant staff. The food was home cooked, nothing fancy, but everything we had was tasty. Would recommend the dishes for the smaller appetite, they were just the right size for a small to medium appetite and very reasonably priced.

Have not visited for 2 years. Lovely day, so we sat outside.

We had lunched here in November last year at were impressed with both the service and the quality of the food. Returning to the UK after an extended period away we wanted to take my mother in law out for lunch to celebrate her birthday so chose to come back. It was a bank holiday Monday and my son booked for 6 of us and was advised that we needed to ‘book’ our meals the day before. We assumed this was because they were expecting to be busy, nothing could have been further from the truth. On arrival we spotted the ‘Specials’ board and myself and my sons girlfriend asked if we could change our orders and have the Sea Bass - we had both pre ordered salads so didn’t think there would be a problem. We were told no, can’t be changed ‘she’s already prepared them’. Ok, so we sit and wait. My husbands Prawn Cocktail starter (he was the only one who ordered a starter) arrived after 20 minutes. It was a generous portion and he enjoyed it. After about another 35 minutes the rest of the food arrived, our ‘salads’ consisted of a mound of badly dressed (as in tasteless) finely shredded iceberg & radicchio topped with finely chopped unripe tomato, cucumber, red pepper & onion. Joanne’s ‘prawn & avocado’ version had the same prawns as the prawn cocktail and some very under ripe avocado. My ‘salmon’ version had a nicely poached piece of salmon that had every bit of moisture removed. No sauce was offered. Both were served with a giant chunk of bread. My husbands liver had been cooked to the constituency of shoe leather. The two portions of fish and chips were fine & my son ate all of his sausage and mash because he was very hungry but has enjoyed better quality elsewhere.

It's been a long while now since The Traders has been as good as this. Great staff, well-priced drinks, decent atmosphere and nice food, plus a lovely beer-garden.

Hard working family business that would have been successful 30 years ago, but sadly, tastes have moved on. Needs a professional chef in the kitchen with a less meat based menu that caters for modern taste. One vegetarian choice, - the usual mushroom stroganoff, no vegan choice. Good disabled access. Small outside garden with no children’s toys or playground.

Met up here with a group of friends for lunch. Nice place with helpful staff and good service. Place had a nice atmosphere and food was lovely at reasonable prices. Would definitely visit and eat here again

We have been a few times in the past few years and it hasn’t always been very quiet with little atmosphere. The new management team have certainly improved the atmosphere of the place and it seems much busier. They offer steak and quiz nights each week and appear to be doing a great job.