The best restaurants in Mellor Ribble Valley North West

We had a family celebration on Thursday lunch time at The Spread Eagle, Mellor. It was a great experience. The staff were so kind and couldn't do enough for us. The food was first class. The sitting out area that overlooks the Ribble Valley was outstanding. I could and would recommend this establishment to anyone. Thanks once again to the staff. Stuart Eggleston of Mellor.

Went to the spa as a standalone afternoon tea and spa package. The afternoon tea was quite lovely, but the spa was just okay, and not really worth the money for it, slightly nicer than one attached to the local public swimming pool, but not double the price worth. Pool was pretty heavy on the chemicals, giving me sore eyes. Sauna and steam rooms were quite reasonable. Staff were lovely though, no reflection on them. Spa was nice enough as an add-on if you were staying as a guest in the hotel, but wouldn't recommend as a standalone experience.

Warm welcome from the Team, booking in for our stay was seamless, lovely room well appointed with all our needs catered for. Excellent food, in lovely surroundings served by pleasant staff, what's not to like.

Very good quality food. Served to please the eye, as well as the taste buds. The hotel part of it is fantastic, a spacious room with a king-size bed and a roomy shower. Large carpark.

After spending a leisurely time in the Hotel Spa next door (Stanley Hall) which my family had treated me to for Mothers day, we were looking forward to Lunch in Freds, a two course including prossecco which was included in the package. The Prosecco came and we gave our order to the waitress from the menu. Tomato soup was our choice for starter. We were told that we will have to wait at least half an hour for the mains as they were busy. 1 HOUR later the soup had not arrived! I went to tell the staff that it was unacceptable to have to wait so long for soup when the restaurant was half empty. They apologized and said it was because there was a wedding event in the grounds and the chefs were busy. Total disregard for the customers in the restaurant. My daughter then demanded to see the Manager and complained. He said the soup was now ready and it would be butternut squash! he asked us if that was ok. All of us shouted a verbal NO! We asked who do we complain to to get our money back which was £70 per person. The manger gave us an email address and a complimentary bottle of wine. This was so disappointing and I felt really sorry for my family who wanted to treat me to something special after my recent illness. This restaurant is not run properly, the service is shocking and after reading some reviews we are glad we didn't sample the food. Beware!

Excellent Christmas dinners had by all, juicy turkey, goose fat roasties and the veg was cooked perfectly. Had the creamy garlic mushrooms with vol-au-vent pastry to start, delicious and as always excellent service.

A dump. Only a single toilet worked in the Gents. All urinals out of order. Urine on floor Oh. Central Heating not working. One couple who had booked accommodation walked out All this, for a friend’s 70 th. Such a shame.