The best restaurants serving British food in North West

I rarely leave bad reviews but this was genuinely one of the worst meals I can remember having. Beef croquettes - awful texture and tasted of cheap BBQ sauce with a ‘siracha mayo’ which tasted suspiciously similar to Helmans burger sauce Pea, leak and asparagus risotto - I don’t even think you can call this a risotto. It was basically rice in pea water with cubed asparagus and leak. I have honestly made better meals in my home economics classes in school. To add insult to injury it was almost EIGHTEEN pounds. Truly shocking. Sticky toffee pudding - by this point we didn’t even want to eat anymore but we had bought a package so it was all included. I didn’t think you could go that wrong with a sticky toffee pudding but they found a way. It was burnt, cold and bitter. Awful. My partner got a burger (£19.00!?!?!?!!) and a cheesecake which were equally terrible. Had it not been for the package we had already booked and paid for, we would have left after the first course. The waitress was okay but it was all very amateur and slapdash. I would expect this sort of thing from a hungry horse pub but when they’re charging almost £20 per main you expect a bit more. Avoid at all costs.

Always a pleasure. Nice place for meetings. The food is lovely so to the staff and service.

Fantastic place and really lovely staff. Made the disabled chap who I was supporting feel so welcome, wish more places were like this. Massive portions as well. 🙌

My wife and I really enjoyed our food and we were served by a very friendly waitress. Meals arrived quickly and all the staff we met were very pleasant. Would have given full marks but for the "romantic lighting" that kicked in at about 7:15 pm which made seeing the food a bit tricky. Must remember to take my head torch next time.

We were visiting our daughter in Blackpool and this pub is not far from where she lives. She herself has eaten here before but I haven’t. We went on a Saturday arriving about half 3. They do specials each day of the week where certain dishes can be purchased cheaper than normal. On a Saturday you can order from the so called Super Specials where there’s around 8 different dishes to choose from. We ordered on 4 different occasions before we found something that they actually had which itself is a bit of a joke. It’s a Saturday, it’s Super Specials day but half the menu is not available? We ended up ordering something else which wasn’t on special offer so felt aggrieved. There are lots of TVs everywhere showing sports but there’s no where for you to sit in peace. There’s also a Euro Parking system in place where you have to remember to register your vehicle on screen. Why? The fine is £100 if you forget, and no one who served me asked if I’d done this. The food when it came was nothing spectacular. My onion rings and sweet potato fries were soggy although my chicken was okay. My daughter had a Vodka and Red Bull which is charged as 2 separate items rather than as a drink and cost £6 which is ridiculous for what it is. Overall it was a very average visit and one we will not be repeating.

What a fantastic place to visit for food we booked up lunchtime on Thursday for that night and was so welcoming on the phone when booked due to we knew there was a quiz night later that night. On arrival I believe the waitress who answered the phone asked if I was 6pm booking and she showed us to our table. We ordered our food and drink at the bar and its a very clean and beautiful establishment and when was sitting there talking I see the chef put my order in to the pizza oven located at the side of the bar. The Pizza was value for money and fresh which is not really seen much now adays and my Girlfriend had the lamb and honestly everything was large portion and value for money. the Staff so friendly and welcoming and attentive and nothing was a problem. They also have a play area I believe at side of location for children in summertime. Well done and keep up the great work!!

We've been going here for years and it used to be great but it is simply awful now. On our last visit we had to clear a table so we could sit somewhere. We only go now because of the 'free' coffees you get with the Dobbies Club but as the filthy state of the cafe and uncleared tables just wind us up we are probably going to cancel that next time round. The cafe just looks completely unloved and un-cared for. I don't blame the staff so much as the management - the few that there are must be completely demoralised.

Don’t get me wrong, I like The Trout and have had some excellent meals here however having visited family in Whitehaven and returning to Yorkshire we detoured to The Trout for something delicious to eat. Both opting for the Sunday roast with one having beautifully cooked beef, still pink in the middle I ordered the half roast chicken. It was neither roasted nor half a chicken but an unsliced flavorless chicken breast that at best was perhaps pan fried, I was disappointed. The gravy was more wine and herb flavoured as opposed to meat flavoured which again was a little disappointing. On the up though the vegetables were cooked well except the roasties needed to be crispier and the mash creamier. When next eating at The Trout on a Sunday I’m going to pass on the roast thank you. I noted previous reviews for the roast dinner were from 2020 and 2019 so a more current review I felt was necessary.

Not been for 6 months due to the group of F ers that sit round the table near the front door , but went in on Friday for a meal and no change , a group of 6 F ing this and F ing that and F ing everything , totally unsuitable with my 9 year old grandson going for a game of pool , wont be going again . Food was good though .

Shocking. New system is dreadful and soulless. Not customer friendly at all. If all M&S cafes go this way they will lose us as customers. System is also cashless and just like a McDonalds. Certainly won't go back to this one again.

I took my elderly relative expecting to have a lovely afternoon tea as advertised in the menu. However on asking for this, the staff seemed very reluctant to serve us afternoon tea, also telling us they had no scones! It was 1pm, the cafe wasn’t busy and it is next door to Booths supermarket, surely they can get more supplies from there? I then asked for harvester bread sandwiches but then was told no brown bread! Very disappointing. We did order ham sandwich which had decent ham.

Bought the chicken noodle box with bean sprouts; hardly any chicken ; the noodles were dry think they’d been microwaved, and as for the bean sprouts like the chicken still searching for them, absolute rip off won’t be going there again

Hi yesterday we went to garden centre for lunch ordered our usual loaded omelette was told no mushrooms said that’s ok when it arrived it was the size of a fried egg at one time it half filled the plate when I asked a member of staff about this was told size reduction was management instructions but price remains the same. My daughter asked for the vegetarian curry half rice half chips but was told no deviation from menu could be given. Yet no mushrooms could be accepted re omelette very disappointed as we frequent cafe with family on a regular basis but will not be returning

Over priced..staff not very accomodating..had a complaint about the food being tasteless and bland considering the cost..manager very rude didnt even offer to replace the meal with something else it wasnt like i was asking for a refund i just wanted what i supposlingly paid for "flavoursome" instead i got bland and cold would not recommend this place to anybody

The food was delightful - compliments to the chef and the service was excellent - Even though all the staff were nice and friendly- the two young lads Owen & Jamie provided an excellent service and both worked very hard. They were friendly and helpful - Nice to see these days - will definitely visit again.