The Assheton Arms, Downham

I don't normally bother to register and post on review sites but having just visited the Assheton Arms I felt compelled to do so in order to warn other people about this place.

Yes it looks lovely from the outside, yes it's pleasant enough on the inside and yes the menu seems enticing. But...

The prices are quite outrageous for pub food that is genuinely nothing special. Tonight they were offering Dover Sole at �23! I baulked at this expense and instead chose Moules a la creme at �12 - hmm.... a measly prtion of chips and an equally ungenerous pot of mussels swimming in a very thin sauce that surely had never seen a carton of cream and no side of bread or salad. I spent �12 on an average main course and left the pub feeling that I had eaten a starter (talking of which, the prices for starters ranged from �6-10!).

My friend spent �15 on a sea bass fillet that was equally mean and uninspiring.

I have eaten in hundreds of pubs over the years and this was without doubt the worst value for money I have ever come across by some considerable margin.

The owners are nothing less than greedy robbing scoundrels.

Avoid this place at all costs.

27 Apr 2010 21:27