The Hartwood Hall Hotel, Chorley

Nice and pleseant, it's a two for one so the food is never going to be Haute Cuisine but it is pleasent enough and of course cheap enough that we are regulars there. The service is fast, but not too fast to make you wonder if it is just sitting around on a plate waiting for you!

The staff and service are more than pleasent and DO NOT keep on disturbing or pushing starter/desserts or drinks. My only grumble is that in the summer they repeatadly ran out of ice.. Whats that all about? though i suppose the machine could have been broken.

Gets a big thumbs up.

26 Jan 2008 00:01

The Thatch and Thistle, Blackrod

We visited in early January when business was slow, still the Food was FANTASTIC and service was fast - perhaps a little too fast given that the restraunt was so empty. I had a slow cooked shoulder of lamb whist the girlfriend had a chicken dish.

The overall ambiance of the place was a little snooty on our opinion, the manageress seemed a little taken aback that we didnt wish to take an alcoholic drink, and was astonished that we requested hot drinks "well we do tea and coffee if that's what you mean". However I must not rant, whilst willing to ignore and dismiss this as a personality quirk i would return in a flash the girlfriend was less happy and was obviously less than comofortable in the pub ambiance and will not allow a return trip - despite my taste buds longing for the lamb!

24 Jan 2008 18:46