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Derby Arms Rainford

Derby Arms Rainford

47 Church Road, St. Helens, United Kingdom, WA11 8EZ

Meat • Cafés • Steak • Salads


"While visiting family I went for lunch with my Mum and Sister. We normally go to The Star Inn in Rainford but we arrived to find that they don’t do food on a Tuesday so the barman recommended trying The Derby (a pub none of us had been in). On walking into the Derby the first thing you notice is the delicious smell of food and the faces of smiling, friendly staff. The two main rooms were busy but still plenty of tables to choose from in the bar area. We were given our menus and the drinks order was taken almost immediately after sitting down. The menus (main menu, lunch menu, specials menu) offer a wide variety of meals to suit all budgets and tastes. I had the Spanish Tortilla topped with Brie and Red Onion Chutney served with salad and a side of chips to share. It was absolutely delicious and I particularly liked the Brie on top which I’ve never tried on a Tortilla. The chips were perfectly crispy. My mum had the Strips of Chicken Breast in a peppercorn sauce with chips, rice and veg. She throughly enjoyed her meal although the large portions (especially of chicken) proved to be too much for her so they kindly put the remainder in a foil container to take home. My sister had a very light lunch of Tomato and Bell Pepper soup (and shared my fries) which she said was the best she’d ever had and she loved the chips too. We were all extremely pleased with everything about the Derby including the beautifully kept and very clean ladies toilets. Highly recommended and we will definitely be returning."

The Churchmouse

The Churchmouse

Front Street, Chester Moor, Chester-le-Street DH2 3RJ, UK, County Durham, United Kingdom

Steak • Pizza • Pub Kitchen • Establishment


"I would have given 5* for the pub, as it lovely. But the service we received was poor. Stayed for 1 night in the travel lodge next door . Decided to have dinner early at 5pm. The pub wasn’t busy when we were seated, shown to a table opposite the fire, lovely and cosy. Didn’t wait too long for a waiter to come with menus. We were asked if anyone has an allergies, I told waiter I do, he presented me with a tablet and said don’t bother reading it that’s their disclaimer! … umm I think I need to read what’s in what I’m planning to eat?! So it doesn’t make me ill! This was the start of utter chaos… I ordered the chicken schnitzel, I just wanted it breaded with no sauce or anything else it came with, apart from the chips. My partner ordered the signature burger he ordered only 1). Our grandson ordered the gammon. Mains arrived, mine came out 1st, plain chicken and a few chips with a couple of leaves of lettuce! Not what I asked for. I told waiter I wanted it breaded. The waiter did apologise, took the plate back to kitchen. My partners food arrived. Two signature burgers! Told waiter we didn’t order two burgers. I did get what I asked for, about 10 minutes later, who knows if the cook just added breadcrumbs to my original chicken that was brought to the table? As it was bland, hardly any flavour. A few chips and same leaves of lettuce. Partner and grandson did enjoy their meals though. We asked for the bill. Charged for two signature burgers! This was rectified after explaining again to a different waiter, only had 1.. The service was poor, staff need to be trained better. We have been to a few vintage inns and the service has been fantastic just a shame this one wasn’t the same!"

Bodega Cantina Birmingham

Bodega Cantina Birmingham

12 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, B25RS, B2 5RE, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • Asiatic


"Absolutely amazing vibes, this one is a hell of a place! So cool ambience which you can 't help but notice as soon as you enter this place, various seating options from high seating, low seating, couch, bar stools etc. and very happening music to set the right tone for the evening. So my partner in crime this time was my little sister who gave me a surprise visit and as we made ourselves comfortable to this cozy place I ordered a Dry cider Maeloc for myself and Blueberry and hazelnut daiquiri for my sister. Those who don 't know Daiquiri is a rum based cocktail mixed with citrus fruits juice and lime, while cider is a beer type fuzzy alcoholic drink but sweeter as it 's made of fermented apples. after appreciating the view,comfort, music and a lot of chit-chat over our drinks which were quite refreshing we ordered food so I decided to go for Slow roasted shredded chicken burritos and I hate to admit that it was the first time I was trying it and I found it so good that I actually regret not trying it earlier, it was filled with rice,beans,mozzarella n cheddar cheese, sour cream and salsa sauce apart from chicken ofcourse and it was so yummy. My sister ordered a tried and tested Chipotle chicken quesadillas which was also good but not at par with the burritos. Staff was really nice too. Simply put we had fantastic time at this wonderful place and will definitely be going again soon."

The Queen's Head

The Queen's Head

Sugarbrook Lane, B60 4LH, Bromsgrove, United Kingdom

Pub • Pizza • Steak • British


"This location should, in theory, be 10/10 experience in my opinion.. Wonderful building.. Various parts to it, as in a nice main restaurant, with plenty of seating of varying styles.. A canal right next to it with narrow boats meandering past the location.. So why was our experience dissapointing .? Ok.. Service by staff was hit and miss.. And you can't say there wasn't enough staff on duty on a gorgeous Sunday lunchtime.. In main restaurant.. The marquee extension and seating outside, staff were plentiful.. But if you have staff just twiddling fingers and not watching customers, whether for food and drinks orders,or actually trying to pay the bill at the end of our time there.. Lost count of number of times we asked for our bill please .. Finally , one young lady got the bill.. Then vanished again.. She came back a short time later, and said she has to wait for the card machine.. Seriously, has such a large, well established business only operating a small number of card payment machines that customers have to sit and wait..? After around 10mins, we just got up to walk to one of the various cash till/ screens, dotted around the location.. But here again, we just didn't get served , until a gentleman in a grey polo shirt asked if he could help? Absolutely you can..I said to him.. Can we PLEASE PAY OUR BILL..???? We've been waiting far to long to just pay our bill.. Suddenly a card machine was made available.. Billl paid,we left... The actual cusne was very nice.. Couldn't fault that part of our experience.."