Miller Carter Aughton

The Kicking Donkey

➤ 50 Narrow Moss Lane, L40 8HY, Ormskirk, United Kingdom

Kebab • Cafés • Asiatic • Mexican

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"On entering, we immediately felt unsure about our booking, with a lot of screaming children running around, and a cramped bar area with lots of families. Whilst we completely understand a pub may be busy on a Sunday lunchtime, it felt more like we had entered a play area. Staff were lovely, friendly, and efficient, but did make a poor judgement in where they placed us. Four adults, will clearly not want to sit surrounded by screaming and out of control children. It would not have been difficult to seat us separate to the families, or try to keep an area at the furthest point where children were not seated. My partner spent a lot of his meal being poked, and messed with by the out of control child behind, combined with children hurtling around from the other room. One family came in right next to us and dumped a box of lego on the floor. At no point did any staff member come in to ask whether the chaos around us was ok, or if we might like to move table. portions were huge, and seemed more based on quantity than quality. We visited when under previous management, and really enjoyed our meal. We were entertaining two people via the business, and we were embarrassed at bringing them. It is such a shame compared to how this pub was previously run."

The Hop Vine

➤ Liverpool Road North, Burscough I-L40 4BY, United Kingdom

Cafés • Asiatic • Seafood • Fast Food

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"the hop vine is one of my favorite places to eat in the opposite and has not dined here for a past. we had the steak ale pie, hunters chicken and for the desert apple pie cheesecake. Why, if one of my favorite places to dine, I give 4 stars....simple... the hope vine has set high standards with our earlier visits and this visit was very good, but not as good as before (now we have shared here haare) as it was very good. I think it was because we enjoyed our desert more than the main course. the personal here is very good and I mean very good and friendly some of the best in the opposite. a wonderful selection of real ales. I wish I could set the star rating to 4.5, but can only set 4 and not fair to set 5 if I know and have experienced the hop vine in his best before. if I were to come back, I would definitely recommend everyone. one of the best pub restaurants in the environment."

The Plough Inn, Lathom

➤ United Kingdom

Fish • Coffee • British • Ice Cream

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"Seven of us arrived at 5:30 PM on Tuesday. We placed our orders, and although the restaurant wasn't busy, most of our meals arrived fairly quickly except for one, which I suspect was forgotten. Three of us ordered the salt and pepper chicken, priced at £16.50, which I found to be quite expensive. To say it was disappointing would be an understatement—the rice was so clumped together that we had to slice it apart. The chicken was just okay, and the chips were also average, but for £16.50, I expected much better quality. We were on a tight schedule, or we would have raised our concerns, which we definitely should have done. We won't be coming back any time soon. The meal was pricey and not worth it. What a letdown, especially since this used to be one of my favorite places to eat. On a positive note, there is plenty of parking available."

The Blue Mallard

➤ Unit 14 Burscough Wharf, West Lancashire, United Kingdom

Steak • British • European • Vegetarian

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"We decided to stop by this restaurant without making a reservation first, and the hostess kindly found a table for the four of us. We were surprised to see that the restaurant had changed ownership since our last visit before lockdown. We ordered the tapas grazing menu and were blown away by the incredible food. The small plates were bursting with flavor and creativity. Each bite offered a tantalizing mix of tastes that complemented each other perfectly. We each had a starter and three tapas dishes, and also sampled each other's dishes - everything was mouthwatering. The salmon risotto was excellent, the pork belly was crispy and paired perfectly with the apple sauce and chipotle slaw, and the flank steak was cooked to perfection. For dessert, we had the orange amandine which was a delicious ending to our meal. The hostess was delightful, knowledgeable, and had a lovely accent. The entire staff was friendly, competent, and attentive. We sat outside, enjoying the warm night and watching the barges sail down the canal. We plan on organizing a family outing for my mom's birthday here next. Do not miss the chance to try this hidden gem of a restaurant."

The Fat Italian

➤ 47 Derby Street, L39 2BW, West Lancashire, United Kingdom

Pizza • Mexican • European • Fast Food

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"had a great dinner tonight. full vegan menu and vegan wein! all our nutritional needs (non-baskets and veggies, for which all the employees were also great. highly recommended and can not expect to go back again, thanks to a beautiful evening:"