This review is strictly for the food hall. The beer hall to be fair is great and has a lot of beer…read moreand cider selection. I wanted to put a review of their food y'all though since it's a pretty big part. The food hall has a lot of local products- cheese, meats, sweets and other delicacies. You won't find what they sell in other stores, but it's pretty pricey. The food hall also has a cafe and tapas/wine bar. The cafe has a lot of bake goods. The bake goods aren't very good to be honest. I bought the key lime cheesecake, passion fruit tart and hummingbird cake. The key lime cheesecake did not taste like key lime at all, bland and need more sugar. For the price, it's definitely not worth it. The passion fruit tart had ok flavour but the tart was extremely hard and did not compliment the custard. The hummingbird cake was dry and the buttercream was way too sweet. The price for each of these bakes is over price compared to the quality and flavour. The service is pretty slow. It wasn't busy (was in the hall at 4pm) but I had to wait for at least 15 minutes to get any attention from 5 of the staff working there. When I tried to ask one of the staff to get my order (cause she seemed free) she said to ask the other staff serving another customer. Terrible! The food hall looks nice and at first glance very gourmet, but it severely falls short.

It could be my Lancashire roots calling out for a Cotton Mill, but I think this place is stunning…read more It's a real ale bar of epic scale with its own enormous brewery dominating the main hall, but the highlight for most people is the original mill building and machinery. These are not decorations or an applied theme but the real workings of this cotton mill. Parts reminded me of a trip to Manchesters Museum of Science and Industry, with splendid iron wheels, pistons and cables. Contrasted with modern furniture and funky light fittings this is a real treat. Onto the drinks. .. the bar is also very long and there's currently a big menu of draft beers and ciders. With 5 different ciders on draft I thought I couldhave been at a beer and cider festival. I'm looking forward to the full food menu which is apparently coming soon, when I'll be back again to update my review!

Lancashire on a drizzley day can be a bit grim. Today we're lucky enough to have some sun, and…read morewhilst it's chilly, there's that hope you get as it warms up that you may yet have a little bit of summer? We walked over from Clitheroe, to the lovely village of Waddington. It's a particularly scenic spot, with an idylic brook running through the centre. It's the stuff postcards are made of. Sitting outside one pub for a quick drink we head around the corner and find the Lower Buck Inn. It sits just under the local church, which reminds me of Devon, and the village where I grew up - Abbotskerswell. I absolutely love pubs where dogs are welcome, and you really can't make them more welcome than having a beer barrel with water just outside the door - see picture. Way to go with putting a smile on your face before you've even got to the bar. Inside there's 4 rooms each with a traditional olde world feel. Clearly it's been refurbed in recent years, but this feels like it the character was enhanced, rather than removed, as is typical these days! It feels classy, but still casual. At least a couple of the rooms have open fires, which take the edge off the outside chill. There's a modest sized food menu and specials board. It's quality orientated, rather than burgers. But the price remains acceptable. (Especially for a Manchester city dweller at any rate). Plenty of dishes around the £10-£12 mark. The roast dinners were of a great quality, and also of LARGE plate filling size. The pie I had was very tasty - even the mash! More gravy was happily provided to the table on request. I wish I could remember the local brewery that was present, but suffice to say the selection of ales was good, and tasty. Definitely worth a visit for a quiet weekend escape & chill.

From the owner: The Lower Buck inn is a country pub in the beautiful village of Waddington situated three miles…read morefrom the market town of Clitheroe. Service real cask ales and homemade pub food (closed for food Mondays) A large outside seating area front and back. Dogs are most welcome too. We look forward to seeing you at the pub soon.

Just updating here to add a few more photos from our most recent visit! That Beef Wellington was…read more*divine*!

Brilliant. ... quite simply brilliant. This is a gastro pub and not fine dining but the food is…read moreawsome for the price of £6-8 for a starter and 9-13 for a main, with steak coming slightly above this. Beers aee great with the usual draughts complimented by some good hand pulled guest beers..... try the paddle of 3 x beers of your choice for £3.50. ..bargin. Staff are so attentive, decor is on point and the welcome from Paul n his team is bang on. Come and enjoy some of the best Lancashire hospitality in a beautiful Lancashire village. You will be happy u did.

Great service, great food, great location and reasonable prices…read more Congrats to the owners for creating a fabulous place that's got amazing views right along the river and wonderful warm and cozy inside space. Good selection of craft beers and good wines to choose from. Enjoy

Nice place to eat and stay, right out in the beautiful Ribble Valley. The staff are friendly, the…read morerooms have character and the atmosphere is very relaxing. The surrounding countryside is breathtaking, regardless of season ..

Possibly the best roast dinner in Lancashire!…read more After a short walk around Pendle Hill we popped into this establishment. This is an upmarket place and it was busy with folk having Sunday lunch so we sat in the bar area, but they were willing to accommodate us if more were eating. Therefore I cannot comment on the restaurant areas of this pub. As this pub is now owned by the seafood group, there is a lot of seafood on the menu or the specials board which I would like to go back and try. I chose the Sunday Roast as it was cheaper than most things on the menu at £13.50 and a pint of diet coke would set you back £2.50. The Sunday roast isn't on the menu but on the blackboard. This is seriously the best Sunday roast that I have had in a long time. None of it was overcooked, dry, shrivelled. It was delicious and the beef was tender and tasty. The dessert didn't disappoint either, I had the knickerbocker glory. Whilst we were eating the main, they rubbed off the Sunday Roast off the blackboard. Glad we got there in time! This is a walker and dog friendly pub and there seemed to be a good vibe.

Notice I've only pictured starters and desserts because apparently when the main courses arrived I…read moredove right in with both feet! There's a good reason and the reason is lamb chops! One of my faves! I dined on lamb, while my husband enjoyed steak and ale pie and my mother in law had halibut Florentine. Add to that the sides of chunky chips, potatoes dauphinois, and carrots and cabbage and we left stuffed! Swan with two Necks is a very traditional pub in a quaint village and it doesn't get any better if you ask me. I will always, yes always, choose pub food when given the choice. Worth mentioning as well is the carefully curated beer selection. You won't find a better variety anywhere else in the area. Service was tip top and as always folks seem happy to work here and therefore make us happy to return! Only one complaint, a truly disparaging comment about Americans made by the owner in our presence unknowingly ...meanwhile we had just spent over $100. Hard to overlook that when considering our next dinner out in the area, as we are over several times each year.

Lovely location in pendleton village, nice friendly, local atmosphere. Often booked out in the…read moreevenings for food so call to avoid disappointment!

A good pub to grab one of a wide selection of beers and sit and have a natter at one of the many…read moretables available. Pool table, music, beer garden in summer.

In the middle of the beautiful Lancashire countryside surrounded by sheep and cow pastures you will…read morefind the Red Pump Inn. I was continuously surprised by the high quality of food at many of the Inns in the U.K., and this Inn does not disappoint. The owners treat you like family and look after you very well. I especially enjoyed sitting outside with a pint from the bar watching the sun go down behind the rolling green hills all the while having the owners dog close at hand. The room was nice and the common use facilities were well maintained. I hope to visit again!

A brilliant place to explore the beauty of the Trough of Bowland - one of England's best kept…read moresecrets. The couple running this pub have all the right ideas and want to make it a welcoming place, with good food, good beer and a roaring fire in winter. Very, very relaxing place to stay

If I could give this pub 6 stars, I would. Honestly the best meal I've had in the UK since moving…read morehere a month ago. And definitely the best service. We came here for an early afternoon lunch on a Saturday and it was quite easy to make a reservation. The pub sits on the side of a hill and overlooks the lush English countryside. Parking is simple, though I'm not sure how it would be on a busier day. We ordered wine, beer, and bread to start. The butter here is delicate and sweet, but it's topped with salt that cuts the sweetness. The bread was divine, and a lot of care and attention had gone into baking them. We were given complementary amuse-buche, which was a breaded + fried salmon and lobster bite with aioli. Delicious and plated on an adorable shell. Next we ordered the roast pie and duck liver. Hands down, the duck liver was the best thing I tried during the meal. Glorious mix when combining the liver and the jam it was topped with. The pie was a bit unconventional, and perfect that way. Small, rich, and great pastry. For our mains, we ordered the smoked hare and the pork. The hare was perfectly portioned and had a fun combination with apple and other sauces. The pork was very large, but it won a recent UK pub dish award and it was likely one of the most flavourful pork loin dishes I've had, as they're a bit difficult since the pork takes time to capture flavour. We ended the meal with chocolate and vanilla desserts, as well as cappuccinos and espresso. Such a lovely experience overall and I look forward to visiting again in the future!

We had the loveliest day trip out to this restaurant. It's quite a drive from Manchester but well…read moreworth the trip. Luckily the weather was perfect so we took a short walk in the beautiful countryside then settled down outside the pub for a drink. They tables have blankets over each chair to keep any chills away and we happily enjoyed the fresh air. We were then taken to an inside, upstairs table for our meal. The staff were polite and subtle in their service, just the way I like it. No over pouring of our wine or constantly offering more drinks. The menu is short with just a few options for each course but the food is some of the best I've eaten. We had the lamb and duck mains and these were really excellent. Presented with such skill and the flavours were superb. I'm a huge dessert person (you may see a theme in my reviews if you read more than one!) and had chosen this restaurant based on another sugar addict's recommendation. I was not disappointed, they were gorgeous and I wanted to order them all! In the end we made do with just one each. See my photos for evidence of why you should drive up there immediately and try this magical place for yourself.