Alright so WHO KNEW Preston has one of the best kept secrets of the North West. This bar and…read morerestaurant is the renovated and refurbished 350-year-old Plough Inn, which sat beside one of the main medieval routes of the north. Numerous historical figures have walked the halls of PLOU since then, and the building has been used for everything from a gin distillery to battle barracks. The new owners have carefully preserved the building and even showcase artefacts discovered in the cellar, where they also happened to excavate the old well which dives 43 feet deep. There are several levels to the building - each with a different function. The top floors house the restaurant, with wonderful dishes from all over the world (HUGE props to the chef). The bottom cellar is where the well is located (right next to a gorgeous bar). And then the floors in between are a cocktail bar and beer/bar stall area. You can rent out different locations of the restaurant for business meetings, workshops, celebrations and more. Okay now onto the restaurant. What a treat! PLAU offers brunch, lunch, and dinner. We went for a late dinner and were blown away. The beer bread butter, king prawns, and duck & squash were my personal favourites, but honestly every dish was lovely. So happy we chose to dine here and can't wait to return!

Hit the spot! I usually don't have high expectations when I see eclectic menus that are globally…read moreinspired. Surely they wouldn't make culturally specific foods from different sides of the world equally good, right? But Forum surprised me with really solid execution! Granted, we didn't go too adventurous with our order, but everything we got was very good, and I would be curious to try more of their Asian food next time. Maybe odd, but their house salad was one of my favorite thing we got. Nice mix of veggies and flavors! Very fresh tasting. Nothing soggy. The burger was also pretty standout, with a very nice sauce that was unique. The chili jam and creamy Lancashire cheese were brilliant together.

Service is top notch and the food is excellent. We stopped in for lunch and both wanted a burger…read more We asked the server if he could cut and split them so we could sample different burgers. Not a problem. Fries were excellent. They have regular and NA beer. I will be a repeat customer (actually I already am).

Although I seemed to have a long wait, but there was a big table of Birthday girls next to me. The…read morefood was worth it. I was hungry and the portions were thankfully generous. It's in a funny location and the view is bad, but inside is smart and clean. There is t much open on a Monday night, but this is a good one to visit.

This is a great bar for 80's music and cheap cocktails. It is free to get in and has cheap prices…read moreon the drinks. They have many retro nights with retro prices with numerous offers on all types of drinks. The best thing I like about this pub is that it has a massive light up rubix cube hanging from the ceiling which spins round and it also has poles for dancing around too. It has top DJ's which always play eighties records and do requests too. Perfect for a night out.

Okay, I liked the 80's music but that's all that's good about the pub. I only go in there when it's…read morequite, the furniture is quite trendy and I like the firemans poles. The door staff can be complete tossers, particularly when it's busy at the weekends, also the place can attract some nasty, drunken behaviour at the weekends, the beer is of a very, poor quality, I only drink bottled beer when I visit the pub. I don't mind visiting the pub if I'm out with a few friends as the atmosphere in there combined with the music, can be very good!

Revolution is a great bar in Preston. You are able to test out more than 20 flavours of vodka, one…read moreto suit all tastes. Eating here isn't too hot though. Food is a little pricey for the quality and they rarely have your first choice of food. The average price of a meal is about £7. It's definitely a drinking place rather than an eating place.

Myself and my colleagues have been regulars at Rift & Co (previously Revolution) for about 3 years…read more It's had gone through a lot of changes and the decor is now cool and modern plus the service is excellent. However the once outstanding food has gone seriously down hill. The portion sizes have dramatically reduced as has the quality. Once serving juicey nocarella olives.. They are now tasteless jarred ones, the generous king prawn flatbread is now smaller with fewer and cold prawns and served on a tortilla wrap rather than a large warm and fresh garlic flatbread. There are many details such as these throughout the menu that has completely put us off. Also Rift needs to decide if it's attracting the after work meal crowd or loud drinking crowd.. It currently seems very confused by trying to do both and pleasing very few. The privilege card system has now been revoked which provided drinks deals and 25% off food. This kept us coming back (when the food was better) plus recommending Rift to other friends and colleagues. The fantastic and attentive staff meant this review wasn't a 2 star.. They asked our group to review Rift so hope this helps make some changes!

Beautiful dinner inside a converted church. Loved the high ceilings and stained glass windows…read more Definitely a cool ambiance! Dinner was tasty as well. We got a Chicken Pate starter that was pretty generously sized. The caramelized red onion added a very nice touch of sweetness and the bread added a nice crunch. I got the Prawn Linguine in chili garlic butter. Simple but tasty. Husband got the duck and it was very good in the sauce. Not a large dinner - left feeling satisfied but not stuffed - and a little pricey compared to other options in the area. Enjoyed!

You will be entering an economic depressed town in England that happens to be a college town. So…read moredon't expect miracles. This Bistro offers meal specials at great prices, good for the broke students that wander roads endlessly. The place is "dirty" (it could use a good scrub), but it is not lacking in good food, which was impressive. The steak frites were really good as expected in a "Fast Food ala France" but my roasted chicken was beyond finger-licking great! I inhaled that bird with gusto. Cooked perfectly with lots of butter and herbs, it was moist and succulent (ew, these words...). Worth the visit!

One of the best pubs in Preston city centre and definately on of Preston's best & busiests…read morenightspots at the weekend. There are two floors, plenty of TV screens for the sporting events, it can get very packed during big England games, the staff are normally dressed smartly, friendly and polite. The food menu isn't too bad, it can be a bit limited though.

The Assembly is a cool venue, refurbed with trendy sofas and cool chairs and stools. There is an…read moreupstairs complete with more trendy furnishings which make it a cool place to go at the weekend. Ths place gets very busy on a friday and saturday night so expect to stand up and chat. There are all the usual vodka shots and cool drinks and the music is loud and chart current. This used to be a corn exchange so the building is old with charater but its been done out in a modern way. The service is slow at the bar when busy as you would expect but fast during the day. There is often sports on during the day as there are large tv screens to watch it on. This is a good place to go and one of the busiest bars to be in before the main clubs kick in. During the daytime food is also served but it isnt that great and there isn't a great deal of choice.

I have had to change my positive review of this place which I don't enjoy doing but you are only as…read moregood as your last performance and I had to be honest. Despite it being warm and sunny outside, inside it was cold and dark, so not a great atmosphere. The waitress was pleasant but not exactly friendly, although she did her job well. We decided to have two starters and the salad bar instead of starters and a main. My starter of garlic mushrooms was delicious, but my fiancé's pea and ham soup was gritty and powdery. Then he had sizzling chilli prawns which he did enjoy although the amount of prawns was not that good for the price and there were too many chillies in it. I chose prawn cocktail. I've had it from there before and it was gorgeous. Oh how I miss those times. It was advertised as coming with a Marie rose sauce, not that difficult to make you would think. Well it clearly was for the chef on duty this afternoon. The prawns were small, tasteless and watery. No doubt out of the frozen section of Tesco. And then there was the sauce. I think it had been made with a LOT of creme fraiche and a minimal amount of anything else. It was vile. It was so vile that it was all that I could take not to vomit at the table. I sent it back, the first time I have ever sent food back in 29 years. I was asked if I wanted another or something different but declined as I had the worst taste in my mouth. I couldn't even manage the salad as that wasn't at its best and all I could taste was the sauce. To be fair they did not charges for the prawn cocktail but if a chef can't manage something so simple then perhaps he should log on to Jobcentre Plus perhaps he will find his calling there. There was also a lot of dust everywhere which does not exactly make you warm to a place. It is frustrating as after our last visit my fiancé emailed them to say how much we had enjoyed it. I have a feeling they won't want to read what I have to say. Disappointing to say the least.

Personally I love the Windmill and have done for many years, I nearly fell out with the place a…read morewhile ago due to being served a horrible meal, but it has since redeemed itself. No more waiting at the bar to be served, you are met at the door by the waiting staff and shown to a table (of your choice if it isn't busy), the salad bar is a new addition and has everything you expect including eggs, pickles, pasta, even waldorf salad. The service is always friendly and efficient and the food is 9.9 times out of 10 very good.