If there's one type of cuisine/restaurant that you could definitely call the 'flavour of the month'…read more(no pun intended), then it's tapas. It used to be that tapas bars were fairly rare but these days they're everywhere, popping up in many towns close to me (although not in Formby quite yet) and O'Este is Ormskirk's offering. Situated slightly away from the main village area, O'Este offers its diners a fine selection of tapas as well as main meals and a table d'hote menu offering 2 courses for thirteen pounds or 3 courses for seventeen pounds. The tapas menu is quite varied and slightly more unusual and sophisticated than your usual tapas bar, offering sardines, mussels and swordfish alongside the usual favourites like chorizo and patatas bravas, all of which are fairly reasonably priced. The a la carte menu has a modest selection of dishes on it, including hanging beef and pork skewers as well as roast monkfish. This menu is a bit more expensive but all the dishes are well-cooked and delicious. The restaurant itself is bright and comfortable and the waiting on staff are both friendly and attentive at all times, ensuring any visit to O'Este is an enjoyable one.

Restaurant with excellent conservatory main dining area and cosy bar…read more Good for groups. Food mid priced. Friendly staff. Some special offer deals early in the week (Monday 2 for 1) are great value for money. Tapas also features, but can be more variable, with some dishes being held in the kitchen waiting rather than being served immediately each is ready. So I would go for the main menu.

A mini review (if you will) of this new hidden gem of a restaurant that quietly opened its doors…read morenot so long ago. Ti Amo might make you think it's an Italian restaurant but it's not really? Firstly there's a Tapas menu and a Turkish influence on the food (Turkish owner I was told) but the head Chef is Portugese? So I imagine some Portugese flavours seep into the mix at some stage. As we enter into the 16th year of the 21st century I presume innovation in foodie collaborations will lead to more places like this. Onto the food.. The tapas menu is nothing short of fantastic. The breads are baked fresh onsite and are delicious. The Filetitos (strips of lamb fillet I think?), Pan seared Scallops with clams and the Gamberoni Pilpil (prawns) are sensational choices from the tapas menu. I for one cannot wait to rattle out a full blown review upon my return when I'll no doubt goorge on the Beef Stroganoff which I hear is divine. So watch this space...

We had a really nice warm welcome with Raki. The Kleftiko was thoroughly authentic, excellent.read more

One of the decent restaurants in lancaster(considering how small the town is!!). The entire…read morerestaurant is at the basement and it designed to look like a cave--in a nice way. If you want to try a decent british meal, then go there. the price is not usually cheap but it is worth the money. You will need to book it for dinner cos it tend to be fully booked very often. The lunch menu is not even close to the dinner one, so dont recommend.

I've been to the Gatehouse only once for a departmental Christmas Lunch. The quality of the food…read morewas quite well. Yet, though we made our choices a month before the lunch, the service was quite slow with long breaks between courses. Worth to rest and enjoy at the picnic tables outside on dry days.

Proper little gem of a restaurant, the food is delicious, I'm not sure what traditional Turkish…read morefood is meant to be like but if you like a lot of flavours, and a lot of meat then this is the place. You get a lot for your money here, service is great as well, I would highly recommend

Sandwiched between two other restaurants you would be forgiven for missing Efes but that would be…read moreyour loss. The food is absolutely wonderful and I prefer this restaurant to their other which is in Knutsford if only for the chaotic fun caused by owner Shah. Imagine a 5' 4 Indian 'Basil Fawlty' with purple streaks in his hair tearing around and serving 6 tables at once then you will picture Shah however he smiles constantly and is nice to the staff. I can forget the occassional double bookings and the order mix ups because it's such fun to eat here and the food is superb. A word of warning book your table as it is very popular and dont expect to rush just enjoy the fantastic experience, then can even cater for parties in the upstairs dining room.

I ate here a few weeks ago, usually I would go to the curry mile but fancied something a little…read morecloser to home. I was not to be disappointed. The food was great, the service was second to noe. While the exterior may not be much to look at who care's you don't sit on the outside looking in. I would highly recommend giving this a go.

The food in Shiraz Palace was nice - I really enjoyed sharing cold starters mezze - more than…read moreenough for two people. The main portion was just huge - probably, could share between two people. However, the service was a bit of letdown - for example, they didn't remove our starters plates when brought the mains, and there was not much space on the table and eating like that was very uncomfortable, so I ended up carrying the empty plates away myself. Also, they didn't offer us desserts - although those were on the menu (oh well, better for the waistline!).

Nice place, delicious food and also its halal, the service is so friendly. The hummus is great ,…read moreburger is so delicious, rice and fish dish , the pizza I ordered vegetarian and margarita pizzas, French fries sooooo delicious

Food is very good and generous portions. We had moussaka and a lamb stew in tomato based sauce…read morewith vegetables . Garlic bread was a hugh pizza shaped serving. Wine list is small but adequate . Service was good.

Rude, unfriendly and lack of parking nearby. Food was ok. Starter cold. Desert not bad.read more

Quaint hotel pub. Great service and impressive menu. Got the lamb three ways and the chicken kebab…read moreand greek salad. Also definitely go for the g & t.

To do it justice you have to dine here in the summer, despite what they say at Sheldrakes. Parked…read morenicely in the Dee Estuary with panoramic views of the welsh mountains and the sea, there is some spectacular scenery to be gawked at. It really is a fantastic location. Thankfully the food is just as spectacular as the views they offer made of course from fresh local produce, so I've been told. Have you noticed this has become a bit of a given for alot of the restaurants? It almost seems as if they are repeating it parrot fashion to sound more green. Cynical thoughts aside their pan roasted loin of cod with tarragon and sesame seed crust is simply delightful. There is Mediterranean flair in the air you will notice with Mediterranean seafood featuring as well as antipasti sharing platters. The menu has a Cheshire / Mediterranean mixture which is nice and reflects the owners state of mind perhaps. The summer Sunday barbecue menu however is Sheldrake's crown jewel. At £17 per head and 3 courses awaiting you, there best be some room in them tumtums I tell thee. The options are all equally appealing and for the first time ever in any of my reviews each one of them deserves a special mention. We start off the precedings with 8 oz Cheshire rib eye steak marinated in a chef made barbecue sauce, for all of you who don'like change. For the likes of me who love bit of spice in our lives there is the garlic and mint marinated Welsh lamb rump kebab served with tzatziki dip, yowza!!! For the ladies perhaps the Chargrilled corn fed poussin with garlic and tarragon butter might tickle your fancy. Last but by no means least the vegans amongst us will be more than content with the rumptuous Thai marinated Halloumi kebab. Seriously how can you go wrong? Magnificent innings indeed. Throw into the mix a wide variety of tapas on offer and hey presto you have a Sunday barbecue you will not forget.