Paying homage to thespian Malcolm McDowell whose dad ran the pub a zillion years ago. I'm a…read moreBurscough gal but it had changed a lot and no-one knew old Malcolm and there was no memorabilia, from the Bull and Dog to the Pig and Whistle where his star is on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The food was very mediocre with nothing imaginative on the menu. Service was fine.

I called to the pub today just to play pool. I found the staff to be very welcoming even thought we…read morewere not going to spend a lot of money. I had a look at the menu which seems very good so much my wife and I with friends will have a meal. I you want a nice county pub try this.

I went here for my boyfriend's birthday this week, my first ever visit - and it was fantastic…read more The food was quite reasonably priced and really delicious! There was quite a wide variety of food available too - so loads of choice. Also had a tasty glass of wine :) The staff were lovely and really attentive - even though it seemed fairly busy. Very pleasant experience! Would definitely go again.

Used to go here about 12 year ago, as the food, service and prices were always spot on…read more Recently went back and I'm glad to say it is still spot on. Great traditional british food (and a good few ethnic dishes) on offer, nice pleasant staff, good prices. If what you want is a great Sunday Roast or more - go here and enjoy.

Love it.Nice Welcome with plenty of entertainment and some rare real ales!read more

Ignore the following review as sadly the place has now closed down…read more Stayed locally to this pub last week and decided to have a few beers with a colleague. What a great night! Roaring open fire and the locals were great fun. Played pool and got drunk in a great atmosphere. The food was home made and really good. They let me run a tab and the bill at the end of the night was very reasonable. Somewhat out of the way but if you are staying nearby worth a visit.

this place is now reopened it has live bands every weekend a great selection of cask ales,great…read morehome cooked food plus a function room for hire

Not much experience of The Ship but enjoyed a very nice lunch in the bar a few weeks ago. Staff…read morewere helpful and the service was perfectly acceptable as far as I can remember. I would definitely have lunch there again if in the area. Reccommended.

Been to the ship inn, a few times over the years, and yes the food has been up and down…read more But have been today on Sunday and my mum and I both had the Sunday dinner at £8 a head, with cheese cake for desert. Both the lamb and beef dinners where lovely and we got a side plate of veg which was too much. All in all a very nice meal. Give it a try

Really impressed with our midweek lunch at the Saracens head…read more The pub building itself is quite old but has been fully refurbished inside into a comfortable pub and restaurant, more restaurant than pub. There are comfortable sofas and cushions in the front pub area and larger dining area in the middle. Casual, uncluttered and clean lines is the look. We were welcomed and shown to a table overlooking the Leeds - Liverpool canal which passes right outside. The lunch menu is quite extensive with options to cover all tastes. We started with baked camembert with red onion marmalade and shared between us. Well put together and the onion marmalade was the perfect accompaniment. I chose a main of steamed suet pudding of pheasant, partridge and wild mushrooms with garlic mash, red cabbage and cabernet jus. Just excellent. Great British food at its best. The pudding was more like a suet crust pie and the game and mushroom filling was very enjoyable and perfectly complemented by the smoked garlic mash and red cabbage with flavourful jus. I also sampled the roast chicken supreme with pancetta, white beans and colcannon potato cake. Again, really well thought out and prepared with good flavour combinations. Generous portion sizes, just what we wanted on a cold winter's day. Didn't make it to desert but next time... Service was friendly and efficient and prices reasonable for the high quality cooking. Couldn't fault it so a high rating from me and look forward to going back.

Sat outside this place and had a drink, however what I saw of it deserves 4*. A couple of people…read moresay near were having food and it looked excellent. Service was fast, prices were reasonable for drinks, interior decor was nice, staff were pleasant and it's well situated. Short and sweet. 4*.

Whenever I read the name of this pub, all I can think of is when people are wrongly imprisoned and…read morethe media will coin a nickname for them like the "Disraeli One", which they will then throw into campaigns like "Free the Disraeli One". Now I don't really know the relevance of Mr. Disraeli to this pub, but I'm pretty sure the name is not related to some kind of political statement about a wrongly imprisoned individual. What Disraeli's One is though is a very pleasant, reasonably-sized pub in Ormskirk village. Pubs are not in short supply in the immediate Ormskirk village area so it can be hard for them to stand out from one another, but Disraeli's One manages to hold its own with the best of them. With a good selection of drinks available, as well as weekly drinks offers such as a bottle of wine for just £5.99, Disraeli's is a lovely place to go for a drink or two that eventually turns into a few more. The pub itself is rather comfortable inside and the atmosphere is relaxed, whilst the friendly bar staff are quick to serve and always smiling. The bar menu is small but quite varied, including dishes such as Philly steak, nachos and tortellini that are not expensively priced and are delicious.

This has got to be one of my favorite pubs in Ormskirk!…read more The inside is fun and clean, and has a few little niches that your group can take over and kinda have a little place to yourselves. They have a ton of drink specials every day as well. The staff is incredibly friendly, as well as the regular patrons. This place is great for a group of people or just a few. They can accommodate almost everyone. They don't have a huge menu but there is some normal good pub food.

Before I start, I'm going to tell you now that I'm going to refer to this pub solely as 'The Buck',…read moremostly because I'm not even sure how to properly pronounce 'I'Th Vine'. Not that I'll be saying it aloud, but as I type it I'm sure I'll be saying it in my head. The Buck itself is a lovely, traditional-looking pub in the heart of Ormskirk's town centre, sat in between two rows of busy shops. From the outside, The Buck has a great old-fashioned feel to it and inside it looks like a proper 'old man' pub (which I love in pubs, personally). The beer available there is very nice and affordable as well as quite varied and the food, whilst basic, is decent enough if you fancy having something with your pint. Alternatively, there is a chippy just across the way for after last orders on your journey home. The staff in The Buck are friendly and attentive, ensuring you aren't waiting too long at the bar and the outdoor area at the front of the pub can be very pleasant if the weather manages to hold out whilst you there, enabling you to watch the world go by (and pass comment on people, if you're that way inclined).

This is a quite the charming little pub. They have plenty of beer choices but even better, is their…read morefood. The kitchen staff does a bangup job of getting the orders out fast and fresh. The meals are well filling as well. If you don't want a whole meal they have plenty of snacks and crisps to eat too. The outdoor patio is incredibly nice to enjoy a pint in the evening and watch the town settle down. Theres also plenty of televisions to catch a match on and lots of different rooms if you're not into the rowdy sports crowd. Definitely a must stop in on an afternoon or even early morning!

Went here before Christmas for Saturday lunch on the suggestion of my vegan dining companion. She…read morehadn't been here before and may have picked up this claim on their website: "The local vegetarians and vegans, who regularly eat in both the Bar and Southwell's Restaurant, say we have the best selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes in the area." As a vegetarian myself, and having cycled past the Farmers Arms on many occasions, it seemed worth a go. We ate in the bar, but from a passing glance on the way in the restaurant looks very luxurious by any standards, let alone for a pub restaurant in these parts! The bar does the English pub ambience reasonably well, with a warm glow from the woodburning stove. Staff were friendly and welcoming throughout our visit. We both ordered some sort of curry from the six or so choices on the vegan/vegetarian menu. While my overall experience of Farmers Arms was OK, the food was definitely sub-standard. The curry itself, both my companion and I thought had a strange after-taste. I suggested at the time that this might come from some indian vegetable or herb, but it dawned on us later that a green potato was a likelier explanation. Which doesn't really surprise me, as the veg was a hodge-podge of roughly cut baby potatoes, julienne carrots, uncaramelised onions and nothing else outstanding. The curry sauce was thin and unappetising - even a scoop of a Patak's jarred curry sauce would have been a big improvement. Poppadom on top (OK) and by far the highlight of the meal was the food service chips served as part of my friend's half rice/half chips. Coffee after the meal for the lady was "bog standard" in her words. En route, we had passed from Fir Tree Farm Christmas Market into the farm shop and cafe itself. There don't seem to be menus on the tables these days at Fir Tree, only a short, daily changing blackboard menu. If it were all about a safe bet for wholesome sustenance, a bowl of soup at Fir Tree would wins hands down every time. But one needs to take a chance, and here is hoping that the next throw of the dice turns out a bit luckier! It wouldn't surprise me to read a good review of vegetarian food served especially from the restaurant at Farmers Arms. But I feel it somebody else's job to take a chance on that one!

The best pub in this featureless snobby, inbred area…read more The nearby Eagle and Child is a overrated, pretentious, snobbish dump serving overpriced substandard food to inbred snobby p**cks in Range Rovers. Choose this place instead.