My family and I are from the States. We reserved a wonderful table. The manager and waitress were exceptionally kind, wonderful and knowledgeable about their menu. The restaurant itself is a vibe! We can easily eat here for any meal! We ordered these starters: goat cheese bon bons, stuffed mushrooms, pork belly, and doughnut. ALL WERE FANTASTIC. My personal favorite was the goat cheese bon bons. (We began eating so no photos of the starters) For entrees, we ordered the gnocchi, sirloin steak, chicken Kiev, katsu chicken and beef pie. Everything was DELICIOUS. If you're in Lancaster, definitely recommend this restaurant! Honestly some of the best food we had while in the UK! read more

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Good value for food and a bit exotic. A good daytime atmosphere. Welcoming staff

Had a lovely meal on Saturday evening the 24th April my partner had fillet steak and I had the meat platter very large portions excellent quality delicious. The staff were hard working throughout. Going to re book. Would definitely recommend. Thankyou Helen and stuart read more

Bad experience with staff being off with a group of friends on several occasions, very high prices for basic food, overpriced and not deserving of price which is same for better places such as Guys Lodge, Hipping Hall or The Highwayman. Very noisy, crowded and nowhere to park. read more

I've been once.. Me and my girlfriend stayed in room 7, It was a spacious, lovely room, with a wall TV The actual employees are friendly and welcoming as well as helpful. The cocktails were amazing and the food came out looking amazing and tasted great. We had planned before coming here to go somewhere different next time but it was so nice that we will be returning next time and seeing what other rooms are to offer Thank you for a pleasant stay read more

What a fab little introduction to Lancaster this was. Oh yes, I'm yelping in Lancaster! Why? Well, my maid of honour lives here, and as I've weighted such horrendous responsibility upon her shoulders, I feel it is my duty to visit her in her homeland on regular occasions. The Borough has a lovely traditional feel to it and manifold rooms where you can snuggle up, have a great meal and sip some tasty house wine. The first time I came here, charmed by its rustic and cosy interior, we indulged in Ploughman's deli platters and shared a bottle of wine, and everything was tickety-boo. The second time was only yesterday. This involved the full Sunday roast, just what we needed. And guess what they do on Sundays? For every two main meals purchased, you get a free bottle of wine. The waitress was honest and said the wine wasn't all too awesome, but if you spend £3 you upgrade to a much better wine. Our roasts, two porks, two beefs, were to cost a tenner each, and we figured we'd upgrade. Such nice wine it was! One red, one white, and even though this may have been partly to blame for our other halves deliberately showing us up with terrible table manners, it was so worth it. We decided to treat ourselves to pud, each couple sharing, and our request for a side of custard was met (we wanted sticky toffee pudding, Betrothed wanted it with ice cream, I with custard, so we were given a jug of custard and an extra bowl. Aces!) - my maid of honour and her dear half shared the crumble, advertised as rhubarb but in reality was apple and raspberry, which turned out to be a favourite. Great roasts with generous Yorkies and a good portion of gravy, perfectly cooked vegetables and tasty beef and pork, and puds with proper school dinner bright yellow custard. Couldn't have been better. All in all, each couple spent £30 for a delicious Sunday treat in an idyllic setting. Can't say fairer than that, can you? read more

This pub used to be a gentlemans club and you can tell as soon as you walk through the door.There are chandeliers and very large armchairs and settees which look very expensive.The pub has a nice beergarden at the back and had seven good cask beers on sale when we called. It was my first visit here and we had a great couple of hours sampling the beers andgood cnvesation wth some of the local customers. read more

The Borough - Pubs Near Me - Lancaster, LAN

Good atmosphere with a wide range of drinks, including cask ales and original drink promotions such as fizz Fridays. Food however attempts to be imaginative, but fails to deliver the basics of being properly cooked, available when listed on the menu and warm. Despite a large number of staff always on hand, service is always dire in the dinning room, with servers more interested in flirting with each other, than actually delivering food and drinks to tables. All in all, go for drinks, but expect poor service if you eat. read more

We're traveling with friends and stayed in Lancaster our first night. Found The Borough highly rated on Yelp and decided to give it a try. Glad we did! Interesting menu and a good selection of beers and ciders pleased us all. The staff was exceptional friendly and helpful, and steered us towards a couple great selections ( local cheese plate, Lancashire Hotpot) that were tasty and representative of the area's produce. The number of locals coming in (crowded when we left around 8:30) suggest they're consistently good. Worth a visit read more

Went here with my wife and friends from Lancaster. The menu selections were fabulous. The waitstaff were very friendly and accommodating. Constantly asking what else they could do. We were there on a Monday which was free bottle of wine for every two entrees... There were four of us which meant 2 bottles... YEAH!!!!. Once the food arrived it was well presented. They locally source their foods so that was extra fabulous. All the plates looked amazing and any plate within fork range was sampled.. I must say, I was very pleased... It's a must do if you are in the area. read more

A couple with teenage and young adult children from Paris we found the Borough as exactly the place you want to spend the evening in to have dinner: a nice pub with lively ambiance. Warm welcome, good food including local recipes, and nice beer (it is a micro brewery) - "the place to be" In Lancaster for outside visitors who fancy to taste a bit of local life. No cliche, well done "the Borough"! read more

My friend chose this restaurant for an impromptu birthday meal, just because she had passed it and it looked nice we had no idea what was in store for us! Let me start with the service we were first told we wouldn't be able to get a table until half past seven, which we had expected so we sat down and had some drinks only fifteen minutes later we were told we could have our meal now if we were ready (half an hour earlier than expected), so we were seated and the waitor's attention to our needs was impeccable, even when he was rushed off his feet later on in the evening. The food. Where to begin? I can honestly say, with my hand on my heart, that it was the best meal I have ever eaten in my entire life. This was not a sentiment echoed by every member of my group, I hasten to add but they were in agreement that every dish was absolutely delectable. A lot of the food (perhaps all) is locally sourced, and the Lakeland lamb is the most tender, sweet dish I have ever tasted in my life. I am salivating now just thinking of it! My husband strongly recommends the Feta cheese parcel (although it was huge for a starter!), and I think the Duck Liver Pate and its accompanying relish and salad was perfect. The restaurant was happy to remove the nuts from the dessert I wanted and all I can say for the rest of my table is that I have never heard four such chatty people be so utterly silent! All that could be heard was mmmm and oooh as we tucked in! In addition to this, the touches that really made this meal stand out as special for me are the way the cheque is served (I won't spoil the surprise for any of you that haven't eaten here before!), the fact that the dessert menu is entitled The Naughty Bit, and the willingness of the staff to bend over backwards to make their customers happy, even when the restaurant is heaving. My one irritation? That I only ate there for one night of my holiday. read more

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An interesting experience is it a pub , a brewery , a restaurant or a hotel take your choice . Modern interior but oldy worldy set in a lovely Georgian building . Beer selection including their own quite good but too expensive . read more

Really good place which serves great food, often locally sourced, in a vibrant atmosphere. I've been to the restaurant a few times on different days and never seen it less than busy. I would say booking is advisable, but it's very easily done over the internet if you need to. Good range of food with favourites such as burgers. Downside to it's popularity is that it can often get very noisy and not necessarily the place for a quiet catch up. Also service can be particularly slow as they never seem to have quite enough waiting staff - it can be quite difficult to catch anyone to place food orders or extra drinks. If you're not in a hurry, I thoroughly recommend it. read more

Excellent food, lovely enviroment to eat in and the staff are alway's welcoming. A must if visiting Lancaster, however alway's book to gurantee a table. read more

Came for lunch and loved it. One of the best lunches we had in northern UK. Wings were awesome. Hubby had the club sandwich and really enjoyed it too. read more

Food was average at best, and overpriced for what you get. It's at the back of the pub and the noise from the less then civilized people who drink there spoilt the meal. Not to mention that they have to walk through the restaurant to get to the beer garden, so you have constant streams of people passing you. The bar is often too crammed to get served, and the staff are not the best. There are much better places to eat and drink in Lancaster. read more

Had a excellent family meal here for my birthday on Tuesday. The food was great, nice atmosphere and quite busy considering it was a Tuesday, and very reasonably priced. My main meal was free on the birthday offer. Will definitely be coming again read more

Excellent pub, on my recent tour of the pubs of lancaster, this one featured highly due to excellent apple pie (a high crumbliness factor). Good starting pub for a night on the razz! read more

Great food, locally sourced but service can ne really hit and miss, especially when the staff are dealing with large parties.

we went on steak night and i guess the food was ok but i have had better. however it was the extremely poor service that let things down. They were slow and didn't make us feel welcome at all. read more

What a great find! We visited on a Monday evening and the dining area was nearly full, always a good sign. The bar area is pleasant, they have several cask beers and a good choice of whiskies too. A blackboard advertises a large range of nibbles for if you just fancy a little snack with your drink, these include olives, garlic bread, cheesy chips etc. and also sweeties such as wine gums and cola bottles! The menu has a daily offer served from noon till 6.30pm from their 'school dinners' menu which is a main course and pud for £7.95. The evening menu has a limited regular menu supplemented by daily specials. We chose the fish and chips and it was excellent! Quirkily presented in a style reminiscent of a seaside cafe the fish came wrapped in 'newspaper' their own Borough Times with info about forthcoming offers and events. The fish was the best I've had in a long time, crispy batter and lovely moist fish. It was accompanied by proper chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce and bread and butter. All we needed was a pot of tea and we could have been in a seaside cafe of yesteryear :-) Service was great too. The Borough will definitely be our first choice of pub when we're next dining in Lancaster. Highly recommended! read more

Had an amazing meal here with family. Very good value and such a lovely setting. Well worth a visit