The Aspinall Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent and not over priced (even the kids commented on the food)."
• "Enjoyed every mouthful of both meals."
• "All dishes were very flavourful"
• "The food was hot and plentiful with excellent fresh ingredients"
• "Food is good too - still one of my favourite burgers!"
• "The food was amazing and all 5 of us enjoyed it immensely."
• "everything was very fresh and full of flavour"

Cons:

• "No apologies, sullen service, long wait, indifferent food."
• "Not a good meal and I'm afraid it's bad enough for a 1/5."
• "Pretty ordinary meal at a pretty expensive price."
• "the food had a lack of taste and freshness"
• "The mushy peas tasted like they came straight from the tin."
• "The main meals were bland and were 100% pre cooked."
• "the food was luke warm as best"

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were really friendly."
• "Friendly staff, quick service (but not rushed)"
• "Called in for tea without booking but they found us a table. The service was second to none."
• "The staff who I have encountered (Simon, George and Danny) were all very welcoming and helpful."
• "The staff were lovely, attentive, food excellent, Covid set up worked well and most important of all, they welcomed our dog!"
• "The staff were attentive, friendly and helpful."
• "Met by friendly staff who were attentive but not intrusive throughout our meal."

Cons:

• "Service terrible waiting staff ignored us."
• "Very disappointed with this lovely place, we booked table at 1400, it took 35 mins to get a drink and over an hour to get food, the place wasn't busy, food wasn't brilliant and the sweet which I had was off, not be going again unfortunately."
• "The restaurant was not busy but service was terribly slow."
• "Abundance of waitress staff standing around idle leaving just one chap frantically trying to make and serve coffee."
• "Service was a slightly slower"
• "Service slightly hit and miss. Rather long delay in processing order."
• "Service was terribly slow even for drinks."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "This is a very warm, welcoming place with an interesting menu."
• "Great atmosphere here, with a stunning tranquil beer garden, which is a lovely place to relax and enjoy a cocktail or beer, amongst the beautiful picturesque landscape of the Ribble valley."
• "Lovely setting right on the river, the beer garden and childrens playground are alongside it."
• "The outdoor area where we sat was very nice and has a great view of the river Ribble."
• "Beautiful setting right by the river and a lovely beer garden."
• "A beautiful pub in the middle of the countryside"
• "Fantastic food in a beautiful setting."

Cons:

• "Nice location, food was OK but overpriced for what it was, very slow service."
• "Very overrated! been 4 times and problems each visit... what a shame brilliant setting but can't get the business right...."
• "Sadly this pub recently seems to play at quality food and service and takes total advantage of the location close to the river."
• "Seems like the garden gin festival was taking over the general dinner guests in the bar."
• "It has a bit of a strange atmosphere, has more of a feel of a town centre pub rather than a country pub."
• "You feel like you are in a Wetherspoons rather than a gastro pub."
• "Then he immediately stopped looking at his booking in tab and said sorry no room."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Overall the price of the food/drinks were okay"
• "Staff very obliging and food fantastic. Great value for money."
• "Quick sunday afternoon pint. Fairly priced for location."
• "The pricing was very reasonable"
• "Added bonus was the reduction in the bill although I would have paid the full amount without any issues... Thank you."
• "Not cheap but you get what you paid for, good local produce and beers."
• "We ate from the snack menu, which had plenty of choices, reasonably priced, good quality and generous portions."

Cons:

• "A little on the pricey side for a mid week meal."
• "Food was good but quite expensive- only 2 slices of pork on the roast pork for £14."
• "Two fish cakes, sliced tomato, rocket, and samphire with a small helping of tartar sauce £13.95, I dont call this value for money at all."
• "I did ask for a house red... and it ended up at £11, very expensive for house wine"
• "It was absolutely excellent food, but it was very very expensive indeed."
• "The menu doesn't have a lot of options and is quite expensive."
• "With a bill of £113 for 4 of us I will not be returning."