Ribchester Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very good and seemed freshly made."
• "The starters were excellent."
• "I had fish and chips and the fish was cooked beautifully."
• "Another outstanding Sunday meal. Ribchester Arms never fails to deliver quality, scrumptious food at amazing prices."
• "The food was outstanding, the best steak pie I ever had, it was crammed with meat and delicious gravy."
• "Fantastic I and my wife have just eaten a 3 course roast that was perfect in every way."
• "Best meal I have ever eaten! As a Vegan I am always keen to try restaurants various vegan options."

Cons:

• "The Sunday roast was poor."
• "I believe the food is not homemade, which lets it down for a beautiful looking country pub."
• "I didn't think the food was that great, it was okay but it was expensive for what you got."
• "When it came, most of it was overdone."
• "Very expensive for the food. Quality has gone downhill."
• "Food was average at best - roast was bland and roast potatoes soggy."
• "The food was poor, the scampi was overcooked and 'watery' inside."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly, helpful and interactive staff."
• "Staff were awesome, made everybody feel welcome and ensured our every need was looked after."
• "Fabulous meal for mothers day, service was fantastic, staff couldn't do enough for you, very attentive."
• "Loads of staff so there was no wait for anything."
• "The staff were very friendly and made you feel at home."
• "Staff very helpful and attentive, the food was hot and served very soon after ordering."
• "The staff here are incredible. So very busy, on it, yet they don't seem in the least bit stressed."

Cons:

• "Service was poor as waited over 30 mins to be offered deserts only to find waiting staff all Sat with a drink at the bar."
• "The waitress came to check if all the meals were ok but she done it as she was cleaning another table and asked me as she was walking away."
• "Service not that great though, Perhaps next time they might ask if I want garden or mushy peas or white or brown bread with the soup."
• "Waited half an hour to order."
• "They took our order last!"
• "Lines of communication failed somewhere as our party of 8 waited 1h54m for our food after ordering."
• "After mains we waited over 30 mins to be offered puddings with no joy but eventually went to the bar to ask for the bill to find waiting staff Sat with drinks."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere and very clean."
• "The premises itself is extremely well presented, I'll be coming back with my family."
• "Lovely pub/restaurant with a good varied menu."
• "This clean, inviting, warm & friendly establishment."
• "Nice looking pub as you enter Ribchester."
• "Very nice relaxing pub/restaurant just outside Ribchester."
• "The area was also beautiful."

Cons:

• "The Racket they made was unbearable we found it hard to talk Which totally ruined our timemail together."
• "Place was nice but food was slow and eventually when it came my hunters chicken was smothered in ketchups instead of barbeque sauce🤷🤦 after informing staff I got 'omg that's disgraceful' and then they did nothing. First and last time."
• "Closes by 8pm and 9pm Fri & Sat, so early meal is good to bear in mind."
• "What let's the pub down is the dilapidated state of the outside with rotten timbers and peeling paint."
• "It's another gastro pub that just feels a bit paint by numbers. It just feels forced and lacking any atmosphere."
• "But if you are thinking of staying overnight the rooms are due for an update."
• "Don't know has happened to this Restaurant."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good portion sizes, side order of fried onions was a struggle to finish but were really nice."
• "Great prices, would highly recommend a visit."
• "When the bill arrived we were pleasantly surprised on how cheap this was for 6 of us."
• "The cost of the steak was taken off the bill (luckily, as it was quite expensive)."
• "The Sunday offer of two courses for £14.00 was great value."
• "Food was excellent and value for money great."
• "Fab menu at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Value for money is difficult as it is definitely not cheap."
• "Good food but slightly overpriced. Drink and food prices resemble restaurants within the London Weighting areas and not Lancashire!!"
• "Certainly not buying another single malt there at nearly £8 for a double. I nearly choked."
• "Unfortunately the main course although tasty for all 4 of us 3 of the meals were hard/ overcooked in places like they had been reheated and over done."
• "Also pet peeve of mine was when I ordered a Coke they brought a Pepsi Max - I could have lived with Pepsi but I detest Max as I find the sacarine taste awful and no one said we don't have Coke."
• "The BBQ ribs were questionable, my partner enjoyed them but to me they just tasted like they were smothered in Worcestershire Sauce."
• "I had a burger in the evening which for me was disappointing."