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Review: Casa Tapas, Rawtenstall

Review: Casa Tapas, Rawtenstall

12:19pm Monday 5th January 2009

THIS was my first tapas restaurant experience in England, and with a group of 11 to feed, the restaurant had its work cut out!

Review: Piccolino, Clitheroe

Review: Piccolino, Clitheroe

4:06pm Monday 15th December 2008

IN ORDER to make people part with their hard-earned cash in the current climate you’ve got to provide something pretty special and that’s exactly what this new restaurant has done.

Review: Franco's Ristorante Pizzeria, Oswaldtwistle

Review: Franco's Ristorante Pizzeria, Oswaldtwistle

2:17pm Monday 8th December 2008

IT'S good to see that the credit crunch hasn't hit every business in town.

Review: La Mama, Blackburn

Review: La Mama, Blackburn

4:56pm Monday 1st December 2008

WHERE do you go when you find yourself hungry in Blackburn town centre on a Thursday evening?

Review: Papa Luigi’s, Blackburn

Review: Papa Luigi’s, Blackburn

6:15pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Papa Luigi’s has the potential to be a great place to spend an evening.

Review: Barocco's, Fence

Review: Barocco's, Fence

6:02pm Monday 17th November 2008

THERE’S something special about eating at an Italian restaurant. Somehow the atmosphere is always more warm and welcoming.

Review: Rhubarb, Blackburn

Review: Rhubarb, Blackburn

3:19pm Monday 10th November 2008

I HADN’T visited Rhubarb for quite some time and thought it was worthy of a look.

Review: Bay Horse Inn, Worsthorne, Burnley

Review: Bay Horse Inn, Worsthorne, Burnley

9:40am Saturday 1st November 2008

WEDNESDAY night is a good night to give the cooking stove a rest. A midweek break from peeling, chopping, cooking and washing up!

Review: The Ram Inn, Cliviger, Burnley

5:00pm Monday 27th October 2008

I WAS so disappointed. Here we were at the Ram Inn at Cliviger supposedly to enjoy a Sunday roast and wishing we were back at home with, well, beans on toast would have been infinitely better!

Review: Lily Mae’s, Accrington

5:06pm Monday 20th October 2008

TUCKED away in the side streets of Accrington is a little piece of chic that must be the town’s best kept secret.

Review: Banny's, Colne

STYLISH: Banny’s is part of the new Boundary Mill site

9:07am Tuesday 30th September 2008

IT’S a classic on the British menu — so when you serve fish and chips it has to be right.

Review: White Bull, Oswaldtwistle

Review: White Bull, Oswaldtwistle

3:54pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008

I’M a man of simple pleasures. And when I go out to eat, my needs are simple — good food, good beer, nice atmosphere and good value for money.

Review: Over Coffee, Accrington

Review: Over Coffee, Accrington

4:34pm Monday 15th September 2008

AS the heavens decided to deposit a month’s worth of rain on Accrington at the weekend, opening the door of Over Coffee felt like walking into the Ark.

Review: Walton Arms, Altham

Review: Walton Arms, Altham

4:35pm Friday 12th September 2008

Make sure you pay attention at the Walton Arms if you want to avoid my game of musical chairs.

Review: Knowles Arms, Blackburn

Review: Knowles Arms, Blackburn

3:09pm Monday 18th August 2008

THE humble pub fulfils so many different roles these days it’s a wonder that many don’t suffer from an identity crisis.

Review: Postal Order, Blackburn

Review: Postal Order, Blackburn

1:04pm Monday 11th August 2008

SOMETIMES you just want simple cheap and cheerful food, and the Postal Order promises to give you just that.

Review: Khyber Restaurant and Takeaway, Blackburn

Review: Khyber Restaurant and Takeaway, Blackburn

2:50pm Saturday 2nd August 2008

AS many Blackburn folk will know, Khyber has a long tradition of being the place you get a taxi to at the end of the night when you want something more than a kebab.

Review: Britannia Inn, Oswaldtwistle

Review: Britannia Inn, Oswaldtwistle

2:46pm Monday 28th July 2008

MANY pubs in business terms are in the same position as the Britannia is in geographical terms — ie at a crossroads.

Review: Red Lion, Rishton

Review: Red Lion, Rishton

1:59pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008

THE Red Lion has everything you would want from a traditional pub serving hearty food.

Mellor: Spread Eagle

5:15pm Monday 30th June 2008

THE last time I visited the Spread Eagle it had only recently undergone a dramatic conversion from cheap and cheerful to stylish dining, so a return was long overdue.

Review: Hare and Hounds, Clayton-le-Moors

1:08pm Saturday 21st June 2008

The Hare and Hounds do the best homemade chips around, according to my friend who told me she would prove it.

Review: Checco’s Trattoria Pizzeria, Great Harwood

4:10pm Wednesday 18th June 2008

CHECCO'S is home to the world's finest garlic bread, according to my boyfriend's sister and brother-in-law, who eat there often.

Review: Coach and Horses, Oswaldtwistle

5:18pm Friday 6th June 2008

NOW the lighter evenings are here, there's nothing better than enjoying the balmy summer evenings in pleasant surroundings.

Review: The Willows, Blackburn

4:43pm Sunday 1st June 2008

HAVE you noticed how eating establishments these days seem to be constantly changing?

Mitton: Hillside Tea Rooms

4:17pm Saturday 24th May 2008

THERE are times when you can't beat a good old fashioned tea room.

Review: Royal Oak, Blackburn

1:05pm Monday 19th May 2008

TRADITIONAl, good, old style cooking with options from further afield for the more cosmopolitan palate?

Review: The Balti House, Rishton

2:21pm Thursday 8th May 2008

RISHTON is harbouring a hidden gem - a new Indian restaurant that knocks the taste buds off many in East Lancashire.

Mellor: Millstone Hotel

9:25am Saturday 19th April 2008

TIME for a touch of quality this week and a trip to one of East Lancashire's most renowned establishments.

Review: Bentley Wood Farm, Hapton, Burnley

2:54pm Saturday 5th April 2008

HEALTHY eating is much in vogue as far as the supermarkets are concerned but when it comes to dining out, it appears as though it's not something that gets a great deal of publicity.

Review: Frankie and Benny’s, Blackburn

2:26pm Monday 17th March 2008

WHEN plenty of tables are filled at only 5pm on a Monday it's surely a sign that a restaurant has ticked some of the right boxes.


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