survey result

Summary

£67
  £££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A beacon of hospitality and gastronomy in the desert of the Fylde”“the Beaume family’s quirkily decorated riverside inn” is “a great example of what can be done in a pub with rooms to make it interesting” (and incorporates a deli, art gallery, farm shop, plus greenhouses for all-year dining). Amidst the selection of hearty yet enticing dishes, “there’s lots of good stuff”. Top Tips – “the French Onion Soup is still the best I’ve had, and oxtail suet pudding is always impressive. And if you can get one of the tables with a river view, you may get to see the striking sight of the river changing direction when the tide starts coming in. If you are very, very lucky, you may even see the tail end of the Wyre Bore”.

Summary

£64
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The indefatigable Beaume family put heart and art” into this “quirkily decorated boutique hotel and restaurant next to the toll bridge over the River Wyre”. It’s a “true gastropub”“I’ve lunched in my jeans, I’ve dined in a dress, I’ve had beers at the bar and the welcome is the same” – and the “daily specials continue to be very reliable, while regular items like the oxtail pudding and French onion soup are things of hearty beauty”.

Summary

£58
   ££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“This quirkily decorated (inside and out!) riverside pub”, “in a lovely location” on the River Wyre, “serves excellent food” – including fish and shellfish from Fleetwood that are “always good bets”. “The staff, led by the indefatigable Beaumes family, are very friendly”, too. Top Tip: “the French onion soup is the onion soup by which all others may be judged”.

Summary

£56
   ££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“What a delightful place” – the Beaumes’s “quirky” and extremely popular inn has a “wonderful” setting on the banks of the Wyre, (“where you may see the curious sight of the river changing direction”). The “interesting fare runs from British and French classics to modern creations that work most of the time (e.g. onion churros with baba ganoush)”.

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Restaurant details

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£11.50 £27.50 £9.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £19.00
Filter Coffee £3.10
Extras  
Service 10.00%
Cartford Lane, Little Eccleston, PR3 0YP
Opening hours
Monday5:30 pm‑8:30 pm
Tuesday5:30 pm‑8:30 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9 pm
Friday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9 pm
Sunday12 pm‑6 pm

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