The best restaurants in Whalley Ribble Valley North West

Was really looking forward to this restaurant I had pre booked it for the 31st December 2024 dinner for family after the panto. Unfortunately today I received an email at 1.55am that the booking was cancelled. Having reviewed past emails, I don’t see any attempt to email me to ask for a deposit/reconfirmation. I then phoned to understand why it had been cancelled and tried to rebook but now fully booked. Truly upset and disappointed.

Cannot go without my daily coffee from Breda’s. Staff are always so helpful, friendly and professional! Highly recommend 😊

Went with a large group over the Xmas period , nice presented and welcoming restaurant but that's where it ended . Menu was very small with little choice , while waiting to order was presented with poppadoms and dips which weren't the best . Ordered a chicken Tikka Jalfrezi which on arrival looked very bland ( which it was) found 2 chilli's in the whole dish , had better currys from a jar . Won't be returning and wouldn't recommend.

Ordered two Singapore noodles, what we received was beef in black pepper with noodles and chicken with black pepper sauce, chicken was tough and certainly had better. Would we go back? Don't think so as there are far better out there. Husband went in with friend and they'd both had a drink so I think they just gave us anything thinking it wouldn't be noticed - just something to think about.

Amazing cod and chips perfectly crispy and not greasy 😋

I hadn't been in Tastebuds for some time for a breakfast so today I thought I'd give it a try. I t was busy and so I was prepared to wait, 40 mins. later I got my food, some of it was warm some was cold(tomato) the sausage was well cooked and hard on one side and hard to cut through and the bacon... must have been the smallest piece I have ever had, the egg when picked up dropped to bits, oh the mushrooms were ok and at £8.95 I thought it was very overpriced for the quality and what I got.

My wife and I came across this quaint tea shop quite by chance, as it is on the outskirts of the village and laid back from the road behind a small cobbled forecourt.On entering we found it contained eight tables and quite busy for a Saturday afternoon.We ordered coffees and sandwiches which were made to order and absolutely delicious.I shall definitely return and tell my friends about it.Im not certain of the opening hours,so will need to check before I return.I thoroughly recommend it.

Turned up at about 8.50am on Easter bank holiday Monday. Had checked the website before hand. It said open at 8am. So we went along. 4 of us. Three adults and a 2 year old. Got to the door, which was open. Was told “we open in 10 minutes” we asked if we could sit inside for that time (because it was a bit chilly outside) but the dark haired girl said she was doing the cashing up so no we couldn’t. I was there with my daughters and a 2 year old. We were hardly going to rob the place. Plus, it turned out when we got inside that this was a building with a very open communal seating area which she could have let us sit at for 10 minutes. We ordered our food. I asked if there was any juice for kids (the 2 year old) - the dark haired girl working said “only what we’ve got in the fridge”. I said “don’t you have any orange juice or anything like that?” The reply being - “only what we’ve got in the fridge” which was those pretentious glass bottles of 1930’s fizzy pop (the brand that does stuff like dandelion and burdock). I bought two bottles of “Orange and Mandarin” thinking they weren’t fizzy. They were. More fool me. Basically Tory Fanta. Anyway. I went and sat down with my older daughters and my 2 year old son. My daughters ordered avocado on toast with salmon. I had a full English being the uncouth soul that I am. I asked if they have a kids menu for my 2 year old. The answer was no. I ordered him beans, one sausage and some scrambled eggs. I was told this could be done from the side menu, that alone cost £7.50. The beans, sausage and eggs came out on the same plate as one of my daughters breakfast. We had to guess that was the case (not mastermind but still ridiculously daft that they’d do this) we had to ask for a plate for my 2 year old who was in a high chair. Anyway. Another family came in about the same time as us. Low and behold another of their staff bought out two huge glasses of orange juice for them. So they did have other drinks available. My full English was ok, but it wasn’t great. The bacon was burned. It wasn’t crispy like the menu says. It was burned. So if the proprietor/owner wants to reply to this with a clever comment. The bacon was burned. Also, the poached eggs were COLD. And I don’t mean not quite warm, they were cold. We were the first people in, the place wasn’t busy and somehow I was served cold poached eggs. I’ve re read through the menu tonight before writing this review. Whenever I choose a place to eat again I’m always going to look for the word “Artisan” because that to me, on the whole means not very good. The “Artisan” toast I received was just sliced bread, but toasted. They even claim to have an “Artisan” Brioche bun If you look up the definition of “Artisan” in the dictionary it says. a person or company that produces something (such as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods —often used before another noun artisan breads I don’t think that you can claim that obviously pre sliced bread or even a Brioche Bun is “Artisan”. There’s too many mediocre cafes/restaurants who have latched onto this word and used it. The company website claims “We focus on quality and sustainability above all, which extends to everything we do. From our suppliers to takeaway packaging, we carefully select each element keeping you and the planet in mind. We support local, and well-being of the community is at the heart of what we do.” This is nonsense. My daughters asked for some tap water, they were pointed towards one of those fancy upside down glass water bottles, and plastic cups, plastic lids. Lots of plastic. They had paper straws. I don’t know about you, but if you want to be really sustainable, if someone asks for tap water, give them a glass of tap water in a glass. Zero plastic, zero waste. To finish up. Pros - pretty pattern on the coffee. Cons - Really incredibly gormless staff; bad cook who can’t even cook bacon or keep a poached egg warm; rude; not child friendly as no kids menu even at weekends/bank holidays (although there was a couple of high chairs). As you can imagine I will never be going back to this place. I’ve given them two stars because my daughter liked the swirly pattern on the top of her Flat White.

We had a superb meal on Thursday splashing out on full 8 courses and extremely glad we did. We added the wine flight and again it was wonderful. I couldn’t pick one course over any others, they were all amazing. Dining in the Ribble Valley you are spoilt for choice, but the atmosphere and service from start to finish and the portion size was spot on, and we are sure to be back. And it’s all very fairly priced too. We were also very lucky enough to have Nigel Haworth himself cooking for us, as we were told he often does, and he even had a chat with a few tables after service including ours which was a genuine treat, topping off brilliant evening. Such a nice man and an amazing restaurant .

The Eagle has an excellent roomy restaurant. However, the roast dinners we're served on cold plates, and the food was barely warm. The two men in our group had meals off the menu, which were served on what we considered side plates - very disappointed!

This is an amazing looking hotel, which we have enjoyed visiting a couple of times. Our room was lovely, overlooking the river and the reception hall is stunning. However, the food we were served was, at best very poor quality. The starter was described as pan fried King Scallop for £14.95 was intriguing, as it hadnt been pan fried and wasnt a King Scallop. What appeared to be re-heated and/or microwaved fish followed as the main course. Very poor indeed. We ate here as part of a package of bed, evening meal and breakfast, and we felt really short changed. On reflection, I would stay here again, but not eat here. The Aspinall Arms, just across the road is a much better place for food. Overall, fancy prices, fancy menu but the food was very, very disappointing.

Went here for a funeral recently and all OK, atmosphere seemed fine, but got to admit, having to sort putting your car information in due to car park isn't the best thing to do when you've just arrived back from a funeral. This may be due to a private company owning the car park, but as a small village it seemed a little out of the ordinary when street offer 2 hours.

We were sat in the Amex of the restaurant, very cold, asked to be moved to somewhere a little warmer, only to be told that there wasn’t any more room in the restaurant. The heating wasn’t working. Had to eat our meal with our coats on, which isn’t ideal. The food arrived, the vegetables were lukewarm warm and the pie had rock hard pastry. Very disappointed and underwhelmed. So obviously Will not be returning.

I had the pepperoni pizza from Romero Original, and it was absolutely amazing! The crust was perfectly crispy, the pepperoni was flavorful, and the overall taste was just delicious. On top of that, the customer service was outstanding—friendly, attentive, and welcoming. Highly recommend this place if you're craving a great pizza experience!

Dirty. Bins overflowing. Unclean, unwiped tables. Lots of staff milling around with no apparent direction. No milkshakes available. Customers being told there was a 10 minute wait for some foods. Just awful. Of particularly busy either…..just after 11 on a Friday morning! Not the usual clean fast food outlet you’d expect. Someone needs to get a grip!