The Blackburne Arms Gastro Pub and Hotel

Sadly this will be my last visit. I've had several good lunches here over the past 4 years but recently something has changed, and not for the better. It is a lovely old pub (sadly ruined now by intrusive piped musak), but the food used to be very good - maybe not top notch, but cooked fresh by someone who knew how to produce flavour. The meal I had today was a very sad affair. Steak and Guinness pie with vegetables, served with minted peas and chips. When it arrived it was not a pie at all, just an insipid puff pastry lid, which I immediately folded in half and sent back to the kitchen. As I said to the waiter, if you can fold it, it's not cooked...I don't understand how anyone could have actually sent it out like that. The filling itself, while tasting suspiciously commercialized and without a hint of Guinness, was inoffensive except that the vegetables were carrots and peas, to go with the side dish of...peas. I'm giving two stars for the wine and the quality of the steak used, which were excellent. Unfortunately the food seems to be cooked now by someone who hasn't a clue about flavour or how to use quality ingredients.
May 4th, 2023

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Apr 20th, 2023

Vegetarian options: One guest who is vegetarian..and was catered for Dietary restrictions: One guest who is gluten and dairy free..catered for
Apr 20th, 2023