The Arches - Blackburn with Darwen

The food was delicious and the staff were wonderful, however, I would advise against ordering the garlic bread. We were served only two small pieces of baguette for £4.25, which we felt was quite expensive. The staff explained that it was considered a side dish. Despite this, I will definitely return to the restaurant, but I will not be ordering the garlic bread again.

Visited the cafe on a Sunday 14/05/23 after recommendations from friends who had been before. What a complete mess! Staff are so unorganised. There was literally 5 tables to serve so half of the cafe. The staff appeared clueless and looked like they were running round like headless chickens. After waiting for 15 minutes I asked a young girl if we could order and she said yes. Walked off told a older lady that we was ready to order. She replied I'm busy. A further 5 minutes we finally ordered. The food then arrived around 20 minutes later. Full of grease, sausages were had black crispy bits all over them, the bacon was like cutting into a brick. I went to cut it and it literally broke like a crisp. I don't mind crispy bacon but that was absolutely burnt to a crisp! I cut into the hash brown oil poured out and the whilst we was sat with our awful breakfast. The security alarm went off for over twenty minutes and all the staff were stood there gormless not having a clue how to turn it off including the owner! So poor service, dreadful breakfast, alarm going off for nearly half an hour and the most unorganised staff I have seen. To top it all off the bill was just short of £30 which is on the more expensive side for breakfast so I would expect food to good standard. Needless to say I won't be visiting again and I won't be recommending to anyone I know. Furthermore, a friend visited the same morning and rang us the day after to say it was the worst breakfast he'd ever had! So that's two lots of unhappy customers. Seriously need to sort your standards out because you definitely should not have a good rating on here. Anyone wanting a good breakfast go elsewhere!

We ordered cheese and onion pie with mixed potatoes and vegetables, as well as a delicious Dauphinoise. The steak pudding, wedges, and mushy peas were just as satisfying, with tender chunks of steak and thick gravy. The tuna and cheese panini was hot and filled with melty mature cheddar. Despite feeling full from the generous portions, we couldn't resist trying the apple crumble and berry crumble with custard. Both desserts were ample in portion size and served with plenty of hot custard. We ended our meal with a cappuccino. Dad was so impressed with their homemade scones that he took some home, as they were some of the best we've tried. Overall, this restaurant is a hidden gem that definitely deserves a visit.

Visit regularly for lunch with friends. Always excellent food and service at a good price. The staff are lovely and we are never rushed. Would recommend.

We ordered a buffet for 50 people attending a funeral and it was delicious and plentiful. We discussed the menu first with Sharon and it was delivered to the venue at the requested time, with dishes still hot. We had a variety of sandwiches (extremely well filled), home made pies, home made sausage rolls, chicken and other dishes. Guests commented on how much they enjoyed it.