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Sun
9:00 am - 10:30 pm
Mon
11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Tue
11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Wed
11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Thu
11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Fri
9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sat
9:00 am - 11:00 pm
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Travellers' Choice 2024
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CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
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About
The Spread Eagle is a welcoming Chef & Brewer pub restaurant on the outskirts of Blackburn. Found within the picturesque village of Mellor, our country pub's your gateway to experiencing the spectacular local landscapes. Not least from the comfort of our beer garden, where you can soak up epic views out across the Ribble Valley. Sip one of our refreshing cask ales after a nice walk, and build up your appetite ready to devour a hearty meal. We do a range of pub classics, along with breakfast options, seasonal specials and a traditional pub Sunday roast. With coach parking, disabled facilities and free WiFi, our family-friendly pub's happy to accept dogs too. Book your table with us online now.
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Buffet, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Dog Friendly, Family style, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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Mary D
2 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
Had a lovely meal tonight 13/8/24 Had the supper club meal it was very good with a price we could afford to teat ourselves which doesn’t happen a lot these days. Excellent service from Georgie & Ash. Had the burger with fries & onion rings (lovely not fatty or greasy just very tasty with a lovely sauce & chocolate fondant to finish) Thank you again for a lovely evening. Mary
Written 13 August 2024
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Greene King
Thank you Mary, for taking the time to leave such a kind and detailed review. I’m so glad you chose the Spread Eagle for your evening meal! The supper club has been a huge success and I’m pleased you enjoyed. We hope to see you again soon.
Kind Regards,
Millie at the Spread Eagle 🦅 💚
Written 15 August 2024
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Merlot1928
Liverpool138 contributions
May 2024 • family
I’d booked here for my sister’s 70th birthday as the reviews I’d heard about were all excellent.
My sister had the belly pork which she said was nice although she didn’t particularly rate the veg which was what looked like raw cabbage that had had a flame on it. I had the steak which was good with spiced sweet potatoes (6 slices was a little meagre though). My partner’s choice of mixed grill though was very disappointing with him saying that all the meat was tough, particularly the chicken and the bit I tried I had to agree.
Desserts were okay, nothing mind blowing, I had the salted caramel sundae which I struggled to find the clotted cream and it was topped off with what was described as whipped cream, but I think it was the squirty stuff which if I’d have known I’d have chosen something else.
The major disappointment was the length of time from placing the order to it arriving, 45 mins, we actually had to ask how long it would be, also had to ask twice for the bill which just made the length of time even longer. If the restaurant had been busy I could have justified that but it wasn’t. In total just under two hours for two courses. £4.50 for a small bottle of non-alcoholic beer was also steep!
Written 12 May 2024
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Greene King
Hi,
We are so sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy your experience with us. Our team works tirelessly aiming to the achieve the highest standards of food quality and it is truly surprising to hear that you feel that we failed to meet these standards.
We have worked extremely hard to prepare for lots of variety main meals available daily for a reasonable price.
We would love to welcome you back to visit us so that we can show you how excellent we truly are!
Kind regards,
The Spread Eagle team
Written 14 May 2024
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Mark F
36 contributions
June 2023 • family
The Spread Eagle is a really nice environment to enjoy a drink either inside or outside with great views over the Lancashire countryside. The staff are warm and welcoming, but that's as good as it gets really.
We gad a table reservation booked As we had children with us we ordered their food in advance of ours. This took far too long to arrive and had clearly been hanging around under the warming lights for so long that the pasta dish was dry and almost uneadible.
The food served to the adults was bearly warm and is clearly ' manufactured food'
No chefing is going on here.
All in all, a typically multi national pub chain experience. One up than Weathersoons, that's all.
Written 29 June 2023
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Greene King
Hello & thank you for taking the time to leave us a review following your visit however I am so sorry to hear that you left disappointed by certain aspects of your experience. We shall use your feedback to look at hopefully enhancing the experience for the next customer & hope you may consider visiting us again, even if just to join us for a drink on our terrace on a lovely day, with a warm welcome from our friendly team.
Kind regards,
Team Spread Eagle
Written 5 July 2023
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Cyrus
Manchester57 contributions
June 2024 • family
Visited with family, the ‘trio of meats’ sunday roast was lacking - the portion of meat on the plate was pittyful, and someone else in our party had the mushroom wellington and said it was a mess. Hardened pastry case (not fresh, reheated/recooked) and the gravy was lacking flavour (tasted and the puff pastry was rock solid). Staff member clearing our plates told us we had a time limit on the table (12 minutes precisely) (our bill was over £160, so thanks for that stark reminder that as a paying customer we were in your way) we were moved to the bar as we weren’t done - asked for a coffee, waited, asked a passing waiter to which we literally got “yeah” (he was searching for someone else on a different table) after 10 minutes, still no coffee - got the bill and guess what, there was the coffee!
Advice: train staff to pay attention to the way customers are spoken to, check the food before it leaves the pass, IE, solid / burned / stale puff pastry, and write down customer orders if you don’t have a tablet strapped around your neck, IE, coffee
Other than that, great setting guys, you inherited a brilliant establishment 👏🏻
Written 16 June 2024
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Greene King
Good morning,
We're disappointed to hear that your recent visit with us didn't meet your expectations. We strive to provide an excellent service and we're sorry that you didn't get the chance to experience this on this occasion.
Please accept my apologies for the food on this rare occasion, I sure hope you mentioned to the team on shift as they would have been more than happy to resolve any issues you had on the day as we never want any of our guests to leave unsatisfied.
I want to thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. And again we do regret that you had a negative experience, and will use this as an opportunity to improve and better ourselves to show everyone how great we truly are!
Kind regards,
Stephanie,
General Manager.
Written 18 June 2024
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Julie H
4 contributions
Nov 2024 • family
We go here occasionally, usually in summer. It's a nice place to sit outside with the beautiful views. Four of us had lunch. There was one man serving. It was 50 minutes before we had food. Everybody enjoyed their main course, mine was poor. An overdone fishcake. I returned my mini sherry trifle. It wasn't a trifle and there was no sherry in it. When I went to pay on behalf of my mother, an amount over £100, the waiter mentioned the trifle again. He told me he'd deducted the cost but then started pointing out I was wrong about It, he was argumentative. I read another review on here giving a similar account. It was like he'd personally made it. It spoiled the end of our lunch and especially when my 90 year old mother had just paid for it and left him a tip. The trifle was a small cost, but just don't put it on the menu if you can't make it. I would have phoned but didn't want to talk to Clare the robot.
Written 19 November 2024
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Business Owner
Good Morning Julie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback, it is appreciated.
I am sorry to hear we didn’t meet our usual high standards and we shall investigate this further. We went all of our guests to leave the Spread Eagle with cherished memories and we would appreciate another opportunity. Please email us at M5821@greeneking.co.uk
Kind Regards,
Millie at the Spread Eagle 🦅
Written 21 November 2024
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mchambers100
Blackburn53 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
Disappointing service; At the start of the evening we ordered two drinks which came incorrect, another table close to us also had issues with drinks not being correct. Main course, we asked for salad with no dressing, this came with dressing and was returned. We finished our main courses and was asked if we could be tempted with a dessert, to which we replied “Yes” not thinking we would wait a further fifteen minutes for a dessert menu. We ordered our desserts and waited a further twenty five minutes then gave up waiting for it. When we informed the staff member who took our original dessert order that we were fed up of waiting for our desserts and wanted to settle the bill, he said sorry I’ve been busy with other customers orders and had missed our food that had been sat in the kitchen ( the dessert while sat in the kitchen had melted, and would have never arrived)This was a shame as the food was good, however the service was a massive let down especially as the restaurant was not busy at all. To take over two hours for a two course meal in a pub/restaurant when the place is virtually empty is not a good first experience of the place. Our personal view following this visit would be to be mindful going on a busy evening or dining with a large group of people as it could be a very long evening. I’ve added pictures of the food that was pretty good, the staff were polite but the ordering and food service was a let down. We would return, hopefully the service next time will improve
Written 14 April 2024
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Greene King
Hi,
I have recently responded to your Google review and would love to talk to you further about your most recent experience with us as we pride ourselves on great service and it is truly surprising to read this review. I would like to thank you for letting us know about your recent visit to our pub, as feedback is super important to me and my team and really helps us as we do truly take it on board. I am really sorry that we've not been able to give you a great experience. This isn't our usual standard and I assure you your feedback will be taken on board, I really hope you give us a second chance so I can show you how fantastic we truly are.
Kind regards,
Stephanie,
General manager.
Written 15 April 2024
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Fiona A
16 contributions
Nov 2023 • friends
3 ladies having a catch up, this was our experience.
Lovely warm cosy pub
We were shown to a table at the rear of the pub, great views and open fire, the gentleman hosting wasn't the most friendly person, no interaction with us at all only 'we have no lasagne or scallops'
Asked us if we would like to order and said please could we have drinks first, he didn't seem very happy with this.
Now the food
Rump steak ciabatta was tough as an old boot
Scampi, chips, peas, lukewarm, peas stone cold
The food came very fast and the pub had only 4 other diners in so no excuse for cold food
Didn't send it back as it would of just been put in the microwave!!
Mentioned this to a member of staff and he really wasn't overbothered
Overall expensive experience with just frozen food
Written 27 November 2023
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Greene King
Good afternoon,
We are so sorry to hear about your recent experience with us. We always aim for 100% satisfaction so it is truly upsetting to hear that you left dissatisfied.
Our kitchen team hold themselves to the highest of quality so it is truly surprising to hear of your concerns.
We will make sure to act on your feedback to continue to improve.
We hope that we get the chance to welcome you through our doors again someday soon.
Kind regards,
Stephanie,
General Manager.
Written 1 December 2023
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Sandra H
Longridge14 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
Packet food yet it’s fresh food prices!
They tried to make an effort to accommodate food intolerances but when even your special meals come in packets, there’s no chance to allow for slight changes like don’t add butter.
I am wheat and dairy intolerant meaning your menu is shockingly small for me. Yet other restaurants do this so well.
I landed on a “safe” steak. Ordered the ribeye thinking it would be the most tender, especially if it could be tenderised. I asked the manager for it to be tenderised before cooking. When it came, it was like shoe leather and not tenderised at all! When I complained she offered to do something to it now it’s cooked!!!!! WFT how did she think this would work???
She discounted our meal by 15%, she tried and was nice, but the way it’s all set up stunts the kitchen from making small changes for the customer. Your prices and menu seems like it’s all fresh, but that steak tasted like it was from frozen. I won’t eat there again or at another GreenKing
Written 19 December 2023
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Greene King
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your invaluable feedback following your recent experience with us.
I wanted to apologise for your negative experience as this is not how we aim for any of our guests to leave.
Our team work incredibly hard to ensure the highest standards possible for all our guests. We try to accommodate all allergies and intolerances and take this incredibly seriously which is why we cannot make some adjustments to our dishes and provide you with all the information so that you can make an informed decision yourself.
Please be assured we will take your feedback and work to address your concerns.
Many thanks,
Stephanie,
General Manager.
Written 21 December 2023
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Joy E
1 contribution
Sept 2023 • family
Our first visit and it will be our last. The food and service was poor, we asked for 5 medium cooked steaks, which came very rare. Not once were we asked were we happy with our meals. We complained about the steaks and had them replaced for them to come back medium rare. The place was empty, so there was no pressure. The feedback from the Waiter was it depends on the thickness of the steak and can be difficult to cook, and that they also had a problem in the kitchen, clearly had no Chef.
Written 20 September 2023
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Greene King
Hello joy I’m really sorry to hear you did not have the best experience when visiting us. It would be great to speak with you personally to take some further feedback if you would like to please get in touch with us at m5821@greeneking.co.uk
Kind regards
Rachael 💚
Written 28 September 2023
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Go702237
2 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
Staff were attentive but they were not the regular staff that we have been used to over the years whose customer service was excellent, it seemed that they were all trying to sell the drinks more than the food experience.
It was very quiet, noticed there were no regulars in the bar which was also very quiet.
We pre ordered but waited over an hour for the starters to arrive, which were good.
Christmas dinner was not so good turkey was good but all the other vegetables were pre frozen and cold and the gravy was stone cold
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At nearly £30 a head this seemed overpriced for what we enjoyed.
Overall it was not a 5 star experience for my mums 80th birthday.
Probably won’t go again sorry we do like to support local businesses but I think the chain that bought the spread eagle have ruined the overall experience.
Written 22 December 2023
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Greene King
We are so sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy your experience with us. Our team works tirelessly aiming to the achieve the highest standards of food quality and it is truly surprising to hear that you feel that we failed to meet these standards.
We have worked extremely hard to prepare for a fabulous festive period with excellent fresh roast turkey dinners available daily for a reasonable price.
We would love to welcome you back to visit us so that we can show you how excellent we truly are!
We hope you have amazing Christmas and a great new year!
Kind regards,
The Spread Eagle team
Written 24 December 2023
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Exploration790710
Darwen2 contributions
June 2023 • couples
This has to be the worst Sunday lunch I have ever tried. We arrived at 2pm to be informed that there was going to be a slight delay in food order being taken and delivered. 2.20 food order taken. 2.40 1 course delivered. 2nd course delivered at 4pm that delivered inedible food only fit for the bin. The waiter informed he would amend the bill accordingly the other couple on the next table also complained of the waiting time and were not charged for their food at all, we had to pay. Never again will I step foot in this establishment. It used to be an excellent restaurant though this has gone from one end of the spectrum to the other.
Written 18 June 2023
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Greene King
Hello ,
I'm really sorry to hear about your fathers day experience, it is genuinely really disappointing for us to hear that you left unhappy. We open and honestly admit that we have faced some difficulties on Fathers Day which unfortunately dramatically effected our service and made it a tough day for our team, and despite strong efforts we failed some customers. I feel and can assure you that your description of your visit is not a true reflection of our usual offering that we pride ourselves on. If you would please take the time to drop me an email on m5821@greeneking.co.uk it would mean an awful lot, for us to have a quick discussion and a chance to hopefully be able to restore your faith in us. I hope to be able to speak to you personally soon.
Kindest regards,
Rachael
Written 24 June 2023
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Pauline S
55 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
Arrived with a group of friends after already reading the menu on line we new what we where ordering to be told that half the menu was sold out SERIOUSLY! not a great start, booked a table and seated 7.15pm managed to order two coarses, we got our mains about 1.5hrs later then felt rushed eating dessert because the restaurant was emptying bare in mind the puddings didn't arrive till 9.30pm. Horrendous the food wasn't great so won't be going back.
Written 23 March 2023
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Greene King
Hello & thank you for taking the time to leave us a review with feedback following your visit. However I am so sorry to hear you did not enjoy your experience.
We do aim to deliver three courses within 2 hours but sometimes this can take a little longer when dining on a larger group table, it can also sometimes feel a little longer for the guests that don’t have a starter, when others on the table do, in these situations. We are open during the week until 10:30pm each day so please be assured it was never anyone’s intention to rush you and we apologise sincerely if it felt this way. I understand it was disappointing that certain dishes of the supper club had sold out on this evening as it had been popular, although I’m glad to hear after investigating, that our team did substitute other dishes in for the same price to give you the same amount of choice, but sadly it was not what you had looked forward to.
I do hope maybe one day you will reconsider to try us again, maybe for a different experience of just a drink and nibble on a nice day when we can aim to restore your faith in us.
If you would like to discuss your experience any further then please do get in touch as we value all feedback, to be able to use it to enhance the experience for the next customer.
Thank you for your time,
Kindest regards
Written 26 March 2023
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James M
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • couples
Steph at the Spread Eagle made our breakfast a delight! She greeted us with a warm smile and offered excellent recommendations. The eggs Benedict she served were delicious, with perfectly poached eggs and creamy hollandaise. Steph’s attentive service and friendly demeanor enhanced our dining experience. Highly recommend!
Written 27 October 2024
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Business Owner
Thank you James for this 5 star review! Our general manager Steph will be thrilled with your comments! We hope to see you again soon.
Kind Regards,
Millie at the Spread Eagle 💚🦅
Written 29 October 2024
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Whewell
Blackburn77 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
Excellent morning - "Chats and Brews / Growing Connections" event - two ladies who enjoyed a hot drink and bacon sandwiches - all complimentary as part of a community endeavour.
SUCH a good idea - and a good number of other people thought so too. Our server Daz was pleasant and helpful and made us feel welcome.
An excellent surprise way to spend a Friday morning in October. It would be lovely to attend such an event again. Helen.
Written 11 October 2024
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Greene King
Thank you so much for your positive comments about our pub. Keep an eye on our social media for any similar events that may pop up. Daz enjoyed seeing you all today ☺️We hope you have a great day!
Kind Regards,
Millie at the Spread Eagle 💚🦅
Written 12 October 2024
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Darwen05
Greater Manchester156 contributions
July 2023 • family
Pretty Average these days.
Have been plenty of times in the past where service and food quality was top notch. It’s still a very nice place, fantastic outside space, but the service and food quality seem to have gone down hill.
Struggling to get waiters attention throughout - perhaps more staff needed ?
One meal was served cold and returned, the roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings served with the roast were a bit soggy. Had to ask for extra gravy and then given one tiny jug between three people.
There are better places locally for Sunday lunch if you are after quality and good service. The environment is really nice but the food was on par with a Toby Carvery and probably double the price.
Written 24 July 2023
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Greene King
Hello & thank you for taking the time to review us following your visit, however I am so sorry to hear you left a little disappointed with only a three star experience.
Our service is something we pride ourselves on at the spread eagle & I think it may be the case that you have visited us on a shift where we were left unfortunately short on team, due to a last minute absence. I’m so sorry about how this effected your time with us. We do please encourage any issues to be raised on visit, so that we can resolve any them in pub for you & aim for all of our customers to leave happy. We hope you may still consider to try us again another day where we hope to restore your faith in us, even if it is just for a drink on our beautiful terrace on a summers day.
Kindest regards
Rachael
Written 26 July 2023
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