Parkers Arms

We only called in for a drink to see what the place was like. And it's fabulous, we will most definitely return for a meal. The menu and the food looked amazing and people around us all said that their meals were delicious. We were made most welcome even though we were just having a drink. A must return for us!

What a great restaurant! We first arrived for a quick drink in the garden, looking out over amazing views, listening to the curlews in the meadow below and happened to spot the menu, which looked too good to miss! The food was fantastic - inventive and delicious, service super-friendly and we had a great evening. Would definitely come again when we're next in the area.

Highly recommended, great rural location and the staff were really friendly! The food was excellent, with perfectly cooked venison pie and lamb mains accompanied by fresh seasonal vegetables, and delicious starters of tuna and tomatoes.Best food we’ve had for a long time. 😀

Superb food (like ridiculously good) served with a smile and good natter. So casual, so tasty. Utterly unique gem. Hope the Michelin people stay away (for me) as then they'd be too busy to revisit ;)

We made a detour from our Yorkshire Dales hiking adventure after we saw the Hairy Bikers describe the outstanding pies and they were absolutely right - the best pies we have ever tasted. The landlord is so welcoming and the staff very friendly - just take time to enjoy the food. Also the drive along the B6478 towards Slaidburn and beyond should be sampled too.

First time visiting this lovely country gastro pub, reason being we had seen it featured in the hairy bikers series. We had a warm welcome by Aj , the owner front of house. He was warm friendly informative. We went to try the wares of the chef kathy Aj's sister. Lovely people, Kathy's food was delicious and hearty. Pie was crispy packed with chicken and a lovely garlic sauce. Oh the starter was potato churrios with cheese sauce so tasty, light and full of flavour. Now dessert ohhh my tiramisu and pavlova ohhh so yummy. They spoilt us and we will definitely return.

The food and service was brilliant. Can't fault a thing. Really reasonably priced for the quality of the food. The views are incredible on a sunny day

Wonderful set price dinner for £50 for 2 courses and £60 for 3. Friendly host and efficient service The kitchen has real pie masters who made an excellent hot water raised crust pastry venison pie and a pork and chicken terrine in pastry The off the bone plaice with mussels and summer greens was delicious There’s also a lovely beer garden outside

Having worked & dined in many Michelin restaurants, I was very impressed by The Parkers Arms. Standard of food is nothing short of Michelin quality and service was friendly and impeccable. The atmosphere was cozy and comfortable as we were seated by an open fire. The Menu was a choice between A La Carte or A Prix Fixe for 3 courses. The prix fixe was a steal, being able to taste and experience half the menu for under 30 pounds! No complaints. Every vegetable was cooked and seasoned just right. The proteins were treated and presented beautifully. The sweets did not disappoint either. Intending to return, with friends, next week! Highly recommended !!

Twitter buzz, personal recommendations, a day out in the county with amazing weather - and ultimately a bit of meh! and disappointment. So much has been said about the Parkers that it's been on our "to-do" list for a long time and with a day off and the sun shining we drove the 90 minutes there from South Manchester. Ok so the drive up there was amazing (after getting off the M60), with the scenery stunning and lovely country roads being a fitting antidote to city life. As we pulled up to the Parkers it was exactly how I thought it would be - charming and countryfied. First off I have to say that I really enjoyed the hospitality and the service was excellent. It was just the food that really let this place down. We tried to go for the sharing platter's of local gourmet delights, only to be told that the vast majority of it was out of stock and they only have it in on certain days when they think they'll be busier. OH... Disappointment no 1! After that I ended up ordering the fish and chips (£11). Basically the chips were really good and the fish was one of the worst I've ever eaten. The fish was basically just all batter with nothing inside - and alongside the chips was a bowl of tasteless, pale looking mushy peas. Basically the whole plate looked anaemic. My wife also had the skirt steak (£16.50) which she didn't think was the best. We did have the black pudding sausage rolls for a starter which were very tasty and they give you a few free nibbles if you book through and then contact them on Twitter in advance and these were probably the highlights of the meal. So yeah quite a shame and although we had a fun day out, the food just wasn't anything to get excited about when driving a 3 hour round trip so I doubt we'll make the effort again.

I've wanted to visit The Parkers Arms after seeing so many positive comments on Twitter and food blogs - every single comment I saw was positive. It does however take about an hour to drive there from Manchester (as it's near Clitheroe), however all in all it was definitely worth the journey and I'm looking forward to go back in an evening to see more of their "restaurant" meals. Over the past year they've won Pub Restaurant Chef of the Year and have been voted into The 50 Pub Restaurants in the UK. If anyone does decide to go, send them a tweet beforehand and you'll receive some complimentary "Tweet Treats" Tweet Treats - Potato skins, pork cracking, crackers, cheese sticks and potato puffs with homemade chutney and aioli - I'd have happily eaten more of anything on here, especially the potato puffs and the chutney 8/10 Rabbit and Ham Terrine with Piccalilli - this was a great terrine with really meaty flavours punctuated by the tartness of the piccalilli. The bread it came with was very good as well (homemade, as is everything they serve) - for £5.50 it was a bargain as it was a huge portion 8/10 Sunday Roast - Pork - Unfortunately they only had pork on the menu and I'd have preferred beef but it made a nice change for a Sunday Roast - good quality meat (from within a few miles of the pub) with excellent roast potatoes and well-cooked veg. I'd have liked a bit more crisp on the pork fat though 7.5/10 Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cheesecake - Wow, as silly as it sounds I didn't expect this to taste as peanutty and chocolately as it did. Very rich and I struggled to finish it - it's an award winning dessert but I'd have preferred a bit less peanut butter 7.5/10