The Royal Oak Riley Green in Blackburn

This traditional pub is absolutely charming, with its low ceilings and cozy, separate table areas that create a warm, inviting atmosphere. The service was exceptional, though there was a slight delay when it came time to settle the bill. The food was nothing short of fantastic — 10/10, with great veggie options available as well. The only downside is that it’s on the pricier side, making it more of a special treat. Nevertheless, I’ll definitely be returning!

Service is always fantastic but what always gets me chomping at the bit to go back is the food. Today the starter of seafood ravioli in a rich bisque was sensational, I would most definitely next time ask if they could make it into a main for me, it was just that good. My steak was flavoursome and cooked perfectly, chips were fluffy and crispy served with a delicious mushroom topped with crispy onion. Will be back soon.

Easy to find as just a short drive from Junction 3 of the M65. They offer a Lunch time special of a starter and a mains for £20 per person Monday to Thursday between 12 and 2.30pm. This is also available as an Early Bird Special between 5 and 6 pm. Good range of mains. If memory serves you have choice of around 14 or so dishes. Specials or steaks are not included in the deal. I went for the Salt and Pepper Squid, normally £7.50 as my starter. For my mains I went for the Chicken and Mushroom Pie. My fellow diner went for the Beef and Ale Pie. Both were £16.95. The 2 course option was £4.45 cheaper than if I had bought my starter and mains outside of the deal. A reasonable wine list but nothing under £23.00 that I could see so not the cheapest. And despite a description of the wine there was no mention of the ABV which I thought was a bit of an oversight. I enjoyed my starter but would have liked it to have had a bit more of a kick. Both pies were very good. Decent filling and like the rest of the food piping hot. Staff confirmed they were home made. Chips were good. Evenly cooked. Mine came with white cabbage, my fellow diner got red cabbage. The pies were served sitting on this. My cabbage was lovely. They must have melted some butter into it as it was so tasty. However, like with the chips I thought the portions were a bit on the small size. And both pies though very good had some herbs added for flavour which they didn’t really need. I wasn’t full so went for a dessert. I ordered the Chocolate Pot at £7.95. It was very rich and tasty. It came with some ice cream on the side which was delicious but was a really small portion. In fact I thought it was skimpy. Service was friendly and good natured despite an early mix up with my wine order. We were served by Skye who although busy with other customers popped over several times to check everything was alright, answered our queries and took on board our comments which she said she would relay back to the kitchen. So quality wise no complaints about the food. It’s way above average for pub grub. But it’s not the cheapest and, I have to say, the portions were a little small with regards to the chips, the cabbage and the ice cream. However, this would not put us off visiting again as it’s very easy to get to from the M65 and they do have a good choice of mains available on the meal deals.

My party of 4 enjoyed our Saturday lunch. Each of us tried a different main meal. Cheese & Onion Pie, Fish Pie, Steak & Kidney pudding and one off the special menu, Bream. Each of the meals was perfect and just enough to be able to squeeze in a lovely dessert too. Lemon panna cotta, banofee pie, sticky toffee pudding & the sundae. The only downside during lunch were the two files that thought they would join us for our meal. The staff were super lovely and very helpful. Maybe some citronella candles might help during the warm days. They didn't put us off the lovely afternoon, and we weren't hurried at all. Lovely homely place, plenty of parking. Thank you for a lovely lunch. ❤️

Nice pub restaurant with friendly helpful staff. Catered for our large party (11) without deposits or preorder. Have a great evening with a good selection of food and drink including a decent wine selection. Staff were all friendly, warm and welcoming. Can find anything to fault for the price, good value for money.