Some days you set out to go to a specific restaurant only to be told there’s a thirty-minute wait before you can get a seat.
I am the impatient type and generally don’t want to wait. The restaurant in question is still to be visited; we have a booking this weekend so it’s not going to happen again!
Fortunately, we had a backup place in mind just a few minutes away so made for the Eagle at Barrow.
This is a quite simply a county pub in a semi-rural area. It doesn't claim to be too fancy, neither is it for the hardcore drinkers. It is the second time we have visited so we knew what to expect.
The car park told me it was half full but I was surprised when we walked in to find the place almost deserted. That’s a good thing and maybe it was because we were a little early.
The deserted feeling did not last long and several other diners arrived shortly after, but not before I got some photographs in.
It’s quite a large building with the left side being dedicated to the restaurant and the right containing more casual seating. We were asked if we wanted to eat in the bar or the restaurant; we chose the latter.
This waiter, or was he the boss noticed me taking this snap but didn’t say anything on this occasion. It does get old explaining time and time again.
As it was Sunday, there was a special menu. We were surprised that @dismayedworld joined us but I guess she was just hungry.
I ordered the Lancashire Cheese and Onion Pie at £12.75, hoping that it was Lancashire cheese inside. I’m quite partial to that type.
@bingbabe went for the Roast Leg of Lamb from the specials menu at £14.95 and @dismayedworld, the Cottage Pie at the same price.
Service was a little slow, though the restaurant was hardly packed. If I have anything critical to say, it is this point.
Sometimes it is hard to judge food by its looks and to be honest the look of the food we received was not the greatest eye-candy I have seen.
The Pie looked decent, the chips too but I had forgotten that it came with that green slimy stuff called ‘Mushy Peas’. @dismayedworld quickly scooped up the slime and had a taste only to pull a face.
The slime then went to @bingbabe who ALWAYS likes this stuff, and so it finally found a home.
The pie was really good with that gooey cheese inside that reminds me of school dinners. That's not a slam, more praise. They did a great Cheese and Onion pie at my school.
I was getting nods of approvals from the other two but did not try them myself. @bingbabe did scoop a piece of my pie though. Some things really don’t change.
I have entered this review into the Cheap and Fabulous contest because I thought at £50 for THREE of us it was decently priced.
I for one enjoyed the Eagle at Barrow and will be back. The food is good and the ambience is pleasant.
The location keeps out the beer boys away and the crowd is mostly families looking for a good quality meal at a decent price.
Restaurant Information
The Eagle at Barrow
Clitheroe Rd, Clitheroe BB7 9AQ, UK
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