The Nelson Inn

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  Laura Minton

  ·1 month ago

  “Partner took me for a 3course lunch date. We enjoyed The Nelson so much. Thought the 3course deal would either be reduced in quality or quantity and it was NOT compromised in any way. Beautiful food and great ambiance. This is our place ❤️”

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  Jon Lear

  ·4 months ago

  “Great food,although a little slow,I appreciate they may have been busy but 45 minutes wait was a little excessive in my view.”

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  Windy M

  ·4 months ago

  “A regular haunt of mine 50 years ago, it was nice to see the place again and only living six miles away, it just shows how you lose touch with places. We had an excellent family meal, well cooked and not too expensive however it did get a little busy in the restaurant, just goes to show it’s popular I suppose. Attentive young staff serving the food, it was an enjoyable visit after a long time away.”

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  Bella Pearson

  ·4 months ago

  “A fab meal with fantastic service & great atmosphere, will return!”

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  Andrew Gregory

  ·5 months ago

  “Went to The Nelson for Sunday lunch, I must say this was the best Sunday lunch we've had out in a long time. 3 of us had the Beef, this was so delicious and came with all the trimmings, there is also the main menu which two of our party ordered from. The Salmon fillet was delicious and so was the Mixed grill, although the steak was asked to be cooked rare and came out more medium. This was the only negative so we didn't say anything. The staff were very attentive. The Cauliflower cheese was delicious as was the Caramel meringue dessert. Would definitely recommend.”

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  Martyn French

  ·7 months ago

  “Visited this evening for a birthday meal for my girlfriends family. We were slightly delayed seating but we didn't mind as grabbed a drink at the bar and there was plenty of space to stand or seat around the back outer area. I ordered the breaded brie starter and my partner ordered the camembert, which came and I'll say it was lovely and I do recommend these if the specials are still on during your visit. Mains I ordered a mixed grill with peppercorn sauce and my partner had halloumi burger. The mixed grill is mainly the reason it gets a 4...the sausage was a single thin chipolata style sausage with not alot of flavour, the steak was over done slightly, two tiny chicken pieces (maybe a chicken breast cut in half) and the best part was the chips. My partner liked the halloumi burger which was quite a good slab of halloumi with lovely chips again and a chilli sauce which she recommended. Id definitely return because the variety was good, but I wouldn't have the mixed grill again.”

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  Lisa Guest

  ·1 year ago

  “The Nelson is situated down the lanes near Chorley and is well worth finding. Very large car park, with a childrens play area off behind the pub. The pub itself, is very large, with a bar area and the restaurant, with meals also available in the bar. The dining room is well laid out and well decorated. The menu is excellent and caters for all tastes, plus dietary requirements. The staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and polite. Food is freshly prepared and presented well. I had the Sea Bass, which was delicious and would definately have it again. The restaurant was very busy, despite it being a lunchtime, but still a great atmosphere, not too noisey you couldn't talk easily. We had a reallt lovely meal and will definately return.”

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  Martin

  ·1 year ago

  “Sunday lunch was proper old English food , started with the prawn cocktail and the beef for main and my father had the mixed grill , Service was great and the food even better 😋”

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  Me Me

  ·1 year ago

  “This was our 1st visit to The Nelson Inn,it was my birthday and this place had been recommended to us. On arrival we were shown to our table,1st impression was not good,the table had a very tacky sticky feel to it and when my skin come into contact with it it made me feel grimey, I felt like I could not relax as I could not rest my arm,it felt like I had to remember to avoid coming into contact with the table. In the end I opened up the serviette and covered part of the table with it just so if I did decide to rest my arm then at least I wouldn't stick to the table. We then ordered two Sunday roasts,my partner had lamb and I had the turkey. As soon as the meal was put down in front of me I was surprised how small it was,I am an adult not a child.The turkey was on top so I lifted it up with my fork to reveal the smallest amount of mash I'd ever seen 2 small roast potatoes, although the way I have taken the photo they look big but that wasn't the case,1 carrot, tiny amount of stuffing,pig in blanket and a Yorkshire pudding plus obviously the turkey with gravy also a very small pot of mixed vegetables supposedly for the two of us was put on the table but not edible because the carrots were rock hard. I was not impressed with the food on my plate either, the taste was just not there,very bland however I did taste the pig in blanket,but left it as something just didn't taste right at all,absolutely vile. When I managed to find the mash it was in a little stodgy lump,tasted ok nothing special, the roast potatoes took what seemed like forever to cut into and very hard to chew,the tiny amount of stuffing tasted ok but a bit rubbery,the 1 carrot was ok,the Yorkshire pudding was ok and the turkey was ok but not great,a strange taste to it. The gravy was ok but a bit thin and very small amount. After taking all of 10 minutes to eat this massive dinner we was asked if we would like desert,earlier me and my partner already had discussed that we would have a desert after dinner,we don't usually but because it was a special occasion we thought we would but after seeing the dinner and the taste of it or lack of we just looked at each other and said no thankyou can we have the bill. My overall opinion is i would not dine here again,yes the staff were pleasant enough but for me the food was just not nice,well ours wasn't anyway,I watched other people get served their Sunday roasts but they looked nothing like ours,theirs were full plates where as ours looked like it had been prepared for the borrowers. Putting aside the size and taste of our meals the worst thing for me was the feel of the table just plain nasty and needs addressing.”

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  Jason Timmins

  ·2 years ago

  “Nice place. It seemed popular and was busy when we visited. The food was great. My steak was well cooked, they weren't afraid to cook it nicely rare. Personally, I could have lived without the dance music in the dining room.”