Harden's survey result
Summary
“Hardly any further from Junction 33 of the M6 than Forton Services”: Craig Wilkinson’s “always popular”, “railway-side pub” has, say fans, “always unjustly sailed a little below the radar, while food and cooking continue in their accomplished, classically inspired, utterly satisfying way”. “In a time when so many places turn out Identikit dishes from the same playbook, it’s somehow refreshing to get a really good terrine, confit duck legs etc”. Top Menu Tip – “Meat is first class, the Sunday roast beef is the best ever: pink and melting in the mouth”.
Summary
This “great country pub with food a cut above most others” is “just a couple of minutes off Junction 33 of the M6”. Craig Wilkinson’s “excellent” cooking “isn’t going to excite the tweezer-botherers, but my goodness it’s satisfying. Black pudding scotch egg is becoming something of a signature, for good reason, and the confit duck (coming in a proper Northern portion of two legs) is as good as you’ll get anywhere”. Top Tip: “Sunday lunch beef to die for”.
Summary
This “crackingly good country pub” in a hamlet on the edge of the Trough of Bowland has a “fairly short menu of great food – not just pub classics”. Ambitious chef Craig Wilkinson, who moved here with his parents 26 years ago, makes good use of the excellent local larder, and his “plate-lickingly-good, brasserie-style food” is “very good value for the quality” – “in an area with a lot of competition, the Bay Horse is our go-to and never disappoints”.
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Bay Horse Ln, Ellel, LA2 0HR
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £14.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
Bay Horse Ln, Ellel, LA2 0HR
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | closed‑closed, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑7:30 pm |
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