The list below was compiled in February 2004 and gives a selection
of places to eat in Lancaster taken from the local yellow pages telephone
directory. There are, however, other places to eat if you would like to
search for them. Additionally, many public houses serve English
'pub food' early in the evening and there are Sandwich Bars, Fish
and Chip and Chinese / Indian / Italian take away shops as well as
the ubiquitous McDonalds and Kentucky Fried houses.
In the table below, the 'Descriptions' have been supplied by the
restaurants themselves and the 'Comments' have been supplied by Lancaster
University personnel according to their various experiences.
While not all restaurants specify a need to book, it is advisable
to book if you intend to turn up in groups of more than four.
|
1 |
Anthony's Café Bistro 11 King's Arcade Mon-Wed: 10:00-16:30 Thu-Sat: 10:00-16:30 & 18:30-22:30 Tele: 39920 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 58 persons |
Last Orders: 15:30,20:30 |
Book: evenings |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: English & Mediterranean cuisine. Snacks, salads, sandwiches in daytime and a la Carte in the evening. |
Comments: 1 food quite nice |
|
2 |
Bella Pasta 26-28 Church St. Mon-Sat: 11:00-23:00 Sun: 11:00-22:00 Tele: 36340 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 90 persons |
Last Orders: 22:45 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: |
Description: Pizza / Pasta house. Monday night is ‘student’ night and is very busy.Happy Hour: Mon-Fri: 11:30-14:30 & 16:30-18:30 where selected items are available for £3.50 |
Comments: 1 Basic pizza / pasta – nothing special |
|
3 |
Bombay Balti Restaurant Jubilee Hall, China St.
7 days a week
12:00-14:00 & 17:00-24:00
Tele: 844550 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 60 persons |
Last Orders: 23:00ish |
Book: |
Price Range: £4.50 - £8.00 |
Description: Whole Indian cuisine including vegetarian and some English |
Comments:
|
|
4 |
Brewers Fayre
Greaves Park, Bowerham Rd
7 days a week
11:00-22:00
Tele: 389335
|
Licensed: Y |
Size: 140 covers |
Last Orders: 22:00ish |
Book: groups |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Pub food in nice location with good service and friendly staff. |
Comments:
1 Large pub/restaurant, good if you have children.
2 Quite wide choice but little variation.
|
|
5 |
Casa Luca 66 Penny St
Mon-Thur: 12:30-14:30 & 17:30-21:00
Fri-Sat: 12:00-21:45
Sun: 18:00-21:00
Tele: 843400 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 34 covers |
Last Orders: as per opening times |
Book: advisable |
Price Range: not supplied |
Description: Spanish food – tapas and paellas. |
Comments: 1 Small tapas bar but not authentic. |
|
6 |
Cavaliers Table 52 Market St
6 days a week
Mon-Sat: 8:00-17:00
Tele: 844641 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 60 covers |
Last Orders: Sat: 16:00 Other: 15:00 |
Book: N |
Price Range: not supplied |
Description: Basic daytime food. |
Comments:
|
|
7 |
Chicago Rock Café New St
Tele: 849047 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: n/a |
Last Orders: |
Book: |
Price Range: |
Description:
|
Comments: 1 Good for youngsters. 2 Great for dancing. 3 Food iffy |
|
8 |
Crow's Wine Bar 10 King St
7 days a week
12:00-22:00
Tele: 382888 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 110 persons |
Last Orders: 21:45 |
Book: groups |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Tex-Mex, steaks, specials and traditional fayre. |
Comments: 1 Unimpressive basic Mex-Tex.
2 Good / Ok |
|
9 |
Elliots Restaurant 64 Market St
Closed Mon
17:30-18:30
18:30-21:30 A la Carte
Tele: 36092 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 50 persons |
Last Orders: 21:30 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: English and French cuisine. Tues and Weds, additionally, fondues – 4 course for £14.95. |
Comments: 1 Average
2 Nothing special
|
|
10 |
Fortune Star 16 Dalton Square
Closed Weds
18:00-24:00
Tele: 842828 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 50 persons |
Last Orders: 23:00 |
Book: w/e |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Cantonese food |
Comments: 1 Very good and good value
2 Good for big parties
3 Use too much colouring |
|
11 |
The Gatehouse Restaurant White Cross, South Rd
7 days a week
Mon-Fri 11:00-21.30
Sat: 17:30-21:30
Sun: 11:30-14:30 & 17:00-21:30
Tele: 849111 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 65 persons |
Last Orders: 21:30 |
Book: Fri & groups |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Located by Lancaster canal, serves Mediterranean food with a definite Greek influence. Monday to Friday Earlybird menu from 17:00-19:00 gives two courses for £10ish. |
Comments: 1 Top banana
2 Food quite nice
3 Good vibes - Greek influence
4 Ok – atmosphere iffy |
|
12 |
Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant 11 George St
7 days a week
Sun-Thur: 18:00-24:00
Fri-Sat: 18:00-24:30
Tele: 33100
|
Licensed: Y |
Size: 80 persons |
Last Orders: 23:45 |
Book: Fri & Sat |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Popular Chinese restaurant serving a range of dishes in different styles. |
Comments: 1 Lovely but rushed
2 Hard to get a table
3 Very nice but need to book. |
|
13 |
Golden Jade Chinese Restaurant 78 Penny St
7 days a week
17:00-24:00
Tele: 847788 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 40 persons |
Last Orders: 23:45 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Small Chinese restaurant giving 10% discount for students. |
Comments: 1 Small and Ok. |
|
14 |
Bistro Morini 26 Sun St
Mon-Sat
18:30-22:00
Tele: 846252 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 45 persons |
Last Orders: 22:00 |
Book: advisable |
Price Range: £20-£25 per person |
Description: Mediterranean cuisine but no pizza and little pasta. Fresh fish specials daily. |
Comments: 1 Good but expensive
2 Highish end Italian with good sea food. |
|
15 |
Luna Restaurant 135 St Leonard's Gate
Mon-Sat:
12:00-14:00 &18:30-21:30
Tele: 846813 |
Licensed: N but:£3 corkage per table |
Size: 20 persons |
Last Orders: 21:30 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: not supplied |
Description: Mediterranean style food mainly Italian. |
Comments: 1 Small and good but expensive
2 Highish end Italian.
3 Take your own alcohol and pay corkage |
|
16 |
Marco's 27 North Rd
7 days a week (no Sun lunch)
12:00-14:00 & 17:30-22:30
Tele: 844445 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 100 persons |
Last Orders: 21:30 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Mainly Italian with a few English dishes. |
Comments: 1 Good but ordinary.
2 Very nice but not fancy - enjoyable.
3 Mid price Italian but not good for large groups unless you are the only one |
|
17 |
Miyabi Japanese Restaurant 6 Cable St
7 days a week
12:00-14:00 & 18:00-23:00
Tele: 848356 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 100 persons |
Last Orders: 22:45 |
Book: w/e or groups |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Japanese Tappanyaki and oriental cuisine. |
Comments: 1 Good atmosphere – cook food yourself.
2 Entertaining environment
3 Good food and lively social occasion
|
|
18 |
Moghuls 91 King St
7 days a week
17:30-24:00
Tele: 36253 |
Licensed: N |
Size: 35 persons |
Last Orders: Depends on business |
Book: N |
Price Range: |
Description: Indian takeaway with a few tables |
Comments:
|
|
19 |
Pizza Margherita 2 Moor Lane
7 days a week
10:30-22:30
Tele: 36333 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 60 persons |
Last Orders: 22:30 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Pizza / pasta house |
Comments: 1 Pleasant environment, good service but just pizza and pasta |
|
20 |
Sante 60 Church Street
Mon-Sat: 18:00-22:30
Tele: 63802 & 66900 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 70 persons |
Last Orders: 22:30 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Modern décor serving Modern British food. Would do a ‘special’ deal for a group of 8 or more. |
Comments: 1 Very good
2 Very modern
3 Quite expensive
|
|
21 |
Shabab Indian Restaurant 23a Castle Hill
7 days a week
18:00-23:30
Tele: 388454 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 40 persons |
Last Orders: 23:30 |
Book: group |
Price Range: not supplied |
Description: Indian cuisine but will supply English if required.Monday and Wednesday nights are ‘student’ nights – two course meal for £5.95. |
Comments: 1 Small and nice |
|
22 |
Simply French 27a St George's Quay
7 days a week
Sun-Mon: 19:00-21:00
Tue-Sat: 18:00-21:00
Fri,Sat,Sun: 12:00-14:00
Tele: 843199 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 65 persons |
Last Orders: 21:00 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: A la Carte French cuisine but menu varies regularly.18:00-18:45: is ‘Earlybird’ time: half price starters and sweets and £6 main course.Sunday and Monday: offer a special: 3 courses & a bottle of wine per person for £14.95. |
Comments: 1 Very good
2 Small and smoky
3 All right – a lot of fish |
|
23 |
Som Siam Thai Restaurant 13 Meeting House Lane
Sun-Thu: 18:00-21:30
Fri-Sat: 18:00-22:00
Tele: 848049 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 60 persons |
Last Orders: Depends on business |
Book: Y |
Price Range: www.somsiam.com |
Description: Authentic Thai cuisine.Mon-Sun: Happy hour 18:00-19:00 |
Comments: 1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Quite nice atmosphere, friendly and food reasonable
4 No good for large groups |
|
24 |
Spaghetti House Restaurant 18 Mary St
7 days a week
Sun: 17:30-21:00
Mon-Thu: 12:00-14:30 & 17:30-21:00
Fri-Sat: 17:30-21:30
Tele: 846011 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 80 persons |
Last Orders: Fri-Sat 21:15 Sun-Thu 20:30 |
Book: w/e |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Mainly Mediterranean (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Greek) dishes with some English. |
Comments: 1 Low to mid quality Italian
2 Pricey for quality |
|
25 |
Sultan of Lancaster The Old Church, Brock St
7 days a week
17:00-23:00
Tele: 61188 |
Licensed: N |
Size: 80 persons |
Last Orders: 22:45 |
Book: w/e and groups |
Price Range: www.sultanoflancaster.com |
Description: Mainly Indian cuisine with some English dishes. |
Comments: 1 Excellent if you like curry
2 Best curry house in town but strictly dry
3 No alcohol; best Indian; my favourite
|
|
26 |
Sun Café Sun St Studios, 25 Sun St
7 days a week
Sun: 17:00-21:00
Mon: 10:00-16:00 & 17:00-19:00
Tue-Sat: 10:00-16:00 & 17:00-22:00
Tele: 845599 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 60 persons |
Last Orders: 21:30 |
Book: Y |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Modern European cuisine Tue-Sat: 17:00-19:00: daytime menu 19:00-22:00 a la carte Sun, Tue & Wed: 2 courses for £12.95 or 3 courses for £14.95 |
Comments: 1 Good modern cuisine, sometimes live music
2 Bad service and expensive
3 Overpriced
|
|
27 |
Verdes 46-48 Church St
7 days a week
Mon-Sat: 12:00-14:00 & 17:30-22:00
Sun: 17:00-21:00
Tele: 383436 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 100 persons |
Last Orders: Mon-Sat 22:00 Sun 21:00 |
Book: groups |
Price Range: not supplied |
Description: Wide variety of food including Italian.17:30-19:00 is Happy Hour: pizza or pasta for £3.95 |
Comments: 1 Good Italian
2 Used to be Paulo Gianni’s |
|
28 |
Whale Tail Vegetarian Café 78a Penny St
Mon-Fri: 9:00-16:00
Sat: 9:00-17:00
Sun: 10:30-15:00
Tele: 845133 |
Licensed: Y |
Size: 50 persons |
Last Orders: |
Book: n/a |
Price Range: see menu |
Description: Vegetarian and Vegan daytime café. |
Comments: 1 Good food if you like vegetarian
2 Very ‘alternative’
3 Good ‘hippy’ fare
4 The hippy shop |
|