Recommendations for places to eat in Blackpool
sarahj1986
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Hello,
Going on a weekend trip to Blackpool next month staying in the North Shore area.
Day time - A nice café or similar to go for lunch, in or take away doesn't matter, must be near the amusements/attractions. Nothing to expensive or fancy
Evening - A short walk/Taxi ride away from our hotel on the North shore. Budget £100 max for 2 people with alcohol. Don't mind booking in advance if its worth it.
Any nice pubs/bars to go to at night, nothing to rowdy.
Anything else to recommend as its my first time there. I am going to the pleasure beach and will buy wristbands online unless you can advice getting it cheaper?
Thanks guys
Going on a weekend trip to Blackpool next month staying in the North Shore area.
Day time - A nice café or similar to go for lunch, in or take away doesn't matter, must be near the amusements/attractions. Nothing to expensive or fancy
Evening - A short walk/Taxi ride away from our hotel on the North shore. Budget £100 max for 2 people with alcohol. Don't mind booking in advance if its worth it.
Any nice pubs/bars to go to at night, nothing to rowdy.
Anything else to recommend as its my first time there. I am going to the pleasure beach and will buy wristbands online unless you can advice getting it cheaper?
Thanks guys
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There's a dress-code. Smart casual. No Jeans or Trainers. Not suitable for the Hen Party crowd which swarm throughout the rest of the town.
Exactly
Besides Its best to hear a few recs then look at trip advisor.
You'd be on It all night looking for places.
I do like blackpool, sadly I haven't had the chance to check out clubs, we always have the kids, apart from AJs we usually have a quiet drink in the harvester place at the premier inn, they have a good soft play area, and unlimited refills of juice or pop!
Yep. Don't bother and go somewhere nicer!
Sorry, couldn't help it. Blackpool has a polarizing effect on DS.
Sh'boobie made a good suggestion. I honestly can't think of anywhere else. B'pool is a bit of a hole.
For the daytime I would recommend Westcoast Rock Cafe. They have amazing burgers and are quite reasonable too.
We had some steak pie, chips and peas which we sat and ate in one of the seafront shelters and it was really very good. So, I'll recommend that to you for a straightforward takeaway. Hopefully it's still there!
That's a little bit unfair. A lot of people wouldn't be aware of tripadvisor, or that it was a useful place to find recommendations. We're not all 20 years old. The poster was only trying to be helpful, I'm sure.
I lived in Blackpool all my life until aged 21, and there's a couple of places I'd recommend.
For a start, don't worry about anywhere being in North Shore. If, as your post says, you're willing to take a "short taxi ride", then frankly, the whole of Blackpool's your oyster.
That said, I've only got one recommendation: best place to eat in the whole of Blackpool, bar none, is The Cottage Chippy. It's in Marton, which is South Shore (quick cab ride away), and it's frequented by all the big stars when they come to the resort (as evidenced by the photos on the walls).
They serve all kinds of beautiful, locally and freshly caught fish, and they offer it in about six different sizes and all kinds of batter options (or not battered at all, if that's your preference). Of course, there are also non-fish options, as well as a great kids' menu. It has a quaint, countryside-feel eat-in area.
As I say, that's my only firm recommendation (and I've lived in Blackpool most of my life). I can't help but be sceptical of any other suggestions - there's a lot of chavvy crap out there, I'm afraid.
ETA website: http://www.cottagefishandchips.co.uk/
Yes, the sheer audacity of somebody recommending a website that's full of restaurant/eatery reviews of places in Blackpool. Hangings too good for them :rolleyes:
Try The Castle Pub, I'm sure you'll like it.
Round the corner on King St is Kwizeen. The road is a bit nitty and not terribly nice, but that is a very good restaurant.
The Empress Grill in The Winter Gardens is well priced and the food is lovely.
Tiramisu on Abingdon St is my pick for an Italian.
There are a number of good cafes on Cedar Square; I like Lounge, but you'd have to be very picky not to find one on there that you liked.
On Queen St is Nunzio's Italian which is always good. Don't eat there on a Friday or Saturday night unless you like walking among plastered lunatics from out of town on Stag and Hen Nights.
Michael Wan's Mandarin on Clifton St is absolutely epic, if you like Chinese food.
Othello's on Talbot Road is a Greek restaurant. It's owned by the people who had The Med on Church St. Many a Kleftiko I've had in there!
My favourite Indian place is Michaels, in Thornton, that's definitely a taxi job. (All the rest on here are just in wandering distance of North Pier, in North Shore)
Toast on Corporation St is a nice place for lunch. As is Stefano's on Birley St.
And If you manage to spend a hundred quid for two people with wine in any of those places, I'll be highly amazed. Unless you routinely order a bottle of scotch with your dinner.
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if you can't find a chippie then you aren't looking!
If you want Fish and Chips, go to Dave and Sue's chippy on the corner of Kent Road. Their Yorkshire fishcakes are out of this world.
I'll be saving this post when I get my pc working again!
I'm sure aj do a 2 course meal with wine for
£40 I think a couple
Big portions too, lol. Trams rock!
I would have recommended there a year or so ago but they have really really gone downhill. It is a shame because it was my fave place ever. Their home made tartare sauce is amazing.