By fast food we are not talking about your US imported homogenised
rubbish. We are talking fish and chips from newspapers, kebabs and other
takeaways that will properly sate the late night hunger borne from a
good night in the pub - or simply a meal when you can't be bothered
to cook.
We need your help! We want to add as much information as possible
about opening times etc. to this part of our Eating Out section. We
don't have the person power to check them all so please note the opening
times of your local shop and send them to us – plus any comments you may have. Thank you!"
DON'T DROP LITTER!
• J. Arnold 9, West Rd, Lancaster LA1 5PG
Tel: 01524 64523 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Baileys Fish & Chips 18, Scotforth Rd, Lancaster LA1 4ST
Tel: 01524 846808 Richard from Whickam Bishops, Essex (March 2007): Best fish & chips on the planet, at the very least, maybe in the cosmos. Cleanest shop and most friendly staff. I cannot say any more than that.
• Eaten here? Send
us a review! • Barley Cop Chippy Barley Cop Lane, Skerton (opposite the Co-op)
Great fish and chips • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Beaumont Street Fish & Chips 10, Beaumont St Lancaster LA1 2JE
Tel: 01524 69816 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Bowerham Chippy 2, Coulston Rd, Lancaster LA1 3AE
Tel: 01524 61230 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Brendan's Chippy 10, Ridge Square, Lancaster LA1 3HR
Tel: 01524 383537 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• A.D Clegg 14, Sycamore Rd Brookhouse, Lancaster LA2 9PB
Tel: 01524 770592 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Hodgsons 96, Prospect St, Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3BH
Tel: 01524 67763
Award-winning chippy! karin Jones (May 2008): Just amazing. I have been conducting a love affair with this chip shop for neigh-on ten years. When I lived abroad, my first meal on returning was always Hodgson's. When we have family visit from abroad and take them there they rave about it. The chips are perfectly cooked, the fish is fresh and the mushy peas are an entirely earthly green (as opposed to the luminous space variety you get at other chippies). My husband does complain about the lack of chicken and spring rolls but I suppose that in order to do things as well as they do, they have to specialise. Long live Hodgson's, a Lancaster tradition! James Seddon (Jan 2007): Week in week out this place delivers, it's clean, the staff are efficient and friendly and the F&Cs are excellent, everything is so fresh. This is a must do for lovers of our greatest national dish. Saffron Warde-Jones (Dec 2006): Having recently moved to Lancaster, Hodgson’s Chippy saved my life in the early weeks; when surrounded by removal boxes and unable to cook at my new house, I still had to find good value meals for me and my 3 young children! This chip shop thoroughly deserves its awards and its enduring popularity is evidenced by the queues that form. The staff are highly organised and the resultant quality of the food is well worth the wait. Although I can now cook at home, I shall continue to drive across the city centre to Hodgson’s when I feel the need for a day off. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Joe and Jackie's Chippy 3, Owen Rd, Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2AW
Open 11.30 - 1.15, 8.30 - 11.45 Mon, Tues, Weds, Thu, Sat; Firdays also
open 4.45 - 6.00pm. Closed Sundays John Freeman writes (December
2002): "Friendly chippy, open at tea times most days. Chips are
variable -- not crisp enough for my taste -- but the portions are very
generous and the fish is usually terrific. • Eaten here? Send
us a review! • Lancastrian Fish Bar 1, Alexandra Rd, Lancaster LA1 2DS
Tel: 01524 36321 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• M & E's Fish Bar & Restaurant 22, Main St Bentham, Lancaster LA2 7HL
Tel: 015242 61317 • Eaten here? Send
us a review! • Molyneaux Fish & Chips 37, Moorgate, Lancaster LA1 3PY
Tel: 01524 66757
Open: Tues - Fri 5.30 - 7.30 and lunchtime too.
Often on holiday but good chips tho', and they wrap them in proper newspaper... • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Razzmatazz Fast Food 57, Scotforth Rd., Lancaster LA1 4SA
Tel: 01524 64158 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
Savera 24 King St, Lancaster LA1 1JY
Tel: 10524 64943
Open 11.30am - midnight. Fish & Chips and Indian.
• Woodhouse's 20, Church St, Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1NP
Tel: 01524 32339 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
CHIPPYS: MORECAMBE
Atkinsons Christie Park Fish & Chips 255, Lancaster Rd, Morecambe LA4 5TJ
Tel: 01524 411632
• Eaten here? Send
us a review!
Atkinsons Fish & Chip Restaurant 16, Albert Rd, Morecambe LA4 4HB
Tel: 01524 410860 • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Mr G Scally (Feb 2008): Best chippy in town. Fresh, good value for money. Clean with good service.
Alexander M Waddington(August 2007): I am from Kendal and I visited Atkinson's for fish and chips and was very impressed by the quality of the food and the service. I would definitely go again.
Euston Rd Fisheries 135, Euston Rd, Morecambe LA4 5LF
Tel: 01524 418165 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
Marco's 8 Nelson St, Morecambe LA4 5EF
Tel: 01524 421099 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
Torrisholme Fisheries (A.V.Griffin) 363 Lancaster Rd, Morecambe LA4 6LZ
Tel: 01524 413855 Sam Hebblethwaite (Feb 2007): WOW!
Worth the VERY long wait! • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• China City 4, Langdale Place, Lancaster LA1 3NS
Tel: 01524 64981
Open: Mon, Weds, Thu 4.30 - 11.30pm; Fri, Sat 4.30 - 12 midnight; Sun
4.30 - 11.30pm. Closed Tuesdays.
Delivery service available for orders of £8 or over, charge of
80p within three mile radius. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Fired Wok 98, Prospect St., Lancaster LA1 3BH
Tel: 01524 36000 Open: Mon - Sat 5.00 - 10.30pm, closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Delivery service available • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Happy Chop Suey House 50, King St, Lancaster LA1 1RE
Tel: 01524 69654
Sam Hebblethwaite (Feb 2007): What can I say? The Special fired rice and curry sauce has been consistently good for over 15 years!
I like my fried rice to remain whitish, not turn into a brown mulch. There's loads of meat and the green peas add just the right amount of sweetness.
I like my Chinese curry to be green not reddish brown out of a tin.
Wish they did deliveries! • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Hong Kong Takeaway 48, Owen Rd, Lancaster LA1 2BN
Tel: 01524 844985 Open: Mon, Weds, Thurs 12 noon - 2.00pm, 4.30 - 11.00pm; Fri,
Sat, Sun 4.30 - 11.30pm
Cantonese, Peking and Szechuan Chinese. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Jasmine Gardens Chinese Take Away 2, Newsham Rd., Bowerham Lancaster LA1 4DG
Tel: 01524 63516 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Paradise Take Away
45, Ullswater Rd, Lancaster LA1 3PS
Tel: 01524 66228 Wendy Hoban (Dec 2006): Paradise is fast and delicious, always polite on the phone and the food although not outstanding is one of the best chinese meals in Lancaster.. our family would definately recommend! Satori (June 2006) writes: Possibly the worst chips I've ever eaten. Like blubber. Having said that, it's a Chinese, not a chippy... • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Shengs 9, Oxcliffe Road, Heysham
Tel: 01524 851717
Opne Mon - Sun 5.00 - 11.00pm (closed Tuesdays)
Telephone orders welcome, delivery service • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Ian Dean (July 2007): Food is standard but overpriced.
• West Lake Chinese Takeaway 132, Greaves Rd, Lancaster LA1 4UW
Tel: 01524 34820 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Wing-Ho
2, Green St., Lancaster LA1 1DZ
Tel: 01524 64657 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Wok 'n' Roll Noel Road, Skerton, Lancaster
Tel: 01524 65122
Open: Sun - Thu 4.30 - 10.00pm (closed all day Tuesdays); Fri, Sat 4.30
- 10.30pm
Open bank holidays. Telephone orders welcome. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• The Woo Ping
16-18, Lower Church St., Lancaster LA1 1NP
Tel: 01524 64713 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
CHINESE TAKEAWAY: MORECAMBE
China Chef
16 Pedder St, Morecambe. LA4 5DZ
Tel: 01524 833555.
Free evening home delivery for orders over £10 or £1 if
within 4 miles
Chinese food to eat in or take away.
Mon - Thurs: 12-2pm, 5-11.30pm
Fri - Sun: 12-2pm, 5pm-12.30am
Suns + Bank Hols: 5-11.30pm • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Ian Dean (July 2007): Having had a menu posted through my letterbox from China Chef, I fancied a
change from my local six chinese takeaways. I ordered beef in tomatoes + egg
fried rice. The beef and tomatoes tasted more like fat, it was very salty and
there were more tomatoes than beef. The egg fried rice was about the best
thing. The spare ribs were overcooked and seem to have been burnt by this
overcooking, they were also pretty dry, even though they were in barbecue
sauce.
Max Johnson (December 2006) writes: Not great, but the food is edible. It seems to be the best of an appallingly awful bunch of local Chinese takeaways.
Max's Chinese Takeaway
382 Heysham Road, Morecambe, LA3 2BJ
Tel: 01524 852288
Sunday - Thursday & Bank Holidays 5pm - 11:30pm
Friday & Saturday 5pm - 12am.
Closed on Tuesdays. Max Johnson (no relation! October 2007): Having despaired of finding any edible Chinese food in Morecambe unless I make it myself, Max's came as a very pleasant surprise when it opened a few months ago. It's not big city Chinatown, but it's really good! The food actually tastes like it should with distinct and assertive flavours, the meat and vegetables seem fresh, it seems well made, it's not loaded with salt or sugar and best of all it's consistently good. My experience is that deliveries turn up within half an hour. I've started using Max's once a week, but only ever on Wednesdays and Thursdays so can't vouch for other nights!
Prices are average, e.g. (Salt & Pepper Ribs £4.10; Duck with Plum Sauce £4.60). £1.00 extra for deliveries under £10 or over 4 mile radius. • Eaten here? Send
us a review! GREEK / TURKISH: LANCASTER (Kebabs etc.)
• Ali Baba Kebab & Pizza Takeaway 31a, North Rd, Lancaster LA1 1NS
Tel: 01524 382032 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Star Kebab House
91, Penny St., Lancaster LA1 1XN
Tel: 01524 847474 • Eaten here? Send
us a review! INDIAN: LANCASTER
• Delhicious 8, Damside St, Lancaster LA1 1PB
Tel: 01524 844844 / 844444 • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Suheima Khoda (April 2008): Me and my family have been ordering from here for over a year. Great food, always on time, and best of all the customer service is excellent. I would definitely reccommend. Price is good too!! I have lived in Lancaster all my life and this is the best Indian food I have tasted.
• Habib Balti House & Pizza Palace 2, Winchester Avenue, Lancaster LA1 4HX
Tel: 01524 848466 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Iky's
Pizza & Balti House 135, St. Leonards Gate, Lancaster LA1 1NL
Tel: 01524 34432
Curries (until 11.30pm) tel: 01524 34432
Pizzas, burgers + kebabs tel: 01524 69156
Open: 7 days a week, 5pm - late. Phone for free home delivery with orders over £10,
£1 for orders under £10, in Lancaster area. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
Imran's Restaurant & Takeaway
18 King Street, Lancaster, LA1 1JY
Tel: 01524 66010
Punjabi home cooking. Open 12-2.30pm & 6-11pm.
Phone for home delivery. • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Abban Hussein (Feb 2008): Have been there to Imranz, It's unbeatable price in the town without any compromise with the standard of food. Really good Indian village ambience. Absolutely hooked on to it, by far the best place for students and budget eaters as well as those who cannot live without Punjabi food. Steven Edelman (Jan 2008): The buffet comes with everything needed for a top curry evening, a top place to eat with good quality and very, very low prices. Neil Foxlee (Dec 2007): Imran's is serving reasonable Punjabi food at a very reasonable price (£4 for evening buffet!). Also very cheap take-away. (NB All-you-can-eat buffet is now £5 and still outstanding value!)
• Nice 'n Spicy
Lower Church Street, Lancaster Wendy Hoban (Dec 2006): Long delivery times and the food is sometimes cool when delivered, tasty though! • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
Niche Indian Delight
6 Church Street , Lancaster LA1 1NP
Tel: 01524 68060 • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Saffron Warde-Jones (April 2008):
I have used this restaurant twice and the food has been excellent. The first time, the food was late and only lukewarm when it arrived, but apparently they were a driver down. When I discussed this with the owner he was most apologetic, made reparation, and even came himself, the second time, with my order! Notwithstanding teething problems (they are a new enterprise), the food was sublime on both occasions (and on time and hot the second time!). The Chicken Patiya and Garlic Chilli Chicken were perfectly spiced, the sag bhaji and tarka dal also measured up well. The chapatti was a little dry, but the stuffed paratha excellent – considerably better dough and more well stuffed than those from other Indian restaurants I’ve tried in Lancaster. They also offer student discount – hooray! The owner comes from a family of chefs, his father is a well-known wedding chef, and is very personable and helpful. I usually chuck unsolicited leaflets straight in the recycling, but was seduced by the appearance of the menu, which was printed on quality paper. I’m glad to say that my speculative orders reaped dividends! I requested some extra copies of the menu, which I now intend to circulate amongst friends, should they have recycled theirs without further reflection!
ITALIAN: LANCASTER
• Latin Quarter
21, Ladies Walk Ind Est, Caton Rd, Lancaster LA1 3NX
Tel: 01524 841188 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Pizzetta Republic
75, North Rd., Lancaster LA 1LU
Tel: 01524 33332 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Pizzetta Republic
60, Penny St., Lancaster LA1 1XF
Tel: 01524 844800 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• The Starvin' Marvin
19, Brock St., Lancaster LA1 1UR
Tel: 01524 32520 • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• Shelleys
6, Sir Simons Arcade, Lancaster LA1 1JL
Tel: 01524 849333
Open: Monday to Saturday, 9.00am to 3.00pm
Lancaster's original specialist sandwich shop offers you a wide selection
of fine hot and cold take away lunchtime food. Outside catering for
all occasion with selection of sandwich platters and cold buffet menu. • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Colin Rafferty (May 2008): Last year I bought a turkey and bacon sandwich from here.
It was on a small baguette with a slab of turkey and strips of crispy bacon,
loads of fresh, crisp salad, was served with a smile and mayo,
and didn't cost the earth.
That is why I bought the place.
I hope we are still doing the same.
Please let us know.
Colin Rafferty (Not Victor Kyam!)
SoupaNova
18 Church Street, Lancaster LA1 1NP
Tel. 01524 841488
Open 11am - 6pm Mon - Sat.
12 - 4pm Sunday
Specialising in healthy homemade fast food - Soups, Salads, Smoothies and more.
Eat in or Takeaway
Vegans and Vegetarians well catered for. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
MULTINATIONALS With the huge variety of chip shops, pizza places
and kebab joints above we're frankly amazed anyone would want
to eat in the same kind of bland, over-priced eaterie offered by the
following American conglomerates. But if you really, really must...
• Kentucky Fried Chicken
King Street, Lancaster Maggie Horton (Jan 2008): Several years ago, KFC Lancaster used to be great. Sadly,
standards have fallen and I fully agree with Dawn Southern's
review - the staff need to have a good wash and management need to
pull their socks up. As the quality of food and service dropped I
decided only to visit the store for food when absolutely
necessary. On every single occasion my order has been incorrect
and the food has been cold and bedraggled. This is especially
galling as the service is so slow with queues snaking through the
store and out of the front door. Serving times of 20 minutes plus
seem to be the norm and on one occasion I had to wait for 45
minutes! The restaurant area never appears to look clean so I
dread to think how things are behind the counter, etc! I get the
impression that health and safety may not be the highest priority
for management as I have heard many stories of illness following
visits to this store - normally involving popcorn chicken for some
strange reason!
I am writing this review now as KFC Lancaster has recently
undergone a complete refurbishment. I had high hopes that things
had improved with a fresh new start. Unfortunately, this is not
the case - the queueing system is still ill-conceived and the
restaurant is still a mess. My husband and I queued for 30 minutes
for our food last night only for it to be cold. Consequently, we
have both been ill overnight and my husband is unable to work
today! Lancaster Council and Health & Safety will be receiving a
phone call. Dawn Southern (October 2007): I have eaten here a few times and each time I say never again but I do soooooooooo love KFC.
The staff are terrible, look like they need a good scrub down, attitude problems, and so disorganised.
They do not listen to orders properly and fairly often get them wrong. I do not know how many times I have got food home (down the rd) and found it is the wrong order and ended up having to go back with it - and get sarcastic chatback from them like "would you like to check it now b4 you go.." grrrrrrrrrr. The manageress wants to change the lot of staff or get herself new job as she cannot control them.
Dawn wrote again: Since sending in this report I have yet again like a fool gone up to KFC Lancaster and each member of staff looked like they needed a good scrub. The place was filthy and I will never go in it again. Ian Dean (July 2007): KFC what can I say, it's got to be one of the best I've been to bar Preston Friargate, which is the first kfc in the UK. Lancaster seems to have sorted
its act out and finally have staff that have worked there for several
years, instead of the influx of students who have no desire to work in the
fast food industry. The food is always to my liking and if there's ever any
problems such as extra mayo or ketchup the staff always give the stuff
instead of trying to charge you more..
• Eaten here? Send
us a review!
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BOTHER...
• United
Poultry Concerns
Dedicated to the Compassionate and Respectful Treatment Of Domestic
Fowl
• McDonald's Restaurants
10-14, Cheapside, Lancaster LA1 1LZ
Quite apart from its dubious contribution to the world, this particular
McDonalds is one of the slowest-serving eateries in Lancaster. Avoid
it if for no other reason. • Eaten here? Send
us a review! Ian Dean (July 2007): Well if you've come in for fast food walk back out the door, its slow.. the
food's always cold, the burgers are always soggy and I'm afraid this McDonalds
outlet has put me off their products for life.
Here are a few sites with reasons NOT to eat at McDonalds:
• McSpotlight McDonald's spends over $2 billion a year broadcasting
their glossy image to the world. This is a small space for alternatives
to be heard.
• McDonalds Workers
Resistance A loose network controlled by McDonalds workers
encouraging McWorkers around the world to set up resistance groups at
their stores, and through the network work together for higher wages,
better conditions and a greater degree of control over their working
lives.
Tel: 01524 66190
• Subway
Lower Church Street, Lancaster
This company allegedly has the most lawsuits from franchises in the
world, while only being the second largest company behind McDonalds. Charlie Bluglass (August 2007): Apart from being a faceless corporate chain, the product itself is let down by dry tasteless bread and processed cheese. Would it hurt to have real cheese? Oh wait a minute, that would slow down the industrialised production-line sandwich assembly........
Go over the road to Soupernova and support a local independent that has both identity and taste. • Eaten here? Send
us a review!
• The
Case against Subway
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