Nick Miller (March 2008): The lovely Helen and I got married on Saturday 1st March and we brought 24 of our friends and relatives to The Meeting House Lane Restaurant for lunch.
Dan and his team did us proud. The food was delicious, beautifully presented and the hard working staff were at all times polite and courteous.
We wanted to create the atmosphere of a family Sunday lunch with a choice of starters, a generous roast with plenty of vegetables, home made sweets and a local cheese board to finish. We were not disappointed, we were greeted with champagne and allowed to take our time.
Thank you Dan, it was great and we will be back on Friday, just the two of this time.

 

Kathryn Jones (Jan 2008): Decided to give this place a try for a date on the sheer strength of the reviews after I couldn’t get a reservation at my usual haunt – these people know what they’re talking about. The food was absolutely superb, the wine was excellent, the waiting staff were polite, friendly and very obliging and the atmosphere was lovely. Even with two office parties going on in the adjoining room, the quiet and civilized atmosphere of the place wasn’t spoilt and my boyfriend and I had a wonderful time there. The prices were very reasonable, particularly given the excellent quality of the food, and we will definitely be going back and taking as many people as possible with us.

 

L. Connors (September 2007): On the basis of such favourable reviews my partner and I decided to try the Meeting House one Friday evening. We booked late but they were happy to accommodate us-the first positive. The second was the service. All members of staff were incredibly friendly and genuinely warm. And the third positive? The food. It was amazing. We gorged on three courses and a coffee afterwards, complete with miniature Kendal mint cake. The highlights were a smooth and velvety leek and potato soup, the locally produced sausages and the ice cream selection. The only negative I can hold against them is this: had I not visited the virtual Lancaster page I would not have known it existed. A restaurant this good and this reasonable needs to be trumpeted!

 

 
Matthew Harris (July 2007): Having lived away from Lancaster for seven years I am always pleasantly surprised on my return by the ever increasing quality of the food available. The Meeting House Restaurant is no exception. This site has housed a number of restaurants over the years but none that can hold a torch to this current incarnation. From the minute you are warmly greeted to when you are seated and presented with the menu the experience is rewarding. The menu reads like a who’s who of fine local produce and each dish is complimented by simple yet effective flavours. I had the black pudding and bacon salad to start which was divine. The duck which followed as a main maintained the high standard set by the preceding course. The table was then presented with a cheese board I can confidently say puts shame to the number I have had elsewhere, even here in London. A wine list with a tempting selection of both European and new world wines finishes the whole experience with a satisfying tone. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant to anyone with the confidence they won’t be disappointed.

 

Adrian Friday (May 2007): Saturday lunch. Glasson smoked battered Haddock, Chunky Chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce (all home made) and a cappuccino. Glorious! Great flavours, strong presentation, arrived instantly and delighted the taste buds. We loved the use of local produce. Everything was good; the naturally salty smoked fish complemented the batter and produced a novel twist on an old favourite - the chips were perfect. My wife said they were the best she'd ever had. My 18 month old daughter and I loved the peas too. It was also very well priced. We will go back to sample some other options.
Town was thronging with people just yards away at the special bank holiday market. But we were the only customers in the place! This is a tough location - we went there to check out the Runcible Spoon which is no more (RIP) - the Meeting House had a child seat and were quite happy to fit us in with a little one, but the toy area has gone (replaced by a tasteful contemporary refit). Hopefully they'll succeed, the food that we've tried certainly means that they've got to be worth a visit.

 

 

Thankyou to all these people and please come again.

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