Coach and Horses - New Italian?
 

Anyone been? Is it any good and what are prices like?

They certainly seem to have spent some money on doing the building/car park up etc.

TIA

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Heard about that last week Ian, wonder who's opening it, could it be the chap who owns the Pack Horse. The Coach was one of my favourite pubs in the 70s and 80s spent a lot of time there worked behind the bar for a time when John Preston first took over in 77 met my second wife there too, probably the only down side of the place:D

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This was the Planning Application for the extension at the time ... never did understand exactly who the applicant is. Have googled, looked in Companies House, perhaps someone else has an idea ?

11/10/0464 Full: Change of use of part of attached barn 20/10/2010
to restaurant/private dining room, new entrance door and access ramp

Coach & Horses Hotel.
Haslingden Old Road,
Oswaldtwistle,
Accrington.

BB5 3SN

Life Creative Pension Scheme

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They've certainly spent loads of money, it used to be my favourite place to eat so I hope it's OK

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439801

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It's called De Niro's and there's some great photos here

De Niro's - Gallery

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De Niro's Italian Restaurant
Haslingden Road
Oswaldtwistle

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Might give it a go, looks very nice :D

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Good grief bit different to when I used to frequent the place very nice indeed, thanks for puting the pics on wadey

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Thanks jaysay, it looks like they've developed the old barn to the left, it has great views at the back but it looks a bit expensive to me !

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Ya wadey when John Preston had in the 70s he always said that if he had the brass he would expand the pub into the barn, which was only common sense really, and as for the view from the rear windows many's the time I've sat in the bay window and watch the sun rise with a CC and DGA in my hand:D

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been this afternoon, quality food, if you want good food I would give it a try, spicy pizza very hot !!! about £7 which I thought was ok, steaks are a little expensive but according to the father in law very good, overall 9 out of 10

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It sound a bit dearer than the bill I got when I had my wedding reception there in 1977 (see I remembered). The place was staffed by girls dressed as serving wenches, I don't think it had been re-opened long.
I still have the bill. All the guests got a menu and told to pick whatever they wanted and they all had a good feed and enjoyed it. It worked out at £1 (a quid) a head plus the cake and booze.

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My aunt and uncle had it for a while in 1950s .

Outside toilets were big tubs emptied weekly by council workers .

Not very pleasant in the summer when a few coach parties had stopped by .

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"Coach and Horses" in the 70s had a sign outside saying "No Coaches" always amused the kids

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I know why that sign went up wadey there was a coach of, I think Owls fans either on there way to or away from Ewood, probably away after getting licked:D actually recked the place, hence the sign:D

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Thanks

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Reastaurant? it looks more like a doctor's waiting room.

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You should try it.

You might enjoy the experience.

Apparently, in homage to Heston Blumenthal, they serve a green tea called 'Snot'.

;)

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I suspect that if their cuisine is as inventive as their restaurant name then it is a place I shall be avoiding.

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Should be ok.

As long as this isn't piped in, and played on a loop.

YouTube - Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting TOTP

:D

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Why didn't they just call it 'La Vettura ed i Cavalli'?

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Because if they answered the phone, and tried to say that in a Lancashire accent, the focaccia would be burning in the kitchen.

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or "Brandos" cos he got fat eating the crap.:D

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Obviously its no longer a fish Tealeaf;)

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I have just remembered that the Coach and Horses was called "Ye Olde Brown Cow" when I had my reception there.

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I think you're on the wrong one!!!:confused:

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Two different places Gremlin the Olde Brown Cow is about 300 yards from the Britannia, the Coach is about 2 Miles back towards Haslingden

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That's what I thought,had to go back to post one to get my bearings.

Not been out that way for years.

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That used to be the Friday night run Beni in the 70s, Set of from the Stop on Fielding Lane, up to the Shoulder of Mutton, then to the Coach, onto the Cow, then the Brit, down to the White Bull then Back to the Stop, :D

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I wondered if you meant the Brown Cow, as I remember going there in the seventies, and they were dressed as ye olde worlde serving wenches.

It was great, a bit like Mrs. Miggin's Elizabethen pie shop, from Black Adder.

:D

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Think someone threw a Gremlin in the works.:hehetable


Want to borrow a spanner?

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That's the place garinda, we had our do up on the balcony inside, the girls were certainly dressed as serving wenches. I will dig out the bill and check on the spelling of the place but I am pretty sure it was Ye Olde brown Cow.

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That'll be the place.
Big roaring fire at far end, opposite a large balcony at the other end, over where you entered the big hall.
Early eighties it was owned by someone called Geoff Foote, and was still very good...though the wenches wore modern dress at this time.

:D

I used to love going there.

It's been an Indian now for a few years. Don't know how busy they are. I don't know anyone who's been there.

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Ya never hear it mentioned these days, until you posted the above G, didn't even know it was still open in any form

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Its not as good as its cracked up to be, a work collegue went yesterday with some friends (her friends had been before) and they all left some of their food, stating it wasn't as good as when they had been before, have they acquired a new chef I wonder??

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Photo here

Usha Restaurant, A677:: OS grid SD7226 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland - photograph every grid square!

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OMG! Are people seriouly saying they would drive up into the wild beyonds of nowhere to spend silly money on a recooked chook in some dodgy curry powder?

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Has anyone been to the Italian yet? If so any chance of a report.

Thanks

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dont know about the food but their carparks a lot safer to exit now after teh alteration

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What could you mean Accyman ... :D

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err i used it to turn around after missing the junction because of the the fog ;)

thankfully i didnt miss the entrance or i woulda had to keep going

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Went that new Italian at formely coach and horses.
The food was ok actually .It lacks atmosphere though,which is not helped by the non talkative and bit uninterested staff.
Beware of the cattle grid when walking to/from top car park in the dark,someones going to break an ankle in that grid if they dont get it better lit up.


On the plus side its only £3 for a pint of peroni ;)

might give it another try before writing it off

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yeah i did notice the lighting on the carpark is only dull solar powered garden lights held on with plastic cable ties.Your right the cattle grid could be a problem

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Better not suggest going there with the other half then the last time we went there she slipped on the cobbles outside a broke her hip, don't think she would be interested really:D

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Well we went there to celebrate my Mum's birthday and thought it was a really good meal.

We all really enjoyed our food and the staff were brilliant.

We booked for 6pm (my dad likes his tea at tea time and we were pushing it booking for 6pm!!:rolleyes:) and there were only a few tables occupied, by the time 7pm came all the tables were taken bar 1!

They didnt rush us so they could take our table for some-one else and there were nice "breathing" space in between courses approx 20mins.

I would recommend going for a meal and we said that we would deff go back.

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Thanks for that heth