“I think people in this village, people in the local area, do appreciate food, appreciate quality food, local food,” owner James Henshaw said.
“It’s fantastic,” local MP Ashley Dalton said, “when you come into West Lancashire, there’s a sign that says: ‘We’ve got it all’, and I think this is another example of what an amazing, diverse place West Lancashire is.
“We’re surrounded by fantastic growers and producers,” Allen said, and the restaurant is building that network further, having recently sourced a fish supplier in nearby Fleetwood, which, he said, is “fantastic.”.
“The kind of guests that it brings in, people from further away, come here and give Aughton a chance that they wouldn’t without hearing the Michelin star things,” he said.
“We’ve had people from the States plan their honeymoon around dinner here,” chef patron Mark Birchall, who grew up nearby in Chorley, said.
