Welcome to Maxwells

  The outdoor seating is excellent! You could be in Paris, Rome, Milan… The food is amazing, they have great specials to keep regulars from getting bored. The staff are professional,… read more friendly and attentive. Anyone visiting Clitheroe, should pop in here.

  We like this cafe bar belonging to the attached department store. Nice sitting on the upstairs terrace in the sun having a drink.

  Average dining experience – Visited the establishment on Saturday the 19th, with my partner and daughter; having booked online.

Reservation process, was great.

Really straightforward.

Upon arrival the staff… read more were super professional and our table was reserved accordingly and we were seated immediately.

This always pleases me.

My daughter was given the best crayons/sharpened coloured pencils selection and paper, we’d ever received in any restaurant; so that was fab and appreciated.

Drinks order was prompt and efficient.

Drinks were spot on.

Table staff were brilliant, polite, professional and attentive.

Food order taken without incident;

Nachos starter was great.

Daughters cheese and tomato pizza was problematic for her to eat, as the topping just slipped off the base; this theme continued with my Piri piri chicken flatbread pizza. It was absolutely sodden and just a watery mess on the plate.

It wasn’t edible, as it was simply like cheesy slim on the bread.

The mini chicken fillets on the top were cooked well; and tasted lovely.

But the flatbread pizza itself, was really bad.

Not a good day for pizzas on our table.

My partners burger was fine.

We had a side order of onion rings; these were over cooked and just crispy batter. We left the bulk of them also.

If we’d just walked in off the street and had the poor meal, we’d have chalked it up to life’s lottery, sometimes you get a good place, sometimes, not so good, but frustratingly, we’d pre booked and were looking forward to our tea’s here and were massively underwhelmed after researching and reading up on great food places to eat in Clitheroe.

I spoke to one of the staff members and she remedied the situation by knocking two lime and lemonades off our total bill.

This was slightly frustrating, when I returned nearly the entire pizza, minus the chicken bits. I’d had less than a quarter of my first pizza slice when I returned it.

If I’d been the proprietor or staff member, when a customer returns nearly their entire meal, I’d remove that from the bill, not a couple of soft drinks.

Never mind, it was still a positive acknowledgement of the problem.

My partner did have a presecco too; but the bill still came to approx £55 and it wasn’t worth that.

Food was presented beautifully, but super average in actual taste and cooking.

We’ll definitely give them a second go, as we’ve bought a property locally, so will be back again, when hopefully we’ll receive a better culinary experience.

Good atmosphere; and for drinks, you couldn’t go wrong; jury’s still out on the food though. Hopefully next time we’ll have a better dining experience.

Regards.

  During our visit to Clitheroe, we dropped in for morning coffee and cake which was well received. The staff were friendly and the cafe itself was well presented. Nice cafe… read more to call in for a pitstop. Recommended.

  My friends and I attended Maxwell’s yesterday for Christmas lunch, everything was just perfect from the crackers on the table to the delicious food, every course was outstanding, plus superb… read more value for money. The waitresses were all lovely and attentive especially Alliyah.
Thank you for a great afternoon enjoyed by six lovely friends.
Stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We will return.

  It was great to have somewhere with outdoor seating, with overhead cover and some heating to meet up with friends. Extensive menu. I don’t think the food is outstanding, however… read more it’s reasonably priced and everyone enjoyed what they had. It was a great place for meeting up in the current circumstances.

  Christmas Breakfast – Wow! Can’t thank the staff enough, we had the most magical morning. Nothing was too much trouble.
The full breakfasts were brilliant. My daughter loved her chocolate milkshake along… read more with her chocolate treats.
Everything was so well thought out, well worth the 10 pound cost! The elves were amazing and peppermint the elf couldn’t do enough he was a superstar. We had the most fantastic waiter who was so attentive (we remembered him from previous visits) he is a credit too maxwells. Will defo be returning for the breakfast with Santa. I think it’s brilliant for the price.
The vegi option for the eggs Benedict was lovely and all the coffees were lovely. We really enjoyed our family morning out! Thanks Maxwells !

  Lovely setting and atmosphere. Polite and friendly staff. Ferro Roche hot chocolate was gorgeous. Had steak ciabbatta and chickon goujons. Both were absolutely delicious. Service was quick. Staff on hand… read more but not hovering over you. Would definetly go again.

  Bang average and expensive – Came with friends for lunch. Got fresh orange juice, it was full of lumps and pips. Why isn’t it drained so it’s not full of pips? Couldn’t even drink it.… read more I had chunky chips. They came in a pot full of holes meaning the chips were touching the dirty table? I asked for a plate which took about 10 minutes to arrive. Would not return.

  The 3 of us had a thoroughly wonderful meal at Maxwells. The service was excellent and the food was outstanding. The staff are very accommodating. Originally, we had booked a… read more rooftop table, however, it was one of the hottest days and we asked to be reseated. No problem whatsoever; a table was found within a couple of minutes of our request. We have a rebooked a table for Septembe. We would definitely recommend Maxwells.