Address: Copy Nook Hotel, Bolton By Bowland Road, Bolton By Bowland, BB7 4NL.

Phone number: 01200 447205.

Lancashire Telegraph review by John Anson from August 15 2009.

The Copy Nook is a typical Ribble Valley hostelry and one that has long been known as a place to enjoy a decent meal.

A look at the number of dishes on the specials board will soon get the tastebuds going.

As we visited on a Sunday it didn’t take the better half long to make her selection – the traditional roast lamb.

I went for one of the specials – smoked haddock fish cakes with chive crème fraiche. Both came in just under a tenner.

You can eat either in the bar area or a separate dining room (actually both look much the same) and the staff are friendly and attentive.

We were served a large dish of boiled potatoes, rustic chips and a selection of three veg to share.

My fishcakes were clearly home made (ie not perfectly circular) and were packed with tasty smoked fish.

The crème fraiche was a tasty (and healthy accompaniment) and although not a massive portion, I was left pleasantly full.

But a blackboard full of pudding choices proved too tempting so it was jam roly poly and custard for me and brandy basket and strawberries for the better half.

Being critical, a bit more custard wouldn’t have gone amiss but it was good to see an old favourite on the menu.

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