The Deacon

A great place for lunch or dinner in St. Annes.

Relatively new establishment opened in 2017 in an old banking building. Great seating outside as well as in their conservatory. The selection of beverages here (especially the Gin) is fantastic. I highly recommend their own Deacon ale and lager. Wine list is also well rounded.

As for food. For starters we had the squid, mussels (even though it's a main it makes a great starter) and the breadboard. The squid was nothing special but I can only blame how difficult it is to get squid in the area. The mussels were fantastic, served with crusty bread and fries. Fresh, well cooked and a beautiful sauce. The bread board was hearty, with a good amount of bread and various dips.

As for mains.
I had the fillet steak with garlic and shallot butter. The beef was fresh, well cooked and well seasoned. The dry age process is really noticable. However the slight astringent flavour told me that beef wasn't from the best of pastures but good nonetheless. Came with fries and a side salad which we also good.

The sticky braised beef was well seasoned and hearty, though a little dry in some areas with was good overall and I would probably order this for lunch or an early evening dinner. Side was truffle and parmesan chips, for some reason one of them was dead cold but the rest were hot. Strange anomaly but acceptable.

Pesto Gnocchi was great, very light and silky gnocchi with a fantastic sauce, plenty of flavour and perfect for vegetarians. Portion was a little small I think but still good.

Dessert was the vegan brownie, good but nothing to write home about. Sorbet and mixed nuts were good but too much going on if the brownie was the real star of the show.

Service was fantastic and staff were very friendly. Would definitely come back.

Absolutely fantastic experience.
The food was delicious from the starter right through to the dessert.
Selection of drinks on offer is very good the staff are the right amount of attentiveness without being in your face.
Great overall dining experience within a beautiful building.

A thoroughly enjoyable place to eat & drink. A very well presented establishment with a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Situated right in the happening part of Lytham just off the main promenade road. There are signs up stating that ingredients are sourced within 30 miles, which was nice to see.
The beer battered fish & chips was delicious. Super crispy chips served with fresh, flaky haddock in very crispy beer batter, homemade tartare sauce and crushed minted peas. Also came with a light Thia-style curry sauce. The American IPA was probably one of the tastiest beers I've ever had.
Toilets were very clean & there's access for wheelchairs, as the bar area is spacious. The staff were nice & friendly. There is a 2-course option available for £20 (as at 25/04/22) Prices are what you would expect from a place in this location but the quality is so good you don't mind paying that little bit more. Live music is advertised for the weekends.

Came here for some dinner after work Thursday evening and it was great! Warm welcome at the door and seated straight away. I ordered the Glazed Ribs special and it was top class! Huge rack of ribs with the best glaze I’ve ever had!! Accompanied by hand cut chip and homemade slaw. Really tasty! Service was great, quick, efficient and friendly. All staff were polite and couldn’t do enough for you. Thank you for a great experience, I will definitely be returning!!

Very disappointing, we both ordered the fish pie and unfortunately it was lukewarm and some of the fish was still raw. No quibble from the server and she removed them from our bill and apologized, very decent about it. Hopefully the chef will make sure they are cooked properly from now on. I wouldn't return as I found it a bit off putting.

Where do I begin …Ordered the Sunday roast we had to sit out side because it’s not dog friendly…The weather was good so it wasn’t a problem…The meal arrived without cutlery and by the time the cutlery came the meals was cold, which is a shame because the meal was very tasty …Ordered two sticky toffee puddings thinking I’d give it another chance 25 minutes and still no sigh of any pudding yet we did get the cutlery…I went to find out where these pudding had got to and was told they would be arriving soon 10 minutes later I’d had enough so asked for
My money back ….The pudding was £6.50 each with a 10% serves change. One of the staff was giving me a refund of £13 until I pointed out the we did not get the serves change the the amount will be £14.30 the amount I paid … needless to say I won’t be go back there again

Great restaurant, great atmosphere and food gorgeous. The staff make this place a great place to go. Nothing too much trouble for them and service with a smile. Definitely recommend, and the cheese pie was amazing 👍👏👏

Was gonna have a bite to eat but there was nothing on the menu that appealed to us. Bit of a pretentious menu in my opinion there was very limited choice, so just had 1 drink and went to the Italian across from it, which was lovely.

Perfect location and looks like it could be popular place. Glad we didn't eat there though, the state of the uncleam toilets spoke volumes. Was shocked really as there was only a handful of people in so no excuse not to be checked regularly.

Would I go again? Not really. May call in for a drink if we go to the Italian again.