Lovely food today. I had the "Big Mac" special menu item along with tomato and red pepper soup was delicious and my friend had a panini and we finished up with Lemon drizzle and sticky toffee pudding. My friend said she enjoyed hers so much she could have cried ha. So all round top marks. Good service quick and nice cafe inside!

Friday 13th May Simply Classic - Mead Way Business Park, Padiham It was my first time here. I tried a few weeks ago but I was too late for breakfast (the clocks had gone forward but mine hadn't). I'd collected one of there meal-prep takeaways a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it - a Chinese banquet, so was eager to see what their more traditional fayre was like. The first thing that struck me was the size of the place, there must be room for a good 80+ covers. The second thing was the cleanliness of the place, every surface was shining and if I didn't know differently I think it was just opening for the first time. I took a seat in the window a found myself looking at a menu that looked like a multiple choice O'Level paper. Happily a waitress quickly came across and gave me a much simplified version. I ordered the Full English, with no egg. The waitress offered me a replacement for the egg so I went for an extra rasher of bacon. Tea and toast were included. I asked for a pot of tea rather than a cup and this wasn't added to the bill which was nice. When my breakfast arrived the waitress warned me the plate was hot so obviously I touched it to check - and burnt my finger. It looked great and it was. The Sausage was nicely browned and very tasty, there were two thick slices of black pudding, three half grilled tomatoes plenty of mushrooms, a pot of piping hot beans and three reasonably thick slices of bacon. I would have preferred the fatty end of the rasher to be a cooked a bit longer but I know that's down to personal taste. Two white sliced rounds of toast were accompanied by 3 pats of lakeland butter and a there was a selection of sauces in sachets. I managed to squeeze four cups of tea out of my pot. It was tea-bags rather than loose leaf but tasted good. The waitresses were attentive and friendly. If I had to try hard to criticise the place the only thing I could point to would be the lack of atmosphere. But do you need that at breakfast? Its very light and almost cavernous in size. But in fairness what the place lacked on character was made up in spades by the friendliness of the waitresses. For a good quality mid-price-range breakfast I would definitely reccomend Simply Classic Shuttleworth Mead Business Park, Padiham.