Reviews in Rawtenstall

First class food as always, speedy service and nice friendly staff. By far the best place to eat in Rossendale

Food was superb, staff were very pleasant and efficient. A bit too efficient at times because as mentioned in a previous review, we were asked what we wanted to drink before we’d had chance to study the drinks menu and before we’d sat down. Also we were only given an hour and a half slot even though our booking confirmation stated two hours. It was a birthday meal and for three courses and coffee, 90 minutes is just too rushed. It didn’t feel like a celebratory meal, more like a speed eating event. We asked to be given some time before ordering desert and we were approached six times in 15 mins to see if we were ready to order yet. We didn’t bother with the coffee in the end as we felt too uncomfortable.

Fabulous service and the food was delicious!

Had a lovely family meal on the evening of 9th January to celebrate a family birthday. Service was welcoming and excellent and the food we had was superb! Will definitely dine here again!

Great food good price this is our go too place will return and recommend

Me and my family have been coming for years, we absolutely love the transformation of the renovation the place looks incredible, Really impressed that the new menu has so many new options now, and the food is amazing!always piping hot The kids meal is fab too, staff and down to earth, very friendly and we highly recommend Always

HAD A WELL COOKED MEAL HIGH STANDARDS FOOD 100% BETTER THAN BEFORE WILL START COMING BACK WITH MY FAMILY . WELL DONE

Big improvement on the refurbishment Night and day from before. Food and staff just as before excellent. We went as a family of 4. Great idea with the jug of curry being served separately for the katsu chicken curry. Look forward to more meals being added to the menu adding more variety.

Was very impressed with the new layout and decor of The Whitchaff. Not quite so impressed with the lack of any vegetarian options on the menu, in this day and age with so many people opting for veggie meals I feel this was a big oversight, also, the waiting staff were a little too quick to ask if we wanted to order drinks, hadn't even got our coats off! Having said that, the food and atmosphere was great, long may it continue.

Nestled in the fold of the Rossendale valley an old coaching house that water fed and stabled travelling men on horseback. As undergone an extensive modernisation to welcome all contemporaries for their extensive food and drinks menu, served in somewhat salubrious surroundings complete with a beer garden affording great views for summer days. Good service from helpful hostesses we enjoyed our meals washed down with a somewhat rather pricey wine if you stray from their house offerings. All in a good all rounder, don’t leave it late as kitchen closes circa 8pm.

Superb revamp, food was excellent would recommend. We will return.

This is our second visit and once again we ordered too much but ate it all. The octopus was tender and fresh, we thought the king prawn was six prawns only to move the ginger and chilli aside to discover one prawn, cut in half, it was the size of a lobster, juicy and freshly char grilled. We also had dishes we had last time, lamb ribs in bbq sauce, mushrooms in gorganzola sauce, my brothers favourite, fennel sausages and 6 fresh oysters of course. Have never had a dish we didn't like. If you like Italian tapas then this is the place to eat. Great food, great service, its not cheap but well worth the price.

Just couldn’t fault it .

Nice restaurant. Great atmosphere and lovely food.

Came New Year’s Day to get some food with the family celebrating new year The food was wonderful and will be definitely coming again Only drawback was I know it was New Year’s Day and you was very busy and we understood and respected the waiting times But as we was finishing up eating we was given a push instead of asking if we would like a dessert because the next group booked for our table had arrived I’d have been very understanding if we had dragged out eating our food but the wait time for the food (1 hr) was the reason yourselves was behind and didn’t really appreciate that aspect of the experience However I’m sure it’s not a usual thing and was under pressure because of the busy day I should imagine we will be back soon as the food was so good Thank you

We love it here. The atmosphere, food and service are all great.

Excellent venue, wonderful service and even better food. I couldn’t recommend this place enough if you enjoy Italian style tapas.

Not had a real steak pie in years and it was absolutely delicious. A very varied and exciting menu to choose from. Our new regular.