Reviews in Rawtenstall

Delicious food and great service. Can’t wait to go again!

The food was great, although some of the prices for drinks didn’t make sense - in a lot of cases it’s cheaper to get 2 x half pints rather than a full pint. The lasagne was also too oily but that could be personal preference. Unfortunately the service was a let down. Only 1 member of staff appears to know what they are doing, whilst the others just walk around pretending to be busy: we ended up having to order drinks at the bar after 20 minutes of waiting to be served, and food we had to ask a waitress if we could place our order.

Myself, my husband and daughter booked the Whitchaff for New Years Eve and were not disappointed. The food was lovely and beautifully presented. I had smoked salmon and crayfish to start, followed by Seared rump of lamb on a bed of sautéed potatoes and green beans and peas. To finish I had the lemon cheesecake. The Whitchaff has recently undergone a major refurbishment which has made it even more cosy/inviting than it already was. We will definitely be attending to eat there again. The staff were very friendly and obliging also. Thank you for a lovely evening.

This is not a full review, just a comment about the current booking system. I booked online for a party of 3 on Saturday afternoon, and received a confirmatory email. Unfortunately the staff were unable to find us a table and even showed us an iPad image of their full bookings till 9.30pm, to demonstrate the impossibility of fitting us anytime in the next 7 hours. We accepted this information and did not the blame the staff member at all. Thankfully we were able to book at the Cotton House on their online booking system and had a lovely meal there half an hour later!

Fabulous service & food as always … will be returning very soon.

Have just had a lovely meal, in the newly refurbished whitchaff. Very impressed with new layout. Glad food as good as ever.

We love the food, atmosphere and limoncellos here. Brilliant selection of small plates and a great bar to hang out at.

We visited the Whitchaff for the first time since the refurbishment and were extremely impressed. The whole experience was perfect . Atmosphere, quality and variety of food as well as politeness and courtesy of staff are all a credit to you. Thank you .

Incredible food, best tapas I have ever had. Atmosphere was great and great service! Will 100% be returning

I’ve always liked the Whitchaff as I used to go there in the 80’s! It’s lovely to see it refurbished (at last) and want it to be successful. I think the menu choice is great and the service is good most of the time. Reports are that it is a little “on and off”. Service is so, so important and I really do hope that this is focused on. That really is the success of any restaurant.

Fantastic service on the day. Food was Gorgeous!

Fabulous food. Had the turkey dinner and it was beautiful and generous for a great price. Pub is lovely having had a recent refurb. White wine was not very cold. And staff don’t acknowledge when we arrived so stood for quite a while at the bar waiting to advise we had arrived. Those are minor gripes. The food, the place, the value, and the service (post the arrival experience) were all great. We will be back, lots!

We have been eating here for a few years and it never ever fails to impress. Last night’s meal was absolutely stunning. Delicious & interesting dishes with fantastic service and such a lovely festive atmosphere. So lucky to have this place on our doorstep.

Remarkable renovation. Hard to believe its the same premises. Very well laid out and decorated and much more spacious. However it's not so much a pub that does food now, more a restaurant serving drinks. I can live with that as on this, our first post renovation visit, the quality of the food was excellent. Traditional fare but very well cooked and presented. Additionally the staff were very friendly and efficient and, to add to my satisfaction, the bill was very reasonable given overall all round quality, location surroundings and welcome offered. Will def. be back soon and have already recommended to many.

We all enjoyed our visit to Whitchaff Inn to celebrate my husband’s birthday it is the first time we’ve been in since the renovations have been completed and I must say we were all impressed with the layout plus the food and service was excellent. Would highly recommend to friends & family.

Amazing food!!! Will definitely be returning. A reasonable price and great portion size.

Fantastic food, drink and service this Christmas Eve. This is our third visit. We'll be back, soon hopefully. We had a lovely time, thank you. It was our children's first visit and they also enjoyed the food. It was great to introduce them to different foods that they haven't tried before. They thought the chickpea fritters and swordfish was very tasty.