Food was nice but a little bland. I ordered the special chicken sizzler and my daughter ordered the special steak and stilton pie. The chicken sizzler had a lot of oil and splattered and spit on the table, a little dangerous. It came with what seemed to be a pot of jarred mango chutney, 2 very small soft tortillas, raita and a pot of rice with fried crispy onions on top. Not much flavour on the chicken. Asked for chilli sauce and was given sweet chilli, also seemed from a bottle. The pie was very big with a massive amount of mash, pretty dry and looked thrown on the plate from a bowl. Hopefully not reheated. Stilton sauce was nice. Both meals were over £15 each. Churros were good. No affogato so I asked for an espresso and a ball of vanilla ice cream. I was given a very small bowl but I made it work. Had to ask for extra napkins and the table wasn't cleared often. Nice atmosphere and cosy vibe. Although I did ask Not to be seated near any smoking areas and we were in front of the front door where a few people stood smoking. Why people smoke in door ways in beyond me. Very selfish. Would go again but maybe just for an English dish something I wouldn't expect to need a lot of flavour, like fish and chips.
The Whitchaff Inn – Rawtenstall