Reviews in Rawtenstall

I visit this place often and it never disappoints. The food is consistently outstanding. Every meal I’ve had has been absolutely delicious. The specials change regularly, offering a great variety, and everything tastes homemade with high-quality ingredients. The steak and Stilton pie is a personal favourite. Every time friends and family visit for Manchester I always recommend this place. The staff are always warm and welcoming. It’s such a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It’s also great value for money, with reasonable prices for such high-quality food. They even do a lunch meal which for two courses is well worth the money. The entire place is kept very clean, including the tables and toilets, which is always appreciated. The beer garden has stunning views, making it an even more enjoyable spot to dine. The hills look lovely in the day and even more beautiful in the night. I genuinely hope this place stays open for many years to come.

Excellent time at this pub. Lovely food,, great service, really enjoyed if. Very busy which says it all really.

We visited with friends who hadn't been before. They were suitably impressed with the choices and quality of the food. The staff were welcoming and friendly. Great as always.

Excellent food and service

We had a Mother's day family meal on Sunday, it was absolutely amazing, food was superb and the staff were so nice. Thank you so much, we'll definitely be returning soon

The food was perfect as always. Ella was particularly attentive to us and always graces us with a smile, very polite and can’t do enough for you. Our family favourite

Exceellent food and service as always.

What a lovely place to have a birthday lunch! The atmosphere is warm and friendly, with all members of staff making you feel welcome….the food is delicious with an exceptional variety of tempting tapas..very reasonable portions too. Combined with a very good quality wine choice we had a great birthday meal and are not waiting for birthdays before we go back!

Beautiful food as always, we got some of the specials which did not disappoint. Great service and a very friendly atmosphere.

Delicious food, great range in terms of menu, lovely atmosphere and decor, attentive staff. Looking forward to the next visit!

We had lovely food and the waitresses were lovely xx

Always a great meal, and good atmosphere

First visit since the redesign, loved the layout, nice and spacious. Prompt, friendly service and most accommodating with the change requests to some menu options. Tasty and well cooked main meals, just large portions and gravy had a layer of oil which made it difficult to pour to get the actual gravy. Excellent jam roly poly, light and delicious sticky toffee pudding, just too sweet with the toffee sauce and the toffee apple crumble became apple crumble when asked for custard and not the toffee sauce. Drinks on the expensive side.

First visit since the redesign, loved the layout, nice and spacious. Prompt, friendly service and most accommodating with the change requests to some menu options. Tasty and well cooked main meals, just large portions and gravy had a layer of oil which made it difficult to pour to get the actual gravy. Excellent jam roly poly, light and delicious sticky toffee pudding, just too sweet with the toffee sauce and the toffee apple crumble became apple crumble when asked for custard and not the toffee sauce. Drinks on the expensive side.

The restaurant was almost full on a Wednesday evening testament to the great service and food always received at the Whitechaff, a lovely place with a great atmosphere.

Fantastic as always! Great menu great food great staff!

I booked a table for four people on Sunday 1st March. We turned up to be told that they had run out of Sunday Roasts and this was at 4pm. I have never eaten anywhere else where this has been the case. What a real shame. However, the food we ordered was nice but I was so looking forward to a roast.

Genuinely one of the strangest restaurant experiences I’ve ever had. We were ignored for the first five minutes while multiple staff members wandered around the floor, and it honestly felt like everyone was on their very first shift — like opening day chaos or some kind of undercover boss prank. The staff behaviour was incredibly odd and quickly became really irritating. People kept hovering silently around tables without actually speaking, appearing out of nowhere and then disappearing again. There was zero communication between them — we were asked about desserts three different times by three different people after already saying not yet. It felt like nobody knew what anyone else was doing, and the constant interruptions became genuinely annoying. The whole atmosphere was uncomfortable rather than welcoming, and by the end of it we felt more irritated than relaxed. We were sat in the middle of the restaurant with the sun blinding us, and when we asked to move, we were offered an even worse table, which just added to the frustration. Service felt confused, disorganised and honestly quite unsettling. The food unfortunately matched the experience — bland, disappointing, and not worth putting up with the annoyance. Overall: very strange staff, uncomfortable atmosphere, and poor food. Definitely won’t be back.