Reviews in Rawtenstall

Excellent, service and food, lovely atmosphere as always

Never had a bad meal here. Have something different off the specials every visit. Great friendly staff, lovely atmosphere

Great food, one of best Sunday dinners we've had in a long time! Very clean, great service and friendly staff! Will definitely be visiting again soon.

Couldn't fault the quality of the food (shared hummus and olives with flatbread, followed by cheese and onion pie (me) and steak and Stilton special pie (him). Likewise, the decor in the pub/restaurant is lovely and the value for money very reasonable Those are the good bits. Someone needs to be in charge as front of house. There were plenty of waiting on and bar staff (it was a busy early Sunday evening) but no apparent order to who did what where We had booked, obviously, and yet we waited to be noticed by the young lady behind the bar before being haphazardly sent to a table for 4 which had neither been cleaned nor set up with cutlery. We then waited for our order for drinks to be taken, waited again for the food order etc. I have worked as a waitress. I have no qualms at all with waiting when the restaurant is busy. There were, however, plenty of staff on, but no one took charge of who did what. In the midst of the chaotic service, there was just one member of staff who stood out for all the right reasons: Lily. She made us feel valued as customers, was friendly and polite in her manner and served everyone with a smile. I asked for her name from the disinterested bar staff as I was leaving, exactly so I could give credit where credit is due. Your food, as always, was delicious but you do need to sort out your young servers.

Went here over weekend. Place is very clean and staff friendly and attentive. Food was served promptly after ordering. Presentation good and food hot and very tasty. Would definitely return

Great food, great service and all at a reasonable price.. ..additionally, the remodelling of the location has truly made it a class venue now.

We came over the weekend my first time since the refurb and what a difference. It’s a lovely welcoming bright space now. We had ordered a table and quickly ordered food. The food was really nice and the staff were really accommodating for my son who of course wanted something not on the menu. My only thing that I could say was the door where food is brought out was quite squeaky and my autistic son really struggled to handle the noise so once we had eaten our mains we did unfortunately leave but nothing a bit of WD40 couldn’t sort. I also think that the price was good for the portion size too we would definitely come back

Living less than a mile away, the Whitchaff is our first choice for great food. The menu is varied and we try to pick something different each time we go. Consistently excellent food.

Food was fabulous, service amazing. Staff couldn’t have been more welcoming. Highly recommend.

As always the food and service was excellent. The staff are always friendly and the atmosphere is bubbly upbeat

The refurbishment makes this a nice place to be All the staff were very pleasant and friendly The food was spot on which has given us the will to return for another helping For anyone who has not tried it give it a go

Been a few times. Food good. Little disappointed yesterday that there was no lamb mince so 4 dishes were off the menu. This is one of my favourite dishes too. However I had a wrap which was good. I would like to see salad dishes as an option as the main meals quite big for lunchtime

The food, and the service were excellent. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. We had a really enjoyable time. Thank you

Excellent food as always, fantastic atmosphere and great service. Couldn’t fault anything.

Great food, nice sized portions and service was great, staff were lovely and really friendly.

Was very busy but the staff were very friendly and helpful, food was lovely

Great lunch with lovely staff.Booked ten mins before we arrived and looked after from the word go

We have been twice now, and absolutely loved it! The food is amazing, with such an extensive menu I have to say hands down, was the best Sunday lunch I’ve had!! The beef just melted in your mouth, and the cauliflower cheese was delicious