Reviews in Rawtenstall

Excellent meal on Saturday evening with my parents and husband. But very, very noisy and cramped… Saturday is the busiest time to be fair, originally assigned to a table downstairs next to bar, very, very busy area! Then, my thanks to lovely person who let us know a better place upstairs for 4 of us to try have a conversation in BSL/speech and really enjoyed the delicious meal!

Fantastic food, service and atmosphere. Consistently good.

Amazing food as always. Absolutely love this restaurant, the staff friendly and attentive, great atmosphere , good quality wine and top notch food

Lovely evening dining at the Whitchaff catching up with a friend. Staff were polite and friendly. Food was tasty (we had starter, main, pudding).

Went to Whitchaff with 2 friends. Haven’t been there for years. We all thoroughly enjoyed our mealsGreat choice of menus including vegetarian . Staff were friendly and welcoming. Will go back.

Best place around. Atmosphere is great and food is amazing

First time since refurb and the restaurant is lovely, very nice decor. Brilliant white chocolate raspberry cheesecake! Wine by the glass was good too, you can't say that everywhere.

Good food, good service, nice atmosphere. Spent a very enjoyable evening.

Eight of us went for a Sunday evening meal and our booked table was all ready for us. Staff were welcoming, friendly and efficient. Drinks orders were taken straight away. It's hard to choose from such an extensive menu but once we'd ordered, the food arrived after only about 20 minutes. All our various dishes were freshly cooked, good quality, hot, nicely presented and happily consumed! We were asked on more than one occasion if everything was OK. Some of us managed to fit a pudding in and, again, they were all lovely and eagerly eaten. The Whitchaff has been very well refurbished fairly recently so the surroundings are fresh and pleasant. Unfortunately, we could not take advantage of their lovely outdoor area (which has stunning views) on that particular summer's evening because of the torrential rain. We have eaten at The Whitchaff many times and will continue to go there in the future as we cannot fault it for consistently good food.

Great as always

We visited recently for lunch and myself and my friend had a lovely meal. We were lucky enough to get a table by the big window and could enjoy the beautiful view. The food was gorgeous and its a lovely restaurant since it has been upgraded. The only thing I would say was we couldn't open the window as it was really hot and the staff member who served us was not very friendly which was a first as we are regulars and would not put us off returning as we love this place and come alot.

Known about this gem for some time but never visited as we prefer spontaneous nights out and previously unable to book at short notice. However, on this occasion we booked a table that afternoon (Saturday too), and have to say it was well worth the wait. So much so, we will definitely be back, even if we have to plan and book in advance. Loved the atmosphere, the staff were all very attentive, and the menu and specials were hard to choose from as it all sounded and looked divine. The food didn’t disappoint either, everything we had was so tasty, and if anything, the advice of 4 to 5 dishes between two is a little much as we ended up taking quite a bit home. Would highly recommend everything and will be back soon.

We really enjoyed our meal. The food was delicious. The only problem was choosing from such a wide range of interesting dishes! Service was friendly and attentive without being intrusive. We were a little surprised at the cost of our non alcoholic drinks (sparkling water and black decaff coffee), but I suspect that's a symptom of the economic climate and prices of everything going up. Overall, excellent food in a very pleasant atmosphere. We will return!

Once again the best

Great food, ideal place for a family celebration, thank you for great service

We had a delicious dinner at the Whitchaff and would highly recommend it to everyone. The service was very prompt and there was a good selection of quality food on offer. There was a delightful view from the window of the surrounding countryside and we were able to easily walk from the centre of Rawtenstall to the venue. This is definitely a restaurant we would return to in future.

This is a wonderful bustling restaurant with excellent food and service. It was a very popular choice for diners in the area and has seating upstairs as well as on the ground floor. We had six small plates between the two of us and they were all delicious but special shout out for the sword fish. We finished off with the affogato ice cream desert which we’d highly recommend.