Reviews in Rawtenstall

Have visited quite a few times now and it's good. Overall it's in an amazing building (worth a visit for this) with very nice staff and excellent food. My major criticism is the lack of a substantial vegetarian or vegan main course dish for the Sunday lunch. Even the meat option had no veg included and just came with a few chips. All the verdure dishes are really nice and it's easy enough to ask them to be made dairy free, especially when the serving staff are attentive and helpful. But really, I'm totally bored of the menu now. I knew what I was in for before my most recent visit but I still couldn't help feeling disappointed at the lack of creativity, especially when even Gregg's can cater multiple items for vegans these days. I won't bother coming for food again as I have voiced this before and it really feels like my opinion/custom is not valued. A real shame as it's hands down the best food and space to eat locally. If you eat everything, great, but don't expect your veggie and vegan friends to be that excited past their first visit. Also, the bread and oil is a total rip off.

Excellent visit once again. Asked for a booth when booking which was honoured. Fantastic service and food.

What a scintillating Scicilian delight. We've been here three times at lunch and this was our first evening meal. Every time it has been excellent. The choice of food is amazing, serving tapas style dishes of anything from veggies through fish, to meats, breads and desserts. Our latest visit included Gluten Free requirements, and I'd say roughly half the menu is safe. The tastes are just sublime, with succulent meat skewers, delicious fennel sausage, crisp carrots, potatoes with smokey sauces, basil topped salads, delightfully light tiramasu in a latte glass, alongside a good choice of authentic Italian beers and Mediterrean wines. The old converted bank is brilliant in taking you to a mediterranean restaurant, the service is efficient and friendly, creating a casual and calm buzz. Rawtenstall may not seem like a foodie delights choice, but A'Vucciria ensures it rivals (and betters) anything in the nearby big cities.

Visited this week with a friend, a first visit for us both. From walking through the door we felt very welcome. The service, the food and the atmosphere were all excellent and we really enjoyed the experience. We had 5 dishes between the 2 of us which was more than enough and all were delicious. I'd definitely return and would certainly recommend.

Enjoyed a 3 hour lunch for our anniversary. Food came perfectly and freshly cooked, accompanied by super Sicilian wines, obviously chosen by people who know the island intimately. First time we’ve seen Zibibo on a wine list in the UK. Amy, Liv, Millie and Ruby looked after us as if we were royalty. Will certainly be back soon.

Great service and a treat out!

Excellent food and highly recommended. Great service.

Always liked it in here and been a regular visitor since it opened. Never had a bad meal, service or anything to moan about! Staff are always polite, friendly and have good product knowledge, they are a credit to this place. Cannot recommend highly enough *****

A great atmosphere the food was fresh and authentic. The service was very good a great place for friends and family to enjoy a meal out.

Amazing food and service - would highly recommend.

First visit to the restaurant and it was amazing. Food out of this world yum yum. Staff excellent especially Amy and Max for their attentive service. Nothing was too much trouble for them. We are great believers that staff play a great part in any business. Get that right with the food and your a winner. Good luck for the future.

Lovely meal with my parents. Food very good as usual and the service second to none again. Thank you.

Food always amazing, drinks of a top quality and great staff that are always chatty and willing to recommend dishes. By far the best restaurant around. Best dishes Beef skewer, Hake and the Carrots!! Try the Menabrea on Draught and ask Miki for a recommendation on the vino, always gets it just right. Perfect place to eat at anytime

Cracking place and great food...just a shame we couldn't stay longer as we had to catch a train.

My husband and I had a wonderful night here last night- great atmosphere and food and the service was excellent, had a laugh with the staff!

Just as good now as it was pre-pandemic. Friendly staff, good food, nice environment.

Our first visit to celebrate my wife's birthday she and I were absolutely thrilled by the atmosphere. The food was excellent as was the service from the friendly staff. The bill was also a pleasant surprise. Lively and vibrant on a Saturday evening, possibly a little loud for some tastes.