Rasi’s @ Il Pepe Nero in Rossendale

Another lovely meal at our favourite Italian restaurant, many thanks to Anna and her team again ,the food is amazing

The food is delicious. The staff are fantastic. There is always a lovely atmosphere. I would highly recommend 😋🍹🍷

If someone wants to feel the real Italy, this is the place. The owners Anna and the cook Dawid are very nice, they will advise, help and answer any questions about the products and dishes. The service is also nice and professional. I highly recommend and we will definitely come back

Top restaurant! I don't think you'll find better place to eat near 😉

What a lovely place to dine in. The food was simply outstanding. The pasta was fresh and cooked just right, while the sauces were rich and delicious. The standout dish was the homemade lasagna - my son loved it! Thank you :) Equally impressive was the staff. They were incredibly friendly and professional, making us feel welcome from the moment we walked in.

Absolutely brilliant food. The quality of the ingredients and flavours were incredible. Servings were so generous. We went with a party of 14 and everything came out quickly, hot and delicious. We’ll be back for sure.

Delicious food, massive portions, friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended! They deserve five stars, 100%.

Went for dinner on Saturday night. The food was brilliant and outstanding service - nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend.

Probably one of the worst Italian restaurants I have ever been to. There was screaming kids and I couldn’t hear myself think… a couple of them seemed to be one of the staff members children, the rest of which were eating in the restaurant. The food was less than average and wasn’t what I would consider traditional Italian cuisine. The garlic bread to start was dry, the margarita pizza was just a base with tomato puree on and barely two sprinklings of cheese. I had the lobster ravioli which had a thick bolognaise type sauce dumped all over the top of it with garden peas mixed in (very random and not what I was expecting from the dish) I have eaten this meal countless times before and it’s never been like that. The tiramisu dessert was probably the best part and even that was less than average. The service was good to start with but then it slowly trailed off. We were left waiting for our mains for about 40 minutes whilst waiting staff just stood about looking for something to do when they could have been clearing our table and asking us if we wanted any more drinks etc. then to top it off, I was overcharged by £20 on my card and they had to refund me. The girl who took the payment just wasn’t listening and didn’t even look old enough to be working there… I asked to pay £32.40 out of a £50.10 bill total and she charged me £52.40 and just went to walk away. Then she didn’t even apologise for the inconvenience, no one even said anything when we were walking out feeling very disappointed. I had heard nothing but rave reviews about this place but I really don’t know what the fuss is about. I feel really deflated and like I wasted my money and my evening. Would not recommend. There are far better Italian restaurants out there who know how to cook and how to serve people. Go to one!

Food great staff lovely had a great night.

Excellent meal great presentation very reasonable! Will be back!

Excellent food, excellent service Substantial portions

Great meal, friendly staff would certainly recommend it.

I would recommend il Pepe Nero restaurant to anybody who loves Italian food. The atmosphere, staff and food are amazing!

Lovely night for a first visit will be back

We had tried to book here several times at short notice but with no joy as they're always busy. We then managed to get a table the night before Xmas eve. The food was amazing and with so much choice on the menu, it took a while, to deliberate our choices. We then confidently booked for a table of 14 two weeks later and everyone commented on how good the food was. Italian and other choices, some Mediterranean dishes, all reasonably priced. The restaurant was very busy but in no way was service affected. Staff were lovely and the overall dining experience a great one.

Been several times in last few months food is always fantastic. Service is good.and there's a cosy friendly atmosphere.

Not been for a while but will definitely be back. Absolutely delicious starters, mains and desserts, super service, exceptional quality and lovely atmosphere. Good range of options on the menu and everything came piping hot, very well presented and on beautiful crockery. Like I said we will be back again very soon to try more of the menu. We have been back twice since this review - on Thursday nights - so very busy. Again excellent service, superb food, exceptional value, friendly and attentive staff and we drove last night and parked close to the restaurant. Now one of my favourite places.

The food is amazing and the staff can’t do enough to make your experience pleasant. I would say it’s my favorite Italian restaurant, definitely worth a visit

As always, the Food & Service was FIRST RATE! Highly recommended!

Fabulous food and service yet again! Can’t fault this place, you always know you’re going to get a great meal.

Food ok, service ok. Parking is an absolute nightmare. Why open a restaurant with no car park? Edit: in reply to the restaurant owner, this isn't a city centre, it's a rural residential area and the fact that there is nowhere to park is a valid observation.

Booked for a works Christmas night out. Started off with 26, but ended up with 16. Due to others unforseen circumstances. Sent orders ahead by text and received a very rude text back. Had it not been too late to inform everyone, we would have gone elsewhere.When we arrived, the lady looked so miserable and had it in for us from the start. I5 turned up, meaning another member had dropped out. The woman, asked us where they were, as we booked for 16.she was quite abrupt. Making us feel like school kids. And said the chef had already cooked our food, so we had to pay for missing person. I can understand the frustration, but don't take it out on your paying guests. She then said you booked for 8pm so you need to have your food . The food came at 8:55pm. The whole experience was awful and the woman was so miserable and disrespectful. My daughter is a general manager in hospitality, and she said she has never heard anything so ludicrous, especially paying for and absent persons food. No matter who took it away. Even if the food is good. The fact the staff are rude means you won't go back. So they have lost 15 customers in one night. And we spent a lot on drinks and desserts🍨 Shameful

Extremely busy on Thursday evening due to the 2 course menu for £12.95. Generous portions, food excellent, came quickly, and Staff very helpful nothing was too much trouble, recommend booking

Beautiful meal with superb service.

A mini calzone starter was light, moist with enough spice. Porcini and spinach ravioli in the richest sauce was incredible. Better food than I remember from countless other Italian restaurants. A tremendous place.

Excellent food, staff very friendly & helpful x

Good atmosphere and good food. Recommended

Excellent service and excellent food love it every time we go the staff are so friendly and always look after us the menu choices are great and we have never had a problem with any meal would highly recommend

What a little gem this is. Right on our doorstep so will definitely be going back. Great food and menu. Friendly attentive staff. Great ambience. A small family run Italian restaurant that is certainly punching above its weight. Keep it up guys 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Yet again another top class meal in this restaurant. The food and service are the best in the area. Don't take my word for it look at the reviews.

Would give this place 10/10 every time always friendly food excellent 👍🏼

I don't know where to start to explain how good this little gem is. We have eaten there twice now and the food, service and atmosphere is absolutely brilliant. The steaks are out of this world! I actually feel really lucky that it is just around the corner from where we live and is definitely my favourite place. Our waitress on the last visit, Lauren, was a pleasure and went above and beyond to make our meal perfect. Thank you. Can't wait for our next visit ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Food is always amazing with fantastic service. Last night was no exception.

Great to have a decent restaurant nearby again. Great food and good value

I love this place so much every time I go whether eat in or take out the food is so fresh and delicious the staff are so lovely and friendly highly recommend for family or date night. It’s AMAZING

The food is fantastic and we absolutely love it...

Fantastic food, nice atmosphere and service 😍

Ania is a very nice owner of the restaurant Big applause!!! for the chef Dawid for wonderful composition of all dishes - first class flavors - Heaven in your mouth 😊 Service at the highest level, professional and pleasant A wonderful place I recommend with ❤️ to everyone

Amazing little place. The food was awesome and the service was excellent. Relaxed and intimate atmosphere. Very reasonably priced. Definitely worth a visit and we will definitely be back.

Always friendly and welcoming we love this place. You never feel like just a customer and the food is always spot on. Support them if you can through this period.

Fantastic food and service great night out

Excellent food very good attentive friendly staff booked last min and they were accommodating definitely be going back

Amazing food and service! Impeccable

Very good staff the food was excellent

Absolutely wonderful. Wonderful food, wonderful staff, wonderful atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Omg what a local gem, just been taken over from the previous owners. Loved every single course, can’t wait to come again. Great service and menu. Can’t fault the evening!

Good quality food friendly staff. Clean and cosy venue xx

Fantastic food, fantastic service!

Fantastic meal and evening. The restaurant itself is lovely, nicely decorated and great atmosphere. Staff were friendly and attentive. The food itself was fab and we felt reasonably priced for the quality. Can't wait to return.

Absolutely fantastic food and friendly welcoming staff. Will definitely be coming back.

Food and service was absolutely fantastic. Staff even went the extra mile and got in the ingredients for cocktails we'd asked for. Most of us had 3 courses and there were clean plates all round. I personally had the Goats Cheese Bruschetta, Lasagne & Chocolate Brownie. My food was really good. One tiny criticism is that the children's dessert of Chocolate Brownie was miniscule, although it was also served with a scoop of ice cream. Luckily for my Grandson I couldn't eat my whole portion so he walloped the rest of mine down. Very happy, will definitely be back! 😁

Absolutely brilliant. Decicious food that is all freshly prepared and presented beautifully. Brilliant service and never disappoints.

food fantastic service fantastic great night will be back

Opening night, most staff learning on the job but didn't spoil anything good food and attentive staff