Rochdale Town Hall in Rochdale

Went in a group today , 10 of us for Sunday lunch . Loved the lamb dinner , the lamb was perfect and not too pink for me . I had soup to start . Piping hot and lovely bread roll and butter with it . No room for dessert , shame as they all looked nice . Next time ! The setting is lovely . Staff are all very friendly and helpful . Would definitely recommend .

Lovely food, reasonably priced, fantastic service, and nice surroundings. What more can you ask for? It is popular, especially at the weekends, so ensure you book in advance.

Afternoon tea, with glass of wine and tea and coffee, for two was a bargain. The food was excellent. The brócoli and Stilton soup was amazing. The sandwiches were excellent. Scones with cream and jam great. The carrot cake, raspberry macaron, were both mouthwatering.

Fabulous food and service the assistant manager and her staff really looked after us . This place is a gem in the heart of Rochdale

Food absolutely delicious cooked to perfection! Beautiful surroundings Staff friendly and efficient. Would highly recommend 👌

Really fabulous lunch today at the Martlet. All family members were delighted with their meals. The crispy bacon chop with a hen's egg and black pudding was especially delicious. A big shout out to Seb and Grace who were so friendly, helpful and attentive. We have already booked to go back and look forward to the car park to the rear of the Martlet opening in February. Thank you to all the team at this super restaurant.

Fabulous food in beautiful surroundings with excellent service. We were a family of 4 with two big eaters and everyone was full and very happy with our meals Carlos and Ahad’s service was excellent. I’d Recomended this place to anyone who appreciates high quality food

I booked online for my wife's birthday as well as being able to take our relatives from Europe to the newly opened town hall. Online process is quite efficient...until you want to change something. We wanted to add one to the party so I called them and it just rang and disconnected, I repeated this process about 10 times over different days and times to try and elicit someone answering the phone....it never happened. In the meantime I sent two emails to the address on the website.....nothing, nada, not even an automated acknowledgement. In the end I drove down to the Town Hall on a very rainy, wet Saturday morning and naturally you cant park close by and you need to pay to park in Rochdale Town Centre during the day. I spoke to a member of staff who referred me to his boss, the Manager then referred me to the front of house member of staff. Nobody answers the phone because sometimes they are busy serving was the response I got to my phone feedback and the reason nobody had answered email - she had been off that week....this is a business and they seemed to think these answers were good justification for the fact you cant contact them!! I asked if I could add another diner, NO, she told me immediately they were full, no consideration, no review of the bookings to see if tables could be shuffled, No cant add the additional diner - she did give me a very empty sorry for having to leave someone at home though. To the restaurant and food....the food was great no complaints whatsoever. The quality of food you get cannot be faulted especially for the money being charged. I had the black pudding scotch egg and the beef wellington which was cooked to perfection. The rest of the group were all happy with their meals. In addition, we had great service from a member of staff who seemed to be relatively new and inexperienced but who was very pleasant and attentive. To add insult to injury, we sat and stared at an empty table of two and an empty table of four the whole time we enjoyed our meal, which would have accomodated our extended party size.. Maybe there were some no-shows? Maybe there weren't! To summarise, go to the Martlet the food and service was a solid 4.5 but I was left with a very sour taste in my mouth due to the incompetence of management and front of house. This also doesnt help the restaurant if someone is running late but is still coming - there is no way to let the restaurant know....Rochdale Council please sort this very simple customer contact issue out so that people can focus on the excellent food, service and restaurant ambience.

Had a fabulous Christmas celebration here. Everything was perfect, delicious food and excellent service. Special mention to our main waiter - Hakan, he made our afternoon extremely enjoyable with his brilliant, attentive service. Nothing was too much trouble for him, he was extremely entertaining too!

We waited to be seated as the sign at the entrance requested. No Maitre D’hotel/staff member on duty. Staff seemed unsure of what was required of them. We arrived around 11 a.m. Staff were friendly and polite although new and inexperienced. They did not seem to have received enough training to make them confident in their approach or service. Staff were not familiar with the menu on offer. I selected a haddock and leek fishcake from the lunch menu described as served with herb oil. When this arrived it was swimming in oil and I requested for it be taken out of the excessive amount of oil and served on a different dish. This was done quickly and without question. Menu descriptions should be clearer as I expected a few drops of herb oil. Our party were seated near to the door. This was cold and draughty as customers queued with the door open waiting to be seated. Tables did not seem to be ready for larger parties who had booked and tables were not cleared efficiently. This was a first visit and has not inspired a return visit.

Nice setting, in the beautiful Town Hall, pleasant young staff, who weren’t very experienced, but did try hard. The food was sadly not the best. Small portions (chips / 6/8 small cuboids) served in a bowl that made it difficult to eat from. Pastry on cheese & onion pie too hard to eat. Dessert very average too. I feel they’ve tried to make it ‘chic’ but sadly I don’t think it’s worked. I’m happy to pay for something different, if it’s good quality & worth it. Unfortunately, this wasn’t. Parking was really difficult too, as I had my disabled mum with me & had to park a distance away. I hope they make some changes to make this new venture work. Until then I’ll not be going again. I’ve never written a bad review before, but hope the critique helps make things better. Having spoke to others since my visit, it would seem that they were of the same opinion.

Finally a quality restaurant that Rochdale deserves. Excellent service, intimate surroundings, fabulous architecture, good food (have the cheese if only for the homemade Eccles cake), attentive staff. The Bramble cocktail was delicious. Apparently The Martlet is a mythical bird on the Rochdale coat of arms. Who knew?

Went for lunch. Had to book in case it was full! We sat at our table and promptly given the menu. The specials was Egg and cress sandwich, chips and vegetable soup. What came was Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich chips and pumpkin soup!! I ordered meat and potato pie, mushy peas and gravy, what came was meat and potato pasty, mushy peas and gravy. We ordered the food with the waiter with his tablet. When I mentioned it to staff they apologised and said they gave us the wrong menu. A bit amateurish for such an establishment. Never even gave us a discount for the wrong food. Wouldn't mind though but the food looked brought in from a supplier and re-heated

Visited last Saturday for mid-afternoon meal, small but well appointed restaurant. We shared the sausage roll/chips/curried tomato sauce as a starter, & followed up with the rag pudding, hasselback potatoes, veg including lovely minted peas, & the bacon rib with breadcrumbs egg, chips & veg again. All very nicely presented & tasted beautiful. Too full for dessert! Great service, we will definitely be back maybe for the evening weekend fine dining next time, or maybe just for another lunch! Well worth a visit, good to have somewhere that serves such quality food in the centre of Rochdale.

Beautiful surroundings and friendly service. 1 strange vegetarian starter and 1 scattering of veg main - like going back 25 years. Very flambouyantly described in the menu but actually almost zero imagination. Two small carrots sliced and a couple of courgettes are the same price a Sea Bass or Beef Wellington - wow. Portion size is WAY too small and inconsistent between the same dish ordered twice. One was 50% larger and even that was too small. No option for sides. Cheese board was off the menu, we found out after ordering three. So sticky toffee pudding; it was too big, tasted burnt and all four identical puddings had different amounts of toffee sauce from swimming to dry. We all left underwhelmed and doubt we'll go back. Such a shame and I really hope they improve by adding 1 more starter (tip a veg soup executed well) and 1 more veg main with a bit of imagination that reflects on the price and image presented (tip jackfruit, tofu, tempeh, seitan, Quorn, nuts etc). Make portion sizes 20% larger or have starchy sided such as three quinelles of creamed potato, parsnip and carrot with the Wellington won't hit your GP hard and will get repeat business, recommendations and good reviews.

It’s really worth popping in and wandering around wherever you’re allowed. Lovely old town hall with a myriad of original features. Lovely looking cafe to the side too.

Went for lunch with friends, stunning decor, didn't feel like I was in Rochdale, what a surprise! Food lovely, good value, waiting staff extremely well mannered and experienced. Sorry to say, but go if you want something a but more upmarket to most of central Rochdale :)

Follow the signs inside the majestic town hall to the hidden gem which is the clock tower dining room.silver service style with delectable food.decent choice on the menu ,we stayed traditional with fish and chips which was excellent.wine choice limited but covers most tastes,only bottled beer but overall excellent visit .i wholly recommend a visit rochdale in style what ever next

In a town that as an outsider seems to offer very little its town hall boasts one of the finest buildings in Greater Manchester .impsoing in appearance and looked after with affection it is indeed the one gem in Rochdale crown .well worth a visit

This was our first visit to The Clocktower café and we were very impressed from the décor to the food, excellent service, good value for money, staff very helpful and efficient service. Will be back.

Maravillosa experiencia mágica. Servicio de boda fue fantástica y muy bien hecho, con un poco de diversión y risas. La comida era excelente servir calientes y a tiempo. El personal fue muy amable y profesional, pero no podía hacer lo suficiente para nosotros. Todos pensamos que era un día memorable que fue ayudado con la eficiencia del personal de la ciudad. Un miembro del personal, merece una mención especial que no pudo haber hecho más por mi hijo y mi hija en la ley y que es Sonia. Muchas gracias. También ayudó que el ayuntamiento es simplemente fabuloso, con su arquitectura especialmente de las vidrieras y las escaleras fabuloso.

I attended a wedding in Rochdale town hall last week and I was impressed with the architectural features,very well maintained since Victorisn Era. Its an A class venue. The food was sourced from a local catering company but it was good.

Much improved from the Bistro to the Clock Tower Restaurant, décor so beautiful, had the home made cheese n onion pie, it was to die for, well worth another visit

Went to Littleborough ABC night recently. The bar was well manned to ensure fast service, The 1st floor ball room is magnificent, definitely a shining gem in the middle of this poorly managed town

Worth a visit if you're staying over. Not sure what the foods like as I didn't eat there. Maybe next time!

Rochdale town hall is a fantastic building. The restaraunt is only small and quiet simple. Food is average but not badly priced service not brilliant. But ok for a light lunch

The Town Hall building impresses a bit more than the restaurant, but it's a modest, welcoming place for a good value lunchtime bite. Fair choice and human staff. I suppose a cynic might say its dressed-up staff canteen - but none the worse for that.

It's pretty on the outside, but there's nothing else really. Maybe it's all the cuts to the local council, or maybe there really isn't anything to begin with, but there are no facilities or tour guides or things. I just expected to see more there.

Very interesting, in the town centre, plenty of parking. Clubs, restaurants, museum, good transport.

The architecture to this building is second to none friendly staff well worth a visit, there a shops near by plus various pubs and restaurants catering for all walks of life

i have been here a few times for wedding party mainly n got to say its a nice big hall n the town hall needs some sort of breathing support in there cus its like got a odd smell in the building buh more work nee

The town hall is a magnificent building but very few know of the cafe on the premises.It is open from around 8am when it serves breakfast and stays open for the rest if the working day. Excellent value lunches with a special every day. I particularly love quiche and salad or fresh poached salmon and salad costing around £3.95 or less.