The Birches Hotel in Rossendale

Great food and atmosphere, staff are great.

Grateful sunday lunch we go every week great food good value

Enjoyable experience with wonderful food and great choice of drinks highly recommended

Friendly staff,good home cooked food😃

A nice pub situated on a main road but no double yellows outside so not difficult to get to. Clean inside, nice decor and comfortable seating. Decent selection of ale. My rag pudding, chips, peas and gravy was bang average for the price, if I’m honest. I think I was expecting chippy style food. I got that a bit wrong. The chips and peas portion size was slightly small but my main complaint would be the gravy. It was a bit watery. Overall, not massively bad.

Chilled out place, lovely open fire. My friend and I stopped in for a couple of pints while out walking around the local area. Well worth a visit.

Lovely local pub, welcoming friendly staff and food is delicious 🫶🏻

Excellent food great prices, Sunday dinner especially good but the all the food through the week is pub nice. Very friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. Lovely views of Healey Dell to top it off.

The Birches is a very welcoming pub, great atmosphere with an open fireplace to warm any weary traveller. A great selection of beers and larger, I had a glass of their Australian Shiraz, which was very nice; much nicer than what is usually served in pubs. Food is served using locally sourced produce. It is traditional, very well cooked, and served on nice warm plates. Recommended to all.

Great pub, friendly staff and good food.

Brilliant pub great atmosphere fantastic dj will play anything you ask

Yummy breakfast, only suggestion, use a better quality sausage and just one instead of two, then it would be perfect

The food was fantastic. I really recommend it.

Great family pub and got a great back outdoor space for kids to play football and keep themselves busy while you can enjoy a drink and some excellent food

Such a lovely pub. Friendly staff and locals. A fantastic large beer garden at the back, set over several layers and gets the sun all afternoon/evening. Delicious food at very reasonable prices. Well worth a visit.

Sunday dinner was fantastic and the friendly atmosphere makes it very relaxed. The views from the garden terrace are stunning. Great food and service

Lovely meals last night! Great service and surroundings ☺️

This restaurant is great for people of all ages with the friendly staff and beautiful food also they have an outside area which is huge and great for activities

The Birches is a local pub that has recently undergone a refurb and has a new owner. My husband and I went here as we were house sitting nearby so initially popped in for a drink early doors and were impressed with the modern decor, friendly landlord and staff. I see from past reviews that this used to have a Thai restaurant but this is no longer the case. However the pub does serve food on Thursday, Friday evenings and weekend lunches and dinners - nice pub grub menu which includes interesting light bites and sharing platters. We went in most evenings for a drink and then a meal on the Friday evening. I had a lovely beer battered fish and chips and my husband had 'Rag Pudding' which was a delicious type of steak suet pudding. The service was excellent. This is a local pub that does food and there is a pool table in the back room.

Excellent food and great service.

Had the Indian platter great food we even had to take some home we couldn't finish it all excellent value for money

Excellent food and fantastic service

I’m not going to lie when we arrived I wasn’t sure what to expect as the venue is a pub, however, as a lover of Thai food I can honestly say it is the best Thai meal I have ever had! The chef was lovely and genuinely wanted to know if we enjoyed it. Red Thai curry was so tasty and the spring rolls were gorgeous! Will definitely be coming back. Reasonably priced too!!!

Bingo wednesday night absaloultly fabulous pea and ham soup for supper fab

Great food at the Thai buffet. Brilliant idea and highly recommended.

In my opinion it is the best thai in the valley 😉😆😁😄😃😀

Had a truly great Thai meal at The Birches. Wonderful, friendly staff serving really tasty Thai delights with a smile. Highly recommended

Pub is a bit rough and ready! The Thai food restaurant part is excellent though. Great food and service

Great balcony for the setting sun

4 stars for the food. Best Thai food since Thailand, special fish curry was delish as was everybody elses mains. Fresh, fragrant and just right amount of heat. Pub itself needs alot of work and I know alot of pubs struggling even before lock down but this really needs some investment or at least a few pots of paint. But unless people go back to supporting their locals...

We can’t get enough of this place. Third visit in a matter of weeks and every meal of the highest quality. The Salt and Pepper ribs were exquisite , the Massaman curry devine and my personal favourite Pad Thai .. this time prawn was to die for. Can’t speak highly enough of this dining gem.

Finally went to try out the Thai food at The Birches Pub in Whitworth and oh what a pleasant surprise. All of the food my family tried was first class but the Pad Thai I had was absolutely top quality and truly one of the best I have ever had and that includes two trips to Bangkok. They have got a top notch Thai chef Nok who produces food of the highest quality. I was guilty of assuming it would be typical pub food and a sanitised version of Thai cuisine .. boy how wrong was I .. highly recommended

Fantastic food great delivered on time. Had numerous meals off the mine and haven’t gone wrong so far.

Nice food but vastly overpriced.

This is superb affordable Thai food in Rochdale for crying out loud

Another old pub that has survived, been drunk here a few times.

Nice place to drink and stunning scenery

After recently visiting Thailand, we decided to order food from the Birches. We were not disappointed! The food was amazing. Very tasty and authentic. Thank you!!

Fantastic ambience in this family friendly pub restaurant. The bar staff are all very friendly and we have formed quite a friendship with the Thai Lady Chef! We visit here regularly, both as a couple and with our toddler and we are always made to feel welcome. Only downside is we can't resist ordering some Thai Food every time we are in here!! It's fantastically presented and deliciously addictive. 10% off your bill if you take-out. The drinks are a great affordable price too, which always makes the visit a lot more pleasurable. And they have some great Friday night Happy Hour drink offers. If you're passing by be sure to stop by, you won't be disappointed!

Visited here with “The Girls” for my sisters birthday mid-week. Since I last visited it has new owners and is no longer the horrid hulk green inside. They have a well stocked bar and the selection of gins on their Gin Bar was impressive. They do a Friday night Happy Hour that looked to have some good alcoholic deals on. The Thai restaurant part is basically a dining area to the back of a pub, but to be honest it works well- there’s plenty of space and it seemed clean and tidy. The menu is extensive and has a wide range of authentic Thai dishes including meal deals or banquet options. The chef is a lovely little lady and is happy to make a dish exactly to your specifications or dietary requirements. We ordered a wide range of starters and mains. The food was absolutely amazing. It was presented beautifully and there was plenty. Every one of us really enjoyed our food. The chef came out to also check we had all we needed and if there was any problems. I have visited two other establishments over the years where the same chef has cooked and she always delivers a superb service. She is an asset to any establishment! All in all- was a fabulous night we were made to feel very welcome and as it was mid week it wasn’t overly crowded or rowdy in the pub half. We noted they also do take-away so that will be on my Friday night treat list. There is parking, but pub is on a main road so is a little limited.

This isn't our closest local pub, but it has become our local! Friendly, welcoming atmosphere and relaxing place for children to play. The Thai food is 5* absolutely fantastic and very well presented. I've tried 2 takeaways (collection only with 10% off) which are fantastic too. The Thai lady always offers my son a lollipop or ice-cream gratis every time we have a meal - he loves her! Drinks at the bar are reasonably priced, very nice beer, great selection of Gin, and the outdoor seating area is very unique, with a terraced smoking/seating area, followed by some steps onto another seating area below with a large area of grassed land for children to play on. The atmosphere is just brilliant and this is definitely our new 'homely' pub.

Very reaxed staff always pleasant

Went in with 3 of my friends for a birthday meal, we were not disappointed, the food is just superb, lovely atmosphere, nice and relaxed, friendly staff, highly recommend

The Birches is a traditional local pub, with all the usual suspects. The guy who loves to shout so the whole pub can hear, the lady who laughs like a hyena and makes sure you hear the joke repeated twice. Also has the old guy who just stares at you as if you shouldn't be there. Oh I nearly forgot the amazing Thai food served in the restaurant section at the back. Unfortunately it is not separated from the pub with it's loeder than normal locals, or the pool table with the swearing...but hey the food is great. If you are deaf or don't care about having a conversation with your wife without shouting, this is the place to come. I feel sorry for the chef who cooks this remarkable food, they should be working in a refined restaurant. Unfortunately there are better places to go for Thai food in North Manchester. We tried The Birches once and won't be back. 3 stars because of the pub environment, the food gets 5+

It seems very strange to have a thai restaurant in a local british pub... Came here for lunch on a saturday and it was dead. Unfortunately a lot of food on the menu was spicy so i couldnt eat any, so I ended up with Rice and Sweet & Sour sauce, which To be fair was nice enough.

Had a pleasant afternoon pint or two of Caffreys enjoying the peace and tranquility of the view.

I would give the food and the chef 10/10 however the place is bloody awful. This chef should have the confidence to leave this grotty pub behind and open up somewhere on her own. Your food is authentic and delicious but trying to enjoy a meal surrounded by foul mouthed locals binge drinking at the bar ruins the experience. I would eat in your restaurant every week if you set up on your own.

Lovely food. Chef came out towards the meal asking how the food was, rare to get this care and attention nowadays.

We ate at the Thai restaurant as always the food is excellent we are never disappointed. If you have not been before definitely give it a try.

Friendly place with occasional entertainment

This food has to be tried we cant get enough of it reasonably priced to so many dishes to choose from i am absolutely stuck for words on how good this place is here is a couple of pictures to show you what i mean you must try this place

Lamb Shank Massaman , Green Papaya Salad & Sticky/Coconut rice it's a holy trinity of taste, the flavor just keeps on giving, the freshest enlightening food, The Cook is a wonderful woman only to gald to customise your food exeriance. At the back of the Birches is this liitle hidden gem is a sanctury for foodies, this place is the "Wow Factor" in Rochdale... Sweet/Sour - Hot/Cold - Sharp/Sweet -Meat/Fish/Veggie all availble a realistic prices with some meal deals. (no Kebabs/ no Pizza/ no Italian just other better stuff)

Popped in after a long walk to have a snack and a bear. Good food and choice of beers. Try your hand at bowling and a game of darts. Large TV screen.

You couldn't do better, it's got to be one of the nicest thai food

Thai food amazing a really authentic!

Our first visit was 3 weeks after coming back from Thailand, the second time we took my mum , food is fabulous , hot fresh traditional Thai , just as we had at family homes in Thailand , only thing that lets it down slightly is the decor , doesn’t dampen the lovely food as it’s such a traditional pub setting with sports TV on , wouldn’t take much to make the eating area a more pleasant to area to eat in . Staff were lovely and helpful

Brilliant food. Always amazing. We go regular and never had an issue. The chicken garlic pepper is my favourite!

Food was really good but the pub itself is "tired". Also children were running about seemingly without supervision, they were also in and out of the door next to us

Out standing food and hospitality. Thank you.

Absolutely superb, the food is presented well and tastes superb. Good menu choice and great prices

We moved to the Area a few months ago and had takeaway Colton the birches and it was amazing. Decided to go for a walk there today and get something to eat. Can’t believe we have Thai food this good on the door step. It’s a bit strange sitting in a typical suburban pubs and eating authentic Thai food. So Lucky to live nearby

Good ale excellent staff. Go try.

Great, authentic food, and great service. The owner is totally lovely, and always willing to adapt a dish to suit. Nothing is ever too much trouble! We'll be back, again, and again, and again!

After hearing good things we thought we’d try it out for their Thai food. What a great decision that was

After eating in the restaurant which was amazing we decided to try the food as a takeaway. We were not disappointed. Crispy chicken and sour salt fish. Absolutely delicious. The fish dishes are superb. The food is freshly cooked which adds to the flavour. Cannot recommend the food enough.

Good sheltered decking out back and a real sun trap!

You just don't expect it to be this good, but damn, it's amazing. One of the best Thai restaurants I've ever been to.

From the outside you would think a little local pub !!

Great Thai food with plenty of choice. Excellent value for money. Would go again.

The Thai food is incredible. Highly recommended.

Food was amazing will be back again

Visited for lunch today and sampled the vegetarian options. Very well presented and tasted wonderful. Recommend the veg rolls and no37 sorry can’t recall the name but the dish was really tasty. Bar staff friendly and helpful. Nice atmosphere with lovely log fire.

Great pub. Lovely food. The lady that cooks the food does a fantastic job. Always consistent. Always lovely.

Very good quality thai food served by friendly staff. The soups are very good and the massaman curry had plenty of beef which was very tender.

We LOVE it here! Fabulous service, really authentic food, we'll be back again, And again, And again!

Excellent food-definitely would go again

Went here a couple of weeks ago for the first time. Had starters and a main meal. The food was delicious and the waitresses were very friendly and helpful. We had Thai fish cakes and Thai barbecued pork on skewers with garlic and pepper for starters and crispy chicken with cashew nuts, onion, mushrooms and fresh peppers chilli oil and stir fried mixed seafood with chilli onion green bean and holy basil with rice for the mains. Delicious.

Great pub full of friendly people. Will call in again soon.

First visit to Thai Restaurant within the Birches. Had to book as very popular. Had starters and mains. Quick and friendly service with a smile and the waitress took the time to talk us through the menu. Food was absolutely delicious. Well recommended.

Great pub. Great food. Great location

The Thai food here is wonderful! We were recommended it by our b&b; and were not disappointed! Great value, amazing fresh taste and really friendly service. We can recommend number 50: the crispy chicken- it was wonderful!

Went on a recommendation as the restaurant Is thai, IT WAS AMAZING. I'm just about to book for the weekend, Yummy yummy.

Hemos comido aquí en varias ocasiones y la comida tailandesa es siempre excelente, el personal es muy acogedor y el precio es muy razonable. Sin duda volveremos.

Decent pub, with friendly staff. I was quite disappointed that the Guinness draft was off due to a bad barrel. However this did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the night

Now has a Thai restaurant inside. Still pub decor but tables at back are reserved for Thai food served by authentic Thai staff. Friendly honest great food with good portions and reasonable priced . Bar staff for pub super friendly and helpful . Only take cash or zapa mobile app. Free WiFi here too. Food was excellent

Ponerse una comida con amigos. La comida no era caro y muy bueno. Era la primera vez que hemos tenido la comida tailandesa. No me decepcionó. El personal era muy amable.

Absolutamente magnífico. La comida fue mágico, personal muy acogedor y agradable. Sin duda volveremos y lo recomendaría a todos. Usted DEBE PROBARLO. Y no creo que lo barato que era. Lo que una inversión fantástica para el abedules - bien hecho.

Solía ir en regular unos años atrás y me dijeron que era bajo nueva dirección, así que decidimos ir de nuevo. Había una chica en el bar también pedidos por comida, lo que es totalmente aceptable. El pub estaba muy tranquila, a sólo 4 personas bebiendo y comiendo con 2 adultos y 2 niños. Nos servían en el bar y nos sentamos en la mesa y pronto ordenados. El arranque vino y era agradable me preguntó si quería esperar un poco para el plato principal, pero dijo que no, yo estaba en un apretado horario. 45 minutos más tarde llegó el plato principal, que era una cena de asado, muy Run of the Mill, para ser honesto, guisantes cocidos, brócoli manera de primas, media zanahoria colgando de un budín de Yorkshire, muy restos carbonizados smash en vez de puré. En este punto otra familia de 4 apareció y tomó asiento a la orden... allí Unos lugareños entraban y la chica tomó a cuidando de ellos en primer lugar. Pedí una segunda bebida y finalmente nos dieron... Odio creo que si unos pocos más clientes venían sin ella consigue. Necesidades de su juego de chef ya que la comida era menos que comida de pub estándar. No vamos de nuevo y nos sentimos decepcionados. Yo no soy exigente con la comida y yo trabajo por todo el Reino Unido en mi trabajo así que visite los pubs normal para la comida. Por todos los medios a este lugar si en la zona ya que se hambre y llenar un hueco.

Sorry this is not the review you are looking for. Sunday evening I was looking forward to enjoying a meal with my two daughters and family's. We had to wait over 1hr to be served our main course, we and another couple were the only ones in the bar. When the bar maid sat down next to us with her meal. When asked why are staff being served before customers as this is not very professional we was treated to abuse by the said staff. This is not what running a bar is all about. The food was great and enjoyable, the waitress was embarrassed by what happened. If the chief is looking to make a living out of this resterant, I would look elsewhere.The service was appalling and abusive, when leaving we where told she was late for her date. Sorry but you made our evening a nightmare.

The new menu from Aubergine is lovely, very varied and excellent quality.We had Sunday lunch there last week and it was excellent and a good price too.Its early days but im sure this will soon be a place locals will flock back to. Good luck to the new venture, im sure it will be a great success

Just heard this had re-openned and thought I'd pop in. It was a Monday night and noone was behind the bar so had to shout through to get service. Barman was the most curmugeonly man I've ever met. He stood in front of the bar and looked at me saying nothing, no hello or what are you having. I ordered the ONLY real ale on (this pub claims to serve real ale) drank up and left. Won't go back.Tip to new owners, get some customer service skills - it's not hard.

We were regulars and wanted to continue eating there after new ownership.Our first meal was excellent couldn't be faulted so we were very positive, unfortunately the following week we had to return our meal as it was totally undercooked the first time we have ever had to do this in any pub and we eat out regularly - very disappointing particularly as the new owners had obviously made some effort in upgrading the pub.

The Birches is somewhere I have been going for over 5 years, and is now under new management- I wish them the best of luck in a very competitive business and area. Visited on a Saturday afternoon with my sister and our 4 children. We were the only people in there.The decor is awful, although 100% cleaner than the previous owners, the flooring is lovely and the toilets look amazing after its half finished refurb. But unfortunately Hulk Green puts me right off. The dart boards gone too which was a firm fav of my friends when we went on a weekend. Also the snooker table is on uneven carpet so again, a no go! The drinks were average price and they have some kind of Tia Maria frappe machine thing which looked interesting and a wine list, although bar staff did not know their wines to accompany the food menu.The meal itself was basic "pub Grub" and a very good price for all of us. I had fish n chips, sister had steak and kids all had nuggets and chips.Staff were very friendly and did ensure all was ok.All in all basic visit, won't rush back for grub, but iv tried it, it was what i paid for and I know they have some superb meal offers on during the week and a tapas night coming up for only £10 per person. They also have live entertainment on at weekends with local bands /DJs.I so hope they go from strength to strength as they are new.

Changed hands in recent months, seems to have lost its soul. No welcome or smile from staff. Might look in again in 6 months to see if it improves

We visited the birches to see how this place was after a recent refurb upon arrival we was shown to our table which wasnt very nice no table mats or places set out the menu was very small so we decided to have the sunday lunch we asked if this was served with fresh mash the waitress said yes the mash is made with fresh water but from a packet we didnt even eat here in the end the children ate what can only be described as overpriced cafe food we will never visit here again

I'm going to try to be as balanced and as fair as possible whilst writing this review in the hope that the new owners take note of one of their regulars who has given up on this pub.I've been going to this pub, mainly on a Sunday, for about five or six years and always looked forward to my afternoon in my local pub. There was nothing flash about the pub when the previous owners had it, in fact you would probably have said that it was a bit old fashioned and a bit rough and ready, but it was a proper pub. The food was lovely and reasonably priced and the beer was excellent. This is where I need to hold my hands up and say that although I am in my mid forties I am a bitter drinker. The previous owners kept a lovely pint of Sam Smith's Sovereign or Old Brewery plus a good selection of lagers. Carling, Peroni and Cronenburg. You could also get a bottle of house wine for less than a tenner and the food was excellent. If I had one complaint about the old management it was that it could get a bit "chavy" with kids roaming around whilst their parents got hammered. However the pluses far outweighed the negatives and the owners were always genuinely pleased to see you. When the pub was taken over we had high hopes for this pub, only to have them dashed on the first visit. The new owners closed the pub for five weeks whilst they refurbished the pub. When it reopened I felt totally underwhelmed. They had painted the walls green and put in a stone floor. They decided to get rid of the Sam Smith's beer and introduced three hand pulled beers. The problem is that they change the hand pulled beers from week to week, so that you never know what you are getting. The drawback to this is that you are taking pot luck with your pint. It may be nice, it may be awful. Then next week it's all change and you are back on the lucky dip again. I'm going to be honest as well, they can't pull a decent pint. Every time I've tried a pint it's been flat. If you are going to rotate your beers every week you need to keep one top quality regular beer that you can fall back on. I don't want to have to go through two or three pints just to find one good one only to find that the following week it is gone. I can't comment on the food having never tried it, but the owners have never said thanks once. In fact they seem to shy away from the customers. Today we were charged £9.05 for a pint of cider and a large white wine, which should have come with a splash of lemonade, but came with a small bottle of soda. For nearly ten pounds I could have brought two bottles of wine from a supermarket and at least the checkout person would have said thanks. Very disappointed!

Poor quality, would not eat there again. If the colour of the green walls doesn't put you off the food will.

Went on fathers day, hardly any food on the set menu was available. Waiter was rude, got the littlest bit of peppercorn sauce enough to cover A chip. Asked her to put more peppercorn sauce in the little jug and just poured boiling hot water in to the jug. Dessert, either cheese+biscuits or caramelised brownie. I opted for cheese and biscuits, and there was 4 different cheeses and 4 plain crackers. The waiter didn't even know if we had paid and tried making us pay twice. Wouldn't recommend to anyone.

We eat regularly at the Birches and have always had a consistently excellent standard of meal with a good variety of choice on the menu.

I have been a few times for tapas nights at the birches and its one of my favourite nights i always try and go when it is on.It is a set menu but the variety and dishes are fantastic. They will leave you full and even better at a good price!Definatly recommend the birches its my favourite in Whitworth