The Wine Press in Rochdale

Just called in for lunch. What a great find, both the food and service were excellent. We would certainly revisit if we were ever in the area.

We are regular visitors to the Wine Press and live in the area of Littleborough. If sitting outside enjoying a drink of beer or wine is your thing you won't find a better venue than this, the views over Hollingworth Lake are stunning. We visited on a Friday afternoon and took advantage of their Fish Friday special with a drink included in the price, excellent value for money and the F&C were perfectly cooked. The staff are also spot on and professional in everything that they do, you can tell that it's a very well managed establishment. A big shout out to the Polish lady behind the bar who seems to also be one of the supervisors, she's very pro-active and seems to oversee everything. I challenge anybody to find a better venue to just chill out with a beer and enjoy the views...it's a lovely pub. Keep up the great work and thank you.

Lovely setting on the banks of the lake. I only called for a drink but this is a really stylish pub inside with pleasant staff. Good choice of beers and the view made for a pleasant break

I don’t know what’s happened to this place, perhaps a change in chef, but the food is poor, my friend sent her fish and chips back, the batter and chips were just awful. The saving Grace the manageress did remove from the bill, when asked to do so. The staff did apologise, they need to certainly replace the chef, because judging by other recent reviews the place is certainly going downhill.

I haven't been here for years and It'll be years again. Popped in last night for a drink, approx 9pm. The place was filthy. Muck and rubbish on the floor as you walk in. We sat on the bar section. It stunk of dogs and there were biscuits and litter everywhere. We moved seats three times then decided to move to another bar. I cannot believe this is owned by the bellavista. Shameful, dirty badly run establishment.

This place must be kept afloat by the stunning location. Waiting staff walk around like aimless SIMS characters, food was average - edible and priced ok, but dry, hard and lacking in flavour in places. Table next to us sent their food back, my drinking glass wasn't clean. Overall just not enough care and attention. I really hope they can sharpen up on these small details to improve.

Fantastic food, good drinks selection, lovely waiter and great atmosphere 10/10 brilliant experience

The wine press restaurant absolutely amazing fantastic place to meet up with friends and family the superb the service 100 percent the atmosphere amazing.I would recommend the wine press restaurant 100 percent

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and the food was great. I had the fish and chips and my wife had the steak and mushroom pie. Will definitely be going back and another walk around the lake.

Absolutely amazing pub, so friendly can't do enough for you , amazing views definitely worth a visit

Had a great visit,good food, great service and atmosphere and friendly staff

Cold and not much atmosphere. Saturday night and all you had was 8 people sat on their phones bored lol

Always worth a visit here. Nice, clean, friendly, warm. Food looks nice, decent menu. Staff friendly and helpful.

Do not get a stake from here undercooked not got a qlue how to cook a stake and cheap cut just gristly all the way through

Great for a few drinks in the sun looking at Hollingworth Lake. Food is OK nothing mega to shout about. The best bit by far is the location. Its busy on a nice day.

Always lovely here. Staff very welcoming.

Didn't have food as was our walking stopped for a drink. Food did smell lovely friendly staff.

This was absolutely appalling, the food was undercooked and we waited just over an hour for the food to come, we had to send it back. The staff, especially our waiter was so rude and she was not helpful in the slightest. Would not recommend to anyone and will definitely not be returning

Would not recommend. Staff were very extremely rude and food wait was 1 hour. The food was undercooked and hard.

Cannot fault The Wine Press at all. We had a large (32 people) family get together with them today and it was brilliant. The food was all very good and the staff were exceptional. It was a perfect space for our get together, great relaxed atmosphere - highly recommended.

While visiting family, chose the Wine Press for being dog friendly and its location. The food is typical pub fayre. However, the price point versus the quality was a huge letdown. Fish and chips left a watery or grease puddle on my plate and were fairly tasteless. (Far better to be had in the North East) The Gammon was fatty, and I know it's Gammon, but it tasted very piggy and was anaemic. The Sea bass was at best average, probably the best of the meals chosen. Drinks are averagely priced. The parking was horrendous, I was asked to move my car as the staff had no place to park, luckily there was another space, but in the event there wasn't I wouldn't have moved. Would I recommend-No Would I return-No

I had a turkey dinner loved it and was plenty of turkey 😋

Nice place. Lovely staff. Thoroughly enjoyed my meal here

First time at this restaurant/pub to meet up with a friend. Staff attentive food piping hot and very tasty. Well done everybody will definitely return

Not good food. I was very disappointed. Although a good amount of vegan options, I went for what I thought was a safe bet as vegan food is often rubbish in these types of places. The Kiev was ok, very much like the one you can get from aldi. This was a small Kiev served with plain boiled potatoes and very bland veg (cauliflower, sugar snap peas and carrots). I don’t know why there wasn’t gravy as most gravy’s are vegan so not hard to get hold of. I’m vegan to not have dead on my plate but this was the deadest meal I’ve had in a long time! Plus I came away still very hungry so waste of money really

Enjoyed a fairly good lunch this week with friends. My only criticism is that the cheese and onion pie was overcooked and the portion was quite small considering the price.

I am Irish man the pub was nice and not bad pint

Pleasant afternoon spent in the pub

Loved being there & enjoying the the meals we had & the atmosphere. God Bless & Thank You all. Amen

Decent beer, reasonably priced food, definitely airy a visit if you can find somewhere to park

Fantastic. Place was very good with me as I had 2 noisy toddlers. They couldn't have been more helpful and friendly. Food was absolutely stunning. Only one snag would be that the server really did smell of stale smoke but that's not to take anything away from the experience it was great.

1/10 only good thing was the bottle of old mout cider. Dog friendly but people moving away from us (sausage dog who sat in silence) steak ciabatta came on a bread roll and was a like a tough dry piece of beef rather than any kind of steak. Food also came in around 3 minutes which tells me it's was all just heated up.

Didn't rate. Dog friendly although people move cos we had dogs with us. Steak sandwich was actually a 0/10, chips undercooked. Really disappointed as reviews looked great but food was honestly awful

Came here yesterday after spending a few hours at Hebden Bridge . Decided to try this place as opposite the lake . We both had chicken strips and chips which I would recommend . Decent portion for price , quick service and didn’t struggle for a table so with it being a last minute decision so glad we managed to get in . Prices quite good and variety on menu . Will come back again . There is parking but suppose this could be limited at time but we had no issues .

Great views and a perfect stop off on the way around Hollingworth Lake. Also popular with bikers, especially at weekends, with plenty of parking at the front of the pub by the ample outdoor seating and tables. Staff are friendly and efficient and the prices are the same as you'd expect to pay at any similar place.

Very bland Katsu curry. Cracking rag pudding

Decent food, great service, very friendly staff

What an amazing lunch time menu at this wonderfully positioned pub. Great atmosphere, food delicious.

This is the first time we've been here but it won't be the last, decided to try this place for a change as we wanted a payday treat. The waitresses were very attentive considering how busy it was, inside is nicely decorated, looks to have had a refubishment from some of the previous pictures. I ordered the seabass which came with a lovely light butter sauce and vegetables and my partner ordered the rag pudding, both meals were delicious but the star had to go to the chips, they were huge and fluffy, so big in fact that my partner needed to cut them in half to eat. We'll definitely be back there soon

A shining light of hospitality right on the lake front. Gorgeous sundown views over the lake and the rowers and the geese. Wicked double espresso with a shot of vodka, decent enough espresso martini, surprisingly poor wines by the glass considering the prices - £7.60 for a large serve of an extremely mediocre Argentinian Malbec I certainly wouldn't expect to pay more than £6 at the supermarket. But it doesn't actually matter. It's such a refreshing and welcoming place in the middle of a long hike, lovely young Italian staff at the bar (from Napoli), extremely accommodating. Highly recommend it.

Only popped in for a quick drink but I have been a few times. The food is lovely. Average prices. Clean and tidy with friendly service.

Rib eye stake was really tender cooked med/rare.

After a lovely walk round the lake we stopped here for something to eat we both got ploughman's lunch.we both looked at each other when we saw the generous portions of cheese on there. everything was really good right down to the lovely toasted bread.the only thing missing I would say to give it 10/10 would be to add a bit of colour would be a wedge of tomato a twist of cucumber and a wedge of apple perfect!

Early morning visit so closed...but been in many times before...fond memories of the fisherman's

Only had a drink but an enjoyable atmosphere

Lovely pub the staff were extremely friendly, we will be back. Kids meal was really good too!

Food was nothing special, a bit bland. Service was almost self service. Ok it was a Monday, but it was quiet with no atmosphere.

Nice pub on the lake with an ice cream van on the side

We have always felt welcome here . Lovely friendly staff n food is great .Best steak pie n homemade chunky chips . Thankyou xxxx lovely Laurie the manager 😘

Great food and drink choices. Good value for money

Lovely food, great service. Love this place

The food here is lovely and excellent value! The staff are really welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend it

The Wine Press is a cozy welcoming spot by the heart of the famous Hollingworth lake that offers comforting, classic dishes and great ambience. I had the traditional Haddock & chips alongside a refreshing beer. Service was absolutely one of the best I had ever had as the staff not only checked up on us regularly but they also recommended the best food & drinks to complement our night. Highly recommend.

Lunch was fantastic as was the service. My brothers and I all agreed that Natalie made our lunch a fantastic experience and we will be returning very soon

Beautiful location food was nice and reasonably priced

Great spot, super friendly staff and excellent service. Enjoyed a lovely lunch with the family and will definitely visit again

Lovely food , excellent service lovely atmosphere

Lovely restaurant surrounded by scenic surroundings. We visited here last month with all of the family, some had travelled from the north east. We enjoyed our visit from start to finish. The food was good, and the service was wonderful, friendly and obliging. This is one of my favourite places. Definitely recommend a visit. Thank you

Had a little bite to eat here today! And the staff were very helpful to me with having coeliac disease. You guys have become a safe place for myself to eat thank you very much

Nice place. Terrible food. Dry, overpriced.

I gave this a 5 * even though we had to wait some time for our food. Very busy, great atmosphere, and the location is amazing. Very much a place to visit.

Really lovely pub sat outside with family across from the lake. Had a few drinks and the little one had an ice cream from the van outside. We will return.

Food was not the best and very overpriced, this place has gone very downhill. Staff were rude and food hygiene is a 2 🤮🤮🤮. Very disappointing.

Good locals pub. Welcoming staff. Excellent choice of beers, wine and cocktails. Not eaten here for a long time but the food always looks and smells great. The views of Hollingworth Lake are stunning, especially in sunny days when the sailing club have yatchs out. What's not to like?

Well worth a visit great food reasonably priced, friendly & helpful staff.

Lovely place. Great views across the lake. Good value for money on food and drinks for the location. Staff were all polite and friendly. Recommend a visit.

Had a lovely cuppa this morning at The Wine Press this morning. Vinny served me with some extra milk and tea outside and was very helpful and pleasant, fantastic customer service . Great place, great staff, fabulous views.

I love this place food is always good 3 courses Sunday for 16 pound can get better anywhere dogs always welcome

Left nearly our drinks whilst having our photo taken with our daughter and the bar staff had taken them away 😡

Me and the family had a great time,and the staff was very friendly and the food and price was outstanding. Thanks to all at the Wine Press👍

Biker pub nice place to watch the sun go down

Had lunch yesterday, the food was very good and tasty, the staff were very attentive and friendly and most of all the price was very reasonable, it makes a change from being ripped off at other eating establishments, would highly recommend.

Lovely food cooked fresh, good service and dog friendly inside and out. Lovely views over the lake.

Beautiful food, lovely staff, very friendly and helpful. Atmosphere was electric and buzzing with life!

Mesmerizing location and average food which made the over all experience memorable

The Wine Press: A Gem by Hollingworth Lake ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nestled by the picturesque Hollingworth Lake, The Wine Press in Littleborough is an exceptional gastropub offering a delightful dining experience. The ambiance is cozy and inviting, making it a perfect spot for both casual meals and special occasions. The recently refurbished interior combines modern aesthetics with traditional charm, creating a welcoming atmosphere. Whether you’re seated inside by the fireplace or enjoying the stunning lake views from the outdoor seating, the setting is always pleasant and relaxing. The menu at The Wine Press is impressive, featuring a wide variety of dishes that cater to all tastes. On my visit, I had the lamb shank, which was cooked to perfection with the meat falling off the bone. The chicken and chorizo dish was also excellent, although I would have preferred the sauce on the side. The Thai curry is another standout, packed with flavorful ingredients and expertly prepared. For those with dietary restrictions, The Wine Press is very accommodating, offering vegan and gluten-free options. The staff are attentive, friendly, and always ready to provide recommendations, ensuring a superb dining experience. The location of The Wine Press is ideal, with beautiful views of Hollingworth Lake enhancing the overall experience. Parking is convenient, with a small car park adjacent to the pub and additional parking nearby, making it easily accessible. Whether you’re looking to enjoy a drink with a view, a hearty meal, or a cozy evening by the fire, The Wine Press offers it all. It’s a must-visit for anyone in the area. Shaun - Traveling Reviewer from Rossendale Instagram @Shaunie66 @Itsvangasmic

Love Hollingworth lake and Lovely views especially when the sun is out, but been hundreds of times and never had a clean glass yet.

Busy location, popular with well behaved bikers, families and couples. We were there only for drinks.

Lovely lamb Sunday lunch, 2 course for £15

Nice spot for lunch, excellent food and friendly service.

Lovely pub with amazing food at a fantastic price and fab view-a must visit on a nice day

Tasteless food. Won't be going back

Great service, sea bass was delicious!

The lake is great, the motorcycles were amazing. Had a beer outside on a nice day with the family. Great day out. However 5.50 for a pint was steep, good pint of ipa though.

Lovely pub overlooking Hollingworth Lake. My partner and I had a meal here a few days ago. I had grilled bass, sautéed potatoes, tenderstem broccoli in a garlic butter sauce, and my partner had steak and chips. We both thoroughly enjoyed the food. The grilled bass was cooked perfectly. Friendly service, decent prices, clean and a welcoming atmosphere. Would definitely recommend 😊👍

We had a wonderful evening in the upstairs function room. The staff were so friendly and couldn't have been more helpful.The DJ played all night, judging the music for his audience very well. The food was also very good, a nice variety on offer. We had a fantastic party for my Mum's 95th birthday. Thank You.

Lovely location. Lamb shank delicious, meat fell off the bone. Chicken and chorizo nice but would have liked sauce on the side rather than over the chicken. Just a personal choice. Lovely view over the lake whilst eating. Even nice in the rain.

Food below average really, quite disappointing. A good selection of cocktails which are reasonably priced. Service was good but probably wouldn’t go again.

Great place for a meal or casual drink, even meeting up with someone new 😉

Super pub, great service and friendly patrons. Great place to visit.

We popped in for a drink on a hot sunny day. It was a glorious pint after a 13 mile hike in the sun.

Beautiful view of lake makes it well worth while.

Lovely place, right next to Hollingworth Lake

Birthday party for my Kids Manager and staff is amazing, caring and professional I would definitely recommend to visit with beautiful view out side 🙏

My wife and called in for a drink at lunchtime Decided to have a sandwich each which was very lovely will definitely call again

Fabulous food, really nice. Very pleasant staff, great location every thing went well............ BUT, can someone do something about the loud, bloody awful bang, bang, bang, boom, boom, boom, screeching music.if .......If I want a disco, I'll go to one.!!!! A pleasant meal spoilt.

Beautiful place! Beautiful ambience! Great view and walk by the lake. Food, wine and service was absolutely wonderful. I would sure visit again.

Very Nice place to go on a Sunny Day and sit with a drink over looking the lake, Motorcycles have there own parking bay at the front. The Food is exceptional and the staff are very friendly and helpful, Very nice inside as well if the weather turns.

Excellent Pub and restaurant. Don't let the bikers put you off its part of the charm. Very well run restaurant and pub on the edge of Hollingworth lake.

A half way meeting place for relatives in Lancashire and Yorkshire Food a bit hit and miss Don't order the whale, sorry fish and chips unless you are absolutely starving, it was marvellous, but SO big My minute steak unfortunately was well overdone and I couldn't eat it Views stunning, pub cosy, inviting and friendly Defo will visit again they deserve a second chance