Vlora Restaurant Rushden in East Northamptonshire

Lovely clean restaurant, polite staff and of course fantastic food

This is a lovely restaurant with the best staff I've seen so far. The service was great. The food was also reasonably priced, and you are guaranteed to have a great time.

Very polite staff and friendly. Very clean and lovely surroundings. The starter was excellent and main was cooked to perfection. Desert was nice taste but ice cream had lots of hard bits but overall excellent place. Really impressed thank you for a nice evening.

Popped in on a whim, was aiming for Weatherspoons. Glad we did. Excellent tasty food. Great service. Very different bright interior to anything I've been in before. Hard to describe, kind of grand I guess. Home made taramasalata like it should be.

Food was Michelin quality, staff were super friendly and efficient. Well done Vlora, it's 3 stars from me, which is the maximum Michelin stars allowed.

4 friends on a Tuesday night , not very busy but it was in the week . Did fill up with a late Christmas party of quite a few people . Food was really good , the sharing starter we had was huge and delicious. Definitely will be returning !

First time visiting. Really amazing food. My partner lived in Cyprus for a while and said the food was on par with there. Relaxed atmosphere. Really nice looking restaurant. Good price. Staff were lovely. Wood go again! Sorry we didn't have cash for a tip 🫤

Have visited this restaurant several times now and each time have come away happy. The staff are all very welcoming and friendly. The choice of food and drinks is good and the food itself is cooked to perfection. Highly recommend a visit here

The restaurant is nice and cosy, all the staff helpful and friendly and the food delicious 😋 🥂 We were here for dinner and the food came very quickly. The parking is on the main street (free after 7 pm). I would recommend it more for couples and not for families with children.

Very good food and lovely staff, best spot for food and cocktails in rushden would recommend a visit to everyone

Great service, Lovely atmosphere, tasty food and perfect cocktails 🙂 will definitely be dining here again.

First visit and it did not disappoint!! Can’t believe I’ve not been before now Excellent service and food!

Portions weren't great and very pricey considering. Tasted good though.

Lovely place, friendy staff, very helpful, very good service, very good food. Will be back.

Went out for a friends 60th. Food was amazing, and the service jovial and good. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a good night out in Rushden. Music in the venue is loud enough to give a vibe but not loud enough to intrude.

I'm very intrigued to enjoy a delicious evening at VLORA RESTAURANT TAPAS... I WAS IMPRESSED FROM THE COMMENTS I'M READING FROM DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS who speak the best words about everything there at you, at the same time seeing Saçà with fire, carbonation, embers, baking at the moment of freshness, everything... this makes me feel like I'm in my Laberina and not in the UK. I will soon visit this restaurant of my patriots and I will write my impression seriously. Good job the beasts of Vlora. God protect you. Goodbye soon. Cheers.

We attended for our first visit for a client business dinner. The restaurant/cocktail bar is clean and well appointed with clean toilets. We were served by Nicole who was attentive, friendly and professional, a real asset to the business. We look forward to attending again soon.

Amazing food and service. Pasha was a great waiter and happy to help with any questions. Would definitely make another visit.

My daughter booked for my birthday with her partner and my son Absolutely perfect no faults at all Will definitely be back Thank you

My children took me here for my birthday. What can I say … absolutely fantastic!!! Food was hot and tasty Service was attentive and very helpful Thank you

Nice restaurant, food good but experience was totally ruined by couple sitting next to us who were clearly drunk and having a massive argument, they kept ordering cocktails and shots and were getting more abusive to each other the more they drank. Not a nice thing to witness and ruined our evening as it made me feel really uneasy

Loved everything...food, service, atmosphere.

Lunch deal was amazing value and the food was delicious! Will definitely return! Staff helpful and attentive!

Fantastic impromptu meal for 2 on Saturday early evening. Arrived without booking but we were seated as it was luckily still quiet. Food was absolutely delicious, freshly prepared and had so much flavour. They even sold a glass of wine from one that is usually sold per bottle. Service was excellent with very attentive staff, we had all vegetarian dishes and would highly recommend! 10/10 will definitely return!

Went again ..second time Thursday night when it was a little quite and the only reason 4 stars ...further into the evening tables filled up..which added to superb evening. We have the sharing platter for two ...lamb & chicken freshly grilled on bed of rice ...the flatbreads ...tadziki and humours all individually brought to the table ...it smells wonderful and tastes delicious. To have this restaurant on our high street is a wonder ...it's like being on holiday ...the staff are wonderful ...polite and everything and everybody is spotless...like you see on the movies! Thank you for another night out ..for no good reason other than we can't resist the food and charm 💐

Beautiful place, lovely food with excellent service. I've been here 2x now and will definitely comeback again with my friends. Instaworthy!

We booked a table of 4 + 1 for 18:45 on Friday evening, early as we had an 8 year old with us. The restaurant was already quite busy, a mix of couples and small groups. The restaurant is lovely. Really nice decor, comfortable chairs, lovely table & glassware, it's all very nice, modern, tastefully thought out. The menu is quite big and varied and includes grilled meats, fish, and veggies, 5 as main meals and sharing platters as well as tapas. We chose a platter for 4 and a couple of tapas. The portions are big!! I'm a big meat lover, and we all love a good-sized meal, but even between us, we couldn't finish it all! The platter was delicious - perfectly grilled lamb chops, lamb filet, chicken - everything was very, very tasty! The platter was £70, but seriously, 5 adults could easily share it. The drinks are a little on the expensive side, but for a nice meal out, it's definitely worth it. We struck lucky because there was also some entertainment on, a fire dancer, really good and kept the little one entertained. Service was also very good! We really enjoyed our evening and will definitely return.

By far the best restaurant I have been in Rushden , best food ever had, good custumer service , everything was just great

Great meal at Vlora on Friday night lovely food and lovely decor and service

Really great food and good service. Definitely recommend.

Really nice food and good service. Highly recommended. Tapas style food with a hint of turkish. Will definitely be back.

Good food and service, a little quiet, hope the restaurant will be well supported.

Literally just left this restaurant - decor was lovely, lighting was lovely, toilets were clean! Food was amazing! I was so impressed that I’ve already booked my next visit 😊 well done! Loved everything about this place!!

Amazing food great service lovely atmosphere i would recomend 100%

We visited Vlora for a midweek night out and were very impressed with our first visit. The restaurant is tastefully decorated and has a lovely ambience, the menu is appealing and all of the dishes that we ordered were delicious. The service from Pasha was attentive, professional and friendly. We feel very fortunate to have this wonderful venue in our locality and will certainly be back very soon.

Husband found this restaurant walking down the high street and we went for the first time this evening. Lovey decor, very friendly reception, even though we arrived during a family wedding celebration! We felt part of the family very quickly. We had the hot mixed meze to start and them 4 tapas between us, and were absolutely stuffed! Good menu selection for vegetarians too. The lamb, the prawns, the calamari, we just cannot pick a favourite, it was all beautifully cooked and well presented. Very attentive staff, especially Andy the owner, and the lovely girl behind the bar whose name we did not get. Thank you, we will be back soon.

Amazing food, great service. Shame the front door was left open and lots of smokers hanging around the door, might as well have been inside.

We had an incredible dinner, it was made extra special from Pasha. Pasha was a delight and made us feel extremely welcome. I would defiantly recommend.

What a great new restaurant in Rushden. Please support it. Great service, great food, good cocktails 🍸. 3 courses, cocktails a bottle of wine and coffee or hot chocolate. Would highly recommend, already thinking about my next visit🍷

Thoughly enjoy our evening, food fantastic, staff again fantastic

Surroundings, very classy and spotlessly clean. Had the mixed platter for 2 and it was very good. Waitress was very professional and attentive. Can thoroughly recommend this venue

Would recommend this establishment. Food is amazing, delicious cocktails are genuinely delicious. Friendly atmosphere, clean and tidy. Decor on point

Excellent food and service, second visit in 6 weeks, it’s great to have such a lovely restaurant so close. Lamb souvlaki some of the best I’ve eaten. Thanks from Jenny, Sami and Jacqui

Friendly, efficient staff, superb food, the best tapas I have had in the U.K. will be back soon and recommend highly to everyone.

Our first visit. Service was friendly and efficient. Food was very tasty ⭐ Reasonable prices Great cocktails Will be returning to try other food. Would recommend Thanks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Visited for the first time last week (June 2023) and was really impressed with the warmth and hospitality offered by the hostess > Nicole I was with my partner and another couple - visited for drinks only. really impressed with the beverages on offer and...

Food ok but slightly disappointing

Excellent food (chicken shish perfect); an excellent Sauvignon Blanc (under £20); and the restaurant very well transformed from the old TSB Bank (why did that close?!). Just a pity there were not more people there - then the Atmosphere would have been upgraded. Very friendly service

Ordered Platter for 4. Excellent presentation and the meal was very tasty. Observation, another flatbread would have been welcomed as we had the meal served together. Friendly atmosphere and lovely clean surroundings. Will go again. Well done.

Amazing place and very nice foodies The staff are friendly Highly recommended

Great place, definitely coming again.

Wonderful place, food 10 points, service nice, friendly👌I recommend it to everyone♥️♥️♥️

Best food ever, great atmosphere, very experienced staff and really good people 🥳

The food was really good ,the place was really clean and perfect for a picture , and the people that was working there was kind and friendly I do recommend it 💞

Have been twice before ,tapas for lunch was good ,although tapas is Spanish not Turkish/Albanian . The night we went we had the hot meze for 4 for £70., chicken wings a kebab and lamb chops all placed on a load of rice on the...

Excellent evening - food was great, staff attentive but not intrusive. The music was loud and the rice could have been warmer but that did not distract from the evening.

What a fabulous place. Fantastic service and fantastic food. What more can you ask for?!! The place was packed and had a great atmosphere. V Will definitely return.

Highly recommended. Delicious food, amazing service. No words to describe how impressed I am.

Fabulous place. Great service and excellent food.

Excellent food great service and really lovely decor and ambiance, well done just what Rushden needed a really good restaurant.

Lovely food, great service and really lovely ambience, well done just what our high street needed, a decent restaurant. Excellent evening thank you.

Service very slow. Background music so loud you couldn't hold a conversation with your guests. My lamb kebab was so tough and grisly I had to remove it to side of my plate. An empty plate was removed from my friend whilst the rest of the party were still eating! Portions were minimal but wine was very reasonably priced. Restaurant was full to capacity but only one member of staff taking orders, with only 3 others serving tables. Decor gives the Vlora and nice ambience. The evening ended up being expensive for poor quality.

Food was delicious and the service was excellent and very friendly! Would definitely come here again and will be recommending it to family and friends. I had the salmon and it was cooked perfectly.

Lovely service and food x Happy to recommend for a lovely night out. Only downside was the waiter not checking if we needed more drinks. There was 9 of us so they kinda missed a trick there.

Have been walking past this new restaurant since it open and finally got to book last Friday. The service at first was quite slow, but the staff were very apologetic. Good choice of meals. Could of been a little bit more warmer as the Rice...

Popped in while we was passing through and we are so glad we found this place. Food was good and the service is great. Definitely will be going back.

Very nice food and nice staff...i recommend for anyone.

Very good lunch , perfect service, very nice place 5 stars!!

Been here a few times now and never been disappointed. Staff very friendly and attentive from the minute you get in the door. No big long waits even when they are busy. Lovely fresh food and cooked perfectly. Highly recommend coming here and nice to...

4 of us went for my sons Birthday tonight . Outstanding food , and service This restaurant is a must !! The staff are lovely. They have done a great job on this restaurant , it’s lovely in there. Thank you for a great evening

One of the best restaurants I have been. Very happy with the food.. everything was delicious and the staff was very friendly and hapoy to help with everything.. definitely recommend and will be back again.

What a great restaurant, 6 of us ate there for the first time. Food was very good. The staff couldn't do enough very attentive, polite and on the ball. Will be back.

With regards to the last review I am sorry to hear you had a bad experience . On frequent visits the food has always been exceptional,service superb and atmosphere buzzing. A fabulous asset to our town. Mistakes happen as they are human and learning themselves as they are new to the business. Please don’t be too quick to judge. They are doing a great job 👍👏

Ate here last night and it was one of the worst meals I have eaten out for years. When we arrived they had obviously lost our booking as they looked very confused and then moved us from one table to another. I was under the impression it was a tapas restaurant but found the menu to be quite an odd mix e.g. pitta bread, chicken shich, falafel etc so not typical tapas. Maybe to some people's taste but i prefer more Spanish tapas. Half our dishes were inedible. The chorizo comes in long sticks and we all really struggled to cut them. As for chewing- impossible! We were given a replacement but found it just as tough. We were also offered steak knives to cut it but surely that shouldn't be necessary for chorizo! The chips were under cooked and hard. These were replaced with better cooked chips. The lamb meatballs were so hard I couldn't get my fork in it, no way could I cut it or eat it. When we got the bill, a bottle of wine had been added to it which we hadn't ordered. We had to have this removed from the bill. So overall although the decor was lovely and the place was busy the food was so awful that I would not want to return. What a shame.

Lovely meal and great staff that couldn't do enough to make the evening enjoyable 😀

Great atmosphere and delicious food

Great friendly service with a smile and nothing was too much to ask

Lovely food, atmosphere and waiters! Food was 10/10, went for dinner last night and it was amazing!! Everything was great, I wish I took pictures of my food so I could post but I was to busy devouring it, can’t wait to go back already

New restaurant in the place of a previous TSB Bank. Mediterranean vibe with Tapas and larger main platters. The staff were extremely welcoming and attentive, we felt very looked after. It was a little quiet as it was a Wednesday night, hoping more people get behind this place as it's a good option for people living in Rushden for food and drinks. We went for several smaller dishes, halloumi, cheese pies, croquettes, patatas bravas and all were lovely. Larger meat platters very good too. Meat cooked well on a flatbread with peppers and veg. I'd recommend 3 or 4 small tapas dishes per person for a main meal. The churros were also great!

Love this place. Good food, good value & best of all great service. New favourite place. Will be back

Very nice and fresh cocktails and delicious food 🥰🥰

Booked a table, but on arrival no table was available. After waiting eventually went elsewhere. They are clearly overbooking tables.

Highly recommend ? The food is amazing ? So delicious. The staff are so friendly. Will definitely be back

We visited here recently and we were not disappointed. Stunning setting, fresh well cooked food and exemplary service. We were greeted and taken to our table, ordered drinks, with friendly staff. Not intrusive but well looked after. Attention to detail all through out our evening…...

Food really good service ok but when busy seem to forget about you

Wow, I had a very nice evening in the Vlora restaurant an amazing food with a super cocktail and a very welcoming staff

We went here for my partners birthday evening meal, absolutely amazing food, service was 1st class, wouldn't of changed a thing, what a beautifully decorated venue, 100% recommended, can't wait to return!

We went here for my partners birthday evening meal, absolutely amazing food, service was 1st class, wouldn't of changed a thing, what a beautifully decorated venue, 100% recommended, can't wait to return!

Just had a really lovely meal and cocktails at this new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant that has opened in the old Lloyds bank at the end of Rushden High Street. The atmosphere is amazing with friendly staff, great chill out music and wonderful surroundings. The food...

Lovely atmosphere, food was fantastic and the staff couldn't be more friendly o have no doubt we will be visiting again. Thank you

Excellent food in amazing surroundings complimented with warm and friendly service , highly recommended and will definitely book again.

We really enjoyed the meal. The waiters were great, nothing was too much to ask for. We are so lucky to have this in Rushden. We will definitely be visiting there again. Thank you all.

What a breath of fresh air for Rushden town centre, beautifully decorated restaurant with wonderful staff and impeccable food! 100% the best restaurant in Rushden, a must visit!

Absolutely Beautiful Place! The food is amazing, delicious fish plater and fantastic panna cotta and creme brule. The Owner and waiters are lovely and helpful. It’s the best restaurant in Northamptonshire!

Very nice setting and food great to match… nice find in Rushden

Fantastic food and amazing atmosphere! Cannot fault this place. An absolute must try

Popped in for lunch on christmas eve. Really nice and pleasant and helpful staff and the food is amazing especially the meatballs are to die for. Can't wait to come back again

Had such lovely food, tapas was stunning and the entertainment made my Christmas Eve a honest joy!! Excellent customer service and very good cocktails. It was an amazing Christmas Eve thank you very very much Vlora!!!

Had a fab lunchtime meal and 20% off which we didn't expect. The food and service was 1st class. Loved the ambience. For Rushden this is a special place to dine at or go for a cocktail

We went here for our Christmas works dinner last night. The food and service were absolutely first class. We cant recommend this place highly enough. Thank you to Andi, Lexi, Nicole and the rest of the staff for an excellent night. We will be back