The best restaurants in Rossendale North West

Friendly staff, sometimes a bit of a wait if you haven’t ordered on the phone, it’s a very busy takeaway but that’s because the food is first class!!

Worst food I have had in a long time. I don’t even know what we ate but it certainly wasn’t fresh.

I came here with my friend and her toddler on the Sunday of May Bank holiday. When we arrived we were trying to decide where to sit and one of the servers asked ‘Are you here for food or drinks?’ We said probably just drinks and we were told we were welcome to sit anywhere. My friend chose the sofa - a choice she made she said because of the looks she was getting from other people towards her and her little boy (who was absolutely fine at this point). When I returned from the bathroom, the server came over and said ‘What can I get you?’ And when we said we hadn’t decided yet, he cut us off, rolled his eyes and huffed ‘Well I’ll just come back’. When he did return, my friend asked for an iced coffee and the French toast to which we were told ‘You can’t have that at this time of day and anyway, you said you were having drinks, I did ask if you wanted food’. God forbid we should change our minds!! This is what followed: - Our two drinks (one hot one cold) left on the counter and walked past at least four times and five customers served before we asked for them to be brought over - A very stale cherry Bakewell slice served (and returned, with no immediate offer of anything like a replacement) - Heard our original sever complain loudly that there were no ‘f——ing spoons’ and then say ‘S—’ three times very loudly about the ability to keep the cutlery clean - When we were honest and said that no, everything had not been alright, despite the very apologetic woman who served us (possibly the manager?) we were told that the original server was ‘a bit on the spectrum’ and didn’t deal well with the busier periods in the cafe. There were FOUR other people working. Me and my friend both work in education and have taught many pupils on the ASD spectrum so quite frankly, this was inappropriate. Had the sever been wearing a lanyard that indicated this, as people did during lockdown, we would have been aware. When we initially turned down the brownie offered to take away, after we paid, he said ‘Fine, all the more for me then’ which again, failed to address the reason we weren’t accepting it in the first place. He was not rude or arrogant to anyone else in the cafe while we were there, yet when it came to us, we were rushed, dismissed and not made to feel welcome at all. The manager heated up a brownie for my friend’s little boy - who is only three and had been looking forward to a cake. Toddlers don’t understand why they shouldn’t eat stale food. She was constantly apologising for his behaviour which was not even an issue, he wasn’t shouting or screaming or anything so I told her to stop apologising. But that’s what she had been made to feel. My friend said her husband comes here all the time as he bikes a lot. He’s welcome to it because I’d never come here again. Saying that you’ll have a word to one of your staff who is rude to customers is not good enough. If you know they do not adapt well to busy periods on the cafe, which you should be grateful for, it is your responsibility to ensure that the duties are managed appropriately so that customers receive the best service. I will accommodate anyone’s needs, I do it every day but I won’t be made to feel guilty for someone else’s rudeness. We were made to feel bad for something we didn’t know (and is technically someone’s personal information) and did not actually address the issue. Oh, and change that awful sign you have on the back of the ladies toilet door. ‘Girly things’ I assume means sanitary products like tampons or sanitary pads. Call it that instead of this nonsense. You’re embarrassing yourselves.

We called today after a walk around the res. Party consisted of me and my wife, daughter,son inlaw and two of my grown up grandsons. The food was excellent as always atmosphere to match,give it a go you wont be disappointed.

10/10!!! Fantastic food, enjoyed by all the family, superb service, friendly welcoming staff. Would definitely recommend. Thank you stubbins tandoori.x

Called in for breakfast as we were passing on our way home after staying in the area. Ordered 2 large breakfasts, 2 coffee and 2 orange juices and all came to leas than £25 so wasn't expecting much. We were very pleasantly when the food arrived. It was all got, freshly cooked and of decent quality. The bacon and eggs were particularly tasty and well cooked. The staff were all friendly, welcoming, and couldnt do enough for you. The toilets and place in general was very clean and in good repair. Recommend stopping off if you're near by

Very poor food. Ordered of uber eats and the order was delivered late. No mention of sauces in the meal deal and the place added mayonnaise to the burger and Donner. The pizza was over cooked and chips were dry. Overall very poor place and bad customer service. Uber eats gave a refund after complaint.

We had a takeaway from here. Food was amazing, not greasy just great authentic taste. Arrived on time to what we ordered. No complaints. Thanks.

Bad service. Poor food. Gave the place a second chance and its was no better. Soup served cold no butter or spoon. Very slow service. No atmosphere.

Had to put one star ! Disgrace minging

Very polite and excellent service x

Fantastic Indian takeaway and quality food. Excellent customer service service

Went here last night with my eldest daughter. Cosy little restaurant and great service by the hosts. The hot and sour soup was probably the best I have ever tasted and I also had the fillet steak black pepper which was also very nice. Daughter loved her chow mein and after visiting this place, we will be back with the rest of the family Lovely spot highly recommend

Do not pay in advance. If they do not deliver they will not refund you, which technically is FRAUD. I ordered food online, it said they were open, but then they closed early and claimed to have not seen the order. Repeated calls, manager unavailable, still waiting for refund over a month later.

It was sad to visit The Mill to discover that it was closing The food as usual was great .. but things change and Drew and his team are moving lock stock and barrel to new premises at The Queens Hotel, 1 Bank Street, Rawtenstall to the BRAND NEW Queens Bistro Opening 24/10/22 and I for one will be there to sample both the New Breakfast Menu and some super new dishes along with old favourites. Thank you for the past and look forward to the future. Good luck