The Whitaker in Rossendale

We have eaten at The Whitaker numerous times in the past and the food has been exceptional. A change in cheif has not resulted in the same quality being maintained. Unfortunately, the quality of service has also dropped. One of our party had an allergy and we were the chosen dish was okay but after pressing we were then told it was not. These mistakes should not happen. The food was nothing average but not outstanding as it use to be. My meal was covered in sea salt, so much so I could not eat more than half. We were not asked if everything was okay and when we did get service and I pointed it out, the others had finished and the table was simply cleared. We did not get offered deserts or more drinks and I sat and waited for 15 minutes to get the bill.None of the items on the menu marked vegan were actually vegan and the managers response to being told all of this was, "not much I can do now but we have a new menu coming next week.Such a shame as it has a nice atmosphere.

Waited at table for service, got left and people served quickly who arrived after us. Went inside and waited longer again, ordered coffee Ice cream and orange cordial waited about 20 mins, but Ice cream nit delivered and orange cordial very strong, had ordered a weak one, said they'd change it, waited another 10-15 minutes for it to come back, still waited at least 5-10 more minutes for the Ice cream. Altogether about 45 minutes for 1 x coffee 1 x weak orange cordial and 1 x Ice cream. Rediculous

Fantastic place to visit - I could have stayed in the room of curiosities for hours! In fact I spent so much time in that one room I didn't have time to go and look around the grounds - a good excuse for another visit! The cafe is amazing excellent food - one of the best cheese pies I ever tasted - and coffee is good. The staff were extremely friendly, efficient and went that one step extra to help.

Limited menu and quite expensive for what it is. We decided on a light main (soup - they only had one serving left at 12.30 on a Friday lunchtime) and a cake. The scones were frozen, rock hard. I would have thought that they should have been fresh, as in freshly baked. Won't be back, sorry

Miss the old cafe team! Not very friendly staff. We renewed our vows here in 2019 and couldn’t praise it enough then. Arrived today with my two children and met by a very abrupt response - don’t serve until 11am clearly not keen for us to stick around for half an hour. Walked off while I was still standing there. All fancy but none of the warmth and friendliness the place used to have in the cafe. The gift shop and other Museum staff still seem very friendly though.

Visited the bar and kitchen for a meal on their late night opening and was greeted on arrival. Good menu and chose the Whitaker burger, presented well on the plate and delicious. Will be visiting again for sure.

Great local museum and art gallery, in a lovely old mill owners house, set in a small park. The bar/cafe/restaurant is very good, with an interesting menu and nice views across the valley. Lots of events are held here. I've been to a few films, which are shown once a month. It's all run by a social enterprise and has a lovely positive buzz about it.

Lovely museum and gallery with a great variety of things to see. Nothing intetactive to speak of but plenty interesting enough if you're willing to read a few paragraphs. Would have loved to stay for a bit of lunch but the restaurant was only serving full-on mains, we ended up driving to Costa for coffee and sandwiches.

We had a really delicious lunch here and walked round the museum and art gallery.. such a lovely, friendly bunch of people work there.. thank you all for making our visit so perfect. We'll be back!

Really enjoyed my visit to the museum, small place but so many things for kids to do and see. The revamped bar and lunch area is well made although I much prefer the previous area which was very charming