The Dining Room

Although fine dining is not yet commonplace in the small Lancashire town of Rawtenstall, in the two years since local chef Andrew Robinshaw opened the Dining Room, it has certainly made its presence felt. After putting in time at top restaurants in France & London, Robinshaw is back in the North West bringing his experience & passion for great food with him. He has left the stuffy temples to haute-cuisine behind him, however, instead preferring to showcase his modern French cuisine in a relaxed restaurant with simple white walls, chocolate brown leather chairs, & solid wooden tables. The seven course tasting menu – at a very attractive £35 – foregrounds a love of good local produce & fresh seasonal flavours. But for those with smaller appetites go for a lunch menu starting at just £9.95 for one course with coffee, or try the a la carte & a Goosnargh duck chestnut & tarragon boudin with pickled fennel a la grecque & spiced tomato jam before pan-seared fillet of cod with braised savoy cabbage, crispy bacon frazzles & foaming mussel cream, then apple, rum, & raisin creme brulee with granny smith sorbet. Save space for some of the cute petit-fours.