The Venetian

We had 5 dishes between two, food was ok, but generally overpriced (chicken skewers). Clearly a very popular place but I won't be heading back.

Friendly place, good atmosphere - a bit frenetic. WE realised after we'd ordered some meatballs we never got .think we paid for them to! Overall, though, worth as second visit. Food tasty and pizza looked amazing!

Excellent meal,good service a free bottle of wine as food bill was greater than £40 per couple.Very cosy atmosphere and good background music. Will definitely try it again.

The food was above average, although the pizza was very good. The service was very friendly & pleasant. The italian draft beer, Poretti, was very pleasant and refreshing.

It was lovely, great atmosphere and food came really quick. Although a few things we did order didnt turn up, salad, pizza, glass of wine but it didnt effect out night as we were stuffed anyway

Good food but the staff forgot to bring us the wine we ordered. It wouldn't put me off going again. They also had live music downstairs which was a nice touch.

Overall experience was ok. Food slightly odd way of eating drinks very very expensive even at half price offer the very average prosecco was still more than you'd expect to pay. Staff really lovely would go back but just for drinks and nibbles not a celebration meal

Great food, great service and fab atmosphere. Absolutely top marks all round. Will be back again soon and highly recommend. And a bargain half price prosecco on Thursdays :)

Great food, very efficient and friendly service. Staff very helpful in ensuring that we as new customers fully understood the nature of the menu and the principle behind the restaurant.

Rather small & informal, service & food very good, menu is a little different being tapas style Italian, smaller portions and not overfilling. Very good & will go back.

Asked for table upstairs. Refused. Too noisy. Been to Venetian many times. Usually very good but not impressed with staff service and flippant attitude. Will not return unless guaranteed to have table upstairs where we have been well treated. Business class as opposed to coach class

There's always a great atmosphere here. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is amazing. And it's on our doorstep. What's not to like?

We booked a table for 8:30. We arrived 5 minutes early but were greeted by total chaos! Restaurant was packed! Got told to go to the bar and order a drink not even asked for our name. Kept being promised a table and finally got seated 1.5 hours later not even in their restaurant but on a table upstairs which was a different restaurant altogether! Food was good but we found it to be over priced for what you get

Waited almost an hour for table which seemed the norm for other diners. Food poor quality and overpriced. Toilets filthy. General decor feels rundown. Never again.

Wife had champagne cork in her eye , now bruised, from waitress at another table, same waitress poured drink over my shirt and trousers....soaked! No apology or compensation on the bill or offer of a complimentary drink. Final drinks ordered didn't arrive, overall it was a let down since we had taken friends for the first time. However, the food was very good.!

Food was good and reasonably priced. It was busy for a Wednesday night so service was slow but staff were very pleasant. It was also a bit cold.

I was so looking forward to going here , all looked promising when we arrived , fab atmosphere , looked after straight away . wine and beer lovely .. Just the food that let the evening down . Food was cold we had to complain and send back . I know a few people have been here and had an amazing night , so potentially we just had a blip , so will give it another go , and fingers crossed

Totally gorgeous food, with a really varied menu. Paulo and his staff are so friendly and welcoming. A vibrant and bustling atmosphere adds to the lovely experience of visiting here. Highly recommend a visit here.

Excellent food, excellent service, warm and friendly environment, the only issue I had was we had to vacate the table after 2 hours to allow other people to eat, which could not allow us to appreciate the entertainment, due to limited space for standing.

Shame really because the food couldn't have been better, but the service was not good at all. On arrival at the time of our booking, we were told to 'go downstairs and sit down', which we did, only to be told more than 5 minutes later that we'd sat at the wrong table! Maybe if they'd bothered to walk downstairs with us, that wouldn't have happened? Our waitress was completely clueless and then our main course came out two minutes after we'd started on our starter so we had every dish on the table at once! A real let down as the food is amazing and the prices totally reasonable. Don't think we'll be going back.

Beautiful Italian Tapas, the food is perfectly cooked and wonderfully tasty, very friendly staff, this is my second visit, and I highly recommend this Restaurant to anyone,

The food was mixed, pizza excellent, spare ribs tender but sauce just okay and the mixed sharing platter of calamari, prawns and scallops was mainly calamari. We did mention we only had one scallop and the waitress arranged for us to get two more scallops and four extra prawns each . We also ordered a salad which never arrived. We were disappointed since a friend had told me this was one of her favourite restaurants.

Fantastic food Fantastic atmosphere Fantastic wines and unique italian tapas A must visit restaurant when visiting Ramsbottom that is quickly becoming a food hot spot Must book in advance

Brilliant - fantastic staff - the fact the owner came and asked us how our food was made it even better. Wonderful service and Paolo is an absolute gem - fabulous food, fabulous service

As usual, great atmosphere, brilliant food, wine and service. Just wish we lived nearer so we could go more often. People were being turned away so it is essential to book!

Welcoming staff who explained the format of the menu as this was our first visit. Food was excellent, relaxing atmosphere. We will certainly recommend and return

Unfortunately the restaurant was too busy hence the service level was poor. Our table was booked for 9pm and by 10.40pm the only course we had eaten was calamari.

I asked my amazing girlfriend to marry me there, it is that nice. Reminds us of walking all around Venice. The atmosphere is always really good in there. You couldn't ask for friendlier staff. Brilliant night. Thank you.

As always excellent service excellent food fantastic atmosphere We have been going here since it opened 2 years ago and have not had a bad meal

Great food, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Will definitely be back. We sat downstairs in the main restaurant but there is also a private room should you want it. Nice touch.

Food good nice place. Felt a bit rushed on the service had 8 of the nine dishes plonked on the table within the first 20 minutes of sitting down . Had to then stretch the night out with a pizza and bottle of wine.

A friendly welcome and good attentive staff throughout the night and good food and wine was served. It was the first time we have visited but it won't be the last! We thoroughly enjoyed our night.

The staff are excellent. Very willing and helpful, nothing seemed too much trouble. Tables a bit squashed in but a very enjoyable evening. Definitely will return.

Great food lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Good value for money .Would highly recommend it to friends and family. Will definitely visit again soon in the New Year.

The food was really good, nice staff, very friendly however it advertises a free bottle of wine if you spend £40.00 per couple on food, the bill came to £69.95 which cannot be just food just food, this does include the price of the wine. My partner left a £10.00 tip I'm just disappointed that nothing was mentioned re the wine.

Excellent as usual. Very enjoyable Sunday evening meal with the family: relaxed and chilled with plenty of choice for all, superb pizzas and exceptional zucchini!

The grilled fish sharing platter was delicious. The staff were helpful and friendly. The restaurant has a good atmosphere. Fantastic cocktails served at the bar.

I have Eaten at the Venetian many times but on this ocassion I brought my family (9). The 'cellar' is a great room to socialise whilst eating at the big round table and perfect for sharing the platters and tapas dishes and of course the wonderful fresh pizzas. Food was delicious, service and attention from Paulo and his staff was excellent and we felt just like we were on our holidays..... In Italy of course.

Lovely ambience. Great service. Unusual idea- Italian Tapas. Nice! One of our party booked again for next week. My dad visiting from Thailand said best meal he's had out for a very long time

First time at this ambient restaurant. The atmosphere was wonderful, a really chilled (in a good way!) vibe, the staff were super friendly but professional, helpful and informative. We felt very comfortable and could've stayed until closing! The food was fantastic, served tapas style (cicchetti) a great way to enjoy my first experience of Venetian culture! Wonderful flavours and perfect portion sizes. The spicy King Prawns were my favourite. Excellent value for money. We truly are looking forward to our next visit, we live around the corner and can't believe it took us until now to try The Venetian Hideaway!!!