Il Vecchio - Heywood

Since I stayed at the hotel and ate at their restaurant, this review is for both: Restaurant: I've eaten here for both lunch and dinner. Both the food and service is very good. Since I flew a red eye into MAN, I was pretty hungry by the time the restaurant opened. The waitress took pity on me and opened a little early to take my lunch order. Had the cheese and bacon hamburger. I was starving, so it tasted fantastic. Came back here for dinner to see if my thoughts on the food would change. Had the rib eye, side salad and the cauliflower fritters. All were very good. There's also several tables outside with umbrellas over them for shade. Hotel: first hotel I've ever stayed in that doesn't have a/c in the rooms!!! Makes a little more sense, when a friend of mine in the local area said that they've been having an extraordinary streak of heat and days without rain. Regardless, in room a/c is a must! If your travel plans bring you to Rochdale, this is worth a visit.

Stayed here for a friends dads surprise party. Room was nice if a little on the dark side with 2 double beds, reasonable size bathroom, tv plenty of nice big towels too none of this towel the size of a stamp rubbish you sometimes get or 1 towel only as there is 1 person staying nonsense! . Didn't eat here on the evening as a separate event room had been hired and we had a buffet in there. Buffet included paella which isn't your normal buffet food but was a welcome change from sandwiches and sausage rolls! Had a quick drink in the bar which has a nice pub feel to it and a big open fire that would be perfect in winter. Breakfast was fresh and you had choice of cooked or continental or both if you were feeling hungry/ greedy but was busy at 9am on Sunday morning. It's served in the main restaurant. Heard good things about Fallen Angels Italian which at first i thought was a dodgy night club restaurant so will need to come back to try that!

Good food and service: can get busy, especially at weekends. Try the Italian style ribs, and the excellent steaks. Also on site is Fallen Angels a good Italian restaurant, some good accomodation and plenty of off-road parking.