Racconto Lounge - Bury

Never been to Bury , let alone here and it didn't disappoint... great atmosphere, welcoming staff and delicious food! Deco, seating, styling, all really good.

We were in Bury for a few days visiting family and the weather was beautiful , we live on the Wirral and frequently visit Brasco lounge in Liverpool of the same chain , which we love. We actually visited Racconto lounge 3 times on our visit , first time we had a brunch of bacon and egg muffin , which we really enjoyed (although the bacon was very salty) The next day we came back and had a lounge breakfast , and the following day we brought my husbands mum , and drank cups of tea while resting from shopping . We enjoyed all the meals , and its lovely inside , although we ate on the terrace in the sunshine and we found all the staff very pleasant and friendly . But..... we had 2 things let it down for us . Firstly on each occasion , the service was extremely slow, when we had breakfast , it wasn't very busy , but we waited ages , although our tea was brought out well before the food , meaning we then had no drinks to go with the food . The second problem was , after waiting ages , we had to send the breakfast back as it was really cold , and it seemed like it had been sat waiting , almost as long as we had , the bacon on both the breakfast muffin and the breakfast was really , really salty also. None of this would put us off , as we enjoyed the dining experience overall , but if you are in a rush , i really wouldn't recommend eating here , as the wait was alot longer than expected every time .

It's not as good as it used to be. Have been going since it opened and portion sizes used to be decent. Prices have now gone up which is understandable as everywhere is the same but with that portions seem to have shrunk. Friends ordered the bang bang chicken and they got half a fillet each (3 strips of chicken) on top of their noodles. We were all still hungry when we had finished. I used to go quite often but definitely won't be my place of choice anymore. It's a shame as the food is tasty and the staff are lovely but there's just not enough food for the price.

Friendly welcome. Great choice of drinks. Estrella especially excellent. Seating in and out. Wanted to sit outside but it was very hot and would have been better with some umbrellas or shaded areas. We were a large group and tables were pushed together for us inside. Attentive and friendly workers. Good range of tapas with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free choices. First visit, would go again.

Pleasantly surprised with a quick stop breakfast here. We had the Lounge Breakfast and the Lounge Eggs with Salmon and both dishes were faultless. Also had a couple of lattes and the coffee was delicious. We found the staff polite and welcoming, we'll visit again.