Grappa At The Crofters

Really poor service, we spent 2 hours waiting for our main course which didn’t arrive we had to ask no apologies no explanations offered

I’ve only started to visit The Crofters after it becoming a more popular place to drink for people around my age-​range. There’s always a good atmosphere in the place particularly on a Thursday evening when they do 2−4−1 on cocktails. It’s a good place to have drinks on a Friday/​Saturday evening before seeing where the night takes you (normally town…). The only down side is that there isn’t much seating inside for drinkers as the restaurant takes up quite large proportion of the floor space. Patio heaters & plenty of seating outside make it a great place to enjoy a couple of cold ones on a warm sunny afternoon.

It’s a borderline between 3 and 4 stars for this place but I don’t think I can award 4 purely down to the beer choice. There is no craft ales to my knowledge, which can be fine as I love a good brand lager and could happily drink cold San Miguel all night long (which I do, too often) however for your more renowned beer lover — a bigger selection would be needed.
Now, how can Grappa get to 4 stars or higher? Let me try the food! They are an Italian restaurant after all and so it only seems fair that the final judgement will come after I’ve tasted some pizza, pasta or similar!
Atmosphere in here is good, especially on a Thursday night where it seems to be the it place to go in Bolton, albeit that is not saying much, but you do tend to get an alright mix of people in here. I’ll often bump into friends, family and friends of the family, so its not just bustling with kids drinking WKD’s!
If you’re in and around the area, Grappa is probably your best shot for a drink later on at night. Early in the evening there are better options for pub grub, however if you want a tasty Italian, try Grappa — and let me know how the food is!