Burnley pub set to become Italian bar and restaurant

10:39am Friday 10th June 2011 in Cliviger Photograph of the Author By Jon Livesey, Reporter

EXPANDING BUSINESS Ignazio Pillitteri and his sons Carmelo and Francesco at their new venue in Red Lees Road, Cliviger EXPANDING BUSINESS Ignazio Pillitteri and his sons Carmelo and Francesco at their new venue in Red Lees Road, Cliviger

A LANDMARK pub is to be transformed into an Italian restaurant, lounge and bar, it has been revealed.

Ignazio Pillitteri, who owns Nino’s in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, has bought the former Fighting Cocks pub in Red Lees Road, Cliviger, from Enterprise Inns.

Providing renovation work is completed on schedule, the new restaurant, set to be called Nino’s Cliviger, should open for business by the end of October.

It will include a 100-cover traditional Italian restaurant with private dining rooms, a bar and lounge where up to 60 people can enjoy Italian tapas, and an outside area.

A head chef will be brought from Italy, but the restaurant is likely to create up to 30 new jobs.

Most recently the building housed the Ridoy Indian restaurant and bar, but it has been empty since February last year when the tenants left unexpectedly.

Mr Pillitteri, who has owned Nino’s in Rawtenstall for more than 25 years, said his son and business partner Carmelo, 27, spotted the building while out cycling.

He said: “My son loves his bikes – he is fanatical about them. He passed this pub and mentioned that it had been closed for a while. This was about three months ago.

“My first impression was that I liked the look of the building, the location and the view, so it was good.”

The restaurant will serve similar cuisine to the family’s Rawtenstall eatery and will feature a wood-burning pizza oven.

Mr Pillitteri plans to extend part of the building to form a section with large windows overlooking the moors.

Alongside a 50-space car park, there will be a new outside area with chairs, tables, parasols and a smoking section.

There will also be live entertainment in the piano bar and restaurant, including singers and tribute artists.

Mr Pillitteri said: “It had always been my ambition to open a second restaurant. If this goes well I’m sure there will be a number three.”

Comments (8)

10:58am Fri 10 Jun 11

BacupBoy says...

Nino's is good; it just takes too long to get served
Nino's is good; it just takes too long to get served BacupBoy

11:04am Fri 10 Jun 11

Dogsbolloxs says...

Fantastic news. I have been to Nino's several times and the food is great. I will definately be visiting here.
Fantastic news. I have been to Nino's several times and the food is great. I will definately be visiting here. Dogsbolloxs

4:58pm Fri 10 Jun 11

grumpy old jack says...

...another local village inn bites the dust. With local pubs closing at this rate there will soon be none left. A traditional way of English life will soon be confined to the history books.
...another local village inn bites the dust. With local pubs closing at this rate there will soon be none left. A traditional way of English life will soon be confined to the history books. grumpy old jack

5:29pm Fri 10 Jun 11

Interocitor says...

You need to get out of Padiham a bit more often, mate.



This place hasn't been a village pub in years.

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Good to see the building back in use.
You need to get out of Padiham a bit more often, mate. This place hasn't been a village pub in years. . Good to see the building back in use. Interocitor

6:53pm Fri 10 Jun 11

andy1 says...

grumpy old jack wrote:
...another local village inn bites the dust. With local pubs closing at this rate there will soon be none left. A traditional way of English life will soon be confined to the history books.
Better then letting a building go into decline. Was a good pub in its day but the anti-smoking brigade have a big part to play in the loss of the local. My local was the Brunshaw now look at it a ruddy Tesco joint. The heart and soul of the community slowly be eradicated.
[quote][p][bold]grumpy old jack[/bold] wrote: ...another local village inn bites the dust. With local pubs closing at this rate there will soon be none left. A traditional way of English life will soon be confined to the history books.[/p][/quote]Better then letting a building go into decline. Was a good pub in its day but the anti-smoking brigade have a big part to play in the loss of the local. My local was the Brunshaw now look at it a ruddy Tesco joint. The heart and soul of the community slowly be eradicated. andy1

8:31am Sat 11 Jun 11

RAyzer says...

cliviger,same as barrowford-----plast
ic millionaires,wont last long..
cliviger,same as barrowford-----plast ic millionaires,wont last long.. RAyzer

8:54am Sat 11 Jun 11

DaveBurnley says...

Good to see this building being brought back into life.
It makes a change to see a restaurant opening which doesn't specialise in kebabs and curry.
Good to see this building being brought back into life. It makes a change to see a restaurant opening which doesn't specialise in kebabs and curry. DaveBurnley

10:16am Sat 11 Jun 11

bikerjohn_uk says...

I'll believe it when I see it. The building is all but derelict and will need some serious structural work to bring it back up to scratch. If they can get it up and running before October NEXT year I'll pot wash for them for the next 12 months. But having said that, I wish them luck in their venture, because they're going to need it in skip-fulls.
I'll believe it when I see it. The building is all but derelict and will need some serious structural work to bring it back up to scratch. If they can get it up and running before October NEXT year I'll pot wash for them for the next 12 months. But having said that, I wish them luck in their venture, because they're going to need it in skip-fulls. bikerjohn_uk

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