I seem to becoming a bit of a Warrington yelper!…read more So we visited Toms 101 bar & grill last weekend in stockton Heath, I'm really liking this village. Toms 101 Bar & Grill is a modern restaurant catering throughout the day, they offer afternoon tea, evening meals, Sunday roasts (sounded really good!) & you don't have to have savoury you can just go for dessert! They also do a "late lounge" cocktails, wine, lots of fizz and live music. I had the scallops for starters & the lobster Roll for my main, my partner had the classic burger - it was nice and I would visit again but seemed pricey, from looking at the menu they do have offers on throughout the day and Sunday's we just went at the wrong time! A great place to visit though if you want a relaxing meal, some English cuisine, followed by the pleasure of live music afterwards, family friendly too :-)

Open since 2004, Tom at 101 has now become an institution in the Stockton Heath area. Having gone…read morethrough a number of various managers the widely loved restaurant has gradually gone from strength to strength to the point where it recently won restaurant of the year in the Cheshire life food and wine awards. Their expansive drinks menu includes a huge selection of wines from over 60 bins, making it the perfect place for the wine buff. With their well-oiled kitchen team they provide excellent food at a decent pace, as your food never takes too long to arrive. It might also be worth remembering they serve a mind bogglingly good sticky toffee pudding. Despite having a tendency to hire staff for looks rather than brains, the front of house team are usually very capable. Its classy interior and open plan table arrangement means that the atmosphere is always good whether it's full or nearly empty.

Cafe L'Etage is an adorable little cafe serving home made food in a room upstairs at the further…read moreend of the Rock. Come here if you like your cafes to look like an old fashioned country kitchen complete with cute tablecloths and teapots high up on the shelves. The menu has some 'French twists' as they like to call it and there is that air of simple elegance that you get in real French cafe's but the majority of the food and drink here is comfortably British. No exotic surprises to put people off. Soups, salads and tasty desserts - mainly light and food to peck at. They have a fun, fairly mellow soundtrack to the various conversations going on here which only adds to the charm. Pop in with some friends to get in out of the cold and feel like you are escaping to another world where everything is cheery, pretty and just-so.

enjoyed lunch a crepe, filled with mushrooms and prawns for me; broccoli soup, and ham sandwich…read morefor her. Very tasty however, there were no prawns in mine, just mushrooms. The proprietor adjusted the price but had the waitress asked if everything was acceptable they could have replaced the food. Nevertheless we were well satisfied and will go back.

We only popped in to Mary & Archie for a quick drink before a Manchester Beer Week at Font a few…read moredoors down, but it had such a lovely laid back atmosphere that it'll definitely be on my list whenever we're next in Chorlton. They have a number of taps with rotating beers - some are located at the back of the bar, so make sure you've taken everything in before you place your order - and a selection of cans and bottles in the fridge. Not wanting to go OTT pre-beer matched meal, I went for a simple can of Beavertown Gamma Ray (always good) and the other half went for the Highwire from Magic Rock. Service was friendly, if a bit haphazard on listening to exactly which beer we were ordering - almost ending up with the Grapfruit Highwire rather than regular Pale Ale - but it was quickly changed without fuss. Oh and they're dog friendly, so that's always an automatic star from me!

Hearty, varied food at very reasonable prices. Cool atmosphere. Great selection of craft beer. What…read moremore could you want? Hummus & pita bread was very well done (served with a small green salad). Bharji burger - literally an onion bharji in a brioche bun was heavy but tasty. Fries nice and crispy. Pulled lamb was a sizeable portion of roughly equal amounts of lamb and sweet potato mash, plus some broccoli. Didn't try the lamb stew. Look forward to going back!

The Smoker is a great little pub to have lunch. It is in Plumley near Knutsford and is over 400…read moreyears old. It has a quaint thatched roof and has kept a lot of it's period features. The service is friendly and they have a special offer on at the moment where you can buy 2 courses for the price of 1. I also like the fact that the food is homemade rather than just heated up frozen stuff. I ordered the veggie lasagne which has a good ratio of veg, cheese and pasta and really hit the spot. My husband's scampi and chips also looked very good. Finally we rounded off our lunch with a lemon meringue pie which was fluffy and light. A great place to visit if you're ever in Knutsford.

Very pleasant place to find yourself, especially when it's cold and you can sit around the fire…read more Good range of beers, very plush 'old country house' surroundings, a bit too much burgundy dralon for my liking but it goes. A large area is given over to eating, but it somehow avoids that feeling of sitting in a restaurant if you just want to nip in for a pint or two. The food goes from good to excellent, but it's a bit pricey.

My girlfriend and i absolutely love this pub and are regulars there…read more It is currently undergoing quite a bit of a makeover and will be even better. The fact it is so big makes it so special. It can be busy but there is plenty of space for a quiet meal without being interrupted by kids or football fans or whatever. On the other hand when the football is on they have a screen for wherever you are sat and i like nothing more than meeting friends and enjoying the atmosphere in there. We often dine in there and the food is best described as good wholesome pub food. We have never had a bad meal there and the service is excellent. I recommend the combo platter for 2 which costs a miserly £7 and it fills you up so much that you don't need mains or dessert. The one gripe i have over the food is they use frozen chips, but i always have a jacket anyway so no problem. This is a great family pub that offers a wide variety of beer and is rightly very popular with people from Shaw, Royton and Rochdale due to being on the Royton/Rochdale border. They have a popular quiz night and various special offers on selected drinks throughout the week. There is always something going on, be it for St Pat's day or Australia Day, Halloween or whatever. This is just a great pub for a Sunday afternoon or weekday evening.

Was meant to get a hot plate with hot food from the grill. My food came cold after waiting for over…read morea hour for it. It came to my table cold. The person who was sat behind me not there meal hot because I heard them say its really hot this. I just wished they had tasted mine because it was stone cold and not worth the money

Comfortable seating, extensive menu, average prices and right near Piccadilly Gardens make this…read morequite an attractive and popular restaurant to eat at and maybe share a drink with friends at. Interior chairs and tables are slightly old fashioned but definitely very comfy for a night out eating and quick service make the overall night very good.

Not bad at all. The same format as the rest of the chain, including free salad bar access, and a…read moregood selection of classic pub food and some tasty desserts at a good price, especially some of the offers they run. The venue itself (although identikit to the rest of the chains) is modern and relaxed, with earthy pastel tones and chunky furniture, as well as the kitchen being on open view, with the grill taking stage right by the 'viewing' hatch, allowing the sights and smells of the cooking to drift through the dining area, as well as cooking chickens on a rotisserie spit for the same effect. It works well really to be honest! On the opposite side of the restaurant is the main bar area, which has the same decor and styling as the restaurant, but focussed more on relaxed social seating. There's plenty of parking here, as it shares a car park with a hotel and another restaurant, it's also within a 5 minute walk from Horwich Parkway Rail Station.

Great family restaurant. Good selection of food from both adults & Childrens menus. Waitresses &…read morestaff are always friendly. Atmosphere is generally good & not too noisy. This is always our go-to place on random days. Recommended for families with children.

Nice venue with a large car park. Very good quality food even from the two for £8 menu. Limited…read moreselection of ales and ciders and the bar area gets awkward with two pillars in the way. Plenty of TVs showing sport and the staff are fantastically friendly and efficient. A venue I will be returning to.

Called here last night for early dinner. We are new (ish) to the area and having been past this…read moreplace many times have never been inside. We called for a quick pint last weekend and saw it was a typical chain style pub inside with the normal selection of drinks - a couple of cask offers but dominated by lager and bottles. BUT - what set it apart from a lot of chains was the two young fellas behind the bar. They were both very personable, polite and efficient. we decided then to call back in the week and try the grub - hence this review. The place was busy with a large table of young families with children - the kids were a bit loud and some of them spent the time running up and down. Its not my cup of tea but I try hard to smile and not be a grumpy old git - lesson learned though next time get there around 8pm as the kids had all departed by then. I got a pint of San Miguel which unfortunately was warm - when mentioned one of the bar staff said they had an issue on the cooler earlier in the day which might still not be fixed - he offered a choice of replacement straight away so no problem there. We ordered a mexican burrito for Sharon and I had fish and chips. I always judge a pubs food on its fish and chips! Well the grub arrived about 30 mins later ( they were busy and they did say it would be a wait ) Sharon's burrito looked a little unappealing on the plate all wrapped up with a side salad next to it. However on cutting into it a mass of chicken and rice was revealed - she enjoyed it immensely. My fish and chips looked a little on the small side - frozen chips - not a good start and one star off. The fish was not frozen and was freshly cooked - it was slightly overdone for my taste but tasted good. I have to say even with frozen chips I enjoyed the meal. Now when it came time to pay for the food the bill came to £12.00. That's right for both of us ! I thought then even though the fish and chips seemed a little on the small side the price point is just right - good value even. And to be honest I didn't leave the place hungry at all. I expect we will be back here in the future.