Was staying in Manchester following seeing a gig at Gorila. Missed the hotel breakfast so needed…read moresome sustenance before heading home - a quick Google and I found this gem in the Northern Quarter. It's on a road with a few other bars / restaurants all of which look very inviting. Common is a cool little place. The coffee is delicious. The service relaxed and chilled. The food awesome. I went for the "small fry" breakfast. It's was £8 and came with three rashers of tasty bacon, fried egg, really delicious sausage, hashbrown, beans and mushrooms, with some crusty sourdough toast. I added black pudding and some more toast to mine as well. Was with out a doubt one of the best breakfasts I've had in a while! Definitely recommend and will be back when in Manchester next!

My first meal in Manchester... and it's a sure win…read more I may have had some doubts when my group was ordering beef brisket, pulled pork, rubens, et al -- (hello halloumi and falafel SALAD, whatsup?) I needn't have worried as that salad was hearty and filling. Don't think I'll even need dinner! The service was prompt (order at the counter) and they cheekily had signs up that no football colors would be tolerated! (there's a big match today and I assume many other days!) so this will keep the vibe chill and available for folks wanting good food without all the fuss. Also, made my Michigander Girl heart proud that they are serving Founders Beer on tap! Give it a go.

I LOVE Ancoats, and I love cutting room square. Whenever I come up to Manchester, 9 times out of 10…read moreI will find myself in ancoats and just walking around and trying the bars and restaurants there. It's amazing. So when it came to a December trip, I knew I wanted to treat myself and go somewhere new and somewhere in Ancoats, and Elnecot popped up on my feed. Ive walked passed this place so many times and never been in and decided to change it. I booked a time and it was in-between lunch and dinner services so they still served lunch and was before the workers finished so it was quiet. Walking in, it was a lovely place. Looks upscale, looks trendy, looks cozy and it really was. The length of the restaurant has floor to ceiling windows sou can still see the beautiful buildings and people walking passed, and they had a curtain light in the window next to me so it added to the ambiance. As it was the festive period, and I wanted to be a bit fancy with a wine, I chose the Mulled wine from the festive specials menu. Then went for the welsh cheeseburger and fries and the chocolate lava cake thingy for desert. The service was nice and super quick, and the food was delicious. The mulled wine, was better than at the Christmas markets and nice and warning and warm. The burger was delicious and chips were epic. Then the desert came and OMG .. I shall let the pictures do all the talking.

Fantastic small plates, extremely attentive service and just generally a great vibe. I loved coming…read morehere, really felt like the perfect slightly decadent treat. I particularly rate the kohlrabi.

Wow, what a way to cure a hangover!! Been searching for a good place for Sunday lunch for a while,…read moreand this place really delivered. Booked a table for three at 12.30, and we received a warm welcome on arrival. It wasn't packed but had a nice ambience, and I loved the decor. Really cool Chorlton map on the wall, wild flowers on the table, and moss green and cream colour scheme. The menu is concise and the Sunday lunch options are straightforward - chicken, beef or lamb, with all the trimmings, for £13. Can't fault the dish that came out. Fluffy Yorkshires, pink beef, thick and rich gravy, and chunky roasts. Lots of veg too, and big portions! My boyfriend really enjoyed the lamb too. Would be interested to return for their a la carts menu one day, but very impressed with this meal :)

Oh dear! What a…read moredisappointing experience we had this Sunday when we decided to go to the Chorlton Green Brasserie over our usual choice of the Parlour. After having received a recommendation to check it out and with step-mum and friend to entertain, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try something new... First off the ambience - even though it was busy when we arrived at 1230, the overall feeling was like sitting in a morgue within 30mins with very little going on, the overall feeling of the brasserie feeling very clinical and not the relaxed setting you want for a warm Sunday lunch. Next was the food which was beyond dreadful. We all had roasts, 3 beef and a chicken with veg and Yorkshire pudding. I had my beef rare but to be honest it was closer to mooing than rare, where as my step-mum had hers cooked through but was as dry as anything she says she's ever eaten. The vegetables were so undercooked that it felt like they'd maybe come out of the ground and straight onto the plate, while the potatoes were so hammered that they were hardly edible. Add burnt Yorkshire puddings and it was one of the worst Sunday lunches I can ever remember (and to me it's not Sunday without a roast!) My wife and myself shared the fruit fool for dessert which was ok, but we still had to eat this while the scruffy chef shouted over our table and came through to dump his bag on the floor loudly next to us while going to the loo and looked like he was on a speedy mission to get the hell out of work on a sunny Sunday. If only he'd shown the same dedication to cooking our lunch. So with drinks - that's £80 we'll never see again and I can see why it was so quiet while the Parlour had people bursting out of it... If I could I'd give it 1.5 stars for the 2 saving graces - the waiting staff seemed friendly, while it was nice to see a Thornbridge beer on the menu.

This one of my parents favourite places to eat out so every time I go back to visit them we always…read morecome here for a meal. The food is always excellent quality and the portions are massive. The carvery really is good value as you get a huge plateful of meat, yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and vegetables for £7.95 - I've had it a few times now and never managed to clear my plate!! Update: I'm down-grading my previous rating of 5 stars to 3 stars due to staff attitude - my parents, who've been regulars at this place for a while now, had been dining with a couple friends and at the end of the evening were the only people left in the pub. Rather than the staff asking politely if they'd mind leaving as they wanted to close they just switched the lights off without saying a word. What made it worse was that they only switched the lights off in the area they were sitting in, talk about a not so subtle hint!! Needless to say my parents haven't been back and I think it'll be a long time befroe they do!

What on earth has happened to our favourite restaurant? A definite falling off in the quality of…read morethe food and the service has deteriorated too. At the same time the prices have gone up amazingly. Come on Fox House £13.95 for fish and chips? I don't think so. Well it looks as if the public are voting with their feet as it is more often empty than full now.

The food was bad it just tasted awful service was also terrible the man was very rude and there was…read morepeople shouting and swearing I only gave it 2 stars because it was cheap

First visit to one of CAMRA's award-winning pubs in the North Cheshire area. My wife and I were…read moreincredibly impressed by the service, the choice of excellent ales and the prices. The recently installed manager made us all welcome (local CAMRA executive meeting), checked that we had all we needed and then provided refreshments during the break in our meeting. The pub is, as usual with Wetherspoons, a superb conversion, providing a huge dining and general area, but also some secluded areas. There seems to be a large outside area under cover for the summer and/or smokers. The usual "cheap and cheerful" Wetherspoons menu is available - personally I love their food, even though it relies heavily on the microwave; I don't see that as a problem when I want a quick meal when out and about. There is a very large car park very close to the pub - my wife walked it in a couple of minutes and she recently had one of her knees replaced and is waiting for the other one, so not 100% mobile. The entire pub is well-kept and clean, toilets among the best. All-in-all, if this were nearer to our home, I wouldn't go to many other pubs.

When it's good, this place is decent. But when they make a mistake, don't expect them to take your…read morecomplaint too seriously. Two of our 'veggie bowl' dishes came with the wrong dressings. This was easily fixed because thankfully those two ordered the dressing on the side. But I ordered the slow-cooked pork belly, and what I received was disgusting; it should have never been served to a customer. The plate was swimming in a thick layer of grease, and the skin of the pork was thick and flabby - completely inedible. Our waiter also lied to our table, saying that my dish did not come with vegetables, when it arrived with the exact same things we ordered on the side. Both the ones on my plate and the ones on the side were swimming in grease - saturated with butter. Having lost most of my appetite, the waiter (who seemed to find the whole thing funny and was very patronizing toward me) brought a flower pot full of chips as consolation. This was after I said I didn't want anything else. This was a terrible experience and we will NOT be returning.

This place is owned by Fayre & square so the food is very good at 2 meals for £10. This is the…read morequickest I have ever been brought food. Let me explain. Girlfriend went down and ordered food and drinks. (Total time 5 mins) she came up and sat down with the drinks. I then stood up to go the toilet and the food was on its way. I was so impressed i decided to leave a tip. which is unusual for me as i usually find something to moan about lol.

After a 11.5 mile walk we justified the need to eat here. I…read morehave been to the other two restaurants but not to this one before. So I am a big fan of Solita..having worked my way through the entire menu over time. Without question I ordered the cheeseburger spring rolls ..the pulled pork /chilli burger and halloumi fries. Himself ordered JD chicken wings and burger. Anyway I have to say the service was really attentive considering how busy it was and venue is huge. However the food didn't feel up to scratch . The rolls didn't have the right consistency or flavour and looked anaemic. Tasting a chicken wing the sauce was really good but messy to eat! Both burgers were good especially with the pulled pork in mine but forgettable. I guess in comparison to the other two the decor and vibes aren't as strong and the food not quite there . Its and okay place just not rememerable

TL;DR - Book in advance for some great food. Not one for calorie counters…read more We were very excited when we heard SoLIta was coming to Prestwich, but when it finally opened there was so much pent up demand it was booked out for weeks. We finally got a chance to visit and were not disappointed. The first thing that strikes you is what a great job they've done converting the place. They've taken the old Aumbrey restaurant and joined to a former takeaway to produce a surprisingly spacious restaurant. We'd booked in advance and were glad we did - the place was heaving. The menu is exactly the same as you'd get in their Northern Quarter branch - lots of takes on burgers and hotdogs, plus a few other dishes (fish, vegetarian). But let's face it - you're here for the burgers. Sparky ordered the KFB (Kentucky Fried Bacon) and I had the Drop It Like It's Hot (spicy!). They've got a few beers on tap; we skipped the house special Solita Brau and went for a Paulaner Weißbier instead because we love the stuff. We also added a side of onion rings and another of coleslaw. We were quite shocked by just how fast our food came, probably in just over 5 minutes. I guess if you serve a lot of burgers, they just make sure they have some on the go at all times. Burgers can be served medium or well done - we went with the former, and it was properly medium - nice and pink inside. In many places this would a cause for concern, but everything here's freshly prepared so no worries. The burgers were amazingly good... words won't do their artery clogging deliciousness justice. There were also some amazing looking desserts on the menu but frankly we were too full of burger to do them justice. The food is great and the calorie count is high. Hugely tasty. Hugely satisfying.

Some of the food was good and some of the food was not. We came to England with a group of people…read moreand ended up eating here twice. The cheesy cauliflower bake was outstanding and the beef and ale pie was excellent. Everything else lacked in flavor(salt, pepper etc). Excellent martinis! The first time we came the waitress was probably one of the rudest people I've ever encountered. The second time we came the young lady we got was super kind(she got a big tip from us).

We had a fun experience at the Bulls Head during our recent council trip to the UK. Our group of 8…read morecame for dinner. It was great that they were able to seat us quickly and the waiter was prompt to greet us. From there, things go remarkably slow. We ordered drinks. They took a while, but there were 8 of us. After dropping them off, our waiter took our orders. We didn't go to crazy, half ordered the lamb and half ordered a meat pie. Time begins to fly. About 35 minutes later, our waiter informs us he put our order in but didn't link it to the table, so just needs to 'verify' what we ordered. More time passes. Our waiter brings us olives and peppers to apology for the wait. He comes back to reconfirm the order. Food finally arrives! I will say the food was solid. I enjoyed the lamb, but it did have quite a bit of fat and bone along side it. The olives and peppers were good. The food was hot when we got it, so at least it wasn't sitting the entire time. Prices seemed reasonable. Overall, might go back if I was in the area but would make sure I had time to wait...