I've been to the Riverside Cafe countless times and it has never disappointed. My family ritually…read moretakes over half the small space for brunch and a 'natter' and the staff are very accommodating with prams and walking sticks and extra people. One half of the small building (by the river as the name suggests, but not overlooking it) is their kitchen, the rest light and airy with about six or seven round tables perfect for families and groups. It does get to be a bit of a squeeze in there at times though. On their walls are their chalked up specials and paintings for sale borrowed from the People's Gallery across the road. This cafe is perfect for traditional English breakfast and lunches like paninis, baked potatoes, soups with specials like lasagne and chilli con carne all under £5. They also provide a takeaway service which is pretty popular at lunchtimes.

Another cafe in Stalybridge. It doesn't matter though to be honest as this is one of the best…read more I have actually seen some Coronation Street cast enjoying an early morning coffee and breakfast. It is nice to come here if you are waiting for the next train and want something warm to eat. Or even just a good old gossip with your mate. Either way they are accommodating. They help local businesses too by providing takeouts. The place is small but then again it is not meant to be a massive cafe. It is small and quaint to fit in with the town. The river Tame flows right next to it. It is pretty and has photos of the local areas on the walls.

Now, this review is well overdue, but I'm getting around to sharing all these adventures as quickly…read moreas I can. So, a few weeks back, a small crew of Yelpers and I did the famous Ale Trail. We couldn't have lucked out on a better day, the sun was out in full force, and the trains were relatively peaceful (at first) considering it was Bank Holiday weekend. This stop was either first or second, I can't quite recall, as we weren't going the trad route due to timings. I'd read ahead and found out that they do a bit of grub, but if you're in the business of a massive lunch don't count on it. We spotted they had a number of hand made pies on offer, but besides mushy peas, nothing else comes with. I'd hoped for chips, but no joy! The service at the bar is sound enough, not overly friendly I'd say (perhaps as we were obviously not local and known) but certainly was friendly enough. I had the Moonraker Mild by Empire Brewing, which was decent and well kept, and set me up well enough alongside the pie. They come out really quickly, which is perfect if you're hungry, and have lashings of gravy and peas - a solid sturdy choice, tasty, but not amazing. However, at something like a fiver ish for both, who's complaining? Not me. There's a bit of a 'garden' out the back, more of a concrete area to drink and smoke, but the conservatory leading there is a gorgeous room. It's an oddly laid out bar, but I love the rustic décor and odd bits of railway signage you get in these places. I guess, with any station bar, there's an air of transience about it - it's hard to get a homely feel when you know a lot of custom will come and go - but you can't fault the bar for it really. It's a fine place to sup a pint, and I recommend it on the trail. At this point it was buzzing but not busy, so perhaps around 3pm is the ideal time for an initial pint!

A charming little station pub. I wasn't on the ale trail, just happened to be in the area, so…read morepopped in a for a couple of quick pints prior to my train. There's an interesting selection of ales, all seemingly well-kept, the barman was pretty friendly, and the pub is cosy. What more do you need?

What a wonderful cafe! Its new and adds something a little extra to Ashton. It is modern,…read moreattractive and appealing and has a wonderful latte. Not only that, the place is quite big spreading out over two rooms and there is a lot of room too. The tables are huge so you have loads of space. I like a baguette from here or the traditional cheese and beans. Yummy. What is also great about here is that they sell local art and you can see it all over the cafe and on the walls. Go and see their menu, I assure you it is fantastic.

ABSOLUTLEY APPALLING, I have just had a bacon and sausage muffin which consisted of one full slice…read moreof bacon and some bits of fat which was all burnt to a crisp and one sausage, and I paid £2.20 for this. Now I dont mind paying that money but would expect 2 full slices of bacon not tasting like burnt offerings and a portion of sausage meaning 2. I would not recommend this cafe if you were feeding a dog

This place definitely falls into the category of 'Greasy spoon', but none the less, it's an awesome…read moreplace to eat. The best bit is 'The Clarendon Special' - Their version of the Full English, and boy it's a ripper of a breakfast, if hardly the most healthy, but then, I doubt the person who invented the English Breakfast (who should have been sainted) looked down on his creation and though Ooh, this'll go straight to my left coronary artery. For such a small place, they also have a range of specialty meals, which look extremely appetizing. The place is also adorned with several excellent paintings done by the owner himself, along with some very serene music piped in, it's a remarkably relaxing place to eat.

A great little coffee shop that also does a great take away coffee. Very GBBO style vintage…read moreinterior with a good selection of cakes, snacks and breakfast. They are also open in the evenings for meals if there is a show at the George Lawton Hall which is just over the road.

The atmosphere was buzzing. A 20 minute wait turned into a quick 5 minutes! This place was very…read morecharming, the staff was welcoming, and food and drinks were fantastic! As a new visitor to Manchester, you obviously have to try the place where patrons are lined up outside to get in for brunch!

Such a charming brunch place in the morning. Didn't try any afternoon bar time. However ate here 3…read moredays in a roll while we stayed Moxy next door. Kids found this place and got the Açaí bowl to go for me on the first day. We came back for the following morning and enjoyed Latte and porridge and steak sandwiches tremendously. Services were warm and quick. Pricing was reasonable as well. Highly recommended. Noticed the lines outside starting 9:30ish.

Well, there is nothing better than a humongous fry up. No matter how much you deny yourself, you do…read moregive in. Sharon's cafe gives you all that and more. It is only a tiny place but if you want you can take away which is better for those people who eat on the go. What is fantastic is that it is open 7 days a week. A lot of cafes have the weekend off as they cater for nearby businesses and labour workers etc. So, this is rare in Mossley to find a cafe open. And I may add a decent one that is not shy on the servings either! No eggs better than this diamond! AND increasingly better than the opening hours is the prices. I think a mega breakfast is like £3.00 so fill your boots. Now I am hungry! arrggghhh

I poped in here while I was in the area for a friends wedding, and after a busy morning of…read moreinsureing that all plans where in place for the wedding of the year myself and the boyfriend clicked on we had yet to eat. As I don't think the happy couple would have been too impressed to have us grumberling in the rows we when on the hunt for food! Lota of food by that! This place a great find, lest then 3.00 for a full English breakfast (with coffee) - I almost fell over I'm that use to city center prices! The food itself was great, particular the lovely crispy bacon. What really impressed me about this place was that it was a one woman show and the servas here was will good! If I'm up that area again I will make time for breakfast.

Rosie's Coffee Bar And Kitchen is a small cafe in Ashton-Under-Lyne town centre in-between the…read moreshopping centres. I called in here while spending some time in the Tameside market town and was utterly disappointed at the food quality, service and price. For my jacket potato with tuna and cheese, and a side salad it came to around £8-9 which is almost double what I'd usually pay at The Great Potato, intu Trafford Centre and the quality was nowhere near as good. The toppings were dry and just thrown onto the potato, the cheese tasted funny and the potato didn't even taste hot all the way through, the side salad which was "garnished" had no flavour. I also found the staff to be rude and unhelpful, I watched a waitress clean a table and just say "You done?" - Incredibly informal and rather rude for dealing with paying customers at high-end prices, has she even heard of an auxiliary verb? When I asked about gluten-free options, the only man who was working replied "not much", he seemed to be trying to get away as soon as possible without trying to deliver me something safe to eat. High-end prices for low-quality food and sub-par service, a real let-down. It also left my friend feeling rather ill after eating the same meal as me, luckily I didn't end up eating more than a few bites of mine before heading into Ashton Moss.

Over priced over cooked food ask for pan fried halloumi got halloumi fries…read more And have to pay for dairy free milks

Sorrentos is my favourite cafe in Ashton. It's a lovely, friendly cafe with gorgeous food…read more We go almost every week and have a full English breakfast, you can choose what size you want and they are very accommodating. (I always swap my sausages for tomatoes) The standard of the food is very high, I have never had anything I didn't enjoy. My boyfriend says they do the best cheeseburgers in the world! The only small downside is they don't make very nice cups of tea but I am very fussy with my tea so it wouldn't put me off going here.

Absolute horrible service please my vegan vegetarian and religious brothers sisters & friends…read moreplease avoid they vegan and vegetarian but they don't have any concept or precisely they know people sentiments So went for breakfast with my partner for special occasion and ordered vegan breakfast with vegan sausage instead gave us meat pork sausage on asking they said they don't do vegan sausage....we have to send all breakfast back and had to leave but ride and Racist manager made us pay full price we didn't want to spoil our day we paid and left but in future all other customers be aware....

Best cafe & bakery in Levenshulme. All of the bread, croissants etc are amazing, the crube is…read moresomething you need to get as well. Eating in is just as good with all the brunch options that are available, well worth it.