This is one of the best bakeries in the whole wide world. Who cares about dieting when you have one…read moreof these places on your doorstep? I sure don't! The thing is I have a weakness for vanilla slices, you know the ones with pastry and custard in the middle like a sandwich? Well they are my obsession. It is pretty bad. So whenever I have a craving which is basically every weekend, I have to go here and get me a vanilla slice. But then I come out with a box of different cakes as well as my slice and a sandwich possibly a pie and a drink! A whole meal deal. Let me tell you another thing about this place. It is so cheap. When I went the other weekend, it was a case of cakes, pies for two and it came to £3.00. For me that is seriously cheap, when I have Mr Greedy to cater for. Everything here is homemade from the bread to the pastry. I love this place so much it is that popular they have two shops. I would prepare for a wait though, or even get there early as it is ALWAYS busy.

Its great!…read more I moved away from Saddleworth a few years ago, but everytime that I go home, I go to Buckleys to get a sandwich. Not only that, I am yet to find a chocolate brownie that is anywhere near as good as the ones that they sell at Buckleys!

I've been to pollen for take out pastries, coffee, and adore their sourdough, but I've never…read moreactually sat down to eat anything more than pastry ... until I did. whenever I've passed this branch, its always been busy, people queued outside on weekends, all tables full inside and outside, and generally busy, so I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to get sat down when I went. It was a Sunday morning, and I could only get there long after opening due to my transport arrangements so I was worried ... but thankfully I was easily able to get a table to sit down and eat .. I'm lucky most of the people of Manchester don't wake up early on a Sunday. So it was a little quiet but inside was almost full when I got there ... which was nice. It was a decent day and I was kinda close to the window so could see the marina and all the people exercising and walking their dogs and it's with sitting and just chill. So with sitting and eating, I wanted to get something good. it always looked amazing when I was waiting for my drink to take out, but I'm always one to have eggs Benedict whenever I can, so I figured I might as well try theirs ... and it did not disappoint. It came with ham hock, 2 eggs, brown butter, hollandaise, and crispy kale on their own sourdough. Im not usually one to have kale ... but they made it amazing. I finished every last bit and wanted more ... it was hands down, one of the best eggs Benedict I have ever had. To accompany the eggs benny, I also went for a coffee, as you do, and an orange juice, which was so nice. Hands down will always recommend people to go to pollen, if not for their sourdough and coffee and pastries to go, but also to sit and eat. Love this place

This place is quite popular! There was a long line (or queue) but it went pretty quickly. I was…read morehappy they had an iced black, since I prefer ice coffees. There is a homemade Yuzu drink that I'd love to try next time. Outside has a few more seats than inside. They can run out of food, so I'd make sure you get here on the early side if you want food. It's a pretty casual spot and loudness level depends on the crowd. The food tastes very good!

The food was excellent. I got cheese and onion pie (lunch) and tried the chocolate challenge…read more(which we failed dismally). The chocolate was to die for...totally scrumptious. The service was really good with friendly and knowledgeable staff. I'll be back for sure. The prices were good also. The seating was good and the wait was not long ( although I booked ahead of time).

The best Patissier and Chocolatier in North Manchester…read more Any time I drive into Manchester (which is very often) I have to drive past Slattery's and always manage to make some excuse to pop in. I shouldn't have to make an excuse to go here - It's excellent. The ground floor is their outstanding chocolate and cake shop - definitely worth spending some time here tasting and choosing what they have on offer. Their selection of over 40 celebration cakes on display are stunning - you'll find yourself staring at them like some sort of art. A few of the wedding cakes are pushing £1,000.. asking if it would be worth it? For me, yes! Their cakes are amazing - no wonder Wayne Rooney bought his wedding cake from here and had it shipped to Italy. You'll find me with my face pressed up against the viewing window where you can watch the cake decorators working hard to perfect these masterpieces *drool* I'm certainly not planning my wedding or anything but I already know that there's a massive possibility that my cake will be from here. On the first floor is an elegant restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and of course CAKE. The menu is fab and I haven't heard anybody mention a bad word about it. I have yet to visit the restaurant and I hear that unless you book weeks in advance you've no chance of getting in, but this only makes me want to try it even more and it is certainly on my list. In the past I have bought baskets from here and made my own hampers, mainly for family or friends at Christmas time - consisting of chocolates, hand make cakes, biscuits, marmalades, wines etc (all locally sourced). Safe to say these always go down well. If you have a sweet tooth, this is somewhere you should definitely visit.

Amazing food. Fresh bread and staff are really nice. Will definatley be returning. Thanksread more

today I bought a chicken salad sandwich and it was the nastiest flavourless sandwich I have ever…read morehad. definitely won't be going there again. disappointed disgusting.

I don't know what happened with my old review for this place, I originally posted it and it still…read moreremains in my list of reviews on my profile, but doesn't appear on the business, and considering it got quite a good reception in Useful, Funny, Cool votes that's a shame, it doesn't appear as Not-Recommended either, and is like I have not written a review at all, but here it is! Martin's is a small chain of businesses, with 25 stores in the Greater Manchester region, which has been growing of late. This store has seemed to be in Middleton for a good number of years now, and is located in Alkrington, next to a newsagents and fairly close to The Lancashire Fold Pub. My friend's always seem to love Martin's, but I simply don't get or understand the hype about it, apart from it being a smaller business version of Greggs, and like Greggs they don't have any options for Coeliacs, it is a typical bakery with everything being gluten filled. I noticed the prices here to be rather expensive, which included £1.20 for a very small Orange Juice, and a similar price for a really small biscuit, which was 33g, most of them were so small, you could see through the biscuit and the wrapper which is not on, and has low standards if you have to sit there, and rummage through the pile for one that actualy has some weight to it. The staff aren't great here, they don't seem too helpful which is a shame as it seems to be a small business, or at least part of a very small chain, who usually do pride themselves on customer service. I had a freshly squeezed orange juice for £1.20, it was quite nice and did taste fresh, but there were no health labels on the orange juice or even the size portion, but it was very small and the packaging looked like something you would get from a market, and not a store, most of the packaging used seemed to be cheap as well and not provide information on the product, even for pre-made and prewrapped items. This is only a small bakery, but due to the nature of the store it doesn't need to be any bigger, but due to issues, pricing and labeling I sadly don't feel Martin's deserves anymore than 2 stars. UPDATE: After some consideration I have decided to upgrade Martin's to 3 stars, having been told to include some gluten in my diet for tests, I tried Half a Chicken Salad sandwich from here with a friend, and found it to taste good-quality, and good value too between £2.50 and £3 for the full thing, while also considering the fact it is a nice, small bakery and they do some nice stuff here, which are often hard to find elsewhere I do feel Martin's deserves 3 stars, but however due to some issues such as the pricing of some items such as the Fiolentines, priced at £1.20 for something which is as thin as an A4 piece of paper, and about the size and shape of a digestive, it just isn't on. Also, some of the cakes seem to be rotated around everyday, so some days they are fresh and some days they seem to taste less fresh, a day old and not as nice, which is a shame as you never know what you are getting, and it would be much better if they made a smaller batch each day, but still Martin's is a solid 3 star place!

Surprised there is no reviews for this already to be honest. I come here most days for my dinner…read moreand it never fails to satisfy, the staff are really nice and friendly and can't fault the food in anyway!! (Sandwiches on ciabatta's are a must)

I had to buy a birthday cake for my son recently, and one of my friends recommended Creative Cakes…read moreas they had been using them for years! I needed a shop that could mould the shape of has favorite bear, and was not willing for my efforts (which I know would be poor at best) to be paraded at his birthday party venue. I went along to the shop with bear in hand, the staff were very friendly and even took a picture of the bear so that they could get his multicoloured funky fur pattern just right. I only gave them one weeks notice, but that was not a problem at all! The cake was perfect and made one little boy very happy, apart from anything else it was completely delicious, the sponge was soft and light... nearly every parent at the party asked where I had gotten it from. The price was really reasonable too!! I will use creative cakes again next year as I seriously doubt I will ever be able to make a cake as good as the ones sold here!

In my view this shop is a cut above the rest and just walking by the shop window makes me salivate…read more They certainly know how to dress up a window display and some of the cakes on offer are simply gorgeous to look at and very very yummy. They do a lot of weddings and events and are well known in the area and I always like to treat myself to some of their little pastry creations every now and then.

This is a new thing for the Martin chain of delicatessan, they have a new eat in cafe which is an…read moreideal place to spend your lunch hour if you work in the area. Prices are charged at a bit extra if you want to eat in rather than take away but you can get all of the usual food they serve, sandwhiches made to your order, hot pasties, fruit salads and not forgetting cakes and pastries and enjoy the comfortable seating area too. As well as food you can get cold drinks, teas and coffees and hot soups too.

my mum went in for a tea but it was quite strong, she goes to the counter and asks nicely for some…read morehot water, the woman came over to the table and slammed the hot water on the table where water spilt out abit. i don't know why the woman was abit mad, my mum didnt saying anything in a nasty way so why was the woman being like that. my mum wanted some water taken out of her tea to put some of the hot water but she felt uncomfortable asking because of what just happened. she ha bleach blonde hair. we have nothing else back to say, the cafe was nice and the other staff was nice but don't think we will be returning to this place

Called in here a lunch time found it homely , food was great and staff friendly and accommodating ,…read moreexcellent mega breakfast a. great value for money , would go again.