Although the location is not ideal, this is a good Italian restaurant, with a pleasant ambience…read more Friendly, welcoming staff (attentive, but unobtrusive), comprehensive menu, excellent food: Seabass skillfully filleted by the waiter, fresh Halibut and (according to my grandmother) the best calamari outside Italy. Good value for money (main course approx £15). We would definitely recommend this restaurant.

We had a table booked for 845. We arrived 5 minutes early, were given menus and were asked to take…read morea seat on some leather sofas at the front of the restaurant. No one asked if we would like to hang our coats up. At 905 we were still sat on the sofas. No one had come to us and asked if we would like drinks. No had come to us atall. I eventually went to the bar myself and ordered 2 drinks. We were eventually seated at our table at 915. When we first entered the restaurant there were many vacant tables in the restaurant. One of which we were seated at some 30 minutes late. Even though we were late in taking a seat the food on the whole was very good, how ever the waiting time between our starter and main course of almost 30 minutes was a little too long. Perhaps someone being placed at front of house would be something to think about and employing more staff on a Saturday night

Four of us visited on a Saturday evening without a reservation and we were seated quickly in the…read morelovely modern dining room. The atmosphere was vibrant and the staff friendly and welcoming. We were offered a Fixed Price menu as well as the Å la Carte, I also noticed on their website that they have a 'Bambini' menu for their younger guests and a lunch menu. We ordered draught Peroni whilst perusing the menus which are quite large. It was noted that we could have ordered EVERYTHING! Finally though we settled on; Ribs in BBQ sauce, Gambaretti, Aubergine Parcel and a Caprese Salad to start followed by a Marinara Pizza, Chicken Rostico, Cod with Chilli & Sesame Crust and a Salmon & Puy Lentil Salad. All of the food was delicious and portions were generous. The ribs for instance could easily have been a main course with a bowl of chips! My nearest and dearest was a little disappointed with the amount of lentils in the Salmon salad but the kitchen quickly provided a small bowl of additional pulses on request. I don't normally order pizza in a restaurant but I was reassured that their pizzas are stone cooked and it was very enjoyable with a good quantity of quality seafood. The banquet was accompanied by a fabulous Pinot Grigio at a reasonable price. I thought it would be rude to order our favourite Chablis in an Italian restaurant - hehe! A thoroughly enjoyable meal was appreciated by all four of us and with our bellies full we headed for Fresh in Wood Street which is fast becoming our favourite bar in town. See my first review of Fresh here - http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/fresh-macclesfield. They also do take-away now. Being a 2 minute drive from home; this could be VERY dangerous!

Lovely Italian food. I could have picked several things off of the menu, there was that much…read morechoice. Generous starter and lovely tasty main course.

Fish was huge, lightly battered. Most other chip shops batter the fish to make it look bigger. Chip…read moreportion was also huge, came in a square plate sized polystyrene box, would have easily fed two adults. Not too expensive either. You can see why they have won awards!

award winning fish and chips. Andy's won last years award…read more please not they are good plenty of choice and looks extremely clean. staff are very friendly and polite. food aways piping hot and taste great. that's the good bit. bad bit due to news stories about him winning. on Friday and saturdays nights it can get very busy and large ques so best to go any other night apart from Sunday when they are closed.

So this place has just been made into an American smokehouse and it is really nice. All locally…read moresourced food and amazing beers on tap! A wonderful beer garden and a generally relaxed and cool vibe. I am looking forward to working my way through their menu of freshly smoked ribs and wings. Might be my favourite place in Congleton!

Been a couple of times,wouldn't go again food average at best, expensiveread more

This is regarding the Diner section. Never again!…read moreFinding hairs in a pie, £1.40 for a can which you have to be served in a glass, so you can't take it with you (I said we would have it from the can, less washing up for them, they said no!) Not asked how the meal was or offered any refund or replacement just "What would you like me to do?" in a saracastic tone. Highly disappointed.

No doubt the best Chipie in the area. Everything is always freshly cooked and of high quality…read more Plenty of easy parking just outside.

Set in the centre of Swadlincote, near the Town Hall is the highly regarded Montanaro's. Quite a…read morecompact restaurant, seating for only about twenty, with a small well stocked bar in the far corner. The staff are enthusiastic and friendly, and the music and décor are traditional Italian, which makes for great atmosphere. Menu wise, a good range of traditional Italian dishes. The starters were pleasingly varied; I plumped for the Bruschetta Misto, bruschetta covered in a variety of olives, aubergines, peppers, courgettes, wonderfully tasty! My wife had the equally flavoursome garlic mushroom; overall a cracking start to the meal. Mains included a good range of pasta, steak and fish dishes, as well as daily specials. We both went for a tagliatelle based dish, my wife's was a range of vegetables in a spicy tomato sauce and mine was a range of different mushrooms topped with pancetta in a creamy goat's cheese sauce. Both dishes were sublime, some of the best food we've eaten in a long time! The accompanying balsamic dressed fresh salad complimented both dishes well too. Clearly you have to have a dessert, disappointingly their trademark Tiramisu wasn't available on the evening we visited, still gives us an excuse to visit again! The Chocolate Sin and meringue encrusted with almonds were able substitutes though. A fitting end to a wonderful meal, as was the strong accompanying coffee. Montanaro's lives up to its star billing and we will return very soon!

Best fish and chips ever, huge portions of chips and I would definitely recommend the haddock! They…read morealso do kebabs, jacket potatoes, pies, etc

I love this place! Favourite chippy by far, its good food at a reasonable price and is always very…read moreclean and the staff are friendly.

Always first class food! Nice freshly prepared and cooked food?…read moreThe staff are very friendly and efficient! I have been going there for several years and would recommend Thank you Golden Fry