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.

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!

great food,cheap prices but i found the customer services wasnt so great.I know its only a bakery…read morebut you would like a polite bye when your polite to them. everything is freshly cooked which is nice.

I really think that Hampsons Sausage Rolls are my favourite out of all the other bakers! They…read moreactually have a decent amount of sausage in rather than just loads of pastry and a poxy bit of meat!! Obviosuly the food is all freshly cooked on the day, they have fresh bread products aswell as pasties and sausage rolls, sandwiches and a gorgeous selection of srumdiddlyumptios cakes!

I have had a few of these cakes and they are amazing my mum had them for her birthday and they were…read moredecorated in leopard print and zebra print they looked fab. My mum surprised me for my birthday with a selection of cupcakes there were two salted caramel my personal favourite, two Mars bar cupcake with caramel in the middle, jammy dodger cupcake with jam in the middle and a trays chocolate orange cupcake. They were decorated beautifully too so much time and effort. Defiantly a place to try for something really special.

Despite only ordering 1 cake from Zara cakes, so far, I'm giving this place 5 stars. Zara offers…read moregreat customer service and help in creating the perfect cakes for any occasion. I couldn't decide what theme I wanted and Zara was so helpful in sending over pictures of past work and assisting with all my queries. I settled on a back to the future cake & I was more than happy with the cake when I arrived to pick it up. The cake went down a treat, it was delicious and was worth every penny! I would highly recommend this place.

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

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.

One of the reasons why I gained so much weight is because of the sweets, and carbs! Yes, it's true,…read moreI have to admit. I'm a carbaholic! Places like Ho's Bakery doesn't help because they have fabulous Asian pastries. My friend Marvin brought me here, and we bought major carbs for our trip back to the U.S. Small bakery shop, old fashion, but best egg custard in Manchester,

Roll up to Ho's Bakery in Chinatown for good quality Chinese buns to take out. There's another one…read morein Manchester and one in Leeds - is Ho soon to take the country by storm? Maybe. One bun at a time. This little bakery tucked into an old arched building has nothing but freshly baked goodies (a few savoury snacks too like pasties) and for that we love them. I've never tried the bubble tea myself but friends have raved about it - they have all different flavours so it is definitely on my to do list. But I can tell you that their cakes with cream, fresh fruit, things like that are so so delicious. The prices, whilst steeper than a donut in Greggs, are still pretty good for what you are getting so don't let this put you off.

Lovely traditional bakers!…read more They sell a range of products that are all made by their own bakery! The Hovis bread is fantastic and they sell a great range of cream cakes. I love the Parkin that they make and wish they sold it all year round. They have a small cafe which sells drinks, sandwiches, pies etc (all from the shop stock) You might struggle to get a table if you go in on a Saturday but it's worth the wait. I've also purchased celebration cakes from here and they are lovely. They can put pictures on for you and can usually accommodate any strange requests for decoration that you might have!