Located opposite The Lowry theatre, music venue and art gallery, this is a great place to go and…read moregrab a pizza and a glass of wine before a show. The high ceilings and ornate decor makes the branch seem a bit posher than other Pizza Expresses across the city and the riverside location gives it a hint of al fresco romance. Be warned however, the world and his wife might have the same idea as you - so if you're planning to eat here before a show, call ahead and book a table. Make sure you leave yourselves plenty of time to park, eat and pick up your tickets from the box office too. The pizza here is damn delicious but it tastes much better savoured than eaten in five minutes flat! N.B. I'd given Pizza Express 4 stars for food and 3 stars for service. During busy times, the staff are rushed off their feet and it seems to take forever to order courses and pay.

As you probably know by now, I'm not mad on the Quays. However, this branch of Pizza Express is…read moreworth a visit simply because the food can be trusted, and it's shockingly huge. That's worth a look in itself, believe me. Its unfathomably high ceilings with their ornate decorations make for an interesting experience. A word of warning, however... office lunchtimes, yes, those dreaded things, can get a little crazy here. While working at Salford Quays I joined some colleagues on a little trip out there, and we were informed by our waiter that there was a twenty minute wait once the food had been ordered. This is something that is difficult to understand when the restaurant doesn't seem to be particularly packed, but we trusted him. We did get our food when we were told, although some seemed to think it was a bit later... I didn't feel like I was waiting too long. In fact I thought twenty minutes was normal in a restaurant. Oh well, shows what I know. This doesn't bother me in the slightest, but I do understand the impatience of others, so use with caution, just like Diesel's Fuel for Life fragrances. I'm not exactly sure why that is. Other unique selling points include the nearby Lowry Outlet car park, the mall, if that's what you're into, the river views and of course attractions like the museum and theatre. Definitely a good option for lunch or dinner if you happen to find yourself Quayside.

On first inspection this quintessentially British sandwich bar with its fixtures and fittings that…read moresalute the 70's, you might get the impression of it being just that.. they type of place you can pick up something lack luster to fill the hole in your grumbly tum! Oh how wrong you are... If you are one of the many frequent users of Sale Metro station right next door, or are waiting for a bus while watching a jawdroppingly gorgeous commuter walk past... you should pop in and get your lunch or any other snack-time need dealt with here! The large selection of sandwich fillings are made fresh by the devoted staff daily and will be built into the butty of your dreams in two shakes of a lambs tale. The service and butty's like your mother makes are definitely not devoid of taste! As you become totally enamoured while munching on your purchase, you can even ignore the bad grammar in its name above the door.... but who am I to notice something like that when you find a butty you can always trust in!

I'm a regular at the local Cafe Nero at home, so, wanting a cup of tea in the afternoon after a…read morevisit to Manchester Art Gallery (its own café being closed) we popped over the road here. It's a small branch, but they have several tables by the windows, well placed for people watching across St Peter's Square. What let our visit down on this occasion, as the fact that, having asked for two teas, you were given a flavoured teas rather than ordinary English breakfast, and we ordered two raspberry crumble tarts, which were very dry. In hindsight, we should have taken them back and complained. They certainly were not fresh. So, not the best experience of this otherwise okay chain.

Caffe Nero basically always serves a purpose to me - it's not a bad chain and probably the coffee…read moreis the best of all the main chains but I do find it's mainly useful for the likes of meetings and working when you need to get your head down and not bump into anyone. The macchiato always hits the spot and their fruit blend ice drinks can be a nice refreshing choice if you're after something on a hot day. Overall they mainly tend to have quite a lot of space upstairs to work in and the wifi is fast on the cloud. Serves a purpose and not usually a bad experience.

Dropped by this place for a light snack & some tea during my visit. This is a very quaint cafe and…read moreis well decorated. It has a very light, airy feel to it. The staff was just as warm & inviting as the atmosphere itself! I had the appetizer of bread w/ pesto & balsamic vinaigrette dipping sauces & my friend opted for the hummus. My bread was so warm & fresh, perfectly toasted. The dippers were sooooo yummy! The pesto was very flavorful & the balsamic was absolutely fantastic! I had a try of my buddy's hummus & I must say it was tasty as well. I don't even care for hummus, but I'd actually order it from this cafe if I visit again. Since it was a little gloomy & rainy the day we went in, it was perfect for sipping tea & my cappuccino. The service we received was very prompt and courteous.

YITE is our regular 'go for a walk and pig out' destination on a weekend! It's about a 3 mile…read moreround trip along the canal and the food (especially the breakfast) is delicious. The staff are always friendly and efficient and I must call out the amazing home made baked beans which are so good, they should jar them and sell them separately!!

I am not really a fan of buffet food but with not many…read moreplaces to eat in farnsworth and my brother living only ten minets away we decided to give it a try. The place opens around 4.30 monday to friday and i think a bit earlier at the weekends and prices are around £6 weekday and a bit more at weekends because the choice of food is more inside is quite pleasant with the usual resturant look about it and you dont feel like you have to dress up. inside you have your usual lay out of buffet food from vegable range to chicken.beef and duck as you help yourself to what you want. They do have a policy that any food not eaten wilL be charge £5 on the bill which is fair enough as some eyes are bigger than their bellies and drinks come at a extra cost. Empy food dishes are replace very quick so you dont feel you have missed out on something you wanted to try They also have a around a one and a half time limited which is fair enough and long enough for anyone to eat. I personally found the food very good for the price and none of it was greasy or oily as i have had in other chinese resturants .although as with most places the icecream wasnot good but you can have a fair decent size piece of cake or some fresh fruit was also avaliable I would go again as it was value for money and well cook!

My family and I have been visiting the buffet for some time. We go mainly at lunch on a friday but…read morehave been in the evening too. We have no complaints at all. The staff are lovely and welcoming. The venue is always lovely and clean. Yes selection of food is rather limited to other buffets but I have alsways found it to be tasty and well cooked. Lets face it you can't get a mixed starter at your local chinese for the £4,50 but people moan about paying this for a eat all like buffet. Beats me but there are those who willl always find somehting to moan about. Oh and regards the stomache ache not once have we had problems after eating there. Well done Swinton Buffet we will be seeing you all soon.

Ordered at 3.40, milkshake and another drink, approached outside and advised they wanted chairs…read moreback at 3.55, definitely won't be returning, maybe they should advise they close at 3-55 and not 4 and not take orders after 3.40

My first time having Bubble Tea. Its Fantastic and…read moreenjoyable. A new business in town. Small new premises but with a big heart. Friendly, helpful, polite, Great place to drop in and have a bubble Tea, shake or smoothie. 120 delicious flavours. Thats going to keep you busy experimenting for a while. But seriously folks get down there. Never had one before, take my word for it. Give it a go

Lovely little tea room in a quaint little part of Ashton called Park Bridge. About 5 tables inside…read moreso not a lot of space. Over the counter serving hatch into the kitchen. Lovely staff & food.

I LOVE moose coffee. This is the 2nd store I've visited and can now say I have been to all of the…read morein Manchester. They are both amazing. I decided to try this one because why not ... it is quicker for me to get to when I visit on the train as its just outside Piccadilly station so thought why not. Its a 2 floor restaurant with seating both upstairs and down, huge glass store front so you can sit inside and watch the people going to and from the station and just relax. I got there just after 8am and there wasn't as many people in as there would have been for the original store in the centre of the city, which is good because it meant I could easily get a seat and served. The decor was awesome and some of my pictures show it, however I didn't go upstairs and always feel dodgy when taking pictures of the arrangement as I was across from the serving area. It looked nice done up all festive too and we quickly got seen to. Luckily it has the same menu as the other establishments and the lovely server told us that everything was available which is awesome. Being a creature of habit, I went for my old faithful, the grande bouche which is the brioche french toast with bacon, and a vanilla latte. I figured, in order to review them both, I need to try the same dish and see which one I preferred. Unfortunately I could differentiate my favourite as they are both EPIC. However, I do believe I got more bacon at the piccadilly one so YAY for more bacon. I only have 2 niggles at this store, however, one was partly my fault, and so was the other thinking about it. They were, the food didn't stay hot enough (however I was dawdling in eating it) ... and the other is that, with people coming in and out constantly, there was a draft (but we did sit near the door). All in all it was an excellent trip and I cant wait to go there again. As well as the grande bouche and vanilla latte, I got a stack of 3 blueberry pancakes to share with my brother. We have had the pancakes before and due to the size, they got a little dry ... however the addition of blueberries moistened it up as they were VERY juicy and delicious blueberries (deffo want more blueberries next time). SO with visiting this store ... I now know that I can go to any moose coffee in Manchester and love it. This is GREAT news for me ... AND ... its on Deliveroo so when I eventually move up to Manchester, I can be lazy and order it in. YAY

Moose Coffee was founded in 2006. The concept grew from a love for the great American breakfast…read moreculture and nowhere does it better than the diners & delis of New York City. This is their latest branch and second in Manchester city centre, on Piccadilly Approach - it is a fairly small store but serves a convenient location if one is getting a train from Piccadilly Station. If you've ordered with Moose in Manchester on Deliveroo - chances are the order has come from this branch. The store inside is pretty small compared to their other branch but it still does have some nice comfortable seating and tables (there were children standing on the cushioned seats which goes down the store however which I didn't like - but the staff can't control customers children!) When I entered, I waited to be sat down and was served by a man - he seemed to struggle understanding English and even admitted that - I asked him for an allergen guide (it says on the menu you can request one and they do have it online too but I wanted to get one in-store to test the staff knowledge to see if I actually felt confident eating here), however, he looked at me puzzled and originally thought I was unable to read the menu - so despite asking to sit down twice and asking him questions, he appeared to block me from sitting down. I eventually had to ask another member of staff who seemed a lot more confident than the other staff member here - who seemed confused that gluten-free options weren't labelled on the menu when vegan was. This was a slow and frustrating process. I ended up going for the Mighty Moose after finding out it could be made with gluten-free bread, the lady server also offered to make me an iced tea but she did say she wasn't aware of how it would turn out as it is basically making a hot tea over ice and they don't normally do it. I decided to go for an Iced Earl Grey with Vanilla syrup, this was quite reasonably priced at £2 with an extra £0.30 for syrup, however, the drink was just drinkable and it really was tea over ice - the drink didn't even taste of vanilla, it was just bitter water if anything. My food quality overall was okay but I did seem to have a problem with every aspect of my dish - considering it was with a potato hash, I expected the bacon to be those nice, thin crispy rashers of bacon however the bacon wasn't like that - it had no crispiness to it, it seemed slightly undercooked and was rather chewy. My fried eggs did look the part but I found them to be slightly too runny for my liking. The potato hash in most cases did taste quite good with nice potatoes however a good part of it was overseasoned and far too peppery - meaning I had to leave part of it which was a shame. I was quite surprised however with the gluten-free toast as it was basically on the brink of being burnt - considering how hard it is to toast gluten-free bread as it tastes longer I was shocked how they got it like this (it also is a shame they don't have gluten free bread clearly listed on the menu so customers can be easily aware of it) - the bread, however, was cold, it felt like they'd invented a zapper which toasts bread rather than getting it hot. The overall feel of the place wasn't great - and I certainly would want to avoid the outdoor seating area, with it being on such a busy street leading up to the station you have loads of people running past with cigarettes, suitcases and the Free Bus parking just outside - meaning if you want a more typical American diner experience you might be best heading to their other branch in the city on York Street. Everything came to £10.10 which for a city centre location and fresh food - wasn't too bad. Would I come here again? Probably not - only as a last resort is getting a train, facing issues from minor to much bigger on my food and the male server seeming inexperienced and untrained (he did seem friendly however he just really struggled). 2* for this being one of the better places to get food before heading on a train from Piccadilly station, especially considering terrible experiences at Carluccio's inside the station and Bella Itallia, a five minute or so walk away in Piccadilly Gardens in the past.