The Lime Tree

nursey71

A gem of a restaurant 3rd September 2008

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I lived in West Didsbury when I was a student and the Lime Tree was somewhere where you aspired to go to eat when you have a 'proper' job!

Now that I have a 'proper job', it is still a treat, but well worth the money when you can afford to spoil yourself (or someone else). It is always busy, and can be quite noisy as they seem to be able to accommodate quite a few people in at once, but the atmosphere is friendly and the staff helpful.

The food has always been top notch and the only gripe I would have is that they don't change their menu often and there is only ever one vegetarian option - having said that, I have never been disappointed and the standard of food is wonderful

DanWilkinson

The original and best 8th August 2007

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Years ago, when I was growing up in Manchester, The Lime Tree on Lapwing Lane was a bit of a holy grail of restaurants in the area. There not being much competition in Manchester at the time, this wasn't much of an achievement in itself.

However, over the years, I've come back here time and again, and every single time it's still managed to outshine anywhere else. After spending an evening there with some friends on Saturday night, I can't think of anything that wasn't spot on.

From the relaxed, friendly yet professional service to the frankly astounding food, this was top-notch stuff from beginning to end. What we had, I won't go into - their menu revolves around the freshly available and seasonal, so when you go there (and go you should) it'll probably have changed. Whatever you order, you can be assured that it'll come up to scratch.

And the bill? Well, I'm coming from London prices, so I was happily surprised. Well worth a trip up north in itself.