• Added: 28th of August 2008
• Area: Cheadle
• Category: Restaurants

Cheadle SK8 4EN

mspig said
Gatley Tandoori
This fantastic indian restaurant is fully airconditioned. It is fully licenced so you have the option of buying a bottle of wine or a beer with your meal, rather than having to take your own!

The restaurant is nicely decorated and the staff are very helpful. The food is well presented and tastes really good. The pricing is reasonable for indian food, but it is well worth it for what you get.

On the other side of the wall in the restaurant is the takeaway side of the business, so if you fancy a curry but want to eat in then you can. I don't think that they deliver but if you are in the area and like your curries, make the journey, you will not be disappointed.

My personal recommendation is the madras, either chicken or beef, but my favourite is the beef as the meat is really tender.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Sightseeing and Attractions

Manchester M22

mspig said
Wythenshawe park
Wythenshawe park is one of the biggest parks in Manchester, It is set between Northern Moor and Baguley, with a straight pathway accross the park between the two area.

The parks has a childrens play area with rubber floor, a farm with cows, bulls, goats, pigs, hens, rabbits, etc.

There a horticultural centre with indoor and out door flowers, and a small pond with ducks on which the the youngster love throwing their bread too.

Theres mini golf and normal golf, tennis, boules, a athletics track, cafe, and plenty of car parking.

Parking is usually free apart from on very hot days and bank holidays when it will cost you a pound per car for the day.

You can go horse riding there aswell and plenty of green to kick a football around or to eat your sandwiches and just let the kids run around.

Fun for all.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Manchester M22 4JR

mspig said
Farmers arms
I lived at the back of the farmers arms for many years and used to watch the men playing boules on the bowling green out the back, then over the years it got taken over by first one then another landlord.

The latest land lord decided to pull down the childrens play area in hope of putting up a smokers hut, but when you go past it noone is out the back smoking them all stand out the front smoking, blocking the narrow foot path.

The bowling has been stopped and they let little tearaways play football on the green no consideration fot the fact that the pub is situated next to houses so the locals have to put up with kids balls breaking their garden ornaments all the time.

The food quality has gone down hill, whilst the price has gone up.

The place is a proper old mans pub in side with the regulars claiming their seats and god help if your sat in one they don't like it and are not afraid to ask you to move.

They do have the football on when its on, but its on a little normal telly.

Barstaff could do with learning how to smile.

There is plenty more local pubs which if i was you i would try instead of this one.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Take Aways

Manchester M17 8AA
0161 746 8597

mspig said
mcdonald
This branch of Mcdonalds is just the same as all the other mcdonalds apart from it doesn't have its own seating area but has a seating area that is used by around 10 other take away shops.

The staff are the same teenagers who look like they don't want to work there and the managers never about when you want them.

The queues are normally larger than average and the food service can range from quite fast to exceptionally slow.

The quality of the food is like any other mcdonalds, but the kids love their Happy meals so its the only reason i grace them with my presence.

I would rather eat at one of the other Takeaway places than here.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Cheadle
• Category: Food and Drink

Cheadle SK8 3BB

mspig said
sainsburys
One of my local supermarkets, and have been in here on many occasions.

Its the store which shares its building with John lewis's and there is a shares cafe on the ground floor and restaurant on the first floor.

The staff at sainsburys are always pleasent, and helpful and usually go out of their way to help you.

The store is well presented and lay out in a good way, easy to find what your looking for.

The food is always well packaged, and it has some unusual foods that you won't find in the likes of tesco etc.

There is a deli counter, fresh creams and bread counter, curry and chinese counter and fresh meats (ie steak etc) counter, and a fish counter.

The freezer aisle is quite small, and the entertainments area is small.

There is lots of tills all usually maned and the customer services are pleasent and nice.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Food and Drink

Manchester M22 4JT
0161 9981419

mspig said
chus chinese
This has to be the best chinese in Manchester, been going to chus for well over 13 years now, and its still as good as it was all those years ago.

The do shop collection or home delivery, and are reasonably priced.

The service is spot on and the presentation of the food is great, and comes in reusable plastic containers with lids.

The egg fried rice cannot be beaten by any other place, and their spare ribs are wonderful.

The kids love the sweet and sour chicken, whilst hubby likes the curry be beef or chicken.

I however like o change between dishes, and haven't found one that i don't like yet, their satay chicken has a real kick for anyone who likes abit of spice, or chicken and pineapple for something more mellow.

Anyhow as stated the best chinese around, a must try.

The only down fall is that they are away on holiday alot and don't open on Tuesdays.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Events and Entertainment

Manchester M17 8DF
0871 224 4007

mspig said
odeon - Trafford Centre
Been to the Odeon at the Trafford centre on a number of occasions, the latest being to take the kids to see Walle a few weeks ago.

Order our tickets downstairs on the computerised ticket machine, rather than join the queue for tickets which is usually quite large.

The tickets are quite dear but i think most cinemas are dear these days.

However the food prices are way over the top, we had 1 medium popcorn, 1 medium drink, 3 hotdogs and some nachos and it came to £23.00 for the lot, which we could have had a meal with pudding for that price in the orient.

The seats are basic, and the cinema is just lik any other, nothing special or different.

Would go again maybe though not buy food there.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Manchester M17 8EH

mspig said
trafford tavern
Decided to go here after walking round the trafford centre one sunday for a sunday roast.

The service is exceptionally slow, that after we had ordered our food, like in a normal pub, orders at the bar, we had just over an 1hour 20 minutes for the food to arrive, though we were told on ordering that there was a wait of around 45 minutes.

The food looked good though no roast potatoes( a must for sunday lunch), however the mash potato was instant mash which we don't like, the gravy was made from granules, and the veg you could tell was from frozen veg, and the meat was very tough, i had the beef whilst the kids had chicken, both were tough.

The staff were miserable, and couldn't be bothered atitude, we ate and left, didn't bother with pudding.

We won't be going here again.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Restaurants

Manchester M17 8AA
0161 746 8629

mspig said
Ma potters
Been to Ma potters in the Trafford centre no less than a dozen times since it opened, it has had a couple of changes in menu and face lifts, some for the worse.

The staff are normally pleasent, though most are foreign and do not speak english that well.

Sometime there is a wait for a table but most times we are seated right away.

The childrens menu are great, has a wide variety of food on offer, and do different menus for babies, toddlers, and older children.

The food is cooked and served behind a transparent screen, and is always well presented.

Steak has a lovely taste.

It is a breath of fresh air after walking round the Trafford centre for hours, and the kids are given balloons and crayons etc to keep them occupied, also no fighting for tables like in the orient.

However it is quite steeply priced.

• Added: 24th of August 2008
• Area: Manchester
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Manchester M20 5PG
0161 4456990

mspig said
bell house
Been in here a couple of times, always given a seat right away, the staff are pleasent enough, and you can use the wacky warehouse while you wait for your food, though you do have to pay to use it.

However have tried a couple of different meals but the food is bland, no taste to it, although reasonably priced, and most on the buy one get one free, but still most is not edible.

You also have to go to the bar to buy your drinks can't order them with your meal.

The wacky ware house is always crowded often think that they have too many people in there, as you can't move about freely, and there is alway the annoying children in there whilst their parents are in the restaurant, that are battering the other children, you can't see the wacky ware house from the restaurant.

Not for us.