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Had a bit of a change of plan due illness in the family so didn't end up heading further than a restaurant in Monton but I'll deffo be trying a few of the recommendations out and i'll report back, thanks againBijou Bob wrote:Where did you end up ST??
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Is Leo's still open in Monton, ST? Had a few very good evenings/nosebags in there.Salford Trotter wrote:Had a bit of a change of plan due illness in the family so didn't end up heading further than a restaurant in Monton but I'll deffo be trying a few of the recommendations out and i'll report back, thanks againBijou Bob wrote:Where did you end up ST??
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It was Leo's we went too, they have a set menu Sun to Friday @ £11.50 for 3 courses and we couldn't complain as the food and wine were excellent. I first went to Leo's 26 years ago with my Mrs but a few years later he went bust and then sometime later opened up where he is now.Bruce Rioja wrote:Is Leo's still open in Monton, ST? Had a few very good evenings/nosebags in there.Salford Trotter wrote:Had a bit of a change of plan due illness in the family so didn't end up heading further than a restaurant in Monton but I'll deffo be trying a few of the recommendations out and i'll report back, thanks againBijou Bob wrote:Where did you end up ST??
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Do you ever get up to Puccini's in Swinton, ST? When I lived down there it was always the default restaurant for a group of us. Never short of superb.Salford Trotter wrote:It was Leo's we went too, they have a set menu Sun to Friday @ £11.50 for 3 courses and we couldn't complain as the food and wine were excellent. I first went to Leo's 26 years ago with my Mrs but a few years later he went bust and then sometime later opened up where he is now.Bruce Rioja wrote:Is Leo's still open in Monton, ST? Had a few very good evenings/nosebags in there.Salford Trotter wrote:Had a bit of a change of plan due illness in the family so didn't end up heading further than a restaurant in Monton but I'll deffo be trying a few of the recommendations out and i'll report back, thanks againBijou Bob wrote:Where did you end up ST??
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Yeah, I've been a few times and like you say it's great food with a great atmosphere but can be pricey! Typically we've ended up paying around £50/£60 per head for meal and a couple of bottles of decent wine. I can't fault ISIS which is on the 'top' road in Swinton formerly the Butchers Arms and is every bit as good food wise as Puccini'sBruce Rioja wrote:Do you ever get up to Puccini's in Swinton, ST? When I lived down there it was always the default restaurant for a group of us. Never short of superb.Salford Trotter wrote:It was Leo's we went too, they have a set menu Sun to Friday @ £11.50 for 3 courses and we couldn't complain as the food and wine were excellent. I first went to Leo's 26 years ago with my Mrs but a few years later he went bust and then sometime later opened up where he is now.Bruce Rioja wrote:Is Leo's still open in Monton, ST? Had a few very good evenings/nosebags in there.Salford Trotter wrote:Had a bit of a change of plan due illness in the family so didn't end up heading further than a restaurant in Monton but I'll deffo be trying a few of the recommendations out and i'll report back, thanks againBijou Bob wrote:Where did you end up ST??
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Gary the Enfield wrote:Prufrock wrote:Wonder why it was busy?!
Not Valentines if that's what you're intimating. No special menu, reserved seating, nothing. Just shit service.
Anyway, come to ours, you can pay in Monopoly money.
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Fancy a drive out today myself, the Shoulder/Pack Horse/Strawberry are all quite local to me, after a bit do isolation?
Didn't realise Lancashire Taverns has acquired the Chetham in Chapeltown tho, might check that out to complete the portfolio!
Didn't realise Lancashire Taverns has acquired the Chetham in Chapeltown tho, might check that out to complete the portfolio!
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Have you been to the Crown at Worthington? Awesome steaks, bit heard they do a good Sunday Lunch.
Bob Smithy has acquired a new chef recently and its meant to be amazing, I think he was from a Micheline stared restaurant.
There's also Rivington Bar and Grill (which used to be The Ridgeway) next to Blackrod train station. That's been taken over recently by the owners of Il Toro in Horwich.
Bob Smithy has acquired a new chef recently and its meant to be amazing, I think he was from a Micheline stared restaurant.
There's also Rivington Bar and Grill (which used to be The Ridgeway) next to Blackrod train station. That's been taken over recently by the owners of Il Toro in Horwich.
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Sacked the drive off and decided to check out the Chetham Arms, got there and it appears to have shut down!? We were hungry by then so we nipped round to the Strawberry. Was alright, nowt spesh tbh. nice pint of Hoegarrden tho and 241 with the tastecard was a bonus.
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What did you have?General Mannerheim wrote:Sacked the drive off and decided to check out the Chetham Arms, got there and it appears to have shut down!? We were hungry by then so we nipped round to the Strawberry. Was alright, nowt spesh tbh. nice pint of Hoegarrden tho and 241 with the tastecard was a bonus.
BTW, has anyone been up to The Pack Horse at Affetside since it changed hands?
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Probably, when did it change?
I had steak & ale pie off the specials, Mavis had the posh bangers and mash - that was spot on tbf.
I had steak & ale pie off the specials, Mavis had the posh bangers and mash - that was spot on tbf.
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What does this mean?General Mannerheim wrote:Sacked the drive off and decided to check out the Chetham Arms, got there and it appears to have shut down!? We were hungry by then so we nipped round to the Strawberry. Was alright, nowt spesh tbh. nice pint of Hoegarrden tho and 241 with the tastecard was a bonus.
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Buy a 'tastecard' costs £30 for the year or summat. Get either two for one, or 50% off total food bill at participating restaurants.
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Was there last Friday lunchtime. We had a Groupon voucher, a pressie from daughter, and although the food were alreet we were pushed in a corner table under the bar and had a very limited menu totally different to everyone else's. Liver pâté, burger and chips followed by liqueur coffee. The place was pretty empty.Bruce Rioja wrote:What did you have?General Mannerheim wrote:Sacked the drive off and decided to check out the Chetham Arms, got there and it appears to have shut down!? We were hungry by then so we nipped round to the Strawberry. Was alright, nowt spesh tbh. nice pint of Hoegarrden tho and 241 with the tastecard was a bonus.
BTW, has anyone been up to The Pack Horse at Affetside since it changed hands?
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pubs with good grub are a rareity in my part of the world which is a shame because there is nothibng better than a good weekend meal at the pub. you can get good grub if your willing to pay similar prices to what you would in a top notch restruant
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went for the Sunday Carvery at the Village Hotel in Bury on Sunday. 3 of the party have been in bed ever since sweating, shivering, spewing and shitting. coincidence?
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General Mannerheim wrote:went for the Sunday Carvery at the Village Hotel in Bury on Sunday. 3 of the party have been in bed ever since sweating, shivering, spewing and shitting. coincidence?
Only if they ate the same thing. Could be norovirus too. That's doing the rounds again.
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Or the plague. I've had the plague for the last five days. First day back in work since last Thursday and I'm thinking of crawling back to my pit again. I might live, I might not, I don't care anymore.Gary the Enfield wrote:General Mannerheim wrote:went for the Sunday Carvery at the Village Hotel in Bury on Sunday. 3 of the party have been in bed ever since sweating, shivering, spewing and shitting. coincidence?
Only if they ate the same thing. Could be norovirus too. That's doing the rounds again.
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i went home yesterday lunchtime, and being a PAYE contractor this was a pretty big deal! slept from 3pm till 7am this morning. woke up completely soaked through with sweat, showered and came back to work. slowly feeling better and ive just eaten for the first time in 36hrs so we'll see how it goes...
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just read up on Norovirus, the sysmtoms are pretty much bob on the job.
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