I went last night for the early bird menu - £9.95 for 2 courses, 12.95 for 3 courses (up to 7pm)…read more The selection on the early bird menu was excellent, and all 3 courses were delicious. The staff were friendly and attentive, and my friends and I had a lovely evening. Its always busy, so I'm glad we booked, and I would definately go back again.

A strange experience in a restaurant that I have always wanted to go to. I am coming back here in…read moretwo weeks but I thought best to write down this experience. 2nd January and we've been cooking for 20 people after staying away and celebrating NYE with friends. We came back to a cold, wet Manchester and decided to go to Linguine and try and get a table. I walk past this restaurant many times a week and there are always people in it and often very busy. We got there after 6.30pm and was told by the Manager that our table was required by 8pm, after looking at his tablet again, we had to be out by 7.30pm. Not sure how many covers there are but there were only four other tables taken. We sit down, tucked by the bar area and look at the menu. I asked a waiter which wine goes well with seafood and was given an idiots guide to the wine menu. His was Italian and his English wasn't good so I opted for a house white. Our food was served by another waiter as I wasn't sure whether the earlier gentleman was just a barman. We didn't have to wait long for our seafood pasta and pizza. The food came and it tasted very good. Unfortunately, I did not take photos as our service wasn't as friendly as I would have liked. The manager served our food. We ate our tasty food and kept looking around and seeing not many other customers arrive and wondering why he would lie about all the tables being occupied. We were dressed smart/casual for a Saturday night. Sadly, we didn't have any starters or desserts as we were very time conscious which also ruined our experience of the food. We asked for the bill, paid less than 10% tip and went over the road to the local Co-op to buy dessert and walked home feeling disappointed that we felt rushed and would have preferred to have dined in a different restaurant or got takeaway. As mentioned earlier, I am hoping for a better experience when I return in a couple of weeks time.

6 of us dined here on Tuesday evening, and absolutely loved it. Food and service were all excellent…read moreand prices were very reasonable for the quality. We had a mixture of starters , including mussels, ribs - truly amazing, the sauce was delicious, garlic flatbread, and sardines which were one of the specials that evening. Plates all cleared we started on mains which included steaks, chicken, veal, lasagna and the gluten free spaghetti with spicy arrabiata sauce, again all clean plates. We shared a dessert as everyone was full, it was supposed to be sticky toffee pudding but was actually a chocolate lava cake, glad it ended up as that as it was absolutely amazing. The owner who was our server was great fun, brought humor to the table and was very humble when praised for the excellent service and food. Will definitely be back when I'm next in the area.

I really enjoyed my recent trip to Vida, I remember the place when it was Da Vinci's and it always…read moreseemed a bit dated and tired then but not now. Vida is a lovely stylish restaurant. I like the fact that they have split the place into 2 sections so there is now a bar area where you can have a cocktail or glass of wine before your meal. They also offer a small snack menu in the bar if you just want something light and quick to eat. The service was friendly and efficient and the food was good. My calamari was massive and cooked just right. The goats cheese crostini was a big hit with my friend and the bit I sampled melted in the mouth. The seafood pizza hit the spot but having looked at the pasta dishes I wish I'd ordered one of those instead as they looked so fresh and yummy. Anyway it gives me an excuse to go back and try Vida again.

It's been quite some time since we had Sunday lunch here. They kindly fitted us in at short notice…read moretoo, so we entered into a busy, warm, welcoming lunch atmosphere. It's still as before with great food, great service and good value. I had a superb patè starter with fig style jam and good bread & butter. Really relaxed dining. My Peroni added to my enjoyment. Again the roast beef main course was tasty. And yes it had a fluffy saucer sized Yorkshire pud. I asked for and got Colman's English mustard, the worlds best mustard, to enhance the good beef. It did. Then to dessert a wobbly plumscious (not a real word I defer to note Sir Ken Dodd's long overdue recent knighthood) blueberry panna cotta. It was lovely with marble sized fresh blueberries set within. Finished off with darn good coffee too. The staff were busy and remained courteous despite the workload. Worth a visit.

The food here was superb. We had a family celebration here a while back so about 13 of us dined…read more Conversation, wine and beer flowed. We had a set menu (see photograph). Everyone enjoyed their food. I had a superb chicken liver pate to begin with. This used to be one of the big starters was back in the 1970's along with prawn cocktail. It was a good portion and a delightful taste. This was followed by an equally good, well - cooked and beautifully presented moist sea bass fish; I think the bass was on the specials. Every element on my plate was excellent. Dessert became a challenge as we had eaten (and drank) so well on savoury stuff so my wife and I shared a sticky toffee pudding. I'd say this was the best sticky toffee pudding I've eaten in a very long time. Again thumping with flavour while light and a generous portion. Great coffees too. The service was great, friendly and efficient and a good ambience even the pricy beer wouldn't stop me returning in a heartbeat.

Nice food and place. Service fine. Food average if you're a veggie and meaty options hit and miss…read more But we've gone back so minor points.

I have been here a few times. During my earlier visits, I noticed that the place was full of women…read moreand the staff were all Italian males. I haven't been here in over a year and the place seems to be busy as I make my way to Tescos but still reluctant to go in for over-priced goods. We had a craving for pizza and saw on their blackboard outside that they serve their pizzas on a sourdough base so we decided to give them a try. The pizzas are freshly made and came out on a pizza peel. Although I asked for knives and forks we ate the pizza with our hands like everyone else. I ordered prociutto and funghi and my partner ordered capprioccosa. The only disappointment with this is that the toppings were sparingly placed on the pizza. The ambiance of the place is really chilled and it seems great for kids with a kids menu, 4 high chairs and a few dads bought their kids in. The manager was milling around chatting to a table that I didn't realise he worked there until he served us our pizza. Still over priced, but I would like to try the buffet Fridays along with some Prosecco :).

Very nice modern coffee bar with outdoor seating available. Reasonably priced and tasty Italian…read morefood available. Prefer it to the other coffee shops in Sale. Alcohol is also available - bonus!

The Italian Job has been around since the birth of creation, well since 1972 actually and as that…read moreis before I was born it seems like forever. Its longevity in this testy economic climate is proof of its good quality food and exemplary reputation. A mock Tudor style building in the heart of Urmston town centre, the restaurant is easily recognisable and maintains its ties with Italy by flying the flag at its windows. I have been there many times and never cease to tire of its luscious lasagna and its Bistecca Alla Roma ( its own take on surf and turf); sirloin steak cooked in red wine with king prawns. Oh I am hungry now! The atmosphere is truly Italian: white washed walls with dark beams, red and white tablecloths and candlelight. There are two levels but I prefer to eat downstairs as upstairs caters for bigger group bookings with longer tables for parties and can get a little rowdy. Open every weekday from 12-2pm for lunch, dinner time begins at 5.30 until 10pm. There are specials to be had daily and an Early Bird menu from 5.50-6.45pm which offers any pasta or pizza plus a sweet of the day for just £9.50. The Italian Job opens late on Friday and Saturday when you can dance the night away in the disco with the bar open until 1.30am. Prices are great: £8.50 for a ravishing risotto and the food is freshly prepared with good quality ingredients. It also has a takeaway service, perfect for those days when you can't cook, won't cook. This is a true taste of Italy and the locals love it.

This is an italian that has been in Urmston for many years and is quite authentic but not very…read moreadventurous and needs an injection of life. Its got a very old fashioned traditional decor italian tricolour with seating over two floors. i have had good and bad meals in here. The spare ribs are great but the pizza is not. Its run by an italian family which is a plus and the staff are friendly. Fine for a relaxed get together and the wine is good but not for a special occasion in my opinion.

It was pleasantly busy on a Wednesday night at about 9pm, with two other tables of four and six,…read moreand us two. Staff brought over menus and gave us the heads up that it's BYOB. They didn't mention a corkage fee and I didn't notice one on the bill, although another reviewer has said it's 10%. We paid just over £35 for burrata, two (huge) pizzas, and tiramisu.

Ok was the pizza and dips delicious? Yes of course. The reason for this bad review was the service…read morethough. We had a horrible service experience via Deliveroo this Thursday. We ordered on Deliveroo at 7:50 pm and the estimated delivery time was 30 - 60 minutes. As the hour approached (the latest the delivery should have been) the app said that the restaurant was still making our order. The app continued to extend the delivery time until we had been waiting two hours and fifteen and the restaurant was due to close. At this point the Deliveroo rider had been waiting at the restaurant for 15 minutes. We were growing increasingly anxious that we wouldn't get our food (that they would cancel the order) and then we wouldn't be able to get food because it was getting so late. The app had no way to contact the restaurant, but said to call the restaurant directly. I tried to call the restaurant multiple times and recieved both line busy messages and had my calls be hung up on. We called repeatedly and repeatedly got no answer. Finally, at 10:25 the rider got our pizza (2.5 hours after we had ordered), but we didn't get to eat until 10:40... A bit frustrating. Like I said, the food is good, but the lack of timeliness, the lack of communication... it was incredibly unprofessional and honestly anxiety inducing. At least have a message on your restaurant number. And if you're SO busy you can't do delivery... don't offer it as an option.

I'd forgotten that we had takeaway food from here before, but once it was suggested to me I…read moreremembered. So this time we got a mix of meatballs, falafel, moussaka and chicken souvlakia among four. The food arrived fairly quickly which impressed us, and had really tasty sides like salads (that included olives) tomato and yoghurt based dips as well as pita breads. I had the moussaka and salad and it was so flavourful and properly seasoned it was just prefect. As I was enjoying the food it struck me that to call this restaurant food would be to mis inform. Oh no, this was home - cooking at its best and way above restaurant standard. What I mean is if you set out to make the best moussaka with the best ingredients this is what you'd get. As it was takeaway we had a few fabulous beers by 7 brothers that they brewed from Kellogg's coco pops and Rice Krispies from cereals that would otherwise just be wasted; instead it becomes beer and the brewery waste given over free to farmers to feed pigs. The takeaway food we got here was about £10 a head so darn good value really for the quality and deliciousness. And as I thought about it, Chinese takeaway prices in particular have risen unjustifiably year on year with food quality taking a real nose dive so next time we'll think of this Greek long before over paying for rubbish food. So if you have a Chinese local takeaway, and you are paying near a fiver for a starter and seven quid for a main please become more discerning. If the food isn't top notch now start saying so as it's the only way to bring higher standards back or you'll be paying through the nose for rubbish.

I love Greek food. So when me and hubs had the chance to go out to dinner alone we seriously…read morepondered which cuisine we had a panging for, Greek won and we decided on Socrates. Certainly not the prettiest establishment on the block, but sometimes you get the best food from tatty looking places. Although the restaurant was empty, it took a while for the waiter to come over to take our orders. I must point out, he was a lovely, lovely man and very endearing. We ordered our starters and meals and anxiously waited to tuck in. Slowly other folks started to trickle in, which made us feel confident that it was a good place, given the numerous options immediately surrounding it on Northenden. Oddly, it seemed people that came in after us were getting served before us. We chalked it up to the fact that ours was getting special attention in the kitchen. The starters of tahini & pita and the fried feta came out. I've never had fried feta before and imagined it would be glorious. Guess what? It tastes just like it sounds....hot feta. Super salty, same consistency of unfried feta, just hotter and not very nice. The tahini was fine. For the mains, I had the lamb kabob and hubs had Greek sausages (forget what they are called). The lamb kabob (insert heavy sigh). It was way over cooked, and strangely didn't taste of anything yet still tasted not very good, if that makes sense. I almost took hubby's eye out after trying to slide a piece off the stick with my fork, and it was as if it was stuck with glue..finally giving way and flying across the table into my darlings baby blues. There was rice and a giant pile of shredded lettuce along with some raw veg (I have no problem with raw veg at all so that was one part of the meal I enjoyed). Very bland though, and hubs grumbled that his was not nice either. The highlight of the night was the lovely waiter. I wish all serving staff had his warm, friendly and charming personality. It almost made up for the sub-par food. Almost.