Let me start by saying The Old Bill could not receive any less than 5*!!…read moreThis can only be described as Oldham's little hidden gem! Nicely situated just outside of Oldham town centre and approx 100yrds from Oldham central tram stop this well presented family run bistro is outstanding! The very second you enter your greeted by the head of the Bissolati family, Paolo! His warm welcome and cheeky charm for the ladies and flamboyant men will have you chuckling in minuets! Shortly after being seated Paolo will always head over and ask how you are and what you've recently been up to whilst hinting and suggesting his favourite dishes! You can not visit The Old bill without starting your meal off with the sexy garlic mushrooms as a starter! Words can't start to describe the taste the second they hit your palette (and I'm not being rude here) :P For main wether it's, pasta, pizza, chicken, lamb or stake you want the flavours of every dish will leave you wanting to come back the very next evening for more! The English Cuisine with and Italian twist to it will keep you firmly in your seat! Dessert and or coffee is a treat for the eyes, that's if you've room for dessert after your meal... Paolo offers an early bird menu at The Old Bill! Also due to it's popularity, often services on a weekend night are split into two! Book early if you plan to come and not a few nights before hand :)

I'm very surprised that this restaurant has no reviews yet, as when i visited 9 months ago or so,…read moreit was very good. Great staff who are very helpful and they really care about there food as if was being made for themselves. .... and if you order brandy they bring you a glass bigger than your head and set it on fire. The brandy not your head. Very good.

Oh salut! First time…read moreI walked past this a few weeks ago and saw the enomatic through the window I let out a an actual GASP of excitement. Was pretty excited on the night too, so excited I left my card in the wine machine which made me look like a total amateur. It's much more spacious inside than I had realised, and there are also seats and heaters outside with a great view of the nearby row of traditional pubs with the town hall in the background. I enjoyed trying the various wines (the smallest amount is often £2-3 so you can try a good four wines on a £10 card pre-payment) and could even tell that some of them tasted different, so am basically going to be earning my MW in no time. They also do a few little snacks - my fave baba ghanoush and some rather tasty crisps, although the brown olives tasted too sour for me. Tap water came chilled in a delightful glass bottle. Btw I am not sure there are actually other drinks options here, maybe check that before you go. The staff were efficient and welcoming and I am sure I will be back here. A great companion to hanging ditch and Bakerie in terms of our city's wine bar scene.

I love wine. Big fan. You know how it goes, you open a book one day and you bite the apple and…read morewoooosh, there's no way back. Although I now work for an independent wine merchant in Didsbury and am considered a bit of a fussy geek by my friends, I have longed for a good wine bar in Manchester pretty much since I arrived in town over 6 years ago, well before wine was a big thing for me. A few places have attempted it, half-heartedly for some, but none had so far succeeded. Then came Salut wines, first baby business of a lovely couple who like me love good wine and thought it deserved proper representation in the City Centre. An ambitious project that was, not without hurdles. But tenacity paid off and behold, a superb, clean, warm and welcoming wine bar where odd ins once was. Enomatic machines a-go-go, 32 wines are available by the glass at any point in (opening) time. That's 16 whites and rosés and 16 reds. Thanks to these machines you can enjoy a vast variety of wines, all of which are way above your house plonk from most pubs/bars/restaurant. And that's not all. 3 measures are available: 50ml, 125ml and 175 ml. The first one is my favourite. I can play to my heart's content and try a lot of wine before it's time to call it a day. Most wines are between £1.20 and £5 for a glass but you can also try some of the fancier stuff that would NEVER be available by the glass otherwise. Risk-free. Whilst they do not cater, a range of nibbles and tapas plates are available and it's perfectly suitable for a light lunch or diner. Cheese, cured meats and Mediterranean veggie plates, all made with very good ingredients. Music is top notch, not your average lounge "elevator" type nor your bass-boosted frenzy. Blues, jazz, pop, electro... To sum-up, great atmosphere, best wine selection in town, excellent service. The bottle prices to take away are on the steep side of I'm honest but I'll put that down as the location.

Lounge. You don't know whether or not you're being invited in do you? In all honesty pretty much…read moreall types frequent Lounge Bar during the day for a spot of something to eat or a few drinks. It looks swanky outside and in, and has canal views from their little raised terrace at the back - if you stand up. With swanky decor though come swanky prices and although they boast pints under £2, their prices are among the highest round here. And I can't really say that it has a lot of its own charm to contend with a branch of the ever popular Wetherspoons across the way and a few doors down..

This is one of my hotspots to go at the weekend, it is suave yet typical of any other bar in…read moreStalybridge. It is popular and is always too full for you to sit down. But they do have a open deck area at the back which is nice to sit out on whatever weather. The place is pretty loud so you do have to shout to actually here what you are saying. Drinks can be expensive though, it all depends on what you choose to drink.

This is a great little wine bar place. Especially for a starter drink before you hit the town or…read moreeven for a quiet one. I like it in here because it is calm and relaxing but still bustling and you can actually hear yourselves think and speak! A lot of places today are just cranked up with music and that's a good thing I know because you can dance your Little socks off, but when you want to go out whilst also catching up with your mates who you have not seen in quite a while then this is the place to start and probably finish. The drinks are quite cheap as well and they have a fully stocked bar. Lets hope now I have put a nice idea in your head for next time you go out with your girls or boys. Have a quiet one first!

An expensively accoutured establishment whilst the beverages are not pricey they are full in line…read morecompetitively with all of the local 'watering holes' pricewise! Speciality beers on draught (with barmaid 'traditional hand-pulled ales' in this Mid-England). A little light-heartedness there!

Wine and Wallop is located directly opposite the West Didsbury tram station making it a great…read morejumping off point if you are on public transport and don't live in Didsbury. The bar is very nicely laid out, a large open space with a floating second floor which looks down on the bottom storey. High moulded ceilings and massive display shelving behind the bar showing off their very large selection of wine. I'm a beer drinker so the thought of a wine bar didn't get my palate stirring particularly but what did and is a fantastic aspect of Wine and Wallop is the 13 hand pumps on the bar. There is in fact almost as many beers available on a daily basis as there is wines by the glass available. I did in fact try the wines that others ordered and as there were a few even I would happily drink. I am told they were a very good selection by my wine quaffing friends. It is important to add that there is only a selection of the wines available by glass and these are displayed on a chalkboard above the door. All other wines are by bottle only. I believe they change this list regularly, although I didn't enquire how often this occurs. The beers on tap the night I went in were a selection from Timothy Taylor's (a Didsbury staple) Brightside Brewery and Ilkley. They didn't have all 13 taps on (I think there were 2 absent). The bar doesn't do meals but does have a selection of light snacks, mostly in the range of cheeses, meats, biscuits and breads. All of these are decent quality and the portions are reasonable. I would say the demographic of the bar is on the older side, being in my mid 30's I was definitely in the younger age range there on a Friday night. But that said the bar has a great vibe with no tv, and jazz music playing in the background at a low volume so it's definitely a spot for conversation or quiet contemplation rather than a party venue.

Well I think we can finally say we have a wine bar scene in Manchester…read more BistroVin is a peaceful space over the renowned Spirited Wines shop on Deansgate, with huge glass windows overlooking the street and classical music on the stereo. You can buy wine by the glass or buy a bottle from the shop downstairs (£4 corkage fee). There's also a fantastic looking selection of cheese, from which a French staff member selected the English Barkham Blue as her favourite. THE SHAME. (it looked great). She also recommended their new range of beers which features rose and jasmine flavours! Even I might like them! An equally delightful server suggested I try the Merlot which he promised was a strong wine and it was really delicious and at £4.50 a glass (others cheaper) I wouldn't hesitate to come back.

We should all hang our heads in shame, Yelp Manchester - BistroVin has been open since MARCH and…read morenot one of us realised. An unexplored wine bar. Totally unacceptable. Accessed via stairs within Spirited Wines, their large first floor bar is light, spacious and tasteful. A couple of Chesterfield sofas are sat in the corner by the large windows, with the rest of the wooden chairs and tables nicely spaced apart. Though it was raining, dreary and thoroughly miserable outside, the service was warm and welcoming. The bar man, Nicolas, explained that wine was available by the glass from the concise drinks menu, or you could pop downstairs and choose any one of the bottles to enjoy (with a £4 corkage fee - you pay for it at the bar). Two friends and I opted for a lovely Rioja and if we hadn't been going out for a meal afterwards, would have been very tempted to get a platter of cheeses. They have a counter of them with the French cheeses being delivered directly and the English cheeses from local producers. A charming and unpretentious spot to escape the busyness of Deansgate. Long may they prosper.

Bottle (a bottle shop come bar) in Heaton Moor is a nice addition and has already made me visit…read morethe area more than before. I'm not really a pub type of person and don't really enjoy drinking a pint for the sake of it, so its nice to know that i can now jump on my bike and pootle along to Bottle on a sunday lunch for a decent bottle of cider. I say decent as Bottle serve 'thistly cross'. Not only that though they serve my favourites the whisky cask and ginger versions. AND..(.yes this is a big AND), they also have snyders jalapeno pretzels....which quite frankly are the only reason i ever eat pretzels. The place itself is small, but through a good seating plan can easily accommodate up to 30 people and still feel uncrowded. The shop is positioned towards the back and by the looks of it (see picture) has lots to choose from. whilst i don't drink beer myself (only cider), i know it must be a good choice as my husband spends ages deciding and has that look of glee in his eye. Its a really nice little place, with great beer, good seating and really friendly staff. I will be returning....often.

Bottle does not have any cask lines but as a keg/bottle place it is top notch with an excellent…read morerange of ales and a knowledgeable and friendly owner/manager. I tried the porter on tap (I know! I drank beer!) and really liked its chocolate BBQ flavour. Bf got super excited about a 10% Thornbridge Jaipur and said it was one of the best things he drank in ages. He also bought a Thornbridge rhubarb to bring home which he also liked (although said he wouldn't need to drink more than one of those!). The prices are pretty high so it's more a treat place (if you want a bargain quality bottle option, head to Bargain Booze in Davenport). I imagine it might get hard to find a seat on weekends (which is great, because it means it's doing well) but midweek had the perfect balance of available seats but most tables taken which gave it a very pleasant buzz.

This is another place i like to visit when in Stalybridge.The pub has changed from a tenant to a…read morereleif manager.The pub caters for the younger drinker there is very loud music at weekends far to loud for our group so i visit during the week to have a couple of pint of their J W LEES BITTER which is one of my top beers but not found often in the area were i live.

my granddaughter booked the millpond for her boyfriends 21st birthday which was on the 20th april…read moreand paid a deposit for the function room and bar. on the thursday before the party my wife and daughter called in to pay the balance for the room and while they were there the girl who was dealing with the booking informed them if any children were coming to the party they would have to leave by 9pm?! my wife and daughter were amazed at this statement it was a family party and they were told that children would be coming when the deposit was paid and why had we not been told then or notified until today only two days before the party? the girl said she would have to see the manager when he was due in later and get him to phone my daughter to explain to her why they had made this decision. later that day my daughter received a phone call by the girl who she was dealing with earlier that day but not from the manager? she was very abrupt on the phone and said that the children could now stay till 10pm but then would have to leave, my daughter said that this did not make sense and that if people had to leave with their children there would be no point in them coming in the first place the girl said well thats our decision so more or less take it or leave it a very rude way to speak to and to deal with a customer who had a genuine point!!! the following day we were still not happy with the situation as most people who book a room for parties ie weddings birthdays etc have children and expect to be able to go with their children after all these are family events! my wife and her friend called in to see if they would reconsider as we could not change the venue the day before the party and in any case they had already stated that they would not return any money for the room they were both wasting their time the person they spoke to said he could help. we were obviously at a total loss with all this unwanted hassle so as a last resort my son in law called in to the bar after arguing his point of view they finally agreed to the children staying till the party ended why could they have not done this in the first place on the night of the party we arrived at 8 pm ordered drinks including draught san miguel lager the barrel ran out after the barmaid served the first pint she said we could get a pint in the downstairs bar which was fair enough. when we went back later to buy another round my son in law asked for san miguel he was told it had run out and to go downstairs again he asked the barstaff if they could not put another barrel on as most of the men and some of the women were drinking it he was told by the barmaid sarcastically no chance not tonight!! bearing in mind it was 8pm when the lager ran out and only the beginning of the night was this the right way to treat customers? after all how long does it take to change a barrel? the final straw came towards the end of the night i had been going downstairs to buy drinks and had been charged £6-40 all night for the same two drinks we were not drinking the draught lager so i went to the function room bar to get served and bought the same two drinks when i got back to my table i checked my change out of a £20 note i had been charged £8-00 why? i then went downstairs to the bar and asked the barmaid who had been serving me most of the night the price of the drinks i had just bought upstairs she checked on the till and £6 -40 came up i said is that definitely the right price she said it was. on returning upstairs the barman who had served me was,not behind the bar i found him at the buffet i asked why he had charged me too much? he turned his back on me and went behind the bar i followed him on the way i was approached by the bouncer who by the way had been walking round the room all night at a private party intimidating to say the least! he said to me whats your problem it was nothing to do with him so i ignored him and carried on to the bar to speak to the barman who said i charged you £8-00 thats the price mate i told him that i had checked the price at the other bar and it was £6 -40 i was amazed at his next statement he said " thats the price downstairs your in the function room it,s dearer up here" he seemed to take great pleasure in telling me this and was very smug. i argued that you cannot possibly have a 20% price increase at the same venue in different rooms but he was having none of it and just smirked at me i found him to be very rude and arrogant i had too walk away i was disgusted with his attitude. there was 80+ people who attended this function who were buying drinks at the inflated function room bar prices, instead of being grateful for their custom they have been totally ripped off this is a disgrace!!!! there are many places to book from who not only wellcome family celebrations, will not rip you off, who will treat you with common respect and value your custom. the whole experiance of this venue and certain staff as been appalling and totally

I was having lunch in the cafe next door and I could see these pods in the back garden and wanted…read moreto go to Rioja. In the evening I went to Rioja. The place wasn't busy just yet although Uppermill was as they had just had their Christmas lights switch on. Because of the lights switch on, there was no space in the restaurant area and I didn't fancy sitting outside but we were happy to be sitting in the bar area where there are bar stools and wine barrells. Another bonus, the two restaurant owners were there whom we chatted to and they showed us the dining pods outside which I have never seen anywhere else. They also treated us to some free bread and olives. We ordered a seafood paella to share, mulled wine and rioja! The service was very friendly (lots of staff) which included a Spaniard. We had a lovely time and was there for three hours. It was a bit hectic during the rush, but overall it's a lovely place and somewhere I would go to again for a bit of class, good wine and food.

Very enjoyable! Good service and excellent tasty food! The restaurant is situated in the High…read moreStreet in Uppermill and has a garden to rear, the rooms are small but still had ample room to sit and enjoy our Tapas