Great butchers serving local produce as well as tea and coffee. We sat outside and had a pie each…read moreand two Americanos, all of which were great. The staff serve you quickly, but take the time to listen to exactly what you want. They sell bakery good and eggs as well as just meat, and the shop is very clean and well stocked. It's on the main crossroads in urmston, right near the station, so it's very easy to get to. Would definitely recommend!

This is a fantastic old style deli cum grocery store that is a stalworth in the area for many a…read moreyear. The have a very busy counter serving all sorts of meat products and at lunchtime they are extremely busy with supplying the locals with tasty homemade fresh sandwiches. You can buy a ham hock or ox tongue here if that takes your fancy.Also in stock is a variety of Irish and Scottish delicacies and fruit and veg which is displayed out front. It is well staffed by friendly and efficient ladies and gentlemen and is a pleasure to shop in.

Barbakan is an excellent deli, with some astonishingly low prices (a large and sumptuous looking…read morepork pie was less than £3). There's lots to look at and a nice outdoor eating area where on Saturday morning they were cooking up several varieties of sausage, plus lamb burger. I had a delicious bratwurst and was particularly delighted by the wide range of condiments. Excited already for my next visit!

Fresh bagels w cream cheese and gherkins Norlander rye bread…read morewith caraway seeds Margarita olive bread Sunblush tomatoes Creamy Goats cheese Gooey Taleggio Pecorrino Kalamata olives Seranno ham Smoked salmon Potato salad Fresh coffee & Traditional Polish cheesecake In a word: YuMMMMMMMy.

I love Ludo, in fact every time I'm in Chorlton my wife and myself make a habit of stopping by and…read morepicking up a few treats to stock up our kitchen cupboards. It's such a pleasure just browsing the shelves but the staff are also super friendly and knowledgable about the produce that you do feel like it's a real shopping experience (in a world of no time for customers/instant internet shopping) On this occasion we stocked up on some fine German blue cheese (recommended by the owner) and a lovely little homity pie (£2) with an incredible pastry case. We were out of coffee beans so I also picked up a bag from a local blender (Ancoats coffee - one of two local coffee beans sources they stock) and this just shows that it's a great deli with local and international produce creating a fine balance for the customer! The fresh bread is amazing but they didn't actually have any left. I've just been reliably informed by Yelper Sheila C that they'll bake it to order when you pop in. Time for me to go and jump in the car now then!

My 1st ever Yelp review is dedicated to my fave neighbourhood shop - Epicerie Ludo. A great local…read moretreasure trove of yummy treats. Have been trying my best to befriend the eponymous Ludo ever since I first went in. Good wine selection, great for gifts and self-gifting too, a fab mix of functional food and weekender treats. They'll even bake a baguette for you there and then. Doesn't get better than that does it?

From a butcher to a fishmonger, and here's where I REALLY get to be a carnivore. I love seafood and…read moreyou can find it in spades here - it's worth travelling to from the city centre, believe me. Here you can find fish sustainably sourced in the form of mackerel, red mullet, line-caught bass and even sushi as well as the elusive John Dory, my favourite fish, and wild lobster and turbot. Having won an award for Best Food and Drink Outlet from the Manchester Food and Drink Festival, the fish is handpicked and purchased daily, with deliveries coming in two to three times a day. 90% of the fish is wild and the products are seasonal, meaning that you can get freshwater fish and shellfish as well as deli products, poultry and game and even vegetables, strangely enough. The value for money factor is huge here, the decor is clean and cute and it's certainly popular with the locals. Definitely one to travel for.

Nothing smells fishy in Out Of The Blue - apart from the fish of course. This is such an amazing…read morefishmonger, trying its best to supply the freshest and best quality produce possible by receiving 3 deliveries daily. There's mackerel, John Dory, red mullet and line-caught bass, plaice, salmon, freshwater fish, rare varieties of shellfish and lobster and a wonderful choice of Sushi prepared by an in-house chef. It doesn't end there - if you don't fancy fish you can also buy organic game and poultry Out of the Blue is a great deli too, selling seasonal vegetables, conserves, seasonings and even coffee and pasta, and the staff are happy to help with cooking and serving suggestions.

Now occasionally I do like to cater for the carnivores in my life, and roast meat is a surprisingly…read moreeasy feat, particularly for someone who doesn't eat it. Pop it in the oven and leave it alone, such is life. And where else would I find such a marvellous butcher's but in Chorlton, that deli boutique Mecca of wonderment? Here you'll find locally sourced free range chicken, beef, pork, lamb and so on, and they even cure their own bacon. It's a wonderful little shop if you're into meat and the prices are reasonable too, plus you can make requests and the butchers there are mighty friendly. If I lived in Chorlton I'd feel so neighbourly popping in here, it really is a local place and warms your heart. As long as you forget that there's, y'know, dead creatures knocking about and stuff. But hey, I might not think they're tasty but plenty of other people do!

A lot of of fuss is made over this butchers on social media especially on Twitter after the owner…read moretweeted that somebody sounded sexy on the phone. That aside its a butchers not a social media outlet so that's what I'm reviewing As I waited in line to get my burger for our New Years bbq I counted 11 people in front of me and 6 behind so it must be quite special . At a reasonable price it seems logical to support your local outlet ! But it is just a butchers and when I was there I thought the customer service was not very good with staff barking at you what do you want! Even simple things like I asked for a dozen burgers only to be replied to with the line. How many is that ! Meat quality is good but they also need to pack it a bit better as I bought my burgers and two steaks and they were just in two very thin plastic bags and the burgers bag came loose and leaked all in my shopping bag but luckily I caught it before driving home ! Good for meat and cheese - just need to work on customer service a little unfortunately ! Maybe it would be better if it was quieter ! Thanks for the burger though they were lush !

Amazed by this place…read more I haven't seen anywhere like it since my travels to Portland. It has a real community atmosphere. Everyone involved, from the growers to the staff to the people shopping, care and it really shows. It's honest. It's exactly where you want to buy your vegetables. There's soil on the fresh produce. Actual soil. No cellophane, no unnecessary packaging, no nonsense - just tasty, local food. The shelves are clearly labelled and well stocked with interesting offerings. They have your staples - potatoes, all the usual veg, cereals, spices, fruits as well as some more unusual choices when/if it's in season. Prices are reasonable and when you pay you feel like you're contributing - something you never experience in a chain supermarket. There's a play area for kids and free apples to keep them occupied - with a little compost bin for the cores. A big green thumbs up.

Unicorn is quite simply the best place ever and the eco-jewel in the crown of the noble and good…read morekingdom of Chorlton, that land of the yoga bunny, the eco-warrior and community campaign group Keep Chorlton Interesting http://keepchorltoninteresting.org/ Walking around the unusually-wide aisles of this wholefoods supermarket, it is easy to feel inspired that the times are *not* a' changing. Because they've changed. And here we find ourselves in a land flowing with everlasting organic milk and honey, and we no longer have to constantly check the label because it's all good stuff! Unicorn is a fully-fledged supermarket with the small and large trolleys to prove it, but the relaxed atmosphere and experience of the five senses being bathed in everything that is good is tangible. Starting outside the door, the Big Issue vendor deftly helped me free a trolley that was jammed, and I could feel his genuine wish to help and for my Unicorn shopping experience to be a good one. Inside. Organic seeds. Garden tools made in Wigan by a company called Bulldog. (I bought a hand fork and a 3-pronged hand cultivator, which I think will prove useful for weeding close to plants without damaging their roots.) Organic fruit and veg which is all labelled and sourced as locally as possible (e.g. Broad Beans from Gielty of Ormskirk). And plenty of choice of fruit and veg - how come supermarkets never manage to have more than a few lines of organic produce? A lovely blackboard telling what's in season and how things have been going for the farmers out in the field. Sometimes, I've seen another small blackboard outside showing how Unicorn is cheaper than Sainsbury or Tesco for the same items. This doesn't surprise me, as a good co-op is a very strong business model, without the big salaries and pressure for huge shareholder dividends of all chain supermarkets. I've not tried much from the chilled display, so I'll leave that to others to review. The dried goods are handily displayed on tiered shelves with small, medium and large sizes of each item. In the back corner, there is a lovely little play area, including a compost bin for the little eco-warriors to put their apple cores in! Every time I've visited, the play area has been very much in use, with lots of fun being had. The kids are nice to each other! The bakery and hot food takeaway is all good stuff from the best organic bakeries in the area, supplemented by some goodies baked instore. I've had great soups from here, eaten with a buttered roll or pastie, very wholesome-tasting - sweet potato or roasted red pepper, mmm! On the shelves in the middle are a many speciality ingredients which are hard to find elsewhere. From my till receipt, for example - Toasted Sesame Oil (organic), Pomegranate Syrup, Puffed Wheat (organic), Puffed Millet (organic), Polenta (organic). Even if you're not an enthusiastic cook, I would personally much rather have a breakfast cereal of Puffed Wheat with a dash of maple syrup and whatever else I fancy rather than trust the Honey Monster! Waiting at the checkout, the lady in front offered me half a organic loaf in a brown paper bag - thank you very much, madam! I always find the checkout staff and all the others very pleasant and on-the-ball - there is a maturity about this place. Unicorn is not a side-show in Chorlton it's the dominant retail model (shh - you know what I mean!) with a turnover of millions of pounds. One last thing - at the checkout, those branded plastic things that supermarkets provide to separate your shopping on the belt from the customers in front and behind are replaced by...pieces of wood! Pass on the well-worn, wooden baton and the good word about Unicorn. :-)