Great concept - horrendous delivery…read more I really don't like the Streamhouse. Its not very clean, not in a very good state of repair and isn't run well. I love Belgian beer bars which I think is what they were trying to do here. It misses the mark completely for me. Good range of beers in theory but not actually any available on tap - check. No menu to help you decide from the range of other drinks available leaving you peering behind the bar into the fridges - check. Too few staff at busy periods - check. Not a great interior, it desperately needs a refurb and the women's toilets are not nice. The outside seating is right on a fairly busy main road so not very pleasant even on a sunny day. Sadly despite all this its still the best place for a drink in Sale, hence the reason we always go to another part of Manchester for a night out.

Thanks to a recent (though on the surface, fairly rudimentary) refurbishment, The Steamhouse is…read moreless of a town centre dive bar these days but still keeps a firm hold of its identity - liquid refreshment upstairs and aural refreshment downstairs - thanks to regular live music sessions. They feature up to three real ales (but no regular beers), usually from local breweries such as Dunham Massey. When we drank there though we were pretty underwhelmed by the draughts (tying them all) but their wide range of bottled and canned world beers definitely needs shouting about - they have some seriously good options. On Friday and Saturday nights their cellar bar has live bands playing so bear it in mind if you're looking for a quiet spot for a drink and conversation. There's seating for a few dozen people upstairs but it's a popular place, especially now that they serve homemade pizzas if you fancied a bit to eat as well. Tip: the live music sessions are free. Follow @sale_steamhouse on Twitter for details.

Not for tourists avoid at all costs. The food was affordable but made us sick. Drinks are…read moreoverpriced compared to the other options in the area.

We had a great visit here.We were greeted by Michael and were made to feel very welcome. The…read moreservice by staff was amazing, they were very helpful and the food was served quickly and with a smile. The atmosphere was great and the view was relaxing.Thankyou! We will be visiting again.

I can safely say that Sale has been crying out for a decent wine bar for ages - Altrincham,…read moreChorlton, Didsbury or the city centre were our only local alternatives. Not any longer. The owner of an established wine distributor has turned around a former solicitor's office on Northenden Road into a sleek yet welcoming wine bar & shop and the town's oenophiles have rejoiced. With a large selection of wines (still and sparkling) and spirits from around the world there's something for all tastes. The staff are on hand to help out if you're not sure what you'd like. Alternatively, order a bottle and enjoy it whilst sat in one of the comfy booths with repurposed cinema seats. The corkage is £7 per bottle. Platters of cheese and/or meats are £7-£8. There's also a selection of bottled beers, ciders and soft drinks to drink in or buy and take away. They've immediately become our new local. Welcome to the neighbourhood :)

Awful experience. Jammed between a couple practically having sex at the table & lads shouting &…read morescreaming & shouting that it was going to be a great night!, tables literally 2 inches apart. Was told that my drink would be brought to me, but after about 10; minutes seeing the waitress chatting at the bar, I got up to order my drink (again), was told "oh this is your prosecco" which had been waiting at the bar getting warm for 10 minutes. Paid at the bar using Google pay, but when we left an employee ran after us down Heaton Moor road shouting "excuse me, there's a prosecco that hasn't been paid for!". So embarrassed, never ever felt so humiliated in my life! Will never go here again. Wanted a nice quiet evening, drinking nice wine, ended up being humiliated. Would give zero stars if I could!

Nice pub, located in Sale centre replacing the Slug & Lettuce, which has moved all of 2ft to the…read morewaterside. It had a nice atmosphere and reasonable prices. The down side for me is that there seemed to be quite a few kids...is it the done thing to take your tots to the pub during the day? Anyway next time I'll go of an evening

The Waterside is a pleasantly sophisticated and modern pub in Sale which is a refreshing and…read morecomfortable place in which to enjoy a drink. It does seem to attract a slightly younger crowd but young professionals and even older drinkers are sure to feel at home here. A mere stone's throw from the tram station and also a few metres away from the theatre, The Waterside does tend to get busy but it is more of a buzzing sort of business than a crammed to the rafters type. They sell a good range of drinks and the staff are friendly and polite. It might be a little more expensive than the average pub / bar but it's worth it for the relaxed atmosphere and pleasant surroundings.

What a strange place. It is like the twilight zone! Seriously. I was supporting a local band (who…read morevery excellent) and the set up was just so odd. There was an allocated spot for the band to play * in between two seating areas * which was facing a brick wall and higher than any seating area, which meant it was impossible to physically sit and watch the band. The space was that small that the bassist couldn't even stand with the rest of band!! The staff were young girls who were frankly rude. It was one of those places that is trying to seem a little more upmarket * which is fine until you get into the toilets where were just rammy! The drinks were expensive too! Overall, it was just a really bad experience. I would never go there again * nor ever recommend anyone to go there!

The new Brooklands Tap is so beautiful. The food is outstanding. The staff are friendly and…read morehelpful. The new owner done an amazing job transforming the place to a family friendly bar and restaurant. Highly recommended!

Three of us met for a lunch time catch up. excellent helpful staff who advised on the food…read moredescriptions. offered alternatives also . Very pleasant staff. the table was cleaned before we sat down. Nothing was too much trouble. Step off the tram and turn left and there is this amazing pub! Bery relaxing to see activities through the window in the canal. Boars and people walking by the footpath. Can't wait to return!! May 2023

Having recently changed managers and been completely refurbished both inside and out, this former…read morelacklustre local boozer is now a much more contemporary and food-focused pub. It's still part of the JW Lees pub chain mind you, selling their beers (so don't be expecting anything too exciting flowing from the taps), but they've done away with the company logos on the exterior and really put lots of thought into how to target their revised customer base - diners with a slightly more modern appetite. The dining spaces are smartly designed and depending on your party's size, you could reserve a semi-private area for your meal. We sat in the conservatory restaurant area which overlooks the beer garden and Bridgewater Canal; it's a light and airy part of the building, even in winter. Their food menu is seasonal, so we got to see what they were offering for winter. We were all sold on the Sunday roasts though, which were good quality and reasonably priced at £10.50. Feeling the need to treat ourselves to dessert, we ordered sticky toffee puddings (gorgeous) and a cheeseboard. The service was a well-oiled machine; the team worked seamlessly and were very welcoming. It's promising that there's now another local eatery that you could take your whole family to and they'd be well catered for.

Wow, this place puts the hostile into hospitality. The 'food' and cappuccino 'coffee' I had were…read moretruly awful too. A genuine SABENA event: Such A B*##*y Experience Never Again whoever wrote the stuff on their website clearly hasn't been here. I've written 396 reviews. I'll remember this grim place for all the wrong reasons: it's one of the very worst places I've had a misfortune to go to in 20 years. We weren't greeted when we went in. Nor did anyone say hello when we sat. Nor did anyone approach to offer drinks or give us menus. Their website says it's a warm welcoming place. We sat for ages being totally ignored. It was a wet Wednesday lunchtime; it was well over 15 minutes before we made a move to the bar. It was surreal to be in and ignored in what its website says is a smart bar chain with a menu of global classics: maybe in a parallel universe but certainly not here. . It was only the rain outside that stopped me leaving to go elsewhere. I was uncomfortable. Is it me maybe; is this how the locals like it. I don't know. I know it's not my experience and I won't ever return. Staff did pass by. A guy in a brown shirt cleared away 'food' from a table adjacent to us where two elderly ladies discussed wine prices. He passed very close by us repeatedly. It's never a good sign to see lots of food still left on plates. The table we sat at was dirty with a dirty Stella beer glass for good measure. We sat right beside the bar. We removed the dirty glass. The table wasn't cleaned at all during our stay. Ponder this: if a table in the public area is dirty and not cleaned over your stay then what of the kitchen you don't see? We cleared our own dirty table. We got our own menus. We placed our own order. We paid up front. When we were served the 'food' it was mostly deep fried, highly processed muck (see photos). Jamie & Hugh would go into apoplexy at the poor standards, lousy coffee and rubbish food here and rightly so. The current government introduce sugar taxes yet allow places like this to stay open. They'd deep fry lettuce here if they could get away with it. I'm sure the directors of the business can't believe their luck making money selling fried to near burnt highly processed cheap muck. If the deep fat fryers & deep freezers broke they'd have to close. Another staffer; a young guy in a white shirt & jeans walked by several times too, seemingly aloof. He completely ignored us too. No word of welcome. Nothing. We didn't exist. He clearly hasn't read the website. He had a pre-fixed scowl too. He wandered about doing nothing. His scowl was off-putting but looks are deceiving as when he eventually served up our 'food' he was perfectly pleasant delivering the muck. Maybe he's unhappy being there I know I couldn't justify serving this muck to folk. His brown shirted colleague was friendly when they actually engaged so decent chaps in a nightmare kitchen? I wanted to leave but my wife went to the bar and got scowlers attention. We had no idea it was self order & pay up front. We eventually guessed. I was furious at the complete disconnect with customers who pay their wages. We paid for a mixed platter (£13.49) with extra chips. What we got was mostly deep fried, factory made, highly processed, over-cooked muck including deep fried oblong shaped stuff I simply couldn't identify even on tasting. Not a global classic by an stretch of imagination. There were lots of factory made near burnt tiny mushrooms in a grim breadcrumb case. Again not a global classic just muck. The fries, Teriyaki-glazed chicken thigh skewers, Southern-fried chicken goujons & garlic ciabatta bread strips were awful. We didn't get the margarita arancini, frittata, onion rings or extra chips but the impossible to identify nasty fried oblong muck could have been frittata and if so its false trading. I'm ashamed to say that most of the 'food' we did get went to the ducks swimming in the nearby river. For this I now apologise. Those ducks did me no harm.

Fantastic service and delicious drinks! I visited this slug…read moreand lettuce a few weeks ago with a close friend to catch up after having not seen eachother for years! We'd heard that this place had been recently refurbished so decided to give it a go. When we were arrived we were greeted by staff and told how to order and seat ourselves. Whilst it isn't table service, ordering at the bar is quick and easy. We ordered some cocktails to try from a wonderful lady called Ruth who was really friendly and quickly got us our drinks. Later on Emma sorted us out with more drinks and was also very helpful The atmosphere was very welcoming and the space was very clean, we thoroughly enjoyed visiting and sitting inside. Whilst we didn't order any food, some people on nearby tables had some very nice looking food. All in all, we're very glad that we visited and if we lived more locally we would visit regularly.

The Sip Club is Stretford's very own speakeasy and a proper 'local' pub. When I moved to Stretford…read moreafter having lived in West Dids for the previous 10 years last year, the main thing I missed was a nice little pub I could pop into for one after work. Then after moaning about this to literally everyone I came across in the area, the lady at the local hairdressers whispered the whereabouts of such a bar/pub in my ear. One afternoon after work, we found the Sip Club above Trading Places with out a sign on the door or hanging above. We were unsure but went through the door and up a flight of stairs to what looks like one's eccentric aunt/granny's living room furniture in an old office - there is an eclectic mix of furniture and furnishings with polystyrene ceiling panels found in 80s travel agents. We were the first ones in as they had just opened and the lady who owns the bar was friendly and I was very pleased with find that they have real ale! We've been back a couple of times recently and almost booked their private room for a Christmas gathering (but didn't because our friends wanted it to be in Chorlton). In the evenings there's a nice buzz from locals on a backdrop of local artwork and cool music. Everything served here is local - from the Manchester area. They have cider and beers that you can take home in a handy milk carton sized box. They do cheese boards, prosecco by the glass if you're feeling fancy and board games for groups. If you're wanting to meet other like-minded people from the Stretford area, they have various events every month - gin tasting to knitting clubs! We give it 5 stars because this place reminds us that looks are not always everything when all the insides and what they have on offer are so ruddy good!

I'd definitely come here a lot if I lived in Stretford…read more The door to this bar is very discreet indeed, if it hadn't been a warm evening with the door open I'm sure I would have missed it. It's part of the estate agents premises below. The door takes you to a set of stairs which lead to a parlour/cafe style room with lots of tightly packed tables and chairs. It's all pretty cosy with flowery mismatched fabrics and lampshades. The actual bar is tucked away down a hallway, adding to the feeling of sitting in a parlour. A parlour with many tables. I found it quite noisy when I was there but it was mainly people talking, not OTT music. It's relaxed, with decent prices and an asset to Stretford.

'Prairie Schooner'? Were the owners playing a game of Scrabble when deciding on a name, I wondered…read more After an online search out of curiosity, I found it's actually the nickname for those horse-pulled covered wagons you see pioneers riding on in Wild West films. I was still perplexed as to why a micropub and bottle shop in suburban Urmston chose it as their moniker, but I suppose it's memorable. Anyway, I digress. Though it looks fairly compact from the outside, when you step through the door you find it actually stretches back quite far, with a 'drinking parlour' towards the back behind the bar (which has a small number of pumps serving cask ale and cider). They also have perry, wine, Prosecco, whisky, small-batch gin and old-fashioned soft drinks made by independent producers. When I asked the friendly proprietor he mentioned that they also do quiz nights, tastings, DJ sessions and Bring Your Own Vinyl nights. To the side, they have a decent selection of American, European and local bottled beers on the shelves to take away. Some are fridge-chilled and ready for drinking. This place is only four miles from my home in Sale; if it was within easy walking distance I'd be in here far too frequently.

First time here tonight. Really enjoyed the chilled out atmosphere. Did the quiz which was pretty…read moretricky. Beer choice is extensive when taking into account bottled beer. On tap guests were very nice also. People were friendly. Would definitely go back her for a drink and would just as comfortable on my own having a beer reading the paper as I would with friends. Very nice.

Could it be? There's actually a half-decent pub here in Sale? Granted it's owned by the family…read morebrewery company J.W. Lees and only serves their cask ales (as well as commercial lagers etc.), it in no way looks like it's part of a chain - it had a refurb a few years ago. When you enter you feel the proper local pub atmosphere and the bar staff were very welcoming and chatty. They have a few screens which were showing the golf on Sky Sports so it was quite sedate - I imagine it might be a tad more lively in there if they were showing the footie. There's a 'lounge' on the ground floor, upstairs seating areas and outside patio with heating. The pub isn't huge, but we really enjoyed having a couple of drinks here. The next time we're eating in Brooklands we'll be sure to pop in again.