The Wrens Nest manages to feel out of the way whilst being only a ten minute walk into town and…read morepretty much facing a giant Tesco. Yet it retains its lofty ambitions, sat aperch a hill and surveying the area around. Such a classic Sunday lunch pub and one that people love to discover. Various family and friends have bragged to each other about this place only to find it is not such a secret with locals. This is the kind of place you will take someone to try. They must see it. They shouldn't have to miss out. Bearing all this in mind, it is not perfect. The layout is a little annoying for large parties- no tables will accommodate more than six or seven easily and there simply isn't enough space to be pushing and joining etc. Also, you run the risk on a Sunday of running out of certain meats so either there will be a hefty wait, as on my sister's most recent birthday here, or various diners will eat at different times depending on which meat they want with their Sunday roast. The carvery is good though. An ok amount of choice, but enough to satisfy most eager customers. The air is lively and chatty whilst being relaxed. If it weren't for the points above I'd have given it a 5.

When we visit family in Glossop we always pop in for one of your excellent and good value carverys…read more Staff are always friendly and welcoming. Plus the pub is attractive Sunday 6th May visited between 2pm-3pm for a Sunday Carvery. The carver on duty was Simon i hope I got his name right, think he is Irish. What a lovely friendly chatty guy he is, hang onto him!

Pico Lounge is a part of The Loungers chain, this is one of the largest Lounges I've visited…read morelocated at the Howard Town Shopping Park in Glossop, it's located in a small retail park within the town, with a large parking lot which appears to be free to use. The interior and set-up is pretty much the same as every other restaurant within the chain, albeit a little larger, the decor and style with the mismatched furniture and wall art appear to be the same, but the vibes are pretty cool. The staff seemed friendly, although they could have done with more people working the bar to take orders quicker, but I did visit on a busy Saturday and they were trying their best so can't hold this against them too much. There is always the option to order the food at your table using a QR code, but I was unable to do this as I have an allergy and must order at the counter with a manager. The manager who took my order was friendly and was happy to make the changes I wanted to my dish without any trouble. The other members of my party ordered a dessert, and they were charged for a more expensive one than the one they wanted, this was their error however due to having two similar dishes on the menu. They did get the more expensive dessert and enjoyed it. I ordered the GF Lounge Breakfast with the following changes: - Poached Eggs instead of fried - An extra egg in place of the GF roll (I hate seeded bread!) - An extra sausage instead of the bacon My breakfast arrived in good time, again considering I visited outside of the usual breakfast window and how busy they were, was a good factor. My breakfast was hot, including the beans, which I appreciate is difficult when making so many individual items. One of the eggs was a little too firm for me, and the tomato was a little hard, but all in all, I enjoyed my meal. The sausages were good quality, and the hash browns were crispy and it was well-seasoned. It's a good Lounge overall and I would certainly return the next time I'm in Glossop with many good things to write about for sure. 4*

As other reviews say this is an ideal place for families with young children as there is lots of…read morespace for prams and buggies and they have some toys too. Perhaps avoid if you don't like eating around children! I've been a few times and service can be a bit chaotic, I think they tend to be understaffed, but recently this has improved. I really love the miami brunch, avocado and sweetcorn make it feel more fresh and healthy then the standard greasy breakfast.

The giant banner saying CAMRA winner winter 2015/2016 was a good sign outside this lovely…read moretraditional country pub. My boyfriend enjoyed a Timothy Taylor's while I had tomato juice into which I was allowed to dunk the Lea & Perrins myself - score! We both opted for the combo roast lunch which doesn't cheat you at £10.95 as it is a huge amount of food: ham, lamb, beef, roast potatoes, a variation on dauphinnoise potatoes, carrots and broccoli plus a giant Yorkshire pudding. They also brought extra gravy. Although I don't think I'll ever find a roast I enjoy as much as my family's, I really enjoyed this and thought it was great quality for a pub Sunday lunch. They had some nice (quiet!) background music playing and then switched to the Six Nations so are clearly making all the right choices! The view of the hill outside the back of the pub is beautiful and it's an easy drive from Stockport so I will definitely be coming back here. I see from the other pub reviews it has a beer garden which is awesome because Manchester has a total lack of those. Hooray for Hayfield!

When someone asks me to describe my happiest times over the past few years, many of them include…read morethis place! Now my mum and dad used to live down the road, but now they have moved it is more of a trip, but definitely worth it. Stella and Tom and their son Steve (this man has the deepest voice of anyone I've ever met) serve up a recipe for success if ever I've seen one. Have you ever longed for an old fashioned pub with great beer, traditional food, roaring fires, and a beer garden with a beautiful view....if so then this is the place that you have been looking for. Whether it's a great place to meet that special someone's parents, a warm place to rest your muddied boots after a long walk, somewhere to lounge in the sunshine whilst sipping a pint of Timothy Taylor's, or just a place to enjoy great British food; you MUST go here. Any criticism..... that it isn't nearer!

tl:dr: great views, great roast beef; haphazard service…read more Bf and I headed off to Marple Bridge which we had read is now a foodie destination albeit neither of us did any refresher research before departure with the result that we accidentally drove right through Marple Bridge and up some sort of gorgeous Peak District-adjacent hill. I was torn between wanting to enjoy view & sunshine and needing to deal with the aforementioned exercise-induced extreme acid hunger I have recently been experiencing. However about 2 minutes later we saw a sign for Peruga on the side of the road and turned in. TripAdvisor announced this is the no 1 restaurant in Marple. The ever reliable John L was less sure and his comments about service were proved right when we walked in and about half a dozen staff within 2 feet of us all looked the other way. I speculated this might be because we had by this point found ourselves in a truly outstanding restaurant location - perched on the side of a hill with wraparound glass windows and a sun bathed terrace, on a glorious May Sunday afternoon. This pointed towards a high likelihood of it being totally booked out, but actually far from it and given my experience of the food I regret this might be because the only thing really lacking here is the service, which just needs to be more attentive and professional. I doubt this would take much work as the staff seem very nice and just being better organised (people on bar were also serving, no one seemed to have an area of tables they look after!!!) We opted for the Sunday lunch which was great value at £16.95 for three courses. We had generous and hearty starters of smoked salmon and ham hock then roast lamb and beef for our mains. I thought the beef was really excellent - I got a huge amount and it was all beautifully tender. Vegetables were quite good too. If they could crisp up the potatoes a bit this would be utterly perfect, but really I had nothing to complain about because the beef was so so good and I want it again ASAP. A chocolate brownie for dessert rounded off this consistently very good meal. I immediately resolved I would bring my dad here and we basically repeated the entire experience, although this time the nice starters were white crab and chicken liver parfait. Beef was not as exquisite as last time but nearly, so consistency does seem to be good here as far as the Sunday lunch goes. Bf had an ale which he said was not well kept (clean the pipe, guys!) and I had a shandy which bizarrely was more expensive. When I went back with my dad we had espresso martinis which weren't the best but it's great they even have a cocktail menu. I think most people were eating but it would be a nice place to come for a terrace drink if the weather is good.

First things first: the view. It's just lovely, and is obviously the major advantage of this…read morerestaurant. So make sure you get a table where you can see it. I've been here twice recently. Both times I've more or less enjoyed the food, but have some major issues that I just cannot let lie. The first time we went, the service was completely hopeless. They were nice enough but kept on doing weird things like bringing a jug of water without any glasses. At the start, they led us into a bar area that was more like a waiting room, with chairs arranged around the perimeter - completely unsuitable for any groups larger than a couple. For the starter, the advertised sourdough bread failed to appear. Instead it had been replaced with a Happy Shopper style slice of brown bread. This is pretty inexcusable - when there's 3 ingredients to a dish, and one has run out, or got burnt or whatever, you have to take that dish off the menu. You can't deliver something else without so much as an apology (on complaining, the witless waitress didn't even appear to understand the issue). On our second visit, the staff were older and far more professional. I suspect they need to spend some more time training the younger ones. The calumny this time was the cheesecake - it had a whipped-cream consistency, nothing like any cheesecake I've had, and altogether lacking in flavour. The menu is pretty unimaginative - expect the expected. This is also one of those places where for larger parties you have to not only pay a per-person deposit, but order your food a week in advance (from a choice of three!!). And, of course, they never give you the menu when you arrive, so good luck remembering what you asked for. Having said all that, for the most part, the cooking here is pretty tasty: good chips, etc. It'd be great to take your granny here, especially with one of the offers, but I wouldn't make it a special occasion.

This is a large pub/restaurant just in Marple Bridge. The place perhaps lacks a little in…read moreatmosphere, though apparently the open fire gets sparked when it's the colder months. The food menu here is all British staples ranging from sausage mash at about 9 quid up to fillet steak. Skipping a starter, I had the Barbary duck breast. The duck, whilst not badly cooked, I'd have preferred a little pinker. It came with some vibrant kale, and a deliciously cheesy dauphinoise "pudding". The treacle tart for dessert was nice too, though I thought it was weird that they didn't trim the rind from the orange slices it came with. The biggest criticism would be inconsistency over portion sizes. You can order the crumble and get a dessert that could easily feed 3 or 4, or a giant Eton mess, and others are just right or even a little stingy. The main courses had a similar problem: it makes eating in a group difficult. It's a shame that the ale choices are limited to mass produced stuff like Greene King. With so many decent local ales, you'd have they'd have at least one decent guest on. This is a pretty reasonable choice if you want some fairly well-priced food, and you're in the area.

This place was great. We attended a friends birthday party here and it made for a memorable event…read more Obviously, from the exterior, the Midland has been here for a very long time. When I actually entered the establishment, it was clear that the interior had been updated fairly recently. There is a nice, fresh decor inside, all while retaining nice natural period features and touches. Upon taking our seat at the table, I perused both the cocktail list and the food menu for the evening. I always take it as a good sign when I am spoilt for choice in a new bar or restaurant. Without a doubt, I had trouble choosing from the very appealing lists that I was presented with. After trying a few of the different cocktails on offer, I am pleased to report that each and every one of them was fantastic. As too, was the food that I ordered - and also the food that I cheekily tried from some of my fellow diners! Service here was courteous and friendly, without being too intrusive. In fact, I felt sorry more for them in having to deal with a table of 14 of us and they did so very competently. All in all, I had a great time here, and if I am ever in this part of the country again. I would certainly be glad to return here.