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.

An excellent old school community pub. It has been a while since I darkened their door but after…read moreattending a funeral up the road we decided to revisit this old haunt. The pub was spotless clean and they served a good range of ales and lagers. It is very much a locals pub ideally situated opposite a bookies and bakery! The landlady came round the bar and had a quick 5 minute chat was a nice welcome and a nice touch. Its only when you go back to these places you realise what you are missing. We shall return soon.

This is a pleasant new bar/restaurant, though I have only visited the bar in the day time. Mostly…read morethe staff and service are good (however I have found that if the bar is quiet the service falters it's as if the staff would rather be standing around chatting.) The food is of a good standard, and there is plenty of choice. The upstairs function room is a great addition to Sandbach where choice was rather limited before. A great feature is the outside seating but be aware this is on a busy roundabout in Sandbach centre so if it's peace and quiet you're looking for you won't find it here.

Recently constructed modern wine bar in Sandbach. This used to be a car dealership, however this…read morewas knocked down to make way for Sandinos. Good quality food, reasonable prices for both food and drink, and a good selection of both. Limited seating in the bar when busy, but there is an upstairs section, and seating outside when the weather is good. edited : Looks like this has now closed down after only 4 months. Pity as it was a nice modern bar.

My family are local to Marple and we love Traders! Always great independent beer, the evolving…read morebuilding and kitchen (trading between independent vendors) keeps you on your toes. Customers and staff are friendly, music choice is great and the new live music is just what the local area needs. Highly recommend!!!

I tried to enjoy a quiet pint here but I was unable due to the amount of restless barking dogs…read moreallowed in the outside seating area. It was like trying to have a pint in the middle of a kennels. I like dogs. I have 2 myself, but I dont take them to the pub with me because I'm capable of consideration and wouldnt want to disrupt other customer's enjoyment. Its a shame the owners of this bar/kennels dont encourage the same level of consideration from their customers. The barking was excessive, and nobody wants dog hairs floating in their drink.

It's a pleasant summer evening. The temperature has cooled a little. Lets go for a cycle I thought…read more Where? Well, how about about down the Mersey? Sure. This seems like a great plan. Oh, but this means I can go to Jackson's boat! WIN! So, I cycle down the Mersey - well, down the path technically! And onward. Just about managed to go past Chorlton Water park and Jackson's Boat on the way out, and carry on to Sale Water park. This I feel means I'm definitely going to have earn't a pint. The sun really was blazing, and there were many people out walking their dogs, running along the banks or even paddling a kayak along the river. I stopped briefly as the kayak appeared to have got stuck on the rocks of a rapids section, and internally cheered them on as they floated on again. Canadian geese were also out en masse - perhaps they felt Manchester was better in summer? I reckon!! After a circuit of the Sale Water park, and the sun setting it was definitely time for the return journey. AND THAT WELL EARNT BEER. Hellooo Jacksons! It's a large outdoor area, and plenty of others where there with their bikes. And a rarity for Manchester, dogs too. They're well catered for, and the pub even supplies dog bowls and water for hot dogs! Humans are well catered for too with a selection of 3 ales on tap, including both Landlord and Black Sheep! The stable quality ales. My beer was refreshing, and I'm sure tasted even better because I got off my arse that evening! It's been awhile since I was here - probably was a Sunday afternoon date, with a fairly good traditional Sunday roast meal. The inside has that traditional pub feel & has a variety of different sections. So long since I've been that the tram line also hadn't been put in. It's in the distance, and not going to cause any interference with chilling out. So in summary. Go for a walk or a cycle - it's doable from Chorlton, Withington, West Didsbury easily. Take a mate or a date. Grab a beer after. Relax.

I first stumbled upon this pub whilst cycling over to Sale Water Park from Chorlton. It was a…read moresummer's afternoon and the beer garden was full of families and dog-walkers who had stopped to rehydrate themselves after a walk down the sunny Mersey or around the water park. Since then I have visited this pub on numerous occasions and always been pleased with the service and atmosphere. OK, so there's not a huge range of bottled foreign lagers available like there is in the majority of pubs and bars in Chorlton, but there is a sufficient range of lagers, ales and ciders. They also serve standard pub fare, which looks pretty tasty. On a recent snow day my housemate and I decided to go for a stroll down the Mersey - any excuse for a visit to this pub! With the roads to the pub impassable and with heavy snow still falling I had guessed that we'd probably be some of the only people there. How wrong I was! The place was packed to the rafters and the beer garden staged a huge snowball fight amongst the punters (photos on the pub's website). All in all Jackson's Boat is a great pub to relax in the sun or to shelter from the snow.

I'd first heard of this pub a long time before I'd even been to Didsbury. It was still some exotic…read morefar-flung suburb to me, as I rarely made it any further out of the city centre than Fallowfield. As a student in Manchester, however, you cannot fail to have heard about the Didsbury Dozen - a pub crawl targeting 12 of Didsbury's watering holes. I personally never did the dozen, but I knew several people who did. There are several pubs that welcome the pub crawlers with open arms, several that would probably rather they weren't there but couldn't afford to kick them out, and a couple who are totally against the concept and will not allow pub crawlers onto their premises. Fletcher Moss is an example of the latter, and I had heard stories about the nasty spoil-sport of a manager at this pub. However, five years on, and I am much older and wiser. I appreciate good beer and music that will not drown out your conversation. On setting foot in the Fletcher Moss I was not at all surprised that the management had refused to serve pub crawlers. It is a quiet CAMRA pub with no loud music and no football. Some would class this as a boring pub, but the older I'm getting the more I find myself enjoying visits to places like this.

I popped here on a Saturday night to see a friend off who was moving to the States to work and wow…read more- what an experience! Whether this was a good/bad/average experience I'm not sure - but it was definitely an experience! Put it this way, on a Saturday night - the main pub actually seems to become a dance floor playing all the classics of soul while middle/later age peeps put on their glad rags and dance around living the dream like John Travolta in Saturday night fever. And why not... What's weird is that everyone is still just sat around drinking their pints of Hydes casually while the queue for the bar merges with the 'dance floor' - put it this way, one bump out of the queue and you could find yourself doing the waltz with a mid 50's blonde in a matter of moments. Beer is fairly average Hydes stuff (Summer Ale was best of a bad bunch) - but for entertainment value and a sense of WTF - this was a cool night out.

An average pub - typical customers you'd find in any pub in Congleton (not a family pub atmosphere)…read more The atmosphere however can be very lively especially when they hold theme nights are advertise offers like £1 per pint punters roll in from everywhere. Inside is fairly modernised but decorated to give it an older feel. The staff can sometimes be friendly yet sometimes you find yourself being served by a complete letch. Drinks can be fairly cheap compared to other pubs in the town. There is plenty of seating on an average night however when an event takes place you are lucky if you can get through the doorway. Otherwise during the day its pretty much dead.

Again another rustic exterior of a pub. The interior with its low ceiling allows for a full…read moreatmosphere yet sometimes musty. Prices are alright in here and with its pound shots and occasional leniency in the past (maybe not now), this is normally where the youngsters gather for a drink. Has a medium-sized patio/smoking area at the back and is within walking distance of all the other main pubs in Congleton down the high street. During the summer, it's upstairs balcony is a good place to enjoy a summer pint. Recommended.

Reasonable food at reasonable prices. I've never had a bad meal there…read more 2 real ale pumps but being a tied pub they have the 2 same beers on that are not the great. Usually the Bombardier and the Duechers IPA. A nice airy modern comfortable pub with a large bar with 2 TV's. A lot better than the nearest choice of the Mascrat manor. They have discos, quizzes and bands.

I remember this as a "bog standard" Greenall-Whitley pub…read more The transformation is just amazing. This is now A J W Lees pub, serves good real ales and the usual keg beers and is a welcoming oasis for those who live anywhere near. Even as complete strangers, we were made to feel welcome and were impressed by the efficiency of the barstaff. They were trying to serve a number of customers with drinks and food on a busy Saturday afternoon, yet were always smiling and calm. There is a large carpark as part of the site. The toilet facilities are excellent and perfectly clean and the whole pub is well-looked-after. After not visiting in many, many years, we shall be calling in much more often in the future, especially as I don't have to drive there - it is on the main bus routes.