I know it is in the middle of nowhere but picture this. You are picking up a friend or an…read moreacquaintance from Manchester airport and want to treat them to a nice dinner then just go here. 39 steps is a relaxing, easy-going and welcoming neighbourhood restaurant. It's located in a very cute building which is around 400 years old. The atmosphere is quite unique owing to the subtle lighting and tasteful decor. The food is the star of the show however. It is simply delightful, oh yes it issss. Combining modern British cuisine with a tasteful hint of traditional Mediterranean influences, the menu doth not disappoint!!! I was recommended their signature dishes as I am sure you will when you visit. A few of these include best End of Holker Hall Lamb or the Monkfish Roast. mmmmmmm I'm hungry!! the head chef is a fella called Craig Lawson who apparently is a famous chef, I'm not clued up on these things as I don't really watch TV much...but the food is delicious... Well worth a gander if I may say so....thank you please...

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Well this was a pleasant surprise - a great pub, selling great food and only 5 mins drive from my…read morehouse. After Hyde's doing the Abel Heywood in town, it's cool to see Holt's doing something similar and really moving with the times in offering a relaxed (if somewhat still faux independent looking boozer) and multi-faceted 3rd place. I had a meeting here and decided to stay on for lunch so I can comment that the coffee (9 different blends - I only had one mind you...) was pretty good, the black and blue burger was tasty (lovely chips and sides - although the pit beans were a bit off in the spicing - a bit too much star anise I think...) and it was a good place to meet and also get some work done with loads of room to move around in and fairly quiet on a Thurs lunch. Although I wasn't partaking on this visit, the beer selection on draft was a good mix of Holt's and local breweries - plus regular lagers. What I was impressed with though was the large selection of bottles from Sierra Nevada (3 types), Founders All Day IPA and other great breweries. Ok so this place is very towny and I imagine could be a haven for the 'shirt and shoes brigade' on a weekend evening but overall it had enough to make me want to keep coming back. Nice work! ps amazing cake selection - check out my pic!

This is a suburban Joseph Holt's pub which has recently undergone a massive renovation and is an…read moreobvious attempt by Holt's to capture a different market. Gone is any mention of Holt's on signage and the whole look is trying to convince you it's an independent free hold. Even the Holt's branded pump clips are absent at the bar replaced with little chalk written clips. Overall this re 'un-branding' works and the pub was very busy though big enough to be full of people but still not rammed. Small touches linked the place to it's location right next to a train line, with signage alluding to a train station and concrete rail sleepers used as fencing in the beer garden. The beer was Holt's fairly unremarkable standard, though still far superior to most pubs normal selection of lagers, they had one guest beer on which was a pleasant pale but not amazing enough to have held it's name in my memory. The big selling point of this new refurbishment is the restaurant. You can tell a lot of money and thought had been placed into the new gastro focus. The place has been re done pretty much like most places you'll find in the Northern Quarter with lots of wood panelling and mis-matched chairs and edison style light bulbs. The dessert bar was the most impressive I've seen in any restaurant for a long time. A full ice cream bar on display as well as their huge selection of 5 inch deep cheesecakes. The menu was extremely varied but had a focus on the new trend in American style street food dining with pulled pork and hot dogs amid a selection of more standard choices like pizza or fish and chips. Everyone's food looked amazing and there was a general consenus that nothing served was sub par. My pulled pork hash was great, served with a mustard apple sauce and poached egg were spot on choices and a side of dirty beans which seemed to come with everything which they were calling P5 Pit Beans. Overall it's a local gastro pub done very well by a local chain which has been very underwhelming in recent years. But they are clearly trying to overhaul their image in selected locations around the city. I can only hope this happens in more of their locations and it was a very welcome change.

Wythenshawe in South Manchester isn't really known as a gastronomic destination. The majority of…read morerestaurants listed for the area are take-aways and cafes, all of which I'm sure are great in their own regards, but they're all pretty similar. This is why I like The Met Stop Diner. Someone decided to take a vacant space in Wythenshawe's town centre Civic Centre shopping precinct and build an American themed diner. Something different! A new angle! When you walk in, it's nice to see that they haven't half-baked it, they've gone for the full classic American diner interior, with red, white and chrome seating, condiment baskets, and a big mural of the New York skyline on one wall. The menu does try to cater for multiple tastes, with some classic English cafe classics such as the Full English Breakfast, but they have a good selection of American breakfasts too, as well as hot dogs, burgers, deli style sandwiches, and a few house specialities. My favourite part of England meets America was that on the tables there was one of those little silver ice cream dishes, which we came to realise were specifically for putting your tea bag in after taking it out of your tea! WHY DON'T MORE PLACES DO THIS?! This is such a simple idea, but I've only seen The Met Stop Diner do it so far, and they're American themed! There were three of us on this day, and we were all ready for breakfast, and so chose the American pancake stack, the Full English Breakfast, and the American Breakfast, as well as three mugs of tea. The tea came out first which was good as we all needed a brew, but as the breakfasts were cooked fresh to order, we'd drunk our tea by the time our food came out. A pot of tea might be a better idea, but it's not very American! The Full English was a standard cafe breakfast to be honest, but still decent homely stuff. The American breakfast was so substantial that it couldn't be finished, but it was agreed that the pancakes were great, as they were also on the stack of pancakes. Very enjoyable indeed. We'll definitely pop in again when we're next in the area, as the rest of the menu looks great too! The only thing I would suggest is reprinting the menus (as they were looking a bit dog-eared), and checking the spellings (Chicago, not "Chicargo"!), but if that's really the only thing I can find to suggest as an improvement, you're definitely doing something right, Met Stop! See you again soon!

Airport is conveniently located 5-10 minutes walk from the airport hotels - we thought it would be…read morea suitably English way to end our UK Trip. Pub has nice interior, staff were friendly and helpful. We were seated immediately and had a range of meals (pie, ribs, chicken). Ribs and pie were really good, chicken was a bit dry. Good range of drink options. Highlight was the playground which our kids loved and the ability to watch all the planes land at the airport

This place was highly recommended by some very picky friends, so had to go. Great easy to walk to…read morelocation from nearby hotels. Was seated immediately close to the bar. Very friendly staff when you could get a hold of one. We waited about 20 mins before anyone brought us a menu another 15 or so till they took our drink orders and another 20 mins before we were able to call over someone to take our order. Once we had our food and beer it was all good from there. Great food nice and hot. The wings here are absolutely delicious of your used to wings covered in sauce you won't get it here the sauce is drizzled on. Ordered the sharing platter for two cause well I can. The food is great and I am proud to say I finished it unlike my buddy. Who struggled ! They had a few beers on tap and were out of most of them so you should not even bother planning for that. I heard out side is nice but I was focused inside trying to get someone to notice me. From what I could hear it was noisy lot of kids outside. So yep that's it. Get the food, get beer in a bottle, be prepared to wait so bring a board game or something maybe a good book. Enjoy.

Poor customer service, bad quality food. Always late in preparing food. badly run. I'm so happy…read moreanother restaurant has opened opposite doing the same food. Once upon a time ollies was the best place to go to in the village but these new owners are prats... You can't even complain....

I can't post 0 for star but the food was horriondous ! Stay away ! Ordered 4 chicken burger meals,…read morebuns were burnt from top chicken was so salty I wouldn't even feed to my worst enemy. Chips were re fried !! Total disgusting !!

Truly disappointing. Started with fried squid, which was good. Large pieces of squid, not rings,…read morewith a nice sauce and not chewy. The ribs were disappointing but not awful, more of a steamed flavor than good grilled ribs. What ruined the meal was the "side salad." Rather than a salad, which is not rocket science, this was warm and soggy primarily cabbage (maybe sat under a heat lamp). It had virtually nothing in common with a salad and was inedible. I asked the waitress if it was the wrong thing, she agreed it did not look like a salad and took it back to the kitchen. She returned to say it was indeed the side salad (she didn't return the salad but I didn't want it anyway). To add insult to injury, they did not take it off the bill (I didn't want to fight, but really). I would try another option next time at the airport.

You know - for a chain, they do a very good job of what they do. I remember growing up as a kid…read morewhen airport food used to be terrible (ok it's still not great in some places, but it is getting better!) The nice thing about Giraffe is that they actually do seem to care about healthy options and offering something a little bit different from all of the chains that usually serve quick and fried/micro'd food. On this occasion I had tasty french toast with a side of bacon for breakfast - with some nice fruit and a flat white for good measure. All for about £11 which I think is pretty good for airport fodder. Definitely the best option I saw at Manchester Airport Terminal 1 - for breakfast, lunch or dinner, it'll sort you out!

Frankie and Benny's is arguably the only big name eatery at the Manchester Airport, Terminal 2 that…read moreis, when excluding fast food giant Burger King and big name coffee shop Caffe Nero, and based on my experience today it seems like the only reason this store survives is brand recognition alone, and location with very few alternatives in the Terminal, I can't help but feel if this lacked the brand recognition it has or was outside the airport terminal, then it wouldn't get the brand recognition, and I'd even go as far to say it simply wouldn't survive. I came in, and I was upset with very poor service. There was no sign saying "Please wait to be seated" and no staff around, so I waltzed in, only to be greeted by a very rude member of staff, who I when I asked for a gluten free menu, he said "I'm not a waiter", he repeated this when he finally brought me menus over. A few minutes later, a waitress tried to take my order which was impossible as he hadn't given me a gluten free menu, and even then I had to try my best to get someone's attention which was difficult. The gluten free menu in my opinion was quite poor and a little overpriced, I was also confused why they'd only offer an egg-white omelette rather than a standard omelette. Eventually, with the service being so poor and the choice, I decided to walk out to go somewhere else. Having had bad experiences with Frankie and Benny's in Manchester Printworks and Rochdale, I decided to give them one more chance which I now regret, as for me it was nothing but a waste of time due to the awful pricing, selection and service which I have discussed in my review.

You'd expect good service from an airport branch. After all, the rest of the flying experience is a…read moredream, with no waiting or queuing It seems understaffed though. Theres no waiting to see people to tables, so most just walk in. Which seems to get you better service than waiting like we did. After we were sat. We saw several people walk in and order before us. A table next to us even got their food soon after entering. By this time we had to make a fuss to get some service. The food is of the usual F&B averageness. A breakfast burger at over £10 with not a lot on it seems very steep though. Overall a disappointing trip to a place that doesn't really raise your expectations anyway. If I hadn't been having the,required by law, holiday breakfast beer before 6am, I wish I'd done to Burger King.

You're about to go on holiday. You're about to go and eat loads of lovely, different food that you…read morewouldn't usually get to try in some far-flung corner of Europe, with lovely drink thrown in. So why would you preface this culinary joy with eating at Burger King before you get on your flight out of Manchester airport. It's greasy, salty and not at all healthy for you. Don't do it. Clog your arteries with nice Spanish olive oil instead of this crap.

Probably one is the worse burgers I have been to in Europe and the US. The employees just chitchat…read morewith each other while there is a huge line of customers waiting to order their food. The seating area is disgusting too. None of the automated machines work. It's an epiphany of a NOT well oiled machine.