going chapelfarm for wifeys birthday next sunday,is this a yeh or no..sure someone will shed some light...

Been there once and thought it was quite average. Waited 45 mins for a table but the food came pretty quick. I just had a burger, it wasn't anything to write home about. If you like the Plough in Cinny Brow you'll like that. The cakes seem to gain rave reviews, again I thought it was pretty average, just a very big portion.

Don't do it. I'd heard a lot about how good this place was and how amazing and big the cakes were. On the back of these reviews I decided to take my mum there for her birthday.

As soon as I got there I realised it was the same chain as Evenwood Farm which is near my work so I've been there hundreds of times.

Basically it's cheap pub food cooked in a microwave and bulked out with chips. This wouldn't be so bad if it was buy one get one free or two for tenner but it's not. Most meals on the menu are between 8 and 12 quid. The only thing that is slightly better value is the burger (with a million chips) or the carvery which one of my colleagues says is good but it doesn't look very appertising to me.

I've only had dessert there once when I got a giant chocolate eclair. It was the most bland cream cake I've ever had. How they made it so unsweet is a feat in itself. I thought it must have been a one off so ordered dessert at Chappleford. I got cheesecake and the missus got a vanilla slice. Both were unbelievably bland. We ate them at home and I couldn't eat more than a couple of mouthfuls. I offered it to my daughter who loves cheesecake and she was the same.

The only thing either place has going for it is they normally have 3 guest beers on for around £2.60. I'm not into real ales but I've had a few nice ones in there. The other lads at work like real ales and are normally happy with the selections they have.

I agree with comments for Chapleford Farm, average food.
Best food in town has to be Choy Hing Village on Knutsford Road, Grappenhall. Best chinese for miles, although the one in Bold Heath (Maplewood) comes a close second.

Spirit in Victoria Park is a stunning location for a special meal, although a little pricey depending what you want.

Grill on the Square for quality and cost by far the best restaurant in Warrington.

Manchester - San Carlo is great, but for a special fine dining treat try Michael Caines at Abode hotel which is about 200 yards from Piccadilly station... Fabulous

For a real wow factor, try vermillion and cinnabar in Manchester, but not city centre. It's a Thai restaurant but the decor is amazing and so opulent.

I was born in there.

What's the London Bridge like for food?

We're having our works Christmas do on a Thursday and plan to have something to eat in or around Stockton Heath and then have a few beers.

Most of the restaurants there dish up foreign fayre and a I think a couple of our staff would rather have something more traditional. We've been to Tom 101 a few times with work and the only other option I can think of is the London Bridge.

anyone any reccomendations for italian in manchester?

As far as I am aware it is just your standard pub co menu, the usual frozen malarkey. Nothing special, prices between £7-£10 for a main. Tom @ 101 is nice, though expensive. If you want something in between I would suggest the Rams Head in Grappenhall, then jump in a taxi to Stockton Heath afterwards.

We have been to Jamie Oliver's Restaurant on King Street, its the Old Midland Bank and the building is stunning. The toilets in the basement alone are worth a visit (I'm not joking) they are the originals dating back from 1900.

The food was okay and we thought it no better than 7/10, we had 'Jamie's Feast' which costs £15 and you get a starter to share & three main courses but one of the main's was almost cold. We sent it back and got a replacement within a few minutes. If the one dish had been hot then I would score the food better. That said the service was good and the overall ambiance was great.

We paid £60 for 3 course's and 4 glasses of wine, you can book on-line, don't just turn up because they were turning away people who turned up on the off chance

Cheers, that 's what I was thinking. The Rams Head seems to be up and down from month to month. I've been in there and had a really nice meal but when I've been back three months later, the menus changed and the food hasn't been as good.

I've put down The Little Manor and Spirit on the list to my boss as two places that are out of Stockton Heath but near enough to get a lift or taxi to Stockton Heath.

Felicini's opposite the Palace Theatre - had a great meal there a couple of months back.

Little Manor has been transformed earlier this year so if you've not been recently, well worth going there.

I haven't ate in there for a while now so couldn't help on that one I am afraid. Such a shame that pubs are forced into adopting these cr@ppy frozen menus by the pub co. The Chat Moss in Glazebury used to do brilliant food and was always filled with diners, Marstons forced their menu on it and you rarely see anyone eat in there now. True with so many other places.

As Wolfman states above, San Carlo is excellent, great food, atmosphere and used by celeb's.

I prefer San Rocco, Back King Street to be honest, great food and a little less frenetic. Don Giovani's across the tram tracks to the side of The Midland Hotel is decent enoughespecially for a lunch or pre 'theatre' meal ie not the main event of the evening