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Positioned on the edge of Harwood in a semi-rural location, Italian Restaurant Baci offers an escape from the daily grind and allows you to fall into the romance of old-school Italian hospitality. Baci translates as ‘Kisses’ and the owner has refurbished what was an old pub turning it into a contemporary and stylish 150-cover restaurant and bar which lends itself perfectly to creating an exciting dining experience. The separate bar area has seating and can be used even if you're not dining in the restaurant. The wine list has plenty of good-value choice and wines by the glass and there are lots of draught and bottled beers available. The large dining room has a conservatory area which can be used for functions and parties. Live musicians perform every other Thursday playing Jazz and R&B and on the weekends they see larger tables which cater for parties of up to 40 diners. The menus cover all your Italian favourites with plenty of choice of great value Pizza, Pasta and Risotto, with classic steaks and other grilled meats and fish. The other side to Baci is an authentic Italian cuisine that is peppered throughout the menu; try the starter of King Prawns in garlic, chilli and lemon sauce and mains such as medallions of Veal with Speck, finished with a brandy, mushroom, cream sauce or one of the eight different steak dishes. The specials change weekly and offer plenty of fish, seafood and meat dishes with Mediterranean influence; examples may include starters of Mussels, Whitebait or stuffed Calamari and mains such as Squid Ink pasta with mixed seafood, finished with garlic, wine, chilli and parsley topped with crispy Pancetta or whole Sea bass with thyme and saffron. Most of the menu is available for takeaway and delivery. Open seven days 6pm-Late.

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New younger sibling to the hugely popular Chilli Banana in Wilmslow, Macclesfield's Chilli Banana offers the same successful formula of home-style Thai cooking served in traditional surroundings. It's also housed in a pub -- the Merchants House, part of the Robinsons chain. Chilli Banana is open lunch and evening Tuesday to Sunday. In the summer months, the patio is a great spot to dine al fresco and takeaway is available which you can now order online. There is now a third Chilli Banana in Liverpool on Lark Lane.

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Chorlton’s Due Fratelli is a homey and relaxed Italian that now has a full drinks licence. It’s open seven days a week from 4pm Monday to Saturday and from 12 noon on Sundays and also has a busy takeaway side and ample parking. Everything on the menu is freshly prepared to order and there is a varied choice, including a daily-changing specials board and a kids menu. House specialities include the Mixed Grill as well as all the Italian pizza, pasta, risotto and main course options you would expect and many of these dishes are also available as takeaway. The whole menu has recently had 40% knocked off the prices as a result of the credit crunch. Due Fratelli can cater for functions for up to 100 people from 12 noon daily and has an outside catering service. Excellent disabled facilities too.

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Situated in Chinatown in central Manchester, the Great Wall is a family run restaurant that has been serving the community since 1994. Specialising in authentic and traditional Peking and Cantonese dishes, the menus offer all the classics you all know and love plus more authentic specialities for the Chinese community. The 55-cover dining room is warm and welcoming with traditional décor and a friendly atmosphere. The staff are at hand to help you choose from the menus and advise on dishes you may not have tried before. At lunch times they offer a set three courses for just £4.50 which attracts business people and students. There is a happy hour deal of £9.50 for four courses and the set banquets offer great value for larger parties. The authentic menu is in two languages and offers many dishes you don’t normally see; there are selections of Casseroles, steamed duck dishes and the Peking specials have choices of hand made noodles, dim sum and more. They also offer a broad choice for vegetarians and Coeliacs.

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Newly opened in the heart of Stockport, Harappa brings a new dining concept offering a menu that fuses ancient recipes from India, Bangladesh and Nepal, cooked and prepared by experienced chefs who treat the top quality ingredients with respect and use specialist cooking and preparation techniques to retain their healthy and nutritional properties. Harappa is named after an ancient civilisation and city dating back to 2000BC located along the Indus River in Punjab. A civilisation with its own writing system and culture that stretched from the Himalayas through Northern India to Gujarat in the south. The menu has all the traditional favourites, plus sections for ‘Seafood’, ‘Exclusive Vegetarian’, ‘Easy on the Spice’, ‘Chefs Recommendations’ and ‘Fusion’ dishes from across the Asian Subcontinent. Try the full flavoured Garlic Chilli Chicken Massalla or the fiery Lamb Nepali. Each dish is cooked fresh to order using spices specially mixed to create health enhancing food - Turmeric and Capsaisin (chilli) both help prevent cancer, raise the metabolism and prevent colds. The menu lists the health benefits of each and all the spices. Families are encouraged to dine here and the Kids menu offers milder dishes or they can choose from the ‘Taste of Europe’ menu if preferred. A great choice for lunch, dinner or family Sunday. A fully stocked bar offers bottled beers, soft drinks and well chosen wines. Open Monday-Thursday 4-11.30pm, Friday and Saturday 4-12am and Sundays 2-10pm.

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Little Samsi, located opposite Christies hospital, opened its doors in Withington in 2008. It's part of the Samsi group which has become the biggest importer of fine Japanese food and drink in the North West. The first Samsi was established in 1992 in central Manchester offering a deli, restaurant and supermarket in one building and they have recently added a new Japanese Izakaya pub in the basement. The most recent Samsi also opened in 2008 in Spinningfields. Little Samsi offers great-value Japanese food to eat in or to take away, including a new range of Japanese ready meals in noodle, bento lunchbox and sushi packs. The small restaurant only has 20 covers and is very popular. It has a great atmosphere and happy staff and it's unlicensed so you can take your own booze, although they do have a range of soft drinks available. The menu offer traditional and healthy food with choices suitable for both the first timer and the connoisseur. An all-day menu is available from 11am-10pm and is supplemented by a lunch time choice, available from 11am-4pm offering sandwiches and Udon or Soba noodle dishes, all under £4. In the evening there is also an additional choice of larger noodle dish portions -- still costing under £5 -- and a choice of Deluxe Bento Boxes, providing a complete meal including two pieces of Sushi, one potato Croquette, Edamame, Miso soup, a main course and rice or noodles. The main menu has a variety of Sushi starting at £1.80 for two pieces, starters including Teriyaki, Miso and Gyoza and mains of rice, Udon or Ramen dishes and regular Bentos.

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Opened in December 2008, METRO fish bar has gone from strength to strength, winning the Potato Council’s 'Britain's Best Chips' Award within nine weeks of opening. The Armitage Shanks 'Britains Best Loo' award followed shortly after. The Fish Fryers Quality Award was granted in the middle of 2009 with the maximum 5 star rating. All this culminated in being voted the 'Fish and Chip Shop of the Year' North West Region by SEAFISH, the industry’s leading authority on quality and standards, placing METRO in the top ten Fish and Chip Shops in the country. All this has been achieved by an unparalleled attention to quality, consistency, detail and commitment to customer service. The cafe interior is bright and fresh with a black and white decor and spacious table settings. You can enjoy the award winning fillets of flaky fish, fried in crispy golden batter and crispy, fluffy chips all day long but they do have a lot more on offer. Treat yourself to a starter of a luxury Prawn Cocktail or try their homemade fish cake. They even have a 'Finest' range offering Moules Frites and the METRO Medley -- delicious Prawns, Loch Fyne smoked salmon and Whitby Crab meat. Finish your meal with homemade desserts and interesting ice creams. Fully licensed, they offer bottled beers and a wine selection. Open 7 days from 11.30-9.30pm.

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Occupying a large corner building, close to the market, theatre and shops in Bolton, Olympus is a thriving fish and chip restaurant. Established for over twenty years and run by the Pattichis family, Olympus has a strong and loyal following, often seeing the 200-capacity restaurant full and queues forming outside at lunchtimes. Although excellent quality fish and chip meals are the main draw, they also offer a wide range of healthy Greek and British dishes. Fully licensed it has become a popular choice for pre-theatre and early evening dining. The staff are engaged and focussed on the highest standard of customer service and it shows from when you enter. This award winning restaurant is open from 11am-6.30pm Monday-Saturday.

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Oriental Express is a group of takeaways offering Chinese and Thai dishes, located in Salford, Northenden and Stretford. They are a new breed of takeaway restaurants, modern, super clean and great value. The owners also have Umami Japanese noodle and sushi restaurant on Oxford Road in Manchester. Whether you are collecting or having your meal delivered you will be impressed by the packaging, if collecting you can see that all the food is cooked on each premises, fresh to order. The menu is designed so you choose a main course ingredient say Chicken, Beef or King Prawn and then select one of 18 sauces, another nice touch is that you can personalise your dish by adding a finishing flavour such as Cashews or chopped spring onions. The starters also feature Dim Sum such as Har Kau and Shui Mai. Chefs Specials include Cantonese Roast Duck Breast or Salt and Pepper Crispy Chicken. There is a Thai Currie menu that offers various green and red options and a good vegetarian offering. Open seven nights a week 5-11pm. FREE Delivery for orders over £15 available 6pm-11pm. (Normal delivery charge £1)

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Oriental Express is a group of takeaways offering Chinese and Thai dishes, located in Salford, Northenden and Stretford. They are a new breed of takeaway restaurants, modern, super clean and great value. The owners also have Umami Japanese noodle and sushi restaurant on Oxford Road in Manchester. Whether you are collecting or having your meal delivered you will be impressed by the packaging, if collecting you can see that all the food is cooked on each premises, fresh to order. The menu is designed so you choose a main course ingredient say Chicken, Beef or King Prawn and then select one of 18 sauces, another nice touch is that you can personalise your dish by adding a finishing flavour such as Cashews or chopped spring onions. The starters also feature Dim Sum such as Har Kau and Shui Mai. Chefs Specials include Cantonese Roast Duck Breast or Salt and Pepper Crispy Chicken. There is a Thai Currie menu that offers various green and red options and a good vegetarian offering. Open seven nights a week 5-11pm. FREE Delivery for orders over £15 available 6pm-11pm. (Normal delivery charge £1)

Order a takeaway at Oriental Express (Salford) online

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Oriental Express is a group of takeaways offering Chinese and Thai dishes, located in Salford, Northenden and Stretford. They are a new breed of takeaway restaurants, modern, super clean and great value. The owners also have Umami Japanese noodle and sushi restaurant on Oxford Road in Manchester. Whether you are collecting or having your meal delivered you will be impressed by the packaging, if collecting you can see that all the food is cooked on each premises, fresh to order. The menu is designed so you choose a main course ingredient say Chicken, Beef or King Prawn and then select one of 18 sauces, another nice touch is that you can personalise your dish by adding a finishing flavour such as Cashews or chopped spring onions. The starters also feature Dim Sum such as Har Kau and Shui Mai. Chefs Specials include Cantonese Roast Duck Breast or Salt and Pepper Crispy Chicken. There is a Thai Currie menu that offers various green and red options and a good vegetarian offering. Open seven nights a week 5-11pm. FREE Delivery for orders over £15 available 6pm-11pm. (Normal delivery charge £1)

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Situated in the heart of Chinatown Manchester and housed in an old cotton mill, Pearl City was one of the first to open here over 20 years ago. The restaurant has been updated regularly over the years and the 100-cover dining room is smartly dressed with clothed tables. During the day the surrounding windows allow plenty of light to fall in whilst at night the lighting system creates a warm and intimate atmosphere. The restaurant has over the years attracted a loyal local following for its friendly service, keen pricing and the quality of the food. The menu caters for both the Western palate and for the connoisseur of authentic Chinese and Cantonese cuisine. Popular at lunch with the business community, shoppers and students and they open until the early hours catering for people in the service industry and casino-goers. The menus focus on Cantonese cuisine but include all the favourite Chinese dishes, a large selection of nearly 40 different Dim Sum are available and the starters include speciality dishes such as fish lip and shredded duck and sharks fin and crab or chicken soups. The selection of fish and seafood includes sea bass, Dover sole and lobster dishes and they also offer casseroles and Flambé meals as well as catering for vegetarians and coeliacs. They offer different kinds of Banquet menus including Deluxe, Lobster and Vegetarian Banquets. Open Monday-Thursday 12-2am, Friday and Saturday 12-4am and Sundays 12-Midnight.

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*Opening September* Brand New refurbished 250-seater restaurant offering the finest Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine, dinner dance and disco. Watch this space!

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Taj Mahal in Farnworth is an authentic Indian restaurant, a family run affair that’s been trading now for 18 years. All of the chefs are from India and the spices used are all freshly ground on the premises for maximum freshness and flavour. House specialities include the Murgi Palak Poussins (whole chicken breast stuffed with spinach and cooked with white wine), Lamb Taj Delight (tender spiced lamb cooked with red wine and goats cheese) and Achari Bateyr Balti (whole quail cooked with Indian pickle). The Taj Mahal is open seven nights a week (and from 3pm Sundays) and was recently refurbished and given a more upmarket feel with a spacious conservatory bar area at the front. There is a good selection of wines with prices that are easy on the pocket.

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The China Room in Westhoughton has been trading for four years but owner Steve Kam has been in the hospitality business for 20 and ensures diners always get a friendly welcome. The China Room is a light and airy venue that mixes traditional Chinese elements with a more contemporary feel and it’s open for dinner seven nights a week and for lunch on Fridays. Expect fresh Cantonese cooking with all dishes made fresh-to-order and sauces prepared from scratch. There is a seasonal specials board as well as the main menu and signature dishes include the Shredded chilli beef and the Gold Label aromatic duck. The China Room runs a ‘no rush’ policy so you can take your time over your meal. On the second Friday of every month there is live entertainment.

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The Miramar in Levenshulme has been run by the same family since 1981 and over the years has built up a great reputation, attracting customers from across the northwest. It now has a sister restaurant of the same name in Swinton which opened in July 2009. The exterior of the Miramar in Levenshulme is typically Chinese but inside it’s light and airy with a modern feel. The menu is traditional Chinese in style but with all the dishes prepared using Miramar’s home-made signature sauces. There is also a good selection of wines on offer. The Miramar opens for dinner seven days a week and for lunch on Thursdays and Fridays. It’s also very family friendly.

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The Miramar in the centre of Swinton is a family-run Chinese with a difference, offering a modern take on Chinese food. It only opened in July 2009 but the same family has been running the Miramar in Levenshulme for nearly 30 years. This new restaurant seats just 30 diners in modern surroundings and is like a miniature version of a city centre Chinese. The menu offers a variety of Cantonese, Szechuan and Hong Kong-style dishes all prepared with Miramar’s home-made signature sauces. Aside from the main menu there is also a chef’s specials board that changes monthly and there’s also a good selection of dim sum. The salt and pepper spare ribs are reputed to be some of the best in Manchester but if you can’t decide from the a la carte there are various set meals. The Miramar is open for lunch Monday to Friday and dinner seven days a week.

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Located in the impressive Great Northern Square between Casino 235 and the brilliant Taps Bar. Zaika opened in time for Christmas 2009. This contemporary and stylish fine dining Indian restaurant is the result of a partnership between a property developer and a restaurateur with 30 years experience. Zaika translates as 'Sense of Taste' and the restaurant interior has been extremely tastefully rendered. Set over two floors each with distinct dining and bar areas, the restaurant can accommodate 180 diners. The upstairs has the addition of a VIP private dining room where up to 20 guests can choose from a stunning fine wine list that features some of the world greatest wines. The food here is a modern fusion of the dishes from six regions of the Indian sub-continent including Sri Lanka. A western twist is put to some famous ceremonial dishes such as a whole stuffed spring lamb available to pre-order at £295. The Punjabi head chef uses his own special spice blends to create uniquely complex dishes with fresh fish being a speciality. This glamourous high end Indian is a must visit when in the city centre at night. Open Monday-Thursday 12-12pm, Friday 12-1am, Saturday 4-1am and Sunday 1-11pm

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