Reviews in Middleton

Happened to call in The Gardeners Arms, Rhodes yesterday and noticed on the 'Specials' Board - Basa in a chilli sauce, baby new potatoes, mixed veg.....all for £4.99 ! Not one to pass on a bargain, I ordered it - and it was superb, a beautiful piece of fish. Couldn't praise it highly enough. 5 ***** from me :)

I have been to the Gardner's many times and have never been disappointed. I really enjoy their monthly get togethers which is usually on a wednesday and the food is excellent, along with the entertainment.

Poor food - meat balls where like old hard scottish eggs with little sauce, Patatas Bravas where more like old roast spuds from a frozen bag. All the food was bland. They might want to go to La Tasca in Manchester and taste proper tapas food.

Really enjoyed the food tried several tapas and you could tell they was good home cooked food, the restaurant is lovely inside and the staff are nice, I went in my scruff as I had just finished work but still got a warm welcome.

Went on valentines night for the set 3 course meal, the meal was lovely and could not fault it, it was a busy night but the staff were very pleasant. Will certainly be going back.

We recently went for a meal at Thornberries and from start to finish we were all very impressed with the restaurant, the staff and the food. We had a party of 8 and hadn't booked but we were seated straight away which was great. The starters and mains were all beautiful, nobody had any complaints, and the dessert was one of the best puddings I have ever tasted! When we got the bill I was impressed by the value of everything, it was much cheaper than I had expected. We will definitely be coming again!

This restaurant has been the only and best indian restaurant for nearly 30 years now. Food was spot on for this family run business and has recently decorated to meet the changing world as the most modern restaurant around in Manchester. Food was excellent and the service/ staff are attentive, plus they have a sense of humour .

Fresh food chef-prepared (less cost than the usual bland portion-controlled pub food) daily specials, outside seating with toddler-proof fencing, dog friendly, clean with a welcoming, traditional atmosphere. Real ales at W*therspoons prices during the day. Takes me back to the pub Golden Age!

I have been to Tapios on many occassions both for food and to enjoy the ambience and entertainment , especially on a Friday night. I am off there again next Friday with a group of friends , for food and drink. local and friendly with meditteranean surroundings, you can almost imagine you are in warmer climes . :-0

I have been going to Karims for years and loved it so decided to choose it as the venue for my wedding (28/10/2012), I was promised good service by a waiter called Hayam, and good food, they did not come good on that deal. I was told to come after 5pm, I came at 7 and nothing was ready,the floors were dirty, the heaters had been left on and I was sweltering, it took 25 minutes for someone to come up and turn the heating down by which time all my make up had melted and I was close to tears. Then I was told it would take an hour to bring the food out. So me and my guests who were starving waited patiently, it took another 2o minutes and countless requests before they came to switch the music on, my wedding felt like a funeral, The waiter offered free kheer and pilough rice to make up for it, which I didnt need because I had already ordered more than enough food. When the food finally came (I had ordered for 15 guests more than actually came) the guests were called up table by table, by the time it got to my table which had all the elders (most important guests)myself and my husband, there was only scraps of food left. The waiters said they would bring more food up, it took another 20 minutes by which time everyone had made do with the scraps and was thoroughly annoyed with the waiters. The pilough rice wasnt even given, Karims staff ruined my wedding, me, my family and guests are so dissapointed. It may have just been another booking for Karims, but for me that was my wedding, to make it worse no apology or discount was offered to make it up for it, no one cared!

what a difference a few years make!!! This pub has been taken over, redecorated and now also does good food. Ive lived close by and until recently hadn't set foot in the place since the eighties.....good work, long may it continue

Nice friendly place, choice of cask ales and really good food. The staff were pleasant and helpful, this place was recommended to us by a friend, we travelled from Oldham and weren't disappointed.

had a lovely meze @ tapios tonight with some friends, wow!! what can i say, food was delicious, well prepared and appetising, the decore is right up my street, lots of fairy lights, candles............a real mood lifter, i thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience as did my friends, thank you xx

Excellant food great atmosphere, Andrew and jackie and kevin are Great!

Very nice

I have been going to Karims for a few years and I can't rate it highly enough. I've never been let down when I've been. It can get quite busy but I've never failed to get a seat and the food is great. The main thing for me though is the staff, they really are great. They are child friendly and even the ones that aren't too good with their English make an effort. It needs a proper rating as I haven't seen on done on it yet but it would pass with flying colours.

Voted Best Fish and Chips Shop in North West 2009 by Seafish Industry Winner of Best fish and Chips 2010 In Manchester by Manchester Evening News Seafish Friers Quality Award Clean, Friendly, Great Value for Money, Simply Brilliant.

Went here last night (Sat 10th Oct 2010) and to be honest I will not be going back. The whole place feels a little dated, the tables have plastic tops and no table cloths are used. The plates are also plastic (that’s right plastic plates). The food was nice a good selection of Indian, with a smaller selection of Chinese dishes. I then had the misfortune of needing to visit the toilet, imagine the worst public toilet you have ever visited and you have got it. massive sections of tiles missing from the walls, wooden toilet seats that rattle about, a great big bolt on the back of the door that has been moved about several times over the years rather than refurbish the doors and worst of all stains on the walls, on the toilet handles, pools of urine all over the floors.