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Carmelo, Tottington – A family run Italian restaurant with good food and little finesse

FoodfiftyfourandcountingMay 16, 2018

Some restaurants are just easy to revisit. They offer good value food, average service, but somehow its consistent and dependable. Carmelo is one such restaurant. It’s located in the quiet village of Tottington, a few miles outside of Bury in Lancashire. The premises here are quaint but in need of an overhaul. I first visited…

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Manchester House, Spinningfields – Where flavour, texture and expectations get a reboot!

Manchester House where your expectation of flavours and textures gets a reboot!

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Ta’aam, Prestwich – Tasty middle eastern food

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Too Mai, Hampstead – Fresh food that’s just delicious!

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Dooties, Bury – Great food and more..

When I last visited this family run business on the edge of Bury I confess I was not as observant as…

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Piccolo, Gatley, Manchester – Simple Italian food

I remember in my teenage years visiting Gatley where they had the local cinema .. it was one of my favourite…

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Dearden Tea Rooms, Haslingden – Quirky tea rooms with great food

Lancashire boasts an enormous amount of well known landmarks, such as Blackpool Tower, the Lancashire Railway and Rossendale’s outdoor ski slope…

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Dooties, Bury – a family gem in an unlikely location

It’s an unlikely location to find a restaurant where little parking exists, where the road is narrow and situated at the…

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Crowded House, Heap Bridge, Bury – And I can see why!

Had lunch with friends in this lovely quirky little place on the main road on the way into Bury. Already Whitefield…

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The Vine, Whitefield – An original menu designed with style

Whitefield is quickly becoming popular with evening diners and it’s easy to see why. It boasts numerous restaurants offering culinary dining…

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Flourish Craft Bakery, Watford – Fabulous food located in an unlikely industrial park!

So we drive from North London to Watford and enter an industrial park full of small business units. My daughter assured…

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Oscars Restaurant, Ramsbottom – Not what you’d describe as fine dining

On the edge of Ramsbottom stands The Red Hall hotel, a venue we’ve visited a couple of times for formal dinners…

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Teppanyaki Restaurant, Costa Adejé Palace, Great food from a performing chef!

Within the complex of the Costa Adeje Palace are two speciality restaurants. The Teppanyaki is a purpose built restaurant, located just…

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Basil & Lily Prestwich, Manchester – still growing up but good food.

You might not know it yet, but Prestwich in North Manchester is about to become the Didsbury of North Manchester, the…

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The Bird at Birtle, Bury – Brilliant Restaurant run by Nutters!

Think of Bury, Lancashire, a market town with a limited number of places to eat and you’d be forgetting the East…