Alison's - Carte

The Black Pepper

➤ 33-53 Library Street, 35, Wigan, United Kingdom

Carte • Steak • Vegan • British • Vegetarian

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"Walked in without reservation on Sunday at 6pm. Given a warm and friendly greeting and they found us a table. Loved the informal feel of a family run restaurant. My partner could only have a starter due to health problem, this was met in a helpful manner and served promptly at our request. Bit of a wait for my choice of Sunday roast but it was worth it as it was excellent quality and I reluctantly could not eat it all. No room for a dessert . Wine by the glass was good quality French Vouvray and my Chilean pinot noir was equally good. Amusingly, wine bill was £15 more than the food as we both had a second glass. Next time I would order a bottle of either wine just to balance the cost. A nice experience with friendly service and happily recommend a visit Parking: Typical town centre parking which depends on being lucky to find a space Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Classic Sunday Roast Lunch Parking space: Somewhat difficult to find parking Parking options: Paid street parking"

Plata Tapas

➤ Queen Street, WN3 4DY, Wigan, United Kingdom

Carte • Sushi • Pizza • Tapas • Asiatic

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"After reading the reviews we was really looking forward to eating here ,however it turned out to be the worst tapas and worst service we have ever received . After waiting 10 minutes for someone to take our drinks order we then waited a further 30 mins to be served with what can only be described as toast with tasteless mushed up tomatoes on , this was inedible and hardly touched , a further 20 minutes on and we was served a single dish of chicken between two of us again this was very bland and resembled nothing like a original tapas dish more like a chicken korma again this was hardly touched . When I enquired as to where the rest of the food was I was told they was very busy . With this we decided to cut our loses and asked for the bill . Before leaving we tried to have a conversation with the manager who is also the chef to give some honest feedback ,however he wasn’t open to listening , he’s response was “it’s normal in a tapas restaurant to receive one dish at a time between two with a large gap between dishes wasn’t it explained to you that’s what tapas is “We felt this was a very patronising remark as we eat tapas on a regular basis and know this is definitely not the case . To matters worse there was people who came in after us with multiple plates and tucking in nicely to their meals . The manager who was obviously struggling to cope on a busy Saturday night should have just apologised and admitted our order had been overlooked . If you are looking for authentic Tapas with excellent service in Wigan go to Casa Carlos this place doesn’t deserve your hard earned money ."

Provenance

➤ 46-48 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton, Greater Manchester BL5 3AZ, United Kingdom

Carte • Steak • Cafés • English • Grocery

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"Not sure if there was a lift but if not disabled access is non existent. Would benefit from background music subtle lighting and a few plants and lamps it’s very clean but clinical and austere. Condiments were requested before food arrived but were left with meal going cold whilst they arrived. Wine choice was Merlot which the waiter thought was on the wine list but alas it was not Shiraz was a pleasant alternative. Although lamb had a tasty bbq taste there was a lot of waste from gristle and sinew the tomato was nice but cold. The meal arrived very quickly more like a cafe than restaurant and thought being called ‘guys’ all the time wasn’t what you would expect"

La Sentidos Loca

➤ 14 Market St, WN1 1, Wigan, United Kingdom

Carte • Steak • Seafood • Asiatic • Mexican

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"It was as if the owner googled Mexican stereotypes and decided to place it as a tex mex place. Sombreros everywhere, the mascots on the kids meals dressed in stereotypes. It’s pretty offensive. The kids meal says ‘learn Mexican’ as if Mexican is a language? That’s news to me. Also tex mex food shouldn’t be this dry. The soft shell taco was hard. A SOFT SHELL FLOUR TACO the Mexican rice was rice but not Tex Mex at all. Service was slow like super slow and I can’t begin to understand why. Also jambalaya isn’t Tex Mex. I can excuse bad food but not the blatant disregard for culture."

Afternoon Tea at Lily & Arthur's

➤ 37 Mesnes Road Wigan, Greater Manchester WN1 2DF, United Kingdom

Carte • Cafés • Seafood • Mexican • Fast Food

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"we have booked here for the birthday of my mother and at the arrival were greeted by a nice friendly face. the menu was very well explained, and this was our first time after hearing from others. the sandwiches, where very good value for money and the products tasted so fresh. great menu option and I had no cake, but they also looked delicious. beautiful little Wigan motto."