The Eagle And Child

Holcombe Tap

➤ 13 Bolton Road West, BL0 9NA, Bury, United Kingdom

Carte • Pub • Spanish • British • Vegetarian

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"POSITIVES: really tasty food all of our plates were empty and we enjoyed each dish good choices for vegetarian and pescatarian meals NEGATIVES: Pub was freezing cold, we were both in our coats and still had cold fingers and toes. It killed the atmosphere for us on a Friday evening pricey for what it is and it’s location, it was the same prices as a decent restaurant in Manchester, but without the ambiance. I imagine the rent in Holcombe is much less than manchester and they might invest in some heating tiny portions! We ordered 7 dishes between 2 and were both still hungry afterwards. Average dish was around £10 and they didn’t touch the sides. 10% service charge auto added. I hate it when any restaurant add this as this takes away the customer’s kind gesture. It becomes an expectation. Yes this is optional, but it’s to awkward to request that this is removed or reduced. I think this is assumptive when there’s only two diners and we had arrived and exited within the hour, was both still hungry and was sat in the cold for the duration."

The Mouse Trap Ramsbottom

➤ 47 Bolton Street, BL0 9HU, Bury, United Kingdom

Carte • Pizza • British • Vegetarian • Street Food

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"Bit deflated after looking forward to the visit for so long. After booking well in advance for lunchtime and reading reviews we were excited to go. Cheese cheese cheese what’s not to love. Then we saw Raclette on the menu and imagined the melted raclette slab and slicing melting cheese and crusty bread with a chilli jam pot. To start we thought olives x3 to share whilst we chatted waiting for the Raclette and crusty warm bread. After all were in Ramsbottom with lots of local shops to supply. First we were asked if we wanted our starter before our mains or with our mains ! But just thought maybe that’s a thing with cheese, so declined and said we’d have it first please. Then Raclette came and it was baked Camembert. Gutted. But I like baked Camembert and we were hungry. Then the kicker the crusty hot bread was those par baked rolls you buy from the long life shelf. And I know they were as i used them during lockdown as an emergency. The jam was lovely. We were just a bit deflated. I later checked the website and the photos of the baked Camembert does show the par baked rolls. But as we walked back to the car we passed the most amazing bread shop and I just thought “why par baked when this is on your door step”. And just say baked Camembert. The place itself is cute and comfortable/ inviting."

Miller Carter Greenmount

➤ Brandlesholme Road, Bury, United Kingdom, BL8 4DS

Carte • Kebab • Mexican • European • Fast Food

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"Thoroughly enjoyed our meal here last night. Thanks Beth your services was great and much appreciated. Chef Jodie all the food was amazing especially the perfectly cooked steaks. Thanks for a great evening catching up with friends. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5"

Levanter Fine Foods

➤ 10, Square Street, BL0 9BE, Bury, United Kingdom

Carte • Meat • Steak • Tapas • Cheese

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"The second visit to Levanter. Pretty bad experience the first time a couple of years back where we found ourselves to be the only people in there one evening and had the waiters stood around impatiently wanting us to hurry and finish so they could close. Levanter seems to have a lot of hype around it, hence we gave it another chance (maybe it was just a one-off... er, no). We genuinely can't understand why the place is bigged up so much. We love Spanish tapas, which is why we tried it in the first place so we kind of knew what kind of dishes we would be getting. However, the menu was limited, the food itself, average, at best and the glasses of wine, tiny. The tables are really cramped together so it's far too crowded for a place of its size. I felt for the people who had booked the table right next to the toilet door. Furthermore, bizarrely, the food is carried from the kitchen, down the street and in through the front door. Maybe that's fine if you are sat in a tapas bar on La Rambla in July but not so much when it's a freezing January night with intermittent rain or hailstone. Price-wise, it wasn't too pricey but that would have only added insult to injury had the prices been sky-high. The young lady who serves us was pleasant but that was probably the best I can say for the place. We won't be giving Levanter a third chance."

Drinc Coffee

➤ 9B Bridge Street, Bury, United Kingdom

Carte • Cafés • Coffee • British • Breakfast

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"This was a busy day and the menu stated that food can take mins to arrive. We ordered our food and the drinks came promptly. The food took minutes to arrive but part of the order was missing. The worst was yet to...come. Halfway through my breakfast I discovered a hair in the scrambled egg. I discreetly brought this to the attention of a staff member who clearly did not know what to do in this situation. I asked for the manager and she went off to get him or her. We waited another minutes and no one came back to us. I then asked another staff member where the manager was and was told I'm really sorry but they're busy The fact that I'd found a hair in my food didn't seem to register with anyone and I was amazed. I was offered a refund for the breakfast and the part if the order which never arrived. I asked if they had a protocol for customers who find foreign bodies it their food but no one knew. I could have created such a scene in the cafe but I didn't. I was discreet throughout. I left my phone number and was told that it would be given to the manager immediately and I would get a phone call. than hours later I have heard nothing. Needles to say I will not be visiting again."