Trafford

Trafford, UK, blends modern life with historical charm. Typical eats include the famous Manchester tart and hearty dishes like Lancashire hotpot, reflecting local culinary traditions.

The Bulls Head Lodge

The Bulls Head Lodge

Wicker Lane, Trafford, United Kingdom, WA15 0HG

Pub • Steak • Pizza • British


"Myself and a colleague were in the area on business and decided to meet up for dinner. The Bull's head is close to the airport and the motorway and seemed ideal. We had a pleasant evening, the bar was busy and the food was standard pub fayre but pleasant. So far, no complaints. However, 19 days later a received in the post a fine from SMART PARKING for £100 £60 if I paid straight away) for having the audacity to park on the pub car park while I ate my meal in the pub! At no point did any of the staff ask if I was parked in the car park or ask for my registration details apparently this is the procedure if you wish to bring your car to the Bull's Head). In another similar comment about the parking scam, the management say the parking procedures are clearly displayed in the car park. It was dark and raining and, frankly, when arriving at a pub for a meal, I tend not to enquire about the parking charges. Maybe I'm old fashioned and out of touch. The management also distance themselves from the fines by saying the car park is operated by SMART PARKING and, by implication, the car park is none of their business. However, there's clearly a commercial relationship between the Bull's Head and the company operating the car park on their premises. I'm sure some of my £60 fine will find it's way into the till along with the receipts for the food and drink. Pubs in the UK are closing at an alarming rate due to high costs, taxation and a general decline in pub attendance and it's understandable that publicans should seek to maximise income. However, rinsing customers with a car park scam does not seem, to me at least, the way to go. I've paid my fine and I won't be returning for seconds."

China Bowl

China Bowl

91 Washway Road, M33 6RN, Trafford, United Kingdom

Food • Soup • Meat • Asian


"Ordered Tonight On Justeat, The Food arrived baking hot 20/25 Minutes before stated delivery time which was fantastic. I went with BBQ Ribs, Salt and pepper starter combination and a roast duck chow mein The BBQ Ribs: Came in foil container, 5 Ribs in the portion, tasted great, they went a little overboard with the BBQ sauce which made it a touch messy to eat. 4/5 Salt and Pepper Starter Combo: This was the most expensive thing out the three things i ordered at £9.00 and it left me with mixed feelings, small ribs, small chunks of salt and pepper chicken and a minimal amount of seaweed and vegitables to go alongside it, However that being said, It did taste nice, Just not enough quantity to warrant the price. 3/5 Roast Duck Chow Mein: Overall the best part of the meal. Came in its own little plastic bowl lots of chunks of meat this time around, soft noodles with it too tasted great. the sauce was really tasty, No complaints, a full five star roast duck chow mein 5/5 Overall: Glad i ordered from here and i will be definatly ordering again. The delivery time was quick and the driver friendly. Food was hot on arrival. Price for this meal was £22.70, Would of been nice to get it for £20 a touch expensive but not going to break your bank. Would be nice for them to maybe include handwipes in their order as some of the food can be messy or greasy. 4/5 Final Score 16/20 (worth a visit!"

Costa Coffee Drive Through

Costa Coffee Drive Through

Unit 1A White City Retail Park Chester Road, M16 0RP, Trafford, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Asiatic • European


"If you ever want to be spoken down to or be on the receiving end of an attitude problem. Definitely go through the drive thru here. Whoever did the drive thru on Thursday 18th June at approx 630ish needs to be trained again. Asked for a Belgium cooler with cream, got told it was a frostino, I questioned it as we 've ordered these before, Miss Attitude bluntly replied it 's a frostino , decided not to get that option, asked for something else, was told they 've ran out, asked for a peach iced tea and was asked what size, I mistakenly asked for regular not remembering they only do 2 sizes but excuse me for not knowing, Miss attitude just kept repeating the 2 specific sizes they do with the sh1ttest attitude I 've ever heard. No explanation or advising me they only do specific sizes. At this point I asked her what her attitude was all about and she just kept talking over me saying yeah yeah is there anything else or something to that effect. I asked for a coffee frostino with an extra shot and made the grave error of asking for regular again so back came the sh1tty response giving only 2 sizes. Already decided at this point I 'd rather sh1t in a field than be spoken to that way, arrived at the window, shocked the poor guy with a triage of incoherent rambling about how vile her attitude was and cancelled the order. He was great, apologised and offered to get the drinks but couldn 't be bothered at this point. I beg for anyone from HO who reviews this to listen to the audio on that order."

The Block Gasket

The Block Gasket

11-13 School Road, M33 7XY, Trafford, United Kingdom

Pub • Fish • Pizza • British


"Downloaded the app. Nothing worked. Ordered at the bar, paid £2.25 extra for beef on my burrito bowl. When it came out, there was literally 5g of beef and sauce added to the smallest burrito bowl I have ever seen. The bowl itself was fine. But if I had paid just £10 for the bowl itself, as standard, I would have been furious. But then having paid £2.25 for an extra 5g of beef. After asking for an opinion from the staff (who were extremely helpful), it sounded like they either agreed and didn’t want to comment, or didn’t really know what a standard protein portion on a standard meal should be. Ground beef is cheap. Slow cooked ground beef is low maintenance, cheap easy to prepare. My concerns about the portion sizes were confirmed when I was brought out a 2nd portion of the beef… which appeared to be no more than 10g of beef (if you were being generous), and a lot of sauce. For context. At home, you could make 500g of the same thing for around £5.00… and as a business, buying at wholesale, bulk prices, you can make it a lot cheaper. So even if you were serving a standard portion of protein 20 30g for an adult you’d still make money, if you were buying wagyu ground beef from waitrose. If you are looking for decent food… give this one a miss. The service and drinks are all standard for a chain pub, its just the food that is a scam. Staff were 10/10 though, and brought me out a 2nd portion, with no drama. But even 2 portions of that beef wasn’t really enough protein for an adult. And there was far too much sauce to cover the fact that there was hardly any beef"