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Mylahore

Mylahore

14-18 Wilmslow Road, M14 5TQ, Manchester, United Kingdom

Steak • Asian • Indian • Barbecue


"I finally made it to My Lahore, after many recommendations. Its clearly the busiest restaurant in Rusholme. And rightly so. Great food, great prices and great service. All served in an alcohol free environment which gives things a different twist to what I 'm used to. On arrival, we were advised of a 25 minute wait for a table, which was a very accurate prediction. Rather than sit in the holding pen at the front of the restaurant we took a walk down Wilmslow Road for a while. Nowhere was as busy as My Lahore. I ordered a meat samosa for a starter, which came with a fresh side salad. The samosas tasted very fresh with the most delicious minced mutton. For my main I ordered a Chicken Madras with boiled rice and naan bread. Wait, my dish is named after a city in India, and I 'm in a restaurant named after a city in Pakistan. I guess thats inclusive! The waiter did warn me that the Chicken Madras would be very hot, which I 'm okay with. It was hot, and delicious. This place is not all about curry sauces though. The menu is quite varied. There are also steaks and grills. If you 're in a group and theres always that one person who doesn 't like spicy food, they even have 'continental ' dishes such as lasagne and Shepherd 's pie. Service was very prompt and friendly. What I did like was that a chef came from the kitchen to ask us if the food was okay (it was), and also the manager came over to ask if the service was okay (it was). The portion sizes were fairly generous. I couldn 't finish all my food, there was enough for another meal, so took it home for lunch the next day! I was too full to be able to manage a stodgy dessert. The menu has some British 'back to school ' classics such as apple pie and jam roly poly! I had a great experience at My Lahore and will definitely be back. I enjoyed it much more than I had hoped, and the lack of alcohol somehow enhanced the experience which took me by surprise. Probably because the atmosphere was different, and better."

The Perch Inn

The Perch Inn

Binsey Lane, Oxford, United Kingdom

Meat • Cheese • Drinks • Chicken


"On our visit, we met a Basil Fawlty in training. This venue was chosen as our annual Christmas get together given that we all live looking miles away from each other, and was mid-way point. The website offers so much, which unfortunately doesn 't quite deliver. Parking was a nightmare. We witnessed a family with two cars leave their vehicle in the small car park to go off trekking across the countryside. The owners are quite happy to manage the customer flow to the toilets, but not who uses the car park. We ended up having to make our way through puddles and mud to get into the restaurant. We were seated quite quickly, and to be fair there was quite a nice Christmas atmosphere. Christmas menus dished out, and orders taken promptly. However...no Pinot??? (my partners drink of choice, not mine, i was driving...and hiking to get back to the car.. Food arrived quite quickly too. Portions weren 't huge but was ok in terms of quality. However, when our server came to ask if everything was ok, just at the point of us answering his question the server was interrupted by one of his colleagues so he got distracted.....once he 'd answered his colleagues question he turned to us with a curt (John Cleese style Hmmmmmm?? As if it was OUR fault that we hadn 't answered his question when HE was interrupted.....VERY VERY RUDE....He then had the audacity to add 12. service charge onto our bill (which is NOT clearly stated on the main menu.... , and got very indigent/rude/short with us when we asked him to remove the charge.. In my opinion a service charge is optional, and is earned not a given right. Briefly the desserts were a massive let down. Choose the cheese and expect a couple of biscuits and a cheeky little game of 'spot the cheese ' We were then told, that despite the fact we 'd all driven miles to get together that we only had the table for two hours. Once again no indication or mention of this. Would we visit again? I 'll let you decide on that one. And, for those of you wondering about monitoring the toilets.....see photo."