"The Vale Cottage and I go back to 1972, when this was the best pub in East Manchester and beautiful women were always in attendance there heaven! My current wife turned me down when I asked her for a date there, back in 1975. I won in the end.... Fast forward to February 2020 and the character of the place has changed completely. The pretty young things have gone elsewhere but the character of the place is still quite strong, the walls packed with Gorton Memorabilia and the ghosts of my past, whispering in my ears... A pint of Timothy Taylor's Landord Ale was quite deicious a good omen. Rick decided to opt for the steak and kidney pie and it was packed with all the good stuff, hardly any runny gravy at all. My Chorizo Burger hit the spot just the right balance and quite a treat! The salad was good and the chips were OK, Rick ate all his chips so they must have better than I thought they were. The young lady who served us was friendly and efficient and we got to have a chat with the cook before we left always a good sign, she genuinely wanted our opinion. So here's the thing. Am I biased? Hell yes, this is the pub of my mis spent youth. But time and tide wait for no man, the pub and I have moved on so the $64,000.00 dollar question is, would I recommend this pub knowing full well it's my reputation on the line? HELL YES!"
