Bench Bistro - Piatti

St Martha

➤ 88 Hospital Street, Nantwich I-CW5 5RP, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pizza • Mexican • Asiatic • Fast Food

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"We visited St Martha’s for the first time on a Tuesday evening with our baby and wow, what a fantastic place to have on our doorstep. After recently moving to Nantwich this is the first place we’ve tried as we’d heard so many good things. The restaurant is small but has a lovely atmosphere. Almost feels like your on holiday in Greece. The lady serving us was brilliant. Not like a big restaurant where they want to get you out as quickly as possible. She made sure everything was right for us and accommodated our baby too. The food was incredible. Simple but so tasty and just the right size. We even took some home. We will definitely return. In fact I’m looking to book our next trip already. Thank you so much. Nantwich has a real gem here!"

Miller Carter

➤ Nantwich Road, Cheshire East, United Kingdom

Piatti • Steak • Pasta • British • Gluten Free

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"Visiting Crewe with my wife we decided to take an early lunch at Miller and Carter. Our choice of restaurant being influenced by an earlier experience at the Telford outlet. Receiving a warm greeting from Reception we were shown to our table by David, who was to be our server throughout the meal. The Fixed Price Menu seemed to meet our needs and we ordered starters of salt and pepper calamari and sticky chipotle chicken. The main course being two 7 oz Rump steaks, one served with a mixed salad and the other with onion loaf, tomato, and seasoned fries. Drinks comprised a glass of a very pleasing South African merlot and a Fevertree tonic water. The meal met with our expectations and the steaks (cooked medium) had just the right degree of pinkness. The dishes were well prepared, nicely presented, and the steaks in particular were full of flavour. Competitively priced at £16.25 per head for a 2-course lunch, or £19.25 if wanting a dessert, we thought it represented very good value for money. The restaurant gave out a pleasant ambience and the spacious seating ensured comfort in just the right setting. Mention should also be made of the washroom facilities which were as to be expected. Having spent a good number of years in Hospitality Management I could not fault our young attendant David, who we both thought performed his tasks to a high standard. Happy to recommend."

Olea

➤ 3 Church Lane, Cheshire East, United Kingdom

Piatti • Cafe • Wine • Italian • Breakfast

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"Our experience at this restaurant was absolutely wonderful! The service and food quality are outstanding, especially for a place that describes itself as a coffee shop. We visited with our grandchildren and they were welcomed just as warmly as we were. They went above and beyond to accommodate my gluten-free granddaughter's preferences, making changes to the menu to suit her tastes. The pizzas were amazing, my pea pesto pasta was delicious, and the homemade ice cream was divine. Both the kids and grandparents were very happy. We will definitely be returning - it's truly a delight to receive fantastic service with a smile and enjoy great food all in one place."

Wickstead Arms

➤ 7 Mill Street, Cheshire East, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pub • Steak • Vegan • British

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"We've waited three years to manage to get a table in here as it is quite small and only offers walk-ins and is usually full. The Steak and Ale pie did not disappoint at £14.95, a half a pie slice with real cooked chips and peas. Beer battered onion rings were also light and lovely. The staff were fantastic, two lovely friendly young girls who served us, a credit to the pub. Cask ale selection is also decent in here, the rest of the lager selection is fairly standard such as Madri and Morreti, could benefit from a craft style IPA on tap. They only serve food at lunch which is a shame as we would happily dine here in an evening. Certainly one of the more affordable pubs in town these days for food and drink."

The Red Cow

➤ Beam Street, CW5 5NF, Cheshire East, United Kingdom

Piatti • Fish • Pubs • Full • Vegan

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"I last reviewed the Red Cow restaurant at the beginning of 2022, when I also gave it an ‘average’ rating – and recently returned for the first time since then. I ordered the ‘Red Cow Burger’, on the menu for £18 and offered with ‘red onion jam, crispy streaky bacon, Emmental cheese, brioche and fries’. The patty tasted less like beef and more like liver – which was a surprise, although the menu description didn’t actually specify the ingredients; so I assumed that it would be beef. I then asked the server which meat was used in the patty, and they replied: “I think it’s beef”. I then told them that it tasted very much like liver to me, so they checked with the chef. After a few minutes, they returned, explaining that the chef was very sorry, but the mince is supplied by a butcher, who ‘sometimes’ adds liver to the mix. This seemed a bit vague. To my chagrin I continued to eat the burger, but wasn’t enjoying it, so gave up after I’d consumed over half of it. I was wondering what other mystery meats the butcher might have thrown-in to ‘enhance’ the flavour and binding properties of the mince (and possibly reduce the cost per weight)? What do you do in this situation? You’re hungry; other people in your party are enjoying their meal, and the menu didn’t specify that the patty included offal – so I felt that I couldn’t send it back and get something else (not that this option was offered by the apologetic server). Before my far from empty plate was cleared, I informed the person who originally took my order that I hadn’t enjoyed what I had eaten of the burger, due to it tasting like liver, and to please let the chef know. They returned, and repeated that the chef was very sorry, but that the mince is supplied by a butcher, who sometimes adds liver to the mix. I thought that at this stage they might offer a dessert, coffee or drink on the house – but they didn’t. The fries were good and the seeded brioche bun was decent, the latter being neither over-soft or too sweet. The servers were courteous, but in my opinion could be better trained in the ingredients of the menu and in customer service. £18 for a beef and liver (and who knows what else) burger and fries is a lot. I didn’t enjoy the experience. The Red Cow should have done better, and it’ll be more than a couple of years before I return there to eat."