Altrincham Restaurant Guide

“Home-style Italian dishes that are plentiful and utterly delicious” (“they regularly change the menu”) have carved a major name for this small, family-run venture near Altrincham Market, which also benefits from its “chatty and informed served”. “They have not got too big and arrogant – even though they have expanded to two sites now they have kept the quality, and I know as it’s two minutes from my house!”

A rare beacon amid tales of the death of the high street, the “vibrant” regeneration of Alti’s covered market – which dates back to 1290, and has been reinvented in recent years by local lad Nick Johnson – is heartening indeed. It’s now “a very exciting place to eat”, with a “massive choice of different food” under its Victorian roof – including noted sourdough pizza purveyors Honest Crust, who occupy Market House, the new market’s centrepiece.

This sourdough pizzeria at “buzzy” Altrincham Market (and now Manchester’s Mackie Mayor) is by well-earned repute “significantly better than anything else in the area”. It’s “still belting out some amazing food, but don’t get too pricey guys – remember, it’s a marketplace and we sit on hard benches”.

The former Working Men’s Conservative Club in Altrincham has been transformed into a relaxed brasserie and microbrewery, serving up meats and seafood (cooked or raw) to order, brunch, coffee and cakes. The owner, David Vanderhook, is also behind The George Charles pub in Didsbury and Lime bar at Salford Quays.