Moonlight

Well it only took me around a year of planning, but I *finally* made it here for a post-​curry pud! Forget the boogie, I’m blaming the fact that my clothes may quickly tighten on the Moonlight. After our Spicy October Warmer at Mughli opposite (see here:
) a bunch of us stragglers who still had room in our stomachs hotfooted it over the road for some stone cold creamy goodness.
We all went for ice creams and milkshakes, and the owners were kind enough to let many of us taste samples before going ahead and purchasing a treat. There are so many flavours to choose from. Perhaps too many… nah, no such thing. The amaretto ice cream was a firm favourite amongst our group, and everyone seemed to clarify that the Ferrero Rocher flavour was amongst the best tasted. My combo of amaretto and creamy white chocolate was just the ticket for my bus ride home (driver seeming to ignore the large ‘NO EATING! NO DRINKING! NO SMOKING! No talking’ sign on the window, thank goodness). A giant cup. An absolutely epic giant cup stacked with ice cream, big enough to hold what would be considered a large coffee, for a mere two squid. How do they make money exactly? I’ll tell you how, by very positive word of mouth via sites such as this here little gem!
Anyonita G, Manchester Elite, is something of a Moonlight expert and she highly recommends the New York cheesecake or the chocolate fudge. These are definitely on my list for the next visit! Oh, and waffles. Hot waffles must be consumed. Thanks Moonlight, because of you my Christmas squidgy bits will be coming early. But it’s so worth it.

Dont blame it on the sunshine, blame it on the moonlight: D This place is just dependable and is actually good for the health, I mean what can be better than that uplifting feeling you get when you see all that sweet jazz.
I almost always go for the Faluda and am never dissappointed. Just to clarify it is not a pakistani sundae. It is a persian dessert which contains basil seeds, rose syrup, vanilla icecream and vermicelli, it has become popularized in Pakistan and India but its has Iranian origins.
It is a bit crammed for sitting down at times, so i normally just get take out. I cant recommend it enough. Perhaps they named it moonlight as nothing soothes you better than to enjoy an ice cold beverage on a mid summers night under the moonlight… well we dont get much moonlight or sunlight in Manchester but that shouldnt let us not enjoy the same pleasures. Drive past all the restaurants in Rusholme and stop off here to pick yourself up a little treat… I just cant I just cant I just cant control my ice cream… :D

There is no better to stumble into on the way home than Moonlight. You might think you want a kebab, or chips, or both, but actually, you want a waffle cone filled with pistachio and white chocolate ice cream dripping with toffee sauce and chopped hazelnuts.
Moonlight is the best place for dessert in Rusholme, perhaps all of Manchester, and it won’t hurt your wallet just your waistline. Serving a fantastic variety of ice cream flavours, cones and condiments (try the malteasers ice cream in a chocolate waffle cone if you really want to push the boat out), Moonlight is the place for ice cream. They also serve fresh Faluda, sponge cakes and baklava. If you’re not sure what to have a little bit of everything and stick it in a milkshake, the guys behind the counter are more then happy to mix you up a shake of your choice or guide you on which flavours work well together.
Set out like a 50’s diner, Moonlight is a great place to chillout after a big night or pop by to cool down in the summer. However, its pretty small inside so if there’s a big group of you it can get pretty cramped in there.

Moonlight is still my favourite dessert place in Rusholme despite the attack from Sweet box and Treats. Though the other two are also heavily popular, Moonlight will remain to be my first love! And those are always special, aren’t they?
The Ice cream that they serve are not only mouth watering and yummy but also dirt cheap! £1.75 for a big one scoop waffle cone! Its amazing!
The waffles and chocolate cakes are humoungous and of course more than tasty as a word can define.

Whenever me and my other half go to Moonlight, the conversation always goes a little bit like this.
Me: So, what are you going to have?
OH: I think I’m going to go for a strawberry ice cream.
Me: But you always have strawberry ice cream.
OH: I know, that’s because I like it.
Me: But look at the wonderful vast array of tantalising flavours which are available to you.
Mr Moonlight: How can I help you?
OH: I’ll have a strawberry cone please.
Personally, I like to sample a new flavour each time. I can recommend lemon, Maltesers and mint choc chip. A plain coneful costs about a pound, which isn’t bad.
There are a few seats if you fancy eating in, but watch out for the pushy DVD sellers and the begging lady and her ‘child’, or is it a blanket?
I can’t find any opening hours, but I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen this place closed of an afternoon, evening or even in the middle of the night.

Moonlight is the stuff dreams are made of. Packed with gorgeous cakes and ice creams, it’s the perfect place to go for a sugar hit.
There’s a huge range of different flavour ice creams available, which you can enjoy in a cone or a milkshake. I’m a big fan of the Malteasers one!
The only problem with Moonlight is that it has such a great reputation! If you visit at the weekend or on a very hot day, you’ll probably find a huge queue of families and students that goes past the front door. Still, the lovely desserts this ice cream bar offers usually means that it’s well worth the wait.

Some great milkshakes and ice cream. But if you want a real treat hit up the falooda (Pakistani style sundae), moonlight (creepy name) is always packed in the evening and seems to be the old king that’s been followed by a pack of other dessert places snapping at its ankles. But moonlight still sits at the top of the podium, the reason why everyone floods there after every curry is because it’s trusted. Moonlight also does pretty much any variety of ice cream you can think of, I consider myself somewhat of a veteran but I still have a pigeon poor grasp of the flavours.

I still remember my first trip to Moonlight. Classy Friend and I had been drinking cava whilst having a SATC marathon in her Victoria Park halls. After crying over the final episode (even now, the strains of Candi Staton’s You Got The Love will bring me to tears) we discovered, horror of horrors, that we had no chocolate. Nothing, not even a Curly Wurly. Obviously we were fools for not thinking ahead, but that’s by the by. Then, Classy Friend had a brainwave; we would go to the nearby Moonlight, which was open pretty much 24/​7, and we would have ice cream.
A hop, skip and a jump later (OK, a short walk) and we were in Moonlight, wondering over their many flavours. Rob’s right, there’s tons of flavours, too many to count. Just rest safe in the knowledge that they will most likely have your flavour. I was about to go for a bowl of cherry ice cream when me and Classy Friend spotted the most gooey looking chocolate fudge cake in the world. We had to have it. It was amazing.
I have never been back to Moonlight, but I will always remember that cake. That lovely lovely cake.

Loads of ice-​cream.
It sits practically in the middle of the curry mile, serving local Indian delicacies and cakes, as well as a bountiful supply of ice-​cream.
It’s also a nice place, very clean and polished, with very friendly staff. They seem to be open all hours, and ready and willing to serve. And it’s full of ice-​cream.
All in all, a great place for a hot summers day or a quick treat, so visit with the family or the SHITLOADS OF ICE-​CREAM! LIKE, SO MANY FLAVOURS! ICE-​CREAM TO THE WORLD’S END!
MARVEL AT IT! EAT AND BE MERRY! ICE-​CREAM, ICE-​CREAM, ICE-​CREAM!
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