Nip and Tipple

This is probably the closest venue to where I live and I go there to meet friends quite a lot but have only recently used it as an eating venue. I have always found the staff helpful and friendly at the bar and serving the food was no different. They do a rather good deal between 5 and 7pm which is £5.50 pizzas. I’ve had pizzas from pubs before and some have been of dubious quality but I noticed they had Florentina which is one of my favourites. When it was served to me, it looked as good as anything served in a decent pizzeria. And to my relief it tasted as good as it looked. £5.50 well spent I thought. I also ordered a side of dough balls which I wished I hadn’t because they were like mini medicine balls and to be avoided at all costs. So sorry Nip and Tipple that lost you a star. But I can’t fault your pizzas.

Today we went along for brunch at Nip & Tipple (
), located on Upper Chorlton Road in Whalley Range, the website advertised an all day buffet and we thought that would be fun. Unfortunately customer service are just two words to be strung together, and our experience is that this venue does not know the meaning or how to deliver. We arrived a little after midday to an empty and desolate venue, the chap working in the café was busying himself with sorting out cutlery. When I asked if the buffet was running he said not, but there was the cooked breakfast available, as it was clouding over outside we decided to give that a go and sat down. The chap came in and out of the back, sat back down, while we waited to be served, only after ten minutes did I go up to the bar and ask about ordering, and was told they didn’t do table service. It was not as if there was anyone else in the venue, a simple ‘You order at the bar.’ comment would have sufficed. Second cross of the visit was when I did order he asked ‘Do you want to pay now or open a tab?’ I said ‘Tab’ and he replied ‘we don’t do tabs’. I was checking around for hidden cameras thinking this was a wind up! The third and final cross was when the food arrived, I found two human hairs in mine, when I pointed this out our server just cleared the plates away and said ‘Oh’. No apology, nothing. Needless to say I will not be returning to Nip & Tipple and tomorrow I will be on the phone to the environmental health department!