Best Casual Restaurants in Ashton-Under-Lyne

Iris was amazing! She explained the menu perfectly helped with recommending pairing drinks with the meals and made the meal a lot more enjoyable and engaging! Thank you so much! Food 10/10 service 10/10

Brilliant meal, for a joint 40th celebration. Staff so welcoming, food UNBELIEVABLE. I had a ribeye (outstanding) and my wife had the piri piri chicken which was probably the most tasty and perfectly chargrilled chicken that has ever existed. Creamed spinach and fries both delicious. Brought us a surprise birthday cocktail each at the end too. Thank you so much to everyone at the Hawksmoor for a fantastic treat.

Everything about this restaurant is exceptional. Every member of staff was friendly and attentive without being intrusive, from the second we arrived at the door until the second we left. We ordered the tasting menu and each dish was explained on delivery to the table. The food was unmistakably fresh, and perfectly cooked and presented. We each ordered a scallop as an extra and it was probably the best I have ever tasted. The ambience was very relaxed and added to a wonderful evening. This restaurant has got it just right. It is not inexpensive, but we both left having had a very positive and enjoyable evening with exceptional food and staff. I can’t wait to visit again. Thank you to all at Higher Ground.

Very friendly, helpful and efficient service in a pleasant venue at the intersection of almost traffic free streets. A fine variety of skilfully produced small dishes from a (sensibly) fairly limited menu. All the dishes were very well done, some exceptionally so. We had beer but the wine list looked interesting. It all made for a very enjoyable lunch.

Great food, lovely service, incredible value on the bistro menu, and the a la carte also excellent. Kala does all the important things brilliantly and without fuss.