Clay Hut in Tameside

Well, I don't usually leave reviews but on visiting Ornella's Kitchen I was compelled to. We are new to the area, love our food and began to research what we had on offer. We found Ornella's at the top of our suggestions. We read through some of their reviews and were sold on booking a table. On contacting the restaurant we were told their evenings were booked up until March! Now, for me, that speaks for itself. We managed to book a table for breakfast/brunch at 10am. Upon arrival the staff were lovely, the environment is very welcoming and warm. The restaurant doesn't seat many at once and this adds to the comfortable and homely feel of the restaurant. We sat looking through the menu and had trouble deciding as everything sounded so enticing. Then we were told that the WHOLE menu is available all day! Which you can imagine troubled our decision making even further. Finally we made our decisions. The meatballs and sourdough were excellent, simple, authentic food, absolutely full of flavour and the tomato sauce was to die for. The poached pear, gorgonzola and walnut salad was lively, fresh and had a wonderful balance of sweet from the pear and the earthiness of the cheese with the walnuts in between. The burrata, fig and radicchio salad was beautifully creamy, the figs were the perfect accompaniment, not too sweet and give an added texture. Also just to add, it was presented on the plate beautifully. The potato bun was also fantastic, the flavour of the gaunciale, that lovely, caramelised flavour from the fat that soaks into the freshly baked bun. The sweetness of the tomatoes, the freshness of the salad with parmesan and the perfectly fried egg made this the poshest bacon and egg sandwich I've ever had and also the best one too! Of course I HAD to order a portion of the skin on truffle oil and parmesan chips to the table too and again they were absolutely delicious, beautifully crispy and bursting with flavour. We finished our meal with a traditional Sicilian cannoli, chocolate chip, cream filled with little fruit compote on either end, one citrus peel and the other cherry. Again, not too sweet and the perfect way to finish our meal. Overall, we give Ornella's top marks. There was absolutely nothing about our experience that wasn't spot on. We are booked in again for early next year, you should treat yourself and do the same. You will not be disappointed. Thank you to everyone at Ornella's 😊

Me and Partner love to eat at this restaurant. Such a friendly family run business. Always served with a smile. The food is so delicious and plenty of it. We highly recommend it to all of our friends.

We got here just as they opened, after walking stage 7 of the GM Ringway from Marple. We were met by a friendly server and learned that they brew their own beer. Definitely thinking of another visit, perhaps on the way back from another walk as I'm gutted we were too early for pizza

First time here tonight with my friend Sandra. fabulous food, service 5 star, great value for money.we will be back again.Thanks for the recommendation Amy Xx

Food was fantastic.Iam a very fussy eater but I enjoyed everything I had.Well done