Food & Thorn Bistro in Tameside

You dont know how happy i am to have found a decent carribean that delivers to me, i had given up i shared 2 meals between me and 3 of my children, we got a few sides too. I'm a professional cook and I'm really funny about the food I eat and my children have got high standards too. Let me tell you the room was silent except for us all saying mmmmm constantly 😂. I'm so used to being undersatisfied i have to give this place a raving review. OK let me get the bad out of the way, the chicken was a little dry but that's forgivable because I ordered just before closing and the delivery time was really long. Now for the good, we got stew chicken and rice, it was juicy with lots of gravy like I like and flavourful. The rice was fluffy and tasty. Chefs kiss. We got jerk chicken meal it was just the right amount of spicy and very tasty. We got plantain. Not greesy at all very delicious and let me tell you I've never tasted steam veg so good I don't know what they did but I'd like the secret. Now for my absolute favourite thing, the fried dumpling, please do not tell my dad I said this because his were my favourite before and he's brought some for us every week for years. But the flakiness of the outside I have never experienced it broke apart and was equal parts crispy and soft honestly I could eat them till I burst I didn't want it to end, or and they are huge. Thank you one love kitchen you have made my week ❤️ 😂

Gorgeous pub. Really cosy feel and the function room is beautifully decorated and quirky

First time visit to Lillys. Food was amazing and freshly cooked. All 7 of us had a Veggy breakfast with a few adjustments Recommend to anyone

Come quite regularly usually visiting every 6 to 8 weeks and have done so for about 15 years so I think I’m pretty well qualified to give an unbiased review. Cafe is great, love the soups! We bought a series of cutlery, some plates, other little bits, £1. I think the comments about the cost of some other items such as the furniture is unfair. There are an array of sofas, chairs, tables, furniture for some incredibly reasonable prices. The picture of the sofa for £700 or whatever…it’s huge, a four seater and a large two seater. Both in really good condition. Or if that’s not to your taste or budget literally 5 steps away from that is a reasonably priced alternative and then just as you walk in the door 20/25 other seating alternatives. But again, with these public reviews that potentially last forever on the internet I think it’s also important to remember the people that work and give their time and energy to change their little bit of the world for the better. Keep doing what you’re doing. And if you think a sofa set is worth £700 odd quid, so be it, and if you don’t…maybe don’t worry about it, go upstairs and have a big mug of tea for a £1.

We where passing and popped in to grab a sandwich, so glad we did as it was lovely and very well priced. There was 2 of us we had 1 sausage and bacon and 1 sausage mushroom and cheese washed down with 2 cups of tea all for £9.50. At first we thought it was a ok price then we saw the butties and thought we had hit the jackpot. The portions are fantastic and the taste is perfection. It's a small cafe with only 3 tables to eat inside but we wasn't looking to sit in so no issue for us. The staff where friendly and helpful. We will stop again if we are in the area for sure