The Vale Cottage in Manchester

Lovely traditional pub and good pint of landlords

Local pub with good ale's friendly crowd, Tuesday night pub quiz, and the last Thursday in the month, it's a music quiz,

Brilliant cosy off the road pub quizzes and weekend entertainment. Brilliant staff and DJ . Ecellent food service.

My brother, sister in law and I decided to have lunch in the Vale Cottage as they have recently advertised that they were serving food again. The Vale is such a friendly hidden gem and we have always loved this pub. There is a good sized free car park here so we parked up and walked in, we had not booked but received a warm welcome. The service was good and after placing our food order at the bar we were soon served. I asked for a Tuna Jacket Potato and salad and everything was fresh and tasty. My brother and sister in law opted for the home made cheese and onion pie with chips that they enjoyed. We loved the friendly atmosphere and were especially amused when a chap came in with his little black cat running along side him!! Definitely worth a visit.

Great little place.Great landlord and the chicken is fresh !! Guinness gorgeous 😍

Great pub. Lovely beer garden at the back. Lovely building and with a bit of TLC on the outside could be amazing. It does look a bit neglected but wouldn't take much to get it back to looking good. Friendly staff and clientele. I would recommend for it's location and character.

This pub is undergoing a kitchen renovation, so food service is currently suspended. This is a lovely local pub with lovely customers and staff.

The Vale Cottage is a little off the beaten track but is quite simply the friendliest pub around here. It is quaint and traditional and attracts an older age group meaning there is a calmer friendlier feel. We love Saturday nights when there is karaoke with Ged. The drinks are reasonable priced, staff super friendly and food is always good.

Warm welcome and some cracking locals

Great little pub Very friendly A little off the beaten track Worth the effort to locate Easy if you know the route

been going to the Vail for forty years been good been bad been good again.Then it hit the bottom.The cook decided to stop the Sunday dinners BAD IDEA customers vanished. Our second visit on Sundays in to weeks since the new owners took over Went on Sunday 21/04/2024 Sunday meals were very good The pub was full of customers having Sunday dinner.Some old faces coming back some new faces trying for the first time bringing Sunday dinners back GOOD IDEA. Went back on the 28/04/2024 pub still full of customers eating Sunday dinners our group also had Sunday dinner food was good. One little niggle some of the plates were not hot witch cooled the food and gravy down. The cook should know better. Apart from that good to see the pub so full.

Well went to the Vail Cottage on Sunday as we have for many years with our friends. The difference this Sunday was they brought back Sunday DINNERS. We have had to eat at different venues since they stopped the Sunday DINNERS. So getting back to Vail was most welcome. The food was very good and many old faces had returned. The new owners are going the right way to bring back the people that stopped coming in. keep up the great work.

Olde world traditional pub. Will go again but don't sit too close to the toilets.... unfortunately they do hum....

We popped into the Vale Cottage on Fri 1st Dec for a bit to eat as we were going to see Peter Kay in the evening, the staff at the vale are second to none absolutely brilliant very friendly, we ordered pie and chips and a apple crumble pudding which were all home made very very nice....this pub is a hidden gem absolute must if you can find it would definitely recommend the food first class 👍🏻 and like I said staff were brilliant...5/5.

We have all been going in The Vale for over 40 years. It’s our local, even for those in the gang who have moved farther afield, we all still meet up and it feels like home. The character and atmosphere remains friendly and fun. It is cosy, the drinks are reasonably priced and the staff are all friendly and efficient. We were there again last night for Karaoke with Ged. Great nights, loads of songs and friendly familiar faces. Please never change!

Lovely little pub excellent food and service

We did not have food but the ambience, beer and service were excellent. I little village pub in Greater manchester. Amazing.

Lovely people lovely place please go enjoy nice meal

Friendly traditional pub with excellent food served. Will go again .

Fantastic Sunday lunch, just like my mother used to make. All the staff made you feel like family!

Lovely food and nice atmosphere...always enjoy my time at the Vale with friends...

Great little pub with one of the best beer gardens in the city. They offer a fine home cooked menu, one of the few pubs around you can get a meal at. They also appear in the CAMRA and are one of the few pubs in Gorton to do a range of beer.

Lovely little country style pub, very friendly staff, great music on a Sunday evening

Not been in this pub for 40 Years not changed all bar decoration good old fashioned British pub staff and clientele very friendly

Had a lovely hot beef and fried onion panini with onion rings and chips sides absolutely lovely x

Went for Sunday lunch nice roast dinner and great pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord on.

Friendly welcome. Great food. Never disappoints. Lots of history. Very special. Excellent wine. Very clean.

Really lovely pub! Food was lovely and the staff very welcoming. Will be back next week! :)

Olde worlde pub hidden in the back streets of Gorton. Fantastic beers

I totally recommend the hot beef sandwiches!!!!! Yummy!!!

Nostalgia trip...still an Oasis is a Sea of....m

Great food and nice staff. Very reasonably priced, perfect place to wind down on a Sunday.

Such a lovely little pub, with exceptional staff. They catered for my Dad's funeral and I couldn't have asked for better service. The landlord was helpful and friendly. The buffet was lovely and the bar staff were so nice and kind and friendly. Thank you so much.

My 1st Pub and Pint,when I was young.Still a hidden gem.

Lovely Sunday lunch. Would have preferred more potatoes. Nice and quiet

Lovely little pub. Camra winner as well as a range of the usual. Odd opening hours so check before going to avoid disappointment.

decent beer, nice atmosphere, friendly bar staff & locals, shame no food available but enjoyed the visit.

My visit was a return to my old Local Pub. I was made welcome and enjoyed a good meal. The Vale Cottage is a great little Pub.

Good beer, good food. Nice little garden

Always a great pub to be in the people who go in there are great friends regards mjones.

Beautiful home cooked food, A Real Treat. Great service all round, well kept Guinness and lagers.

Great pub , good atmosphere. Not many of these left.

Absolutely spot on pint of Carling, Gorton's hidden secret!

Nice pub , friendly atmosphere , great bar staff

The rear garden is very charming

Great old style friendly pub. the management and staff always make your stay warm and friendly. the food is good and filling. good chose of beers and other drinks. keep up the good work.

Lovely Sunday roast and friendly staff

Top boozer great staff great people

Great for food and drinks all at reasonable prices lots of the food is prepared on site home made quality

Visited on Friday 18/6/21, very pleasant pub good food good beer, excellent service & cheerful staff.

Me and my wife went for Sunday dinner on the 20/06/2021 with two friends. it was so relaxed no rush Geoff Debby Rin worked so hard to make the visit so enjoyable for all the guests. the food was excellent you would find it hard to better. Roll on next Sunday.

Went to the Vail Cottage on Sunday 11-10-20 what a welcome from the staff. so professional all working hard to keep us safe great food good to see old friends

The Vale Cottage and I go back to 1972, when this was the best pub in East Manchester and beautiful women were always in attendance there - heaven!My current wife turned me down when I asked her for a date there, back in 1975. I won in the end....Fast forward to February 2020 and the character of the place has changed completely. The pretty young things have gone elsewhere but the character of the place is still quite strong, the walls packed with Gorton Memorabilia and the ghosts of my past, whispering in my ears...A pint of Timothy Taylor's Landord Ale was quite deicious - a good omen. Rick decided to opt for the steak and kidney pie and it was packed with all the good stuff, hardly any runny gravy at all.My Chorizo Burger hit the spot - just the right balance and quite a treat! The salad was good and the chips were OK, Rick ate all his chips so they must have better than I thought they were.The young lady who served us was friendly and efficient and we got to have a chat with the cook before we left - always a good sign, she genuinely wanted our opinion.So here's the thing. Am I biased? Hell yes, this is the pub of my mis-spent youth. But time and tide wait for no man, the pub and I have moved on so the $64,000.00 dollar question is, would I recommend this pub knowing full well it's my reputation on the line?HELL YES!

Excellent traditional well-run pub tucked away off the main A57 in Gorton. Nice atmosphere. Fine selection of real ales and hearty and filling meals at very competitive prices. Highly recommended.

The atmosphere in the pub was very pleasant and cosy, the staff were very helpful with the menu and service.The food and drink were excellent and we enjoyed every mouthful, right down to the last mouthful on the plate.....I would definitely recommend this place for further visits.Thank You to everyone at "The Vale Cottage", you made this visit most memorable.

Lovely out of the way pub. Good food which tasted homemade. The staff were all very pleasant. Would highly recommend it.

Visité este establecimiento con mi padre y ambos tuvimos tres cursos. Tuve el paté de hígado para comenzar, seguido de Steak Pie and Chips y pudín de esponja de chocolate con crema pastelera para terminar, regado con una pinta de cerveza Timothy Taylor's Landlord.Mi padre tenía la Sopa del Día para comenzar, seguido de Chilli Con Carne con Rice and Chips y Apple Crumble and Custard para terminar, regado con una botella de Sidra Smirnoff.Estaba encantado con la comida y la bebida, pero también con la forma profesional en que el personal tomó nuestros pedidos de comida y entregó la comida a la mesa y luego recogió los platos y platos vacíos. Todo se hizo muy bien y este pub está muy profesionalmente dirigido y merece ser descrito como una joya.Volvería para una futura visita.

Good prices, delicious homemade food and really nice staff and locals. You can have a full Sunday roast (chicken, beef or pork) and a dessert for £9.95 I’ll definitely come back!

El Vale Cottage ha sido un pequeño y agradable retiro en Gorton toda mi vida y continúa dando la bienvenida a las personas para disfrutar de deliciosas comidas, una agradable bebida en la taberna al aire libre o, en nuestro caso, ¡la diversión del karaoke del sábado por la noche!Pasamos la última noche allí y nos encantó cada minuto! Diversión de pared a pared, ¡un gran sistema de sonido proporcionado por Ged the DJ y un montón de oportunidades para cantar!La cerveza es buena, compañía amigable y acogedora.El Vale Cottage es un pub rural escondido en la gran ciudad, ¡por mucho tiempo puede permanecer!

Siempre vengo a este pequeño oasis en Horton cuando espero que mi auto sea MOT. . .La acogedora casera ofrece un maravilloso bistec casero y pastel de cerveza. . . El servicio es rápido, la comida está muy caliente y muy sabrosa. Es un valor excelente, también.Puedo recomendar altamente . . ?

Fui a comer con un amigo. Como siempre recibimos un cordial saludo. No llevo unos 18 meses, ya que no vivo en el local, pero como de costumbre, vale la pena el viaje. La comida es encantadora y casera. Siempre caliente a la llegada. (Podría ser diferente si quieres una ensalada jajaja) tuve mi queso favorito y pastel de cebolla. Precios muy razonables. Altamente recomendado

A really Cosy Pub with friendly staff. Good home cooked food. I had the cheese pie and chips. Nice place to stop off after a dog walk.

Hidden gem, nice food,real chips, value for money, very friendly bar staff and locals are welcoming. Well worth a visit if you can find the front door!

OMG it's the best steak pie I've ever had, big chunks of meat with beautiful puff pastry highly recommended

Esto es un pequeño refugio. La comida es maravillosa y los precios son muy razonables. Todo está recién preparado y el ambiente es muy acogedor. Las patatas fritas están hechas a mano y son absolutamente deliciosas / El personal es muy amable y acogedor, y hay un amplio aparcamiento para recomendar.

Este es un pequeño pub tipo 'local' amigable. pequeña pero muy acogedora, buena comida casera a precios muy razonables. El bar está limpio y ordenado, el personal es muy acogedor. Lo recomendaría a todos. Las porciones son del lado grande, muy bueno si tienes hambre y eres un gran comedor.

This unpretentious spot serves up traditional favorites that hit the spot, as well as some lighter options. Always a friendly welcome. Love the garden!

Antiguo agradable pub tradicional que no parece haber cambiado mucho desde que fui cuando un niño. Da la impresión de estar en el país cuando en realidad es un corto paseo de la calle principal. Bonito y pequeño jardín de la cerveza, que era genial ayer con el sol realmente brillantes.

The atmosphere is like being in the county old world pub great beer just won a Cambria award in last weak.

Este es un encantador pub antiguo que no ha sido arruinada por excesivo e innecesario de modernización. Buena variedad de cerveza y la comida representa una excelente relación calidad-precio. Si mi pollo al curry estaba un poco en el lado seco, al menos hay alguien en la cocina que sabe cómo cocinar propiamente dicho, y no patatas fritas patatas fritas vulgares horno infligir en la intenciones.

Visited here last week and was pleasantly surprised! Was there for the quiz night that they host on a Thursday night! Had the homemade Cheese and Onion Pie which was delicious! The place was packed with a decent crowd! You would never believe that you were in the centre of Gorton! Will definitely go back!

La casa Vale tiene el aspecto, sensación y carácter de un pub en el país, a pesar de estar a sólo 4 millas del centro de Manchester.

we went here today , young man on phone gave us good map instructions the day before and also lamb was on the sunday roast menu for £1 extra , we choose lamb mashed potatoes roast potatoes ,yorkshire pud , gravy fresh carrots cauli and broccoli , followed by sticky toffee pudding both our meals and a pint of carling each cost £25.60 great value , staff were very helpful on asking about the older part of the pub was shown some of the quirky bits that i might not of noticed on my own , there were quite a few locals eating , we were there with about 10 people at opening time 12 noon so it had a nice ambiance , we were told by a friendly local to have a walk over the bridge to see the vale which we intend to do on our return

Who'd have thought it? Just go and eat and soak up the atmosphere. Like a throwback in time, everybody spoke as we walked in the door and the food was good, wholesome fayre at a very reasonable price. Steak pie recommended, delicious.

Excellent food and very friendly!! Go for a walk from Debdale Park down into Tan Yard Brow and follow Gore Brook along Gorton Trail and come upon The Vale Cottage suddenly, at the end of a rising slope. I don't think you'll regret the effort!!!

Me acabo de mudar a la localidad de este pub pero no era consciente de ella hasta un colega recomendado.

Este es un maravilloso pub. 'Gorton's Pub en el país". Tuve mi primera pinta de cerveza de esta forma en el establecimiento en los años 50 y es un viaje nostálgico en cada visita. Está situado en una zona muy antigua de Gorton en el sendero de gorton. En su próxima visita a Gorton Debdale Park o, hazte un favor y dar un Macdonalds y tienen una corta perder caminar Tan Patio Cima y luego a la izquierda en el puente a lo largo del sendero que va junto a Gore Brook que convenientemente sale en frente de la casa de Vale. Allí encontrará un personal alegre y amable y clientes!

Visitaremos el Vale una vez al mes para karaoke y escuché que Domingo almuerzo fue vale la pena probarlo. Así caminamos por Hyde Road y cortar a través de los árboles cerca del Jardín de Mariposas a la Vale. Nos sirve inmediatamente después de una...

Excellent local pub with a very welcoming atmosphere. Great food and great beer. A real hidden gem! Highly recommended. Frank

Real jewel in the rough, we thought we were lost as you go through a housing estate to get to it, it's lovely. Quaint setting, lovely old fashioned pub and the food was excellent and obviously home made.

A+ didn't think we would find a place like this in Goreton, very friendly welcome, cosy, and good beer, back soon

Have visited The Vale Cottage several times. Always a warm welcome, excellent choice of beers and good home cooking at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend the Sunday lunch. So refreshing to find that pubs like this still exist instead of the characterless chain pubs you see everywhere now. Looking forward to my next visit. Well done.

Clean, quiet pub in a set back location of Gorton. Good home cooked food, fab wine (Jack Rabbit). Very friendly.

first time we have visited the vale and must say i wasnt disappointed, a family of four we had the sunday roast chicken and beef and all plates were empty. the vale is tucked away so if you dont know its there you could miss it. well worth a visit

Come in the vale regular the meals are cooked by the lovely Norah who loves banter and is a real gem of a lady my only problem is that she is a blue lol,getting to the food I had steak pie chips and peas was delicious,my wife had fish chips and peas and my father in law had chicken dinner everything was great and there were 3 clean plates the vale is a quiet friendly little pub you must give this a go for food and a nice pint you won't be disappointed

a lovely pub with very friendly staff and customers and the food is really nice and very reasonable but I miss Kathybehind the bar

We called in for Sunday lunch, its a warm friendly welcoming pub, a little bit of "country Pub" feel in the suburbs. nice food, great atmosphere and friendly helpful staff.

Recently the vales kitchen has reopened so we went in today I had chicken dinner which is lovingly cooked by Norah,this is a friendly pub in the heart of gorton and all the staff are very friendly so give it a go.oh nearly forgot my wife and stepfather had steak pie and they said it's delicious we also had New York cheesecake which is also very nice

The Vale Cottage has been through some changes recently and certainly lost it's way for some time and this is reflected in it's most recent review. The pub has now changed hands and they have made immediate improvements to the building and service offered, and seem keen to drive the pub forward without altering it's biggest draw , it's character as a pub which could easily be sat in the middle of Derbyshire . There is a fine selection of guest beers on offer all kept well and served well , there are improvements underway to the kitchen which will see good pub food back on the menu soon . New ownership coupled with the ever present excellent bar staff could prove to be a winning formula for the Vale Cottage going forward , and I urge anybody who likes a drop of the real ale and a friendly welcoming atmosphere together with a traditional pub feel to give the Vale a spin at the earliest opportunity. Tuesday night's are a general knowledge quiz night well attended and not too difficult so it's fun, with alternative Thursdays offering a music quiz , Saturday offers karaoke with Ged for the more adventurous . I started going in the Vale when I was 18yrs of age and I have just hit the half century and it really hasn't changed much in that time which is why I still frequent. Iam delighted that the Vale has stayed open as a pub as it's future was by no means certain until recently, because it offers something quite different from any of it's competition, and this is something that it's new owners seem to to have picked up on.

We read the trip advisor reviews and looked at the website. We thought we would go for a mid week meal.Arriving at 6.40 pm - (the website said they open at 6.30pm) the car park was deserted.We went round to the front and an A board stated they now open at 7.00pm.Returning at just after 7.00 still no sign of life.Gone are the beautiful hanging baskets and planted troughs shown on the webs, all that is left are cobwebs and a tatty looking entrance. I rang the number on the webs and A board but the phone no longer works.The pub looks very unloved and as we walked back to the car we noticed rubbish bins overflowing and signs advertising a security company guarding the premises.We left at 7.15pm and wonder - has the pub closed down?

very nice food, pleasant surroundings, basic home cooked style dinners, portions a tad small though for the price,

This great little pub sits on Gorton Heritage Trail and offers good food and real ales. It is an excellent venue for small parties with ample parking and friendly service.

The Vale Cottage, is a pub to be enjoyed. The ale is spot on, the food excellent and most of all the people and staff are fantastic. Not to be missed.

From the outside and due to it's location, the appearance of the Vale Cottage may give first time visitors the wrong impression. I used to go to the Vale Cottage for lunch some 35 years ago and remember the good food, the fine hospitality and relaxing in the oak beamed lounge. Nothing has changed! The lunch menu offered a good selection of meals, a choice of good ales and it was really pleasant to spend an hour or so over a really nicely prepared and presented lunch.Top marks to staff - they know how to pull a good pint and the customer service was excellent. Must go back to this pub, probably one of the oldest in Manchester !!!

The Vale Cottage is a cosy, country pub in the heart of suburbia! Saturday night is kariokee night and the atmosphere is brilliant. The real ale is fantastic too. We have started going with friends who travel some distance but think it is worth it as it is a really good night. Staff and Landlord very friendly.

Called here last Friday with friends. If you didn't live here you would not know it was here at all. Lovely pub with 3 real ales, great atmosphere and very friendly people. The landlord was very welcoming and the place is lovely and clean, great food had a really good night here and I cant wait to return. The only down side is once everyone finds it I wont get a seat next time I visit. Lovely traditional English pub, Well Done.

Been eating here most Thursdays for the last 2 years and thought it was about time to put a review on . Been through the Menu and everything is freshly cooked good traditional Pub Food. Has 3 real ales which change regularly and are always a pleasure to sample.A hidden gem !