Cheshire East
Park Lane Wine Deli Eatery

Park Lane Wine Deli Eatery

175 Crewe Road, Cheshire East, United Kingdom

Vegan • European • Armenian • Vegetarian


"I have driven past this establishment a number of times and seen that it stocks a decent variety of whisky and is much closer to home than other whisky shops. I finally decided to pop in the other day and see how the shop's selection fared compared to my usual whisky merchants in Knutsford and Chester (both excellent with brilliant customer service . I saw a product I was interested in purchasing, however, when I asked what the price wad (there was no label and no shelf price the owner informed me that there was no set price and may be over £100 it would depend! He also asked me if I was purchasing the whisky to collect or drink (with much respect, I feel this is none of his business, although I will say I purchase whisky to drink and enjoy... . The owner seemed uninterested in making a sale and after giving these blunt remarks he wandered off to the back of the shop never to be seen again. This experience left me very perplexed and disappointed. I understand whisky prices can fluctuate due to supply/demand etc. but I would suggest it is the owner's responsibility to be aware of such price fluctuations and price his stock accordingly and competitively. In my previous experiences in similar establishments good customer service is one of the key drivers of sales a positive, friendly and knowledgeable whisky merchant who gives sage advice and doesn't come across as wanting to rip the customer off will always be more successful and this was sorely lacking on this occasion. On this experience, all I can say is I won't be visiting this store again in future and will stick with the far better service in other stores. This review does not include the deli/restaurant perhaps the owner may be providing a better experience to customers in this part of the business but I can only comment on my experience."

Wild Wild

Wild Wild

2 Bridge Street, Cheshire East, United Kingdom, CW12 1AY

Cafe • Cafés • British • Fast Food


"Having successfully deposited our eldest in her new Uni digs and having enjoyed an evenings kip in an adjoining Manchester hotel we were in two minds where to breakfast. MrsC’s growing angst over the likely state of our home after allowing our youngest free rein for a garden party proved persuasive so we decided on an early exit an victuals en route. A scan of Happy Cow and Google combined allied to our southbound travel threw up Wild and Wild as a convenient stop off before we rejoined the M6. Pleased to see that it opened at 10;00am on a Sunday whilst registering our likely arrival at 10:15 we added the required SatNav waypoint and trained our behemoth on its new path. There was convenient free parking on the Sunday and we ambled on the pedestrianised section to Wild and Wild; sitting slightly incongruously next to a Costa. The place is light and well laid out and an enticing array of cakes and pastries greets you as you enter. The usual instructive board informed us “to please wait to be seated” which we did. The young lady who appeared to be both front of house, barista and server said she would be with us after serving her present customer; which was fine but, in truth, simply having the menus on the tables and allowing you to sit yourself at empty unreserved tables would seemed to have been the least intrusive and effective means of managing the flow? Anyway we were handed drinks/food menus and then informed that we could, in effect, do exactly that and seat ourselves. The breakfast/brunch menu was concise but convincing and for speed and efficiency MrsC and I settled on two “full English”, vegan of course, and two oat milk lattes. Queued again and gave the order and paid there and then. Though we haven’t been out too much recently the coffee prices seemed about right but the breakfast seemed a tad high. Understanding how inflation is hitting that might just be an impression but if we had stayed in Manchester and returned to the Lounge a similar menu would have been 30% less. Then it started going awry. The wait for the coffee seemed long; the wait for the food almost interminable (around 40-45 mins in truth) Halfway through that wait another server had magicked into operation and it switched from queuing to order to table service. She was professional enough to highlight to new incoming customers that drinks would be about 10 mins/food 30. Something not considered worthy of note to us earlier arrivals. The breakfast was ok. The vegan sausages appeared homemade with rice wrapper “skins” but they were woefully dry and overcooked. The whole vine of oven roasted cherry tomatoes were good as was the star of the show the Smokey “baked beans”. The toast was good quality bread but cut too thin to successfully soak up both beans and the sweet tomatoes. The other components of mixed greens and mushrooms and tofu scramble were under seasoned and a little bland. The potato rosti was a little dense but ok. Sadly the food was underwhelming and more so due to the long wait; ill fitting the vibe and the surroundings especially as the place wasn’t heaving at any time. Always feel awkward knocking eateries in these uncertain times but, in this case, expectations raised by the feel of the place allied to the prices charged, we’re not met by the quality of the food. Perhaps it’s better suited to an afternoon cake and a drink session? Disappointed."