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Yelp
Manze's pie and mash shops are legendary, and rightly so. They represent an original and unique bit of Brittania.
The day I went there was a queue out the door. Once you've waited your turn, one of several busy ladies will take your order. They only make a few things, sticking to what they know: minced beef pies, mash, and eels.
All the food, including the pies, are made fresh there on the site. When ordering, you can specify one pie and one serving of mash, one pie and two mash, two pies and one mashwell, you get the idea. The whole thing comes with a generous ladle-full of creamy parsley sauce.
You can also get a serving of eels, either stewed or jellied.
I loved the fresh pies, thought the mashed potatoes were cooked just right, but would get them to use less parsley sauce next time.
I shared a serving of stewed eels with a friend; I'm glad I did, to get the proper experience, but I think I'll stick to pies.
They also serve old-style sasparilla in cups: very tasty.
They've kept the old interior fish-market decor: glazed tile walls and benches.
Prices are very reasonable. A substantial pie and mash with sauce is less than £3.
They're quite happy to do your food up for takeaway. In fact, when I was there, more orders were being boxed up than eaten there, though the place was still full. Some passers-by were taking pictures. It's obviously a well-loved place.
Note: maybe because of the age of the place, they have no public toilet in the restaurant.