A former cinema, this trendy food hall has been brought to the Macc masses by the team behind Manchester’s Mackie Mayor and Altrincham Market House. The historic building was transformed into a bustling canteen with nine kitchens and stalls and two bars surrounding a communal seating area.
So you grab a table (as it can be v busy especially at weekends) and then order something scoffsome from one of the stalls and it is then brought to you. Simple? Yes if you can decide what to eat and choose from a number of tempting options ranging from pizza to mackerel to chocolates. Of course, it’s not cheap and you will want to consider extending your overdraft before purchasing anything. Pound Bakery it’s not.
We had a decent latte each and a very passable kanelbullar. We also had a pukka bacon bap and a tower of egg, black pudding and rosti which was also enjoyable.
Wooden floors are topped by study marble-topped tables, walls are adorned with films posters and the usually dangly lights are abound. Films are projected onto the wall and I was guffawing loudly at Laurel and Hardy’s Pardon Us.
There are decent loos (though not that clean) accessible from a disabled ramp. There was also a pancake stall outside but it was far too windy (it is Macclesfield) to bother with that.
As I slurped my coffee I noticed I was being stared at. This is not uncommon but it’s usually new-borns rather than middle-aged women. I had a very overgrown beard and a big coat with a furry hood so I looked like one of those explorers that had gone missing or one of the cast of Fortitude. One short woman, certainly not Amazonian but with a face like a piranha, looked at me like I was an exhibit at some sort of freak show. Her friend, resembling an inflated tomato in a cagoul, coughed and sneezed before giving me the glad eye at random intervals. Expecting a couple of wardens from the local lunatic asylum to appear and grab their missing patients, I turned away just as Stan accidentally knocked Olly over the balcony of a prison landing. Them more guffawing, sorry everyone!
The place is also dog-friendly so it was grim that a strange cross-bred pooch started to show is lipstick to the diners just as I was tucking into my bap. Luckily I could distract myself and focus on the squinting face of James Finlayson.
So all good if you turn up when it is not chocca and you have brass in pocket. If you can’t get a table I suggest you gorge on one of the pies at the excellent Lord of the Pies in town. If you can get a table there that is. And they are showing Buster Keaton or something too.
Verdict: 4.5/5
Good: A good space, food, films
Bad: Your wallet may scream a little.
Went last week – couldn’t get a table. But had a piss at least….
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A great addition to the town
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Looks good – will check it out when I go there to see my auntie
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Quality venue
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Love PictureDome – been a few times now. Had some great fish and meatballs the last time me and hubby went! Lovely chocs and vibes. Not cheap as you say but worth it. Love the reviews BTW so keep ’em coming, Cookie Monster! :))) xxxxxxx
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Fooking whizz mate!
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Sounds like you had some Whizz?
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I heard this place might close. Fingers crossed it survives!
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Talk of it closing due to the pandemic – I sincerely hope not!
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They are gonna have a Vietnamese here soon :))))))
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Brillo place but not the cheapest x
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Fab place – went when it opened and now moving that way so will be very happy to return xx
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Magnifique!
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Love your reviews and this place to be honest so please keep it up – you’ve not done any reviews recently?
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like the name – sounds a bit sci-fi ish
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Bloggy blog bloggy blog blog
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As a visitor to your town I think this is a wunderbar place and liked the coffee I had there and was nice to drink. Happy christmas to my british friends
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Liked it in here – lots of variety and scrummy food! Love the vibe and the decor is wicked.
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God – shocked that such a place exists in Macc. I live in Buxton so I’ll have to come in and check you are not pulling my leg.
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We love the dome, we love the dome hahaha :))))
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Fantastic place – keeps some of the scummers out too!
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A great place – one of the best in macc for food.
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The best place in Macc by a country mile but not the cheapest….
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Good but not as good as the other markets in other towns.
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Not the cheapest place to eat but interesting nonetheless. The Sunday Roast is now back by the way :)))))))))))))
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A lovely place for us to visit when we visit England.
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Can get busy so be careful but has some lovely food.
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Picturedrome is an absolutely briliant idea, well executed and about the best thing to happen to Macclesfield since the discovery of silk.
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Overall the experience was ok . We ordered a pizza … it was ok but that’s about all .
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A lovely evening, staff so friendly, food amazing and nothing too much trouble
Get to choose from different stalls….would recommend for families, friends and couples
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We spent a lovely Sunday afternoon here sampling the different foods and drinks! Staff were friendly, food came in a timely manner and the hall was decorated nicely for Christmas. It was fairly busy for a Sunday with a nice atmosphere. Would have preferred menus on the table over the app!
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We wouldn’t go again for breakfast as it was a bit of a shambles with the food quality, service and long waiting time, however the vibe of the place was nice and friendly and just for the fact we can take our dog with us we will probably give it another try. Sorry to leave a negative review but just being honest!
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