The Lime Tree Restaurant is an award winning family run business originally established in 1987 in Didsbury, Manchester by chef owner Patrick Hannity. In 2012 Patrick opened The Lime Tree Restaurant and Wine Bar in Bollington, Cheshire.

A dedicated and established team of chefs in both restaurants produce a regularly changing menu which focuses on quality, seasonal and local produce much of which come from our own farm at Macclesfield Forest. Patrick is joined in the kitchen by a long established team of chefs, Jason, David, Ric and his son, Sam, previously of Michelin Star Galvin’s, La Chapelle, London, and The Boundary, London.

Our Front of House style is unfussy, efficient and friendly

We also have our own in house baker who bakes fresh bread and pasta.

In 2008 Patrick purchased Hardingland Farm at Macclesfield Forest. The farm is a twenty acre small holding, close to the edge of The Peak District and the Cheshire border. In 2008 the farm was acquired and developed by Patrick Hannity to supply free range eggs, lamb, beef, and rare breed pork solely for the Lime Tree Restaurants in Didsbury and Bollington. The livestock at Hardingland Farm are breeds such as Sussex, Blackrock and Warren Poultry, Saddle Back Pigs, Suffolk and Texal Sheep, Aberdeen Angus Cattle, a flock of ducks and some geese. 

 

 

 

Like the lambs above, many of the animals are born on the farm and their welfare is of paramount importance. All the Livestock are free range and are fed on prime quality meal. The resulting eggs and meat is a high quality product which we are proud and privileged to present as part of our seasonal specialist menu at both restaurants. At Hardingland Farm we are self sufficient in eggs, meat, vegetables, fruit and fuel for our woodburners, while our water is supplied by Wildboarclough spring.