Reviews in Manchester

Visited two weeks ago on a Saturday evening. Limited menu, but excellent quality and imaginative, also daily specials board. Good wine list. Quiet restaurant with pleasant decor for that special occasion. Will definitely return.

Had a night there to celebrate my partners birthday in July (2011). We had a "booth" to ourselves. My partner adores sushi and has eaten in the best of Japanese restaurants; she rated this outstanding!! I hate the stuff and had rib-eye steak rolls; outstanding! Then they turned the lights out and played happy birthday whilst presenting her with a cake and candle. This was great, and she was suitably embarrassed. Must say though, the Japanese version of Happy Birthday lasted nearly 3 minutes!!! Nevertheless, three courses, beer, coffee, etc, all came to £59. VALUE. Please go there. It doesn't look much from the outside, but inside its great. Excellent service, and all this on a Saturday evening. Will definitely go there again- and again. By the way, stayed at the Mint hotel, 3 minutes walk away. Outstanding!!

By far the BEST Indian in Bolton. Fantastic choice of food, wine and cocktails. The service is great and valet parking is a nice touch. Lunch menu includes curry, rice, nan bread and a soft drink for a fiver. You can't beat it!

Having eaten at Ciao Bella on numerous occasions over the past 5 years with my husband and also friends, I decided to take our son for lunch on his 20th birthday before 'hitting' the shops. He said it was the best Italian meal he's ever had and now understands why we don't go anywhere else to dine when we're in Manchester. The food is absolutely fantastic and the owners and staff are so warm and friendly and nothing is too much trouble. We can't recommend Ciao Bella highly enough for a wonderful gastronomic experience. We will certainly be returning time and time again in the future!

Had a wonderful evening here last Friday.  I left Denton 10 years ago and I really missed the food and the atmosphere at San Remo. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the restaurant moved into a bigger place, new and modern. I am glad they kept the same traditional menu. The spare ribs, the spaghetti with bacon and the homemade dessert were tasty and fresh. The atmosphere was pleasant, the service was spot on, friendly and attentive with discretion. I work in catering for over 7 years and I must say that San Remo is a gold mine, don't know how they do it for the price!

Check your bill! They hadn't removed our £90 deposit and also added a bottle of wine to the bill. Some slow service but it was really busy!

Having been a few times now to the Sokrates and always enjoyed the great food and hospitality we thought it would be great to take our visitors to this place we have enjoyed so much before. Actually, we were asked if we could give a recommendation as they had invited us for a meal out. And surely we did enjoy a great evening with outstanding food, thought the attendance of the staff was a bit off its usual but the restaurant being full with hungry diners its somehow understandable. The big "surprise" came in the end when our visitors were about to pay the bill. We had more drinks on our bill then we actually consumed and only after the second reassurance ( with the empty bottles still evidently on the table) the bill was altered. By this time the credit card had already been swiped and it was a long struggle (to say the least) before everything was in its correct tracks. Having been seated close to the till we couldn't help but witnessed other guests complaining about similar issues. We still think its a great place to dine out but check your bill before you hand out any money/credit card.

The best and most authentic Thai restaurant in the area. If you want a real taste of Thailand with fantastic service this is the restaurant to visit.

One of the worst curry houses i have ever been!! and I have been a lot, and the Service and food was just awful!!!! the waiters made you feel like scum and couldn't wait to rush you out, Sticky tables that were not helped by lack of table cloths, no candle lighting, loud loud music that just made u want to leave straight away, bland food, rude staff that walk up and down like prison guards scowling at you, unhelpful and unfriendly trying to snatch you plate even before you have finished! felt like a curry McDonald`s!!! all in all awful and I would never ever go again! If you want a nice relaxed, romantic restaurant with nice food that does not make ill don't go here stay away. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

i have been using the top rd balti since the early days,about 1987 i think it first opened,sure it was called the uraswarmy,think khan owned it even back then,it was only the end of the block then,small room,anyway,the food is top draw,so are the staff,the way you can have a pint whilst waiting for a takeout is legendary.well done boys.

I went to the City Cafe restaurant with my boyfriend and best friend and have to say that the food was rubbish. We were surprised to find that the portions were tiny and the food itself was very average, especially considering the price. We all agreed that we felt like we hadn't eaten properly despite having a two course meal. None of us would go back I'm afraid. Poor show.

I visited Smiths again with a friend yesterday evening. As always, the food was excellent and the service a perfect blend of friendly and professional. Try the frittata on the starter menu - it's to die for! Perfect! And the new haloumi cheese starter is an unusual but piquant combination. We will be visiting again and again.

Great food and lovely place to eat but yes, the staff are very slow and it's not the best service. It's very odd service cause when I visited I had a 2 for 1 voucher but didn't pre-book a table. When we walked in they said we could not sit down without booking. I could understand this if the place was full but there was nearly all the tables empty. She still insisted we phone to book even though we were stood there! What I think she wanted me to do was step outside and phone to book a table for there and then! I ended up just leaving as I couldn't be bothered to phone a shop I was stood in. I have been in before that though and the food was great. Just a shame about the service.

i would recommend the bilash balti house anytime, they do the best extra HOT vindaloo curry which is very enjoyable and with regards to the staff they are the best bunch of lads i have ever come across

Sat 16.07.11.Arrived 5 mins before our table booked for. We were left stood at the front door for 5 mins (even though 2 members of staff looked at us twice each), eventually we had to walk into the restaurant to get acknowledged. We were seated at a wobbly table and left for another 15 mins before we were even asked did we want a drink. Food was very nice but the service was awful. The manager blamed it on staff ringing in sick but reading other reviews they must suffer with a lot of sickness!!!!! Not somewhere we will be rushing back to.

had a lovely lunch there last week and the service was really good as well I think it was Nuno who served us. Just one small thing you are advertising an offer for £8.95 for one course with a glass of wine which is why we went there from Lymm and it wasn't offered to us.

Took my boyfriend to Sul Lago for a meal on his birthday, lovely restaurant, excellent food & service... Would recommend to anyone & will definitely be dinning there again soon :-)

My wife and I went to Greens for something a bit different (neither of us are veggies) and to be honest we were a little disappointed. Whilst the menu contained lots of enticing choices, the reality didn't quite match. The goats cheese starter didn't have a lot of goats cheese, the puff pastry parcel was very dry, and there was definitely not enough raita, and the cheese and sage sausages were relatively tasteless (think Linda McCartney standard). As for the service, whilst I acknowledge that it was reasonably busy (ie not full but not empty either) I was rather annoyed that we had to wait in excess of 40 minutes between starter and main course, without any explanation. In summary I think the concept of the restaurant (and its celebrity owner) are better than the reality. We've ticked it off the list and won't be going back.