Reviews in Manchester

we visited Ciao Bella last Friday on a wim basis and as a change from China Town. Both of us were extremely taken back by the friendly staff and the quality of the food.... My favourite restaurant in Manchester used to be Alberts Shed I can now say that Ciao Bella tops their very high standards and has become our top restaurant in Manchester. I would recommend that anyone gives this restaurant a chance as you wont be disappointed...!!!!

Visited for the first time a couple of nights ago. Went in on the off-chance with no expectations. There were 5 of us and every main & starter was delicious. Innovative dishes and great flavour combinations - all cooked very well. Service was great - friendly but not too much. Food wasn't slow but wasn't super fast either which is perfect for me. Price was right/value for the quality of the meal. Would def recommend and will be returning.

Cosy pub atmosphere with fantastic food, which far exceeding our expectations. The mutton & leek suet pudding was so nice, as were the chips which were the best I've had in a while. Sticky toffee pudding was lovely and light, (although it comes with custard, we asked for the homemade ice-cream & they were happy to oblige). Good selection of real ales, and the walk back down the hill into Ramsbottom finished off the evening nicely. Will definitely be going again.

Visited Sagnam Friday night and was surprised to see that they have cut the restaurant in half,but was really pleased with the excellent service and food ,place was almost full 8ish,and of course the price was spot on 40 quid ish for 4 plus a takeaway,inc a mountain of free poppadoms for starters ,well done Sagnam.

tried this for the first time last Saturday, absolutely fantastic. service, atmosphere, drinks, all 3 courses brilliant. going again tonight! much better than the other 2 Italians nearby..

amazing restaurant, good deal and quick service.

excellent food, very friendly people, LOVE IT!!...oh and yummy home made scones!

This is a great little cafe! Very friendly and welcoming with fantastic home cooked food - just what you want on a chilly damp day! Well worth a visit.

went to Pesto on Friday evening as was surprised at the menu as was expecting a traditional Italian Menu .... a nice change to have a choice from what was an Italian Tapas menu Staff were really friendly and the food was very nice .... not the usual Italian but excellent if you want something quick but not the traditional 'fast food' that is on offer elsewhere

Just got back from the swinging bridge, served by Lindsey. Was a lovely meal, Lindsey was attentive and nothing was too much trouble. All the staff at the swinging bridge are friendly and as soon as we walked through the door we were greeted by a friendly face. You were right Lindsey the fish was gorgeous! Thank You for everything!

We have just returned from an evening out at The Chetham Arms.We had a great evening.The menu and specials board offered a good selection of food to suit all tastes.The dining area in the restaurant was excellent ,you still felt you were in a restaurant but you had your own private dining space. The food was British food at its best.,The personal service was friendly yet professional and we will visit again.well worth a visit!!!

fantastic the best curry in Manchester and the veggie dishes are exceptional .

Having worked in catering for over 15 years the first thing that came to mind when arriving a Nutters was, How does a place as big as this, survive a massive credit crunch ? The answer is simple, it’s Very Very Good. As you arrive at the impressive building you will notice the private reg of Andrew Nutter’s car, parked around the side of the restaurant. A good sign as it is rare to find the chef actually cooking in the restaurant of his name nowadays. Believe me I know, I worked for Heathcote for 2 years and the only time I saw him in the kitchen was when a camera was around. When you walk inside Nutters, you are instantly greeted with a warm and friendly welcome and ushered to the slick looking lounge for drinks. We had booked on the Gourmet Menu and we were a little worried because my wife is pregnant and we thought we would have to explain what she could and could not eat. Our worry was short lived. A waiter came over to confirm we would still like the gourmet menu, we were asked is there anything you don't like or have allergies to. Just as I was about to launch into a massive list, my wife mentioned that she was pregnant. The waiter simply smiled and said with such confidence that this was not a problem. I knew straight away that there was no need for my silly list. Within a moment we were presented with a Chicken Liver parfait and my wife smiled and said, “I'll just miss this course out,” but then seconds later a waitress arrived with an apology from "chef" because the parfait would not be suitable for my wife and presented her with her own personal canapés. Before we even moved to our table I was very impressed. As we didn't know what we were going to be eating we decided to opt for a simple Chablis to accompany our meal. My parents and I polished this off by the 3rd course and automatically asked for another. Just as our second bottle was about to be opened by Mr Nutter Snr himself, we asked if he could recommend us something different that would go with our next course, we told him what we liked and he recommended a Chilean Chardonnay that was actually cheaper than the Chablis we had been drinking. The wine recommendation was fantastic and it actually made a great meal even better. We will defiantly be going back to Nutter’s and I urge you to do the same. At a time when restaurants are cutting back, cutting corners and penny pinching, Nutter’s seem to be doing the opposite. Each course was delicious. The attention to detail is excellent even down to the quality of the coffee and homemade petit fours. There are plenty of very smart, very well trained staff to look after you, the atmosphere is unpretentious and relaxed. The best thing of all is the fact that the extremely talented Chef is actually in the kitchen behind the hot plate rather in front of a camera. In fact, If like me you work in catering, you need to get yourself to Nutter’s just to see how restaurants are done properly.

A very nice place to dine. Myself and my wife want something different for our lunch one day and we said we will try Thai food. We never regret going there first time, second time and we still keep come back. We recommend it to our friends and they too enjoy it.

went to the Orange Tree last weekend based on reviews we'd seen and the place lived up to it's reputation The place is small and friendly and the food amazing ... wonderful choice of steaks, fish dishes if you want to opt for a main meal but we opted for the Tapas menu (you can go anywhere and have a steak) and accompanied it with the most wonderful bottle of Rioja Crianze The desserts are just as nice and the whole meal was perfect and very very reasonably priced .... will certainly be going back again

very nice place to eat. food perfect and great deal of 5 course for £10

raj takeaway is the best place not just in Manchester but in the world. i have tried the rest but this is the one i love there chicken kebabs are out of this world they taste soooooo nice i cant explain and they do this curry meal deal for 1 please do try that because its well worth the price.

went here for a family meal. i wasn't that happy with my steak as it went back twice and on the third go they got it perfect (rare). problem was everyone had finished so i had a family meal on my own. i was told by other family friends who had been before about the bad delivery and the food quality but we gave it ago. over all 6 out of 10.