Reviews in Manchester

Despite passing the restaurant 3-4 time s a week we had never eaten there. One reason was my wife never wanted to eat Indian food. When some friends came over and really fancied an Indian meal my wife agreed after reading the Sugarvine reviews. Frankly we where all amazed! The food was very good, with a bewildering array of dishes -all first class, with some interesting variations on old favourites. Service is always first class and the restaurant has a really pleasant atmosphere and is always spotlessly clean. You'll probably gather from this review that we've been back on several occasion (twice in one week - at my wife's request) - Now surely there's no better recommendation than that!

I recently went to this restaurant with the girls from work. The food and service was excellent, the staff were all friendly and welcoming. I had a sizzling tika dish it was gorgeous. My friends said it was the best Indian food they had eaten for a while and would definitely go back.

We have been coming for the last 6 years and think this is by far the best in Manchester. Please don't change!

This is my favourite restaurant in the North West. The dishes taste fabulous are beautifully present and the staff always have a smile (we have a favourite waitress - thai dress - but I can't remember her name) Anyway, I strongly recommend a visit - I don't think you will be disappointed

Been visiting this restaurant for a number of years now and can honestly say we have never been disappointed. Service and food is always excellent and the weekday specials are great value for money. They will always accommodate changes to the dishes e.g. my husband always asks for chicken in the carbonara and penne pasta rather than spaghetti and requests like this are never a problem because everything is freshly made. You can visit more expensive Italian restaurants nearby but you will get less quality food! I would highly recommend this restaurant - it's worth a try for a cheap weekday meal or a nice weekend treat.

This is my favourite restaurant in the North West. The dishes taste fabulous are beautifully presented and the staff always have a smile (we have a favourite waitress - thai dress - but I can't remember her name) Anyway, I strongly recommend a visit - I don't think you will be disappointed

VERY DISSAPOINTED! I attended Sanuk on 28/06/08 for my girlfriends birthday. There were 6 persons in our party and the restaurant all be it small was busy. To begin with i had to ask several times for the staff to turn the air con off as it was on full blast on my neck. We waited around 30 minutes before our order was taken which gave me long enough to look at the menu, although 30 seconds would have done, unless ur a fish lover this is not the restaurant for you! There are only 2 starters which does not contain sea food. After the starter we were given a desert menu and our table was tidied away, that was until we pointed out we had not had our main course. Staff very friendly but given the fact the restaurant was packed out there were only 2 waitress's and the manager. Main course was on the small side, and was hardly the tastiest meal i have had. More effort went in to decorating the plate with actual flowers.....yes actual flowers tulips, roses.....after 2 hrs we were ready for the bill which nearly knocked me off my chair £190 for 6 persons with a couple of drinks (some soft drinks). I wouldnt have minded if the food was top notch but i was very disappointed. Much nicer to go to a local chinese/thai take away. People reading this may think another bitter customer displaying his anger.....your right however this is the first time i have ever made a review about anything let alone a restaurant. I can accept that the staff were workin hard and the restaurant was busy....however it was a saturday night at 7pm if they cant cope with the demand on a saturday evening then there in the wrong job. Do not go here for a 'quick' bite to eat or if you have any taste buds.....much nicer places to go in didsbury than Sanuk.

I have been going to the Owls at Standish for about 14 years,its a lovely place to eat,good food at good prices.If you havent been yet,you should.

I used to Live in Oldham a few years ago and Simla was the best and still is the best Indian Restaurant!! I travel 90 mile round trip to visit this restaurant. Beautiful food and great service!!!

The Windmill offers great value money in terms of the restaurant. However getting served is a different matter, esp. in the vault. Whilst the majority of the staff are great, there are one or two obnoxious individuals who spoil it for everyone due to laziness. Anonymous

We went to the River Restaurant as my leaving meal - group of 7 people on a Saturday evening. We were lucky to have had the opportunity to have the 777 menu (all courses £7, fantastic bargain!) The restaurant looks great - bright, clean, welcoming, luxurious. We had a table by the window overlooking the river terrace. The attention we received from the staff was excellent & our meal was out of this world. We all had wonderful dishes & very impressed with the quality of the food, dish composition & taste. It was the most amazing offer & I have seen it has been extended until later this year. I would recommend the River Restaurant & would go again without a doubt. It would also be nice to just have a coffee or drinks on the terrace overlooking the river, weather permitting. Just go!

We tried the Wiggin Tree early evening on a wet Friday. Having witnessed the recent renovation whilst regularly passing it in the car I expected good decor and ambience. I was not disappointed, a rustic edge and slightly old fashioned but not too twee, deceptively large dining areas and background 'chill out' music all gave good first impressions. A little surprised to see the lunch time menu was still operated up until 6pm but the choice was reasonable and prices not excessive. We selected the stilton and watercress soup as starters which was tasty although the accompanying crusty bread was soft and uninviting. For mains we tried the home made burger and roasted peppers. A little disappointing, the burger lacked taste and I had anticipated chunky seasoned chips instead of the insipid fries dished up. The pepper was, at best, okay but needed to be served hot, not luke warm. We shared a desert, the apple and gooseberry crumble, which was not only big enough but, pleasant to taste and hot. In all, a decent place to sit and eat, reasonable prices but food is only average.

Excellent, authentic and cosy restaurant. Tastefully decorated with objet d'art in true Persian style. Ideal place for either a romantic meal, a group of friends or someone eating alone. The food was really exceptional, full of subtle flavours. The meat was perfectly cooked and really tender, as was the rice. I would highly recommend this restaurant. The service was so friendly and helpful. The chefs were so humble when we complimented them on the high standard of their food.

very pleasant and efficient staff, lovely food, pleasing decor and environment. Just one small point, why does a restaurant of this quality use paper napkins?? you wouldn't dream of paper table cloths!

The Windmill pub in Denton is well worth a visit. It is just £3.50 for a meal from the carvery and it is exceptional value for money i think. The meat is served to you and you help yourself to the vegetables, i can recommend the cauliflower cheese.

This bar is proper, great food , great place - it rocks !

The food at the Bull's Head was absolutely fantastic..the Aubergine Courgette Tomato bowl was to die for, no doubt the best food I had during my trip to Manchester/London.

AVOID! The Ox has been taken over & is now not what it once was. By a very long mark. If you are after decent food or a gastropub experience, then The Ox is not the place to go. It is now more of a bustling pub - lively & boozy - which is fine if that is what you are after. I had to send my food back twice & the problem not rectified. The problem? The sauce for my sizzling platter, straight out of a packet, not only tasted disgusting but also had not even been mixed properly so I ended up with a mouthful of powder mix - unpleasant to say the least. Despite me sending it back twice & not eating the dish, a refund was not forthcoming - all in all a disappointing experience & really quite extraordinary. Mind you, if you go to a boozy pub on a Friday night expecting exceptional gastro-pub cuisine what can you expect!