Reviews in Manchester

Great food, wonderful cocktails and fantastic setting, in all a wonderful evening. Will be recommending it to all my friends and family!

My family and I have been regular customer for over 26 years eating in and take out. David is making the BEST pizza outside Bella Italia. The rest of the dishes are also good. Recommend the "Italian pizza" or the special, American, Irish you see I can make up my mind! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Absolutely fantastic - we need more veggie restaurants! Completely no smoking too, which is a bonus. Service was excellent - very friendly and helpful staff, with prompt service. Contemporary decor, relaxed atmosphere, good music (I didn't find it loud, as someone else said - maybe it's been turned down!) and a good mix of diners. Food was outstanding - non veggies would love it - and please try the garlic and rosemary bread to start - it's amazing! My only minor criticisms are a)they should have a website and b) perhaps not rely too heavily on cheese on the main courses (3 out of 5 had cheese in), as veggie food often gets slated for being cheese and nothing else. Will definitely be going back. A real find.

On arrival we were pleasantly welcomed and shown through to the new, airy, two sectioned dining area. The service was pleasant and attentive initially and we were quickly looked after for our drinks and food order. We had a mildly pleasant glass of the house Claret to go with our food. The starters we had were Mussels in a very agreeable, if voluminous, scrumpy sauce and a delicious, if ever so slightly too cold, soup. As we were there on a Friday Night and having a maximum of £20 fix per head, the choices were probably less than you would normally expect, although sufficiently varied to cover most tastes I would have said. My wife and I both went for the Roast Lamb. For some reason any offer of condiments didn't materialise in our little corner of the restaurant despite there appearing to be plenty on offer elsewhere. By the time we realised we couldn't be bothered to ask for them, but it was a slightly annoying oversight on the part of the waiting staff. The Lamb was wonderfully cooked, but was slightly fatty. I did ask for extra gravy which turned up neatly in a little pot with spoon for ladling across my food; a nice little touch. Vegetables turned up in a shared dish and all mixed in together, which might have been a pain if we hadn't both liked all of the vege therein. Again it was all very pleasant without really taking us to epicurean heights. Finally puddings were a sticky toffee pudding (not as good as the Ivy's, according to the missus!) So all-in-all, a pleasant and enjoyable experience without really being the culinary delight we had been anticipating. Informal discussions with the staff however did start to shed some light on this. The place has recently had major overhauls, the new seating area, new Kitchen where less than 4 months old. I fear that the English Lounge may not be able to live up to its newly won reputation unless it irons out some of the 'niggles' that can just take make the difference between OK and great. I do wish them all the best of luck.

It's got cheap prices but the service, ambience and food of a very expensive restaurant. The staff are very friendly and warm and attentive - we felt like VIPs! - the tables are large and not packed together like in some other restaurants, and the decor is lovely and modern. The food itself - and you get a lot for your money - was gorgeous and faultless. It's good whether you go for a romantic meal for two or as a large party. And it's even great for vegetarians. My girlfriend and I had a great time I can't recommend it highly enough!

Just been for lunch on a Sunday. Stunningly simple and delivered extremely well. Only a small menu however a very small price £20.00 per person inc Drinks!! Pork belly, great, just right size portion Crumble was so light however tasty. You can go for a quite meal or take the whole family including children, we will return.

Great food, sexy chefs!

Croma has set itself high standards over the years and has always maintained them. A visit to the new Chorlton Croma did not disappoint. Top notch and very reasonable, just as we had expected

Top class Thai food probably the best around

great food, they also do take away

Very good standard of restaurant, excellent cooking and friendly service!. La Tasca watch out. Definitely one of the best Spanish restaurants in town for consistency, and I've eaten regularly at most of them. Give it a go. A real treat and great atmosphere,,,,, great food.

Whatever you want is there! Proper Persian restaurant that nothing has been mixed up with Arabic style! With Fantastic Food, very nice and friendly staff, perfect music, lighting and atmosphere etc. It is such a cosy place to relax and enjoy your PERSIAN meal.

Good food, nice staff. Food was an average price, good choice.

The food here is just excellent and also a little different to your usual Bar / Restaurant menu restrictions. Can't recommend highly enough and the staff are fantastic and knowledgeable. Worth every penny. The upstairs restaurant, I believe which has just been built is a beautifully done, relaxed atmosphere in stylish setting with subtle, well-chosen background music. I would highly recommend a visit just to view the lavish decor, hanging chandlers, and highly impressive waiting staff. Well Done.

Good quality italian food with style great location, free parking

A very authentic Spanish atmosphere, the staff are always very friendly and obliging. I will definitely be dining here again

Excellent little pub warm and welcoming staff, the wait is worth it and the food was so fresh and tasty. Been here several times and always excellent would recommend to anyone to try. Much more welcoming than its sister restaurant I have to say.

Fantastic food, what a great place less than £10.00 per head for food and a beer... well done !!