Reviews in Didsbury

The best food ever and great value for money! Okay, the deco isn't great, but the food definitely compensates for this. BYO, order just a few starters and share with your friends and you pay £10 on average.... hardly beatable by any other restaurant in Manchester with QUALITY food.

The all-vegetarian menu is small-ish with a broadly Eastern slant. Nothing too inspiring, but prepare to be pleasantly surprised: the chef has a know-how with herbs and spices you'd normally associate with somewhere far more pretentious and French. Every dish has at least three more interesting flavours than you were expecting. I had the famous bangers & mash, and it was outstanding in all areas. The downside was that it was, ultimately, bangers & mash: like most of the menu, it was unseasonal for summer and clearly inspired by meatier cuisine, and I tend to think vegetarian cooking is at its best when it dares to be different. (8/10)

We went to the restaurant on Saturday 26th July after reading the reviews on Sugarvine. What an incredible find .... the food was superb the restaurant was only small but more than adequate and the service was second to none. For a party of 6 that included starters, mains, dessert, wine, champagne, beer, coffee's and whiskies came to approximately £270, an absolute bargain. I would heartily recommend this to anybody that like fine food and excellent service.

Quite simply the best Indian restaurant in the Northwest.

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.

We went to Jem & I for the first time on Saturday and thought the staff, atmosphere, music and food were absolutely fantastic we would recommend to anyone who loves delicious food. we will be going back and it's now in our top 5 of favourite restaurants. The staff were very friendly and efficient.

Excellent food very rich and filling. My husband is a non vegetarian and really enjoyed his bangers and mash with chips and I chose a spinach and beetroot dish which was ab delicious. A bit pricey but definitely recommend this restaurant for a special occasion.

Wow!! Amazing food at an amazing. This is now our new favourite restaurant in Didsbury. 2 courses of this quality for £15?? Fantastic - you won't be disappointed.

We dined here on a busy Thursday night. The food was great - very tasty, well cooked and a reasonable price for what you got at c £6 for a starter and £15 for a main course. However we found the service poor as the restaurant was packed and there were only 3 serving staff. Whilst they weren't rude they were very abrupt when taking orders and bringing out food and catching their eye to order more drinks or get the bill was impossible. The other issue we had was that as the restaurant is so popular they have squeezed in too many tables and as such you are very close to neighbouring tables and can hear everything they say, fine if you are in a big party but prob not ideal for a romantic meal for 2. So good food but I wouldn't rush back as I think there are other good places to eat.

If you are part of a vegetarian/non-vegetarian couple then Greens is perfect; high quality food which genuinely satisfies all diners. I have been on a number of occasions and have always been satisfied, a very attractive evening out. Minor points to consider include: poor parking facilities (cars crammed on nearby streets and no provisional parking) - a noisy ambience, although the lighting and decor is nice, and also the food can be rich if you are sensitive to foods of this nature.

oh my goodness - the BEST meal I have ever eaten in Manchester, bar none. Went having been intrigued by Simon Rimmer's laid back cooking on TV. He was there, came out to say hello and cooked brilliantly. I'm not a vegetarian, but this makes the meat/no meat thing irrelevant. great flavours, lovely presentation. Go, go, go

Disappointing for those of us interested in world cuisine - asking the waiters or even Mr Khandoker himself gained us no further detail! We felt crammed into the restaurant (too many tables)& had the feeling that the waiting staff were doing their best & were probably being paid a pittance for their efforts. When the bill came we noticed that there was an extra addition of naan breads which we had not received, despite reminders, & when questioned, Mr Khandoker, with absolute glee, informed us that we had, nevertheless been undercharged by £10 ^ added this onto our bill! There was a nasty after-taste to our experience - one of cattle / herding us in & out / squashing us in etc all for money-grabbing reasons. Mediocre food, impersonal service & very nasty owner! Curry for the masses. Will never go back!

I've been to the Great Kathmandu a few times before and it's always been ok - better than Rusholme but not amazing. However I went tonight and was really disappointed. The service was appalling - we didn't even get an apology when the waiter spilled wax all over our clothes. Also the food was a real let down - it appeared within about two minutes of ordering and wasn't very nice at all. I don't know if there's been a change in management/kitchen staff etc but I won't be going back again...

I have eaten at the the Woodstock twice. Once before and after the recent refurb and both times have been disappointed. We ordered two burgers with chips and horseradish sauce, and a sausage bap with onion rings. The food took a long time to arrive and was not worth the money at all. The salad on all 3 was old and wilted , the horseradish sauce was not horseradish, appeared to be mayonnaise with chopped up garlic and onion. The portions of chips were small, the bread buns of all 3 were dry and the onion rings were soggy. Nice for a drink but don't go for food.

My friend and had the great misfortune of visiting The Didsbury last night. Without a doubt it was the worst pub meal i have ever attempted to eat. I might not be a Jamie Oliver or Delia Smith but even i can tell the difference between "smash" and fresh potato, despite the managers insistance to the contrary. The meal remained un eaten mainly due to the meat being unchewable, the bubble and squeak looked liked mashed carrot and "smash" (no cabbage in sight)and everything was drowned in vinegar. A refund or apology?? absolutely not just a look of annoyance at our audacity to actually complain. A venue which most i will most definetly never visit again!

Absolutely Awful. Having heard good things about this place we decided to go for some dinner on the way into town for a night out. Really strange menu comprising student favourites alongside more sophisticated dishes costing considerably more that much better alternatives in the city centre. In the end we opted for Chilli Nachos x2. At £7 a throw we expected great things but what we actually got was a luke warm bowl of second rate chilli with a pile of cheap, overly salty, broken tortilla chips (probably from Netto or similar). They need to have a look at what you get in establshments such as Kro or Chiquitos for less money. While these things can happen it says something about the quality of the kitchen staff that something prepared with so little care and attention even made it out of the door. Its also worth mentioning that the table next door sent theirs back because it was cold. Service was also appalling! Avoid like the plague.

A brilliant mother's day treat! Obviously very busy but the food and service were excellent. All the staff worked very hard to ensure satisfaction and nothing was too much trouble for our party of 13. Look forward to our next visit.

After reading positive reviews on this site, we were extremely disappointed by our first experience of Laughing Buddah last night. The starter, hot and sour soup (£5), was far too thick with the consistency of sweet and sour sauce. It contained shrimp, rather than king prawns as described on the menu. My main course, Kung Po, was mediocre, as one might expect from any Chinese take away. My partner ordered a curry dish, which was also disappointing. Although the portion sizes were generous, this restaurant is very overpriced in light of the substandard quality of the food! The menu was confusing with far too much on offer, Gordon Ramsey would not be happy! Spend your money elsewhere, like Fuzion in Fallowfield - great and original food!