Reviews in Manchester City Centre

Don't bother going anywhere else in town. This place never disappoints. The best!

i love barburrito, and was really pleased that this chain opened up another store in the trafford centre. this place consistently serves fresh, vibrant, healthy Mexican fast food at unbelievable value. First timers cannot go far wrong with a shredded beef burrito, black beans, lime rice and salsa verde. This does me just fine every time i visit (which is about twice a week). At five pounds for a meal and a drink you cannot go far wrong here! The only slight grumble would be the limited selection of drinks (the usual soft drinks, beer and margaritas) - but I guess this is a fast food restaurant - and i don't know many fast food gaffs selling beer. Manchester deserved more places like this.

The food was great, once we'd been seated, but the service left a LOT to be desired. There were about five long, rowdy "Happy Birthdays" sung by the waiters. Shame they didn't put as much effort into being as welcoming to other customers; as the jolly atmosphere felt false due to our initial treatment. I booked a table for 9pm. I don't mind waiting, especially on a busy night, but there was nowhere to sit in the bar and it was swamped with people just drinking. I politely asked how long the table was likely to be; and was looked at as if I'd just kicked the waiter's mother. When I tried again, he said that if I approached the manager with the same question, I'd probably be asked to leave - because the staff were working hard and didn't need the hassle. I really wasn't in the mood for a fight - but he clearly was. It was just bizarre. My main impression was that because they're busy, they're arrogant. It really put me off. I write restaurant reviews for a living, so get some closure by having a platform for my views; but not everyone has that opportunity. So, in short, I wouldn't recommend it on a Friday or Saturday - however good the food is. There are plenty of other restaurants in town with equal quality in ALL areas of service.

The best Thai restaurant we have been to. The food was very fresh and service fab. If you love Thai food you must go !!

Yang Sing is a great concept- it's upmarket style allows you to take corporate clients here, which is a rarity in most Chinese restaurants. However, there are many many restaurants in Manchester that match or surpass the food there including the little downstairs place next door that do the same great steak rolls for approximately half the price. Great for a posh night out but honestly quite disappointing for most real foodies. My advice to you if you eat Chinese regularly in Manchester is to be adventurous and try somewhere else!

Do yourselves a huge favour and go to Buffet City, has to be the best place around for miles, so much choice, polite friendly staff, clean toilets and outstanding value for money.

Not authentic Asian food

After taking a long time to find, (going up and down Deansgate), me and my friend found a very unpretentious restaurant: it was El Rincon. You walk downstairs and find yourself walking into a medium sized room with typical Spanish pictures on the wall i.e. bullfighters and even Maradona himself. I was very unimpressed by the place itself and when the waitress sat us down, I found myself looking in at the kitchen (which was directly opposite to where I was sitting) which didn't seem the cleanest. Anyway most importantly, the food was lovely. Me and my friend wanted to just order the Paella but the waitress told us it would 30 minutes to cook so we would be better off getting a tapas to pass the time. We opted for the prawns with dips and the chicken done in a paprika sauce- which was gorgeous. We shared our tapas and when the Paella finally came, we didn't even eat half of it. Probably thanks to the £1.50 bread aswell. The bill was £32. Well worth it. The best restaurant I've been to in Manchester, so far.

Lammars is the worst place in manchester to eat. I went there for my 30th Birthday, ive never seen anything like it. If you want food poisoning this is a fantastic place to go.

Went to the New Emperor on Sat night and thought it was the worst experience in China town Manchester so far. Service was extremely poor, staff were rude, two dishes had hairs in them. We sat down to dine at nine, ordered straight forward banquet option for 4 people and service was so bad we didn't finish until 1am. The rude staff even started to hoover around us. The bill was also expensive considering the poor quality of food and service. Definitely one to avoid.

Fab food. Very busy at lunchtime but worth every mouthful

The food was nice enough but unfortunately not the service. We were told it would be a 40-50 minute wait but ended up waiting almost 2 hours with a full seating area which is understandable on an early saturday evening. Six thirty to be precise.There were plenty of us and We were told upon arrival that we had to have a set menu for that reason and not able to choose anything.We were rushed like cattle and offered no dessert or coffee. We had had all our food within an hour and then when we asked for more drinks the waiter rolled his eyes. When spending four hundred pounds you expect a lot better than that. On a more positive note, the naan bread was delicious and if you prefer a less rustic and more modern restaurant then this may be to your liking. Just dont go in a large group.

This has got to be the worst restaurant I have ever been in We were made unwelcome when we arrived, they claimed not to have our booking, even though we pointed out in the ledger! We then waited an hour for our table, the staff only wanted to push drinks on us and would not take the order. At this stage we realised that they had very little staff and could not cope with the Saturday evening crowd.This included the chefs serving in the restaurant! We waited two hours and still no food! At this stage I asked for the drinks bill as we wished to leave this took a further half hour, and during this time we were closely watched by a group of doormen, this was very intimidating for a mature family group. The "Famous Raja brothers" then charged us 45 pounds for the six drinks we had! I cannot comment on the food as we never had any! ENTER AT YOUR PERIL!

very good food, good quality service

Only 3 staff waiting tables on a fairly busy Wednesday Night. I've visited stock a few times and everything's been near perfect before, this visit however was a bit of a let down. The staff that were working were reasonably helpful, the food seems to have become a bit rushed and my partner's gnocchi had the same sauce as my steak (although advertised differently). The food had to be sent back both at the starter and main course because it had gone cold. Lavish, exquisite surroundings but just a bit of a poor performance on the night

Great place, great value. Enjoyed!

Pleasant atmosphere, good service, lovely rice!

VERY DISAPPOINTING! On arriving there was no one on the front desk so we were left to wait for ten minutes before being seated. We ordered some water whilst looking at the menu, I think they sent someone to Buxton to get it judging by the time it took for the waitress to bring it to the table. We ordered and then watched our food sit on the side for ten minutes before the waiter noticed it. The order when it eventually arrived was wrong, I ordered the CHURRASCO but got a plain sirloin instead. On sending it back I watched the chef butterfly the steak, dip it in the marinade and put it back on the griddle! On pointing this out to the waiter he assured me that a fresh steak had been cooked. Utter rubbish, the staff seem to forget that there is a lovely open kitchen at Gaucho. We did complain to the Maitradee who did not charge us for the steak. I have eaten at Gaucho twice before and I thought the service and food were excellent. This time the service was insultingly bad. The new decor looks tacky, the black and white furry fake cow skin seat covers really do look appallingly bad. The treatment of customers is way below the standards of the restaurant Gaucho used to be. The food was average and overall experience very disappointing. I have recommended Gaucho to friends before, this time I will be warning them, a lack of basic service ruined a birthday celebration. Never again.