Reviews in Manchester City Centre

Love the vegan options and great service

My fiance took me here for a romantic meal and I was overwhelmed with the incredible service and food! The waiters/staff couldn't do enough for us and were happy to arrange flowers and extras that my partner asked for to make the evening really special. The food was superb - a really wide choice of dishes, something for everyone I would imagine, and the quality was great too. Service was quick and efficient, atmosphere was lively but not intrusive or too loud. I was impressed to see Giovanni himself helping out and making sure things went smoothly. I would recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for somewhere offering a mix of class and top quality modern cuisine.

China City is by far the best Chinese restaurant in Chinatown or in Manchester. The food is top class, always hot, always good portions and always friendly and polite staff. I have been going in this restaurant for years with my partner and we never fail not to enjoy our meal. The £4.95 deal is great if you go between noon and 4pm but anytime there you can be guaranteed a lovely meal and a warm and friendly welcome in a traditional Chinese restaurant that's not beyond the cheapest budget

Ning is everything I want on a night out weather it’s a special occasion with friends or a chilled out week night evening - chilled out atmosphere, friendly service, fab food and great interior design. The starters are amazing, I wish I could order the prawn & tofu fritters for starter, main and desert. The wine list is innovative but not pretentious, and I love it that you can go glam with one of the seasonal cocktails. Service is attentive and friendly but not in your face and the bill always surprisingly reasonable for the high standard of food. I recommend this place for every occasion.

i have to say i was disappointed with east is east riverside, decor and service was good but to be honest food was terrible, i eat out a lot at sum of Manchester's nicest restaurants, and if this is trying to compare to akbars it has no chance, simply the food was inferior, bland no taste, it was obvious to me the chef was not in the same league, with all respect i had better from a take away... i filled my comment card out being honest, if you want excellent food then go to akbars, for me i was really dissapointed.....

All the comments about food here are quite right - it's an excellent restaurant with good food. However, they've now started to refuse to serve tapwater (they said it was contaminated, and we had to buy bottled!!) even when spending £45 on a meal for two. Drinking water that's been driven around Europe is not my thing when we've got so much of it here. So great restaurant, but with some really daft ideas creeping in (they never used to do that).

Went to Gaucho for a special birthday - was left disappointed. The food was nothing spectacular, the staff were distant and the seating plan catered for the masses. For the food and service, it is grossly overpriced and there are much better restaurants in Manchester

Food of good quality and restaurant staff friendly and helpful. Pity the same cannot be said of casino staff, in particular the ones at reception. Object also to having photograph taken just to have dinner with friends. Will not be returning when there are other, superior restaurant's, in town that do not require my photograph and address.

oh my god... don't come here!

Five members of Cheshire Curry Club visited Akbars last Thursday. We had heard so many good reports that we had to try it for ourselves! We were not disappointed! We got in at 7.30pm and only had to wait 15 minutes for a table which was not a problem because there is a large well furnished section where you can have a relaxing drink before having your meal. Our party of five ordered poppadums, mixed starters for five and our main courses were the seafood special, Chicken Makhani, Lamb Bhuna, Kahrai Chicken and Lamb Ghost. We also ordered a nan bread which was bigger than a tennis racquet! The food was prepared to a very high standard and the waiter who dealt with our order was friendly and knowledgeable. Also with ample staff you don't have to wait long between courses.The total bill which included two rounds of drinks as well as Brandy and coffee came to £102. A veritable feast for just over £20 a head. The restaurant is also furnished to a very high standard and all in all we gave it 9 out of 10 which is very high for our membership. In fact it is the highest we have ever rated any of the restaurants we have visited.To give you some idea we rated the Masala Lounge in Sale 8/10, the Gatley Tandoori 8/10 and the Original Third Eye in Didsbury 8/10. Some restaurants have rated less than 5 so to rate Akbars so highly gives you an idea of how impressed we were! Thank you Akbar for a lovely evening!

Excellent food. Friendly and efficient service. Always a pleasure to visit!!

I would recommend the Happy Seasons in china town any day, Me and my boyfriend about 3 times a month, the crispy pork and char sui are the best we've ever tasted, the price is excellent and we've paid no more than £20 which includes drinks!

The decor, ambience, atmosphere and Menu lean slightly more to general Mediterranean than pure Greek which I hadn’t quite expected but that was fine. I found it reassuringly (and surprisingly) unpretentious, decent no nonsense service, good tasty food, generous portions and good value. Ole

I went here on Saturday as a group of 4 girls. It was one of the best meals I have ever had and the service was excellent. The waiters couldn't do enough for you and to be honest I was expecting the bill to be more than what it was which was a nice pleasant surprise. Between the 4 of us not one of us had a bad word to say, we all picked something different from the menu and it was all perfect.

Everytime i am shopping in manchester, i stop in Cafe Metro for a bite to eat. It has become a little tradition for me and my friends. The service is excellent, the food is lovely and its great value for money.

I hate food courts. No, i loathe food courts. The smell, the constant noise, the crappy unappealing food. Yet every time i go into a shopping centre I end up eating in one of these bloody things as they are fast, cheap and convenient. However last week my life was been transformed (small exaggeration perhaps), when I stumbled across a small place called barburrito. Located in the Trafford Centre - (I think this is a new restaurant) - they sell great, reasonably priced fast food in a great environment. I had a burrito as big as my head, stuffed with shredded beef and spicy salsa, cheese, sour cream and lots of other stuff with a refill drink for £6. This is the best dining experience I have had for some time and restores my faith in fast food. Bomb Mcdonalds, set fire to Subway, trash KFC (please note none of these are subliminal requests, more a statement of dissatisfaction). In Barburrito there is finally a fast, tasty, healthy and good value alternative.

I worked there for four months three years ago. They paid me £3.80 per hour and we were not allowed to take the tips we earnt. I was called "fat girl" by the restaurant owner. The kitchen condition was the worst I've ever seen. Sweet sour chicken was placed in dirty basket on the floor and the duck sauce was placed in disgusting bottles. The workers were treated like dirt and most of them are illegal immigrants.

I worked at Buffet city for 4 months in 2004. They paid me £3.80 per hour and they kept any tips that were earnt. Also the standard and hygiene of the restaurant kitchen was awful. I struggle to believe that they washed the kitchen more than once a week. As well as this the workers were treated like dirt.