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It doesn't look great from the outside but don't let that stop you from paying a visit. You will love it. Great food and fantastic people!
Armenian Taverna and Restaurant – Manchester City Centrewe had another outstanding night out at Akbars,wish they would stock some other beers(belgian) ,if they did then it would be perfect.Come on Akbars give a go.
Akbars – Manchester City CentreI was not happy & wont be visiting again after we ordered the Lobster & received prawns passed off as lobster in the shell. A sneaky trick!! Im just wondering how many times they have got away with this as some people may not have eaten lobster before. After complaining they did try to make up for it though with complementary meals.
Chaophraya – Manchester City CentreWe visited EastZEast for the seconed time in as many weeks last night, after being amazed during the first visit. Whilst the decor and food was upto the same high standards as before, the service was seemingly from another restaurant this time around. I know that Im going to sound picky and backwards, but even forgetting having our lassi spilled on the table, having a tray thrown over the bar, only to be missed and land next to us, having the wrong meal delivered to us the first time around, we lost count of the number of times one particular waiter reached over us to collect plates, without saying excuse me. Fine if its two mates having a meal, but when a couple are holding hands, and clearly a couple, some tact is required. Also, my partner felt very ignored come the end of the meal, as the waiter was only seemingly interested in what I wanted, and didnt even make eye contact with my better half once during the whole meal, instead preferring to ask only 'sir' if we wanted drinks, if everything was ok, if we had finished, etc etc. Madame was paying on this occasion, so I can understand her offense. Maybe we just made the mistake of hoping for a romantic meal, because as much as I love Indian restaurants, along with their inability to make decent deserts, they are also inherently extremely casual and unrefined compared to what you could call an upmarket European or fine dining restaurant, no matter how good the curries and decor are! Id still go back obviously, although probably with the lads, as neither of us could really fault the well cooked and presented food, although my seekh kebabs were a slightly bland but still good, my Mrs' fish curry was very dry, and more of a heavily marinated fish dish than a curry, and both our 'medium' curries were definitely mild. Consistency is what makes any great restaurant great, and clearly EastZEast has yet to attain this, although its still definitely very good. Maybe they a just had an off night? We have now been to Akbars twice, and EastZEast twice. Id have to say that these places are probably about equal following 2 visits to each. Toss a coin!
East z East – Manchester City Centrewe pre booked a table for twelve and was told in no uncertain terms when three of our friends arrived 25 mins late that this table is booked again at 9.30pm. we thought this was very rude. it was 7.30 at the time. secondly we were not offered the full menu. we had no idea of this until we saw people ordering things we had not got on our menu. It would have been nice to have had a choice. The food was good, the wine was reasonably priced and the staff apart from the very rude table manager were polite and efficient. The bill was ok. and correct. not sure if i would eat here again. i feel cheated because we did not get the full menu. this must have been on purpose. I cannot think of any other reason.
Alberts Shed – Manchester City CentreAs we had heard good reviews regarding El Rincon, a group of us went there on Sunday afternoon for a friend's birthday. We were very disappointed. The staff were rude and unhelpful, there were 2 dishes out of the 15 that were liked and dishes came to us sporadically throughout the meal. One dish, "Marinated cheese" actually transired to be chunks of cheddar cheese in olive oil with a few bits of lettuce on top. The price was certainly disproportionate to the quality of the dish. The interior of the restaurant is pleasant and authentic, but it's a real shame about the food.
El Rincon de Rafa – Manchester City Centrememories.....I was eating Abdul Kabob's back in 1989 and every time I go back to Manchester I drop by to revive those great memories.....I recommend extra yogurt sauce on anything on their menu.....tastes better after 3 pints of scrumpy jack from the bowling green or 4 pints of Guinness at the Clarence.
Abduls Fast Food Restaurant – Manchester City CentreTook the family for lunch without having seen the recommendations. Both the service and the food were of the highest quality. It was a welcome oasis after a nightmare journey from Cardiff. Sincere thanks to all involved.
Piccolino- Caffe Grande – Manchester City CentreThe only place to go for a kebab in the entire universe (gordon ramsey / heston blumenthal watch out)
Abduls Fast Food Restaurant – Manchester City CentreWithout a shadow of a doubt, the best Indian in Manchester city centre, hands down! The service was friendly and efficient, from the moment you enter until the moment you leave. Its great to see a list of non typical curries on the menu aswell, in addition to the regular madras, jalfrezi, kormas etc etc. Its about time that somebody had the courage to try something different with British Indian food, as its long overdue in my eyes. Try something different for a change! The only complaints is that its a pretty small place, so whilst it would be ideal for a cozy midweek meal, at weekends it does get awfully crowded, and since its an Indian restaurant, as good as it is, that usually translates into it being a little rowdy and noisy. However, the new larger branch thats opening on Riverside should solve this problem, if you see it as one, which Im sure most people dont. A curry house will always be a curry house, no matter how good the curries! Also, Id say that the decor is still slightly behind Akbars, which looks fantastic inside and out, but again, fingers crossed that this will again be rectified when they move to a bigger premises, and have more area to play with then doing the design side of things. Excellent, and every curry lover in Manchester should try this place, as its outstanding and rightly stands at the top of the Manchester curry tree. Rusholme's average eateries need to stop being so arrogant in thinking that people will go there for the 'food', rather than the experience of seeing Rusholme, wake up, stop churning out sub standard meals, and realise that theres now a handful of far better places to eat Brit-Indian food in Manchester.
East z East – Manchester City CentreEvuna is a mediocre tapas bar that would not survive outside of provincial Manchester. Wine is good, food is average at best. Service is laughable, and outright dishonest. They require a £5 deposit for each person to reserve a table. Outrageous right? But it gets better. Then they rip you off by "forgetting" that they've charged your for the table deposit. Excellent business model - if you like getting ripped off. Recommendation: avoid at all costs or give them no tip for their rip-off sins.
Evuna Deansgate – Manchester City CentreI had a fantastic fillet steak here last night. If you are in Manchester and want to gorge on red meat then you must go here. Only problem last night was that it's undergoing a refurb. Why dont they just close the place, do the job and then re-open?
Gaucho – Manchester City CentreWent to Chaophraya on Saturday night after reading some excellent reviews. I was really looking forward to a great meal as was my partner. The starters were excellent, however upon arrival of our main course we were less than satisfied. Having ordered Lobster the last thing I expected was to be served Prawns in a Lobster shell. The management tried everything to sort the situation and confessed that Prawns had been served as the amount of Lobster they had left was not sufficient. That said, I was extremely disappointed that we had not been informed earlier and they had tried to pass us off with Prawns. I will not be returning to this restaurant and advise that if you do order Lobster, make sure it IS Lobster.
Chaophraya – Manchester City CentreHaving eaten here a few times, this has to be the slickest and without a doubt the trendiest Indian in Manchester. Ive also eaten at the York branch, and the two are definitely on a par, and its good to see that standards have made it across the Pennines. From the second you walk in the door, you know that youre not in a typical neon lit, old school Indian eatery. The food was pretty good too, although nothing out of this world, hence I cant give it an outstanding rating for food quality, but then that is often the case with most Indian restaurant these days. Ive sampled several of their dishes, and on the whole, the food is better than most places you'll find on the now saturated curry mile, which doesn't have to rely on repeat custom, hence doesn't have to be overly good or consistent. The highlight of this place is without a doubt the Naan breads, which come hung on a tower, which is great for saving table space and also keeps them warm for longer, aswell as looking pretty cool, which is no doubt the main reason behind the towers! There are places with better food for sure, but this is definitely the best mix of food quality and modern, cool interior, as you will find in Manchester city centre. Its easy to see why this is so popular, especially since the prices are the same if not lower than most Rusholme venues!
Akbars – Manchester City CentreFantastic.. good atmosphere, very reasonable prices.. a must visit.. and definitely worth the 1/2 hr. wait on a Wednesday night (Halloween)
Akbars – Manchester City CentreWould recommend a visit.. good atmosphere, good wine selection and tasty pizzas.. good for people spotting (especially from the balcony upstairs) D&A
Dukes 92 – Manchester City CentreHad a very nice meal here on Sunday afternoon. Daily bread starter, whilst simple, was very nice and well presented. Warmed small 'loaf', served with olive oil and balsamic on its own little bread board. Skewered chicken and baby back ribs were OK. Nothing amazing. Too much ginger on the chicken for my taste. My partners king prawn fajitas were excellent though. Beautifully cooked prawns in a very nice sauce. Excellent waiting staff, friendly and attentive. Only one criticism - girl at the front of house was miserable and uninterested. Fortunately our only contact was for her to show us to our table.
The Grill On the Alley – Manchester City Centreeast z east is without doubt the best indian restaurant i have been to ,10/10. the peshwari naan is to die for!!
East z East – Manchester City Centre