Reviews in Manchester City Centre

Quite disappointed, 8 booked for a meal for my husbands 50th birthday and I even advised one gluten free. Non gluten free menu, no acknowledgement to my husband's birthday and food presentation extremely poor . Have been numerous occasions but would not book special occasions in future.

Lovely food & atmosphere. This is our 2nd visit to Gio, and didn’t disappoint. The pre-theatre meal is ideal.

Been here many times but two nights ago a came and ordered house wine two large glasses and it said £6.95 on menu on bill it came £9.50 a whole bottle was only. £1 dearer on the Shiraz . Service rushed I felt and the 10% service charge I do not like this putting on - I always tip but I don’t like being told what to tip - we won’t be back felt cheated with the wine have emailed restaurant to tell them but no response ! There are lots more restaurants out there and it’s not particularly cheap - £14.50 for lasagne . It was quiet when we were there onky three tables so no atmosphere .

The food was fantastic and introduced me to a cuisine I’d never tried before. The owner was a delight and his recommendations were spot on. We’ll definitely be coming back.

Brilliant authentic Italian restaurant. Superb service from lovely helpful staff. Great menu at really good value for two courses. Great food.. never been disappointed.

Great place for pre theatre meal. Nice food friendly efficient staff. Quick service.

We love this place! The food is excellent, the staff attentive, and there's always a great atmosphere. Well worth a visit and make sure you have the pasta.

Really enjoyed our first visit. Excellent food and drinks. Great service from friendly and knowledgeable server.

Lovely restaurant where we ate before a concert. Service was prompt but not rushed and we felt we had time to really enjoy the food. Food was lovely - we had the two-course deal and there was plenty of choice, good value for the price. We booked for five o'clock and were out by six-thirty, in plenty of time for our concert at 7.30. The staff were very courteous and efficient. Thank you

Very disappointing

I go to Gio's fairly regularly, usually prior to a concert at the Bridgewater Hall. Last night I enjoyed another excellent meal - freshly cooked salmon with a marinara sauce. The food was piping hot and very tasty. Service, as always, was friendly, professional and swift.

First time in the restaurant after a spur of the moment booking, but wasn't disappointed! Great food, great service, will definitely be back!

Had a lovely steak cooked to perfection and the tiramisu was light and satisfying. My only gripe is they put an optional 10% gratitude on the bill. It’s hard not to pay when they inc this in the total outstanding balance? Also my mum asked for a glass of Prosecco and the waiter suggested the pink one! We didn’t realise until the bill came that it was the most expensive drink! I know this was my mums fault but I don’t think they should recommend drinks to you. They should give you the menu if you are unsure on what type of drink to have.

Came on Saturday night and had a lovely night food was delicious will definitely be back

We came here before a theatre trip on 27th April. I'll first start by saying the staff were lovely, and were doing a good job considering it was so busy. However the food was disappointing. The starters were average; it was the main courses that were the biggest problem. Two of us ordered the rib eye steak; one of the steaks turned up bloody - and mixed with the peppercorn sauce didn't look particularly appetising. It was very thin and bright red when it was cut into. Most bites contained a piece of fat so it was left. The other steak was ordered plain and lacked any sort of taste which seemed odd for a rib eye. Another diner ordered a pizza which arrived looking like it had barely been cooked, so this was another meal that wasn't finished. May be we were unlucky this time, we'd actually planned to eat off the A La Carte menu but were told on arrival we couldn't order from this until 18:45 (our meal was booked for 6pm as the show was starting at 19:30). If I'd known this prior to arrival I wouldn't have made a reservation as the pre-theatre menu was limited. To summarise: the staff were great and did an excellent job considering the restaurant was practically full, however the food was awful.

Been here 3 times and never been disappointed. Staff even remembered us! Lovely warm welcome and food excellent again. Service friendly and efficient, ideal when you are on a time scale for visiting the theatre. Highly recommended and will definitely return.

4.5

Susan P

what a fab place! amazing food

2 courses for £16.95, food and choices for the pre theatre menu ( up to 6.45) very good with enough choice for starter and main service great. The drinks a were a bit expensive £30 for 4 drinks, small prosecco a bottle of Bud, a medium glass of red wine and a gin and tonic . The whole meal with tips cost us £83 it soons adds up Don't like the idea of 10% service charge added to the bill you can ask to remove it, I like to leave a tip in restaurants for good service etc and expect that restaurants pay their staff a reasonable wage which does not rely on tips. Overall good meal and atmosphere and service also close to the Bridgewater Hall theatre but might try somewhere else that doesn't automatically add 10%service charge.