Reviews in Manchester

Looking at the other reviews on this site, many people seem to have had a great experience at Santino, so perhaps during my visit they were just having an off day, however... I visited the restaurant with 3 friends last night. The first thing we ordered was bread and olives to share, there were several olives but unfortunately only 3 small pieces of bread between 4, as such we had ask the waiter to bring enough bread for all of us. My starter of ribs were incredibly fatty and tough, as were the steaks myself and a friend ordered - it just seemed as though there was an issue in preparing and cooking the meat. I decided against a dessert, however one friend ordered 2 scoops of icecream, which when it arrived was tasty but tiny. Not so bad in itself, but when you're being charged almost a fiver it leaves a bit of a bad taste in the mouth. Not great all in all, although I would mention that the service was very good.

Hey Loulla and boys. .I'm declaring a bias comment here, being your favourite brother in law and uncle in law. I have taken many friends to the Kosmos over the years and everyone without fail enjoyed it.

:sigh My husband and I attended the Rivington pub and grill for the first time this Saturday 9 feb valentines treat to each other! The meal was excellent most of the way through! I unfortunately discovered a 'hair' embedded in my dessert. When the waitress came to clear our plates and asked if all had been ok we brought to her attention the hair on my plate, her reaction was to say nothing and storm off!! 20 minutes later there was still no sign off any other staff/manager to attend to our problem, so my husband asked another member off staff who was very apologetic and offered to get the manager over to sort our problem! Moments later another gentleman appeared named 'Patrick' . Patricks attitude was clearly no better than that off the lady's before! He did NOT apologise for this unfortunate situation he told my husband and I that infant it was not a hair that I found IN my When the waitress came to clear our plates and asked if all had been ok we brought to her attention the hair on my plate, her reaction was to say nothing and storm off!! it was cotton from clothing!!!! ( what a laughable excuse, I have been a hairdresser for 14 years and have worked with all types of human and synthetic hair.... I know a hair when I see one!!) To which my husband replied , if this was the case why was there cotton in my wife's meal?? Is that acceptable to yourselves? Patrick had no answer and still no apology as he walked away offering no solution to our dismay! This was a very dissapionting end to what could have been a lovely evening!! I myself am and have been a local business owner in Horwich for the last ten years, this for them should have been a fantastic opportunity to have free positive publicity first hand to all who pass through my buisiness and ask about the local cuisine! Unfortunately for them all I can do now is be truthful and tell them off my experience I had this evening in which me and my husband where made to feel be-littled and less than valued!! What a hugely dissapionting end for us and for the rivington pub and grill!!

Combined the £10 main course and galss of wine lunchtime offer with a starter and dessert, total cost £20. Excellent veggie food, makes a change not to have to select from the also rans on a meat eaters menu. Shows what a bit of thought to a menu can do.

Place nice, food great, service superb, price reasonable.

I would highly recommend San Marco's to any lover of Italian food. We had four totally different dishes and each one was delicious. The place was warm and welcoming, with a great front of house and very friendly staff. We will defintely be returning.

The food wasn't pleasant, the staff seemed to be rushed as they were not enough people to number of customers. To be honest the cake they sold was nice but wouldn't recommend it.

Went on thur 31st jan 2 days after it opened .. the staff were polite and very helpful and the food was lovely . very relaxing atmosphere we will definitely be going again .. value for money as well.

I went to this restaurant over the weekend. I was very impressed by the freshness of the fish and the chefs extensive knowledge. The sashimi is the perfect thickness. My little one loves the Eel rice. Definately going back there again. Highle recommend the plum wine. Excellent service and cosy environment. Must go!

Great variety, Great place the best quality buffet i've had at very affordable price.

A lovely restaraunt, excellent food, served with true Thai style. A comprehensive selection of Thai food.

We visited last month before going to the MEN and found a great atmosphere, superb food and fab service, even though they looked under pressure. Will definitey try to get in again on 1st Feb, before show.

The one of the best Thai meal i've every had. If you have not been to the Village Inn in Urmston. Go asap make sure you book we went on this Sunday night 27/01/13 no table left, plus nice pub down stairs and pool table.

this is the worse chippy ive ever been to would highly recommend NOT to go there unless u like green frozen chips that have been sat there hours and rock hard peas that are meant to be mushy disgusting and not worth a wank

Excellent food and very attentive staff. Nice layout in the restaurant for large parties or couples. The butter chicken is gorgeous. They have some promotions that are worth a look.

I have eaten at Sul Lago many a time, mainly special occasions i.e. Birthdays, Family get-together etc. And each time, I'm reluctant to go. I try to find many poor, generic excuses one would use to get out of something I do not want to do, however, I can't let my friends or family down, can I? Arrival at Sul Lago circa 7 PM, the table booking for that particular time for a table of 16. A 20 minute wait to be seated, but not that bothered, as I mentioned above, I'm not the biggest fan of this place anyway and the longer I don't have to eat the food, the better! After perusal of the enormous menu, I bit the bullet and went for the 'better' options provided, the Chicken Liver Pate for starter and the Seafood Linguine. My better half opted for mussels in a cream and white wine sauce and a Chicken and a Parma Ham dish. A few people ordered the Salt Baked Seabass. Please allow me to provide specific details of the food below: The Chicken Liver Pate was very lumpy, was served with bitter leaves and toasted white sliced bread. No dressing on the salad at all, so was very, very bland. The dish itself could have fed 3 people as a main, never mind a starter for one. It should have been super smooth and light, served with a really nice warm, lightly toasted bread and a beautifully dressed salad to cut through the richness of the Pate. Technically very poor and ashamedly bland. The Mussels. What can I say? They were awful! Very over-cooked to the point of they were almost chalk. The uber-thick cream sauce was congealed and custard consistency didn't lift the dish, only made it worse. I wouldn't have gave it to a starving pig in fear of it being returned. The Seafood Linguine. This should have been absolutely amazing. The description of it on the menu, baked in a bag, served at the table. Mussels, clams, monkfish, prawns, langoustine, a taste of the sea, filling the air with an unmistakable aroma of fresh seafood cooked to perfection. It wasn't those things. Not one bit. It was a bag of super over-cooked matter, in a chili tomato sauce. Not the fresh pasta I had in mind; or the moist, rich seafood. No sign of monk fish at all. All very dry, all very over-cooked. Disappointment all-round. The Chicken and Parma Ham dish. Oh dear?! I have seen some sad looking dishes in my time. This however, really brought a tear to my eye. Yes, you guessed it, over-cooked. A horrible, congealed, masala sauce drowned the poor thing and to think an Italian Chef put this together? For shame, sir. For Shame! I nearly keeled over, but then, I was not surprised, as I have experience disappointment at this place every time I go. Salt Baked Seabass - Don't get me started! Roast Potatoes, Green Beans, Carrots accompany all the main courses. Silver Served like in the in 70's. Outdated, overpriced stodge that shouldn't be fed to anyone, let alone charged for it. Leathery Roast Potatoes, boiled-to-death carrots and veg. and just, well..... Yuck! It wasn't all bad. The service was better than usual and the wine wasn't poisoning anyone. Service was very charmless, but none-the-less, just ok! I believe Sul Lago has the potential to be a great neighbour-hood restaurant. It sits quietly outside a beautiful village, Woodhouse Gardens. An updated, modern Italian cuisine would go down a real treat here with the right chef on board, they could half the menu and serve quality fresh food at a better price than what they are charging currently. I believe the locals would really take to it. It would be somewhere people would eat every night of the week, instead of just weekends. I hope everyone finds this review helpful, and the owners of the restaurant actually read it and do something about the food, They've not had a change of menu for, well, forever! It's still serves the same over-priced, outdated stodge it did 10 years or more ago. There are so many better restaurants in and around Manchester at half the price of this. Such a terrible waste. My advice, go for a curry instead :)

good food, decent service, shame about the location and no parking but I've eaten there many times with different friends and always come out happy and stuffed :-)

I've eaten here many times over the years and the place has continually spiralled downhill since Simon Jones took over, the staff are rude, stroppy and some are agressive, if you leave messages no one gets back to you, they have kids waitressing and the waitresses also admin the facebook