Reviews in Manchester

was not very impressed when i dined there. service was slow, empty plates were not cleared and was charged full price when they were advertising 1/2 price sushi outside the restaurant.

We ate at Earle last week - it was a gourmet night to celebrate their 2nd anniversary. The meal was incredible! Just gorgeous! The service was fantastic and we even got to meet Simon Rimmer who was as lovely in real life as he comes across on tv. I could not recommend this restaurant enough!

THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD DEFFOOOOO I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Earle is one of THE best restaurants I've ever literally EVER eaten at. Unlike some of the Manchester city centre restaurants and other places I've been Earle is always relaxed and welcoming. The staff are attentive but not over-bearing. The food is well portioned, well priced and well cooked. I would recommend this place to Everyone!!

Been to this pub/restaurant twice now. The first time (months ago) wasn't too bad, the food was pretty cheap, but my meal was over cooked and was replaced, by something only slightly better. I went again two nights ago with a friend and was extremely disappointed to say the least. I ordered the "Tomato, cheese, and broccoli bake", there wasn't a trace of tomato (stated a tomato sauce), it was basically a bowl of cheese with about 3 peices of broccoli. My friend had a chicken curry, she said it was awful and the sauce was curdled. After complaining, the manager eventually showed his face and told us that the food was in fact bought in frozen! I asked why the menu said the bake was in tomato sauce and he couldn't give a proper answer. He was very reluctant to satisfy us and in the end gave us a partial refund of £2.75 between us! Outrageous. I won't be setting foot near the place again, I will be sticking with the Blundell Arms who don't microwave their meals!

This restaurant has just been re-furbished and has lost its charm and unfortunately you can no longer take your own drinks in. The drinks we were served (Cobra draft allegedly) were very expensive at £2.95 a pint. This unfortunately pushes up the price and at these prices the food would have to be exceptional, which it isn't, shame really.

The best curry house I've been to,staff very friendly ,takeaway is the same quality as the restaurant, i wont go anywhere else!!!

If you have lived in Japan, eating here will give you a real burst of nostalgia. If you haven't, a meal here will give you an idea of what you're missing. It's the sort of good value, tasty food that you get in this sort of restaurant in Japan. As well as the food being well-prepared and presented the service achieves a balance of discretion and friendliness that is a real pleasure. I had a great meal here last Thursday. I was drawn in by the menu outside the door. They seem to have all the dishes that I miss from my years in Tokyo. Well, almost... If, like me, you yearn for okonomi-yaki you'll have to wait for the Christmas menu. I might try wangle myself another business trip to Manchester just for that.

Andrew and Susan Bamford - Visited September 2008 - our second visit and took 2 friends - they were very impressed and said it was the best meal they had ever had (bearing in mind they have cruise everywhere with P & O this is definitely a recommendation). We would also compare this with cruise cuisine. As ever Howard and his staff were extremely attentive, fresh food 10/10, excellent wine/service and friendly staff. We enjoyed it so much we have booked in for New Years Eve with 10 of our friends and family and definitely know everything will be great.

I went to Casa Nostra one Sunday Evening with my Wife & Child and was very disappointed the place needs a major make over, I have not been in here for years and it has not changed. The chairs tables and bar, looks like something from a dodgy Labour Club in the 70's. The food is not good either and we will not go again. Thanks

My husband and I visited Grill on the Alley on a very busy Friday evening, after reading some great reviews and being advised by a number of friends - we weren't disappointed. The setting is loud, busy and fun, so not really the place for a quiet romantic meal for 2. Saying that however, it was unobtrusive and we had a great night together, having some wonderful food to start (Spring rolls and Fish cakes) followed by a perfectly cooked, delicious sirloin steak each. The wine we had was delicious, the service first class, and we are already looking at going back as soon as possible. Highly recommended.

We love the friendliness at Ning, and the freshness of the food. Never disappointed.

We attended for a friend's birthday party on Saturday evening, November 8th and Gurkha Grill made it one of the most upsetting and distressing nights of our lives. We were disgusted by the owner's attitude. We had originally booked for a table for 16 but due to cancellations we rang up and spoke to a lady there and reduced it to 10. When we met up before, for a drink, three people were ill with gastric flu - reducing us now to 7. When we arrived there was a table for 10 laid out - not 16 - so they obviously received our earlier message. But a party who arrived and wanted somewhere to sit were told it was full - even though we informed the waiter and the party stood in front of us that we were only 7 and they could have our left over seats. For some reason they were not given the space and left, which seemed odd. We sat down and ordered drinks and food and had poppadums, then about 20 minutes after arriving the bald-headed manager bulldozed over. He was incandescent with rage and demanded to know who was the girl who organised the birthday party. He ranted and raved about why there wasn't 16 of us - we explained they clearly got the message and apologised for the other three but what can he expect a group to do if people fall ill? He was furious and so angry and we said we were paying and here now and what was the problem? He told us he did not care whether we were here or not. A couple at a neighbouring table then piped up and asked him to be quiet. He said it was his restaurant so why should he? By now the whole place was silent and you could hear a pin drop. This brave couple said that we were paying customers now and he should not talk to us and he told them it was none of their business. They were so angry they got up halfway through their meal and walked out. Then, even more angry, he turned on me and said we were responsible for all this. Utterly humiliated, angry - my wife was in tears - and I lost my cool and told him to go away and used the 'f' word which I'm not proud of - this made him so mad he stuck his finger in my face and told me to "F**k off!!!" He was going to hit me and his staff realised it as the waiter with glasses and dark hair who had taken our order tried to restrain him but he flung him off (he nearly sent him to the ground) twice and that was when my wife dragged me out, fearing he was going to attack me. As i left - keeping my cool - I turned and said that all the customers in his restaurant who saw his behaviour towards us will never come back after this and amazingly he said: "I don't care - I don't need them. I have my food and it is the best so I will get more customers!" Nice customer service. I hope you send it on to the owner and his business partners. I hope he will apologise to us. I regret using the "F" word but he had already at that time been so aggressive I wanted him to step away from me and feared for my safety. We still do not understand what we did wrong but I hope no-one every eats there after what he did to us.

Probably one of the best restaurants I have ever visited.

Had a lovely lunch with the family and received attentive service from the staff. The hot chocolate was superb and there was a good selection of gifts in the downstairs shop.

I go two times a week, food is nice and the staff is friendly but ben the waiter is too friendly it will be better to do some massages to costumers, haha joking you are brill ben

I had to arrange a funeral reception at short notice and Ann at The Swan was able to accommodate our requirements. We were given the use of the restaurant area for as long as we wanted and a hot buffet was provided with two main choices and two desserts. The helpings were generous and the food was all home made and tasted excellent. The vegetables were fresh. The staff were very friendly and efficient and I cannot thank them enough.

This is a local restaurant to me and has always been excellent whenever we visit either for a meal or a bar snack. Staff are helpful and the owners are always around ensuring everything is spot on. Highly recommended.