Reviews in Manchester City Centre

Went 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.

Having 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!

Fantastic.. good atmosphere, very reasonable prices.. a must visit.. and definitely worth the 1/2 hr. wait on a Wednesday night (Halloween)

Would recommend a visit.. good atmosphere, good wine selection and tasty pizzas.. good for people spotting (especially from the balcony upstairs) D&A

Had 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.

east z east is without doubt the best indian restaurant i have been to ,10/10. the peshwari naan is to die for!!

I visited just this evening after reading so many positive reviews. I must say I was disappointed. We were greeted by a very unwelcoming and unfriendly member of staff who mumbled that our table wasn't ready yet and that we had to wait in the bar. We had booked a week in advance, by the way. We waited in the very crowded bar for about 15 mins before another unfriendly and miserable waitress mumbled to us that our table was ready. We walked back into the restaurant area to be greeted by another customer trying to take our table! The waitress asked us if we minded, I said yes we do mind, of course we mind! But the waitress still decided to give our table to the oter customer, for some reason (!) and plonked us near the door. After that the rest of our time spent there was OK. The food was OK, no better than say La Tasca, and the staff were truely miserable, unfriendly and unwelcoming. I don't think any of us will bother going again!!!

Terrible. My friends and I visited at lunch time for the buffet after reading the rave reviews and there was very little and sometimes no food out - not even rice. What we did manage to taste was cold and fairly bland. We received no apology for this and I have to rank it as amongst the worst meals I have had.

My partner and I held the celebration dinner after our Civil Partnership Ceremont. The staff were the best! The tables were decorated and placed to perfection and they looked after the whole party in really professional way. The food and service were very good and the the price, even for 50 people was very reasonable.I have no problem in recommending you to this 'Place of Perfection'

I recently travelled up to Manchester to spend a long awaited evening with some close girlfriends. One of our party had already bee to San Carlo and rated it very highly. When we arrived the atmosphere and staff were welcoming and all boded well for the start of an excellent evening - or so we thought. Admittedly the restaurant was very busy but mysteriously someone had managed to give our table away to someone who, they claimed, had made a reservation for a party of exactly the same number under exactly the same name. What a coincidence, or was something fishy afoot? Fishy was most certainly the order of the day as the swordfish (or what I assumed to be swordfish) in my mixed grill of fish had acquired the nasty sulphuric pungency of aging fish long since departed from the sea. My scallop was cooked to squash ball consistency and my tuna had been not so much seared as ironed on the linen setting. Oversized, underseasoned and overcooked is the only possible way to describe the giant cardboard frisbees masquerading as garlic bread. That said the salads were fresh and the ingredients liberally applied though regrettably not in the combinations we had requested. But the de "fin"ing moment of this fishy tale was the unbelievable rudeness of the staff who, once overbearingly obsequious and familiar, were now demanding that we vacate our table (and this despite us already requesting the bill and being there a mere 2 hours). Clearly £30 a head doesn't cut the mustard (or the tuna for that matter) at San Carlo. If you wont spend the brass (the bass was too poor even for fish jokes) then move over for some one who will.

Have just wasted my lunch hour at the 'all you can eat' buffet at Ning - a joke in itself as there was very little on offer and what was there was cold and bland, unless you like small, greasy spring rolls!! Not impressed and I'm still hungry!!

Unfortunately, I have just wasted £6 and a lunch hour at the Thursday Buffet Lunch. There was a lack of food at this 'All you can eat' Buffet. What food was available was cold and bland.

Red Chilli is the best restaurant in Manchester. The ethnic food scene has survived and flourished whilst traditional restaurants have come and gone. Red Chilli is the only chinese that puts all of its homestyle dishes on the English menu. The food is authentic chinese- not a UK style MSG palace serving ribs, sweet and sour chicken and special chow mein. The fiery dishes are hot, the fish dishes are incredible- I have eaten melt in the mouth pomfret and fresh razor clams that were fine examples of the way that the Chinese serve fish so simply. The cold starters are a must, and there are dishes on the menu that truly adventurous eaters will love to take on. Even the service is exceptional- quick, friendly, and eager to recommend the best dishes. 10/10 and has been so since the day that it opened.

I live in Singapore, so my standards for Indian food are very high. This was my first trip to Manchester and the quality of the food and friendly service at EastzEast was simply outstanding. "British" Indian food at its very best - I'd recommend anyone to eat here.

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here. Although it cost more than most Chinese restaurants I have been to it was well worth it for all the finishing touches. We went here because we were looking for a restaurant that was open late in the evening as we were going after a show at the Arena and we were made to feel very welcome even though it was late and we were the last ones in there. No effort was made to rush us out. I will definitely go again when wanting to eat late after concerts.

Pound for Pound probably the best night out in Manchester,only problem everyone else knows as the place was 'chockka' sat night from 7 onwards. so if you dont mind waiting a little while(nice enough bar)superb food ,superb service at incredibly reasonable prices,overall outstanding.top recommendation. Try a pint in Cask bar just 1 min walk away(towards the Hilton) super choice of foreign beers

5 of us dined at the San Carlo on Tuesday 23/10/07. The food was good, however, it tended to go cold very quickly as the plates had not been heated sufficiently. We were also presented with vegetables that had not been ordered. The service on the other hand was quite simply abysmal; apart from one very recently recruited member of staff, the rest displayed at best, a very disinterested attitude (until it was time for the bill). They were however, very attentive to a table consisting of 6 scantily clad young ladies! The bill itself was an art form in over-pricing. Not only were we charged for 2 bottles of wine that we hadn’t consumed, we were also charged at a higher rate than shown on the wine list. All in all, the over-charging amounted to in excess of £70, plus the standard 10% service charge, meant that we would have been out of pocket by some £77! It is not acceptable in this day and age, particularly as there is so much competition in central Manchester, for this type of lackadaisical and very poor attitude to service to be tolerated. A very disgruntled diner.

The coffee was cold. We ordered 6 Tapas - the 'salad' was no more than a garnish and very limp. The squid was inedible, chorizo ok and I didn't bother with anything else.My companion ate some beef because she was so hungry. The waitress was surly. We left there and went to San Carlos.