Reviews in Manchester City Centre

Ate at Room last week and found it to be a very pleasant experience. It's quite an upmarket place, to be expected given the location, but food is well presented, with reasonable portions i.e. not full after the starter at reasonable prices. Majority of main course dishes at £15 and all desserts at £5. Clientele were a bit brash but you can't fault the restaurant for that.

The best steaks in Manchester - or anywhere else for that matter. The service was both friendly and professional. Only disappointment were the chips, which looked like they'd been refried, and weren? frites like I'd expected, and the deserts are nothing special. Have a bigger steak instead and pass on pudding.

Went for the 1st time after reviews on here. Great atmosphere when you first walk in with an excellent bar area. The separate restaurant has a really nice feel to it and the menu is very extensive and quite unique. Food quality is fabulous though the service could be worked upon a little. All in all for someone who eats out several times a week and is quite hard to please this was an excellent dining experience and I would strongly recommend it

We went to try the happy hour buffet at Sweet Mandarin. The food was extremely fresh and delicious. I liked how we could keep re-ordering from the buffet menu without moving. Exceptional value for money £9.95 each. Also loved the atmosphere and how friendly all the staff were at the restaurant. I will be coming back here with all my friends and their birthdays!

Visited this new city centre restaurant for the first time last week. What a fantastic addition to Manchester's restaurant line up! Specialising in superb char grilled meat and fish, the menu has many highlights. The Kobe beef burger (Kobe Fillet steak for £50!)looked fantastic as did the half lobster and chips. We plumped for squid, chicken skewers and clam chowder followed by fillet steak, piri piri spatchcock, chicken pot pie and roast chicken. All served with fantastic chips and crisp greens. The cocktail menu is extensive and one of party tried an after eight coffee made with creme de menthe.Not overly expensive with a two course meal for four including drinks coming to a shade under £130. Service is excellent and the staff are helpful and knowledgeable. 10 out of 10!!

Excellent food, nice atmosphere and excellent. I've eaten here about 8 times and everytime we've really enjoyed the food. Very well priced! Not sure what the previous comment is relating to.

"You want chippy tray"? I haven? washed the korma stain off my shirt since the first time I tasted it's creamy goodness. I particularly recommend one portion of korma, one portion of chips, 2 poppodoms, 1 naan AND LOTS OF SWEET FIZZY DELICIOUS COKE to wash it down (better make that two bottles). NB Next time you go in, ask if Abdul if working. Oh, and three little words of advice: "ALWAYS GO LARGE". Supersize me baby.

sorry everyone hold on there, after reviewing Manchester? newest Indian restaurant, I may have got carried away. yes the food was still excellent and the service(once your at the table) was still v good, BUT we had a terribly long wait on a very busy Saturday night, and with the only choice of expensive bottled cobra for the beer drinkers plus a very noisy, giddy, young crowd, in fact there were several undesirables wandering around the place when we visited. food/service/cost excellent, unfortunately frequented by some right wallys. back to eastz east for us.

We visited for the first time on Friday 30 September 2006. Would probably rate it as the best restaurant in Manchester. A lot of style without the fake glam of a lot of places and delivers on the food brilliantly. The staff are excellent especially on the wine recommendations and the whole evening seemed as if it finished too quickly

Wow this is the best place ever it is so much better than Starbucks if you really want a good coffee head here and you wont be disappointed. I t would be a real shame to visit Manchester and not visit Manchester. A fantastic little place with friendly devoted service. By far my favourite Coffee spot in Manchester.

A visit a lunchtime with colleagues was very enjoyable, food excellent, staff friendly.

oh dear, just when i was singing the praises of east z east which is excellent, we dine at akbars. we found nicer surroundings, better service although a tad fussy, and definitely better food! my only grudge, no draught beer (bottled cobra) very busy on Friday night .it has moved to number 1 on our Indian dining list. overall a great night out.

We visited for the first time last night. had the scallops & salmon fishcakes to start followed by fillet steak and duck. Finished with tiramisu and chocolate pot. The service was excellent, the prices very reasonable and the food was beautiful. Will definitely be returning.

Really nice food, good location, nice atmosphere, good prices. I would recommend this place. It is self service as it is a buffet so the service that you get from the waitresses isn't really a problem. Truth be told every time i've been the waitresses on the whole haven't been the best at all and it's been a case of they show you to a table, take your drink orders, clear your plates, all without a hint of a smile on the whole. When your at a buffet it doesn't really matter but if the waitresses where a bit nicer it would help. In saying that i would still return and would recommend it if you want a nice buffet meal in a nice clean restaurant.

I often eat at San Carlo when in Manchester and in my opinion it's the best Italian restaurant in Manchester. There is a huge choice of dishes on the menu along with a daily changing specials board incorporating a large choice of daily seafood selections. The standard of food is second to none and I love the 'trio de pasta' for 2, where the chef chooses which 3 you get. Great cocktails, wine (although quite pricey) and service too. Have also eaten at the one in Birmingham which is just as good. It's a shame there are no Italian restaurants of this standard in Liverpool. I just have one question..........please, please would open one in Liverpool before City of Culture 2008 and all the suitable buildings get snapped up?

I've been to quite a few restaurants that say they serve Spanish food, only to find an English owner/chef that likes to holiday on the Costa del sol 2 weeks a year and whose food is a poor copy of Spanish Tapas, El Rincon is the real thing, fantastic food professional staff and reasonable prices. The only other restaurant I'd recommend is casa las tapas, retiro st, Oldham

Very good Loved it alot every one should eat there the waiter were very nice

What has happened to Piccadilly gardens. Visited this once dangerous location of Manchester to find it completely transformed. What is more Barburrito (under the big red building) is a brilliant restaurant. Great, fresh Mexican food for under £5, terrific service and a pleasant enough environment. I would recommend the corn tacos with grilled steak!! What is more two shops up from Barburrito is a place called Manna. Dropped off my mother in law there, who fitted in nicely with that crowd!