Reviews in Manchester City Centre

Great authentic South African food and drink. The biltong was fabulous. Lovely team as well

Top service, accommodated for my dad's order so well. Attentive staff and super friendly. Food was sublime, the chicken tikka jalfrezi impressed both my season veteran of curry houses father and first timer American friend. Cobra on draft which were quickly and elegantly refuelled when requested. Fantastic space that was gracious to any booking amendments I made on the night. Thank you for allowing me to make some great memories - happy to call this place my local

This was our third visit to Gio’s and it certainly wasn’t the same as our last two visits. We ordered a plain garlic bread, a tomato garlic bread & a bruschetta for our starters. The tomato garlic bread and bruschetta were fine but the plain garlic bread had no taste whatsoever and had a huge bubble in it where the bread had risen a lot which was really hard and burnt so we asked for it to be taken off the bill. We then ordered two chicken cacciatore with fries and veg, a pizza mafiosa and a pollo picante for our mains. The chicken cacciatore came in a watery sauce and the fries and veg came under the chicken so the fries were soggy and the portion of fries was tiny also. The pizza was fine but I had to send my pollo piccante back as it was totally bland and had no spice in it whatsoever! The chef remade it and the second time it was how it should have been the first time. It was £6.25 for a 330ml bottle of beer and £3.50 for a Diet Coke which was thought was overly expensive. All in all, it cost us £158 which included a 10% tip which supposedly goes to the staff (not sure how that works when paying on card?) Unfortunately it wasn’t worth paying that amount and we won’t be returning again as it seems like Gio’s are now more concerned about making a profit than serving good quality food to their paying customers.

Lovely restaurant, attentive staff. Food is amazing. Add it to your places to each in Manchester list.

A new find! Delicious food and cozy atmosphere. Drinks a bit expensive though but good prices otherwise. Will return!

Food was amazing. Full of flavor!! Really good portions. Service was outstanding and super friendly.

Great spot to come across. The food was delicious. Something for everyone. Good prices. We visited during happy hour on a Sunday.

Fantastic food, fantastic services and fantastic people

So tasty, great cocktails, incredible value for money, a great find!

Service, food and drinks all amazing, staff very helpful and happy, great atmosphere and great menu

Came here Saturday 10 th June 2023, not been for a few years as they had changed the chef so food wasn’t as good but we decided to give it another try and so glad we did as when we got in there my partner Lee noticed that the old chef was back and it was so nice to see him, the food was amazing and a big shout out to our waiter Abdel he was really good very attentive and just a really lovely man nothing too much trouble for him and also a big shout out to Jalal the chief , we love this place and would highly recommend it so do give it a try you won’t be disappointed oh and they also have a takeaway service that is open till 4 in the morning.

Very enjoyable evening! Friendly and attentive service-excellent food and lovely atmosphere. Recommended

Great service and food. Fabulous pre theatre meal and great location to theatre. Service excellent, table ready and waiting. Staff friendly and polite…..even when we arrived slightly late due to traffic chaos over rail strike that day. This business needs your support so if you want a lovely location with great food and efficient prompt service…..go ahead and book.

Lovely food, great staff, and a good portions! Would highly recommend to anyone :)

Great food, wonderful service. Really cool atmosphere

We had the pre theatre menu, really nice food and good generous portions, great service, nice surroundings. Drinks are a little pricey but overall an excellent experience

I never normally leave reviews but this place was amazing - great cocktails and fantastic food. We will definitely be back!

As party of four who were visiting Manchester for a meeting, we decided to give Arnero a try as it was close to our hotels. We were more than happy with the service and the standard of the food. Between us we had two starters and four different main courses with various breads and rice dishes. The food was tasty, the portions were generous and the service could not be faulted. The only small criticism was that the menus were a bit sticky where food had been spilt on them. We have recommended the restaurant to colleagues and will be back at some point in the not too distant future.