Reviews in Manchester City Centre

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.

Visited Saturday May 27th and couldn't have been happier. Chose to have a table outside as the weather was lovely. Food was fantastic, I had the mixed meat sosatie (good amount of spice) and my wife had the malay curry. The staff pleasant and attentive. With being in at 5 we also caught the 2 for £10 on cocktails, bonus. Will definitely be going back to sample more mixed plates.

Food was beautiful and the staff where very friendly. I would definitely go back

As a fellow South African I expected a little more Saffa food. Not everyone enjoys hot and spicy but since it is called Chakala I suppose it works. Maybe add some favourites like Bobotie, small black potjies with beef pot jie kos and so on. Overall not bad but expected more.

Excellent quality food, authentically Italian cuisine & friendly, attentive staff with relaxed atmosphere in city centre of vibrant Manchester. Speed of service “typically Italian” & not rushed, so expect to be in the restaurant couple hours for 3 courses.

Lovely meal from the two course menu before a show. Service friendly and quick. Food fantastic

I’ve walked past this restaurant for years. Finally booked it last week. Atmosphere is fabulous, food is fabulous and the staff are amazing. Just the right amount of interaction. This will be our place of choice for future meals and date nights. If you haven’t tried Gio, please do you will not be disappointed x

Fancied something a bit different and have lived nearby for years but for some reason never visited this restaurant before. The staff were lovely and food was delicious, we ordered two recommended dishes and were very pleased. A hidden gem that we will return to soon. Thank you

Beautiful food and lovely staff. Amazing for vegans and vegetarians. Will definitely be back!

Food was absolutely superb. Piping hot fantastic flavoursome food. Lovely lively buzzing atmosphere. Staff were run off their feet it was so busy yet they remained polite and friendly. We will def return as this was our second visit and we are still impressed

I was apprehensive in booking at Georgio as reviews indicated “poor service”. If there was poor service the issue has definitely been addressed as the service could not have been better. Food was delicious and staff very friendly

Visited after a theatre show and everything was excellent. Atmosphere staff food drinks and value for money were perfect. Would definitely recommend and will return .

This is the second time I’ve been to Chakalaka, it won’t be the last. The food was lovely and the lady who served us was very understanding of my sons needs. We ate outside, as we had our dogs with us. It’s was really clean and nice to be out in the sun.

Really lovely little place with absolutely delicious food and great service. Great variety of food options too and great value for money, would definitely recommend!

Starter delivered shortly after ordering, however, we waited another hour for the main course and then had to rush our meal in order to get to the theatre on time.