Reviews in Manchester City Centre

The best Italian food outside Florence! Great menu, great food- well cooked and great service. Would recommend 100%

3 of us went this Saturday the food was nice but could do with more options especially for kids. It needs beef sausage as other option apart from pork and beef sausage. As a whole good joint took me back home loved the chakalaka.

not impressed. Service was very slow, starter arrived quickly but then took 40 minutes for two pizzas to arrive, mine was like a swimming pool, all wet and soggy. Asked for bill and was 20 minutes before again asking, had to get up and walk to the door before they bothered to tot up the bill, as we had theatre tickets we had to leave as to not miss the performance starting - the bill came to £47 for two people at the pre theatre menu and two drinks. Go figure - we didn’t have to argue, total rip off. Avoid

Superb pre theatre meal. Staff attentive and good value for the money. Generous portions

Really friendly place with excellent food and don’t skimp on the portion size. Pre-theatre menu great value and quick service so you’re not rushing. Will be back soon for the à la carte menu.

Visited with 2 friends on a Saturday afternoon. We chose the meat platter, the veggie platter plus a dish of spinach and pap. Wow! So many fabulous flavours and new foods to try. Bright, vibrant interior, friendly staff and delicious food and drinks. What more could you ask for. Will definitely be back for another visit.

Good food, friendly and professional service, an excellent choice for a pre-theatre meal.

I had a pre-theatre meal with my sister, the service was quick but didn't feel rushed. Multiple options were made available to my sister who is vegan, for myself a true meat eater there were plenty of options on the menu. We did eat early evening (17:45) so restaurant wasn't busy but still had a good atmosphere. This is a restaurant I'd certainly look to come back to when next in Manchester, would be suitable for a meal with family or friends.

I travel to Manchester a lot for work and always ensure I make a reservation here whenever I can. The service is excellent and the atmosphere in the restaurant is fantastic. The food is always fresh and always tasty. If you’re there before 6:45 the pre-theatre menu is excellent value for money.

I couldnt fault this restaurant. It was our first time, we will definitely going back. The food, the service everything was excellent.

Another great pre-theatre dinner at Gio's.....superb service and great food...even managed a pudding!!

Second visit in one week; absolutely love this restaurant. Excellent service and very tasty food and cocktails! Great value for money. As a South African I would highly recommend Chakalaka.

We have been here several times pre show as menu is really good as they do a pre show menu !!! Staff are lovely and are really friendly! Nothing is too much trouble!!! Food has always been excellent!!!

Food was amazing, went with my SA partner and we were really impressed! Really good service and good food. What else can you ask for.

5.0

Lisa Howarth

Visited this restaurant for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it is now my favorite restaurant. The explosion of flavours in your mouth whilst you are eating their food is amazing . The staff are really friendly and helpful, they guide you through the menu if you have not been before. Have booked again for my birthday, can't wait!

Very very average, for rather above average prices. Pizzas and garlic bread warm enough but not hot, an untrimmed mushroom with soil/compost on the base of the stem (I reported this to staff but nothing was done) and a pre theatre menu that was really very uninspiring. Lovely serving staff but we'll find somewhere else for pre concert food next time.

excellent

Very disappointing. Three of us went for a pre-concert early meal. One of us was French, from the food capital of France, and we were so ashamed to have taken her to Gio's. First, they got the order wrong for one of us. Secondly - unimaginative undercooked vegetables accompanied a piece of sea bass drowned in a reddish coloured sauce of unidentifiable flavour. Thirdly, we ordered dessert for one of us and coffee for three. The coffee arrived, but no dessert. We had to ask twice what had happened to it before it eventually arrived, long after we had drunk our coffee. We were met with uncomprehending looks when we enquired about it. And before even the coffees arrived we were presented with a bill, probably somebody else's. Service was, to say the least, confused, sometimes sullen. I got the impression that the servers' English could not cope . Needless to say, we will not be going there again