Reviews in Manchester

Lovely lunch , food really nice . Good value and choice. Staff and service excellent. Will be returning. Just disappointed with the Desert . An expensive Eton mess , more like a sundae and not strawberry but frozen raspberry

Had a fabulous meal mid week. Staff and food first class. Chicken livers to die for. Can't wait to go back.

Lovely little restaurant! Lovely staff.. my dish however arrived quite a bit later than everybody else's and ended up having to leave majority of it due to going to watch the a performance at the theatre!

We went about 5.30pm before going to watch a gig at the O2 Ritz. We ordered two courses from the pre concert menu. Food was really good, the pate was lovely. Service was very good and it was a very good atmosphere. Food service wasn’t the fastest so if you’re looking for a quick meal then perhaps it’s maybe not the right place. However, as we were very early for our gig it was perfect timing for us, it’s also nice not to feel rushed. Drinks were a little pricey, but suppose that’s pretty standard for city centre.

We were very impressed with the fat loaf. The food was extremely good and the service fantastic. We will definitely return.

Busy, vibrant and the food is value for money

Very nice food and friendly staff.

We had a beautiful meal at Mario’s on Friday evening. We ordered garlic prawns, sirloin steak and lamb shank. Everything was delicious. Even the olives were amazing. Mario was the perfect host. Will definitely return soon!

I had booked a table for 2 at 6pm on the 12th but my booking was not showing on the system. I couldn't find the confirmation email at the time as it was in my junk box so we were turned away at first, but then I looked on the website at bookings and could see there was still availability for 2 at 6pm so the squeezed us in. There must have been an issue with the booking system for that time. So giving service a 3 for that reason but everything else was fantastic.

Staff weee wonderfully attentive. Providing quick and helpful service along with having a bit of fun. The food arrived quickly and was delicious. Had the 3 course set menu and portion sizes were great and value for money. Would definitely go back again when I return to Manchester.

Food perfect, ambience spot on, service impeccable and friendly. So lucky to have this gem on our doorstep

Staff and Mario very friendly and helpful. Food is really good. Congratulations to kitchen staff . Lovely atmosphere.

For the starters alone I’d have given 5/5 unfortunately everything else dropped it to 2/5 What started of as great service booked 7pm asked to change to 6pm and very accommodating. At 6 we were seated waited for menus ordered drinks and food (5 starters 5 mains). Starters arrived promptly and were first class. Unfortunately down hill from there. When the mains arrived 2 of the portions were a fraction of the size of the others (these being pasta dishes) also missing the chilli asked for they were also barely warm. We had no return visit by a server to offer parmesan or any other accompaniment or ask if we were happy. The only reason comment was not made at the time was to not embarrass family members. It was noted that for a party of 5 the service was poor but an adjacent table of 2 seemed to receive much better service accompaniments and all. Such a shame after such a promising start. Sorry to say we won’t be returning.

Went to Gio’s on Friday with my mum and friends for the three course lunch with Wowcher vouchers. The staff were lovely and very attentive. The food was amazing and good choices available from the Wowcher menu. The restaurant is beautiful with a good atmosphere. The owner was lovely and was chatting to us. We all really enjoyed it and will definitely return.

As a South African, it was good to enjoy some home delights. The service was excellent and the restaurant had a great vibe. The malva pudding tasted of home and was the best way to end the night

Amazing food and cosy atmosphere

Really lovely staff and great food. Will be back!