Reviews in Manchester

Looking forward to opening of new bar and restaurant. Just what is needed.

Red Hot World Buffet has only been open a month or so in Manchester but is already attracting queues of customers from lunchtime right through to the evening. With branches in Leeds, Liverpool and Nottingham among others it is not too difficult to see what all the fuss is about. Allegedly the Manchester branch has over 300 dishes on its buffet menu in a self serve restaurant which can seat up to 350 people. Our lunchtime visit, after a short wait was rewarded with a good percentage of those 300 dishes to choose from and the hope that we would have the appetite to match! The buffet is divided into oriental, tex mex, Indian, Italian and British - disappointingly we couldn't find the advertised Mediterranean or Thai sections. However with my plate full to the edges with deep fried scallops, calamari, vegetable spring rolls, spare ribs and noodles the disappointment was short lived. The next hour or so became a blur of revisits to the buffet - char grilled corn on the cob, lemon chicken, lamb rogan josh, bombay potatoes, daal. For less than £30 for two including a bottle of crisp Chilean Sauvignon Blanc Red Hot's lunchtime menu cannot be recommended highly enough. It's more expensive in the evening and no doubt the queues are even longer.

DO NOT EAT HERE. The place has a nice enough ambience but the staff do not observe basic hygiene practises. The food is average and overpriced, and the staff were almost entirely unprofessional.

I went recently for lunch on a Saturday. The food was delicious and very good value at £13.95 for 3 courses

the meal we had at the new emperor was fantastic the best Chinese meal we have ever had

My brother often eats at this restaurant and he loves it. Last week, he invited me to try the food, I was in the area so I said why not?! I must say I wasn't very impressed with the atmosphere. The man who took our order insisted to order more food than we wanted to, he yelled at the waitress a several times, and also gave some indications to the chef and anyone could hear that. A customer should never, ever have to deal with that. I placed my order, that's what I want, plain and simple! Don't try to change my mind, because 100% of the time, I won't. The food was great, the pasta with tomato sauce was wonderful and the price is reasonable. My brother thinks they were short of staff, because the man who served us is usually the chef. I will give it another try, at least for the lovely food.

A fine example of an 'independent' restaurant. A fantastic atmosphere, laid back yet attentive waiting staff, and a lovely open kitchen. We had the Gambas Pil Pil, Patatas Bravas, Chorizo and the Spare Ribs from the Tapas menu. We also had Paella De Carne. I must say, I cannot fault the food at all. We sent our plates back empty! We even met the owner / chef who came out to make sure we were happy. Thanks Dino, we'll definitely be seeing you again!

I have been to Baci on many occasions and this is our favorite restaurant by far not only is the food very tasty its also great value for money, the staff are always very friendly and polite.

I want to express how wonderful he food, service and ambience is at the Waggon & Horses at Matley, near Stalybridge. I would recommend this establishment to everyone, it is excellent.

I visited Sottovento for the first time since it changed hands on 18th June 2011 for my hen night. The food was delicious, the service excellent and the atmosphere just right. The personal attention we received was perfect - attentive, but not overly so. The staff brought me a profiterole with a candle in to celebrate my impending wedding and when we stated to the new owner how pleased we were with the meal and the whole evening and that we would all leave him a lovely review, he brought our party free liqueurs! A thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by the whole party and we have all stated that we would revisit on an individual basis. Highly recommended!

lal qila has been one of our favourites but went there last night and was very disappointed. The staff clearly didn't care whether we were there or not. There was a very long delay until the order was taken, a wrong dish was delivered, we asked several times for water that never arrived, the tablecloth and floor were dirty and even getting the bill was a struggle. Not good especially as this place is no longer cheap.

Visit the Orange Tree a least 2/3 times a month and never get fed up of going food is excellent and the staff a very accomadating in making sure you enjoy your food its a gem in dentons crown and a must place to eat either at lunch or in the evening , you will always have a lovely time with well priced food and wine and entertaining floor staff

Delicious meal sets, new tastes and culinary experiences, nice atmosphere, smiling and helpful Thai ladies, short waiting time for meal and inexpensively. I am very pleased.

Went here last night with a party of ten. Saturday evening is 12 pound for any starter and any main meal, a side dish ( one between two people) also included popadom and chutneys. Food was brilliant and service was also good. Couldn't get a takeaway for that price. Will be back soon.

Absolutely divine. Tasty food with excellent service and reasonably priced, I have eaten here on many occasions and have never been disappointed. I have tried a number of Italian eateries in Tameside and Giovanni's is by far the best!

Upon arriving at The swan with Two Knicks i was impressed with the old building and location. We were kindly greeted and told to find a table. But from there it went downhill. My partner and i both ordered for starters Chorizo with potatoes. It came in a bowl covered in some spicy sauce that was so bland. The chorizo was semi warm and just made your jaw ache trying to chew it. Ive eaten chorizo in South America and their was no comparision. For my main course i chose Cajun Chicken in Pitta Pockets and this was even worse. It tasted like the same bland sauce as the starter. I would compare it to a cheap tesco sauce in a jar. My partner had cheese and onion pie and asked before if it came with a sauce or gravy to which she was told no. So she asked for some gravy with it. When it arrived it was already smothered in a cheese sauce. When cutting into it the pastry was soggy and grey and looked disgusting. The waitress the poor girl asked if everything was ok to which i said no and she called the manager over. The manager said the reason my cajun sauce was bland was because the chef thought it may of been too hot for me so toned it down. WITHOUT EVEN ASKING ME!!!!!. And worse still the chef and waitress had had a conversation between them about whether my partner wanted cheese sauce,gravy or both and decided both again WITHOUT ASKING HER. We were offered a free desert but were already disgusted so declined. Worse still upon getting the bill we then found we were charged £1:50 for a tiny jug of watered down gravy. Utterly disgusted

We went to this restaurant for our 50th wedding anniversary last week, after it being recommended by our friends. The food was unbelievably beautiful and the prices very reasonable, however the whole experience was ruined by one waiters negative attitude and very rude/aggressive behavior towards customers. On the whole we would recommend this place and go there again, but avoid the waiter wearing spectacles.

Excellent restaurant we visit a few times a month and have never been disappointed. Stef and all the staff are very friendly and nothing is too much trouble. All the dishes on the menu are very tasty and good size portions. Only wish we could come more often. Would definitely recommend to anyone to try you will not be disappointed.