Reviews in Manchester

First the only gripe of the whole evening. The background muzac! It was the sort of generic house stuff that gets played in gyms and has no place in a 5* hotel dining room. Rant over, now the good bits. Two dined, arriving at 8pm, we were greeted in the bar and shown through to our table in the restaurant, which was about a third full. This surprised me as it was a Thursday, but then we were on a promotional offer so I suppose if they need to do promotions there is a reason for it! So seated, we receive our first glass of complimentary champagne. I couldn't see what label it was as it was in a bucket behind my seat, but as a not particularly big fan of champers, I thought this was jolly good. Choice of three breads was offered, White ,Brown and Beetroot. Good, but nothing to write home about. First course was a small coffee cup filled with delicious minted pea soup with pear and lobster. Gorgeous! Second course was two perfectly cooked roast Cornish scallops studded with black pudding and cider, with some sort of mayo like sauce. Very good, black pudding was just the right amount, didn't overpower the scallops. Third course was tournedos of Aberdeen Angus with horseradish mash and shallots jus. I had mine rare, dining partner had hers medium rare. I think medium rare was the better choice, as they are very thick fillets, and the heat hadn't quite got to the middle of mine. Other than that it was very good, served on wilted spinach over the mash-all lovely. Feeling rather full now, but without prompting we were asked if we would like a break before desert, gladly accepted! So after ten minutes(ish) we get pud. Bread and butter pudding with spiced raisin syrup, almost like a brulee. Very nice, especially the raisins/syrup. Really full now! Coffee and petit fours. Bill was £90 including large bottle of mineral water, service charge of ten percent and a round up tip. So for £45 a head I have to say it was extremely good value! 18/20

Had lunch and dinner here and both excellent as was the service. Very popular at weekends so best to book. Superb oysters, fabulous duck and at lunch time salad and pud of ice cream and hot coffee excellent. However have heard quibbles about lobster and crab salad small portions.

The food here is outstanding......the chef at this restaurant is fantastic.....just try it......now!

La Tasca has grown substantially in popularity, but the food was pretty average. The ribs were a bit too fatty but the waitress took those off our bill. Patatas bravas at £3-odd was rather on the dear side

Great place to stay loved it it was like india in UK

Continues to serve excellent food at a very reasonable price. no complaints and i will continue to recommend this place . Definitely worth a visit only 5 mins drive from the motorway. no need to drive into rusholme with this place now firmly established in Tameside.

This is a fabulous restaurant, much improved by its recent refurb. The food was absolutely delicious, with a simple menu to choose from. Service is really excellent too. Can see why it has so many good reviews.

Italian Stallions to serve us. Super. i'd enjoy a bit of flirting from them though. That way they'd get a bigger tip. Food was lovely; i've had grilled fish and seafood pizza. Both simple and clean tasting. Desserts are pretty monstrous. And i'm a pudding person. The banoffie pie was superb. Bonza.

Plenty of choice, service with smile and efficient, beautifully presented food, served piping hot. Portions are excellent size, Chinese beer is recommended.

Wow the food was impressive.

This is the 1st time we have eaten korean food and was very pleasantly surprised. We enjoyed every course of the 5 course banquet. The only downside was we arrived at 21.30 and we were out for 22.40. We felt rushed as if the waiters wanted to go home. In fact they took the flowers and candle off the table before we had finished the main course! The food was excellent however.

Visited Barburrito today - after seeing them listed on SugarV's top 10 most wanted. Refreshing to see a place listed where you can afford to eat without taking out a second mortgage. The food was basic, simple Mexican grub - but everything that I tried (barbequed steak burrito with guacamole) tasted sensational. What? more try the hot cheese sauce with Nachos - definitely a cut above that orange glue served in cinemas!! Finally if anyone gets a chance have a look at their website - check out the fun section which rips the pi** out of diners at a popular sandwich shop!!

Fantastic place, Great atmosphere, great food. Make sure you get a reservation though, it's busier than you'd believe.

I've been off work for two weeks over Easter and by week two a little bored - myself and the missus are used to eating in Chinatown so I thought I'd check out some of the £4.50 dinner specials round Chinatown - all were good but China City won it for me. Portions were good especially the main course and a really good choice of starters and main course. My first time at China City and next on our night time visit to Chinatown. One draw back on all -can't wait for 2007 and non-smoking!

Excellent food, excellent service! Great place for the family, friends and couples. highly recommended

liked it very much

I had a dream that I was managing a new mall being built in Burlington Iowa and the only place that stood out in the mall was Giovannis Restaurant and Nightclub which everyone in town was waiting for the opening. I thought it might hold significance so posted it here.

The food is amazing, lovely for a nice relaxing evening. The last few time we have been it has been understaffed, both at the bar and serving the food. Last time we had to wait one hour for our Sunday Lunch. That said I would still go back.