The Northern Quarter Restaurant And Bar

My partner and I ate here a Saturday night in June '08 at 21.00. We had a couple of glasses of the Prosecco to start with - very nice.

For starters we had the sea trout and the carpaccio - both of which were excellent (I personally preferred the sea trout). For mains we had the beef and the halibut - again both excellent - with sides of a tomato and red onion salad. For dessert I had the Eton mess - again excellent, along with 2 glasses of the dessert wine (they didn't have our first choice however......).

With a bottle of Viognier - the bill came to just over a 100 pounds including 10% service. Excellent. Would recommend and certainly go back. Service was very good. The only 'negative' was that the restaurant was quite noisy, but a certain plus point is that they open very late - and the Northern Quarter is certainly the place to be
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Leigh Varnham
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Unfortunately I cannot agree with the glowing reviews by some. I ate here on Saturday night with two friends but was bitterly disappointed. The food was good but not exceptional. The waiter was very blatantly and crudely pushing for us to consume a second bottle of wine and we waited at least 40 minutes for our food. Most irritating was the way three members of staff in three minutes hovered like vultures waiting to take our money so they could clear us out and get the next customers in. Big disappointment.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Came here for lunch and found a bargain! £11.95 for a wonderful 2 course lunch! Don't know how they do it but hey, who cares! Service was spot on and so was my cheeky sav blanc by the glass.
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Robbie Jackson
Friday, March 14, 2008

Picked this place following your reviews, and it didnt disapoint me, in fact I have been back 3 times in the last 3 weeks taking different friends and loving every meal and occation. The staff were really helpful, friendly and efficient, the food was excellent, the beef bouginion was like sex on a plate. I will be looking for any occation to go back and enjoy. My congrats to you and the restaurant for making my visits so enjoyable. PS There wine recommendations were 1st class too.
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Avril
Saturday, November 03, 2007

Read about this place in a Manchester International Festival guide. There was a bit of a gap between the starter and main course, but this was a minor detail compared to the fantastic food. Wine selection and deserts were good too. Will definitely come back.
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L S Wong
Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Ate here a couple of weeks ago and the food was brilliant, however the service left a lot to be desired. One waiter seemed to be rushed off his feet while the others just wandered around as if they were at someones house noisying in on peoples conversation. Really is time to get new waiting on staff!
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Jen
Thursday, July 26, 2007

Really good actually, thoroughly enjoyed our meal here last night. Food and service were great. Try the venison with chocolate and pistachio souuffle - a bit special washed down with a good house oz shiraz.
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Robert
Friday, December 01, 2006

Tried to eat here last night following recommendations and being keen to sample the apparently award winning cuisine...What a let down! We had to order drinks more than once before getting them, send a meal back because it was cold...the same meal was returned minutes later after a whirl in the microwave,the manager "assured" us it had been completely recooked from scratch...shame about the teeth marks left in a carrot first time round!!! A complaint was made and we were asked to return sometime in the future for a "better" experience!!!! Why would we ?!?!?!
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Joanne Richardson
Saturday, November 18, 2006

Awful. Had heard great things about the place and had been meaning to go for a while but it was a major disappointment. My girlfriend's starter was burnt, the pork chop I ordered for my main was overcooked and the service was really slack. Certainly won't be eating there again. Only plus was a delightful Sauvignon Blanc.
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Thursday, August 31, 2006

used to be borderline excellent but with the introduction of the outside area it's lost its soul and become another for binge drinkers rather than those interested in food. the failure to match the excellent non-smoking policy outside smacks of greed and opportunism. shame. finally could someone please sort the service out. its never been great but now it's moved way beyond shocking
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