Didsbury Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Tasty vegan mushroom and ale pie and delicious strawberry coconut tart for dessert - a nice birthday treat!"
• "The vegan chocolate torte was to die for!"
• "Food was delicious and piping hot 🔥 which is a must for me."
• "All of the food was delicious."
• "The buffet of hot and cold finger food was excellent with more than enough for everyone to eat and then graze through the evening."
• "The Sunday dinner is always amazing here. The meat is cooked perfectly."
• "Cod and chips with mushy peas, bread and butter. Really good. Crisp batter, properly cooked so no soggy batter."

Cons:

• "However, the food is pretty bland and way below average."
• "would i eat here again? never."
• "The chips a little undercooked fish and chips was no taste to the Atlantic cod I don't recommend it at all."
• "Really bad food, I ordered a pasta dish off the specials. It was bowl of peas in water with a bit of overcooked pasta in it."
• "Food was warm not hot and not good quality."
• "Macaroni cheese HORRID. Watery, salty tasteless."
• "The lasagne we ordered was burnt and also was the garlic bread."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were excellent, pleasant and helpful."
• "The service provided by our waiter Marc was top notch."
• "Service was excellent from start to finish."
• "The staff was friendly, welcoming and cheerful."
• "Experience made perfect by Steven who went the extra mile with his friendly service."
• "Even though it was busy the service was really good and friendly from our waitress Rosie."
• "Great service from all the staff who we engaged with."

Cons:

• "It was a mix between table service and bar service and the people who were working didn’t know if they we’re coming or going."
• "Obvious lack of managerial organisation."
• "The food was ok but the service was god awful."
• "General service was slow and both bottles of first choice wine were unavailable."
• "The bar was completely covered in empty glasses making it difficult to order."
• "Friendly staff but the service wasn't good enough."
• "Terribly slow staff who would just walk past you without acknowledging you."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great bar with a cosy atmosphere."
• "Inside was a large open area of tables, plus a number of nooks offering a more private seating feel."
• "The decoration and atmosphere are really lovely."
• "The beer garden outside is brilliant."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and the menu was good."
• "It's a big seating area, lovely in the sun."
• "The atmosphere was warm and inviting."

Cons:

• "The customers were quite raucous, and as they were passing our table constantly, it didn't make for a pleasant dining experience."
• "Food is really overpriced."
• "Lots of menu choices were unavailable and the service from the kitchen agonisingly slow."
• "My only gripe was that by 9.20pm on a Friday two of the three draft beers on offer has run out!"
• "Other half had a cider... almost £6 pound a pint!!!"
• "Craft beer is overpriced at £5.10 a pint."
• "My dessert of Christmas pudding was a diabolical serving."