English Lounge Manchester Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Entertainment

Pros:

• "Brilliant Venue, lovely staff and amazing entertainment."
• "It's close to the print works so a better and classier alternative to spoons."
• "Great place went to watch f1 and they didn’t have it on asked if they were showing the race and they turned it straight on! Great tv screen too!"
• "Classic pub with friendly and fun staff"
• "And this pub has a huge heart for live music too"
• "Love this bar. Cosy atmosphere and the beer is awesome."
• "Cute little hidden garden upstairs"

Cons:

• "It has now turned into a Indie/rock bar, blaring out loud music!"
• "the decor now feels cheap and the place no longer feels cosy and a comfortable place to spend time"
• "It's gone from a cosy and compy pub to a noisy dump"
• "You walk in on a Saturday night and downstairs is like that Bar scene in Star Wars."
• "The only thing was the music was very loud and we where placed under a speaker and could barely hear each other talk."
• "It's still a nice pub and their Sunday Roast was spot on"
• "From the front looks like a little pub but step inside to a fabulous air conditioned garden themed place"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "once for a Sunday roast which was amazing"
• "Food was lovely and couldn’t fault it"
• "Had the roast beef dinner which was lovely."
• "Service was very good and the food was very nice"
• "Best Fish n Chips I've ever eaten!"
• "The chicken was a full chicken breast which was lovely"
• "Food was amazing, atmosphere was amazing and the staff were amazing"

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the food was terrible, I had a steak which was just full of fat"
• "Starter was brought after the main"
• "The roast potatoes were rather disappointing, no crisp or crunch to them"
• "Nothing we wanted was on the menu and the quality of the food we saw seemed poor"
• "The main courses have taken forever to come, and everything was so tasteless."
• "The gravy was bisto and very strong and salty, this ruined the meal as the flavour was overpowering"
• "The regular fries aren't crispy."

Service

Pros:

• "Bar was clean, toilets clean and staff friendly and helpful even thought the pub was really busy"
• "Visited the other day and my wife Barbara and I were throughly impressed with the excellent service from the extremely helpful young man Simon."
• "the attitude and service of the staff besides that was outstanding"
• "Service is definitely the winner here - the bartender Ciaran is lovely, great drinks recommendations, quick service and pleasant jokes!"
• "Staff are always welcoming, food is always excellent."
• "The staff are lovely and the atmosphere is terrific"
• "The lounge upstairs is informal and cosy with really lovely staff."

Cons:

• "Poor Customer Service by the particular member of staff serving early evening on 08/09/18."
• "The manager was quite rude and didn't seem to be treating his poor young staff well at all."
• "The waitress gave my us a dirty glass where you could see the lipstick of someone else still on it."
• "One of the barmen takes tips out of your change without asking"
• "The servers spent a lot of their time talking between themselves and on their phones"
• "Service was a bit slow about 5pm"
• "Today's wait of 1.5 hours for main was a real disappointment"

Value

Pros:

• "Definitely recommend lovely staff too :)"
• "also a reasonable price for the portions you get"
• "happy hour lasting three hours, perfectly mixed cocktails, convenient location for Victoria and Shudehill"
• "reasonable prices for food"
• "good value for money and excellent customer service"
• "Food is great value for money."
• "Food kind of ok and reasonably priced for city"

Cons:

• "It's gone down bank since a take over. More expensive, less quality."
• "Price is higher than options nearby"
• "very expensive pub 14 pounds and pennies for free drinks a bit much"
• "Drinks on the pricey side"
• "Went for Sunday lunch, can obviously tell this is chain food, everything was frozen from the mash, ‘roast potatoes’ and veg"
• "WATCH YOUR MONEY..!!"
• "The selection was very limited which was a shame"