The Wharf Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was beautiful, really good."
• "The menu boasts a variety of delicious dishes that cater to different tastes and dietary preferences."
• "The food was cooked and presented to perfection, the slices of beef were huge."
• "The food was tasty—with several vegetarian options!"
• "Food came very large mains positions, freshly made and very hot."
• "The food was amazing, one plate was enough for 2 people and I've never seen a Yorkshire pudding as big!"
• "The food was very nice and large portions."

Cons:

• "The rest of the food also felt very over-salted with masking for flavour."
• "The food was pretty disappointing. All a bit bland, some undercooked vegetables."
• "Food overpriced, small portion, only 2 vegetarian mains, the potato pie was boring."
• "The turkey was dry as a slipper, seafood chowder was too salty."
• "Went for Sunday roast, would not recommend it, the beef was hard and chewing."
• "The dark chocolate tart with sorbet ice cream just tasted artificial."
• "Unfortunately the food was disgusting. I paid 15£ and got a frozen dried burger patty and frozen burned fries."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly albeit a little slow at the end, and they have a large selection of beers."
• "Staff were polite and friendly, quite quick service despite the crowds."
• "Really friendly welcoming staff."
• "The service was quite good, the staff were happy and helpful."
• "Service was amazing considering how busy it was and the staff was very attentive!"
• "The staff were all busy but were very attentive and quick to serve us."
• "The staff are all so friendly, especially Jack and Tom who were very attentive and helpful."

Cons:

• "Now however not so much. If you insist we wait to be seated and we have table service i kinda expect table service too."
• "Service team also had no good opportunity to serve everyone."
• "on my visit I just felt the usual well organised team had collapsed somewhat with two very long queues to the bar & little help arriving so people were getting frustrated."
• "No-one offered a high chair for my daughter."
• "However it took 3 hours to serve 4 people a 3 course meal and the pub was maybe half full."
• "Customer service was a tad bit slow but that was to be expected on a busy Sunday morning."
• "Our meal order took well over an hour."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Lovely environment."
• "Big and beautiful beer garden situated next to the canal."
• "A real traditional English pub."
• "This has a lovely country pub vibe but is so close to the city centre."
• "Lovely views of the Bridgewater canal. canal boats & surrounding area of Castlefield."
• "It has a lovely setting right by canals in Castlefield."
• "Beautiful setting right by the canal."

Cons:

• "We were sitting like a fish in a tin - we could not even leave the sitting to go toilet or to ask anything."
• "Not a pub, it's now a restaurant where you have to make a reservation sit down or else they kick you out."
• "toilets on the first floor might be an issue."
• "Can be difficult to get a seat even during off-peak periods, but this is not helped by the club's policy of accepting reservations for any time of day."
• "At first, I met a strong toilet smell on the way to the first floor."
• "Everyone is smoking and vaping around you. Dogs everywhere."
• "We were outside after our meal, but the lights and heaters went off few times, leaving us in the cold dark."

Value

Pros:

• "Free parking is the icing on the cake making this my favourite Castlefield bar."
• "The food was great value."
• "Inexpensive Considering we were in the heart of Manchester."
• "Good fair pricing too."
• "The food was excellent and not overpriced."
• "It's not unreasonably priced for what you get."
• "The food is always good and they have plenty of choices of beer and lagers."

Cons:

• "Lovely place but expensive. £24 for 2 double pink gin and tonics."
• "Drinks also quite pricey but a nice range of ales and spirits."
• "Prices are too expensive. To align with the Prices they need to provide a better quality."
• "Its very expensive for what it is."
• "The prices are a bit too high for Manchester."
• "The prices aren't cheap and unfortunately not justified on this occasion."
• "Food portions decreased a ridiculous amount while prices have been hiked up quite considerably."