Hawksmoor Manchester Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely amazing food."
• "The food is the best either of us have ever had. We had a sharing rib eye steak for mains and i had potted beef to start and it was all superb."
• "Each cut was cooked perfectly, so much flavour and seasoning and then melts in the mouth when eaten."
• "Had scallops for starters, delicious. mains was, steak, cooked perfectly, with a side of fries, and creamy spinach, with a bone marrow gravy which was amazing, the bone marrow gravy is a MUST try!"
• "The steak is without a doubt one of the best steaks in Manchester, the mash & gravy is next level and the best I’ve ever had."
• "The food was absolutely INCREDIBLE I ordered the fillet steak and it was just so beautiful and soft it just melted away."
• "The food was so delicious and plentiful."

Cons:

• "However the Yorkshire pudding was on brown side than golden and this was a let down."
• "The trimmings were quite bland and the Yorkshire pudding was dry."
• "Food was pretty average considering the price and it's reputation."
• "The meat wasn't hot, and everything on the plate was far too salty."
• "Everything was way too salty and all the beef steaks were over cooked."
• "Bit disappointed with the steak, my partner ordered the fillet steak with medium rare, but turned out it over cooked (tasted burnt on the side - seriously?) and soooo dry …"
• "Worst bearnaise ever. Watery and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "And our server Chelsea made our evening extra special with Top notch service (Friendly, Great Recommendations) a true asset to the Hawksmoor Team."
• "Overall great service and tasteful food 🙂 Lovely staff honestly."
• "These days you get what you pay for and at Hawksmoor you pay a reasonable fee for a cracking meal."
• "The waiter assured us the rump on the set menu was just as good so we took his advice and it was very very good, he wasn't wrong."
• "The staff was attentive, and their knowledge of the menu was impressive, making the entire dining experience smooth and enjoyable."
• "The service friendly, attentive with nothing was too much trouble."
• "The service was good. Not bothered too much but very attentive and was there whenever we needed."

Cons:

• "Service was not great. Staffs were not genuine and they really rushed you for taking order."
• "Otherwise service was slow and the roast dinner was overcooked."
• "Still waiting for the condiments and sauces we asked for when the food was delivered."
• "The only thing that let it slightly down was how loud it was because it was so busy/amount of tables."
• "Manchester I’m comparison to Edinburgh, you are extremely crammed in, a restaurant of this level should be a spaced out Environment, not sitting on top of each other, it felt more like a high end pub than a high end steak restaurant."
• "Cocktails definitely need some work as price is higher but taste is worse than local competitors."
• "The reason its not 5* is because it was noticed that the wine we were served had sediment and the bottle was not replaced, the staff took it away to drain/filter it somehow and it was re-served to us."

Value

Pros:

• "Yes it is expensive but you get what you pay for."
• "Absolutely sublime. Not cheap, but everything you would want it to be."
• "Really reasonable price for a lunch menu item as well."
• "These days you get what you pay for and at Hawksmoor you pay a reasonable fee for a cracking meal."
• "To accompany our meal, we opted for a delicious bottle of italian red wine, and we were pleasantly surprised by how reasonably priced it was."
• "Having eaten their Sunday roast I can say value for money and sheer quality of food at its price is unbeatable."
• "The early bird menu offers great value and the £5 upgrade to get the filler tail is a must."

Cons:

• "It wasn’t value for money at all!"
• "A bottle of house white was £38 (a bit weighty), had a side of Cauli & 1 desert between us & the bill was basically £100 + service charge."
• "Food was pretty average considering the price and it's reputation."
• "But this is an expensive establishment by any measure of the term."
• "The price of everything just doesn’t justify what is served."
• "It isn't cheap though I must say, so we spent about 70£ per person."
• "My opinion is that it is a bit overpriced for the portion size and quality."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Maybe a strange observation to note in a review, but downstairs was pretty cool, it was like stepping back in time as you descent the stairs to the bathrooms."
• "What an incredible restaurant. The decor and ambience just puts you in the right mood for a grand feast."
• "The atmosphere, the decor and the cocktails are lovely."
• "Atmosphere was relaxed yet classy."
• "5/5 for the ambience."
• "The ambience at Hawksmoor was warm and inviting, creating a pleasant atmosphere for a Sunday lunch."
• "The atmosphere is fantastic and the service was on point."