Doner Haus Manchester Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Haus Shawarma Kebap wrap was a delightful treat, bursting with flavor and beautifully presented."
• "Lovely food. Very authentic schnitzel. Great kids menu with slightly smaller versions of the adult menu."
• "Absolutely fantastic. Visited on a Saturday afternoon for lunch and loved it. The platter for one was great. Good authentic German flavours."
• "The food is so fresh, healthy and kind on the stomach. It’s not oily or greasy and the flavours are delicious."
• "Great food with so much flavour which felt light and healthy."
• "Really enjoyed eating here. Menu is quite different from other restaurants, not often you can come across ‘posh doner’."
• "Clean, fresh, German kebabs and sausages. More of an upmarket kebab house and you can tell."
• "Food was delicious! It's happy hour every day all day as well."

Cons:

• "While the service was speedy and efficient, I must say that the food was rather disappointing."
• "While the portion size was reasonable, the taste left much to be desired."
• "Overall, while the speedy service was appreciated, the subpar food left a lot to be desired."
• "Food was OK, full of flavour but the donner and chicken were barely warm."
• "The kitchen is open and we visited at a quiet time, so a lot of noise was the kitchen people loudly chopping and shouting at each other."
• "Had a Checkpoint Cheesy Kebab and there was no cheese on it at all."
• "Who in their right mind would put mint and coriander into a kebab?"
• "Although the base to my chilli mixed kebab was very tasty, the kebab itself was a very small hal sandwich style portion."

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly staff, service and food were very quick."
• "Despite the lackluster food, I have to give credit to the restaurant for their prompt service."
• "Everyone was really friendly. Food was delivered promptly and we were asked how everything was."
• "The staff were lovely and very attentive."
• "We booked for 5 but we're early the lady on the front desk was lovely and seated us straight away."
• "The beer lovers favourite - steins the size of your head and kebabs filled with meat."
• "Absolutely faultless. Very clean, neat and tidy restaurant. The staff were superb, very attentive without being intrusive."
• "First time eating out in over a year!! The staff were wonderful, made us feel very welcome, the food was delicious too."

Cons:

• "Service was not good beyond taking our order she never came back."
• "Overall very poor. No one asked how the meal was or I would have spoken to the server about it."
• "i’ve been going here for years but going to have give a 1 star i love the food here but the constant changing of waitress lately has made the experience go down the drain."
• "Ordered our meal and was expecting a good kebab... Honestly, it felt as if they couldn't be bothered by that time to get the fire on back again."
• "I've had a lot better meal from my own takeaway. This is a very honest review, I had a bad experience, will never return and would not recommend it to anybody."
• "Staff are excellent, place is clean... prices are so over the top."
• "We got sent away even though the restaurant was half empty! The waiter said they are 'fully booked' and he cannot give us a table."
• "Some people might love it. I thought it was terrible comparing to all the kebabs and doners out there."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "We loved the venue, with options for indoor, outdoor or garden bar seating."
• "Really unique experience - proper German food and drink place in Manchester."
• "The space in the Corn Exchange is lovely."
• "Great German food at a great price, with a lovely selection of draught beers served by lovely staff."
• "Amazing German restaurant. It might say Döner but it Has loads of other German food."
• "We went here as a bigger group during a study trip and had a great experience."
• "Absolutely brilliant food at Donor Haus this evening, ordered a currywurst and it was delicious - washed down with 241 cocktails."
• "Great service - can't complain on 2-4-1 cocktails that are actually made well - probably one of the only few places to deliver on food and drink complimented with fun service."

Cons:

• "We’re not sure what exactly though. That being said, we loved the booths and it made our dining experience quite cosy."
• "I will say it wasn’t quite the döner I was expecting like from a street vendor in Berlin, but it was equal in goodness."
• "We visited at about 7.30 on a Friday evening. The lady showing us to our seats looked as though she would rather be doing something - anything - else."
• "The kitchen is open and we visited at a quiet time, so a lot of noise was the kitchen people loudly chopping and shouting at each other."
• "The sole reason for two stars is staff working there. Seems to be kind and responsive."
• "It's not bad...but it was better before almost impossible to finish a kebab."
• "Food was cold we need cheese chips the didn't melted she told us the can't melted !!!! We ask extra bread food finish after the bring us."
• "Some people might love it. I thought it was terrible comparing to all the kebabs and doners out there."