Dirty Martini Manchester Reviews Summary

Drink Quality

Pros:

• "The drinks were well-crafted and enjoyable."
• "Great food and range of martinis."
• "Good selection of cocktails, had a classic Sazerac, beautifully made."
• "Drinks were amazing, we tried pretty much everything."
• "The drinks themselves were really nice professional cocktails."
• "The cocktails here are beyond amazing!!!"
• "The bottomless brunch was brilliant... good choice of cocktails."
• "The espresso martini is made with rancid coffee made that morning according to the bar manager."

Cons:

• "Cocktails didn’t taste the best and service was slow."
• "The glasses that were used were really poor quality and one shattered in my hand."
• "Saturday night. Requested a simple 'cola' soft drink and noticed partly filled bottles of cola drinks were being used to fill my glass."
• "The mango margarita was a bit of me too."
• "Poor food although prettily presented, average service, decent cocktails."
• "The food was cold and tiny portions."
• "Drinks nice, slow at arriving, food bloody awful."
• "The drinks were well-crafted and enjoyable, although the pricing leaned towards the expensive side."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The overall atmosphere and service from Annie made it a positive and great visit."
• "Our waitress Hollie was very quick to bring us drinks."
• "The staff that were on shift were very welcoming and friendly."
• "Came in last weekend and bartender Millie was amazing."
• "Special shout to Maita, a fabulous server with a wonderful infectious personality who made our evening."
• "My friend bought a drink at the bar. We went in the corner to talk and placed her drink on the bar where no one else was while we spoke."
• "Service was excellent and we were never without a drink."
• "The service at Brunch was fast and friendly."

Cons:

• "We were seated upstairs right by the door, which was freezing every time it was opened."
• "The food was cold and tiny portions. Service wasn't the best."
• "We were definitely not made to feel welcome and had to keep getting up to ask for drinks."
• "Our last order was taken at 5:10 and never arrived we had to chase this up."
• "In the booking we did ask to be down stairs as on previous visits we found to get better service."
• "My friend had a severe allergic reaction at this venue on Saturday and the way it was handled was appalling."
• "Poorly poorly managed venue. Partner started on by two males."
• "Our glasses were empty a lot and service was slow."

Atmosphere and Ambiance

Pros:

• "Fabulous night - huge thank you for Sam, for helping organising it, and to the whole team on the day."
• "The food was so nice and looked amazing."
• "Music was also very good. Would come again."
• "Great atmosphere even on a Tuesday and id definitely be back."
• "I could not thank the staff enough for how special they made my birthday."
• "We love it here!"
• "The atmosphere lively."
• "Absolutely great place my friends and I went for a bottomless bruch."

Cons:

• "We were assured we would be well looked after however, as soon as the bar began to fill we were soon forgotten about."
• "The whole situation could have been avoided if we had not been ejected or we had been let out a bit of time after the two males."
• "Looks lovely, so it's great for a photo haha, but we felt rushed through the brunch."
• "We turned up an hour early. I got the time wrong but we was given a table."
• "Pretty average. Poor food although prettily presented, average service, decent cocktails."
• "Full of very loud hen parties which you may view as a positive or a negative."
• "Experienced it once to try a bottomless brunch."
• "The worst experience I have had in a bar I will never be returning to a Dirty Martini."