Address: 88 Portland St, Manchester, M1 4GX, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.1
based on 155 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Yes it will be probably one of the best sandwiches you ever have."
"The cheese was tangy and complemented the perfectly cooked steak."
"The spicy honey chicken sandwich was very tasty, and is worth the wait."
"The chicken sandwich was to die for. Perfectly seasoned and hot as hell!"
"The freshness and flavour of the bread alone was outstanding, and the quality of filling was super tasty."
"The Philly Cheesesteak is the best thing on the menu. It’s over-stuffed with the steak and the cheese is the right amount of saltiness."
"The Philly cheesesteak sub is 10/10. Fantastic bread and flavours."
"The Philly cheesesteak was recommended to me by a lot of people so I decided to try it out for myself and boy was it worth it!"
Cons:
"To begin with, the meat, which should be the shining star of any cheesesteak, was a woeful letdown."
"The cheesesteak and fries, though made with top quality ingredients, were far too salty to eat so the best part of £15 sadly went into the bin."
"The steak was like minced meat, for £14 as well you would expect better… Feel sick to my stomach after eating the sandwich."
"The beef steak was nicely cooked, however the star of the show was the sweet honey one. It was full of flavour and perfect."
"I personally don't see the hype the Philly steak so extremely salty - couldn't finish it."
"Ridiculously overhyped. We got the Philly cheesesteak which cost £13 and the meat was rubbery, dry and chewy."
"The Philly cheesesteak sub is 10/10. Fantastic bread and flavours, there’s also fried onion bits for some crispiness."
"The Philly cheesesteak was recommended to me by a lot of people so I decided to try it out for myself and boy was it worth it!"
Service and Ordering Process
Pros:
"Make sure you order online first and you will get your time too pick up."
"The guy working there is going up and down the stairs all day and dealing with all kinds of people yet maintains a friendly attitude and serves with a smile."
"I ordered online, and food was passed through the cubby hole about 5 minutes after my desired time."
"Online orders only. Even if they say it’s out of stock, wait about 30-45mins and it’ll be available again!"
"I've tried philly cheese steak and it was very nice, although I wish it was sliced in chunkier cuts."
"You’ll want to pre-order and even then you might not get your order at the time you booked, but it’s worth the wait!"
"This place for me really did not live up to the hype. Another example of Tik Tok marketing over any actual substance."
"If you can afford it. Go."
Cons:
"Main thing that lets this place down is the lack of service, especially if it’s busy no one will even come to the window when you ring the bell."
"However, the ordering system is a bit of a let down. I cannot buy a sandwich itself because it's 'sold out,' but I can get it if it's a combo?"
"The food was fabulous! Everything
I expected and more, what wasn’t what I expected was the wait and lack of organization in taking names for who had arrived and whose orders needed to be prepared."
"Came from Leeds to eat this sandwich and totally worth the journey. Shame there's no chairs but we wondered over to Sackville gardens nearby which had plenty."
"Honestly, I wish I had ordered another sandwich. We came up to Manchester for a visit as we had never been and all local review spots was pointing to this spot."
"First of all the food was absolutely incredible. Ive wanted to try fat pats for a couple months now but every time I’ve been in town its been closed."
"Online order only not user friendly site. Food is over rated and hyped ordered Philly steak which was below average and bread which it was served in was very hard due to it being stale."
"I have been trying to get ther subs for since Friday but no luck always by 6pm sold out but today I got lucky 😀."
Location and Ambiance
Pros:
"Little hole in the wall location."
"If you can briefly ignore standing next to massive bins that are actively being used by neighbouring businesses whilst waiting for the bloke to pop his head out with your order, then it's more than worth it."
"Standing around in a weird alley for our order is quirky I guess but I didn't enjoy that bit, but the sandwich made up for it."
"Overall Experience - great experience of sandwich behind the alley."
"I do love everything else about the place - food, concept, and location."
"The simplicity of the salted 'Ziggy Fries' were all that was needed as a side."
"I personally don't see the hype the Philly steak so extremely salty - couldn't finish it. Chicken was nice but wasn't worth the price paid around £50 for 3 sandwiches which personally I feel is ridiculous."
"It's in the pricey side, but so worth it and absolutely love the New York style service!"
Cons:
"They don't have any place to sit so I grabbed the sandwich and ate them close to the library as there are some benches there 😊."
"Standing around in a weird alley for our order is quirky I guess but I didn't enjoy that bit, but the sandwich made up for it."
"But definitely expensive for what it is, and please try to clean the street, it’s just filled with trash and smells bad in there!"
"You are literally waiting near the bins... hope their recent success means they can move location soon!"
"If you fancy a 35min wait in a weewee-stained alley - this is the place for you!"
"Going to Fat Pat’s was a terrible experience. I pre-ordered a Philly cheesesteak and was given a pick up time of 1:10PM. I waited in line from 1:10PM and the line did not move for just under 1 hour."
"The waiting conditions are unhygienic as I was stood around bins and rubbish, knowing this they should reduce waiting time or have a waiting area inside."