WOOD Manchester Reviews Summary

Menu Variety and Options

Pros:

• "The menu is simple but effective and is easy to read."
• "There is a small selection of dishes but there is something for everyone."
• "For Starters there is Chicken Sweetbreads, Smoked Salmon and more."
• "For Mains there is the Lamb Sausage, Monkfish, Chicken and Meat dishes too."
• "For Dessert there is the Lemon and Basil pudding, the Caramel and Kogi Tart too."
• "If you are a lover of cold desserts then there is an eclectic selection of Ice Cream flavours to choose from."
• "There is a small selection of Mocktails with different flavours."
• "We loved the taster menu. The food was exceptional."

Cons:

• "I guess we say the food was lovely, albeit, these tasting menus appear to be getting smaller and less of them."
• "It is pricey for what it is."
• "So where do I start? We made a reservation through Open Table and we had an issue with our reservation."

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "The food is tasty and is presented to a high standard."
• "If you love British food that is full of flavour and is presented in an artistic way then Wood is the place for you."
• "Absolutely incredible meal here- every course was delicious and well explained by the chefs."
• "We had the wine pairing which was also excellent and I’ve even ordered some of the wines since."
• "Loved the taster menu. The food was exceptional and the wine flight.....WOW!!"
• "The food was superb and the service uncompromising in all respects."
• "Had the most amazing 9 course tasting menu. Be prepared not to be rushed...trust me your stomach will be grateful."
• "The restaurant was lovely, the staff fabulous."

Cons:

• "The flavour just doesn’t work out, got exceedingly sour morel and lamb."
• "Plaice is overcooked, a few vegetables are unseasoned."
• "The ingredients don’t seem to combine well and I don’t think the chef is tasting before service."
• "All the desert is doing a good job. Would give 2/5 but it is simply too overrated here and overpriced."
• "You can have much better proper fine dining food down the road in Six by Nico for half the price."
• "The restaurant still is using sub-grade ingredients."
• "The food was mostly cold when served, and I get that it shouldn’t be piping hot, but it didn’t feel nice to eat cold food."
• "Halibut starter was dry. Tomahawk was more than enough for two, we shared between three of us and couldn’t finish it. And it was very tough and chewy, fingers were white trying to slice through it or knives weren’t sharp."

Atmosphere and Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is warm and inviting."
• "The lighting was decent at our table."
• "The furniture was lovely with stylish comfy chairs and nice cutlery."
• "The bathroom is situated on the same floor which is great."
• "The room we were in was absolute luxury."
• "There was relaxing background music, candlelight everywhere, very comfortable chairs, an extremely intimate feeling to it."
• "We literally had the room to ourselves which made it feel even more special."
• "We have dined in both Wood and Homage (cheese restaurant upstairs) and they are both excellent."

Cons:

• "We had a reservation but the greeter seemed quite annoyed with us as the table wasn’t ready."
• "The restaurant itself was on the noisy-side, it was difficult to have a conversation at our table despite it being just the two of us - the acoustics were a little off."
• "We couldn’t see our food and had to shout across the table over the bad acoustics."
• "The restaurant was dark and really noisy."
• "The waiter had obviously learned from a script and was a deer in the headlights when we asked questions."
• "Would have expected better from all the hype and reviews."