La Viña Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "But once seated the service was good.and our waitress was friendly and efficient, making sure we ordered enough."
• "Service was good."
• "Service was exceptional from the young spanish waiver from the moment we arrived to the moment we left."
• "Service was fine."
• "Lovely service from staff who were very attentive."
• "Service was very good just hope the service charge goes to the people serving."
• "Service fab & staff very attentive."

Cons:

• "I just can't imagine what the service would be like if the restaurant was actually full."
• "Our waiter argued about how i wanted my steak and refused a tip from one of our party as it was too small."
• "The staff cleared our plates so quickly each time we finished we felt under pressure to leave asap."
• "The staff weren't very forthcoming filling up your glass when it was empty."
• "Service was lacklustre, I found myself looking around often for a waiter and there being no one in sight."
• "The main let down was the service."
• "Service was slow, despite having seen at least four staff members on duty."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was stunning. Nice and light, not greasy."
• "Authentic, delicious selection of tapas."
• "The food we had was all really nice too."
• "I had the garlic prawns and they were fresh and tasty."
• "The tapas is absolutely fantastic, easily the best in Manchester."
• "Food arrived without unnecessary delay, and it was delicious and well presented, especially the olives, hake, and jamon croquettes."
• "The food was great, I will definitely come back and recommend it to my friends."

Cons:

• "The Pan con Tomato again zero olive oil, no garlic and the tomatoes were tasteless no seasoning either."
• "Octopus tentacle: overcooked and burnt. On a bed of dry and tasteless mashed potato."
• "The food is overcooked and vastly overpriced."
• "The lamb meatballs, well they were definitely lamb, but not fried which perhaps is the Spanish way? - but they looked grey and anaemic, amongst mushy carrots that reminded me of school dinners."
• "The pork belly being bland and dry. The mushroom albondingas was an odd taste and the texture firm."
• "The Calamares did not taste very fresh, nor did the batter which was very thin and not crispy."
• "Food was pretty awful, came out worryingly quickly and was all only luke warm, clearly frozen and microwaved."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Well decorated environment and with a structure that recalls spanish architecture."
• "Lovely atmosphere, will be returning with the husband's."
• "The ambiance is great, with low lit lighting, Spanish music and Spanish staff."
• "It is a little piece of Spain, right in the middle of Deansgate."
• "Love the music and the atmosphere here."
• "This is different, but a similar ambience."
• "The place itself is nice and has a nice atmosphere even though the music was a bit out of place."

Cons:

• "The staff are lovely and very friendly, but to sit in a cold restaurant with no heating in January with your coat on is unacceptable."
• "Loud party music, lights up too high, no atmosphere."
• "Air con was on too cold so we had to wear our coats."
• "Atmosphere was dead, mainly due to a large party booking that hadn't arrived while we were there taking up half the ground space."
• "The atmosphere was lacking a but I think that was due to it being quiet and it being a Wednesday more than anything."
• "Food came within 10 minutes which was fast yet concerning, everything was deep fried!"
• "The food was cold, service was okay! Ended up on and over the toilet after the meal."

Value

Pros:

• "For a City centre restaurant the prices were reasonable."
• "Slightly pricey and anit small on portion sizes compared to other tapas restaurants I've been to but you get what you pay for here."
• "The cost is reasonable for a city centre location."
• "It's pretty good value for dinner."
• "Food is so good in great prices."
• "Great food, service is prompt, polite and the cost is reasonable for a city centre location."
• "Great food 10/10, and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Need 3/4 dishes per person, quite expensive for what you get in terms of portions."
• "And for £4 for 5/6 olives it's a little pricey!"
• "Expensive too.!"
• "The main dishes cost £19ish a piece, the quality is below average, and the portion sizes are insufficient, it’s definitely not worth a visit."
• "The sangria is over priced and very poor quality."
• "Expensive and small portions."
• "Tables were very small for a tapas bar... portions were very small (even for tapas!)."