The MyLahore Marquee, Manchester Reviews Summary

Venue

Pros:

• "the venue exceeded my expectations, it was a gorgeous setting and was plenty of room."
• "The venue has undergone remarkable changes, with new decor and a new flooring."
• "You do get access to the side field and building as well for photos etc which is an extra bonus."
• "A beautiful spacious and elegant venue to host any event."
• "The venue is absolutely beautiful. Stunning scenery, beautiful location with the cutest private bridal room."
• "Great location and adaptable for different type of events."
• "The Marquee is one of the most impressive wedding venues in the North West."

Cons:

• "Nice venue in summer, but not sure how comfortable it would be on a cold winter day, could be quite cold."
• "The seating chairs are so uncomfortable that after an hour you are forced to get up or you end up with a sore bottom."
• "The Lavish grounds is and overstatement. The carpark at the back is limited with a small hard surface."
• "If you book in winter it will be very muddy when walking along the path to get in the hall."
• "Unfortunately not a great experience. As soon as we walked through there was no available tables."
• "The event started late due to the previous wedding over running."
• "The biggest let down for the Marquee is the decor company restrictions, you can only book from a small selection of companies most of which were over priced."

Food

Pros:

• "The food was very plentiful, piping hot and delicious with many of our guests commenting on the quality and taste."
• "The food is always spot on and comes out hot just how it should be."
• "The food looked and tasted soo soooooo good."
• "The food was plentiful and varied."
• "The food was excellent and served on time."
• "The starters were really fresh and tasty."
• "The food was amazing served hot and every single dish tasted delicious."

Cons:

• "Most Food certainly not freshly made at venue, great salad 2/10 presentation 6/10 furniture broken and not steady 2/10, cutlery mismatch & dishes chipped 1/10."
• "Also our guests were served beef and not lamb (which it states in our contract that lamb WOULD be served) at the wedding, which resulted in one of our elderly guests becoming extremely ill."
• "Byriani was overcooked oily and low on meat content, Lamb Karahi was tough lamb but otherwise very tasty and spot on spices, Chicken Karahi oily but otherwise spot on."
• "Complained about kebabs being stale ignored chicken starter over done, lamb chops reheated."
• "Not enough food to go because the waiters gave too much food to other tables?"
• "One table of guests were refused food and manager had to be called out to sort the problem."
• "Please change your naan, change paprhi in chat and a little bit more masala and tarka in daal can absolutely smash it."

Staff and Management

Pros:

• "Staff were attentive and always offered service with a smile, they were good with the kids and elders alike, always showing the up most respect."
• "Each staff was allocated each table and they ensured the food was given/provided to that table."
• "Credit goes to Shahid for making it all go smoothly and to schedule."
• "Mr Shahid at the Marquee managed the entire process very professionally and kept us informed about everything."
• "Shahid was able to make our wedding day such an amazing and special experience - he gave excellent service both on the day and leading up to it to ensure what we had was perfect."
• "First and foremost, we have to thank Shahid - the most professional events manager we have come across."
• "Our Event Manager, Shahid was exceptionally professional and a pleasure to deal with right from the start of our first meeting."

Cons:

• "The manager was extremely uncooperative, and rude and ignorant."
• "Poor service from staff unfortunately this experience alone has made me decide not to visit the venue again."
• "Shahid the wedding planner had fooled me and did not achieve the expectations that he said."
• "Also no clean cutlery and unwashed dishes and bowls this is not acceptable considering the expenses paid."
• "Shahid the host is very unresponsive, understand as a host you can become extremely busy. But as a planner to not be able to get back to your clients after multiple messages is a red flag."
• "The waiter was very unpleasant and so was the service."
• "He was unprofessional and incompetent as an events manager."