Sam's Chop House Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Style

Pros:

• "It's my favourite of the chop houses for atmosphere and style."
• "Right in the heart of the city, it's an ideal place to visit for lunch after a day's shopping."
• "Nice, old, cosy pub tucked away in the town centre."
• "The low ceilinged bar is a cosy place for drinks before you eat."
• "A very cosy pub/ restaurant below street level in the centre of Manchester."
• "The atmosphere and pub was lovely, a proper country feel and a very friendly welcome."
• "This is a wonderful bar and restaurant with lots of charm and atmosphere unlike the plastic bars down the road."

Cons:

• "It can get a bit busy in the bar area."
• "Didn't like that they were playing the rugby (loudly) in the bar."
• "Was seated in the corner and found the venue quite dim, dusty and musty."
• "First impressions walking in down the stairs, the Bar area was deadly eary."
• "The waitress took us to a small table for 2 left side that felt cramped and boxed in."
• "We both ordered the same pudding chips and peas, over priced for what it was."
• "Can be a bit full of business types at clocking out time."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I had the sirloin pork steak. Was divine, so full of flavour and went down very well."
• "The food was wonderful, very easy to finish off at home and the quality was superb."
• "The corned beef hash is legendary."
• "The black pudding starter was one of the best starters I have ever eaten!"
• "Food was perfect, I recommend the fish and chips, and sticky toffee pudding ☺️."
• "The food is always brilliant."
• "The beef was delicious, and the pork was very tender."

Cons:

• "We felt like it was overpriced for the quality."
• "I had asked medium-rare and was disappointed that it came out as medium / medium-well."
• "Certainly not worth what we paid sadly."
• "Had an adequate to good meal. It was spoiled by Gravy being served on my meal when I specifically requested no Gravy."
• "The main courses were a real let down though - the steak had a really strange odour/taste and the fish pie was quite bland."
• "The veggie main was plain sweet potato in a pastry à la beef Wellington... Why not give it some flavour/mix it up?"
• "The signature meal of Sams fish & chips was well below the standard I remembered in terms of size and quality."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very helpful and attentive taking time to say goodnight."
• "Always fab service."
• "Lovely food and service."
• "Service was very friendly, professional and fast."
• "The staffs here very friendly. We really enjoy our dinner here."
• "Service very good indeed 👌"
• "Waiter who looked after us was fantastic. Really friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Appalling attitude from the so-called management."
• "When we had questions about the food, the waiter was not familiar with the menu or ingredients at all, he could not answer any of our questions."
• "We were given a different wine than the one we requested."
• "Average food terrible service and a rushed meal with the icing on the cake of a 20% service charge on top made for a truly forgettable experience."
• "We ended up getting the wrong dishes brought over and sent them back, overall we waited at least 40 minutes for a couple of burgers."
• "Also most of the time, there weren’t any waiter/waitress around, which felt like there was no service at all."
• "We were extremely disappointed, the waitress seemed incompetent and made a lot of mistakes."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable."
• "The food here is awesome, great value for money."
• "Home cooked comfort food at its best a really nice change from a traditional take away."
• "Couldn't fault the food, wine or service, and the price was incredible!"
• "Very generous portions and good value for money."
• "Decent price and good choice of drinks within the city centre."
• "The food here is awesome, great value for money and you won't leave here hungry."

Cons:

• "Turns out it was £6 more expensive than the wine we ordered."
• "The place is pretty expensive as it is so to whack a service fee on top of that is a little cheeky."
• "The prices are a bit too high for what you get."
• "Overpriced, portions are very small for what you pay."
• "Substandard food, at an incredibly inflated price."
• "Over priced and over rated! A complete rip-off."
• "Sunday lunch a bit expensive for the offer at 79 pounds for two including tip."