Couldn't ask for more

Location

The restaurant is one of four in Manchester, it is situated on the corner of Deansgate and St Mary's Street, less than 5 minute walk from the Arndale Centre.

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri 10:00 - 23:00
Sat 9:00 - 00:00
Sun 9:00 - 22:30

Menu

The menu is Italian, and there is a large selection of dishes to choose from.

The starters range from garlic bread and soups to toasted Ciabatta and prawn skewers.

Main meals include a range of pastas and pizzas, and also chicken, fish or steak dishes.

Sweets include the regulars such as Tiramisu and Icecream, with a nice selection of other sweets such as mascapone cheesecake or lemon tart.

There's a nice selection of red, white and rose wines, beers, soft drinks and coffee or tea.

The restaurant also has a breakfast menu, ranging from croissants to full English.

The Restaurant

The restaurant seats 92 people, but I would advise anyone to book a table in advance. We went at four in the afternoon, and we thought we were being overly cautious booking for that time, but the restaurant was busy even at that time, with only 2 other table free.

By the time we left at about six o'clock there was queue of people waiting for tables which stretched out of the door. Which is testament to how good the restaurant is, I don't think I've ever seen anyone queue for a restaurant before, let alone in the cold of winter.

One of the things we really liked about the restaurant was that they didn't try to rush us at any stage of our visit. We were given plenty of time to select our meals, which wasn't easy because so many of the dishes sounded absolutely mouthwatering. Our waiter was great, he appeared to be extremely happy in his work, and was jolly and smiling the entire time, he also impressed us by being able to take the wine, starter and main meal orders for the entire party, without needing to write anything down.

The most important bit though is the food. And it was all absolutely beautiful, everything was cooked to perfection, and the sauces were gorgeous. The portion sizes were great too, not too much that you'd feel overwhelmed, but big enough to satisfy you. Some of the sauces were lovely and rich, but they weren't heavy, which meant we all had space for a three course meal.

As I mentioned earlier, nothing was rushed. We didn't have people hovering over us making us feel like we had to hurry so they could clear the plates and get the next course out. But at the same time, we weren't left with dirty plates on the table once we had finished. There was also a decent period between the plates being cleared and the next course being served. I think there's nothing worse than one waiter or waitress clearing your plates away and another swooping in with your next dish immediately.

We decided against coffees or liqueurs after the meal, and just asked for the bill. Even this stage wasn't rushed, our waiter brought the bill and said 'it's okay, take your time'.

I really can't praise the waiting staff and chef(s) highly enough, I have to say it was one of the best meals I've had in such a long time, and faultless service as well.