Room
Manchester - reader comments
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food is ok, overpriced though for what
you get. The restaurant itself is lovely.
The staff are obnoxious, arrogant and
try to get you out before you've even sat down then
rip you off by charging you a service charge (which
they don't deserve) and not returning your change when
you haven't told them to keep it. Also, after complaining
to the company who own Room you get fobbed off with
ridiculous excuses. Definitely not recommened if you
want a good night out. And they charge you a
service charge at the bar. Ridiculous! "
- Gemma Fielding, Manchester 2/8/07 (visited on a saturday
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"The
food was weird - they are trying to
do traditional English food in different ways,
which I don't think they are successful at. We were
told when they sat us down that they were 'all
out' of 4 or 5 different dishes. Then when
we ordered my friend was told that they also were all
out of a further dish, so she had to change her order.
I went for steak but was told that they were all out
of Bernaise sauce - how the xxxx can a restaurant be
out of sauce!!??!!?? We also had to order all the side
dishes extra, which was quite expensive.
When we finished the waitress told me/us that they had
a special dessert, which was After Eight chocolate and
mint something, which sounded delicious, but when another
waiter came back to take our order (about 2 mins after
she had left the table) she walked past and whispered
something in his ear. When I ordered the After Eight
dessert - surprise surprise, they were 'ALL OUT' of
it. I do not understand how they could be out
of everything we ordered. We decided to leave
the desserts and asked for the bill, which didn't come
on first request. There was also a party in the function
room next to the restaurant and it was very loud, the
music competiting with that of the DJ in the restaurant
much to the annoyance of many diners around us. The
waiters tried their best to shut the doors but the guests
were going in and out all the time, leaving the door
open. A very dissapointing experience."
- mary, manchester 15/5/07 (visited on a friday evening) |
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"Another
one of those impressive buildings with
the potential to house a good restaurant. Like Stock,
Gaucho Grill, The Colony and the now dead and gone Le
Mont, Room falls sadly short of it's potential.
The menu is so pretentious it's unbelievable.
They were out of allmost half the dishes on
the menu we tried to order and the Crab and
Avocado Cocktail starter I opted for (almost by default)
consisted of deep fried crab (I kid you not). The Chicken
Kiev main, which suprisingly actually included chicken,
did so with a hefty £15 price tag! As
a bar, Room is great, the DJ's play superb
chilled out music and the decor is
wonderful. Service is good,
and somewhat apologetic for the number of 'sold out'
dishes but with all starters at £5
and all mains at £15 + an extra £2.75
for sides they should be equally as apologetic
for charging so much when the food is far from
the standard for that price. They do a great
£7 pre-theatre menu but if you're not
able to get the cheap option, it's a restaurant to stay
clear of."
- matthew, manchester 13/5/07 (visited on a saturday
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