2 -10 Albert Square, Manchester, M2 6LP [map]

"Very rude bar staff but he forgot to add our drinks to the bill so that was great!! My friend and I ordered the same steak but they were clearly two different types of steak. Mine was full of fat and I couldn't eat half of it whilst her's was lovely and lean. Not fair :-( We used to love eating in the old Chez Gerard and we cried when it closed down. The brasserie doesn't have the same atmosphere and the staff weren't as nice" - clare, ashton-under-lyne 19/7/07 (visited on a thurs evening)

"My starter of mushroom and poached egg was completly cold and the mushroom was TINY!! I thought that this was the way it was meant to be so I didn't complain at the time, However i was talking to my friend who also had the same starter on a different occasion and she said her's was hot and her mushroom was very big! The olive cous cous is gorgous and the chicken tagine was delicious, the waffle dessert is also very yum!" - rani kuar, manchester 19/6/07 (visited on a tuesday evening)

"The service was very slow and an apology only came for this when the main courses arrived. As we were in a group obviously out for lunch from work I would have expected to be warned of the wait for food up front. The waiting staff were very obviously new and did not know the menu at all. They did give us 50% off the food for it being late - but I will not return!" - katie amos, manchester 7/5/07 (visited on a wednesday lunch)

"I enjoyed my evening at the Chez Gerrard, it is very pleasant, well situated and definitely a place to recommend!" - shelagh spiteri, cheshire 6/5/07 (visited on a saturday evening)