The French in Manchester

Had afternoon tea here very recently. Mediocre service, disinterested staff stood around with arms folded, dry, past their best, scones, three small finger sandwiches with sparse filling plus one small brioche bun. One hot drink, no top ups!!!! Spend your hard earned money somewhere else. One star given for lovely building.

What a great experience this was. The food was incredible from start to finish. The apple dessert was one of the best desserts I've ever eaten. Every dish was well thought out and by the end I was absolutely stuffed! It was all finished off with a thoughtful touch of a signed menu to celebrate my graduation. I'd definitely recommend.

We had the tasting menu, about 17 courses. We sat down at 7pm and departed at 11pm. The staff were all fantastic and very helpful. It was a belated 80th birthday present for my wife. It was paid for by her sister, family and friends in Switzerland. We weren't disappointed. Please pass on our thanks to all the staff for making it very special. Chris and Dorothy Massey.

Incredible from start to finish. Every single dish blew us away. The restaurant is beautiful (try and get a booth if you can). The service was also 1st class - Eleanor and her team made our evening such a memorable experience. Thanks again. We will definitely be back!

We had afternoon teaThe food was lovelyBut over priced and £10.00 service charge.We've been to much better afternoon teas and better priced with no service charge.Also tried to get served in the bar area after our tea ended up walking out not enough staff on , terrible service it's a shame because it's such a beautiful setting.

Exceptionally impressive. The best managers I've ever encountered are managers. We were only in the UK for two nights, yet we went on two separate visits! As a nightcap, once. The next morning, we went back for brunch, which was fantastic! Once again, the managers were gracious, allowing us to leave our luggage near the host stand. Thanks!

This place is something else!!! we have eaten at restaurants with a star and the food and dining experience here is so much better, such a lovely dining room, food comes out at a nice pace, and it put of this world..... already booked to come back!

I love this restaurant! The food is always beautiful, the staff are excellent and professional but also friendly. The sommelier was very knowledgeable and choose excellent pairing wines for our meal.

Booked the Great British Menu for a lunch time birthday meal, with wine flights. The whole experience was fantastic, knowledge and friendly staff, excellent service and as expected the food was delicious. The accompanying wines were perfect selections for the dishes. I'll be coming back to sample the signature tasting menu on the evening

An amazing experience, food and service were amazing, the food definitely was the highlight. EVERY dish we tried was just too good, flavor, idea, presentation, vessel, cooking point, garnishes, texture,... just wow! Highly recommended for the ones that look for really smart and executed food!The only downer was the potential manager that was running the restaurant that night, was the only element that lacked finesse, maybe should be slightly more friendly. Removing and placing plates at the table, was just too careless, which clashed with the rest of the team. Never the less, the rest was so good, that it would always take a great score. One of the most surprising meals this year, for the consistency throughout the all night. Thank you