The Northern Quarter Restaurant & Bar in Manchester

Some things were great but other disappointing.A lot of the food was fantastic. My friend had the lamb which looked and tasted incredible. The wine selection and recommendations were also top notch. The desert was also ace. Lovely and attentive serving staff too.Unfortunately the steak was very disappointing and overcooked even after sending it back once. The cocktails were way too sweet and unbalanced. We also ordered a fair few truffle dishes and found them a bit lacking, think the chef on the day was scared of overdoing it 😅.I have since learnt that people rave about the Truffle chicken dish, so would have to try that if I came back.Overall, quite hit and miss but worth a try if you're in the area.

Amazing chef producing fresh delicious dishes. Loved it, the best food I've had in a long time!! Would recommend it, Thursty Thursday 😁😁

This place should be 5 stars and if I just had the starter it would have been. This place absolutely has the making of a brilliant restaurant but so many little things let it down. It wasn't busy when we went but food wasn't checked on mains before bringing out. The table behind us only had 2 of 3 starters. Delivery of meat not put away in a timely manner so you practically trapped over it on way to bathroom.Hopefully it was just a bad day when we went this time as would go back just for starter!

We enjoyed a very good dinner celebrating our anniversary. The service was excellent so it was food! I loved the carpaccio and I tasted the tuna as well and it was amazing.My duck was a lovely nice recipe and my partner meat was delicious as well with the sauce. We enjoyed then the cheeses and dessert that were delicious! Special mention to the wines as well! I loved Passori!

Great spot for some delicious food and great wine list. This would be personal preference but the starters on the menu weren’t appealing to us so we just ordered Mains with lots of sides. Again this would be personal preference and the mains were delicious! Service was great and we had a good experience overall

This is one of those places that we constantly walk past and had never been to. Now that we have, we reckon we’ll be back for that fancy, belly-warming fine food & delicious dessertsOur favourites of the night were the Roasted Beetroots [£8], Baked Gnocchi [£17], and both our desserts of Chocolate Terrine [£7.50] and Sticky Toffee Pudding [£7.50]

Went here for the Sunday lunch and was not disappointed! It's as good as it looks in the pictures. Staff were friendly and the service was great but above all the food itself was superb. Had the fried pork belly bites and terrine to start and the beef and trio of meats for main, all absolutely beautiful and wouldn't hesitate to recommend going. We left a shopping bag in the restaurant, which they ran down the street to give us!

Went on Friday and had a great meal with my partner. The Venison Carpaccio was wonderful and the thick cut pork main was top notch. The service was good although the waitress forgot a few things and had to come back to double check as well as some things not being in to make certain cocktails. But hey that stuff happens and didn't take away from a great dining experience

We decided to try this restaurant based on the reviews and photos and we were not disappointed.We had the mushroom dish and the mussels to start, followed by the lamb dish and veg gnocchi for mains. The gnocchi is quite filling, so be aware if you don't have the biggest appetite.Somehow we managed a pudding too; chocolate terrine, which was heavenly and a sticky toffee pudding. The latter is something I wouldn't normally choose, but having tried some of my partner's serving I may just have it on our next visit. If you are a custard fan then just be aware that it isn't on offer with the puddings. It's cream or ice cream only.They also have a good quality wine list to choose from.We were asked about allergens and the staff team could not have been more friendly and helpful.It's not a particularly large restaurant, but had a lovely atmosphere.We popped in there, after 9pm on a Friday, without booking and were lucky to get a table. They do serve until 10pm so useful if you're wanting to eat a bit later.We loved it so much that we booked to go back the following night and try some more of the menu.Prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality of the food.

We had the Monday special which was £35 for three courses with free wine. With tip and additional cheese course we paid about £90 for two which certainly isn’t nothing for a Monday night and yet all night we had the feeling of being treated like the cheap seats… for example when asked what drinks we wanted we were asked Red, White or Rose, no mention of the type or region or name of any of the wines, just red, white or rose. It felt like since we had gone for the offer with the free wine they felt we wouldn’t care less and were there to just neck it down. I mean the waiter was pleasant enough although he had too many tables to cover meaning we struggled to flag him down through the night. As for the food, every course had only 3 options, 1 meat, 1 fish and 1 vegetarian so very limited in choice, but Ok it’s a special, I get that, but what was disappointing is that both main courses arrived clearly needing sides that we weren’t advised to order… my wife had cod that had greens on the plate but I had to give her half the potatoes (and there weren’t many that I had) and I had chicken that had potatoes and a spoon full of compressed greens, it was screaming out for a crunchy vegetable…it’s a shame because I don’t want to lay in too heavy on a restaurant as these business try to pick up from the pandemic but I think TNQ should either scrap their special, or maybe scrap the free wine part of their special and focus on showcasing their food so that customers having the special will want you come back for their full menu. We ended up feeling cheap but still spent nearly £100, not a great experience.