Restaurants near Urbis

Great to eat in an authentic restaurant. Great atmosphere, food and people. Go, you won’t be disappointed.

First time here after reading reviews. We were there on a November Saturday evening and it was full. We had a window table with a good view across the Manchester skyline. Noticed a large outdoor terrace too which would make it a very pleasant place to dine at lunchtime or on a summer evening. Ambiance very pleasant although the music was on the loud side. We're in our 60s and were the oldest diners there - so perhaps we're not the target crowd. Food was very very good. Beef tartare and the Lord of the Hundreds Gougeres were both absolutely divine, but that doesn't take away from the quality of the remaining food either and the prices were very reasonable for a high end establishment. We'll certainly go back. There was much Instagram-ing of food and venue going on from the younger diners! If I had any gripes at all it would be that the service felt a little rushed. It's in the nature of a small plates venue that food comes out as and when it's ready, but we ordered mostly small plates with a main to share and after only about 35-40 minutes we'd bee served (and eaten) everything but the main, so we could easily have been out within an hour, which doesn't really make for a romantic birthday meal (which this was). Also, I was asked when I booked if it was a special occasion so I said it was my partner's birthday. When we ordered a dessert to share it was brought out with a single, very cheap-looking candle in the middle. Like you'd buy in bulk and use on buns at a kids' party. It certainly didn't feel special. In fact we both laughed at the absurdity of it! These were all minor issues though and the overall evening was very enjoyable with some spectacularly-good food.

The food and service was good, the only issue was, we had a party of 4, we arrived shown to our table, no one came to take a drinks order, the a member of staff came and took our food order and our drinks order, one member of our party had a pizza, which arrived in good time, the other 3 had pasta dishes 2 had to wait 5 mins after the pizza and 1 had to wait 10 mins after the pizza, which is not good service, we mentioned this twice to staff and the second one removed the service charge of the bill, which was ok, but not a good experience when the meals arrive at different times instead of all at once.

Best restaurant in Manchester. The staff are very friendly and lovely and the food is excellent and delicious. It's a delight to eat here. ♥️♥️

Great experience at the Hard Rock Café on Monday evening before a concert we were attending at the AO Arena. The service received from Emily was absolutely fantastic during our visit she was very attentive. The food was fantastic and arrived Iin good time between courses and gave us plenty of time to enjoy the meal. We'll definately be back again.