Meadowhall has a Five Guys! I have been lamenting over some of the places I liked in Manchester,…read moreso this discovery was very welcome. In fact, the first time we saw the Five Guys, they were still training staff, so it was closed. However, now when I say to Mr. Snarky, "Can we go to Meadowhall?" He is quite happy to make the trek as long as he gets Five Guys for lunch. While the set up is a bit nicer than some... with a logical flow of traffic from placing your order to getting drinks at the end, it is a bit smaller. By smaller I mean, not much room to wait for your order and not as much in the seating area. Although the one part that doesn't quite flow is where they chose to place the area that you pick up milkshakes. It is between the tills and where you pick up orders and it seemed to be confusing everyone... not to mention causing a bit of a traffic jam in the flow of people moving from placing their orders to waiting for them. Because this is a bit smaller with fewer seats, we managed to grab seats across from Five Guys on some bar stools, but finding seating on a weekend at lunchtime is like finding a needle in a haystack. I know that's not really Five Guys' fault though. You do have to listen closely for your order number as it can be quite difficult to hear with the loud music and the noise from the food court. Food was good as always, although the burgers were a bit on the sloppy side... but then again they had only been open for two weeks by the time we went.

thank you so much to ashleigh who served me and was lovely and i think could tell i was anxious…read moreyesterday and gave me extra fries for free. the food is so so good and the milkshakes are to die for. a little expensive but it was worth it bc it put me at ease when i was having a really bad day.

Went here for a early lunch on Wednesday. Got seated straight away as it had just opened for the…read moreday when we got there. Staff were really polite, and told us the specials while seating us. It works a bit like Nando's, so you go up to the tills to order. We used a voucher from the Vouchercloud iPhone app to get a good deal on the price (buy 1 burger, get second for £1). 2 burgers, upgraded with extra bacon, a side of chips and two cranberry juices came in at just under £20. We went for the limited edition Greek burger (lamb, feta cheese and tzatziki) and it was amazing, probably one of the most tastiest burgers i've ever had! Also, the chips were freshly cut and fried, really delicious.

To be honest, I thought it was a GBK... which is why I approached it in the first place. I do my…read moreresearch on Yelp before I approach burger places in the UK. Some do them extremely well and some... well that is why I usually use Yelp to separate the good from the bad. Unfortunately I didn't Yelp this one. It offered a similar menu to GBK and it was reasonably busy, so I decided to give it a go. Similar process, look at the menu, saunter up to the register, place your order, get your drinks, and saunter back to your table... without spilling your drinks. I ordered the Avocado and Bacon Burger and a side of chips. It didn't take too long before I received my order. The food looked good... the burger was ok. It was messy, but with none of the satisfaction that a good messy burger brings. The avocado looked a bit old, some dark brown bits that were not hidden by all of the mashing and tasted a bit old too. The bacon was more fatty bits than meaty bits and when you bite into a burger, it comes straight out of the bun, pulling the mashed avocado and other toppings out onto the plate and you are left with the entire piece of bacon dangling out of your mouth. The chips were a bit on the soggy side. It isn't the worst meal I have ever had, but it didn't quite hit the spot, just refueled me to go do more shopping.

Great meal, great service. I thought the meal was a bit pricey for a lunchtime, but we did enjoy…read moreour food. We stuck to main meals only due to time constraints. I had the bowl of soul with chicken, which was really nice. It had a little kick to it which was nice and was a good portion size. I chose it thinking it was a healthier option but I suspect the rice was actually fried! It tasted great and I don't think I would have missed the chicken had I not added it as there were lots of vegetables in there. My mum had the chicken milanese and she really enjoyed it, it came with potatoes and greens. I thought the sauce looked a bit of a strange color, but she enjoyed it! Our waitress was really nice and helpful, I would recommend it if looking for a quick break from shopping!

Good little restaurant that makes a welcome break in-between shopping, or you can use it as a good…read morepre film venue.

Appalling place, never had what I ordered, after numerous wrong orders I will never use them again…read moreor recommend them to anyone.

Best pizza's down Firth Park. Pepe's were the first take away for pizza's and burgers in the area,…read morethey are one of the longest establishment take away's, what does that say? the pizza's are great. I think their pizza's are worth 4.5/5.

My favourite part of Meadowhall (shamelessly admitting) is the Oasis, and most people know that I…read moreLOVE American-style food. I've been to Frankie & Benny's in Doncaster a couple of times and it has been great, so myself and my friend Ana went for lunch here. Initially when we arrived it was pretty busy, so we were given a device which was to beep when there was a table available for the two of us - a great idea in my opinion instead of turning people away, and we went for a drink in Coal bar (about 30 metres away). We took advantage of the lunch offer and got a starter to share, two mains and a dessert to share, all of which came to about £10, but we also had drinks and milkshakes which brought the bill to £13.50 each. That was very reasonable, we had to leave half of the dessert because I was stuffed to the brim! Great food - I had an amazing burger for mains, we shared garlic doughballs for starters and chocolate brownie with cream and ice cream for dessert. Also, as you know I like to mention staff, well done to the incredible waiter Arron (I assume this was his name as someone at the bar called him it) who served us quickly and with a smile, you definitely deserved our praise and tip! 5 star experience F&B's!

Youngest son and I had some time to kill so we decided to eat…read more Lots of eateries to choose from at Meadowhall but this is the one he chose. It wasn't busy, perhaps one third full and they had a pleasant, unpushy lady at the entrance tempting in passing trade. Once inside we waited at the desk for several minutes until we were scooped up by a passing waiter and offered a choice of seating (inside\outside) Service was slow but I did feel sorry for our waitress as there were obviously few staff on duty. I chose a steak wrap with fries and son chose fish fingers with fries. My steak wrap (tender strips of prime steak with red onion and peppers smothered in sauce) held a goodly amount of fat and sauce and a few bits of onion, lean meat and peppers. I'm told the fish fingers were nice. For desert we both chose fruit salad (because we care about out bodies) but there was good news and bad news. Good news the fruit was fresh. Bad news we knew this because there were still bits of pineapple skin in there. My son was a little put out because the menu assured him that he would get three fruits he likes and so he didn't mind giving away his kiwi but when his dish arrived there had been major substitutions made. We had opted for special deal meals but the price was still too high for the quality of food. As to portion size well, they wouldn't amuse a real New Yorker!

I hate to write bad reviews, but I can't let this pass…read more Coal bar has a nice atmosphere and friendly waitresses, but I was steeply ripped off. Myself and my friend Ana visited the bar while we were waiting for a table at Frankie & Benny's. We ordered a couple of drinks at the bar (my whisky and her rose wine) and I paid for it as we sat on the stools. I was shocked when I got the receipt - around £9 for two small drinks?! Upon further investigation, I had been charged for some kind of champagne for Ana's rose, which was £5.30 a glass without being told it was more expensive than the other wine that was advertised! The bartender then tried almost to pressure us into getting another drink when the device was clearly flashing (there was a great big F&B logo on it) by thrusting menus and cocktail menus at us. I can't speak for the food since we didn't eat there, but we definitely will not be returning.

During the same day trip out to Meadow Hall, we had dinner at here as after a long day we didn't…read morebother going into city centre for dinner. The overall setting and interior is much nicer here than at giraffe, and you can really snuggle here and have a nice dinner experience. We were given the option of where to be seated by our waiter and plonked ourselves on a sofa ahhh!. After analysing the menu we chose a platter to share - fried whitebait, calamari and spicy pork meatballs - all of which were very nice and came with a selection of dips, however the meatballs were abit on the cold side though. I chose the mixed grill for my mains - rump steak, chicken and pork medallion - as I wanted abit of everything - and it came with chips and some salad. I opted for the additional Bearnaise and crushed chilli sauce, as I hadn't had it before and it sound appealing. I was extremely disappointed with my main, as all of my meats were overcooked - steak was medium (I asked for medium rare), chicken was stringy, although the pork was manageable. I couldn't taste the chilli in my sauce, and it was just creamy and nothing else. Bland bland bland bland bland bland. And bland. All in all, a nice place to eat, good service, but below par food. I was disappointed really, and I probably won't be going again. I find with these restaurant chains that they are only affordable and they lack real quality that independent restaurants have.

The food is amazing. Never cold, never does it wrong. Service is amazing. If you would want to come…read morefor a little treat order via app to get points faster

Food was great wrap was tasty got a free mc flurry it's clean employee was nice offered a flagread more

this burger king is no longer there. it was named something else. but dont know if that is there…read moreanymore either. lol it wasnt really that good. never really been keen on burger king. although they did do nice chips/fries, but they really small portions for a rubbish price. but however the quality is just like any burger king.

bring it back now!!! lol this is no longer in meadread more

Didn't give my mate a strawberry milkshake, he's fuming and crying in a corner, ever since he was…read moresmall all he's dreamt of was having a strawberry milkshake from McDonald's only to be shot down every single time, don't know how long he can go on with this disappointment. His Face: His straw's soggy now too thanks.

Generally speaking, you know what you're going to get when you choose to visit a McDonalds. Its a…read morepretty uniform place right across the board, and this particular branch is really no different. Located at the entrance to the Meadowhall Retail Park, about a mile or so from the shopping centre, its a handy place to stop if you're on your way in or out of the city and dont want to fight the city centre traffic. As well as the eat in option, theres also a drive thru window. The staff are pretty competant - which is always a plus. asking for anything as a special order has never been a problem here, unlike some other places where they look at you as if you've landed from Uranus if you ask for no lettuce on a burger. Its a McDs - you know what the food is like. This particular branch is fine.