Sooo I have been looking for a tasty African restaurant close by for awhile...when I saw an add on…read moreGroupon for ''dine for two ..at £17 '' at a nearby Caribbean restaurant i thought I had struck gold... When I initially rang up to book to use my voucher they said they were fully booked...I thought ahh this is a good sign..they must be good.. So when I finally booked a place I was quite shocked when I arrived...and not in a pleasant way.. You could tell that it had been re decorated...but you would think that they did this in the dark with an hour on the clock...the paint job was patchy and crooked.the bar ..which could have been nice had the same amount of alcohol as my fridge..and I am not exactly an alcoholic.. The waitress came from behind the bar...after turning the tinny sounding stereo up and said we could sit anywhere....which was not hard considering there was only two other people there.. When she asked for drinks..I thought I would try something different..so I asked 'hey what it the palm wine like?'' ..she apologetically confessed she had not the foggiest idea...so I decided not to risk a fiver on what could be floor polish tasting.. I later tried ordering some salted fish for my starter...to which she informed that they were all out of fish..apart from prawns..and crab claws...so I decided to go for the crab claws, and my companion wisely chose the chicken wings....my jaw dropped when she presented me with what looked suspiciously like the crab claws you get from iceland....and tasted like it with the generic chilli sauce...the chicken wings looked amazing and were well seasoned...so if you do go ..get these.... The main...again I had the same problem...no fish...so she perked up and said 'hey don't worry I will get the chef to cook you something special with the prawns'' so I had hope.... My hopes were dashed...the prawns were swimming in red grease...the goat curry again was seasoned beautifully and smelt amazing...I tried my friends sauce...not as good as the one I tried years ago from the Thursday market near Piccadilly gardens..but hey a damn improvement from mine!! After all was done we hastily left....to which she pleaded 'PLEASE come again'..no thank you.. Overall ..yes we got a cheap deal through Groupon but that is not the point..the whole point of using a site such as Groupon is to generate new business and create a good impression...not put them off... If you had ordered the meat dishes you might be ok...but if you are pescaterian..or vegeterian...I would strongly go somewhere else..

Honestly, this place is one of my favourite places to eat in Manchester. As a vegetarian, I would…read moreof imagined that there was limited options for me. I was wrong. There was so many options and everything i had to eat was perfect ( I would recommend the vegan yardbird for those who are Vegetarian like me ) This place is never too busy, even on the weekends. This establishment is a good choice if you are looking for a nice family meal that includes carribean food :)

Honestly, surprisingly good. I didn't expect a lot from a Jamaican chain out here, but the flavors…read moreare awesome. More spice than we got at the famous Indian place down the street. They have a great Jamaican take on an English breakfast if you're here in the morning. Or we also came here for an afternoon snack of grilled head-on prawns and side of curried chickpeas -- and that was absolutely bomb. Red Stripe on tap, or you can get tons of fun run cocktails. All paired to the lovely sounds of raggae. Fun decor and atmosphere too, without being too kitschy. And nice staff.

Good is great, good level of heat and tender goat in the goat curry. I'd have liked the gravy a…read morelittle thicker but that's just my preference.

Amazing food. I've only done delivery because I discovered this place during the Covid pandemic but…read moreevery time it's been incredible. Order the jerk chicken, oxtail, and beef patties. Love them!

The service was great, the interior is really cool, the food was absolutely delicious and the…read moreprices were really low, considering the quality of the products!

Our large group stopped in for a late dinner, and we were impressed at how tasty everything was!…read moreThe staff was very friendly and helpful as well.

RUN FAR FAR AWAY. The place is empty and with good reason. They give you a card, tell you to get…read more40% off your scan and order online. That process took absolutely forever like I mean multiple tries. It's like the slot machines that you get so invested in you keep going but it never pays off? Worse than that. Then the barkeep wanders over and when you tell him he replies "oh yeah it's temperamental like that, you'll have to come over and order at the bar , but at full price."I would have left right then but someone in our party had already gone up to the bar and ordered. Icing on the cake, no beers on tap today and no Chardonnay. The staff were pleasant and the food was solid but never again. Rip off scam on the ordering.

Was served 2 pints that were disgustingly off to the taste... tried explaining this to the barmaid…read more She then proceeded to pour the same pint again?? - Which would also have been just have off as the first - so what was the point?? When i alerted her i did not want the same flat pint, she claimed i was shouting at her and to lower my voice. A wholly unprofessional service. After much deliberation, she finally gave me two other pints, with a face of digust. Avoid Avoid Avoid

If you heard about, or were lucky enough to get down to any of Beat Street Manchester's Friday Food…read moreFights - then you would know that Up in Your Grill would be just as excellent. And it is. The summer equivalent of Friday Food Fight, which brought Manchester something totally different that it hadn't seen before, moved location from Upper Campfield market to Brownsfield Mill on Tariff St in Manchester's trendy Northern Quarter. Held every Friday night 5pm-midnight and Saturdays 2pm-midnight with free entry, it was a collaboration of Eats, Beats and Booze with local restaurants and street food heroes teaming up to show everything they had to offer. Over the summer I have attended Up in Your Grill maybe 5 or 6 times out of the 10 weeks and with the 3 or 4 vendors who attended changing each week, every time felt like a different eating experience - and for the popular ones who did return, they varied their eats on offer . A large indoor space lended itself well to the unpredictable Manchester weather on 2 of these occasions and the bar area, also inside, had much more space and had lots more on offer than at FFF. The music has also been excellent - with the DJs banging out some great summer anthems from the DJ booth. I managed to try a lot of the vendors that attended Up in Your Grill with SoLita, Viet Shack, The Hip Hop Chip Shop and Mash Up MCR being amongst my favourites. All in all, I haven't been able to fault Up In Your Grill - and my raving about it even had a friend in London desperate to come to Manchester just to try it! For most Manchester foodies this has been a place to visit often this summer, and with the newest concept '#BeatStreetTruckMeet' rumoured to start in early October I'm sure the guys from Beat Street won't disappoint.

The summer incarnation of Beat Street Manchester's #FridayFoodFight, Up in Your Grill is being held…read moreevery Friday and Saturday at Brownsfield Mill, just by Go Outdoors and Aldi on the edge of the Northern Quarter. Entry is free before 7pm, then £3 afterwards. The space itself is clever; the Mill is, as you would expect, huge. The largest room inside is left empty, we presume for emergency seating/standing if the Manchester weather stays true to form. Last night though was beautiful, so we could make the most of the outside area and last hours of the sunny weather we've been having. You'll only find 4/5 vendors at these events, and they all serve from the same area - a large shipping container-esque contraption, with the djs sat aloft of this, accessing their decks via a ladder I personally wouldn't trust. Last night saw Mash Up, Honest Crust, Viet Shack, the Hip Hop Chippy, Nkona and Diamond Dogs serving up their meals. We only had space for one due to some poorly timed meals earlier in the day, and it just had to be the Hip Hop Chippy. We went for their special and some onion blings, as they'd always run out by the time we visited at #FridayFoodFight. Deep fried potato scallops, chunks of ham, crispy shallots and mushy peas - wow. Heart attack waiting to happen, but at least you'd go happy. Bar service was much smoother than previous events, with beer, cider, and a great selection of cocktails flying out. I had the bourbon based Hilly Billy Smash and a gin based Starburst Collins, both of which were nicely mixed, fruity but just alcoholic enough! It's dog and child friendly, so there's a nice atmosphere - everyone's there to eat some great food and enjoy their weekend.