We had a real struggle finding a good burger in England. Our burgers at Almost Famous were the best…read morewe had in a month of travel. They have an assortment of eclectic burgers on the menu. They will happily customize your burger for you. Our burgers were 5 stars and so were the fries. There's a great lunch special, a full bar, and super service. The decor at Almost Famous is as eclectic as the burgers. It was a great lunch.

Had a wonderful experience here! Our server was delightful, bartender also awesome and vibe all…read morearound was just GREAT! Drinks were strong and cold and the burgers were next level amazing!! So good. Just happened to stroll into this place and we were so incredibly surprised and delighted.

Friendly staff, loud pop music, but mediocre food. The classic burger patties were far too thin and…read moreplain tasting. The classic fries were seasoned but again nothing special, there was hardly any sweet potato fries in the basket. Go here for the hipness, not the food.

Living in Portland I thought let's see how the guys in Manchester do a proper sandwich…read more So looking around on Yelp I noticed this place and I have walked by from the hotel a couple of times without noticing there are some restaurants. The old railway building. Thanks yelp for making me aware. They have a lunch special with a selection of burgers and a chicken sandwich for £10 (at the time of this review 07/2023). That includes a side of fries. I noticed every restaurant that you walk In the host will ask you about any allergies or intolerances. If you let them know you're they will let you know what to avoid. Or if they do not know they will send you a manager who knows. There must have been a huge problem with allergies and it is a great way to avoid it. It is, in the beginning, a bit annoying until you realize it is actually a good thing (I wonder if Mcdonald's to the same - I'll might have to try that). So I ordered the chicken burger with a breaded fried chicken breast some black pepper mayo sauce some salad, Onions, and a slap of avocado. WOW - the nicely tasting breaded chicken was fried to perfection and it was a really big piece without drying out. Good job! the "burner" was definitely the combination of chicken and that avocado spread mixed in With the black Peppercorn mayonnaise - an almost perfect bite. The bun was not too big to get in the way of tasting what's important all other ingredients have been fresh and am tasty the fries also fried to a crisp state without being burned. Hands down a surprisingly great burger. Oh, I will be back - the service was five starts as well quick, knowledgeable, and friendly!

Great American food. Just not great service the employees act like your bothering them and one lady…read morespecific with red hair and a nose ring is rude as hell.

Great American food. I'm from America and the chicken sandwich and the wings were superb. Drinks…read morewere great but prefer the regular fries over the animal fries

I went to Honest Burger with group of friends last week. I love burgers and in Manchester, it used…read moreto be case where it seemed like you had several really good places to go for a great burger. But I think that is less of a case now. My favourite burger place Filthy Cow closed and I think some places are not as good as they used to be - possibly because they are no longer able to serve their burgers pink. (To do with health and safety - most places can't guarantee that patties would be without bacteria. Usually only can if minced the meat in-house or the butcher they source meat from can guarantee). Honest Burger opened in Manchester about a month ago and I think its there first branch "up North". They have many branches in London and one in Reading, one Brighton and one in Bristol. Honest Burger in Manchester is next door to Manchester Hall - right next door to Dishoom which opened in Manchester a few months ago. I looked at the menu before visiting and I was happy that it was a fairly small menu - so they could focus on things - quality over quantity. Also very happy to see that Honest Burger served their burgers pink - unless otherwise requested. That reminded me a bit of Filthy Cow which kept things simple. At Honest Burger, there are 3 main "beef burgers". One with just beef (can add cheese), one with beef + bacon and another with beef, bacon + American cheese. There is also a chicken burger and a vegan burger (which is Beyond Meat - had Beyond Meat burger before when cooked myself and its not bad. Close taste and close texture to real meat). As well as the standard menu, they also do a seasonal special and also a local special. When we went last week, the special was called Spring. This was a beef patty, bacon, Montgomery's Cheddar, wild garlic pesto, rocket and pickles. Like all the other burgers, it came with rosemary chips. The local special was called Manchester - it has beef, black pudding, beer cheese sauce, mini roasties, bacon gravy, rocket and pickles. I had the Spring burger. It was delicious - lovely and juicy. The rosemary chips were good - I liked how it was a mixture of sizes so you get small crunchy bits. If I am being critical, they were a little bit too salty. But I rarely add salt to anything so quite often I find things a bit too salty. The prices of the burgers? How does it compare to other places? Probably the most well-known burger place in Manchester is Almost Famous. One thing about Almost Famous is all the burgers are double-patty. Although you don't get fries/chips included - fries cost from £3.50. So comparing the price of Honest Burger to Almost Famous. And also to Byron - another well known burger place. Comparing the most like for like possible to get a burger and fries. Honest Burger - Beef (Beef, red onion relish and lettuce). £9 + £1 for cheese. £10 (includes fries) Almost Famous - Famous (Double cheeseburger, salad stack, pickles, famous sauce, bacon ketchup) - £8.50 + £3.50 for Winning Fries. £12. Byron - Cheese (Beef patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, ketchup, mayonnaise) - £9.75 (includes fries). £9.75 So Honest Burger and Byron is similar in price. At Almost Famous, you get a double patty but with the cost of fries, it costs more. Just a bit more. (If you want a beef burger and fries, you can get this for just £8.75 at Bryons; £9 at Honest Burger). After eating, we all went to the top floor of Honest Burger which has been taken over by Manchester brewery, Runaway Brewery - with a tap room and a rooftop terrace.

Worst food i have ever had in my life everything was uncooked the burger patties were raw and my…read morefriend almost got food poisoning. He went to the hospital 3 times after we went there... We never decided to go there ever again

Overall, just okay. Being from the states, maybe I'm a little extra choosy with my BBQ…read more I ordered the half rack of ribs with 2 XXL wings - wings were over cooked, so one part of the XXL wing was inedible. Barely any sauce. The ribs were decent - definitely not fall off the bone type, but okay tasting. I asked for sweet potato fries, even with an upgrade charge, but alas, the service wasn't the best. So I got the regular fries - which were probably my favorite part of the meal. They were the thinner kind so not the typical "chips" - which I like! The BBQ sauces - 5 choices - I didn't care for any of them. The tangy coleslaw also wasn't a hit with me. $20 or so for the ribs/wings meal & a large Pepsi max.

It had been awhile since I'd been here and my boyfriend was a reds true bbq virgin. So on date…read morenight we came here in which I was really excited about remembering past memories. Luckily I had booked on a Friday night. As we were walked to our table we were informed that there was no jerky or draft beers (same 5 years ago!) Anyway I chose the luxurious salted caramel and choc shake with rum (£8) which was divine and pawed the menu. They had drastically changed this. There are now more veggie and fish choices. Apart from the starters I didn't find the mains that inspiring. Anyway we decided to share some bbq wings for starters and himself had the brisket burn ends for main while I had the pitmaster for £18. The wings arrived in a tasty sauce and were fairly large. When the mains arrived my heart sank. I had to double check mine..it had the ribs..cheese sausage..meaty beans..and another pot of beans but no pulled pork or crackling ..my boyfriend's was dry brisket on soggy bread with greens..the burnt ends were nice. Anyway he left most of his and to be fair they were really understanding and the manager sat down with us to discuss the food. In the end my boyfriends meal was taken off the bill ans mine halved in price.. the way it was handled didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth and would try it again in the far future.

I've had this food before but was through deliveroo so I've had our but never been. I decided to be…read moremore social with this trip (even though I went on my own). I went in around 6ish on a Friday and got seated straight away downstairs. The place was a bit dark but a lot of northern quarter places are like that these days. Sat down and looked at the menu and I got what I usually order. I was gonna go for something different but eh. One problem I found was that the tables were wobbly ... And it wasn't just my table as someone mentioned It in front of me they came to sort it. I hadn't mentioned it so left it ... wasn't a huge problem so didn't feel I had to. So ordered the Manc-hattan which is 2 patties, cheese, pastrami and a battered black pudding slice on an oven bottom. Wanted sweet potato fries to so paid the little extra for Those. Looking at the menu I saw that they did a beyond meat burger which I've just tried at home and love it so is great that they're catering for BC those on a plant based diets to. My Drink came with a paper straw (good for the environment but sometimes annoying for me ... but it was alright) and a bit later my food came ... it was good to have it straight from the kitchen as apposed to waiting for it to be delivered. It was a tiny bit dry but with black pudding it would be ... the patties were super juicy and handmade and excellent. The sweet potato fries were hand cut and also amazing so all in all it was and excellent meal ... great service, great food, will be back for sure

The staff were amazing, even singing happy birthday to me and some of the customers joined in…read more(Something that I normally hate, but enjoyed) The seats were a bit cramped, but it was busy so thats expected. We ordered a number of cocktails which were all made correctly (according to my sister) I loved my meal (Doubledown + Pizza Fries) the chicken was tasty..

As the name suggests, Portland Grill is on Portland Street in Manchester City Centre, but despite…read morebeing a popular and busy street, it's easy to miss, nestled behind a small shop front. As you walk in, you start at a stairwell with "Welcome" written in a variety of languages, and a date stone with the year 1910 carved into it, giving a nod to the heritage of this building, and an explanation as to the small entrance and downward staircase, because once you get downstairs it opens into a very large cellar space. The space is very surprising, and furnished with tables, chairs and booths but not cramped in, taking advantage of the space. It was also a very curious thing to sit looking at your menu but see up through cellar windows onto the streets above, and people walking past. We are greeted and taken to our table. We note that it's quite quiet for an early Saturday evening, but our waiter informs us that it gets busier as the night progresses. We are given a wonderful meat-centric menu, which has some great choices of burgers, steaks and chicken, all for very reasonable prices for the city centre, and even offering an Early Bird special. Our party chooses to start by ordering buffalo wings, nachos, and onion rings. American classics. The food arrives in good time and is both fresh and tasty. The onion rings are crisp, the buffalo wings are succulent, tasty, and wonderfully messy to eat, and the nachos are crunchy, but could possibly have done with some more cheese, or a melted cheese sauce rather than melted grated cheese, but they are accompanied by a really tasty fresh salsa, which our entire party shared. Our waiter is friendly and attentive, making sure we're enjoying each course. For our mains we all decided we were very much in a burger mood, and two of us ordered the mushroom burger, whilst I ordered a classic American cheeseburger, all of which again arrived in good time. The burgers were excellently presented with no messing around, no wooden serving planks, just good food as it should be, and were tasty, well seasoned, and used fresh ingredients. They also came with lovely hot crispy chips, which is always good... too many places are let down by lukewarm soft chips. As we enjoyed our meals, we saw another table had some huge stacked burgers turn up, which must be The Portland Tower burger. They looked great, definitely one for next time! We really enjoyed our visit here, as we only decided to pop in on a whim, and weren't expecting anything special, but ended up leaving having had good food and good service in a pleasant and spacious environment for a really good price. We'll definitely return.

This place has been on my list of "to visit restaurants" since around 2019. I've always enjoyed the…read morelook of the restaurant from other reviews and pictures on social media so I decided to bite the bullet and take myself there. As usual I have to look at the menu before hand to see whether it would" fit my vibe and I had a hankering for Mexican style food so this was my first option when I knew I was going to the city. The restaurant is in the trendy northern quarter of Manchester, on one of the streets that has been closed off so restaurants can have outdoor seating... and they look great ... I'd love to go back later in the day and enjoy a few drinks and some food when it's evening. Back to this visit ... I walked passed around 1130 because in my head I thought it opened at that time ... but it opens at 12 ... but it was good for me to find the building, have a last look at the menu and make a decision on the food I was going to have. When I went back at opening time (I always find it useful and handy for me to get entry into a restaurant when it's open ... it's a lot harder and more illegal when it isn't ) I was the first customer. I waited a little bit while the staff were getting everything sorted, went straight to a table and within minutes the lovely server came over to take my order. I went for the chicken blasts (Korean bbq flavour ... which from looking back at their name and flavour .. I should have realised something), the Birria burrito and the Fanta (wasn't feeling like a boozy drink this time). My order got put into the kitchen and I just had to wait for it then ... the server came back over and apologised my drink was taking a bit to arrive as another member of staff had to go get ice ... but to be honest, I wasn't waiting too long and I honestly didn't mind. When my order came I looked it over and it looked DELICIOUS. I started with trying the chicken and it was so tasty and crunchy and perfect ... and then the heat kicked in (but it was fine ... I'm just not used to heat). So there I was, restaurant getting busier, and me sat there looking at the window ... crying in public (not crying crying but heat tears) ... thank god for that ice. Went to my burrito and the beef was to die for ... there was a nice crunch to it's contents, and there were fries inside which I've never had before and it was just amazing. 3 napkins and Niagara Falls worth of tears later, I had finished ... ice in my mouth to try and quench the heat. The server apologised again for taking so long with the bill but to be honest, it was my fault for not saying I wanted it and it had got busy so, again, I was fine with it ... I had plenty of time. All in all it was a great visit, great food, awesome and very lovely staff ... 10/10 would go back again.

I had been craving Tex mex food and this place didn't disappoint. It was conveniently located right…read moredown the street from the hotel I was staying at. Also once I found out they had happy hour specials I was sold! The food had lots of flavor which is hard to find in the UK, in general. The drinks were good too plus on happy hour!! If could had I would had try the entire menu!! The food was very good and filling. This was the first time I experienced ordering from your phone at the table. That was ok I just wish I could start a tab so I don't have to have multiple charges and have to type all my info over again. Overall a good experience

They had a 50%off food offer in January, and I have passed by so many times and always was curious…read moreso couldn't resist. We ordered food at the bar, for some reason we couldn't offer jenga chips with steak - I'm really not sure why, the bartender kept saying something that it only goes with fish and chips, despite the menu saying otherwise. Oh well, ordered French fries instead. The food was nice, albeit our steak was cold, which probably means they didn't bring it straight away.

Great brunch on a Sunday morning with good, friendly, happy staff. Good vegetarian options as well.read more

We used to go to Byron in Aberdeen but that one is closed now. The Manchester Byron is still very…read moremuch open and is great. Nachos as a starter followed by the juiciest and best burgers you'll ever get. Great place in a typical diner setting..

Nice and clean burger place with a posh feel at Picadilly gardens. I wouldn't go there looking for…read morehealthy stuff, it's all about indulgence. Although you can swap buns for salad, the focus is on treating, treating and treating. The burger was good, courgette fries were awesome! Portions are huge, so no way you will leave the place hungry.