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Giorgio Ristorante Manchester

back to: Italian restaurants | near Palace Theatre | near Bridgewater Hall

131 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 4PY [map]

Tel: 0161 236 5544
2 mins walk to the palace theatre / 5 mins walk to the bridgewater hall
popular italian at the crossroads of portland street & oxford street oposite mcdonalds [amend]
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Giorgio Restaurant Manchester - overall reader reviews

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Giorgio Italian Restaurant Manchester - reader comments

"This was one of the worst, if not the worst 'Italian' restaurant I've ever been too. My main course was an absolute joke. I ordered a Gambretti Pizza (ie. with prawns) and was given what seemed like a ready-made pizza base with a cold prawn cocktail thrown on top of it complete with strips of iceberg lettuce and Marie-Rose sauce! The waiter didn't seem to understand my problem with it, and rather than get the prawns heated up (and risk food poisoning) I ordered a more basic pizza, which they got just about OK. I'd already overlooked the dark green slime on the salad that came with my starter, but this 'pizza' was unbelievable. In addition, the staff are overly friendly to the point of acting like 'pantomime' Italians, the room is too bright, and the prices (especially considering how rotton the food is) are on the steep side also." - dominic servini, london 28/4/08


Trusted Reviewer "Giorgio, on the busy crossroads of Oxford Street and Portland Street is ideally located for both The Palace Theatre and The Bridgewater Hall, with The Opera House also not too far away. It's a busy restaurant and, more often than not, reviews seem to sing it's praise. Unfortunately they got too many things wrong during our visit, which came only a few hours after we'd enjoyed a fantastic Italian meal earlier in the day (at The Olive, around the corner). On arriving, the manager handed us to a friendly waitress who escorted us a few steps (it's a small restaurant) to our table. Before we could even sit down, a more abrupt waiter forcefully instructed her to move us to a different table cramped in next to the wine fridge with virtually no space to breathe. OK, as far as reviews go, such an unfriendly welcome shouldn't put you off - I doubt every customer gets passed around like an unwanted nuisance, however the food wasn't much better. The Garlic Bread (£3.75) was greasy and the Funghi al Aglio didn't compare favourably to those served at The Olive earlier in the day (at £4.95 they were also a pound more), The Pizza Tropicale (£7.50), which you'd be hard pushed to find in Italy, was nice whilst the Pollo Limone (£11.95) was slightly undercooked without being dangerously so. The blood that could be seen inside the chicken breast was slightly off putting although easy to eat around and the dish was very pleasant, with the lemon sauce complementing the chicken perfectly. All in all, from this visit at least, Giorgio's is a nice enough Italian restaurant although they'll have to up their game if they want to compete with the many better restaurants in this area." - neil, restaurants of manchester 16/4/08 (visited on a weds evening)


"The service and the staff were lovely but it was one of the worst meals that i have eaten out in a while. The filling in the Lasagne looked and tasted like Paxo stuffing. The Meat Balls and Spaghetti my husband had were, i am sure, out of a tin. We won't go there again. It was our Pearl Wedding anniversary and we paid for our family. It cost £213.00 - what a waste of money!" - sue partington, manchester 9/11/07 (visited on a saturday evening)


"A great experience! Waiter was friendly without being in your face or overly cheeky. Small but quality wine list, Chablis Premier Cru, lovely. Food was of an excellent quality, served in a reasonable time and piping hot. The Ristorante was extremely busy, but there was no loss of intimacy and it added to the ambience. The staff were working 100 miles an hour but were still cheerful and attentive. My wife and I have visited this establishment on a number of occasions and have never, once, been disappointed. Well done to everyone at Giorgio!!!" - andy, manchester 9/9/07 (visited on a saturday evening)


"Italian food, cooked and presented very well. Very polite and well-tending staff. Not the cheapest place, but worth the extra for the special touches and ambiance. Ideally located for a pre show/concert meal at The Palace" - jan, st helens 24/5/07 (visited on a wednesday evening)


"All I can say is the food was stunning!!!" - jayne, cardiff 8/5/07 (visited on a sunday evening)


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