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Gotham Manchester

Gotham Manchester

➤ 100 King Street, Manchester M2 4AH, United Kingdom, M2 4WU

Tea • Steak • Indian • Chicken


"We had to queue for a while to get in but we had prebooked online on Gotham’s website using a Virgin Gift Experience voucher (and we put the details of this voucher in during booking). We had a booking confirmation from Gotham but the receptionist then said that we needed to bring email confirmation from Virgin on top of the hotel’s booking confirmation (we hadn’t actually been sent one from Virgin so had nothing to show her). The receptionist was dismissive and made us feel really embarrassed in front of all the other people who were queuing. She said there was nothing she could do and suggested we either leave or pay for the afternoon tea ourselves, despite the fact that it had already been paid for. Whilst we tried to find the voucher details online other people in the queue were having similar issues with their vouchers. Eventually we managed to log into the Virgin website to find a code and were allowed in. But by that time the receptionist was visibly p ed off with us and what was meant to be a birthday treat was really stressful and uncomfortable for both of us. We laughed about it during the afternoon tea but it was a pretty horrible afternoon. If your tech and booking systems don’t work very well then just be kind and helpful about it. It was supposed to be a special day that we had been looking forward to and you kind of ruined it."

The House By Hilly Gant

The House By Hilly Gant

➤ 34 New Street, Braintree, United Kingdom

Wine • Full • Mexican • British


"What can I say….We held our wedding dinner and impromptu party ! on the mezzanine floor and had the time of our lives with our nearest and dearest. It’s been a pretty special place for us as we dined at the House by Hilly Gant to check the area out before moving from London and so as we were having a small wedding of 22 people we felt this was the best place to have our wedding. Suzanne and the team could not have done anything more to make our afternoon and evening so perfect. The food was outstanding and our guests were very impressed Harry and his cocktail making skills are second to none. Huge shout out to all the kitchen staff who’s attention to detail and timings were spot on. Leading up to the day itself Suzanne took charge and offered her expert advice on how to dress the room and made so much effort with our requirements. 3 children and 1 baby as part of the guest list! . The beef in particular was spectacular and the chocolate fondant was sublime. We honestly didn’t want to leave. After dinner Suzanne was able to crank the music up and we had a little party ensuring all the guests downstairs were still well looked after our friends were actually dining downstairs and were able to join us towards the latter part of the evening! From the bottom of our hearts thank you so much to everyone for making it so special for us. I’m not surprised that you were recently awarded your second rosette, totally deserved. For anyone looking for quality food, locally sourced, and beautifully executed this is the place to come. SEE YOU SOON and thank you again x"