January 2024 by Ryan Whitley
Normally love this place, we come semi-regularly and always have a Christmas meal here with the family. This time, the quality has dropped abysmally.On the 22nd December, none of our party of approximately 15 people were happy with the food. My partner's Festive Burger arrived stone cold, staff did apologise and rectified it, but this meant that her dish arrived much later, once everyone else had finished eating and were ready to go. Because of this, I gave her my Festive Burger, and had the replacement myself.When the replacement arrived, the turkey was so old and hard that I couldn't chew through it, and the same can be said for the roasties which were completely blackened and inedible. The patty was dry and bland; the only flavour in the entire burger was from the cranberry sauce which should complement the flavour but instead overwhelmed the bland, overcooked and seemingly old ingredients so the only flavour was cranberry.I could forgive a mistake easily, but as this was on a remade dish to amend a previous problem, much more care and attention should have been given to the dish and to their customers.Only after leaving did I discover that every single person dining with us was sorely disappointed by cold and low quality, overcooked food.Looks like we will be finding somewhere new for our Christmas meals.(EDIT - will add pictures shortly)
January 2024 by Jackie Harmer
Been having breakfast here fir years, the staff are extremely freindly and polite, especially Jenny who is often our server. And the breakfast is unbeatable quality.Vegetarian options: Always vegetarian options and the chef has even cooked things a certain way to my preference
January 2024 by Lindsey Ellen
1st visit in many years, took my 20 month old grandson for lunch and play.The restaurant is very clean, fantastic service, staff more than helpful especially the young man who greeted and served us at the bar. It wasn't overly busy and food arrived very quickly but was very good, the child's menu is very generous for. the price, we paid £29 for 3 soft drinks, 2 adult mains and a 3 course child meal.The play area isn't anything special and I did think £4.50 per child was expensive and the room was very cold, but all the kids were loving it.We will definitely return as they do different menu's Monday to Friday evenings and if the food is as good as we had you can't go wrong for the price or the excellent service.Dietary restrictions: We were asked straight away if we had any.
January 2024 by gemini taylor
We walked in a stood at the entrance where a big sign says wait to be seated. One member of staff walked past without acknowledging our presence. Then another member of staff stood behind the bar and looked at us but said nothing. We walked out. It wasn't busy but the service was so bad, I didn't want to try the food.
January 2024 by liz yates
Took the family here over Xmas, food was good, atmosphere was good, Our waitress Jenny was lovely, made us feel welcome nothing was too much, well worth the money, will definitely go again.Parking: No issues with finding a spot and it was free bonus.Kid-friendliness: All my kids are grown up but it was good to see other kids running around doing their own thing.
January 2024 by Hello it's Ian
The food is good value for money and really nice. The server named Jenny is very polite, pleasant, helpful and efficient. She was explaining the different desserts to us. We'll definitely be back again, thank you.
January 2024 by fiona ashworth
Visited in December 2023 for a birthday treat with a good friend. The food was lovely. I had the beer battered haddock & chips for main and the profiterole sundae for desert, our server Jenny Rae was so welcoming and a friendly smile nothing was too much trouble for her. Stablegate has lovely atmosphere, and I would definitely recommend a visit if close by.
January 2024 by Jan Wilson
Lovely meal this afternoon. Family meal for 15 went smoothly. Food was excellent. Staff are very helpful to name Summer who took our long order and was very helpful. All staff very helpful and friendly. Would highly recommend.Parking: Car park at the front, plenty of parking spaces available.Kid-friendliness: Play area for children, really perfect.
December 2023 by George Latham
From driving into the car park, I was excited to be eating at such a lively restaurant. Your restaurant had been suggested to me several times and I have been here several times in the past with a mixture of experiences to say the least. However, tonight I was excited more so than usual as I?ve had a long day at work, albeit being just after christmas. The staff were lovely and were there to assist me when needed. When ordering starters we were confronted with our first problem. There was no chicken strips. My son is a picky eater and only eats chicken and I know there a several parents with children as young as mine that have minute diet that also only consist of easy foods like chicken nuggets/strips. Also, there being no chicken strips meant we could have none for our starters, which we had intended to get, and it also meant that my son couldn?t get the chicken burger he wanted. After a long, decisive period of time, my son had decided with what he wanted to order, along with me, my daughter and their grandmother. When the food came, 3 of the meals came (my sons, daughter and mothers) excluding mine. I had to ask several times before receiving my food. When my daughters food came, the burger she ordered was lukewarm and she had maximum 6-7 chips on her plate along side her cold peas and burger which was barely edible. Our food didn?t come with any sauces at all, and by the time the condiments were provided the food had either gone cold or had been eaten dry. I feel quite distraught by the condition of the food, and quite frankly, insulted. Please sort this out. And fast!
December 2023 by Michael Meehan
The food was decent and the kids play area was a massive plus!The kids area isn't really monitored for how many people are using it at any given time, so it was more like a Royal Rumble than a play centre (my 2 year old enjoyed it regardless!)
December 2023 by Kerry Oakden
Christmas Day at stablegate-We arrived 15 minutes before our booking and entered knowing we was early we expected to get some drinks at the bar while we waited for our time slot but to our surprise we was welcomed by Stuart and was taken to our table to be seated, staff was very attentive and the mood was fabulous, a server came over to the table to also greet us. We had pre booked our meal and within a few minutes we was served our starters, I should also mention my daughter has severe allergies which the team always go above and beyond to ensure her meal is suitable. The tomatoe soup was divine and good size portions, my daughter had pigs in blankets and said these was very tasty. We then had time to digest and go to the carvery section in our own time. Carvery was well prepared and well stocked, again the chef was attentive and friendly, The food was perfect, staff was floor walking and checking regularly that everything was ok, staff was clearing tables as soon as they needed to. We then took time to take advantage of the cocktails that was on offer 2 for £10 which I thought was great value on Christmas Day. We asked for some time before the desserts was served which the server said that was no problem, we never felt rushed and really enjoyed the great atmosphere the staff had created, once we was ready for desserts they was brought over to our table and was absolutely delicious, Thank you to Stuart, Ian and all the team for a fabulous Christmas Day.Dietary restrictions: Fantastic catering for allergies.
December 2023 by Dean Latham
After eating here about 2 weeks ago,I was happy to call back?but my experience was not good!!!3 meals out of 4 came out,1 was cold,1 was barely a meal and although the 3rd was ok?still waiting for the 4th meal ( 20 mins later ) and the burger meal had to be returned as it was cold,the staff did a good job,but this establishment is really short of any experienceAfter calling here over the last 20 odd years,using the play area and having my children?s birthday parties here?I feel lost for words,and feel my £180 experience was very short of a road side caravan eateryYou really need to sort this place out,and I feel my £180 was wasted on terrible food ?-although the staff try,they seem to be lacking in experience and the food was 1 out of 10I hope you can resolve these problems before I return,as I live local and like to spend my money in local establishments,rather than go further a fieldDean
December 2023 by Samantha-Jo Meehan
The food was lovely, but for the price we paid. We did the 2 for 11.95 because it was between 12 and 6 mon-fri. I dont think I'd pay £10 just for main I had. Staff are lovely and are accommodating even in this busy period. Kids play area is good but absolutely no monitoring of numbers of children at one time.
December 2023 by Matthew Smith
My newest favourite restaurant in Manchester! Always welcomed in by staff and fast service. Food is always amazing and high quality. My favourite is the smothered platter. Would highly recommend. They also do BLC discount.
December 2023 by Tracy Kitchen
We've been here twice now. We had the carvery. The first time the food was great, the meat tender and the veg beautifully cooked (we ate at 12.30) but the second time the food was awful the beef especially it was extremely dry and looked like sawdust (we ate at 2.30) so my advice would be to get there before 1pm for a good
