August 2025 by M J R
An authentic feeling Spanish tapas, with gorgeous, unique & cosy interior, in a lovely location. The food was unreal & the sangria was perfect. It?s now my favourite tapas restaurant by a mile. Will be returning regularly!
August 2025 by Helen Wakerley
Gorgeous room and great breakfast. Hoping to come back for some tapas next time!
July 2025 by julia sockett
What an amazing place. The food and service was excellent. Terry the Manager could not do enough for us he really made our night. We will be back again loved it
July 2025 by Nicola Taylor
This place is excellent, we ordered 6 dishes between the two of us and we are greedy pigs ? it was more than enough. The staff were very friendly and accommodating and although it was really busy everything ran like clockwork.
Definitely book if you're coming here.
July 2025 by Ian Genockey
Hardly anything on the specials menu was Spanish, there was Korean, Japanese, Mexican, American, Middle Eastern, but hardly any Spanish dishes. The food was covered in smoked paprika so much so that every dish tasted the same. Don't understand why everything is covered in it, the prawns covered in it, the potatoes covered in it, the chips covered in it. Its overpowering as a seasoning and to put it on almost every dish is not good at all. The chicken thighs tasted like they'd been defrosted in a microwave then flash fried which made them really dry almost inedible. Ive never left chicken before anywhere but I left that, the beef rib was dry as well and the sauce too sweet. When the supervisor/manager asked if the food was OK I mentioned what ive put in this review to which his genuine reply was 'superb' so proves he wasn't listening and he wasn't being sarcastic. When I came to pay the bill I went to the bar to pay which seems like the norm in there apparently and the same member of staff asked if everything was OK and again I replied with the same as what's in this review which the reply was 'fantastic' like id had the best meal of my life. I spent £80 but been to better places for half the price. The food here now is shocking when it used to be so good. I won't be going again until they start serving Spanish food and food thats of a decent quality. I can cook better than the person making it. And another thing having everyone in the kitchen calling him 'chef' and the demands he was shouting out, jesus christ, thought he was something. Ive had better food at a greasy spoon cafe. Shouting service every two seconds which was overly loud which made the atmosphere of the place a little hard to hear the person sat across from me. Honestly give this place a miss over priced, over cooked and over seasoned. If you are going to serve certain food at least you make sure you spell what the ingredients are correctly on the specials menu. If you can't spell it correctly then how's your cooking. Poor standards and not as good as it used to be. Not even got an apology.
July 2025 by Vicky Howcroft
I visited The Rake last night and was so impressed by the quality of the food and the whole ambiance of the place. The choice of food made it almost impossible to choose (in a good way!) and when the food arrived it was incredible. The portion sizes were huge and the food tasted incredible. Highly recommend to go and try it for yourself. Will definitely be back.
June 2025 by Maggie Slattery
This restaurant refuses to serve people with a food allergy. End of. ?
June 2025 by Heath H
We visited first time in a long while as a last minute booking on a Sunday night. We left quite disappointed. The food looked absoloute amazing but we over whelmed by the size of the dishes which I guess is not a big problem for larger group but for two people we struggle with 6 dishes. To me tapas is a small plate. The bourbon beef was a massive let down it was way too sweet and way too dry I was sat chewing it for ages before I spat it out and left it, again the meat balls were the same and seem to be overwhelmed with garlic. It's a shame because we used to love this place when we moved over here but there just better tapas in the area and Manchester. It didn't help that we asked for the bill and had to go ask at the bar.
June 2025 by Marko Van Barcode
Amazing place ? excellent food
June 2025 by Mick Corr
Top notch service & food. Feels like a little taverna when inside very pleasant and helpful staff, enjoyed every bite !
June 2025 by David Powell
Absolutely brilliant food and just the nicest, friendliest people. We're back tomorrow night, it's that good!
June 2025 by Dean H
Special mention to Terry & mags. Both were very polite, friendly & couldn't do enough to make sure we felt welcome. Would definitely return because these two made our visit special. to top it off the food was delicious.
May 2025 by Samantha Ford
Great place to celebrate a Birthday. Fabulous tasting Tapas authentic. Larger than average portions all delicious. Staff are friendly and food served hot and in good time spaces. Only a couple of things which could be better the Sangria to be more authentic with more fruit and less fruit juice. Also allow customers to just enjoy picking at food than constantly asking if finished and trying to take plates away. Otherwise great place will be back thankyou.
May 2025 by Bryan Parker
Nice meal with friends
April 2025 by Susannah Turner
Amazing food every single time. Also have a nice selection of cocktails. My favourite place for a date night
