June 2024 by George R.
In keeping with our pattern of behaviour on our tour of England it's M&S cafes for great coffee and cake, WiFi, clean toilets, iced drinking water and air con which was useful today as the weather improved a tad. Another two weeks touring ahead. Hey ho.
August 2021 by Aaron S.
I love Marks and Spencer's location in Manchester city centre, it is by far my favourite location within the Marks and Spencer brand, and it is also my favourite store to get groceries around Manchester city centre, the store seems to combine an easy shopping experience with high-quality products and great service. Ever since the store was refurbished, it has felt fresh, modern and exciting with innovative ideas such as the opportunity to pick and pack your own eggs, nuts, fruits, coffee and more, this is not only environmentally friendly, but it's also a pretty unique feature which can save you money. The fresh fruit and vegetable section, where you can also pack your own, choosing as little or as much as you want is also pretty cool. The store stocks most of the items you'd expect to find in a Marks and Spencer location, including a good Free From section, and rotisserie chickens on the deli. I personally love the peri-peri rotisserie chicken; sadly it has been replaced by BBQ until September. I personally find certain products from this store, including the sausages and crumpets, to be the best around for a coeliac like myself, who is forced to follow a gluten-free diet for life! The Scan and Shop feature seems to work perfectly in the store, although you may need to connect to their WiFi, as the Food Hall can have more mobile signal, due to being located in the Basement, it is still easy to scan products as you walk around the store, and then pay, generating an e-receipt. The staff in this store are also amazing and super friendly too, such as in the Opticians, where I was delivered a quick and efficient eye-test, as well as one of the managers who stayed with me and made sure I was okay, and had water, after becoming sick in the store (Due to suffering an allergic reaction from food I ate earlier the day from a different business) 5* - I hope other stores, not just within the Marks and Spencer brand, but other supermarkets too follow this model.
January 2020 by Gavin L.
Wow just came back to the UK.. Visited M&S what happened? Terrible thought M&S needed money I heard one time in the news? If your going to improve there needs to be a wow factor and the store falls flat. Especially the cafe the change does not warrant the expense. Shame
December 2019 by Lair P.
Ok, Still Love my Marks n Sparks, but the reno of the food Hall is not to my liking. The lighting is now horrible (the only change I could see) . It feels like a cave and although you can see, you might want to bring a flashlight to find that seeded multi-grain baguette that is so delish. It felt ominous, and was not an enjoyable shopping experience, and with it being so gloomy now, you have to wonder what they are trying to hide.
November 2019 by Eli David
Nice service but probably the worst exchange rates ever introduced to humanity
May 2019 by Melissa T H.
What great value in the M & S cafe cream tea for 4 pounds... moist Devon scone, generous clotted cream, choice of jam and tea pot. It was just perfect. Plus there are so many other food options, soup, sandwiches, cakes.... and free WiFi
November 2018 by V SJ
not the best rates for sure.
March 2018 by Hannah M.
No matter what some of the grumpy reviews say, this is one of the better branches of marks and spencer you're going to find yourself in- primarily because of it being in a bigger city, it's a higher graded store and means that it spans across a greater variety of their stock. Yes, this means that the store is pretty large, and that can make it a bit of a daunting labyrinth, but sometimes you just have to take a deep breath and think that it could be worse, you could be lost in the arndale centre... M&S have one of the highest ethiscores in the country, yes, it's a little more expensive, but you're paying for better taste, better manufacture, better welfare, better treatment of staff, so it's not going to cost the same as prices like primark. Even though this place is large, and not with the greatest supply of natural light, the staff are extremely helpful, and the store carries a larger range of sizes than the smaller stores. The foodhall is extensive, the menswear section is a rather large, as is the underwear section and there's even a bureaux de change.
April 2017 by Daniel T.
Excellent M&S store situated in the centre of Manchester so very convenient. This store is larger than most so stocks a wider range of products. The store seems to be well laid out with very friendly staff. The prices are not the cheapest in town but probably the cheapest place you can get some decent clothing from. The café is great and very well organised with a decent selection.
August 2016 by Andy H.
Marks & Spencer's flagship store in Manchester City centre over three floors lower ground is the food hall where there is a wide range of every day essentials and the deli counter. The ground floor floor is women's clothes.The first floor is men's clothes in the cafe and home the story is very big there is even a section where you can go to your banking.
June 2016 by Jessica C.
I go to m and s most lunch time especially for hot food as I only get 30 mins for lunch. I really like the deli sector where they have some good lunch selection. I also love shopping around lunchtime when they start reducing meat. I tried Beef&Haggis Pie (£3.50) from M&S Deli. The value is average to a decent cold sandwich. The pie contains a thick layer of short crust pastry. There are also chunks of stewing beef mixed with haggis. It is very meaty pie full with meaty flavour. I really love the taste. However, inside the pie there is no gravy. This dosen't feel right to me. But I would still buy it as it doesn't taste like the cheapo pie you get from the garage. Good Old M & S.
April 2016 by Jessica H.
Our visits to Marks & Spencer have been more frequent of late, and that can only be a good thing. It's not like I can afford to do my food shopping at M&S but, after winning a voucher at a quiz, we bought two main Sunday dinners here - both of which were excellent. We've never been strangers to M&S (their pies alone would be enough to have me coming back on a weekly basis if it was up to me!), though this voucher gave us a weird sense of power and freedom; doesn't it always feel like this, as if you're spending free money? It's a blessing and a curse! With this, we decided to try something new and buy from the hot counter. A full chicken, frites and selection of green veggies kept us going one weekend, followed the weekend after by a rack of ribs, frites and selection of salads from the deli counter. The meats were both well cooked and succulent - I was surprised by how tender the ribs really were from here, just melting from the bone and needing no knife assistance. An Indian spiced cauliflower salad was a pleasant addition to the meal, and their cous cous is consistently great. If you're looking for an addition to your next lunch, I'd fully advise trying out the pita crisps! The red pepper flavour is excellent on its own, but the plain pairs perfectly with hummus if you're looking for something to share (or have on your own, as I often have...!) With an expanding selection and always excellent Dine in for 2 for £10, M&S will continue to be my go to place for something special. Especially if someone can sort me another gift voucher.
April 2016 by James C.
Probably Britain's favourite department store, and this is one of their flagship branches with a huge food hall, Bureaux de Change and a technology section. Clothes somewhat bland for me, but the food hall is great, the 'Two can dine in for £10' deals are incredible value, as you get a £7 bottle of wine for free. Unfortunately, no matter how hard they try, The clothes are just 'Meh' for anyone who is not yet enjoying the fruits of their pension.
March 2016 by Hugo F.
So Marks is much like any other Marks and Spencer around the place, but I guess what I like about this place is that it is very much geared towards the shopper I am, I make a list of what I want, and being a man this means that I don't tend to want to dilly dally around, I want to go in pick up what I want, pay and leave. Thankfully the men's section is compact on the second floor unlike the ladies section that is spread across more than one floor, this means of course going to the top floor but considering how easy it is to pick up what you want, pay and leave this is a minor inconvenience. I am aware that on the odd occasion I do browse in the basement when looking for food related things but when it comes to this I go to the top floor (if i am looking for clothing of course), collect what I want then use the lift to go to the basement (thus avoiding the mass of people on escalators), browse and then pay for clothing a food in one swoop. So all in all I am a fan.
September 2015 by Rina X.
The food court is big from bakery to deli counter. I like the tea bags, ground pepper and baguette.
