Banyan in Manchester

Called in for pre dinner drinks. Nice clean, vibrant place staff really friendly, good selection of drinks. Would return. Free birthday cocktail sent over by staff for daughters birthday which was a really nice touch. Cocktails were really good.

Dan behind the bar deserves a pay rise. Running around the places serving everyone. What a man he is. Defiantly the best member of staff the place has.

Great spot to grab a tasty lunch and happy hour with the amazing cocktail menu. I had the spicy chicken salad which is great to get some extra veggies in too! My Baby was also welcomed and no weirdness about me breastfeeding him. Big plus for me.

LOVED the food here. Having the small plates was great ad we got to try a bit of everything. Dog friendly also which is ideal The venue is stunning. I was so blown away with how beautiful inside was. Bar got a bit busy n we waited 30 mins for our drinks eventually but they apologised & its understandable Will definitely go back

The food was great, but the experience was utter ruined by the rudeness of Natasha. It was clear she was in a bad mood and was extremely rude and unprofessional towards some of the floor staff. Her behaviour was bullying. She really is obnoxious and unprofessional. When I tried to speak to her she rudely shrugged me off and said it was none of my business. She spoilt what would have been a nice evening.

Will never return. Whilst I was at the bar offering drinks, a staff member (presumably a manager/managerial) spoke to what looked like a new staff member, in the rudest manner I had ever seen. The employee, had asked the manager a question about the cocktail he was making to which she made a remark (that I won't repeat), that made me feel embarrassed- never mind the poor staff member! Banyan really should reconsider how they're letting senior staff treat team members. And if any of the staff read this review, I really hope they know that it's not normal (nor acceptable) to be spoken down to in such an awful manager in ANY job. If I was ever spoken to like that I'd have walked out immediately.

Me and my friends came here before heading to parklife, it was sunny so we wanted to sit outside there were no staff to seat you so had to look for table ourselves. Once we sat down the table was so wobbly! You didn’t want to lean on it too much as your drinks would go everywhere! We had to order via a QR code as there was no table service, the drinks are slightly different online to the ones on the drinks menu. It was quite busy so 10-15 minute wait on drinks although when they arrived they were very nice. The staff were not the most friendly and didn’t seem to have enough of them for such a busy day!

2 for 1 cocktails !!! That I get !! But 2 glasses of ice with a dribble ? Disgusting !!! Walk well away from this over priced two for one cocktail !!!! £15 for this !!!!!

Came this evening, to catch up with work colleague after a busy day of meetings and wanted to relax by having a few drinks. However when we arrived I went up to the Barr to order drinks and the bartender (didn’t catch a name) on shift, was quite rude and abrupt. I thought they asked if I was eating so I said no sorry I’m just getting a few drinks they said yeah that’s what I said! So I moved to the other side of the bar and waited, the bartender looked like they didn’t want to be there. They made my drinks no smile no conversation and charged me. We then wanted one last drink before the bar closed at 10, went up to the bar at 945 to be told you were closing early this evening so we couldn’t be served. This would not have been a problem if anyone would have bothered calling last orders - we arrive at around 915 and were sat next to one of the bars. The drinks were lovely but they were one of the worst bartenders we’ve ever met.

Attended here mid -December with a dear friend with over an hour to kill before her train ride homeward after a day spent dining and shopping. We had enjoyed some impressive cocktails during a previous visit in the Summer so were naturally drawn back fancying some Xmassy ones. Sadly not so when we descended. Admittedly the venue indeed the surrounding area was heaving, swamped with shoppers and those socialising. Staff guided patrons to order via the QR table ordering system which as we all know frees up staff elsewhere and bar queues to a minimum. Sadly it was not working in my favour that particular Saturday. 45 full minutes passed from payment to table. Despite 3 assurances by staff when they did finally arrive without an apology the £25 for two cocktails were a let down. Staff mumbled 'they never got your ticket at the bar...'. Well the cash sure left my bank account so I guess the finger is pointing right back at you guys... What a shame. The tumbler glasses crammed full of ice resembled just slush puppy drinks not refined ones and lacked any accompanying boozy kick. We had to slurp our slushy mush down in 5 mins flat before a hurried dash to Victoria Station. Our Summer meet up was as a more rewarding memory which had enticed us to return. Next time we will venture further a field somewhere more intimate and personal.

Cold latte, soggy and undercooked onion rings and fatty chicken. Won’t return! Worst meal I have paid for in a long time.

Without doubt the worst customer service. Ordered on the app and waited 30 minutes for drinks, only got the drinks by going to the bar and taking them from behind it. The staff couldn’t care less, no management. Definitely won’t return, did nothing but piss me off.

We had booked a table on a very quiet Monday evening before my daughter's graduation and had invited her cousin as well as we had not seen her in ages. Everything was perfect, from the 2for1 cocktails to the starters to share to the mains. Our server was Emily, who was the perfect host: patient, friendly, very efficient and extremely pleasant. She checked whether we were celebrating anything in particular, and we said that we were celebrating my daughter's graduation and the incredible sport achievements of her cousin, who was also an A&E nurse at the Royal Infirmary. Emily took it all onboard and gave us two special cakes with sparklers to celebrate the girls! And took pictures for us. The food was also very good! But the star of the show, for me, was Emily. She made our evening really special. Thank you!

Attended for bottomless brunch. Our server was Damien, I can’t compliment the service enough! He was excellent and made our experience enjoyable and easy. Shout out Damien!

Had a great night out in Banyan, looked after perfectly by Julian who was super efficient, friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Drinks were so good, food was nice. I love the atmosphere here. The trek to the toilets is a bit of a pain if you’re not fully mobile but again staff were extremely helpful in the use of the lift (I didn’t catch her name) thank you for a great evening x

Terrible service, we couldn’t not order food while other guests ate theirs. We ordered drinks waited 30 min and got to know at that point they didn’t have the ingredients for our drinks, and we did not get repaid.

We visited here originally for drinks, however once we'd seen the menu we decided to have something to eat. The food was absolutely delicious. We would highly recommend 👌 Such a lovely place to.

Went on a busy Saturday afternoon. Not overly clear what the situation was with service but eventually realised it was order at the bar. They’d sold out of one of the dishes but were very accommodating and offered a more expensive meal at same price. Staff were friendly, food was okay. It was fine for a flying visit but probably not somewhere I’d eat at again. Would go for a drink though.

Visited twice over a couple of days, cocktails are amazing, on our second visit staff recognised we where so what flustered after our flight had been cancelled and sorted my partner and Inout with a complimentary glass of Prosecco….lovely staff going the extra mile makes the difference

We had a great bottomless brunch for a friends 40th. We were situated in one of the private rooms. The food was lovely and the cocktails were fantastic. When the room needed to be vacated, the team very kindly accommodated us, which meant we could carry on with our celebrations. I had never been to Banyan, but would definitely return. Extra little shout out to Ben behind the bar, who was really lovely and made wonderful cocoktails

Sad to say food is grim onion Bahji wrap was half filled dry and tasteless and sweet potato wedges were hard uncooked and flavourless every plate I saw cleared from table still had food on it absolutely no one was hungry enough for such poor food

We arrived on a quiet Tuesday & got seated no problem. Although there was NO rose wine, we had a white which was lovely. Service was fine & food was really nice. Good veggie / vegan options too. Close to the shops. The decor was beautiful & atmosphere was chilled & relaxed. Would visit again

Absolutely rubbish cocktails sent our back three times thats why they are 2 4 1. Food poor cold uninspiring very expensive. Service charge of £13 added without our knowledge. To late we had paid for it.. Vote with your feet

Ordered inside at 1707 and food finally arrived at 1823. Drinks we finally chased down at 1745. Don’t bother. Food Plain and service non existant.

Below is a copy of my e-mail sent to head office, to which I have had no reply Dear all, I hope this e mail reaches whoever is in charge of the general managers at stores. Not only am I absolutely shocked that any restaurant...

Decided to call here for a drink as a pit stop whilst shopping and despite ordering on the app, waited 25 minutes for the drinks to arrive. The mocktail I ordered for my daughter was basically a glass full of ice with a bit of...

We went out for a family meal. The restaurant is really nicely decorated, however, it was freezing sat in one of the booths by the window. The seating was so hard to get into and wasn’t actually very comfortable. The food is overpriced and extremely...

Sofia is the best waitress!! Gets your everything you need and the best waitress there!! Have the best recommendations and the best service at bottomless brunch / the most attentive and friendly server, would definitely recommend to a friend.

Went for drinks. The bar was fairly quiet but had to wait 10 min to be seated - the security guy went twice to find someone to seat us at the table we’d booked in advance. One of the servers at the bar clearly preferred...

We did not have a great experience at Banyan Corn Exchange. We were there for a family get together with 4 adults and 2 18 year olds. We used the online ordering system for food and drinks. We found our ordered took a long time...

We had an issue with our drinks as they were taking a while to arrive however a waitress named charlie was extremely helpful and resolved the situation, bringing our drinks quickly and being extremely friendly! Was great customer service and would definitely come again:) xxx

Staff are friendly but you have to order online via their QR code. Website has a bug so could not order what I wanted. Staff finally took our order. My partner always orders the chicken Spirelli. The chicken looked like the processed breast slices you...