Carmen Bar & Eatery in Wigan

We chose Carmen to host our engagement party, very happy with our choice of venue. Had lots of comments on how gorgeous the venue was, didn’t need many decorations as already looks amazing. Great service and we had a big turn out considering we were only expecting half the numbers that actually turned up 😅 everyone was happy with the service; very spacious and great atmosphere. Thank you so much Danielle for being a fab host x

Amazing food and the best hospitality. The best place around and a must visit

Lovely bar in Atherton with a great atmosphere, really friendly staff will definitely go again 🥂

Great Sunday afternoon atmosphere with live music. Great outside chill area. Credit to Danielle and team.

amazing place and charlie is great

Best beer garden in Atherton great staff

Great place to drop in on a pub tour of Atherton, spacious, great beer and lager selection and a very nice atmosphere too! Can recommend the Asahi!!

Absolutely amazing night, Gary Quinn was amazing, and his musical additions were outstanding. Thank you to the team for an amazing night... love you guys.

Lovely place, wonderful staff and great atmosphere

Danielle and the amazing team at Carmen hosted my baby shower and served afternoon tea at the weekend for a group of 30 of us! From the moment we walked in to when we left it was such a great experience. Very relaxed and the team were very attentive and efficient. The food was unreal as it always has been, very generous helpings of everything nice in life and the cocktails (mocktails for me) were so tasty and indulgent. The venue itself is a beautiful place with lots of areas to sit together and the team arranged the whole bar exactly how I wanted it. The bar was closed to the public during the shower which was another lovely touch when you book an event at Carmen. 5 star event! We will definitely be back soon, thank you Danielle and the team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

hi carmen! atmosphere was really good, good bar. Yet staff was abit rude, argumentative, immature, i think they should hire new staff! but overall its fine.ps society is better - xoxox gossip girl

Had a brilliant night last night at Carmen celebrating my daughter's 21st birthday. Thanks to Danielle and the team for providing an amazing atmosphere and most importantly an amazing night. Highly recommended for that special occasion 💕

A fun place to be especially in the weekend

If you want warm beer .. this is the place.. the woman behind the bar was colder

My wife wanted a low key 40th birthday with drinks with friends and family. We got exactly what we asked for. Everything was great. Bar staff were excellent. Had the whole bar to ourselves. Will definitely have another do in here

What an amazing experience with my daughter during a busy afternoon. Then a great service during a busy period in the evening. Best place in town.

Dear Carmen Bar & Eatery, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Whitney Hamer, also known as DJ Simone. I am a house/bassline/techno DJ based in Atherton, and I am incredibly passionate about music. I specialise in creating energetic and captivating sets that keep the dancefloor moving. I recently had the pleasure of discovering Carmen Bar & Eatery and was immediately enthralled by the inviting ambiance and the exceptional experiences you provide to your patrons. The dedication to creating a memorable atmosphere and offering outstanding cuisine truly sets Carmen Bar & Eatery apart. I would be honoured to bring my talent and passion for music to Carmen Bar & Eatery. With my diverse range of house, bassline, and techno beats, I can create an electrifying atmosphere that perfectly complements the vibrant energy and sophistication of your establishment. I am confident that my dedication to delivering a captivating experience aligns seamlessly with the vision of Carmen Bar & Eatery. Thank you for considering my proposal. I would be thrilled to discuss this opportunity further and provide any additional information you may need. I genuinely believe that my music can elevate the ambiance of Carmen Bar & Eatery and contribute to its continued success. I look forward to the possibility of collaborating with you and creating unforgettable moments for your discerning patrons. Best regards, Whitney Hamer (DJ Simone)

Great place to chill and listen to top tunes, staff are great.

We went to Carmen for the bottomless brunch, the service was shocking. Charged £40 for 90 mins only got 4 drinks. They purposely only had one waiter taking orders and serving a room full of customers and he didn't have a clue what he was doing. We enjoyed it the first time we went, never again. AVOID!

Called in for a drink on Sunday, very nice bar, we didn't eat but the roast looked really lovely so will be calling in to try.

2 members of staff extremely rude. Didn't care that I didn't get my food. Extremely unwelcoming when we arrived. The 2 people need some basic customer service training to say the least

Amazing service, prompt delivery of drinks….thanks Charlie

We had a fantastic brunch at Carmen! Charlie was a star- very speedy with drinks, food was good, live music was incredible !!

Great hosting by Charlie and awesome singer!

Lovely food and good atmosphere, staff are very friendly but disappointed that they charge £18 for a £4:79 bottle of Aldi wine!!

Horrific experience at this place! Aggressively threatening customers! The manager/owner is absolute abhorrent, how this bar is still running is astounding. Do not waste your time or hard earned money at this place. The sooner this bar closes the better!

great service and lovely staff, food is amazing, wide range of cocktails

If you want to be treated like you are in Karen's diner then this is the place for you. I believe the Karen who is extremely rude is the owner but you would never tell. I originally booked a table on my phone and when I tried to confirm card details it crashed so I called the restaurant. The man who answered was lovely and said it had all come through and was confirmed and he would send me a conformation email, which he did. Enter barrage of emails from Karen asking me to confirm my card details, I explained that I had already phoned and they had come though and all was confirmed but she wasn't happy was this and insisted I had to send them though again, even though I forwarded by conformation email. Her emails were so rude and unprofessional I assumed it was some youngster who was unhappy with their job, but no, its the owner. So I sent my card details through again only to then get confirmation that I had sent them twice (as I already knew) so I sent her a copy of this and explained that she was wrong, clearly she cannot handle being wrong and so didn't respond to this and hid away behind her computer. On the night 3 of my friends had to cancel and Karen reveled in telling my she would 'have to take £30 then and you can ask your mates for the money back' such spectacular customer service. I ordered a chicken gyros which had about 3 pieces of chicken in and then was full of chips and you got a side of chips with this, so basically, a chip wrap and chips? One of our party didn't get her food and so we had to ask for it again after everyone else had finished and then Karen came over with the card machine demanding all our cards in the rudest manner. She is so bad its laughable. Anyway, I've given a one star and that was for the waiter who was absolutely lovely, friendly and professional. My advice would be, give this place a miss and go to The Cabinet, better food, friendly staff and live music.

Went for the first time Food was amazing & good value

Restaurant was spotless, food was amazing and the service was spot on. We had a great time, really lovely, we’ll be back soon 🙂

Came for bottomless brunch. Layla was lovel, very attentive. Definitely come back

Layla has been lovely. The food has been great and the bottomless brunch range has been great. Thoroughly recommend. X

We had bottomless brunch here for my 30th birthday with a group of friends. All the staff are really lovely and welcoming. The food was excellent and the bottomless brunch was fantastic! Would definitely recommend!

Amazing food and drinks was flowing, good drink choices 🍸🍻🍺

We booked a bottomless brunch for my friends 30th. The service was amazing, food was gorgeous and we had a great time!

Great selection of drinks on the bottomless brunch and lovely food! 😊 xx

Amazing service, good value for money and great selection of drink on the bottomless brunch.

Bottomless Brunch. Unbelievable these guys over Excel on the word Bottomless. Bang on the money

Brill brunch...service was fantastic

The food was excellent, would recommend this place 100%

The food was delicious would definitely recommend

Great food, great service. Excellent

Had bottomless afternoon tea for my mum and dads anniversary- great service and a fab afternoon x

Brilliant afternoon for the bottomless bruch. Service was amazing definitely recommend

Afternoon tea, prosecco and Buck’s Fizz! Banging fritatta!

Can't recommend Carmen enough!! Amazing food and atmosphere Danielle is such a lovely person I'm becoming a regular best spot in Atherton!!!!

Charlie and Layla were soo good, such good service and lovely food

Amazing food service was amazing from Charlie and Layla

Fantastic meal, amazing service and Charlie was brilliant. Definitely get the tapas

Best I been served by Charlie, so lovely and polite

Have eaten there and found it ok drinks not up to what is offered elsewhere for the money. . So sorry.

Recently visited on a Friday night with friends. Thoroughly enjoyed the drinks and food. The nacho chicken burger was off it's ed and in the words of Bob Geldof the enchilada could feed the world. Great food and enjoyed the cocktails too.

This was the best meal and service EVER. Nic was amazing

Brilliant place and gorgeous food. Tapas five star

Super freindly staff! Really nice modern bar setting. Was there for a freinds birthday and it had a proper holiday feel to it! The Food is absolutely bang on!

Amazing tapas! Lovely variety of food for a fab price- all freshly made and tasted delicious. Can’t wait to go back!! Cocktails best in town.

Me and my Wife have been here a couple of times now for an evening meal. The atmosphere and the venue are brilliant. The staff are very welcoming and polite. Nicky is fantastic and a diamond, taking the time to explain things on the menu and making sure you have the best experience while your visiting. The chef Adam Fiddy is out of this world, his food is absolutely delicious, mouth watering and very well presented. My mouth is watering now just writing about it. We would very highly recommend the Carmen Bar and Eatery to everyone that has not been. If you want a place to go then this is the place to go definitely 100% and 5 stars.

amazing atmosphere great drinks great vibe altogether

The atmosphere and food were amazing. The staff were also lovely. Will definitely be back

Amazing atmosphere and the bar staff were amazing! Definitely recommend 🤩

Drinks are overpriced but atmosphere was good. Good singer on the night we were in but £12 for a pint and a vodka and coke is excessive. Want to revise this review. Had a great meal here tonight and very reasonable price. Think the above price for a round of drinks was a one off mistake.

I am disappointed to say our visit to Carmen was a poor experience. We have been as a group before and really enjoyed it which is why we rebooked for a friends birthday. To start we arrived at 2pm to wait 10 minutes to be seated it took a further 10 minutes to get our first drinks. A friends meal was missed out so she didn’t eat with us as they had to prepare her meal. Service was slow in general. Waiting lengthy periods to get the attention of staff to order more drinks then to wait yet again. Wrong drinks were brought out again leading to further waits. It wasn’t busy there were 2 other tables in and a couple people outside. At 3:30 the waitress came over to say brunch was finished. No last order or prior warning as we wouldn’t have expected and previously experienced. She told me her manager has told her to tell us and I could speak to her. Which I did to be told ‘it’s over, it’s done’. I explained we hadn’t actually been given a drink until 2:20 despite arriving at 2pm. And actually it’s billed as 2-4 even when you book it automatically generates 2-4 booking. She was very rude and repeated ‘it’s over, it’s done’ before turning her back to me. We decided at this point to get the bill and leave.  Other friends had come to meet us so instead of 15 of us having further drinks we went to The Cabinet spending the afternoon there instead. Who by the way do a great value for money brunch, with a great atmosphere. We will certainly return there!! Our bill shows how between 8 of us on a bottomless brunch we received 20 drinks 2 of these wrong! The value for money was terrible as was the managers attitude.

Very disappointing experience today failing on basic customer service. We booked the bottomless brunch for a friends birthday. We had to pre-order all the food when booking and despite this, one meal didn’t arrive. The server was initially somewhat dismissive until shown the booking confirmation and the food ultimately arrived once the rest of the group had almost finished eating. The booking link via Facebook only lets you book brunch in a 2 hour slot 2-4pm. At 3:30pm however we were then told that brunch was over as it’s a 90 minute slot. When queried by one of the group with the venue manager, trying to explain that the booking link was very misleading in that case and that we had only had 2 drinks each, the manager was extremely rude and responded with ‘we’re done. It’s over.’ Terrible service, rude manager/owner and quite frankly mis-selling their experience.

Great tapas staff very friendly

Outstanding food! I've had Mexican everywhere, but this is one of the best I've ever had! A-maz-zing!!!

Excellent service, great food, lovely staff.

Been here loads of times and always had really good food. Also the cocktails are gorgeous! Really good service too.

We went for our wedding anniversary. Very thoughtful service with a card and some money off. The food was delicious as were the cocktails. My favourite was the Lemon Meringue Pie - delicious. Service was fab and the ambience. We will be back.

The mrs and myself had some excellent tapas and amazing burgers, got wine drunk with some quality live entertainment. Mrs was very grateful and gave me a right good seeing to, THANK YOU CARMEN!!!

Bloody lovely food! We have just been and had 6 tapas to share between 2. Normally we get a bit worried when small dishes come out that you will leave hungry - but we both left full, happy and content. LOVELY food. Really really nice. Highly recommend it (especially the chorizo in honey 👌👌👌👌👌) We will be back for sure

Fantastic place. Broad variety of cocktails and drinks, staff are polite which makes for a great atmosphere to enjoy either a quiet drink or good food in. Strongly recommend the premises to all whom read this. Also Alex works here.

Absolutely gorgeous tapas n red wine 👌🏻Staff so welcoming n helpful,totally recommend carmen be mad not to come 🍷🌮xx

It was a really good experience. Alex is really enthusiastic and will do anything you want for tips… 5/5 for food, drinks and our overall stay

Great Food, Great Atmosphere and Great Staff! (especially the Glass Collector)

Another brilliant meal and good atmosphere😊

Fantastic food and great service

Fantastic bar, with a lovely south facing beer garden with its very own little bar. The tapas was lovely along with the jugs of sangria.

I tried this bar for the first time Saturday. What a little gem it is. The staff were lovely and very attentive, nothing was too much trouble. The food was lovely and we ended up staying and sitting outside, which is great it has its own bar outside. Couldn't ask for more. Will definitely be returning here.

Great bar/restaurant, hard to believe you are in Atherton and not the City Centre. Great suntrap at the rear and fab choice of cocktails and food too.

2nd time here and the service and food is still on point, friendly staff. Amazing tapas and loaded tasty Sunday dinners. Non alcoholic (and alcoholic) cocktails were delicious. Thank you.

Lovely place and very friendly staff

Visited here this evening. Great menu and beautiful food. Good service and a nice atmosphere. Lovely beer garden too.

Friendly vibrant atmosphere, stunning inside and out, Immaculate pristine, delicious cocktails visually beautiful to look at. The food is top notch comes hot and in good time with a smile. Recommend this amazing place for families parties and mates dates. Offers on all the time and live music. What’s not to like.

Great food, great atmosphere, great prices - 5 stars!

Great food, great atmosphere, just what the area needed!

Fabulous place both day and night 💃 The food is fantastic, small plate tapas, Sunday roasts and the new mexicana menu is all beautiful and fresh 💕 Live singers, DJs and themed events, we have been to them all and they are amazing. Dog friendly too and our little pooched loved his visit. Carmen is a very different place on a Friday and Saturday evening, in a very good way 🤣 If you dont like lively then go and eat earlier, if you like music, having a good time and a good dance come back later on 💃💃💃💃🥳🎉

Went here with friends whom we haven’t seen in a long time. This place was LOUD. Sounded like a nightclub disguised as a food venue. It is not a place where you can have a conversation over food. The food itself was okay. Not amazing not bad either. But the price! For a venue in Atherton it sure was charging Manchester prices. Whoever is running the place needs a grip on reality. Would not recommend this place.

Top place, great atmosphere all round brilliant venue 🙌🕺

Amazing food amazing music amazing staff and the lady who owns it is fantastic what she has created 👍🏼

Lovely bar with a nice upmarket feel to it, without being pretentious. Always made to feel welcome by the lovely staff who work there. Food is way above what you'd expect from small bar, is really nice and beautifully presented. Can't knock it, especially at the price. All in all, a place Atherton can be proud of.

Visited recently with my partner and we had such a great experience from start to finish. Leanne was a delightful host and ensured we had everything we needed, even recommended the sangria! Asset to the team and is the reason we will be returning!

A good atmosphere and choice of drinks but I wouldn't eat here again.

This place has a vibe all of it's own. A little treasure in Atherton

Beltin great food and drinks very knowledgeable staff always willing to help 😀

Amazing Staff, Amazing Cocktails and Food. Great place

Staff lack manners especially the manager was told to move as table booked fair enough but no one used the table in the 90 minutes we were there.

Appalling welcome ! Nibbles were offered whilst looking at menu.... nibbles given and bread was given without balsamic and only oil... waitress was really rude towards us and was told we needed to order our food before the table of 9 after only be seated for 10 mins after asking for the manager we realised the manager was actually the waitress serving 😳 after really looking forward to visiting camrnen we war really disappointed 😞

Really nice Bar....so comfortable and great drinks. Nice atmosphere. Didn't have any food but might try it next time we go....Will defo be back. 🍷🍺🍹🍸🥂 cheers🤩

Whilst the food was nice, I wouldn't bother again without the current special offer of 40% discount, and the temperature inside was barely above the Arctic conditions outside

Exceptional food, lovely staff and a lovely touch to give my mum a little card and voucher for her birthday 😍 super thoughtful x we did order far too much though the portions are generous x We loved it, I'll deffo be going back 👌 Thanks Carmen x