Dukes 92 in Manchester

I arrived at Dukes 92 at around 11:10 AM and parked in the car park intending to work for a few hours on my laptop. As I parked, I noticed people sitting at tables inside the restaurant who appeared to be looking out of the window at me. When I walked into the venue and approached the bar, there didn’t seem to be anyone serving. I asked one of the staff what time they opened, and he informed me that they opened at 11:30 AM for drinks and 12:00 PM for food. I decided to take a walk and return later. When I returned, there were people sitting outside and a few standing around inside. Nobody said hello as I entered. I decided to sit at a table and order through the QR code, as I have done many times before. After scanning the QR code, I noticed that no hot drinks were available. Wanting to double-check if this was a fault with the system or if they were genuinely not serving hot drinks, I decided to approach the bar. Before doing so, I quickly entered my car registration number into the parking machine to avoid any penalties. As I approached the bar, I noticed a man and a woman who appeared to be part of the management team — they had been present earlier when I arrived. I stood at the bar waiting to be served, but no one came over. The two “managers” continued to glance over at me and then look away, making no effort to assist. After waiting for several minutes and feeling increasingly uncomfortable, I decided I was clearly not welcome and left the venue. As I returned to my car, I noticed the same two “managers” staring out of the window at me once again. Overall, the experience was very disappointing. I felt unwelcome and ignored, and sadly, I left without ever being served.

caesar salad, wings & fries were fab. satisfied my craving for a girl dinner food came out quickly and atmosphere was good. can’t really complain

Excellent food, prices, and service. So good I may go back during my 5 day stay in Manchester. Highly recommend

A great meeting place with a good atmosphere, just had drinks, reasonably priced for such a good location

Attended a “leaving party” here for a colleague. Venue has multiple rooms to cater for size of group. Handy for tram to help folk get home. Card only at the bar.

The outdoor seating is fantastic on a sunny day, a lively atmosphere. The food is acceptable, though not the main attraction. It's a popular spot, especially when the weather is good, so be prepared for a crowd.

Nice lively place ...great fast sevice and reasonably priced drinks

Great place for drinks and food. Prices have noticeably increased over the last year. Good choice of menu and a good range of drinks. Plenty of seating indoor with an array of overhead heaters and outdoor. Can be extremely busy at weekends. Not fully staffed at times. Limited parking but parking available close by. Gets very busy at Christmas and New Year.

Great for brunch, but it gets packed and the service is quite slow

Great atmosphere for food and / or drinks especially in the sun! Food was good for majority of our party but a shame about the service. Food brought over with no cutlery, had to ask for this specifically along with napkins which two members of staff kindly agreed to grab for me.... never came. Chips were stone cold on arrival also. And they have tha audacity to put a service charge on your order before you've even received your food!

Great atmosphere for food and / or drinks especially in the sun! Food was good for majority of our party but a shame about the service. Food brought over with no cutlery, had to ask for this specifically along with napkins which two members of staff kindly agreed to grab for me.... never came. Chips were stone cold on arrival also. And they have tha audacity to put a service charge on your order before you've even received your food!

Very warm welcome by attentive staff . Food came very quickly . Average size menu . Venue is spotless and extremely modern . Food is fresh and well portioned . Very nice bread . Dips and dressings are delicious . Chunky chips are fabulous . Wine list is extremely good .

Served promptly, reasonably priced Carlsberg and very nice outside area.

Fabulous food, busy without being cramped, good blend of older and younger customers - would definitely go back

Mice place, clean and well presented, I visited on a Sunday lunch time for a drink with a friend, it was quiet so we could converse, as we last a guy was setting up to play live music with his guitar, my one quibble would be that they did not accept cash, one could only pay by card,

Incredible steak sandwich. I'd buy again. A little quiet as it was a weekday lunchtime but all good.

Nos atendieron por Julieta y ella era maravillosa. La comida no estaba mal Quería probar el pollo de sésamo de nuevo, pero esta vez era demasiado salado🙁

Nice canal side location. Food was average but expensive for what it is and better options in the area are available. Menu and table we got were sticky. Has the potential to be great but lacking the finesse you’d expect for the price.

Very good but watch out for service charge. I agree for large parties but not 2 people

Mi marido y yo disfrutamos del delicioso cordero shawarma, con un poco de Prosecco y cerveza. Servicio proporcionado por Josh que no puedo elogiar lo suficiente - servicio de primera clase! Me encantó la noche allí, es tan hermoso dentro de Dukes. El servicio hizo que nuestra experiencia fuera fantástica!

Lovely place with a nice kitchen. We ordered the chicken kebab (fantastic), ramen with prawns (fantastic), sticky tofu pudding (fantastic), and profiteroles (a complete disappointment).

La comida encantadora, el servicio excelente. ¡Gracias Mauricio! Nunca se refrescó el ambiente del domingo - excelente manera de terminar el fin de semana!

Lovely lunch. Great value. Friendly staff. Very handy for Deansgate

Went here for drinks and food as part of birthday celebrations. Our party has food allergies and the staff were really helpful. The bar staff also made us our favourite cocktails even though they weren't on the menu. Great experience

I am not rating the food as I did not eat there. Spent New Year's Eve there. Nice atmosphere. I enjoyed the music.

Poor choice of draught beers, just the generic lagers at inflated prices. Food was very average also over priced. Wouldn't recommend

Fantastic experience and the waiter Mairicio was very professional The food spot on really Thx for nice dinner The restaurant very clean and elegant

Came here for lunch with some customers. I arrived early and the staff were happy for me to sit down and do some work with free wifi and a place to plug my charger in before the others arrived. The food was good and portion sizes were generous.

We've had 3 works parties here and they have all been really good. There's normally around 25 people and they look after us really well. Service is great and the food from the set menus are really good and the drinks keep on coming.

Lovely bar with good food and drink options

Seems to be suffering. Portion sizes are down, as well as quality. I hope things pick up, it used to be much better.

Avoid. Perhaps I would have had a better experience if I came in Spring?.. Staff seemed rushed. Management seemed busy doing very little. The food was practically thrown at us unfortunately. My entire dinner was congealed and cold. I left feeling like the high price we paid for our staff dinner wasn’t worth the pretty penny that we parted with.

We had dinner and drinks, drinks were lovely but would never eat here again, chicken burger was solid (they took this off the bill) chips were cold and soggy, the only decent thing was the pizza one of us had. Wouldn’t recommend for food, just drinks.

Amazing food and cocktails, best meal out in a long time. Friendly service and great atmosphere, lovely decor. Fantastic singer/band. Definitely recommend.

Lovely food, reasonable price, very nice servers, we had Kennedy and she was lovely! Happy to pay the 10% tip also as very fast service and very satisfied customers!

Fabulous bar in a great location. Twinned with Alberts Shed next door and you have a really good drinks/food option that was perfect for our large party of 10. Loved Dukes- really friendly & accommodating front-of-house; lovely bar staff, great drinks, great fun. Beautiful too. We loved it.

Amazing time William was so attentive and friendly and made our time here amazing! Can’t wait for our next day out here always the best vibes.

Lunch meal for 7 with 8 soft drinks for £145. The pizzas were great and the staff are chilled out. Good location and ambiance.

Modern and very spacious, large outdoor terrace, nice ambience, interesting surroundings

The place has zero atmosphere, but it might be different if it was a lot busier. But the food, service and staff are so outstanding I would highly recommend this place.

Great food. Didn't seem to push the drinks. Only accepted cards. ! NO CASH. !!!

Been there This Evrning for my Granddaughters Birthday meal..Food excellent ,Service Also first class ,I would go again .One complaint ,it had no atmosphere no Vibe .

Lovely music; lovely seating area and food. The people serving looked like they didn’t want to be there but it’s a Sunday so hey ho I’d still give it an overall 4/5

Great place, arrived early for booked table and was accommodated easily, attentive and friendly staff, food was lovely and arrived quickly, mixture of small plates. Great vibe, can normally get very noisy but was late afternoon / early evening so perfect atmosphere.

Mega cool restaurant in Castlefield. Service and food excellent!

This is a place to be on a sunny day or if you like canals and drinks. Lovely, very large outdoor place for gatherings. Located just off Deansgate/ Hilton side. The whole area is with a discovery.

Very nice location next to the canal, very good service, everyone very friendly, modern and elegant decoration, the food also modern and with quite a variety, we had the Sunday roast and it was very delicious.

The staff were nice but we had to call them to order, then to clear table for deserts and then for the bill. Clearly not enough staff

I celebrated my graduation last night with my family, it was such a lovely night! The staff were friendly and I was able to spend time with my family without being rushed to get out

Really nice restaurant and bar with big selection of drinks

I only tried coffee and desserts and they were good but the sitting area outside was really beautiful

Excellent Lewis and the team were great. Food was really nice and price was great value. We all really enjoyed our meal out. Would definitely return. Cheers

Excellent service very Friendly staff and quality food.

Nice atmosphere however no vegan options and very limited food options. There was a DJ that night playing music, definitely will come again.

Great Sunday lunch and coped well with our party of 14.

Friendly and attentive staff, excellent decor, freshly made delicious food, amazing cocktails, security team are the best.

Had a fabulous dinner and drinks 🍸 😋 with my daughter great end to a great day 😀

Loved the place good music and good drinks love the place very nice and relaxing.

Great service and the food was delicious really enjoyed it

Lovely food, nice atmosphere, and the waiting on team were very friendly.

Great food, great atmosphere and really good value for money.

Staff are brilliant food was very good 😊 DJ set also good 👍 grandson 21st we got looked after brilliantly

Perfect Tuesday evening meal - staff made my friend feel special as it was her birthday by adding a little happy birthday sign and adding candle in her desert. Very grateful and can’t wait to return!

We had a family meal every one enjoyed their meal including a vegetarian option which sometimes can be hit and miss

Came here on a mid-week work function. We had the upstairs bar and terrace. Was a great space. Decent food and good service. Would have preferred a less generic choice of beer, but overall and enjoyable event.

Lovely venue. Went there for my Daughter's wedding in the Brindley Suite.

Very good 👍 service and the food was impeccable as always 👌

Come here quite often, spot on everytime. Food and service is great.

Excellent food and service as per usual / food was so nice

A pleasant bar / restaurant near Castlefield. Food was “ok” but nothing special. Burgers appeared a bit dry for my liking. Drinks were great and service was very good. Would return but not especially for the food.

Great food and service. Will definitely be back soon! Thank you xo

We were a Family of 5 eating here on Sunday. 3 roast dinners,2 beef and 1 chicken. (We ordered extra roasties )All delicious. And chicken wings and pizza for the other 2. Again good. Also enjoy coming here for just drinks 🍺 n a Saturday mostly. Dukes always has a lovely atmosphere whenever you come and staff are always friendly. X

The rude staff who served us ruined the whole experience. The food was good. We both didn’t have battery on our phone so couldn’t use the app to order- the member of staff rudely stated ‘well I can’t help you with that’ and walked off. We was left non the wiser and unsure what was the issue. If she’d have explained we could order at the bar then that would have helped! Clearly shouldn’t be working in the hospitality industry if you can’t deliver to the customer. I’ll not be returning which is a shame as the food was nice and dukes is a great place. The member of staff totally ruined our Sunday lunch.

Whether odering a cup of tea, cider or proseco staff are brilliant, bar is clean and welcoming . Love this place.

Lovely waiter service by mauricio Gorgeous Sunday lunch Condiments and drinks service Small menu now no fish option unless in batter Bit overall great food

The atmosphere is nicely decorated. But the salad was bland and I have nicer salads. The out door area is lovely but the food didn’t excite. I might need to try something else when I come back. Not enough dressing. No flavour or seasoning in the chicken.

Food was lovely. Service very good and our waiter Mauricio was very attentive. Really enjoyable lunch for meeting up with friends. .

Recommended this restaurant and wasn’t disappointed. Great food, service, drinks, location and Dj, the music was fantastic.

Really good food and drinks, the sun was out so unfortunately we couldn't get a seat outside but we still had a great time.

I visited Dukes last week with a big party, from the second we walked through the door we felt extremely welcomed. It’s beautifully decorated throughout the restaurant and our server was very kind attentive. I got dynamite prawns and the goats cheese salad both were delicious and reasonably priced. My bill came to £38 with 3 cocktails which is just great for value given the quality of everything. One thing I will add is drinks did take a while which is completely understandable given our party size and the restaurant being as big as it is. I have absolutely 0 complaints and Dukes well exceeded my expectations, I will definitely be back again.

Beautiful venue, Grandsons wedding excellent attention to detail. Very professional caring staff. Food service and wedding decorations second to none. Highly recommend

Spent a lovely lazy afternoon in Dukes, meeting up with a gang of friends for lunch. It`s such a lovely venue when the weather is nice, with the large outdoor seating area and the laid back atmosphere of the place. The staff were all lovely and the service was spot. The food is quite simple, but all of it was nice and well priced considering how expensive eating out is now. A perfect afternoon.

The chips were cold and undercooked. The other guests found the food bland and tasteless The burger was overcooked almost burnt

Jen and Mauriuo really looked after us whilst eating out. Jen's knowledge of vegetarian/vegan food was really helpful fo me. My husband loved his meat burger. The setting and atmosphere was lovely. Prosecco on arrival was a real nice touch to help us celebrate our anniversary. Will definitely go again and take the family next time.

A stylish restaurant in Castlefield, Manchester. The terrace seats along the canal are also nice. It was expensive, but the content was worth the price.

Very good food, nice interior and friendly staff. Would definitely recommend going!

Absolutely superb location, great vibe / atmosphere, and friendly staff. Unfortunately the cocktails we ordered were overly sweet and the food underwhelming, limp undercooked fries which were overly salted and a hot sandwich that was not worth the price tag at all we were really disappointed, we’ll go elsewhere for food in future but return for drinks just in case the bartender was just having a bad day when we visited!

Great afternoon. Not been here for years. Hopefully be there again soon.

We had the korean burger and steak sandwich fries onion rings.. absolutely outstanding. Xx

We actually went to Dukes to enjoy the pate and cheese board which we always enjoy as a treat but unfortunately it was no longer on the menu which was very disappointing We had a couple of sharers which were nice but not great value

I order the plant based burger. It was lovely but the burger was a little dry.

Had Mauricio as our server, he was amazing! Helped us pick out what we wanted and was super clear with allergies and got me on board to splash on a starter which was amazing!! The food was amazing but I would say the Vegan burger could have had a little more pizazz! The vegan pizza was incredible though, and so was the Tofu starter! All in all I would say it was a great experience and I will definitely be coming again! 5/5 11/10 ⭐️

The security guard out side called Ziggy was brilliant, I cut my foot on glass and he was very helpful!! Drinks were also very fairly priced and delicious!

Really classy place. Lovely atmosphere x

This was a great spot to get into the summer sun. They have QR’s on the table and move quite quickly but I didn’t have much interaction with the staff because of it so can’t really comment on the service. The wine was cold and the pizza was hot and that’s all you can hope for on a nice summer day at Dukes 💃

Absolutely spot on, tapas brilliant ( better padron peppers than recent visit to Spain )🥱 service really good,and fast, brilliant sun terrace, nothing to dislike 👌

My friends ordered the fish and chips and Miso Aubergine. The batter on fish wasn’t cooked well, soggy and fish slightly raw, uncooked. The Aubergine also wasn’t cooked well, could taste the rawness

It depends on what you want. We were in a large group of 16 in the reservation had been made by a third party. We are all retirees who travel globally. This place is a hard charging, loud, young club atmosphere place and was was not at all what we wanted. Wanted. But if you want place full of 20 and 30 somethings with lots of loud hen parties and stag parties going on and a musical beat that just won't quit. Then this is your place but you better get a reservation because they were turning people away who didn't have a reservation.

Booked a table for Sunday lunch with friends and parents. We were moved to the bar area as we had a party of 7 and couldn't fit in the tables in the dining area. It was lovely and light in the atrium area with plenty of space for our party. The food was excellent - we had starters, Sunday roasts, burgers and sharers so a good representation of the menu. The service was very patchy with drinks, glasses and plates taking too long to arrive. We ended up ordering drinks at the bar and clearing plates from the table ourselves.

Long wait for food and drink ,food was excellent ,service poor due to lack of staff I would say .plus 10% on your bill at the end .