Fountain House in Manchester

I really wanted to enjoy our friends Christmas meal at the Fountain House but we were all quite disappointed. We all had roast dinners including 2 vegan roasts and all of us found the food either really flavourless or over salty particularly the gravy. The menu states that the Yorkshire pudding is omitted for the vegan roast which is fair enough so I asked could I have a few extra roast potatoes instead as it was a smaller meal for the same price. I was told no as they're all allocated! We were left waiting for nearly 30 minutes for desert menus and when pots of tea and deserts arrived the teas came with hot frothy milk. Finally the bill came with 12.5% service charge too. We omitted that and added what we thought was due. A real shame because the location and building is stunning but a real disappointment all round.

Nice little cosy pub/bar. It was busy and a friendly atmosphere they had a quiz night on and a lovely looking restaurant downstairs.

The food surpassed my expectations. The wait staff has been very good too.

Late afternoon meal was really good, steaks were cooked to perfection, staff were friendly, I did complain about a bad pint, but the staff were pleasant about it & gave me a fresh one, Not much atmosphere as it was very early, expect the bar to be great in the evening,, Cheers

A really nice place for drinks, very relaxed and not rowdy at all

Only stopped here for a drink and never been before. Loved it the moment you step in this pub, which gives you a hug. Really nice atmosphere, and the drinks are great quality. Service was fab. Definitely going back next week to try the food.

What a great find...definitely be back when next in Manchester. The service was excellent and food was amazing

Fantastic venue. Great central location in the middle of Manchester. Professional and friendly staff. Delicious food. Attended a wedding reception which ran beautifully and made for a fantastic night. They even support lots of live music too!

Great food, great atmosphere and very attractive staff I would highly recommend

Amazing service! Requested we sit downstairs rather than upstairs to which our server, Ella, let us know that nobody was seated downstairs but we could either way. While downstairs, Ella waited the whole time to serve us food and ask if we would like any drinks with a friendly smile. Our food was amazing and came in massive portions. We had the sea bass, duck egg, chicken Kiev, fish and chips and chicken wings which were equally delicious. Couldn’t recommend more and will definitely be a regular spot for us 🙂

Great Sunday roast dinner, lovely old school deserts and fantastic service from Shamane and her colleagues. Would definitely visit again.

Came here for a quick dine and omg! This place is a hidden gem. The food was absolutely incredible and the service was amazing. I had a seabass which was perfectly cooked and tasty My girlfriend had a flat iron steak and she loved it The server Imogen, was very friendly and the manager was polite and even recommended us the sticky toffee pudding. Which I gotta say is the best I’ve had to this day! Will definitely visit again. Only thing was the live band upstairs, which during the day is nice and atmospheric but not when I’m trying to eat a meal and have a conversation. Neverless 5 stars !!

Sunday roast and crumble were perfect and great service from the team, so friendly and welcoming Thanks so much - was the perfect way to round off a wee weekend away!

Amazing food at fair prices. Alex C and Chloe took great care of us. Don’t pass up on chance to have the sticky toffee pud! Thanks guys

One of the best Sunday lunches in a long time! Roast Porchetta was perfectly cooked & would recommend the cauliflower cheese side! Nice pub atmosphere in the centre of town, will come again!

Stag and his team were welcoming and helpful. We had a delicious dinner with live music in a classy pub. The atmosphere was just what we were looking for on a Friday night and we highly recommend The Fountain House to our Aussie friends visiting Manchester!

Had a fabulous lunch. The food and service was excellent. Will definitely go back again

Jasper treated us very kindly!!! The food is actually quite normal… and the atmosphere is good, beautiful…

A really nice place to enjoy of a Sunday Roast Beef!! We love it the food and the atmosphere was great! Chloe and her colleagues were really nice with us!! Thanks ☺️ love the puddings 😀

Was served by Jaspher and he was absolutely lovely. Glad we decided to stop by

Decent place to get a drink after work. Nice building, bit stuffy inside on a summer day, but that can't be helped.

Excellent food, best vegetarian roast in Manchester. Alex was an attentive host, the asking of additional cream for the mushroom soup was no problem (no charge also). Small cauliflower cheese. Needs more cauliflower and more cheese, though wonderful taste. Bread always needs butter. Maybe an oversight. Go, great service and lovely building

The best Sunday roast, Yorkies were lovely and crispy, lovely rich gravy , the beef and veg were really tasty. The service was fantastic from both the bar and table servers. Jasper was our server and he was 5 ⭐

Jaspher and Ella!! Fantastic. Thanks very much x

Great food with reasonable prices.

Loved the atmosphere of this pub. Alex C was lovely. A+ service. Live music was a nice accompaniment to some great drinks.

Went for pre theatre food. Great menu well served. Gorgeous short rib pie with tons of meat. Great service as well

Nice place, good food/beer and great staff. Cheers Curtis!

The food was really nice, well put together and nicely presented. Definitely better than your average pub food. Ingredients tasted fresh and portions were really good. A nice selection of drinks, cocktails and mocktails. The staff were attentive and very polite. The only downside was the music selection, which wasnt particularly good and a little too loud for a Saturday afternoon and a small number of people dining at the time. Overall it was a good visit, thank you.

We have recently just come across the fountain house. What can we say! The Sunday dinners are amazing! The fish and chips was perfect too! Our server ella is an absolute credit to the fountain house. Very welcoming, very helpful, always has a smile on her face. nothing has been to much for her on our visits! See you again next week! X

Curtis was very friendly and welcoming! Would definitely recommend coming here!

i tried The Fish and chips meal , it was really outstanding. the local beer ( Ladger ) was having very amazing rich of taste. And many thanks to ALEX S, he was cheerful, keen on customer satisfaction and I enjoyed talking to him.

Popped in for some drinks and food today, had amazing service from Ryan and Alex. Would definitely come back!

Wedding reception,followed by very upmarket international performer's, went on till late

Sat outside as it was a warm night watching all the young ones going off in every direction to get to where they wanna be nice evening

Had my sons wedding reception here,the place is nice and the food was lovely A great night..

Whilst other similar businesses thrive, Fountain House is empty

Thinking back to the experience I want to change the review: the two dishes ordered were excellent, the waiter was very courteous and kind, we trusted him with the choice of a local beer and we were really satisfied!

The menu advised us to ask the server for information on the pie of the day, when we asked the straight answer was “Beef”, had there been a little more time and effort made in explaining that this came with a Marrow Bone filled with fat sat in the middle of the pie this would not have been ordered, , also the pie had very little gravy and was very dry(possibly a small jug of gravy to accompany the dish). We also ordered the Burger which was very tasty and succulent, very much enjoyed this.

Lovely old place with lots of history and very welcoming staff.

Loved the food and loved Jaspher!

Food was excellent as was the service. A good place for food in Albert Square

Had a lovely meal at Fountain House yesterday, we were served by Alex S who did a fabulous job of looking after us; very friendly service. The food was lovely, massive portion and good quality food. I had a club sandwich and fries. Everything was well executed, I would go back again on the strength of that visit.

Our first visit to the fountain House, on the 30/6/24 chose due to the reviews and was not disappointed.when we arrived and was looking at the menu AlexC come over to us and introduced himself to us and explained that if we didn't want to sit upstairs we could go downstairs to the restaurant.He took us down and explained the menu and took our drink order.we decided to have the Sunday roast me beef my partner chicken asked if chicken was on the bone he said yes partner prefers off the bone breast if possible alex said he would ask the chief, told us the chief could do. So thanks to the chief for accommodating,After the meal had a desert overall a lovely meal and excellent service from Alex a credit to him self for a young lad of 18. Thank you and Best wishes for your further carrier.

Me and my colleagues came here for lunch and drinks on a Friday. It was fairly quiet but the food and service were fantastic. Jaspher who was our server was friendly and attentive!

Had a really enjoyable first meal there, would recommend the pate profiteroles with morello cherries fantastic starter, Sea bass was excellent and the fish and chips ,finished off with a sticky toffee pudding and Eton mess,the whole meal was excellent couldn't fault any course. Very friendly person serving us,hope I have the right name Christakis, knowledgeable about each course and made the meal more enjoyable.Will definately go back for sure, a great find in Manchester. Went with two friends we all came away praising the place fully.

Jaspher was so kind and helpful! Very nice place, good food would recommend :)

Jaspher & lucy gave great service, really good food, decent price

Really happy with the service. I have type 1 diabetes and need to know exactly when food will be out and ready due to Insulin to eating times. The waitress made the chefs aware and everybody was in contact to make the whole experience easy and. Enjoyable

I came here the other day. Food was lovely, service was lovely. I will definitely have to come again!!

Really enjoyed our lunch. Our server Ella was very attentive and was particularly good.

Amazing food from the head chef Mitch! Excellent atmosphere, wonderful staff who were bubbly and friendly. Will remain a fave place to visit whenever in Manchester.

Went here for food and drinks before a gig, the staff were really friendly . The food was excellent, everything was spot on, will be back again soon

Brilliant pint poured by Mikey, great pub

Lots of veggie options, super sunday quiz night too ;)

Attended for a pub quiz was told we will wait a bit longer for people to attend, we ended up being the only guests didn’t have the decency to tell us the quiz was cancelled, we bought two rounds while waiting and left us just sitting there waiting

Canceled a meal to attended a pub quiz, quick was canceled as we were the only people that showed (shows how like they are) told quiz was cancel brought 2 pints each , no conciliation drink, no sorry. Nothing would not attended any quiz and definitely wouldn’t go again, bad attitude no atmosphere. Awful

We only stopped off for a quick drink but loved the ambience. Staff great and we will definitely be back soon for food as it looked amazing 👏 🤩

Great service from all the staff members. The baked camembert is amazing! Will definitely be visiting again to try more of the food dishes.

Met up with friends after work for a colleagues leaving do. Great pub and atmosphere.

Great pub. Innovative menu (the Korean mushroom crumpet was particularly good) and attentive service from friendly staff. Lovely relaxed dining experience.

Great pub restraunt ..amazing food and wonderful service would definitely recommend

Lovely pub and decent choice of real ale. Didnt order any food. Staff was great and welcoming

Absolutely gorgeous energy and atmosphere, the service was really top notch the staff were attentive and the food was right up my street

Great place ! 🔝 The Fountain House is an iconic pub and restaurant located in the heart of Manchester. This historical pub offers fresh, seasonal, and innovative gastro pub food, along with premium wine and craft beers. Situated in the Memorial Hall building on Albert Square, The Fountain House stands proudly between Spinningfields and Manchester Piccadilly. Visited May 2024

Went last night for a booked meal at 8pm but had to wait till 8.20 to be seated. The steak meal was great but the noise from the pub floor above was incredible. I struggled to hear what my partner or the lovely waitress was saying. I don't think I'll be visiting again.

Had cocktails here with friends and they were gorgeous. Quick service as well!

Myself and my 2 children went here for a later tea. The service was welcoming, and the place was lovely. Quiet, maybe 3 tables were full, but the food was amazing. I had fish and I must say one of the best I've had in a very long time was soft, melted in your mouth and very tasty. Kids were also happy with the burgers for the kids' menu. Highly recommended 👌🏼

Food was really lovely. I had hot smoked salmon and it was delicious. Wine was lovely too (red) I've marked atmosphere down slightly as it was a weekday at about 4pm during the Easter school holiday and in the main we were the only people in there. Having said that it was peaceful and relaxing and the ambience was lovely.

Delicious roast dinner and amazing service from our waitress Shannon. Would recommend!

Lovely pub Really nice staff and the best Sunday lunch I have had in Manchester

Food excellent value for money the staff were really nice chef went above and beyond

Starters were great but the mains were average. Waitress was lovely but she forgot that we asked for the bill and we were sat waiting.

Expensive and lacked atmosphere for a Saturday night.

Awful experience… our reservation was for 18:30, we ordered our food 10 minutes after that.However they had only 1 waiter and 1 bartender and we have waited for our food for more than an hour. Not recommended!

It was a really nice place to have a drink, and although we didn't eat here it looked like it would be a good place to eat. Quieter atmosphere from a number of other places, easier to talk and socialise.

Took shelter out of the rain. A nice bar for a drink. We didn't eat here, but the food that we saw coming out looked good. Only for we had dinner reservations, we would have stayed.

I had the Sunday Roast Chicken and Manchester Tart, both where delicious and well presented. Coffee is not bad also. Downstairs is much nicer than the bar area upstairs.

Absolutely perfect evening at the Fountain House. Stunning food and incredible service - shout out to Shannon who was wonderful! Will be coming back.

Really fabulous food. Starter was amazing, we both had lamb spring roll. We both had steaks and they were really good too. Lovely puddings. Lovely service. Great meal and we will definitely return!

Had a coffee followed by a glass of wine 🍷 which was silky smooth... Highly recommended.

Sunday lunch was very tasty and enjoyed it all plus service was excellent.

Visited in a lunch time following a trip to an exhibition at Manchester Central. This is literally a 5 minute walk from there. It was very quiet (had only just opened). Fish and chips were lovely.

Delicious food, outstanding staff and great atmosphere. It's a bit pricey, but if you're willing to pay extra definitely consider it. Great location too.

Great place, and reasonable for its location 2 (Central Manchester)

Sunday dinner here is bloody gorgeous. Discovered it just before Christmas 2023 (always knew it was there but never went in). So glad we did though, have been 4 or 5 times now. The Sunday lunch is so good and the Patè to start is to die for. The other half has the soup of the day and is impressed that it's actually a different soup each week, which is always tasty. Only downside is they don't do a 2 course deal because if they did we would 100% go every Sunday 😅

What a great place. Food was amazing and service as well. Would definitely recommend it. I had the steak and it was perfectly cooked , lovely flavour.

Met for a great business networking event, tea & coffees ok, but tea flask pump didnt work, tea dripped out....so coffee it was, didnt see any staff anywhere to talk too.. Lovely beef stroganoff for lunch with chips, rice and lovely beef barms, absolutely fantastic BNI Networking event, just missing a little service, on the simple stuff teas & coffees.

Friendly service despite being busy with corporate event.Could teach Joseph Holt pubs how to run a pub properly.

Always a pleasure to visit, such a charming venue, good ales

Very nice basement restaurant with a nice open kitchen and a very helpful and friendly staff. The food was excellent and the desserts were very tasty!

Brilliant food, attentive staff, thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

A great suggestion from my Mancunian friends. They rated it highly Manchester Tart was on the pudding list. Good food, reasonably priced and great service from the team. I'd recommend it.

I visited with a friend as a Confidentials voucher gave us a £50 spend for £25. I started off strong with the mushroom parfait starter, but the crab burger wasn’t as enjoyable. It may have been down to the other ingredients, but it just didn’t have enough of a predominant crab taste to me 😅 Service was up to the mark.

While the starters (Korean cauliflower & buffalo mozarella) and staff were outstanding, the main dishes and certain elements of the ambiance left room for improvement, in my opinion. MAIN COURSE: the steak and the chicken schintzel were good, but fell a little flat and lacked the same punch as the starters. AMBIANCE: the restaurant itself has a lovely aesthetic with charming brick walls that create a warm and inviting environment. But this is somewhat disrupted by the stark lighting from the open kitchen, which contrasts with the restaurant's dim lighting. Also, the music didn't quite harmonize with the overall vibe the restaurant seems to aim for. Don't get me wrong, there's ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with classic jams like 'Africa' by Toto and 'Love Shack', but the music just felt out of place. In my opinion, the restaurant has the potential to offer a more cohesive dining experience.

Had our wedding meal here . If I could give more than 5 stars I would . From the original booking right through , the communication was fantastic . Natalia did a great job of organising the day , what a great job she did . The room and set up was fabulous and all staff on the day were absolutely lovely , couldn’t do enough for you . The meal was outstanding , served quickly and efficiently and all requests taken care of. Highly recommend this place .

Very nice and welcoming place, excellent food and more than fair prices

Been here for the first time and food and service were brilliant, Mikey looked after us and he was polite and very professional, so was the waiter when I’ve asked if they could charge my phone as I was about to go to the theatre and needed my tickets . Many thanks , we will definitely will be back again , Happy New Year 😊

Very friendly and helpful staff. The children's menu is well priced and the food was delicious however the children’s burger and chips was substantial, the same size as the adult's, whereas the children’s pasta was a tiny bowl. The meals were also not served at the same time (over 10 minutes between different meals). We ordered 3 meals with chips and asked for ketchup, receiving one tiny ramekin to share. The food was great-tasting other than a very strange chocolate mousse dessert. Pretty well priced. The music in the bar on the mezzanine floor above is very very loud and so the restaurant is rather loud too, also aggressively air-conditioned (in late December). The building is beautiful, inside and out, with lovely furtniture and fittings. We would go back.

Shannon served us today, excellent service and attention to detail. The food was excellent, highly recommend.