Honest Burgers in Manchester

Food tasted like it was re fried, very greasy and the coleslaw didn’t taste fresh at all.

I’ve been a fan of Honest Burgers since my first visit in London back in 2020, and over the years, I’ve had the chance to visit several locations, with the Manchester one being my go-to spot. The quality of their food has always been top-notch, and the seasoning on the chips is fantastic—it keeps me coming back every time. One of the standout features of Honest Burgers is that it’s one of the few places in town that offers gluten-free burgers and chips, which is a huge plus for us since my husband is allergic to gluten. This has been the main reason we’ve loved it for so long. During the pandemic, we would often order from them on Fridays as a treat, but sadly, they’ve since reduced their delivery range, and it no longer reaches our home. It’s a bit disappointing as it was one of our favourite ways to enjoy Honest Burgers. Additionally, during my last visit, I was a little disappointed with the size of the burger, which felt smaller than usual. While the food is still delicious, I’ve noticed a significant increase in prices. Our recent meal for two adults and a child ended up costing over £40, which makes it hard to justify as a regular outing, even though we love the place so much. It looks like Honest Burgers will be more of a special occasion treat for us from now on.

After an amazing visit to a Honest Burgers in London this summer, I jumped at the chance to eat at another one, this time in Manchester. The surroundings were nice. Unfortunately the terrace wasn't open when we visited, but that was okay. Initially my order of a 'completely plain' wasn't delivered correctly and then when it was, it was pretty raw inside, not to my taste. Friendly staff, nice surroundings, but I wouldn't return.

Great food! Great service and clearly they care about the burger quality! Recommend fully!!

Good burger. Beef patty is thick and juicy. Sauce is mixed well that gives you a surprise. The bacon is so good and the crispy oninos adds a beautiful touch to every bite

Flies everywhere couldn’t eat inside , had to order to take away . Advise to eat out u too they sort the fly infestation. Not acceptable

Loved the food so much, friendly staff and quick service, forgot my bag and one of the waiters found us around the corner to return it so massive thank you :)

Nothing honest about this place. The photos are misleading as to portion size via uber eats and when food arrives it is extremely underwhelming had a beef and bacon gravy pot with 2/3 of the gravy missing the burger was extremely underwhelming was meant to have Sriracha and other sauces on burger, but could not taste them as for the size of the burger. It did not display the same as in the photos at all, the onion rings were just ring batters with no onion inside and the buffalo wings had no sauce on them whatsoever and could have been mistaken for plain wings. The only saving grace with the wings was the little tub of cheese and chive dip that came with it otherwise would have just been plain wings, The portion of chips were even worse little nibble bits of chips squished together to make a small portion and fit in the box with the burger felt like I ordered a portion of chip scratching rather than actual chips, extremely disappointed and feel ripped off for the price of the whole meal very underwhelming

The place has a nice atmosphere and the staff is friendly. The burger and fried are decent but not extraordinary. A place you Can go to, or not!

Amazing end to end experience from being seated (thanks for being accommodating), to our amazing waitress (thanks for your excellent service). All the team are on it here, really passionate about their restaurant, the customer and working together as a team. Kitchen are clearly on point as the food was faultless (so tasty). Thanks for everything 👍🏽

Great place for coeliacs and the food is lovely!

Very high quality of ingredients, would recommend the classic beef burger. The fries are also top notch!

Lovely meal with family after Crystal Maze. Thanks to Niall and Kadie for lovely service. Highly recommended.

The food was lovely and our server poppy was amazing 10/10 :)

The food was great! However there was a toilet smell whiffing from the top floor, we were seated under the stairs. We changed the seating and all was well.

I like the smashed burger really is delicious and Cat gave us a very good service 👍🏻

Great place for burgers and fries. They are knowledgeable about gluten free handling, so it’s a great place for celiacs.

Wonderful place. Came yesterday evening and had to come back again today for lunch. Burgers great, prices great. Absolutely hit the spot.

A great reasonably priced little burger place in the city centre. It offers a range of burgers with rosemary fries. Great for gluten free burgers, my partner is coeliac and ate there with no problems. Just note that at times out is very busy and as they do not take bookings this can lead to a period of waiting, they do however have a bar which you can sit and have drink at.

😍 atmosphere. Brilliant service 👏 - food 👌. Food specially prepared for allergies and vegitarians 🥰 - best place for gluten free food they say GF and they mean GF💪! Will 💯 go again!

Had a good burger, beer and chips here before going to a concert. The food was delicious, and could cater well for my Mum who has coeliac disease and needs gluten-free food. The service was a bit slow, but really friendly and welcoming.

The most tasty burger in UK, undisputed

Manchester special is truly good!

Always worth a visit when in Manchester

Great food and great service by Cat!

I haven't tried the beef burger, but the chicken is delicious but sweet

A nice rustic interior with delicious burgers. As someone who rarely has beef burgers I was still enticed by both the specials with my husband and I shared. Not a great deal of service due to the casual style of dining but everyone seems friendly. Looking forward to going back in warm weather to try out the sun terrace. Mainly beef burgers on the menu but even if you usually stick to chicken you should give them a try!

The place is beautiful and creative

Great atmosphere to the place, and love the fact it’s an open kitchen. Staff very polite and helpful. The food was stunning. And would highly recommend the bacon gravy as a side, which is ideal for dipping your burger or fries in. Would highly recommend especially if you’re wanting to get away from standard chain restaurants.

Very tasty double smash burger, though it was a bit greasy on the bottom which meant I had to eat it with cutlery. I picked it up at first and almost had a disaster as it tried to escape from my hands. I enjoyed the coleslaw which was nice and crunchy and a bit tart, and offset the delicious fattiness of the burger well. Prices are what they are, this came in at £13.20 which does seem a bit pricy to me in spite of being amongst the cheaper options. That said, it was definitely nicer than a standard fast food, and I'd pay it again. Service was super friendly and very efficient. I liked the extra touch of the tap water with ice and a slice of lemon.

Decent Burgers on a roof top terrace.

An excellent restaurant with a fabulous Buffalo. They have halal meat, but no chicken meat

Thoroughly enjoyed. Nothing that stood out. Just good - honest - food.

Honest burgee has always been great. First time ordering over UberEats- unfortunately the quality is disappointing. Not only was the food cold on arrival but the quality of chips provided was embarrassing. They had given me all the scraps. If I was served this in the restaurant I would have sent it back. Disappointing.

Good value and great portions. The burger here was tasty and well made. Would visit again. Nice location in city centre.

Great choice of burgers, tender beef patties cooked perfectly and tasty original toppings - the rum burger was excellent. Even the fries were great. Very attentive and efficient service. Gets busy for good reason.

Visited on a Sunday around 7pm, it happened to be the Euros final which England are playing and it was empty so we had no problem getting a table! Food was delicious as ever and the ICONIC gravy was absolutely ELITE.

Consistently outstanding burgers that never go too far with the toppings. Perfectly cooked beef. Stores and staff are always great. You always know you're going to get quality whichever one you visit.

I was torn between the special: fried chicken truffle burger or the honest burger. I chose the special because it’s limited edition, but was left with a slight disappointment. The chicken was a bit dry and it was actually a bit too fried, so hard to bite into the chicken. The truffle itself was really strong and the chips were nice. However would have preferred a truffle beef burger or just a beef burger instead. I would stick with the beef in the future. The service was also a little slow, we had to wait a while before we saw someone to get the bill.

The best halal chicken with pesto and pesto sauce, it was really nice friendly staff. notice: its only serves halal chicken only that was in 29/6/2024 Ask the staff if they updated the menu or not Enjoy ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

We arrived vvv late on Thursday night after a work conference and a little worse for wear. The staff were clearing away and we're well within their rights to turn us away, but they accommodated two of us and fed us when we were in desperate need. Rather than seem miffed that we had extended their shift, they had some great banter about them. They really looked after us. Hope their boss sees this review cause they where honestly superb and a credit to the business!!!

tables is dirty Food is not very good

The burgers were absolutely delicious, but the onion rings were awful, so greasy I couldn't eat them

12 days of us ate here after they very kindly sought us a table last minute due to some complications with a booking elsewhere. As a hen party visiting the city for the first time the team here are a credit to what they do. They saved our whole day! And to be ‘honest’ the food was utterly incredible. Some of the juiciest burgers and the friendliest team I would come back to the city again just to eat here. Thank you team. From one hospitality worker to another you guys are amazing!

Really good food with a really good atmosphere. If you’re craving burgers, I can’t recommend anything better than Honest burgers.

Honest burger was our 2nd stop on a birthday 'burger crawl' and it didn't disappoint. Had the Chilli Honest Beef burger and wow... what a TASTY burger!! Honest burger proclaim that they finely chop, rather than mince their beef in order to preserve moisture and flavour; and they're definitely onto something. They're not the biggest burgers around if you've got a big appetite but my word, they are delicious. Their seasoned fries are scrummy too! 5 mouthwatering stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had the smash burger and it was divine.

Dined here on a Sunday afternoon. The service was pretty amazing. We tried the Rum Collins and G&T from the cocktail section, both were well made. We tried the double smashed beef burger and pesto chicken burger. Both the burgers were outstanding. However, we weren't very happy with the rosemary chips that were served with the burgers. The chips were definitely double fried and only a few of them were finger sized on the top,all broken small pieces which had sucked in so much oil that we had to leave half of it towards the bottom layer. We also tried the buffalo wings, I would rate it a 3/5 but the slaw that was served with it was good. Overall, it was a good experience but a little overpriced.

Dined here on a Sunday afternoon. The service was pretty amazing. We tried the Rum Collins and G&T from the cocktail section, both were well made. We tried the double smashed beef burger and pesto chicken burger. Both the burgers were outstanding. However, we weren't very happy with the rosemary chips that were served with the burgers. The chips were definitely double fried and only a few of them were finger sized on the top,all broken small pieces which had sucked in so much oil that we had to leave half of it towards the bottom layer. We also tried the buffalo wings, I would rate it a 3/5 but the slaw that was served with it was good. Overall, it was a good experience but a little overpriced.

Staff are very accommodating. Good selection on the menu. Works well for groups.

Great smashburgers, delicious salad and fries. Good place for a snack!

Great food, service and atmosphere. Opening hours are accurate!

Very clean product Mega strong burger - honest, honest and just good. The service was on point and very quick. The burgers also came very quickly and were perfect. Any time again when we are in Manchester. Best burgers in town

Excellent gluten free comfort food!

Personally I am not sure why this place has such good reviews. Maybe today was an off day for the chef and the team. Chips tasted like they had been cooked in old vegetable oil. The burger had also been fried in vegetable oil also which just made the meat taste slightly strange. The top floor has a large outdoor area to sit, unfortunately the industrial grade extractor fans pump's smoke everywhere and the volume is horrendous. Finally the two male waiters looked very worn out and frustrated. If people look that unhappy at work, it just raises red flags. First time and last time for me unfortunately.

Every thing was really nice, the service staff lost track of how peoples burgers were cooked E.g medium or well done. No big deal. The burgers just need to be a little bigger. There were 10 of us and the food came out In great time for a Saturday dinner time. However our sides were served as starters. I would still definitely go back. The fries were plentiful and the onions rings were amazing. 8.5/ 10

Chill Atmosphere, fantastic food and friendly service! Probably one of the best burgers I've had in a while. The chips were crunchy and the burger was cooked to perfection. The homemade lemonade was also amazing! The staff were also very accommodating with my allergies and passing the information to the kitchen. Highly recommended if you are visiting like us for somewhere to eat!

We managed to get a table on Saturday night which is quite a rarity so was initially quite pleased!! :) The burgers were mediocre and the menu was vast to cater for people's needs. The chips could have been better but they come with the meal. Service could be more attentive as meals did come as ordered.

Delicious food, very reasonably priced with excellent service. The best burger I've ever had and the rosemary chips are something else!

I was looking for a place to eat a good burger in Manchester and I’m glad I found it! I ordered an honest burger (13.9 pounds including chips) and a lemonade and I must say that the quality and freshness of the food feels! The staff, especially the waitress, is very friendly and helpful, making the meal even more enjoyable. Strongly recommend

Excellent experience with a group of 18 of us. Food was great, staff were very attentive and all went really smoothly despite the large group split across 2 tables

Great lunch again. Excellent burgers, cooked as I wanted, juicy and manageable to eat. Service was also too notch, very friendly manager greeted me and had a chat whilst I waited for my colleagues to arrive, and the lady who served our table was good too. Highly recommended!

Ordered a burger without bacon but received a burger with bacon in it. The chilli sauce was probably 70% more spicier than usual and I ended up throwing up shortly after eating it. Never had a problem before in the past 3 years or so, not sure what happened on Friday :(

We got a walk-in as a group of three friends on a Friday evening. The staff are knowledgeable and polite. They seated us upstairs and it was very pleasant. Honest have an excellent GF offering and it’s a brilliant place to go for food. Thanks

The best burger I have ever had in my life, tribute burger 🍔

Been for the first time this evening and what can I say - best burger I’ve ever eaten (Manchester burger without the bacon). The sauce was out of this world and the rosemary chips were delicious. A special mention for the onion rings with their fabulous batter with a touch of chilli. We’ll be back!

Great service, the burgers are wonderful and they even have a gluten free version which is also delicious. Best burger place in Manchester!!

Food was good, quick. Good for lunch on a Saturday

Regular visitors to Honest Burger MCR, one of the only places in the city with a gluten free menu. Recently they have Brito “run out of gluten free buns) despite it being quiet. Very disappointing

Burger was very very over cooked and the staff tried to tell me that it was dry due to the lack of cheese when I’ve had plenty of burgers in my time with no cheese that have not been dryer than ghandis crocs.

I really can’t fault this place maybe a better drinks selection but other than that, this place is amazing and the flavour of that burger is insane, I will definitely have to come back and try the smashed next time.

Food amazing, customer service non existant

Very good, fast and attentive service even though it was quite busy. The Tribute burger was amazing, cooked to perfection and a decent portion of fries. Very fair prices for the area and good beers also!

Absolutely fantastic. Staff friendly and interacted well with my autistic son. Gluten free options blew me away. Very happy to go back to. Recommend if your Coeliac.

Super nice place, good music, good food. Burger with sauce and gluten-free buns on request. Juicy steak. I had the iconic Manchester Burger and a Salford Rum Collins cocktail made with Salford Honey Rum, house lemonade and mint and gluten free onion rings with fennel seeds. It's excellent. One of the best burgers of my life (before and after my diagnosis of celiac disease) and the best gluten-free I have tasted. I highly recommend this place. The staff is also super friendly and for celiac beer lovers, they have something to do. The prices are very fair. I think I'll get around £40 with a gluten-free burger and fries, small onion rings (3) and two cocktails. Which in my opinion is extremely honest given the place and the atmosphere!

Pretty good burgers. Recommend.

The food was incredible especially the Manchester Burger. The Tender Bites were amazing. Great service from staff as well! Will 100% recommend and be visiting again!

Great choice for Muslims The best

During my week-long stay in the city, I had the opportunity to dine at various restaurants, each offering pleasant experiences—until my visit to Honest Burgers. Unfortunately, my experience at Honest Burgers was disappointing. Upon requesting a convenient table, I was informed by the waiter that I could be seated, but might need to relocate if a larger group arrived. When I politely expressed my preference not to be moved during my meal, the waiter simply apologized and left the decision to me, leaving me feeling uncomfortable and unwelcome. As a result, I was left with no choice but to consider leaving and finding an alternative dining option. It's unfortunate that my visit to Honest Burgers did not meet the standards of hospitality and service that I had experienced elsewhere during my time in the city. Reply for your comment below: This is simply not true, I was offered ONE high seater table only in the ground floor not “multiple” as you mentioned. The waiter didn’t even bother checking availability in the upper floor.

During my week-long stay in the city, I had the opportunity to dine at various restaurants, each offering pleasant experiences—until my visit to Honest Burgers. Unfortunately, my experience at Honest Burgers was disappointing. Upon requesting a convenient table, I was informed by the waiter that I could be seated, but might need to relocate if a larger group arrived. When I politely expressed my preference not to be moved during my meal, the waiter simply apologized and left the decision to me, leaving me feeling uncomfortable and unwelcome. As a result, I was left with no choice but to consider leaving and finding an alternative dining option. It's unfortunate that my visit to Honest Burgers did not meet the standards of hospitality and service that I had experienced elsewhere during my time in the city.

Didn't book and turned up on a Monday evening and it was pretty full but they found me a seat quickly. Ordered a burger, fries, onion rings and wing along with a pint to wash it down. Have to say everything was spot on, service quick and with a smile. Reasonable price too given portion sizes. Will return for sure.

Good and quick service, fab burgers.

Loved this place so much the first time only a week ago that I took my family from Germany there this week and they were also very impressed with the quality of food, friendliness of staff and service. Added bonus there is also cashback on my airtime rewards app 😀 Would highly recommend and we'll be back.

I'm perhaps being very mean here in only giving 4 stars but having been blown away by two visits to the Hammersmith branch, I feel to give more would undermine my 5 stars for them. It was with those past experiences in mind that I thought to try the local Manchester burger. Very happy with the restaurant itself and the staff were excellent. The wings starter was fine. However, I did find the burger with it's rum sauce a little too sweet for me, which combined the the rosemary fries, didn't seem to work. Finished the burger, but couldn't manage more than half of the chips. Thought it was too salty also, had to have another coke which is not me at all. All in all it comes down to personal taste. Please don't let me put you off going here and trying the same. Most probably you'll enjoy it. After 65 years of hard work, maybe my tastebuds are a little jaded. Would I go again? Yes, I think so but I'd choose a different burger.

Appalling service, never going there again! Avoid like the plague…

Probably the best burger I've had in Manchester

Walked in, waited five short minutes, got seated next to a lovely and humming-along-the-wonderful-music couple and had the most amazing burgers (veggie, kimchi and tribute) and chips alongside excellent beer!! The staff was extremely helpful and friendly! Highly recommended!

We had a great experience. We had the monthly special which partnered with the Salford Rum Company (delicious) and the honest beef burger. Both were excellent. We had Poppy serve us and she was friendly and helpful. Even though they were busy it took almost no time for our food to arrive hot.

Really decent food, way better than I perhaps expected.

Came here this month for a birthday meal and was so happy with the evening I had. I tried the special burger (the I <3 Bacon burger) which was absolutely delicious. We were taken to a lovely table that accomdated our needs and had extremely quick service. Our waitress, Kristiyana, was especially lovely and made sure we had a great time even while the staff were all busy helping a large table! The atmosphere is laid back and the music isn't too loud so you can hear others talking which is always a bonus. Can't wait to come back for another meal!

Delicious food, great atmosphere and friendly staff, the only issue I had was they automatically add a 10% service charge no matter if you dine alone or in a group of 20 which I don’t think is right, I will tip but don’t like it being added automatically

One of few burgers with proper, thick meet rather than patties and the meet and buns are both really nice! Great food, great service and authentic vibe.

L'hamburger era discreto ma come tanti altri, le patate invece non mi sono piaciute troppo piccole e secche. Servizio veloce e prezzo onesto.

The burger was delicious cooked just to perfection the chips was delicious to

Brilliant place, amazing food and great staff. Can't wait to visit again soon.

الشيبس جدا عادي ومن القطع الصغيرة واللحم البيرغر طعمه عادي

Fantastic burger joint! All the meat is sourced locally, plus there is an effort to use local suppliers which is refreshing to see. The staff were lovely and the food incredible.

What can I say. I wanted to be critical. The exterior is somewhat underwhelming... but after that, it was a great experience. I liked the menu. It was clear and with good descriptions. The vegetarian options were easy to identify and there was also a note about gluten free options. Service was great considering how busy they were. I enjoyed the atmosphere, which mainly consisted of 90's music, mixed in with the buzz of conversation and the occasional hissing noises from the hot plates in the kitchen. The food... damn, it was a tasty burger, especially for a vegan burger. The fries are pretty good and the onion rings were beautifully crispy. The toilets are upstairs, which may be problematic for some.

Menu says halal range available. Not sure

Fantastic! We visited as a group of 8. Lovely warm welcome. Food was delicious and best onion rings we’ve ever had! Service was brilliant. Will definitely return