La Vina Manchester in Manchester

Went for the second time a few weeks ago probably about 5 years ago was when we went last time . The ambiance was nice and the food was nice but the only thing that put me off and spoilt the experience was the music . I felt like I was walking into a night club not a Spanish restaurant. I was with my 19 year old daughter and her boyfriend and they commented on it before I did . I don't want to go to a cosy Spanish restaurant and listen to loud pop music. 😫

I’ve never met a more unhelpful front of staff, from refusing to accommodate us on another table when the restaurant was 25% capacity to shouting at his staff, talking down or over us & flat out refusing to listen to any queries or questions we had… completely unprofessional Such a shame as the rest of the staff here were fabulous & the food delicious. Highly recommend La Vina review his role … tarnished a lovely family meal

First time visiting this little gem. The waiter was lovely and really helpful. The food was amazing and the atmosphere in the restaurant was superb. I will definitely revisit this lovely establishment!

Came in here later in the evening. Great atmospheric pub.

Went June time this year and lots of things weren’t available due to bird flu type things there was almost no meat options but I’m sure it’s fixed now. My grandad ordered a cocktail and said it was awful and to be honest fair it wasn’t great. Nice atmosphere nice food nothing too memorable. Food did take a while.

Just had drinks but barman trying to be 'fancy' throwing my measure into the glass with ice creating a splash losing drink ! Just simply make my drink 🤣😂

Honestly an awesome experience, 3yr anniversary and we had the guitar playing. Food incredible. Jaz was honestly a superstar, she looked after us and the service was mint. Thanks

Had the BEST time with Jazz she was bloody amazing! Love her! The food was lovely and we got a complimentary Prosecco for our anniversary x

La Viña has always been one of my favourite go to places in Manchester with friends and family, I’ve always found it warm, welcoming and good value for money. Unfortunately after my visit on the 2nd November I won’t be going back again. Booked a table a few days earlier, due to our train being delayed we arrived 10 minutes late for our reservation (I had tried to call twice to advise we were going to be slightly late - phone wasn’t answered). The restaurant was fairly empty when we got there and we were sat at a table upstairs right under a speaker with really loud music, I’m slightly deaf in one ear and we asked if we could be moved to another table - we were told the tables were all allocated however, as another reviewer has commented on here, walk ins were being given better tables - I think it was the manager my friend asked to move us, he was very blunt and rude. I tried to find another restaurant online that we could book and go to, but they were understandably booked on a Saturday night so we decided to stay at La Vina. The manager offered to move us to another table - just next to the one we were sat at - there was no point moving. We ordered a bottle of Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava - £10.99 in Waitrose - £32.95 in La Vina - anyway, I’m not sure what we were served but it certainly wasn’t a bottle of Freixenet - we were going to query why we’d been served a different drink but we hadn’t ordered food yet and we were already fed up with the service we’d received. We ordered our usual tapas dishes, one of which was the chorizo, this used to consist of a tapas style bowl full of pieces of chorizo, the plate received on Saturday night was five pieces of thinly sliced chorizo and a few pieces of pickled red onion for TEN POUNDS - it was absolute daylight robbery. I can’t deny all the food was very tasty but the portion sizes were nowhere near worth the prices being charged. The ladies who served the table were absolutely lovely and solely because of them we paid the service charge that was automatically added to the bill. After loving La Vina for so many years and having looked forward to our visit it was just a complete let down, and to top it off there were tables for 2 that sat empty from the moment we arrived to the moment we left, it seemed like the manager just took an instant dislike to us and his service and manner throughout proved it.

Warm welcome and sat quickly when we arrived - thankfully we had booked as the restaurant was packed. Drinks taken quickly however not brought out for 10 minutes, and food order not taken for 30 minutes - we had to ask two members of staff before it was, and by the time certain dishes were already sold out. Sat in total for 1hr 15 before we ate, food was average: pan con tomate very disappointing as the bread was not toasted, soggy and tomatoes pale and flavourless; prawns tough and whilst each dish had its own flavours and plating, everything was excessively oily. Sadly wouldn't go back or recommend - too many tables, very poor service and better food elsewhere.

Front of house dismissive and unhelpful we had booked a table and was seated on a poorly positioned table - we asked if we could move however, he would not seat us elsewhere as “they were all allocated”- it was clear this was not the case as he was giving the tables to those casually calling in. This meant that when four very loud customers sat on the next table, we were unable to conduct a conversation. Just a difficult, moody Basil Fawlty kind of person. Food was ok, price was too high for what we had - very disappointing won’t go again or recommend. There are much better Tapas restaurants in Manchester that deliver great service and food - DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Warm welcome and sat quickly when we arrived - thankfully we had booked as the restaurant was packed. Drinks taken quickly however not brought out for 10 minutes, and food order not taken for 30 minutes - we had to ask two members of staff before it was, and by the time certain dishes were already sold out. Sat in total for 1hr 15 before we ate, food was average: pan con tomate very disappointing as the bread was not toasted, soggy and tomatoes pale and flavourless; prawns tough and whilst each dish had its own flavours and plating, everything was excessively oily. Sadly wouldn't go back or recommend - too many tables, very poor service and better food elsewhere. Oh.. and our waiter on the way out was picking his nose!

Finally an authentic Spanish tapas restaurant! The food was amazing and service couldn't have been better 💜

Busy Saturday 5pm. Lovely friendly staff, slightly slow service. Food good, price OK value.

Quiet for a Sunday.Service was excellent.We (4) had 2 tapas' each and shared.They were delish.Definately go again.

Staff were friendly, however as a native Spanish I didn't find the food to be authentic. I don't like how they added an optional service charge, I alway feel cheated when restaurants do this I should be forced to tip.

The food was OK. We were a party of 3 and we were not blown away. The food tasted like frozen food, quick thawed and warmed up. We will not be back.

really lovely food but extremely slow server and rather rude waiter, had to ask for menus and was 45 minutes before we finally ordered

The croquetas and pastas bravado were ok but the chicken lemon marinade was ordinary. At no time were we offered water or how we would like the dishes to be served. They all came in quick succession. Then when the bill is presented after a lengthy period it contains a 12.51% SERVICE CHARGE!! Do not go to this restaurant. It may have been operating for 20 years but its days are surely limited given its current approach.

Manager Rui, aggressive and rude The supervisor Nic has a superiority complex. Food is average though x

Went on a Saturday evening for food. The atmosphere was good and the food lovely, however the service was not good at all. None of the waiters or waitresses made any eye contact whatsoever! We had to get up and “track them down” to get any service. They really need to take this as constructive and learn to acknowledge the customers

Unfortunately our order didn't have enough variety but it may just be how we put the order through and for how much (quantity). Nice atmosphere though.

We were very disappointed in this tapas restaurant. Although the food was cooked well the flavours were seriously lacking. Table service was poor. We were left seated for quite a while before having to attract someone’s attention to order drinks and food.

Beautiful food and amazing service

Beautiful food in an amazing establishment. The staff were absolutely amazing for our visit for a friend's birthday. Mariah and Nik were so friendly and accommodating it really made our night. I cannot recommend enough.

If you’re looking for authentic Spanish food c excellent service and beautiful atmosphere this in the place to go. Everything was delicious. Incredibly authentic.

Lamb was very tender. Great service from Miah. Very friendly and helpful.

Very neat environment and friendly staff.

As reliable as ever. Haven’t been here for 8 years but it never let me down in the past. Service was excellent. Offered us a larger table to accommodate what we’d ordered. Generally staff couldn’t have been nicer. Food was excellent, if occasionally salty for my partner’s taste. Lovely relaxed vibe. Expect to be here again.

Once again food great but service extremely slow. To be honest i booked here by mistake I meat to book another restaurant on Deansgate. I had to ask for everything food , drinks, clearing the table, twice for water and didn't get it. Everything very slow. I was embarrassed as I was treating work colleagues. In the past I've said it was because they were busy but the place was empty and there was just 2 people serving. After many years of coming here we are done.

Nice little Bar to stop off for a drink in a busy city center friendly staff reasonably priced. this is why l give 5 Star ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Simply the very worst tapas I’ve ever eaten. The food was lukewarm, the tomato bread was dry, tasteless with a smear of crushed tomato, and it was a smear. We had to wet it with gravy from the meatballs. We paid almost £80 for very poor fare. Calamari - just 8 pieces, over £1 per ringand some were minute. Even the litre of Sangria we paid for had so much ice and fruit, watering it down. We don’t mind paying for a decent meal but this was a total rip-off.

I'd booked a table online and so when we arrived I expected to find a table reserved for my wife and I. Instead, we told we'd have to go upstairs and were given a table underneath a speaker with unspeakably loud music. Meanwhile, downstairs there were several tables waiting to be cleared. I asked to be moved and was told to wait while a table was cleaned. We ordered a litre jug of sangria, which was good, but the litre included a lot of ice and finely chopped fruit. The tapas were disappointing, lacking flavour and were soggy rather than crisp or flavoursome. Our server was friendly but generally the staff were inattentive. It was not a great experience and was very expensive for what we received. I could not recommended this restaurant.

The people in charge can't manage anything and are rude. They're extremely unprofessional and the food comes out cold. ALSO the churros are from frozen not fresh. Just don't go there

came here on a date night with my girlfriend, food was beautiful. Atmosphere and service 10/10. Served by staff member Noah very lovely and friendly would definitely recommend!! had starters main and drinks very reasonable prices

Couldn’t compliment this place even more. Every dish was unreal, the staff were amazing and we had the most amazing time. Can’t wait to visit again!

We had Sunday Roasted, it was fantastic. Foods are good and staffs are friendly. The place is really well decorated.

Fabulous find… booked last minute on a Monday night. Very warm welcome and offered tasting glasses of wine as we couldn’t decide which wine to choose. The food was outstanding, portion sizing perfect and service excellent. Great choice of wines too… when we’re back in Manchester we’ll be back to eat here again! Thanks

We had some lovely tapas dishes of which two were the tomato salad, yum. Sea bream filet and Berenjenas fritas were also tasty. We recommend La Viña for service and food.

Loved our meal tonight at La Vina, Lemar is a credit to you Nicola and the staff are friendly and warming. Food excellent as well, good job guys x. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Amazing food, staff were extremely polite! Excellent service, highly recommend. Will definitely be returning soon

Excellent restaurant, service exemplary. I would recommend you visit.

We were greeted wonderfully and sat quickly. Ordered taken within 10 minutes of being sat. They don’t have the beer on the menu - sorry. Ok, we can cope with that. We didn’t receive our drinks for almost 20 minutes and we had to ask two different people for them (we ordered draft beer). We had a tomato bread, with no explanation dropped on us. We thought it was an apology for waiting so long and ate it. A waiter started to put food on the table after another 20 minutes and we knew it wasn’t what we had ordered. We explained what we ordered but he walked away. A lady asked what the problem was and we explained. Cut to two of the dishes from the kitchen (now tepid) coming back to the table. “I think another table has had your food”. Ok, mistake made, we get it and ate them. We then waited another 10 minutes for the rest of our food to be with us. We had to ask more than once for the bill. Service was really sloppy and no way of an apology made on the bill - the tomato bread that we didn’t order was knocked off. Food was good. Service was awful. Won’t bother again.

In my honest opinion, bang average. - all the food came out at once, which for a Tapas restaurant, is mildly concerning - this also resulted in 3/4 dishes being lukewarm. The bill was £100 which although isn’t steep, the food was more worthy of a mid tier priced restaurant. Personally I wouldn’t go again

Not been here for a while but we went yesterday whilst in Manchester. We won’t be returning. This was very disappointing. Luke warm soggy food. Arrived very quickly and maybe because it was microwaved it didn’t taste like fresh food. Sparkling sangria was flat. All food was tasteless.

While visiting Manchester I stumbled upon this nice bar. Good wines, good food, great service. I will definitely come back this week, I can recommend it.

La Viña Tapas Restaurant in Manchester offers great food, reasonable prices, and excellent service. The diverse and flavorful tapas, coupled with attentive staff, make for a delightful dining experience.

Went with a friend. Shared some tapas. Mostly very good. The tomato bread could have done with more flavour in the tomato (bread was amazing though). The patatas bravas were actually roast potatoes but nice though. They had saffron lemonade on the menu but didn’t make it any more. Need some sort of homemade lemonade and not the nasty bottled stuff. I would go back. Service was good

Lovely wine, shame we didn’t eat there as it looked great.

Good service and ambience. Food only OK going by my calamari.

We love La Vina. Very relaxed atmosphere and great food. The staff are amazing and freindly. We are fairly regular diners and its lovely to be met with a smile of recognition from previous visits. Darcy in particular is a lovely young lady and greets us as if we are family.

Lovely tapas bar. Attentive and friendly staff. Excellent selection of wines. Highly recommend the chorizo tapas plate. It was excellent. The calamares were good too.

Food menu not as good as previous menu. Prices are now more expensive and then also add a 12% service tip. Better places to go.

Great staff and service. I think price and quality could be better. I will try again and another time Great atmosphere . Juliana was the best.she went above and beyond to help our needs. I will learn Portuguese on my next visit

Food is good but don’t expect anything that resembles Spanish tapas taste

Food was nothing special. Tapas shrimp was nice, bur Brazilian steak was ‘sour’. Music played too high. We visit Manchester often, but we will not come back to La Viña.

Wonderful place, wine and dinner

Great tapas, didn't have a bad bite

Lovely food enjoyed with great company

Service fine. Food woeful. 7 tapas dishes ordered and at the table within 5 minutes so clearly not freshly made - everything tasted reheated via the deep fryer and bland. 11 quid for chorizo, how can you mess that up? This was a few slices of normal sausage covered in pickled cabbage. Strange

If you have the chance to book a table, ask for Square One, because the round (barrel) ones are not comfortable at all.

Popped in here in the early midweek evening ahead of a theatre night. Lovely food, very good service and even had a live guitar player just starting up as we were about to leave. Would definitely recommend the tostada de salmon but all the dishes were tasty.

We had a quick lunch here on a weekday, and it wasn't too crowded, with less than five tables occupied, including ours. They offer a reasonably priced lunch tapas menu, with 3 tapas and a drink for £24. We tried six different tapas between the two of us. While nothing stood out as particularly amazing, the overall experience was decent. The service was good. However, we probably won't be coming back.

From the moment I arrived, I was greeted with warmth and genuine care. The staff went above and beyond to ensure every aspect of my experience was perfect. Whether it was offering recommendations or simply engaging in friendly conversation, their attention to detail and commitment to guest satisfaction were evident at every stage. Every interaction was so welcoming, creating a sense of comfort and relaxation throughout my dining experience. It's rare to encounter such genuine hospitality, and La Viña exemplifies it flawlessly. The best tapas in Manchester by far. My time here was truly enriched by the kindness and professionalism of the staff, leaving me with fond memories and a desire to return soon. Thank you for an unforgettable experience!!

Had a lovely late lunch here yesterday. The food was delicious and the service was exceptional. Highly recommend if you fancy Tapas in Manchester.

The food was awful!! The paella was dry and I left most of it. The good thing about La Vina was that the waitress who was attentive however nothing else.

Poor food, ok service. The food was average at best, mostly tasted of garlic. We ordered several tapas dishes and an antipasti meat board. The antipasti meat board was honestly the worst I’ve ever had or seen. About 5 slices of chorizo, blended chorizo (very weird!) a little prosciutto and this is the strangest thing….crisps. Ready salted crisps 😑 and not cheap at £16!

The tapas is great however unfortunately the service was disappointing. La Vina was a place we'd been to a few times in the past and really enjoyed however this time we noticed a big difference in the service and atmosphere. Once seated we were completely ignored. There were many staff (definitely wasn't short staffed) however not one of them thought to come and take our drinks order. We were sat there for half an hour, quite obviously waiting to be served before we had to make a point of asking someone if they could take our order. Staff walked past multiple times in this half an hour however we felt complete invisible. When we asked about the wine, the server said 'don't know, it's something spanish.' and didn't offer to find out more information for us. Despite being advertised as a bottle it came in an open carafe and tasted potentially watered down. Also other times we'd visited we loved the atmosphere as there was usually live music on. However this time there was none. I'm not sure if this is a permanent change or whether we were just unlucky that night. Food was good however unfortunately the service completely let it down so we won't be rushing back

Very quick and friendly service. Certainly very fair prices and value for what we got. The croquettes are nice and soft and filled with tasty ingredients. Very rich sausage. Juicy sweet prawns. The sangria was slightly lacking. A bit watery and more fruit needed to sweeten it more, but apart from that a very nice restaurant with very warm and inviting decor

I love La Viña, the tapas were fresh, and aromatic, with interesting combos of ingredients. The vine was delicious, enhancing the overall dining experience. However, while the desserts were tasty, there's room for improvement in their presentation. Peter was very attentive and helpful- a true gem!

Estábamos mi novio y yo de paseo por Manchester y vimos el bar que nos recordó mucho a uno de nuestra ciudad. Entramos para ver qué tal estaban las tapas y nos sorprendió muchísimo. Cogimos unas croquetas de jamón, un pincho de tortilla y unas bravas. Estaba todo buenísimo. Lástima que lo descubriéramos tarde, habríamos repetido sin duda. Lo recomiendo muchísimo. Del mismo modo, la atención por parte de los camareros fue inmejorable, muy atentos y agradables. Lo recomiendo muchísimo. Pese a que el cocinero no es español, estaba todo riquísimo y sabía a España.

We came to La Vina since we moved to Manchester in 2009 approximately 2 times a year. Unfortunately, the recent changes to menu, music, and ambience for us were not an improvement. The menu is smaller, portions are smaller but more expensive, and the service charge on the bill did not match the service. For us, the last time we were here. We are going to explore new tapas venues now.

Nice food but not great value. Tapas dishes were a bit overpriced for small plates. Drinks were very expensive. Also not sure why a Spanish Tapas restaurant is cranking out R&B music at high volume. It spoiled the atmosphere. I'm sure they didn't used to do that but we've not been for a while.

Group of 10 people. Excellent service and food. Would definitely go again.

Very attentive from start to end, never rushed but very busy with xmas parties. Dont know why negative views. We had a great time.

Popular tapas restaurant/bar on Deansgate. Tapas dishes are reasonably priced , all the options that you would expect. Good choice of wines. Heavy on the garlic across several dishes so guaranteed to cure colds !!

Good atmosphere but had a poor experience on Tuesday evening. Waited an hour for some very soggy calamari. We were just charged for drinks to be fair. Even still we had planned to have dinner and decided we’d go round the corner for pizza instead. Waitress was kind.

Food was delicious and cocktails were good! The young lady who served us was really helpful and knowledgeable about wine. Will definitely come back

Average, i wont be rushing to go back. They Sat us upsatairs where there was zero atmosphere and the steak and fries wasn't great.

Unfriendly, rude and off hand female server unfortunately spoiled our much anticipated return. We looked forward to enjoying food but cancelled our booking and only stayed for drinks due to the unacceptable service provided by the young lady. However when the male server took over, I would rate him 5/5

Amazing place. Would happily go back if in Manchester. Decor, food, wine and service all fantastic.

Only had the Bread with Hummus & Anchovy Butter which was all delicious. The Wine was lovely too 😋

Great food & service. Good value.

Cold average food, service wasn’t great, just overall disappointing

Great quick, friendly service on a busy Saturday evening Good food and desserts It was a little expensive for Tapas but probably on par with similar restaurants. Foot note, I don't like service charge. it's part of the cost of your business and can't be its a % of the cost of your food. I do choose to tip directly for good service and did but had the service charge taken off

Good waiter’s and table service. Apart from the pork belly being bland and dry. The mushroom albondingas was an odd taste and the texture firm. Everything was covered in crispy onion. Finally the patatas bravas was unseasoned and hard, the aioli was more of a solid texture than creamy. The drinks however were very nice, lovely sangria.

A good deal more expensive than just a year ago. Now charging for small tapas plates the same as main plates in some other places. Atmosphere was dead, mainly due to a large party booking that hadn't arrived while we were there taking up half the ground space. Plus the upstairs was closed so only a few bar tables available. A couple of groups turned away as 'no room'. Haven't been coming here for a year as tapas choice receding. Probably will not come back again.

Service is very nice, seems a little bit more expensive than the same type of restaurant but quality or quantity not better than others. I'm not sure if I would go back. Overall, nice experience.

Great food, wonderful service and friendly staff. Booked to go yet again for a Christmas get together with friends.

Best Spanish restaurant in town, the service was so good specially Erion.

Comida española, mejorable, pero no está mal. Servicio muy amable y rápido

The food was "ok". My husband and I love tapas and were excited to try La Vina for the first time. We didn't have a booking and there was a bit of confusion before a table was found for us. We ordered 7 dishes between the two of us and when they arrived the only way to describe our reaction was "meh". Nothing tasted bad, everything was just "ok". Every dish was lukewarm at best. We wanted the chorizo and the prawns to be bubbling in little dishes full of garlic and flavour but they were just lukewarm plates: the meatballs were in a kind of mushroom gravy. All of it was just ok, just not what we'd expect from a tapas restaurant, and not a single dish made us say "wow!" Also the staff cleared our plates so quickly each time we finished we felt under pressure to leave asap, plus initially they gave us the bill for another table that was higher than our bill! Don't think we'll be back unfortunately.

Had a meal with a couple of friends. I arrived really early. Sat me and took drinks orders. The servers were really friendly and polite. Food was fantastic. Air con was on too cold so we had to wear our coats

Quiet Wednesday night but even so drinks and food ordering was slow. When it arrived it was good but I would recommend ordering 3 or 4 dishes for a group of 4 then order some more if still hungry to stop food cooling somewhat.

To be honest the food was a bit cold.

Attentive staff and service with good food

The service was top class. The food was excellent however the steak dish was a little fatty and chewy. The camerbert dish was superb. They add on a service charge which the waitress said went to the owners not the staff. We requested the service charge to be removed and we gave it in cash, which they get to keep. I don't see why the owners should steal the tips from the excellent staff.

Didn't eat here just had a drink. Nice selection of wine and reasonably priced

Met the master chef Artur and had an amazing tasting meal. The portions are very good and the taste of the food was absolutely spot on, no need for extra salt and pepper as everything was seasoned perfectly!

Beautiful food lovely wines great service