Namii Kitchen & Cocktails in Manchester

Food and service were absolutely great. Manager on duty has major customer service issues.

The ambience is really beautiful, but that's where the positive impressions end. We booked the New Year's Eve special for £56 per person, the food was really mediocre. The main course was a steak and absolutely not edible, apart from the fact that it didn't arrive at the same time and I had to watch my friend eat it for fifteen minutes, it was full of tendons and absolutely not edible. Our drinks didn't arrive all evening either. I was told that they would take the steak off the bill, but they still barely deducted anything considering how much the steak normally costs, and they simply charged a service fee of 12%, which I find questionable, because it's not common anywhere here and wasn't specified anywhere beforehand, and for a service where I didn't even get drinks for 2 hours and the food was completely postponed? Very questionable and anything but justified.

Had a great time with my friends on the last day of 2024 at Namii. The service was amazing. Our server David is friendly and observant. The food portion was huge. We were so full but then we had some desserts and tea as well. The mango sticky rice and yuzu cheesecake were good to share. The tea pots are so pretty; David said the owner bought the pots from Hong Kong. The tea was fragrant and put a soothing ending to our meal.

Had a nice time David was sound

Service and ambience were wonderful :) the food tasted really great but imho just too expensive especially when rice has to be ordered separately and the main dish just isnt big enough on its own. Therefore one star less.

This restaurant has honestly been the best restaurant I've ever been to visit. The food was outstanding and the staff where very kind and pleasant to talk with. The vibe of the restaurant is also very pretty. Very Instagramable! Highly recommend this place

Really delicious food (veggie Pho yum) and the staff were super kind and welcoming (thanks Ellie!) ☺️

Our servers were Maye and Sam and they were honestly lovely, i left a comment asking for a little birthday surprise and they remembered and brought out a little happy birthday dessert, they were so lovely and helped us through the menu as we were there for the first time, they gave great suggestions, the food was amazing, it was something different for us but we ended up enjoying it and having a great experience

Josh was superb, excellent service. Food was delicious and cocktails were lovely. Will be back!

David was very attentive and the food was very tasty! The music was slightly too loud for a lunchtime service. We will definitely return when we’re back in Manchester.

choose wisely my friends having looked at the reviews, we were looking forward to this. Seemed like this was a restaurant that could cook weird sounding dishes that would be delicious This is not the case Deep fried battered Okra? Great. With deep fried battered padron peppers? Err, ok? With a sweet and sour sauce? Well this sounds too weird to be good, I'm in. Then it arrives and has some raw cherry tomatoes and POMEGRANATE seeds. These things do not belong on the same dish together and definitely not in your mouth at the same time. Bizarre and not in a good way. Plus some of the padron peppers were definitely just big chunks of normal green peppers. The other dishes were average at best, but there were other people there who seemed to be happy, so can only imagine we just chose poorly. Cocktails were good and the staff friendly. 3 stars (-3 for the pomegranate, +1 for the portable heaters and the pink decor)

We dined here for our work Christmas party! The food was amazing and there was lots of it, probably too much. I took some home! Very nice cocktails, Maye was looking after us and she looked after us well. only issue was they stuck a £80 service charge on the bill, I had also tipped £25 and didn’t realise there was a service charge, maybe let your customers know about this as it’s a very dishonest approach. While Maye was a great waitress the only negative I have is that we were not advised about the service charge!

Great staff, great food, and the waitress was superb.

Great food and friendly staff. Very pleasant experience, well worth a visit.

David was very friendly and helpful

Great atmosphere and food, David was great! Wholly recommend

Great food, Maye gave great service.

The food was great ! The service even better and loved the warm vibe of the place ! Must visit with friends and family for their amazing service and quality food experience!

Really lovely food. Sophie was particularly great! Go for a picante - stunning!

Brilliant food, service and atmosphere!

Absolutely amazing food! Great service

Josh was very attentive from the outset. Explained the menu and gave us recommendations. Always offered us more drinks and water. Food was delicious.

Dev was amazing and really funny! Thank you❤️

Maye was amazing, remembered the whole groups names and was super polite!

Lovely birthday dinner. Food was great and our server Maye was great

Good menu and nice interesting flavours. Great cocktails. Good service from Josh

This place honestly did not disappoint! The food was absolutely amazing and it was topped off by great service from Dev. This was a meal for my 1st anniversary with my girlfriend and we are thankful it was made so special. We will definitely be coming back again in the very near future!

The food, atmosphere and overall vibe has been lovely our server Dev has been amazing! Would recommend and definitely will be back!

Food was good and fresh. Dev is a friendly server. I will come back here when I go to Manchester again.

First of all..the staff member DEV was so brilliant, he helped us with choosing the menu, was patient, very friendly and nice. The food was good aswell, the vibe of this place is soo nice, cosy and colourful

Excellent service from dev. Honestly couldn't have been more helpful and without being too in out face. Thanks

Amazing service dev was very respectful and made us feel really welcome and food was amazing

Looks to be a good restaurant, but service was very bad. We were there 15 min with no service, drinks, etc before leaving. Case of customers being lucky to eat at a trendy restaurant instead of it being the other way around.

We enjoyed dinner at Namii during the week. It was relatively quiet but that’s to be expected on a weekday and suited us. The food is good, the service is great (thanks David and co!) and the location is very convenient for those in the city centre.

Iris was fantastic with her recommendations and the service was fantastic

Walked in around 9:50pm gentleman at the door was hesitant to sit us down and told us that’s the kitchen had “closed” and basically tuned us away, he said kitchen closed at 10 I know how hospitality works and that sitting the last table can be frustrating but you never know who is walking through the door. To my luck the owner was in and reminded the young man that it wasn’t 10 and that he should sit us down, he apologised and we were greeted by our server JOSH he absolutely made the experience for us . I’ve recently moved to Manchester and this spot was a random google search but honestly the food and hospitality from the owner and Josh were 10/10 atmosphere was top notch, drinks were spot on. A big shout out to Josh, now that’s what you call a server and who you want to greet your customers when walking through the door. I will 100% be back all thanks to Josh. A star ⭐️

Cocktails were grand, pho was really light, fragrant, and full of flavour. Great experience overall thanks to Dev.

Delicious food, great service from Dev and vibrant atmosphere.

Pleasant atmosphere. Drinks were good. Service nonexistent, probably because they add service charge automatically. They have 8 staff walking around in circles not tending to tables. Food was fair, not worth the price. Summer roll was good. Potato corn fritters over cooked and too crispy. Black pepper beef had about 7 slivers of beef in the dish. Coconut sticky rice had not flavor of coconut. Would try somewhere else if I was you

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Namii, and it was truly a five-star experience from start to finish! The service was impeccable, thanks to Josh, who went above and beyond to ensure every detail was perfect. He was incredibly attentive, knowledgeable about the menu, and genuinely friendly, which made us feel right at home. The manager, David, also took a moment to check in with us, which added a wonderful personal touch. It’s clear that David and his team are committed to creating an exceptional experience for every guest, and it shows in every aspect of the service. On top of the stellar service, the food and ambiance at Namii are exceptional. Every dish was beautifully presented and packed with flavor. I can’t recommend Namii enough if you’re looking for a spot with amazing food and even better service, this is the place to be!

Thank you so much Joshua for this incredible service. We will never forgot Joshua and his service !!!!

Josh was amazing ! Really friendly and smiley 😁 great customer service - super helpful with providing information for my friend who is dairy intolerant.. also the food ? The cocktails ? The atmosphere ? 10 out of 10 ❤️ I'll be visiting again for sure ! xx

First time dining, excellent food & service, looking forward to returning!

Lucas was amazing! He made me feel so welcomed! The cutie! Will be coming back! Use guys are always amazing!

Most disappointing meal I have had in Manchester. Overpriced for the serving, and were even charged for still water! Service fee on the bill too when it took 20 minutes to get a beer in an empty restaurant - would not recommend

Yummy food. Two of us had 4 small plates to share. Only downside is that the prawn crackers were very fishy. Food comes out as and when it’s ready which can be an issue when you are waiting a while for a dish. We did end up spending quite a lot of money, and the portions weren’t very big.

Lovely cocktails and food and a great service!

Way too expensive for what they serve. Terrible place. Rip off.

Huge portion of pho bo, but it was pretty much all noodles. I barely saw any beef, unfortunately.

Amazing food, our server Sophie and the rest of the team were lovely and attentive, would definitely recommend!

Superb meal. Our waitress Faith was lovely and had good knowledge of the menu. Atmosphere is nice and relaxed. Food was delicious. Chicken dumplings were incredible as was the squid, pork belly, and Dragon Breath Udon noodles. Would recommend.

Really impressive. The food was outstanding, the service was top notch and the atmosphere was lively, without being too loud. The cocktails were also delicious!

A welcoming venue with great food.

Food and service was fantastic, can’t fault our experience. The waitress, Faith was very nice and knowledgeable with the menu.

Devlar was a full time hun he was really nice to our mate Gary

Maye was a really friendly server. We lived in Vietnam for 3 years and the food was perfect.

Fantastic food. Iris was excellent in her service. Would like to visit again .

Great food and great service. Our server was called Maye and she was absolutely brilliant. Her knowledge of what sides best pair with the main dishs was spot on. Would highly recommend and can’t wait to go back!

Fantastic food- really tasty and lots to choose from. All our dishes were fab with great service. Desserts were really good too, and fitted the theme perfectly.

Excellent restaurant with a very varied menu and lots of choice. Everything was very good and the service was incredible! The prices are very reasonable and the quantities sufficient. We'll come back!

Amazing food and really great and quick service from Dev who was really friendly and recommended great dishes

Food, staff and service were amazing!! Went for a friend’s birthday dinner and could not recommend them enough.

I can for my friends birthday and the service and food was exceptional. Josh was so lovely and gave us a 5* experience

Had a lovely dinner last night the food was amazing and the service matched the food for sure will be back , thank you

Coconut rice banging would recommend. Mayo was a lovely server!

Iris the server was amazing, really enjoyed it, was quite pricy but was nice

Food was delicious, can’t go wrong with Vietnamese food! Highly recommend the lemon grass coconut curry. David was also a delight. Absolutely charming persona, well informed on the menu and extremely attentive. He didn’t need to be as amazing as he was with his customer service but it was very appreciated by this girlie dining on her lonesome ☺️

We had a very pleasant experience in Namii. From the start our waiter (David) was very helpful and attentive, making sure we understand all the dishes and asking if we need recommendations. About the food itself, the prices are slightly higher than at other places, but it's justified in the quality of the dishes. We had two main (wok) dishes and two sides and a pho. We were surprised by the variety and depth of flavours. We also had a mocktail - floral phenix, which was equally as good. In short, the place is definitely worth trying out!

Just want to say this isn’t so much a compliant but a warning!! On Uber there is a “ namii kitchen and cocktails “ We did not get to the correct destination!! Ended up in an estate in the dark unknown to where we were as we are not from the area! I had to ring the restaurant to see if they could push back our reservation as we were now going to be late ! The young man on the phone was so lovely and pushed us back half an hour to get to the right place , he explained that they’ve had this issue before and have reported it to google and I have reported it to Uber , both parties doing as much as they can !! Food was gorgeous but desserts were quite small for the price , but still yummy ! Great service from everyone around us , a brilliant team effort! Thanks to Lucas for pushing back our reservation time x

Had an amazing date night here, couldn’t fault the food or service. So much that we could not pick our favourite dish! Sophie was a great host !

Thank you, it was really good! Our waitress Sophie was adorable THANKS :)

Very nice place with great good and a good atmosphere

Food was very nice. I had the jade wings... the sauce and the crispy skin was delicious. I also have prawn crackers and the south China ses upon noodles... was cooked fresh and was delicious. Only thing I would have changed is the prawn to come deshelled. Good service, decent absence...abit cold due to aircon though.

The services of waitness Sophie is very professional, the food is excellent

David was soo attentive, really helpful with the menu and answered any questions i had!

Lovely restaurant with great food and service. Will visit again.

This has been on my list for some time to try out and unfortunately it was disappointing. The staff were friendly when attending our table, I will say that but we were forgotten for around half an hour and had to go and get another waitress to take our order, the same with trying to ask for the bill. The food and cocktails we had were underwhelming. There were flies flying around and it just didn’t match up to what I had seen of it on social media unfortunately.

Great food. Maye was friendly and was an incredibly attentive host.

Booked a table for my partner and I’s anniversary. The restaurant made us feel really welcome and the wait staff were incredible. The food was second to none and the cocktails tasted great and looked incredible (my cocktail came in a glass shaped like a bird!) The food is slightly on the expensive end, but is absolutely worth it. Perfect restaurant for a special occasion. Couldn’t rate them more highly!

Great food, chilled and friendly but helpful and attentive service. Fabulous cocktails. Definitely recommend a visit to Namii

Absolutely excellent, food was outstanding and service from David and the team was honestly above and beyond. A beautiful restaurant with good facilities too, always nice to see the kitchen staff working on the dishes. Will definitely be back when we're next in town.

Do not come here. Over 30 minutes for a wine and a beer, my wine was in a dirty glass. My portion was overpriced and bland , tiny and cold. Whilst we were there both tables on either side of us complained. One table of 4 waited even longer for their drinks.

David was so friendly and welcoming when I went to Namii, helping me with my luggage. I loved everything about Nammii. The atmosphere, music and beautiful cocktails. It’s worth busting to also see the amazing painting on the building opposite. Would definitely highly recommend.

Our server maye was so lovely and helpful. Food was delicious and there was a great atmosphere

David was fantastic- thank you so much for a great experience :)

David was great. Good recommendations and perfect food.

If you can eat pork, I'd 100% recommend the honey glazed pork, it was incredible! For veggies/vegans my partner thoroughly enjoyed the tofu aubergine. David was a great server and made us feel very welcome.

It's delicious Korean people's rice noodles are delicious~~ The egg fried rice is also delicious~~ very nice!!!!!!!!!!

The food was priced above the market rate, and while my family enjoyed it, one dish was excessively salty. The waiter recommended an alternative dish that was notably sweet for a starter. We were charged for an item we did not consume and served after we had finished our main course. Most frustrating was the staff's persistent promotion of drinks. The optional service charge was added to the total bill, which I requested be refunded. The service did not meet my expectations. I will not return.

Delicious food and amazing service!

This spot is aesthetically pleasing. The food was even better. From the moment I entered, the service has been exceptional from David, who was my server. It is a great spot for a night out with friends, as a couple or solo, like myself. I recommend the Black Tiger Prawn Rice, which is what I had. I can say without bias that this has been the best one I have yet to try. The presentation of the cocktails is very pleasing to the eyes. Not only that, but the taste is *chefs kiss*

Great food, great cocktails and great service. Best tasting food we had for years at a restaurant. Definitely recommend. 10/10

Fantastic service from Ellie tonight, she made us feel welcome and looked after us for the evening. Food was incredible, highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing food and very good drinks and service. Iris was very prompt and helpful and the bartender made us some excellent drinks :)

Maye and Dev were brilliant! Amazing food as always and love the decor! Such hidden gem in Manchester! Thank you!

Went to celebrate a birthday and had an amazing time, the food was amazing and our server Maye made the whole night memorable, really caring and lovely it was the best service I’ve ever received, I’ll recommend Namii to everyone I know I’d come back just for Maye <3

Amazing food and experience. Highly recommend the pork belly starter, and if you have the pleasure of Ellie serving you, you will be well looked after.

We were seated by Samantha who was so lovely upon arrival. Iris took great care of us all evening, the food was amazing! Will be coming back, the restaurant is gorgeous and the cocktails are delicious!

Went there for lunch on Sunday. Very quiet and chilled atmosphere. We were served by David who kindly brought out the allergy menu for me and was very knowledgeable. He had great suggestions and made us feel very relaxed and looked after. Great guy! Thanks David! :)

Always a go-to spot when I visit Manchester- Best coconut sticky rice!